The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-23
Domestic News.

Domestic News.
The LATE FLoop.-The only particulars that we
have received relative to the damage done to the
chesapeake and Ohio Canal by the heavy rains OF
last week, are contained in The GEORGETOWN Advo-
cate ct Tuesday. The editor Of that paper after
speaking al the individual losses along the banks of
the Potomac and in Georgetown says-By Tar the
most ctp,oraple circumstance, and the one which
VIII De Tell more or less severely by every nhabilalt
OF NE district, is the damage to the Chesapeake
aao ONO Canal. Until its repair all trade must re-
msln 10 a great extent parayzed, and the several
mus ana fActones TO which II only can lm.ari
Ntaly stands useless al this most important Oh
OF ihe year. To the boating and farming interests,
too, II could not be felt more severely at any oh r
season than at this particular one. We have 90
postive acvces OF the state OF the canal further "
man Seneca, the damage along which embraces me
loO1eet break mentioned IN our last and one othef
OF some 200 feet near the Little Falls bndet
Altogether it's less than was expected, as any III
Jury between the Fails and Seneca Is but triilng
We believe there was damage at Harpers Fer
ry. ANY movement towards The repair OF the ca
nal will be looked TO with the greatest anxiety.
The Charestowp, Va, Free Press OF yesterday,
saws thai the ram OF last week did serious damage
TO the Chesapeake ard Ohio canal, and adds; The
lift lock Harper's Ferry has been swept out, AUD
the banks Ia many places are entirely gone. We
have great apprehenslous as 10 the amount OF loss
10 the company. month's active labor, with m
pie means, will hardly place the work in navigable
order.
The Alexo ndria Gazette of yesterday, says: We
regret TO state that tears entertained that such
has been the damage done to the Chesapeake and
Ohio canal by the late flood and lreshet that il will
take two or three months TO repair the breaches and
other INJURIES and that consequently the trade on
he canal will be stopped during the present
Much injury was also sustained the southern
side OF the Potomac. The Alexandria Gazette
says that number OF bridges on the turnpike road
between Middeburg and the Shenaadoahwere car
rled away.
The Haperstown Pledge of Monday, says that
great damage was done by the wind and rain be-
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courtY. The corn in ALMOST every field was pros
traled TO the ground, trees were uprooted in every
direction, and the streams were much swollen,
sweeping away nall dams, mills, and every
lung which obstructed their course.
INTERESTING TRIAL The Court of Common
Pleas Is now in session at Dedham, Massachusetts,
and is occupied with the trial OF suit brought by
John J. Clarke, Esq of Roxbury Philander A.
j. I. Jones and Jonathan Prescott, tor an alleged
malicious prosecution. The Hon. Rufus Choate,
and Benz. t. Curtis, Esqr, are counsel for plaintiff;
Hon B. F. Hallet, Hon. Abel Gushing, iona. p.
Rogers, Charles Mayo, Esq for defendants The
case OF great interest, and has drawn together
large number ct clllZens. Mr. Clarke is practs
ing attorney IN RoxouY, Mass, and up TO the time
OF prosecution. enjoyed good reputation as an able
lawyer, faithful To his clients, and an honest man.
lie was employed by the defendant to manage a
trial, Prescott White, brought before Judge
Putnam IN 1886 The action arose from an OBJ
struclon OF raceway. After the case had been
tred several times Clarke as attorney Tor rescott,
form OF agreement, which the parties signed.
Alter II was signed the counsel discovered a seri
Gus omission, and lnterllned II. This constitutes
tne all ged forgery, for which Prescott prosecuted
Clarke, alleging that it done with an intent 10
Cheat aud ceirsHd him without his knowledge. Mr.
Clarke was examined before Justice in Needham,
and was discharged as being not guilty. But his
reputation and his good name were injured: he
Was made the subject OF scandal, and his business
suffered. he was at great expense maintaining
his sGt, and on these, and the foregoing grounds,
he brought an action against Prescott and Jones
Tor malicious prosecution
NEw Man. ROUTE FROM New YORK TO ST. LOUIS
Meetings have recently been held AT places along
the proposed route, having tor their object the esab
iishment of Daily Mail from New York city by
way of Buffalo, N, Y, Toledo, Onio; Lafayette
lnd., and Danvle, Decatur and Springfield, Ill, to
ST Louis. I'll estimated that the mail can be car
RED between these points IN seven days.
ONO RIVER AT Wheeling, on the 10Th inst the
Ohio River had sixteen and half feet of water in
the chinDel-tallng. AZ Pittsburgh on the 18th,
afternoon, ten feet feet oil water In the channel
Acquired Young Voolfolk, charged with the
mn'der OF his brother law, Rowan, IN Kentucky,
has been acquitted by jury.