The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-12


The Providence Journal OF the 10Th says Tile
Perry steam Msnuisciins Compsnys Min IN Newport
was on ire yesterday morning 10 supposed the nrs
was got under without much damage"
81 The passengers on board the Belle Zane have pub
lshed card in tho New Orleans papers, In which they
express the opinion that about sixty 1--we persons Psrihsd
ana twenty i've person board At the time Of the acc
dent; Of that number sixty reached the shore.
four OF whom were frozen TO death
Mrs. Farnsworih, wife Of Mr.. John Farnsworh,of
syracuse dropped down dead after rsing from the
breakfast table. on Wednesday morning She was my
four years age.
On Wednesday, Derrick Hartwel. Of Lsngdon.
went into the woods with q two horse team and wss
turning seated the top OF his load, when within forty
rods Of the main road In passing over unequal ground
and fell under Sled his body inside. and both his
legs caught at and above the knee The Teins were
sad here he remained screaming for help. not only
through the rest Of the day. but through tho bitter cold
terribly :
no bones broken. lie died from his njuresRssne SEN
finei
from the Cherokee nation receiving rations near
Evansville. Arkansas, under contract, by virtue Of
the United States ragoons arrived .. Fort Gibssn from
Washta but they were Immediately ordered to Evans
rokes agent has called upon Gen Arbuckis for con-
pany of Dragons to be stationed Of Beatis prairie The
Of the troops Evansville has restrained
further outbreak any were in contemplation.
sla.N. ...4AtE ssa.
The RISE AND FALL. or VIRGINA.-A coreepon-
dent Of ths National lntelhgencer, writing from
there are people here and WISH therefore, to see
them come have to take up spy glass to see the
% my :ss g fer az S
its spires and steeples and almost hear the hum
OF It's laborers Back Of me and below me. Of the river
far az have explored cannot Rnd much else but
woods woods woods. ride for miles and miles in the
forest. looking for peoplsand yet this is the arst set
have gone othey have settled in Georgia, Alabama,
Kentucky Missouri Mississippi Louisiana and Florida;
Su 10 hs rsaa III:
beautiful country blessed in climate and so little need
the n,s q man 10 % nv S.r
older than the Hudson which is now lined with towns
and vsges-uch older than the Ohio older in settle
ment and geography, but where the peopef For q
hundred and 6ty miles from Richmond to Norfolk the
nrs explored river running into tho Atlantic Ocean the
rous John smhh-where are the pcoplsf Gone, I say.
70 the South and Went the trumpet !; blowing among
them to 70 to Texas Virginia has here dspopular
ted herself to make homes elsewhere"
The GROWTH OF SyRAcusE.-A gentleman now
residing in the city OF New York, and who was
resident Of this village in the years 1918 and 10 being at
hs ala Id IN
tured his horse In field where stands the
House the Franklin Block and the Railroad depot and
that the bars through which his horse passed. stu
House The land in this field was then worth sbou, %
per acre late ls2s the los on which now stands
the Episcopal Church and other buildings wheat
field In 1892 at the celebration Of complexion Of
Middle Section Of the Erie Canal, the la'e samsel
Hopkins delivered Grafton under pine tree, which
stood very near the rear Of C. T. Longstrsss splendid
Granite Block De Witt Clinton. Myron Holly. 0epenl
Wood, Daniel Kellogg. N. 2. Randall Camtort Tyler.
and great many others Of the most distsgu hhed
Of that day, were present My old and highly vslusd
friend. Hon Joshua Forman. Of tho comnittss
Of arrangements that occasion, and ov Clinton
his guest. While recording these evidsnces Of u:
growth and prosperity Of beautiful village, am sad
when reflect that in short period most Of de
spirits Of that day have paid the debt Of nature
OF ell those named above but surviyes-Hon Joshua
Forman and he has for many years been stricken
tally ply scsy and although he still survives ~
IL but the wreck Of his former sell Onendaxo Sto~dsv
OUTRAGEOUS AFrAIR.-An attempt was made By
some malicious person to blow up the building pext
10 Empire Block, Superior Several iamliss
occupy the upper storcs and had the attempt suo.
cessiu several lives would have been lost The bare
mont story was used as grocery store and sppsars
that key Of powder had been placed In the front raSt
Of the store room under the counter and covered Nm
loot mats and sprnklDg of locofoco matches,
be of ready and quick combustion. About IL O'Clock
dense smoke issuing from the store the alarm
Of 6rs raised, and the fsmes i'm unedslsy sxtia-
guisned: when the powder, as above described, was
| found. The mats were nearly consumed, shd the ksg
burned nearly through In several places The mstsr q