The New York herald., 1845-04-13
Sporting.

free for all ages-Louisiana weights-two nile heats
o Dubois Geo. Crains) b. c. Marco, by Celestion,
q 3liVsi' lw1 B:iiisj ch Il. M.snsss BY
A'"P'e ia" 0' SumRis1esyi ims s.yss Ear
Marco the avorte at to l. He had the inside ard
went OF with the lead from the start and was never pass
down after going about mile and quarter-not SO ut
erly however, as give the contest After the heat
severe was his lameness The course IN the finest
possible order attendance good.
SECOND DAr April @ @s1sweePstahes for year olds-
two mile heats.
}. B. PryoI's ch. f. La Bacchante. by imp Glencoe,
John 9. Cocks b. T. Fancy. BY wccdpecisr. dam BY
"''' Time s:4i.4:os ''"'''''''' aA
La Bscchante who first favorite, at her
Slow a. was the last heat the winner ran the first mile Of
i in las The Cocktail Match up for the previous day
did not come of, some one paying forfeit.
Varieties.
Matthew Johnson and Lewis Dunning, convicted at
Raleigh, N G OF manslaughter, lin having, inflicted
which he died. have been branded with the letter and
sentenced to nine months imprisonment each.
The Steamship New York sailed from New Orleans on
the Galveston with 100 cabin passengers 90 steer
age passengers, and a full freight.
Some 10 miles out of Cleveland towards Columbus The
sighng was very good Quite unusual for the sh Of
April.
The wings of Princeton have elected their whole ticket
Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, &c.
The Ohio Democrat gives the pa ticuars of the disco
the woods .So1t two mes from sSanesve on the sst
ult The body was considerably deeayed, and spade
was found near BY which is thought may lead to the
discovery Of the murderer.
Henry s. Boyle committed suicide few days since,
at Hutsonvilie pistol shot through the brain,
causing his death in few minutes. The deceased was
was the son Of the late Chief Justice Boyle ofKenucky
In an address delivered before the members of the
Franklin Typographical Society on Saturday evening
sko M ua~r:e su n~a
ton there are about 500 ourneymen printers mostly
compostors about 400 apprentices and twohirders TO
and about journeyme and boys on press work ana
other labors in printing Office making nearly 1000 per-
sons actually engaged in the printing business in the
city Of Boston.
The Twelfth Annual Report of the Managers Of the
Pennsy Institution the Instruction Of the Blind,
has been published The number of pupils is greater
than before reported, amounting to g. Of which 80
are males, and 81 females.
The French immigration into this country is said, by
very good authority to be greater than that from any
ceped Louisiana is said to have 5000 TO l00 o00 Mis-
souri, 40 ooo Michigan ooo New York 80 ooo and the
other states 50 900 This does include the great
Der who came this country from Canada during the re-
cent rebellion.
The house of Jacob Platt of Cedar Brook, Monmouth
the children consumed. The Inquirer says the mother
had gone out for short time leaving the infant on tho
die, and accidentally set fire to the bed.
Samuel Thomas. who shot Henry Glover at snowhill,
on the soth Of January last was convicted Of mur-
aer m me second degree en- wednescay evening, ana
eighteen years.
party of gentlemen left New Orleans on the srd
on board the New York for Texas whittier they proceed
Tor short pleasure excursion the praies and tor
buffalo hunting They scarcely encounter the hard
ships and hazards which marked the Santa expedition
familiarity with The widest prairie life and prairie
sports We can only wish for all Of them delightful ex
cursion, and an early return to their friends
hal lauicl Lois xLor alb
the Sth inst.
man named TwIg Yves recently tarred and feathsred
and put into without oars, at Point Coupee La,
Tor having committed an atrocious offence.
The Powhatan Gotten factory, near Baltimore, has
been purchased for the sum Of $4,000.
The powder mill of p. 0aresche, near Wilmington,
Delaware, was blown mp on Thursday afternoon, at
o'clock killing man and wounding two three
others lis supposed that 5000 pounds of powder
were destroyed
The Richmond Star states that lady poisoned in
years Of age. The fatal drug sed upon turnp
cp served up for dinner Of which the unfortunate vic
wss una to
she died in great sgony in short time
On Thursday night the engine and five freight G -
were precpitaed from the Baltimore Railroad into tIe
susquehanna from the Havre de Grace station Three %
the laden with freight OF various kinds
contained carriages and the other on Most of the goods
have been recovered. No person injured The acciert
ran backward into the river.-Phiiad Enq,lirer.
from passengers in the western stage that very des
ructive fire was raging in Zanesville Monday, when
consumed about square and half when the stage left
o'clock, M But II was thought to have been got
under We learn with serious regret that one or two
lives were lost during the fire.
The iron steamer Loper built Philadelphia. for the
Dismal Swamp Canal has made her first and s found
admirably adapted the trade. she has attached to her
machinery corn sheller screen capable Of sheng and
screening at the rate Of 500 bushelsper hour
The Dan states that theMonour
ron Company at that place have just added to their ex
ensive works large foundry for making heavy casngs
and that they have to erect another furnace
this season, Of extraordinary capacity The new rolling
mill nearly completed. This probably the most
tcnsive iron making the country. The fuel
used is anthracite coal
There are in Alleghania $40 blast furnsces, pro-
oS' Sos Ssr
Sheet boiler and other rought iron % 600 tons blooms
la 500 tons castings such machinery, stove plates
ghania in the crude state estimated at s42 900 900
snnum. nearly equal to the whole value OF raw cotton
M and 81 %
civilized powers the continent only produce aaou.
100000 tons per annum The quantity Of IRON impoi'eI
into Aleghania inl644, was 99,dA tons, valued az
"a, asa 400.
singular theft was perpetrated in Natchez, Missis
sippi fellow named Strong, found in possession
Of horse and q negro belonging to gentleman Of that
place and when arrested pesdsd in abat. that the
negro had stolen him. but when closely pressed admitted
that he had lost he had by betting the Presidential
election, and took that means Of reimbursng himself
An analysis Of the subjects Of works published in Eng
land during the past year. exhibits the following proper
tions Theology, and religious works generally, 6oI
History biography and Geology, 1877 Geography voy-
ages and travels, 32 Natural Sciences 1877 Medicine,
la jurisprudence "a Poetry and the Fine Arts, Archi
lecture, $40 Classics, Logic, Dictionaries, Education,
&C. gao; Miscellaneous, 27s Fiction, 800; Poltcai'
l5s.
PoPERY.-The Scotch journals state, that con-
Of late and one in particular which Ia attract
ing much attention daughter oithe Rev Dr. Brewster
Of Paisley, has recently been converted 70 .ns ish o.
improper influences They have mutually offered to held
pabc discussions their different opinions The Doc
Tor well known great stickler for the rights Of the
peone The subject from the tenor Of the remarks In he
papers likely aweken much religious feeling IN Scot
land,