New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-16
MISCELLANEOUS.

,oue one Of tho Lost lie not missing, or to ii known by
bis social virtues."
MILD WIsTER-I those nuskrsts 10 Iowa thst
urophesed mild Winter survived the cold snap 0,
January last they may now have the ssti''souon OIL
knowing that their predictions were correct Soltnerh
papers concur 10 the statement that vegstah1h Ia Una
Latitude ia At least one month in aiyaueS OF ordinary
wears. Fruit trees in blossom aud howers OF va
,ous kizds are in full bloom. Ia the North the WIN
,erh., b,eo remarkably open. The great lakes have
le.n closed by ice but small part of the ne, and
r.vi,.,;sp is nov about to be resumed on ell the
No,tberp waters. The Lake Superior Joaraa! Of the
Goth UIt, ssys:
month. and have had scarcely brush OF winter yet
Moat OF tho time il has been mild. For two weeks
past there has been a bsmipess aod mellowness IN
The atuo sphere which enough 20 cause the mood
iest heart to spg for JOY. Cor Bay has not peep
closed moro than a week at time this Winter, aud
but few days 10 all Ii Is open nov, AMI me stern
uonaTcb Of the year seems to DO melting away INTO
Spring"
remarkable. With the exception Of a few days
severe weather. our climate has partaken more of the
character Of Southern winter.
YoUsG WOMAN SPLITS VISITORS HEAD WITH
AN Ak has been stated tina. youpg man named
Starks was murdered in Newcastle, BOtetourt County,
Vs., on the 14th inst, by woman named Polly
Tucker correspondent Of The Sakm Register
Gays; ,
went to the house Of Miss Polly Tucker, ano knecsed
at the door desiring acmttance, which was retdsel
He then went ~ window and raised the sasn, am
put bis head through, aud 10 good oum0rod wsy
threatened TO enter the house IN that wsy Miss
Tucker il seems had ak IN her mana, and tDfoaV-
cred 10 strike him with IT, lie laughngly told her to
srike away which che did with fatal effect striking
him with the poll of the on the top OF the mead IN
Aioting a mortal wound. lie lived aboat slX hOuru,
and died apparently without much pain. lie dl1 no'
speak after the blow was given. IL was one OF the
most cOld-bOoded murders ever peTpetrated, Ire
has asserted that she had The ak ready
for two weeks for that purpose aud that sine commit
ted the murder oOoy aud deliberately. IL has created
an intense excitemsD ut in this community lie was tue
only child Of his mother, who is utterly prosratel
Of the murder Of her SOD, aud 1t is believed
'n' ''''"'' ''"e ILynohburs Republican.
MISTAKE AT FUEERAL.-About the end OF last
month the following singular mistake was made az
Dole France: Two persons had died at the hospital
of that toxn and were to be buried at the same time
The deceased were young girl and soldier OF tne
garrison. Both collins being placed aongside OF each
other they were SO confounded that the young grit
was accompanied TO her last home by platoon Oh
dragons, with military hOnors, while the young SOL
der, covered with white pail of flowers, pious eu-
blems of purity and Innocence was borne on four
feminine shoulders, and followed by procession OF
young girls reciting prayers
AWEArHrR PREDicTIoN.-Th Wilmington NC
Journal states that who processes TO be weather
vie gives Il as his opinion that there will be rain
during the whole of the month Of May. He says the
same thing occurred during the year 1879, and again
in 1889.
PnosrHoRUs As PoIsoS.-A gentleman residing
and planting near San Joaquin, California informs u',
says The republican;
That short time since he used phosphorus poison
TO get rid of the squirrels upon his land and 1t was
very effectual killing large numbers. Tue crows,
which cat the dead bodies of the squirrels thus
poisoned, lay all over the ground, having been Killed
by estrg them and las. of all, the magpies wlo have
picked the eyes out Of the crows, have shared the
came fate. We have not learned whether the effects
of the phosphorus extended any further"
Mrs. Catharine G.. Ogier, of Chester County, hav-
ing brought suit against the Pennsylvania Company
for 600 damages sustained 10y the loss OF her nus
band, DR.. Ogier who killed by the cars about a
year ago, the arbi,raors gave her si3,"OO damages
against the Company, and the costs.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM DRowSING-UTnIrY
OF Hoops.-We were informed, says The AbbevlAe
Banner, by citizen of our District Monday last,
ola most remarkable escspe from downing of Mr..
Robert Anderson wife, two children and sister. The
circumstances as relsted to us, are as follows:
"Mr Robert Anderson, citizen of our District, his
wife, two children and sister, left home on Saturday
last for the purpose Of visiting the father of Mr.. A.
CAPT George Anderson of Lsurens District and while
crossing Seiuda, Immediately above Capt. Audersons
mill, Of the horses attached to the carriage was
suddenly attacked with :" blind staggers," and fell
overheard, nearly upsetting the carriage. by some
the ierryman 10 the general scalie to e1ricate
the animal lost his poll, and was thereby unable to
govern the boat which commenced drifting rapidly
the river being considerably swollen towards the dam
Dir. Anderson, seeing there was no alternative but
to 60 over the dam, gathered has two children
aud jumped into the pond, instructlng his wife and
sister to 90 the same which they did. Mr.. A. sue
decided in getting safely ashore with his charge but his
wife not 80 fortunate washed over the dam and WAS
in a N amer drowned, when she reeoued by ne
gro who obtained a and went TO her relief just
In time to save life She unconscious when first
taken from the stream, bat after some time revived,
aud lie doing well. The young lady, the sister OF Mr.
A.. fortunately, at least in the case better pre-
pared for the emergency than her sster inaw by hsy
ing on hoop-skiTt, which, we understand, 80 COM
pleely supported her that she suffered very little from
the accident more than slight wetting. She, how
ever after floating about for some tine, was taken
into the boat by tie ferryman in which she remained
until il passed over the dam, which feat II performed
with perfect safety dragging the dead horse, which
was drowned by falling overheard with 1t.
eve regard this most rem Hkaole escape, ana
shcud be a warning TO those who neglect 10 detach
their horses when driven into fats Ii is also one OF
the strongest arguments hsve seen IN favor OF the
hoop, which in this instance served as an excellent
substitute for life preserver.'
They have FIVE holidays in Louisisrs, fixed by
law, namely: January l, January s, February %
Good Friday, and the 18th of July.
The Wanderers Africans are like the lottery
elephant to tie Georgians. They are at loss Whist
to do With them The last is thst they we're at
Jacksonville, in Telfar County. They were arrested
within 25 miles of Albany, and carried back to Jack
aonville distance of some so miles. Might they not
be arrested IS frgitire slaves J
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