New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-30

Tbs,s ;s rnmor that soma Of the shareholders are not
well pleased with the action of the Directors IN tn' IN
tarce and that doubts suggested "a 10 me power o.
tho Director under the charter, 10 make sucn dp's
ton Of the funds and further, that these doubts are re
solved by application to the Cout OF cnaneet 20 ren
der the action OF the Directors null and void Wesu!Tet
that these -atuies be set apart oF the payment o.
debts.
Shocking ACCIDENT rHr NssHrA 4sp LOWELL
R1uRo.p the northern freight train, which ieit mere
at o'clock yesterday afternoon was p1ssin9 .s
near Tyngsboro the conductor, Mr. John Brown Wa
struck on the head by coming IN couiael Wln e 'uu
the tisn until it reached Nashua 1t seems that ne was
sbo the from the top Of the car at the time ana
remained the car until i had gone ee ns; Ie ~s
Of the passenger train He taken into the cars and
carried back TO Tyngeboro. Physicians were called rom
the vicinity sad they expressed the opinion thai ae could
not live Mr. Brown has long been IN the employ OF tho
company, and it will not be easy to supply III, place m
The family of Weed who settled at Stamford Conn, in
1850 were French Hugenots The Albany Ers"iSg Jour
al Cincinnati, however our cousin produced letter
from a clergyman rejoicing in the name OF Weed whose
rsearches had gone back to the root Of our geneoose
tree Three brohers he says, reached this country IN
1850 first making "alodge in this vast Wilderness al
Stamford They were French Gugenots, and hal pgen
driven out on account of their religion going first TO H
land and from thence coming to America Inc name was
either De Grasse" or erase which, BY iree trans
laon into English, became weed.
SALE OF NORTH CARoLIyA GOLD MSEs.-We learn
from The CharloffesrHt N. CT Democrat that the Wash
ineton the Lawson ard the HOWE gold mines, IN noa
Ccnntv In that State have lately been purchased by an
association of New York capitalists who will soon have
two engines Of leo horse power each at WORK me new
company will adopt the title Of the "Caon GOi Mans
Company" The Lawson mine since is first ilseoyery'
Il said has produced about SlCOOQO; ana the h5He
mine has returned the comfortable sam OF S9yV0V lag
Gold Hill mine, in the same State has yielded t sue rs.
two weeks according TO TIE Democrat the sum OF SlVoO
Tpr sutrY F,YrLY-Tae Madison WIS Jozraqi no.
toes the fact that there are ro George b. Smiths IN that
place and suggests that there will arise some DIN uy rs
to which If the two is Attorney General elect re
Journal thinks that the question Is one tat aeseN:s
Grave consideration" Ii Wisconsin friends Tau IN
deciding upon which Smith is elected we have plenty OF
the family here abundany quahed Tor ming tne ONE.
There are several George B. Smiths doing business III
New-York City
EMIGRATION TO IowA-The emigration into Iowa the
present season il astonishing and unprecedented. Tor
miles and miles day after day. the prairies Of Illinois are
Tr.J with cattle and wagons pushing toward this pros
porous State At point beyond Peoria during sn{,e
month l,7l3 wagons had passed and al or io|a. Al
loving FIVE persons to wagon which Is iir average
would give els souls to the population lns oeing oa
be emigration Of the month ami upon one route only ou
Of many it would not be an unreasonable 9seron % sly
hst So 200 men, aud children will have s)ne inio
that State BIZ the frst Of December, reckoning ION he
1st of December louisville Journal.
