New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-21
MAIL GLEANINGs.

The BOUNDARY SURVEY OF NEW MEN
Ico-From letters received from reliable source, we
learn that the survey by American officers of the South
ern Boundary Line Of New Mexico is progressing rap.
dly Major Emory has completed all the Astronomical
determinations In the vicinity of FL Psso, and the sur
veyng parties under his superintendence have settled
about seven hundred miles OF the Boundary during tne
last SIX months.
One party under Mr. Van Wippel has carried the
yey below the Preside del NOrte, and Is az work IN
the canon between that point aud Eagle Pais Lieut.
Mcker with another party has carried the survey from
Esg Pass Laredo, and 10 probably now at Ii ngg)i
Barracks, on the Texas frontier.
We understand, however, ihat great embarrassment
Is felt by the whole commission account OF scarcity
Of funds None have been received by them since toe
departure Of Mr. Bartlett; in september last, for CatJr
mia The labOiug men in the Commission have not ,een
paid since July, lc3l. n. u. flcayuhs, it'u'
r. On Tuesday afternoon il began 70
thunder and tighten at Quebec, the rau falling hesy ",
and IL continued raining IN torrents the whole night
The effect of heavy rains has been most caamous
Cape Diamond presented 10 view yesterday IN 'rning
water falls At every ere vice the great rush OF water wash.
ing away the earth which Imported detached pieces Oh
slate aud imestone. After such precursors, II ID hol
quite of surprise that we should have to record
the sw full result of two slides from the face Of the Cape
with the death of five persons, and the Destruction OF
three dwellings beneath. At O'Clock A NJ yesterday,
the twosory double brick house at Cape Blanc belong
ing to Mr. r Webb, blacksmith and occupied by him
self family and Metsrs John and Robert Elliot ba
teauman. overwhelmed by a mass OF slate snd
earth. Mr. Webb, hts wife two children, between five
buried under the ruins and have been taken out deaf
Mr. Webb's eldest son aud several boys who slept in
the garrett saved the raters OF the house having
shielded them from iojury. Mr. John l. lot was res.
cued though very seriously Injured about the chest ana
head and Mrs Elliot escaped with few bruises but
their children buried under the mass, aud
OF them taken out cad at ~ o'clock Mr R)0ert
Elliot escaped mraculously the roof being thrown for
ward bodily formed sort of arch his head, aud
all IN his part Of the domcil, escaped unhurt. TSo
wooden houses, also at Cape Cove, one occupied by
Thomas Msgan, and the other by J. McOonnelIy were
throw into the street. covered with red earth ana huge
pieces of limestone The occupants Of houses having
been notified from without fed Just as the precpice
was falling and all escaped. The bodies have all been
recovered and were Inferred THIS AFTERNOON.
IQuebec Mercury, July 10.
IL Several Indians on the Sacramento
road in state of inioxlcstion, lately killed Chinese
One of them arrested by Americans, handed over
10 the Chinese and by them hung. The Chinsmso eX
pressed desire 10 hang the phe man UhO sold the M
didps run. What queer ideas of justice the Chinese
have out 1t is Ike every thing they do, just the opp0
site Of what the outside barbarians' practice In
China they pay doctor tor keeping their patients well,
and deduct fee for every day the patient IL ILL., Here
doctors valued by the quantity OF drugs they admin
ster medicines being supposed TO be antdoes To sick
ness and the you take the faster you ought TO re-
cover though the theory and the practical operation are
often widely apart If the Chinese had hung the
white who sold the rum, somebody's liberty to
get drunk would have been abridged and liberty re-
sIicted where Is your boosted freedom The Chinese
and the vendors of alcohol any than the Chineae
method of employing doctors would do for our physi-
cans and their well earned reputation OF snachng you
from the Jaws of death-nto which they sometimes push
you, to sho ~ their skill in getting you out again
Philadelphia Ledger.
~ An old lady, named Mrs. McElrOy,
Is now living in Philadelphia who will be l0S years old
on the Goth inst Twenty one years ago she received
what s termed second sight, and nov see as clearly
and distinctly as ever She does all her houseworki
waits upon her youngest daughter fifty years OF
age who has been blind for three years past and at
tends a store shop they keep in the front room she
was married in 1890 when Al years OF sge, and the
mother Of seven children, three OF whom are dead.
She has distinct recollection of Gen Washington, aud
various scenes of the revolution. Her father Who was
German lived 10 be lO7 years old. She was born at
Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Ty Christian Hays, who WAS. perhaps,
the most extensive cattle dealer In the West, died sud-
denly of cholera at ST. Louis on Sunday 27h ult His
business operations were immensely large and his pur
chases In the vicinity of st Louie frequently amounted
10 100000 per annum- Mr. Hays was native Of the
Grand Ducby of Baden, IN Germany, and at the sne OF
his demise Was in the 4oth year OF his age
Y Lieutenant John Rodgers, In command
Of the Coast Survey photographic party OF the Florida
reef states that in running soundings cEhe vicinity OF
Soldier Key south OF Cape Florida 10 the depth OF one
hundred and sixteen athoms, specimens OF the bottom
brought Up retained temperature OF 50 deg, the Sur
face water being 70 deg, and The air 81 deg
n A correspondent OF TIE Mobile
Tribune depes the truth of the paragraph going
the rounds of the papers which asserts that the
channel is filing up and that the depth of the water
Al the ends Of the whsrves is but nine feet He asserts
that correct Ioundngt will show deph Of elghtesn
feet.
TDeaths in New. Orleans for the week
ending July TO- la, of which 20 we're of cholers.
FManyers, the English vocalist, who
wss here como years ago, ma, become bankrupt In