The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-07
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miscellaneous.

They are already beginning to make q,
Boston for the celebration Of the ath Of July
At Port Gibson Miss. a short time since I l. oil.
was tried and convicted of the murder Of BENJAMIN q
Sims The evidence of the principal witness a vouny
daughter OF the deceased was Of the most affecting
character She said she had down the
her father ON his return home that she
abe the accused rise from of the fence and
deliberately shoot him down He approached his victim
after his fall and despite her applications and tsars
and the peadings of her parent who bel bleeding
upon the ground begged the wretch to spare his life
the sake Of his wife and children the end stabbed the
dying man In many places and stamped with his heavy
interesting little girl was clear and distinct interrupted
only by her sobs and tears There not dry eye In
the court h9aseevery heart was melted With sympathy
diet Of guilty.
foolish servant.girl in Boston, being about to leave
nS place ana get married forgot her honesty and stole
large number Of articles which she like to
on starting In life She was detected and turned out
a most OF the Quilt had actually been purchased By
her kind mistress as present for the girl whom she
should leave her house for her home.
AZ Windsor in Vermont the recent freshet caused BY
fallen IL feet. NV" ~
It Is said that Mss Sarah Burbeck, Of Salem, MAJ.
an invalid has not slept moment nor been free from
pain Tor 10 years Her body and limbs in perpetual
almost all the joints her body have been
dslocated thousands Of times
! new order, called tho United Am.r,..r M....
hns been formed In Boston. Their objects are mutual
assistance and protection NV '">A
pou. soV German emigrants, on their way to the
west, arrived In Albany on Tuesday morning rhev
appear happy, and well supplied with tho necessares Of
The comet OF 1886 is expected TO return in ls4e
The Buffalo and Milwaukee telegraph line will pYoh.
bly, DO completed In October next The dstancc r. so
| miles. Estimated cost 100000.
Iyey, who recently killed Mr. Bunting schoomaster
in Lowndes county Ala has been admitted 70 hail n
$4,000 The accused Is to be tried In Dallas counfv
man named Stewart, lately arrested in Clinton
county Ohio for the murder of his wife, after his appre
henson cut his throat but the doctors sewed It % and
he was confined In dungeon Here he put his desirn
OF self destruction in execution by striking his head
while chained down. against the floor and until bis
skull was fractured, and his brains ooxed out When
found he was quite dead.
The boats have commenced running; some heavily
laden with produce destined to tide water The Crook
work charmingy and savingly The water In the lake
Telegraph. -"
On the 25th ult feet Of 80 sail left Cleveland most
" bound down. On the a3d twenty eight left Buffalo
bound up. ~'
The Queens County Court OF Oyer and Tsrminer,
Jones vs. George W. Hudson for damages sustained bv
improper intimacy with his wife II win be recoected
Mr.. Jones to elope with him from Hampstead Branch
Mr. Jones lays his damages at $4,000 Several femses
was Mrs Flowers who eloped at the time with MIR
Heustis she was used as witness against Mrs Jones
brooklyn Eagle.
poor woman sat by the wayside last night with n
baby In her arms and child Of scarce three wears bv
her side. The mother weary and worn by dav OF
travel and fatigue and the little innocent ut her idc
cried piteously. crowd had gathered about them
some from idle curiosity others In pity In broken sobs
the poor woman related her sad story She had come
long way in search Of her husband who some rnonh.
previously had left home to look for employmept Her.
she learned that he bad gone to New York all her
little store OF money was exhausted and now she found
herself In strange city without the means of procuring
iocd or lodging for the night Instantly dozen hands
administered the welcome and much needed relief and
as the poor traveller kindly conducted on her wsy
she devonty mpored the giver Of all good to blo tho
friends OF tho unfortunate.-Phiia. Builetin
II Is stated that the sum of 100000 has bean al
vaueed by the house Of the Earrings to be applied TO
wards the progress of the Chesapeake Ohio Canal
The break in the Mt Lodi has been repaired and
boats are passing constantly. The Of $il 6s9 was
received for tolls ut Rochester the Arst three days Of
| May
Passengers from Bangor report the ground along the
| Penobscot covered with snow.
The Legislature Of Louisiana has passed bill appro.
priang $25 900 and plot OF ground for the State
| versity.
shipping more lumber iron glass &c. than before
| on the opening Of navigation.
young girl only 10 years Of age, named Elizabeth
Brewer hung herself in her ther barn at Newburah
on Thursdoy last No for the act can be nscer-
| tanned.
At last accounts from the Straits of Mscknav IN. len
was still master Of the pass.
The State Of Illinois has had granted to her BY thu
General Government for various purposes, l,o(0,O7a
Commissioners have been appointed by tho Lceisla.
turc Of Iowa, to choose another site for the capital
An extensive fire occurred at St. Louis on the 27th
ut II CONNIE need in lot Of hemp at tho warehouse
of Roc Kerceval The warehouse was DESTROYED with
contents SCOTS Hotel was also burned down The
insured Mr. sparr tho proprietor of tho Viz
gina Hotel was also sufferer to extent
as ss was also John Schmidt German boarding house
Alcan, VIM. Quelmontz and John Warren, were bruscd
and burned while on duty
At Portland the jury returned verdict of not guilty
in the of Charles r. Bragdon indicted for the muy
der Of Col Henley The verdict unexpected, a.
public opinion had already found him guilty lie was
discharged and cndeavcred to make his escape ont OF
the town. but arrested by a constable on charge of
unlawful connection with the who had passed
for his wife lie subsequently discharged from Gus
tody altogether.
The annual exhibition at the Hamilton College took
| place on Thursday.
From the effects ola late storm the Ridcau river was
greatly swollen and considerable destruction Of
the consequence The dam at French's mills burritts
Rapids, was carried away as was portion Of tho canal
dam above II. During the storm the lightning killed
several head Of cattle for farmer named Bo.s residing
about two miles from Smiths Falls part Of tho canal
has given way Mt Nichoson's dam SO miles from King
ston which 1t Is thought 1t will take four Ave weeks to
repair.
Two boys, named Grin and George Chester, were ar.
rested few days since charge Of robbing the mail
between Chilicothe and Athens Ohio.
The Lachine canal was expected to be open on tho
30th ult
Beauharnos canal In consequence Of tho accum ula-
ton Office at the entrance II thought will not be open
for some days to CONF
Lake St Francis although not entirely free OF leo 10
yesterday morning for Cornwall She will probably NOT
! be able to proceed farther up, however, the Long
sau canal Is not yet open.-Rinsston .9rgus .1sti So
IL Ia said that the writ Of scquesraton granted against
| the susquehannah and Tide Water Canal Company
three weeks since, has been vacated and conse,
quently the company are again In full possession Of all
their property
Political and Personal.
The Rhode Island Legislature met ut Newport ON
Tuesday. VIM. y. Patten, of Providence was upanI.
mousy elected Speaker OF the House Ne-srs Eames
and Larned were reelected clerks
At the election In Wilmington, Tuesday last, the
democrats In three wards elected all their canddates
In the fourth ward the wings elected theirs The demo
cratic majority IL al average OF over CO.
Daniel Webster and lady arrived at Raleigh. ~ c. on
Saturday last public dinner offered MIR. w, but
other forced him to decline It's acceptance
DIT. Edward r. Scott is nominated to ill tho vacancy