The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-22
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eight feet high around the chimneys 1t some Inc
before tho fire got under. The engineer hasly
ded in letting the steam OF below decks which
thrust down the blaze that tie men could reach the
seat Of the hrs.
have captured FIVE Wnnebagoss Iowa territory, who
are charged with the murder OF Louis Harz
De- Rousseau, OF Washington county, Iowa ter
ritory was drowned at Burlington the and Inst In
span of horses at the tina Both horses broks through
the ice but they were recovered lone oil them nearly
dead 80
Governor Smith, Governor elect OF Virginia, will
be in Richmo the 3Ist of December, TO enter into
the duties OF his once
John Muller, deck passenger on the steamer
Defiance fell overheard at Louisville on the TIN nst
and " as drowned.
The game OF chess between Messrs. Rosseau and
Stanley In New Orlsans stilt continues The eleventh
twelfth games playei the lh instant, both
Of which were by Nr. stanley The score stands
thus-Mr Stanley, eight Mr. Rosseau, three; and one
J. B Bickenstos, sheriff of II incock county,
Gently tried unier al indictnen, for the death OF man
during the troubles Hancock county in Peoria, has
been pronounced by the jury, not guilty
Ii probable that the election III Louisiana, for
successor in Congress- to supply the place OF Mr. Slel
70 WI ss int ss ave, @
the democrats candidate ras wings threaten to con
test il which will give the raquemne boys chancs to
show their strength
The poce officers in New Orleans discovered
beneat, plank i3th instant in allsy-way In
Benvlle between Daupan anil Bourbon streets. twenty
sums, AMI parties mostly ia the city amounting to the
sum Of $40 5ls 95 They also discovered ia the sane
book 10 belong Esther Psle Tne property
thus found stolen from on board the J NJ White,
about fortnight since, when reward Of $luV was
offered for its discovery.
Davis, a slave OF Lyle, Dtvldson ~ Co, and
Charlss. slave beionsns to NJ Hyde wsrs ootl ar
rested charges Of robbery aud the latter Of assault
The frost of the Both ultlmo killed nearly all the
standing in st. Marys Parish, La On Monday az
light the temperature twenty seven aud half
degrees This says the Homer WAS the severes. coz
thermometer stood at daylight on tho l9th o. Novemoer
at twenysx degrees, and the cana was kiiea 70 sne
aich ksd the throughout this parish, beiors
hosshead OF sugar male The crop OF this year will
be cut short 10 parish one.ouvta ana In ali otnet
parts of the state IN peoporton'
Some eastern operators, by running an express
Trough Canada got 10 Detroi, with the news OF the
Bri,anna's arrival and the rise In 1onr day or two
ahead Of Uncle Sans SLOW mail coaches From Dstroit
they pu shed Chicago AL Milwaukis Bat We
at least produce dealers not TO be had though
il he othe steamers arrival hal not reached here
Wednesday night they would have "btgged" some is.-
600 bushels of wheat cents less than it 10 worth
to-day Mpaukie Sentinel, Dec 3
Il very diff cuit matter understand the many
before the Missouri Convention
gard to the apportionmsn representation 10 the Lsgs
lsture Almost every member has some scheme OF bis
own and in this multiplicity of plans is hard say
nat one may be adopted An effort was made on the
inst. to come to some UNDERMINING az to he oass
OF repre- sptaton and when that accomplished IL
was that the other provisions Of the consttu
ton might be moro easily settled resolution yes
pase by vote Of SO TO ~ declaring tnat Tree waite
should be made the basis OF representation
excluding all such as have not oecoms permanent 10
btants of the particular county where the census !:
taken The Convention, however, adjourSsd without
adopting any plan relative to the appoonment 81 EePrs
| sentation.
| T. r Paul, Jacob Lyon, and Charles Brooks,
werc arrested in Buffalo the 18th instant, charged
with obtaining money under false pretencss 1t sp-
pc red. gentleman med Seals called at the CONNER
q Hotel and gave into the hands of Paul three pack
OF which contained S5oO raul represented
himself as one of the propresors OF the house aad
20 us, We, .ie he ar'sstsd hsvinx
| failed to comply with his promise
A letter 10 a commercial house in st. Louis, re-
ccived on the 18th instant from Cape Gardeau dated
Dscember oth, says Passengers have oesn arriving
here all day from tho Beaver Dam fifteen miles below
after having thrown overheard 05o bags salt. The
Herald is there, having thrown over $50 bbl salt but
also hard aground and a dangerous situation the
place. The Brunette IS also there but succeeded
Dsex On e so o~
off. she swung against the bow OF the olive Branch
broke her cabin and deck qua DIS aft broke her rudder
and sprung leak The that until today
the boats could get neither fuel food from the Shore
account of the heavy floating ice They were re-
duced TO the last extremiy being out OF wood and pro-
| visions for two or three days The passengers who
came here, got ashore with considerable danger
When they left, the citizens about Commerce were de-
vsng for the relief and assistance OF those yet on
the boat. At Beaver Dam, where they are aground,
here s now but two feet of The steamer Hiber
Cape Girardeau, and after discharging part
Of her freight had up ling only two aud
naf feet water at DEVILS Island, returned to Cape Or
| rardeau.
| EXECUTION OF Moses JOHNSON. Yesterday, at
one O'Clock, while the inhsbtants Of our city were
engaged in the thousand busy empoyments OF liie
s se conc
all assembled in the large workshop OF the prison Tor re-
The stat state sSr rs ans stood
spectators composed the rest Of the assembly After an
appropriate hymn, the Rev Mr. Hoge led in an ad ress
fboth IF uh he INV
lions in behalf OF the unhappy man who was so soon to
he ushered into the eternal world. Then an impressive
discourse delivered by DR. Plumer the LIST verse
of the 5lst Psalm which listened by all present
with the most profound In his concluding
emn and sfsctionate manner After another by m1 the
convcts, with the guard withdrew to the place Of
be executed during which time the ministers present
conversed and prayed with him. AT last the appointed
cora was adjusted, and the cuIprt led to the
| galows. Hc manifested very little emotion, and
less affected than many of the spectators, When
the cart driven from beneath him, he hung culver
sr before the most awful Of ali .Sua
what we have heard of this execution, we are more
than eyer Convinced OF the prsP,ey Of making these
spectators admitted but understand that even
before the poor wretch was taken down IRON the gal
the building, as we'll ~ among the rabbs VINO were
look through the front gate rome were seen talking
and laugh hing in the most indecent manner. The Law
condemns the murderer to the galiowsis righte
but we believe deeper impression made by
simply announcing throughout community the awful
fact that aud minute, fellow being TO
die than when promcuous crowd ~ I'D uitted to glut
hardened and more reckless than when they came
Richmond Wig, Dec. 40
TIE CHERoKEss.-We perceive, says the Chsyo-
kee ADVOCATE, that the most vigorous and unprinci.
Piled efforts made, by different individuals ana
causs to create the impression that James Starr and
sewsl Rider killed account OF their politicsl
opinions and acts and that was intended to stikea
fatal blo At Treaty Party, called. To fsrther
and impression thousand OF the widost
and most malicious alsshoods have been fabricated and
kept on the wing The object Of the iaorcsos OF these
evident They wish to create all the
excitement commoton 10 the country possible that
certain ends may be gained at Washington. But this
will not do We repeat that nothing political wss asso-
catsd with the recent excitement Politics had no CON