The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-13

Total OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ,9l1
depression IN general business, and in money mat
tiers, in Pottsyille. There is pretty general
plant that manufactures are not encouraged AS
they ought to be at otsville but that Ne ork and
Philadelphia are enriched at the expense of this in
FAINT city. Many have been compelled TO leave this
place TO seek employm. MT in larger cities
The louisville papers warmly assail Governor
Johnston IN reference to his veto of the bill aordng
the Southern planters opportunity of recove ring
their fugitive slaves, by combining them in the jsls
Of the state till the property is proved One Of the
democratic journals has Lewis Cass for President,
and Rger :or Governor, at the head Of its columns.
Tie war against drink ia wagcd 40 ferccly here,
that II y openly and undsgusedly proposed not to
leai with any man who sells any thing intoxicating.
Foacaalts experiment OF making the earth's
rotation on ito own axis visible, was performed by
Professor hnkwood, of this place, at S,huylkill
Haven, on the 9th ut, the first time before the
public IN this country. IL was completely success
full In half an hour the line of oscillation shifted
Z. inches in circle whose radius was q feet, the
sweep being IL feet and the time Of each ISOLATION
i've seconds. The ball was $50 lbs. weight, the
wire ~ feet long, The wire Of the French phi
losophsr was only - feet long. The experiment
can be performed by any person, down the opening
Of circular staircase In a dwelling house other
the Bunker Hill monument. IL IL said there is
man here who frequently vcr6es the truth Of the
earth going round, BY another method, namely, by
m aimixture Of much brandy and little water, re-
pestdin large doses and often, till the effect is pro-
duced.
There hss been considerable excitement here
during tae last week in consequence of Sheriff Hill.
Of Living ton county, New York State, and sno.
ther gentleman from the same county. making their
appearance here in quest Of horses stolen from their
fellow.citirens. Il nuiuber Of fine carriage horses
here were identified as among the stolen, and two
Of them delivered up on afhdsvits Ii has trans
pred that there IL a combination between horse
dealers in New York state and in ano other portion
OF Peunsy lyanis. with a gang Of seoundrcls, and
the result is that innocent parties are victimi,ed.
The Uc1 Chester Ihiagc Record says that young
msn was stung by locust, one day last wcek.
tie was climbing over fence, and placed his hand
unntcntionally a young locust, and the sting
catered his hand between the thumb aud fore finger.
VERY soon the arm became very much swollen, up
TO the shoulder, and was Attended uth cons. 1eraSs
pain. The locust was quite young. II has been
doubt "a by many that the locust has n sting. The
female, however, IL armod With weapon OF this
description, OF spiral or anger form. some deaths
have been ascribed TO wounds inflicted by IT, These
insects abound in Philadelphia and other parts Of
the state, and make hideous noise. like frogs. IL
seems that they make their appearance every seven
teen years. They issue from the earth like worms,
climb the trees, and when tho heat they burst
their shell and take wing like a butterfly. There
was a locust of the human tribe at West Chester
on Friday last | mean George Thompson, to
whom the abolition Quskers in that village gave a
hearing. That village is tho greatest hotbed OF
abolition in the State. NJ