The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-29
Fact and Fancy.


Passengers. S35lS Freight, Mail, &c. SS,494
Total stool
SvsuL,s APrxas.ScE ON rHs Souvp.- A frieu d
informs 4, thttia pissiay though u. 80 und last
Stturitv niylL ne say the avensllghted up with
sanl.tr .hy glare. On the Long Island side. II ap-
pe tre1 a. 1t thoustuds of acres of wool we re on
fire, ths htn.s usin{to great height Gent lemen
on boui tue boat who had seen praires fire al
the West, pronounced this a more sublime sne CT a.
Gle. large conf tg-aton on the Conuecucut 81 de
was also noticed. Oar informant can give no ex =
Journal.
0as,r DISTURBANCES IN BEACON STREET, Bos TON.
= IN time ago We mentioned that the trustees OF
BiTd,la College h Al caused to be erected on the
land At the corner of Beacon and Bowdoln sire cts,
asnti wo,ten building, for the purpose OF accomo-
dtting ap.rsoo won they placed there TO take ior-
MT oos'esnoa OF the property Ia their name. ms
person hell qrlet possession I'LL the pre- sent time
bit the B,w ioin heir, Captain james TIE mple, OF
Eagant. TO the PROPERTY or HIS agen', acting under
the advice of his lse, Charles u. Lorng, pro-
ceede 10 the spot early hour this mo rnlng,
accompanied by about fifty men. whom he or dered
To CT nnsnce the work OF demolitl on -thereupon
thew i'm nAdIitelv began 10 take down the wooden
fence recently erected around the estate, aud also
tine wooden buildlng-having comoleted their work,
the re mans were all gathered up and car,ed off!
NV building Is being erected on the same spot by
the BSw ioin heir. We understand that Mr.. Mason
OF this city Is counsel for the College There are
large number o spectators In Beacon street, and the
affair has produced great excitement in town.
The CAPITAL OF ILLlNos.-ln consequence of
the frequent instruction OF papers intended for the
authorities ct Illinois, we have been requested to
mind the official funcuonaries here and elsewhere
OF the fact that the seat Of Government of that State
was removed in 1899 from VsndaIa to Springfield
70 winch latter place all communications designed
tor the State Government should be addressed
MArRIcIDE The Raleigh (N c. Register chro
nlcles fearful murder in Hawheld settlement
Oranee county. A man named Steele had dispute
with his brother, and raised his gun to shoot him.
when, at the moment of firing their mother ran be-
tween them, and, receiving the load, Immediately
expired
ACCIDENT TO GOVERNOR. THE Norwich Auro-
"a states that Gov Cleaveland, of Conn was upset
from Wagon, on Monday, falling with SO much
severity upon heap OF stones as to break his knee
pan
learn that the repairs of the damages done to the
Susquehanna and Tide Water Canal by the late
rise IN the Susquehanna river, have been fully COM
pleied, and the business the Canal regularly re-
suncd.
FIRST ARRIvAL.-Yesterday ten railroad cars la
den with produce from Pittsburgh, belonging TO
Leech and Co reached this city. This is the first
arrival here this season by way Of the Pennsy
Canals and the Susquehanna Observation-Disclosures
-Anirtcam, Apra Is.
STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE We learn that a
daughter of Mr. Goodenough, of this city, aged
twelve years, disappeared on FRIDAY evening last
and has not been heard OF since. She came In to :
wards evening, no person being al home but her
grandmother; took her school books, and went out
without saying any thing TO her Intention Search
has bern made for her whereabouts but as vet I'M
successfully -Rochear ado.
The CINCINNATI Lee BUSINESS The Cincinnati
Gaz-tte states that The ice pack ed in that CITY this
year exceeds 400 600 bushels ranging from to s
inches IN thickness. Last year but 100 OO0 busnels
were saved
MurIvY ON STEAMBoAT.-We learn by the New
York that the Steamboat Pioneer was taken into
Galveston on the lst instant. from the Sabine in
charge At the Y Consul, for the trial OF the crew
for muuny; The crew, II seems, became insubor-
dinate while the boat was III the Sabine and there
being no court OF competent jurisdiction near the
place, they were taken to Galveston TO be tried be-
fore Judge Morris-N Bulletin, Awa2O
Loss OF LiFe.-Last Sunday afternoon, as the
Rev Richard Food, and seventeen other gentle.
men wer. returning from divine service, IN crossing
the river in small scow adjacent to the site where
the bridge ha' been swept away the Temporary con.
venence was hurried down the stream until it came
IN contact with Juting out uee-when four human
beings met a watery grave. The whole party clune
10 the tree and remained there tor upwards OF four
hours The names of the persons who persisted are
Major Somers, lanes Rawlings, George Robinson
and William Edmonds, all natives of England.
Mr. SOmers was highly respectable and well edu.
Gated gentleman. He has le # wife and amiabe
family OF young ladies' and gentlemen George
Robinson, well known as one of tie best age
drivers on the western route. has left wife. The
othertw individuals, Rawlings and Edmonds. were
single men London c. W. Inquirer, Apra 81.
ABOLITION Slavery is stated that the
British Government have officially informed the
Committee of the British and Foreign Antl-Slavery
Society that slavery has been entirely abolished al
Maacca, Singa ore nd Penang, including twelve
mllnDns OF people lately In bondage.
OHSp CANAL-The water is now being let in to
the noihern section of the Ohio Canal, which will
be ready tor navigation on Monday
The BELLrNGHAM ALeERNE CAsE-The trial of
Ihree persons In the service of the Charter party of
Rhode Island, for entering house in Masss chu-
sets, and forcby taking away persons to imprson-
ment IN Rhode Island, is at present going on in
Massachusetts,. Mr.. Choate, counsel for the pri-
soners, IN some incidental remarks before the court,
indicated that The defence would be rested in part
upon the ground that by the laws of nations, the
troops OF one Government would be allowed i'm
munty tor an act similar to this, in neighborine
independent sovereignty, and fortiori, such i'm
munity should be grantee to them when their actor
had been in sister state, governed 10 part by tn,
same constitution and laws, with that from which
they derived the authority If the case is argued
upon these or other grounds, it may be eventu
ally carried up TO the Supreme Court OF the United
States
ITO sOrrbERNANO WESTERN MERCHANTS