The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-17
Home Department-D5me este Intelligence
Accidents, DC. &c.

Accidents, Nc. NC.
Another RIor-BLoopsHEp AND PKobABLE Loss OF
LIyr-The Cincinnati Message OF August 9. says -Oul
city last evening the scene OF another dsg
Lieutenant Michael Hecle, were OF parade, when M ~
boys is usual, following close upon them ~
ring the day, Lieutenant Heckle struck several bn,
boys with his sword, not njuring them serious! ttv
with sSicent force 70 cause the blood TO 10" 4 Ik
freely from the heads OF two or three o, mem I & III
the crowd of boys became much CurdstI an s.,,.i
company had b.en dismissed, and Ietir, % ' - en-
House, the boys in large numbers col''',t bs and
tauntngly threatened demolsh the house ana the COM
syve-a, Of ,bo soliers at this tine rushed upon the
boys arm were beating them with their fists, when Mr.
Jones of constable' happening 70 pass command
ed the, peace He had sooner uttered the words than
Lieut. Hrckle the proprietor Of the Sans Souci House
rushed upon him with has sword, cutting piece out OF
hand This caused great excitement among the who
hal by this time assembled in large numbers and there
was general rush to the scene. Several others
severely injured, among them German, who
ceiyei stab in the neck, just below the His wound
supposed to be mortal The crowd around the house
had by III time greatly increased and fired upon
by three or four OF the Germans from the second story
windows.
The Cty Marshal, with his posse now entered the
house TO secure the rioters when the Lieutenant
raes ana not surrender while one man renamed alive
TO defend the house. The crowd without commenced
throwing stones and clubs at the housethe windows Of
Mhich were all broken IN lew minutes-and several OF
the Inmates considerably injured. Fifteen sixteen OF
the German company, among whom was Lieut. HecAle
were now arrested and taken into custody 10y the police
they Will be examined before the Mayor this morning.
Mr.. Jones' understand suffered erely during the
night from the wounds in his hands and has entirely lost
the use OF his right arm.
MoEE rus Rrors CiScNsAu.-The Cincinnati
Message OF Wednesday says:-One of the boys wounded
during tn evening, understand, died ye3terdaywe
have not learned his name Mr. Jones continues 10 suffer
from his wounds lie will most probably be de-
privei Of his right arm, which viii be regretted by all
who knew anything oil his etlclnCy and prOmptitude
an officer and his nes,imable conduct as citizen The
prisoners committed to jail yesterday, aud will pro-
baby be examined to-day the excited state OF feeling
has been quite cooled dowa The riot said to have orr
he ut
others of the companyhose who sober, told,
made good their retreat from sans Souc House By boz
rowing the womens dresses, and passing through the
crowd disguised as females.
BURGLARY ARBEsr RoBBERs.--Iesterday
morning, ar ). T. Lamb, who keeps with mis- brother Mr.
Edward Lamb commis son merchant NO. 81 state street,
had occasion to go to his store and while there discover
that the store mad been entered ana several packages OF
goods IN bags and boxes hld all nicely been prepared Tor
removal by the thieves. Reockng the store, he went in
quest of ms brother and finding him they their
cael upon Constable Clappand all proceeded to the store
together While examining the premises and laying their
plans 10 catch thc rogues wagon neard TO drive up
Dolne street. and in another instant the back door
opened by some one on the outside and IN walked two
mel undoubtedly Tor the purp of removing the depo
sites which they had accumuatei the night before But
before they ha1 seized the goods they Constable Cpp
aud his companions coming forward seize them and
made an instant retreat one running or Broad street and
the other Jumping into the wagon and attempting drive
OIL but they both speedily captured and lodged in
Legerett street a They gave their names as Walker and
Meadows They had selected between 81 900 and So 600
worth of light but costly goods At the stable where the
vehicle was hired one OF the party stated wanted
This was most daring robbery and singular and very
ciectual capture-BOston Courier.
