The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-09-22
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RIO JAsErRo, July "a, Isll-The weather has
been 81 wet and stormy tor The month nearly past,
that it has quite interrupted all cut door business; and
the numerous holidays that TAX. plsce at tins time are So
ronsy ie by all no discbsTgmg or ving car.
For the last day or two the weather has been very
fine, and bosine's IL gong on There u report IN the
city and is generally believed, that Braz will very
declare aiIst Bu.nos Ay They are send
ing troops The RIO Grand osct which he south.
province OF Brazil ami they are now making naval
prePar s,ions here well rs having large naval force
stationed al the River Ia Plata" You may look Tor war
between Busnos Ayres ind BTfzn within the neat six
months The naval forces OF England and Frence in
cres.ng here, while ours II diminsh,ng.
BLOODY AFFKAY.-At Shreveport, on the 23d ult,
an encounter took place between VIM. While
and Isaac Jones both residents Of Csddo parish in which
Jones killed sppears that there bad been some
difficulty between tbs M and Jones had threaten
ed 10 kill White On the day mentioned the parties &C.
cidentay met when Jones sccosted White IN IN abrupt
and insuling manner accusing him OF having made Ger
tam false charges ogens, him. at the same time striking
HIM repeatedly with stick while sitting upon which
White from his seat IN the midst Of the blows and
drawing bowie knife stabbed Jones several times, ON
the effects oil which he died the following night White
surrendered himself to the proper authorities Who otter
an alton Of the case consdt red Of sell do
fence, and discharged him IRON custody-O ~ Pc
FROM WESTERN LoUlsMNA.-Extract from lst-
ter dated
"PARlsH De sorA, Aug 80 lsaa 1t is impossible to
give any thing like correct account OF the ioss oc
casioned The planters here by the late
ven weeks drought. To my knowledge crors ~ this I'M
mediate vicinity reduced from 1910 to $50 and
500 pounds weight acre owirg 10 the plant shedding
the boll and is too late in the now for new
growth mature and Yield The product OF cotton in
taken collectively is cut short ne,ry half learn
from credible party that Precedent Houston has me on
with nearly thousand men to repress the Texan dif-
orders Shelby county and has issued bench
to take Of the ring OF both parties TO be ied
auie,ng matters temporarily confidently believe,
such is the mpscsbl that en- the slightest seem
rg e on es. r., sas nc,,a wi, be sssn 10
ient."-N Com. But,ta S,ft ~
MoRE CANAL DISTURBANCES Letters received
in town yesterday morning from ST. GATHERINGS,
mention that there have been farther ..rous disturbance
at the quarrss on the Wslland Canal One ma 10 put
down having been killed by another from different
county Ireland and there the eight having become
general the troops were despatched TO the place 20 quelI
the TIL. works Of course suspended the place
of riotng, in the meantime = T,vonio Co'onit
CLERICAL We learn from Tic Presbytsridn that
the Rev DR.. Yeom ms has res gned HE Prsden-
OF Lsiay cite College, and that ths Rev DR. Junkin
has resigned that Of Miami Univ.rity the latter he's
been invited to accept his former station President Of
Lafayette College The same paper mentions the d. attn
Of Il members Of the last General Assembly,
R,v Enoch Boui on Rev TIL ophilus Gardiner Potts ,
| and the Rev. George D McCu-nn
| a JULIA Duel Was fOuRht on the Ia inst.
near the Meairie race course, New Orleans The par
ties were residents OF the cny-ths Cause alleged
or assumed insult to lady -ths weapons double
barrslied shot guns-the distance Wa forty pscss At
the first fire, the ball OF tne party challenged pBsted
through the fshy part Of the arm Of his adversary and
IN angular dir.con through his side. The wound il
not considered dan gerous.
lr3- We Learn from the Andersop, 8 C. Gazette.
that fight occurred the 9Th inst at Due Wsst Conner
nstwsen SAMUEL MILLER. Of Pomo.oc Miss and Peter r.
Thompson OF Anderson q both students OF Erskue
College which resulted in the Latter receiving stsbs
and producing his death IN few minutes Miller was
arres, ed and Committed TO Jail Tor tr.l
CRops IN EAST B.roN Roreg.-The caterpillar
is doug immense injury on the cotton plantations
IN this parish wherever tho crop IL ats-'he bols
beng tender ana new form consian ~ smerg'ng.tIe
ied Will be more Than one hall less than the anticipated
crop This the opinion OF highly respectable planter.
With whom the editor Of tn Advocate has convers.d
the suhjcct-N iieoyune, S'p 10
DRATH FROM THE BITE or RArrLEssAKE "A
considerable excitement has EXISTED IN our village
during the past week in quence OF tn. death Dr.
Stadn oil the firm OF seebald Stsir from this bite Of
ratesnake The iacts rs have been enabled to gath
them these Dr. Stsdlin, from sirar &c iBst
uaoi, has TOR several meath pas kept IN small room
hrs dwelling some so snakes n several kinds about -
Of which ratlesnakss and with which he used to
ninge with perfect uiconcern snd handle and PCT with
much esdom would The cautious perfon LIT.
ten We told TINT the most OF the s,tesnskes had been
deprived 81 their poisonous fsngs This be OF IL
may not The Doctor had so much confidence in certain
pfeventves he had prepared against their bites ust
lac paid little regard to this important point viii be
seen by what FLOWS. About month since, person
caught or ~ oil these dreadful r,pihs, Which ne
brought to this place and sold 10 Or. Stsdlin, which
placed in their Wild and rative state with thosehs
had before collected Of which monster ~ size
On the l2h inst eheiieve the Dr. accompanied by Sc
vera peIsons entered The IN wbich these horrible
creatures we're lcoudued and as usual, commenced
handling and petng them, tor the purpose, suppose,
Of aomestcaug them and IA attempting 10 tax. hold Of
large bitten the right hand between the lit
e aud adjoining fnger Almost quick thought tho
hard conmenctd swelling and before the preventative
could be applied the plac, Of hebie swollen TO the
lie Of butternui and closed the ound that the edi.
cine. nthere Is any virtue In " could take effect
Within hour otter he was bnten, he was
by It's effects that he could not mp bis bed,
blsd olen al hour during the succeeding
niphi fingered through the next day until sbovt
o'clock IN the evening when he died victim his
folly. We understand that the Doctor bed inocusted