Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-08-19
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The Memphis, fine ship worth CSC, 0oO
with cargo valued at 100000, was wrecked
near Cape Ha,leras on the 23d inst, when Ia
days from New Orleans for New York. Pas.
sengers and crew all saved, but the vessel and
cargo will! prove total loss. Insurance ont
vessel 50,oOO--on cargo, amount not know
Milwaukie Herald.
THE MADISON. " esteniay morning we took
stroll down town, and much to our surprise rscei
ed through the politeness of Capt. McFadyen
New York dates in five days from New York
The Madison made the trip from Buffalo to Nil.
waukie in 3 days and l6 hours, being hours ear.
ler to Milwaukee than was ever made by any
other boat.-Commercal Herald, August z.
FRosr IN JULY.---The last Canton (OhIo,
Repository says-.-"Although we have had
severe drought for the last five or six weeks.
on the night of the 2lst frost occurred which
has actually killed quantities Of corn in low
situations. A frost 10 July Is new thing:
certainly no such thing ever before occurred
since the first settlement. of Stark county.
MExIco The brig Lime Rock, Capt, Aud.
arrived at New Orleans, OH the 18th inst, from
Matamoras, which place she left on the 9TH inst.
Gen. Wool, commandments of the army on
the frontier, reached Matamofas on Monday, the
troops stationed at MataMoras. Gen. Don Jose
Ignacio Gutierrez has been appointed by the Pres
ident, Governor of the State OF lama lpas.
! YUcATAN.--Advices have also been received
from Sisal, 10 the In inst Com. Moore, with the
Texan squadron, was at Sisal, having arrived there
on the I'd inst, and was to sail for Galveston on
the 7th. The Yucatan commissioners left Merida
on the Sd inst, to embark on board of the City o.
Dublin steamer for Vera Cruz, on their way to
Mexico City, there to negotiate treaty of peace.
Dollar Newspaper.
| Ono WHEAT CRoP.--1'he Ohio Statesman
says that in almost every part of the State the wheat
crops turn out better than was expected. Not
outstanding the partial failure of wheat in some
regions, the surplus cannot be less, this year. than
twenty millions of bushels. The immensely of
wheat now raised annually in Ohio, on a soil
scarcely equalled i'll the whole globe, a failure
must be very general indeed TO not le ave surplas
after supplying their own people.
COMING AT THE N. O. MNT.--There were
coined at the Branch Mint at The city of New Or.
leans, during the month of June, $485,0O0 in gold,
anh $4,000 in silver, making the total amount Of
S6l5,000 The amount coined at the New Or.
leans branch during the last six months ending on
the Goth of june, was $4,000
mil. Herald.
Russia AND AMERIcA.--An agent of the Rus.
sian Autocrat is now making tour through
the United States, and, in the course of bis
travels. omits no opportunity for patronizing
American manufactures. His orders already
amount to over half million of dollars, chiefly
confined TO machinery. Mil. Herald.
The Albany Evening Journal contains the
following account of the late catastrophe:
The we stern train of cars not having arri.
we'd at Schenectady at the proper time spe.
lcial train. consisting of locomotive tender and
few empty passenger cars. was despatched
from Schenectady, westward. a few miles
west from that place the two trains INST. For.
tnnaiey for the lives OF the passengers the two
tfsins were in sight of each other some few
moments before the collision. The engineers
of each train instantly shut off steam-..reversed
the action and leaped from their respective
machines. This well-iimed precau,ion dead.
ened The speed, and the collision, though ire.
nendous, was not as great as it would other.
wise have been. The engine, tender, and
passenger cars. going west. were utterly de.
molished, as also were the engine, tender, bag.
gage and post Office cars of The train coming
east. Providenlialiy, none Of the passenger
cars in this las, train were injured in the least.
Two hundred and fifty passengers were in the
cars, and their escape can only be regarded as
miraculous, The detention of the weston
train was occasioned by the loss of an houra
Buffalo in taking on so passengers from Lake
Eli" steamboat, which arrived as the train was
about leaving. Another hour was lost in The
passage between tina, place and Utica, and The
train did not leave that place for Albany until
10 IA o'clock. Just previous to the collision
this train was going at speed of 20 miles an
hour. We learn that Mr.. Young. the Super.
intendeni. was over.persuaded, much against
his own wishes. 10 send out the train for the
west.