REMARKABLE EscAPE.-The house OF Mr.. Joseph IIol-
us IN Brantree, was struck by lightning about IL o'clock,
on Friday forenoon, and torn TO pieces TO rendert
uninhabiabe the chimney shattered and all the
WINDOWS oil the house broken lac most remarkable cir
cumstaace is that although four persons in the
house at the ime viz Mr. and Mrs. Hollis and their
and laughter, OF them very seriously injured
MIR. II. only very slightly hurt, though the other
members OF the amiy severely affected by the shock
The creates! wonder that they not all instantly
killed
MUKpEsEs CAuGHr-Flanagan, Of the murierers
OF Mrs Holden, OF Cambria county, arrested ncar
bee40n;e after desperate resistance pistol shots hay
ing been exchanged by lillian Ward Esq. late sheriff
OF Centre county The other person concerned in the
murder brother ofthc one arrested has not yet been
taken.
POLAR PLANT or VEGETABLE CoMFAss.-A correspon-
dent OF the National Institute, at Washington has
to the society dre specimen of the Polar Plant of
western prairies This nguiar plant is descriptive OF
fern with large fiat leaf whose plane possesses the
singular property OF always pointing TO the North and
south-ho lai being symmetrical, there is nothing in
indication 20 disn gush the north from the south The
plants attain the height OF from ten to sixteen inches
and il is believed that it blossoms. is spread pro-
fusey large beds ali the Western praries from the
far Northwest to the far south That its indications
actually the wherever found, is the universal
testimony oil ali Who have known OF IL, and many have
noticed At from south OF Fort Iowson TO a considerable
distance north OF Fort Leavenworth.
The cause OF the polarity OF this curious plant yet
remains to be discovered. Being symmetrical in shape
rather the weight being equally distributed about the
STEM is possible that It's sap or hofe SO thoroughly I'M
pregnated With certain salts ofron TO be doyated
netism oil the earth turning IKE compassnee5e on MS
root pivot That il IS not caused By the
ofght would probable from analogy, vegetables
aed upon by light are noted for turning their leaves
blossoms towards the instead from it. AT midday the
plane OF the Polar Plant passes through the and thus
shuns the light have noticed 1t in long continued
cloudy weather, and could find no alteration in its posi-
ton.
As the existence OF the torpedo and the electrical eel
exhibit the influence of electricity animal life this
plant very interesting showing its probable
ton also with vegetable lie thus furnishing link sup
ply the cham oil Hradallon. IL well known that there
many distinguished naturalsts aud professors OF phy
oogy who would go higher still, even to the human
frame and predict the n discovery OF the intimate
necon between electricity and the -eratons OF the
vous system ANY fact connected with the action of e.
tricy magnetism Supposed to be one and the same
agent is especially Interesting when there are so
May ingenious minds throughout the world devoted
such investigation"
THE MoRNovs.-At Nauvoo, the city Of the Mormons,
Ford the ocoioco candidate for Governor had 037 votes
and Duncan, whig, o.
A LlBELThe Hon. John Norvel has broug ht a suit FOR
libel against the publishers aud printers OF the Detroit
Free Pree.
Az EtorEMESr.-The Monmouth a. J) Inquirer says
that Richard Lugsturt OF Point Pleasant in that coun.
ty few days since eloped with the wife OF his
neighbors, whose husband absent. They took her
youngest child and bedhe left behind him wife and
five or six children.
sHor-Dr Blount of Port Leon, by Mr. Bains residing
within ten mules Of Quincy; cause difference OF opinion
about ownership Of property The matter was to have had
legal investigation on Wednesday last.-1palGehieola
Jour .4Hs ..
Dr,rH nv LreHrvrSG.-As Captain Pliny Fisher was
waking from his barn 10 ms house IN Calls Me- the
18th oiJuly, he instantly killed by lightning The
shock powerful that 1t tore his clothes his
body and set them on fire.
DSrEEssING MORTALITY ~ oNE FANuLY.-The Wash
ingon Pa Reporter of the 9th instant contains the deaths
ofno less than five adults in family connection in that
county-all of dysentery. The name OF the family is
Garrett.
A PAINFUL DEArH.-The Wheeling G lzete of Friday
that fine Of Mr. +. Jefferson, tobacconist on
Main street aged about four years died
having gotten gran OF coffee into the whdppe. An
successful attempt made extract the coffee by OPEN
ing the trachia, and the little sufferer pred shortly after
the operation.
FURNITURE.