New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-16

yedie ID AElca, DC HssioteIy-loi pOi~ou Va Wv
time being tie only white missionary in Liberia Oar
ing this Iopg period sbe at the head Of the female
schools composed Of the children Of the coloniss and
natives. The Rev. DR.. Bangs presided, and the
meeting vas addressed BY the Rev. Chairman, the
Rev. Dr.. Durbip, Bishop james, and the Rev. j. J.
Mathiss; the latter gent eman formerly Governor Of
Grand Bassa. Mr.. Msthiss went TO Africa in 1887,
and in the vessel that conveyed that gentleman Mrs.
wilkins was passenger. He paid beautiful trib1te
to her worth. He said she was an example to eli thst
were on board, passesgers and orew-snd the chsrac
ter she then obtained continued through the mary
years she Wa engaged as 9 teacher. Hundreds who
have beer urder her instruction will gratefully remem
Der the many acts of kindness they have received at
her hands. She returned 10 this country short tine
src efor the benefit Of her health but she kss ceased
at once to work and live."
PORTUGUESE AProISTsEsTs.-Cesa II. s. de 10
FigsDere, late Portuguese Consul for New-York Who
Suspended for alleged implication in the Gting out
of ssvers from this port has been transferred BY his
Government TO Consulship 10 Denmark ard the ports
Of Holstein. TIE vacancy thus created has been filed
by the appointment of Thomas Rbero dos Santos for.
merry Consul at Maranhsm In Brazil.
1t 10 said that VIM. Fl. Aspinws, esq Of this city
sent homo a painting the other day-a geouine
Murillo which appraised in the Custom.Houss
at thirty thoHand dollars.
ARRIVAL or LAxAs.-The brig K. Drummond,
Capt Chapman, arrived q! this port on Tuesday
mcrrirg from Aspinwsl, has on board q flock Of A.
lsmas, consigned to James Fisher g. Son. Those
animals are Alpacss, and brought from the Cor
diIeras to Guaysquil, and from thence shipped to
II Eov-avdaA m Aep;ovau hv yailroad
Originally there were II taken on board the z. DRUM
mond but owing to heavy weather on the passage %
of them died. The E. Drunmond put into Key West
on the 4th irst where the animals much recruit
cd. She sailed from thence on the 9Th, bringing the
remainder to this port in good orcer.
The animals were purchased by French gentle
man, sent out by sNewYork company to South Amer.
ica last Spring. and ae choice lot of the breed called
"Auchania." The lama belongs to the group Ruui-
nantia which il divided into four families, the camel
giraffe, deer and sutelopes and oxen. The genus Au'
chsria differs from the camel in being destitute Of
humps on the back. The lege shorter than in the
camel, The neck is long-more vertical. The ears
and hoofs long. The toes are separated, or not
united a. in the camel, by cslous cole. The actual
species Of this genus belong TO this continent exsu
sively where they represent the canels of the East
ern. They are confined 10 the mountainous regions
OF South America The lama, the most common Of
the species is az large as q stag, and was known at
the time of the conquest of Peru by Pizso, in 1884,
and indeed was the only domesticsted animal, being
for the inhabitants of that country what the reindeer
is 70 the Laplanders. These animals, It is said, are
to be introduced among the elevated portions of New
England where sheep and alpscss flourish This an
mal is extremely hardy and ia said to breed rapidly
but il Is valuable only for its wool.
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A COUNTRY MERCHANT ARRESTED on A CHARGE
OF FALSE PREIErsEs Yesterday afternoon, Officer
Lst attached to the Fret District Police Court re-
turned from Smthvill. Jefferson County in this Stse,
having in custody Mr.. Abraham Kroner, late mer'
chant doing business at thst psce, whom he appre-
hended on . warrant ssued by Justice Oaborn.
Kroner is charged with having, by means Of false and
fraudulent representations cheated and defrsndsd the
firm of VIM. Way e. Co., merchants doing business at
No. 72 Murray street. Mr.. Way alleges that on the
18th Of Msy last KRONER called upon and desired to
purchase LOT Of goods on credit. Upon being asked
relative TO his ability to pay he represented that ne
WAS worth 600 g. 600 over and above bis debts
and liabilities that he not indebted to any one Tor
soods. and that he was sbuudsnty able TO meet his
notes when they fell due Relying upon his state
mepts, Mesrrs. Way g. Co. cold and delivered to
Kroner goods amounting in value to e569 81, taking
his note at six months On or about the 18th Of Ocss
Der last, KRONER again called upon Way Co., and
his former representations, wished 10 obtain
moro goods upon credit, and at the same time asked
as a favor an extension Of time on his note. Way &
Co. again cold him goods to the amount OF $l62 w.
A few days ago Mr.. Way met KRONER o. Snithvile,
when the latter told him that he had failed and had
made an assignment for the bene6. Of his seditors.
Mr. W. then instituted further inquiries and found that
Kramer, at the time of making the purchases afore'
ssd was nsolvent and that his statements and repre-
.entsors were entirely false. The accused was COM
mittsd by Justice O.korn to await an examination.
Upon reaching Rome, Oneids County, the friends OF
Krsmer attempted to procure his liberation by wit
Of habeas corpus but the Judge before whom tho wit
wss re.unsble remsnded the accused to the custody
Of the officer, who left for New York and arrived
safely without further molestation.
An AGENT CHARGED WITH PERJuRY.-Yesterday
afternoon an Irishmsn named Patrick N. Temple, .
house agent, doing business and residing ct No.
s. ate street, was arrested by Officer Webb Of the
Lover Police Court on charge Of perjury, preferred
sgainst him by Mr.. August Bergen Of No. 15 White
hail street. 1t appears that the 10th day OF October
last suit, which had been entered against Temple BY
Mr. Bergen was brought TO trial in the Cent OF Com.
non Pleas, and that Temple, while on the witness
stand, gave some evidence which had no foundation In
truth. Upon Temples testimony, which ssvored of
truth the jury rendered verdict in his favor. few
DAYS ago Mr.. Bergen made affidavit ct the Lower
Police Court, charging Temple with wilfu and corrupt
periuy. and warrant was forthwith Issued for bis ar
rest. The accused wss taken before Justice Welsh
and held for trial. Temple was spprehended some
csys age By another officer, but ct the time managed