The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-26

, young named J. d. Powers lac Il Nsw-yaA,
n" nso See elsrt IN Johoseons drsg stsr' - Lsuss
.e nss bfes deseced IN stealing lot q drugs fssa
, nr 'mpoye WITH which he he'd nttcd up Quite ai0s
bi'ie stone OF his own at West Point, KY.
IRE mar drowned board Of ths canal bost that vss
.unh ~ fnMsdesphis On Sunday morninx was aa2y
hown BY the name Of jim. IL spp.axs that re h,i
se TO deep ON board tbs boat with boy. Albeit tSo
med.ty attempted 70 arouse the 10y and IN a 80.
thay were both verwhemed With the water rhs -
sroush the s.na~.y and the boy ~ss ..".I ~
hi huns and generous trend met untne,y nay0
Eufo Lucas, German Matchmaker In the euuasy a
William Pstten Of Springfield, Mass, Died At tho dr.
Hoe, Monday morning from the effects Of psissa =
supposed taken BY himself ths previous day.
female named Bridget Moran employed a. servs.e
In the House Of Refuge at PhiiadAphis died in n
sti'utop early Monday morning, from the ELECTS e
taking heavy dose cflaudanun.
Charles Bcrphesger was killed At Gettysburg Pa. q
Wednesday right last, by falling into copper ninss
/ eighty feet doep
gestemsD sngssed at the HoosAc Tunnel writes tAab
III. borCg machine wo.ks much better and faster uAn
way they can cut feet in hour The q1estiss 3
therefore regarded as settled that the mountain o. -
| bored.
county, Michigan died August Irth from poisoa
mnnicated to 6s system by bite from cat supposed
TO be mad Msy 30th, 1862
Hon Abbott LawreDco has received the honorary a..
gree OF LID from Williams CoiLgs.
On the 10th, sou Of Amasa L. Jordan, Of Ralsu
county schxsan shot his father 10 the woods rhsY
| wSAV nuhtnR ebu NC mtSvOOh hl6 ihtn0t iON q ueox
On tAe arrival Of the Ga. M. Phiadephia train Gsaa
New York OF UnCntcwn, on Monday, man, appsx eat0
an Irisb lsboreI jumped FROM tho aud received
juries which will no doubt prove fatal He IL nov II
Halfway in inseDs bic stats and nothing was fosa6
| upon HIM by which be could be Identified
The contracts for ssruoting the second suspeasioa
bridge NseaIa have been given Tho bridge
Ii 10 lie butt but short distance above tho present ons
! and sufficiently strong to carry trains Of cars
MI. Daniel Pike Of Carmel Me- was killed on the seta
instant by lover, used in extracting stunips ayng
back. and biting him on the head.
Fifty new and splendid vessels have this year bssa
added TO the hshirg fleet owned in Gloucester costnx
the segicgste two hundred thou and dollars.
Thomas Riley aged rs years drowned ia the Con-
necticut river Opposite Thomp.onvae, Sunday. Hs
fell from boat He was Workman In . factosy at
Windsor Locks.
A machine for painting window blinds hss bees 10
vented by Samuel Fields, painter OF Worcester, Ma~ss
by which On. man can paint easily eighty pairs Of bins
in q DAY and not work over ten hours.
wv. yandever OF Fort Smith, Ark. hes beecn placed
under bonds In the OF l0Co to appear for trial
the charge Of killing W. L. vann at that place On the
Odd ult. From account Of the ARRAY, f0m .
respondent of ths Lu Rock Wing 1t appears that Vans
drunk at the time Of the ARRAY and that vaaasvs
acted entirely in self-defence.
