The New York herald., 1845-08-03

Varieties.
A suit has been brought bv Iosenb Instice and
Franklin s. Mills former publishers of the Emporfun
against Joseph c. Potts Samuel r. Hamilton, James W.
s67 30. for publishing small eectioneering paper in
1912. The debt Originally 1920 has been reduced to
brought before William c. Howell, Esq-Trenton State
Gazette
Hon. George p Marsh, of Vermont, has been
temporarily at least deprived of sight and although
there but little prospect Of recovery for consdera-
BILE length of time, yet it is hoped that he will not be-
come permanently blind.
The Wing Convention of Louisiana have nomi-
mated General William Debuys, of New Orleans, for
Governor, and Edward Sparrow, for Lieutenant Cover
nor ourrepublican friends go INTO the campaign in fine
hopes and spirits
We eregret to state that during the thunderstorm
on Wednesday afternoon, industrious citizen, Mr.
John boose and his wife, together with their child aged
about seven or eight years were killed by lightning at
he residence on Fine Creek about two miles north OF
Washington.
A correspondent OF the Chicago News says it was
mother wishes to find child whom she allows to run Il,
the street she goes out picks aud washes the dirt
from the faces o perhaps dozen of her neighbors chill
dren before she is fortunate enough to find her own"
| An effort is making to raise the Erie, which was
burnt of Silver Creek. The only remuneration posi-
| BILE the money, which may be in the vessel The
brig Illinois has been up to Cattaragus since the 9Th Of
| july.-Bn6. Com
| Five premiums of silver cups, worth from SO to
S0 have been offered by agricultural society in the
Cherokee Nation, for the best specimens OF homespun
cloth, coverets, belts and socks.
/ The College libraries OF this country number
about 900 volumes The libraries OF tie Legisla-
/ lures of tie different States also considerable
There some 100000 volumes, in public collections
| mostly
| Mr.. John Wise, the dsronaut, contradicts the
! assertion which appeared in tie sncaser Examiner.
and copied into other papers to the effect that he
| was
Col Todd, our Minister at ST. Petelsburgh, has
been appointed member Of the Russian Imperial Agr
cultural Society being the first foreigner ever SO ho
| The Precedence Journal announces the death of
/ Thomas B. Fenner Blackstone
Bank MIR. Fenner has filed number ofmportant pub
| lie offices.
| David Sears, Esq, has given $4,000 to the obser-
vatory at Cambridge of which he sone of the superv
| sing committee
| DR.. Lepsus, who is in Egypt, says that the
rich Hassan Dey has fortytwo wives and one hundred
and ninety-seven children.
Mr Green, the reformed Gambler, has recently
delivered ten lectures gambling to crowded houses
at Cleveland, Ohio.
David Sears, OF Boston, has gived 5000 to the
We Learn from the Norfolk Courier, that Captain
Rice, of the schooner Pioneer, OF Baltimore, who
arrested and his vessel detained at that port the charge
Of having runaway slaves board has houorably
| discharged They were all free.
A letter published in the Memphis Enquirer states
that the Florence stage robbed few miles east Of
Bolivar, Mississippi. The robbers pursued into
Tennessee. AR james NJ Sanders ofthe party which
scarcely expected to live. The robbers escaped in
sequence of the darkness Of Tie night.
Four churches are now being constructed in
Racine; by the Protestant EPISCOPAL by the Me-
thod one by the Baptist congregation, and by the
| Catholic society-Ractne .5dfocate.
l The Mehodists will hold Camp Meeting in the
woods mile above Sing Sing, TO comm snce on the
ith of August II will continue week. Many evil
tirey prohibited.
The Trenton State Ga.ette says =" We are at
Length cGmpsea ell to dsshsge LIZ S the msa1ehSy duty Of
preventative elect TO the next Congress- from the second
district OF this State.
| new route has been opened to travellers between
this city and New Orleans by the completion Of the Gen.
ral Railroad from Macon to savannah the distance is
1872 miles The extension OF this road to Montgomery in
Alabama, will connect New York and New Orleans BY
| continuous railroad and steamboat communcation---Sa-
| rdnnah Paper
The late Dr. Celand an eminent statistical writer
Of Glasgow, (Scotland related that criminal after at
entively listening the condemned Sermon which pre-
ceded his execution turned to companion and remark
ed, in Dr. Cleanl's hearing, very good sermon but
rather too personal"
The steamboat White Wing, on her passage down
from Shreveport to New Orleans, broke her steam
Meeting pipe, and such the terror occasioned that
thirty forty passengers jumped over board hut
saved, with the exception of Charles Wood, from Louis
| vile, who was drowned.
Isham Hobbs, the who, on the 18th of No
vember last murdered MIR. Nowell of Benton county,
been arrested near Poto in Louisiana and brought
to St. Louis in irons. He will be taken to Warsaw for
trial reward OF 5000 was offered for his apprehen
| sion.
Santa Anna was, at the last dates, still at Havana,
waiting advices, was said He has taken beautiful
residence nine miles from Havana four months,
pecting before the expiration of that time be recalled
| to Mexico. He was in good health and spirits
The Prussian barque Rica, from Wolgast, Prus-
fcers, and the complete fitting for the whale fishery in
the Indian Ocean and ON the n. W. coat of America.
The Pittsburg Gazette has very pleasing story
to tell OF the rapid growth of manufactures in that city
Among other mills is mentioned tack and brad factory,
ao there %%o
mills of the largest size building. There is also
cotton factory S6 feet long so feet wide and five stories
high, to 1000 spindles corresponding number Of
looms, and to be propelled by steam. smaller mill is
nearly ready TO run, but OF which no dimensions are
given.
Prospectuses of joint stock company are circu-
atng New Orleans to raise $4,000 for the purpose
that city and Mobile The shares number four hundred
and are held at fifty dollars each.
In looking over the Census perceive that there
about 400 newspapers printed in the United States,
giving employ to about u 900 hands. OF this
and and 1IS Ohio psIaware has hut nawspanars owaa
| and Wisconsin 9.
''What are you doing, my son % said father to
his boy ~ By smoking v sweet Fern d%gg ssgsr father
that boy that smokes Sweet Fern will smoke tobacco,
and if he smokes tobacco, he will drink rum and he
drinks he will lie, and he lies he will steal and if
he steals he will murder and IL he murders he Will DO
hung
OF the sixteen millions of white population of the
United States about fourteen millions are employed
in agriculture. The entire number employed in manu-
actures and the mechanic arts is less than hall million
Commerce and mercantile pursuits occupy the larger
portion of the remaining fifteen hundred thousand
| The ship European lately made passage from
Quebec to Glasgow in II days and from Montreal in 10.
This is said to be the quickest passage ever made be-
Itis reported that the corporation Of Harvard Uni
versity have voted to invite the Hon Edward Everett to
accept of the office Of President Of that institution and
that II is understood he will yield to the request
The New Haven Courier says that a female do
mestc named Eliza Neal of Westve has been arrested
charge OF having attempted to set fire to the dwell
ing house of Samuel Hail. Of Orange. She commit
ted for trial.
John +. Hunt has been arrested in Lycoming
county, charged with killing his brother-nlaw John A.
Stuart. II seems to have been OF wilful murder
The Norfolk Courier states that another large dis
charge Of mechanics took place at the Gospor Navy
on Friday.
Cordela Chase, employed in the Massachusetts
Corporation AZ Lowell committed suicide on Sunday, by
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