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POISONING INFANTs.-We learn from the Rich.
mond Star that an infant ch of family in that
city recently died under IT, symptoms Of having
been poisoned. The child had been in the care Of q
black woman, who protested her innocence, and
seemed much srieved at the death OF the child A
dry or two afterwards, the child of one Of the ser.
wants OF the house was left in charge OF the same
woman, and died like the first. She was then igd-
" searched, and IN private pocket OF her dress was
found vial OF oil OF tanzy and some corrosive subll
mate. Three OF her own children had died unde!
circumstances which induce the belief that they
all fell victims TO her cruel hand. The Star says:


Nothing but the heart of very devil could have
moved her 10 such a shocking deed. Her treatment
had been uniformly kind, and the family put great
confidence in her worth; and ii seems TO have bern
fendish love OF taking life alone that actuated the
wretch in taking those innocent live


u The earthly remains of VIRGIL MAxcY,
Esq-one Of the sufferers by the late affective
occurrence on board the Princeton-which, at
the desire of his widow were taken to his resi-
dence at Tulip Hill, on West river, by his SON.
in-law, Captain Hughes, U. S. A., and John
Mercer, Esq. zone of his earliest and nearest
lriends,) were depositedin the family burial place
on Saturday afternoon, attended thlther by nu-
merous train of mourning friends and nelghbors,
by whom his loss is deeply depored. Nat. Int


FROM HAvANA-Om news from Havana is to
the 2lst ult Nothing ofntcrest, except pretty
extensive fire, which consumed a number OF
houses in Farruca and Palomar-stS. The papers
arc filed with accounts ofthc masquerades. teteS,
riots assassinations and other characteristic incl
dents. Nothing about the Matanzas lnsurrcc-
ton. Great dissatisfaction is expressed at the ia-
yortism Of the new Gov. General.


II In the case of James E. Hewitt, slave,
indicted for a capital offence, that of attempting
to poison Mrs. Anne Jefiers, of Washington, the
Jury on Tuesday, returned verdict of " Not
Guilty"


FrRE.-A very destructive fire occurred in
Clarksvillc, Ga. on the 18th inst. consuming
among other valuable buildings the Habershaw
and Eagle Hotels. Loss from Is to 100000
supposed to be the work of an incendarv.


A M1sTAKE.-The Louisville Journal i" learns
that the rumor of Judge Porter's having left Mr..
Clay large legacy is erroneous. He left him
his breast pin, but nothing more.'


1.-THE Treasurer of Cincinnati was robbed
of a pocket book containing 5000 in cash and
$500 in city orders at temperance gathering in
that city the other day. The orders were return
ed.


Patrick Dougherty of Brooklyn was found dead
in his bed on Tuesday Mr.. D. was - years Of
age and is supposed to have died from disease Of
the heart.


u One of the Madison Bank robbers was ar,
rested in Louisville on the 26th ult.


q Buffalo Harbor continues free from ice.


tY The Spring opens upon with violent
snow-stornl. The snow commenced falling last
night and now lies several inches deep in our streets


Alb. Eve. Journal, Monday.