The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-17
Ite1ns q News, &s.

NEW YcRK LEGISLATURE. I'm Senate on Wednes-
day. petition was presented from the Masters and
rights SC. The COMMITTEES Of the Whole rose and re-
ported the bill in relation to the Courts OF Common
Pleas in the Cty and Of New York In As'fmI ,S
chair. had again under consideration the bill to
incorporate the Odd Fellows Hall Association in the City
of New York alter debate the COMMITTEES rose and re,
ported the bill The Committee, Mr. Proudf in the
chair passed the ill to amend act entitled an act re-
lating to Assistant Justices Courts in the City oil New
York. passed May 49, 1887 The same committee Of the
WHOLE Mr. r. w Smith in the chair, had under consdera
ton the bill relating to jurors in the cy hos S which
read, and the committee rose and reported pros aeS
and the substitute was ORDERED progress en- the bin
for the relief Of Harrison Stephens Mr. stephens Is ma
tive of Vermont at present resoen. o. | S d;
rous Of pure hang real estate in IL CITY OF rev YORK
his children vino are aliens Gamble 70 INNER, H.
opposed by essr Alvord and Cochrane and supported
by Mr. Allen.
HAvANA.-The Alabama arrived last evening
from Havana. We have received our usual supply OF
Havana papers TO inst There is nothing new Chit
Damoreau and Mons Arto have left Havana for Matan
The celebration in honor of the Queens attaining
her majority will occupy three days. and those selected
the 7th, Sth, and 9th inst
FROM NASSAU, N. P.-We received files of the
Royal Gazette, to the 18th ult The Legislative
Assembly in session The only business transacted
of interest out of the colony the passage Of law to
impose duties grain beef pork and other provisions
imported into the Bahamas and act to impose tonnage
duties With regard to the first states that
the long continued drought some of the islands
ing had rain for period OF five months) had destroyed
the crops and il would be necessary to import
large quantities ofcorn from abroad the
peal OF the duty upon grain The act imposing the duty
was not to take effect until the 5th April next
MATTER OF DoUBr.-Chauncy Stebbins, OF Hop
knton, H. committed suicide at his house Saturday
morning last by hanging himself The Concord Patriot
that there dispute whether he pepetrated the
deed because of drunkenness because OF disappointment
in not being able to get as much as he wanted
CANADA.-A rumor is about town that something
fresh has TRANSFERRED about that most unfortunate OF
all questions. the Seat OF Government-throWin doubt
the supposed certain removal to Montreal We trust
cison in1ict such in Canada as to throw back
this questions again among us.-Toronto Patriot
FEMALE CONVERTS TO MoRMoNsM. young
women were baptized into the Mormon faith on
few yards square, where the water about three feet
deep having been cn in the ice for the purpose The adj
falcons sc but his shirt sleeves first stepped from the
edge OF the ice into the opening and then the young
men, one after the other were assisted into the water
baptized and lifted out agan upon the ice. The admins
traitor made predatory address to the audience; but
there were prayers singing &c. the services probably
took place somewhere under cover-Saem (fass) Gag.
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH.-Chas. Lock-
wood and wife left their house In Camden, near
Kingston Canada short time since leaving six children
ing their absence the house took fire. and all the children
burnt to death one the second Oldest, who
crept into kind Of root house that communicated with
the house and saved before that part of the house
burned although scorched on her shoulders. Mr. l..
turned home alone having left his wife behind sick and
in nearing his house the fire He then galloped on,
shouting the alarm he passed. and arrive in time to
the child in the root house. but all the others
consumed On asking her why they did not follow
her she said that she called them. hut they
alarmed and were screaming much that they could not
hear. The house log house, with only door.
near which the fire seems to have begun thus the child
rens escape cut off before they knew their danger
The children in bed and the saved give no
account how the fire began-BuGalo Com. ADJ.
INCREASE OF CRIME IN BosToN-Trias COM
menced in the Municipal Court yesterday before
Judge Allen The grand jury have returned GO bills and
have voted 50 more, and there yet -
mined Nearly half Of the whole docket for vio-
laon Of the license and Sunday laws but the number of
offences against property thes false preences and for
gerry greatly exceeds that of any former term.BoOn
Post, Feb. Is.