The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-03-13

Varieties.
Among the donations to the German Society Of New
York d. ring the past year was from John Jacob
hequeathed the Society by his but which has
paid before to enable it to establish an agency.
The wife of the Hon. James APearoe died Saturday
Mrs p. had been dangerously i'll for some time, which
had kept Mr.. r. from his seat in the u 8. Senate.
Stephen s. Foster and Charles Lenex Remond he lat
ter coored many had been delivering series Of Lectures
in Newtown, Pa, the subject Of American Slavery
and on Friday evening last they were disturbed by
gang Of rufian who threw stone through the window
CRACKERS and other acts Of s bass and cowrdy cha
racter, completely broke upthe meeting.
The Ohio Legislature has passed a militia bill,
which requires every to turn ont pay fine of dfty
cents, or work one day upon the public roads.
Among the items in the general appropriation BILL
notice Of Sso0O for defrsying the expenses of the
for the ending February next dsbursed under
the direction Of the Postmaster General
The Baltimore Sun that the Hon. Leander Starr Of
New YORK met with very serious accident Sunday
evening last 1t appears that he accompan ying la
dy to her residence, when in passing down Lexington
newly dug cellar which had been left entirely unproect
ed, and severely fractured his collar hone.
According to the O. Protestant, the first sugar
brought to Louisiana 1861. II planted the
Jesuits estate, now Second Municipality.
PARDON LErr-Bepjamin Lett who has remained
the state Prison Auburn for several years. under
Britain has been pardoned by Gov Wright He has been
finally pardoned because appeared thar he suffering
under consumption which must inevitably terminate his
life he were retained in confinement and Of which his
only probable chance recovery his being released
The report prison to that effect hes
been for time before Gov wright and an opinion to
the same purpose from Of Auburn whom the
ceived last night Under these circumstances the Exc
cuve felt authorized to nerpose the pardoning power
an net OF clemency or rather OF humanity in which he
will be sustained by public sentiment.
Freak NATuRE.-There has been found at Oyster
Bay Long Island singular animal production Of the
no.hing more OF less hsn an oyster ur,sd %
has grown upon the SPIDERS back, and consequently
should be casfed animal of the quadruped tribe
here truly one set Of limbs grovelng their mundane
course, with two distinct hearts and bodies, with
evident aintes The oyster is hne plump one and it,
growth hes doubtless been materially advanced by the
moving propensties OF the spider which render
ed nearly stationary by it, heavy burden.
In the town Of westbrook Connecticut, the community
tailor doctor two ministers, and public house
sustai cd on temperance principles Strange to say,
signed is that the people knew enough to get along with
out them !
OBJ FELLOWSHIP In the year ending july, 1874,
the Lodges In this State secretly disbarsed 1886 IA
So in the prosecution Of their charitable designs besides
which the sick couch has found Odd Fellow to
to the wants and TO alleviate the suerings of
the afflicted The State Of New York contains about one
fourth of the members of the Order who subject to
the Grand Lodge Of the Unite States. The report made
to the Grand Lodge Of United States ct its annual
muncaon held in Baltimore in September Of the year
643 shows that this State had then 81 subordinate Lodges
and that they produced Of $64 7's 20. The
number Of contributing members about 10000. and
worthy Of remark that all the good which they schisv
ed was accomplished BY very small means The sum Of
iaodgss shen nsver,hslsss IN The vsar ws have r.mX
relieved 1857 Of their brotherhood lie widowed families
aud decently buried 81 members.
The sum expended for the relief of the members was
S2e25o 5s the amount Pd for the relief Of widowed
families 81 s4s 69 the amount paid for the
Of orphans So 037 and for buryiDg the Dead $2e
81 making total s3l 04s In rear ending July
s or the annual Reports made in the month ofJuy
in each year, the number of contributing members had
increased to IL 496 in this State and their had
swollen to $50 700 26 The number Of members relieved
that year was 1919, the widowed families relieved
in number 2s the members buried l0s and the
a expenditure fer these objects and others including the
a S. All this Sccompssed SV vouutsry
uon Charity, it will be seen, is the prominent object
and from what all know of its operations around
we can Judge how well the Office has been performed
In the United States, the progress and advancement
ofhe order has been equally rapid In $780, there
hut oss members acknowledging the authority OF that
Grand Head Of the order in America, producing
nue. Of SIS TAT a. In ls4o the number bad increased to
ll,l6s and their amounted to $ss2os TO- The
number Of lodges at that time 1885, the limitations in
that year were 343 and the amount expended for its
and addition Of saa members there were s54 con.
tributng members and revenue OF STA S7s IL, from
wnicn iosi members were 70 widowed families
55l 20 In ls4a the lodges increased the number Of
265, the limitations $780, the contributing members
"a l60 and the oil the lodges ee37l9
IL In the year the Of $43 IS expended
the relief ss4 members. 100 widowed families and
In ls4s the lodges asa in number the limitations
were o749 the contributing members 80 042 and the
venue of the lodges, $Sl 625 ~. The number Of
bcrs relieved Asst, widowed families $685. and the
members burieo 1874 at of 500 500 H. But from Ju
~ 1913 to July 1884, the increase almost ond be-
lief From s52 the lodges in year increased to 406
from TAG the limitations increased to Is AGO. from 30 O
the number Of contributing members he'd increased to
627 from $9l 636 ~ in s43 and 70 in lsl0 the
OF the lodges had increased TO $292 250aud the
items of expenditure for the relief OF sick members the
sisfaGce of widowed families and the education of
phans had increased from 500 $50 IL to $40 ls There
are likewise many other demands The funds OF the Or
der and many private subscriptions mede for benevo
lent purposes which form part of the returns to the
Grand Lodge In the latter years the encampmentsano
Their branch Of the Orlerproduced revenue of $97t0
60 making total Of $3O6 900 So raised by contributions
year in which brief space it will be the
pendures Of the order for the primary, humane and
christian PURPOSES for which is established rrespec
tive of the many other modes Of sGordipg relief
stance have increased the year s40, between $7o
600 and $50 00O
OREGoN.--A letter from Multnomah City, Oregon
Territory, dated June Is, 1874, says the Oregon
Legislature in that city the day previous This
lie gslature is formed by the citizens of the Territory
and rests for its authority voluntary compact among
the people, in all primitive governments. Since the
general government Ct the Union has failed hitherto
extend its laws that region the emigrsns have
sorted to their natural rights and formed voluntary po
litical association for themselves the the
earlv American COIOniea. old lend M