Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-11-20
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before its time, and took off the arms OF L.
Dennis. seamen. Sir Robert Wilson inme-
diately offered the hospital of the island TO
Com'r. EngIe, for the use of Dennis, and
Prince Demedoff settled 400 francs year
upon the unfortunate man. Some cores
pondence passed, which is given at lengthin
The Union. The cause Of the accident IS
not known.
A serious Railroad collision on the West
ern road no lives lost: several passengers
slightly iniurcd--damage about $4,000 to
cars, engines, &c.-occurred at Charlton,
Mass, on Friday about II A. NJ.
The Order Of Odd Fellows in the United
States will not be sorry to learn that the
/" Odd Fellows Chronicle" states the amount
of The fund owned by the society in Eng
land, to be very nearly three quarters Of a
million sterling, or about S3,750,000.
The Synod of New Jersey held its annual
session at Easton last week, and was opened
with a sermon by Rev. MIR. Ogden. Rev.
D. X. Junkin, of Warren county, was cho-
sen Moderator, and Messrs. Rogers and
Imbrie, clerks.
The New York Courier says that new
line Of steamships is about being established
between New York and Charleston, by
Messrs. Sands, Davis s. Co.
The Governor of Michigan has recon-
mended that Thursday, the 18th of Novem-
her, be observed in that State as day OF
thanksgiving and prayer.
Ills r1nored in Washing;nn that the Presi-
dent is about appointing Col. Wilson Me-
Cnndless, Of Pittsburg, Minister to China.
The Concordia (La.) intelligencer esti-
mates the cotton crop of the year at 2,2OO,-
900 bales.
VIM. l.. CLARK, Esq, has been unanimous
" reelected President of the Winchester &
Potomac Railroad company.
A machine for making slaves for barrels IS
in operation at Dayton, Ohio, which turns
out with ease twenty slaves per minute, or
1900 an hour--lO,000 in ten hours is ordin-
AIRY work The stave is put in in the rough,
and comes out ready for the barrel, with the
exception of jointing. ah
The election of United States Senator
in the place of Mr.. Dix, whose term expires
in iS49, viii devolye upon the next New
York legislature, rendering the coming cleo
ton in that State Of increased Importance.
The New York correspondent of the I'M
ion, states that the steamer Bay State has
made profitable season-nettng to her
owners 100000.
1t is stated that Gen. Scott was born in
June, 1856, and is, therefore, sixty-one years
of age.
IL has been determined TO erect in Perth,
in connection with the Episcopal Church in
Scotland, cathedral on grand and mag
niticent scale, at an expense of 100000.
Several French engineers have arrived in
Egypt, for the purpose of making surveys
of the lsthmus of Sucz, in order to ascertain
whether it will be practicable aud advisable
to cut a ship canal from the Mediterranean
TO the Red Sea.
Monckton Mines, the poet, and Lock
hart, the reviewer, are travelling together in
Spain, verifcation of the prophecy, that
the lion aud lamb shall lie down together.
The receipts ON the New York State Ca
mas for the present season up to the 22d of
Oct, have amounted to Ss,05i ,A50, which
is an increase of nearly Ss0o,00o over the
receipts of last year to the same date.
Tho French Steamers are to lie improved
during the coming winter, by taking away
the accommodations for the steerage, or Sec
ond class passengers, and using the space
thus gained for freight.
/ Apiece of wood was recently eShumcd near
Richmond, and il was so soft as TO yield to
the touch. Al(er brief exposure to the air
itbccame hard and brittle and showed frac-
ture like that of common coal. Ii soon be-
came black and hstrous, and now burns rs
brilliantly as piece of the best Camel coal.
The total value of the principal articles
received NJ New Orleans during the year, is
estimated at ninety mitiions thiriy-thres
Thousand i,ra hasadred and ,ftly-sir dollars
An appropriation of $4,000 has been re-
ported by the city government of Charles
town, Mass, to purchase farm for the city
/ poor.
The potato rot in the vicinity of Boston is
nearly universal. Crops, which when they
were dug We're supposed TO be perfectly
sound, have roued ON the hands of purrhas-
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