The New York herald., 1846-04-02
Varieties.


college s to be located at Prarieville, W. t. called
Carroll College, and to commence operating sometime
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all the professor ships will be filed at early day.
large class Of dents will be prepared to enter the
| Freshmen's class at its first commencement
| The Boston and Albany Railroad Company have
changed the hour of morning departure, from the two
cities, from A. NJ to 8. A. NJ, and have reduced the
| fare TO So.
The water in the Detroit River is now nearly as low
in 1922 In 1924 it began to rise continued to do
down to 1885, when it was at its maximum. In 1889
began to fall again. and has 80 continued to the present
time.
Rev. j. NJ Manit has been preaching to crowded
audiences at Ithaca. We understand that he has made
engagement to commence series Of meetings at the
Methodist Chapel in Rochester, this week.
desperate effort was made the oath ult., by q
psuper at the County Poor House. at Carlisle, Pa by
the name of Ramsay to take the life Of the steward
young by the name of Henry Mann, aged 81
years, who resided in Uniontown in Laporte county
Indiana committed suicide Sunday evening, 9Th ult
by shooting himself with rifle. An unrecprocated
attachment for young lady, we understand, was the
cause of the rash act
Some Of the party who left with the Mormon expedi.
on have returned and sepor that their brethren had
robbed them, and then sent them back.
The bill rthe abolshment of capital punishme Mt has
been rejected N tho Massachusetts, Senate, by vote Of
II yeas to l9 nays. Four members were absent
The Hon. Caleb Cushing s spoken of rs the democra
tic candidate for the office OF Governor of Massachutn
at the next election.
MIR Everett has taken up his residence in Cambridge,
and entered upon the duties Of the presidency.
In Paris ladies' wear daggers at their grdes. Here
they wear thcm in thcir eyes:
real are building their .hsntes on the line and
making preparations for beginning the work.
Elder Nickerson, Mormon preacher, is now on a
missionary tour lin Barnsable county Mass, and has
made number Of converts.
Four young men at Windsor Locks were sailing down
the Connecticut river in a small boat the morning Of
the 2sh ult strong current running ct the time when
in gong under the railroad BRIDGE the boat struck one
of the piers and capsized throwing them all into the
wster. and drowning two Of them: Their names were
sssd snd Gnraon nc Cutler son Of widow D.nn. Cutler
Of Union village, Manchester, aged about a.
Mrs Elizabeth Peterman Of Rochester Fulton county.
Indiana, thus notices her absconding husband -" Left
my bed and board, last August thereby rendering my
expenses lighter, my dear and beloved companion,
David Peterman without any just cause or provocation
against harboring or trusting him my account as
determined not to be accountable for his debts, or
more especially, for his conduct Paper: will please
copy and oblge female who II rejoicing at her happy
The people of Nashville have determined to light their
city with gas All right so ahead.
In addition to the loss Of the bridges the Delaware
at Milford and Dingmans Ferry the Sussex Herald adds
those at Big Eddy, and Coch hsctonthe former wholly
and the latter partially carried away. There is no
bridge standing tho Delaware above Bslvidere for
distance Of one hundred miles circumstance
that has never occurred before In the history Of the most
Al meeting at Mobile, Ala, on the 10th ult the
the M G rss o. was q. to solicit
Ireland James Megee, Esq. is the treasurer. $500
subscribed on the spot to commence the charitable
work.
An attempt was made on the oath ult, to burn the
public house Of Joshua Emory in Cannonsburg Pa but
the FIRE fortunately discovered before much damage
done.
There has been found Evansville, la, amount
Of fossil bones of immense animal called Din
otheriu, the of which 10 extinct but the bones
Of which have been found in different portions OF 'ss
world.
The Greenville, g. G. Mounfaineer Of the 3oh, says
notwithstanding the recent apprehension Of famine IN
the upper part Of the State, corn not 80 high bad
been anticipated the market had been downward for
some days. The highest price asked 10 70 cents.
Philander Farr and Melissa A. Teller, both Of East
Chardon, Ohio have eloped together. Each Of the
fugitives left former companion and children In the
above named place.
The New Orleans Bee the death Of Judge
McCallister, Judge Of Lafourche Interior. rNssy
The Lee county Qows) Democrat, Of the 14th ult.,
says :"By gentleman direct from Keosauqua, We
learn gentleman by the name Of Osborn was shot
on Thursday morning. about three miles south OF Farm
ngtou, in Van Buren, county, by named Freeman.
The men were neighbors the particulars not given
EXCITEMENT AT COLUMBUS. Considerable excite
ment was ere ated at Columbus, Ohio, on the 21si,
in consequence Of the alleged abduction Of colored
man, who had been living there twelve or fifteen ssIs
but who Is faid to be fugitive from Kentucky Several
respectable citizens Of Columbus with Justice o. tne
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