The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-27


The Washington City Council has prohibited the
Railroad Company from running locomotives with
in the city limits in consequence Of the refusal Of the
company reduce its rate of fare agreeaby to act OF
the fast Legislature of Mary land.
South Carolina paper states that Mr. McDuffie
is rapidly improving. A gentleman who has seen him
his in the Senate at the Of the next
session Of Congress
The Cherokee advocate speaks in strong and feel
ing terms Of the disastrous and dsmoralizng effects Of
the doggeres and grog shops Fort Gibson and along
the Indian border, on tbs Indian tribes
The Louisiana College at Jackson sold on
the 9TH inst for thousand dollarsthe minimum price
fixed by the Legislature 1t was purchased by the Me
thodists who intend, learn from the FefictanG
Wms to remove The Centenary College, now establish
ed in Mississippi, to Jackson
Mr. Simmons, u. S. Senator, is out with long
letter in the Providence Journal In reply to Professor
Goddard long controversy has been going on between
these gentlemen, relative to affairs in Rhode Island
Mons lie Neut bourg has added the Jefersoaian
Republican and Iopc to the Picaynne, the list of New
Orleans presses which he for bes in the matter Of
the nhuman punishment OF the slave -ylveste.
Purser Buchanan has had verdict in his favor,
in the settlement of his accounts Of $59swithn sl00
Of hat he claimed while the government claimed sia
900 of him.
Information from the praires represents Colonel
Kearneys expedition and the various companies of Ore
gon emgrants as making rapid progress The grass is
up and furnishes sufficient food for the cattle and horses
Governor Marcy has declined the honor of pub
lie dinner offered to him by his democratic fellow ct
zens Of Albany.
MT f1edy, WHO mas ldtely succeeded SO well IN
his portrait Of Jackson has to Lexington to- take
one OF Mr. Clay, for the gallery OF Louis Philippe.
Messrs Adams Webster and Calhoun are also to bestow
the same honor on the "Citizen King
During severe storm in Chenango county, on the
18th inst Elder Hart Of Smthville clergyman of the
Baptist persuasion was struck by the lightning and Kill
led instantly He returning home and had arrived
within short distance Of it.
A charge of Infanticide against person in the
u s. Army alluded to days ago, the author
ity of Louisville paper The name of the person is
Lieut. Buford, Of Kentucky officer in the U. Army.
He has been admitted to bail The Hon. w. j. Graves,
OF Louisville, is his counsel
We regret to learn that severe atiction has be :
madge now Of Wisconsin in the death Of very promis
ing son. recently graduated at Union College, Science
tady.
The Legislative Council of Iowa has closed its
tuition second vote of the people vetoed by the
Governor and afterwards passed by the Legislature,
notwithstanding the Governors objections.
The letter of Chancellor Martin, accepting the
nomination for Governor is published in the Alabama
Beacon He intImates some harsh opinions of the
vention which nominated Mr.. Terry.
The people OF Lexington and Frankfort, Ky, says
the Louisville Journal are getting up electric tele
graph for the despatch Of gossip between those towns.
We see it stated that IN I76S a man named GilIet,
of Patchogue l.. L., cut his the shell of tor
toise and let il CO. and in 1874 the tortoise marked
was found crawling over Gillets grave.
Robert Greenhow, author OF the work on Oregon,
has published in the Union, reply or. Falconers de-
fence of the British claim.
national museum is to be established in Stock
hom 100000 rx dollars have been appropriated for the
purpose.
Governor Jones of Tennessee is about to visit Mr.
The Rhode Island Legislature met on Monday at
Newport. No quorum.
A fossil turtle, eighteen feet long and seven feet
high, has been discovered in the Himalaya hills.