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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-10
PHILADELPHIA.
Horticultural ExhibitioD-Firc, DE.
Correspondence Of TIE y. y. Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA Nav 9, 1852.

Heterogeneous OF The ~ l. ihpaso
PHILADELPHIA, May 9, 1852.
The novel exhibition of the Gardeners
Society" new charitable association, commences at
the Chinese Museum in this city, on Tuesday next
preat Horticultural display viii be made many Of our
esthest citizens have rendered the use OF their green
and hot houses and all the public gardeners contribute
plaps 10 greater OF less extent. Among the list OF
plants | notice that the very Elephants Foot,
Tts,adinarsa ElphaRtpe will be exhibited in America
for the first time 1t is singular plant II comes from
the interior of Africa is stated TO be upward of thou
sand years old and Is said to make percepble growth
during the life Of
The Grand Jury made its final present.
ment yesterday 1t ends with strong structure on the
manufacture and sale Of ardent spirs
Early yesterday morning two carpenters
shops situated near Paramount, the property OF Mr.
Weaver and Mr. Kitchen, were destroyed by IRE,
together with several dwelling houses The total loss Is
between two and three thousand dollars.
Joseph Lurker, the German, who hired
pistol into his mouth in tavern Lombardstreet, on
Friday night died yesterday at the Hospital from the
effect of his wounds BE was only - years OF age.
There were 1914 deaths IN the city and
Liberties of Philadelphia during the week ending yes
tsrdsy OF Consumption, 81 small Pox, IL; Scarlet
Fever O. Adults &c; Children, l0o.
To-day is the most oppressive one OF the
season. so far. cod bath is luxury.
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TnE EARrnQuAKE.-The following in


qures Addressed by the Smithsonian Instituton its
Meteorological Observers, may serve 10 elicit
facts from the public relative 70 the late earth
quake and are therefore inserted ia our paper
On the 29th April last slight shock of earthquake
felt comfortable portion Of the United States,
and in order 10 ascertain the extent of country Ia which
the phenomenon perceived and, If possible to col
leet data for determining the focus of agitation and the
velocity of the Transmission OF the impulse, beg leave
to ask the following questions:
l. Was the agitation le!t by many persons in your
neehborhoodi
Q What was the number of distinct shockss
g. What the apparent direction of the impulse,
and what facts do you found opinion as to this
poiut'
T. Was the motion horizontal or vertical, or COM
pounded OF boths
8. What was the approximate time at which the mo-
ton occurredf
g. What the intensity Of the force with reference
to producing motion in bodies and cracks in walls
T. Was the place Of observation soft ground
hard foundation, near the underlying rock of the ds
tricti
g Please sate any facts observed by you having ap
parenty an immediate remote bearing this phe-
nOmenon.
The direction OF the impulse might have been ascer-
sined by observing the direction in which molases or
any heavy liquid was thrown up against the side of
bowl The remains of the liquid the side of the
sci would indicate the direction sometime AFTER the
shock occurred.
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SAv.MLL ExpLosroN.-Tne Niles


(Nich) Republican of the oath ulimo says TIC steam
cav mill owned by ellison OsgCod, IN Benton, in ms
County, was blown up by the explosion Of the boiler
and six children playing about the premises,
were killed or nortaily wounded. Two lttle giris,
one seven and the other eleven years OF age daughters
of Mr. Osgood one dead the other mortaily wounded
son of Mr.. Mercer, twelve years OF age, MORALLY
wounded daughter of the widow Wilcox, aged ten
years MORALLY ied The at the place oil the
disaster was mott heartrendiDg.
SUPREME Court OF THE UNITED
STATES Washington, Friday May 7. ls52-No. l6o
J. Aspden's administrator ct sl, appellants rs NJ asp
dens adminisirsior-The argument of this cause was
continued by Messrs ghrnan Harris and Glpin for
the appellants Adjourned until Monday IL O'CLOCK A.
u Hon. Lewis De xart, formerly amen
Der Of Congress, and Speaker of the Psnnsy wanna
House of Representatives. died at sunouy Pa on the
Goth ult
u John Wilson was murdered by John
McKeimey and Horace and Enos Harper, at Columbus,
Ind short time since. The murdcrers wsre arrested
and committed.
70 The shad harvest of the Connecticut
River is said to be full month later than usual this year
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r. There is mine of important hints

