The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-08-12
miscellaneous.

The Cincinnati Times mentions the failure of n house
In that city Tor heavy amount Springfield tohiol
that place which deviated from legitimate business
and went largely into -four corn ana meal opera
TONS has made known Its inability to meet obliga-
TONS and Is supposed Its complete failure Ia newt
able lfthey go by the board, 1t IL thought not at all
unlikely that they will drag OF two others after
them.
IL Is stated that the New York and Buffalo Telegraph
Company have contracted for 1856 900 pounds heavy
iron wire which they putting up at the rate of 1000
pounds per day 1t will be up through the whole
line.
The weekly return Of the sick In the marine and ami
grant hospital at Quebec from July oath 3Is show as
folows;-Admitted during the week 257; discharged
1877 died ~; remaining sos.
We learn that Tuesday a trial trip was made en-
railroad with the locomotive John G. Calhoun
from the foundry OF Morris Brothers The locomotive
ran three miles Mr o. w shippley being the engineer,
and accomplished the distance in minutes and hfty
seconds This Is at the rate OF sixty-ni miles and
seven-eighths per CHARACTERIZATION Patriot 6ih inst
We understand from good authority that there are
very extensive eshets In the Combahse saltketcher
and other rivers la that direction Great apprehensons
are entertained by the planters for the safety
crops These rivers have not been known such
height as that at which they several years
-Charieston Patriot 7h inst
Ayoung married woman, who with her husband has
boarded Tor some time at boarding house in this CITY
started for parts unknown yesterday compsuy with
young man OF Louisville a Mr. J. s.. Her husband,
who u an industrious mechanic, was not aware of her
being at all unhappy and II overwhelmed
with grief at her unexpected and distressing conduct In
thus deserving him. The young man with whom she has
eoped 1t said before her marriage sutton for her
hand Cincinnati Atlas, an inst.
The steamer Rio Grande, owned and formerly com
manded by Captain j. f. Irvine and lately chartered by
Dnpt . y faxon, was sunk at New Albany bar
Thursday evening, the 10Th ut We understand that
portion Of the machinery and furniture will be saved
and that the cargo total loss The boat was insured
m Louisville to the amount Of $40 000Sf Louis he
publican, Sd inst
The steamer britannia, Harrison which sailed from
Boston the list, arrived Mt Halifax ON the al and
sailed same day for Liverpool
There Is not single criminal to be disposed Of
at the present term OF st Msryis county Md, Court
Advices from Lima, received In London, state that
the President Of Peru has accepted the proposal
OF Mr.. William Wheelwright, To construct n rail
way he first in that country ween Lima and Cal
lao. IL will be about six miles in length cheapy CON
structed with one set OF rails and running from Lima
to the waters edge IL will receive regards both pas
sengers and goods almost the entire commercial traffic
Of the republic Boston Eve. Transcript
1t is said that handsome business Is doing In the
Vancuse nine Orange county Virginia, the most ex-
the capital Of which is to be raised 5000 O0O divided into
5000 shares of $50 each. Large subscriptions have
been made in Washingto and among them extensive
ones for English houses.
The exercises Of the annual common cement of the
University Of Georgia at Athens took place week
commencing on Sunday and ending on Thursday The
degree of AB. conferred the following members
of the senior cass-L II. Briscoe, George O. Hull w
2. Gahagan, Joseph n. Whitner, VIM B. Jones' Boiling
stoyall, William w. Anderson: Ira f.. Dupree, Alex
ander G. Hanson, r. J. Morgan, Henry H. Bacon Alon-
w. Church, Leonidas g. Ferre Samuel r. Kerr Ere
kiel Taylor, and Sylvester Farmer. After which the
degree Of NJ was conferred on the gentlemen who.s
names are below John Jones' Charles Jones J. L. Grant
Benjamin Jordan, Samuel kirkpatrick, James Towns
David Finley John II. Norton, Augustus Reese.
Professor Charles b Adams geologist Ithe OF
Vermont has presented to the cabinet OF Amherst col
ege 5000 specimens Of the geology and mneraogy Of
| that State
Western New York will be held In St. Peters church.
| Auburn, Wednesday and Thursday, the 18th and
| 10Th days of tho present month.