The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-20
Domestic Miscellany.

The extra session of the Virginia Legislature for the
revision of the laws commences on the 2sth inst.
The citizens of Gloucester have held town meeting
and appointed strong police force, account of
tent high-handcd midnight outrages upon property,
And personal assaults in the town.
The Grand Jury of Green county Ohio at their last
Sitting found hundred and one indictments against
arious persona for almost all Offences from the crime
murder to selling liquor without license When the
eouut assembled, Judge Vance presiding, they found
all the indictments had been stolen, whereupon they
ncontinently took to their heels
The Supreme Court of Illinois have recently decided
Mat an act of the legislature creating new county,
pop the votes Of majority of the people of the dis
rct being cast in favor of the measure, is consttu
tonal.
The town of Portsmouth, N. H.. has voted to petition
me legislature for city charter The vote was small
|-124 in favor, and 40 against
A few days since the son Of Mr.. Chdsey, Of Avon in
bis fathers mill had both legs and one arm badly bro
KEN besides being otherwise injured 1t was found ne
ressary to amputatc one leg at the thigh, which
hone by Dr. Ellsworth, under the influence of ether
md chioroform the boy is doing we'll
Tho Michigan Central Railroad Company have
Tended fifty thousand dollars in filling up and
mo- the subtcrranean lake that revealed itself so
markably.
rhioaro with seven hundred passengers, principally
Enclish. Irish and German emigrants. They crowded
he G apacious vessel from stem to stern
Detroit is to be lighted with gas.
The hotels and private houses of Chicago cannot OBJ
;n noatocs at any price. 81 Is offered for them
In the street at present. ana none 10 DC had at TINS
price. - .,...o ~ ,,o
~ ELLEN upon the Legislature Of Connecticut This
ocs not exactly accord with the popular opinion en-
ertaned ofthe people VINO inhaot the lana Oh Steady
habits
Ten new vessels now in process OF construction
BIT Medford.
Tbcrc was . slight frost in Savannah Friday
night aud the thermometer STOOD ~ ~ deg on satur-
lsy morning at six O'CLOCK
Mr. Frost of Brooklyn, lately prosecuted for vio-
alleged to have been done to girl OF his qan-
pce has Instituted proceedings against her lawyer
Ear malicious prosecution and false imprisonment
The city authorities of Boston have ordered tho
ouph puri6ca of all the streets alleys lanes and
by places within the city and laborers are actVeiy
engaged in fulfilling said order
The store of John G. Usher in South Woburn, Mass,
ras entered on Thursday night, by forcing cellar
window and robbed of ready made clothing Jeweiry
Ind fnncy articles valued at Sl5o
Chicago is said to be one of the best markets for
horses in the United States
washington Coode will be hanged at Boston on the
p6th inst the Governor of Massachusetts, declining to
interfere.
nrho Iouisyille papers announce the DEATH In that
;tv of Mira s. Howe poetess Of considerable repu
tation.
On "wednesday evening, Mrs. Stiles stearns was
thrown from carriage near Foxs factory an 90
and leaves husband and children to mourn her un
kimcly death.
The fishing schooner Orleans, Captain Tinker towed
into New London, 18th inst, dead whaie 10 or ~
feet long, found of Point judith
John winans notorious house breaker, was arrest
cd in the fremont House bar room, Chicago on Satur
- avcn;ng Last Winans was concerned In breaking
onsn Zsys cwcry store in that city, and the store
Iiolten Il Co., in Milwaukee.
II appeers that the whole number Of children In MIS-
sour over and under twenty years ofase reported
Sor the year 1s48 is 149 632 Upon this basis and no
.,no the number attending school, the school MONEY
Is Az ributed The amount apportoned to the severa
o,rts ia 500 S8T 46 After deducting from this SUD
sLe amount distributed to several school districts II
aercnt counties under special acts Of the last Gene
sai sscmb y the amount due each child in the Stat
entitled to Che benefit Of the school fund.- Is thirty min
e~ats