The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-02
Home observation-disclosures Intelligence
Accidents, Murders, Sc. sSc.

RYAN, stranger died at Frankfort ON wednesday OF
last week in consequence OF drinking large quantity oil
cold water. while in state OF peIspiraton
CLosE SHAuNG.-The Nashua Gazette says that as The
cars were returning iron Manchester Tuesday night
of last week drunken man was found lying on me gou
with one leg and arm across the track Whch 'he IUo
attached to the locomotive gently brushed aside AMI pass
ell him without injury.
WAR Il A Too1H BRu,n La the Court Of Common
Pleas Boston, the other day, Chief Justice Williams LII
that tooth brush is neither atooi Of tia1r5 na by
furniture" wearing apparel, and nor CN' ibb
law from attachment According this all poor debtors
will have to go with airty mouths in iutur'
GRAPHIc LANGUAGE or PorArors--An ola farmer, on
visiting his notatoe field near Newark last week. was as
tonshed at hearing ndsnct murmurs III voices Oh
a strange unearthly sound. On putting his ear to the
rronnf however he found the murnurs proceeded from
inc Young potatoes who were getting much crowded
many OF them shouting to their neighbors, lay
flrler. Law iurder y!
Avor,rR UoRRsLr MuRprR.-Daniel McCaskll late
an oyereeer OF Col Richard Singleton visited Columbia
south Carolina Monday the 18th inst on business and
returned the same evening to neighbors house in Lex
ugton District where he remained during the night In
the morning. after early breakfast he e for the ferry
where he usually crossed the Congaree and from that
time nothing heard OF him until Saturday evening
last when has body vas found in the river about 10 miles
below his place bearing evident marks that violence had
been used TO his death He severely bruised
the breast and shoulder and wound had been in
hcted on his neck Supposed to have been done with
Ratchet axe) which had completely severed the
dons and even left indenatIon the vertebrH His
horse had been previously found and his saddle coat
waistcoa boots and watch discovered Saturday
about forty yards from the ferry and from the road
His hat pantaoons and drawers have not been found and
probably destroy to hide signs OF blood The
derers have stripped him Of his and vest
there are no signs OF blood upon them.
Why There law passed in the 10Th year of the
reign OF Henry W. which provided that no man should
wear hair on his upper lip without mourning the penalty
oil being considered an lrishman.
NEARLY FNIsHEo.-The Qualifications At Savannah
Already twenty guns have been placed the battery
OF Fort Pulaski The body of the work in other words
the different basons and curtains will mount lO guns.
QUT FINIsHEp-The Banking House OF the state
Bank of Illinois, has been completed 1t cost $4,000 and
is one of the preest specimens of architecture in the
western country.
LEARNING AT SARAroGA.-A lady was asked at the
Tales.
never knew that crabs had talesn she replied with
look of grave and innocent wonder
GooD.-There was in Baltimore last year. seven hundred
licensed rum sellers there is now Gully sixty sX-less
than one to ten.
Nor BApA reformed inebriate says he has drank no
thing strong since the night on which he attempted to
snuff his companions nose the table msaking
for the candle.
hnement that she can't say gutter-she says boweler
MnIrARY-The Savannah Georgian" Of July 27th
says-The ship Amazon Captain Richardson arrived here
yesterday from New Orleans, via Mobile and Pensacola
with companies II and X, about SO mem of the Sd Reg
meat L. S Artillery, under the command of Lieut. Frazer
and accompanied by Lieu; ketchum and Lieut. Rankin.
These two companies to garrison Ogehorpe Barracks
in this city They have been stationed Mobile
sacoa, and We're relieved by companies of the 9TH
Regiment L. ;. Infantry.
