The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-13

or stipulation ordered that all rules obtained the part
Of the defendants be abolished and vacated and that the
said premises to Samuel Smith according to his bid
TIL. People, SC defendants In error, ads William NJ.
Butler. plaintiff in On motion, ordered that the
transcript OF record be amended to conform with
the Judgment record filed. John B. Worden ct al
Augustus Walker ct al Appeal from the circuit judges
OF the 9th circuit DO dismissed with Of all sp
pesl' and that all subsequent paid by de-
PENDANTS A shafer va. EI.h Dsnows Motion to sp
point commissioners to admeasurs plaintiffs DOVER
Granted. jacob Livingston vs.. Abraham Yesmans On
filing declaration in ejectment proof service copy
on wife Of defendant ordered the defendant to apps.
fault be entered Nancy Deit, John Deitz Com.
missionsrs appointed to admeasure plaintiffs DOVER
Nancy Dstzs vs.. w. II Dez. The like rule.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE Ono FLooD.-
Loss OF LIrE, OF rHK MAIL, AND MAIL COACH
The Trumbull Warren o. Democrat, of tho 4th inst.
says We have been visited with tho greatest flood
known for many years, with the exception Of that in
June, 1913. II commenced raining on Wednesday, the
30th ut and continued with little ntermssion until Fri
day evening" the LIST instant The river this place
at It's height Saturday evening about o'clock being
within about two feet high a. was in Is43 we la
ment to state that Mr. Abel, Of Lewis Absl of Ba.
.etta young man Of about ~ or % years OF age
drowned the morning Of the LIST instant. at Bacons-
burg in attempting TO remove drift wood at the bridge
In that place-his body found thirty rods be.
low.
The stage coach, two horses and the mail from this
place to Wesvle were lost en- Saturday morning. the
INA instant IN attempting TO STd the river at the south
Mr. Hiram Benham, stage agent, barely saved. Mr. Ben
ham went forward Of the coach horseback but the
lead horses getting below the track Of the road where the
current was the strongest brought the coach ind
wheelhorses into deep water when Bcnham returned
exricsto the horses of the harness being cut the
lead horses cxricatsd and saved, but while Mr.
BenAam was on the coach, II commenced floating down
the Every means to save him from his perious
condition by throwing him ropes, Sc we're rc.drsd to-
which the excitement Of the moment would permit but
all to no purpose-he was already too much benumbsd
to SWIM and there was alternative but TO hang to the
coach, which he did with the tact of a sailor.
The coach moved down the mad current with great
velocity and before skif and raft could DO got in pur
suit he past the turn in the river and Of sight
and could not be followed by the multitude the bank
S. WA. then snnos.a o. sae oa S nu
have been but for the fortunate circumstance of the
sons Of Mr. Adgate about mile below town being out
on the rvern skif at the very time he foated by
With great dexterity they rescued him in almost life
less and senseless state and safely took him ashore
where ho was soon resuscated and Is now about but in
He lost his hold of the coach several times and was
frequently under waer-in all probability lie could no,
have survived but few ents longer. The coach
and mail have not yet been discovered or heard Of
There was fortunately but one passenger Mr. George
Johnson. Of Wheeling, Va in the stage-he saved him.
self by leapiDg from the stage upon high stump the
driver swan to and climbed tree where they remain
have probably been saved from a watery grave by not
taking passage, who would have done 90 had they
known tho stage was going out
No blame II attached to Mr.. Benham, ONLY for run.
ming SO great risk to himself to save the horses
The Cincinnati atlas Of tho 7th inst ssys,-Mr Ba-.
nett the Collector at Middletowp, who left home on
Tuesday informs us that ali the reports we had preyi
ously from that point strictly true. There are two
breaches In the canal below tho feeder which Il will
take some time to repair. The river was still 80 high
whom he left that could not be ascersined whether
the state dam was injured but great fears enter
tanned that such was the The feeder gates that
enter the river were gone, and the bulkhesds each
side washed out ALTO tho gates where the feeder enters
the canal The river had fallen six feet and again
menced rising slowly. There also breach reported
at Mamsburg. There had been mail along the line
Of canals since Saturday, and then only part one.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE CARE OF Coon HorE,-
We have received, says the Boston ddrerftser, a
Ale Of the Cape Town Mail to Nov 7th Tho disturb
on the frontier continued and every paper
contains sccounts Of depredaons made by the Ksfrs,
many Of them involving the loss Of lives OF settlers The
British government Officers had had several interviews
with various native chiefs Of whom had nominally
surrendered But little faith, however, he at
tached to their promises The last news from the
frontier. In these papers, was however considered
giving more prospect Of restoration of peace than the
previous sdvices The views OF the Colonial govern.
ment and the grounds Of resistance may be parity
from the following paragraph from the Mail OF the latest
date
is said that the expressed intention Of our Govern
ment TO retain the kar territory has excited great
sernaton among the several tribes concer ned. They
express, we are told Willingness accede TO any
dition but this and which is only proof IL any
wanting that Ia the only eecual means by which our
rulers can make them efectualy sensible Of their deep
cr1minaiity In committing the devastation We now be-
hold throughout this province On unfinching rnness
In this particular rests the future welfare and stnbi
iy OF the colony.
Nsws PROM ST. HELENA.-Uur correspondent q
New Bedford ia rnishes us with few items of in
tsuigence from ST. Helena, up the 75h of Move
last The no Governor Mai Gen Ross had arrival nj