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


II Is said that the Augusta Bridge Company charged
saa toll for the crossing Of their bridge by President
Polk and suite, during the late visit and that the bill
has been paid by the State.
We sorry to learn that alteration took place
on Tuesday evening last between the citizens
company of Mounted Volunteers From what wa can
learn it that the volunteers were drinking Mt
place near where the steamer New Orleans moored
Some OF the citizens made remarks at which the volun
teers took and general fight ensued The ARRAY
In little while became violent that the Governor Of
the state on being applied to by Mayor Boulgny,
on the eve OF calling out detachment of the Louisiana
Legion Tor the purpose Of queing the riot. Luckily,
10 any such serious During the ARRAY per-
son named George Brown private belonging to Capt
rarchlds company, bad his skull split open with an
axe. anu another soldier also seriously wounded
~. o. Delta 29th ul.
a severe rain storm accompanied by violent gale
OF wind, commenced on Thursday night and continued
uni late Friday morning. Several yachts and soops,
ana one schooner in harbor, dragged ashore The
steamer Massachusetts, from Fall River for New York,
anchored opposite Fort Adams where she remained I'M
In Friday morning when she returned to Fall river
Inc steamer Bay State made her regular passage from
New York, through the Sound during the gale, and
passed this port about in the mornng.-NecPor He
reid, 9TH inst.
calling himself Harris Bell, has been arrested,
and is in the county jail charged with the murder
of Mrs Williams wife Of Rev Gershom Williams, of
Scott township, in this county Mrs Williams LETT her
residence on sunday morning last foot and alone to
attend Sabbath school at school house about mile
distant Soon after her friends proceeded to the same
place and not finding her there alarm was et LOT ner
safety and search made. Her body found in the
woods the road, bearing indications that she had
met violent death. Bell had been struggling about
the vicinity for several days; had been at Mr.. VIII
liams's that morning, and suspicion attached to him
He was arrested and confessed having assaulted his
victim for vanous purpose, and choked her to death
-Honesdate, Pa. Herald.
The Office of the Mechanic and Agricultural Associa
ton in WOODBURY., Mass, broken open Thurs
day night and robbed Of $4,000 in money and sundry
valuable papers. The rogues who committed the rob-
berry forced open the doors leading to the Office and OBJ
taged access to the money, &c. by blowing open the
safe with gunpowder.
On the 10Th ult. deputy sheriff Berchfeld Of Saline
county killed by the older OF two brothers named
Allen, upon whom he attempted to writ As the
Aliens had threatened that they would not be arrested
the sheriff summoned posse and, entering the house
attempted execute the process when of the Al
lens both of whom armed lowered his rifle and shot
the sheriff through the body killing him upon the spot
Upon this of the posse, Mr. Low drew pistol and
killed Allen while the younger Allen fired upon Low,
which also fatal Some Of the posse then shot
the surviving Allen, the ball passing through his arm,
shatterng the bone and into his breast The wound
in his mortal and he made his escape but
the officers of justice in pursuit of him. and he will
no doubt be overtaken We have heard other parti
culars Of the ffar.-.4rkansas Banner.