Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-10-17


Bailey and j. Morrison Harris.
The committee appointed at the
General Conf renee of the Methodist
Eniscopa c hurch. South. in reference
ID the publication of a "Qnartcrly Re-
view & SUNDAY School Advocate"
have met. and determined that those
Publications shall be published at
Nashville. The Rev. DR.. Bascom is
to be the editor Of the Review.
The corner stone Of the Church of
the Puritans was laid at New York on
Tuesday. Rev. Geo b. Cheever is
10 be pastor.
On the 18th inst, no rain fell atNcw
Ureans-a phenomenon that had not
occurred for six or eight weeks pre-
viously, saws the Bee.
Tie extensive oil warehouse of
Mes RS. Kingsland,in Jersey City. was
entirely destroyed byffre on Tuesday
afternoon causing very heavy loss.
Judge Putnam, of Boston. lately
gave the following definition Of grand
and simple larceny;
"If a load OF wood be dropped at
my door and part of it be stolen. the
taking amounts to simple larceny; but.
if after it has been sawed and split, a
person steals any of it, the atrocious
act amounts TO grand larceny"
The Slaves taken from Adams county
to Virginia by the kidnapper, Finn-
gan, are TO be released.
Complaint of drought is general,
from BE kshire TO Bangor, The
Springfield Gazette states that the
Connecticut river has not been as low
during the last forty years as il has
been for a week past. The cotton
mills at Three Rivers were obliged to
suspend OPP rations on Monday of last
wcek--a thing that had never occurred
before since they were built.
A Distillcry, started at Whining
ton. Del, few months since, has stop.
ped. A good sign.
A Fireman's Fight was INDUCED at
Albany on Saturday night. No one
killed.
The Bridge over the Tide Water
Canal at the we est end of the PoIt De.
post bridge, has been repaired, and
is in better condition for the travelling
community than it has been for the
last year.
In Do, or, Maine, at the late cleo
ton, SAYS the Bingor Wing. "euery
Wing voter who was in town, and
could vote, deposited his ballot.
The ANNA! Exhibition OF the Hor-
ticultnral Socict, OF N Jersey has com
meme d at Princeton. The Annual
Fair Essex county, F. j., also com
mrnced yesterday. A Ploughing
Match will come off on Friday.
Mr.. ]. L. Il. Srykcr was killed by
the falling Of beam Of a house he was
taking down, near Weston, N. j., on
Wednesday,.
Charles Craw, a prisoner, escaping
lrom.a constable at I.ockport, y. Y,
on Monday, was drowned.
A malignant typhoid fever prevails
in Roanoke VALLEY. Va. particularly in
II difax, Prince Edward and Charlotte
counties. The people are praying for
frost.
+ The Pocket Book Of the Rev. Mr..
Andrews Of Doj lcstoon, containing
SIS. Of which sum IS 65 had been en-
trusted TO his care by the Burks Co.
Bible Society the day before was lost
or s.olen, while he was on an excursion
to attend tie opening Of I.ifayo tie Col
lege at Easton, last we k.
Neal Donough was killed while
standing al his own door, at Chicago, a
few days since.
Thomas VI. Force was drowned at
Newark on Monday.
Capt Thomson, now OF Jefferson
Brracks. has been ordered 70 take
command Of the battalion Of Mormons.
now on their route 10 Santa Fe, ~ the
service Of the United States. He has
the rank Of Lieut. Colonel.
The Coburg fCanada) Star OF The
10th inst, says:-'A government no
tice announces the graii.Jing intelIi-
gence that the water will be admitted
to the enlarged Lachine Canal, on the
I7ih inst, and it is expected by the
Goth to be in foil operation.