Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-28

PIPE was not severed. and there j. every hope Il
CASH prdy observation.
kEoArrA AT PoUeHKEEPHE.-Thsrs were two
races on Tuesday lasone between the SIX cared ana
the other between the four Dared boats. The first
was between the Warrington Of Poughkeepsie, the
boat that won easily At Harlem, and the Daniel D.
At the same place At Psughkeep,ie, the result was
reversed, for the D. d. Tompkins came in quarter &C
am mile ahead The prize is club boat worth Ssos.
sesnd s W.. Ss1 but mot
not a regularly organised club She run, however,
and came in only few lengths astern Of the Danief
y: IomPkins. The distance Vas Eve miles, and the
winning boat did it, In twenty nine minutes and
twenty six seconds.
This regatta was to have been q splendid affair
bat at every one nova days there appears o be
some trouble there was confusion ut Newburrh-
dispute between two clsbs At Harlem-and spif
at Poughkeepsie. The different boats now cross and
run into each other, and, consequently, ruin the
ter, and perchance blow up sink the whole feet
There likely to be split in the Clpb
they can't agree, and are on the eve Of dividing
The second race was for boat, valued At Sz25.
The distance to perform was also five miles. The
Duane, Moselle, Lafayette, 8. j. Willis and Shake
| peare, were entered The prize was won by the
Duane, Of this city, which came in few lengths
ahead Of the other boats and made the five miles in
This regatta was attended BY large number Of 10
dies and gentlemen, including several hundreds from
| this city.
LAUNCH or PILor BoAr.-On Tuesday last, .
new pilot boat was launched from the ship-yard Of
Messrs Thorn s. Co., in Williamsburg for the New
York pilots. She is eighty four tons burthen and
will take the place Of tho Gratitude, supposed -
have been lost on the 18th ul Her owners, Messrs.
Nlartineaus, Lone and others, have named her the
i" New York" She is a splendid boat, and win saiA
very fast.
AsDucrIoS.--On the 18th instant two men named
Shearer and Dickinsoa, kidnapped black boy in wor-
| seser, Mass, and ocean ped, ne knew whittier.
On the 23d Instant however the autho rites Of Wor
cester received letter from the mayor Of Freder-
icksbarg, Va, stating that named Shearer, had
been arrested there, ON rather suspicious eireunn.
stances he having fine negro lad with him for sale
Al the last accom- IS he in custody, and two gem
tlemen Of Worcester have proce eded to Virginia. -
recover the boy, and to give in evidence against
Shearer.
CAPruar Thomas Dwight, who run away
from Columbus, Mss, q shor time since with
$4,000, has been taken in St. Leuis. $4,000 were
found on his person. The reward for his appreheH-
sion was $1,000.
MANUFACTURER MIssoURL-John C. Reeves,
who recently shot a Dutch grocer named Maggie, IN
the leins, has been found guilty Of shooting, with
intent to kill" He has been sentenced to two wears
confinement in the Penitentiary
IT rs TRUK-Five thousand patriots, il is said,
will cross over from Detroit next month to lay
the Canadian towns ON the frontier.
yellow FEvER.-This disease continues very
bad In New Orleans, but the last was d.
mnishing. Int week ending the Sth inst. the 70
were 2S2 deaths, and during the following week IT,
showing decrease of 80 in seven days This i'm
proved state Of health is caused by a favorable
change IN the weather. On the 18th inst the num-
Der OF interments were l6.
The accounts from Augusts are quite diferents
the fever continues without abatement In week
ending the 18th, the deaths were SO There were
29 deaths in Mobile from the lst to the 10th met IN
elusive. On the latter day they were 20-a greater
number than any other day out Of the Is This is
he Anaf he
notice that Of Mr. KibSy, editor Of the Commercial
Register"
IxcREAsE OF EMIeRArIoS.-Seven thousand one
hudred and forty passengers arrived in Quebec
from En- gland Ireland and Scotland from the opening
Of navigation to the 2lst Instant In the period
last year the number arrived -was 1854, showing =.
increase this year over last of 43l5.
FRoM TRxAs.-We have received Galveston ae-
counts to the 18th Instant and rom Houston TO ths
I4th The Cherokees have threatened to lay waste
the frontier settlements Enromerts Of volunteers
making in Galvsstea TO defend the exposed set
dement's. The country was on the whole quiet, ana
the new city Of Austin advancing rapidly, Sc
veral Mexican officers had reached Hoaston, it -
ssPpssed, to enter into some arrangement between
Texas and the revolted Mexican states The elee-
tion Of members to the next congress goisg on.
FRoM FLoRIDA-LATE IspIAy NEws.-A man,
Der Of Indians attacked, the 9th slt, party Il
volunteers on Orange Lake, killed and took prisoo
ers the whole party.
TEnPERAScE IN SoUrH CARoLIKA.-Scme one
in this state has proposed . twenty gallon lic<sce
law-fve gallons ahead Of Massachusetts.
RIorEM.-The persons who were engaged in the
late riots the line Of the Ohio and Chesapeake
canal have been committed to prison. 20 await them
trial on the 18th proximo.
Com. PsRrER, eur Minister TO the Sublime Porte.
has reached Smyrna, from this country.
BvRoLARy.-A JEWELLERS store in Burlingsos,
Iowa, was broker into = short time since, and robbed
Of watches, &C., TO the value of $4,000. The pro-
perry, however was recovered, but the thieves ss-
capped
Pelioe Once.
a Caution TO Southern Genfs.-A Mr.. John n:
Hume, who had lately arrived in Gotham and put ~
At the City Hotel, came before Justice Wyman -
complain Of having lost some S2,000 in southern
notes at that establishment. Mr.. said that he
went down to breakfast {" in hurry" and left the
money in his chamber, and, on his return, some one
had Swartwosted with his wallet and left hin liter
ally dollarless. The magistrate asked If any hal
been sees near the apartment, and John Brown. .
waiter said that Of the chambe rmaids, an Irish
girl named Bridget Masterson, was seen very b~sy
in Mr.. " 9 room while the boarders were takiar
their morning repast. On this Bridget arrested
searched, and placed in duraBcc; but all without
ecitng any trace OF the southern gentlemaa's bank