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

To authorize the coinage Of dollar gold pieces at
the mint and branches;
tary officers and others who received money for milf
tary contributions In Mexico and
To regulate the mileage of members and dele
and for other purposes.
These bills we're and the House.
adjourned.
Domestic Miscellany.
There Q convict in the Indiana State Prison, who
Ia now serving on his sixth sentence to this same
prison.
A bill has passed the Senate Of Illinois, for the ss-
tsblthmsnt Of an asylum for the blind to be located
at jacksonville.
The Ann Harbor Touring mills Michigan, were de-
stroyed BY fire on the night of the 18th inst One
thousand bushels Of wheat and seven hundred -four
barrels were destroyed.
The corporation of Philadelphia has determined to
quarantine all veseels coming from New Orleans, or
other ports infected with cholera The spirit has pro-
badly just moved In the Quaker city, that all dan
ger Is over.
A prize fight came of at South Boston Point, Mass,
on "Wednesday, between man named Kelley. Of New
York, and one Of the foundry men of South Boston
dozen rounds were fought when the approach Of the
police spoiled the sport.
difficulty occurred on Saturday last, at Manohss-
ter, Ohio, between Alexander Holey and Edward Null.
lem In which the former was seriously stabbed.
The whole number ofpstents, for inve ntions, So,
from 1900 to lS47, 10 4Ol5.
Thsreport of the superintendent Of common schools,
In Pennsylvania shows that there are at presen in
the state slb schools, which attended by 800
eos .cholar. at annual coat Of SOL 1872 49, many
OF the female teachers receiving but $72 per annum
and the male teachers $l44 per annum for their
vices
There were during the year ls4s In the city Of De.
roit Mich 04l criminal arrests of which nine were
for murder
One Of the Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was burned on Saturday night last by the upsetng OF
one killed in attempting escape, while the locomotive
| was going ut q rapid rate.
| A single health insurance company Of Boston has
distributed to the sick members since its organ
| ization in lS47.
Mr.. Cotton M. Thrall, Of Brown township, Ohio on
the 4th inst fell from his wagon and broke his neck
the first In chopping tree; the second from the kick
OF horte; the third from premature explosion Of
blast in . stone quarry, and fourthly himself
The cholera has appeared on several Of the plants-
lions on tie Colorado river, in Texas.
The Sag Harbor Institute was DESTROYED bv fire on
Wednesday morning last The library and philoso.
phical apparatus were saved, though the building is
total loss, the policy Of insurance having expired on
the 2lst ut.
The Thermometer at Quebec, Il. CO. ON the 18th
inss stood 20 below
Bi,hop Dosns, Of New Jersey,is agsiu Ill, having
suffered . relapse.
The cholera had disappeared from vicksburg, Miss,
on the 18th inst.
George Gage, aged IL years, had his right arm torn
of by thrashiDg machine at Cumberland, Pa. on
The debt of Georgia is 81 9oa AZ %. 1t has been
reduced SITS, 098 S. during the past fiscal year.
The small pox prevails at Potosi, Mo.
Milton w. Shutter has been indicted at Worcester,
Mars for the MURDER Of his wife
man, with the initials f. marked on his shirt
was found dead on the fremont road, Boston,
on Tueedsy, with bis neck broken
A rsncontre took place in Philadelphis, Wsdnes-
day morning, between parties connected with the
rival deal institutions OF that city, which suited
in two of them being seriously stabbed.
Gov. Johntson, OF Pa, has declined the acceptance
OF sple ndid tea service, which preferred to Mrs
by .everal Of the citizens Of PhiladeIp hia The Go
committee
needy.
The number of deaths In Concord, N. H., during
the year 1s4S, was lis.
TX Gov. Young, Of New York, has been presented
with tea service Of silver by his friends In New York
city which coht 81 eco
Prof. James Dean died at Burlington, VT. on Satur-
In 1900 and Professor Of and Natural
History In the University of Vermont.
In Worcester county, Mas, during the year l84s,
there were 2,2A births, 772 marriages, and 2O52
deaths.
There are 10 schools In Cincinnati, which are at
tended by 1886 Scholars at cost Of $S5 1878 IS per
snnum.
There were, during the year 1s4s, In tho Clinton,
NJ Y, State Prison, l68 white and Is negro convicts,
follows :-128 Americans, from Canada IA, Ireland
"a, England g. Germany 8, Scotland 2. Poland l. Wales
!, New South Wales l.
A man named Johnson died few days since at
Pc from taking arsenic for cream Of tartar
through mistake
In the vicinity of Catoctia, Md 1t has been dscov
has worked great destruction among the wheat.
bill to abolish property qualification for all town.
ship and county officers, passed the Legislature Of New
jersey, last week.
By tho late census the population oft Cansdas are
ssid to be, Upper Csnsds 7l6ooO, and Lower Canada
10000.
The corporation Of Cumberland, Md have allowed
the railroad locomotives to through the streets Of
that city at rate not exceeding six miles an hour
The Bible Society Of Maryland, during the past year.
collected $4,eo5 a. and distributed 7227 bibles.
Rev. George L. Prentiss, Of New Bedford, has de
clned the professorshp Of Natural and Revealed Re
gion in BoWdoin College.
revival Of religion has for some time been going
at Lawrensburg, Is and $50 persons have Joined the
Methodist church.
Five houses were destroyed by fire, at New London,
Conn., on Sunday night 1t is the largest fire In That
city for twenty i've years.
Miss Msgdalen McAuby was suddenly killed, short
strychnins to a tooth. which she mistook for NOR.
phne, and part Of which she swallowed.
In the First Church Of Now Haven, Ct, during the
ytsr ls4s there were collected sSo3s for missionary
purposes.
The headquarters of gang Of countsrfstsrs has
Gently discovered St Louis and all the mouds
for coin well =. qasntity Of counterfeit S. bills on
the State Bank Of Indiana.
Several persons at Bingham, Mass, bitten by
mad dog last week
Demosthenes Thibadoux was killed at Bayou Black
La, short time hincc, By tree falling on him
Michael Allwine shot Tuesday Of last week 1t
Cumberland, Md By . man named William IT, MI
chel.
A pauper was received in the slms-house OF Law.
renee 10 short time since VINO besides having SIoo
in cash concealed on her person, had q osnA DOOR
with o credit Of $50
The "a merry Of Herbert Trail at North Tewksbury,
Mass wss destroyed BY FIRE on Sunday last The loss
was $40 600, and insured for 50 900
Those epqsr.d In the ice business In Boston,
doing a driving business in the way OF procuring
,upply for the coming summer; and It Ia expected tho
for export will be- far greater than that Of last
year which amounted to $50 600 tons
The expenditures Of tho United States governments
for arms and o. her purposes connected with the Ar
mory at Springfield. last year, ve-e k2H ,6At ~ at
Hsrpsr's Ferry, $16s 5a4 is total, St807sa as.
The Adjutsnt General Of the New York State Mill
tia has issued for tbs immediate alton
Of the Engineer Cops Of the Militia Of the State
Turkeys arc self ag in Cincinnati for 400 to 300.
each and wild Of every description abundant
at equally low prices
petition is soon 70 DO presented to the Canadian
Parliament for the abolition Of capital pu uishnent