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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-21

FIRE AND SUICIDE IN PALMYRA.-A correspon-
dent writing from Palmyra says: =" A most shock
ing circumstance transpired in this place yesterday
morning. the 4h inst About four O'Clock, the people
were awakened by the cry of fire. which proved to be
horse and carriage barn q wood shed and corn house
&C., belonging to Samuel Wilbur, the west side OF
Winter.green HILL half mile northwest Of this vii
lage. Mr.. w was first awakened by the kicking and
bouncing Of his horses, and arising ascertai
the cause, discovered his barn Are; and such
was the rapdity Of the flames that,
the barn was very the house before he ope ned
the stable door the poor horses we're suocated an
persisted in the flames, together with carriage and
nearly all his farming utensils But the worst remains
TO be told 1t was probably set fire by his father
in'isw with whom he and his wife had serions dicu
tlenan had been the former owner He stayed at the
house over night and arose about half hour before
the barn was on fire. He found about nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, hanging by rope around his
neck and his face against the wall in the under part
OF another barn, dead, few rods distant The last
act Of his life to try to fire this barn also but for.
tunately 1T went ont You may ask the Of this
fhort word-rum % Northern .4deocate.
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Died,

Died,
On Tuesday, the 10th inst, REBEccA relict of the
late karnoaner Van Beuren, aged 70 years and II
mcnths
Her friends and relatives, and those Of her son,
David Van Beuren, and of her sons Ia law Benz ID.
Brush, John Van Beuren, and Martin Van Bsureu
are repeatedly invited to her funeral Thurs
gay Dec 2ls at 2a o'clock from her late residence
No. 81 King street.
JANE RoBEnTs, widow Of Evan Roberts aged 70 years,
The friends and acquaintance Of tbs family also
those Of her son. Robert E. Roberts aud her son
John wilson, are respectfully invited ate nd her
funeral on Thursday, the 2lst at O'Clock, from No.
1856 Bowery.
On Wednesday, Goth inst, after short and severe
ilnets, lsA9ELLA HARPER daughter Of Matthew W. AID
Jane ID. johnson, aged years and month
The relatives and rie nds Of the family are respsct
fully invited to attend the neral this (rhursday)
afternoon at o'clock fron the residence of her father
No 12o Nassau street. Brooklyn without further In.
vitation
In Baltimore the 18th instant at the residence of
her eon.in.law, DR.. Chas Wiseman, Mrs. AVN BEE
native Of Lemoinster, Herefordshire, England. she
rests In peace.
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Weekly Report or Deaths,

