The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-17

Among the petitions presented in the Massachusetts
House on Thursday, was one for the incorporation Of
gun cotton manufacturing company.
Horace s. Cooley has been appointed Secretary Of H.
nois, in place Of Thompson Cambel, resigned
No less than twenty-five cases Of divorce have been
decreed in Washenaw county, Michigan, during inc
past year.
man named Austin Jefferson shot by one Peter
Davis in Harwich, Canada, tho 10Th ult Cause jea
Lousy.
great arrest was made in Philadelphia Of large
gang Of of whom the police has been long
ia search.
There were 23s alarms Of fire in Baltimore last year
Of which 10 were false.
The Supervisors OF Herkmer county have fixed upon
s l 200 as the saleyy of the county Judge
The supervs Of Orange county have fixed upon
81 800 tho salary of the Judge and surrogate-hese
offices being combined
The Chicago Journal Of the 2sth December Gays Lake
Michigan is lower than ii had ever been before
The amount of domestic produce exported from one
district in Ohio Cuy ahoga to foreign ports and coun
tries during the year 1916, was S462, 934.
murder was nearly committed at Charleston Tues
| day Lost, by slave named Alick, upon his wife.
pistol ball was shot through her head but she may reco
|
Samuel Peors has been elected President Of the New
| Orleans Chamber OF Commerce.
In lemons Run Valley. in which ore situated tn 9
Mount Savage Works, and the Frostburg and other pri
vate coal companies, the quantity Of coal mined per
month. under the most unlavorabe circumstances. is
nesry four thousand tons II only short time since
| the first lump Of coal was taken from the valley.
Now Jersey has chartered the ffty.'hird division Of
| the Sons of Temperance. Maine and New Jersey are
| now Z" neck and neck"
VIM Parsons, Esq while in counting room in Dos
ten on Wednesday afternoon, complained OF sudden,
dizziness Immediately fell upon the floor and almost in
santy expired Mr. Parsons was son Of the Iatc Chei
Justice Parsons.
| Jacob smith, of PASSPORT, killed suddenly on the
4h inst He was struck by stra, block while adjust
| ing the rigging of vessel.
| The cooperage, chemical works and carpet weaving
establishment in Mediord street. Charestown, owned by
G.. A. Locke, OF Boston and insured Tor sioooo were
| injured by fire on Wednesday night
! The annual meeting of the New Jersey State Tenn
perance Society Is to be held at Trenton on the 9th inst
A son of a widow II ndy WIS rnn over in Providence
on "Wednesday evening by horse and buggy lilo was
On the night Of the 9th ult the residence Of the family
OF tho late Henry Hyndman, Esq sheriff of the Huron
by fire. Among other property lost were an excel
lent old standard library OF upward OF 1900 volumes,
AMI numerous valuable family relics There was no in
| surancc.
II IA supposed that the Sheriff OF Columbia county for.
eted his office by acting in tho Board Of Supervisors
last week. The Sheriff of Chenango county with view
this Constitutional question: resigned his Office Of su
pervsor Immediately after his election as Sheriff.
The Canal Board of this State will meet for business
| on the 25th inst
Charles Dcway was found drowned in a cistern, at
Glenn Falls, on Tuesday last lie committed suicide
under the influence Of great depression OF spirits.
Estimating the increase at three per cent per annu
states will amount to 10 $40 on the LIST Of June isa7
| and at the end OF this century s0.oooooo
The Mayor of Salem has offered standing reward Of
$500 for the detection and conviction Of any person
who has heretofore may during the cur On year, 50
fire TO any building IN that city
| John p. Andrews, ESD, OF Salem, abolonist and
Of tho m SS o SsT. tho
sword stricken from the seal OF the State account Of
gncan; bloody look ons part OF the
troops and stores to the shores oil Mexico from the
States.
Tho caption Of the New London Morning Ncws is a
| ,hola Euor to1 n X
world and the motto undcrncsh"Bc sure you're right
then 20 ahead"
The 3oh snuua! meeting OF the American Coonize
ton Society will be held at Washington on the 18th
Mira Upton, wife Of Elijah w. Upton, Of Danvers,
committed suicide in Boston, ThurSday morning, OF
| house in Nation street
Job, Davis T. l. D. late Judge Of the u. s. Distric
Court died in Boston Thrrsdsy Mt tho advanced az Q
of 49, lie was a classmae OF Samuel Dexter, and an In
Innate friend through life of John Quincy Adams
| Tbsre were ssi eeaths in Providence last year. OF
whom 1870 were over and the balance under 30 years Of
| age.
The dwelling house, cooyer's and carpenters shops
and barn attached, owned and occupied by cyrus T.
Camp at Mathews mills In Manlius we're burnt to the
ground about o'clock on sunday morning Loss $4,000
Rutgers College, in New Brunswick, is in more hou
rishpg condion than for several years past The col
ege IL we'll endowed has able faculty. and the whole
number OF students amounts TO 49,
An inhamsn tssmsier in st. Louis, few days since
pulled out a mules tongue by the roots hanging u
too good for such a monster OF cruelty
table made Of last year. deaths Ia Massachusetts,
states the average OF life In different vocatons, asfoows
OF gentlemen S. clergy Cd merchants 80 ia,lors o.
coopers o. blacksmths 5 mssons 49, lsborers 49, car
pcnters a., scsmen As unmen ~, h,hermcn 40 sah.
makers a. shoemakers ~, painters AZ, hafnessmaHss
49, prn ers 81! ladies' TO- mincrs a. seansfesses s''
taotesses 80 female domestics 80. dressnakers ~
% steamboats, and berges built IN Cincinnati ias.
year; their tonnage was 1874 ions and were ss
about 100000. Tho number OF boats on ."0 4. ~.
January LIST, 1917, eight, OF average n.e, Mm 20
! lieved with the above. The number bum ~ rH'spu'Ea
and other aces adjacent, during TINS sans ""s'
| carrying only seol tens