The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-20
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was got off with little damage The German Prince
Alderbrlto and suite came in the steamer. He was
received in Para in great style by the authorities,
and great attention was also shown TO him by the
commanders of the French corvette Berquru and
brig OF war Bologne. The Prince is a sutton for the
hand of the Princess Donna Janalrio, sister of Don
Pedro H., Emperor OF Brazil, and ne is cousin TO
Prince Albert. lie is on a tour through the Brazlls.
The steamer proceeds to Maranham for Goals, and
then will return TO Para, where the Prince will re-
embark and go 10 Bahia, and thence TO Lisbon
The French corvette Berquru in going from Para 10
Cayanne, lost her anchors at the mouth OF the river
and was obliged to return on the nth Nov. Not
being able TO procure anchors at Para the brig
dispatched to Cayanne for them, and the corvette
awaits her return.-hltOde Islander Dec IL.
NAVY INrELLIGENcE.-NAvY ORDERs-Lieut
ThomasJ Manning TO Boston, for the command of
store ship Erie. Lieut. George Hurst and Richard
Meade; Passed midshipman VIM. E. LIE Roy Gas
acting masier) John Rutedge and Silas Bent; Pur-
Sc! VIM. A. Bloodgood mdshipmen Somerve
Nicholson, Augustus Mclaughlin, Walter ID Grain
and Robert Seden, to the store ship Erie Passed
mldshIpman r. Delaney lizard, detached from the
soop Vlneennes and TO the rendezvous at Philadel-
Sa!d. Passed mldshlpman Joseph ~ Barney, TO The
soop Vincennes, as acting master. Lieut. Vim.
Chandler and passed mldshipman James ]. Blair, to
the Depot OF Charts and Nautical Instruments
Passed midshipman G. r. b. Porter TO the brig Dol
phln, as acting, master Passed midshipman c. S
McDonough, detached from the brig Dolphin, and
leave two months. Midshipman r. A. Knapp TO
the receiving ship Ohio. Assistant Sgrgeon j. Nal.
colin Smith, 10 the Hospital, Philadelphia. Lieut..
VIM E; Hunt, order TO the soop Saratoga revoked,
Assistant Surgeon Jno L. Fox, to the Naval Hos
plta at Boston. Lieut. G. M, Armstrong, TO the
soop Saratoga.
ELECTION OF U. S SENATOR AND STATE PRrvrrp
IN OHIo.-ln pursuance OF a Joint resolution both
branches of the General Assembly met to day, for
the election OF State Printer and United States Sc
nator, which resulted as follows -
For State Prner-Samue Medary received IS
votes V. w. Smith, 43 blanks, T.
For U: S. Senator-Wiliam Allen received 6s
votes Thomas Ewing, A; blank lie States
man, Dec. ii.
ALABAMA LEGIsLATURE.--We have accounts of
the organization OF the legislature In the Senate the
Hon. Nat Terry, OF Limestone, was reelected
PRESIDENT, and In the House, John Erwin, Esq. of
Greene, was elected Speaker
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SurcrpE.-On Friday
morning about three O'clock Mrs Lynch, the
wlte OF weaver residing in Black Horse allev
made an attempt while in bed to cut her husha nd,s
throat By some means he escaped without serious
injury and ran down stairs, when il appears she
made an attempt upon her own life, by infiicting
severe cash across her neck nearly severing the
WIND pipe she was conveyed to the Moyamen-
sing Aims House where she lies IN dangerous
state Jealousy is said TO be the cause efthe acts
Philadelphia AmCrlCdn.
