Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-20

street.
On Saturday evening, at eight O'clock, a fire brok.
out in the cabin ola sloop, lying the foot Of FRANC
lin street 1t was sosR put ont During the night
here were several alarms.
Too The Erina Ball tonight, will Re brilliant A.
fair Some Of the most lovely and accomplished
youag ladies' in the cty Of Irish extrac ton and
these will all be present Who will miss this treatt
From Ieras I'VE have Texan paper 70 the d
inst The ne is of importance Mere .oIdar-
had gone into the interior from Galveston wh, r.
had been completed at tina. place. third of a mile
In length. Col. Ross had visited Austin and wos
coldiy received He goes back to join the Federal
lists in Mexico.
Deaths IN Salem and Mar5lehead One bord,.d
and eighty persons died aSalem in 1899 and ONE
hundred and thirty in Marblehead.
Bridge S,oept A,ce,y.-The old Pocabont,s hr;au.
across the Appoma;tox at Peiersbu g. Va. was car.
ried away by the ice last Saturday se'nipht.
Hydromsfry A committee Of the Alexandria Iv-
ceum, who have made frequent observations dur;n,
the last summer, report that the average rise i'm the
tide OF the Potomac river at that place is feet
inches. ~"
Rum is to be the special order of the day on Tues
day next, IN the Massachusetts, Legislature or Gee
neral Court"
-1ccident IN Ohio M. Watson was acciaent,v
killed in Portage county, on the 3lst utino bv the
falling Of tree He was formerly from the State of
New York.
heHSton IN Cpper Caoddd-Ihe religious census.
so far returns are made, is follows: -Epi, coma
lans. 1874; Presby' erians, 70 3SS; Methodi,ts.
oil Loss Roman Catholics, 43 029 Eaptis,s l2 96S
twenty -three other determinations, y SCI; no pro-
iessed religion "a 7C6 returns foI 81 55S Total
400, 3f6
Proiifcation.- The population ef Sweden has been
recsntly foand to consist OF 3O25ll0 showing
an increase of one fifth since the ascension Of the
present Sovereign.
Fe-iO desc homas Kirby, Of the firm Of Kirbv
& Miller, Of Galena, illinois, shot hms elf in Bati
more, on FIR day last.
lee Tine ice in James River has broken IN. and
Mayo's bridge al Richmond was in some danger from
it. The Delaware is entirely frozen over, oppos "a
Philadelphia.
Liquor in Ner Haren AT special me cling IN
Friday last we eain from the Herald a vote was
passed to allow all persons sell liquor Tor the cur
cent year. The vote stood-ayes 294, nays III
Cold Weathsr EAT the principal cold places in
this country the thermometer has averaged for
the last two weeks.
Building in PhHadelpha.-There were but in
the Northern Liberties, IN lS3:-4 four story facto-
ries, III four story dwellings, 46 three story do IL
two story do. do do, back, churches, / engine
house, hose do, frame do.
AnoMor Nace Cdpfuye.-Thc British cruiser
SkipJack captured and carried into Montego Bay,
Jamaica, the Portuguese SLAYER Ulysses, with over
five hundred slaves on board
Lundcy.--Gov Porter Of Pcnas ylvania, has vetoed
the bill for the abishment OF Lunatic As YUM in
that state.
Suspected Murder in Ne,r Orleans james George
Clark has been arrested in N Orleans, as the sus.
pected murderer of Tapp The murder was con nit
ted near the Red River Cut off. Tapp wasthe owner
Of q fiat boat.
Hore Steamboat Disaster,-The William wallsce,
which had been hanle up at New Osleans for rep rs
slipped of the ways the 18th inst. She vaiued
at So 900 no Insurance. The ALBANIAN was recent
~ sunk in the Mississippi near Shreveport. steam
boat, sunk 10 her hurricane deck passed thirty
miles below New Orleans on the 9Th inst
Small Por.--Ths dreadful disease is extending il.
self through the interior of Massachusetts Several,
cases have recently occurred in Millbury. IL has
been prevalent IN Boston that strict quarantine re-.
gulations enforced ant vessels from that place.
arriving at Charleston. In the Northern Libett,es
Philadelphia the disease is raging TO alarming ex
tent.
Hosins Co6bdge.--Presidsnt Van buren, has ap,
pointed j X Hardenberg, surveyor for the district
ofPer,h Amboy. and inspec OF of the Revenue for
the port Of N W Brunswick, n. J.
nr re.y n 'ofvsSor and Inspector of The
Benjamin Stiles collector for the district Of lard
wicke Ga
Thomas Nelson, do. at Richmond. Va.
John nanguerfeld, jr. DO. for the district OF Easa
river, Va.
James Dell, do. for the district Of st. Johr's,Fa
William Milburr, To be Surveyor Of the Pubss
Lands, IN Illinois and Missouri.
Matthew Birchard, at pres mt solicitor Of the gsw-
eral land oihce, 10 be solicitor OF the Treasury in
the place Of Henry d. GiIpin.
Edmund Christian, 10 be Marshal of the Uaited
States. forthe Eastern District Of Virginia.
Norris Wilcox, do, for Come cticut
Hosiag Small Potatoes Governor Sc wa,d has
made George III 8oughton, of Lockport, NIAGARA
unity, canal appraiser
Zeuas Wheeler, inspector Of sole leather. NJ New
York
Charles Holt, commissioner Of seoSs.
Lewis Lyon euler Of slaves and adirx.
David Crane weieher general Of IN epShandize.
David Is Ogden, surrogate. also.
Mosely Hutchinson, Of Aurelius, Judge Of Caysga
County courts.
United stnts- tissuit Teurs.
Before Judae Belts