The New York herald., 1845-08-01
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Varieties.
"A commodlous and handsome iron house arrived
lately at st. johns, N. B. from England and will be
erected in the vicinity of that city, has comfort and
convenience attached to it. and is the first building of
the kind ever imported into the Province
At St. Marie, on Monday and Tuesday last, l5
houses were destroyed BY hurricane and seven persons
killed by the lightning. Haistones fell here inch
and quarter in circumference Mr. Lotbeniries farm
house was set fire by the lightning and burned
down.
In ST. Andrews, N. b., Julia Ann HIATT committed
suicide with arsenic and Charles Howatson with whom
she lived has been arrested because he and did
prevent herA Baking il.
The work upon the sloop of war Germantown, on
the stocks at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which was
suspended has been commenced again. and the vessel is
TO be furnished forthwith.
Rev. Alonzo Potter has resigned his professorship
Of Rhetoric and Moral Philosophy in Union College,
preparatory to entering upon his new duties Bishop
OF Pennsylvania.
The Hon. Abbott Lawrence, of Boston, has given
$4,000 the Public Latin School the interest of which is
to be distributed annually in prizes
The Illinois State Gazette speaks of an immense
Oregon Mass Meeting recently held at Marion, that
State, at which 5000 persons present Col Hacker
presded-abe speeches were made, and the disposition
manifested was to possess the whole of Oregon.
The shipments last week from the Schuylk
mines were-by railroad 25,552 co. and by canal 063
02 making the quantity of 49, 1876 OF tons for
the week, nearly $500 tons per day. We understand
says the Miners Journal there is bet OF $1,000 pending,
that the railroad would send down hundred thou
tons in month during the year lS45 Should the
pany send to market 5000 the ensuing week. they will
reach the 900 tons this month"; including two holidays
the 4th Of July and the funeral procession during
which little was DONE The shipments from this
gion will reach million OF tons during the lS45 if
it does not exceed 1t.
daguerreoypist in New Orleans has adopted a
novel and excellent method of exposing swndlers. A
Mr. Huchngs has hanging up against an awning post the
fhiz OF person with good open countenance pre-.
sen,ing the appearance of ja bird peepng
the iron crate of his cage. This is effected by placing
over the plate horizontally and perpendicuary small
uIll o uuh
which the features of the ncarceraed may be with
admirable effect Beneath the picture these empha-
tic words -" This man swindled out of fifty dol
lars.n
Several vessels have left eastern ports within a
few days. filed with manufactured articles for the Tex
market-whose ports now, of course, open for
free trade with States The exports to that country
from this in 1889 81 900 000but the CONNER
cal arrangements with England and France which ere
entered into with Texas in s0 had the effect reduce
importa the year following about $3.50 900
We are now recovering rade and doubt not that
another year will multiplied four fold and that it
will soon become one of our best markets.-Nsw Haren,
| (Ct) Register.
According to the Catholic Almanac, there are
from 900 to 100000 Catholics in the United States
They have 81 diocesses 675 churches 500 other sta
tons 572 clergymen otherwise employed - eccles-
astical establishments 800 Gle rca students % literary
institutions 63 female academies and 81 charitable in
stitutions.
| The Boston Post says the Sea Serpent has en-
gagged lodgings at Hampton Beach, off Boar's Head for
the first week in August at Philips Beach for the Sc
cond week, and at Nahant for the remainder of the
month lie intends to witness the great regatta and pick
| up the men that fall overheard, himself.
| The Burlington Hank Eye contradicts the rlmor
Of the murder of family Of three four persons on the
| Des Moines, in Van Buren, county, Iowa.
| A Creek Indian named Friday, was murdered by
another Indian at Fort Smith, Arkansas on the 10th in
| slant.
1t is stated in Lancaster paper, that Mr. John
Wise the celebrated @ronau has become lunatic IIe
| is, however, perfectly harmless
Operations have commenced in Lynn, Mass, Il
hlntun Dtpfc t.Iorn r,,l
the hiding place of gang OF pirates the leader of whom
tradition has It, shut n with his treasure by ar
earthquake which closed the mouth Of the cave. The
science Of Mesmersm has been brought to bear on the
subject and they will probably gain heap treasure
they find it!
| Among the passengers in the Great Western il
Clamor Hagedorn, Esq, Of this city Bavarian Consul
Mr. II. viii probably be absent from the United States
until spring. His taste IN the Fine Arts is well known
and learn that several gentlemen OF this and othe
| American cities, have ayaed themselves OF his ysi
abroad to send orders for paintings and satuary
| number Of the most eminent living artists
| The Highlands Just above Caldwell's. on the cas-
side Of the river, fire Tuesday night Their,
s not much burnabe material there but what there wa
flashing and crcng around the cap of that lofty noun
tain, made effective display, which admired tn,
more neither property or life were within the reaci
| OF the elements.
| We learn from the Iugusfa Ban,e, that eiph
| steamboats, running tho Kennebec river al
constantly at work and full of business they
attend TO- The Banner adds, an immense tide of bust
aess now pours through the kennebec river by steam
| boats, sailing vessels, and other craft" fsfil
| The Perkins House, late Blind Asylum, Boston
is soon to be taken downaapl block Of three spend
new stores built the stcthe present has late
y refused 50 per foot for the land which two year
| nso could have beenbought for SO orless.
Rum sErLERs.--Iu two streets Of Cincinnati, with
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