The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-06-08
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On Sunday last corporal Of the 18th Reat, cock
swain Of the garrison boat lost his life in the attempt to
TO st Heen's Island. The unfortunate fellow at
tempting grasp his child fell overheard and not,
we believe, seen again. An Artilleryman, with better
than the parent, jumped after the child and
brought him safe to the boat and wished to dive for the
father; but from cause, the man was refused per-
mission. The man has left wife and family of FIVE
children and his body has not yet been
Times, I'd inst
A man ssour West" hearing that "post office bal
ances" be adjusted in Washington particu-
lar day. wrote to the Postmaster General informing him
that F the postmaster who had absgustuiatsd
being the balance OF account for work done for the
posoce He begging of him to adjust it with the other
balances-Pic.
The first gun, it is said, which was discharged at
the British during revolutionary war; is in possession
of Mr. John Ruttick OF Massachusetts, 1t used by
his grandfather who commanded the minute assem-
bled to oppose the British army which marched out Of
Boston on the 18th April NO. for the purpose of destroy
ing the stores at Lexington and Concord.
The Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylva-
mia, for the promotion OF the Mechanic Arts, will hold
an exhibition Of American manufactures in Philadelphia
in October next which will probably rival those Of for.
mer years.
A slave named Tom was hanged in Lexington,
Kentucky, on Friday senight for numbering Mr. Cur,
It's He confessed his guilt at the gallows and attributed
his fate to that enemy OF mankind, drunkenness.
The MndRRrTEs who were recently committed to
the workhouse at Portland, Me-, have had revea
laton since their confinement II has been revealed to
them that they did wrong in refusing to work. and they
told the oyerseer they would reform in that respect
were discharged.
Mr.. Green, the Reformed Gambler. arrived In
Buffalo on Tuesday evening and proposes to spend
time in that city efforts the eradication Of the vice
to which he has so long been devoted
All the locks of the Lehigh Canal were closed on
the last Sabbath of May by order Of the Managers and
those of the Delaware Division Of the Pennsylvania Ca
nal by agreement of the locktenders with the approba
ton Of the Canal Commissioners. Very good
Mr. CHASE, his wife, and Miss Nichols of Taun-
ton, Mass were attempted to be poisoneds few days
since by arsenic put in their bread by pauper of the
Aims House, OF which Mr.. Chase was keeper.
Hon. Joseph Grinnell of New Bedford was re-
elected President of the Boston and Providence Railroad
Co. at the annual meeting Of the stockholders, held in
Boston on Wednesday,
On Tuesday last, VIM. Goldsmith, charged with
the wlful murder of George w Hildreth in Stow in
September last put upon his trial in the Supreme
Judicial Court Of Massachusetts The trial lasted two
of mansaughter. Goldsmith then sentenced to three
days solitary and seven hard labor in the State
The Dorrite Liberationists of Providence held a
meeting on Thursday evening on the old Jail lot Colonel
says it was Dorre meeting of about 1--WE hundred men
and boys all told Some Dorite resolutions passed
and some Dorrte speeches were made. strong desire
for the liberation OF Dorr expressed the Governor
of the Stale abused the eternal principles were
proclaimed and not little pen up enthusiasm had free
vent in very noisy applause.
The Tobacco Fair, which was to have taken place
on the 18th Of June in the town of Farmve, Va, has
been postponed indefinitely
George Ormsberry has been arrested in Baltimore
for attempting the life of his mother.
Mr. McDuiie's health has slightly improved since
his paraytic attack.
During the year 1912, there were 5I7,7S9 children
horn in England. There log, s25 couples welded
in England in the year. OF these O. los had been
previously married viz :-5,6l9 wdowers and lO579
widows The deaths in England in the year amount
- 5l9or nearly in every orysix Of the pc
pulation.
The LoscA Courier says the School Committee
in their recent examination in the number children in
that city between the ages of and sixteen found
four or five boys who had no home. They slept nights
in staples and sheds.
The census of children of Lynn has been taken
by order OF the school committee which gives the num-
Der between and l6, TO be s9l3 and the entire popua.
ton is found &c be 10 5el