The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-03
Dom este MISCELLANY.

Domestic nIlsceIaany.
suit was lately commenced in the United Statcs
Court against person for using letter stamp second
tins The person chose TO the peoaly 500 and have
tho suit discontinued
The people Of Benton county. Mo- the recent cleo.
ton decided 81 large majority that The county sh0aid
subscribe $4,000 to the stock OF the Pacific Railroad
There hundred and twenty Eve deaths in the
city OF ST. Louie, curing the week ending the 2lst ult
1he Water Power Company's building in Lewiston
Me, destroyed by fire Monday. Loss about
Sl2ceO The compsDy's loss $6,Cc0 Capt. Hollands
5000; MIR psrsons 81 200; ?. DeAne, $1,000 Edge
comb ard others, 5000. No insurance.
Col. William johnson was found on the Princeton
pike near Hopkinsvie, Ky, on Thursday last. shot
and killed by sn assassin Two men Davis and Wright,
suspected of the crime. and in custody.
young named Alex. Stnson was killed in Skesk
icy vile, Ilercer county, last Thursday by cannon
that went of while he was in the act OF loading it. the
bayidg been kept properly closed The Aring
was in honor OF the opening OF public house on tie
temperance plan.
The saboat Chanticleer, from which Mr.. Fenno and
family lost has been raised and found much dam
aged by the action of the tide The bodies OF the family
have not yet been recovered.
Thomas A. Davis sentenced to hung for tho murder
Of his sister has pcttioDcd the Governor and Council Of
Massachusets to change his sentence to imprisonment
Ter life
-Four members of the Mississippi Legislature have died
since the election viz :-General TAFT Of De Soto Mr.
Slack Of Tcllahatchic Judge Wall, of Amite and Mr.
Reaearn. of Tppah. Mr. Mccroyy representative from
Chickasav, has resigned. New elections have been
dered for all the vacancies
The Philadelphia Ledger of Saturday says :--"The
hlacte coal trade the past week has been very large
the largest think CT the seasOntbe tonnage the
tine lines exceeding hundred Thousand tons The
tonnage by the three lines for the season. reached 24s
3Cs tons"
Mr. Albert Ames, OF Concord. who ted with
the Concord Railroad killed ut Canterbury Satu-
day last, by being thrown from wagon.
Ten dollar bills Of the Stark Bank bennington, VT.
base just been put into circulation. The genuine bills
have the likeness OF Gen. STARK the left end Of the BILL
the counterfcits have not
Mis Elizabeth Murg of Pttsburg was killed Mt Steu
ben,e, Ohio tie 18th ult by being thrown from
wagon
Dir. John Hanjrath, formerly employed upon steam
engine at the Trench. House Boston, was drowued
the 18th ult. and his body found Monday iii the
water at Battery wharf.
Over l5Ge at work upon the IIarifort and Pro-
yideIce and fishk railroad, between Providence ana
Hartford, and some Of the heavy work hasibeen found
more practicable than expected.
on Saturday last, Wiiiom Spring aged 10 years,
o: Milo Spring; OF Sorthwsk. accidentally shc
through the heart. with pistol in the hands Of bis bro
ther. and died instantly.
one hcn drcd ana fourteen deaths occurred in Boston
Last week CT ghich sevent. Fix were Children.
man repvft ntng bimself to be Capt George Mciane
Of the United States Mounted Rifles has been arrested
at New Orleans, while endeayorng to forged irf
purporing 10 be drawn by Corcoran & Riggs Of Wash
iDgop city, Benoist * Co.. ef st. Louis The endor
ssincnt of Col Coffee OF New Orleans quartermaste
there WINS also forgery The amount Of the draft IA
for $500.
On the 25h inst negro men the property of tn
Messrs Arterbu,n Of Louisville, broke of their quar-
tcrs ard ran OF
A man named John T. Eaton has been bound ever in
thousand dtars bail to take his trial for commit
ting unpIo,oksd assault en- Mayor Taylor OF Cincn
natl.
man named r. ~ Fitch absconded from Livingston.
