The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-08

New RAuRoAD.-We learn from the Newbury-
port Herald that an en,.rp:ing indiydnsl Q. Danvs :.
Wsnhsm Pond for the convey ance OF ice.
HrosoS RIVER Five times in the last twenty
five years, says the CatskIll Recorder, mas the
Hason been closed by ice before the Soh oil November
first and second weeks of January In the majority o
December Ia twelve OF the twenty-five years, the rive
remained closed Tor than one hundred daysrangng
from lolto ls5 the largest Interruption having occurred
LAST wntsr when the river closed the 29h November
ani opened the 18Th Apen days longer than in any
tormeryear.
NEw LINE OF STEAMBoATs.-The Richmond
Wing says:-l is IN contemplation 10 establish a
hne OF Steamers between this city and New YORK. 10
touch at City Point going and returning so as 10 aora 10
feierbnrg the advantages that will rue TO us
the increased fac ties New York will then be within
A. hours OF us and merchants can always cac uae
few hours OF the time when their goods will reach
them and also when their shipments will reach y York
The boats will be OF the first class and such as VIII com
taken from Richmoad Petersburg and Norfolk to New
FORK for ten dollars is calculated thar the trip from
Hampton Roads to New York will be performed in thirty
hours And that in the summer season, many will pre-
fr this the inland route particularly as the difference
in time Is so small and expense about one half
BANK ROBBERY. The Providence County Bank,
near Lime X eck, Smithfeld, entered with
false keys last Monday night and robbed OF over SO
limitations, and 81 100 silver and gold reward
OF 5000 offered for the apprehension oil the robbers and
The recovery OF the money The robbers LETT unopened
some drawers in the vault containing $1,000 The locks
on the doors of the vault Were plain common locks
ProrTdence Journal, Dec O.
FIRE IN WIscAssEr.-On Tuesday evening fire
broke out in Wiseasset in building owned by Clark
Stnson and occupied boarding house for their work
men BY timely efforts, it was subdued without much
sacrifice OF property The buildings were insured by the
Hartford Insurance Company for $1,000 Loss on building
estimated al Sl000.-Porfland .4rgus
FIRE IN WELLS, MAINE.-On the Both ut., the
house of John Gooch, on the main road, III Wells,
was burned together with large building, sixty
feet long, used chaise house, wood house and
house thence spread his barn. which contain
ed twenty of hay, which also consumed
The corn house was stored with grain and the wood
sis The fire was discovered in the second story it
spread with such rapidiy that but small part oil his ur
o sx W las i cnyered At the Wells m
surance Company.
FIRE IN RocKpoRr-We learn from the Glou-
cester Telegraph, that large and destructive ilre
occurred in Rockpor last Tuesday. The fire dis
covered in the barn of James Pool at Rockport which
communicated with the houses adjoining, and be-
fore il could be got under by the citizens three dwelling
houses four barns destroyed by the devourng
element The house occupied by Fool was totally de-
stroyed with nearly all the furniture together with the
barn. owned by the Gloucester Bankno Insurance. The
house and store with barn occupied by Sanl Brooks
insured at Andover The house and barn. occupied by
StoIy Pool, insurance very large barn containing
hay The fire supposed to be the work OF an ncen-
diary.
This morning, the Public Conservatory caught fire
from OF the ues the fire confined 10 about
eight eet square, in the floor directly the boilers in
the centre of the house The whole building however,
was filled with dense smoke for more than two hours,
and 18th atmosphere of Is Fair in through the
broken glass whole stock of beautiful and plants
are inevitably lost The splendid collection of Camellas
the best and choicest in the country in high health in
full bloom and bud numbering thousand plants not
one which be restored present aspect this
ming that is really painful to behold The proud pea
cocks the beautiful peasants presented the establishment
by the Hon Mr. Webster his return from England and
the rare and splendid African all lie dead having
been socated by the dense smoke The loss OF proper
ty very large which believe was but partially in
sured To Mr. Teschemacher who has devoted the labor
oil years and who had many important and novel expert
ents in process in the treatment OF plants in state Of
great iorwardnes and at maturity the loss cannot be
computed in dollars and cents The house had recently
been remodeled under his supervision and every plant
was in the best possible condition, systematically arrang
cd at great labor and in the very height OF perfection all
of which are entirely destroyed-Boson Transcript, De
cenber g.
BIEGLER, THE HOUSE BIRNER.-The Rochester
correspondent OF the Buffalo Commercial says of
HIM But these crimes We're tribes compared with the
suspicious that created in relation the murder of
former wife The circumstances which this suspicion
is founded, follows The doctor had been for
eighteen months in this city before his marriage and
had sent his intended 10 boarding school, and talked
publicly intention marry This gave occasion
10 certain Germans who had known him in Germany
hawker Of his wes needework TO say that the doctor
had wife and children IN the city OF Metz This the
doctor declared to be SANDER at the same time telling
several of most respectable citizens that he
bachelor The aforesaid Germans still perssting their
declarations the doctor changed his tune and acknow-
LEGGED that he widower and that he had two chill
dren living in Metz, and TO remove all doubts he would
20 home and certificate of his wie's death
fer Europe and after absence Of four months he
returned with two children, one OF which was about nine
and certificate, which satisfied the parties
interested The children say that their father after
his return TO Metz TO procure the proposed certificate
took their mother, who then alive, and themselves
and far as London when their mother became
dreadful sick Gght, and died before morning
MORE PARTICULARS THE Loss OF THE CARO-
LISR.-1his British bark, belonging TO Greenock,
Scotland bound from Grenada to St John, y. B. in bal
last cast away az Cranberry Point Prospect Hsrbor
Gouldsboro', the 2lst and all on board except
and amongst those who persisted all the officers OF
the ship or those saved jumped to the shore from
the bboom when the bark first struck the Others
dred ashore part of the deck So violent was the
storm that all the went by the board in few mi
after she struck and the hull not long going
10 pieces, Those who have been there that more
perfect wreck pieces of the vessel being
strewed all along the shore good deal OF doubt exists
70 the of the disaster 1t appears from the state
lnens of the that they made Brier Island Satur
until Monday afternoon when the becoming dissatis
fed went to him in body and demanded OF him what he
intended TO do with the ship and requested that he would
not her shore but that if he did he would do
in the day time and give them chance for their lives
The captain from their statement TO have taken
bring them safely to St John From the ogate, il ap-
that this appeal must have been violent than
the sailors represent is there recorded that they
threatened 10 take the command Of the ship from the
tain On Tuesday, p NJ they made what must have been
Mount Desert Rock though they did not know it, and in
the evening they found themselves among the breakers
and attempted TO ship, but failed and went ashore
After attempting without TO themselves in
the yawl boat, which dashed in pieces 1t
struck the water all the sailors except the four saved
CLING together the bow and by swept
away. The captain swept away from the quarter
deck, and the mate did not come out OF the cabin.
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