The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-11
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Accidents. sc. &c.


QUEER SUIcIDE.-The body Of a man was found IN the
woods Woodsocket r. l., the Goth ult., pierced
%s mn +s %sS ssca s wss oSnd about
his person and that circumstance carried with he he9
that the unlot gnate committed suicideCertanly
shot himself with a vial OF tanzy
CAST IaoN Bumprvo.-Buldings of cast iron are daily
increasing at prodgious rate in England and aplc
that houses are 10 be constructed of this material As me
walls will be hollow it viii be easy TO warm me pul
ingsby asinge stoveplaced in the kitchen mr. , ~,
ny house, containing ten or twelve rooms WIZ otr IN
more than Gll01 regard being had TO the indiio "a
which itmgy DC ornamented Houses OF th ucsSI il
may be taNen to pieces, and Transported rom one IA
another, at expense of not more thah 20 II ~ eu
that large number OF cast iron houses are aoon, TO pe
manufactured in Belgium and England or ue clu@ehSo
Hamburg, whose habitatons nave oeeh ou'n''
Tur C,rsr-Cea Thomas j. Sutherland, late COM
mander of the patriot army of Canada was examined in
Buffalo on the ith inst on enats re, 81 o1lgsr! anu ac
the house Mrs Clark on the night OF the 9th OF july
through window bat the Court decided that as there
was nothing in the house TO steal he could not have
tered TIA purpose Mrs lark has daughter whose
name is Nancy! Put that and that together
CoMrrrrriov.-There seems to be quite sharp contro
yery going between Capt Vanderbilt ofthe indie
pendent Line OF Steamboats, running between Providence
and New York and the stoungton Line. The President
othe Providence Railroad Company has addressed let
20 Capt Vanderbilt proposing that the fare by both
lines between 52son and NewYork shall be So in Sum
aad SO IN Winter and adds that if he does accede
TO this proposition he shall charge the passengers by the
Independent Lane the local fare, So shall sell
tickets for that line and to grant extra trains Captain
Nanlerot refuses TO comply with this proposal and still
carries passengers through to NewYork for S225 pur-
chasing tickets for them here 81 90 each consequently
hereceyes but rs cents each for their passage per
boat from Providence to NewYork-B Boston Transcript
Aug. g.
MARITAL LAW IN RHODE I,L.Np.-Nartial law is sus.
pended until after the election of delegates to form
constitution for Rhode Island.
Lord Auckland Ex-Governor General of India, at
ST. Helena the 10Th of June passenger in merchant
vessel bound to England.
MuLEprEs.-The Miller tent is to be pitched in Al
hany, n. Y, tomorrow The Concord Statesman says
They brought and expended considerable money while
here paid high for all they had and very modest
asking for collections Indeed they We're touch at
begging when compared with some OF the old societies
who have their hundred saare agents support They
probably spent $40 in town where one contributed
by citizens OF Concord.
BosroN ExcuANaE-AIr. II. p Stevens formerly of the
Mansion House, Augusta, has leased the New Exchange
in Boston 10 be opened by the first of November the
European plan.
ABOLITION DlsrURB,NcE BosroN.-There was quite
crowd Of people collected on the Common Tuesday
afternoon in consequence of the announcement that there
would be public discussion the subject of Antslave
ry. Notwithstan ling the rain, quite number of
dies and others assembled and hare-braned fanatic
named Foster from New Hampshire, made several nef.
iectua attempts to address them in which he often
interrupted by the hootngs and cries Of the crowd AZ
ter some little trouble however, the threatened dur
Police
on or rHr HuSeARGAN SINGERS DRowNrp-The Gin
cnnau Message says that Mr.. Rosen Of the Hunga
rim Singers, drowned in Cumberland river on the
morning of the 25th ut This unhappy event occurred
on his passage from Nashville, about midway between
Smithland and the former place He descending the
steps of the boat when his foot slipped and he preci
patod into the current
Tar RUssnN RiILRoAD.-It is stated that the Emperor
has obtained his first loan of $40 900 81 per cent to
his grand work of railroad from ST. Peters
hursh Moscow 400 miles by the present travelled road
S30O000o0 is calculated will finish the work that dis
lance. Then to complete the grand enterprise
templaed the road is TO be continued in nearly III
line Tao miles farther TO the Caspian Sea- which will
across the heart OF the Russian territory and from bou
Diary TO boundary of the Emperor domInions this will
furnish very important facility for the transportation OF
troops &C., and give the Emperor immense adv antage
For ths Of this supendou work we understand
that labor in abundance can be obtained thirty cents
day, and even less.-Sprtng field Repub
PLEASURES or SPoRrSG.-We learn from the Mansfield
o. Banner that most heart rendng accident occurred in
Springfield township, Richland county, Ohio, few DAYS
since from the use of fire Ii appears that two
named smith, and boy, (son OF Mr. Buckng CHAM that
township started after flock of wild turkies one
man and the boy taking different direction from the
other-boh parties came up with the turSes in a thick
wood but unperceved by each other--the with the
boy snapped at the turkeys while the ether some dis.
passed through the breast Of the boy killing him on the
spot The only remark he made placing his hand upon
the shoulder OF the man beside him for support was am
shot, and expired instantly.
PR0LFtc.-LtTrLE DELAWARE AGAINST the WORLD
We received letter last evening from a gentleman
Wilmington, says the Philadelphia Ledger stating that
married lady OF that city had three children birth the
night before. Our correspondent gives his name and
that OF the lady whose good fortune it render her
husband happy. He thinks this heats tho case of the
three birth in the West the three in this case are
with the mother, doing well. Well Delaware is we
believe ont of debt and she afford TO launch out in
most any enterprise