The New York herald., 1845-07-31
Total amount.

81 1000 ..... $1,000
The average number of tips between Philadelphia and
New York, made annually by each OF these scoundrels
company, is, therefore So 500 per annum.
The average expense OF living by each, is $4,000 per
annum, making total of $40 900.
Out OF the 81, 10 have been transported from England
TO Botany Bay and have either served out their time or
have escaped
They generally assist each other in every emergency
when requiredbut usually opeaae in squads of from
to They travel at intervals the United States
attend with regularity all large conventions assem-
blies distinguished Springs and watering places
courses SC Some of the number however, remain for
business at nome. They may be found daily in Wall
street watching persons who visit the banks fhey may
also be engaged in the same employment in the vi
ciny of the banks in Philadelphia At night they fire.
quent places of amusement Of every description They
keep vgilant upon travellers, and particularly
upon agents who carry packages between the large cities
for the part thoroughly educated to their bus
and seem to be peculiarly qualified to elude and
subdue the police.
A PLEASURE PARTY.-The steamer Delaware,
which started pleasure excursion TO West Point
on Monday morning at 8 o'clock, on the bar
Newark Bay and lay there until released by the tide be-
River to place beyond the Palisades she returned and
epassed the bar in the Passac but after about two
of the Passac and Hackensack where she still lies. The
steamer sdc in her regular passage to New York
Tuesday morning took of some 200 of the passengers,
who returned to town in her about ~ O'Clock
small steamer on the river-the Dream-subsequently
went down and brought the remainder Of the compa
ny-who have had, the whole, rather faguing sea-
son OF peasure,-Neuark Daily
Car AND BIRD FIGT-A friend in the country,
noticed very singular contest few days since. A
good sized cat had caught little chipping, bird and
rushing of with her prey, when king bird attracted
by the cries of the VICTIM to the rescue and gave
loud alarm, which answered by whole swarm of
king. birds and swallows, which attacked the cat with
such ferocity that she compelled drop her
victim; but the eahered avengers were not content
with this. They pursued the cat continually pecking
bar nntil Sha fpunl shplta md harm aopinp
through crevce where her ormenters did not venture
to follow her.-Proridence Journal.
Varieties.
The Pittsburg Ga-efe has a very pleasing story
to tell of the rapid growth of manufactures in that city
Among other mills is mentioned tack and brad factory
that turns out to 100000 per day manufactory Of
mills of the largest size building. There is also
cotton factory loo feet long, 80 feet wide and five stories
looms and to be propelled by steam smaller mill Is
nearly ready TO rum but of which no dimensions
given.
Prospectuses of joint stock company are circu-
ating New Orleans to raise $40 000 for the purpose
Of establishing electro magnetic telegraph between
that city and Mobile The shares number four hundred
and are held at fifty dollars each.
In looking over the Census we perceive that there
about 40O newspapers printed in the United States.
giving employ to about IL 900 hands, OF this
Der 2.5 are printed in New York is7 in Pennsyivania
and Wisconsin 8.
'sWhat are you doing, my son y said father to
his boy Billy; smoking sweet Fern Segar father,
made it;r Throw it away this minute, don't You know
that bow that smokes Sweet Fern will smoke tobacco,
and if he smokes tobacco he will drink rum, and II he
drinks rum he will lie, and if he lies he will steal and if
he steals he will murder and if he murders he will be
hung"
Ofthe sixteen millions of white population of the
United States, about fourteen millions are employed
in agriculture The entire number employed in manu-
factures and the mechanic arts is less than halt million.
Commerce and mercantile pursuits occupy the larger
portion of the remaining fifteen hundred thousand
-. Il, do from,
Quebec Glasgow in II days and from Montreal in 10.
This said to be the quickest passage ever made be-
tween those ports.
II is reported that the corporation OF Harvard Uni
versity voted to invite the Hon Edward Everett 10
acc ept of the office OF President OF that institution and
that It is understood he will yield to the request
The New Haven Courier says that a female DO,
mestc named Eliza Neal of Westvle has been arrested
on a charge of having attempted to set fire to the DWELL
ing house of Samuel Hail. Of Orange She was commit
tea for trial.
Tho J1,;ed S,afes ony7,ai lntImaes that letter,
o,,rhusd 10 Col johnson, which is going the rounds,
d IN which the Colonel says he did not kill Tecumseh
rhs ohio penitentiary contains about i6i con-
c,s whose nett earnings to the State, above expeDd
tures are ss33. There are but seven female convcts
among the whole number
John f. Hunt has been arrested in Lycomng
,onty charged with killing his John A.
stuart II seems to have been of wiul murder.
The Norfolk Courier states that another large DIS
'harge of mechanics took place at the Gospor navy
)n Friday. =.
Cordelia Chase, employed in the Massachusetts
Corporation at Lowell committed suicide on sunday ny
taking oil of cedar. . a.
gentleman from Texas now IN Europe, writes
that colony of 900 Swiss preparing TO leave their
ountry and settle in Texas this t. Iali. .a..;
The hotels al Saratoga Springs are overf0wing,
,nd ,h hoenrs sf some Of them obliged to "Iodge
oy,- The visitors in the ncighboring private houses:
The Pyysbvfe,-ian says that twenty-sx ministers,
in conneSion with the Old School Assembly naSe a'eV'"
about year ~ a. M.H sts