The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-25
Home Depart Intelligence
Accidents, Murders, sc. sc.


FATAL ArrRAy-on the 9Th instant quarrel occurred
at Coumhas Miss. between r. Sparks and Col Thomas
Williamson, in which the latter killed by pistol
shot. Sparks surrendered himself to the civil autho
rites.
MoRE OF THE AFRICAN MURDERs-We find in the
Baltimore sun some further particulars Of the murder OF
the captain and crew of schooner Mary Carver on inc
West Coast of Africa. Our government sent man.
war half round the world TO chastse savages VINO
had attacked American vessels and destroyed their ceM
What will be done in this case - ON SATURDAY bro
had an interview with Mr. John watson hse Oh non, in
Harriet, Champion last from Cape Messuauo' a. 5o,b .,
this port and from him we learn, thst on rDaan
April last, the schooner Mary Carver Cep a
Beribay trading village on the "eSt eoas. Vi
Inhabited by natives of very savage Gnu >C .
karweu and the natives but they induced him TO come
ashore TO sea camwood which they proposed to sell
him On reaohng the shore he reacherousy seized,
an delivered over the tender merces OF the women and
children Having been stripped of his clothing he was
tied 10 tree peed with stones by the women and child
rem beaten with pees and clubs and otherwise brutay
tortured. While this scene was enactng shore, more
extensive tragedy going board the schooner
The men of tribe boarded her. and murdered entire
crew who had fled alot being compelled to descend
turned on shore informed the captain of their sangunary
proceedings, with the additional information that they
would complete the massacre by killing him also He
begged his life at their hands of his absent wife
and child but the ruthless had for his
They attached stone his person by suspend
Ing II from his neck, put HIM into canoe put of from
the beach and deliberately flung him overheard when he
sank to rise The vessel then beached, and
plundered by the murderous villains"
RIors CANApA.-The Montreal Gazette of Saturday
conradots the statement that disturbances had taken
place among the workmen employed the Beauharnois
Canal The hest spirit prev ais and the work proceed
ing with vigor.
LARGE FUNrRAL.-Twenty- five thousand persons fol.
lowed to the grave the remains OF the late Able Mon
FoR PALENeUE-A fine brig the Huntress, was to sail
from New Orleans the 18th inst, pleasure
sion to the river Tobsco, landing the passengers at
point within few miles Of the celebrated ruins ofPaenque
Most OF the berhs engaged the 10th by party
of gentlemen who intended to employ few weeks In ex
Ploring the ruins.
The President has officially recognized Daniel j. Des-
mond Vice Consul of Austria, at Philadelphia, and Ma
thanis Anory Consul for the Republic OF Texas for
the port of Boston.
ONcE A LEesLAroR, ALWAYS A LEaIsLAroR-Co II.
NJ Johnson late Vice President of the United States is
elected to the Kentucky House from Scott county Hon.
Bedford Brown late u s. Senator elected the North
Carolina Legislature from Caswall county.
MrsrERIous.-The Schenectady Reflector states that
some workmen in digging the head OF Maiden lane
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skeleton of female with the face down On the back
part and entirely through the skull cut, made APP
parently with Ratchet. How long these bones may
have been buried from what they may have been
deposited there, is left to conjec
ACCIDENT CARTHAGE R,LRoAp.-A serious ac-
ciden occurred upon the Carthage Railroad Saturday
morning man named Simmons fell of the train as 1t
passing TO the landing and three heavily laden
passe! directly over his leg breaking it three places and
crushing 1t in horrible manner IL the patient survives,
amputaton will be necessary .-Rochsster Democrat
ARREsr OF MAIL RoBBeRs.-Another discovery has oc.
Cured to depredaors the mail OF the United
States, that length depth of concealment can al
against ultimate detection and punishment
As lar back February last, the Wheeling mail going
Eastward robbei after crossing the Mary land
line and now after lapse OF six months special agents
Mediation and Kennedy, ting under instructions from
the head OF the department. have arrested the chief rob-
ber Peyton R. Sides the mail stage driver at the time
and the trail of some of his accomplices -
The agent found $3.50 in the pad of Sdess saddle max
ing the whole amount recovered, within snail fraction,
81 600 principally in Alabama Bank notes The time
which has intervened since the robbery and the caution
practsed by eons in this case again 10 evince the
prudence and agacy of these agents. and the usefulness
OF I'll cir services 10 the Department and the publicad
sonidn.
NAv,L-A large steam ship bound east, Undoubtedly
the Missouri, from New York for Newport,) struck
the south of Marthas Whey ard the morning Of
the 18th inst and remained about half hour, when she
got of and proceeded
The Missouri spoken by the North America at
Boston, Monhegan bearing NE. by n. 10 leagues, 10Th
inst, bound 10 Castine.
public dinner has been rendered to the Hon. J. C.
Calhoun, at Shocco Springs North Carolina. is to take
place on the second day after the adjournment Of Con.
gress that is not Sunday, and in that event the
third day.
HEALTH OF New ORLEASs-The ricayune of the l4th
inst observes We are in the middle of August,
and well aware OF the earnest anxiety felt
absenees well among still resident readers to
receive information in regard to the existing state OF
health among us. As yet, then confidently en-
abed to state that full symptom of the fearful epidemic
has appeared disorders are prev aing the
distinct marks of yellow are recognized by phy
scians In the Charity Hospital ten deaths have occurred
in the last seven days of which two of congev,
and the resto usual scattering disorders,