The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-17

Domestic ,niiscclIanys
Four brothers. named Daniel, Edward. Carroll. and
William Keape. have been arrested in Wayne county,
Ill. for robbing the mail.
Snow fell pretty constantly at Rochester, during Sum
day and Sunday night until II lay in body at least
foot deep, on Monday morning.
melancholy tragedy transpned at the Bidde Market
Hail. the Of Twelfth and Bddle streets, st.
Louis the 9th inst, by which q young German girl
named Sochbert, killed instantly, by being shot
through the neck by two balls fired from pistol in the
hands of young man named John Rover.
Samuel Cowperthwait u.s. now on trial in Philadelphia
for the murder Of James Miller, city Waterman.
man named Thomas Walsh, has been charged in New
Orleans, with killing his wife, who found dead in her
house on the Sth inst
Harvard College died suddenly at Harvard the 9th
inst He had been unwe for several days but recovered
sufficiently to vote Monday On Tuesday morning he
was found dead in his bed.
The sportsmen Of Addison county, Vermont have been
making extensive preparations for grand bear hunt
preparatory meeting of the Nmrod the neghborhood
to have been held OF East Mddebury Friday, for
the purpose Of making preparations choosing officers, fix
ing upon the ana arranging the general organization
Of the grand event.
DR.. Hines, notorious in eccentric roguery SEN
fenced at Savannah, the 18th inst to imprisonment
IN the 10s jail for six months to pay fine Of one
The charge was embezzleMent from the Post Office In Sa
vannah, to which he pleaded not guilty.
The planters convention which it was proposed to
hold Montgomery the 18th instant has been post
poned by the executive committee until May next.
Another disgraceful fremen's riot occurred in Phia
delphla the l4th inst, during which firearms
freely used, but fortunately no one was killed.
The total number Of deaths in Boston for the week
ending 18th inst. s6 of which 35 of children
under years.
Hon Jefferson Davis has recovered from his recent in
a disposition, by which his eyesight threatened
An accident occurred on the Richmond Fredercks-
burg and Potomac railroad on the 18th inst. which
caused the tender and one Of the cars to
OIL the track negro man "a saye) in the employment
OF the company was instantly crushed to death.
Bills have recently passed the Mississippi Legislature
prohibiting the sale Of ardent spirits 10 several town
ships and counties upon vote Of majority of the
people requesting the boards Of police to withhold
license.
On the 9th inst attempt was made to fire the court
house at Lexington, Ky, and the court
tiderably turnt, while great damage done to the
greater portien of the windows by being peted with
stones SC.
On the morning Of the 2Sth ut, about three O'Clock,
the jail Of Randolph county Ala discovered to be
on fire and was consumed.
The family residence Of Wallace W. Warden, Esq, late
lucky was totally destroyed by fire Thursday
ing before daylight The fire originated 10 the kitchen,
and there being very high wind blowing at the time,
the building was soon consumed
Two men drowned at wharf In Cincinnati on the
18th inst. One named woodward, who fell from the
steamer Persia leaves wife and two children The other
city.
Literary Institute laid at the Of Eleventh and
Catherine streets Philadelphia.
Mrs Norton tried and convicted in Marquette county,
Wisconsin for whipping child to death, has been
fenced to the State prison for ten years.
Mr.. whittemore of the firm of Bradley Whittemore g.
Co., contractors for finishing the Central railroad east Of
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, suddenly killed the lock walls
o. the Muskingum improvement at that place, on tho
10th inst.
number of the citizens OF Boston and vicinity are get
ting up complimentary testimonial Of their personal
TEEN for the President elect In tho shape OF "mode
carriage together with equpsge complete, all Of New
England for the occasion Of his Inauguration
william Ford an old resident OF Hamilton Canad. fan
of the dock at that place on the 18th instant and
drowned.
John Tyler, Jr, now Of Philadelphia, son Of ex Pres
dent Tyler has received the degree Of Master of
from William and Mary College, Va Mr. Tyler was a
former student Of the institution and receives this honor
FOR scientific improvements according to the rules Of tho
college.
There hundred and fifty deaths in philsds-
phie last week, equally divided between children and
adults.
On the 9th instant George W. Wheeler was killed by
the falling OF tree In gainesville, Ohio.
named James Merrill was arrested at Albany on
the 18th instant charged with breaking into state rooms
and rifpg pockets on board the steamboat Isaac new
ton.
correspondent Of the Keee Sentinel gives account
OF valuable pumbago mine In Nelson y. u, a'scvv-
able mineral He states that the business has been In
creasng every year up to the present time Last year
there eighty FIVE tons taken from the n. s'
Tho sckere nshipg in the Gulf Of st. Lawrence this
reason has been unusually unproductive The preva-
ence Of high winds = a. 'ns cause the
The continued boserous weather, and the consequent
muddy and sstated state Of the water the shwoud not
bite.
The total loss by the fire at Dunkrk on the 18th inst
is estimated At $4,000.
John Freeman has been found guilty Of mansaughter
In Hartford county Md for killing Joseph stansbury in
December, 1851.
rcty ,cd M ~ CNarla Mercury will not be csndI
date for election to the pest he occupies