In the City and County York. the OH day of Docom
Der TO the 18th day OF December lSiS.
Men, "a; Women, 81; Boys, 60; Girls Gu. TOTAL, 250
hporlexy, % asthma j. atropha bleeding from nose Il
bleeding hom womb bleeding from STOMACH /; burned
tealded. Il bronchitis A. carries oichax casualties b olo-
lera infanum cholera morous coc consumption 81;
commissions, ~ Group 3D. congestion congestion of lungs
cholera, debility 10 delrum 3 diarrhns dropsy
q dropy in the head dysenery eryspeas fever pier.
pera romitten fever Scarlet lever typhoid
pus fever corgestvc heart disease Of 8; disease
cough b Influenza nha mmation namma ofbrain B.
iam Of bowels inlm nation Of chest l. inf al, a.
titn of tie heart inflammation Of kidneys na alaon Of
lurca Ia Inflammation of womb u inflammation of liver d.
npennce Il marasnus G. measles, mortacatlon II I'D
age 10 palsy premature BIRTH Il pleury, rheun atsm l.
g. wo ms, L. unknown '
Age-Under year. ~ to yenrs 2to "a, Ia 10
ID to ~ III; ~ to ~ So 80 40 "a Az 10 So 20 90 70 Gn S
70 to TO- D. ~ to 10 10; 80 to ~, 8; unknown. s.
A. w. WHITE, City Inspector.
City Inspectors OHice Dec. ID. IS4S
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Breml Rrinl.nan Iago de Cuba EPavsntead& sshumso
ri .ss sr p s. nsiI sa. .sn ;,,.
E EaS s. Sa e.ssas csss 5spso. Co Ferries
Gee Anderson Go; Emily Hssty charleston. Durham d.
sehs Del N'r Could St Augustine; lancaster Love-
rev y,ens s5lph Lawrence Richmond Rhode Island
Cid Tue day aomd in the Custom House Snip
hs 1hon Liverpool hav repeatedly brig Narssa sse
Berry oan Is SSs v sUs.s a ssst esp
Ta o iron Liverpool for New Orleans The Vws porasa "
sal Nary y' smith, te Petand Blanchard Nswe.s Eng
DC aass with %ss 2 nsa assIs en- % S, ana,
Barclay tvisgt Ths was boarded Yesterday noon
srs of BOOn) Rogers Cardenas days, with
Irs dee asyt Boston day. in ballast, to master
Maria Jones' DOphDe and North Carolina for New
sehr Cora. Lewis k.wbsrn; NC, lodays
sehy Alb sroliGe =, Virginia 81 hours
sss A sss augusta aassa S9 pay d'y4
sShr DSisi Vaas@s virsiais sys s
| schr Sc, aror Knapp, Alex. ndria. days
ssST a2 S ford Ef aay.s days
sR Rr Reborn sn'i na Ss 1 Dsia@ape days
| sehr amazon, DAVIS Delaware, days
s sT tSss a ossssp sd'y
scIr Ransom Leighton, Passport days
|
schr En- Lowell Bosfos. 3 daSs.
| Schr New York. Good ell Boston 3dayg.
Sehr Commerce, Cobb Pt oviacetown, days
| Schr Geo. ge hmas Qainn, Provincetown
| 6cbr Aus Brown New Bedf I'd, days
| schr Charles henry kvaa Greenport.
Sloop Juno. AyIes Providence.
Soop appher Kenny Providence.
| Sioop Planter. Cart~ right sag Harbor.
| Scop Copy, Davis Sag Harbor
| Sailed.
steamship Canada HALIFAX and Livespoo
Limerick; bark Maiy Jale Oteaas brig Nepsune Bson
Ship Ash banks Nary Eliza for New Orleans
Tor and have proceeded far the lower
| ehtIed.
pEorBra 2o-wind, at sunrise, NE; meridian Me- sunss
| NE, with rain.
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DISAPPEARANCE OF LoT's WIFR.---STNoApoRE,
Aug. I7.-ltis our duty this week to chronicle the
dtsppearsnce Of the we'll known Of rock situated
the Singapore eide Of the western entrance TO
Harbor, called by the natives Batu Belayr, and by
Europeans Lots Wife This rock, which was com
poed Of mass Of very hard coDglomerate, partially
crystallized, has been known to navigators la ths
Straits for many hundred years and believe xures
upon old charts engraved upwards Of two hundred
Year, $50.
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Texas,


FROM the HOUSTON Morning Star, Dec. O
We are ineebted to Col. Smell for the following re-
turns of the late election They comprise
all the official returns received ut the Department.
State in season to be counted by the electors rhey
comprise no but about twothird of the full VOTE
rs the returns Of twenty three counties including Red
River Bowie and several Of the most ropulous
were received at the State Department. The returns
Of mites would probably swell the f
the State to IL 0Co and the democratic majority to
1000 or 1900 The whole electoral vote the State
agIeesby to the census returns, upwards Of $1,000
IL will be seen by the following list that only lfetY
votes were returned-es official The Official majority
for Cas- and Butler, sccordng to this, is 5006 1t Is
rather amusing to notice that three four soil
by strangers from the North The judges of the ese-
tioDs, in many inssances, exceedingly lenent,
sna would have readily permitted MIR. Garrison him
te to vote in Texas for President In this city
fellow esteemed Gen. Tay highly, that lie voted
for him twice and then said II Re had hundred votes
ne would give them all for Taylor He was kind
enough, however, to cast vote also for Cass and
Butler go that he in reality only gave vote for his
fau oxifa naaadid d.
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xARIYImE MHTELLIanaC NOE
SHIP NEWS NOTICE.

