The New York herald., 1845-12-11

Fact and Fancy.

Fact and Fancy.
The ice upon the trees IN many parts OF Connectl-
cut has broken them badly and would have been the
cause Of great damage had there been high winds for
Snow was fifteen inches deep at Syracuse on
Tuesday.
There was n fall of snow to the depth of nine
inches at Maysville, KY, on the LIST inst.
The land office at Dubuque has been doing a hea-
Wy business recently About $4,000 taken in du-
ring twelve days preceding the 18th ut, mostly from
actual settlers.
Bishop Hawkes. delivered an Introductory lecture
in ST. Louis on the 27th ult.
The Schuylkill river is entirely frozen over Ma
vigaton is closed and closing at oil points.
There were twenty deaths of the small pox last
week in Philadelphia There only nine in this
city.
II is estimated that there are $40, ,OOO, 900 worth of
hogs and sheep in Ohio
A store ship for the African squadron will leave
Norfolk on the Goth inst.
The work of enlargng the Welland canal is ra-
pidly progressing.
The weather in ST. Louis was very cold on the
goth ult. The mercury down to deg. There was
considerable ice in the river
There are fears of a scarcity OF fuel in St. Louis
and Cincinnati Spectators are the cause.
A navy yard az Detroit is proposed. An excellent
Christmas is to be Thanksgiving in Missouri.
Arisa, il is said, is to be the Mexican Minister to
the United States.
The steamer Arkansas was sunk Natchez,
on the 2oth ult. No lives lost Boat total loss
The Legislature of Alabama met on the LIST inst
II IS expected to have important and stormy session
The emigration to Wisconsin has this year been
very great.
Sunhower seeds have become an article of COM
merce at the west They make excellent oil aid are
produced in immense quantities.
The OHIO is closed above Wheeling.
A regular weekly mail now leaves New Orleans
for Texas
A convention, a Ia Memphis, for the improve
ment OF the great lakes, is in contemplation.
There is excellent sleghing in Bangor, Maine
Also at Hartford, Conn.
1t is stated that 10000 gallons OF liquors are annu-
ally drank in Pawtucket, r. l. Where the tempe
rance societiesl
Oswego, N. Y appears TO be in prosperous con-
dition Two or three new Touring mills to be erect
ed, and the old ones improved and repaired.
1t Is asserted by physlologlsts, that OF twenty
deaths of between the ages of IS and 25 year ten
originate from the use OF tobacco
The Rev. Z r. Ames, of the Indiana Methodist
Conference and Hon John Law, of vincennes, spo
ken of democratic candidates for United
The Common School Fund of Missouri amounts
to 1915, 1867 98; the Seminary Fund to 100000 Dvi-
dends have been declared both, since lS40 to the
amount of $l05797 IL.
1t appears that between fifty and sixty canal boats
large and small ice bound the Delaware and
tan canal where, in all probability they will remain
until next spring.
The tides in the Delaware have been remarkably
low-so much that some of the ferry boats have
found il difficult to reach the slips the Jersey side
meeting was to be held in Philadelphia, to take
into consideration the propriey Of building railroad
from Harrisburg to Ptsburg
The Hon. Daniel Webster was in Philadelphia or
Wednesday.
Angelina C. Curl has advertised her husband,
William NJ Curl as runaway She wishes to save 9th.
women from sharing her unfortunate fate. He is
ligous, has blue eyes, and yellow hair.
The turnip crop about Georgetown S. c., has this
year been excellent.
The sensible people of Virginia are holding Edu-
cation Conventions In the scale Of intellect the vr
gnia rank rather low, we are to believe the
returns.
The mercury at Quebec on the 10Th ult. was
down to deg.
B. McAlpin, democratic, has been elected
Mayor Of Mobile.
The third Presbyterian Church was dedicated at
ST. Louis on the 3oth of November. The building
VIM Smith, brother of the dead Mormon pro-
phet is about to lecture at Cincinnati, Mormonism
Great preparations making among the people
in Alabama, Ga and North and South Carolina, to re-
move to Texas
A relief meeting for Ireland was held IN Boston,
Oh Monday evening.
a young woman, recently from Maine, committed
suicide at Lowell on Monday
The Texan papers state that, from practical tests
Texas is fine sugar growing country. As an lustra
tion of the mildness Of the climate stated that tobac
CO, egg plant, ochra, palma chIista and many other
plants, continue througntle winter, the growth and
dure oil spring.
Thirty thousand dollars in notes of the Bank OF
Maryland we're burnt up few days since.
AT public meeting in New Orleans, it was re-
solved to erect Episcopal Church in the Second Mu
nicipality.
VIM Morris has been sentenced to the Alabama
penentiary for thirty years. for encing slaves away
The Sabbath Convention at Philadelphia did no,
consider Itself ecclesiasca but only civil body
Two attempts were made to raise committee to wait on
raoff
Sunday work. but they were both voted down.
Thomas b. Gaines, charged with the murder OF
David Curry, was tried IN the Circuit Court of arengo
turned verdict Of justiabie homcide and the people
present received it with shouts Of applause.
The Worcester Spy states that the punishment O.
Reuch, alias Watkins, who was sentenced to be hung al
the late session Of the Supreme Court in Worcester for
aggravated crime, has been commuted by Governor
Briggs to imprisonment for life.
The Boston Transcript, (edited by ady,) nt-
ladies to have articles of Dress capes collars jewery
&c. sent home for examination, which being retained
night, have been found to have been par.
tcular occasions and returned the next day with the
message that they won't do.
1t is said that at Alton, ILL.,, of population of
1000 thele are only twelve unmarried females, and
eleven OF these are engaged while the other widow
who has buried three four husbands. The New
England girls will be fockng in that direction.
The daughter of l.. Shaver, OF vaatie, Columbia
County, who lost her scalp Of the mills in that vii
age few weeks since, is in fair way of recovery.
There are 6,6S6 females engaged in the different
mills at Lowell.
Only few years ago the fact was extensively
published as wonder, tnat train of cars the Syra
cuse II. X. was propelled by famous engine, the
distance o 26 miles Ia 90 minutes ~ miles the hour
On several railroads at the present tme the
would express impatience IL travelling at u less speed
thsn 8, or 40, and sometimes so miles per hour.
A man by the name of Faulk, who was confined
in the Jail OF Barbour county Georgia. charged with the
crime OF MURDER made his escape on the night Of the
Goth ult
The Eastport Sentinel says that on Friday night,
the 2sth ult, mill belonging to Moses Lincoln Jr
in Perry, was entirely consumed by fire. During the
night the rising Of the tide se the mill in notion and the
fire caused by the friction of the machinery
The elegant residence OF Colonel Phillips below
Mobile on the margin OF the Bay, entirely destroy
tents were destroyed.
TREMENDOUS GALE ON LAKE MIcHeAN-SEvEN