New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-11

Fto,gsEsT FROM CoSsEcTICUT OF loUsG
colYLI.-About week ago Amehs Grant aged
snSeu years, suddenly disappeared from fu'nsui,
Smpec;cus, where che was attending boarding
sSool. Soon after her disappearance, her istoer,
40 keeps ho 'el ia Worcester Mass, Gss epPfisea
a the fsct, when be instituted search. Lss' en-
az Chief Johoson received telegram Hon nei
h.Ser describing her, ard Immediately set sGvN
psI;,o senrch' II an GEARS that she e.oped with
,ounp man named Joseph w. Brapch; that tne patty
suedis stely 10 this city TOOK spartene ~ VIC
Etobange Hotel and have resided tneie ever siuoo a'
nan and wife. w.ss ,ass yaveoips by their az
-, and confinement in the S.aton.House. Tneir cup
of bs which last evening was turneo " grSI
~.s again oysuunbiDg this morn ng WIN JOY. ne
Sss arrested upon the charge OF seduc1on, p9' ior
,-na,ely for him. the young ladys estinony cleared
I'm up0n that cbar.e %. Sac acknowledged that she
ss sncente several months ago, aud that oarkeepcr
:. ber fathers hotel knew OF it before she became ac
ousipted with Der present lover Mr.. Branch. Under
soch state Of fscts the Justice could not hold MIN
snd he wes sec Idogly discharged.
AsorHER Lor OF Missouri NFGRoEs TAKEN
souTH-THE COMMERCE IscREAsisG.-We nave no
s,sntOn Of coner cling saIfzct0D at the raploIy
sr,essng im,or,apce Of the commerce in blaeks be-
seen Missouri and tse South. There s n, true n,end
Sths State who wl not be gratded by the fact that
fs slaves Of Missouri are rapidly fn0ing purchasers
no take them out OF the state, ana saVe IN tneH
,sA thousands of gold dollars enabling their former
svpeis 10 pay for the labor Of whts men 10 ting the
Mound and raising the rich crops which our farms are
upsble Of producing uoder labor intelligent frectef
he South is doing good work for Missouri we
hye TO record the departure OF aroher lot OF negroes
6um our midst Ire steamer Rylatd brought twenty
rue adults and children, male and female. They were
he property OF Tom Smith, efq., Of Independence,
spd Sought at an average Of 600 head as spec1-
.ion by Mr. Gwiu f Vicksburgh, Mississippi. Mr.
Cvit saws that Elk or seven of these among t1e
f, t negroes he ever saw, and cost him 2O ca ch
Missouri Democrat, Jan. 6.
ALMOST A TRAGEDY.-A young lady Of Great Bar.
r,aton is said to made unsuccessful attempt
10 commit suicide by poison, on Tuesday evening OF
i,a week. correspondent of Tile adams Tran
,,ipf describes her about seventeen years of age
dsughter Of the proprietor OF secondrate hotel snd
r,nbling he'll which is most politely styled the Kali
rHd House." and a well educated, h0me-l0vlDg, mod
n girl, but unfortunately injured in her reputation by
ts company with whom she has been forced to assc-
ake, few months since she was male the happy
vie Of one whom she supposed an honorable man. but
vho has since proved to have played the part OF a
ssy decevef' with other young ladies', previous to
as marriage. Repentance and sorIow began to
vsgh heavily upon the young wife, while the beastly
habits VI the hos 0aDd grew worse and worse TIL, on
ps evening named she resolved on the desperate act
q self-destiuctioI. Sitting alone in her room, the
iakng Of dice aud shIilng of cards busily proceed
iu below she took tie intended death-p0tion in so
ss quantity that aphyscian easily caused it to be
lrosn up, though much against her will, and in spite
dher earnest ertf eaiies to be left alone to die.
Of The philadelphia North american, in his letter of
December 2, Totes the shocking fate of the gallant
Gen. Ardant, who, after commanding the artillery
through the Ctimean war, has just me. his death by
Singular accident at ViDcenues. In company with
Esishal Valiant, the Minister of War and large
number Of general ooers he was watching toe effects
of the explosion of bombs from block-house erected
for that purpose. very small openng OF less than
an inch wide was ef for the purpose OF obsers alton,
sDd officers took their places at this alternately
Scarcely had Gen. Ardaot placed himself before 1t,
when a bomb exploded and fragment, passing
throogh the aperture struck him on the forehead with
tueh force literally to scatter his brains on rus
brother officers around Tnus died, IN the midst OF
hiepds and peace by an almost uncomfortable hazard,
ssslant soldier, who had passed unscathed through
hldred combats.
The Capitol grounds, outside of Congressional az
traction have excited much attention within a lev
d,ys past in couseqde of the Introduction OF the
water of the Potoinac in that vicinity. An attach
rept has been made TO the old fountsin on the
Snunds and water is forced through 1t to the hight OF
hundred feet. Tois water 10 conveyed by means ol
an squeduct distance Of fourteen miles, the same
beng two or three years in course OF construction a
eentfal attachment, however, viii not be mAte Tor
sue yesIsto come.
Ateaoher at Newport, X. / has been 6aed $50,
sicosts for mhctng excessive corporeal punishment
@Ote OF bic pupils. part Of the evidence IN the
e,s was PAIR OF gan'alooas' which tue ooy nda on
teui wooden h, and ined-were cut through IN
oreeu different places, clearly as if done with
sharp knife. Tie punishment was inflicted with
oovhide.
yrRr GESERors.-A grocery firm in Burlington,
Iowa, distributed, on Christmas day. barrel OF En-.
sh waruts to toe poor boys aud grls of that town.
The children left the store Rith glad hearts; but alas
when they came crack the ~aouts they found that
Every one of them was spoiled The grocery men
ssvs out the walnuts knowing they were spoiled.
\ DECRrAsE oF MARRIAGES IN LowELL.-Accord.
rgio The Citi-en and Ners, toe number Of mar
nge cerf Gates iss ued by the City Clerk during the
past wear was 1884, against 59l in 1851, 6j5 in 1856,
G9in 1855, and SO7 in 1854.
The 200 boys who lost their books by the burning
oi the Quincy schoo.house in Boston have been re-