The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-09
Fourth OF July Accidents.

In OswEco-A daughter of DR.. sprague, surgeon at
4th. She died in short time after
liz RoME.-A man. by the name of Snow had his right
arm shattered and otherwise injured, by the firing Of
cannon, July 4th His arm was amputated above the
elbow.
liz RocHrsrER-On Saturday afternoon, n fellow hav.
ing kept rather hard Fourth thought he would end
matters through the aid Of the canal and accordingly
gave whoop" and jumped in II seemed to be all day
with him, but as he going down the third time a
person plunged in and grappled with the intended self
drawn safely out Some little time subsequently, tho
rescued one attempting to whip person.
probably because he had been instrumental In retaining
him in Ia world which he had made up his mind uncere-
moniously to bid good night"
In CLAREMoNr, IA man, by the name Of Fales
was killed at Claremont. n. H. on Saturday. Some boys
put about three pounds of powder into old rusty can
non and rammed in sods, hut did not ram them down
upon the powder Upon the discharge Of the cannon It
burst and Mr. Faes killed instantly Mr.. Fales
was about twenty years of sge AMI leaves wife
THE LATE RAiSs-We learn from tho Georgetown
ID. C) .4dvoeate, that from that place up 10 Har.
pers Ferry the floods Of rain have made six breaches
in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal of which Of
serious character There only boat lost. the
Charles" from WilamsPort, belonging to Mr.. John
this side oil Noanis Ferry. She had board $40 bbls
Of -four and Ia bbls whskey. The Monocscy river.
food being covered with the grain swept from adjacent
wheat and other fields The and other grain fields.
away or perfectly inundated On ali the bottom lands
along the Potomac Of which before the food pre-
ented numerous and promising fields this Is the case
In the neghborhood Of Emmittsburg and along Turkey
Run, there was the greatest fall Of rain and highest
feshst that ever was known. Ii caused great desruc-
ton All the dams on the creek swept away. Tho
dam OF Mr. Spaldings mill destroy ed the 6ue
large dam OF the psperm was broken down, clear to
the rock the dam at the old mill below also swept
clear to the bottom; the old dwelling house, the
lower MILL also carried Off Loss to these dams, &c.
is estimated at tho lowest, at from 5000 to $500 Tho
distlery and the smokehousc Of Mr. stump below,
were also swept away, together with all his whskey,
hogsheads barrels grain and bacon and about $500 In
cash. which he had placed in his shouse for safe keep
ing His less must be from about $500 to $1,000. A
quantity of grain and hay on the botomlands was
fered loss probably the Of $780,
The damage done along Tons creek and the Monocacy
is supposed to have been very considerabe.-B
.dmeriean, Juiy7
SUPREME COURT OF LoUIsIANA.-IdrdoS Us. Bo-
sdm. Plaintiff, n few years ago, purchased hero
700 barrels of pork which had been certified defend
ant an inspector OF provisions prime first quality
He shipped il to New York. where arrived after twen
tyone days passage during which had been kept in
the pork before its arrival the conditions to be paid for
on delivery answering description When the barrels
opened at New York. the pork sour and OF In
ferior quality The purchaser refused to take it, and
lower price. Plaintiff then entered action in the
CONNIE cia Court against defendant for the recovery
of the difference between the two prices the grounds
that the inspector defendant had been guilty OF neg
naly inferior article had from careless
repacking jury of merchants gave verdict Tor plain
th believing that sea voyage from the end oil July 10
the end Of August not sufficient to spoil good meat
the Supreme Court affirmed the verdict Of the jury in the
Commercial Court and ordered the defendant 70 pay
damages-NeW Orleans Com. Times