The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-26

DEATH OF A REMARKABLE HERMIT IN WEST JER-
sEY.-The Camden Mail of this week reveals re-
MAJ kable Of life and death in that vicinity on Sun
day iast-an Englishman Richard Bickford Hodge aged
about years. The Mail gives this account OF him =;
This gentleman recently came into the neghoornood
TO settle where he had purchased small farm. He was
an Englishman by birth, and was evidently man OF
education who had mingled with good society. He had
no family lived entirely alone with the exception OF his
dog and Stunned all intercourse with those him
On Friday he taken sick, and to the offer Of
neighbor to minister to his wants he turned most
decided negative He peremptorily rejected all proer
ed aid and insisted upon paying for any and every little
act of Kindness During Friday he made out to reach
his ne xt neighbor's house with which he wished
conveyed to farmer mile or two distant wlth whom
he had been much less reserved inns iarmer came 10
his assistance and called in Dr. Cooper on Sunday The
Dr. found Mr. H. in the cellar of his house, upon some
straw, aboring under such mental excitement, and
monomania that he was pursued by individuals from
England who the time iniusing deadly gases into
the )unding atmosphere with inentto destroy MN
the p IL and intelligent manner The Dr.
did not think him in imminent danger although quite
the evening" about O'Clock, he died the friend ne had
sent for. and his wife being alone present
Thus dying SO suddenly stranger, away from re-
latves and friends it was deemed advisable to hold an
inquest upon the body Accordingly, the Coroner, Mr.
Porter called jury at the house Monday morning.
who decided that deceased died from natural causes
The Coroner also took possession OF deceased personal
property which consisted OF collection of choice and
valuable books an extensive and elegant wardrobe a
considerable Of ready money together with various
articles of ornament and personal comfort indicative OF
degree Intelligence and refinement totally variance
with his late and anchorisc habits of life. His
house destitute of bed bedstead, and almost every
other article of the commonest necessity His farm,
which he had lived since March, is bearing luxuran
crop ofweed he having neither horse spade
hoe and refusing all applications either for its cutva
ton or improvement He stated before his decease,
that had neither relative friend this country He
originally from Devonshire, and has brother and
two sisters in England Our brethren in the cities
requested notice this death and state further
information will he afforded application to Mr. Porter
or the Editor Of the Camden Mad"
RAILWAY AcclpENr.-In Newark, on "Wednesday
Thomas Wallace, a hoy about twelve years of age,
and killed by the transportation be
longing to the clock train from New York This boy
stood the platform the Centre street stopping place.
and when tho passenger cars passed. he sprans down
upon the track to the effect produced upon pin
whck he had placed the rail, without observing tho
close approach Of the transportation cars, which had
just been detached and running towards the turn
out The consequence that his head crushed in
an instant from his body.
The HAMILTON MILL-The new Hamilton mill,
the foundation of which has just been begun, is TO
be three hundred feet long fortyfve feet wide, and
three stories high. The machinery is to be drvea by
three Turbine wheels The mil when in full operation,
will manufacture two thousand pieces Of printing cloths
per week. The old dye house and cotton house on the
canal side being pulled down to make room Tor the
mill cotton house is to be built at the upper
end of the ,a:I lac mill will be completed in about
year. waste dam OF solid masonry is to be built to let
Of the waste water.-LoweH Couirr.