The New York herald., 1845-10-15

Varieties.
Ralph Waldo Emerson has been engaged to deli
yer q Of lectures inoston during the coming
ter II will be upon Representative men," embracing
portraits of Plato sweaenborg Montague
Napoleon, and Goethe The lecture upon Napoleon, in
Incomplete state, delivered before the Institute
last winter
The Mii,oa,4kie Sentinel says, that gentleman
who drove into town Friday by the Muskego road,
met between Milwaukee and vernon-twenty Ave miles
-one hundred and seventy-eght wagons loaded with
merchandise emigrans and their baggage and passed
fifty five teams drawing wheat, coming, Of course, to-
wards Milwaukee.
In June, 1871, a young man who was in business
at ST. John, N. b.. suddenly disappeared under crcum
stances which induced his family and relatives to
for him as for dead and dead every supposed
him, till very recently when il was ascerained that in
stead of becoming food for fishes four ago. he had
slipped away his creditors hid away in Northum-
beand county, Pa, and there became master Of large
property BY marrying rich widow.
Dr. Gilbert, of Gettysburg, Pa, few weeks since
operated successfully for cataract upon the eye Of Mrs
Enstrcken of that county aged 6s years Her husband
presented Dr. Gilbert with the handsome of $500
recompense for the incaculable benefit derived from
the operation.
Mr.. Uriah Stewart, Of Franklin township, Ale
gheny county, Pa put end to his existence Satur
day last, by cutting his throat with razor. Mrs.
Stewart absent at church at the time the deed was
done.
TheNec Orleans Bee of the Sd instant, says-"We
understand that two gentlemen of this cty-one mem
ber Of the bench the other member Of the bartlett
Yesterday morning by the Mobile mail boat to settle an
affair OF honor this morning at Pass Christian, with rifles
at the distance oftwenty PAGES.
We see from the Mayesville and Lexington pa
pers that active preparations being made to obtain
charter for railroad from Maysvile to Lexington at the
approaching session Of the Legislature.
The Boston Board OF Aldermen on Monday voted
not to concur with the Common Council in their vote
providing for the choice of Mayor. The vote stood to
4, aud Of course the proposition was lost
Robert Cogswel one of the persons nominated
for Senator by the Liberty party in Essex county,
clines the honor Of being candidate
1t is again reported that His Royal Hghness,
Prince George Of Cambridge, is to be appointed Major
lievng Lord Falkland and Sir Jeremiah Dickson, and
thus assuming both tho civil and military OF the
Province.-1fontreat Herald Oct 10.
COLLISION AT SEA-REcKLEss CoNDUcT OF Car
TAIN.-The ship Sardinia, Captain Foster, arrived
this port Fl ON Liverpool Friday the 10th Instant
In conversation with OF the crew. who appear to
be M men n, Of 1ssenco and learn
in the vicinity OF Georges and Newfoundland Banks.
the Sardinia violently in collision with unknown
away her foretop mast and the ships fore-yard The
night was clear and the smooth at the time, and the
The brig was struck In the fore chains, with sufficient
force to have sunk her instantly had the blow been
ceived amidships Immediately after the collision cries
were heard ot save and the passengers Of
the ship urged Captain Foster stop vessel
certain the extent Of the injury, but he obsnaely
fused TO do So and with oath ordered the to put
more SAIL which order obeyed. The Sardinia had
three large boats and the hands anxious to
them and 60 the relief of the sufferers but their
name feelings could not be gratifed.
This is an extraordinary case, and hope for Capt
Fosters sake and the cause Of humanity that the state
ment as furnished US exaggerated, though from the
manner and character Of informants there is little
reom to doubt its correctness.-Bosfon Times
II the above statement true what a set OF towards
and brutes must the officers, and passengers of
the Sardinia have been to allow such act Of gross
inhumanty to be enacted in their presence-Bosfon
Journal.
SYRACUSE, Monday, Oct. l3 1915, o'clock, A. M.
-DEsrsucrivE FIRE AT sALiSA-I have this moment re-
turned from witnessing at Sana, the total destruction
by fire Of the feuring mill owned by Jason c. Woodruff
OF this village, and JohnC. Beach of skanestcles Also
salt mill, owned by James p Haskn. The total loss in
the former case s about $6 6000nsurance, near as
can learn S500o The salt mill worth least $4,000
insurance. The loss will be severely felt by Mr.
Hssknmore severely than by either of the others. The
mills supplied with water from the Oswego canal
The Gre broke out In the salt MILL which was wrapt in
flames before discovered-and from that, the fire
municated to the gable end Of tho flour miu The fire
unquestionably originated from accident