The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-11-11
ncrnsstfc News,

A,yv,n Loss oy LrKK IN NKwARx.-The Newark
Morning Poet OF Yesterday, gives an account OF
nrs by which the house oil ~" Jus. oo
destroyed. The FIRE broke out about eight o'clock last
evening the family having retired to rest and not being
awakened till the building enveloped IN flames. Mr.
Chadwick saved himself though consids rably bruised
by jumping from upper window-but his wife and her
two children boy and gill, persisted in the flames
On hearing the Of tie unfortunate sufferers several
attempts made 70 rescue them but in consequence
Of the rapid progress the fire. Newark paper
all efforts extricate them proved Intellectual and they
Of necessity abandoned to their sad fate After the
fire subdued the charred and mangled eopses were
taken from the ruins. and an inquest held upon them
MT Chadwick had just ed from Railway and what
adds to the horror Of the tale no fire had been
must therefore have been the work Of IN incendiary
CoNvIcrs PARpoNEp The Governor and Councli
OF New Jersey held a session on WEDNESDAY "a, as "a
Court of Psrdon. and EXTENDED sormeg eonviceS
about twelve wears ago. OF forgery, and the latter nve
years ago, of passing counterfeit money. Iher sen
fences were for twenty four and seven years re-
spectiyely The former, it is said Immediately going
to Illinois where he has daughters living His age 10
about o. He been perfectly docile in prison and at
entiys to his and from these facts and his In
nrm health and advanced age, many ndulgences have
greatly alIevsted Very great efforts have been frequent
" made, by petition and otherwise, for their pardon,
likewise pardonsd. He was psrdoned in Feb ls42,
the promise of Of his friends to pay his hne and
costs and take him to England, which was not done.
BoLp AND AUDAcIoUs ROBBERY About O'Clock
last evening. two large sized men called at the
house OF Mr. Peter McElroy No Daniels street. The
little girl who answered. the call told that they had
come to solicit subscriptions for work OF which they
agents. They invited in, and seated them
selves in the parlo The only other in the house
young lady, relative of the family to whom they
made known their pretended business and handed her
paper for her subscription. While she was engaged in
reading it. she suddenly surprised by the fourshng
of huge knife before her and the threat that she
uttered word they would instantly kill her They then
tie her and the little girl fast using for that
purpose the strips off bed quilt which they rent pieces
Their transaction the thorough search of the
house. but they did not succeed in getting any money
and all the booty obtained was Mr.. McElroys gold
watch, which at the time in the possession OF the
young lady They then departed, leaving the inmates
half dead with alright The description given OF the
that they of large size, well whskered and
wore caps.-.albany Journal, Nop g.
STEAMBOATS, IN CINcINNATI.-A llst OF steamboats,
built and building in Cincinnati within the past
year. has been furnished to the Cincinnati Atlas from
which we learn the whole number is thrtyone. The
aggregate amount OF their tonnage is II 035 TONS and
their SOS 000 which gives Of nearly $50
tons for each boat and Of little $4,000 for the cost
of esch Thirteen of these boats Of the medium size
indicated by the average and rete $50 $50 tons;
six oil them OF 500 and upwards This work gives
makers painters upholserers, cabinet makers copper
smiths and other mechanics, and includes further
expenditure for hardware, crockery, glassw sc.
There have been steadily employ ed this year in the hea
ver portions of this work $40 hands at the boat yards
200 joners 400 engine and foundry men so pantersin
all ITO.
WESTERN RIvERs.-On Oct 26th, the river at St.
Louis had eight feet water in the channel and fall
ing. The Upper Mississippi was in coed stage; the
Missouri and Illinois lowin the former there is four
feet large in the latter % to 90 inches Beardstown
and Naples Bsr.