The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-29
Odds and Ends.

The wife Of Hon J. Z. Sprague was thrown from
chase, while riding with her husband in Salem, and
had her arm broken at the shoulder.
snow storm was experienced in Canaan n. H., on
Friday evening last On Saturday morning the ground
covered with white robe.
model telegraph, upon the plan OF MIR: House, is
being at the Merchants Exchange for the pur
pose Of exhibiting its capabilities here.
was on his way to the fortress Of Luxembourg, of
which he has been appointed Governor, some light
fingered gentry cut off and got with his baggage,
which was on the back part of his carriage.
Curtis. the fraudulent collector for Stafford, in de-
fault Of BAIL was, Tuesday, committed to Kirkdale
.ail.
NJ NJ LIE vasseau, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter ntary from the Fre1c republic to Mexico
took his departure in the royal mail steamer Great
Western for Vera Cruz.
number Of live turtles was received in England
from America, by the steamship Washington. The
duty upon them is five shillings per cwt.
The apartments in the Tuilees occupied by the late
Queen Of the French have been converted into an in
fanfry barracks
1t is said that Gen Hen. Herard late President Of
Hayt refugee in Mexico, has introduced there the
culture OF rice with considerable success
The Pope has established two telegraphic lines in his
states-one from Rome to Ferrara by Ancona and
Bologna, and another from Rome to Civta Vechia
credit of ~ ooof is opened to the Minister of Pub
lie Works for the purpose
The Opinione Of Turin, of the Goth ult announces
that manuscript proclamation, supposed to be by Ur
bino posted at Genoa the 9th, exciting the
people to proclaim republic. 1t did not appear to make
any impre ssion upon the people.
letter from Basic states that large body of Aus
TRAN Prusan Hessian and Baden troops were on the
march towards the frontiers Of Switzerland for the
purpose Of establishing military Gordon, with view
to further irruptons into Germany of repub
lican propagandists from that country.
A treaty similar to that made with the Sultan of
Borneo is believed formed with the Sultan of So
loo Three hundred natives Of one of the group of
island under the Sultan recently killed in at
tack upon the crew of q wrecked American ship, ere
they gained possession of the cargo
On the Goth ut., General Leao, the French Envoy,
to be officially received by the Emperor Nicholas
NJ de Lamartne has positively applied by letter for
leave of absence, the ground Of delicate health
Indian corn has now become SO popular in Ireland,
as food that the potato deficiency will be felt in
rejecting men, they will only exercise their
ing powers will perceive there is for the
excessive dependency which exists.
The contract for constructing the sectional dry
dock in in Of the act Of the last
session of Congress, delivered to Dakin Moody,
of New York, on Tuesday last at Washington
FROM THE BRITISH PRovlNCEs-By the Senator,
Thursday, the Boston .ddrertiser had dispatches
from q St John correspondent with files of papers
from Nova Scotia We observe that the Halifax Times
aludes to the trouble abont Mr. Doyle and rs far as
statement respecting him. That paper, speaking Of
the arrival Of the Niagara -" 1t was reported
that Of the Irish state prisoners had escaped and
was board the Nagars 1t was further remarked
that His Excellency called upon before the steam
ship left for Boston, and information laid before him
upon the important subject; but before any
could be adopted for the arrest of the fugitive the
steamer sailed"
The same paper has the following the sale
of of the British steamers 1t Is reported that
negotiations pending for the eaie OF the four old
amships Of the Cunard line to the Austrian govern
ment and that, If the sale be effected, these noble
ships, which few years ago opened SO important an
in the navigation Of the Atlantic and have been
20 eminently successful in the transmission of the
mails as well thousands Of passengers and millions
OF money, between the two continents will be deli
veIed four steamships can be built to
supply the places Of the old ones"
The st. Andrews Standard furnishes the following
information which may be news to our friends in
Portland respectable mechanic who recently left
this town, writing from the city OF Portland OF
the most thriving places in the State OF Maine says,
sAn kinds Of business is dull, and may add fat,
that me are working for their viotuale alone
The sborers are being discharged from the railways
daily by hundreds.'n
Town, dated Shediac, October =" am happy to say
that the fears which entertained respecting the
potato blight have been In many cases In
places the crop is totel failure, to be sure but
tm confident. from what have seen and heard, that
for distance Of forty miles, By six or seven, in line
with the Gulf shore. north nd SOUTH the crop OF po
taoes will be more than sufficient for the use OF the
inhabitants of that section. Much good wheat has
bee raised and saved in this county the sea-
som in general where the blight has taken the
potatoes IL Is not than last year and in many
cases there win be double the quantity aud OF an ex
ceent quality "
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL AT CLEVELAND, OHo-
The corner stone OF this projected edhce was
laid on the ed inst. Its location Is In Erie st. At
one o'clock q numerous procession was formed at ST.
Mays tEUTcn, cOns'etips Vi the ohopAtn hcnOos,
Temperance socetes, the Bishops, clergy, theological
students and congregation OF St. Marys. The cere-
mo MES in accordance with the ueages Of the Roman
Catholic Church, were conducted by Bishop Timon,
Of Buffalo; Bisbep lie Feyre Of Detroit; Bishop Rappe
Of Cleveland assisted by Vicar General De Goesbrend
of Cleveland Rev. Machsboaef, Of Sandusky city
Rev. MIR Luhr, Of Canton and the students Of the
Theological Seminary. An eloquent address was de-
Iiyered by Bishop Timou, and discourse in German
by the Rev. Mr. Luhr. The Cathedral, when CON-
psted will be 40 by u.s. rising so feet from the water
table to the caves and the tower The building
Is 70 be Of brick and the styles Of architecture will
combine strength with beauty Thus far the expense
Of the undertaking has been borne by the congrsgs.
ton Of St, Nsry's Charsh-