The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-03
Fact and Faney.s

NAVY ORDERS, June 27.-Mdshipman Charles H.
HAY 10 the On-ka-hy-e. Passed Midshipman John
n, 4 ndolph leave three months. Masters Mate
W ii Turns, 10 the Philadelphia yard. June Is
LAeuien ant II. H. Bell 10 command the steamer
Union. Lieut. E. Middleton, from Decatur TO Onka.
hy-e. Lsutenant j. b. Wabach, from Indie.
pendence 10 Boston yard MidshipmA an X. A Man
TO the Macedo Hian.
JUNE 29.-Lt George ]. Wyche, from Manon. 10
Receiving ship Ohio; 1t Thomas W. Brent. from
Marion. TO RECEIVING ship, Navy Yard Pensacola;
H. 19rSr rolndeSter, from Marion TO Decatur;
Ut. w w HsnteI. detached from Union and to
sleclh service; Purser Thomas p. McBlair 10
Baltimore Station; Purser F. A. Thornton, leave
three months; Henry Worhngtcn, master, leave
Leave one month; Mldshpman B d. Walker, from
Marion TO Warren; Midshipman P. NJ. Haywood,
p I5nm Marion to Warren; Midshipman w, w.
man Joseph Seawel, from Marion TO Macedonian.
PROMOTIONS. Lit Levin N. Powell, 10 be Com
mander; Passed Mdshipman w A. Parker, 10 be
Lieutenant; Passed Midshpman Francis ID. John
son, 70 oe Lieutenant; Thomas X. Ware, OF Balti-
more, 70 he Pnrser
TIE MURDER OF Mr. LINCOLN --Abner Rogers,
Jr. was brought into the Supreme Court this morn.
Tug, aud Monday, the p h inst The day appointed
Tor his nal Tor The murder Of Mr.. Lincoln, Warden
OF State Prison. George Bemls and George T
bEeow, E'qs. were appointed as his counsel 10 ma
rage his defence. TIE prisoner requested Mr.,
Chcate might be associated with Mr. Bemis but
Mr. c. excused himself on account OF Irevious N.
Sagemenis. The prisoner then named Mr. Fletcher
but the Chief Justice said he was absent from Inc
Commonwealth, and unwel.-Boston Transcript
Isl inst.
FIRE FROM BULLS EYE-We learn that store
on Central street, Boston, on fire the other
day by the focus formed by the rays OF the sun,
concentrated during the intense heat of the day,
through bulls eye IN a window in the roof A
gentleman, sitting In another store in the neighbor-
hood, discovered smoke issuing from the roo-and
upon giving he alarm, the upper lott was examined
ana the pine frame work was found in blaze of
"a lie ha,a
ne glass tell upon It. Look out for your bulls eyes,
this hot weather
The number of workmen already employed on
the IRON railroads 10 the south and the Of Vienna is
COO -
Last weekly returns of As railways, l,56l miles
~ WnS'h. Numser OF passengers on q railways,
o12,02o, total for the week, 5000 The receipts
tor passengers IS railways f73 372 los; ditto for
goods on 80 railways, f23 t5S s., I'd; total, G9s-
9oi 49, 4. 1hIs Is and avarage of f63 IOs per miie
per weec. The traffic, therefore, is certainly al the
lase ct obout e, 500 900 year. and carving 20
O00000 passengers.
ne LEvIArHAN STEAMSHIP GREAG BRrrrAN-
ms noble vessel was hOated into dock On the LIST
instant, anG everything SO far proved highly salts
ac'ofy' WIN all her machinery, boilers, Sc, she
draws oay Twelve teet ait and nine forward, tole-
Fshe proof OF the extreme buoyancy of an iron
slip Her INTENDED drausht, with Goals, stores. and
all on board, Is II to Is feet.
PRACTICAL JoKING "A wag, in a country bar
room, where each man was relating the ondertui
Ilcks lhey had seen performed BY Sgnor Blitz, and
the rest OF the conjurlng family expressed his con-
tempt Tor the whole tribe, declaring that he could
fsHGrm any OF their tricks, especially the one of
breaking watch In pieces, and restoring it whole
At once several watches were produc d for the ex-
pertinent He selected the best, put it into morter
anG pounded away" There are the pieces. -
" Ies!" all exclaimed, "now let's see the watch"
Tie used various mysterious words, shook up the
fragments, and at length threw down the contents
OF lhe mortar observing, Well, thought could
do II, but by George ! can't"