The New York herald., 1845-03-24
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Varieties
The managers Of the ball held at Csrusis saloon IN.
Washington the 4th of March, ha appropriated the
amount OF profits 81 l33 56 to chartabls purposes
equal portions to the Washington City Orphan Asylum;
and the 81. Vincent Orphan Asylum. Sss
The cost of getting out 1850 copies OF Capt Wilkes
Narrative of the Exploring Expedition, is over $4,000
exclusive OF the cost OF executing the engravings.
care necessary to produce such perfect work.
The "Boston Transcript says that the barque Lenox,
about to sail from that for China. will take out four
nre engines for the Chinese government.
The Vermont Supreme Court engaged in considering
what degree OF mental capacity required to make the
marriage contract has been tried, in which q
man seeks divorce ON the ground of partial insanity
The ship Concorda has cleared at Boston tor Liverpool
with cargo of four hundred and seventy tons Office
dsgl aceiul occurrence, says the Hamilton C. W.
Express" OF Thursday took place in that Satur
day night last company of colored arrived there
and advertised TO give Concert in the Of which
several songs and dances to be persrmed-
This gave umbrage to tia colorei people in Hamilton
and number of them way land the musicians while 20
ing home and beat them severely. The town baf and
posse of white people succeeded rescuing them and
arrestng SONS OF the rioters.
The St Augustine H. raid" OF the 4h inst says:-For
some weeks past the woods in neighborhood have
been fire, and learn that it has extended nearly
through the whole county and into portion Of tn: ad
joining county Of Duvai. Several bridges have been
burnt up, rendering the roads nearly impossible I'm
damage done both to cattle and other property.
The various Catholic Temperance Societies Of Boston,
celebrated St. Patrick anniversary by procession and
An address delivered at South Boston, by Rev. Mr. Fiz
simmons. sa.sas
kauyhable story told OF miser, being at the
point OF death resolved to give all his money to nephew
At whose hands he had experienced little kindness
'sam said hsfor that was the nephew's name-"sAus
am about to leave the world; and to give you ill my
money. You will then have $50, only think! Yes
feel weaker and weaker think shall die in two or
three hours. Oh yes, Sem, Pm going give me two per
sent ana you may take the money now"
Mr. s. c. Hall stated at the late meeting Of the London
temperance Society that two years ago. he had travel
led through Connemara of the widest Districts in
Ireland where the people were more rude and unculti
rated than any other part of the country the great
had travelled through the widest part Of that district
Galway faday and out ofat least 900 persons he
met returning from the fair no one exhibited any symp
OF into ntoxcstion-whereas twenty years sgo, 5000
out Of the 20 900 would have been intoxicated
sporting schoolmaster, few days since, boughts
possessing the necessary was returned by
the purchaser, accompanied by note quantity stating
hat "fhe dog knew nothing Of punctuation.'
II is stated that child born in Boston, few day
since, with natural hustle upon its back Good hsa
vens, what country"
An exchangs paper tells the story of a man who was
found of q Sunday morning without hat sitting q
block OF granite with his bare feet in brook, trying to
catch bad cod SO as to sing bass at church
"a journalist said the great Napoleon, "is grumbsr.
cenaurer gver of advice regent fsovereigns tutor
nations Four hostile newspapers to be fear
ID thsn an hundred thousand bayonSts."
Within eight years Englishmen have lent 500 900 900
foreign states EGO oco 600 Of which is not expect
ID that either principal or interest will be paid, and
sso0, 600 more the paymeu. is precarious.
pack Of young rowdies in Chicago recently stole
ign of Ready Made Coffins," and placed it upon the
court house
DREADFUL RAGE OF AN ELEPHANT-His KEErRl
KLLRD.-The last" New Orleans Bee" gives n, az
omit Of the killing Of keeper by the NAL: e aant
4 Hopkins Co.'s menagerie. He refused to loss
fridge at Baton Rouge, on the sth.
