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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

Mas DrcKsoE's NEW PrTTICoAT.--A meek quiet
looking person. calling himself John Dickson was de-
of red flannel from the door Of dry goods store in
Eighth street. He did not deny the fact. but at.
tempted TO palliae his oense by the following adj
dress to the Mayor:
hear ,rhy took it, you will say that unfortu
mite man, and ought to be pided. MY wife says to
me Yesterday mornings
",Jobn, I've gotta two dollar note, Bark Of Harris
burg (says she: made it by washing and ironing,
ard want you to go and buy eight yards Of hannn
red fanpn says she)-t0 make me two petticonts,
for the Spring backwards says .h@ and the weather
keeps cool. and havnt rag that's fit to wear. And
shop Says She, for you know your weakness; and
don't YOU get into conversation with any other loaers
as you going along on this Grand, -,
So took the money-the two dollar note Il did,
clear of groggery that's in the upper end OF our
street; and that's The way missed it, for in t'oher
street met Joe Hinson. Says Joe:
"JacL where you're bound
Says Ito get eight yards of quarter dollar Han
pin to make my wife two petticOats.'
"Says he-'DOck the old woman half yard, and
let's have couple Of glasses of toddy It's only
making the petticoats little shorter says he, and
she's got handsome pair OF ankles, she won't mind
having a scant pattern
"WeI, | thought half yard of Aannin wouldn't
make much difference, 20 in We went to the hotel,
changed the note, drank glass apiece and that put
us in the notion of lit did, and Joe drank, and
drank, and in less than an hour I'll be switched II
had twenty-five cents left ont Of two dollars. Well,
what could do then Ak any reasonable man what
could dol / couldn't 60 home without the tannn,
and couldn't buy il without the money. So hooked
belt of it Il did, that's fact, and IN not shamed
to acknowledge it, for nothing else could be done and
if hadn't been nabbed my old woman should have
had six red flannel pettcoats instead of two she sent
me after; and that's the whole story
Dickson was committed in default Of bail, to answer
for the larceny. Philadelphia Sunday Mercury.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07
BROOKLYN COMMON COUNCIL.

The Beard held regular meeting last evening, Aid.
PIRRsOS in the chair.
A communication was received from the Mayor
vetoing the resolutions of the Board forbdding the
use of steam in Atlantic street He states that N
"he present position Of the question as between tho
"city and Railroad Company a solemn agreement
"hsvibg been entered into, and that agreement rat-
fed and sanctioned by the Legislature the Commoa
Council acting in good faith and for the benefit o.
"the city at large, comforting 70 the Railroad Com
"pary rights long enjoyed by them for reasonable
consideration il seems to that the plain principle
"of justice requires that act of the City Govern.
"ment should in any way tend to the disturbance d
that agreement The communication was filed.
The MAYOR also submitted communication recon-
up TO the Metropolitan Police Commissioner forth
With.
Aid. VAN BRuSr offered the following resolution IL
connection Herewith:
to furnish the The metropolitan Police Commissioners
the House. and ohe, property used for police grI;
ior in the act Of he Legislature relating thereto
After slight discussion the resolution was adopted
80 Yeas to Nay.
A remonstrance was presented against the re.
erection of stables destroyed by fire in the Eleventh
Ward recently.
Aid Schools said il was an outrage TO permit the re-
erection of these stables. They were nuisance to
the neghborhood and should not be permitted To ex-
ist. He referred to the large number Of cows sePt
upon the premises TO the diseased animals wnch
were kept there and to the deeterious nature OF the
milk which was distributed among the citizens.
A motion to reconsider the former action Of tho
Board was carried and the subject was referred to the
Health Committee.
The rules having been suspended, AID VAS BRuSr
offered the following resolutions:
R,td That the Controller be directed TO draw his waans
favor of the Of Brooklyn In the smouns
of ali moneys in the applicable to Psy OF police
and police officers heretofore appropriate TOR the Jesr
1857. 49, - 4.
Rtossd That the Treasurer Of the City Of Brooklyn D d.
reced on receipt from Controller OF the warrant above
mentioned 10 draw their several places Of deposit the
moneys applicable to the of policemen foI 1857 sns p ss
chap $50, Laws of State of NewYork. -.
The subject was referred to the Finance Committee
for re port at the next meeting.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