Oveton county, Tenn, last week. having seduced
poor gill OF that place, and committed other viainous
acts.
Samuel II Knapp who is charged with defreud ng the
United States out OF S1,4j0 by receiving pay
ment Of that mount at the Philadelphia Mint and alb.
condipg with H. has been held TO bail to take his trial
for criminal offence.
A negro named Robert has been arrested in Boston
en- charge OF bigamy, in marrying white woman,
named Ellen " ard while he had colored wife living
that city
Stephen Lntolt has been sentenced in Providence
Il; H. TO three years imprisonment in the state Prison
for assault with intent to kill, upon Benjamin
Burton,
A nrTderous attack was made George Washington
Dixon at New Orleans. the night Of the 18th inst
FIRE broke out in the Philadelphia House of Refuge,
on sunday morning, which came near proving lis de
str;tion but being discovered in time the building
only damaged to the amount Of about $1,000.
number OF riots between the Phsdelphia bremen
occurred on satuIday night and in one Of the meees In
dependence Hose Conpanys apparatus was considerably
damaged.
The steamer New Philadelphia and tow-boot Alert
came in collision Friday morning, al Philadelphia by
Which tie former was so much iurcd that she
pecdto land her passengers and into dock to repair
A few days since. says the Cincinnati Inquirer.
Matthew Eayncr, near Memphis caught his negro slave,
who had eoped took him home tied him up, inflicted
hundreds Of Ia hes upon his bore back aud then both
ais ears OF The police got wind OF the outrage, and
started after him. Rayner left and reached the house Of
Mr. Beard, in Upton county where he died the next
day.
Invitations issucd by their Exceilences at Quebec
for a otj,pner, ThuIrdg y, tine I'd September.
We ham frt tie Forester Transcript that rish-
mfu named John Doherty dangerously stabbed in
the abdomen on Monday, at tue house oi Timothy Con
Ion Fond street He hsd also several other stahs in
The bresst but not deep enough be tangerou Thos
Conan and another man named John Harney
rested on suspicion q being concerned in the outrage.
commences on saturday evening and ended ON Monday
night "a 10Th inches Of MN iell in tl,,t city
The Camden ana Amboy Ralrosd have provided
medicine chest or al their trams u he used in cases
sickness aud accident.
A young named Frauk Batz in the employ
George Dyer, harness maker was instantly Killed on ri
day morning by tho falling of OF the dclichs hang
ing from Spring st-cot bridge at Milwaukee.
There in the United states eighty one women hold
ing the office Of Postmaster 81 thtyonc Of whom in
Pennsylvania Some Of these important Offices.
The cutters FOR the Hoosac Borer were on Tuesday
completed at the Globe works South Boston, and
despatched With all possible haste to the machine They
Will be Immediately attached to the large wheel ard the
borcr viii undoubtedly be again in operation in day
two at farthcst,
Mr.. Breckenridge the successor OF Mr.. Downing, the
horticuituris Is continuing the work of laying out the
public grounds at Washington upon the plans prepared
and partly executed by his amcnted predecessor.
owen Gallagher convicted Of a shocking outrage
tc girl has been sentenced 10 three ycars lnprison
mcnt.
Tho Relief Committee Of Milwaukee have collected over
S4bO IN cash and clothing TO the value OF 5000 be-
sides for the sufferers by the Atlantic Parts OF some 81
the wards are yet to hear rom
The Michigan Central Railroad line bavc provided very
literally for tue emgrants who saved from the iii
iatcd Atlantic hafng pad their board while stopping
ut different places and provided means and
! to take them 10 their places Of destination.
The trial Of Emily IIiggs for tho murder of her
own child by poison, took place at Norristown Pa last
week IL proved that she had purchased arsenic that
something like the effects Of arsenic found in its
stomach yet there proof that she administered H.
She consequently acquitted the rendition OF the YER
dict producing most deafening applause in the court
\ room,
Two men, Tully Dougherty and Robert Barr,
killed Tuesday at the Falls OF Sohuyill By the fall
Ing Of the walls Of house which ia course Of
| ton.
The body Of Capt McFaydcu whose drowning in Green