New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-13
MISCELLANEOUS.


DEATH OF "LADY MAC That celebrated and
universal iavorite Of the turf and the road Lady
Mae" is 10 more. While being driven violently on
a ceecendDg road, she fell aid broke her neck Lady
Mac was. Perhaps, more generally known than any
horse in the Union, for there was not track through
ont the whole Valley of the Mississippi, from New
Orleans to the Falls Of ST. Anthony, that has not
been the scene of her pacing exploits. She
has been in California some four years, dur
jng most Of which time she has been Kept
as private nag; but some eighteen months
since Mr. Hun added her TO his splendid livery stud,
and the 'La0y has alICs daily trod the road, coinag
money for Ter owner aud affo obg the highest salts
faction TO the whip who had the good Fortune TO SIT be-
hind her. Though We adv anced IN years there was
not in California sounder piece oi horsefesh, whch,
united 10 ler speed and geh'leness, rendered her
universal favorte. Aud It is no exaggeraion 10 say
that every lover IF tie tn will mourn her untlmeiy
loss" She VAS worth 81 900.
Tors TO PIECES BY BEAR.-We are panied to
learn that Sylvester Lar edon who lived several miles
this tide Of McCumbCrs saw.nl net horrible
death on the 30 Of July. He was out following COW,
fol the purpose Of discovering Young calf which she
had secrcted in the woods, when he was attacked
by grizzly besr aud horribly mangled. Tne lower.
psrt cf bis face, including his right eye, with
lick Of ibc ANNALS huge. raw, Was dashed els
tarce of ten feet from his body. This blow must
have killed him irs'anty, He was, however, 10
several Other places bitten and tom in shocking
manner. Mr.. Lsngdoas gun was found by his
sidc lCadcd, with the cap upon II snapped 1t Is
supposed that he fred at the bear once and then ran
oil some distance, reiO iueu alO RETURNED 10 tue
charge when, bis gun missing fire the bear had II Gil
bis own way. The bear, on the ssme day, killed
al,maIkaby active OK which would have weighed
st least eight hundred pounds. When touLd the OK
had almost every bone broken while his flesh torn
into sheds 1t has been discovered that this bear vii
trail a man OK, 50 that he has become exceed
incly dangerous. Some idea of his strength may be
To- med from the fact that he dragged the OK after
was dead, conso cradle distance, feat which yoke
If oAeE ateTward failed to accomplish.
lsha,t. Coz reT.
ANOTHER CALIFoRSIA PGoDUCTIoy.-Aman, while
bathing near Meiggss harf accide ntally
a soft, h1roGs substance, growing few feet uuder
wser ard was induced ty curiosity to pull up by III
roots 10 what il was. He brought il lahore, and
on examination 4 proved TO he a yeIitab.e small
sized spoBge-tiee. There aIe about dozen pieces
Of sponge, averaging about six inches ia diameter
each, growing trcm u single stem, which very
uch resembles cabbage stalk. The stem is abou;
foo. ard half high and perfectly straight. with the
sporcy substance formed in thick clusters around It.
has long prevailed among scientific men "a to whether
snorce wa, sn animal OF vegetable production. The
root stem ard general formation Of this specimen la.
every sppt arsnce OF tie la.e species amoog which
il might well be classeG.
Tuy CALIFORNIA GOLD DrscoyERIEs.-0ames
Mar.hal ana Peter L. Winner, the discovsre!s OIL
aurlerous wealth # California, says Ire SFfraH:s3
dge are both residing at Ccoms. Ihe to'ins! =. - q
poor man. and at preser. engaged in gardening. ihe
latter owrs beautiful house and u numOt: u "e'es
G ler that be has cultivated 20 such al extent n l.
suppoIt irnself and family comfortably. MS. W III
mtr ia in possession of the fret piece OF gold aiscoI
cred II il almost entirely free from QcartZ, and wo-a
about - ~.