The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1845-07-30
SUMMARY.

GA Fdihless Widouer.-Nathan Miller,
a widower Of 40, with nine children, has been
mulcted in the sum of $500, in an action for
breach of marriage promise brought by Miss
Mary Ann Rhodes, a maiden on the wrong
side Of thirty, in the Sleuben County Court.
GFDeath by Lightning.-We learn that
a young gentleman by the name of Nicholas,
and a young lady by the name of Pierce,
were killed by lightning i'll RoyalstOn on Mon
day afternoon. They were standing al the
moment at her fathers " Forester
lass. Palladium.
Profitable Cow.-Nlr. Elias Ayres of this
town has a COW which yields two common
sized milk pals full at a milking. From her
milk seventeen and a half pounds of butter
per week have been made.-Barre, Mass
Gdzette.
speaking of the trade of Canada, says that
since the opening of the WelIand canal, this
season. a much larger class OF American YES
sells have visited Kingston. This canal is
destined to work an entire revolution in the
internal trade Of the eastern as well as the
western States.
Eg%W We learn from the Advertiser that the
Hon. Daniel Waldo, of Worcester, who died
suddenly last " eek, left by his will to the Nc
Lean Asylum $40, 900. and 10 the Massachu-
sets General Hospital SlO,0O0.-Boston
Post.
~WooL.-In 1910 the number ofpouuds
of wool produced in the United States. is
shown by the census TO be 6,e02, lI2. The
present year. it is supposed that the number
Of pounds will not fall below 81, 293, 1884 /;
more than double. or an increase of almost
foriy-fve and a half millions Of pounds.
0FsThe Captain and Engineer of the ex-
ploded steamer Marquette. at New Orleans,
have been admitted to bal. in $1,000 both.
(fFPeytoRa md Fashion.-It is now stat
ed positively that these crack horses will run
against each other, in October next, over the
Long Island course.
Hon. Charles A. WickIiffe, late Postmaster
General of the Uuited States, arrived in Wash
ington, Texas, on the 18th ult.
Mrs. Elizabeth Greenfield. formerly of
Mississippi, died suddenly in Philadelphia on
Wednesday aged 100 years.
- WHEw THE wife ofMr. Elijah Mar
shall. of Silver Lake township, Pa. says the
NoRtro,e Democrd,. was delivered OH the Odd
uIl. OF four living children at n BIRTH They
are al daughters. aud doing well at the last ac-
counts. Although but tweEty-six years ofage,
Mrs. Marshall has already been the mother
of eleven children.
CFThe U. S, Frigate Constellation, now
lying at the Gosport Navy Yard, is to be
heightened so as TO make her about 300 feet
long, aud she is then to be fitted with Stevens
Sculi. The Constellation will make a noble
steam frigate. The US. frigate Macedonian,
now at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is TO be fit
ted out In the same way.
LUCkY.-During the heavy thunder
shower Oh Monday week the lightning struck
on the top ola rock, about 60 rods from Mr..
JEWELS in Bolton and ran down on three
sides of il. On one side were some pump
logs 10 convey water from a spring TO the
house. A portion of the fluid entered the
the logs and followed the bore the distance
of about 80 rods to where the logs made a
turn round a rock, when the fluid refused to
follow tn devious way and passed out But
for the crook doubtless it might have been
conveyed to the house, and might have done
serious injury.-Br. Free Press.
Within a few days previous TO the 18th inst
seven attempts at ~incendiarism had been
made ir Montreal, and all proved abora.
tive in Consequence OF the extraordinary Wig
lance Of the fire department and the citizens
Great excitement prevailed.
There was a most disastrous fire at Man
tanzas on the goth ult. destroying two entire
squares and third of two more; 60 houses
and property amounting to SS0O,0O0
Fire at rochester, N E-A fire broke on
on the 10Th inst. destroying property TO the
amount of $50, 000-insured about $4,000
probably the work ofincsndiaries.