Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-03-29


vain without suprosing some most aggravated
crime. Not little excitement was created by
the discovery in the neighborhood where it
was made. The skin was floating consid-
terable distance GU, from the shore when first
seen.-Cin, Eng.
LATER FROM AFRlcA.-By the arrival Of
Lieut. Ferris, an officer Of the Uuted States
squadron upon the African coast, Information
has been received tina, three of the vessels
composing it, the flag ship Macedonian, Com
modore Perry, the sloop Saratoga, Comman.
der Tatnal, and the sloop Decatur, Comman-
| der Abbott, have had some warm work upon
the coast, in the way of furnishing the natives
| concerned in the murder of the Captain and
crew Of the schooner Mary Carver, about two
years ago.
On the 4,h vf December last. the three yes
sells met at Monrovia, and after taking the
Governor Of Monrovia on board, proceeded
down the coast to about 60 or so miles below
Cape Palmas, and on the 18th landed force
Of about 500 officers and men. council
house was erected on the beach. 10 which, on
ihs l 9Th, the African King aud his Interpreter
| came, attended by his people, all fully armed,
to hold 'palaver' The " TALK was very un-
satisfactory, and finally the King, his inter-
prefer and the people, turned and ran. but had
| not proceeded far, before velley from the A.
mercan force killed the King, his interpreter,
and others. The natives fled to JUNGLE from
| whence they continued for above an hour to
| fire upon the Americans. who returned volley.
| for voIley, burned their towns, destroyed their
canoes, and then returned 10 their ships.
On the following day, the force again land
ed few miles further down, burned five more
towns, destroyed considerable number Of ca
| noes, &c. In one Of these towns the register
| Of the Mary Carver was found, also private
| letter belonging TO the Captain Of tina, vessel,
and other papers which had clearly belonged
| to it.. The boats again retarnsd to the ships,
| and few miles further down treaty of peace
was concluded with another tribes of the Al
| ricans.
The Saratoga arrived at Madeira on the 2o,h
| from Monrovia, and just before she left the
latter place, the Rev. Mr.. Sawyer, one Of the
missionaries stationed about fifty miles below
| Monrovia. died.
The ozark Rhoderick Dhu arrived at Mnro-
| via from Providence about the 9th Of December.
APPLICATION For DIvoRcE.-Mrs. Mary
Murphy. Of Mason county, Ky, recently APP
| piled 10 the legislature of that state for d.
vorce. The Iady's husband has been confined
in the Luna,ic Asylum since 1910, and it was
| represented that his case was incurable. The
mover of the resolution stated that Mrs. Muir
ply was young and beautiful, about IS years
| of age, had chance to marry, and wished TO
| embrace the opportunity! The senate fowev-
er did not deem the reasons sufficient, and re.
jec,ec the application, by vote of 80 to J..
A POISONED PoND.--The N. Y. Evening
Post says: 1t has been discovered, within a
few days past, that the pond in 47,h street, on
! the north side Of the city, has been poisoned
with arsenic. The facts of the case, SO far as
we have been informed, are these: There is
| drain that connects with the pond from the
Chemical Works and Vinegar factory In 42d
or 43d street, where they use sixty pounds Of
arsenic every day, and it is from this source
that the pond has bean poisoned. Grass has
| grown around this pond during the winter,
when it would not grow anywhere else and
the ducks have died within half an hour after
having eaten Of this grass.
| Large quantities Of ice have been taken from
this pond; seven,y-6ve loads of it have been
taken 10 the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM. A
portion Of the ice was taken TO DR.. Chiffon,
who analyized it, and found it sufficiently i'm
preenated with arsenic TO endanRer the lives
Of every person who should partake Of It. The
ice has very green appearance. Inc CITY
Inspector has taken measures TO have the pond
drained.