for men of business in the following:
Certificate FOR THE Cure OF BRoREg
Down Merchants Read he D0cancat--We
have often tried in our feeble way, SAYS The B9s-
toa Transcript, TO make the people of this city
understand the benefits to be derived bv giving
publicity to their business, through the medium of
the Press. 1t will cure broken-down, weak, SICILY
business men-saye more lives than were ever
saved by all the medicines ever sold-taking the
certificates of doctors and druggists for true bus
read the document.
Hear the Testimony In the year ls40 started bust
in the City of Boston with cash capital of 81 90
and fair credit hired good al "A mo aerate
rent applied myself indtstrioGsly to my business la
lsi2 took an account of stock aud found that
s30Oc worse OF than when begsn-more than half of
my capital had been sunk in expenses and bad debts
This rather discouraged me, but II the first year
Of my business, and was but little known, thought
would try lanoher year My creditors and friends re-
commended me that join Church an Engine Com
psny both Of which did, and in Isi3 again took &C
count of my affairs and found that it could sell my
stock out al the mari ed prices should lack just 500
Of having money enough TO pay my debts. had
against one OF the brothers in the Church for $780,
which some said was good this would reduce my
Indebtedness that amoCnt-but be never paid H.
To make a long story short failed-burst up-vent
to smssh-and all my friends and creditors pronounced
me ruined man, and to m Ike IL sure they turned
out Of the Church In ls45 | contrived 70 get little
money, with which bought few goods 20, soms
bills and cards printed snd sent them to every QUE
could think of-the consequence was they began 10
in and trade sittle continued TO push the card.
and bills, and also 10 advertise in the newspapers and
customers in from all parts fthe country soon
had to enlarge my store, and now do bigger business
than any man In the street keep up my advertising,
and my business keeps increasing
have got $1,000 invested in good stocks own The
house live In, and is worth S150my goods are all
paid for as buy for cash. and sell for cash-and have
paid on all my old debts of lSi3 This attribute TO
your Invaluable remedy to unhealthy business let
ting the public know what you doing and wha, you
want to dc through the press. II hs certificate will be
the mesns Of saving one poor situated as | was
seven years ago, my object is accomplished
c. SHARr, Jr.
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The NIGHTINGALE FAREWELL SONGS.

"A letter now before US from Norhampton says that
Madame Jenny Lind Goldschridt gave concert on
Thursday evening, at the Town Hall In that village
Tickets, 81 and g. The Hall was crowded to It's ut
most capacity receipts, s,436 Joseph Burke played
the violin to perfection The avas are to be given
to charitable purposes Rumor says that the Young
Mems Institute is TO be the chief recipient II Is OF no
use Gays the writer to tell you anything about Jennys
singing, but must say that she seemed to wish TO leave
Northampton a fervent good will, by the genial and
hearty bonhommie style of her performance Every
one was delighted.
The programme Of the first of Jenny's farewell con.
cers in this City, and In America will be found In our
columns to-day.
X The Board of Aldermen will meet
this afternoon and hold session of probably less than
two hours for which each Is TO be paid a. or half
as much as member Of Congress who devotes his
whole time to public duties, while the Alderman can by
no possible forcing make his public duties Interfere with
his private business his porter-house his Vineyard
or swoce or whatever he may be engaged In goes on
perfectly well, he s not Obliged TO be absent more
than two hours at time and that at the particular DO.
Nod In the day when Is the most convenient to leave
almost any business Yet the Alderman Is not satsfed
With "a for few minutes labor when he could not well
do anything else and must needs reve in tea and toast
milk brandy, cigars, back ducks pigeons oys.
er and all the deicaces of the season. including straw
berries and cream, &c. &C., and then take money from
the Treasury Of the heavily people to pay the bill
Oh, what modest thrifty money saving, psblc4erv.
ing body Of men these Loeo-Foco Aldermen srel
r Tomorrow evening the Industrial
Congress meets at the NewCy Hall, to choose Stand
ing Committees and to eopplets ih organization for
le52-5a.
WIDENING OF WALKER-sT.-Thea rgu-
ment on the objections wa proceeded In before ysdgs
Roosevelt Tobe continued % Saturday nsx&
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Foreign Items.

