The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-03

Fact and Fancy.
NEW York CANALS We learn from the Albany
Journal OF last evening that the canals were opened
Yesterday. AT noon wv I've boats had cleared tor
the west The Troy Wing OF yesterday says that
large of goods waiting al that place TO be-
forwarded 10 the interior Ire same paper adds
Oae for~ar1i1g house has already 1000 tons OF
freight md Tor the West. being one fourth Of
the whole smc unt IL shipped last wear Oh er houses
have also large amount OF trelgh, hand, and the
boats and sailing vessels from New York and
Boston make large additions to It daily. A cousi-
drrable quantity OF freight reaches this city daily
from Boston via the Western railroad, destined for
the west and north. Some idea may be formed OF
the magnitude OF the operations, and the amount of
capital OF our canal transportation merchants, when
we stale mat one house In this city, engaged In me
forwarding business OH the Erie canal, employs $40
horses, and $50 boats, all Of which will be- put In
motion this day. This house paid out $40, 900 Tor
the Keeping OF the above number OF horses during
the last winter. The Troy and Oswego line are now
building three iron steamers, with Encsons propri-
lers, in addiIIon already built, Intended tor
towing on the river and canals. They VIII tow ca
nal boats from New ork 10 Oswego and cice cers1.
One of these boats will also be put on the Northern
canal If they should be found 10 answer the pur-
pose in ended, they will work an entire revolution
in the canal transportation business. About $500
horses now employed IN towing on the Erie ca
nal and several hundred drivers, all of whom would
be turned OF employ ment in the course of short
time, should the steam propeers be generally intro
duced.
FLoRDA.-General Worth will make his head
quarters at Tampa during the summer We learn
that II is the intention to make Cedar Keys the de-
Psi Tor the receipt OF cotton raised the Suwanee
river. Already SIX hundred bales of cotton have
arrived the present season, which have been sent TO
For! Leon. Two hundred bales were there when
informant left Ii is expected that six thousao nd
ba es will be received at that poin next season
Heretofore the planters on the Suwanee have CARED
their cotton To Tallahassee and Jacksonville at
great expense and delay. They have now built
keeed boat, and transported il down the river TO
Cedar Keys There is also steamer plvng on the
river The tide OF emigration is fast flowing into
Florida. Already IL is supposed that nearly all the
has been taken up
FIRE AT BUsHwICK, l.. IA brilliant light was
discovered about O'Clock in the direction Of Bush
wick IL proved TO be the stable occupied by Ed
win heeler, who has an extensive milk establish
ment on the road leading to Jamaica from Bush
wick Cross Roads, about three miles from this city
IL appears that II is customary for the men TO milk
The cows al 2 O'Clock IN the morning. and start on
thtlr rounds TO supply customers. The laboring man
who always sleeps IN The stable, after the mornings
mprN Went TO sleep again, leaving two other men
VINO serve the milk, 10 complete the arrangements
"A lantern was burning al the time he lay down TO
sleep, from which he soon aroused by the sui
location OF smoke. He observed the stable in
hanes, and barely escaped with his lite. IT is pre-
suned hat when the Others left for their rounds in
ewYork, they neglected putting out the lamp from
whicn me hire must have originated. Mr. Keller
los rs cows, ~hch were all he had four horses,
ay"ke oi oxen, farm wagon, farming utensils, &c.
whlch not being insured, must be a affictun
STEAMER ToMocHicHI LOST We learn from one
OF the PASSENGERS that the remochlchi which clear
ed on Saturday for Mobile, struck snag in the
evening Just below the English Turn, and sunk i'm
meuialey One person was drowned Ii is supposed
she VIII prove to,al loss. Her cargo consisted of
IA hog-h-ads and barrels sugar. 80 barrels WINS
Key, lS6 do flour, 700 pieces baggng, 16s coils rope,
and sundry Otner merchandise. The passengers OF
ihe lomochchl were brought TO port YESTERDAY bv
The steamboat Soulhernrr. Mr.. keed of Werump-
ka alabama, is supposed TO have been drowned
he had with HIM quantity of gold that had been
coined at the mlpt-Nno Orleans Bulletin, AyrI
23d
rREsaEr IN THE PENoBscoT-The Bangor Cou.
rer OF Thursday says About one hundred feet OF
tnat portion OF the dam at the city mills, built two
years slace, where portion OF the mills were car.
REQ away, has been pressed of by the treshet-
This Of course relieves the mills and we understand
the dam can be rebuilt In for saving the new
logs as soon as they come down. and at a cost not
exceeding $500 large number OF logs probably
those hauled out TO low land, have f1oated past
the CITY. Wedo not learn there has been other da-
mage upon the river. The weather looks threaten.
Ing tor another rdIn storm +"
LATE FROM ST. OoMINeo BY the Gen. Marion
from 'Inndives II Domingo, which place she left
on the LIST ult. We could learn nothing fur her than
mat the patroi army were at that time within
lev hours march Of Gouaives, coming from ST
Marks and that they Intended take posse ssiop Of
the place From that they were 10 proceed to Cape
81 francois The revolution has been effected al
most without struggle The next question which
afses Is, whether the people wil, better themselves
by the change.
Naval CouRr MARrrAL-The Naval Court Mar
tal. sitting on board U. ) ship Pennsylvania at
Norfolk, Is sill engaged with the TRIAL of Capt Ram
say On Friday the examination of Lieut. Lock-
hart was resumed. Before it was concluded the
Court adjourned until Saturday morning.
The following is list of the officers attached TO
the Levant, lying at Norfolk, sail as soon as she
can get crew, forthe Pacific :-Commander, Hugh
Nelson Page; Leufenants r g. Robb, Edward
X Thompson w. J. H Robertson Richard c.
Cogdell Acting Master, Louis l.. Nc Lane Purser.
Dolgnad Faunilery Surgeon, Lewis Wolirey AS.
sstant Surgeon, A. :. Lawyer Mldshi pmen, Da-
vld Ochiltree, J. j Waddell. w. M Gamble, Geo
Young, A. X. Abercrombrie, Edw. Gordon Edw
II. Scorell, John Tlllotson.
ONO RIvER.-At Wheeling on Thursday, the Ri.
yer had twentyone feet of in the channel and
was rising. AT Pittsburgh, on the same day. there
were twelve feet OF water IN the channel.
MANUFACTURE OF STEEL-The Pittsburgh Ga.
zete states tlat the manufacture Of cast steel by
Messrs Shoenberger, is now In full and successful
operation al that place, and that they are now filling
an order tor the U. ) Armory al Harper's Ferry-
That now making is intended for conversion into
files '
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