The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-10
Miscellaneous.

miscellaneous.
The two convicts, Adams and Smith, who sup
posed have escaped from the state prison Charles
town, Mass were discovered on Thursday afternoon
They had secreted themselves in chimney, and were
about making their way out when they retaken.
A serious ARRAY occurred at Oswego on Monday
There about 400 engaged in the tight The British
steamer Queen Victoria was taken, her crew badly
logged after which her anchors dropped and her
coors pulled down The riot lasted about three hours
nor IL queled until the riot act read and the
troops called out with loaded Jour
nal.
1t is said that the Canadian House of Assembly are
preparing remonstrance to be sent home to the mpe
rial authorities against the introduction Of many
foreign paupers into that country.
Commencement at Dartmouth college takes place on
the 2sth and 29th Instant Hon. Lewis Cass OF Mchi-
gan will address the Literary Society; Rev. Henry
Wilkes Of Montreal E. the Theological Society; and
Professor Samuel q. Brown, the Phi Beta Kappa So
ciety The graduating class numbers AZ.
The posts for telegraph all erected between Ra-
leigh and Fayetteville, Nc and were to have been all
up from the latter place to Cheraw SC by the 4th in
slant
At Albany, the thermometer has ranged unusually
high for a week past II has seldom been below So and
it often run up to 30 and 90.
Thermometer this morning at sunrise 721s yesterday
when highest s9f; at 10 PM Tx. Barometer this
morning. at sunrise, s004-Bosfon Eoenng Tropelier,
9Th inst.
j. X Conklin, of This village who is now in Ohio has
sent sample OF the wheat harvested this season In
Licking county, Ohio IL Is Of superior quality and
he writes that 1t il offered at s7h cents per bushe-
Seneca Co Courier.
BOLD FoRoERy.-Yesterday individual calling him
self Simmons, presented to Col Hunt ut the Quarter
masters Department eight drafts each for sl0o0 pur
porting to be drawn Ogden on the
Rio Grande which ut detected as peng forge
ries and simmons immediately taken into CUSTODY
He has since acknowledged the forgery but says they
given him by another party, whose name no VIII
disclose; and that he TO r. esye rl9oV ne sue
ceeded In obtaining the money IL appears however
that his real name Simmons and that he Was Tor
merly acting as clerk with Capt Ogden, and we pres
sumo there is no foundation for the story that he OBJ
tanned them from another person.-N o. Com Buifetin
Jufyl
NARROW Esears-on Friday morning last, about day
light two gentlemen, MIR. jeremiah sunday and Mr.
THOMAS Trenary started to watch for deer at crossing
place the latter climbing upon scaold erected for
that purpose the former sitting crouchng behind
a log MIR r, who not aware Of Mr. SIS locality
mistakngh i'm for deer fired upon him, his ball taking
effect In back part Of the neck under the mastoid
process and the atlas, and thus passing through
between the large muscles and the bone, neither OF
which injured. Mr. s., happy to learn is in
a fair way No blame at all Is attached to
Mr.. Trensry. as he did not know Mr. =. was In the
woods; and a. Mr. s. had red handkerchief around his
head and wore coat somewhat the color Of a deer he
easily mistaken for aud hence the accident
We understand that MIR Trenary has by the excite
ment and mental agitation upon this unfor
tunate affair, been thrown into q fever from
which his recovery ID somewhat doubtful His sufierngs
are said TO be even greater than those Of MIR sunday
whom he wounded-N Mary's sentinel.