The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-11
Latest,In teIligenoe.

nth " Co, aud before IL was extlneu'Sleu wy, ~
occupied by the following persons were con-
sumed :-Messrs. STANDARD Griffith az 20. Ihomas
Richmond Il Co., S. Clay & Co, Mott " Co., and
William Milford, Collector 10 me por; Inc en.,Ie
were DESTROYED. Most of the above persons were
engaged in the commission and forwarding business,
and there is no doubt considerable quantity OF
merchandise was destroyed. The fire was the work
of an Incendary.
DARK MPEAcHMENr Judge Booth, OF the Fifth
Judicial Circuit in Alabama, has been impeached
before the Alabama Legislature, by Mr.. Jackson,
OF Barbour OF corruption and malversation In ofhce
OF wiltu and Intentional neglect OF duty as Judge
of being gambler by profession, drunkard IN
practice; OF being the associate councillor, pro
tector, and friend of professional gamblers; with
knsvery, dupcty corruption and wllful derellction
OF duty Judge in the case OF the State vs. Geo
w. Lore, tor the crime OF robbery and murder OF
Henry Blake.
DEATHS BY CONSUMPTION IN BosroN, NEw YORK,
AND PHLApKLPHIA.-An article by DR.. Hayward; OF
Boston, for the New England Quarterly journal OF
Medicine and Surgery, for January, furnishes .ne
following statistics: SIN Boston, the whole number
of deaths for thirty wears from 1911 1910, nclu-
sive, was SS,6l6-by consumption, o,z4S In New
York, during the same time, there were lo2, 4S5
snia5 G1 wn1fs s S"Sv sae an
erage number OF deaths by consumption In Boston,
TO- .lS5; in New York, to 5547; in Philadelphia,
7Oo3-the difference being in favor of Philadel
phia
DARING ROBBERY .--The Amesbury, Mass. Trans
cript says, that Mr.. Rigeley, recently OF Lowell,
employed two men, strangers to HIM, TO carry INN
from Newburyport to Haverhl. On arriving at
the hotel they called for some wine, and offered in
payment silver dollar which the bar keeper re,
fused to take supposing 1t TO be spurious, One ~
the men then thrust his hand into Mr.. .'spocke.,
saying, " Come, old man, you've got plenty more
money" and robbed him of his pocket book con-
tanning sixty-three dollars. They then went out
under the Pre,ence of going TO the sversmith's TO
ascertain whether the disputed dollar was genuine,
jumped into the sleigh and made of.
DESTRUCTION OF THE Town RECORDS OF NORWAY.
The following is letter contained in the Port
land Advertiser, dated Norway, Oxford Co. Me.
Jan 6. 1913. The dwelling house Of Job Eastman,
Esq, Town Clerk in Norway, was, with the whole
OF its contents destroyed by fire at midnight of
Wednesday, the 4th inst and the inmates, Mr. East
man, go years of age } his wife and grand-daueh.
ter and Mr.. Shepherd Richardson's wife and mo-
ther, barely escaped with their lives The fire Is
supposed TO have caught from that grossly careless
habit which many fall into of placing hot ashes in
wooden vessel
MONSTER SKELKroN-The Ozark Standard of
Springfield, Mo- says &C We have now in our Of
flee a Jaw tooth of an animal, dug, up near War
saw, IN Benton county, that weighs fourteen pounds
and half The tusks found at the same place, and
supposed to belong to the same monster are about
thirteen feet long According to the best cacula-
tion that can be made, the skeleton, when compile
ted, will be forty feet in length and twenty-eight
feet high We understand that II is the intention of
the proprietors to send the skeleton to New Or
leans"
CouNrKRFKrrERs ARREsrED.-Jabez Fredericks,
formerly OF Belfast Me-, and Asa Ames, grocer, OF
this city, have been arrested the charge OF pass
ing counterfeit three dollar bills of the Plymouth
Bank, the Washington Bank, and bank at Augusta
Maine Indictments have also been found against
two persons IN Belfast, and an executive requlson
for them has been despatched to the Governor of
Naturalization Democrat, Jan. g.
