The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-11-25


Miles IVY for challenging Hosea Galloway to d
with deadly weapons has been tried and found
guilty of breach of the law against duellng, In such
case made and provided in the State of Alabama. Judge
Coldthvaite has sentenced him to years mprison-
ment the Penentiary at hard labor This il the
drst conviction under the statute.
The Liverpool papers contain the advertisement
Of American clocks seized and condemned or
nfacton the law relative to the advalorem duty and
be sold by auction Also, at the same time, for the
same cause, 100 boxes American cheese.
The Unprecedented drought still continues although
the atmosphere has often given the promise of rain
which much wanted The Indian summer is still
lingering with us, and the city continues healthy
heretofore fire has been raging for three four days
in the Dismal Swamp near Deep Creek. the smoke from
which has been near the Southern horlzon-Nor-
folk (Pa) Beacon, Nor ~
On the IIth inst Mr. Anderson introduced re-
solutions into the House OF Representatives of Tennes
see, providing for the erection Of a monument to Gen.
Jeckson Memphis also for the procuring Of
marble statue of the hero to be placed in the capitol
Mansfield, in Connecticut was the first place in
this country, believe in which the cultivation and
manufacture Of silk attended to- to much extent and
the town still continues to be engaged in that business
there being this time less than eight factories
ployed in H.
Dexter Wells, (who shot Robert Headden at
Greenville c. II on the LIST OF July ast) tried and
found guilty Thursday the 18th instant before his
Honor Judge Frost He was sentenced to be hung on
the third Friday in February next
The Newton, On. J.) paper says "A panther has
been prowling about in the vicinity of this village dur
ing the past week, committing sundry slight derre
sdau0ns On wednesday COW OF the late Doct HeuBss
torn by the ANIMAL within mile Of his house.
s. Schafier, son of ]. Schaffer, OF Paterson. IN
Schuylk county, Pa left his house the s instant,
and had not been heard OF till the l7h when his lieess
body found in the woods near the village
Ii said that the present Governor OF Canada will
have leave to return home in consequence OF Ill health
and that Sir Henry Ponger or Captain Elliott will be
his successor.
A letter from Lexington, Geo., states that man
named James Shett had beheaded Mr.. Scion II.
Pemberton after INJECTING sundry wounds with bowie
knife his body.
Lusus NATuRE--There was reported to the
French Academy of Science, In Paris, that
female of Chassepein, in that department deliver
ed of two children presenting the following conorma
ton They have two perfect heads, each distinct and
this is the down to the base OF the thorax At the
birth there was but one placentis, and umbica
cord Below the base of the thorax these twins have
but body, with single Each child has
distinct heart the pulsatons Of which distinctly felt
q nd there separate lungs, the action of which is
regular and healthy, but in the respiration was
stronger than in the other. One child only takes the
breast; the other has no other nutrition than little
milk placed In its mouth the mother but II remark
ed that the child which does not suck IS more healthy
than the other this is the only that utters the
Of infancy At frst the children considered to be
males and were baptized by the names OF Jean and
Pierre but subsequent examination showed that they
were twin sisters and the register OF birth had been
alter TO the names OF Philomene and Helene. com.
mttee was appointed 10 examine the children AMI mike
y report TO the Academy