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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

TINTED STATES MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY FOL
~ Now Orleans yis havana, sailing ut O'Clock P. NJ
from pier foot Of Warren street carrying tho
mails This company intend 20 despatch, on Thursiay
April ", the steamer CRESCENT CITY, Captain Henri.
Windle Freight taken to New Orleans at forty POI
cubic fost will be received Or 2h inst specie only
freight TO Havana Shippers will be furnished
blank Of the bin Of lsding signed by This Of
application No bills OF lading signed after the SAILING
tbs vessel For freight passage apply the tho
company, III Weet street. NJ o. ROBERTS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

RILIIARDs.-BAssFoRD, WHOSE WELL KNOWN
ID rooms containing seventeen able.0fSron marble and
slate at NO Ann street ontranoo $g Fulton street
received the r premium at tie Crsstw' Palace Ha has
tables OF Cranberry and Fulton strAs Brsoky
and fourteen at 1863 Chestnut street. Fliindelphia.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

FOE sALE-THE STOCK, LEASE, AND GOOD WILL
OF eharen clothing and variety store with dwelling
house business established six years and has large
neon OF first class customers Rent very low The
rerng offers chance for porgon of moderate
tat For particulars inquire at 464 Sixth avenue.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

| STORE FOR SALE, WE'LL STOCKED WITH
], &c., established ton years, and now doing good
rent $l92 we'll suited for ply sieian druggist or
hpothecary; will be sold cheap, the owner being
leave the city. Inquire Mt go Broome street,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

fTlN AWNING FOR SALE, WITH -FOUR POSTS AND
frame complete, at the grocery store IA Christopher ST.
ITO ROOT MAKERS FOR SALE, TIE GOOD WILL
stoct and ftures OF boot shoe store situated in
the best business part OF Broadway doing saf ers
tSm trade WI be sold cheap If applied FOR sosn at 27
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

INOR SALE-THE LEASE, STOCK AND FIXTURES
OF liquor and bagstalie saloon doing spen did
business; first rate opportunity for person with
small capital 1t viii be sold ut sacrifice to enable tho
present proprietor to retire from business Apply
United States Agency Office, IS Chambers street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

TOR sALE-THE EsTABLIsHMEST OF PRIVATE
family, leaving the city, ssting of horse ID
hands high, young kind and o. hns action new
end me secondhand harness. with blankets BE-
also, one standing top carriage. Inquire At EDWARD
sCEANTON,S grocery, conner OF. Atlantic and Henry
streets, Brooklyn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

|RY RESIDENCE FOR SALE-THIRTY FIVE
ties time from this city, near Newark. The place
+erenteen acres Of spfsn upland, with large
Ff fruit trees, and commanding one of the most
prospects in New Jersey. Also seven acres Of
djoining; cold together or separately. Inquire
fteios, bookstore AS Hudson street, or Of j. II.
famptown, N J.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-26

E'ok sA4 OR TO LET-A FIRST CLASS BROWN
stone houeo en- Murray I'LL, Fourth avenue also
ono on Thirty fourth sst, helween Seventh and Eighth
Avenues wath this TederR improvement Apply George
Allen 81 Sullivan street 20 John Iayer 553 sixth
ne near Thirty fourth street.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

WILD RACE OF A LocoMoTIvE.-In the
Cincinnati Commercial, of recent date
we find an account of somewhat singular
collision on the Miami Road at Milford
The engine of freight train ran into the
rear car of a passenger train, which was
standing still at the depot. That paper
says
Vixen Mr.. Watt, engineer of the mail
train, heard the crash of the collision he
supposed his own train would be driven
over him, and with his assistants, sprang
off. The furnace had just been crammed
with wood, and there was full head of
steam on. The great force of the blow
uncoupled the locomotive and tender from
the baggage car, at the same instant jerk
ing the lever ana. .throacing the throttle valve
acide open Away sped the locomotive
like an arrow, or, if we might say, like a
fiat of omnipotence, sweeping down the
track at seventy miles an hour God help
any hapcss train met or overtaken help
the city, but full fourteen miles below, for
the distance will be devoured in fifteen min
ute The escaped engine came howling
by Plainville, visible for an instant to the
appalled, villagers, switched off into the
double track, as lightning from one steel
rod to another divergent, and Numbered on
to the city whose spires might have been
seen from the iron disc of this fiery comet +;
but there was none to see, for rider or
driver, or living human soul had the en-
gine none. Happily the furnace door flew
open, the draught ceased, and little way
above the upper engine-house, on heavy
up grade, the locomotives breath was
spent; it came to a dead stand and stood
there silent and cold, forming as much a
part of the still wintry landscape as the
whitened rock and shrouded trees on the
hillside above.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

