The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-09
Domestic News.

srrppossp ARREST OF THE PIRATE WKBsTKR.-The
following paragraph we copy from an Albany paper
OF Monday
Aman was arrested on Sunday evening, at Rome,
in this State, upon suspicion of being the pirate
Webster, who was concerned in the outrage on
board the Sarah Lavlnla. He is young Irshman,
and gives his name as L Coffee. He was traced by
officer Nixon, of the Albany police, from this city
10 Rome. The Evening Journal says, :" he was on
HIS way 10 Buffalo. having taken passage in canal
boat to Albany. He has small trunk with him,
which contained few articles OF clothing. He adj
mltted TO Nixon, that he was with the party on
Providence to New York, but denies that he was
on board the schooner. He also admitted that ne
boarded at the same house in New York with me
other men, and left the day after their arrival he
has lett chest OF tools In that city, having pawneo
them, as he alleges, To raise money. lie mas peen
committed to jail, and Nixon leaves this evening
for New York. TO obtain the necessary evidence to
identity Kim.
vate letters, says the Madisonian OF Monday last,
that most bloody deed has been perpetrated in
Mr.. Garrett Daviss district, by Nh: G. M. Clay.
Our account states, that the friends of Mr. Wcklie,
who is the republican candidate having ascertained
that caucus had met at Frankfort, and arranged
the district with the view to elect Mr. Davis, boldly
asserted the fact at a meeting held last week at
hussells Cave. Mr.. Clay was present and denied
the charge. Mr. Brown, special agent Of the Post
Office Department, being also present, and in pos.
session OF the proof OF the holding OF the caucus
him with huge Bowie knite-cut out his left eye,
cut off his left ear, gashed his left shoulder six
inches in length and one and half in depth, that
II Is expected he will die.
A HoRRIp MURDER was committed about a
week since, near Bloomington, Iowa. The wife OF
Mr. James Graves, while passing from, her resi-
dence 10 neighbours, through small strip of
woods, was attacked by some demon in human
shape, her person hrst violated and afterwards
stranged to death, Her neck was broken and her
hfeess corpse dragged to hollow near by and
thrown IT.. Suspicion rests upon deaf and dumb
man by the name of Nations, who was poughng in
field near the scene of the murder at the time. We
rlly the devil seems TO be let loose anew Dotwith-
standing Father Miler's demonstrations for the
Millennium
MORE OR THE MAD Doe.-The rabd dog which
was killed IN Market street on Saturday, says the
Newark Advertiser, run into Mr.. ConelPs store,
corner or washington street, and bit him IN the
hand. Ii is also said that one or two other persons
were bitten in the town, though not 80 severely
He seized several dogs in the of his long
through the streets, one of which was considerably
lacerated This dog was seen running in various
parts OF the CITY during the day, and much alarm
has been excited.-Ne,cark Daily Adp.
COTTON We regret to say that the cotton crops
In our county will not turn out so well anti
clpated this season-the caterpillar is making de-
struction among them; and another species OF cat
terplllar has got among the corn, and almost COM
pleteIy dlvested the stalks of fodder. We are in
formed by planters that there will be little more
than half crops of cotton made in Wakulla county
this season.-Port Leon, Fla Gazette, July g.
RENDEZVOUS CLOSED. The rendezvous at
Charleston for the recruiting OF seamen for the U.
s. service, under the command of Commander K.
s Plnckney, was closed on Tuesday last. in obedi.
ence to orders from the Secretary of the Navy.
NAvAL.-The U. S. sloop of war Decatur, Com
mander Abbott, bound to the coast of Africa, got
underway at Norfolk on Saturday morning last, and
proceeded to sea.
The U. s. steam rigate Missouri, Captain New
ton, with the Hon. Mr.. Gushing on board, bound to
Alexandria, Egypt, proceeded to SEA on Saturday
afternoon
NAVY ORpERs-Lieut G. w Morris, to the Bos.
ton Yard; Passed Mid. G. Van Alstne, TO the rem
devious at Boston; Passed Mid T NJ Mix, TO the
Rendezvous Al New York -Madi oman.
The FRTGArE SAVANNAH is TO 60 to the Pacific,
commanded by Capt. Holllns She is to be the
flagship of Commodore Dallas.
CAPs,ZsD.-A New Orleans paper of the Both ult.,
says that the schooner Three Sisters was discover
ed the previous day capszed, about five miles from
the Lake-end OF the railroad: Capt. Hoffman, Of
the j. Dupre, went to her assistance, and took off
the crew and lady. The latter, however, had los,
a child and grand child, and she herself
cued by cutting hole through the bottom of the
vessel.