The New York herald., 1845-04-04
Personal Movements

The Secretary Of the Navy. the Hon. George Bancroft,
arrived in town on Wednesday evening He visited the
pressed himself much pleased with IT, After examining
this important Improvement he went to the navy
yard where he was received with the customary
The Roman Catholic Bishop Of Mexico and the Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Philadelphia sailed fer Europe in
Cambria and convocation Of great number OF Bishops
will be held in Rome next July.
One Of the trading boats between this city and Newark
the ier H. Perry, capsized on Wednesday about two
o'clock in Newark Bay, drowning one man and losing
atou. twenty tons of iron.
Judge Boynton, of Wayne county one of the late Pre-
sidental Electors for New York. died suddenly the
26th ultimo.
There was large Ore at Railway on wednesday. The
store occupied by Woodruff Co with three four Nd
with great difficulty that bank and the railroad bridge
were preserved
The slave Henry convicted at St Msrtinsville bv iu
of six feeholders for attempt the life Of MIR Ed.
mond Leblanc, was executed on the la,h inst
Eight churches to be built in Cincinnati du.
ring the coming summer.
Major Jesse Beene late distinguished member of the
Senate of Aabams died on the 4h instant at Cshawba
penny papsr has made iss appearance in Cincp.
natl, called the dCincinnati Daily Picayuns"
The Lessatureof Of MICHIGAN adjourned the ao.h ut
sporting.
The GREAT RACE IN MAY NsxT-The Charleston Cou-
rr thus speaks Of the condition Of the Southern
his sheet Of the 10Th instant THEY said to be in
ne condition, and win Immediately 60 into training for
The great match race which is to of in May next at
New York his contest for supremacy between the
north and south will doubtless excite moro interest than
any thing that has previously taken place in the
sporting circles Of this country end will attract an i'm.
concourse Of spectators Should the indomitabe
Fashion prove victorious on this result
we do not by any means consider " fixed thing"-we
trust that she will be invited to meet the south in
contest some middle ground" and Washington
tory would be equal will be ackno by
all that long travel change Of climate food and
unfrequently units them competing with even inferior
| ns6s that have not undergone there changes
THE GsEAr TaorrISo MArcH.-The N,w Orleans Pi.
cayune Of the 25th instant I'VE desired to tate
hat the match for $1,000 between the celebrated pa.
cling horses. James Polk and Tippe canoe, two mile
heats in harness. has been postponed until the weather
and the condition Of the shall be IA
vorabe by the judges appointed to decide upon the mat
The race wil in all probability. come off to morrow. un
in the meantime on nniavoIasle change should take
place in the weather deal Of betting has been done
upon the result and II closed last night abb 100 to IS
james X Polk being the favorte.
| NArcBgz RAcEs-Thc races over the Phersaa Course,
the Matches Courier Friday the 2l Instant have
been going for the last two days. Wednesday the first
day. two mile heats, was won ny Rufhn in $40 -346--
| beating Norma, Marco and Cripple The second day,
mile heats, best three in exceedingly
There three entries Liz Tilet bracelet and
Mary Ray lnnd The two first heats were won by Liz
Tillet the three last by Bracelet.
| ANOTHER Boar BURNT-The Grace Darling ar.
rived yesterday from i.vilIe reports that the
alat inst at o'clock AM, she came in sight Of the
steamboat Decatur on Gre at ISLAND No. GO The D ives
from this port bound to the Tennessee river, and was
running when first discovered the middle OF the
Mississippi river; by the time she reached the Arkansas
shore she YVES entirely enveored in flames SO that the
pilot and engineer were driven from their posts The
fire originated aba Of the wheels aud tho boat and cargo
total loss Boat insured, we learn for $oOoO
The Grace Darling made landing and found that the
and passengers OF the Decaur, excepting negro
girl saved with most Of their bnggr5e-N o. Pic
March 26.
OREGON EMIGRATION. Preparations are making
on the whole frontiers, by the Oregon EmIgrants
to leave at an early day One company goes from &c.
vannsh another from point between that and this
aod the company from this county understand will
leave at Fort Leavenworth its neghborhood One OF
the emirrsnts who goes with the Savannah company in
forms us that not less than hundred fsilies will
leave at Elizabeth0wn, end thirty families from the
other point The number from this county we presume
will be considerable. They expect to leave about the
first Of April the grass is sufficient or az soon there
after as II s-Wssteyn (Ao y Joipnai March 10. ff
The Town,-The Punch OF New York for
hs week contains large of amusing matter for the
tnthannts IN pa trular and tie country Ia general
The BOAST ERALDay wi probably the recipi-
ems 81 the armon be well the public who are M-
qusined with the qualihcatio for sad ts and ho
SIHE WALL sIREET BROKERS for the hst time INTRO
duced 10 the readers OF the Town. =.
DIAMOND DIAMOND will be recosnisei by the pates IN
tar sted
Everybody figures IN this number, ia reply TO his brothers,
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