The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-02

Odds and Ends.
On Saturday last, large fire was discovered on
Moutauk Point not far from the light house supposed
to be occasioned by the burning Of the meadows or
brush.
The canal lock Is broken three miles west of Troy
which will probably interrupt the receipt of produce
for short time.
lad about seven years old, son Of Mr.. John Web.
ber agent of the New England CoIdage Company, fell
into large vat of water heated to boiling tempera-
ture, on Saturday afternoon, at the rope walk on
Northampton street, Boston. He had been missing
of his dreadful tate until the body was found in the
vat by workmen engaged in emptyngit.
VERMONT LEoIsLAruRE.-A bill exsmpting home
steads not exceeding $500 in value, from attachment
ordered to third reading in the House, on Friday
by vote Of 100 to 81.
young man named Halt, Of Wilton, Conn, nine
teen ago. was suddenly deprived of his reason
and memory. They have now both returned to him.
He student, and, when recovered, began to en-
quire for his books as he had just laid them down.
them.
Our citizens were again aroused from their beds by
the alarm bell and cry of fire. on Thursday morning,
about three o'clock The fire proceeded from the
large building east Of the city, known the " New
Hotel" and owned by the railroad company it was
built in 1888 at expense of about $50,000-Pensa-
cola Gazette, Oct. 81.
The Lynn Pioneer locofoco paper in the Bay State,
calls Gen. Taylor an old pirate"
The telegraph is now at work from Chicago to the
The Hon NJ c. Darling, one of the represe ntatives
in Congress from Wisconsin, is said to be lying dan
gerously i'll of consumption at his home in Fon du
Lac county.
The FIRE IN ALExANDRIA-The clerk of the
steamer St Helena has favored us with the fol-
lowing description Of the fire at Alexandria, La, Of
which he was an eye wit = The town of Alexan-
dra, Red River, parish of Rapides, visited by
most destructive FIRE Wednesday, the 18th instant
The fire. it is supposed, originated in o. w. Nalley's
bakery, and there being high wind at the time 1t
spread to the adjoining buildings, raging up and
down Front and Second streets, and consuming about
nty hnl inn Hhan rinola nHar I'D
s. A. Hsnarie, o. w. Nalley, D. +. Goodwin, Jacob
Walker, j. Merely, Lawrence Fehrer, Biossat, II. NJ.
Hams, and r. Chew. Among the buildings burnt
the Canal Bank 1.-THE chest containing the money and
papers Of the bank opened after the fire, and all
destroyed number of families have lost their all
who, but few days since, were comfortably provided
for, thus leaving them penness and houseless. Half
the town s in ashes, and had it not been for timely
shower of rain, the whole town would have been con-
sumed as there was no fire engine, nor any other
aus, by which it could be arrested. The destruc.
ton of property is immense, insured
Those who were able to remove portion of their
effects to the bank Of the river had them
by sparks falling them. The two Mistress B IS pro-
ceeded to the top of their dwelling and there, with
blankets which they spread over the roof and pals Of
water handed them saved the dweing.-N. o. Plea
yune, Oct o.
PROBABLE MURDER IN ALBANY-On Sunday
evening, soon after ten o'clock, two young men
named Edward McManemy and George l.. Thomas,
returning from the fire on Arbor Hill, mt to the
house of Mrs. Jane f Britain, lady of doubtful
character, residing in broadway one door above John
street, and while McNanemy sat upon box opposite,
Thomas went to the door and loudly raped to obtain
admission. Mrs. Britain protruded her head out of
the window and after short coloquy, told him "he
had better go about his business, or he would get
hurt" Thomas insisted upon going in, but McMane-
my advised him to go into porter house. three doors
above and get segar. He moved off with him, when
just he got inside the door Of the porter house. Me-
Mauemy heard two reports of pistol, and exclaimed,
''some one is shot" Thomas, who was at his back,
said guess they have shot me-" On examination,
this found to be the and he was taken to Dr.
r. r Stats who could not find the ball, which had
and avid pnfI u n In
his lungs. He was taken home, where he Ia lying
in very dangerous condition and it Is feared that he
cannot recover When officer Cowel went to Mrs.
Brttans house to arrest her. she said that she did not
to kill any one but obliged to protect her
self, for house had been twice robbed she could
a revolver and loaded gun in the house. On the
animation before Justice Cole, two Of It's inmates
named, Jane Busman end Elizabeth Cromer deposed
that large stone which was exhibited, thrown
sgainst the building and that Thomas had pushed the
door violently to obtain entrance. Mrs. Britain
was committed for further examination. Thomas
life is despaired of-4ibany Knickerboeker, Oct. 81
WESTERN LAKE FIsHERrEs-The season for
fishg thus tar, this fall, has been very favorable,
and in the immed vicinity of this city an unusual
large number of white fish, being constantly taken
walk on the docks in the morning will vince any
one Of this fact. Large fine white fish sold at
favored fish cannot be produced. Mrs. Jameson, in
her /" Winter Studies and Summer Raubles" devotes
page two to them and states that the white fish
the upper lakes Ia equal in flavor and richness the
St John salmon This trade is of great Importance
to our State and is gradually increasing. We not
informed what success attends the large fisheries up
vicinity Michigan exported, last year, 3l,9lI bbs
valued at $3.50 $685. and the quantity caught packed
and sent to market from the west for the year 1S47
5l3 barrels which according to the report Of
the House Of Represe harbor and river i'm.
provements, was worth Sls7 365.-Derot Free Press,
Oct. 49,