The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-04
Fact and Fancy.

II mas wrteO his liie and dying speech. Up To The
hour Of MS eXecston he remained indifferent about
hi. fate continued to express his admiration Of in
II elity and atheism, and his detestation OF Chris
tianiiy refused to permit his body to be decently
nerre nv h,s relatives and insisted upon rs be ng
dissectrd by The doctors. few moments before
his death he dec AIRED that il his father yet alive
III would Kill hum it he could On TIE day OF the
execution he permitted minister OF religion 10
pray with hun, because a relative had urged ~ ne
read his speech at the scaffold, after when lne
clergyman prayed but White amused himseH WIN
gazing around during the solemn hour During ah
the preparatory movements he moved MOI nIusc'e,
and was apparently self possessed az me nrmes'
present. AT ten minutes 10 three the sherin saio
White, You have only three minutes 10 i've.
He remained standing calmly tor niue over ivy
minutes, when the was drawn over hisiace' ano
White was launched into eternity. In about nall
minute he gave srasm, which was followed oy
twenty-five more slight within the space OF ten
minutes. la half an hour the body was lowered,
placed IN the coffin, and laid In the jail.
DOMESTIC Snx.-We were shown some rich spe-
cimeus Of manufactured silk, consisting OF handke
chiefs and sewing six, the product of Lake county,
Oaio. Messrs. Clapp Il Curtis, OF Painesv lie, COM
menced the growing and manufacturing OF silk last
season, and we glad to learn from Mr. Clapp that
the experiment has been crowned with anticipated
success MI Curtis returned last season from Eng
land, which country he visited the instance of the
anti-corn law league association, and While IN Lon
don secured the services of Mr. James Newman, an
experienced silk throster. With the aid of Mr.. N,
Mess-s G. " G have tut one loom III operation,
pect TO this spring some 400 yards of silk fab.
rcs They have erected two throwing mills one
of 40 and the other OF 80 spAdles- one rammIng
and doubling maehine-one winding machine, and
two Piedmont reels, propelled by horse power
They have fourteen acres # morus multcanlis trees
aud expect 10 iced 600 900 or more of silk worms
the present season Their silk establishment will
afford cd market tor cocooDs IN this vicInliy as
the, propose 10 purchase or manufacture on shares
all offe red. The specimens OF silk Mr.. Clapp has
with him truly elegant and creditable TO the
manufacturers, ard well worthy the attention OF all
who take prlde IN encouraging our own products,
and desire 10 be really independent Cleveland He
rah, ApyH2S
KIDNAPPING Last Sunday five men, Kingsley,
Robb and Fuon-the names OF the two others not
known arrived al Pd,nesvie, Ohio, in pursuit, as
they said, of mulatto methods tpreachei charged
with burg larv and rape upon a white married We
man, IN ) ark county, sometime last July or August
A colored man named John Mason, who had resi-
ded IN Pilnesvlle tor seven or eight years. was
rested by them as answering TO the description of
the alleged offender Some suspicious were arous-
ed hat all WAS not right, and it was soon nosed
alb Ut that the strangers We're kidnappars from Ken
lucky .cuffl ensued, Mason escaped, and Kings
ley. Robb aud Fulton were taken into custody
charge OF kidnapping. Their examination is 10
take place Monday. The Telegraph says the
affair has produced no little excitement throughout
the counlry.-Bufato Commercial advertiser of So
tmday.
MUvIFIcENcE OF JACOB RIDewAY- is stated in
the Mercury. that Mr.. RidRway bequeathed up.
,
S3W 0O at that sum devoted TO the erection OF
plbc hospital He lett also lot of ground for
the same purpose. The remainder OF his property
amounting TO about SIS so 900, Is 10 be divided be
tween his and TWO daughters. One of the lat
ter is the wife of r. Rush the other, Mrs Roatcb,
is widow. widow with property worth
nearly two millions, is rather novelty in these
tmes.-Phl d. Times, Mays
TIL Mss sS,PPI AND Missouri RIVERS The river
at this p CT has risen about feet during the last
twenty-four hours, aud is still rising slowly The
bottom opposite this city is partly covered with
water and there is considerable apprehension that
jamestown will te Inundated The Missouri con.
tnues to rse an the river at this point is just be-
glnni feel the effects of the rise in The Upper
Mississippi Several m-rchants on the evee have
removed all articles stored In their cellars large
quantity of DRIFT wood is running in the current
There will probably be great nJ1ry done TO property
along 'he. river, both above and below this point.
IN 8 porr are loaded down with freight and passen-
gers.-M Lonis Reporter, Awal9
Naval Toe brig Boxer arrived at Pensa-
ii i.n ' ,h 80 o III TT ~ "a M i"Irre"dere'
mlneo The s'oop of war Falmouth was To sail on
the % ult., also for ST. D,mlngo The u 5 brig
Snolers. Lieut.. John West, Commanding, sailed
from Quarantine Ground New York on Monday
morning for Norfolk.
NAVIGATION IN MIcaIGAN.-Steamboats now run
between Cleveland snd Detroit. and IL is believed
that those that departed Yesterday will be able to
reach Grand River, and perhaps Erie. No boaI
mas "a vet. Oeen di'le 10 reach fOTt Huron, the
River st. Clair; but II is supposed that the ice will
soon be dissolved Ga the Canada side the lake is
clear and permits boats TO reach Chatham, on the
River Thames Detroit Gazette, AprH25
TIC CANAL OPEN-Jhe water was let into the
canal yesterday. Nearly all he boats in the basin
have already started for the west loaded with
freight and swimming with passengers We may
expect boats from Rochester in three or four days,
and from Buffalo by the last OF the week We have
conversed with gentlemen direct from the latter
place, who informs us that the breach was nearly
repaired when ne left on Friday last. So there can
be no doubt but what we shall have uninterrupted
navigation, unless new breaks occur-dlbdnv
-6u1s.
RHODE lsIAND.-On Monday this State entered
upon It's constitution. The General Assembly
net In Newport, and appointed Grand COMMITTEE
consisting OF Senator and Representative from
each county, 10 report upon the organization of the
new government.
VENERABLE SExToN.-A correspondent of the
salem Advertiser states that Mr. Thomas Barrett
me nerabe sexton OF the first church in Beverly
Sh-v u ,haver, pastor) now eighty four years old,
has buried z259 PERSONS nearly half the amount Of
the present popul alton of the town
ANOTHER Boat SUNK.-The steamboat Dove
Capt. Blk, sunk in White River, about twenty
miles below Batesville. Cargo a total loss, and /,
was very doubtful whet the boat woud be raised
ABOLITION IN OHIo.-The Ohio Statesman sa VS.
that II Is the intention of the abotionists of that
State to run candidate tor Congress in every Con-
gresslonal District in 1t.
Low FREIeHTs-The Agent Of the PHILADELPHIA
and Baltimore Railroad and Steamboat Comp 4ny
adveruses in the Philadelphia papers to convey
goods between that city and Baltimore al five cents
per hundred pounds.
ONO RIvER-At Wheeling, on SATURDAY.. the
river had seventeen feet of water in the channel,
and was falling.
AT Pittsburgh, on the same day, there were six.
teen feet of water in the channel.
ONO CANAL.-The Wiliamsport. Md Banner of
Saturday says that the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
will be navisabe through lis entire length by the
9TH OF the present month
MURDER.-Parick Dunn was shot at Ann Arbor
Gore.
LAKE ONTARIo.-The Lake is now open at Kings
ton and Toronto
ITO THE LOVERS ne sIrpg aInp aI 49, Tv.