From LAKE SUrfRIon.-The North Star reached
terdcck last evening She left superior City on Mon
day. The zee has nearly oil disappeared from .be
Lake, there being but A very little outside of Mar
quet,e On her way down the Star no ice, il hav
ing gone over 20 tho North Shore. Me, the Illinois
iut below thu Saul, and tue Iron City IN Detroit
Riter.
Everything beeim TO wear lively appearance
alcnc .be shore Mine, are prosperous, business az
tive and vegetation coming forward finely.
Shafts have been sunk at the Norwich Mine until
uass copper was struck.
A new river steamer. 'he Miner. has been put on
The Ontonagon River. She runs from American Land
iGg to Oltonagon.
The Ontcnagon District is using ten thousand kegs
Of powder annually.
The Pewabic Mine. at Po,age Lake. a new concern,
is In very promising condition, AID lis PROJECTORS
think tina. II is rising more in proportion to its size
than any mine in the upper country.
Nothing has yet been heard of the schooner A.
Medbury bound down with 200 tuns OF copper
for this place She hes been out from Cleveland over
fifty DAYS. cleveland Herald, 81 inst.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07
CITY ITEMS.

The FIREWORKS To.NIGHT.-The exhibition Of
fireworks intended for the Fourth of July, but post
pcned Cd account of the inclemency of the weather.
will be made on Tuesday evening ct the following
places, at each Of which the bands mentioned will
perform: f.n
City Hall Park music by DodwoItks band
Madison square music by Nolls 7th Regiment band.
Tompkius square, music by Whitworh's band.
Mount Norris square, music by Yorkvlle band.
Hamilton square, music by CoDnePs band
Fiynnth street Brosdw sy music By Washington band
Jackson square, music by the Blind band
Grsnd street, East Broadway. music by HIPS band.
Second street and Housop mnsc BY Wsnnemakers beae
Bsttery music BY Whitworth's band. llf.
Mis.iou souarc. music BY -.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07
The principal display will be in the Park.

NIBLo's GARDES.-Sigrorina Rolla appeared let
night in La Sylphide and was received with enthusi-
astic applause. and large number of bouquets were
thrown to her. She met with an unpleasant accident.
which was, happily, attended by no serious conse-
ouences In the course of Of her dances her foot
slipped, and che fell at full length the STAGE She
was assisted to her feet by NJ. Paul Brilliant and sf
once resumed the ballet, with more even than her
usual spirit, amid loud cheers.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

MokDAf, July Sup. STEkks IN the chaii. -.
The I'olrrs Esfimak.-Sup. BLUNT moved 20 OK
from Tire table the communication received some Iime
aimee from the Metropolitan Police Commissioner
benr the estimate of expenditures for the new police.
The paper was t.ker up, and motion Of Sup BLus.
he scbect was referred ~ the Committee on Touoy
Officers. Sundry advertising. and Other smsn o'u'
wcre passed. cod the Board adjourned TO Thutsosy'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

CRIcKEr.-To-morow "wednesday the return
match between the Second Eleven of the st. Georges
Club and the YoLkers Club will be played at hobokea.
Wckets win be pitched at 10 O'Clock.
On Monday, the 18th inst, eleven Of the New-Yosk
and S.; Georges Club wlp eighteen Of the Albany.
Utica, Syracuse and Rochester, at Albany. This vh
probably be exciting aud coselycontestsd match,
ms the men engaged In il all frstclass players
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

THE SAcHIMs ON TIE LATE Gov. MARcr.-Tns
Tenn any Society or Columbian Order met at TEN
many Hall last night Daniel Z. Delavsn, Grand
sacbem presiding. The decease Of the late statesmaA
was alluded to in touching terms and Messr. Wm. u.
Kennedy, Peter B. SweeDy, Elijah 4. Pwdy. lsase '.
Fowler and Gideon J. Tucker were appointed com
ttee to draft resolutions appropriate to the occs:0o'
The Society then adjourned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

TIE SrRrLrs.-The following is an abstract o. tne
Report of the Street inspectors to City Inspector MOI
ton as to the amount Of labor performed tor tho nve
DAYS of the week ending July 4, 1857
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-07

The state of the weather during the eatirs week
v;l AZ couut for the small amount Of work done.
-Wo,k i. to be commenced this morning % Ne
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
BLOODY TRAGEDIES IN TExAs-We find the f.

