New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-16

the vcry weed o. luxury. zine GoVelnor onows To-
bacco freeiy.l
pRorv.rNG or FpUR BRo-HxRs.-Iu our issue OF
yesterday wss recorded the fact that man by the
nsme of Michael INllsey was drowned in the Spriag
Gardens on Sunday morning. From inicrmstsea
since received, II appesrs that four brothers usmcd
respectively Michael, James. Thomas aud John Pal
sew all met with the ssi fate about the eame
time and arder similar circumstances. Three Of the
brothers Michael James ard Thomas, With another
yourg man, enpsged sail. bost for the purpcss u
taking cruise through the waters OF the SprinX ar
ders and Pe,spsco River.
John wss 9resent at the time snd desired to accom-
parry his brothers. but they refused to admit hm %
the boa, ana started of their excursion OF pleasure
After they had gone hn procured skih ana starved
ca on an excursion also. The men were all intoxs-
Gated ard cons< queDty not IN condition 10 nsvSeSo
the beat. After the ssil-boat had been out short
time stiff breeze struck the sail and she was cap
sized.
All four of the were turned ioto the water asa
there bepg no assistance at hand ana the brothers nOe
berg able to save themselves by swimming, they were
all drowned, while their companion avs,led himsssf OK
his know ledge Of swmmirg and he re~cneo the snore
in safety; about the same time john, who was a'oas
in the skT commeuced exercising himself ~ preAhs
peculiar to drur ken man and jos,led the boat from
side to side until at length he lost bic equilibrium ed
wss turned over into the water.
Several persons were on the water near him. and
went his assistance. lie refused to ALLOW them to
take him into the boat boaspg OF bis ability to sevU
himself He continued to battle with the element for
son time and at length, becoming exhausted, he
of. On Monday afternoon the body Of Michael was
recovered and brought to the city. Yesterday Morn
ing, the body Of John was found floating Upon tue
wat or near the wharf at Smiths distllery The bodies
of james and Thomas have not yet been recovered.
baltimore Patriot ltA-
FAMILY POy3orfD BY A MORO CHILD --Muoh
excitement was caused Chestnut street yesterday
BY the discovery that Mrs Patrick Pope. her daugh
ter Miss Elem Mics Green, daughter OF Dr. Grees ot
Danyille who YVES on visit 10 Mrs P and negro
man. the cook, had been poisoned BY arsenic which
had been put n ,he coffee partaken at breaktAt.
Bs fsre going into particulars will state that the
two young ladies and the negro are entirely out OF
dar ger and that there every prooabnty Oh tas re-
coyery of Mrs. Pope though she Is stu seriously W.
II sppears that a negro girl about ten years OF e9e
belonging to Mrs. Pope called at the drug store on
the of Chestnut and Sixth streets this morning.
and asked for some arsenic. white boy VINO VS.
at.endirg the store while Mr.. w. HI Young the pro-
psietsr was at breakfast, declined 70 lot her have IL
Sse left, ard shortly after returned, telling tho boy
taat her mistress sad she wanted it to kill rats He
poison r in the coffee Medical ad was imuedis.ely
,cocured AZ d the condition Of the ladies and nsrs
man wac at o clock, we have stated above.
The girl received a whipping a few days ago. Her
cries vera heard by negro boy of IA or 10 years OF
age who, she Gays, met her Yesterday morning. -
ssked he. about is. She told .im, when he ADVISED
her buy some srsepic put u tne comee %s nma Sye
cents for that purpose The gal and the boy aarsee
to, and snotber boy who is believed 70 have also oesa
concerned in the matter were lodged IN ,n iss, n9e1'
U,os WArga N LAKE ERrs.-A correspondent 81
TIE PainesriHs lObol 7sleyraph states thst L:se
Erie is now higher by six feot thsn 1t wss nom toS
first .sttismsnt OF the country 10 tes yss, ~
marg constant inrosds upon lands bordering hersoe.
Mush loss of land has been suusinsd Ehsre fsms sre
no. protected by rcck coast, OF which therS CO..
psrstively little on the southern Shore Tho y!isce
attributes the uniform high stage Of wser 10 the back
Lick dam, though wet seesons OF course Cause nuAu
tom.
In 1885, Or 1896 Congress passed AZ act su.Aonzlhx
tbe President TO appoint comPetens engineer "
certain By actual survey the dam lad tendency "a
rsise ,se voters Of Lake Erie. The engineer pro-
ceeded to Buffalo for the purpose OF making tne
vfy yxbsn be was Informed by the euhonuss ~
Washington that no money had been sppropristed %
psy aim for his services. The cemmuoicruo. -
TtisyrarA proposes public meeting OF tee :Susay.
;., ,sto CONFEDERATION, and TO take such steps ~ WI
se euye An actual sdIsey OF the Disk nWs Ds%, -
lie az ct upor the waters OF the LAKE, ana sne 90
"a found to be the cause of permanent nHn H0s
thep 10 take some meaEs 70 have the obstruction ~
moved.
FATAL BEAR HUsr.- -MosrPrLIER, w., jay ts.-
Last Tue sdsy ths inhabitants Of Warren, stown boz
ceripg the western range q the Green Mounesns 50
about twenty miles from Montpeles, we're taa,ed
suyroupd pace Of forest in which large teer hsa
taken refuge. The ring Wa iormeI 81 ~ ~. o..ss~
marched inward to incloee the ssimai IN ihe cs.sf
where he wa discovered snd gsseS 81. nLsos Ii,es
shower OF bullets from every part Oh sns oSoue ~:
The bear, which was q monstrous one, weakniSe
over 400 ibs., was instantly killed but ssd 70 ;sHsSs
va found no, to be the only victim. A man by tho
nsme Of cas- had been shot through the sbdouSn ~
srns csrees, or excited gunner standing on the opgo
80 80 o the rip who aimed at the bear bit hse1so
20, tbs mr. fortunate man who stood within range or ~
Iuls,s. Csss. after lingsdng in agony n1 or sSM
hours expired in agony the same night Ano 80
tie dsy which begun with exciting sport s,ds Ss.
IN sairess ard mourning among the people - -
tswn. l|oi' 49, .<.,.
FxpyDrTloy.-We are sdyised ths; new s.s11s psT
h.s teen aIrar gsd By the Ohio and "a M ~ ~
I'D betwsen Cincinnati and st, Lous, ~ xaAS .ne
.;s hs.vsen the two cities has been redueso 70 Ioui-
..er bours AZ the first fruts OF this noeased sesecl
SbieS vent into eject the nth ss. ss receives
W W.s,ssisy morning tie papers from ST. LOUIS %
Wo,1sy morsing prsvio as--oAly k<tys'ght no' ~
fsvng eOn:aosS or the Ssasy ;..Ss osSs sSs ~
norrcs tbs r,capt Of peper and letter. from New,
NJ in four days ard & bali ard we have svess.
,i,rs. noticed the arrival IL t1is city ot p eA1eog~
sram New Orleans in eighty or eighty onr nCus ins
| nsis however, continue TO come by tse 1ow NC
nsners s, require ak dsys time 10 uisks tee Jeu'
bom New Oiiesrs: We hope tina ths .z @sI f.on n.n
| the -oIthves., and that they WI bs fosvGo" WAN
tie ssas expedition y PssssuT 'u slrssdy ~'fi 'fu..