The Dublin University has conferred
the degree of Dr. In Music upon the Chevaier New
konm the well.known composer of music TO tine
Sea and many others of Barry Cornwars songs, and
the only surviving pupil of the great Haydn.
"A splendid work has just been issued
from the Government Press in France called Tie Siege
Of Rome being COM rebensive account Of all the ope-
raions Of the French army before Rome in the summer
Of s45 1t is finely illustrated with maps and plans
-Meyeibeer's overture and entracte5 to
the sreunsec tragedy of his brothers, now deceased
have performed the enthusiastic appreciation OF
the Brussels connosseurs. The Prophee was played in
Paris on the 18th April, for the hundred aud twenty
ffJh.time.
We find in the Ailgemeine Zcitung a
highly fatterDg notice of Mr. w W. storys life of his
father, Judge story The critic says that he has rarely
read book with pleasure
List is to direct great Musical Fes-
tival at Bsllensted among the Harz Mountains
-Hidebrand, German painter of note,
is making prolonged tour in the East He ascenied
the Nile to Thcbes and crossing the desert, will visit
Damascus, filing his portfolio as he goes.
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The PHILLIPsToN MURDER CASE

The PULLIPsToN MURDER CASE
William Harty was few days since arrslgned before
Justices Gilbert, Lee and others for examination on
charge Of The murder OF bis wife, Margaret H.rty The
chief witness for the Government was Mary Hrty the
daughter nlaw of the defendant and sister OF mtrga,
ret who killed From her testimony, 1t appeared
that Wednesday preceding the examination Harty
caused q notice 10 be served upon Edmund Harry, who,
with bis fsmily, living in the same house with
Hairy quit the premises that soon after the service
oil this notice, deceased went into the woodshed, where
the prisoner was at work butcherin. cali witness
followed, when some altercaiisn took place between
her and the prisoner when he raised and aimed
blow at the witness, which she received upon her arm
causing wound that Margaret lnterered,
when the prisoner stabbed her with the knife he held
in HE hand Csthsrine Harry, sister of the witness
present part OF the time during the aifry, ana
was called by The Government, but not examined. Dr..
Stone, of Tcmpcton, and Dr. Osgood, OF Pnilipst11,
made an examination of the body and testified that the
wound inflicted upon il was the immediate occasion oil
the death of the deceased
The testimony of Mary Harry, upon her craas-exa
nuation was inconsistent in very any material nts
with her testimony in chief and Of a character which
rendered her account of the manner in which Margaret
c,me to her death extremely questionable, 1t not alto
gether improbable, and was strongly corroborafve OF
the account given by the prisoner hilnselwhich vas,
in bret, that after the notice was served upon
Edmund Harry to quit his house, he went Into the
Kitchen, when an attack was commenced upon him by
bis wife and hertwo sisters, Mary and Catherine That
he retrested into the she'd where he dressing cali
That he followed by the three women, one OF
whom raised an and in a blow cut his hand. That
he retreated backward, defending himself best as
he could against his three assailsnts, till he fell over
wood in the she'd two of.the women falling upon
him, when he supposes his wife must have received the
wound which caused her DEATH by falling upon the knife
or In some manner unknown to him.
This occurred about four o'clock Wednesday alter
noon. Margaret lived about half hour after she was
wounded. There was considerable evidence elected
from Mary and Witnesses for the defense, TO show not
only m1arteHI waiting on the par ur Margaret and
Der sisters for the death OF the old gentleman that they
might come in possession of hs property, but of
spirscy to hasten his departure from this world SO
srorg this tendency of the evidence and the ncon
sister eies III the statement of Mary that the magistrates
deemed the evidence insufficient to justify a commit
meut of the prisoner for murder. but ordered him TO
term of the Criminal Court Worcester The required
bonds furnished and the prisoner set at liberty
3Oston Times
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C;ssh and there will undoubtedly be raised consdera
HE rIneral AT this mine the present year. Copper
Falls Is unparalleled in richness Phenix has good indi;
cations and is turning out some small masses barrel
yerv much improved. Star mine-vein regular, well
defined. with good barrel and stamp work. The On
tonsgop Mines are from reports much Improved, par.
tcuarly the Adventure, Ridge Ohio Farm and Toltec
L. L.
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PARTICULARS OF THE FRIenrrUL RAIL

