The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-14
News OF all sorts.

CoLoRED PATRIOT AND PENsIo ER-The mari
borough Md. GaZpite publishes the death OF color.
ed man named John smith, eighty hve years OF
age. John served with credit IA the Maryland hnr
during the whole of our re voluonary war, and con
Quoted himself 70 well, that he was appointed cor.
poral OF the company IN when ne served. Aoou'
twenty years since ne was placed on me ItaIe Peni
sion list, and some tme after on that OF the ULited
States both of which pensions, amounting TO Sloz
per annum. he received during life
DKAR Krss-The Troy, Ohio Times states that
an indy duai was recently fined $40 by magistrate
of that place, for kissing married lady
CIVILIZATION IN AMENcA-The London Morn
ing Chronicle says Shareholders IN America make
practice of feeding swine with the dead bodies of
their negroes.
OPTIcs.-Realiee and naturalist must be synoni.
nous terms for how there be any difference be-
tween redLeyeS and nGttwdLeyes
8 DISTRESSING DEATH-A man by the name of VIM.
Wells clnzea OF Lake CO., la was frozen 10
death the prairie, during the late snow storm,
which seems 10 have fallen much deeper there than
any where else.
MOVEMENTS IN SoUrH CARoLNA.-The Legisa-
ture OF South Carolina ere shout 10 provide Tor null
tary schools IN that State Mr.. Henegau, late CO
vernon OF the Commonwealth, is to be elected Sc
cretary of State. Mr. McDuffie continues sick
Either Judge Huger, or Mr. Rhett, Will be elected
United States Senator 10 the place OF Mr.. Calhoun.
il is probable that MIR. Hammond will be elected
Governor of the State, and Col. James Ferguson
Lieut. Governor
BAPTISM.-SlXty-tWO persons nave neen DaptZeu
in the vicinity of Danvie, since Nov. 18th
MARRIAGE AND INSANITY "A gentleman of Boston
has written 10 upwards of one hundred towns in Mas
sachusetts 10 get to count the married and
unmarried mea on the voting lists, IN order 10 base
calculations of the influence of marr.rge in prevent
ing insanity. The ladies should consider II duty TO
assist in this laudabe undertaking.
ANOTHER Town ALMOST DESTROYED "A fire accur-
red in Mnncletown, on Thursday night, the 2itn alt
which destroyed the house OF Bloomfield Russey &
faIl
The Record says the building cost about $1,000, was
insured in the Indiana Mutual Fire Insurance 10 the
amount of $500 No insurance on any Of the
goods. The total loss is estimated at about $780,
Indiana Ssntiho.
Destructive FIRE-The EluIra N Y Gazette,
states that the Clinton Island Mills owned by Law
renee " Richardson, situated the bank of the II
yer, were totally destroyed by fire last Wednesday,.
The plaster mill contained about 700 tons of ground
ri 4ser most of which ssaved, although the bull
ding was burned 10 the ound. Ii Is supposed that
the fire originated from the friction # the smut ma
chine, in the third story of the Touring mill The
total loss OF property is about $50 900, which they
have an insurance OF near $1,000.
DEATH OF A Member OF THE INDIANA LEGISLATURE.
Another memberot the Indiana Legislature de-
ceased-Dr. Kennedy, OF Shelby county He was
democrat. This s the third death among the mem
bers ele CT since August.
AWFUL SfruAToN.-Two hundred souls are said
TO be starving to death on board the Alexander
Scott, which, al last accounts had been aground in
the Mississippi SIX days.
New Way OF COMMITTING SUIcIpE-Peorle now
a-days seem determined TO discover the quick est
method OF getting of the world. A carpenter
killed himself few days since in the following man
ner: He caught chsse IN his left hand, applied the
edge TO his throat, and seized mallet in his right
hand With which he drove the edge of the chssel
TO the bone of his neck He died instantly -Ne,u
Orleans Paper, Dec. J.
BLACK LAW The house passed the bill to re-
peal the g black law" this morning by vote of as
hpT mn SIop-
ers, asking for Legislative aid against the movements
OF the a5olltonists, Ono responded to this in good
faith. But how was she treated III return BY SEN
ding over kentucklans To denounce those who, in
good faith stood by them, and IN promoting To pow
er the very men who opposed their wishes this
subject. Kentucky shareholder and Ohio abo-
lluonIst were arm In arm IN broheIy affection In
1910, and 1912 also, marching through our State,
abusing without measure men who stood by Ken
lucky, against the aboltlonIss. This conduct has
convinced thousands that Kentucky was inslncere.-
Ohio Statesman, Dee. 8.
SHOCKING SuIcIpE-A tobacconist named George
Smifier, killed himself on Sunday evening. That
evening, he was IN a nelghborng tavern, laughing
and Joking, gotup, went home, kissed his wife and
children, assembled the Stairs 10 his BEDROOM took
off his coat, unbuioned his shirt collar, pulled out
the chamber, and penetrating the large blood yes
sells oil his neck with small knife. held himself over
the chamber, TILL he oled hlnse If to death. His wife
shortly afterwards found him corpse The un- |
happy man leaves q family OF seven children
Phid. Times, Dec. Ii.
INDIANA LEGlsLATURE.-Senate-In the absence
of Lieut.. Gov Hall, Hon. Thomas d. Wapoe was
elected President pro tenn, over J. Collins, wing
Douglass Mcclure Principal Secretary. House
Hon Thomas j. Henley dem, elected Speaker on
the first ballot over DR.. Bradley, wing. : F. Brown,
dem, Principal Clerk.
METEoRs. the last six weeks several
brilliant meteors have been observed here none of
which have received any public notice through the
newspapers. On Monday evening last, (Nov. 25th)
two meteors of uncommon spendor were seen ifere
which deserve at least q brief mention; the first
downward, and disappeared near the horison; the
second ten or fifteen minutes later, started from
point about 40 ueg in the > and shone with spen.
dor equal to that OF the planet JUPITER passing TO
point about fifteen degrees East of South cbout f-
teen degrees high, and then disappearing without
exploslon.--N III Herald