New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-14

RED FLANNEL PETTICOATs THE NEW SfrLE.-Tho
lady promenaders on the Avenue in Washington last
week were somewhat Mortified at the appearance OF
distinguished foreigner who held up her dress 10 ~ 70
display al undOubted scarlet flannel underskrt. What
an idea Yet these same peasant psttcodts are now
all the the waters Queen Victoria brought
them to London from her Balmoral Palace, in the
Highlands If Scotland, about two year, ago, and this
they have been adopted by the Empress Eagenie
OF course, they la mOde-thoss OF narrow stripes
Of red and black flannel being more dislngue than
the plain scarlet Silks and satins being no longer
traied in the mud, and those ladies' who wish TO be
Ia mate should not only provide themselves at once,
but practice gathering mp their dresses ia graceful
folds, 30 as to display about loot vi the brigh-
coored under-skrt.
IsnuMAS TREATMENT OF GIRL.-The LoekPsrt
Courier tells, on the authority Of Justice before
whom the facts came out that girl 10 years OF age
who had been abandoned by her mother and sisters,
was taken from the Niagara County Poor-Iouse by
Jesse A. Omstead and ihhumany treated. Olmstead
was the habit Of outrsgiDg her by pulling her ears
nearly off, kicking and pnehing her until she became
black and blue from head to foot. lie tied her hands
behind her and fastened her the fence very late ct
night, then put q white sheet over himself and
frightened her almost TO DEATH lie would take her 70
the barn at or 10 o'clock in the evening, with sps-
ing.book as he said to learn her to spell but ~ the
girl says after fastening the door OF the barn he ont
ragged her person; which statement s cOrrobrated by
her appearance and the testimony Of Dn. Butler and
Leonard Of LOckport.
NOVEL IMpoRTArIos.-By the last English mail
Mr.. Nettle, Superintendent of Fisheries, received .
letter from J. Little Esq, Bellna, Ireland, dated
10th December, giving intlmaiion OF the shipment
from that place Quebec Of nine thousand impreg
mated salmon ovs. From experiments already made,
there is good reason to expect that, conveyed by
steamship the ocean, this interesting copsgn.
ment will arrive in good condition TO be launched
into the propagation pond which Mr.. Nettle has 30
lately constructed in st. Ursue street. We regret 10
learn that the season so far advanced when tho
e:ioit made to procure the spawn OF the Canada
salmon that the Superintendens mission to Jacques
H.. IL. f...tt ia
possesses ample provision of trout oys, wherewith
to carry out the experiment this Winter;
A RomAyrIc STREAK OF roRrusE.-I1e Palmer
J0vrnai SAYS that Dee Joseph Miller Of Ludlow has
fallen heir to $50 900 by the decease Of distant rea-
tive in New-Orleans. The grandfather Of the 70 ia
prisoner by the Indians in l765 and subsequently be-
cane chief Of tribe In Western New-Ydk. He
aeiward visited Boston with party OF his warriors,
for the purpose Of showing them the strength Of the
country but refused 10 recognize his brothers and Sis
tiers, who met him at West Springfield aud Ludlow,
and attempted to induce him 10 remain with them.
Dea Miller Of Ludlow lie grandson Of one Of these
brotbeis and the grandson IL the Indian chief has
thus recognized him as the nheritor OF the old family
homestead. lSpringfeld Mass Repub., Jan. IL.
The State Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Wor
cester resist tie payment OF 800 upon the fe Of The
Right Rev. Bishop Henshaw, who died suddenly OF
apopexy in Maryland in 1852 on the ground mat me
Bishop lad no right TO go far South as Maryland
without their consent His physicians depose fhat MS
death was not caused by any local characterized IN
frence but was from, "exc.-sive labor m the service
of his blessed Redeemer." The ease u now b1tore
the Supreme Court Of Rhode Island on Questions OF
law.
Coon PRIcEs FOR SLAyEs-Ofthe negroes beieng-
ing 10 A. ID. Alexander Charlotte, Va, nine we're
sold on Monday, including boy, three men anu hvS
girls ranging from twelve to tweDty-.nIe" y"s' 20
age. They brought slO, $40, an average VI SI,HV
each. which considering the hard tunes, we think
crack sale The balance were an Gd man twp wns
and n family Of a woman AMI three chhd,sn S' a.
rorcb, c|r;spcufng price, They were oil sold to
sarn,rs COR cash bonds, six months credit. ~,
pr,cv ~ stAyTs.-T The Pamela Is. c. Star says;
~ a.. sae Of Mrs. Bobos estate, last week, iory-
o, 49, old aud young brought Jorty.oae thou,
olo Sltr9I Some of them were mere infants, AMI
sonc old nesrocs brought only fee cent? apiece.
T,r Drt AWARE BREAKwATFR.--The citizens Of
- Del. have held meeting aud recommended
- rernfnent pier be constructed at the BTemN-
eter Tor the protection Of commerce, and urging the
INFECT uIon tie attention Of the Congressional repre-
seriaiiy g Of tie Sta:e.
A lad If 70 years WAS lately msried 70 me own
Of Grand View, Missouri, 20 ma'deD q INC HpV 's'
Of rs.