The New York herald., 1845-02-26
Varieties.

ANOTHER CoMEr.-At the session of the French Acad
emy of Sciences January 49, s45 reported in the Lon
don Athenaum of February 1t announced that on
the 2sth of December 1884, NJ DArrest at Berlin had
discovered Comet. Its position is not mentioned but
as the Southern Comet OF December, lS44 (Which has
been visible here in the telescope upto the 10Th inst
cusve) the 2Sh Dec below the horizon of Berlin
NJ DArrest's Comet is different one from that
There grsnd parade Of the military under Gen
Cadwallader, in Philadelphia, the 22d, In honor Of
Washngtons birthday, comprising upwards al 900 men
under arms. The weather favored the OCCASION being
mild and favorable.
wanton attack msde the coored portion of the
inhabitants Of st. Marys Philadelphia, on Monday
ming, in which men, women, and children maltreat
ed by gang of ruansIrom the lower part of the
ty. Great place this city OF "Brotherly Love"
Port of New Orleans pefect forest masts
On the 10Th there in that port 100 Ships 50 baraues
Sc briggs and ~ schooners in all 29 vessels besides
immense number Of sloops &c. engaged in the
Lake and Gulf trades.
The New Haven papers state that after dense tog
Saturday evening Scotch mist all night and heavy
rain on Sunday morning, we had series Of thunder
showers during the day. which has carried of the
settled partially the mud and Monday morning opened
with bright and glorious sun and temperature
highly indicative Of returning spring
The Ohio Legislature have appropriated $4,000 for the
erection Of Light House at Southport, wisconsin, and
$4,000 fer the continuation of harbor improvements
provement Of the road from sheboygan to Fox River
near Green Lake; 81 600 for the military road between
Fort Howard and Fond du Lac and $1,000 for the road
rom Southport, oy Geneva, to Beloit.
The Missouri Legislature has passed aibill creating
tssn new counties.
The Virginia Legislature adjourned on Saturday last,
to meet again on the first Monday in December.
There appears to be no truth in the relative
to the i'll treatment Of L. J. Wilson, by certain Catholic
clergy men Of Cincinnati.
Messrs. Hollster, and probably some other large
owners of Steamboats, and various lake
will introduce the Barometer into their vessels the
suing season. This will much aid vessels.
French Catholic Church at West Troy has been des'
rsyed by fre There appears to be no doubt that
the work OF an incendiary.
Several steamers about to be built in Boston viz
tobe between that city and Nahant run
to Hingham two or three propeors to run to and from
Man and to two vessels to and from Medford and
other places in the harbor and vicinity These
are in addition not only to the steamboats, in
here but to the Iron Ice Steamer now building East
Boston, and the Steam Cutter of the United States
nearly finished at South Boston
One of the best and extensive cotton mills in the
United States has been erected Messrs Harkness
srader and Fosdck and they enter upon the
prise of manufacturing cotton cloth in Cincinnati with
iS4 long by wde and five stories high, and will
run near ten thousand spndles, giving employment to
three hundred persons and Is expected TO make forty
thousand yards Of sheeting per week, or about two
millions of yards per annum.
The following announcements, which tell their own
story appear soe by side in OF the Baltimore papers
Marriedat Washington, on Thursday last 18th inst by
the Rev. Norval Wilson, Mr. James Wescott to Miss
Harriet Ann Calvert both Of that city Died-at Wash
ington city, Wednesday 10Th inst Mrs. Harriet Ann,
wife Of Mr. James Wescott in the goth year of her sge.
Mr. Whtmore of the frm Of Lombard 4 Whitmore Of
Boston, recently dined at restorsors upon parridges,
and after seized with violent sickness similar
the effects OF poison. II considerable time before
the doctors could relieve him. but he is out of dam
ger Almost every February, cases reported Of poi
son from partridges.
A writer in the LouispiHs Dime describes J. q Adams,
after this fashion "Mr Adams presents 10 the mind,
first salntson the image Of village pump in dead win
ter cold stiff and icy ice house surmounted with
burning prit lamp He s dangerous to be handled
electric cel and to touch as gsvanc battery charg
cd with orked lightning His habits and affections are
those OF recluse. His ntmacies few aud far be-
tween angels visits His friendships fare past finding
out" and a sheris officer would be likely to endorse
writ OF search non est inventus.
Weston ist he highest up the Missouri River. 1t
laid out in 1885, and contains 1000 inhabitants
The Journal paper published at that placees,imates
the export trade OF the last year at upwards Of $450O00
principally in hemp, tobacco, wheat &c Within the
period goods to the amount OF $500 600 have been
imported by the merchants Icica T. Gds.
Mr. James Cameron OF Nashua of three heirs 10
about SIS 900, LETT by Of his family in Canada.
II appears by the Lancaster teHigencer that there
293 inmates in the poor house OF that countyand that
two hundrad and twenysx OF the number are emigrants
The story of the violent deaths Of the Mormons wbs
had located above Prare du CHEN is unounded The
presentation their starving condition Is true.
There less than 1900 1000 u. s. Troops
the different stations Red River, where they will
MAN, probably until the annexation question is definitely
settled.
TOBACCO GRowINe IN MISSISSIPPI We find thu
following in the "Vicksburg Wing" OF the 7th inst