The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-02

A young man named Joseph Dean. was committed in
Rochester on asd ult for breaking open letter be-
longing DR. Halsead, and taking therefrom certi6
cate Of deposite from the Onondaga Co Bank Of SIS
Dean had been in the employ Of the doctor for little
me and was in the habit Of getting his letters from the
post Office.
The Trentom Gazette mentions the probable reduction
of fare between Philadelphia and New York, by tho
railroad was construc.ed-n the old fashioned times Of
coaches and steamboatshe fare from Trenton to New
York was 81 IS to 81 SO: yet now the fare 80 So
| The Upper Marlboro (dd) grand jury before whom
the testimony adduced in reference to the causes
which led to the duel at Bladensburg between Messrs
Johnson killed, have signed q recommendation to
| the Governor to grant noae .prosequ to Mr. Jones
we, Is 70 in
wade the sanctiy Of Joness domestic circle and az in
evsng: for being !spussd sought every opportunity to
he had feigned the most friendly feelings.
The last Ohio Legislature passed tax law containing
sixty -four sections and az published occupying twelve
be- Of sufficient length and wordiness 70 be clear and
pcit But not We see that the Auditor Of State
with three columns Of instructions" upon the law,
defining what II means, &c.
Husti colucchee, an Indian chief Of the Seminole
tribe, delivering lectures on Christianity In Louis
vile, Ky.
ddae toll represent Woodiord Co in the lower branch
of the Legislature 30 appears that the rumor Of
his giving up politics for lecturing on Temperance IL
The Waynesburg, Green county Pennsylvania, d emo-
cra of the 2lst u says =" Droves Of we'll grown and
we'll fatted cattle-thsr name 10 legon-hsve passed
through this place daily for several weeks past They
from the wide praries Of the West pound to Bati
moro and market. We should imagine there is some
danger Of glut down east"
man named Barrow, has been convicted at Table
quah in the Cherokee country Of conspiracy to over
throw the constitution and laws Of the nation BY
gular system Of robbery and MURDER and condemn
cd to be hung on the 9th ult =
The Pauldins (Missis,PpD Clarion gives US rare in
stance where rum drinking was the cause Of saving
county, Miss, Tor the murder Of another Greek During
the progress Of the trial. the sheriff got 50 drunk that the
judge ordered him into custody and 30 found himself
without officer The jury returned verdict Of gull
ty and his honor was in predcament. There was
and 10 save embarrassment new trial was granted.
The prisoner remained in jail two years. and being put
ON hs Canon he Of
MURDER but would assuredly have been hung
ago. the sheriff had kept sober We do not quote Il
however, a. precedent that sherihs should get drunk
on principles VI benevolence.
The Carlisle Herald regrets to learn that Monday
last Mr.. George Beltzhoover. of South Middleton
within sight Of his dwelling He crossing the
stream upon narrow plank, when he accidentally mss
ed his footing and was preciptated into the water
On Saturday last upon the arrival Of the Bremen ship
Albert Baltimore, she boarded by OF the city
ocers who arrested Of the passengers, named VIII
s w
Tho robbery, said amounted to t6000 and informa
ton was sent to this country IN Isisrsnc: to IT, in the
appears that some sections Of the country were
favored on Saturday with cloudlsss sky, snd fair
observation Of the great sear eclipse Mr. Caswel, Of
Ssnes Journal in which he states that bis observations
made with four loot rsfractor, nagnfyn power
s,ooa at deg Fshr the barometer reduced to the
level Of tide wster, at asss inches wind light at E.
The limb Of the was steadily and sharply defined.
The first contact, or beginning,
occurred 1t mean solar time, ill., lin. 40 AM
The end at. .............. s 90 80 Pm.
The diminution Of light about the time Of greatest
obscuasion gave to tine Landscape peculiarly sombrs
and solemn hue"
A most daring escape from the Mississippi psnitsn-
tary, the 10Th inst, was effected by convict, the
particulars Of which End in Mssppian Of the 10TH
Five convcts were sent out into woodland bslonging
an armed ri. guard. Mr. H. Weaver As he wss STOPPING
the con,icss struck him with the head Of an axe and
ellsd him to the EARTH and his gun fell from his hands
bowie Knife SsisDSiss 70 him and asd One Of the
convicts Immediately started IN pursuit. but the fleeing
srsSsr and be returned to the guard who was then as
sisted back to the prison BY the remaining four convics
The sssstant keeper mmediatsly procured some dogs
after put them upon the convicts trail few miles on
il was that he had seized negro and forced
started for Columbus. He was eventually ovsrssken
about forty miles from Jackson a reward Of $50 was
given to Mr. Hall, the owner Of the dogs The name
The steamer Tobacco Plant, bound up the Missouri |
river, struck snag Thursday afternoon, the 10th
uIt, when about sixteen miles below Liberty, which
knocked hole in her bottom, forward Of the boilers
She was immediately . bar, and the pumps and |
buckets put In active service After pumping out the
water proceeded 10 Liberty discharged her cargo
andrsturnsd to st. Louis for repairs.
The case Of George Nuttsr, charged with the murder
of young Glover, University student 1t Chsrottsvls
before the examining court at that place last
Friday. He sent on to the Superior Court, which
sits on the 18TH Of May, for trial. named Ksck
who had been arrested on the charge, was dle.
chsrgsd from custody, nothing appearing to crninate
him. ". w. southsll, Commonwealth's Attorney, ap'
peared for the prosecution, and Alexander Rivss and
Egber Watson, Of AbsmArle, and VIM. M. Ovsrton, of
RSchnond, were council for the prisoners.
The editor the Portland argus IL evidently in dis
trsss- Witness the following paragraph tiff any OF
our delinquent Subscribers, (who owe for several
years papers, and who have not the cash to psy uP
can turn us out good COW, We make her svslsoss