The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1852-10-04

Eight deaths from yellow fever occurred in
Charleston, S. c., Sept 20, for the "A hours end
ing at nine o'clock on Tuesday evening. During
the week there have been 43 deaths from the same
cause. Brevet-Major Roland, Captain in the I'd
Regiment of Artillery, died OF yellow fever, on
Tuesday morning, at Castle Pinckney, Charleston
Harbor, aged 35. The deceased highly distin-
guished himself in the Mexican
"A destructive fire occurred at Cynthiana, Ken
lucky Sept. %. The town was fired by incendia-
ries; great CONSERVATION prevailed. The fire de-
stroyed eight dwellings and stores two livery sta
bles, and several houses
DIR. Hawkes., of New York, has been elected
Bishop of Rhode Island, by the Special Conven-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal Church, now in
| session.
| The brig Helfenstein, sept %, into the
steamer Dover and schooner Lyon, in the harbor of
Buffalo, and damaged them considerably without
sustaining any injury herself
The brig H. S. Bishop went ashore last Sat
urday night, at Georgian Bay, Canada side of Lake
Huron. She owned by Oliver Hughes of Buff
falo and was loading with lumber for him. She
will prove total loss, but is fully insured
Two fatal railroad accidents occurred near
Lockport, N. Y , on Monday afternoon, man and
| woman being killed The woman walking on
the track, and the fell between the cars.
Rev Henry Ward Beecher will next week re-
ply-and concIusively-to the charges lately pre-
ferred against him through the New York Observ-
er. Circumstances beyond his control have pre-
vented his doing SO this week
| Gov. Chambers died the 2Ist ult. His
death took place at the residence of his son-n-aw
| in Paris, Bourbon county, Kentucky. Gov. Cham
bers was formerly member of Congress, and more
recently territorial Governor of Iowa. His last
public service was as Commissioner to treat with
| the Indians in Minnesota.
| "A negro woman, belonging to Geo. M. CARR.
son of Polk county, Tenn, killed four of her chill
dren by cutting their throats while they were
asleep, on Thursday night, the I'd inst, and then
put an end to her existence by cutting her
throat. Her master knows of no cause for the hor-
rid act 'unless it be that she heard him speak of
selling her and two of her children and keeping the
others!
| Col. Sewer, Kentucky politician, and Mr.
| Slicer Methodist divine, have taken the stump in
Maryland, and reported to be severely slashing
each other in consequence of poitco-religious diff
ferences.
A large number of the believers in spiritual
rapperism held convention in Worcester, Mass,
yesterday. 1t is said that at one time there were
nearly eight hundred persons present They in
tend to start spiritual paper in Boston, to be call
ed the New Era, They will shortly hold another
convention, when it is not improbable that they
will make known who they intend to support for
the Presidency.
M Critt onda Io1iv o,rIoO Mr.
Clay, before large audience, at Louisville, Ky.
The eloquence of the orator is reported to have
drawn tears from nearly all present.
The Canadian Assembly has rejected the bill
to incorporate the ST. Mary's Canal Company
That body intends to await the action of our gov
eminent with regard to the project.
Another gang of counterfeiters were discov-
cred in Philadelphia Tuesday, and two of the
parties were arrested Their presses and dies, for
counterfeiting and altering different kinds of notes
and coins, were also seized. Cincinnati and Phil
adephia appear TO have been overrun with rogues
of this class for many months fortunately, how
ever, several of them have lately been captured.
By way of Louisville, we have some late news
from the Valley of the Salt Lake and New Mexico
All was quiet among the military posts, except the
sembling of different tribes of Indians, who were
to meet Major Fitzpatrick at Fort Laramie, for the
purpose of receiving presents. Gov. Lane had ar
rived at Santa Fe, where it anticipated he
would soon be able to restore amicable feelings
among the disaffected.
The Grand Lodge of Odd-Fellows, in session
at Baltimore Sept 81, elected the following Off
cers:-
Grand Sire-Wiimot G. De Saussure, of S. c.
Deputy Grand tsire-Hor. A. Manchester, of r. I.
Grand Secretary-James L. Ridgey, of Md.
Grand Treasurcr-Joshua Van Zant, of Md.
The election occupied nearly the entire day. No
other business of interest was transacted.
The dates from the City of Mexico are to the
2lst August. The Trait d Union, of that date con-
tains elaborate account of the difficulties which
environ the Republic of Mexico, all of which tend
to the conclusion that revolution and probable
dismemberment are near at hand The two Com
mssoners who had gone to Jalapa to quiet fac
tions in that city, had returned having failed to eff
feet anything whatever. The insurgent RebolIedo
was completely powerless. He secreted in
the mountains, but had addressed letter to the
government offering to surrender, provided safety
was guaranteed to himself and companions. The
Legislature had refused to entertain any PROPOSE
tion short of an unconditional surrender. An arm
ed force had been sent in pursuit of him.
Among the enterprises in Georgetown, Mass, is
that of manufacturing shoe-strings. The process
is simple, yet requiring number of workmen to
meet the demand for the article. The strings are
made from calf-skn and sole leather the former
costing $50 per thousand, and the latter $40 per
thousand the quality of stock ranging the prices.
They made for the Western and Southern mar
ket, and used with brogan shoes, which are so ex-
tensivey manufactured in New England, in ex-