New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-14


are thuf:secustcmedto cold weather, il 10 believed
thew ar, well adapitd 10 the climate Of this country
particularly that Of our northern iaatudsa They are
very barcy, vigorous animals, capable OF bssrinH
much fatigue. and OF being sustained with com.
psrs,iyey little food 1hose expected here are Of
the description from which the alpaca wool 10 OBJ
tansd. They were 20 leave Guayaqnn about -
middle Of September, and viii probably arrive hsss
next month
ALMOST A MURDR-A rich old farmer from near
Lcckport went to the Provincial Fair at Bsanstord
ast weeh ard having seen ali that wsto be observed,
returned home via the Suspension Bridge. AZ Brant-
ford he made the acquaintance Of one Noodle, WIN
whom be became very confidential, and impaired 70
hin The amount OF money he possessed. Moothe came
with him to the Suspension B,idge, arriving q IL
O'Clock at Right, and a. once started %' e Cl, ,S
demon of murder seized Noodles mind, and - the par
walking the edge OF the preciplcs, be- with
gentle push launched the body OF bis companion -
seek its fate smopg the rocks. He then returned 20
the bridge intendiI & probably, to explore the bank
Of the river in the morning ana nne the poc.e1
of the farmer of bic dollars. But the trees at the 1901
of the precpce broke his fall ard he reached The bot
TEN with bic clothe pretty well stripped on receiving
quite a number OF bfures, beside having two ribs
broken. He then groped his way TO the Jerry, and
sscepded the road to the Citizen House, where, efter
his necessities had been attended to- he Hlsted al hs
crcp instances OF bis adventure Noodle was found 10
have decamped, for the rumor speedily reached him
The Ole man retained bis money 6Gt lost confidence
in casual acquaintaLces. lbuuAs Express.
HoRRIBI T. TRAGEDY IN ARKASsAs--Two WosES
MURDERED AND THE MURpERERs BuRsr.-Ws Learn
fr,m credible source, that on last Monday eight, ths
li,h mat, widow lady, Mrs. Hill, and negro
won an were murdered Berlis, Ark, BY two NE
GRO men. After perpetr sting the horrible deed the
3. dies of the poor unfortunate victims were thrown
into the house by the mmderes and miserable
wretches, which was set on tire and burned 70 shs
ground. 1t is supposed that the negro wonan, Eou
fhe evidences of hood and brains near TIE we'll Vas
the frs, victim and the rest Of the helish deed was
either to conceal the crime or Ter purposes
Of tlunder. Several negroes were arrested . abort
tin after the murders comGiited, and was not
known who were The guilty parties until lest Fiday,
when two negroes among the number VINO wero ~.
rested confessed that they had commrttsd the most
a,ro cious act 4 bonfire eas made and me ~s-eraets
,rrfcfs Vere yOrn into IL. Tbese the most brutal
and e pd.h murders we have been called upon 70 re-
cord, though it IL some consolation to know that the
mur6ereis met their just deserts.
EXCITING CASE We meAtionsd. q fss days
since the recovery Of g., 800 by young lad at he
Jefferson Circuit, of person who, as turksy'anoot
last Winter, shot the lad though the hesd. We were
told few days tince by gentleman who was presem
AT The trial that the lad VINO was witness In his own
behalf a. allowed by q law Of last Winter, testified
that he was in the field attending to the hnoS Of the
turkey on the boerd, while re defendant ana o'.s.
the bullet entered his 1.-THE lad head the LEFT nde just
back of the eye, passing through the head came out
in the rear of the rghteye cutting on the Optic nerve,
az he was shot, he clapped hts hand to his head and
aimed al m shotF that he did MOI fsl dow, and
that all the time he was sensible and kaew perfectly
well what was going on around him. Inc lad ev'-
dence was couoporated by other testimony. Its very
sir gusr inc eed that the lad rtaped rs consciousness
tbrou, the shooting and excitement vt the occasion.
The case, as we'll might, occasioned Dlaca ieelins
FIcHr Between BANKERS AsD EDiToRs The
Prees and the Banks have come into collision IN Can
ada Mr.. James Hamilton, cashier Of the hank Of
l. NJ tl...f Adj "a
The London Prototype, about an article that appeared
in Mr. Talbots paper askiog hin how he dared 10 do
co, &c. Mr.. Talbot replied that's my business"
Mr. Hamilton called Mr.. TALBOT rascal, and other
hard Names and then struck At him with large stiek.
Mr.. Ia bot caught it with one hand, aud planted the
other ON Mr.. Hanitons eye, and administered suAdy
knocks on his eyes, all the time holding the stick with
bis bard. At this juncturs' M;ssIs kiyers teller W
known lawyer Of that city, Tushed over to separate
them, when Mr.. Mckenzie, OF Kerr, McKeozis Go,
aud Mr.. Murphy, commission agent, thinking they
were rather rough in their treatment Of MIR. Talbot,
and rather fayorng the bank iuterf.red, and gen-
eral melee ensued, IN which black eyes and bloody
noses preporderated, but which ended In the total
tout Of the bank party. Mr.. Hamilton, instead OF
giving o thrashiDg got one.
t,eo yim.s that on Friday two canal boats lsdea
with self from Syracuse, while on their way TO this
CITY, were sttaek sd by party Of men belonging TO the
Salt Deslers Company when nsa, inc h,s 1 sS
Y.
have refused TO come Tito the Association. and who
chip salt this city, selling lower thad the Salt Ueai
ers Company, which seeks to nonopoze the business
This is the cause Of the hostility 10 the boats. The
Salt Dealers boarded one Of the beats and scutted
her by boring holes through her bottom 90 that the
water DC ured in, IL the destruction OF the cargo.
they proceeding to serve the other boat IN the
came way when the boats crew rallied and nght
took place in the course Sf which buggy belonging
TO the attacking party was mashed la pieces; one
man was very seriously injured, and sundry black
ey es and bloody noses distributed amoog the combat
aDts III attempt the second boat was abandoned,
and il reach ed this city op Saturday
A MELANCHOLY FINALE The village OF Coknee-
ter, en- the Chicago, Quincy and Burlington Road,
was the scene Of sad affair one day last week.
Dung lady the daughter of estimsbe citizen, had
Tor some time past received the addressed OF young
man in opposition 10 the wishes Of her parents. They
m demonstrated with Der egain and sgaa upon the sub
iect but 10 no purpose. Fioaly the father told her
he Guild rather follow her TO the grave nan see her
the wife of a man whom be regarded as 80 unworthy
of her Soon aterwsrd the young lady was seized
with an alarming illness, and in three hours more was
co,pse. just before dying, and when she knew she
was beyond the reach Of remedy, she confessed 70
having procured and taken large portion OF arsenic.
The unhappy fathers alternative was presented 70
him sooner thsn he could have believed possible.
IChicAso Press
EXECUTIONS IN PoRTLAsD.--There have been bat
th,ee executions in this city since IT. rs'
TIE fret took place on the 18th OF November, bl,
when one Goodwin was haDged for throwing . msS
ov. PICARD from 8 boot 10 Csseo Bay. Ire sscw
was that of Thomas Bird, convicted OF mu.oerIs %
master Of a sloop in which he sailed. bs W." 49,
L.. Affh "a