Commanders Of vessels bound to this port will con-
fer favor upon us by having all parcels papers and
reports intended fer the NeW York Herald ready for
Immediate delivery to our news steamer, the News
Bow. She viii board Inward bound vessels in the vi
entity Of Sandy Hook. Those bound to other ports,
whether foreign domestic, will confer
favor by forwarding to the Herald. through the mail
or othe wise chip news or papers that be deeed
of interest to the community We will gladly rscipIo-
cate the favor.
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HAImAx AVID LvrKPooL-s chip Canada--yor Idvcr-
roW Iatham Ar Gardee lazy aud scrvan Geo Uardaer.
Jacob alters Morris, Charleston John Frost Woodhesd
Tooe Liverpool kdw Maitland lebcc; teo Mason
Richard Dodge Ihos Slater Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Tryon Mr.
hIthor Mr. tnlayson Now York; Mr. Gordon nebcc;
,onnoo9' farier M Francisco Bonet spin; Gator
nerneit ToIIg Toronto; kratochwii 9ondy,
ictrold frefsoh, s. VIM schouer Boston ~. -
For ualnx-Rt Rev Walsh Halifax Xr VII tncy ] W Law
dep New rorh, kichard Staw Canada Notice Mias
clark HALIFAX Mr. Mcdonald Londcu-7. Total, So
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JEsuIrs IN THIS CoUNTRY.-The Montreal Ga
getts Of Dec 18th, says that two bands Of Js
suits have lately arrived at that place from Europe.
Expelled from Europe says the Gazette they seek to
tablfb Themselves upon this continent
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-21

ST LOWS, Mo, Dec i, 1ssS
WInisr- Zeal Of Office Seekers-Sa Case Of Mental
Derangemsnt.
With the first day Of winter have the first day OF
winter weather, for the present season 1t has been
showing all day, and the ground is covered with sno"
to the depth Of several inches Sleigh bells are tink-
ling, and have touch Of realization OF the eSry
that many Of (Norher ners have experienced
In earlier days
The usual dulness of winter in our goodly city Is
somewhat relieved by the excitement and interest at
tending . rivsshp among political asprants to the
favor Of Old Zsckn as every one, friend foe, IL
pleased to call the President elect One might think
from he number Of petitions aaoa that the hero Of
Bus Vista could not have been elected to the pres
Dental chair but for the counensnce these worthy
politicians gave the cause And yet IL is fact. that
most yenlous Of the the least spicu
of their party in advocating his election. Bitter
feelings have been epgep dered among cquss
which nothing but common disappointment can
dispe.
melancholy Of alteration of intellect came TO
light few days since the subject being esteemed
and hitherto Influential citizen, formerly judge of
the Circuit Court and recently Mayor Il the cit y.
For several months past. his conduct has by his
friends been deemed rather siI gular but few days
since, il became manifestly that the dreadful
truth cou.d longer be doubted An asylum has
bee provided and strong hopes entertained tnat
under jpoicious mt he may be ored 20 rea
on and to that society he had so much adorned
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-21

South CAROLINA n the Senate, on the 18th
instant, the bill giving the election Of Presid.n-
i.al electors to ,he people, was lost-yeas ~,
RAYS 23
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7 oftiee, II VIII require a strong enou " :.
il. removed, he having held the :, have MI
length of time, and conducted - Office such
ner Il being an importap' .t In the best man
m,nt each aud everyr and valuable appoint
are MS nc every eye .ne of the above applicants
tanning letter ertion, with petit ons, aad IN OBJ
county; ~ from prominent wings OF Oaeidi
mo- III as there IL no ~iiihg NOW oio HacN "ln
cas- TO new appointments, Mr. Dauby appears
% rest perfectly easy.
There were nine prisoners convicted at the
curt OF Oyer and Termlner few days since, and
will be taken 10 Auburn this week.
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Port of New York, December al, Isas.


sh'r-Hector, Dcun isn. Anwo p, d Uuribus s. Co.
harke-Aoxnnse I'M Holard atnst' di 5ciynettc
60; Cara B, ra.hef CATaena Sc slurss u; Manana
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Passengers Arrived.
Nbw ORIEAssshp viosaburs Mr. Menefcr Of usso,v..
thitD Neon, Of PLilaeelrhiz-l0in the stccrsse
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PfiIADELPiIA Dec 204 M-airivea3h YORK., Vandyke,
New Oreans Louisa 1claglaa, avans; brig
KY est sehs Alfred, reenhed New London Endcolt
Camtrcgsptrt
CeareaBaras Louisiana Williams Monterey and San Fran
cisco: Thon loep. Barbadoes bgs
eaphand Tindsd de Cuba Ad.ie, Foatane Jago dc
Cuba; schr Orson, Endicott, New York.
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CONDITIONS.