BLOODY TRAGEDIES IN TEXAS.-We find the fol-
lowing in the Dallas Herald of the 29th ut
1t becomes duty to record one of the most des.
perae and heatrendng tragedies that has ever been
enacted in this region of country. John Robinson
county, on Friday morning of last week without pre-.
out ntmation of his iendish intentions shot and
killed dead two brothers, George and James Ander-
son, brothers OF his wife, then attempted the life of
his wife, and failing in that, proceeded deliberately
to his neighbor's, old man Sublett, distance of
nearly two miles, and while the old man was begging
for mercy, shot him dead. Returning to within
short distance of his home Robinson finished this
horrd and unnatural tragedy by placing the muzzle
Of his gun against his forehead and pushing
the trigger with his ramrod, put an end to his own
life instantly The whole affair occurred in less than
an hour d..
Robinson previously had difficulty with his wife,
and had agreed to a separation. Her brothers were
assisting to remove her things, when he shot them
both with rifle and a musket. Some time ago Rob
inson committed brutal assault upon old man Sub
lett, and was punished with several months impris
onment, which was probably the cause of his ami
mostly against that individual.
In the Washington (Ark) Telegraph of the I'd inst.
we find the following paragraph:
We learn by gentleman just from Texas, that in a
difficulty which occurred at Palestine, Anderson
county, recently, Judge Reagan member of Congress
elect for the Eastern District of Texas his brother
and three other persons, killed. Our informant
did not learn the origin of the difficulty, or any fur
ther particulars.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09

SINGLE RULE OF THEEE.-H'm A. Lake, Know
Nothing candidate for Congress, voted for Fuller for
Speaker of the National House of Representatives,
and Fuller voted for Pennington, and Pennington
voted for Banks Banks is the Abolitionist candi-
date for Governor Of Massachusetts,, and Lake the
know-Nothiug candidate for Congress from this
District.
Mississippians! will you suffer O. r. Singleton the
Democrat, to beat Lake ouly one thousand votes
[Vickshurg Sentinel
To which splendid arthmetical research we bee
leave to add: :
Single RUE Of Jtco-The editor of the Vicksbura
Sentinel voted for James buchanan for President anG
Buchanan appointed Robert j. Walker, and Rober
j. Walker is doing more for Abolitionism and fol
Frecsoilizng Kansas, (as all the Democratic presse:
contess than all the observation-disclosures in the North
Mississippians will you be humbugged by the
his candidate?
We believe our rule of two works better than the
sehtinels rule of three. [Natchez Courier
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09

DREDGING AT CORPUS CHRISTI The following
extract from letter of recent date in the Nueces
Valley Advertiser, exhibits the progress of the dredg
ing operations the mud flats between Aransas and
Corpus Christi Bays
carefully chained one.eight of mile, (66O feet)
the dry bank of the canal, and placed stakes at
definite distance from the other bank on which the
machine was working, by which found the width
but uniformly feet inches the depth was 8 feet
inches below the surface of the water, g feet 10
inches deep) the time occupied in cutting $50 feet
was hours and "a minutes.
The amount of clay excavated, elevated u feet
above water, and by spout deposited feet above
water at lateral distance of 30 feet from the buck
cts is sig cubic yards in the time mentioned eqaiva-
lent to 5S049 cubic feet, Or 250 cubic yards (say
1925 tons per day of 10 hours with cord of wood
find the canal already cut between six feet water
on each side nearly 1000 feet long, 27 feet wde with
from to 10 feet water.
Vessels of Is feet beam and feet draught can now
pass from sea to Corpus Christi.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
Columbia Is. C.l Times. ID inst,

DIR. BrRDELL IN BRAzIL-In the new book on
Brazil and the Bnzians,' by Rev. D. P. Kidder
and Rev. J. c. Fletcher, Dr. Burdell is curiously
enough noticed as having been in Rio Janero in 1851
The writer, in speaking of the ascent of the Sugar
Loaf, far famed mountain near Rio Janero saws
on page 40:
On the 4th of July, 1851, Burdell, an American
dentist. accompanied by his wife, French cofeu'
ct sa dame and young Scotch woman, made the
ascent. From the latter I received an account of
that adventurous night, when at times they seemed
ready to dash into the toaming beneath. Their
toll and danger were of no small magnitude and
when success finally crowned their foohardiness they
sent up rockets and built bonfire, to the astonsh
ment Of the gazing Flumnenses.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09

FROM NORTHERN MIssIssIPrI-The Grenada Re-
publican Of Saturday last has the following para
graphs:
The crop of corn will not be so abundant as was
expected some time since. 1t has been asCertained
since the fodder was gathered, what was not noticed
before, that there are large number of barren stalks
The crop will be comparatively light one.
We have just been shown one of the largest speci
mems of the apple kind that we have ever seen in
this section Of country. 1t was grown upon the
premises of Mr.. Wilbourne, and measures u inches
in circumference, weighing over three-fourths of a
pound.
Much sickness prevails in the neighboring county
of Carroll. We learn that DR.. Walden has had some
so cases of measles and fux in his family, nine of
which have terminated fatally.
We informed that the prospect for disposing of
the bonds of the Mississippi Central Railroad is very
good in Carroll county. The work upon the road is
progressing finely and rapidly, and iron sufficient to
bring it to Grenada is now being negotiated for.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
Fate of the spirit Lake Murderers.


