New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-01

HORRIBLE DIscovERY-TEs Persons Persisted
on The PRAIRIEs.-We are furnished by gentle
man from La Fsyette, Ind, with the details OF a
Iumor current in that city on Thursday, which MI
the mind with horror, IN view OF the sunerlnss VI ~
n,,,, 10 whom il refers. We oalv h""- ,o., the ra.
NOR may prove an eXas seraton. if not info 1nded.
II possible ms is only highly reasoned reh1so
Of the account Of the loss of family between TINS
city and Gslena, published IN The Pre-" OF the ION
inst. On the Saturday preceding the menor,o'e
storm Of the 2lst of Jsnusry two families NUMBER
ing ten persons moving from Southern Indians TO
Northern lI ola, arrived at Oxford, the county seat
OF Benton County, Ind about forty mhes north vest
Of La Fay eite with two oI.teams and well PROVIDED
with pecesssres for the road. They re NAMED there
through the storm, and on Monday morning resumed
their Journey. Last Tuesday morning man passing
over prairie, only about five miles from Oxford,
came upon sight which filled him with horror. Inc
csrcases of t9o oxen, from which the vpceri ha1
bee removed lay upon the ground. losiee OF one
of them were the frozen bodies Of four children. and
in the other the frozen corpse Of the mother with
nurspg infant at her breast. Under the snoE was
bean of sshes, in which the iron Of the wagons
showed that the party had broken them up, and
burned everything they had in them IN the effort
save their lives Not far from this spot was ioaad
the body Of the other woman OF the pIty, p.rty
conc aled in a snow drift and near her one OF the
men, The two other men had not been foun1 IL
is probable that the perty became ABLY Ia.
yolyed In the snow crlfs the bleak prairies, ana
lo.t their preserce Of mind. After burning up tner
Eanore, IL WOLlu tttul tuhi thc hcn n.'eN WV
of their oxen for shelter TO tboee found IN them
and then accompanied by one woman, vanly en-
deavortd 10 reach the town they had let ana procure
aid 10 rescue their companions. Inc Two other oxen
had wandered OF. There was nothing ABOUT tue
persons TO indicate who they were, ana nothing more
il known about them than was accidentally comnu-
Iicated by them during their brief ,tsy at On'rf;
Chicago Daily Press FEB "a.
Tuy KANE EXPEDITION. Eagle L. 8. N.
Cart Garoper, L. n Lieut. Lowell L. 5. n, and
the head chip carpenter attached to the Charleston
Navy ard have been appointed BY the secretary OF
the Navy committee to exarnit Two steam proper
leYs to be purchased by the Government for tue par
rosa of proceeding the Arctic Seas in search oil Df
K.re srd his party. They yesterday made an q AN
IN alton Ct the two propelers Grauise State and
Ell State which vessels are believed TO be sue on
ones low butt that are suitable and hted for sueo
eyoysle. The chips were built in PhiafephlA the
birth place of Dr. Kane and tie owner, K. +. Loper
Esq. of that city, has offered them at price equvs
lent 10 only the cost of the machinery without the
u s be feels the veliest interes, 10 the rescue oil
DR. Kane. Boeton Lines, feo- %.
An OLD yErERAS.-Daniel Brsdlsb, q soldier Of
tie Revolution, is row ana has been for many years
resident Of Morrill, TX, y Y. He is = native of Hard
wick Mase.; WA corporal IN the mDlua I'D L''-
came TO BE- Dningtoh with the company be oslousel
TO the EFT Cay after the battle, which was 90 tbs lof
of August mn He was at the capture OF Bargoy ne
at Saratoe and CON nanded the guard at the house
where General Fraser cied. He rela'es those IN Il
cepis infinitely. l have known Mr.. Bradea from ny
boy hood In lcOi ne " as M Inoer Vi .ue 90 ~
of the state Of Vermont and justice Of the Pe1ce II
the town where be resided. His VII be nnety-fcu
ibt last cay of April next. His m-ntal fst-.:ies re-
main unimp paired, anc bis memory good. Al the sgt
of Diuefy, be could resd fee print without glasses
Since then bis SIGHT has failed. he hiss vo.s- :.
sevelty.two State elections and always voted th'
Wig ticket Cor. st Laurence hsp.
FROM THE SAur-FIRE Another nail from Lax
Superior rt sobeo here last night. Mr. j. = W auu'
ard Mr.. Dickens came in compsDy. They csn'
through in seventeen days with rnowshoes snd do.
train. From letters received here from Mr.. d Ives
the Car al Agent. We learn that building used ss
store house snd Office for the Canal Compsay xas de
stroy ed by fire on Sunday. Feb. 4, While Mr. II aa'
the book keeper, Mr. Merrill we're abseht at church
The fire discovered by Mr.. IL Esnes and Ctp'