The New York herald., 1845-08-27

FATAL OccuRRENcE.-An unfortunate affair 'oc-
Cured on the steamer Lynx last Saturday afternoon
she was about to leave the wharf 1t appears from
the evidence given the subsequent examination, that
during the day Captain John Atchson discharged deck
hand named Kelly paid him off, and ordered him to 60
passenger As the boat about to leave the captain
| saw Kelly at the bar, and remarked to him in mild
paid o nd yo mu 20 captain
then forward, Kelly following and cursing violent
TO hs capn and snapps
ing at the time to take his life The captain struck
d:amed w and thiu out By the III.
captain continued to order Kelly to 60 ashore aud fol-
lowed him with chsr and Kelly continued to use bois
the captain struck at Kelly with chair, and the blow,
which described by witness as light one was re-
then fell backwards the railing into the river,
striking in his descent his head and shoulders on the
lower guards of the adjoining boat Kelly sunk imme
datey and was seen no more.
After an examination before Justices Butler and
Kretschmar, which continued until midnight, Captain
Atchison was discharged. Missouri Reporter .dus ls
INDIAN RIvER-Irs PRosPEcTs The schooner
Caroline arrived here the 9th inst, from Indian
river with several of the settlers who are removing from
drv season prevents them from planting with success
that nothing like crop Of corn cotton or other STAPLE
to the southern Peninsula win waste their
money and energies in attempts to cultivate any OF the
ordinary crops which experience Tor years past has
deavored at various times to set forth the advantages
which II has every other section of country for
the successful culture Tropical fruits and Ssal hemp
and settlers would but devote their attention to
these articles they would reap certain and profitable
reward for their labor The country will not produce
any other staple article proftablybut will produce
these for they to extent natives of South Flo
rida and they articles that must ever command
steady price, the population OF country increases
Their production not being dependent upon the rains or
the fertility of the soil but upon the poor land and patti
ent labor ofhe cultvator always depended upon
The labor required too in their cultivation is much less
than that Of other crop and the farmer win Two or
three slaves other assistants turning hrs attention 10
this subject may at the same time, grow all ms provi-
the country is we'll calculated and extend his fields every
season.--Key Wes G~zettc Aug 9. ,uaian
CALrroRNrA-Tne northern part of California is
said to be as nne a country as Kentucky, with
mder climate the latitude 4O the Pacific, agrees
Indians on the welwooded steams, who have
the face OF white man and North California is capable
OF supporting large population as the whole South
ern States X is remarked by Humboldt that the people
of the provinces Of altogether dissmar
mixed and Indian Of the southern provinces and
that an irreconcable antpahy prevails between them
The northern Mexican are Of the purest hte
the northern part of Span descendants oftbe Coins OF
Biscay and Castillo and akin to the Saxon rauy IN ms
narratives speaks of the great facility with wncn the
Americans incorporated, and assimated win tne
spaniards Of the internal provinces
HoRRIp ArRocITy.-Allred Richardson. a free
negro. living at Fishing Creek, says the FREDERICK
Herald made a most grievous assault with an axe, on
Harry Blucher another free negro Dy striking MN Sc
yerai severe blows the head day or two ago Inc
oaander has been taken in custody and lodged in jan
The repor of his having killed the and cut his hes
o = untrue the man being still alive and mendinG Ihs
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