The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-29

IMPORTANT ARREST AT Providence, r. Harris
Smith, OF North Kingston, was arrested On the
2Sd inst under the following crcumste ncss:- Some
engravers In New York, received letter through the
Post Once, requesting them 70 ensrave baak ssts
know his authority ordering the plate HL letter
| deposited in the Post Ofhoe, In New York and
police officer Norris Is. kept watch and saw Smith when
the Battery Hotel where Smith wrote q letter in reply
to r., w, H. Co, telling them that he had made
arrangements with the Boston Bank Note Co to do
his business and that they need give themselves no
further trouble. This letter Smith gave to q bow.
kept watch of Smith still and followed him tn ths
steamboat Smith asked for q ticket to Kingston and
was told that they could not give him ticket further
snsn StohDgton When asked the name by the olerk
ne said Hartwell. These facts occurred some weeks
ago few days since, Danforth Hufty, bank note
engravers New ork received q letter signed Charles
X Ashton requesting them to engraye plate for the
Newport Bank, Of the denomination of one hundred
dollars, and to strike of two hundred impressions
Accompanying this letter, certificate purport.
ing to he signed by the Cashier of the Newport Bank
authorizing Ashton to act agent. Danforth &
Hufty replied giving him the price Of plate paper and
printing and adding that his package would be sent
on Friday night, by Harden's Express This letter
was received by Smith on "Wednesday On Saturday,
between twelve and O'clock Harris Smith called at
MI Wheeler's office, and inquired for package for
him Mr. Wheeler, suppesng it to be a valuable pack
age was particular to inquire of Smith twice he
the man. and that his name to which he replied
In the affirmative. Smith paid Mr. Wheeler the bill
oSt%a 'ng PscnsSe poo hno sae reign. OF
X Ashton Just at this none officer Norris of New
was taken out him for forgery he wa.
committed for want hail in the ann =; 60 ono IN,
Monday morning. He will probably be taken to New
O'Clock in Wheeler,s ONCE and when Smith came in
told Mr. Wheeler that he was the man Mr. Smith 10
offices of trust and imnortance in orr State He has
been Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. in wash
ipgton county and was last wear a Senator in the
General Assembly from North Kingston Ha has
wife and ten children and his father and mother are
3 10th living at a very advanced asei-Prorfdenee
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The Fatal AFFRAY IN vIcksBURs.-,John Jenk,
at yicksburv ON the 18th inst nv a rsrsor nsmad ~
A. Crabb. The parties met in The drug store of Dr.
Manuel, on Washington street, some words ensued,
wseG orSoo osnE,ns IN tne lace Jenkins drew
knie ana attacked Crabb cutting him severely
Crabb drew pistol and shot Jenkins SO that he died
almost immediately. Crabb was not expected to
Friday evening that Crabb was dead. Mr.: Jsn-
Rms mas been the EDITOR OF the for
peaceable and elldisposed' person. Crabb has re-
sided VlcKsourg ior the past three years ana was
surveyor. we are informed that at political dis
cussioh lew Gays previous an atercation nad taken
IF ,b Ssni Inp;Us sS namoes
that IL had bsen distnrhed h so h ft hnn S sh
it appears took excention to the EsmsrS and Il H.
stated that this wa the oro;n NJ tba fatai .Ta;r
- - e = ~ ~ ~
Rom Esc.pr ppo,, In IT, ,o.or;o, ph
few Wseks snra snd Th.p vone1 VI 'uuge Iiarrs,
% hmt snoe snI Cnauney van Lew, less noto-
fious pe. equaly tneI MADE their escape from our
county JAN yesterday afternoon, at four O'Clock
1nese ieo"s were placed IN large ROOM while their
cels were peing cleaned They were left alone for
lew mnnu0es, curing wnicn Time they succeeded In
saNng .neir way tnrougn the wooden partition which
seP a x tnem from tne main hal They at once
MADE their way down stairs and out of the front door
w!tnout pelng observed Pursuit was made within 20
%inutes put no trace OF the runaways has yet been
us st ;"pa s large man ABOUT sixty years OF
III.
VIII hsn' comPle4,on.-.dfodny journal
Or CoNrp We loo rn ,hot H. ,o.x... e.
supplying the government with II. a5I lions one.
.Siirs,'S. So ~. i" i' - ,ooi Sdilohs, ohe-
ind a.; pntn u ."V 1S sPIing, sperm OIL WAS
ph;uon P0S ~ ~; t In.i vor OF EDWARD M
nv d' r.. aS wy ~ too7s eenss per gauon,
casn'-"e" oegora Mercmy. oepf. ~
The Crpns.
The potatee crop in this vicinity has mt vat
from the disease which has hitherto proved so fatal
But another feature has developed itself That is,
though the vines grow uxura nty in maj ces
there are no potatoes to be found great small The
yield is therefore extremely limited but the quality is
better than has been produced for several past
From exchanges learn that throughout the
country the crop partially free from disease year
and there are hopes that the crisis has past and that
the potatoe will be restored to its pristine excellence
-Bntdio .fdr1ttser
following The rice planters on the savannah river
lucky fellows. Since they commenced harvesting
their crops they have had succession of bright warm
drying days almost uninterrupted except BY a little
threatening easterly weather that appearance
about the middle Of last week This has now passed
self its dry quiet state More than three
fourths ofthe rice crop harvested ION some pa.ta-
~ no,",Itna =; ~ a h VIC "orA WILL ~"nou' u0uo''
De completed IN all this week ~
we nave inaue careiui aoout the conaiton
&c, s oI @ ht &c no. 9s is pre'en.
other words the last few weeks have Wrought great
chanos Tb ra;ns ON tbe oast haiow $50 49, 80 ec~
until ahont The n,;ddIe NJ Snoust Thar go II;:t
in Camden less So in Gvnn and generate thu down