New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-17

FEAT OF SrRrNGTH.-A letter from Jackson, Miss.
Aug. 4, 1859, says:
III was yesterday an eyewitness to one Of the great
est feats Of strength record. According to sae
ment recently made by some professor Of gymnastics,
before bis audience, in his lecture he SAID that the
Belgian Giant whoswas said TO be the strongest man
in the world could only lift, a. fair and square M SV
pounds. IL this be true, yesterday saw Mr. Giant
fairly beaten.
"Mr. Charts +. Ferry, locomotive engineer on
the engine Hercules, Of the \. o. j. 4 &. N Is. r.,
lifted at q fair and square hie, 200 pounds. MI.
Ferry just six feet high, aDd weighs wv pounds.
He stood upon pair Of Fairbanks platform scales,
ard passed three quarter inch rope uDderDe attn tnen
allowing the ends to come far enough thIous 10 run
stick through the loops He then placed l,o pounds
in weights upon the beam and stepped upon the scales
taking bold Of the center Of the stick and with appar-
ease rsised the beam and held it in that position
for nearly thirty seconds until all Of the oystanders
were perfectly satisfed that it was fair ift AT the
suggestion of person present. another 200 pound
weight was placed upon the beam, and confidently
be ieve that had not he rope broken he would have
raised the 200 pounds Another rope was procured,
but be refused to hft again for nothing. MIR. Perry
says that he can, by the aid of strap across his
shoulders carry and walk twenty or thirty PAGES with
1900 pounds"
SUPERSTITION AND MuRDER.-A Springfield, ILL.,,
correspondent Of The 81. LOUIS Republican, thus
relates horrible murder in Sang anon County
IAN old man by Of Fox. when entering the
door Of HE hous. which situated about six miles east Of here
SHOT down by his 'on.inlsw sdney brAnSh. !. veg
man over .iIy ysars ofsse He habit Of druk
l. ..d a ii. wife who !. an old woman
several Of the neighbors had been consulting funeelsi
the old woman that blood would be .hsd
This connection with old Foxs Iess .. once led nes de-
.neddps u the blood On saturday Oh Fox and Ms wife h.d
sone dispute when old told him what the fortune
ns this hs Of liquor
and nish, concluded n return bone he rracdes the
ed kpocked Cd the window for sdmuaace. This
being refused him he r ed the door pen and was n he act #
crossing the Threshold when his soniDsw Branch shot him IN
the lefi temple hlg an instantly Ther- were four o. i've
In the house aud 1--WE women cssd Ia BY 90 M 20. 20
appears that tie Of this murder Is the rsnlt Of the
ypy Of Il: .n xten ia f Tfss ~ ws.s
10 o'clock nsht n.,Sg ,nraienins ars1.s, thy
car te found where did think themselves abb
p0tec, fro anicipa.d asssal, from ~ unsfmed
.r,s, rh. pduoso BY superstition Branch hss
for murder The Circuit Court Si be held IA ms c9uIJ he
nenth when the different persons now lying Ia jail
will BE- tried"
The DISTURBANCE IN WRIGHr CoCSTY, MINE
sorA.-The 81. Paul Minnesotian of The llth says:
Several Of the Special Police posse sent TO Wright
County 10 execute <srrsns, returned yesterday They
port ihs. they secured Wright County over, and hsd
ARE sted several parties ssd 3, have been participants
in the murder Of Jackson They were placed under
guardianship troops They also report the people
greatly t1aspers,ed At Sibleys proclamation, and
those before dsposed 10 support law and order had,
after hearing Of it, turned over on the other nde.
Wherever they went they fourd the houses closed up,
and 10 one receive them. The Shern OF the coun-
ty Dir. Bertram, offered on Sunday, the troops
were wihdTawD that they wo1ld arrest and denver up
al the criminals within forty eight hours.
Col. Jobn 5. Prince had theIeupoa withdrawn the
troops TO this side Of the river where they encamped
making temporary tebts out of blankets spread On
poles and had the prisoners confined In house,
under charge Of our esteemed fellow ctzen WIN. 4.
GRAY esq.,. Third Sergeant. The troops we're al We'll,
and posing time well a. they can. They we're
kept under the suictest discipline, and were making
Of camp life Their behavior throughout he's been
excellent thus showing them 10 be true citizen sol
diers." Mr.. Sbley was met on the way up. eseys;
" Withdrawing the troops wac compromise Oh the
" dignity Of the Commonwealth. They mus. be
" marched back at once IL the criminals are not
eiyep up a. promised, the troops will be marched out
IN detachments all the county to endeavor 70 ar
rest them. II 49, they viii their norey, bat We
are AFRAID VII do little good, and make very few AZ
psts.
The St. Louis people have given 2aletas to the
Sunday Liquor Traffic by decided Majority. While
the subject was under discussion, the Hon. Ed~ard
Bates addressed the following letter to public
meeting:
liam very sorry" says Mr.. Bates, TO hear that
there Is any occasion for popular demonstration TO
uphold al instuicn ancient, 20 sacred, 30 lawful,
ard pecessary to the peace the comfort and the
responsibility of society as the Sabbath. lb re-
ious character, holy day, ought alone to
be sufficient Tor i,s protection IN Christian
community: but that falling. surely the laws OF
the and, made for lis security, ought to be A.
strictly enforced as the sr. made ir toe protectors o.
persons and properly. Vice and crime are always
progressive and cuuul:tive. II the Saoday laws be
Ii elected or sesp.ed the laws Of persons and prop
eYty win soor .hare t.ev fate, sld DC equally 6sre-