The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-01
Home Depart Intelligence
Accidents, Murders, Sc. sc.

Mis.rSc-obed Taylor ofKenton Hardin CO., Ohio, is
missing. He left home in April to sell drove OF horses
and purchase goods at the east He sold the horses some
where in New Jersey, purchased lot Of goods in New
York which he forwarded to his partner at home left that
city on the I'D of Nav for Philadelphia and has not been
heard Of since.
Destruction by FiRE-The Farmers Cabinet relates a
melancholy of the death OF the wife OF Mr. Daniel
Phelps of Amherst in consequence Of her night clothes
taking fire, while she preparing to go to bed II IS
said that she and her husband of Incorporate habs
and il is intmaed that intoNcaton probably the
ofthe disaster She survived the accident b '"
hours, being severely burnt from head to loot
NORM CARoLINA ELEcrIoN.-The election an NoI N
Carolina takes place the lth Of next month"; - W.
Moreheai, the present incumbent IS me WINS I;S
for Governor and Louis Henry the opPosi'l0'
congressman are not chosen I'LL next !ed'
IRoN STEAM BoAr.-on wednesday the steam Dost
Black Diamond arrived this port IN 10 hours from fhi
ladelphia She is fine vessel entirely oiron, workedby
the Ericsson propeler and moving not only with fair
small quantity Of coal and in all respects, as freight
vessel decided improy emcnt She brought 200 tons of
coal from Schuylkill mines.-.dibdny .4rgus
P,,Srr,Hy OccULArIoN.-On the sth of August nex'
at 3II minutes past o'clock, time Philadelphia the
plane, Venus nov evening starr will probably occult the
star Virgins of the third magnitude AT this time
according to the bes astronomical tables the planets
should be about MN. north of the The semi
oiameter OF the planet is Z min. ,.
UNITED STATES M.rL-Thanks to the Express of Pome.
roy Co.. we are not entirely without New York papers
this morning We are indebted to that express for the
Tribune and Herald of Tuesday morning. twelve hours in
advance of the mail The receipt OF these papers shows
that by proper exertons the mail could have been brought
GoREp DrArH-On Thursday afternoon a bullock
was about to be killed MIR Buckns's slaughter house
IN Frankfort Philadelphia, when he escaped by Jumping
an almost incredible distance turned upon OF his pur
suers boy sixteen years old named John reenach and
running him through the body with his horns same
time throwing him distance in the air killed him.
AccIDESr Loss LrE.-As the accommodation
tram from Havre de GRANGE about leaving Stemmers
Run on its way to the city yesterday, man by the
OF Harry Harris apparently intoxicated deranged
tempted step the they had started and le
between the cars one OF which passed his body and
deprived him OF life. The body brought TO the city
and delivered to his family.
Worm H.yISG.-It is stated that during a recent de-
bate in the United States Senate certain bills for the
relief ofhe widows of the soldiers of the Revolution one
presented in behafo widow who had wife
OF three either of whom would have been entitled
apenson The Senate acted avoraby to the claim, and
allowed her the three several pensions required She
widow worth having "-Phiidd Ing
VILLAINS Al LARGE-LovE or WoMES.-On the 10th
Instant William r. shamlin, the murderer and counter.
it named TITUS Losey made Their escape from the Jail
OF this county, and all efforts tor their recovery have
proved unayalng up to this date shortly after the
rest oil Shamln, his wife came to town, and has since
been constant visiter in the family OF Nigh deputy
sheriff and jailor. Her conduct such entirely
eyade suspicion of design her part TO release her
husband, she having complained of bad treatment and
threats OF violence from him. if she exposed him in his
vanies Having dscov cred where the kew of the nrison
was kept her next object TO get at -iang TO find
key OF the proper size to open the drawer where
Kept one was filed and bent until answered the pur-
pose On the day otheir escape Nigh and his wife
lew miles into the country and intending
before evening he the prisoners their dinner
in his drawer where it was kept the key of which he
carried in his pocket. About noon, a young woman
hFlhS IN the family, went to neighboring house for fire
ana during her absence, which only few minutes
The JAIL door opened and the prisoners had gone
The alarm was given and pursuit made but no no pur
pose they had escaped 70 the woods. The KEY with
which the drawer opened left but the Jail key is
still missing
g ask not care not if quilts in thy heart
know that love thee, whase yer thou art"
Mrs. Shamln Immediately arrested and after ex
animation before ESD Wright held bail in the sum
OF fifty dollars which she gave and was released
jail about the time the prisoners escaped UrJana
Citizen.
FIRE IN CoScoRp. Mass The dry goods store of Phi
meas How, in Concord entered on Wednesday night
ana robbed OF large quantity of goods and afterwards
on hre. The building and the contents, with the books
papers, nc. of Mr.. How all destroyed. The fire
broke out in four places at the time The Selectnen
OF Concord have offered reward of $500 for the apprehen
sion oil the scoundrels, and officers in hot pursuit
DREADFULTwo of the slaves ofthe President have not
seen their wives since the President Washington
-.4nH Sidrery Standard.
When read this sentence Mr.. Editor and thought of
that coffee pot Mrs Hopkins threw my head thinks
to myself, wish was one OF those two
MONTREAL, July 29--The storm which visited this CITY
on Tuesday evening severely felt far as
eau du Lac, where stable and coach house belonging
to the Upper Canada Stage Company struck by the
lightning about ii O'clock and totally consumed. In the
iormer were twenty horses with their harness. and in the
latter were five stages which saved through
ertions OF ten indy idua Ali the hay about bun
des and proportionae quantity of and
burned The horses saved by the gentlemen above
named Keeping the hay in the loft wet,