The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-27


March, Santa Anna published degree that the
against Texas aid Yucatan were national con.
tests and should be carried until both Texas aud
Aacatan submitted. Ga the 2lst a violent attack
ot the fever made Santa Anna take to his bed and
apprehenslons as to the result were entertained by
some The newly appointed English Minister to
spartan, on the 18th ult.
Rsrosr CouRrRoUs Edward Everett, ur in
ister to England, delivered an Grafton be fore The
Pa Beta Kappa Society at Cambridge, at their an
nua celeoration lew years ago, and after the puo
hcexercises were over, the Society had a dinner
ass usual on such occasions. Judge Story, VINO
presies at the tables, is said to have proposed the
following sentiment, after the cloth was removed,
IN compliment ts the ora orr
+" The Orator of the Day-Applsuse follows the foot
steps of tame wherever IL (Everett) gees"
This directed the attention of the whole company
10 Mr. Everett, who Immediately arose and made
the following very happy retor;-
rae MEMBERS of the Legal Profession However
lofty their aspirations be- they rise higher
than one story "-Burhngton Free Press.
Navy Or ogRs Com w G. Bolton order 10 the
Brazil squadron, revoked d. Com Daniel Turner to
oonninI ths Brazil squadron. Passed Midship-
MAJ }. W Read, Through one year from May ID
DEATH BY DsowNING. Young men, Chas
Bates. son OF Alison Bates. and Morris K Whitlock
son ct the late Joseph Whtock, l6 and Is years OF
age, were drowned on the 18th lust, in a small pond
three AMI a halt miles northeast OF the village of
RIdgeh-ld, CT near the D,nbary road. Their bo.
dies were "hooked up the next day about noon
having been IN the water Is hours. Bates had car
'''u NhC mai from hluscuclu NldnlO the past
year.
BURGLAR SHOT DEAD "Wednesday night, Peter
Mc'iabe, grocer, the County Court ouse shot
negro man, who had entered his store TO steal,
der the following crcumstances:-The negro enter
ed by the back window, passed through the Ded
room, where Mr.. McCabe, wife and family, were
asleep, into the store room, and comm enced his de-
precautions without causing alarm. NJ rs. Nee. be-
ing disturbed by the falling OF some tIce from the
thlefs hands, awakened her husband, who got up
and attempted to light candle, his wife handing
= lSf he did hi lila do
make the light, the negro rushed in upon him.
and seizlng him threw him down, and placed his
knee on his breast. In this extremely Mr.. McCabe
discharged his pistol into his antag onlsts right SIDE
he tell and expired IN lew minutes. The burglar
was arge and powerful man, and belonged to Mr..
John Enders.-Richmond Compiler.
ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENON On Sunday after
noon, says The Os~ego Palladium the wind easter
~, and thu atmosphere clear with some clouds we
had tn. most extraordinary vision OF disa mt obec
upon the lake ana beyond II that has occurred for
many wears. Many distant oblecis, which are far
below the horizon, became distinctly visible. Ii is
not an unusual thing In eastery weather. for the Gal
loo Islands, thirty miles distance, to loom up and
come INTO sight. Ga Sunday they were not only very
plainly In sight, but see med to have come nearer
us--to have diminished their distance one half The
Ducks and Pigeon Isles, which are some torty miles
on, ana whc.i are rarely seen, were plain view.
blt what is snl more wonderful. the whole Cana
dian shore from Point Peter 10 the kingston Pas
sage, and the entrance into the ST. Lawrence, was
visible. With telescope the whole doomed up in
PLAIN view
LEAN PICKING The Cork Examiner says-At
present the scotch poor are not fed they exist on
the recollection OF what they ate in former years
Washington Irving made a mistake, when he
wroe-"Women, by themselves, require little TO
be comfortable; can live without hustle and
without form" He should shack out'' of that
reflection
OHIO River IMpRovEMENT.-We notice in the
Pittsburgh Gazette that Capt Saunders, of the corps
OF United States Engineers, has advertised for
1000 to 1000 tons OF rough stone, 10 be delivered
at Whites Ripple and the Trap, IL miles below
Pitsburgh-at Blame rhasset's Island, Parkers-
bursh, Va.-and at Buffintons Island, PA miles be-
low Pittsburgh. Proposals will be received till the
Eth OF May Further particulars be known
by referring TO the advertisement, by addressing
Captain John Saunders, United States Engineer,
Pittsburgh.
rlcan says" Master builders inform u.s. that they
have more contracts THIS year than they have had
Tor the three asprevious years, and from the vari
Gus blocks We see going up In different parts of The
city, we have no cause TO doubt the truth OF the
statement"
Papa. are the hogs that go to Cincinnati sick %
No, child, why do you ask ~ because the papers
say that they are cured there ~
MIscHrEvous Hoax "A steamboat coming down
the river on the frs OF April, hailed from the
shore, and the captain observed waving a flag
and crying out steamboat ashore" He rounded
his boat and finding she TOO heavily laden to
land her, he ordered out the yawl. The mate was
nearing the shore, expecting TO take in passenger
when the man In very civil manner requested to
be informed by what name they called the " cook
OF the boat.
VIRGINIA ELECTIONS. Elections are to be made
IN Virginia on Thursday, 9th instant, for fifteen
members of Congress- Qhe whole number TO which
the State is entitled under the apportionment) nine
, ate Senators, aud one hundred and sixty odd De-
legates TO the lower House.
PeETrY FaIR.-The Mobile Herald takes ground
III defence of the ladies' corsets II saws corset
board supports and strengthens the chest of LADY.
health 4"
UNDER OATH "A certain lawyer il examining
witness concerning horse, enqured his height -
The witness answered. sixteen feet" On cross
examina ion he asked how high the horse was
He answered, " 81 xeen hands" :" But you have
Just SAID he was sixteen feet" "Did then, BY
gracious, I'll stick 10 itr'
CHEAP TRAVELLING The fare between PhiladeI.
phla and Pittsburgh, via Pennsylvania canal is SO
Between Pittsburgh and Orleans the fare is SIS,
meals included Distance from Philadelphia to
New Orleans, 23OO miles.
PoToMAc FISHERIES The Alexandra Gazette of
yesterday says-Sd'urday last the weather was
warm, and better prospect the fish. ries There
were number arrivals of craft from the different
landings below Shad were rather plentiful at S4 IS
to So per hundred Herrngs scarce at So 80
10 So per thousand
NgwsPAPERs.-In Asia there is one newspaper for
every fourteen millions of inhabitants in the u.
States one tor every len thousand
SINGULAR CONCURRENCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES &c
neral Morgan and General Dawson were opposing
candidates IN $40, In one ot the Congresso nal Dis
tncts OF louisiana the former the wing and the lat
ter the democratic Candidate. The contest was as
violent AS the opinions OF the candidates were deci
ded. Gen. Dawson succeeded by a majority OF 10
One Is now The collector and the other postmaster at
New Orleans, under the same administration.
HONDURAS Honduras papers TO the 23d OF March
have been received The comet had been seen
from Belize, and in great brancy member of
the Legislature had been caned, in consequence of
some remarks made by him in the Assembly. The
mahogany trade is represented to be very dull, and
the settlement at Belize going TO decay
FROM IT. DOMINGO We have advces from Cape
Hayden 10 the 18th inst All was quiet throughout
the Island under the administration OF the Provi-
slona Governments No President had been cleo.