The New York herald., 1845-08-27

The receipts into the Dixon Land Office ave-
rage about $1,000 per day. since the opening OF the ONCE
by the present Receiver and Recorder principally from
emgrans from Pennsy ylvania and Mary land who have
with their families to make this delightful region
of country their home The population of middle and
northern Illinois is increasing at rapid rate more ac-
tua settlers having come within the past two years
than the previous four Come there room for thou
sands len.-Gdiena Sentinel
The contractors on the Illinois and Michigan ca
nal advertise in the Oova COnsttuionast for 5000 Ia
borers.
The trial of VIM Wyman, President of the late
Phenix Bank Charlestown for embez clement is expect
ed to commence at Concord next week.
A free colored man, named Louis Tougard, has
been arrested in New Orleans and committed to prison
on charge of choking his own child to death.
The Touring mill and establishment at Upper
Railway known as Flcrence's Mills destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning between and o'clock We
have not learned the cause OF the fire or the amount OF
the loss The mills were burnt once before
The following announcement is from the Point
d-Pctre Commercial OF the llth ut 1.-THE colony
has just lost its chief Rear Admiral GouTbeyro died
the 7th instant at halfpas in the morning The in
has thrown the whole town into CONSERVATION"
1t appears that Pennsylvania now produces annu-
ally 100000 bushels of wheat andl5 Coo 900 bushels
OF other grain and is capable of increasing the amount
fourold that she will send market this year 900
tons of anthracite coal yielding return to the State Of
s7,0o0o0O that she manufactures hree.ourths of the
iron made in the whole Union and has the of sup
plying the consumption of the world; that she has bi
luminous coal field through which the main line passes,
for 1870 miles containing 1000 square miles 6lOo 600
acres, Wncn contains only
OF bituminors coal land.
k.Mr. Hiram w. Simpson, an agent for the sale of
tickets the regular Providence route to New York
knocked down Saturday afternoon at the Provi
dcnce depot, Boston, by George w Williamson, agent of
the opposition line. Simpsons eyes were very badly
blackedup.
A lady who was enjovlng comfortable nap, fell
from her seat against the of the pew which being
unastened, she precipated into the aisle. Three
gentlemen supposng she had fallen in ht) immediate
y sprang towards her and taking her in their arms
red her by main strength from the house, she was of
course, wide awake, and probably sufficiently mortified
toprevent her from sleeping in church again for MONTH
--Worcesfer Transcript
A spacious Hotel is to be erected in Concord,
destroyed by fire in June last The foundation is
laid and the workmen are busy in getting il along II
will be put up at a cost Of some eight nine thousand
dollars.
The Manchester Democrat says -" The Select
men of Manchester refused TO license the circus from
New York, that is now exhibiting in the ncighboring
towns
DIR. f. X Kane, Of Philadelphia, who left this
country about two years since physician to the Chi
nese embassy, has returned home in the steamer Great
Britain having in the meantime travelled between
10000 aud $4,000 miles.
ANOTHER RAILROAD in MAssAcHusETrs.-Th
Old Colony Railroad is progressing rapidly, and
from present appearances, II that t. viii be
finished A steam engine has been put upon th track
for the purpose OF drawing the dirt cars TO South Bos
ton and Is now actually employed the road II
supposed that in the month Of October the cars for III
conveyance OF passengers will run over part Of n .