STRIKES IN ENGLAND.-We are not
paying sufficient attention in this country
to the effects which. the strikes of English
workmen will produce. They ma shake
the whole substratum of English prosper
ity more strongly than Russian war
could do. More than 10000 op peratives
have left labor. Some are weavers, and
some the workmen of the coal reg sioDs-
Any attempt to induce them to return to
labor at their old prices has hitherto been
Intellectual. To coerce them by an exhi-
bition of military strength would only
result in loss on both sides, without accom-
plishing any thing. If they return to
their work the price of labor must be higher
than it has BEEN thus giving some advant-
age to our operatives. If they migrate
to Australia, or go to other employments,
there is just so much lost to the real efec-
tive power of England's manufactor ries---
Hartford Couront
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24
A Bear Story.

A friend, few days since, handed in the
following particulars Of bear fight, which
came off in the town of Cotton, quite re-
Gently. 1t is about equal to the pugilistic
affairs of Yankee Sullivan, and was it in
the region of the city authorities, we pre-
sumo they would be after putting a stop to
such Jedsdy sports. Our great region Of
South Woods contains game, plenty of it,
and all kinds-and one. frontier hunter ex-
'periences some hard scratches while bat
ting with the surly savages. But to the
story
Chapman Olmstead and Nathan Wheel
er, of Cotton, while in pursuit of game, in
the vicinity of French Creek, fell in with
a bear, of the largest species, which they
at once saluted with two rife shots, bring
ing him to the ground, and as they sup
pose, killing him. They had with them a
young dog, which ran up to the bear, and
as they were afraid he might in, his dying
struggles, get hold Of the dog, they rushed
up to call him away. But Bruin had no
idea of giving up the ghost SO easily; and
just as they had got close upon him he
rose up, and with open mouth looked for
something which he might devour in his
wrath. The hunters, of course, were ia.
ken all aback, and before they could re-
cover, and give him another charge bruin
had made a pitch. Olmstead stood in range,
and with an open mouth the bear rushed
upon him. Just as bruin was about to lay
hold of him he made a spring sideways,
but not quick enough to escape wholly, for
bruin seized upon his coat tail, and took
the whole side off, which he tore into pa
per material in quick time. He didn't
wait, however, to give the hunter any rest
ing time, but pitched at him again. Ohm
stead was now forced to run as fast as
his legs could carry hin. He had heavy
pack on his back, which he could not free
himself from, and which retarded his prog
ress considerably. A few rods from him
was large tree, towards it he started with
old bruin close upon his heels. 1t was a
tough race, and every few steps he could
feel the old bears claws rake down his
boot heels, and expecting each time to feel
old fellows teeth, but the tree was gained,
and round it he turned, about the quickest
And now Wheeler came in for his share
of the fight, he stood just beyond the tree
in the same range the bear was coming
and so quick was it all dcne that he had
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

VALUE OF LAND IN LoSboN.-Tne estates
committee of St. Thomas's Hospital:met short
time since, to receive tenders for piece of land
belonging to their corporation, and which has re-
verted 10 them IN the course of the improvements
IN the neighborhood OF, and connected with. the
new Royal Exchange. The land in question is
situated at the north. west of Fitch Lane, which
IS to be widened and rounded, and contains onlv
about 400 square yards tits let on lease for
term of 80 years. and for this small piece Of land
the enormous rent Of 1900 pounds q year nett has
been given by the Australasian Company with
'conditloa to build upon 1t a substantial stone
building This letting, if calculated at its freehold
value, at the present price of consols, would rep.
resent the extraordinary sum of rather more than
$4,000 pounds sterling per acre.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

