GENERAL SUMMARY.
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Touehing.-A poor mulaitO girl-a alave-has re. gently been tried at NewOrlcans, on a charge ofhav. ing attempted poison her mistress and the family. It was proved that she sprinkled some powder upon dish of oysters, which made members ofthe fam. fly sick. It out in the of the trial, how ever, that the poor girl innocent of any evil de- sign. The powder being analysed, was found to be poisonous: and the girl in her simple innocence hav

 ing been told that it had the charm of love powder, had sprinkIed it upon the food n order to asnke her mistress iors her! It is n touching incident She wished her mistress to love her !-Conn. Mirror.

 Mrlancholy Zccident-On Tuesday last. a child of Mr. Jared RisIey. Of East Ha, ord, about two years of age, was burnt in such shocking manner, as to cause its death n a few hours. The mother had gone out, for short time, leaving her child in a chair the open stove. When she returned, she found its clothes entirely burned off, and the little sufferer lying upon the floor in utter agony-B.

 Another Murder iW the Army.-A letter from Green Bny states that Lieut.. A. B. Foster, was shot on the 7th Feb. at Fort Howard, (Green Bay) bya sold,er named Doyle, and expired in three minutes aes rec ceiving the ball. which passed through his body, and broke his left arm. He was promising young off, cer. He had caused the soldier to be sent to the Guard House, and reprimanded him for being in n state ofintoxica,ion; upon which the to the Guard room seized loaded musket, and having re- turned Lieutenant Fosters quarters, committed the fatst tact.-N Y. SpeeiesOr.

 On the 17,h ut. by the name of William Lawson, of Portsmouth, Ohio. was robbed and mur. dered near Flemingsburgh, Ky. The sum which in. duced these abomiaabIe acts, was probably known before hand to the perpetrator. and did not exceed $s0. Lawson. before leaving town, had indulgsd pretty freely in the use of ardent spirits.

 We learn that the damages at Schensesady, on the canal, will be repaired in IS days. Those at the Schoharie Greek. Orskany. and Loekpor,, will re. quire longer period. We cannot reasoaahiy exUeeA any uavgalon from Rochester before the lst Of Mag

 We learU that on Thursday Ol last week. Dr. Beech started from Boston visit to Cincinnati, Ohio. with the object OfdeterminDg whether he viii aesepa the appointment which has been gysa bin as the nia> eipal of the Laas Seminary iM thaI ely.