The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-03
Varieties.

| Varieties.
On Saturday, las, there brought down on the
headng Railway $50 cars carrying BASS tons of coal
day.
The CALEDONIA Iefs Boston for Liverpool on
Thursday, at two o'clock p NJ she carried out about
1000 letters win the usual quantity onewspapers and
end fifteen bags Her passenger list numbers ABOUT 81
| from that port.
Il is stated that DR.. McLaushIin, an American
citizen, has commenced canal around the dangerous
falls in the Columbia river at Willamette Its length
will be sbcu half mile part Of the wsy through solid
bed OF primitive rock, aud the tall in the entire distance
will be about Liryfve feet 1t contemplated to finish
in years. at cost Of thirty thousand dollars DR..
Mclaughlin has charter from the oregon Legislature
for twenty years.
| The total amount of beet root sugar msnufac-
tured in Great Britain and rean in s44 was 5s97t cwt
an ncrca Of 1905 cwt, compared With lS43 OF this
342ocwt manufactured al Straori, in Essex; the
remainder at Liverpool, and Portaferry, Downshire
We learn from Columbus, Mississippi, that on
Monday evening" the 10Th u Mr. Toland of that county
was murdered near that town. He in town and had
received money for the cotton he had sold, and was
doubt murdered to obtain Suspicious rest upon certain
Individuals
| Tue Harrisburg Uaiom says that the Susque-
hanna is now in fine rafting order and the up country
lumoermen availiDg themselves Of the present ooo
| 10 iun down their produce 10 market
| The grand pageant contemplated to mark the
re opening OF the Weland Canal is semi Off cially
nounced having been postponed to the middle OF May
l ne 81 l~Un@y tTHLg estimates tue NUMBER OF
hogsheads OF rsssd that parish the past season
fourteen hundred-an the previous year
| Of upwards OF seven hundred hogsheads.
The Pigw1 Register says that the water is to be
let into the Miami Extension Canal north Of 81. Marys
about the 10 of this month"; and boats expected to
pass through from Cincinnati to Toledo by the first OF
| June.
| The Dubuque Transcript says that emigration TO
place has been so great this spring that there not
cellar or garnet in the town to be rented large
number OF the tmigrants are from Germany.
l A nersOn who has heen tra yelling in the Western
States says, there is not lady west of the Allegiance
the age of fifteen, who not either married spo
ken for"
A new penny paper entitled the Cent, and So
nrday Punch has been issued in Philadelphia. 1t is but
| an ind herent sfair.
The northampton Gasette states that from No
vember 2eh lS44 10 April l6h ls45, snow fell that
town to the depth of Eve feet and five inches ON level
feet less than fell last and four eet less Than
the year before.
The Madi,on Express, Wisconsin, states that an
extensive body Of copper has lately been discovered
he BaraboO, saux county the ore yeling cent
The miners are fockng there.
The General Convention of the Presbyterian
Church OF ths United States win hold its annual session
in Cincinnati on the 18Th A!ay.
A lead mine Of great extent and value has been
discovered in Harden county, illinois, on the Ohio about
| ninety miles above Its mouth
| The Democratic Association Of Washington City,
which nyes the Globe President prepared print
tracts and pamphlets during the recent campaign.
Upwards Of forty new lead mines have been
opened in the mining regions upon the Upper Mississippi
during the last The raj lands Of Iowa ard
supposed to be productive Of this
metal than the whole Of Europe, with the exception OF
Great Britain
st. Louis for striking The Rev. John NJ Linn, Of the Me
| thodist Episcopal Church.
There is colored woman, of Indian extraction,
living In Norfolk, Va, who said 10 be 22 OF
| age She is yet strong and active.
| The st Louis Era says one pork packing ests-
shment in thai city will clear $50 ooo at present prices
for its stock and house over $5 COO This
| is what is called going the whole hog
| vessel recently arrived at Havana from Ia.
maica with nnges which sold at COED profit cargo
NJ master Of an Aaerisan Ship. recently from London
writing from Mataczas, suites that he bad taken cargo
his lssvng he could have sold the in Maanzas
have realized 60 per ton freight.
The marble quarry of Philip Reiizel. Esq, about
nine miles irom the city Of Lnncater. Pa, open
ed ebout year ago produces fne white marble, and Is
improving greatly the observation-disclosures. Il Is
ceptibs Of very high POLISH and is said 10 be peculiar
in resisting rain frost Mr.. Rezel has erected steam
power in Lancaster at his marble yard and ia saving it
up into montels, tomb stones sills, and platforms
On the Oh Of May The sun will rise partially
ecpsed and the Sh Mercury will exercise himself
! by atiansi, across the dire OF Old Sol
Gov. John Adams. Of Hawaii, the well known
chief last OF the old regi died Kallua 9th December
He was empaatically great man, wcghE in his vast
| est estate, near 400 lbs.
II is coDtradcted that Cen. Hunt, ofJefferson
county, has been killed by a Mr.. Kyle.
The cum CT e.. 900, was voted by the Nova SEQ
tia Legislature the sufferers by the recent Bsbadoes
| FIRE.
Seventeen thousand dollars are TO be expended
this season in improving the harhor of Chicago.
The Montpelier IVatchmam estimates the value
of She sugar crop Of Vermont, the present year,
| 600 COO lbs.
There considerable feacas at Madison, la on Fri
day ssng account OF the nholonIsts attempting
rescue Lcgro charged with hi nappipg slaves IN Ken
lucky rcm the custody of ecer him in charge
| The fanatics lailed N their attempt.
small rife ball is now in possession, says the
editor of The RGcne duocaie, which fired into the
morning last Ia perorsting the window glass bali
mads hols scarcely larger than ITSELF and passed be
her lap lodging in the opposite side OF the room It is
supposed the bail fred at ducks from ehotgup,
| the opposite side If the river.
At wheeling Tuesday there were four feet OF water
| in the CHI annel-rsing.
The Frederick Enaminer says We have never seen
the crops forward at this ofthe as they ara
present. Tho wheat is fine and heavy ana the Rye is
already in the head The prospect could not re mere
| vorable.
Two beautiful Arabian horses were brought into
| Salem, on Tuesday, in q barque from Zauzibar.
The Columbia Spy says vast quantities Of iron
ore brought INTO Columbia, ON the nexhausu
BILE beds abou, about three miles from that place
upwards Of thirty wagons employed in this bust
| ness, which haul shout 400 tons daily.
Steamers now carry passengers from Wheeling
to LouiAve for from $st So, board and lodging incud
$40, board and lodging included. The distance from
Louisville TO New Orleans, 500 miles From St Louis
New Ofitnns. 1900.
The Southern papers complain Of the drought.
which has prevailed in that section OF the country for the
six eight weeks ind which has much injured
the crops In addition TO the drought there have tcen
severe irosts.
The Rev. Joseph Proctor, for thlrty-six years
preacher of the gospel in Keruchy died in December
rst and buried with military foror5' lie hc' bees
noted Indian fighter in cnrly TINES.
BEAUTIES OF GUANo DIGGING lat VI. ). DIS.
trict Court, recently. james Smith and ~ other
the ship Brooklinc-Thi, libel tor extra
wages and damages for heving been taken on voysge