New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-03


bcrcpa .he tine at which their vessel must sail This
fraudulent system, carried on by powerful com
brs.icp Of swirdliuc cgimps. completely tri-
urpbed over the law, aud caused serious loss
m fhe detention of vessels and cargoes. The
shining ms, ter holds cut an expectation that the
diGIalty of obtaining scamen at the port VIII
hereafter be obvated by the supplies OF hahdS 'at 'he
ocean steamers will be able bring in the way OF spe
ca Importation and that the cost will be less than that
eaused lv extortiou at present The resalc oil the
crimripc t,stem is best explained by the number Of
desertions IL Quebec during 1853;
From Is fr. $50 FsOm 2: ship. seses IS
Prom Prom Il .bls ssse5..... rOm s.aps 10 esch g
Prom !oshis ftaeh'''' 80 'r'H 4 snI' II an" 's'
FROM 5; 5s SssSS i5 Total $50 rom which 2Iu
II IL rotdiiicut to understand how these assertions
operate 10 enhance the rates OF soamens wages Inc
desertion of2il men would leave the different vessels
nom which the deserOns took place short of 30 many
hands The employers find themselves in dear mar
ket the number OF sedmen being limited aud those
WHO have deserted being able TO keep the strike as
lorgas their money lasts. There were great luctua-
items in tie rates of wages the following statement
will show:
TIE TORT O. evE7Ee' As FER AGREEMENT
Fiom commencement of July 49, per month s,So
July 10 to u-us, H. rsrnoaih
A~sS 70 10 NoyemIsr9 per u
Noss. be 70 to co.s Of Eavisst ..... l5e %
For vesses hound Australia July aud October 80
During the lSJ. ~ ships were punt AZ ,pueOec
with an aggregate tunnage OF i965 tUns One OF tho
pripcipal causes of the scarcity OF eamen AZ the port
Is the demand created by the ships They cannot
leave the port without seamen audit is estimated that
the vessels built in 1853 would require 3r7 men. Or
these only l55 men were supplied by the shipping mas
ters office the inference being that the remainder
were supplied 10y crimps. The aggregate tnnnage OF
the vessels built at the ports of Quebec, Miramichi
and ST. john New-Brunswck, in 1888, was l?1eW
tuns. Besides these ports, there is great deal of
ship building done in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward
Island One half the people of Quebec live directly
or indirectly by sbipbulldng
A reduction of newspaper postage has been deter
mined upon by our Government. The reduction will
apply to American papers mailed to subscribers IN
tifs Province The new rates of postage on newspa-
pers which will be payable by the subscribers quar-
terly in adyG,lce, will be;
M MSSa P pap:Ps ifes time. j
When published week, ! 4 Per snnum.
The new rates will take effect on the LIST February
In addition to these reductions all periodicals exclu
syely devoted TO the promotion OF science education,
temperance agriculture, will be entirely exempt
from postage but whether this will apply TO American
periodicals does not appear very certain, but am In
clined to think it will The quarterly postage to be
collected will be:
The New.Yort Tribune, dsiy four copies ......''''
On spaper, and periodicals. sent prepaid
II may be as well to explain that our pound cur
rency passes for 81; and every quarter dollar Tor
fifteen ponce.
AMERICAN TRwFL-The late celebrated Mr.. Clay
map Of great resolution and considerable daring lie
once told the following anccdote 10 friend OF ours
Travelling in early manhood, in public conveyance IN
South Eastern State, he found himself in the company OF
three other PERSONS consisting of young lady and
tloman her Husband and OF individual muled upin
cloak, whose countenance wos concealed and VINO ap
peared TO be INDUCING in a T. te acte with Morpheus
Suddenly big, brawny keniuckian got into the eoach
smoking cigar and fowned hercely around a. inaen as
to say. IN half horse half alligator the y9er howe.
of the forest all birthstone but the head ana ears anu
that's aquaortis.' In fact, he looked IA savage a.
meGsx and pulled forth huge volumes OF SMOKE wlihous
reference 70 the company within especially OF me lady
who manifested certain mid symphonic of annoyance
Presently alter whispering the gentleman with he
in the politics, accents requested The stranger not 70 smoke
as it annoyed his companion me ielIo% aaswefeS'
reckon ! ve paid my place. Ill smoke a. mlcn AL
darn please and oil hell cha nj stop me no now WIN
that he looked dangerous and rolled ms eyes founl
ton TO quarrel and that i occurred was hkey
lead to deadly struggle The young man who h s
spoken to bin shrink back and was silent Gay ieI ms
galantry aroused He considered Tor moment "hsnes
he should interfere; but experienced natural Teiactao
draw upon himself the brutal violence Of his gganc
adversary In that lGwess country he knew his Ike might
be sacrifice unayenged He knew himself physically une
Cual the contest and be thought after all was not rs
business QuiAotieGly to take up another mans qlas
Feeling Pity for the nsul'CG md disgust toward ING 10
sulter be determined 10 tsle notice when, very qieuJ
indeed the cloaked figure in the corner assumed an up
right position. and the mantle vas suffered 10 fai from Il
without effort or excitement The small but sinewy frame
Of man. plainly dressed in tightly buttoDed fock cost
with nOthIg remark tDptt MS hvpenthtSe' sSen,
and pair Of bright gray eyes sought the fierce optics OF
the ferocious Kentuckan Without word this ay ~
passed bis hand under his collar at the back Of h
reck and slowly and deliberately pulled forth long.ex
tremely loDg-and gerng knife from s sheath IN ths,
singular place Stranger he said my name u Coionei
"Jsmes Bowie, well known in Arkansas and L9uisaaa,
and If you don't put that cigar out OF the window IN
que Of minute II put this knife through your oor
els as sure death" Clay said he never forgot IN sef
life the expression Of the C0onels eyes az u i moment
The predominant impression made upon him was ne GER
tainty Of the threat being fulfilled, a0d apparently ,ns
same conviction impressed Itself long upon me oenoe
During two or three seconds his eyes met that OF DOW"
He WA the weaker, and he quailed. With earse. ~
the from between his teeth, and hung ~ ~
ing but dowpcest, Of the Goa h window Spgn .1
Colonel James Bowie deliberately repiaee' ! >"
knife in its eccentric hiding place, and. wboa. ~ say
word to any else, yolcisahng gisDSS So,
one refoioed his cloak around him. ana u'' NV
another g liable to the end Of the journey e. ra..ry
fSo~ Quarterly ke''eN W ''
wseoyuy-Ip the Senate Jan %, the bill was rep0fea
to nrob he sale of intoxicating liquors with an sneod
ment striking out that part providing for su'.Asony
The question to tie people. and IL ps'sage
him y