The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-08


The packet ship Washington, which to have sailed
yesterday from Boston for Liverpool had engaged
oso,n sna ao So ana cargo Valued At
the transcendentslist.
The number of deaths in Boston for the week ending
Saturday last ILL., The number Of deaths at Deer
Island Hospital during the week was IA.
Mr. Matthews Of Maine, whose murder at Wstervliet
announced in the Boston papers Of Saturday It is
now supposed ad over $4,000 about his person at the
time Of his assassination
Early Monday morning the steam planning mill of Fra
Ter Glover, In Dorchester totally destroyed by
fire. with alarge quantity Of stock and machinery Loss
estimated at $4,000 $4,000 No Insurance. except upon
very small portion OF the machinery-Boston Journal
Mrs Susan Appleton recently died at Portsmouth, ~
IT, Mrs; A. Is represented as having been very intel
evolutionary Incidents and her home being for many
years the FIRST hotel in Portsmouth, she was brought in
contact with the most distinguished heroes Governor
Hancock used to put up there Washington visited her
house, 30 did Lafayette Louis Philippe has also visited
The exports Of St. Louis in 1916 were valued st $40
GOO 900 This year they will probably to 500,
The company which supplies Toronto IT, c.. With oas
have for some time past furnished inferior article at
high price The consequence has been call for meet
It is said that Mr.. John Randolph Clay, charge to
Lima and Mr.. Seth Barton, charge to Chilli who left
Albany 1T this port in few days: bound for chsrres
whence they will to their respective destp
1t Is said that the MOr%ons have most nourishing set
chase II is estimated that they have 10000 Of
corn besides other grain. Their town, called Winter
Quarters, already has population Of thousand
They but little molested by the Indians.
D. b. Groat, OF Chatham, conductor on the Troy and
Grecnoush railroad very severely injured Friday
last In front Of the National Hotel In Troy
the train passing the down train he attempted
to step from to the other, but caught between
tho cars, and whrled several times around He had
many bones broken.
The murder Of Mr.. Matthews ut watervlle Maine,
has caused q great excitement In that vicinity. The
Coroners Jury engaged several days In making in
vestigatons. Suspicious have rested on one more
in the neghborhood but Mt last accounts they
had been arrested Signs OF poison discovered
in the stomach Of the murdered man.
report Of the Presidents death current at
Richmond, the 6th inst. Mr. Polk IL In fact
ing, and Is able to attend to business
The Orange county Fair has been unusually well at
tended Their ploughipg match very spirited az
fair, and well contested We find that Capt. Robinson
OF Newburgh, took the FIRST premium Now We are
aware that friend the captain has been famous for
making many furrow on the Vastly deep, but We had
no des that he would become celebrated for turning
furrow on land.
On Sunday night, young girl about 10 years Of age
IN North whitehall, Pennsyivsnia, named frit1nger
committed suicide by stsbbipg herself with butcher
knife, which struck heart causing instant death
Is said that large quantities Of uninspected salt Is
sent to this city from syracuse 10 sacks which gene
rally supposed to contain twenty eight pounds, but
Ave pounds.
There s great call for boats on the Schuylki navi
CATION The demand for coal by canal Is increasing.
Tnemas Martin, only Of . highly respectable
Mrmsr IN Chester county killed the Silver Greek
railroad, near Pottsvile, on Friday last