The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-29
miscellaneous.

The Penobscot river is open--ths Toe havho
been swept away or dissolved The navigation Of the
river by steamboats,, &e, IL resumed
The fret entire cargo Of hides from Now Orleans
rived ut Boston on Monday, per schooner Uranus.
The schooner Rainbow, Capt James Hall, left Roshss
ter the 25th OF December last for Kingston With
cargo OF taow. Soon after she left there
gale, and nothing could be heard OF either vessel Or
crew Some thirty days since the owner Of the vsasa
received his insuranceal parties being satisfied that
the vessel and crew lost. Last week the vsssa
into port the all well, and the schooner In
good condition II appears that the vessel caught
in the ice among the Duck Islands out Of sight Of
ono, and there waited for spring.
Lumber operations have begun the river at Bangor
The mills Calais are in operation and vessels
freightng at the wharves
The law imposing an embargo upon potatoes II nov
enforced in Prince Edward Island
mailman on his way to the unatic asylum at Utica.
got away from his keeper at Albany Monday and In
at OF fury dashed his fists through nine Of glass
nthe door Of Joncss News Depot breaking them into
thousand pieces and cutting his hands badly.
Mrs Bell OF spafiord, Onondaga county, committed
suicide Tuesday last by hanging herself with sken
Of yarn Domestic troubles said TO have caused IT,
Mr. Morse, Of South Dcdham, threw himself from a
bridge and was killed, at Andovcr, on Sunday, while
suffering from delrium tremens.
lyoung lady, about twenty years Of age named
Almira Read Wednesday evening last, fell into the
mill pond on Wood Creek at Rome Oneida county, and
was drowned.
In consequence OF rumor that had been killed
in rum shop In Lawrence Mass, and his body thrown
into the river crowd Of persons assembled Monday
night around the house and tore down. after which the
town authorities dispersed them
Numerous SPECTATORS IL Is said have arrived at Now
Orleans aud we're gone even to the Rio Grande TO look
after the land scrip due to dschar gcd soldiers and con-
yertible into government six per cents.
man, named Broughton has been found guilty Of the
murder Of another named De Silver, at Wilmington, y.
g., and sentenced to be hung on the 1lst OF May.
Eighty -four vessels Of all descriptions cleared from
Buffalo on Friday last, among them bark,
! ty-four briggs and ffty-two schooncrs.
IA new cab has been sported in London The wheels
covered with vucanzed Indian rubber instead OF
with tires, which said sprinqs
ccesary and to do away with all rafting and jotins
Ice OF the thickness of dollar formed at St Louis
ON Saturday night The weather for several days had
been unpeasanty cold and it ID feared that much Of the
fruit has been killed
The Upper Mississippi Is falling-st this point the
river Is rising The Illinois Is falling slowly from Peru
down, but there is sufficient for all business pur-
poses The Missouri is falling at Weston, with
feet water in the channel Weather clear and warm
Iman was killed on the Worcester Railroad yes.
terday mornisg.
Deacon Fitch, Of Hopkngton, dropped down and In
stantly expired Ia Springfield Mass, yesterday.
As Mr.. james Wnssop, Of Elyria wa, returning from
wellington few days since, he was shot Mt by
by the road side, with pistol On Monday evening OF
this week as he together with another gentleman was
riding In buggy wagon, near Elyria, he shot 1T
again by man on the road side with pistol the ball
passing through his hat MIR WATSON lcaped from the
wagon and seized the man who wayaid him. but he
capcd and again seized after being chased some dis
lance lie had another pistol. and attempted several
times TO shoot WATSON but he finally took the pistol from
the ruhan The rufian finally thrown into the
river and II was supposed he would drown but traces
oil him have been found since. At time when Vas
son had the pistol and the ruan ut HE mercy he asked
Nun why he wished to take his life lie replied that
WATSON had killed his brother and he meant to be re-
venged WATSON suppo.ss him to be one Of gang who
broke into Deacon Whttakcr's shop in this city
three since In which WATSON sleeping ut tho
time and In the fight which then ensued, wound was
given by Warron which caused the flowing Of much
blood but when they fed the wounded man taken
away, and WATSON was not aware he had killed him
These are the circumstances as detailed to us-Trus
Democrat
The Ave bills reported by senator Dennlston making
appropriations TO tho public works under the
constitution have passed the Senate They all received
the unanimous vote except the Oneida River Improve
ment bill which received the negative voice OF senator
Clark The appropriations are us follows
Erie Enlargement. ................ S55eoo0 On
yencsee valley. Observation-Disclosures. l2S.720 az
Black River. Observation-Disclosures. 900 m
G.w..