A PROGRESSED BURGLAR ARREsrED.-On Saturday
night. Constables Clapp and Stratton arrested
noted New York burglar, named George Blgney,
alias Bill Anderson, upon requisition upon an In
dictment for having in his possession IN New York,
fha lan ne NJ oil tpu- on mi
the store of J. Phillips IL Co., l4l Washington
street in this city.-Bostom Post, Jan 8.
Mos IN Sr JoHN.-The st. John Chronicle says
that city is in the hands of bralness and disgust
ing mob" II seems TO have been election f.acas,
and was altogether superior to the republican affairs
that sometimes come off in New York.
MEssRs. PgLLEN AND CoPr.-.These entsrprising
Albany, said to be expressly adapted TO their bu
sness. We know them as true men.
PROGRESS OF INsANTTY.-We understand that in
of the School Districts of Hlsborough in this
State, the whole population have become believers
the doctrine of Miller-cosed their district school,
and taken their children home 10 get prepared for the
second Advent.-C Concord, ". II. Statesman
The MAINE LEGISLATURE was organized at Au-
gusia, on the 4th instant, by the election OF Edward
Kavanagh President, jeremiah Haskell, Secretary,
and J. o. L. Foster, Assistant Secretary of The Sen
ate, and David Dunn, Speaker, and VIM. T. John
son. Clerk of the House.
New Way TO PAY DEBrs.-Elder Thurston, of
Lowell, who has been accused of swndling in the
building OF a church, has been suspended from
preaching But this won't pay back the money of
the poor operatives
Hot WATER On Friday, Mrs. Pamela May, who
keeps d boarding house at the corner of Pearl
and High streets, was brought before the Police
Court, and fined S. and costs, for throwing hot soap
suds on gentleman who called at her house with
deputy sheriff for the purpose of serving writ of at
tachment.-Boston Post
HEALTH OF SIR CHARLES BAGor.-In the King
ston Chronicle OF the 4rh, published four daily
bulletins, from the LIST TO the 4th, both included
They are In almost the same words" his Excel
iency has passed a good night and seems on the
whole in an improved state of health
In BANKRUpcv.-Judge Daniel, of the United
States Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Vir
glnia, has decided that making assignment by a
debtor, in which some creditors are preferred, the
assignment covering all the debtors property is an
act OF bankruptcy within the meaning of the law, on
which creditors may petition tor the appointment OF
an assignee, &c.
AGED PERsoNs.-The united ages of twenty FIVE
persons who died at Newport r l., during the past
year. amountfo 2,04l years Five between
eleven between 40 and SO. This includes one-tourh
OF the deaths in the place during the year. The re-
turns OF the previous year were OF similar charac
ter.
ELECTION IN GEoReIA-Returns from eight
counties in Georgia for the special election sup
ply the vacancy in Congress, occasoned by the
and McDougaid L.F) l223. If the west of the
State voted al this rate compared with previous
elections Crawford is elected.
MICHIGAN LEGIsLATURE-The Legislature organ
zed at the capitol on the Sd instant. The Senate
was called to order by the Lieut.. Governor, and
J. E Plat chosen Secretary. The House
organized by the election of the Hon Robert Nc
Clelland, Speaker, and E. ]. Roberts, Clerk
ANOTHER DEATB.-Another OF the members of
the Indian Legislature is dead (Mr Dunbar, LF., |
from Jackson county, and an election has been or
dered for the 10Th inst Another locofoco will be
chosen.
ONO RvKR.-The river has risen about Is inch
this point, with to feet in the channel out.
II is about stand, and quite full of floating
ice and navigation about suspended till the weather
moderates Cincinnati Gazette, Jan. 8.
PRICES OF CRIME.-For killing broker in Pha-
he Tou al The fu a