The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-13

Among the recently tried in the Circuit Court of
tract between Miss Elizabeth Canode and George Robin
The jury rendered verdict OF ST. 500 ages Ia
favor Of the plaintiff; but the Judge considered the
amount excessive, and required the plaintiff to remit
$500 Judgment was therefore given against se defend
Six slaves and FIVE children. belonging to the
Hon. C. J. Faulkner of BerAelsy county, Va, ran oil
last week, and supposed to have gone to OHIO
Pennsylvania.
Two hundred and eighty seven deaths by cholera
curltd in New ORLEANS during the week ending tho 4th
inst.
DR.. MepgaE, of vanderburg Ineians, going home in
toxicated recently, accidentally fred his house, which
destro and he persisted in the ruins HIS family
absent At ths time.
The Cherokee Indians said to be 10 great Distress
from scarcity In breadstu and other accessories OF
lite recent account mentions the death OF three OF
them by starvation.
detachment OF Two hundred and forty United states
troops from Governors Island New York, went up the
lake from Buffalo the 9Th inst board the steamer
Plymouth Rock route for st. Louis. The detachment
was under the command Of Major Garrett.
Last week, five murdersrs w'rs convicted in NewLor
thirteen muraerers to be tried this week.
The steamboat Empire exploded her boilers at whts.
hall, the 6th inst, and became a complete wreck
No person was killed, and but two or three slightly in
jurd
The Trenton (N.J american of the 18th inst says
-1he marshal Iecev.d . despatch from Mount Holly
arrest man NAMED John Srinn and girl named Eliza
beth Brick. 1t appears that the man has family in
Mount holy and mad enticed away the girl who is said
TO be only seventeen years OF age They were about
taking the cars for New York when they were ar
rested at the Trenton station, BY q constable fro
Mount Holly, before tue Marshal had arrived.
The coal boats are taking advantage Of the present
iise in the Ohio river. On the 9tn inst sixty-,wo
bsrges left Pttsburg for the South loaded with
hundred and ffty eight II oueand bushels OF coal.
At Albany, on Monday, the dock was partially inun
dated, and up to noon The river the rise. No
spprehended OF the water reaching the ware
houses the dock, but some in ,onvensLcss felt
in the landing Of boats.
from Faston TO Allentown, the 9th inst. A large
number OF citizens Of Ess,on, &c, took part ia the
festivities of the occasion.
The Mayor of St. Louis has issued proclaim alton or
derng clospg all confectionery stores, barber shop
sgar Atoes and stopping the sale of Sunday paper
on the Sabbath.
The Mohawk Courier states that Saturday. the 10th
ult, Mrs. HILL Of the Herkimer county poor house. was
delivered female child, with two heads OF large siz
beir lived, after its birth, about two hoursweighing
rearly fifteen pounes
The city cIier Of Buffalo, coored man, married
to Margaret o'Conner, an Irish girl, on Saturday.
The St Louis papers report heavy and general rains
In that section OF country and the that
they fallen in great abundance Throughout the
tire west.
We learn from private letter from Martinsburg Viz.
pnia that abolition smssaries succeeded, FRI
day evening last in .ntcng from the residences OF Hon.
j. Faulkner of his tlaves. After tbs slaves had
been run Off the telegraph wires east and west Of Mar
tr sburg we're cut prevent the Transmission Of intel
Leencc.
The balance In the national treasury Is reduced to
ejehteen hall millions oil dofsrs, being falling OF
fyom the hghest point Of accumulation last September
oil more than ten millions OF dolisrs.