New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-13

at Elk feet six inches BY four feet four inches tho
run Der Of stripes s thirteen, viz seven red snd SIX
hall loDser than it is broad, and that its proportions
are eiset When properly carried out The hrst sipa
:" ne top red, the next white, and down alter
| nately which makos the last hd. The blue "6ed'
ior TIE stars the width and square Ut the s.
sun ts, va; hour red aud three white. These Stripes
'S,;La II. N nc side of the hold to the extremity
Il Tie neg he next stripe is white extending tho
eriiro length o. H. and diroy under he fell n strong
and pleasing relief, then follow the remainog strpes
| alternately. lbe Number OF stars n the feld IL now
ihniy -oie, ana me amy and navy Immediately add
another star ON The admsioa OF State ia sl)-
rious mon.
TIE Mooy.-Dr. Scoresby, in an account that he
las given Of some recent observations made with tho
Eail Of Rose telescope, says:
with respect IA the moon every object on It's sur.
face OF hundred feet was now distinctly o be seen
ard be bad doubt that under favorable cirrum.
stances il would be with objects sixty feet in hight.
On lis surface were craters OF extinct kances rocks,
ard masses of stones almost inuumcrable. lie had No
doubt that if such building as be was then In were
mon the surface OF the moon, II would bs renjersd
Visible bv these instruments. But there signs
of inhabitants such ours vesge OF architectural
remains 10 show that the moon is Inhabited
by race of mortals similar 10 ourselves pre-
sented no appearance which could lead TO the suppo-
sitter that contained anything like the green heidd
and lovely yerdure OF this beautiful world oil ours
There water visible, not asea, or river or even
the OF the reservoir for supplying Town or ae.
tory; all seemed desoate
RrnARKABrE F.MLY.-A p,per in Rmmingto
Conn publishes the following: Residing within
stones throw Of our office is Old lady, Mrs. POD
Beaman, history of whose family presents the m"es
striking instance Of prolonged ht. that we ever knew
or he ard Of She is now in the ninety second year o.
her age. The decease OF her partner, Tracy Beaman.
occurred but short time since. lie was two years
her senior, and they had lived together in the sam
farm house sixiybiDe years. They had family o.
nine children, the eldest of whom is now seven.
y.three, aud was married when she was fourteen Os
the grand CHILDREN there are now forty nne tho eides
of when is aged fifty six There also one hundred
and itty-six grsatgrsnd children and eighteen great
great grand children. few dead, but the fam'ks
seems blessed with an iron constutisn, and most ~
them are yet living and well. We donb. IL there u
another in this country where venerable m Dther
can call two hundred and thirty of Der lnea pedigree
cpnd Der Thanksgiving dinne,-tnble
The MISSIONARY SHIP MoRSISG SrAR.-we harr1
that the NV chip Morning Starts about completed, amt
will be launched, full rigged with part OF her cargo,
ON Wednesday, at IL o'clock m. Her model W
very fine She Will shortly sail for the Pacific
Ocean. She will be under the care OF the American
Board. II will be remembered that the Saooath.
Schools connected with the Orthodox Congregational
Churches throug hou the country called upon ID
build this ship by their contributions. The Essex strees
School in this city has, by contribution OF 500, pur.
chased an elegant cbronometer for the ship. Ono
school has contributed enough SmO) to pay Tor h1
mssts The school in Ipswich have presented 70 thd
vessel an elegant Bible The Marnes Seh9oi u . .as
city have raised 60 The Pine street, Bowdon srees
and other schools have also contributed hberaly "a ing
same object. The vessel will cost Sl2,WO The amouns
divided into 100 600 shares OF ten cents each Every
scholar who takes share receives eerthcafe from
the Treasurer of the Board The rugged as an
heruaphrodte brig and will be launched from Chelsea
M above stated. Boston Telegraph, Now.
| The above vessel was launched on Wednesday,
| Nov. II.
