The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-07
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Upwards of 100000 pounds Of very rich copper has
been raised from recently discovered mine In the vi
entity of Mineral Point, Wisconsin.
The house carpenters of Philadelphia q strike
for higher wages. They demand only 81 so per day.
Do the builders refuse to pay this reasonable price for
mechanical labor!
A new custom house is to be erected by the govern
ment at Savannah. The lot which the Georgien
newspaper establishment stands IL included in the
site for the new building
Burlington N. j., is growing rapidly More improve
to be made this in TINT city than havc
ever before before been made in any one year.
The Ohio and Erie canal will receive its water tho
10th or 18th Of the present month
On the 3Oth ult the steamers Chntauque and sa nder
the first from Detroit and the other from Kceys Island
lying in the ice which had completely surrounded
them, about mile outside of Cleveland harbor.
short time since, engine attached to passenger
train. tho railroad from Augusta to Atalanta, Ga.
struck by lightning. The fluid passed along the
and gave the passengers shock but did no fur
Their mischief
The ship Clyde, Captain Pearson. arrived at Boston
Monday. from Limerick. whence she called ON the 9Th
ult. The London papers nj the ith (the atest dates
| seen by Capt. ~ contain no news.
The Savannahans are uxuriating srawberr and
| cream
ported in the Delaware, just below Marcus Hook Sup
posed to have been capsizcd in the squat Sunday
| night.
In Buffalo year ago the first of the present month
peach trees in blossom Now they have coat Of
and the ground is frozen TO the depth of fifteen
| inches.
The small pox Is raging among the Chippewa Indians
Six found dead upon the ice morning at Fort
Winncbago Some white settlers have also been at
tackled with il.
4 Winnebago Indian in Clayton county. shot q Mr..
Riley, Mt Sodom. on the 9th ut The ndinn shot Mr.
r.. surprising he another against whom he had
an Indian grudgc. He mourned most piteously when
| he found out his mistake.
The bridge Rock river at Rockford is said to
have been swept away by frcshct.
meeting of the subscribers of the stock Of the New
| Orleans and Washington Magnetic Telegraph held
| mt the rooms of the New Orleans Chamber Of Com
mcrcc, Saturday the nth ult. Upon examination
Of the books IL found that just twothrds Of tho
stock had been taken leaving deficiency OF $4,000
committee appointed to call upon citizens for the
purpose of obtaining the necessary subscriptions
4 young whale " feet long lately captured by the
crew of New York schooner Goose Island, the
Pea Patch, where he ashore.
discovery IL said to have been made In Chariotten-
burg, by which marble Of tho purcs quality be cast
in mouda o size Several figures of the size IL lto
have been cast with the most perfect suec,ss The
| is said 10 be 81 per foot.
The transportation of free aborcrs from the coast Of
Africa to the West Indies is carried by the Eng
sh government steamer Grower" which vessel has
been expressly fitted for this interesting service.
| Ifmeo Dandos 81 dona tereutes.n
The amount subscribed In New Orleans for the Irish
| relief fund up to the 9th ult. was S2l 900 20.
There at present 1000 females employed In Phils-
delpha making clothes for the soldiers Of the United
States army.