The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-08

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Afew nights since Thomas Gibbon made love to and
n.os On with the g' 2, 81 Ss
wife took money to considerable amount belonging to
her husband, and . considerable amount Of clothing
counfeor at law was fined two dollars and costs
Wednesday In police court for smoking aegar In the
streets of Boston.
man named Eufresne well known TO the travelling
public conductor on the Champlain and st Lawrence
conductor the road were arrested on
suspicion Of embezzing money received for fare.
has been brought before the United States Com
missioner ut Boston, wherein certain whalemen belong
ing to New Bedford ships, are charged with impressng
into their service negroes 1t is alleged that
the coast OF rica invegle steal negroes and keep
them in service sometimes for several months and then
put them shore OF the most convenient point, with
from three to Eve six dollars only as a reward for the
service and labor which is forced from them.
7. A. stoutenberg went to the Post Once in Aexan.
through April for want Of pre- payment THIS thing /.
becoming epidemic.
The rumor again revived that the head quarters of
Christi to San Antonio.
On the goth ult dwelling house In Bel,hertown,
Mass, occupied by Mr. Petting, destroyed by fire.
The wife OF Mr. p. lost her life IN attempting to save
goods from the chambers.
The s.orers the Peno,sco and Kennebec Railroad
decline 10 work at lower rate than 81 per day They
nave Deeu 90 GENUS por uhy tnub tnis
The Savar nah Georgian says the bodies OF D. p Land
ershns and W. p. Rowland accidentally drowned the
9th ult both recovered on tae 1st instant.
The celebration At San Jacinto Texas the 2ist ult
of the anniversary of the great battle which broke the
Mexican yoke in Texas, appears to have been quite
spirited affair large number of persons were present
many from Houston and Galveston. The military
were parade during the day and fred saiyo over
the graves of the Texans who FELL in the memorable
! battle.
On the lst OF May St. John, N. B., was visited by
snow storm which lasted for several hours
The Roman Catholic Bishop of Covington, KY, has in.
terdicted PROFESSIONS with instrumental music by his
people the Sabbath day.
riot occurred among the Irish at womelsdorf six
teen miles north west Of Reading, Pa the 4th inst
The rioters burned several houses and barns and ten to
fifteen h0I and mules persisted in the flames The
Reading battalion their march to the scene OF the
riot.
TIE State Fair of Ohio for 1855 Is to be held in Column
the 1Sth 19th goth and 2st Of September next
The st Msry's ship canal far completed on the
18th Of April to permit the passage Of vessels 1t
thought it would be entirely finished by the 1st Of
June.
Two shocks of thqueke felt at Cairo, Ill,
the 30th ult The interval between the shocks was
about Eve minutes. Their duration vas about five Sc
conds each the vbratory motion being sensiby fels and
the rumblpg sound oissntly heard.
John smdt has been appointed Consul Of Sa xouy Az
Louisville, KY, and Alexis de Soutz Vice Consul Of
the Swiss Confederation the port of San Francisco
meeting Of merchants was held in Cincinnati on the
4th inst to entertain the important tion OF extend
ing the railroad connection Of Cincinnati South, by
means Of the Lexington and Danvlle railroad
| Frank, tlave was executed Prince Edward
Court House, ya the 27th u for the murder OF his
wife.
| A severe thunder storm visited Louisville, Ky on the
I'd inst, during whi,h the lightning struck Patrick
Dunn and John Gray, Irish laboring ZEN. instantly
The Legislature of Maine have passed law torbdding
| nibepin alleys without q license.