The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-08
ffOEao lJepartment-Domest Intelligence
Accidents, Murders, sc. sc.

FoRr AnANs-The Newport RI Times states that for
want Of fuais to 90 with the public works at Fort
Adams now very their completion the lahoreIs ana
others employ there have received their discharge e
present eeS.
SxovtN AucUsr.-At Montreal, on the lst instant the
thermometer indicated only 80 degrees Of temperatuss
aud in the OF the day several flakes OF snow
TO ialL On Saturday. at Montreal there Was a %
we're storm FROM the northeast; while at Whii.h. W. her
on the same day. the weather was clear WIN INC '"e
mometer at -.
srHtRE WAGrsA girl in New Orleans suH nrh nt i;
mistress because she would raise her wages ms Is
the last case OF striking for wages
WILL DoNE LApws-ThG Ladies + d'r AZ Laiio NC
thousand dollars The fair for the benefit oil the
Mechanics Institute cake OF loo los' and eish' iee' III
circumference on the table
D,,ra From rHr BrE OF AsSAKE.-On the 3lst ult
chiilof tlr Michael AemoSe jr., OF Ross Township, Pa
was bitten by a Pilot snake and died in about six hours
The snake entered the house The child was only
ten months old
FrLl RrE-A specimen ofrye, raised by John Ridley
of Geenbush, Rens. Co. N " has Is stalks with heads
wc filed On estimate it contains about 5000 kernels
OF grain, all from one seed.
rnor OF PoRK-iard times brings down prices but do
not furnish means. AT Cincinnati last week hams
sold al threeourths OF a cent pound wheat As cents
tu-hel, and eggs at IS cents a bushel.
DEsrHuorIoN LioHrsiSo-on Friday evening last,
the barn OF Mr. Jesse Casrent, in Gwynedd township,
Montgomery county, struck by lightning and con.
sumeJ with all its contents in the way OF crops well
as fac bull and hogs. Another barn, oyles-
town. and in Reading also destroyed the same
ev ming few dollars expense would provide lightning
rods, and ehectuaily secure the building.
gentleman, named Freeman, a student at law OF Pha-
delpha but now boarding in Haddingtsn, few miles
west OF the river Schuylkill, attempted to comm-but
diPnt succeed-sucide, Wednesday night. We UNI
dersand he had become desperately enamored of really
beautiful lady residing at that place and he was proud to
know that his love was reclprocaed Mr. D. popped the
questionable lady replied Eyes,, and both were as happy
forward persuaded her from the she about to
pursue she, silly yet fondovng girl told this TO her
lover and declined accepting him her lege lord This
she communicated to Mr.. Freeman. Wednesday evening
and had the awful intelligence been divulged,
thIa he rushed from her presence tow ards wood, APP
par n frantic and was soon lost sight Of Several gen.
tlemeu fearing he might do some harm to himself, went
i'm pursuit bur traces of him could be found An alarm,
AAe that OF the discharge OF pistol caused them TO IN
crease their speed expecting every instant to encounter
his bloody and liieess body second and third fire
brought them to ms vicinity when they found him shoot
ing balls through his coat and vest, which he had
pended iron the branch Of tree, he standing the
ground aiew PAGES OIL each article showing plainly the
effects oltwo balls. The reason he gave for mutilatng
his clothes was that he could not muster enough courage
70 shoot himself, and he would shoot at something.
DRowNEp.-Naj. j. Clark Quartermaster U. s. A. at
New Orleans fell from the steamboat Tioga on Friday
night tho o2l ul and was drowned His body found
below Vancebers, and decently inferred.
FRosr N SuNMER-A light frost visited Stroudsbury
Monroe CO.. Pa, on Monday morning last.
LrGHrNING.-Among the remarkable ravages by light.
ming in various parts of the country this season.
cord the following On the Goth ult the house of Mr..
John Blrnum of Monckton, struck, the gable end
dashed in knocking OF bed to the floor without,
however, occasoning any serious injury In inesburgh,
barn of Mr. Barton Leonard struck together with
sheds houses twenty five tons of hay and grain
his dwelling house from the fate which effected
BY tearing down adjoining buil4 ngs.-Mddebury (Vt)
Press, .iUg. ,.
BALLOON AscENsIoN.--Mr John Wise, the successful
lEronau made splendid balloon ascension from York,
Pa, Saturday last. He witnessed by a large and
highly respectable concourse. His course north
east passing Wrightsville Columbia Bridge,
Lancaster and descending in the vicinity of New Holland
Earl Township Lancaster countya distance of about 80
milcs-whch accomplished in 80 minutes from the
time of starting.
TuE Brors.-The total number of persons who
beaten and wounded by the rioters during the last three
days and brought to the Hospital amounted to twenty
There only which considered danger
These are both colored men.-Phiiad. Chron.
DtwARE oF MISTAKES IN MEpIcINE-Died in this village
sunday morning Mr.. James II. Haniord, in the oath
year oths age The death of Mr.. H. the result of
unfortunate mistake. Feeling little unwell on Saturday
evening he applied physician, who directed him to
take dose Of verified Turkey Rhubarb and gave him
prescription TO that effect; but having is supposed
either lost misai the prescription the deceased instead
of OBJ aiming the medicine which he directed get
called for and obtained Puyerized Turkey Opium which
hc took upon retiring to bed and from the effects of which
he dci in a few hours.-Newburg, IN. " Gazette.