The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-20

ward bound, having any sperm OIL. wouiu o' w
well by STOPPING here, and leaving u 10 De SUI W
the United States. Freight can always oe oo'alneo
10 New York or Baltimore, and the expense on l''
including freight, commissions. and all o'ner charges
would not exceed 50 so per barrel. Inc expense on
a vessel stopping and dscharging would be from
$50 to S60-not dlschsrgins. about $50; sperm
oil is NOT saleable here. Vale is now much wanted,
and cargo would command iUioo OF upwords, ne'
AZ cents Sperm candles $50 rs. per 10, net 30 cents
Dollars 1880 a 1850. Exchange 262 I'D"
NAvAL.-Captain David Conner has resigned the
office OF Chief OF the Bureau of Construction,
Equipment and Repair, in consequence of the i'm
paired state OF his health On his return 10 Wash
iegton from an official visit 10 New York, he was
taken III al his residence near Port Deposlte, Mary
land, and remained dangerously so for some days.
We are gratihed 10 learn that he is GONZALES
cent. Captain C.s resignation took effect on the
Slst December. His successor is not yet known.
The y. 5. steamer Union, Lieut.. Hunter, arrived
at the Norfolk naval anchorage last Monday from
Washington.
last evening about 20 minutes before 9ocsck by the
jar OF another earthquake. II was the severest
shock, we imagine, which has been felt IN THIS re-
gion since the great shakes" of 1911. The parox-
ysm lasted about halt minute during which time
the hrm set earth did reel 10 and fro as drunken
man :" so violently, indeed as 10 make hundreds
run into the streets from The fear mat the houses
they were In were about 10 tumble down. No da-
mage however was done, unless II be to the crocke
ry ware, which should think IL likely has " suf-
fered some" where placed loosely on shelves. The
ly two minutes, and were accompanied by heavy
rumbling sound, as II some seventeen hundred and
fifty heavy loaded wagons had been driven briskly
along the street. This was the first shock of an
earthquake that we have been conscious of expert.
enclng.. We were seated quietly at our writing Ia
bic at the time, and had better observation of II
than those who were IN the hustle and noise OF
crowd. II was siupendousy magnificent. How pu-
ny and insigni6cans are all the works of man in
comparison with the sublime phenomena of Nature
We understand there was quite rush at the thea
tire, and, indeed, every where else, 10 get out of
doors. We ourselves heard the shrieks of females
IN several quarters of the town. We shall not be
surprised TO hear OF considerable damage being
done at Mills Point, New Madrid, &c-Menphis
Enquirer, Jan. 5.
EARTHRUAKE-Some alarm was created in this
city and vicinity last evening by shocks of earth
quake. Many persons out OF the Second Pres.
byterian and Unitarian churches The consterna
ton is represented as having been very great Sc
veral ladies' In the first named church manifested
signs OF extreme terror, and some burst into tears
Part OF the chimney of the sessions house of the
First Presbyterian church was thrown down, and
The rubbish, sliding from nelghborng roof, was
driven through window INTO the room where
there was religious meeting at the time II is not
recolected that since the great New Madrid earth
quakes this city has been visited by shocks so Sc
we're and prolonged as those of last night. 1t is
thought that the motion was from south TO NORTH
Such shocks were frequent Just before the ravages
OF the New Madrid earthquakes Louis Gazette,
Jan. 5.
W ESTEHN EARTHQUAkES-W nave now received
sufficient information of the late earthquake to draw
some general interences.
1t appears that it was felt from the western slope
OF the Alleghanies TO the lower Mississippi and will
probably be heard from further.
2. IL was felt more slightly towards the east and
more violently towards the south west. At Zanes-
vile, Tor example, 1t was felt, represented less
than at Cincinnati. Al Nashville 1t was quite Sc.
we're shock, and IN that region il strong enough
to throw plates from the shelves. At Mills Point it
Is represented as throwing down chimneys. AT New
Madrid, it's said that the ground sunk
In this respect II was similar to the earthquake
OF lSlll2, which on the 7th OF February, 1872 threw
down chimneys at Cincinnati, ana opened the EARTH
and overiowed the waters OF the Mississippi at New
Madrid.
