The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25


not informed.
NovELry PRArRr--There may be seen on the
above farm, hat may be called wagon farm house
IL neat light frame building IA by 30 feet placed upon
four wheels, constructed of solid timber and strongly
bound with broad iron tire Each of the two longer sides
If the of this house divided into tiers of berths
or beds while the centre affords space for dining hall
there ample room above and round about for tools
and other fxings This nov city in the outbudings of
farm drawn from place to place upon the prairie to
The timber with the teams of the farm accommodate
the la5orers engaged in fencing breaking prairie &c The
advantages OF such building must be numerous; its
cupants may wander all day, yet they are ever near
home-always in town.-Peoria (Tu.) Press.
HoRRInLE PARRlcIDE.--An old man y the OF
John Sudbury, living in the eastern part othe county
New Hanover N c. shot dead on the llth inst whilst
sitting in his house. The deceased upwards Of Il
whom he had made large sum OF money TO protec
it from the results of lawsuit in which he had become
involved The coroners inquest subsequently declared
the to be the murderer
SHOCKING suIcrpE.-The town Of Liberty, in Maine
has been the of another rghtul tragedy
that the wife of Robert Lermond, committed suicide las
week by cutting her throat She first found by her
s @
ling deep gashes into the thigh the operation
performed upon one arm and cooper's adz was the in
trumen used to inct the wounds but failing in hest
attempts her next resort cut her throat this she
accomplished and in doing cut piece of the wind
the act shescompleed her work. every hngt rights
and sent her children out to pick berries She Was an in
church She was about fifty years old.
Promotions AND APPOINTMENTS THE Army
ELECTROMAGNETIC Colonel William De
venport to be Colonel of the 9th regiment of Infantry
June H. 1912, vice Atkinson, deceased. Major Henri,
Wilson to be Lieutenant Colonel of the LIST regiment o.
Infantry June Ia, 1872 vice Davenport promoted. Bre
vet Major William w. Lear to be Major the Sd regimen
Of Infantry June H. Is4? vice Wilson, promoted. FRS
gment of Infantry, June IA, 1892 vice Lear promoted
second Lieutenant John H. Gore to be First Lieutenant
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promoted Brevet Second Lieutenant Benjamin A. Berr,
20 be Second Lieutenant in the 4th regiment of Infantry
June IA, 1912, vice Gore, promoted
First Regiment OF Dragoons-Second Lieutenant Will.
liam Bowman to be First Lieutenant July az 1912, vic
Davidson, deceased
Fourth Regiment of Artillery-second Lieu,enan,
lanes Solely to be First Lieutenant July 90 1872 vice
Bates, resigned.
Seventh Regiment of Infantry-Brevet Second Lieutc.
nant Levi anti to be Second Lieutenant April 80 Si2
ArPorsrMESrs-Corps of Engineers-Cadet Henry L
Eusts OF Massachusetts, to be Second Lieuten ant July
lSi2 Cadet John Newton, of Virginia TO be Secono
Lieutenant July L. 1912. Cadet George w. Rains of Ala
bama to be Second Lieutenant July 1912 Cadet John
D. kurtz Of District Of Columbia to be Second Lieute.
nant, July ], 1912
First Regiment of Dragoons-Caa.t Armistead T. NJ
Rust, to be Second Lieutenant July I, 1912.
Third Regiment OF A,tillery-Cadet Alexander P.
Stewart, OF Tennessee to be Second Lieutenant July
1872 Caie Edmund @ Beckwith, of N. York, to be Sc
cond Lieutenant, July l. 1912
Fourth Regiment OF Artillery-Cadet Mansfield Lowell
Of Distact OF Columbia to be Second Lieutenant, July
1872 Cadet Calvin Benjamin, OF Indiana to be Second
Lieutenant July l. 1912. Cadet Henry NJ Whiting to be
Brevet second Lieutenant July 1912 and second Lieu
tenant July ~, ls42 wee soIey, promoted;
rirst Negmeh Oh ihlsntry rederic Dehmah
of N. York, TO be Second Lieutenant, July l. 1912.
Seventh Regiment OF lnfanry-Cadet Napoleon J. T.
Dana to be Second Lieutenant July 1912. Graduates OF
he Military Academy to the Army as supernn
merary officers with the Brevet OF Second Lieutenant in
conformity with the law, 10 take rank respectively from
July l. 1912.
Brevet Second Leutenants, attached TO the Corps o.
Englneers-Cadets William s. Rosecrans, OF Ohio; Bar
on s. alexander oil Kentucky; Gustavus W. Smith, o
Kentucky.
Brevet Second Lieutenans attached to the Ordnance
Department-Cadets Theodore T. s. Laidey OF Virgnia
James o. benton OF New Hampshire.
brevet second attached to the Corps OF To-
10TH John rope, OF limos.
breVet second Leuenants, attached to the Dragon
n ra'fck noble OF south Caromna kichara
V nueis I, vi Sy"n Caohh9 George Il. Nasoh o
nnirghia; Hehry w. STANTON, Ihomas Z. Hammond Oh
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