L. Each bid must be, for separate number the
schedule &c for cash to be deposited at one Of the fol-
specifying of what particular number in the
schedule Of property !! IS deposited TO wit,
Columbia; the Assistant Treasurer at Boston and New
the form given below which must be certified by collect
or naval officer marshal, United States district attorney,
making it IS responsible for the amount.
On receiving certificate of deposite, signed by of
the repositories mentioned, quitclam deed
veyng all the right tue interest," and claim of the United
States the property described in the bid, and paid for,
will be executed and acknowledged by the Solicitor of the
Treasury tree OF all charge to the purchaser Such
veyance will be SENT free of expense, any office in
No bid will be epted unless it shall be satisfactory
the Solicitor whether there shall be more bids for
s. Before bidding, all persons requested to make
the property they intend bid for rely upon
their own Judgment in bidding.
opened the presence of such officers the department
shall be able to attend and viii be examined and passed
to each person whose bid is accepted but others
The name OF the bidder sh9ud IN al s cases. be Written
the name the post office which
s. Bids must be sealed and marked on the outside
addressed the Solicitor of the Treasury, Washington
g. Form of bid, guaranty, and certificate
in the State Of hereby offer the United States the
sum of dollars in cash. for their right, title, interest
and claim the property described in number in the
printed advertisement Of the Solicitor OF the Treasury
the and conditions therein mentioned and hereby
consideration of the premises, agree, in my bid
therefor shall be accepted 10y said Solicitor to dePoste that
in lawful money in of the repositories mentioned
in said ADVERTISEMENT within thirty days after my bid shall
be accepted and notice thereof sent to me by mail.
Dated lS4S.
For value received guarantee to the United States the
performance ofhe above undertaking by the sgner thereof
in his bid be accepted.
Dated 1913.
certify that the above guarantor is responsible for the
mentioned in the above bid.
10 Pats the lands at Boston be the office of
the United States district attorney in that city, and in the
Solicitors office in Washington.
H. Bids performed the part of the bidder, accord
ing the terms specified in the above conditions may,
the option the Solicitor be declared null and void In
all where fraud may have been practsed against the
United States the Solicitor may before executing the
veyance, declare the bid invalid and OF no effect
R. H. GlLLET,
July IL Solicitor of the Treasury.
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(,OAL, Mining, and Coal Trnde.-The Geographic
~ and Geological Distribution of Fossil Fuel and Min
eal Buminous Substances employed in the Arts and Man
ufactues with many maps and diagrams of the great coal
producing countries, giving the production, consumption
and rcial distribution in all parts Of the world, with
prices, tariffs duties, and International regulations BY
Richard Cowling Taylor volume octave, with very nu-
maps and ensravngs, 400 statistical tables and
l 100 analyses OF mineral combustbles lS4s.
Dunn Coal-nning and the Coal Trade. volume
Newcastle, England
Budpe's Practical Miners Guide. l volume. London
Plattner the Blow pipe: in Minerals Ores Furnace
Products, &c. l volume, London.
Fenwck's Sub,erranean Surveying. / volume. Lon
don.
Geology Science, applied practically to the discovery
of coal, &c, by John Rookie volume. London.
Practical Mlneralogy, by Chapman. l volume: Lon
don.
The Certanties of Geology, by Gibson volume. Lon
don.
Traite de PExpoitaion DIES Mines, par M Oh. Combes
Ingenieur en- Chef PEcole Royae DIES Mines. volumes
and atlas. Paris.
Ceurs sur lie Service dams les Forges approve par lie Min
istre de la Guerre l volume and atlas. Paris.
Imported from London and Paris by +. TAYLOR.
Also Report, by w. II. Johnson, to the U. s. Navy De-
partment, on the various American Goals. i volume.
Report, by d. d. Owen, to the o. s. Treasury Depart
ment OF a Geological Exploration of Iowa, Wisconsin, and
Illinois. volume.
And many other works, English and American, treating
directly incidentally the same class of subjects
June Is
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The o. viii lie books an~ss the
payment Of the subscription be made in advance.
Distant subscribers forward the postage
which will be paid by and all ourselves its
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COUNTRY PAPER published try weekly during
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FLANCH OR CORNER IRON.

$40 pounds OF best iron rods Tor rivets
The plate iron must be OF the best quality of American
ron free from bster each plate cut correctly to It's Size
kept level from the shears and each plate marked In white
paint with its size in feet and inches.
The bar also be of the best quality Of American
ron rolled and length, and Tree from tags or raw
ends. The fiat iron rolled with square edges The pieces
marked II to be best quality hammered iron.
The fanch iron must bear work to angle length
wise, without cracking.
Bonds, with two approved sureties in one half the
of the contract, will be requed and ten cent
in addition will be withheld from the amount OF each pay
men collateral security for the faithful performance OF
the contract The balance, ninety CENT will be paid
for each delivery, within thirty days after presentation OF
bills approved in tripcatc by the commandant of the
yard, by the navy agent named in the contract.
Every offer must be accompanied with a written qua
rany, and the possibility of the certified to by
the navy agent person known the bureau that
if the offer be accepted the bidder WILL within five days
after being notified enter into contract with good and su'
furnish the articles proposed, agreeaby to
the terms specified in this advertisement.
Bidders particularly cautioned endorse their offers
Proposals for Plate and Bar Iron"
All oders made in strict conformity with this adver-
isenen, in every particular, will be rejected informal
Those persons only whose offers accepted will be mott
fed. July l-lawAw
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Omco of Consulting Engineers and Counsollory for
Patentecs,