The Washington Union publishes the official report
Of the result Of the expedition sent against Inkpa
du-ta's band Of Indians who committed the murders
and pillage at Spirit Lake, Iowa, but the St. Paul
(MnJ Pioneer Of the 10th uIt has more interesting
account together with the names of the murderers,
which we copy below -4s..l,--s-.-..-1s
We have been recently favored at the Office of the
Superintendent Of Indian Affairs with an exan,ina
ton OF q statement made by an Indian sauaw of
ink-pa-dutss band, captured by joe Campbell,
Hoton vast and Little Crow in their attack, on or
Big Drift Wood Lake. This lake ID about twenty
miles north Of skunk Lake, and appears tn he a n
vorite rendezvous for the Indians of this band
The squaw, whose husband died in consequence OF
wounds received at the attack states that Al t tir
Of the murders the Des Moines and at Spirit lake
Inkpa du tas band was composed of twelve varriors
and two boys, sons Of the chief, with their women
and children, in all but seven lodges. The names Of
the party guilty of the murders are az follows --s'
Ink-padu-ta, or Scarlet Point, the Chief. u,
Marpi- -yaho-tonnani, or Roaring Cloud This In
dian, son of the chief was KILLED by party under
Major FIandrau, at the Yellow Medicine Agency, in
June last.
Marpa-ya-pe.ta, or Fire Cloud, twin brother il
the above. Killed at Big Drift Wood Lake. by Camp
bells party. lFs
.Ta-tego,he, or Shifting Wind Killed at the SAINT
place and at the same time.
Ra-ha-ka, Or Aged Man. Killed at Drift Wood
Towa.ke-ya-w or Sacred Lodge Wounded
az Dr1ft Wood Lake, and died Of his wounds. It il
the squaw OF this Indian who makes the statement
ke-chomani, Putting On as he walks. :
Hu-sda, Red Leg. ~
| Hdahda, Rattling a son.ip.Iaw of Ink.na du ia
Ete-tan-ka, Big Face. E7F :
/ Tat -dho-shunk-s or, the translation O
the beautiful and euphonious name OF this brave ia
az the papers say, " unfit for publication 8F6
Ta-chan-ka-ya-hoton, or Great Voice.
The prisoner from whom the above was derived
states that at the attack the party by Campbelr
band at Drift Wood Lake, the Indians rushed into Ia
water to make their escape, and in consequence sey,
raj women and children were drowned.
1t will be seen that Ink-padu-tas party original
consisted Of fourteen including the two boys but the
performed a demons share of murder and pillag
They are now reduced to nine, divided among then
selves, dispirted and in want of provisions and ost
necessaries. 1t is supposed they have gone to tf
neighborhood of the James river.
Ink-pa-du-ta and bis band belonged originally
to the Wa-pacoutah Sioux, but sixteen years sins
were driven away, owing to their brutal murder
an old chief.
The account we have given above agrees in Il
main with Miss Gardeners statement. She, howeye
stated that the Yanktons received Ink-pa-da-ta
band with cordiality and feasted them. This ii
Indian woman contradcts, and says they were refuse
admission to the Yankton camp.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
LET KANSAS Go.-Rather than have a family QUAR-

