The New York herald., 1845-06-20
Varieties.

A letter from Athens, Ga, under date of the 10th,
says" Our town and country have been very much
Monday and Col Frank Hardeman, of Oglethorpe yes
erday. Many children have died in Athens this season.
up We have had nc rain to wet the earth thoroughly
since March Our prospect for crop is almost blasted"
Governor Stockton, of Delaware, has issued
proclamation calling upon the magistrates and other Off
of the law to seek out arrest and bring to judgment
all those who have been engaged either principals
abettos in the late duels fought within the boundaries
strongly and deservedly dcnuncatory of these viola
tions Of the laws Of God and man.
The Baton Rouge Gazette of last Saturday says:
The manufacturing department Of the Louisiana penten
3ls ult inclusive there manufactured eighteen
looms follows 272 pieces s4l33 yards plain cotton l6
do 4sl3 do mixed linseys Is do 399i do white lnscys
total 92943 yards.
The Knoxville, Tenn, Register, says-We learn
that James c. b. Dixon, second cook on the Huntsman
murdered Geo. Clingin fireman the Tennessee river
on the 10th u The particulars of the murder have
not learned. Dixon was committed to Jail in Washing
ton Rhea county which place the act was perpe.
trated
The Hon. b. A Bidack, u. s. Charge d'Affaires
to Bogota and his son. arrived at Norfolk Saturday
morning, and are to embark in the u s. schooner Frt
for Chagres, on the Goth inst
1t is recorded in onelof the Havana papers, that
the French Secretary obligation had been nsulted by
Mexican soldiers The Secretary had required Of
the of Mexico prompt redress, or he would
demand his passports.
The report OF the interments In Mobile, tor the
week ending the lth instant, is as follows One
lady aged 81 one child Of teehing and one man, name
unknown, from the Hospital
Hon. Vim. Cost Johnson, is on visit to the west,
and is now in st. Louis.
The American Fur Company has bought out John
Bapste Roy and the Coopcrs, well the Union Fur
Company The object seems to be 10 consohdate ali the
trade.
On the receipt of the news of General Jackson's
death at Richmond the public bell was toled until
night, and minute guns were fired.
Mr. Eorhac so eeverelv iniurpd hv a recent rail-
road collision near Albany, is slowly recovering.
| II is computed that there has been consumed by
fire in the United States during the last two months pro-
| perty to the amount of S12, 100000!
There is TO be public celebration at Cincinnati,
honor OF the opening of the canal from Lake Erie to
| the Ohio River.
The Hon. Joseph l.. Martin, Of Tuscaloosa, has
been nominated as the ocoGc9 S candidate Gr Governor
| The Hon. Vim. G. Preston, OF 5. C., arrived in
St Louis the 10th inst route from sNew Orleans,
and to leave the following day for Louisville on his
way home.
George Munday has arrived in Philadelphia from
his to the South. George has been far New
Orleans and has come back as fat and hearty as buck
The census of the city Of Albany is about to be
The Postmaster-General has ordered weekly
mail communication between New Orleans and Calves
ton, Texas.
Twenty-oue towns in Rhode Island, including
nearly all the large towns, have voted not to grant
! licenses for the sale Of ardent spirits.
| The people of Nassau were rejoicing over the ar
rival OF a cargo of Boston ice the last of May.
| Hon. James Delet, of Alabama, declines the no.
| minaton for Governor.
There was much sickness at Cape Hayten on the
! 9TH
An unhappy difficulty occurred at New Providence,
Tenn, Saturday evening in which MIR. Willie Trice
received a serious wound from pistol shot, by Mr.
Thomas Atkinson, jr. The wound we learn, is not
pectcd to prove mortal.
Dr. Darling, lecturer on Physiology, has been
obliged to suspend his lectures awhile, in order to take
| his trial for stealing money from the Poultney Vt)
Bank during the temporary absence Of the cashier.
! Coy. Skunk presided at meeting al Harrisburg,
Monday at which appropriate revolutions were pass.
| cd in relation to the death Of General Jeckson.