EoR mpartug information on the subject Of inventions,
and the application of chemical and mechanical sc l.
arts agriculture manufactures, and mines, and
for procuring and defending patents in the United States
and in foreign countries,
Professor WALTER R. JOHNSON, late of Philadelphia and
T. c. RoBBNs, of Washington city, Ito be aided by HAz
ARD KNOWLES esq, late machnis OF the United States
Patent Oce have associated themselves together tor the
prosecution the above branches of professional business
either their office, the Patent Office, before the
and will devote their undivided attention to for
wading the interests of inventors others who
suit them place business in their hands Mr. knowles
has the past twelve years held the post of machnist in
the United States Patent Office, and resigns that situation
in order to part the undertaking His tai
and peculiar fitness for the important office so long
filled by him, have been fully recognised by inventors
wherever the office itself is known.
The office of Messrs ]. r. is on street, opposite the
Patent Office, Washington, D. c., where communications
(post paid) will be promptly attended o examinations
made drawings specifications and all requisite papers
prepared and models procured when desired.
BILE Letters of inquiry expected to be answered nj
examinations had, must be accompanied by fee OF
five dollars
In the duties their office which pertain the patent
laws, Messrs Il R. will be assisted by legal gentleman
OF the highest professional character and fully conversant
with mechanics and other scientific subjects.
WASHINGTON ID. c., June ], lS4S
June 3-law3mdNcD
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BY the President or the United states.

| TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES K POLK, President o.
make known that public sales win be held the under
mentioned land offices In the State OF louisiana at the pc
| RODS hereinafter designated, TO wit;
| At the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the sixteenth day Of October for the disposal
OF the pubic lands situated within the aforementioned
| townships and parts OF townships, Wis
North ofhs base line, and Of the principal meridian
! Township one of range
Township one OF range three.
South Of the base fns and east Of the principal 1eaia"
Townships twelve thirteen and fourteen, of range three
| Township twelve, OF range four.
Township ten, OF range nine.
South of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional sections eighteen and nineteen west Of lake
Calcasu in township thirteen, and the fractions OF sec,
sections thryseven to sixyeigh inclusive, in fractional
township fourteen, Of range nine.
the north half of twelve the south halves OF fourteen and
fifteen, the north halves of twentyone, TWENTY-FIVE and
ve and sections hirtyone to thriyx nclusive sections
two twelve, thirteen twenty four twenty five twenty
six thirty thirty three, thirty and thirty five and
lots numbered seventy inclusive, in township
thirteen and sections six, seven twelve, thirteen, fourteen
fifteen, and seventeen the fraction of twentyone st
Johns island and sections twenty-five, twenty three,
twenyfour, twenty-five. and hry-six, in fractional town
The half of four and five, six
eight, eighteen nineteen and thirty in township twelve
Township nne sections six inclusive and sections
nine and ten, in township eleven; and sections twelve
thirteen, fourteen twenty three, twenyfour and twenty
five, in township twelve, OF range twelve.
Fractional township ten east OF the Sabine river and
sections one, twelve thirteen twenty three, twenty
four twenty fve twenty-six and thry-six, in fractional
township eleven, of range thirteen.
At the land office at OUACHITA, commencing on Mon.
day. the twenyhd day of October next for the disposal
of the public lands situated within the following townships,
North Of the base line and east of the principal meridian
Townships seventeen and eighteen, of range ten.
Townships seventeen, eighteen and nineteen, OF range
eleven.
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools militia
ry other purposes will be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above mentioned lands will be com
menced the days appointed and proceed in the order
in which they advertised with all ch
until the whole shall have been offered and the sales thus
closed But no sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks, and private entry of any the lands will be adj
med until after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand the city Of Washington, this
seventh day of July Ammo Domin thousand eight hun
dred and ortyeight.
BY the President:
JAMES X. POLK.