New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-04-05

AsorprR TraGEpY ~ LyXrxsTox 1t vii rs rs-1sn
bered ihei recently bloody tragedy occurred in LsKin;
ton Virginia by law student bJcheTn- student Of the
Military Academy. such shocking occurrence was vel
calculated to shield the community ia which it occarre
from the regrets and disgrace Of similar ragicsl even.
for considerable time bu! the blpp!y lesson see i
already TO have been forgotten. genemll OF tna cIF
yesterday received intelligence from Lexington thai an
other bloody murder has lust been coz tied 10 hat IOWA.
Mr. JOSEPH W Moore. the keeper OF . hotel. wa. on
Ttursday last deliberately stabbed with knife or DIRK
while ssndD in from; OF his hotel and from he ef,ts OF
the wound died in very shot time. The occlrrsn'e' u
i 'ated rise 10 great excitement among the poole
Of Lexington Richmond E14arer, April }.
MosI DISTRESSING AooIDEST.-There has NJ private
calamity occurred in city for long time pas; which
suffered las: week by our esteemed follow
towIsmen Dr. William Gunton IN the violent and shock
ing death OF bis only SOD William a. Guaiop n2si eK
ceilent and promising young % whom al hrs family
devOedy attached. On Monday afternoon last
While in the ehbOrhood Of the sbos. wharf horse
attached TO = cart took rgh: aud against the horse
which Mr. & riding throwing both him and the AMI
nal to the ground by which be severely injured
that after lingering Until Saturday morning last he expired
in the twenty eighth year Of bis age leaving large family
circle overwbeIne with affection. Wash lot, April J.
ST. CLAIR FLATs-The committee appointed By the
Chicago Marine Convention 20 investigate the 81 C!hs
Flat report that the South Channel IS the most direct
route being nine miles shorter from Lake ST Clair 10
Lake Huron and that it be opened ~ pass vesse5
drawing eleven feet Of bv dredging eight hundred
snd fifty yards in length three hundred feet wide sad an
average Of three feet in depth and by placing light or
some other conspicuous object, say selye feet above
stthe and At Ec IT three other point. on
the bank it could be navigaed by al classes ef vessels az
night They therefore recommend that the expenditure
Of all moneys, private public. upon the s. CLAIR Fa'
be laid out upon the South Channel
Ssow ~ MAIxE-Ife Bangor Wig OF the 3ls, ut.
seys the storms the deep rnow and the consequent bal
travelling for week past have caused great detention 81
the mails There NOV upJn the ground 10 Miins
than has been known before at this tame Of year by the
odes, inbsban In many parts Of the State the fences
invsble by being buried in now and in nany towns
all the and cattle that be mustered required
to open The roads Stage passengers are put through At
slow in eds and pungs and other conveyances OF
similar elegance and comfort.
DFsrfucTIvE FIRE Is BOwDOIsHas. Ne About II
oclcck on the 18Th ut fire broke in the store
ouried By George r Tinker. Having no good engine,
The FIRE soon spread 10 w II Luns store occupied by
w II. & 5 Lunt, and by Limit & Staples, and thence
to Nss Esther Graves store all of which were entirely
consumed The stock of Mr.. Tinker was al lost buwas
insured. w. II. Lunts store was insured; w. ii 3 =
Lub,s and Lunt & Stapess stock partially saved in
a damaged state; insured. Miss Graves stock was
saved partially insured. Whole amount Of loss, near
ss0C0
DISTRESSING SUICIDE -Nicholss Lawrence. a young
who arrested on Thursday for forging check
St Chicago hung himself in bis cell at the conn jail IN
that city, during Tuesday night week. His parents live
in Obi and the father reached Chicago on Tuesday hav
ing been eleeraphed for Immediately his arrival he
went to the JAIL and had several conferences with his
Tie cells all closed and the Jail locked mp at 81
O'Clock in the evening When the doors were unlo ked
at o'clock in the morning. Nicholas was found sus
pended by his crayat to the iron grating and perfectly
dead
IspIas DEPRrDArIoys-Nae Men K,ied-0wing to
the arrival of Hon II p Bee from Laredo with startling
accounts of recent Indian depredaons. do We stop the
press inform readers Of the facts Several decents
by The Indians living upon the head waters Of the N1ece
uron the unpyofected farming community in the imnel
ate vicinity of Laredo have recently taken place and tae
death Of several wounded. the stealing OF hun
dreds of hores and ca the entire Of farming
operations the partial destruction Of merchandise train
are some Of the fruiis of these savage attacks.
(Neuess Cops. Christi TsrS Valley
STEAM PLowISG Lord Wiloughby dEresbys steam
plow is row completed and available for general use
ANY gentleman Who wishes to it in operation may do
application by letter, two days previously 10 Mr.
Scott, Edenbam Bourne. Lord Wioughby wishes il 10
be that free permission Is given either to taks
drawings of the machinery To make any use that may
be desired Of the invention gratis European Times.
Gerrit Smith announces that DR. Beaumont Of Ohio
has manumitted family of slaves which he owned. and
which lived in Washington Mr. s. had the pleasure OF
presenting them with the deed of manumssion.