New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-29

ssc,rded the same 10 Mix River; and from thence.
midway between the Missouri aud Milk RIVERS 10
the Black foot pass through which he came on the 81
ter Root River followed up that stream to the Nez ferces
ra crossing the Bitter Root Mountains and through the
Eez Perces country to the Wallawala and the Daes OF
tie Columbia. DR. Evans is fully satisfied that this route
slso IeIfectly feasible for railroad. Plenty OF good
grass AID water found both routes explored Tim
Ter also abundant along many OF the RIVER bottoms
Is matter OF the highest Importance to this hitherto un
explored country that this expedition was undraken as
Il Las proved emiDenty successful
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE is MoyrREAL.-Yesterily morn
ing about oclock the large retail dry goods establish
neut of Mesrs j. g. u. Lewis. in Notre Dame 80, WIS
discovered to be fire. The wind blowing strong rom
the north west the devourilg element communicated
with the adjoining premises, and in short time the wa9e
block Of four story cut stone buildings was 10 nes Inc
tlres DESTROYED are follows MessIs j. n d. Lewis
leDdd retail dry goods store Insured FOR Ito oD IN he
britannia and lima Offices which il IS suppo ed viii about
cover the loss Mr SOlOmon's fur store aud dwelling
above. EstImatec oss $4,000 insured for +29o Meisrs
Schwarz Il Co millinery and fancy store aud dwelling
above. We did not hear the amount OF their LOSE bu
must b. considerable they have been only short ns
in business in the city and their stock was very van4oe
Their insurance we believe is only 4looo. Mr nee
Shortly fancy store and dwelling above was the last in
tie block and at this point the IRE was checked. NJ
Slsrpley establishment was the largest OF the ki IN
this city, His stock is estimated az from $4,000 to ~
COO Insured for on 5000. The whole anouut OF
rrouey desiroy ed is estimated at from TO $4,000
This The most disastrous fire that has occurred since the
great cOuGagratiOn of July 1852. Nothing at Oil was
saved from either the stock furniture OF me three r
named establishments and only very smll portion o,
Mr. sharpleys stock was rescued, mostly m damaged
state Montreal SUM- Goth.
WHAT Is THE PRICE, or Pork This is the great ques
ton Of the Great West this time OF course the farmer
The pics of pork p OF course every body in town asks
everybody else every morning. What is the price Of
pork" The pork merchants arc hiring hands cheap De-
cause pork is high The pork sellers are hiring hands
| cheap because pork is so low.
will have their throats cut this year in that city:
Louisville pspeTs say that the only s9eei when claims
"pork D. The hour dealer, the grocer, the bag5n5 and
rore merchant and even he who measures tape al want
know The price Of pork The weather ha, been fayora
The number killed around the Falls mp 20 Dee was about
$4,000 head and counting 5000 then rem1HHS N pens
Of fresh pork have been very lew-some at - l23 2l5
head from the hooks averaging 100 b. ct IS AMI 300
head OF like weight at o. four months without Interest
The market FOR pork in Mount Vernon, lad appears
now to be fully opened 4 large number Of hogs in the
early part Of the bought to fill contracts for
early delivery at e. The ruling price Is now - 80 for
hogs weighing 600 pounds and upward.
Loyo isIAsD PoRK-The following gentlemen in ia
maica have Killed hogs this OF the weights given
below John RemseD, five hogs each weighing 40, ia,
$40 533 $50 total 1897 AbrGham'A Hendrickson, five
hogs: each weighing 4l4 io4, 800, SO 49, total .ao9
$50. John Watts killed two hogs which weighed 80
Henry Mills killed several hogs one of which wei he'd CIT
pounds Tie weight Of the Others we were unable TO oDan
REcAPTURE or AN ESCAPED B,sK RoBBER.-In No
vembr 1882 John Rand led at Norflk for robbng
the Farmers Branch Bank, Portsmouth, Va OF about
SCCO0 and convicted and sentenced TO ten years in
the State Prison, but while in Jail at Norfolk, awaiting
decision exceptions which had been filed he managed
to effect bin escape This was year ago. Officers from
Virginia arrived in this city last week in search OF Rand
who not to be found and they returned home leaving
authority with Constable Clapp for his arrest Yesterday
Rand was seen in Courtst. by Constable Hopkins, who
Immediately notified Constable Clapp aud he shortly
again in custody. In default of $4,000 bail he was com
med to jail to await requisitIon from the Governor of
Dort oca Cd t;s in Ma Tynfa
males from Boston arrived at Norfolk and, is the Gus
tom there, allowed unrestricted intercourse with the
prisoner One 1gh the s e%S d g'v s an
Daring this entertainment the females managed to obtain
theailers key and they and Rand walked OF together
HIGHWAY ROBBERY IN HooKsETT, N Hon Friday,
Dec Is, as David Dyer was passing from Clerks tavern
in the lower part ookse foot towards Suncook he
passed by wagon having two men ia it, Soon the
in the wagon returned, and one of them jumped out
ard Selling him By the collar demanded his money
brandhing knife, and threatening his life. He told
them he had money but the man in the wagon makinga
movement though drawing pistol and crying out TO his
companion, dump him Dyer gave uphis wallet contain
ing s. bin and some change. The wallet they threw
back TO him. They then took from him Jug of which
he had been down TO purchase and WHICH was in carpet
bag and other triiing articles.
The villains, who prove to have been Warren j. Me
Intyre and Phillip Cassidy of Manchester then drove Off
but they were pursued and shortly taken, and
waiting examination Nanchester, N. H. Mirror, sih
KILLING A BEAR.-A correspondent of TIE HagerhW
of Tamworih n. H. aged respectively II and vi years,
took their wlng pieces and went into the woods TO shoot
squirrels Presently several reports Of guns heard
in the direction they had taken followed by the hearty
cheers Of the boys gentleman near by thinking there
too much noise for squirrel partridge shooting,
FASTENED to the spot where he found bear in his death
struggle and the oldest boy beating him the head
with club. The boy said that they had discovered the
bear eating beech under tree and had fired upon it,
and fortunately tie shot from their guns had reached
vital part The bear female Of large size and very
lean.
SINGULAR PHTSoxESOS.-THe Belf1st .I0vrazI saws
that portion Of the Penobscot River short distance
above Prospect Ferry where the river widens to the
breadth OF about mile great cOmmOiOn discovered
IN the water several months since that the surface was
much disturbed ard stones and earth seemed to be thrown
up from the bottom This upboing still continues at in.
terye AMI experiments show that least acre of the
river bed has sunk froma depth of seven t. a depth Of
fourteen fthoms. sulphuric gas Is emitted from the
water during IT. periods of commotion and il l. said that
two distinct shocks Of an earthquake have occurred since
the commencement OF the phenomena. These disturbances
undoubtedly Of volcanic origin though the Daenome
non is very remarkable for this region.
DEATH "a VIOLENCE OF 4 WWE-On Saturday last
"a liish woman named NaTy Ann Mort vas 70 md dead
N the house Of her husband Charles Norton in North
Brighton II appears that the body Of the woman was
found CT the FOO. Of pair Of stairs about onehaf Of the
right ear was missing and there were also bruises on
different part OF the head and body appears that both
The husband and wife are habiual drnukGr Of the worst
kind and II vas az iTst supposed that the vile might
have ccme 10 ler death By falling down stairs but saw
hls been aisoovecd with marks apparently Of blood upon
IT, and i Its into tho wound in tho check and ear.
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Germany l. SoTh Carolina II Alabama & ; Missssippi
o. New \ ok q Louisiana 2 Peunylvania .: District
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