Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-07

ga Immediately south OF the aims house, crowd
and some few Of the other SEX Suddenly cry arose
-" a boy in the water--hes drowning !'-and there
was rush to the bridge little head was seen oc
casonay, about the middle of the stream, struggling
conyusively to keep above the water Some minutes
elapsed of awful suspense. A stout lad then having
previously stripped, plunged into The stream and as
the little sruggler was sinking, probably for the last
time-his hand only being visibe-he was seized by
the arms of his noble hearted rescuer and brought
safely to the shore. His first exclamation as he
touched terra frma, threat of vengeance against
the boy who, he alleged, had pushed him off the
= bridge We have not heard the name of the little fell
plow who was thus snatched from premature death,
b4 his preserver we are informed is young mecha-
mic, by the name Of John Rose. The latter has done
noble act-one which, if Howard were Emperor,
would procure him patent OF nobility Union.
EARTHQUAKES IN SyRIA.--A scientific letter dated
Beyrout, january, 1887, says that the earthquake
felt IN that city the previous day accompanied by
rambling noise, lasted about ten seconds and ap-
peared to proceed from the north. No buildings were
thrown down IN the town, but seven eight without
the walls, and one or two lives were lost In the
neghborhood of Beyrout the course of the river Ont
las was suspended. When the water returned, il was
turbid, and of reddish sandy col r. During the day
of the earthquake, the atmosphere was close, and
charged with electricity. -Four or five minutes after
the shock, the compass was still agtatea. At Da-
mascus four minarets and several houses thrown
down, AID at Acre, part of the walls and sons build
ings; Saet nearly destroyed and nearly all the
persisted. The ground near the city rent into
fearful chasms. Toeriad was almost entirely over
thrown, and the lake rose and swept away many Of
the inhabitants. The despatch contains list of thir-
tynne villages which had been totally destroyed and
six partially; and Mr.. Moore says it had been
tanned that the earthquake felt line of five
hundred miles in length by ninety in breadth.
THE WHEAT CRop.--We conversed with several in
telligent farmers the present week, the state of
the wheat crop in this county, and we were gratited
to learn that the prospect is much more hatterng
than il in the early part of the season. We have
heard no complaints about the fly and should the
season remain favorable, the crop will be much more
abundant than from the cold and unavorable spring,
was anticipated. One gentleman, who seeded sixty
bushels, informed that about forty bushels of his
seeding looked as promising his wheat crop had
done in any former year We stated some time since,
that nothing like the usual quantity of wheat was
seeded last fall and many indeed seeded none at all;
but it mast be cheering to those who did commit their
grain to the earth that they have prospect of an
average yied.-Caroline Advocate.
The following is ON amusing and singular instance
Of the prevalence of the influenza in Paris: AT the
Duke de Mormmarts the whole OF the inmates of his
extensive mansion were conhRed 10 their beds. So
incapable were they of moving on one particular day,
that the Duchess, being the only person preserving
the use of her limbs obliged to take upon herself
the office of psrtiere, and open the door. The old
Duke de -, who had called In vain several days,
when he recognized Madame de Mortemart, exclaim-
ed At lees, Today the PORTER will not say that the
Duchess is not al home" 81 am not sure of that"
answered the belle portiere, :" for | scarce know
where am" "Nor l." rejoined the witty Duke,
Sunless il be at the gate OF PARADISE for there is
angel at the door"
MIsnAp.-The steamboat New England, Captain
Burnett, built during the winter past al Black Rock,
while making her way mp yesterday TO our harbor,
was drawn by the current into recent breach in the
works of that harbor and lodged upon the lower por
ton of the pier which would not admit her passage
over it-where she now lies in unsafe position
Preparations are making to get her off, by aid Of
screws, &c. The steamboat Monroe, Captain Ho-
mans in making similar attempt, al early period
this spring, was carried through another breach of
the same works, but had the good fortune TO pass
safely into the river from which she made her way
up to this port-Bgfato Com. Adr.
Nrw. THsosy ron EARrHauAKEs.-Dr. Davy ac-
counts for the earthquakes in the Indian islands by the
access OF water the calcareous mari depostes. The
mari swells when water is thrown upon H. In Alpha
lonia there IL a remarkable Of four descending
streams of sea water, which disappear below the sur
face, lRio strata Of this calcarcous mari. An inge-
NOUS Engllshman has put one OF these Streams 10
practical profit, by establishing grist mill upon IT,
RAIL Roar AccIpESr.-Yesterday afternoon, while
the passenger were entering the rail road ave-
ruc, Mr.. Adam Kab, German, who had been de-
tailed 10 manage of the turn outs, got cntaged IN
the rope which is used IN shifting the engine IN the
rear of the cars and literally cut to pieces by the
locomotve-Ch Charleston Courier, ldyH.
NEW lOUNTEnFEfTs--N we nave FtCtlNtu a HOWCe
from the office Of Bicknelps counterfeit detccor eau
tonng the public against receiving counterfeit notes
on the Farmers bank of Reading Pa, OF the denom-
nation Of fire dollars Several have recently been put
in circulation in our city. Those which have been
offered at the office of the detector, of the follow
ING description letter ID. payable to G.. Smith, dated
Jany !, 1888 engraving very coarse. This is the
first counterfeit ever attempted upen this bank.
NonLE Acr.-pror to the recent presidential
election, bet Of orc thousand dollars was made by
John A. Bryan, Esq. and Col. Gardner, now de-
ceased, upon The result of the election. The money
was won by Mr. Bryan, and the payment Of the sum
fuy secured by check endorsed by one Of the veal
fhiest citizens oil Columbus. few DAYS after the
death of Col. Gardner, Mr. Bryan addressed polite
note the widow OF the deceased, enclosing the
check giving brief history of the transaction, and
begging her to accept the same II was accented we
have been informed and the thanks of the family ten.
dered 10 Mr. Bryan. This may well be called n mo-
bic act Dayton Journal
Arrlporr AGAINST AasESIc.-The hydroxyd of ron
il said TO be certain anthoe against the poison Of
white arsenic. Several of the German governments
have ordered the apoihecarcsto Keep il ready in their
shops Fourteen cases are mentioned in Germany
and France IN which II has been administered to per-
sons poisoned by arsenic with the most gratifying
success.
When Caesar happened TO some strangers nj
Rome carving young dogs and monkeys in their
arms and iondly carcssng them, he asked whether
the women in Their country bore any children thus
REMOVING with proper severity those who lavish on
brutee the natural tenderness which Is due TO man