-, .rc,nr~r on THE ROME AND WATERrowy RAIL
roAp-A letter from the office OF the Norsera Journal,
AZ WATERFOWL gives the following particulars of the
hocking railroad accident that occurred Perrep0nt
Manor. on the evening of the 9Th inst
u appears that company OF nine persons-two mar
RED men with their wives and hve young adies-thougn
IN ar1use Themselves by evenings ride from the Ma
nor 10 SANDY Creek, hsnicar, after, as they sup
nosed the last regular train for the day had passed Al
ter running about half mile and as they were turning
curve in the road they were met BY locomotive ana
tender, which was packing up Hon Tue OreeA 70 Tue
Manor.
The unfortunate occupants of the hlndcar had but
momeuts warning and that momsnt served only to par
alize the ladies with fear. One OF the men seized MS
Wiz and one Of the young ladies, and sprang from the
car The other four on the car when the collision
took place three of them were thrown under the loco
motive and crushed TO DEATH and the Their was found
mor,aly wounded by blow which she received Ia the
forebead The awfuly mangled remains Of the bodies
were pcked up and brought back ~ the Manor 10 those
friends who had joyously parted with them but few
moments before; but the wall Of woe went up where
thu sounds OF joy had been.
A. near az we can ascertain them this morning, the
names of the young ladies' killed were Miss Wrgat, OF
Osweeo and Miss Williamson, Miss Allen and Miss An
drus, Of Pierrepont Manor.
We cannot saw that any particular blame can be at
tached to the engineer Mr.. d. Smith, athOgh he regrets
not having rased a light sooner, AZ he should have
done; but ss they were coming on - Watertoown ne
deferred putting up light until they should reach tue
Manor.
The party were warned against going upon the track
by the Station Master some special train or locono-
tive nil 1T be upon the road which most unfortunately
ard unexpectedly proved to be the case: -,
P. S-We yesterday received the following In addi-
ton to the above:
The full particulars Of the dreadful accident the
Pome and Watertown Rsroad the 7th Inst have
not vet been received letter from Perrepont Man az
10 Mr. p Van Barren, states that Miss Emily Andrus
was very badly injured. and s ia dangerous CONDITION.
and not expected 10 live; that Miss Mary Allen vas
killed and that Miss Julia Stebbins saved her hie by
Jumping from the car into the water.
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hcm the providence Of God has preserved for grcs,
md As nstion they broken and scattered the
wcrid but they s'il live and dwell alone soessny the
languages cf otker nations bus preserving their O~a,
and clinging with fondnsss % the G)epel az N)ses-
the hest endowed. when taught 70 believe in tn
Messiah 10 "a her thc remainder OF the Cienes into
the field When this work done, things viii b.
changed ard the glory of God made apparcn q all
world The present duty OF tse Church, thea. ID 10
send the Gospel to MI the people OF the earth; AMI
though man convert the soul tor that Is the oper
alton OF God the seeds for its accomplishments would bs
sown The Rev speaker concluded by exaortng his
hearers aid in the work by their prayers and eons
butiOrs
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FROM THE NORTH WEsT.-TH Strait,

IF Maehinse opeued.-The propeller Lady of the Lake
the first vessel to pass the Straits this spring on
the 10Th of April She encountered large field of ice
extending for nearly IS miles Her arrival Mackinac
was hailed bya salute Of % guns from the Fort and the
huzzas Of the people The citizens Of the "oyely isle"
had been shut out from the. world by ice about Elk
months
The Northern Islander of April 90, the Mormon
paper published at Beaver Island gives some idea of the
severity OF the winter IN that quarter April 90
Beaver HaIbor covered with ice and two thirds of
the surface of Lake Michigan far the eye could
see. Tue Islander says "cebergs of immense size
afoat In some of many acres In extent, and from
20 to SO feet high. These immense piles OF ice have
been formed the reefs and shoals and are constantly
breaking off and going afloat"
Teams crossed from Beaver Island 10 Mackinac on
the ice from January until into April and the 10th OF
April the frame work of schooner more than half
plaI ked hauled from Whiskey Point TO Troy upon
the ice So much ice Yves never seen before by the
oldest inhabitant and yet the islander claims that the
winter has been truly pleasant and very favorable to
businets" cleveland Plaindealer.
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From LAKE SupERIok.-There is

