The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-18
News OF all Sorts.

swampng OF boats, Is hive hundred and seventy
eight and OF this number one hundred and thirty
four were drowned by the swapping of the ordinary
boats. In one instance 100 passengers perlsheo
within one hundred and fifty yards OF the shore, and
IN sight OF thousands OF spectators, VINO mao no
means OF giving assistance. The HE boat would
have saved MANY of these lives, If the vessels had
been provided with them.
HAULING OVER THE CoAIs-A captain OF vessel,
loading Goals went into his meschanrs counting
ROOM and requested the loan OF rake. The mer-
chant looking towards his clerks, replied, T" have
a number of them, but none, | believe, who wish
TO be hauled over the Goals"
Town PoRK.-Eleven hogs have been killed at
the Newburypor Aims House this season, by Mr..
Michael Greasy, weighing in the aggregate two
and half tons. These hogs were dressed IN a
very superior manner, which attracted the notice OF
all who saw acknowledgement Herald.
HEMP IN MlssoURI.-Davd Myery formerly OF
Philadelphia, states that there about 200 farmers
IN Missouri, engaged IN water-rotting hemp, and
they VIII produce from 400 To 500 tons
TowNIN WISCONSIN. Milwaukee contains at
present over 3 800 inhabitants.
COMING INTO NoTIoE.-A large meeting was lately
held IN Lawrence co, Ohio, to petition Congress to
adopt w. Cost Johnson's S200, 000, 900 National
Stock, based upon the public lands plan
INSANE PEOPLE ON SUIcIpE--In all our exchange
papers we ind that the would be called people
are killing themselves everywhere. We are not so
big fools here There has been suicide at the Yer
mont Asy um since il first opened Vermont
Insane Asylum Journal.
FORT WAsHITA.-Two companies of dragons
and one OF infantry now engaged, as we learn
from the Arkansas Gazette, in constructing fort
near the junction of the False Washita with Red
river. This will be the farthest post of the United
States to the West, and is designed for the proec-
uon OF the Chlckasaws from the predatory Indians
OF the southwestern praIfies. II crowns lofty hill
and commands wide view of the surrounding
country. This post is now occupied by two com
panlons OF the Second Dragons and one company
OF the Sixth Infantry; The officers are, Major
INN linz Tho Dlo1
Lieut.. Wetmore, Lieut.. Mcdonald, Lieut. Calhoun,
and Surgeon Sloan.
BEAUrIFuL.-Massieuf, deaf and dumb pupil of
the Able Scard, gives the following beautiful re-
hope A. The blossom OF happiness. @. What is
eternity A. The lifetime of God @. What is
gratitude! A. The memory of the heart.
STEAMBOAT SUYK.-The steamboat New York
sunk alongside the wharf at New Brunswick, n. J.
on Wednesday night, about II O'clock The crew
had barely time TO save themselves, being awaken
ed by the water rising in their berths Efforts are
now making to raise her, which will, it is believed
prove successful
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON are inform
ed by private letter from Washington that an ex-
press has arrived there from the Pacific bringing in
telgence that the British government has sent a
large fleet INTO the Pacific; The object has not as
yet TRANSFERRED whether the destination be Cafor-
MIA, the Oregon, or the Society Islands 1t will be
recollected that published a letter about a wear
ago, (wrlten to us from London by General Duff
burton would refuse to settle the western boundary
We shall refer to this letter again-perhaps repub.
lsh it.-Boston Post.
CoNNuBAL Hooks AND EYEs--Amea Smcox in
aletter 10 Western editor. unbosoms her wrongs
as follows -" married Simeox eight wears ago
at which time my gowns were fastened by eight
hooks and eyes. Now, sir, you will readily conceive
that no woman can completely hook -and-eye her
SELL Whilst a spnster, she obtains the aid of her
sister, cousin mother, or Betty, the maid When
she becomes married woman, the hook-and-eye
duty naturally devolves upon the husband. For the
FIRST year oil my marriage, Simcox, like an affection
ate husband, hook and-eyed the whole eight; the
second year he somewhat peevishy restricted his
attention TO seven the third to six the fourth to
hve; the nth to four and decreasing, until
this morning, the anniversary of our eighth wedding
day-when you would have supposed him possessed
by the dearest and fondest recoections he dropped
another hook-and-eye, intimatng to me that for the
term OF his natural life he should restrict himself to
one-the hook and eye at the top. AS know Mr.
Editor, you have a crowd of female readers |
thought 1t duty owed to my sex TO warn them
through the medium OF your columns, of the craft
ness, and must say 1.-THE selfshness of man
They will, hope, take warning by my condition
and ere they enter into matrimonv, stipuate for a
due performance of toilette attention on the part of
their husbands Whilst in our pride, we women re-
memher that marriage has It's bonds, let not the
men forget that 1t has also its hooks and eyes
Loss OF THE ENGLISH MAIL FOR THE ACADIA IN
CROSSING To PoINT LEVINE regret to learn that
by an unavoidable accident this mail has been lost
u.
tappears that when the opposite shore the ca
noe, with the letter bags and portmanteaux, was
caught between two pieces of floating ice, and to-
tally damned 10 pieces; the tide being al the time on
the ebb. The boatmen seized such bags as were up
permost and hghtest, and ran with them TO the
shore. These proved TO be but newspapers and The
mail for Fredericton. The mail bags were carried
down the ST. Lawrence on a cake OF ice and were
found about thirty-iour hours after the accident
They were sent off express for Boston, where they
arrived In season for the Columbia, which left on
Friday. Only one bag lost.
CoLD-The mercury, at Belfast, Me- on the 2Sth
OF November last, fell to % degrees below zero and
on the following day to IL.
SOUTH CAROLINA General James Hammond is
elected Governor over r. F. w. Allston, who was
no regular candidate. The vote stood-Hammond
81; Allston, rs; scattering, 2.
ONO kIvER.-The river has risen from 10 to 20
feet plumb water AT this point, and was still rapidly
rising yesterday. The Licking, Kanawha, Mus
klngunl, and various other streams above and be-
low are running out fast, so that we NAV expect a
hne stage OF water for many DAYS, perhaps weeks
even should the Allegheny and Monongahela fall al
Pittsburgh. The Fulton and Pilot arrived Yesterday
from Pittsburgh, which place they left on Thursday
last When they left, the river had fallen about
three feet, after heavy rise of ~ to Is feet. At
Louisville the river had risen 30 inches by Saturday
morning, with seven feet in the canal. The Anna
Zon, Paragon, Allegheny and Tippecanoe, all of
which have been due for several days from New Or
leans, had not arrived when the Mail Boat left on
Saturday. The Ashland arrived safe at Louisville
from this city on Friday night for st. Louis-Cincin
Gde., Dec. II.
IMMIGRATION TO FLORIDA The tide has, we think.
fairly set In. The incubus under which we have so
long labored is fast disappearing. Lastweek party
from Houston county, ten in number passed through
this city on their way to explore the country i'm the
nelghborhood of Indian River, and select suitable
sites for settlements. On Friday last another party
followed, who bring intelligence of others who are
on the route.-f. augustine Herald
New BRUNSWICK The Lieut. Governor Of New
brunswick. Sir William M Il GEORGE CojabrooLa
has issued his proclamation dissoving the General
Assembly of that Province, and ordering the issuing
wrlts for The election of new General Assembly
such wrlts to be returnable on the l4th of Janu-
airy next.
ONO SENATE. The 18th instant was the day for
the election of U. $. Senator by the Legislature of