The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-05

Variety
CANADA ELECTION Attorney Generai paiuwln
has at last found constituency. HIS three picNsus
unsuccessful efforts began 10 cast an unwhoiesoWe
odor over his good name Having iound !, heces
sary TO get elec'ed 10 Parliament or resign MS exc
curive Office he stood for place called Ramosnkl
in Canada Eesi and was elected without opposition
He intends 10 stand for Hastings again very soon
A new election for member tor Toroato viii take
place next week.-Rochesfer Dem, FEB. q.
Tx LarE FIRE AT CIScINNATi-The Cincinnati
Gazette of Monday, received last night, states that
the whole number OF persons killed al The late hre
IN that city, so tar as ascertained. is mne.-H u
Merrill rs the only person killed whose Rame was
not IN the list we published yesterday The number
OF persons severely wounded is fourteen, and about
twenty are reported to be slightly wounded Inc
following wounded persons were not mennoneo
seph Tretts, arm broken; A Oppenheimer, James
Tryatt, Robert Rice, VIM. II. Goodloe
Soon after The anecdote of the game al chess APP
peared in the Post. DIR. Humm met Madam Aimz at
L: Sphoors 4" Perhaps" SAID sphoor, ,IpPl ~ q
game of chess " "Not l." said Madame A. hastily,
"You nigh, have known that !" exclaimed the Doc
tor, returning Sphoor's wink; TOR ladies' nova
days prefer back gammon!
EFFECTS oP MILLERIsN.-The Miller theory ap-
pears to have gained many converts in Luzerne
county, Pa. Snch has been It's effect, that store
keeper named GAYLORD, residing about six miles be-
low Wilkesbare, gave notice a few days ago, that
his store at the service of the public, Stree ga
tis and for nothing" The Deputy Sheriff of The
County attended, by request, to hand out the goods
large crowd was In attendance, consisting chiefly
The stock OF goods was In the way of rapid disposal
except the crockery tor which there was little de-
mand, most OF the people seeming 10 think they had
enough OF the article to last during the term.
DELrcrous-Shad sold in Baltimore on Saturday
at 90 cents apiece.
vessels from sea during the month of February, of
which SO were boarded out sight of land, and pilot
ed out AZ.
LAID ON THE TABLK.-A petition to the Ohio le-
g!satpre tor PERMISSION to ride an unfortunate ird-
vidua on a rail, was indefinitely postponed
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, March 2,
fSi3-Benamln F. Angel, Esq OF New York, was
admitted an attorney and counsellor OF this Court
No. %. The Bank OF the United States ct al, APP
pelants, VS. David Peters's heirs ct al. The argu-
ment OF this cause was continued by Messrs. Coke
and K. johnson Tor the appellees.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE RED RIVER FLOOD
The Washington (Ark.) Telegraph of Slh inst. says
I'VE learn that the Napoleon on her passage TO Fort
Towson, picked up between two and three hundred
persons, and that Col. James II. Johnson and fami-
ly reported as lost, are safe The Fort Towson
rived at Fulton on Monday, having saved several
families below thatplace, some of whom were take
from the tops of their houses. The river has fallen
4 feet"
Coon HAULrNe.-The schooner Mount Vernon,
Can't. Wonson, OF Gloucester arrived at his port on
Wednesday from Georges Bank only six DAVIS ont
with cargo OF $50 live ha iibut which weighed o.
600 pounds, and were purchased by Hobrook, Smith
d Co. for q cents per pound, amounting TO $780,
Boston Post.
ONO RIVER AT Wheeling on Wednesday, the
River had eight feet of water in the channel and
was falling. At Pitsburg, on Tuesday, there were
eight feet OF water in the channel. AT Cincinnati,
on MohdSy, the river was rising steadily, and had
20 TO 80 feet Of water in the channel to Louisville.
On. CoNrRAcr.-The contract for supplies of Oil
tor the light houses Of the u. s. including Sc. 800
gallons OF spring and 10 $50 gallons of pressed
sperm, we learn by Col. Hatch, was closed yester-
day, by the Collector al the port OF Boston in favor
OF the proposals OF Messrs. Hewins u Fisher, Bos-
ton, and tr ID Fisher of Edgartown al So cents per
gallon tor winter and 81 cents per gallon for spring
o1.-New Bedford Mercury.
FIRE AT CARTHAGE On Friday evening the 10Th
ult., the dwelling house of the Hon. Hiram Carpen-
ter, OF the village OF Carthage was destroyed by
fire during OF the seyerest gales that have &C.
Cured the present winter The fire originated from
the stove pipe IN the upper story OF the building.
Most OF the furniture below was saved. The dwell.
ling was new, aud extensively finished throughout
The loss upon the Proprietor is severe-Le,cis Re
publican.
was held on Tuesday touching the death of VIM.
Williams, aged one year and four months On
Monday the deceased was sucking orange, aud
amusIng Itself by the side OF Its mother, when she
was alarmed at perceiving that he appeared to be
choaklng. She took HIM up, ina gnlDg that he had
swallowed piece OF coal She slapped his back,
and endeavoed get the substance from his throat
She could not succeed, and he died in her arms.
Mr.. Long, one OF the surgeons OF the Dispensary,
deposed that he had made post mortem examlna
lion OF the body, when he found an orange pppln
the wlndppe, which had been the cause of death.
Verdict accordingly. - Toronto Herald