The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-03
Domestic Miscellany.

Domestic Miscellany.
The Philadelphia train Of for Lancaster
thrown of the track near the latter place, ON We'd
nesdsy evening. The engineer and fireman, named
Wolf, were instantly killed. The passengers escaped
uniDjured.
There are now 9,os9 children, between the ages Of
i've and sixteen, attending school in Buffalo city.
Several young ladies amusing themselves,a few
days since, by sliding down . bill, In Milton, VT,
when one Of them fell over precpise, and was in
stantly killed.
has been indicted for the murder Of his wife young
woman about sixteen years OF age; they had been
married but three weeks.
Miss Abby Claus, aged sixty. AVE. recently recovered
verdict Of ten dollars in the Detroit (Mch County
Court, against Andrew Stute, 9sged twenty. six, for
breach Of marriage promise.
At York, Penn on Saturday last, John M Koch died.
and In half hour after bis father On the folio wing
morning his wife and mother died.
Thomas Pry or, blacksmith, while the passage
from Boston to Halifax . few days since In schooner
Meridian. jumped overheard and was drowned.
James Fowler, aged 10 years, committed suicide In
Holmes county, Miss, on the 18th inst by hanging
himself.
Ex-Governor Merrill, Of New Hampshire, died ct
Concord on sunday last He WAS formerly . Congre-
gational minister.
Governor Drew, Of Arkansas, has formally resigned,
and the duties Of the executive win be discharged By
the people can choose Governor.
The IL come Of the Girard estate now held by the
city Of Philadelphia, amounted last year to 900.
Inc estate compr1seB HI houses
The Susqushspna river is still DISTRACTED by Ice. A
steamboat from Baltimore had, on Thursday, reached
within short distance Of the ferry boat which lying
on cakes Of Ice some ten feet thick
Five houses were destroyed by Ore In Troy NJ Y,
on Thursday morning A eolorsd man, named Samuel
Patterson, was burned to death. The buildings
Of little value, and generally occupied German
boarding houses
John Davis beat almost to death on Sunday
evening last In Pottsvills, Pa by David Sends and
BsDjsmin Carp. the object was to rob and murder
dead. He succeeded In crawling to house and told
his story. Sands was subsequently arrested.
report 10 circulated in Washington, that the Hon.
John NJ Botts 10 about to be married to Misa Julia
Dean the actress.
There are twelve banks In Worcester oounty-ano-
ther has been chartered and there applications
two more.
mail bag, containing letters mailed at Baltimore
for Mobile and New Orleans, was found on the 24th
ult, near opslika, Ala, rined Of its contents.
Two large frogs, and the log Of child in state Of
since, near Morrow, Ohio.
Joseph r. Reynolds was drowned In the Ohio. near
Cincinnati on Thursday, Of last week. by falling
board from the steamboat Jewess.
Valentine Vogh was married at Vicksburg, on the
9th ult, and died Of cholera on the 18th. Isaac r.
Newman, who acted groomsma on tho occasion OF
the marriage, died the 18th, of the same disease.
Barbara Hack, the wife Of hotel keeper, ct Will
with robbing John Hsckel Of North Csrolins of $500
He was q guest Of her husband at the time.
report OF the A0Jutant General Of Massaohu-
sett for the year 1o4S shows enrolment Of 80 ORG
leaving gain over the preceding year Of s4l3, while
the active militia numbers only ASA; leaving de-
crease from the preceding returns of408.
The ferry boat used for conveying the passengers
scross the susquehanna river ct Hsvre do Grace be-
longing to the Baltimore and Philadelphis Railroad
Nor day which detained the trains and The Southern
nail
The receipts Of the American Missionary Board for
the last Eve nths, Sl2i 2sS This society now
sustains about go missionary laborers
Michael Hyde was thrown from Q carriage in Dor
chester, Mass ON Monday, and his skull severely frsc-
tured
Charles NJ. Clayton, son of Hon John NJ Clayton,
OF Delaware, died ct avana the Goth inst, of pull
monay consumption.
!. Tisdale, master Of transportation the Slough
ten tMass) Branch Railroad, committed suicide In
Of the at the depot that road In Stoughton
on Monday morning, by hanging himself With silk
handkeIchief
The post ohics at Danielsonvlle Ct, was destroyed
BY fire on Thursday, Of last week.
job Cook, laborer the Hudson River Railroad,
was killed at Mount Pleafsnt, ~ Y, the 23d inst,
by the blastng Of a rock. He was nine hundred and
ATTY feet from the blast when 1t went OF.
George Bostwick murdered his wife and child NJ Port
Stanley, Csnads afew days. ago, and then out his
throat.
Charles Stewart color.d, has been sentenced by the
Baltimore CITY Court to the for six years,
fer enticing slaves to abscond
The President has ofncialy recognised Motto A
rripgle as consul to Charleston, from the Argentine
Confe federation. u. ....
John Hope, school teacher at st Michasis Md has
been committed to jail the charge OF causing the
death Of small colorsd girl, by severe whipping.
Two hundred and fifty emigrsnts have sailed from
New Orleans for Liberia.
man named rutland, Of Jashsons Grove, seciden-
ally ihot him.elf In getting cut Of his Wagon, with
gun, thort time since.
During the month of January 500 passengers arrived
at the port Of Boston, Of which 72i paid the emigration
fee
The woollen factory Of L. C. Pendieton at Mettvills
New York, destroyed by fire the 25th instant.
Alvin Bourne Was killed at Dsrien s. on the 10th
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