The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-08
Fact end Fancy.

SELF DrFFNoF.-G Godfrey Pope. who was indicte'
at Louisville for The killing Of Mr.. Bliss, was &C
quilted by the Jury on the 10TH
Ossssvso-A w Chsmb ers, who ma de afr
dlvit b-urs ons OF the judges OF the city Of New
Orlsinss ne time since that he had been 70 bbet
by son OF Gen. VIM. Dsbuys, has be en- con Wet e,
OF PERJURY
FlRE The blacksmith shop of Dan iel Budd, oil
the Ridge road IN the town OF Greece, w 18th all il
contents, was DESTROYED By fire, about tw o O'Clock
on Wednesday. April 25.
FIRST Bor.-The steamer st. Clair. Captain
bu net, has reached Duukrk from Detroit, and we
learn from gentle an connected with the boat,
Creek.
TsAvEILSe.--Some fifteen or eighteen cars,
loaded down with passengers, passed over the MO-
hawk and Hudson Railroad on the Bird
Conference.-The Legislature of Connect lieut.
met at II ,rtford on Wednesday The Senate ~ as
organized by the election OF Charles b. Phelps, Pre-
sidsnt pro ten la the House, Noyes Biilln gs, de-
m,crat, was elected Speaker by mao rity OF 40
votes
ANOTHER STRIKE "A girl employed at one Of the
Pittsburg factories last week, took stout stick and
gave a sound drubbing to of the overseers, who
had been nsolent to her. II was the hardest trike
he had ever experienced.
DECISION IN A RAILROAD CAsE.-The Kent News,
of the 18th ut states that the trial of the case of
]. Cooper, against the Philadelphia, Wilmin gton,
and Baltimore Railroad Company, which was COM
msnced on Thursday, the Doth, was conclu ded on
Tharafsys the 9Th h instant, by verdict for the
ed TO meet again on the first Monday Uhe 5th) of
June. to try the remaining cases between sundry
claimants In Cecil, and the Railroad Company"
SOLITARY CONFINEMENT has been abandoned in
the Rhode Island PeDltentiary. The Providence
Journal says il was found TO operate unfavoraby
upon the health of the prisoners, and frequently TO
induce partial and confirmed insanity.
FRreArK UNITED STATES frigate United
States arrived al Oahu on Sunday, the 4th Deem
Der. Captain Armstrong; lieutenant went ashore
TO arrange for salute, but the governor sent word
that he was at divine worship and II must be defer
red TO Monday.
METEOR twelve O'Clock on Tuesday night,
very large and beautiful meteor shot across the hea
vens over Montreal Its course was due north, and
accompanied by whlzzing sound, like the passage
OF cannon shot. II was apparently about the size
OF ten pound ball, gave great light, and left fiery
trail in its wake, like that of rocket The night
was clear and frosty, and the sky thicky studded
the evening.
DEMOLISHED "A letter from Philpsburg. Canada,
East, that the steepe of ST. Pdus Church fell
into the body of the building Saturday night,
the Z2a ulumo, and rendered the whole perfect
ruin.
FATAL AocIpENT.-On Thursday week, Mr.. Los
sell, of Evans Mills Jefferson county, while in the
act of grinding single knife on a stone propelled
end thrown forward into the gearing and instantly
crushed TO death. He was about 40 years of age
and haslet wife and two children very ind gent
circumstances
of 1871 IS, 49, AGO tons; 1892 49, 1899 tons lS43
"a, $50.
The ARMY.-Gen. Gaines has been assigned to
the command OF the third military Department.
His head quarters will be at ST. Louis, Mo.
Destructive FIRE IN NASHVILLE, KY.-The Mays.
vile Star of the 18th inst. gives the particulars of a.
destructive fire in that city the night previous
1t commenced in livery stable on Second street
and spreading, consumed number of frame tene.
mens adjoining, large three story brick row, in
which were several grocery establishments cotton
store, the printing Office Of the Maysvile Eagle, and
number OF mechanics shops. The printing office
quantity OF paper and books. The whole loss by
the fire is estimated at So, 900. number OF the
proPretors were insured; among them the owners Of
the Eagle office.
FUNDS FOR UNCLE SAM.-On Friday last the Clerk
of the United States District Court paid over to the
Collector of Customs of Philadelphia thirteen thou
sand nine hundred and thirty dollars being the share
OF the United States arising out of the sales of the
forfeited cloths and cassimeres.
Two MEN DRowNED.-On the Both ult boat
with i've young men was upset In Toronto bay, and
two of them named Joseph Holt and Abr'm. Wragg
drowned. They were returning from the Island, II
Is SAID, Ia state OF ihoxication when the fatal
cldent occurred. II ought to be an efectual warn
ing of the frightfu consequences of intemperance.
CONNECTICUT RWER.-There has not been 30 hea-
Wy run OF water IN the Connecticut at any spring
during the last halt century, as the present The
water has not only been exceedingly high, but it
has continued so for unusual length OF time. On
the 18TH OF last month the water had attained a
height nearly equal TO that OF the flood of 1901 or
bout twenty-sx feet above low water mark. 1t
continued so for several days, when it fell perhaps
some eight ten feet, then three four feet
and tnen again fell of much, where il remained
without much alteration, falling slightly, however,
I'LL the LIST inst, when 1t commenced rising rapidly,
and during the night of the lst rose full an inch an
hour. II was this afternoon within about three feet
of the highest point attained on the 10Th ult.-Hart
ford Times, Mayo.
TRIALS FOR MURDER.-At Hamilton, Canada
West, no less than four capital convictions were
the result OF the assizes held last month. George
lper was found guilty of rape child IL years
old Joseph Thompson, lad of IA, was convicted
OF numbering his schootellow by sabblng him with
penkne Henry Vanpatter colored man, of
numbering Mr. Green and Hugh McCulloch OF
stabbing j. B. English that he died. All SEN
fenced TO be executed the Both of Nav but as
Thompson and McCuoch were strongly recon-
mended to mercy, it is probable that their lives will
be spared The crime of McCuoch was caused,
remotely, at least, by intemperance. The sister of
English had been married day or two before, and
the friends and relatives of the bride and groom
were frollckng at a tavern, by way of celebrating
the event. McCulloch, who was rather weak OF
intellect, came into the tavern, and some of the
young men began playing tricks with HIM, as was
not unusual. English snached his hat from off his
head, aud soon afterwards put il again, knocking
II down over his eyes /; scuffle ensued, and Nc
Culloch stabbed English in tour places, so that he
died in few minutes.
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