The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-09

such a calamity The weather 10 nov fus With 3
bright SKY and 5I.ons nOrthrsstsr which We Be-:
these latitudss- especially when "Boreas boxes the
compass north about "There is every prospect of
present fine weather continue for few weeks longer;
the growth OF the Is luxurant and Of the
plantations where they have recently commenced
grinding, the yield Is said to be unprecedented.
Domestic Miscellany.
There were sold at the Brighton and Cambridge,
Mass. Cattle Market during the month Of Ssptsmbsr
and October "a, SAT cattle and 4i725 sheep
The Legislature Of Minnesota adjourned on the 1st
inst
The original manuscript of the valedctory address
Of General Washington Is to be offered for sale ut
ton In few days In Philadelphia.
Samuel A. Smith has been sent to the Virginia Psni-
tsntary tor four years and six months for aiding to
abduct slave from Richmond.
cotton factory is about to be established at Hous-
The steamboat De Kalb collapsed her us at Augusta
Ga, few days since, by which two negroes were
There 20 deaths In Baltimore for the week end
ing the 5th inst, Of which IL Of consumption.
The town OF Lower Sandusky, Ohio is henesforth to
be called Fremont
An investigation IL going on in the Toronto (Csl
Custom House 1t Is already sscsrtsnsd that the
venue has been dsfrauded Of large sums.
During the week ending the Sd inst 81 5000 tons
Of coal received at Philadelphia from the Lshsh
mines.
General Don Manuel Crsscsncis Region, who was q
leader Of the Puros, or Red Republicans Of Mexico 10
dead.
Forty vessels including the steamers, with over
1000 passengers, left Panama for San Francsco from
January to July 81, inclusive. In the same time nine
have arrived from there, with about 200.
The jury In the case Of John s. Boser at Pittsburgh,
oT,e aia nst go , VI. ,sa "o" 80 IN IN
commence on the 10Th inst.
II stated by Wisconsin papers that there be
legal election Of county officers in any county in the
State The difhcuty arises from an omission OF the
election law.
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN LEXINGTON, 8. Ca
correspondent Of the South Caroirwiam, OF the Sd
inst, writing from Lexington in that State, says
A man by the name OF Louis Stack was murdered
during the night Of the 3lst of October, by Edward
A. Hodges, respectable citizen of the distinct
Stack was married man, the father OF several
children, and has on several occasions, upon the
death and burial ot child, exhumed the body,
tanning II several days, and then mterrlng again.
daughter of his having recently died in Column
bia, was buried, but Stack, in conjunction with
other persons, disnterred the body, and brought IL
up to his house-desgning to inter by the graves
OF his departed children. Hodges was at a neigh
boring house on the evening Of the 3Is, when he
was sent Tor by Stack to come and set up with the
corpse at his house. He complied with the
request On his arrival, he was treated very
kindly. Stack was sober-though he was then
n the possession OF liquor, and gwen at such
times TO drink deeply, when he was exceedingly
irritable and insulting; conversation commenced,
concerning some uifllng matter, when stack, diff
fering from Hodges. became violently vexed, and
gave him the lie, which was promptly returned BY
ed gun, end made direct at him To shoot him;
Hodges made for the door; but, being closely
pressed by Stack. drew his knife, seized the gun,
avcrtlng the muZzle from his body, made several
thrusts, thereby infllcting several wounds one Of
which striking against the left cheek, inflicted a
flesh wound, another severed the temporal artery
on the right temple, and the third divided the jugu-
lar on the right Of the neck-a deadly wound
Hodges sewed up the wound severing the jugular,
stopping the coplous efusion of blood. Stack ex-
pred on the following day. When Stack tell, his
and there, awful to say, by the exhnns.S body of
in his blood Verify, in the midst Of life we are in
death. Hodges has been taken into custody.
FIRES AT NEWARK, N. IA fire broke out on
Saturday evening, at about haltpast o'clock, IN
the large barns Of Mr.. Crane, situated on the
Bloomfield turnpike, about one-quarter of mile
from Newark, and which, with It's contents, con-
sisng Of four tons of hay, rye, corn, potatoes
NC, were completely consumed The hremea
to the great distance Of the fire from the engine
houses, were Of but little service, the fire having
obtained the mastery ere the engines arrived
the almost total absence OF any thing like water,
also, in great measure retarded their efforts to
extnguish the flames. The loss cannot be tar from
$1,000, upon which there is no insurance. The
fire is supposed to have originated from drunken
loafer having gone into one OF the barns To take
up his lodging Tor the night, and in whose coat
pocket there happened to be box OF luclfer match
es, which by friction became ignited and commu-
nlcstinE WIN tne nay ana Otner CoilOnsuole mate
rails, with which the barns were filled, caused the
FIRE. When he was seen to issue from the build
ing the hinder part Of his clothes were all on fire,
and he was seriously burned. lie was immedi-
ately arrested and taken before Justice Lee, who
committed him for further examination.
Another fire broke out at about four o'clock.
yesterday morning. I'm the black smith shop attach
ed TO the foundry OF Mr. Jorslemoa, at the corner
Of Clay and Spring streets ii was, however. ex-
tInguished without doing much damage. II was
the work of design.
FRoM ST.. DoNIreo CIrY.-By the poteness OF
Capt. Frsbie, of the bark Henry Trowbridge, We
have advices from the city OF ST Domingo to the
9Th Of October. The new President. Buez, was In
stalled on the oath OF September. His cabinet
consists Of Don Manuel Delmonte, Minister of
Justice and Foreign Relations; M. Ramon Mellss
of the Treasury Juan Estevan Aybar, Minister OF
War, and lose Medranor, Minister Of the
Interior The appointments have afforded general
| satisfaction and confidence. When Capt. Fnsbis
sailed Il was known at the city Of Santo Domingo
that SouIouaue had assumed the title OF Emperor.
| and was preparing to invade the Dominican repsb-
| lc with large force. The news Of the medltatoa
| invasion was received with great pleasure by the
| DominicaDs, whe hope to give his Emperorship q
| lesson which will cause him 10 leave them alone
| for the future.-Nsw LONDON Chron, New. o.