LET KANSAS GO.-Rather than have family quar-
rel in Democratic let Kansas they
bone and flesh Of flesh " they will back
certain the head of the Mississippi epties
hsterodoxv o,hodoxy, sink SWIM editor Wood
vile Republican will stand by them. Fl. -gsg
Sentiments at once SO slavish and unmanly, we
never expected to hear the editor of the Woodyille
Republican utter. They are unworthy the past career
of that Journal "Let Kansas go rather than have
family quarrel in the Democratic party!n What
does the Republican mean by giving vent to such
cowardly language? Is it prepared to surrender all
the rights the South has in Kansas for the sake Of
preserving peace in the Democratic ranks? Away
with such stuff. We have no patience with the man
who can give expression to such servile language.
We love party, and would do anything consistent
with reason and justice to advance its interest, but
we would see it smashed into q Thousand atoms be.
fore would surrender any right the South has in
Kansas, to the vile Abolitionsts of the North. Let
the Democratic party slide rather than yield to the
dictations of the Freeso rabble with Bob Walker at
their head r.
We love our party puch, but we love the South
more. And when we advocate the continuance of
any party at the expense of the rights interests and
honor of our section, may our right hand forget
its cunning and tongue ceave to the roof of our
mouth. When the Democratic party, as party,
expresses its appreciation of Walkers infamous course
in Kansas, prepared to condemn it in terms as
strong as those we have employed against Walker and
his abettors. (Iazoo (Mss.) Sun.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09

A PRINCESS OF MORoCCo.-Ths morning the
gave the following history of herself: She was born
IN this country but the child of the sister of as
she states) the present Queen of Morocco. She was
reared by Quaker family in Newbern or Edentoo,
NORTH @ carolina, and was set tree By them; a. Having
nearly ninety she starts foot for New York, where
a gentleman has offered to procure her passage to
Morocco. Most of the way from North Carolina she
has travelled on foot, carving bundle weighing no
less than fifty pounds, Washington Union, Aug. 30.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
Four Strong Reasons why the Gazette Re-
T@ fIF pudfates Walker.

We repudiate Walker, 1st: Because in his inaug-'
ural address he attempts by elaborate argument to
convince the people that the climate Of Kansas was
wholly unsuited to negro slave labor. This was a
kind of sneakng Intervention in the highest degree
indeicate, offensive to the South and injurious to her
rights and cause. The argument itself is wiIful
falsehood designed to reconcile the Southern people
to the highhanded and illegal measures which he
adopted in order to bring in Kansas as free State
with the view Of strengthening the national Demo
craey OF the North. Kansas is as well adapted to
slave labor as Missouri, Kentucky or Virginia. as it
lies in nearly the same latitude and produces the
same articles '-Hs-'7-s's
I'd. In this same inaugural address, and more
pontedy in his speech at Topeka he dictates to the
convention the course to be pursued in framing and
ratyng the new constitution and threatens opposi-
tion on his own part, as well the part Of the
government, il his commands are not obeyed to the
letter. This diabolical course, we scarcely need say
was unauthorized by law, arrogant and presumptous
The Kansas bill confers upon the people of Kansas
the right to have their own way, uncontrolled by out
side influences from any quarter. Neither Mr..
Walker nor Mr.. Buchanan, nor Mr.. any one else
has right to dictate to the people of Kansas one
way or another, as to how they shall frame their con-
stitution.
Sd. In demanding that the new constitution be sub.
mtted to the whole resident population for ratiica
ton, he not only arrogated power not granted by
any law but insisted upon the only Out of the
three or four that the convention had the power tc
adopt-which could prove injurious to Southern inter
est. diher uoHc US anu our cause INJURY
than Hale Chase any other aholitionst could have
done,' says the Patriot Atchson "if Walkers plaI
is carried out, We are lost" says Maj Danforth.
4th He has proven himself to be not only faithles
to mis- trust but political rckster without on
of the attributes of high craftsmanship He stood BY
and the bogus Topeka Legislature concoct
without raising finger to disperse the traitors Il,
even impudenty condemned the administration o
Gen. Pierce, for dispensing preceding bogus legs
lative assembage by military force. u
We could, were it necessary, give other reason:
why we repudiate the Kansas policy of Walker, bu,
these will suffice for the present.
[shreveport (Democratic) Gazette, 29th ult.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-09
DISAPPEARANCE OF A MIssIssIPPIAN.-The New

DISAPPEARANCE OF A MIssIssIrPIAN.-The New
York Tribune of the I'd inst says
A gentleman named Edwards from Vcksburg
Miss, with bis wife, few days since took lodgings at
Maillards Hotel Broadway. One day last week he
went out either to draw or deposit $4,000 in one of
our banks but did not return. Upon inquiry at the
bank it was found that the $4,000 was there but no
clue to the absent man was obtained. Since the day
of his disappearance Mrs. Edwards, young person,
and stranger in New York, has been in the most
excited state of anguish Has the police been put
the scent? A gentleman was reported to have fallen
drowned? Was the body identified ? II not, it would
be well for the Coroner to look particularly to this
disappearance of Mr. Edwards in connection with that