The New York herald., 1845-11-28
Price Two Cents.
Misceuane GUS.

of tobacco raised by the farmers Almost every farmer
had his tobacco fields and great many paid little
attention to any other branch OF agriculture, the
ground that other would abundanty repay labor
The weather at Quebec, the 10Th inst, still
tnued very mild During the beginning OF the week
have had uncessmg rain, with fog, and gloomy skies
The temperature to-day is rather chill but there Is
clear sky indicating the setting in of hard frost Last
year winters snow fell on the 10Th Octi the year
previous on the 25th.
C. M Reed. of Erie, has purchased the Rathbun
property Niagara Falls and intends understand,
OF a spacious hotel 1t is time that there other
public accommodations at the Falls for there has already
too long existed monopoly in the hotel business there,
for the good of the travelling community
ssAlexandria Gazette states that about five hundred
Of the inhabitants Of the county Of Tazeweu Virginia. are
attached to the Mormon faith.
An Anti-Texss and slavery meeting of the citizens
of Saliua, held in Syracuse the Path inst, when
resolutions passed th the usual amount OF talking
and sense II was but indfferently attended
A French paper states that the Berlin House of
Correction includes among its numerous guests, wo.
man who formerly occupied brilliant position in soce-
ty This unfortunate one exsongtress of great cee
brity erly prima several Of the first
theatres OF Italy and Germany and the belle OF the fash
she indulged in style of luxury that ruined her hus-
band "a superior officer belonging to the nobilty) and
y so soneh and fell victim
the degrading vice Of drunkenness Found helplessy
in the streets without any nome % OF means .,
the House of Correction.
The citizens of Adams and some Of the adjoining
counties in Mississippi we're 70 NEE: at Natcne. On Mon
reception Of Mr. Calhoun The Courier says that it is
understood ne has accepted the invitation OF the city
Memphis.
The New Orleans Delta states that the money for
the payment of the Texan volunteers is on hand, and
that when their term Of service expires, on the 10th In
stant, they will be paid.
Yesterday was appointed for Thanksgiving in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire Connecticut, Rhode
Island Maryand, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois,
Michigan, Indiana, and Washington city
The Concordia Intsligsncer of the l4th instant,
mentions that there had been frost in that parish sum-
cient to kill all the maturing cotton
The Governor of Tennessee has offered reward
of $780, Ter the apprehension of James Granville, and
Anthony Dnning charged with committing foul and
man, deputy sheriff of Sumner county on the 10th No
| vember.
| We informed that the aay Foyc6 E'ciec
States Mail between this c'tY fN tars rtet14
should have been delivered NoA as@ u sf'.4~g
last has been found. The Z. icIsa~ ss.F atv-
There is inexcusable carelessness among so
have charge of the mails which calls for rigorous
scrutiny and sure amendment-U United States Gazette
Tuesday afternoon, while the men in the employ
of Johnson Geer propvetors Of furnace in Mechanic
street. were removing the cinders from the cupoa, the
red hot fragments fell into water which had acc
dentally been left in the pit and caused explosion that
drove the falling cinders and ashes upon the who
were standing ne the cupola. Two of them were
burned severely and third Mr.. Thomas Duff,
riby injured his body literally skinned and our
informant fears that he cannot recover.-Iroy Wing.
!
sertaves elect favorable the sale of the railroad
i6 against it, and doubtful tplaces all the whig mem
bers among the favorable, ,doubtcorrectly. But
will be disappointed in the six locofocos which claims
in Wayne county. Unless it becomes party question,
they will probably oppose sale-Detroit Daily .adper
| gentleman who has Just arrived from Quebec,
informs that the burnt districts in that CITY, present
very busy appearance. The great difficulty is the high
less eight shngs currency per day. equal TO 81 TO-
A Whig Convention, TO nominate Governor for
North Carolina to be held in Raleigh on the 18th OF
January.
1 1t appears by the catalogue of the Vermont Uni
versy October 1885, ha. the number Of students Is
49, Of whom % freshmen; SO sophomores 2suniors
and % seniors.
lief the Hiberna would leave that island
! Tor Liverpool on the 9th inst.
| TRIAL AT SEA BETWEEN AN AMERIcAN AND AN
| ENGLISH VESSEL. OF WAR.-In a letter from one OF
the officers OF the u s. Ship st. Msrys, dated rsnss
cola, Nov g. there is spirited sketch of animated
trial Of speed, between the u 8 snip St. Marys and the
English corvette Eurydice Since arrival this
ties Of an English corvette, called the Eurydce, "a
double decked considered fths fastest in
the English navy She had been at Vera Cruz some
before arrival, and appears that Commodore
Conner had informed captain that the day which
we sailed he would send the ship Pensacola and
would then have opportunity Of trying the sailing
qualities of the two vessels Singular to relate Capt
saunders was informed of this arrang ement; con-
sequently made Preparations. Capt Elliott came
board the day before sailed snd mentioned that
the Commodore had agreed let this ship sail with
them that he had every exerton render his
ship efficient tor the contest. About o'clock in the
morning Of the ash ult the Eurydice got under way,
with the land breeze (westwsrd) and to
At the same time signal was made to this ship to un
Set under way. We were standing out, between the
reefs of the city, when the breeze failed u.s. and were
Obliged to anchor uhs boats Of the % soon came
tow Of the boats At meridian we got the sea breeze
s1s sos heading to the Fury
dice ,Seksd bearing be f. At 10 we asksa to the M
mi .ats unsat he
tant miles, at 8, she bore N. f. ~. At this time re-
lieved the deck, and commenced taking her bearings
bore E. ~ E at 10 3o she bore abeam this ship heading
y. N; H. ] then kept the ship away two points, and
found leaving her very fast AT 10 45 she
the weather quarter, and that the boaswan's
call heard distinctly then fured the royals, lthe
then reported that if the captain wished to keep
pany with her, Lwoud have to reduce sails he sent
hauled up 10 N. N. T.. f. and crossed the Eurydces
bows. At H. she was on our lee quarter and at y,
night was clear) Next morning, ship supposed to bs
the Eurydice discovered the lee quarter and at
Eurydce was built by Admiral Elliott the father Of her
| present commander, and expense exsrtion has
been spared to prove her best points OF sailing
PorrsvILLE, Pain the spring OF the present
year there were but two anthracite furnaces blast
Rssi the Island and It There
four in blast and another will be added TO the
ing out a75 tons Of iron per week or tons per an
Of next season, the following furna-
will be operation in the coal region and the
canal between this place and Philadelphia. They
all at this time either in blast in process Of erection
AT Spring Mill 2; Conshshockea1 Phonixve .; Birds
borough Il Reading |; in the coal region These fur
naces eleven in number produce $40 tons per week.
tons per year Heretofore three tons OF coal
have been required for the engine and stack to produce
ton OF iron; but since the method OF heating the
blast at the tunnelhead has been introduced the guam
tty of coal used has been reduced to about two and
half to smelt ton OF iron These furnaces alone VIII
consume seventy five thousand tons OF coal per annun
This quantity independent Of that which will be re-
Qured by the rolling mills steam forges and other iron
works erected and Of erection, which will re-
oure about fifty thousand In taking the census
curing the week. Of a portion OF the borough 1t was
that less than twenty three families
pied building which erected in the Orchard for
hotel numbering upwards Of one hundred persons. In