The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-16
Interesting Items.

Interesting Items.
SERMON ON PRIZE FIGBTING.-A sermon on the recent
Canada preached by the Rev John Chambers In the
church corner of Broad and George Streets Phadephi,
on Sunday last.
THE SUGAR CRop "A letter in the New Orleans Pcs~ss,
from the parish of Plaquemnes, dated July 81, says
Never have the cts Of the sugar crop been more
cheering The rise, although little backward, will yield
rich harvest to our industrious farmers
FRHGHrs.-An extract OF q London letter to q CONNER
cia house in Boston, received by the last steamer, says
Owing to the large number OF troops to be sent out to Tho
EAat indies, freghs will be better Upwards Of twenty
large steamers and twenty i've sailing vessels are char
tered to take them oSt 1So fo per head Tor steam
sions &c.
UNITED STATES SENATOR'S DECEASED Out OF the fifty nne
during Tie Ia; nS ss being
ware Bel New asmpshire Adams o. Mssisspa But
Ter Of South Carolina and Rusk of Texas This record
wi hout . parallel in the history of the country.
ELophSsSr MIsSrsorA.-Ar. winarts and Nrs. Tracy
eoped from Minneapolis Minnesota, leaving Mrs. W. and
Mr. 7. behind them The forsaken give notice hat
they have no intention OF pursuing the fagnves
HUSBAND ADvERnsD-Beow We copy an advertise
mt ut from the Cleveland Plaindeal without charge, for
the uSue any pro
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any and don't on pripeiple when he doea His .omi's
hereby give notice Z ii Married and Unmarried
'n' ''n 'a' JANE
BANK RcnHrRY IN CASApA-Ths Toronto Bank robbsy
Was committed By OF the oAloen of the nsti:uhou,
Mr. Cummings, who has been arrested Respectable par
sons named McGsfey and Keroy are charged with ~
ceviug portion OF the stolen money The Coonia says
that 10 alleged that NcGaney received 81 900 and Ksw6y
$1,000, and that they won the money u cards from Oan
mings.
IN NHn DRY or-rhe following Is the nscripuoa o. .
tombstone IN San Diego California This year is sakrA
70 the memory Of William Henry skrAken who 70 his
deth being shot with Colts revoverone or the old kind
brass mounted, and OF such 10 the kingdom Of heaven"
FARMING IN IIrIuoE.-A correspondent of tbs Chicago
Tribune says that being In Rock country In that sAse
day last week, he event on the Of hill called NJ uou,
miles from jar esvc and counted on the surrounding
plain one hundred and nty four horse power reapin0
thousand men women and boy. following s amer Ssd.S
and shocking up the golden sheavos Il was sight wor6
seeing TO behold the grain falling and being gathered sp
st the rate Of two hundred acres per hour"
The ANoeKKAcs The Amoskeag Veterans, ofManss
ter, H., viii make an excursion Niagara Falls In o.
tobcr, stopping at Springfield, Albany and Rochssssr.
They viii be absent about teu Gays, and will number
about $50 men, besides the Manchester cornet band.
sorrHsRS wHIAr-A large quantity Of wheat ID ssw
coming down the Georgia Railroad IN route for IL anai
destination About forty loads says the Augusta Ga,
raA, pass over the South Carolina Railroad tor Charles
ton every day.
sHocEnG DsArH-A son OF J. Knox walker who wus
Private Secretary 10 President Folk, killed saur
day week. ct Memphis Tenn, by accidentally falling from
bis pony His foot became ensuried in the sr-up ths
horse taking fright ran ii fun speed and mspsicd ain n
dreadful manner. He vas about twelve years Of ago
frNsrsrn opp FnIovs BY the report OF TIE Grand
In avery prosperous condition, TIE humble, Of lodges
amounting TO SSeI aud the paid out Tor the relief Of
widows, ORPHANS afflicted and ccsiute brethren, sweed
up &c the amount Of over half a million.
SAFE NsoRors The folio ~lnE sale Of negroes vus
recently made by Willis j Dance, ~ Com missioner, 81
Pswts,sn Court House, ya:-woman about ~ years DID,
and two small children 1910. woman about 20, and
child 81 13o boy about IS ears DID, 81 200 boy about
II years Old ei boy about years old, 5000; bog
Jesrs old 1885. Total, IS $50.
The TwHsTY THIRD CoSoRzss-1S35 TO 1886 Six mem
bers Of the Twenty third Congress, j. Adams, Tyler
Polk, Fillmore, Peroe and Buchsunn, ped the Pre
Denial chair Five members, Mcssrs Calhoun, johnson,
Tyler, Fillmore and King, have been Vice Presidents and
20 ICES than nine members, kevrs. John Y Adams,
houn, Jane, Buchanan John n Clayton Edward Evess1
and Lewis Cass have filed tue oce OF secretary OF saae
Thrytvo members have been Governors OF States, and
twenty three members Of The House have since served N
the Senate
The Grrsr ElsrBRy The agents Of this vessel nov
nego.srs for three voysses ac.oes the Atlantic instead
rioa and ~ the ship pays NO may yet eco her perma
neny the Portland station. Upwards Of s,r thousand
haise at !, our deliberate judgment that the Grsss
Eastern will continue to to America iu,scsd Of Ausrs
lie, and be merely pioneer ship Of the European asd
North American four days line Of ocean r,eames"
SUICIDE ~ NswroEr, Ky.-A German named Fred Has-
tine, residing in Newport who tried TO XII himself some
knife made second and successful effort TO dispense vh
bis vitality Int he cot bis throat from ear =
WIN FAVOR, uled soon Gter family found
him half an hour AFTER welterlue In his gore me 80
across bis throat presenting shssiy spectacle
ISpICTNsNr FoseNe APPLICATIONS yoR Beurry IAsp -
-Four bills OF Indictment we're found against william r.
wash OF Virginia. al the recent OF the Grand JuYy
for forging bounty land papers.
Tn IHsFrr on srrscH ~ vrser,u The Grand Jury o.
Prince William county, Va have fond ,rae bill sss.as
John Underwood for maintaining BY speakirr that -
"osner he's 20 right OF property In his slaves asd
be has been held 70 BAL IN the Of $500 his sppr
ance a, the November cour, Mr, Underwood IL . yus-
tice OF the Peace for the county.
TRsr ooIToS The frst bale Of cotton reached Nsv
Orleans lat year on the 18th Of July Up 70 the I'm Of
the present month cotton had made It's Appearances
there Tbe season has been unusually backward
L.sp wARRAsrs -rhe demard for land vsrsne N
Warrington less active, and the market may % qnse"
~ follows, viz
Buy,o per acre. seug pr ars
20 acres warrants. ....."........silo
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CALIFORNIA OVERLAND Nsua-The lndianola, iexss, S1-
t,n 10 overland mail Tor CNhfor-