The New York herald., 1845-08-07

| Elijah s. Hodge, of this city, a respectable me-
chanic in the employ OF Mr. Colegrove, commt sui
residence l2s Ferry street The muzze of the weapon
had it appeared been placed in his mouth Mr. Hodge
had been sick for about three weeks and it is thought
his brain affected He has left wife and three chill
dren to mournIhs loss.-Iroy Wing.
There were I46 deaths in Philadelphia last week,
42 adults and children-ded Of cholera inlantum 81
csnvusions l3; consumption 8.
On Thursday the sum of $l25, 900 was received at
the Boston Custom House for duties; the whole amount
for July reaches 100000
Hon David Hills, formerly Lieut. Governor of
Indiana, died at his residence near Madison few days
since.
Mr.. Abraham Dix, of Geneva, has sold his crop
of WOOL 5000 lbs l0c. for the Boston market Same
last 4sc and was sent by the purcha
ser direct to England.
Ct killed the lst by the explosion of polishing
wheel
Jeffrey Jenkins, of New Haven, has been arrest
found dead in her bed and owing to suspicion
dsnerred the day after burial and marks Of violence
found on her throat.
The Daily AIaa says that there are in Boston up
wards of 200 gambling houses, and at least thou
sand professed gamblers, by which it who
have other ostensible means of gaming living.
M Arago the eminent French philosopher, late
ly stated at the Academy of Paris that flash OF light
ming be by person danger the electric
fluid travelling more rapidly than the light occasioned
by the discharge
A physician in Boston prescribes to his patients
magnetic dough and galvanc jacks: They are
said to down we'll There are 100 doctors in Boston
more than there patients.
Preparations have already commenced for the
erection of iron foundry and extensive machine
shop, on Temple street. nearly back of the Jackson
Company g mills The machinery will be propelled by
steam engines The foundry will be enabled to turn out
the largest castings used in facores-such as they
have heretofore obtained at Chelmsford. The machine
shop intended for the manufacture Of locomotives and
steam engines.-Nashud Oasis.
Before the war of 1912 the only canals in the
United states were the Middesex canal in Massachu.
sets mi n
santee Canal in South Carolina, 70 miles in length.
There now 1000 miles of canals which have cost
upwards of one hundred millions OF dollars.
The lowest bid for supplying the city of st. Louis
with TO- 900 feet of six inch water pipe made by Ja
pez Baldwin of Louisville, being ITO cents per pound.
The next lowest bid made by John Anderson Son,
of Pittsburg and 81 per pound. The lowest SLous
bid made by the Messrs Garrons, 81 cents per
The number of houses built in Boston last year,
was l625-in New York 2,2ls-n Philadelphia l,5l2-
Cotton beds, manufactured in Lowell, are coming
into in Boston
A large new steam mill, for the manufacture OF
worted silk and cotton goods is about to be erected at
Warehouse Point East Windsor Conn., by the enter
prising genteme of that village.
ArrArrs IN THE INDIAN ouNrRY-TAHLEouAu,
CnrRoKEE NATION, July Ill have nothing special
thing is quiet and very dull The crops remarkably
good though suffering little at present in this neigh
borhood from the dry and extremely warm weather The
recent floods in Grand River and other streams have
done considerable injury to some OF the farms located
their banks.
The trial of the persons lately arrested for aiding the
notorious STAIRS in the assassination of Charles Thorn
ton, months ago, will take place at early day.
Though fully satisfied that they deserve the Pc
nalty Of the law fear cannot be made to reach them
great is their chain and intimately they allied
by blood and politics with the Treaty Party y which
for law, order and peace in this country
receives undue attention and sympathy from the IT, S.
Gov emment.
The election for shers and members Of the National
Council will take place throughout the Nation the
first Monday in August 1t has not excited much atten
ton and will doubt not pass overy quietly, although
the number OF candidates is much greater than usual
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