The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-28

opening stczo yesterday morning, csszA vne
slsp& therein, vss fsxnS In etsts Of inssArfnty,
he having been horrihly beaten, and .ets with
Handkerchief 90 tightly tied around has throa- -
to nearly pcoduee st-aDgulstion. The perpetrators
Of the h.utsl act carried of hundred dollars IN
money. reward Of two hundred dollars has been
offered fog their arrest.
We have received papers RON Georgetown, Deme-
rara, to the second Of December; hut We carnc:
CLEAN any thing Of interest.
The recent heavy rains have produced very des-
tructive frsshess in some parts Of tho West. In
Ohio and Indiana the canals and railroads., and
much private property, have been greatly damaged
by the washiDg away Of bridges, fences, 30. On
the MADISON and Indianapolis rosd freight train
fell through b-;dge, and three men were killed.
Lives have hsen lest in the vicinity Of most Of the
largo streams, but the number has not been aseer-
tanned
Mr.. Abraham Colby, m invalid, persisted by the
burning Of his dwelling at Eaton, N. a., last
Thursday. His wife was severely burned in her
exertions to res,ue him.
Mr. Nahur hsd one OK his legs completely severed
from his body, by being over by train Of cars
on the Troy Railroad, last Sunday evening. Tho
unfortunate man is sixty years of age.
Only two or three rowdies are reported to have
been .hot in Baltimore on Christmas day. The
moral condition of that city is certainly improving.
TIE bark Forest Prince, bound from New Orleans,
with provisions breadstu, and cotton, for Boston,
struck, last Friday evening, on the southwest side
Of Nantucket, and soon filed with water. No lives
were lost. The cargo may be saved in damaged
condition. but it is presumed that the vessel Will go
to pieces.
Professor Olmsted last evening delivered . most
able lecture on the mechanical structure OF the
Universe, at the Broadway Tabernacle, of which,
in consequence of the crowded state Of our columns,
we are only able to furnish short report.
The official reports Of the proceedings in the Com
mon Council last evening, possess considerable in
terest. A resolution was passed in the Board Of
Aldermen, increasing the salary of the Comptroller
two thousand dollars, in consequence Of the abol-
ishment of the Office Of Deputy Comptroller. The
debate on this subject has been furnished by our
special reporter In the Board Of Assistant Alder
men, no debate of consequence took place on any
question that came up.
We elsewhere publish copy of the bill recently
proposed Eby Senator Gwin Of California, for the
construction of railroad, with branches, between
the Atlantic and Pacific States. The importance Of
the subject will be sufficient to guarantee careful
perusal Of this measure.
1t is seldom that are able to present greater
variety of reading tina we do this morning, as will
be seen by the annexed list Of portion Of the
tents of the inside pages One Weeks History Of
Europe, embraced in Letters from London, My.
ence, and Paris-the political and gossippiDg epis
ties from the latter city particularly roh every
topic of interest being descanted upon from the dc
claration of the empire to the manner in which
an extraordinary monkey partakes Of his din
ner also, Letters from Mexico, Peru, and Wash
ington Late News from Texas Principles Of thu
Icarian Community at Nauyoo; Important Decision
to Tax Payers, in the Superior Court Curious Do
scription of Australia, by one in the Diggings; Dis
tress in the Island of Madeira Commercial Re-
ports, SC.
The steamships Pacific and Uncle Sam, are now
about due with later news from Europe and Cali
fornia.