FROM LAKE SUPERIoK.-There is no
ARRIVAL yet from the Saul St. Marie, the Straits
not being open but the Boston Aaas has the fol-
lowing summary Of the Mining News by the last
snow-shoe mail via Wisconsin:
Ceppr kews-The latest intelligence from the copper
region 10 to April l. We extract from private letter
as follows: THE Chf Mine win yield, from present
appearances, more mineral this year than has been
raised in any previous year sixty tuns mineral raised
this month. North American looks rather poorly bat
great hopes are entertained Of the South Cliff which
they are pushipg forward a. vigorously - circurn-
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ADJUSTMENTS, &C, THIS DAY AND EVENING.

Astor place Open House-G. " Brooke-Ohello-TJ.
tbos 1heater-Mme Anna Thilon-The Devil kshare7& r. NJ
Broadway Theater-Charoe CushmanRomeo and Juhet7Is
Lyceum lheaerJGa BennettN ctorne and Slow &c.7
Burton's neater-Burton and CoWves Were Eek
Barnum's Museum, (Day and Evening-The Drunkarl &c
Bracsetts shp~recked Mother aud ChJDay and Evening
National Academy OF sntnssDay and Evening
ssttlers Cosmonmas-tews IN Asia MnorDay aud Evsniss
The Aztecs-society Lbrary-Day and Eyeliss.
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CITY ITEMS.
RANGE OF THE tn,

RANGE OF THE THERMOMETER At
j. ptlatovs lforneriy Lynch & Czarks) 25IA Halts
1852. ga. NJ Noon. SPIN SPIN
May 7............55 20
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This Society stands in need Of money and a liberal
contribution by all philanthropc persons urged
collection was then taken up, the doxoogy was sung
and the congregation separated.
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GOLD AND SILyER.-An officer Of the
Treasury Department at Washington in answer 10
sepliofcisl inquiry made at the Department has pre-
ssnted elaborate report esiulsng the production
OF the precious metals from 1892 1882. The writer,
after examination of the standard authors upon the
subject Humboldt Mccullough and Jacobs, estimates
the total product OF the world, exclusive OF Australia az
follows:
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The MAGDALEN SoCIETY.!The Nine-
teenth Anniversary of the New-York Magdslen s'eey
was held on Friday at the Bleeckerst Chnfen A.'
DR.. Knox was called to preside; and, on taxing ~
Chair, he briefly addressed the audience in behaa 80
objects Of the Society. The Annual Report wa ~.
read, and from 1t learn that during the past ye'
average number Of inmates Of the asylum W. ~
During the year were dismissed at their own "s,y
10 were placed at service, were sent TO INC o"p~
6were expelled, l6 were restored to hes hnA-
were married, united with the church, ana II "~-
hopefully converted. The Board Of Manage" g"
very favorable history of their labors during y"
year, and look with confidence TO the future iof
for their labors. The payment Of the pnnepA s.,,,
mortgage on their property, thus relieving men
the payment Of large sum yearly in the shape -
est q most fortunate circumstance, and tAe "S" =
lion of the Society will enable it to extend me p.
it's iabors They regret however, the n''''' ~ 80
modations which the Asylum affords, and e'ps
hope that, at distant day, they may BY inc av,,
Of the public be enabled to add TO the present
The Treasurers account Of the Receipts ana "a
lures, from May ], 1851, to April ~, Is'z' 'A'"
foil
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WIDENING OF WALKER-sT.-The argu-
ment on the objections was proceeded In before ysdss
Roosevelt Tobe continued % Saturday nsx&
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r Tomorrow evening the Industrial
Congress meets at the New-Cty Hall, to choose Stand
ing Committees and to eonplets ih organization for
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