Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-12-03
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tish North America, at ST. John, IN b. was stolen in
that place two three days since. The
bered from ], sol to 1888, inclusive
Catharne Dawton young girl of sixteen was knock
ed down and killed by express furiously driven
IN New York on Thursday. She making preparation
for attending the Thanksgiving ball at Tamlnany Hail.
The rush for marriage certificates at Boston the three
days before Thanksgiving without precedent. Love
| burns as the weather cools.
On the 18th Mrs. Sinclair whipped her little daugh-
ter, a child OF twelve years, to death at Chicago
Great CONSERVATION was produced in the Catholic
Church at Elmira, IN " Sunday evening, by the
combustion Of quantity Of burning fluid which had been
spilled the floor. The fire extinguished by throw
| ing ladies' shawls upon the flames.
On ehe 18th instant brick building which was in pro-
of erection at Chicago fell to the ground with
mendous crash of the breaking of CO.
lumn. Four men severely injured and is sup
posed to have been buried in the ruins.
On Friday Mrs Fetman, living at Boston, having occa-
sion to leave her for few moments locked her
door, leaving her sons aged respectively three and
half years and year. in the room She returned to
find the bed in flames and her children both dead
waggish member of the Rhode Island Legislature
pumes himself upon the wise legislation which, he
says has settled the liquor question in that State by
compromise to which both sides have agreed viz g The
temperance men have got the Maine law, which is oil
they want and everybody else has plenty Of rum which
is all they want"
| At Chelsea, few mornings since Mrs. Geo. W. Bur-
rill left her little son. five years of age sitting by the
stove in his night clothes In short time afterwards she
was attracted by his cries. and running his assist
ance found him completely enyeoped in flames, his
clothes having caught fire from outward puff Of the
/ flames
/ DEATH THE USE OF PAREaoRIc-On Wednesday
last infant child of Thomas J. Hamilton aged but
eleven days. quite fretty and the domestic, to still it,
gave what the mother thought five drops ofparegorc
The child fell asleep, and shortly after went into
fit. doctor called but could not arouse the child
and it died.-Boston Traveller.
THE Roman Catholic Bishop Of Buffalo has addressed
letter to the Trustees ofSt Louis Church Buffalo threat
ening them with accommodation if they persist in their
refusal to put the church property under his control The
bishop exhorts them to desst from their opposition and
by generous effort ensure lasting peace for them
selves, their children, and their chdrens children The
Bishop promises then to appoint upright Of
their congregation to administer the property and
or twice year give exact account of the receipts and
| expenditures"
letter from Vienna Of the 9Th instant, in the New
Prussian Gazette of Berlin says alt is worthy of
mark that several Turkish and Walachian merchants
have arrived here to pay their debts. This is
which several times occurred during the of Turkey
with European Power Turks have been seen to come
pay their debts the risk of their lives in crossing
through the enemys camp. Examples of this kind have
been known at Pesth, at Vienna, and at Trieste"
Judge DouoHERrr of Georgia, died suddenly at Athens
on the 26th instant.
deaf mute, named Daniel Taylor was killed on the
Philadelphia and Trenton railroad, Bridesburg,
Saturday morning.
A small boat, containing number of persons, was
capszed by the towboat Thomas Reaney, Saturday
afternoon, opposite Race street. Philadelphia and six
eight of the passengers drowned
The propeller Independence, Capt John Mckay, left
her dock the head of Portage river the evening
the 21st instant, with heavy freight of winter supplies
for Ontonagon and Lapoine, and large number Of pas
sengers When about mile out her boiler burst tear
ing the boat TO atoms killing four persons and badly
scading and njuring several passengers The cargo is
q total loss
4
Hubbard Wright and Otis Field, Of Montague, were
killed by the train Of the Massachusetts, and Vermont
railroad the 22d instant They were sleeping on the
track at the time Of the accident Wrghts head was
severed from his body.
| man some time ago assaulted in Berwick Maine
removed over the line to his residence in New Hamp
SHIRE where he has since died. Judge Howard, of Maine
has charged the grand jury of York county that the
derer cannot be indicted statute law where
the deadly wound inflicted in State and the
died in another
Three men were drowned in the Delaware river on
Saturday by the sinking of a small boat
| Dr. E. A. Anderson, of Wilmington, IN C.) relates in
Dr. Hays journal twelve marked of lead poisoning
produced, without question from drinking the
carried to certain mill site through 1000 feet of lead
pipe The disease besides the other characteristics
sented in each instance the blue line around the gums
and teeth and the lead was satisfactorily detected by
chemical test in the water.
monster tunnel is now in of construction
Cincinnati Ohio the route of what is called the Short
Line Railroad The tunnel proper will be 1904 feet in
length with its approaches which to be arched
10, oil feet 1t will be 20 feet wide and % high.
! bear shot Thanksgiving day, In a wood in
New Jersey, by several sportsmen hunting excursion
| DR.. LOCKE, Of Cincinnati has invented hand level
1t is pocket instrument not larger than ones finger
and in is held up to the eye like pistol and is look
ed through small telescope IL is said be
rate Of simple construction and easily put Of
repair.
ANOTHER COMET discovered from Newark IN J.)
Friday evening by Mr.. ROBERT VAN ARsDALE in the
constellation of Cassopea which is nearly in the zenith
its approximate declnation and right ascension at
o'clock 90 min. mean time north dec. go deg. IL
min. right hours min. 1t came to the mcrd-
ian at o'clock 4S min decl 60 dec; right hours
min 1t is Of n small, round, bright appearance with
exceedingly rapid motion in direction apparently OPP
pose that of the IL is apparent to the naked
eye
At Cincinnati Friday morning, about one o'clock,
the stable Of the Peach Orchard Coal Company
fire, and sixteen valuable horses consumed. At two
O'clock Immediately AFTER fire discovered in the pat
tern shop d. A. Poweps extensive stone finishing shop
Butler street. which, with its valuable contents
chine patterns and work. entirely consumed Loss
Mr. Powell at least $50, 600, besides 500 900 insured
SENTENCED FOR NIyErY-SIYR YEARs--The case of the
State John Flannery, alias John Davis and Anthony
Fannery, alias Anthony Davis, determined in the
Criminal Court at St Louis the 10th instant They
indicted for stabbng and killing in drunken
row the night of the 7th July last John Flannery,
the eldest Of the brothers. declared guilty of murder
in the second degree and sentenced to niney-nine
years Imprisonment in the State penitenary The other
defendant was acquitted.
STEAMER VoLANr BuRNT.-The steamer Volant, running
between Vicksburg and Yazoo City, took FIRE in the
MI uta .luya Off