The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-22

Tx SrRIKE-CoAL TRADE SToppEp-EAsroN
Pa july 18Th You will have to pay more for Goa
this wear. probably, than the last The trade from
the Lehgh mines down the delaware is entirely
stopped. and we fear Tor the season. by the perseve
rance OF the canal boatmen in the strike. They
have been counsslled IN vain will listen TO offers
OF COMPROMISE, and refuse to move a step unless
their demands met. The company have made
large and important contracts Tor the delivery OF
Goa VIII Oh they will be obliged 10 forfeit IL is i'm
possible TO fulfil them without ruin, under the IN
creased demands tor transportation This has been
proved to some of the leaders In the strike, but 10 no
purpose.
They made an extraordinary parade here on Satur.
day. The quiet borough was surprised by the ap
pearance OF fantastic procession, approaching
with music and banners, the towpath boys Leading
the cavalcade. Ii was altogether forlorn s'ght'
Rugged bare footed half dressed men, TO the mum,
Der of go. mounted on halt starved mules and
horses without saddles and uslng rores for brides,
were followed by still more destitute looking set
on foot, mostly without shoes They excited a
good deal OF attention as they paraded through the
iowa, OF course but their appearance produced no.
thing hut sorrow and regret Ii was sorry specta-
c'e. Many Of them no doubt feel that they are
wroDged, that the company can pay more Tor trans
portalion, but such s not the fact at present, and
they are iouring themselves and their families, l
AM afraid, to no purpose
All the boa,s, from 400 to 500, are here laid up,
most OF hem empty. aud occupying The great basin !;
others with full loads lay streche along the canal
for mill rwo. In this state Of things, it wouli
be useless expense toget out any more coal, and
mines ! sSe no hope OF resumption at present
Yours &c.-Er. Paper.
RIOT At SHERBRooKE, L. C.-For three years
past the Fourth Of July has been celebrated by The
discharge al cannon, &c. at Sherhrooke, Lower
Canada This year The firing executed imme-
dl.tey under the BRUSH flag, which incensed
number OF the inhabitants, that a riot ensued iii
which several on both sides were seriously injured.
NEw RourE.-A large number Of passengers
travelling between Boston and New York, instead
OF takiag the usual route by water, now come by
the Eastern Railroad 10 Albany, and thence to New
York by the seven O'Clock steamboats,. La favor Of
the route II may be said, the rough weather ire
quentiy experienced on the Sound will be avoided,
and you will enjoy the Qualification of rapid flight
on well conducted road In the country. Last, not
least however, passage of eight hours on the
hudson 10 the metropolis, cannot fail to produce
the most agreeable sensations.
MsCKFREL Ho I'VE are happy to hear, says the
Hnsham Patriot, that the mackerel fishery, SO i'm
porantto this town, bids fair to be successful
this Sc ason than II has been for many years. The
mackerel vessels are returning with fuller fares than
usual at this season of the year, some of them
bringing from eighty to one hundred barrels.
ANOTHER PATRIOT GoNE.-We learn from the Uti-
ca Gazette OF Saturday, that Mr. Phineas Camp,
Evolutionary solder. died at his residence in
Whitesboro a few days since, aged 99a years. This
IS the nth OF the survivors oil the revolution whe
have died in that town within the last two years.
ANoTHsR SUIcfDE.-Baxter Crowell, Esq, Of Ca
naan, Me committed suicide on Monday morning
last He had for some time predicted that he should
not live another winter, and had been narrowly
watched lest he should make way with himself.
On the morning of his death, he said to his wife
that would be good hay day, and went out of the
house AS he was gone some time, his wife became
fearful that something had befallen him, and went
TO the harm in search of him. She there found him
SUSPENDED by the neck and life extinct.
SCENE IN DRUNKARDs E1oME-An Albany paper
states that the cries of murder were heard in
dwelling in that city on Tuesday night, and that on
the neshhors entering they iouoa the occupants,
John rafferty, aud Mary Ann Hill, in state Of
beasty lntoxication, and before them wriihlag on
the fl ,or an infant, equalid, slcky and emaciated,
bleeding proiusely II appeared that aferiy, in fit
Of drunken fury, had thrown it across the room, and
nearly Terminated i's miserable existence.
NAVAL The u. 5 frigate Macedonian, Captain
Isaac MAYO, tor the African station, got underway
from Hampton Roads Yesterday forenoon, and we Mt
10 sea with fresh southeriy breeze.
The old smoke stack of the steamer Missouri has
resumed its former position, and she will be ready
TO sail ~ a few days Norfolk Herald 18th