IMPORTANT ARRrsr-A young man named Horace Pa
quad first clerk in the auditors office Miss arrested
IN this city yesterday by Sheriff Brown charge of org
ing large amount between So and 500 600 in state
warrants Paguad was traced to ST. Louis and from thence
10 this city by Mr. r. NJ James, and brought before Re-
corder Stow for examination which resulted in full COM
mitment until such time a requisiton can obtained
of the Governor for his removal to Mississippi The ac
Cusc twenty-five of age and has relatives of
standing in St Louis.-Bg6aio .adr., July 30
PRoLFrc.-A recent census taken of Racine county,
Wisconsin, shows an increase in population for
past, of 800 The population OF the county is $50
The population ofthe territory is now about 49, coo
HoRRp DrPnAvIrv RocHEsrEp.-A Rochester paper of
It,1,s Inc rt,,att., n
few days since, that little girl about 10 Ii years old
staying at house of bad repute Franklin street
and from appearances, against her WILL On this hint
Capt Wech and some of the watch made decent upon
the premises, and arrested woman by the of Me-
LISA Mcbride alias Clark and brought away the girl On
being examined this morning, appeared that the girl
had been living with family at Batavia, but in conse
quenee OF inc decea5e OF some portion OF it, she was
obliged TO leave, and came to this city in search Of
pOyment. Here she found by some fend in human
shape and carried to the house of Mcbride who forced
her pass the night with man. whose name the girl
did not know Since that time she has been forced TO re-
ceve the visits OF the equeners of the house while
reputed husband of Mcbride who rented the house was
among the missing. The names of the individuals who
carried the girl to the house and who have subsequently
visited her, are known 10 the police magistrate. After
lengthy examination, the woman Mcbride was com.
med jail and the girl taken OF by the proper
authorities.
Another WIZ WHrrEp TO DEArH.-Last Monday
night man by the name OF Rogers of Pained Otsego
county, was arrested for whipping his wife in brutal
mHner as 70 produce her death IN ut OF drunkenness
On wednesday we learned that he had made his escape
from tne tnht the clnIenS
o. MN Another slave to an appetite for rum.-UHca
NsUS
VERY PRoPEE- In the Superior Court for Norfolk coun.
ty Va last Tuesday seaman formerly on board tho n
= ship Cyane, named James Goblet obtained verdict for
$500 damages against Commander William X. Latmer |
for detention and confinement in the bboes of that YES
sell after he had been discharged from her on her arrival
at Norfolk two years ago.
The FAR WEsT.-The Cleveland Herald saws the tide |
OF emigration through the Lake Channel this season is
setting into Wisconsin Territory with great force The |
rich farming lands OF the Territory offer great induce
men to agriculurists and as yet state Indebtedness
threatens high taxation. sample OF the crowd. is
given in the last Southport American, which saws =
I'VE are told that in Milwaukee the emigrants have to
lodge IN the streets IN Racine every tavern crowded
in Southport the averns full there scarcely room
to let and one house has believe thirty families in
the chambers" Amajory are Germans
S,rLEp-our Consul, Mr.. Read, to Malaga
MOTHER, DAUGHTER AND Son Drowned ToerrTrp
The son OF MIR John Andy near Reading Pennsy ana
while engaged on Saturday in gathering blackberres
dropped his hat into small pond. He stepped into the
water to regain the hat but finding himself detained bv
the mud into which he was sinking he called out for
help Mrs Andy, his mother hearing the cry rushed to
his but found herself also unable save tn lad or
to aid herself Her cries brought to her assistance her
married daughter Mrs Boyer, who sprung into the wa
ter but unable to effect any good and they ali per
ished in the pond, mother daughter and The pond
in which these persons was drowneds perhaps not more
than twenty feet across though the and soft mud
are fifteen feet deep.
srILL GOING oN-The arrests in Rhode Island
Mons TROUBLE AMONG THE MoRMoN,-Du,ppr,n,xcr
OF ELDER ORsoN PRATT The Warsaw Signal, q paper
published near Nauvoo, states that information had been
recevedat Warsaw Of the sudden disappearance Of Elder
Orson Pratt, prominent Mormon. He le paper stating
that his disappearance caused by Joe Smiths treat
nen of his wife and by wrong doing in the church
lie confirms General Benefits statement relative TO Joe
smiths attempt TO seduce Mrs Pratt was supposed by
in Nauvoo that he had committed suicide and about
800 persons were out in search Of him.
SUDDEN AND MELANCHOLY DEArH--We learn that Mrs
McMackn, wife Of John McMackin one of the firm OF
brothers keepers of the Atlantic Hotel at Cape sand
pennsy vana died from sudden illness private resi-
dence OF her husband the Island, Saturday NOR
ming last She was quite well six hours before
Drrro DIrro.-The murders, by Indians in Florida
man has been killed by them at Camp Gamble and two
wounded
All QUmT-lN louisville.
BANKRUFTs IN CoNNEcrIoUr-9l7.
Dirro IN WscoNSN-l65