The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-23
Domestic News.

BtrsIsKss IN CLoCks-A gentleman called yester-
day morning al the counting house OF one OF the
ron merchsnts of this city, TO Turchase fifty tons o
pig iron. In the course OF the negoualon, INC me-
chant was led 10 inquire 10 what purpose 'ne IRON
was be sPnled' MAKE s;, ,ot 40 msnv
clocks % "They are shipped 10 England. Think
of that Fifty tons OF iron Tor clock weights each
clock requiring, probably. less than hive pounds
We saw II stated some time since In English pa.
per- that these clocks were being nrod uced into the
manufacturing districts OF Great Britain and almost
every workman was becoming the owner OF one OF
them.-United STATES Gazete
Bold RoBBERY.-Oa Saturday forenoon respec-
table mercantile house in this city sent one hundred
dollars by a lad, TO be deposited in the Shawmut
Bank. The lad, however, met with difficulty in
finding the bank, and inquired the way OF well
dressed man In State street
Aer consulting with another person, he agreed
TO conduct the lad to the bank. When they arrived
al the entrance the rogue told the boy, that he
would take the money and deposie II, and thus pre-
vent all mistakes.
He took the money, passed into the bank, and
soon after returned-gave the boy the bank book,
telling hun he must receipt tor the money, and with
his confederate, cooy walked off. Ii is unneces-
sary 10 state that on subsequent inquiry the money
had not been deposited in the bank.-Boston Tran
script
1,- Another stabbing affair is recorded IN the
Wetumpka lAla.l Times of the llth inst. The at
Tray came of IN Blbb county, and the parties were
Ezekiel Henry and Crockett G.. Davis. They met,
quarrelled, and fought, when Henry drew knife,
and stabbed Davis nine times In the side and back.
At the last accounts Davis was still alive but there
was little hope OF his recovery. Davis and Henry
were cousins, and the difficulty between them grew
out OF the active part which Davis took against
Henry IN the election. Henry has made his escape
and great etfers were being made to apptehend him.
ANOTHER ELoPEMENT.-Dr. Peabody and Mrs.
Belden, who ran of with each other from Cleve-
land, have been seen at Fort Wayne. Indiana. They
are followed by another party. The atmosphere
about Cleveland must be contagious The Path.
finder says -" Another eopement came of last
Thursday The lady was young and beautiful, and
had been married TO a middle aged widower about
two months The husband was absent on business
when the tickle Jade took it into her head to eope
Before she left with her gay Loihario, she took oc-
cdslon 10 crafty passion which is said 10 belong
incidentally TO the sex That was TO use her hus,
bands credit somewhat extensively with several
dry goods merchants In the purchase OF silks, satns,
and fine linens"
HoMo9NPATHY-Dr. Coggswell, homeopathic
physician, gives notice OF The lime OF, and charges
Tor, ms attendance In city and country. He does
the best he can with chronic diseases, but acute, or
recent cases, he cures at once IT not II Is his, and
not The systems fault He says homeopathy disable
10 subdue any maady but s,n;" and he refers TO
Governor Morton. Daniel Webster Rufus Choate
and George Bancroft. We not know exactly
whether the reference is for the efficacy, the
ception Boston Iimes.
{Ss- BY the Champlan, we learn that the upper
waters are quite low. One of the passengers went
by land from Louisville ST Louis take passage
for This port, there being less than two feet water
on some OF the bars OF the Ohio and In the upper
Mississippi The boats only run by day Light
". u. Euietin
An INSANE MEETING-At vestry meeting held
at Wakefield England, last week. for the purpose of
passing the constable's accounts, scene of confu
SION took place which ended in Mr.. G. Craven
moving a resolution, That this meeting is not in
sufficiently sound state of mind to entertain so
important question that embraced by my reso-
luton" THIS resolution put TO a show OF
hands. and carried almost unanimously. The chair
man said that II was time they all went home, as
they had voted themselves insane. The meeting
then broke Yorkshire paper, July l2th.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE His Royal Hghness,
Prince Momtanoi OF Bankok, Siam, Commander.
ln-Chlei OF all the forces of that empire, has
The National Institute at Washington, through the
American Consul al Singapore, fifty jars, con-
tanning snakes fish and fruit and quantity OF birds
and other ANIMALS. William Anderson, Esq. Of
Washington, ID. @. has presented TO the Institute a
coin of the reign OF the first Bourbon prince of
Spain. The date of 1t is l724 Philippus V. engra-
ven one slde and the usual title of the Kings OF
Spain on the other Lieut.. w Eustis, of the u. S.
A. has sent 10 the Institute thirteen specimens OF
reptiles, three remarkable birds, and eight speci
mems OF quadrupeds.
~ James F. Cooper, the novelist, recovered a
verdict of $3.50 for libel, before sherff's jury in
Otsego county on the 10th instant, against Colonel
Stone, OF the New York Commercial.