The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-03
PRICE Two Gents.
Fact and Fancy.

Fact and Fancy.
A project is preached in Rhode Island, tor pro-
curing funds to erect monument to the memory Of
Roger Williams II is strange that this testimony o. re-
spect for this great champion OF religious freedom
should have been so long neglected
The ewery store Of Henry Cogswell, Salem, was
entered Tuesday night BY means Of false keys and
silver watches, jewelry, &C.
A semi annual dividend Of 4per cent on the stock
Of the and PROVIDED Railroad has been dscar.
cd payable on the LIST instant.
Delazon Smith, the perepatetic diplomaust who
ton and has since travelled and fast be lost
sight Of has received from the Mivs1kie Sentinel the
ssslbvique OF the Arul Dodger II u happy thought
and the epithet will stick to him.
The Charieston Courier announces that a new
steamship intended to ply between that city and New
York has been commenced, AMI viii DO ready Tor sea
June
The Whitesboro Ia took fire accidentally, on
Monday morning. early. But the village was soon
alarmed and BY well directed efforts the hre was got
ed rendered efficient service and when the flames were
sxtinguished, returned voluntarily to their cells
Officer Bowyer arrived in New Orleans on the
22nd ut from New York He comes for George Potter,
the picpocket who arrested about month since at
the ofa gentleman from that city AZ soon a.
Potter saw Bower in the prison ION he knew was ~ up
started from underneath his finger nails He will be
taken back By packet in order to prevent any recourse
IA the writ Of habsas corpus : Pteayuns
About O'Clock, Tuesday evening, man, name
unknown, was killed the Trey and Oreenbush Rail-
way few rods north Of the village of Bath The de.
distance ahead Of the train and he supposed out Of
track As the train approached him he staggered on
great force falling track the entire train passing
him, mutiating him horribly When picked up ne
hat one Of his teeth was Of and was found deep
ly sunk in the beam His hat had Boston makers
name in IT, In his pocket was found shoemakers awI.
dollars in bills shilling silver watch and re.
ceip in favor Of person whose name was supposed TO
be Miller. An inquest was held over him at the County
Jail.
negro woman, belonging to Mrs Dillon, wi
dow lady OF Richmond Va. shot by a negro at
Bacons Quarter Branch Thursday evening in mis-.
loaded with powder, but being the woman when
fired, the wad inflicted the mortal wound
The Cincinnati firemen not yet civilized;
they do not fight
borbood Of Milwaukee W In one case Atty families
had been known to resort to one well
The Governor Of Virginia has granted Hunter
Hill, under sentence Of death for the murder OF
Major Smith, respite for one month
The Sunday schools OF Cincinnati number 1913
teachers, Ss76 scholars, and over ios4s volumes Of
books.
Repor, Of the U S Marine Hospital, Chelsea, for
the quarter ending December 81 l6l5:
Sick disabled seamen in Hospital, Oct LIST. -. 90
Received during the quarter. l50. 220
Discharged cured or relieved. .l0S
Remaining December slst Observation-Disclosures. Il 80
The Legislature Of Georgia adjourned on the 18th
mspuscsurna c"mpsnss. finally PASSED The pessriS.
tons imposed upon them regarded merely nominal
il they do not hold out sctua Inducements to capitalists
invest their in this particular branch Of Undue
try Each stakeholder bound for the debts Of the
pany proportion to the amount of his stock but the
debts at time to exceed half the amount Of the
pal actually paid in that unless there positive
violation Of the charter stockhodsr can lose more
than half the amount OF his Investment No choice OF
United States Sen tor succeed Mr. Beren msde,
the Senate refusing to int election thus following
the bad example previously set by Tennessee and In
diana.
In Hopewell township, York county, Penn, on
the iath ut dSyt. arose between Mr. Jesse oaS:
Oregon question: Mr. Blair called Mr. dnsr. tory
for which insult Mr. Gilbert, to preserve his character
sud honor untarnished, challenged him to mortal com
bat The weapons United States rhss-the dis
lance sixty PAGES According to the arrangement Of the
seconds, they stood back to back, and at the word
bes ball passed through the right lapel Of Mr. Blsils
coat when the seconds interfered compromised the
the first xat in the Oregon war and il has terminated
without anybody being killed or wounded.
;. About sixty wagons have passed over inc great
last few days. and gone towards the State, by
way Of simmsPort Tins is getting to be great tho
roughfare for those moving towards TEXAS.
row occurred at Dayton, Ohio, on the 2Sd ult.
Some drunken rowdies got together and made distur
bance. The Marshal Of the city underworld to quiet
est when the rest attempted general 6ght
ensued The Marshal called upon the bystandsrs for
,nsd him, as well as some others b. they were
roughly handled the Judge being knocked down, and
the Marshal injured.
man named Rendow, living near Mill Creek,
Ohio, who had been ollifying in Cincinnati Christ
day, started home early in the afternoon, - his
friends tsstiiy.he was discovered early on Friday NOR
qurer mentions another man. Tincher living near the
Orphan Asylum, who was found just before the vital
spark had fed, Race street. the bur ground
ahcr hours labor, he restored speech, and
acknowledged the corn" as the cause " his ptiabls
plight.
Mr. David T. Harris factory, near Lexington, Ky,
destroy ed by Ore last week. 1T the work Of
an incendisry," says the Observer who has been
rested, and committed to Jail to to the charge.
The Memphis Eagle OF the 18th ult. contains
card, arbutng to Capt OHara, of the steamboat nds
pendence, act Of heatlessness Of which, without
Captains 10 be su II
him with putting about hundred 0ermans ashore, who
had psd sss,. passage at Island Co. ana Leaving n:~
night and putting ofand going with his bostno caring
whsher or not they pe.hed from tho nclemsncy Of the
authenticity Of the story before We believe II.
The Corporation tar Of the city Of Mobile, for the
current year, was S66,429 ST.
An important case commenced on the I'D ult, in
the Parish Court Of New Ofleansthat Of the New Or
leans Draining Company Francisco Lizard Co. Of
London The suit grows out OF claim OF the plaintiff
for the proceeds Of three hundred Of the Company
bonds valued Of 800 each which, Is alleged, were
transmitted to the defendants for sale with Instructions
20" 70 M s% "a II.
sold the bonds according to Instructions and afterwards
purchased them back when their market value had al
lem the SALE and rendered Of sales
the rate at which they he dsendants had purchased
them back.
RAILROAD CoLLrsIoy.--We leara from the mai
messenger the western train, that the passenger
from Springfield yesterday afternoon, at about i've
o'clock between Warren and West breokdeld, came
into collision with freight train ita upward passage,
persons hurt but not seriously injured
The conductor Of the freight train finding that ne vas
out Of time and would reach Warren In had
stopped, and beginning to back when the pas
senger train came upon him, causing the collision
The Postofncs injured-th- platform and rvof
being smashed Mr. Kttle the mail agent escaped I'M
Co, slightly injured in the foot. number
OF persons In the train from Chester village, &C
companying the remains Of Mr. Coleman, who died
Friday last la consequences Of the injury received by
him In collision tho I'd ult. They we're on the
way Boston tor insrnent accompanied by his widow
and child The latter thrown against the stove and
aligntiy burnt. Host ~ .ffrefsser.
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