Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-22
Summary Of News.

The National Anti-Slavery Standard ha:
the following:-" Mr.. Hale, we hear from
very good authority, will, without doubt
Withdraw IN favor Of the Barnburners' nom
nation. We shall not believe him the man
Of good sense that we take him to be, if be
does not"
The Girard College is almost failure al
last. The architect has come out in reg
ular report against the work Of his own
genius, and declares that the reverbation oil
the recitation room is so deafening, that they
will I've useless for the purposes Of their con-
suuction. The remedy proposed is to line
the Gothic arches with false plain ceilings.
David Hale, of the New York Journal OF
Commerce had a stroke Of apoplexy on Fri
day beforelast
The Bounty House at Taunton, Mass,
took fire in the roof about two O'Clock, p.
NJ, Saturday, and is a heap of ruins--noth-
ing but the walls standing. Loss about So
600; insured in the Mechanics Mutual In
surance office, Boston, for $4,000. Furni-
ture belonging to Mr.. Towle, the lessee,
principally saved, though in a damaged
state. The furniture is insured for 3 500
at the Bowditch Office.
We learn from the New Haven Palladi-
UNI, that a Contractor on the Naugatnck
Railroad, who eloped last week, carrying off
a large amount which had been advanced
for the payment Of his hands, was arrested
by one Of the largest creditors in New Ha-
ven, at CIappville, Mass. He is now 10 Jail
at Worcester, awaiting requisition.
A fire suddenly broke out, on "Wednesday
night last, in Columbia, S. c., which con-
sumed FIVE buildings before the flames could
be subdued. The location of the fire was
on Richardson street, and destroyed the
premises occupied by Messrs. Truesdell,
McCaffrey, Altoe, McAndrews, and Pope.
The buildings were insured, as also was the
other property destroyed.
A man at Leonardtown, Nd, while in
toxicated, heat his wife severely last week,
on hearing which several citizens arrested
him, took him to an adjacent house, and af-
ter a short trial found him guilty, and SEN
fenced him to he ducked in the bay. He
was repeatedly thrown overheard from a
boat, with a rope, around his waist, until
sobered.
A man named Henry Chester recently
from Donaldsvile, and after a
few days his body was found with his skull
crushed in horribly. 1t is supposed he was
assassinated. He was an Englishman of
Herculean strength, and very quarrelsome
when drinking.
A young fellow, by the name Of Phillips,
shot himself MT the cold water establish
ment Of Doctor Wesselhrf, in Brafiieboro',
y,tg NJ. He was the grandson of the
late Lieutenant Governor Phillips, of Mas
sacllusetts, and person of large fortune
A love affair is said TO have been the cause.
The neigbbors Of MIR. Pinkhap, of Edge
connie, Maine, the wretch who recently
murdered his family and then committed
suicide, contradict the statement that Pink
ham was Millerife. AT the same time
they ADMIT that he was, at intervals. per-
fectly insane, especially on religious matters.
An alteration occurred between two men
in the Long Island train Of cars, on Friday,
and Mr.. Marvin, the conductor, One of the
men struck Marvin, knocking him off the
platform, and he fell under the train and
was instantly killed.
AT Pittsburgh, about dusk on "Wednesday
evening before last, colored girl was Ia
ken from her master at the Merchants Hoo
tel. A great excitement was expected in
consequence.
DR., Collycr's troupe of Model Artistes
have ohtaued leave from the city councils
of Cincinnati to exhibit in that city. There
was considerable excitement about il.
Another Revolutionary soldier, one of the
very last of the old Jersey Blues, named
james Chambers, died at Monmouth coun-
~, on the 10Th INST, aged S4 years.
A horse committed suicide in Cincinnati
BY hanging. The animal got his heal
into swing-rope aud twisted il around a
tree until he hanged himself.
Two Intoxicated men fell overheard at
Boston. on Friday before last, and were
drowned.
From HeSRY CLAY.-We have every
reason To believe (says the New York Elk
press of Saturday, tha, voice from Ash
land has come out at last, hushiug the stor-