The Concordis haeAigence Of Saturday says -" We
sorry to DO informed Of the fatal existence Of We
ohoiera some plantations in Claiborne county, NJ
ess:ppi Feyers also, are prevalent In Jefferson county
Of the same State"
Governor Powell, tf Kentucky has appointed the aeth
November for the election OF member Of Congress, -
Gil the vacancy 0ccaSioned by tho resignation u Hea;
Humphrey Marthall
letter from Old Mines dated the 10th inst, says -
"Mr. g. D. CemeLts departed this life last Monday, q
back on Sunday, and died on Monday He u sald -
have friends and connexions In New York.
case has been decided in the Court Of Common PsAs
Of Dover Mass to the effect that when tho regulAong
Of company REQUIRE operatives to give timely notice
Of their intentions to quit the service Of said compsny
such notice must be given and the term worked out Q
the employed cannot maintain suit for the recovery q
1hilty deaths by cholera have occurred, within ~
Ia n the tmail VILLAGE of POtOsi Mo
Alfred Fleming was killed recently at his FARM ns:r
Boonsboro. lie was telling tree and was unsSls =
ecspc supposed he had beyond danger when -
struck by branch and instantly killed.
At the late Commencement at Geneva College, N. IL
the HONORARY degree Of LII ID. conferred tho Rev.
Calvin Cotton Professor Of Public Economy in Trtnix
College, attford, Conn
of which fifty were children under I've yos
age
Provincial ecoaaist. ut Moptr,al has received aluu6
worth SIS and another worth about 50.
The Buffalo Firsmen-pIcetipg Of the Fur.
meas Ass0eAHsiO0.
At meeting OF the Firemen's Association, held
at the house Of Red Jacket Engine Co No 6, Satur-
day evening, 2lst inst, the folio wing preamble onl
| resolutions were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, Tie convention appointed to revise Ne
charter Of the city of Buffalo, have, without coar
sulting the fremen citizens, engrated in the
amendments to the charter, provision that tho
| Chief Engineer be elected by the people, to held
lis Office Tor two yesis, with power to appoint ave
HtststfD's, Win the CCbStDJ OF the COunCl. and
| whereas, wa have demonstrated and petitioned ~
| said convention, which circumstances and petitions
have been upheeded BY them; and, whereas, iArea
| number OF our most respectable and influential
citzc.s have petitoned to said convention askia4
them TO give us tho privilege TO elect own onxi.
peeys: ana, Whereas we have made every sOnces-
sion and proposition, COMFORTING with our dignity
as men and frcmen and, whereas, the convention
by their actions and doings have showed they have
no confidence in our organization, ard as We reoog-
nife them ms body Of the most influential s1A
powerful PORTION Of our oitizcns and whereas, Is
has been very plainly intimated to us that ssc
vices can be dispensed with therefore
Resolved. We hold the said convention respsosi-
BILE for their acts, and deny the right Of any bsdy
than twenty years standing, by introducing tho sls-
nents Of politics In eur midst and place us uadse
the command OF the pampered meniaL of . success
full political party.
Resolved, That we feel indignant at such treat
ment, and are determined never to submit to ~
such provision therefore, we win meet with Or
Engine, Hook and Ladder. Hose Trucks. in front g
ST Johns Church, at O'Clock On Tuesday mosnr
ing next and march in procession to the market,
and there desiyer up the same
MOST SINGULAR AND SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT
an early hour on "Wednesday evening, Mrs Eliza
beth Bowker, residing in tho house Of Mrs. Davis,
on the east side Of Butler street, between Foueth
| and Fifth streets, had occasion to repair TO Ne
priyy in tie rear, and took with her lighted oan-
| die. She bad not been there but fow momsn1g,
| when sudden and violent explosion took pieco
from the gas in the vault ignitiDg with the blaze e
| the candle; luTid flames at the same time rushed
forchlv up against the roof Mrs b. having clssed
| the door, could not get into the opon air inms-
| diately, and when she did her person was eays-
| loped in flames. Hor loud Screams brought tho
neighbors to her assistance, who extinguished t6e
| flames, but not before she had been very badly
burned the neck, arms, and different parts Of her
body. Yesterday afternoon We visited the soene a
tho accident, under the guidance Of Mr.. Thouas
Mclean, street commissioner, and found Mrs, B.
in very critical situation so much SO that her life
isn extreme jeopardy. While there, Mrs. Brysa,
also resident OF the same house, informed US that
q similar explosion hsd similarly occurred, soma
| two months previous, to Der son William, but that
he having lett the door open, enabled to escape
| without being hurt. The circumstance struck us -
singular thai, naturally fond Of experiments, No
| requested the injured womans husband, who was