The keeper, who was on foot procured he 3e, Zone
which the elephant not accustomed toy foi he pur
Of driving Il and in attempting TO ount the
aosse shyed and threw the the foad The elephant
aud threw him 40 feet In the air; which repeated .
lumber OF times, the tnsks frequently passing through
his body then carried the body from the road towards
he woods tossing it in the air at intervals, until fell
5ctween two fallen trees
The iniurated anma returned to the road where the
emae elephant and camel had been chsined 10 tree by
another keeper and rushei them his tusks passing
Trough the csme knocking down the female and break
ag the chain in two. He then made on towards the
woods carryD the camel by his trunk and throwing it
intervals in the air with his tusks. The oherporton
caravan now coming to the bridge the elephant
urnsd and made demonstrations of an attack.
Shots were fired upon it, but without effect. Word
then sent TO the garrison. and thirty or
orty of the soldiers despatch it with their
auskets. The neghbors also turned out and some 90
.to.s Ared into, rather upon him. the balls
frequently nattened upon striking when of the
<eepcrs procuring spear, mounted horse. and sue
cream with pain and finally to Weld to ,nbjectoD' when
I was driven of with the balance OF the animals.
AN INCIDENTAL few days ago in one of the cars
belonging to the Philadelphia train, middle aged
sell dressed quietly seated ard passing away
re time by looking over the pages of book " hch she
eh Behind her was man, also well dressed who
-eemed to take great interest in her movements
'Isey what ne did tc her Is Inc 6tten
ion Of the company arrested by the voice Of
Madame who was, all Of once in towering passion. and
,urnng round ana Locking the intruder fun IN the face
to understand that have piece Of cold steel in my
pockst and tsst am not to be ondssdohhed BY you
delinquent skulksd away and found seat in other
,ar or sloped.
Factory At GLoUcEsIKR,-Th large factory at
Gloucester Point, N j., owned by the Washing
ou Manufacturing Company is completed, and the ma
10 in tuna
very thing win be In full operation Another factory
thrte hundred feet long to be erected the finished
snd for the accommodation Of the workmen forty
dwellings, TO be added 10 the number already erected
The work will be pushed rapidly, aud it expected that
he buildings and tenemen.s will be rooted in by Sep.em
next This property will be owned by the Gouces
Manufacturing Company. These factories viii make
great addition to the productive industry of New Jsr
sy aud add maersly to the value of property in that
vicinity.
RED RIVER RAFT "A letter dated "Head Of The
Rait Feb 20,h," published in the Caddo Gazette,
furnishes the welcome that the steamboatCo
great exeions The Raft about 500 ysr1s IN length
when the boat first commenced pulling at it. The psn
ers Upper Red River will have chance to get
their cotton marker and obtain their necessarysupples
from this city, shch they have during tbe whole OF the
present season been prevented from doing, in
quence Of the obsruc,ons all communication present
sdsby t. e Raft.
EMIGRATION FROM MARYLAND The sRoonsbo-
rough Odd Fellow" that about hundred and
sky ssmilies intend leaving Washington county Ill
nois thi spring and summer. Flom ihe neghbsrhood
Of ROonsbo'oush considerable number ore going.
FLOODS The Indians have predicted an unusual
W high rise IN the Mississippi this year, which, the
Palmyra Wing has caused some uuessiness among
he families residing the bot ON lands in tn at vicinity
WINDOW SHADE DEPOT,
M. 7 Spruce street, ". Y.
THIS rs the only nsnuacmry Of extent in the United
States. The auh.crbers offer for sale inspection,
and splendid assortment Of shads supcrb
approximations OF the we'll known public build
Europe rnd this country hand works Of and
only got At this establishment We being both
ssonal artists and we'll experienced profess
fiction when favored with orders.
mig lmscc BARTOL X DE MAURY.
TuE FISHING SEASON HAS COMMENCED