A VERY BAD AND VERY SAD CASE Deputy
Sheriff Sykes arrested in Pelham, on Saturday
night. the Rey. b. W. Wright, the pastor of
the Methodist Church in that town, on a charge
of seduction and adultery, and committed to iail
IN this city. As we get the story, Mr.. Wright
wrote to Wilbraham, to young. lady at school
there, requesting her to meet him at Palmer
depot. This young, lady was the daughter Of
deacon OF his own church, and had previously,
on the occasion of his wifes illness, resided in
his family. At Palmer he purchased two tick
cts for New York, by the New London railroad
and and night Sound boat, with state room
berths. The young lady was on the spot, and
they proceeded to New York together. A
day or two after, they returned, he ornamented
with pair Of false whiskers, and she sitting
before him. On arriving at Palmer, the wvhis.
kers were taken off, and he proceeded home
while the girl went back to school, and report
ed that she had been home. Suspicion, howev.
er, was on the scent, and the girl at last con
fessed the terrible story. The result is as we
have stated.--Spriagfcid Mass Rep.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

FLoGG1NG IN A SCHOOL j. c. Fitch,
Principal of the Seminary at South Windhan,,
gave one of his scholars, a lad about Z years
of age, severe fogging on the 2lst ult., after
which he was taken with internal bleeding, and
other symptoms of disease or injury, and IS
now, we hear, lying quite low. 1t has created
warm feeling in some portions of the commu-
nifty against DR.. Fitch and it is said The rea-
tives of the boy residents of the vicinity OF
Boston, but low here to take care of him, are
only waiting to know more fully the result to
commence legal proceedings against him. 9th
ers are of the opinion that the boy was diseased
before, and that his present illnees is not TIE
result Of the Aogging. The master thought the
boy had told story, and he punished him to
make him confess it. But we believe he had to
give it up at last, the boy sticking to his first
assertion. There seems to be no doubt that
the foggnG ;yaa very severe. He used stout
rods, and cu he lads coat into rags on his
back. So = are informed in the most reliable
manner .H.aladtie Conn., Medium.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24
Pe,lls of the Sea.-The remarkable CT

Pe'ils Of the Sea.-The remarkable cir
cumstance of the packet ship E. IT, of
1900 tons burden bound to New York, hav-
ing returned to Liverpool with loss of thir-
teen passengers and six seamen washed
overheard, has been mentioned. The Liv-
erpool Mercury gives the following partic-
ulars of the disaster
About 1870 A. NJ, on the Goth ult. while
lying-to under close-reefed maintopsail,
in long "a W., the ship was struck on the
larboard side, from the cathead to the main
rigging, by tremendous sea, which car
ried away the main-deck house, main-hatch
house, caboose, breaking her stauncheons,
and washing away all monkey-rails, from
both sides of the vessel, one boat, pinnacle,
forecastle, compass, and everything connec-
ted with it. 1t broke the wheel, lifted the
cabin skylights, forecastle, bulk head, wa
ter closets, and washed one main hatch off,
split the covering board, 12 inch thick,
to the extent of fifteen feet, and carried
everything overheard, breaking the pump,
stauncheons and spars Is of the IA passen-
gers were washed overheard, as were also
ten of the crew, including seven of the
watch, and the carpenter and cook.
When the unfortunate creatures were
carried overheard, every exertion was i'm
mediately made to rescue them, fortunate
ly, four of the seamen were saved by means
of ropes thrown to them, but the other five,
and the whole thirteen passengers, perish
ed. AS the weather continued boisterous,
and the crew so diminished in strength,
the captain deemed it prudent to put back
to Liverpool, and after lying-to for thirty
hours, the vessel was accordingly put about,
the captain, mate, steward and helmsman,
being the only persons uninjured, and only
six seamen able to do duty.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

AN OLD CoUpLE-The following is from tho
Pennsylvania Gazette of January 3lst, l749:
''Seme time in the month of December last John
Haddon and Abagal his wife both of the county
of Westchester departed this lifc he aged 96 wear
and she above 9O They lived together as man and
wife for sevnty odd years; they were taken sick
wIthins day Of each other and lay i'll six days,
when the old mans lamp of life was extinguished
.er want of OIL and his constant companion with
lllnl, ten hours after, shared the same fate They
were both buried in the same grave. He had n
small farm which by his industry and frugal
lty enabled them to pass through this vale of
teaas with all pleasure and content. They
were observed to treat each other during the sew.
enty odd years of their cohabtation with all the
affection and regard they had shown during thier
honey moon"
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

