The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-02
Domestic News.


MELAscHoLY AceDEsr.-Last week Russell Lewis. his
two sons and a Mr. Earl, went to a small lake IN me
southern part Of this county known the Round
Tor the purpose depending several days in hshns anu
hunting. Aner they hal reached the LAKE, Air. Z. anu
one 1.-THE young men started ou into the orest %
During their absence MIR. l. took canoe ana U'.eP'eu
10 cross the lake finding the ice barrier 10 MS pro-
gress took his paddle, and standing up IN aus Doa' com
menced ny the before the oow BY some means
he his aud upseng the canoe, was thrown
Sle water He arose ~ the surface and finding
impossible right the boat ne erdwled upon IT, where
he renamed h All submerged IN the water.
Al the solicitation OF the father, the the bank
who had seen whole commenced firing his gun to CAL
in the remainder of the party He discharged his gun
many times in quick succession till it became so heated
that he was compelled cool it in the lake he dschar
ged II again and again. but no came! After hour
ofsuch painful and terrible anxiety frequently speaking
sistance he saw him. chilled through and helpless sink
into the lake to rise no moreMaIone Palladium Nop "a
NEw STEAMER HERALD-We have visited this
steamer which arrived here yesterday from Baltimore in
the unprecedented short time of 10 hours The power OF
her engine has been furnished by oil her polite
officers Mr. AsPre and is as follows; engine l2S horse
power stroke l0l feet cylinder a. inches, wheel %
IN diameter feet spread 1t is the opinion that the Her.
aid perform the run from Baltimore Norfolk in the
short space fume OF fourteen hours with only twelve
ches sesm.-NorJoik Beacon, Nov. %.
CRusHED TO DEArH-At Schuylkill Haven, on satur-
day night about o'clock, two Of the daughters of Will
lam y bryan OF this place, crossing the bridge to
the village, and when about third OF their way the
bridge, the lumber train OF from Philadelphia
upon the opposite end of the bridge They observed
by the engineer and conductor who Immediately check
Cd the steam, and seeing that there not Tor the
them back This call obeyed but in the fright
and confusion, the younger sister, interesting girl of
tact with the first car, and knocked down. The
wheel passed the thigh clearing the flesh from the
bone and then struck the head crushing the SKULL and
Causing instant death.-PoaspiAe, NoV. -.
MErEoR "A brilliant meteor passed to the south of Gin.
cinnati on the night OF the 25th
CoLp.-on the aoh ult. Sunday the thermometer at
Nashville, Tenn. sunk to ten degrees.
SSow.-Snow fell at Aston Friday week to the depth
OF SIN or seven inches.
BARBARIsM.-A burglar named John Pemberton has
been convicted in Wilmington Delaw are for breaking
into gentleman's house anu stealing number valua
bic articles He is enced TO five lash
the back 10 in the piliory one hour pay fine
OF five hundred dollars, and be confined in prison four
Ths Leg sature Delaware at next session.
should repeal the barbarous statute which authosjse 80
bruIala punishment.
MURDER CAss--A man named Abb aham Kelley is now
un1er trial at Newcastle, Delaware, CHARGE with the
murder oil hi vile.
FoRrUNe AND MIsFosrUSE.-A little canal driver of
sixteen Lock port days since had Legacy
5000 lett him. and the next day was accidentally drown
cd while watering horse
MmNssIprI RnER-The st. Lewis Republican of Mon
day week says" Ehere was large quantity OF ice
ning IN the river yesterday, but yet is heavy
as to offer any impedment TO naviga)n. The
her upward trip, the ice the Big Eddy. Yester
day morning the weather had moderated hat and
III the afternoon again cold There every appear
snce that the weather w moderate; but il it not
the running ice WILL in lew days, suspend navigaon"
Missouri DscisioS.--The Boonvle, Mo-, observer
that "at the present term our Circuit Court Judge
Morrow presiding, negro slave brought into court,
charged with having forged with having forged order
on one of our merchants and the Indictment as
the ground that negro could commit forgery
The reasons which determined this decision not
very clearly stated but his honor was understood to saw
that by the constitution and laws of the country negroes
are not recognized persons than any other
animals.
OHo RIvER.-Four feet water in the channel at Pitts.
burg at our last accounts.
SHIP MILWAUKEE WREcKEp.-The Milwaukee went
ashore the 18th ul two miles north oil the mouth of
the Kalamazoo There were of officers and crew fifteen
" X are ed. he
lost are all the officers the cook and two boys have
learned the names OF any except the captain Wetmofe-
Her freight mostly -four, which she had nearly
full load Report said she took board three hundred
barrels at St. Joseph.
The captain first mate and the cook the two boys and
two sailors persisted OF cold upon the snip after she
She lay about four rods from the shore.
The second mate and sailors left the ship and
swan for the shore-in the attempt one OF the sailors
drowned The six remaining sailors made their way
house two miles distant On their return to the beach,
the second mate pershng, and died in few
They left the ship about nine o'clock in the morning
Detroit .1du. Noe. -.
ELEPHANT AND THE TURNPIKE GArE-Yesterday SEN.
night as Mr.. Van Amburghs elephant going to Wei
hngton, ready for the days performance coming
to the turnpike gate which SHUT gate reius-
ed to the gate unless the conductor paid toll
which NJ refused to do and went through the side wick
ct sayi to the elephant, Jack go without YOU"
But not be to for Jack would be good his
Ter so, without any ceremony, Jack applied his probo
prostrang the gate the road the small
OF the gate keeper We understand there nju
ry done TO the gate, the OF which the keeper
cheerfully paid.-sriopian (NY) Journal
PoTAroEs-Alyan Munson, of Nelson, gathered this
year from twenty five OF land about 2s2 bushels of
potatoes being at the rate OF than $50 bushels the
acre.-Ezeter, ". H.) Neps Letter.
DscovERr OF LARGE BoNEs.A discovery of the bones
OF the deiunc Masodon have recently been made lick
about two lies rom Warsaw, Mo, which exceed in
number and size any yet discovered The bones were
found two or three feet below the surface embedded
black gravel The number of different heads found
amounts to seventy eighty and the large amount OF
detached teeth shows that greater number Of these
sters has found common grave in this basin. The skee.
tons OF various species of animals found deposited in
this basin, as the buffalo, elk, deer sc.
TEMrERANcE.-Essex county, in Massachusetts,, has a
population of 90 900 inhabitants, of whom 500 have
signed the total abstinence pledge.
GRArHIo-A Western editor, giving description of
storm, says " 1t utterly impossible to describe the
presented the eye of the behoder in the vicinity
o,he dwelling destroyed. We many four hogs
killed by the timberss
TINE MorEv"-So Franklin said. ut is very
true and some people take plenty of pay their debts
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