The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-14
Varieties.


There established in Mexican territory three
newspapers printed in Engsh-One at Montery, in Ca
fourth is about TO be esabshed at Monterey in the
state OF New Lson.
The ship has been secured which is to take ont tho
donations the New Jersey She il rated az
1000 barrels and is to be at Newark tomorrow, ana
must have her cargo board in fifteen days thereafter
The new territory extending west Of Lake Superior
means " skunk"
The Lutheran Church of Savannah has received from,
Europe an authentic portrait Of the great Rsformer,
present from Mr. oemer, formerly Of that city, now
siding In LEIPZIG.
Riggs. colored man. was convicted OF murder In the
first degree at Pottsve, Pa, last week Ilo
fenced to be hung.
At the commencement Of the medical college at Mem.
phis, Tenn, the last Of February diplomas confer
ring the degree Of Doctor Of Medicine wore presented
toeigh graduates The catalogue Of studeu gives the
number ut 90.
The commencement Of the medical college OF Rich.
mono, va took place on Wednesday last The degree
Oh Doctor OF Medicine was conferred by the president
upon u graduates The gold medal for the best essay
upon rheumatism was awarded to Samuel p Christian Of
New Kent The valedictory was delivered by Dr. wy
man, and IL said to have been of marked ability
The Shakers OF WatervIiet Ohio pretend to have re-
ceved new revelation, and sending out
VINO mold puoiic meetings in the large towns West.
public meeting was held at the Common Council
room, Miiwauee, on Saturday Feb 27th, to take into
the subject Of extending the magnetic
lsgraph from Buffalo to MilwsHke.
The first canal boat Of tho lef: Harrisburg IA
for the West, on Thursday morning, laden with mer
chandize,
The wreck Of the Tuscaloosa the day after the explo
and pirates who successfully resisted the efforts made
by the crew Of the steamboat Iona to take pos csson
At Trenton, on Wednesday, William Cubberly was
tired iS TO- snd found guilty Of placing distinctions on the
tencei to pay fine of $780,
The reporters for the press have been excluded by
order OF the mayor, from the municipal Court Of Pitts,
burg
II has been decided in Now Orleans tba, volunteer
10 not liable to arrest for debt
Tho Baltimore and Tide Water canals arc now 6lled
and open 10 navigation.
Another steam factory /, about 10 be erected AZ Utica
and another at syrecuic.
Henry Clay is about entering his list year. His
health Is said to DO better than usual this winter
The grand jury in Boston Thursday presented Ia4
indictments, which with the 81 previously brought in
makes 1873 the largest number presented at ono
term Of the Court.
Walter Urquhart and wife, recovered a verdict Of
1910 damages and costs sgsinst the Connecticut River
Steamboat Company in the Superior Court, Hartford
on Wednesday, for Injuries received by Mrs u In Au.
gust, le45
The CoLoRKp POPULATION or MASSACHUSETTS.
The recent work on the population oil Mas
sschusetts published by Dr. Chickerng gives some In.
terestDg statistics in relation to the coored population
Of the state nom which compile the following facts
Tho colored population OF Massachusetts comprise not
merely the pure blacks of the African race and their
various mixtures with the whites, commonly called
musttoes but also mxu OF the whites and others
win ina lnoilns The number OF those who are the
pure desce OF the African race believed 70 con
sn'e very small part Of the colored population OF
the Commonwealth The number OF the colored persons
10 the Commonv eplh In 1865 is estimated at {, 1880 -
Accoroing TO the census Of 1900 the number 463 80
showing an increase In 20 years Of 07 per cent In
1870. the number Increase in 10 years 10 M
ger cont In 1910 6737-iuciesso, AL Ter cent. In
1870 674o increa'e "a per cent In $3.50 70a5--in
creste, Ab2 In 1870 66to-increete, "a 05 The prc.
portion ofthe coloed to the white population in 1895
wasss to d506 In 1870, tho proportion was as Il
0ss3 In le40, as TO 81 The increase oil the coloret
population, during several DC riods an NV m.
obovc, he's been vc unequal and has be much les
than that OF the whites with two exceptions from 7o