The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-27
TWO CENTS.

viii be made to geta repeal Of the navigation laws 40
far - Canada IL concerned.
The Mississippi from st Louis to within Is miles Of
Cairo (mouth Of the Ohio) Is entirely frozen
A plank road Is about being commenced from Fort
Wayne to Bluftcn, Wells county, Indiana
The Mississippi boatmen have united to build q
church in St Louis, for their special
The State dsbt Of Illinois is SIG SOL 0o0
The total number OF vssses built In Baltimore In
lsas, was 3d. the tonnage of which amounted to 4A-
744.
Charles F. Adams has presented to the Boston Athe-
lection.
A isborins man in Boston broke bis back, sa.ur-
DAY, by falling the Ice.
The number of qualified voters In Kentucky IL 49,
ss s1S total number OF white Males over q Of
About $4,000 hogs have been packed at rerrs Hsute
Ia this seseon.
The jail at Upper Maboro', Nd. was consumed by
hre iast week IL was ret on Gre by prisoner, who
The members Of the Iowa legislature have voted
themselves each gold pen. They have thus become
State penrio ners.
TIE corner stone Of the Jackson monument IN ha
erected in Washington, will be laid 4h OF Jaly
next.
There upwards Of houses built in Phiadsl-
| phla during the year ls4S
Several Of the small pox have occurred i'm ,sb
Orchard Ky.
Some Of the Philadelphians are about getting up
theatrical corps for California
There are In the city Of st Louis, six iron foun-
dries which, duriog the year 1913 consumed l75 tons
Of pig ion Several other foundies in course OF
erection.
lum Of Indiana.
A son of Sswall Bracket of FAN River was killed nc
that place few days since, by falling the Toe.
riot occurred q few days since On the Hartford
and Providence railroad the laborers nsar the
former place There was no serious result.
James Croker was drowned at Bath, Me-, ON Satur-
day last by falling through the ice
There were SO deaths in the city Of Boston durin1
Inc laat week, ding SATURDAY., Jan
The first salmon of the caught In the
Mernmac near Haverhill last week, and sold for
forty cents pound.
| They 60 sgainst liquor in Oregon. They have jast
voted there by small majority, refuse lice nsss to
sell Intoxicating liquors.
| The total number OF deaths In Wilmington, Del,
| during the month Of December was only a.
marine hospital Is to be established in Chicsso At
the cost of $4,000.
Evansville, Mo. T. infested by gang Of robbers
Tho iron safe in the county trsssursrs ofaoe was
robbed few nights since Of from $500 to $500.
The population Of Lancaster. Pa. 10 now 5000; In
1S4e It was $500 increase Of SEQ in nine years
George A. Willis killed at Nashville, Tenn ON
the 18th instant by Henry A. Rice while attempting
to assault the sister of the latter.
Miss Ellen ststson, missionary and teacher among
on ne th. sa SsH the Cherokee NJ
her Chistian duties.
Three thousand tons of Ice were housed at Lowell,
Mass, on Tuesday last.
The cholera has entirely disappeared from BATON
Rouge, and the city Is again healthy.
Thomas w. Courier, of Enfield, N. H., was killed ct
Bradford, w., on Saturday last, by his head being
crushed by railroad car
What shall do for the Poor Emlgrantsp
Ma. jams q. BENNETT-
DEAR SIR:-Through ysur valuable journal. I beg
leave 10 call the attention Of citisens 10 great
evil which has arisen among during the past few
BY the laws Of the State every owner Of Q vessel
br pgDs foreign emigrsnts to this city 10 required to
psy dollar per head to the Com mssioners Foreign
Emi0rRtiOn. n nd IN he
hands Of the commissioners, by means Of which they
are to provise for the destitute who landed
upon shores and that vast number OF such per-
sons have hitherto been secured against want sad star
walton, every who knows anything about tho
Of the United States Courts, to the eonstu
ton atty Of the contribution required BY Law to the
with that OF the contribution to the above
soners the owners Of vessels bringing emigrant pas
lain under protest In order himself dsres
not hand 1t over to the commissioners, and they
OF the law into effect Every emgrant whose dollar Is
thus paid under protest. receive assistance from
our streets without food to appease his hun or the
means to get into the country to procure work. which,
n the vast majority OF cases al they AK ana which
not thus clogged by avarice and hesressness On the
other hand the shipownsrs consisn having paid
their dollar in this left handed way eooy snap their
fingers when enreatsd for aid and direct the unfortu
per.ons to the authorities although they know
they themselves are the cause Of the misery they
On entering tie City Hall, to-day, met body of
fifteen or twenty rishnen who had recently arrived.
learned from them, that In consequence Of the length
of the voyage all their little substance had bsen
sumed before landing; that they had eaten nothing
since yesterday morning and that Of their number
too feeble to walk. for want Of food They were
sent back to those gentlemen and thus through he
day, they we're engaged In marches and counter
osi1ed By b. Honor tSs Msyor ana learned from him.
well IS from Gregory Dillon Esq who believe are
members II the board Of commissioners the facts de-
tailed above When IL Ia rem m bprpd
OF the vessels know that this dollar must be paid and
conteqoently get II out OF the emisrsnts with their
pronounce this course Of proceedings perfectly out
Isgeous
night with these miserable beiugs-men, women and
children The latter are mostly without shoes, and
gh absOluts hunger. discharged the
pgte .srve through the day AID be Imprisoned again,
with hunger uDbppessed, on the following night. At
this sea, Oh OF the year this IL red nsd cruelty.
And il this state Of things to last until the United
eide Iitssteo question: win not those who have tue
power bring the matter officially before the Mayor that
Cor mon suno,I This would undoubte ;iy. lead to
the Issee of law, suited to the extremity Of the
csse by tur Leei' atu-e nov assembled Tnsrs m &C
and hert fcence to the suffering Irish which 8, many
of citizens affect to feel Yours, u. H. y
Law Intelligence.
SUPREME CoyRT OF THE UsIrrp STATES Jan % -
Orvills Robinson Esq, OF New York and James 2:
Holcembe Esq of OHIO, we're admitted attorneys aud
ccsnsellors Of this court No 25.-EleazarF Baokus
plaintiff in error Va VIM Gould ct si. Ths argument
Of this cau.e continued by MIR Wendell for she
defendants In errer. and concluded by Mr.. In
gerfoll for the plaintiff in Jan. "A. No IS
Duncan McArthur's heirs complainsats, vs. Walter
Dun's heirs Certificate Of division in opinion from
the Circuit Court Of the United States for Ohio Mr..
Jusce Daniel delivered the opinion Of this Court that
the location and urvsy Of the land In question the
name Of James Galloway. and the patent Issued to him
for the same are null and void No 81 -Duoeau Nc.
Arthurs administrator plaintiff in error, Matthew
Hobson The argument for this oomnsuoed
nv Mr. fort hs natntiH n error oOutinued
MIR Ewing for the defendant In error and concluded
by Mr.. vinton for the plaintiff in error No. 70 e
P. Fourniquet ef al, appellants, DE- John Perkins
This cause vas submitted to the Court further
gumept by Mr. Mayer for the appellee.
1t has been decided BY the Supreme Court Of Leuis
ana, that . common FIRE insurance policy does not
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