The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-18

FROM THE NoRrH.-We have received Albany
papers of Saturday evening. They came down
with Pomeroy IL Co.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS THE bill changing
the mode OF appointing Bank Commissioners,
whl' h was the subject OF three weeks angry de-
bate In the Assembly, was unanimously reported
against in the Senate on Friday.
The Senate bill increasing the revenues of the
State by extending The market tor salt. Ne, passed
the House the same day by a vote OF % to 81 An
appeal against the decision lays on the table
Mr.. Faulkners bill has passed the House without
amendment. The decision of the Speaker, declar-
ing il majority bill, was sustained by vote of 81
to 40
The bill for the payment of contractors on the
suspended public works was ordered engrossed for
a rird reading Friday night by vote OF 81 10 H.
The previous question cut off a vote the amend
naent of Mr. Flagler authorizing the canal commits
slcsers, if it be tor the interest OF the State, to
pete any portion of the work now under contract,
than pay damages for abandoning the contract
Albany <dU April ID.
Toll ON PASSENGERS We learn that the Canal
Board have adjusted the commutatlon Of toll pay
able passengers carried board of freight boats
in reference to the toll on the passenger.
The toll payable each person over ten years Of
age IS fixed by the rates Of toll at one mill per mile.
albany Argus, April ID.
NAvTeATIoN AND FREsHErs-The river is high OPP
posite this city and rising The Mohawk appears
to be breaking up, and the Hudson is filled with
with occasional rain, and no boat has reached this
city to-day up to three o'clock.
Such has been the thickness Of the ice some
parts OF Lake ChampaIn, that it is said the naviga-
ton will not be free at all points of the lake before
the LIST OF May.-Aibany Journal April Is.
FREsHETs AT THE SOUTH The recent rains have
caused several freshets at the south Following are
the particulars -
FREsHEr IN THE Potomac The Georgetown
Advocate of Saturday says in a postscript" The
river here is now very full, and the current strong.
The wharves this morning are generally overlooked.
BY the accounts from Cumberland IL may be ex-
pected to be much higher here yet, and the mer-
chants on the wbarves are removing the goods
from their cellars in anticipation of a heavy
treshet.'
train from Cumberland, we received the following
letter
CUMBERLAND, april IA, Z, Al .-This town is
OVERLOOKED by one OF the greatest ireshets we ever
experienced, and the Potomac river is still rising,
causedb by the melting of the large quantities of snow
on the mountains, brought down upon us suddenly
by heavy fall of rain. All is in coniusion-peope
are being taken out OF their houses by boa is"
FREsHEr IN THE DELAWARE There was quite
large freshet in the Delaware yesterday, and the
river was full OF floating ice, DRIFT wood, trees and
shutes The wharves up town were Overf1owed.-
Phtia. Times
MosT ATRocroUs MURDER IN HARRISBURG MUIR
ders are rapidly increasing in number and atrocity
in this country. Who can read the following with
out shudder 7
From the u g. Gazette, April III
Harrisburg has been throwa into high degree of
excitement, by intelligence Of most unparalleled
murder comm tied in that nelghbourhood, in broad
day light. young man named Poulmer, who re
sided with his aged parents abouts Il miles from
this place, near the Jamestown Road, came into
town after breakfast, with some mark elg, and az
ter disposing of the same, returned home about II
o'clock, and entering the house found his father
who is aged about ~ years, lying just inside the
door, his head cruelty bruised and mangled but not
quite dead. He spoke to him and received Tor re-
ply "what is this you doing to me-" or to that
effect Tin German The son bolstered him up, but
he was too far gone to give any account OF the dla-
bolicaI deed, and soon expired. But what the
horror of the upon looking in a more obscure
part of the chamber, when he behold his mother, ly
ing dead upon the floor, her head literally cleft in
pieces aud her brains scattered over the apartment
The fend, or fends. who perpc rated the deed |
must have been surprised in the midst OF their hell
lsh purpose by the arrival OF the son. and made their
escape. One OF the neghbors who was going into |
town, saw the old man turning his cows out OF the |
stable about ten o'clock, and proceeding met the
son returning from town. The murder therefore
must have been committed whilst the ira |
yelling the distance OF about two miles The ole I
man was born in the house and had lived there all |
the days OF his lie. They were PLAIN frugal people,
much respected by their nelghbors, and had saveda
little money The assasslns got but about $50 by 1
the act, being surprised probably before they had
time 10 sack the drawers-there being some golo
untouched in the very place where they found the
$40 referred to. The murder was committed with
a stick of stove wood after re Gated blows. The
officers are in the pursuit Of several suspected ind
viduas, and it is said that couple OF men have
been arrested near Carlisle, under suspicious CIR
cunstances. The account given by the son, who Is
somewhat addicted to intemperance, and was a HI
tie disguised this morning, Is somewhat contradict
The old lady his step mother.