Arkansas democratic banner., 1851-07-29
FOREIGN NEWS. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP R ATTIC.
BALTIMORE, July 5.

The Richmond Republican has an anceoun; of a terrible rencouater al Amherst, Va, between q number of young men belonging to LynchbuFg and others belonging to boyngtOn. IL appears that yoang gentleman belonging ;o LynchbuEg had eioped with daughter Of respectable cltt- zen of Amherst. The ruaaways were pursued and oVertaken at L0Siagton, in Nelson county where general fight ensued, in which the brother of the bride and Mr. Hall were instantly killed, and brother of the bridegroom was lnortaily wounded.
 BufFAto, N. Y, July |. At about half-payt o'clock..this morning fire broke out in a wooden building on the creek, near the ship canal, occupied by Maxwell @ Pattea as q forwarding house, which was burned, together with several st>aller buildings; aisn, two ls1ge wooden warehouses belonging 10 C. Nj. Reed, and occupied by Davis < Luton, forwarding mer chants, and Pickering X Co, ship ehandlers There were q large namber es ship stores in the buildings which were destroyed. The fire IS silli raging, but the frcmen will prevent it's further spread.
 WASHINGTON July ]. { Court Mn-tiai--Secretary Conrad, John Potts, Chief Clerk, war officers, Capt Mayssrn and Got, Haen were examined and evidence for proaecu ion closed. Secretary Mareey, iog dcfence, tes uhed to the usage during hls administration rela tive to contracts and purchases of supplies by Colonel Of Ordnance without hs written saniloH, being frequent though generally consulted by Gen eral Falcotl on the subject. An extract oi let- tersby J. C. Spencer was offered to same purport Whereoa the testimony closed. Court adjourned until Monday.
 District Attorney Kendall, after consulting with the pfcGiient and Attorney General, has brought the attention Of the Grand Jury to alleged frauds Of Mexlcan Commission, and natn6er ol witnesses, embracing some of the Mexican lega ton, are snmmoRd 10 testify la TelatioB thereto. IL IS reported that Bartlett MeSican ConmiS sioner has beehre called and that John $. Bryant is menti0aed as his successor
 Tho corner stone 0f the Capitol was lad by President yesterday. The head5 of the Depart nents the officers of Inc army, city authorities, the clergy, and the MasonS participated in the pro. ceedings together with large number of Inlia "; and the county adjoining. The oratlon of Alr. Daniel Webster was an effort worthy of hls great intellect and exalted patriotism.
 PHiApELPhIA, July 5. ?. M Steamer City of Glasgow which saIIed from Liverpool OF inc 18th of June, arrived this mora- ing in l5 l-2 days. Sue brings l57 passengers. Steamer Lafayette, which sailed from Liverpool on the l5th of June, also arrived to-day.
 The Fourth was celebrated with much spirit Over 50,090 peol assembled at the corner ot Dr0me and Market foeiS, 10 witness a display oi fireworks. The wh affair a failure
 NEw YoRK, July,b, P. M Seyeral small brick houses in KelerS avenue Brooklyn, were destroyed by ire at o'clock this morning. They were occupied chiefly by poor families
 CooperS coffee and spice mills on Mulberry street, were destroyed by fire. Loss estimated al 5000.
 Hon. ". II. Brown member of the Senate, from Buffalo, died suddenly yesterday afternoon. The celebration Of the seventy fifty annversa- " of American independence passed of yesterday with unusal Spirit. The various m,iitaty oompa- nles turned eut in theu strength, ard added b the liyelness Of the scene. In the evening; Il lS estimated that 5,001 people visited the parks alone to witness tlle displays of fire works. No accl- dent of SeriouS aatHre occurred and ths gen eIa remark was that there was never Fourth oi July celebrated with So much enthusiasm.
 CINCINNATI. July 6, F. n. The board of health report 43 deaths by cholera. and 232 by other dlSSaseS Since the 2lst of JuHe. They have not found any cause to believe that cholera prevails as an epidemic Every aJrthentl- eated case was bro1gh; on by lmprudenee. The Fourth paSsce oii agreeabiy and was never, moe generally observed
 CINCINNATI, July ,, M The river has fallen inches since Thurday. Weather clear and pleasant.
 CINCINNATI, July j, r. M The rivet has fallen iaches
 PrrrssuaGH, July i. 12 M Y" There are 32 inches waller in the channel, and falling slowly WealEer cool and clear.
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