The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-18
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At Buffalo tho 18th, the Ice had far given way
that several steamers had made their way through it
The Rochester and DE Witt Clinton and the propeller
ward, and the steamboats, Madison and New Orleans
and found no serious difficulty In her passage
great fire occurred at Petersham Thursday morn.
ing The FIRE broke out in the button factory Of D.
west side Of the common, including Twtches tavern.
COTTAGE occupied by Mr.. p. w Barr store occupied
large dwelling house and two barns owned by MIR Slas
Foster, were all burned. The goods in MIR sibley 8
tavern, principally saved Mr. Shumway lost about
$4,000 worth Of palm leaf hats The hay and grain in
good engine, most Of the property would have been
saved.
The steamboat IsaAc Newton brought down from
Albany more than 1000 passengers.
B. b. Colvin q clerk in the post office at Buffalo, has
been arrested charged with having In February last,
stolen S245 from v letter mailed at youngstown, for
Messrs. Colt Farnham, Of Buffalo.
There q slight fall of at Albany on Thurs-
day evening
Mr. Abraham Crsager, OF Lyons shot himself with .
rife on the soth ult. In paroxysm Of insanity.
The jewelry store Of Joseph Dyer of Middebury Vt,
was entered Thursday Of last week, and robbed Of
81 400 worth Of watches chains rings spoons, pens SO
The property subsequently found In the loft Of
old building in town.
is let in Hundreds Of boats at Albany are impa-
tently waiting to start out
Isaac Nichols alion tanner belonging to Bstty's ira:
Yelling agere died last week, from wounds inflicted
upon him by lion the l2th December last.
In Philadelphia talow chandler adverisos for the
illumination " Taylor candles warranted not to run
The great bell recently cast in London for church In
Montreal, contains twenty live tons of metal.
The Georgia railroad commencing at Augusta, Is ex-
to be completed in operation to Cross Plains
near the Tennessee line, by the LIST ofMay.
About fifty Mormons mostly women, from Lowell. from
Sandwich and from the State OF Maine, LEFT Boston ON
Monday afternoon for Illinois
The Kingston Canada harbor is still closed with Ice.
The Canada papers mention snow banks twenty feet
high and In the woods Of five feet DEPTH as among
the things which are in that region.
A young man named John MCGEE met with horrible
accident in Of the quarres in the vicinity Of Pha
delpha on Friday last He was blasting and after
charging drill too quick in withdrawing the needle
The rapidity of the friction caused premature expo
sion and the unfortunate blown up and horri
bly, mutiated and burnt Of his legs was blown
tirely of. lie still living ut last accounts
The steamboat Newark collapsed fue on the 10Th
about 45 miles below Pittsburgh By the accident eleven
men scaldsd severely two supposed MORALLY, and
other dangerously.
Quite excitement was created At Pittsburgh on
Friday in consequence Of attempt to kidnap negro
man, who charged with being fugitive slave The
kidnappers were arrested.
The engine Of Of the cotton presses Of Thomas
l.. Mitchell Of Apalschicola exploded the 30th ult.
The building was entirely destroyed The machinery
blown about COO feet from where II stood before the
explosion took place. No lives lost
There hand, and ready for shipment ~
soon navigation opens the Upper Mississippi
l73,50o pigs Of lead.
The United Statos District Court Of Texas com
its session the first Monday in May at Gal
weston.