ANEW PrANo--It is well known that
Liezt, considered by many the greatest
pianist in the world, has withdrawn him.
self from public life for year or two past
"Spiridion, the entertaining correspon.
dent of the Boston Atlas, says his retire.
ment;was caused by dissatisfaction with
the piano it would no longer accomplish
his desires. He has accordingly devoted
all his energies to the production of new
instrument, and the best piano-makers Of
Germany and Russia were employed in
the task. The work is said to be accom-
plished, and q Spirfdon writes: bssor
M. Alexandra wrote to him recently, in
forming him that he had succeeded in
making the desired instrument. NJ List
flew hither. M. Alexandre's invention is
not merely piano; there are three finger.
boards, superposed one on the other, and
which give to the players power of com.
bining all the effects of full orchestra,
two of the finger boards are pianos, the
other calls into existence flutes, clarionettes
hautboys, violins, violincelos, human voices
everything, an organ, wind instrument
cord instruments. The piano may now
join the stage coach, the signal telegraph
and the other discarded wonders Of our
ancestors. It's day is ending.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

SUReICAL.-A novel surgical operation
was performed at Marysville a few days
since, by DR.. Mclean, on the person of a
middle aged Italian. The patient had had
his thigh bone broken some eight months
since, and it had never been reset. This
delay prevented an union of the parts,
which overlapped each other, shortening
the limb about four inches. 1t was found
necessary to open the thigh, cut of the
overlap, and secure the parts in contact by
means of wires. The operation was suc-
cessfully performed, the patient being un-
der the influence of chloroform during the
operation.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

4 Young Hero.-In the Madison Qnd.)
Daily Argus, we find the following account
of the martyrdom of an American boy-a
youth of whom our nation may be proud
who died because he would not tell lie:
A case of heroism exceeding that i'm
puted to Knud Iversonn, occurred in Mar
quette county, in this state, little over a
year ago, the facts of which were establish
ed by judicial investigation, and were rex
cited to US by Judge Larabee, who presi-
ded at the trial. A beautiful fair haired,
blue-eyed boy, about nine years of age, was
taken from orphan Asylum in Milwaukee,
and adopted by a respectable farmer of
Marquette, professor of religion and a
member of the Baptist persuation. A girl,
a little older than the boy was also adop-
ted into the same family. Soon after the
children were installed into their new
home, the boy discovered criminal conduct
on the part Of his mother which he men
toned to the little girl, and it thereby came
to the ears of the woman; she indignan tly
denied the story to the satisfaction of her
Husband, ndsinsisted that the boy should
be whipped until he confessed the false
hood. The man--poor weak bigot-im-
PEELED by sense of religious duty, procee-
ded to the task assigned him, by procuring
a bundle ofrods, stripping the child naked
and suspending him by cord to the raft
ers of the house, and whipping him at in
tervals for over two hours, till the blood ran
through the floor below stopping only to
rest and interrogate the boy, and getting
no other reply than, "Pa, told the truth
| cannot tell lie; )" the woman all the time
urging him to "do his duty" The poor
little hero, at length released from his tor
ture, threw bis arms around the neck of
his tormentor,, kissed him, and said, "Pa,
Pm so cold," and died. 1t appeared in
evidence, upon the trial OF this man and
woman for murder, that the child did tell
the truth ,and that he suffered death by slow
torture rather than tell lie. The age of
heroism and martyrdom will not have pass
ed till mothers cease to instill the holy pre-
cepts into the minds of their infant off
spring The man and woman who mur-
dered this angel child are now in the peni-
tentiary at Waupun, to which they were
sentenced for ten years. 4
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