STEAMER OscEoLA.-This splendid boat. intended
TO oily between this place and Washington City, ar
rived here yesterday morning, from New York
She LETT New York on Monday last, and was obliged
by the severity OF the weather to put into Absecom
where she was detained until Thursday morning
making her run in less than % hours the wind
blowing very fresh during the passage Norfolk
MORE SwINDLING.-A man calling himself p. p
hutchinson, sub contractor for the Arsenal al
Washington, and Fortress Monroe, and engaged
largely IN the purchase of timber, has turned out to
ne swlnder For the last SIX months, he has
extended his credit, both in Cambridge Md and
IN the 'lty OF Baltimore, TO very considerable
amount and after drawing from the Department
at Washington from seven to ten thousand dol
lars, the entire amount due him, he decamped
on the 9th instant, leaving all his creditors unpaid
! since which nothing has been heard of him
thirty, over six feet high rather slender thin Wis
aged black hair and whiskers and articulates very
ndlstlncty, and says he served his time at the Navy
Yard, Brooklyn, and was married at Bangor Maine |
When he left he had on a handsome black frock |
coat NOT paid tor, and drab overcoat He wore |
also heavily Jewelled gold watch and massive gold |
chaln ana Key, all entirely new.
WESTERN RIvERs.-The river began to rise last
Thursday, and there is from 20 to 30 feet in the
channel, The last boats through from ST. Louis
report also rise In the Mississippi, All the rbuta-
ny streams above and below Cincinnati are running
out fast, which will keep the river at good stage
perhaps through the winter, unless we have very
severe change IN the weather. The ST. Louis Re- |
publican OF the Sh says, yesterday the rain fell du
ring nearly the whole day. The river is rising fast
and had risen full Is inches last evening From ali
appearances we expect high water, and should this
be closed during the winter" The Burlington, l. |
T., Hawk Eye says, that "over 100 flat boats were
caught In the ice above that place. Many of them
had begun 10 load before the sudden change in the
weather. Cincinnati Gazette, Dec ii.
CUMBERLAND RUER-At the latest dates there
were three feet three inches water ON the shoals |
and the rver rising.
GRIM. Con. IN Holy LIFE.-A case of Bastar,ly
was tried by the Court of Common Pleas the other
day, wherein Mary Whlton plaintiff and Elder |
Charles Valentine defendant. From the testimony
IN the case, 1t appeared that the plaintiff had resided
IN this county since 1899; that she was employed |
TO nurse the defendants wife, during the illness of
which she died; that he seduced her. and in the wear
lsil she became the dishonored mother of one of |
fP N
She likewise testified that he offered TO give her
money tor the purpose OF procuring the premature |
destruction OF the expected reward of his crime
Inc proposition, II seems, was not complied with |
and consequently Interior results having rendered |
necessary the lnterposton of the law in behalf of
the plaintiff, Elder Valentine was finally arraigned
as above intlmaed; and after the evidence pro and
con. had been heard, the case submitted to the
Jury without argument. The jury found the defen-
dant "Guilty"-and the Court assessed the damages
at fve hundred dollars.-Cin Message.
LARD On.-The Cincinnati Gazette states that
tins mannacture, so important to the west, rapid
ly extending. Two more factories have Just been
established IN Cincinnati, making five In all, which
manufacture collectively several thousand gallons
daily; We notice aso that the business is estab-
llshed at Burlington, Iowa, Hannibal, Mo-, Chica-
go, ILL.,, and dozen other places. The effect of all
this will be 10 reduce the price of all oils and in
crease the farmers profits In raising hogs.
WoMAN's SyMPATHy.-The New Haven Herald
relates that as runaway horse, dragging a wagon
WIN young lad IN 1t, was suddenly brought up
natey- without injury TO the boy, an old lady in
great agitation followed in pursuit of the wagon
:" Mother, MOTHER exclaimed her daughter.
"where you gong ~ Dont't get into the
crowd you can't do him any good" Seeing her
agitation, lady who happened to be passing at the
moment kindly inquired, :" Is he your son ~ "Oh
no." replied the good old matron, but he is some
body's SON."
HlsToRIcAL PorNT.-Bancroft in a recent lecture
IN Boston, the Pate of Bunkers Hill, stated that
after much research, he had arrived AT The conclu-
SION that Col Prescott, not General Putnam was the
commander. That Putnam left the lines early in |
the daytor the purpose OF procuring reiniorcements
NOT rein mi LATE in tba ,.,l. l. = |