The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-10
Home Depart acknowledgements Intelligence
Accidents &c. sc.


Tar CosooRp ROBBERS CAUoHr.-we learn from the
Lowell Courier that Horace Brown, jr was arrested IN
Lexington ON Tuesday night, on the charge Of having
robbed and set fire to the store of Mr. How, IN Concord
He confessed his guilt and disclosed the names OF ms ae
completes and immediate measures were taken TO nave
them arrested About $1,000 worth oil goods Were ie'0
vered. ,
A BARsARous MUhprR.-The Ebensburg Mountsineer,
printed in Cambria county in this State recounts the P
ticulars of barbarous murder committed upon an ~
lady, widow named Mrs. Elizabeth Holden, hy Two "a
borers named Fannagsn, strangers IN that place nv
were under the impression that she had money Ihey
robbed the house and escaped one huhlaeu uo az
offered for their apprehension by the sheiin a, . re
The citizens endeavored to take them ana hreu a rne
at OF them, but missed him they msIc teli esesPe
in the darkness of the night into the nsghborng woods
MuIr.Hr-CoL walbach entered upon the command
of the garrison at Fort Monroe Mon lay last This We
,eran in the service is hailed with hearty welcome
than at Fort Monroe.-NOrtoId Herald
HIS NAmr-The Georgetown Advocate gives the name
of the young man who robbed Mr. H. G. Mclaughlin, OF
Washington upwards of 81 900, Sperry The theft
was committed in ofce-room in the Land Office
pied by Mclaughlin and sperry, during temporary alb
OF the former He arrested and part of the
property being found upon him. committed but sub
sequenty discharged upon the surrender OF the principal
part of the money
rard College and more recently the head Of the High
Schools in Philadelphia has accepted Proessorshp
natura fhiosophy and Chemistry In the University OF
Pennsylvania.
PURITAN RELIc-Atthe Washington temperance ce-
LIBERATION, says the N. Z. Puritan WDt Springfield
the 4h of July the chest that stood head OF the din.
ner table, the very identical owned by Ell
der William Brewster, and landed with him Ply
mouth, when no left the Nayfower December % 1920
LOOK SHARP The St. Martinsvle Creole says that
individual named A Green arrested eight day
ago at Bayou Sorrel accused negro OF stealing and
that charge was examined and committed for trial at the
next session OF the District Court Green young man
OF about twenty or twenty-five years OF age pretends 10
have accompces and names William Williams chief
OF The same paper cautions the citizens to be-
Of who has been several times caught night
playing cards and dominoes with slaves
SINGULAR NAVAL OPERATIoS.-The Penelope frigate of
dock
several shipwrghts Immediately placed her, and
the operation of cutting the frigae in halves
for the purpose of converting it into steam ship. On
Saturday the process of removing half of the ship
from the other was performed in the presence ofupward
OF 1000 persons Two large booths erected each
side OF the Penelope and were filled by naval and military
ocers and the gentry OF the neghbourhood The sight
was novel and astonishing Three ropes fastened
to the gunwale of the ship from three capstans which
were fixed in the ground iangthe dock and which
On the arrival the Right Hon T. Cory of the lords
OF the admiralty together with Sir W. symond the
veyor, and Capt r. Brandreth, architect OF the navy
Capt Superintendent shiref and other officers, the
ter builder Mr. Fnchman, direction for all hands
the band Of the struck up Oh dear what can
the matter bep amidst the cheers of the assembled multi
glide up the dock The fore part of the ship having been
brought to the mark allotted left space between two
parts Of the ship exactly 81 feet which will lengthen her
to about 100 feet She is to have in her two engines of
$50 horse power and to have engine for 600
fue complete stowage under matches for 1000 troops
with four months stores and provisions of
OF about 45e and to be armed with guns the
heaviest cabre besides carronades The Penelope when
complete, will be the finest in the service
Hampshire (Eng) Telegraph.
WEsTERSMASUFAcruREs.-Th Nashville Banner states
that in the neghboring town of Franklin, Tenn six
steam looms in active operation and about
hundred yards of domestic shirtngs turned week
y This machinery also embraces carding and spinning
gear that bale of cotton put in at end
quickly at the other converted into bale of excellent
cloth. The number of Spndles running in Tenney
see is estimated at sixteen thousand.
MARINE CAMELs-The Marine Camels about which
there was so much talk in the Legislature last winter
were launched at Nantucket last week learn from
the Inquirer. They 1874 feet long, and feet deep
and rs feet wide deck and Is feet wide the bot
TOM When in operation they tied together by fifteen
chains passing through them unda the bottom ship
TO be transported. When is necessary to tighten them
after they have been placed under the Ship they are
pumped out by six horse engine. requires burthen
OF 700 tons to settle them foot They the first Ca.
mels ever launched in paper.
Two HEADS TAm-A female child about
three months old, is now exhibiting in Chapple street.
New road London She has two heads the body and all
the limbs being in every respect perfect. The child is
named Elizabeth Beelbury, and born at Wandsworth
in Surrey, on the 18th of April last Her father coster
monger
WHooprSo CouGH-We learn from the Ekton Demo.
crat that the whoopng cough raging in the lower part
oil Cecil county TO alarming extent families hay
ing lost three and four children in the OF week.
The informant OF the Democrat says nearly all the chill
dren IN that neighborhood afflicted with this distress
ing disease.