New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-22

Il little singular tina; his oody OF snow nee
N the direct rays of me sun the south side OF the
mountain and is only in the shadow of the same aiier
o'clock r. NJ. Ii would not seem possible that all ihe
snow in the ravine would melt during the next SIX weeks
Tuckerman Ravine is about three miles from the Glen
House The descent quite tedious and dangerous, and
should rot be attempted by any one who has not cooi
| head, true eye and streng ARM
Posr.OFTIBE PRoGREss GREAT BRIrAIs.-A return
estimates the number Of chargeabe letters delivered IL
the Unit ed Kingdom in the year 1883 az 40 Dens
30 OOo coo more than the deliveries Of 1852 and
half field the number delivered in the first year OF the
penny postage. The net revenue for the United King
| dom FOR the year ending the 5th January, 1884, was
II Cl6 being increase of t7i 600 over the pront OF
3 In 1882 the last year OF the high rates of postage
the net revenue was II tl4 $685. showing that toUV,VoO
has still be made good to bring up the net revenue 10 us
former point. The progression Is satisfactory. In ls4l
the net revenue was 4i002s in 1854, already stated
il was s39 tld. In le535i the payments to railway
issued the year ending 3st December 1853 amounted
TO 52lj go the value being t9,96,l95 The increase
over so is 267 i6j orders and in ley ti579s. In
4O the orders amounted 10 -s92l, the value 10 E3l3
1874: in 1883 the increase may be taken at thirty fold
The profit in the moneyorder department 10 put down at
tl4,li9 being $4,000 more than in 1852. Compared
with the population appears that in $50 the issue OF
money in England and Wales was as one money
order every four persons in Ireland "a one to eyery
thirteen persons; in Scotland, as one TO every seven
! persons.
STRIKE oS THE Nrw.ALBASY AID SALEM RAILROAD -
strike occurred last week the NewAbany aud Salem
Road. The engineers refused TO run any trains and
threatened 10 mob any else who should endeavor to
DO So On nearly iirce hundred miles Of railroad, from
Lake Michigan the Ohio River business stopped loco
motives became useless much weight OF pig iron,
and rolling stock Of whatever description took decided
qlo The wherefore of all this, we learn was
requirement Of the Company that the engineers should
sign bond cupaDg the Company from eli accidents
which might befall them while running trains On Satur-
day last through passengers from Cincinnati to Chicago
Lad accumulated in considerable force AT La Fayet,e ana
il became absolutely necessary 20 send train through at
whatever cost An engineer was procured to run the
train Michigan City, and train rugged tor the pur
/
it began 10 whispered that the regular engineers were
about 70 interfere and take possession of the locomotive
Whether they actually had any such intention we do not
know but whether they had rot, general movement
made among the passenger and one desperate
than the rest began 10 uDpack revolver. The tram was
allowed 10 90 on Chicago Journal 18th.
FUGTlvE SLAVE CASE N la SALLE.-Considerabe
element created in this city upon the arrival OF the
Garden City, from St. Louis on Thursday even
ing by an attempt TO arrest two coored men, who came
up on the boat, their way North. The property
were provided with treePapers but Notwithstanding ths
fact their pururers proceeded 10 arrest them upon lying
preence that they horse There's at the same time al
Lodging that their free papers were fcgeires The be-
nevoeIt design of returning the fugtves to Southern sa
very however frustrated by the interference OF by
SANDER who pitched into the kidnappers with good
will. Several pistols were fired blows exchanged and
bTckb bats brought into requstOn. One OF the pursuers
struck TO the ground by stone but seri
ousy injured. The ugtves triumphantly rescued,
Entertained at the Hardy House, and the next morning
left en- route for Chicago We understand that at Oowa
The kdnappes second attempt TO seize the Travellers
but prevented by the authorities Peru Union City
ACCIDENT At NoRrH's CrRcus-At Gouverneur, on
the tb inst while the attendants engaged in
sadding horse he within reach of OF Signor
Cauoano trained bears who thought TO take hug with
him The bear seized him by the leg, INJECTING very
severe wound from the effects of which the unfortunate
man is lying very low az the Bartholomew House in
this village.
