The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-24


states that the Colorado rose twelve feet, the pre-
vious week, at Lagrange.
The small pox has broken out at ChambersburQ
Penn.
The number of persons who annually visit tn
National Museum at Washington, is estimated a
10000.
One of the Irish detectives In the recent on,
ppTeak, was co.. Browne, brother of the late Mrs
Hemans, the authoress.--N. o. Plea y.ne, Dec. II
Judge Monroe, of Kentucky, appointed to tn
professorship OF International law, in the Lou
slana university, has entered upon his duties.
No less than 1896 immigrants, chiefly from Ii
verptooland Bremen, arrived at New Orleans, IN on
week, ending on the llh lnst
Judge Bryant, X. ,Pritchette, Secretary of Ore
gon, and other gentlemen of Oregon and Califor
MA, arrived at New Orleans on the 18th, outwar,
bound.
The remains OF the late Hon. James A. Black
nj. G., reached Charleston on the 18th inst from
Washington
The Hon. F. II. Gilmore is reelected Preslden
OF the State Bank of South Carolina.
The trials of Jewell, Brown and Meeley, for rape
and Washington Goode, for murder, are announc
ed in the Supreme Court, Boston, to commence or
the Zoth INST JEWELS trial is first IN order.
The Colonization Society will send about fou
hundred negroes, liberated slaves, to Liberia or
the LIST OF January. The vessel will sail from New
Orleans with the Ross negroes on board, two hun
nessee, Kentucky and Alabama.
The western rivers above St. Louis were closed
with Ice on the l4thlnst and navigation suspended
Christmas day has been appointed as a day Of
Thanksgiving by the Governor Of Georgia.
In Texas, near Galvesto Bay, the plaintain and
banana have been cultivated with complete success
In the womb of COW, slaughtered at Memphis,
Tenn lately, were found five calves, each one of
which was fully as large well grown rabbit
ha II, r
states that wires have been ordered for the extern
sion of O'Reilly's telegraph from Charlottesville
to that place. and that the entire line will be COM
plete IN a month or two.
General Wool arrived at Springfield, on Tues
day afternoon, from Boston HIS purse. contain
ing about 40, chiefly In gold, was either lost or
stolen from his pocket in the cars Mr.. A. B.
Smith, OF Philadelphia, who was passenger in
the same car, had his pockst-book, containing
$425, stolen from hlspocket
The New Orleans authorities are making prepa
ratlons IN anticipation OF the cholera.
The Court House at Mariana, Florida has been
destroyed by fire.
The telegraphic wires were suspen ied across
the kennebec river yesterday, distance of 1900
FER, and $50 feet above the water. With the ex-
ceptions ca the bridge at Wlscasset, and the sta
tons at Damarisc6tta and WaldoborO', the line Is
now complete to 6 6:c"r These connections will
probably be made before the close or Inc r,:~-b
Bath Tribune, Dec 20.
A coal nine, represented to be nexhaust,ble.
has been discovered about thirty miles above the
mouth OF the Obed river, Tennessee.
General Games IS ordered to assume command
OF the Western Military Division as soon as vaca.
ted by General Taylor.
David Fulton, editor of the Wilmington IN CO
Journal, died at Charleston lately.
Hon; Andrew Stewart is In Cumberland, Md,
too sick to attend Congress. He is IN the care Of
his wife and friends.
WI atIl daJ I Oh IT,
on the 10th INST, and steamers were advertised to
leave Buffalo for Cleveland and Detroit.
= The Red River Republic announces the death of
Judge Lewis, OF Rapldes. He died at his resi-
dence In Pneville. in the S5th year OF his age. He
"sfhg{Md. with Masonic rights, at his own re-
quence oil the reduction OF Wages.
A sword Is TO be presented to Casslus M. Clay
for his services IN Mexico.
A fine large shad was taken in the river at New
Haven on Monday.
The Detroit Free Press dominates Gen. Cass tor
President in 1852
The Turkish brig Ararat cleared at the Boston
Custom House, on Tuesday, for Constantinople.
William cambridge Eppes, convicted OF murder,
was to have been hung at Richmond, Va, on FRI
day.
The number of temperance societies In the Uni
ted States is 5000, embracing 600, 900 members.
All the electoral votes but four, have been re-
ceIyed IN Washington by Wee President Dallas.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal will be closed
for navigation on the 18th INST "a
The st. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad, which
Is nearly completed to the village OF st Hyaclnthe,
distance of thirty miles, will be opened between
this and the 9th inst.
The population of Galveston is 4, 1884, OF which
63l are slaves, and "a free negroes.
Each dray IN New Orleans, according to a new
ordinance, Is taxed annually $50.
A grand ball is to be given at the Armory, New
Orleans, on the 9Th January. Gen. Taylor has ac-
cepted an invitation to 1t.