By the arrival of the J. L. Stephe EMS we
have the Panama Star of February p. II
says =
"We continue to have the most encour.
aging accounts of the progress of the Rail
Road; and it is advancing with rapid
strides to completion.
For more than week past, there have
been upwards of three thousand laborers
engaged on it this side of the Obispo-19
miles from Panama-nearly two thousand
of whom are this side of the summit. One
or two thousand Coolies are expected hour
ly to arrive in our harbor, direct from
China. ..........
Col. Totten thinks the road will be con
nected and cars pass between the two
oceans by first of August next! If we
don't take a ride on it before, we most Ger
tainly shall whenever that event take
place -
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

A Wealthy Belgian Lady.-A letter from
Ghent, in Brussels journal, says:
''The great subject of conversation here
at present is the immense property lately
left by Nine. Claes Decocq. 1t is said
that she has left 100000 francs to each of
her four female servants; 400 francs a
year to each of the workmen at her spin
ning-factory (and they are between 400
and 500 in number J the factory itself to
one of the foremen, and all the plans, ma
chinery and stock to another. She has
bequeathed her country house to one of her
nieces, and the rest of her property to a
NJ. Coppee, who is not in any way related
to her.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

Taking a Hostage.-Ah Cheung was
fined 500, for dragging china girl thro'
the streets, at the Bay, against her will. Il
appeared on the examination of the witt
nesses, that the girls mother owed All
Cheuhg who despairing Of getting'his pay,
concluded that he would allow SIS pei
day for the girls services till the. debt was
paid. He accordingly took possession with
out further ceremony, and while taking
the girl to his house was arrested by officer
JosephS.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

Ship San Francisco.-7There is nothing
left of the San Francisco but her stern
which sticks up as buoy to mark the place
where she once was. During the late gale
she has gone entirely to pieces, and boxes,
barrels, &C., are floating inside and outside
of the heads She was sold on Friday last
for $3.50, by Gapts. Wright and Water
man, her first purchasers. There may be
enough left yet to pay the purchase, but
her chances are said to be small.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

A RELIC OF PAST AGE.--A correspon-
dent of the Frankfort Commonwealth, says
that there is now residing on the place of
j. Dudley Davis, Esq, in Scott county,
KY, free woman of color, whose age is
from reliable sources, l20 years. She was
grown at the time of Braddock's defeat, in
1855, which she well remembers. She
frequently washed the clothes Of the
Father of his country" prior to her emf.
grating from the Is Old Dominion to Ken
lucky.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

only time to wheel and run as fast as poss-
ible. He didn't turn to the right or LETT,
but laid strait course-for behind him he
could hear the bear following close on
He kept his right course for about fifteen
rods, when it came so close he thought it
sure death to run further, and therefore
clubbing his rife he wheeled to deal blow
upon the brute's head; but 10 instead of
the bear, so close upon his heels, it was his
own dog, who was as anxious as his master
to escape from the fury of bruin. Ohm
stead during this time had divested him~
self of his pack, and stood laughing at the
comical figure his friend was going through
The bear, it seems, lost his reckoning when
Olmstead lodged him so neatly, and had
gone of in another direction Olmstead
followed on in parsuit, and soon overhaul
ed him, when the next bullet finished
him. After they had him down, they en-
joyed hearty laugh over the adventure.
Olmstead says he has "wooled'' many a
bear in his day, yet he seldom if ever run
closer to the wind than this time.-Pots
dam, ~. Y. Courier s. Journal.
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24
55.G,584Ql


This may be regarded as one years addition
to the specie of the country from native sources.
The exports of coin during the year had not
been more than from twenty-eight to thirty
millions so that we are richer by at least
twenty-five millions than we were year ago.
The total deposits of American gold at the
mint and branches, since the discoveries in Cal
ifornia in l64S, may be briefly stated at two
hundred and twelve millions and six hundred
thousand dollars
The Nevada journal., 1854-02-24

The Insane ASylum at Stockton.-From
the report of the Trustees of the Insane
Asylum at Stockton, we learn that up to
the 31st December last the Trustees had
received in trust for the asylum, the SUM
of $66,067.65 of which sum they had ex-
pended $65, ,661.53, leaving onhand the
lst of January, balance of $4O6,l2. Of
the number admitted, the sex, those who
died, recovered, improved, or still remain,
the following table in the report will ex-
plain - aa a7sFt-s' aGa a5s