4. AS observed here by DR.. Ray, the current of
the movement of the earthquake was from the south
west 10 the northeast
g. This fact, and that of Its greater force in the
south west, indicates that its moving POWER was in
the south west near the lower part of The Mssissip-
pi river, unless indeed it should appear from further
intelligence, that there has been volcanic action of
sufficient strength TO produce it, still more distant
regions.
8. The fact thatthis trembling of the earth is felt
over such an extensive REGION and that Its severest
effects are elt SO lar distant pretty good evidence
that the moving power Is seated deep the earth.
anu Is not any superficial volcanic influence.
Whether the above inferences are just or not, they
are worthy the investigation of enqu ring minds.
With respect TO the valley OF the Ohio, it has not
probably ever been the seat of volcanic action nor
DO these tremblings of the earth give any reason to
suppose 1t will be- For the power which produces
them Is evidently remote. so far as regards terres.
trial causes.-C Cincinnati Chron.
ARREST AND ESCAPE OF BuRGIAR-On Sunday
night last, Dutchman who had been boarding in
this village, was arrested at Lomereux's tavern in
Monroe, by Deputy Sheriff Lawson, On suspicion of
being the person who had robbed Mr.. Halls jewelry
store few nights previous. The fellow had left the
village IN the morning, and was on his way to New
YORK. Two or three articles of lewelry, accident
ally dropped on the road, and dentIted belonging
IN he na
bed and room all the stolen watches and missing ar
tlcles OF lewelry were found, together with bag
containing kit of burglars tools, among which
were skeleton KEYS of all sizes files screw.drivers
paste for taking the impression of wards and ali SORTS
OF contrlvances TOR picking locks. The thief was
bound with rope, and the sheriff started to bring
him TO the jail, but at Cornwall he got loose, and
springlng from the wagon, succeeded In escaping
Newb,vgh Journal.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Tuesday
jan I!-No. "a john Buchanan ct al, appellants.
VS.. Edwin Upshaw The argument of this ca-se
was concluded by MI Stanberry for the appellants.
NO To- Lessee OF John Mercer ct ux, plaintiffs In
error, W. w. G. Selden. The argument of this case
was commenced by Mr.. Whpple for the plaintiff in
error, and continued by Mr. c Johnson for the de-
fendant In error. Adjourned till tomorrow. II
O'Clock A. M.
STARTLING FAcT-The annual report of the water
works made to the City Council sfates:-
Ihat upward OF 800 hydrants are now shut off
hno, ewlag TO the universal embarrassment and dis
- "a VIZ 0Vihihuniy, IL IL lnlposslO Ole 10 say, with
lected." N' ~ wi
IL proof were required of the universal distress
now felt IN the city, il is found in the above extract
he supply OF water shut of from 500 families be-
cause they cannot pay the remit Think of it-Cin-
cinrdti Chronicle, Jan IA.
REveLT.-A convention of seeding democrats
IN New Hampshire have nominated John A. White
OF Lancaster, Tor Governor, and John Page, Qate
GovernorO James Clark Abner Greenleaf and
Israe Hunt, Jr, for Congress, in opposition to the
regular democratic candidates.
HFALrH OF HIS ExcELLENcY.-We are happy to
learn that his Excellency's health is slowly mprov-
ing 40 we nope the Improvement may be permanent.
IL Is reported that he will remove 10 more genial
climate as soon as hs health is sufficiently establish
ed as to render the journey e.--Montreac Tran
script I2th INST.
SMALL Pox.-Ths terrible contagion, we are
panied TO state, 10 spreading in the community
ABOUT twenty cases are now under treatment in the
Charity Hospital-N o. Req jan s ~