New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-03-24

wien rthcbed tIic city yeltruay uID{pnE.
brings intelligence of more recent and strveiocs
bsrbaIities committed by the Semnoles upon the
whites
It appears from the accounts that the ssvaees msls
descent upon the Asha settlement sosse thirty moD
east of Tampa, about ten days ago. and al q time
when the ereatcr part Of the male population vere
absent to defend, they thought the more exposed
Leighoors -Four men, one woman, and three cAsldrea
nsmes not given were inhumanly murdered aad
NaPeu, ana other outrsges committed on their per-
sons. number of houses also fred snd rcd.osd
10 ashes oy the sayages Ii supposed that these os4
reges were committed by the same party who burnoA
the house Of Mr. Smell and murdered A Mr. cmn;nr-
ham, near Manatee, but few weeks aeo
These depredations Of the Seminoles ara heeos,;rS
S m1ie ireqGrn' ana assay many Of the settlers have
effective steps by either the State or Federal xovorn
ment to put stop TO the bloody work. Not an 1nde.
far have learned, has been punished Cor 49,
inhuman buteheries. Where the regular truppsek
ready in Florida, and the various companies Of voun-
teens organized weeks ago. that the country Z noe
secured, and these savages overtaken. Wehsve sees
nothing hike an active pursuit on the part Of these
forces is simply impossible for the white man 10
follow them in their fsstness. Savannah (0s.l Req.
JUROR IN CoSrrNPT.-A cause has been on trial h
Oneida County which for time has interested The
people Of Utica and, as the plaintiff is known In thu
Sheriff of Oneida County, having execution agaust
the property of Mr.. Frederick HOLSTER Of Utica pro-
ceeded TO the residence of that gentleman to make the
teS thai ais t to Executing the
the levy was that Of Mrs. HOLSTER. The levy Wa,
however, made; in so doing greet damage was done
to the house and the property therein, A suit was
amount obtained. new trial was had, and peudisx
the proceedings the following transpred on Friday lst
Mr. Foster, counsel for defendants, called Mr.. SAM
uel j. Davis to the witness stand who stated tAue
Richard I. Jones, of the jurors, had informed the
witness that he juror in this case; that be at
tended the former trial and that be knew all about h,
that he thought he could control most of the jury;
that they would give great greater verdict
than before; that Mr.. HOLSTER was his friend and he'd
done him favors, and he bound 70 sec he Had
justice done him. There several other allegs-
tions, showing his interest. The Judge thereupea
ordered the juror withdrawn and directed the District
Attorney to prepare afidayits and serve thcm upon
the Juror with view 20 punish him for the miscoa-
duct, Judge Pratt directed that the Juror ssaww
Saturday morning, on the going In Of the Court, iut
the contempt; and there the matter rests for The
present. Albany Register.
The WINTER AT TIE NoRTH-OPxsISa or THE
STRAITs.-TM Chicago Pres of the 9Th inst: say.i
We stated few days SINCE on the authority Of let
ter in Detroit paper. that the Winter had been =
unusually mild one Ct heckinaw, ana tnst sss $3.50 1870
Tie announcement was unexpected, and some ctl1eoD
are not quite satisfied Of is corectaem. We have
good reason for believing that this skepticsm win hsvo
different points on Lake Superior and they all concur
in representing the Winter just passed having been
most delightful one. Indeed, from recorded obses-
yatiQrs feel justified stating that w inter
been colder in Kansas than in the latitude Of Mack-
naw From The Lake Superior Joarnd! Of the 1t
inst, we learn that the Winter has been comparatively
mild at Marquette. The editor remarks that 4 has
been one of the pleasant he has passed. any
where There had been no storms of wind or snow 6
that place since the middle of last December, enA
communication with Green Bay had been unintcr.
ruped. ..
A REMARKABLE FAMILY.-There Is now residing
within stones throw of our office an old lady-Mis.
Dol paam of who
most striking instance of prolonged life that We eve
knew or heard of. She Is now in the Iine&y teooa4
yea. Of her age The decssss Of , her Ss. ssy
two years her senior, and they had lived together. =
the same farmhouse, sixty-nipc years. They he'd .
family Of nine children, the eldest Of whom Is now
seventy-three, and was married when she was four
teen Of the grandchildren there now fony-ninc
the oldest of whom is aged fftysix year. There arc
also one hundred aud ytysir great-grand children.
and eighteen great great-grdndchtidren! A few arc
dead but the family blessed with iron c0nsts
tuition and most Of them yet living and well. We
doubt there is another in this country where
venerable mother call two hundred and thirty of her
lnea pOgree around her Thanksgiving dinner table.
VALLEY Messenger, Birmingham. CT
REMARKABLE MURDER TRIAL IN PESEsrL
vAsIA.--The Corrgan murder trial in Westmoreland
County, Pa, is Of the most remarkable that has
occurred in this country since the celebrated Professor
Webster and Parkman at Boston. Corigsn is
an old man OF some sixty or seventy years OF age.
His wife disappeared ON the Goth of September last,
and has never been heard from since. -Four or five
days after some bones and part Of q skull, declared
by professional men to be those Of human being,
were found by some neghbors in large fire burning
near Corrgans residence in the open field. Conigan
had been observed stirring it at unususl houn. A
smell came from the FIRE like animal carcass burn
ing. A button similar 10 those worn upon woman's
nighdress found in the fire, and also one belong
ing to a Considerable blood foud in differ
ent parts Of Congans house, although evident at
tempts had been made to conceal IL. All Of the
womans dresses that che was known to have were
found at home, in their usual place. He gives No
satisfactory explanation Of any Of these circumr
stances.
A FARMERS CAMP MrzrIsa.-- The Prairie Farmer
il sgitating the question Of the feasibility Of holding
the next Illinois Fair Prairie in the southern
part of the State, the railroad but away from any
large town city, camping out in tents for the time.
as in Methodist camp meeting II sa new ides.
and perhaps feasible one. Why could not the nten-
ton of such show be carried out there as well ~ any
where In respects it would be the best place
to be chosen.
LUxURiEs FOR CATTLE.-Sidney Smith used TO say:
&c" am for all cheap Injuries even for snimals nov 81
they break down yUsr gates and palngs to effect this
Look there is my universal scratcher, sharp edged
POLE resting on high and low post, adapted 70 every
hight from a horse to lamb. Even the Edinburgh
Reviewer can take bis turn; you have no ides hog
popular it is. have not had gate broken since pus
It up have it in all my fields"
FREE LovE.-The Springfield t0.,) Nonpar,a mo-
tees the formation Of Free-Love League a, ienow
Springs the seat of Antioch College. Ihn League,
which teaches its members to Sic around loose, "
under the direction Of DR.. Nichols and his wife, MIS-
Cove Nichols A public meeting was called TO take
measures to prevent the eetaonshmens OF suce
q Community, but Dr. Nichols averred that be should
cary out his plans Some Of the students ct the col
lege favor the project, but the reputable citizens op-
pose il.
LADY IL COMMAND OF U. S. FoRr.-Lieut.
Montgomery, Of the United States Army, mot long
L. *. tnt ba in