Tho pacific Psrson BrowHlow says The Methodist
Feseopol Church North, has appropriated f) hR1irt
0nd siry MOss0nf dollars for missionary purpose tie
coming year Thousands of this amoanI i: Tor a9ns'f
rsissieH5, and will be given to those ~ sacrk,eIy
peacc making Iankte h1pocrics in the ministry, VINO Ia
"1or m Virginia Maryland, Kentucky, hssoari ArAan-
" sas Texas and Caforuia-tO convince people that
IMAM can't get to n Yankees heaven and own slaves
The only argument that will convince the pous racas Of
Loir errors is Of tar and feathers and good
ride on fast troiting Southern fence rail- Try tbs
gument. We take this from The Richmond EHqarer
FInr-A few minutes past II O'Clock, lastnight, fire
vas discovered issuing from die desk manufacturing es
adjustment Of + p Wright & Co. in the ear OF Paines
Block corner Of Main and Pleasant ste. IL was situated
in the midst of large amount Of c0mbustible materials,
among which stables and painters shop. Bat.
by the &c alous efforts of the remen the ire confined
40 he lnil1 in VIII
considerable amount Of lumber was removed anu
more was saved in damaged state, without removing.
Worcester tMass) Spy, 2sti.
RUN AND ABU,E- Saturday night there an urgent
messenger to the City Marshal asking hun to go to the
house of joseph Graam, aud arrest him iorabusns
biz wife The Marshal and hs deputies went hther Inc
wife met them and repeated the request deiaiing her
grievances at some length; and adding "tde diso The
aemoa that has caused all the mischieN' referring 70
quantity of liquors in the house in which GRAHAM an
obstinate trshoker, and for which he was recently in
dicted ard placed under heavy bonds. Gradam and the
liquor accordingly taken to the lock to await the
operations of the law Portland Advertiser, 2dth
SENTENCE OF FoRGERs-Ransel Lamb, the young man,
foreman in the engraving house OF Rlwden, WrSh5
Hatch & Edison at Cincinnati, who was lately arrested on
the charge printing notes the State Stock Bank nav
ing plead guilty, has been sentenced to the Penenay
for three years James Jones' Ia young man OF excellent
education ard an accomplished pressman who hled up
the bills and james Kelly, Million Parker, VIM. McGfea
end Lewis Dollman all concerned In the same transac
on sentenced to the Penentary for 10 years each
citizen of Utica in Paris write. TO friend ia the
former city, under date of eth inst follows in relation
to the alleged attempt TO assassnate Louis Napoleon
Napoleon was wounded slightly last week at Fontain
bleau do not know whether you viii see an account OF
it m our papers has not been published here lie
as fred at three times, ball passing within few
inches Of his head another gazed his SIDE Inc perpe
traitor instantly killed and the affair is hushad up
Albany Argus, Dee. p
There are now in operation in the United States 81
light houses q in the course OF construction and
more authorized, but yet commenced There are "A
light vessels in operation and in the course OF construc
ton The estimate for this service for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 1855, II is SCOT, l6l lJ.
CoUsTERFEIr.-We understand that counterfeit slOs
on the Rochester Bank are in circulation The bill Is
letter A. and is well calculated to deceive. The engraving
close inspection, however appears rough and imper
feet. Albany Register.
AcclpRSr-Afr Samuel Small, of Machias, who is
employ cd in the service bosman, while on
orue last week looking after the interest of the Govern
ment had his collar bone badly broken by the discharge
Of bis musket.
ARAPrp GRowrH.-A hog which was killed in Bristol,
r. 1, Tuesday last, weighed as pounds On the ls.h
of May last he weighed pounds making average gain
during the interval Of two pounds per day
GENIROUs-Benj. Fitch, No. ~ Deyat, New York, has
recently sent 500 New Years present to the Young
Mems Association of Buffalo and SlCO to be distributed
among the poor OF that city Tie correspondence appears
in The Buffalo Courier
! UNCLE ToM's CABIN AT CIscIsyATI-Ths drama, from
Mrs Stoves celebrated novel, performed at the Ma
tona Theater Cincinnati Saturday evening last to
oyerfowing house
! CASE OF PoIsosISG.-A man living near Waukesha,
Wis was poisoned few days since By his mother law
traceebe to spirit roppng.
VIM Payne and Charles Jones two desperate criminals,
made their Escape from the Virginia penenary on Sun
/ day last BY the use of a saw
FACTORY BURSED.-A factory in Northfed, y. H.,
burned the 2e;h which the Manufacturers In
/ surenoe Office Of Boston have 1000 insurance.
Elias Plum has been elected Mayor of Troy vice Bos