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

The Highland Mary arrived at st Louis on the 18th
ult from Weston. brought down and landed at Alton
three officers, viz: Col. Newly, DR.. Robinson, and
Lieut. Hamilton, together with thirty nine prvates
belonging to the Illinois regiment of volunteers from
Santa Fe.
A gentleman in Jones county, Georgia, writes that
ten hands picked 1854 pounds Of cotton in one day,
on his plantation.
DR.. Elias w. Napier a wealthy gentleman of jack.
county Tenn, died the 18th ult., and by his
will emancpated % slaves
The Worcester lMd) Shield, of the goth ult, says
that DR.. Purnell has raised some fine real Spanish
tobacco" on his farm in Worcester.
tits said that the mails made up at the St. Louis post
Office for Baltimore and Philadelphia and part of that
for New York. on the 25th of August never reached
their destinstisn The robbery was committed it is
conjectured, in some Of the post offices.
detachment Of 200 U. s. troops arrived at Fort
Preble, Portland harbor, last Wednesday morning.
The Worcester (Md) Shield, of the 26th ut, says
the fall sickness is abating in that county The season
had been unprecedentedly sickly.
There now five persons confined in Boston jail
awaiting trial. charged with capital offences. Edward
Crosby and Washington Goode, for murder; Joseph
Jewell, William Brown. and James Mealey, for rape
Jewell ha, had one trial, in which the jury could not
agree.
new cotton mill has been built at Norfolk, Va.
The Newburyport Herald remarks that the mortality
in Boston. during the past summer, has been very
much greater than in New York In Boston the
have been about 100 week, and in Ne = York about
$50 The population Of Boston about l25 600 aud
New York about 425 600.
There was brilliant celebration at New Orlea as on
the 23d Of September in honor Of the victory cap
ture Of Monterey.
The steamer State of Maine broke her shaft on Fri
day night on her passage to Bangor and towed u
to that city.
Edwin Nickels of ALMA, Me, was drown ed in Sheen.
scot river, on the 2Sth ult
The number Of students who have entered the
Freshman Class Of Yale College this year, amounts to
one hun bred and six.
David Hodreth has been tried for the murder of w.
Taylor in North Carolina and senepced to be hu NJ
ON the 3D. OF November. lie has appealed to the Su-
preme Court
The Norfolk Herald notices the arrival there of O.
10. Of eranberries gathered in Wild Cat swamp in
Virginia. and which sold at eight cents per quart.
The Sandpich Observer says that ice of the thick
of window glass, formed in that town on
the night of Wednesday last
The Ohio Penitentisry Is now lighted with gas
manufactured in the building from grease saved from
the kitchen.
All widows Of revolutionary soldiers married previ-
Gus to 1900, are hereafter to draw pensions.
We learn that In attempting to execute a man at
Niagara C. W. recently, as the drop fell his head
severed from his bodythe one flying into the air and
the other falling heavily upon the esrth-prese ntng
borrd spectacle, even rs the finale Of capital
ton.
The Moray Firth Is swarming with French and
Dutch vessels attracted thither to the herring fishery
There IL to be sale CT two steamboats, seven propel
lers and schooner all belonging to the Quarterma
ters depar mt the Sth Of November at New Or
leans. The steamboats, the Gen Butler aud Gen.
Hsmtr; the proPelers, the McKim, Eudora, Washing.
ton, Secretary Marcy Col stanton, J. X. Thompson,
and James Cage; the schooner Is named the Pioneer.
he sale will also include several small propeers and
scRoo ners not named In TIE advertise ment.
The Bangor Courier, Of the 9Th inst says" Yes
terday the weather was wet and dreary. The ground
Is thoroughly saturated with water river aud
streams are full and it Is every way very moist time
in this vicinity.
correspondent Of the Bath Tribune states that Mr..
Edwin Nickels, aged &c. was drowned at Alma, the
2gth nit
IL Is said that the Winnebagoes are making much
trouble in their removal, and that the Chippewsys
forbid their coming into the territory purchased last
year They say the Senate has altered the treaty
TO the Crow Wing river, unless their dead bodies
The LATE SToRM.-Rain at Nantucket fell from