The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-02
Domestic Mlscell.nv,

James Smith, Of Philadelphia lately citizen of Lsices.
ter has offered 70 he trustees OF the aosdemy in the
diton that by other subscriptions the shall be in
creased TO fifteen thousand before January 1st 1851
George shattuck N. D., of Boston. has given 81 900
to Dartmouth college for the erection Of observatory
on the condition that the trustees OF the college will
raise the further sum of $4,000 for ths purchase nru
ments
The Pttsburg Gazette says-The Grand Jury on Tues
day, unanimously recommended subscription the
part Of this county Of to the Allegheny Valley
Railroad Company. The Recommendation made In
accordance with provision Of law which requires such
Recommendation to authorize the county commissioners
to make the subscription.
Charles c. Langdon Esq for many years editor OF the
Mobile ddrcTfser, is candidate for mayor Of Mobile
Col George M Grouard. OF the United States Army,
indicted for the killing Of Major Jones last june in Flo
rida, has been tried and acquitted
Yesterday afternoon, says the Philadelphia Hg,er of
the LIST inst the Mail Pilot Line from New York
passing between Railway and Elizabethsown, young
man named Wood riding along the track suddenly oh.
served the train approaching and thinking he had not
time to get bis horse of the track sprang from the ami
NAL which was struck by the engine and instantly killed
the saddle being thrown By the conclusion upon the
top Of the engine.
The Franklin Institute exhibition closed at Phadel-
phia on the Both ult after successful Of two
weeks as far as profits to the Institute concerned
One hundred and sixty deaths occurred in Phia-
delphia last week, ninety Of which we're children.
DR.. William T. bearing. the Mayor Of Augusta has
been elected honorary member Of the Boston Society
OF Natural History.
On the 18th inst. Mary Jane daughter of Emmor b.
steele, Haverford township DelewAte while
gathering che stnutsi in field stumbled and fell upon the
stub of which entering tue side Of her neck
and seve-ng Of the main arteries caused her death
in twenty minutes.
The Camden and Amboy Railroad Company are rapidly
progressing with the work Of constructing lateral road
from Jamesburg to Freehold in Monmouth county This
will afford great advantages to the people Of this hereto
fore almost inaccessible section of New jersey.
MI Thomas Desne a respectable citizen Of Nottoway
county Virginia has been murdsEed AMI two slaves
arrested on suspicion.
A fatal sffray occurred in Lftanburg. 8. c., near
Gross Anchor on the 22d ut resulting in the death Of
Mr. samuel Gentry BY pitto shot from the hand Of Mr.
jeremiah Stroud. MIR Gentry survived but short time
the ball having penetrated his breast The aercation
arose on farm belonging to Isaac Stroud on which
Lsrgdop Gentry. SON Of Samuel Gentry resided about
division Of the crop for the payment Of rent.
man named William Clafy Qrishl by
the at the east end Of the railroad freight house at
instantly
stated that the cholera has broken out at Quebec
and that some fifty deaths had occurred there within the
pas four weeks.
Tho dwelling hcuse OF Abner French of the firm OF A.
French Co Milk street Boston, destroyed by
fire on Wednesday, in Watertown, Mass.
The furniture Of the exploded Bank Of tina Union was
sold at auction in Washington, the 2sth OFT 1t
sisted Of large iron safe mahogany and w4nt desks
arm chairs counters leterpsss, eight day clock stove
water coolers, So.
John Heathwood not orious burglar whose name has
repeatedly appeared In connection with records Of crime
him was pending at the time Of hs heath In the Municipal
Court OF Boston
Several proposals have been made for tho construction
Of the Montreal and Kingston railway One Of them
by Hayden Crosby, Of Bos.on, for S265 mile
1ity S400 0Ce by 3 cash deposit
The steamer Financier collapsed the ue OF Of her
boilers Grggsyille Illinois the Goth inst Seven
scalded but not fatally. The boat and
60 were not much damaged
Miss Mary A.. youngest daughter Of Rufuss Seymour
Esq aged twenty two years died at Coiebrook the
14th Of October from burns received BY the upsstng Of
camphepe lamp.
On the cath ult an Irishma, manned John q. Gats,ey,
was found dead in the water at Rorbury, nass
The Masonic celebration which to havs taken
place in Boston next THURSDAY ia postponed in do
ference to the state OF public feeling this time
man named John Yarn drowned the 27th
inst at Bolton and Csttlss wharf, in the Northern Ii
berries. Philadelphia
The erection of bridge the Ohio river, between
Cincinnati and 9ov;astoa again being agtatsd IN the
latter ctr
German, named Rudolph, committed suicide at the
Naval Asylum Phii&delp hia he 2Sh Inst, 5J blow
ing his brsine cut.