New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-30
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u Paul Wilhelm, Duke Of Wirtemburg,
Who has been travelling, last summer and fall, in the
western wilds has lately published In the Assms'ns
Zsst,.~g, 4 short sketch of his adventures, from
which il appears that the 26th of October he fell
into the hands Of band Of Indians near the mouth
Of the Southern Platte. who robbed him and his
companions of all they possessed and grieviousiy
ill.trsated them In the bargain. He Jared, however,
still worse on the l4,h November. An awful snow
storm broke over the hapless wanderer his three
horses died ono after another with difficulty could
he continue on foot for fifteen miles further whea
al last near she mouth Of the Big Sandy CrceA, his
strength gave way and he laid himself down, ~ no
thought, to rise no more. Already were his limbs
stiff and his sense began to forsaks him, when the
mail-riders from Fort Laramie found the wrstched
Duke, and carried him with great difficulty to lnds'
pendence, Missouri, where under the most hospits'
bic care of s generous inhabitants, he sooA Tecov.
cred his health and strength The Duke expresses
great gratitude to the people of Independence.
II The extensive farms, stables and
outhousss belonging to the St. Lawrence Hotel at
OgdensburgA, were destroyed BY fire on the assh
inst The buildinss belonsedto G. N. Seymour and
were insured but the loss to the keepers OF the
hotel 10 about OIL 500 uninsured. The barns oil
Nsssrs Bacon and McMo1ris were also burned
The loss in the removal Of goods and furniture from
the adjacent buildings Is very great. About twenty
fat hogs valued at about $780, belonging TO the pro
prietoIs OF the hotel were burned. Total loss about
q 600
II The Augusta (Ga Constitutionolist
of the Goth inst. says: 1--WE understand that the
woods about Bel Air and for some distance above
ave been on fire for day or two, doing conndera.
bic damage to fencing and houses. We hear tha'
Gov Crawfords steam mill and several houses were
consumed. The wood woik Of the Georgia Railroad
a, or near Bel Air was burned for over hundred
wards which delayed the passenger train few hours
Yesterday morning"
r. The Fredericksburg (Va.) Nsws 70
lates the case of q man named David Altman, who
cied recently a, the Poor House in that place, aged
ninety three years. He came 10 Fredericksours
more than ffsy years ago For long time he was
wealthy was q member Of the Town Council, ana
once Mayor. In his cid age no became impoSsF
shed and the last fifteen years of his life was spent
in shs Poor House.
~ DR.. Spauldins, Circus proprietor, OF
Albany, recently sued Dan. Rice, the celebrated
clown for hbsi, in having caused to b printed &C.
hes of dogserel verses which the said Dan Rios has
been 10 the habit Of singing during HE exhibitions In
the ring 10 the great annoyance and damage oil d.
spasldins's character The jury brought 10 YER
dict Of 81 SIS against Dan
~ The Graham's Town Journal speaks
of an India rubber boat, exhibited BY Capt Paddy
OF the Royal Artillery, which. when packed up
weishs only "a lbs. but which can be Inflated % as
10 carry seven men, or too hsld pieces. over shs
s,soustst current Of an African river
UThs ARegsry Csssn. an easerprislns