The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-25
Domestic News Items.

AFFAIRS AT BROWNSVILLE report came over 10 Brazos
from Brownsville, that Cortinas had moved his camp
from Rancho del Carmen 10 point some twenty seven
miles further up the river and that he there had been
joined BY some hundred men Of Carvajals command re.
Gently raised in the vicinity Of Monterey Another report
was In circulation that the invader instead OF going ur
Their up the river had crossed into Mexico and there
had been joined by Carvajas command No further
attempts at least bad been upon Brownsville where
there were two companies Of United States Artillery,
under command Of Captain Ricketts,; company OF
United States Cavalry, commanded by Major Heinzel-
man. Of the Second regiment; Captain Tobin's company
Of Texan Rangers, and Captains Tambrsan's and Hamp
toms companies Of Rangers. The three companies Of
United States troops number about 100 infantry and fifty
cavalry, with two "a pound howitzers.
DEATH OF A WIFE RESULTING FROM JEAIousY.-Coroner
Fenncr, Saturday afternoon, held inquest the
body Of Elizabeth wife Of John Douglass tailor, who died
at No IA Ounce street. The testimony showed that tho
deceased married John Douglass in Ireani about
nine years. and that they have been in this country &C.
vera years That some months ago he became acquainted
with Caharine HART ailoress, and that he left his wife
returned to his wife and they lived happily for time
Five weeks he took for himself aud Caharine
Hart at No IA Ounce street, where he visited her. aud
where they were supposed 10 be and wife, On Sa-
turday night week he went to the house between IL and
~ O'clock and had not been there long before knock
was heard at the door, opened by Catharine HART
when to her surprise Mrs. Douglass rushed in in
OF excitement bordering upon frenzy, and asked where
her husband was, saying that she Ind him enter In
the confusion that ecsued the hight cxtnguished and
some minutes elapsed before it could be relit. Mrs.
Douglass then made towards her husband, and he was
obliged to hold her TO prevent her doing violence In
meantime Catbarne Hart left the and did return
While John Douglass holding his wife she fell from
arms To the floor and sustained some injury. Typhus
fever followed and she gradually SANG dying on Tuesday
paid TO her In the house, and that Catharne Hart assisted
in nursing her The jury rendered verdict that the
brought BY mental Excitement effect q jeaioasy3
Philadelphia Ledger, Dec. o.
MANDATORY Shoes IN VIRGINIA There is project on
foot for the establishment of mandatory of shoes on
large Virginia. of
of the lots ana land at Chester between Richmond aud
Petersburg, offer to give TO company any of
ground needed for their purposes, and TO take liberal
share Of the stock.
Nor So.-Tbe NEW YORK HERALD, repubshiug an old
piece Of news about the ship Rebecca which out the
McDonough liberated negroes TO Liberia having after
wards proceeded southwest coast Of Africa and
there taken In full cargo Of slaves, that the Re-
becca was under charter from the Colonization Soc.e
y This not 80, the society having nothing TO do with
the Observation-Disclosures American, Dec n
SHANE AND ATTEMPTED SuIcpE.--ln September last Mrs
Osborne, of Maolson Wisconsin, left her husband and
went TO st. Louis with man named Clark: the later in
few months abandoned her. The husband heard of her
being IN want, and wrote her letter offering to coutr
butte to her relief as he could not bear know she was
suffering Tor want of means She refused the aid and
sought refuge In den OF abandoned women On The Nth
inst she received another letter from her husband in
forming her that he would be in St. Louis that night
unwilling to meet him, she procured audanum and took
with the intent to destroy her life. Physicians how
ever, were called in who rescued her from DEATH
sAALLpox.-That terrible disease, smallpox, il raging
with less severity In many OF the cities and
towns in the vicinity of Boston.
GLOUCESTER TRADE WITH New YoRK The immense PRO.
duct Of the Gloucester fisheries amounting some
quntas cod fish aud 40 900 to barrels Of macere
annually hnda ts principal market at New York city
TO transport this large quantity many vessels are con
stanty employed belonging 70 Gloucester Salem Harwch
and Dennis The Cape Cod vessels are largely en-
gagged in this business and fleet Of fine schooners from
Gloucester The arrivals Of vessels at New York from
Gloucester annually, are nearly many arrive at Bog
ton from Gloucester.
BUCHANAN REIu FusD-Several years AFRO pres:den.
Buchanan invested 81 000 the interest Of which Is snpu
ally disburscd in the purchase Of fet for poor and
ton took place this week. and the Lancaster papers re-
port large number Of worthy deserving claimants