| luxurious RAILROAD CARs-Tke Detroit idrer-
ti,er says the the Illinois Central kanrosd ZOE
como,t and cony enience, excel those OF any other
| road in the West. One Of them contains SIX state.
| rooms each room having two seats with casnloneL
backs long enough for person to e upon Inc oacss
that they may be turned up at pleasure thus FORMING
two single berths, the other, where persons
may sleep with all the comfort imaginable. Ia Que eng
| Of The car is a small washroOm with marble wash:
| bowls looking. gasses, etc. On the opposits sioe o.
the car from the state is row OF seals win 10:
yoying backs smlsr to BARRIERS chairs, 50 arranged
that the occupant may sit straight or recne IN any
easy attitude at plea sure. The other five cars have
| each two three similar sfate.rooIns
| HOLDING WAVE OVER MEDIA young soldier
of the 18th Royal Irish named Mac Donnel native Of
| Dublin was blown TO atoms before Sebastopol A lew
DAYS before the regiment was removed to the camp &c
| Curragh our young heros widowed mother had ms
medal with four clasps presented to her, the ony reid
of her only In the course Of tho evening t1e pooc
woman in the hight Of her grief and natural Affection
"aid ont" the medal the kitchen table, and having
procured four mold candles and several quarts IT
| wbisky she collected her neighbours and kept up tha
| awake" until an early hour the following morning.
Rich ELopEMEyr-Two BRIDEGRooxs TO oHH
| BRipp-Tbe st. Joseph, Mo-, correspondent, writing
ON the 23d of October says: Last night our go,sips
were thrown into ecstacies over an elopement, whca
certainly one of most extraordinary racter.
II seems that two young gentlemen were sddressng
Young belle up town, and that she smiled equally upon
both. Yesterday morning she was to be married To
enc and last mig to the other and strange 70 say sh9
| kept both engagements. At a m. one 6ridegroons
was made happy by her pledge Of hand and heart, and
at D. M. the other was made happy by the possession
of her person. They fed at 6usk, and were welded
at Bloomington, just twelve miles DISTANT ana cotHin-
| ued on their way TO realms unknown.
POWDER MILL BLOWN UP ~ Acros.--AsOat ~
minutes past ii O'clock on Saturday afternoon, tire.
mendous explosion took place In thepowder mi owneu
by VIM. Pratt, at Acton, Mass which Wa bio n -
ATONE. Two men at work inside OF the building wero
instantly killed. The explosion was scnsbiy islt In
towns Thirty miles distant suppOsing to be an
earthquake While others up stairs suPposng pieces
Of furniture had fallen down. cracked pane OF glaze
in house in Newton was detached by the concussoD.
and fell to the ground. In Brighton street, at the vert
| end Of this chy a who was on ladder, resting
sgainst brick building, was thrown TO the ground, 40
severe was the conclusion. [3oston Traveller.
| DEATH oY MARCUS b. WIycHEsTER.-The Mem.
mis- ANAL Of the 9Th instant announces The deaul
IN that city, Of paralysis, on the I'd Instant, o.
year, lie was Aide-de- Camp to General james
| Winchester, his father, in the Of 1872, who
IVES appointed BngsdierGeneral by Mr.. Msdson,
| in the Northwestern army lie was statioaSd ut
| the River Rsisin, and was taken prisoner 10
the battle of FrenchOwn the 2ld OF January 1873,
was carried to Quebec and exchanged when hs fAhec
resigned and returned to his home in Tennessee iia
the rst Mayor Of the City Of Memphis, and repre-
ented the County Of Shelby in the Legislature OF Ten
Dessee in 1851 Maj. Winchester was, at the nme o.
bis death, the Oldest inhabitant OF Shelby County,
| white or black
| SUICIDE BY DIsgNBowgLISG.-Itn our psinIoi LUZ
10 announce the DEATH by his own hands OF nj. Den
ON, JnnSs enc 81 The oldcs. and most respectable
citizeIs Of Pet. rsburg. The dTesh u ae' reS oIs-
mtfed early Yesterday morning by means OF rszoc