AyoTHER-Professor Mcfarland, while making his
censiop on the tight rope Lawrenceve on the 18th
inst when abou, half way up OF the guy lines broke
causing him 20 fall 70 the ground. In his descent he fell
upon bysander, whose shoulder he disocated but
rnftt (trda hIrfrhR liaan
CA.rALTY IL LAsALLE-Durng the severe thunder
storm on Thursday, in the employ Of the Aurora
Railroad Company struck by lightning and one of
them, named David Woolsey, baggageman, instantly
killed They standing upon the platform awaiting
the urry al of the Chicago train when bolt of lightning
struck Mr. W. upon the left shoulder and passed down his
side instantly killing him. and tearing the boot from his
foot Mr.. Charles Harpel, checkman, standing by
the eide Of Mr.. W., his arm resting upon Woolseys rtgh
shoulder and the shock thus communicated to him with
much force Mr. H. has since recovered. The deceased
lPeru Union City.
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL-SroRx Is ILLIyoIs-One of the
destructive hailstoms known in Du Page Co.,
H. passed the north part OF the town Of Addison
tie 18th inst. IL commenced in the northwest
Of the Town embracing about two miles in width, thence
preceding in eastery direction destroying every kind
of crop in its prOgresswheat oats, potatoes AM
every kind of vegetable, and fruit of every description
pessng az the northeast of the county Every
farmer in lis track has lost all Of his cropnot item
LETT The grass very much injured il not destroyed.
Fruit trees very much IN ured Such ruin
known in that community.
BURGLARY AND LARCENY AT MEcHASIcsyILLE.--
Wednesday night, the store and dwelling of Lewis De
Graft Mecbanicsvle Saratoga Co.. burglarously
entered and robbed OF goods and money to the amount Of
5000; s43o of the amount in bank bills $50 of
which were sJs on the Farmers Bank of Troy the bal
ance in bills OF different banks and denominations The
goods consisted Of black brOadcOth black dress silks
SIX yesngs and one gold watch chain reward of 500
is offered for the recovery Of the property aud arrest and
conviction OF the burglars prVporonate amount for
either. Albany Argus, 2ls
We learn that there intense excitement among
portion OF German-born citizens, yilainous
tack made upon the life, il supposed of Catharine
Nyers The girl VINO made the charge of assault against
FIiler Kroeger, the Roman Catholic priest On Friday
afternoon while in the yard al her place OF residence,
the Fiihst. Church. she struck in the face with
stone thrown from some hand yet unknown causing
evee wound and that occasioned her friends much
apprehension EfteYts being made 10 ferret the
offender Cincinnati Gazette 10Th.
FIRE IL CLEyELAxD.-At l2I o'clock last night, fire
discovered upon Mchgan-s in the tobacco factory
Of Mr.. Scriber. which burned, together with two
wooden buildings adjoining, owned by Trad Kelley No
insurance. Sender insured 81 600, which will no.
liz loss; his building set fire. Thomas
kleys loss was slo0. The fire destroyed the Ragged
School Church and School House Champlain-st worth
S2Jo0 insured by Brayton Mason for 81 900 frame
dwelling owned and occupied by Henry Miller and insured
by C. {. Carlton. for $3.50, burned; and another
owned and occupied by Lawrence Dietz and insured for
$40 by O. y. skeels, was slightly damaged
cleveland Herald. IOth
SuCH ~ THE CHOLERA CALLS FoR.-A family of Ger.
mans, who resided the Chicago road within fifteen
rub expense for the last eight weeks has been sgept
away ~ the cholera. First the father was taken then
tic Two children, and lastly the mother in whose under.
s.ir; Cnnd thousand I'VE hundred dollars In 0od
They have lived amid reek.ng fh, foul stsnches and
yapers for weeks and had imposed upon
tie public charity but their evarce has ayaied them
nothing they r0Dg IN unt!me!y graves OF their own
seeking Ghd The country s soc her TO their concealed
wealth 'Detroi: Free Press