The New York herald., 1845-08-07
Varieties.


10 Sykes,in recent letter from the Ocean House,
Newport says: The millonaires from New York.
Boston fhiladelpha aud Baltimore, quite numerous
and there are more heiresses here estimated from $780,
600 upward, than probably in America for dis
play or pleasure ! saw no less than eight at ball
alley this morning, knocking down tenpins il they
were so many bachelors come a wooing'' have seen
others bathing and others driving indeed 60 where
will, meet them at every turn
A lady yesterday afternoon lost pocket-book
containing $40 in money and check for 5000 for the
recovery of which a reward of $40 was offered. The
pocketbook found by Mr. Henry Smith the razor
strop who called at Office this morning for the
purpose of advertising it where he met the loser who
had called Tor similar purpose me lady rendered Mr.
the lady to No Scotts Court where lay sick man,
destitute whom he desired the reward might be paid
which accordingly done.-Boston Transcript, .au-
gust %.
According to the report of an expert geologs t
Won Gerod diamonds have been discovered in the Mex
lean mountain range IN the s,e1a adIe "a re. @ IN the S
co Humboldt had conjectured that diamonds and pla-
tina occurred farther to the Northwest in the gold
washery of Sonoro II is also said that immense tracts
Of auriferous aluvia occurred in Upper California
also in New Mexico. They principally in the pos
session of wild tribes, circumstance which will accel-
the intrusion of North Americans and hasten the
taking possession of them by strangers.
Orders have been sent to the custom house and
reign received by them to the branch mint to be
reconed into American peces-the gold into half and
quarter eagles and the silver into quarter dollars
whenever II may be done without loss The importa-
ton of specie here chiefly consists of Mexican dollars
which, when reconed there is slight gain, especial
ly on the coinage Of Durango The mint of Zacatecas
uses alloy and is not in such good repute. On
Spanish hammered dollars, and on German coins Of all
descriptions there is loss, when broken up and work,
ed greater than English sovereigns and
French coins The 1000 directed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury to be into dimes and half dimes
for the accommodation Of citizens at the Post ace
now ready
Not less than one thousand buildings will be
erected in st. Louis the present season There are
thirty brick yards in operation and the number Of brick
ctu cd
five millions yet the demand. at this time, is greater
than the supply The population is than forty
will all be filled before next April will make for
addition of six seven thousand. We may therefore
six or thousand inhabitants No other city
In the Union is increasing with equal rapidity.
The Peteyboro' Chronicle says that many have suf-
fered severely fr the fires which we some time since
noticed running through some OF the surrounding
townships In verulan the whole Scotch settlement is
completely destroyed. In Ennsmore some fields Of
wheat have been consumed, while the townshipof
Smith has also suffered.
correspondent of the Ifopic, writing from Vera
Cruz Mexico says-We have had earthquakes lately;
after the had in the month of March, which prov
ed SO disastrous an attempt was made here to collect
by subscription, sufficient to give the priests to
have earthquakes stopped bnt the funds too low
The Missouri Herald says great distress prevails
the bottom lands bordering the Usage river The
recent Unprecedented rise in that river destroyed the
crops buildings, cattle &c. on the low lands leaving
large number of families entirely destitute.
The Bedford Mineral Springs, IN Massachusetts,
said to be fully equal in medicinal efficacy to those
of Saratoga. They only sixteen miles from Boston,
and already much frequented splendid hotel is
now being erected there.
William Adams, who killed his half brother some
three years ago, in Ohio, apprehended in Lee
ty Iowa, and brought down the steamer Monona, in
| custody of gentleman from where the murder was
committed.
| Mr.. Green, the reformed gambler who is now
lecturng in Cleveland the subject of gambling, is
about forming an-gambling society in that place.
man ny med Wells elhe rafelv shot anOfher m AN
named Headen in Florida lately, dscharging both bar
rels of his gum and lodging eighteen balls in his body
He had seduced the sister of Wells
Brooks monument is to be rebuilt. 1t is estima-
ted to 1000, and Of this f3 lsl raised
Parliament, it is expected, will furnish the rest
| The population of Worcester Mass, as ascertain
ed by census just completed, IS 55d The popula
ton OF Worcester at different periods has been fol-
| lows -