The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-28
WESTERN NEWS.

The Pittsburgh Gazette notices the appearance
IN that city of new counterfeit thrce-doar bills
on the Exchange Bank Of Virginia. They are
said 10 be well executed, and calculated 10 de-
ceive.
Never since the memory Of man have such
crops Of corn, &c, been seen, as we have this
year.-HopkinsriAe Ny Go=ene.
MORTALITY IN ST. LorIs.-We learn from the
New Era, that the number of deaths reported
for the week ending August ID. was 50. This
is Il falling off since last week, Of 20, and since
the week before that, of 2s
Mr. Senator Benton returned to Washington
some days ago from his visit to Missouri
BIsHor or IxDIAx.-The Episcopal Conven-
ton Of Indiana have unanimously elected the
Rev. Samuel Bowman, Bishop of that Diocese.
DIR. Bowman is the Rector of 81. James Church.
Lancaster, Pa.
4 man was arrested in 81. Louis last week,
who had in his possession $500 counterfeit
money on the Lafayette Bank of Cincinnati.
The money was all in s. notes, one Of issue.
letter c, made payable to A. Douglass or bearer,
and very badly executed.
HEMr.-We learn from the 81. Louis Reveile
that the receipts Of dew-rofted hemp at that
place since the beginning Of the present year
more than double those Of the whole preceding
year. The receipts this year amount TO - 1874
bales, while the receipts for the corresponding
period last year were but - ,94S bales and for
the whole year 1883 bales. The receipts for
ls4I amounted to IS, 292, and those for lSl5were
$685. bales.
HEALTH OF INV ORLEAxs.-The following is
from the New Orleans Picayune Of the
Nth inst:
CHARITY Hosprr.L.-Rsport for the - Hours
ending last Erening at O'clock
Admissions Of all Diseases 43
Deaths from yellow fever--------.---------- 10
Deaths from other Diseases 9
Discharged Of yellow fever------- IL
Discharged Of other Diseases 10
The official list of in,erments in the city Of
New Orleans from A. NJ, of Thursday, the
same hour, was So, of which % were Of yellow
fever
The Delta saws: "The streets that in the
winter time were filled with all sorts of happy,
Joyous persons are now almost dssoate, and in
fact the whole appearance Of our city is sadly
against the prevalence of health. Ii is useless
to conceal the fact-we are now in the very
centre of an epidemic.
The Paris (Ky.) Citizen announces the death
of Capt. WILLIAM Scorr, a soldier Of the late
war, and for about ~ years a citizen OF that
Mace He died on the 18th inst, in the 18th
wear of his age. Hon. GARRETT DAVIS pronounce
ed a funeral Grafton over his body, and he was
inferred with appropriate military honors.
SPENCER, the black boy who murdered his
master, Mr.. SAMUEL b. WAILIxGFoRD, on Sat
urday week. has been tried before the Fleming
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Monday the 9th Of September.
The two counterfetcrs who were arrested in
Fleming county week before last, for passing
counterfeit Mexican dollars and American half
eagles, have been tried and sentenced to the
pententiary for four years each.
| NEpIc.I ISrEIIIGENcE.-We are advised by the
Dean Of the Medical Department OF Iransylvanis
| University that the chair vacated in that schoo
| by the resignation of DIR. Dawson, will be pro-
yid.d for before the beginning of the coming
session. so that the course Of instruction will b,
as full and thorough usual-Morning Cou
rier
i PnospERrrY OF Sr. LouIs.-There were erecte'
in the city of st. Louis, during the year ending
on the LIST ult., nine hundred and thirty-tw'
houses.
TBE SuCAR CRoP-We hear, from all quarter
of our State, that the Sugar crop never was mn
er. High upon Red River, many planters plan
ted Sugar this year in place Of Cotton. Ihei
crops are said to be even superior to those far
ther South, and they are expected to send tn
finest Sugar to market. Ifan early frost doe
|, not interfere, the Sugar produce Of Louisian
this wear will exhibit the richest yield OF an
single agricultural product in any one Of tn
States In the Union.-N. q. Delta, l5th.
v Texas DEnr-The Houston Telegraph say
that the creditors Of the State are going to max
some strenuous efforts next Congress, toget III
: General Government to assume the cebt I
0 Texas.