The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-03
Personal Intelligence.

Doctor D. NJ WOzepcraft of California, Is ia town.
Railroad Convention was held some time since in Cali
fornia with view Of promoting the construction Of
Pacific Railroad The Convention appointed DR.. W. an
agent visit the Legislatures Of the several States and
urge than press upon the subject upon the attention
Congress Dr. wozencra visited nearly all the States
whose g latures in session. and his mission has
far been highly successful He is to visit the Massa.
cheetts Legislature week. and after wards purposes
eorg to Albany From thence proceed to Washington
lay the Of his bors before the committee
ing in charge the railroad bill recently introduced into the
Senate. The great difficulty In the way 10 be the
desire TO build two roads-North and South.
The Hon. VIM. c. Rives, of Virginia, is in town
The Chicago Journal says:We have had several
plants made to us concerning the woman Ellen WEIGH,
who claimed 10 be niece OF Daniel 0Connel the great
Irish reformer. We have investigated the matter, and
feel satisfied that the woman is arran mpostor and
that she has manufactured the story Of whole cloth
pretty wide that sympathy The
woman now in the Bridewell, working out OLD
ine Mary OCopnell, whom she claimed as her mother,
the OF the Oldest sister OF Daniel OConnel who
had been married 10 jeremiah Mccarthy, OF Wcodview
mot Castle Kearney); another sister OF OConnell had
been married to OSulivan, OF Rundungan; another to
McSweeney, Of Kenmare another to Noynihan, OF Rath
Beg and Freemount; another 10 OConne of Talee: and
and their respective places Of abode none Of them
occupying such place as Castle Kearney. Jeremiah
Mccarthy being dead her receipt Of money from
hst individual rcfuted and thus her romantic story
stripped OF its uappngs, and she resolves herself into
poor common. drunken vsgrant, without single incident
except that OF humanity to cause sympathy.
The condition Of Judge Blacks health continues about
the has been for the last few days, with slight
change for the better Official engagements have recently
pressed 30 heavily upon him that would seem he now
suffers from actual prostraton because Of overwork
than from ans particular disease.
Geo. Sennott Eco Of Boston, has gone to Richmond.
The object Of his visit Is 10 make efforts to pardon
for aaron D. Stevens He gees with letters OF introduc
ton TO Gov. Letcher.
On the 9th ut, John ". Roberts jeweier o. PITS
burg Pa, brought suit in the Dsrc, Court of that city
against James Swisshclm of Swssvae, for gold watch
seal and key valued al $780, furnished by said Roberts
TO Jane G. Swisshelm, vile OF said James. After state
ent by plaintiffs counsel and examination of witnesses
the COUNCIL for Mr.. Swisshem referred autho
rites and asked the Court charge first, that plaintiff
cannot recover unless be the goods sold and deli
yered were necessars, and that defendants wife had
separated from him Tor good causes second, that The
OF the wife only bind the husband for
sares he ncglccs refuses furnish her with
such necessa,ies third the vile voluntarily deserted
and abandoned the husband and persists therein without
good the defendant no; liable for debts for
saes otherwise; fourth, the defendant is not liable
the debts of the wife FOR any purpose unless his
sent appears by exPrefs evidence by proof Of facts
am circumstances from which may be reasonably in
ferred The jury found for the defendant The verde
goes 10 show thai ii woman voluntarily separates from
her husband and leaves bis honse, ne not responsible
for her debts even though they be incurred Ter the com
mon necessafhs OF life.
A young woman uam,d Horterse Jordan, an English
girl about eighteen years u age, says the Detroit FREE
Pres OF the 2eh ut attempted 70 commit suicide night
before last by swallowing oINum The circumstances at
tending the case excite the sympathy OF every hu
mane mind She hved in The family oil Capt Mosher an
old lake navigator She 10 thus country about two
years ago short time afterwards made the acquaut-
ance of young man named William MacEeucr, second
mate on the steamer Western Metropolis His attentions
engaged her affections and intercourse was brought
about which resulted in her ruin. he left her few
months SINCE desertnE her deliberately under the most
hearefs cir cumstances To the desert0n OF her lover
wss added the suspicion Of and she
informed that che must seek another place She went
torth for the purpose deter mined honest ve
hood as long as her strength lasted, but found cncou
and with the prospect OF desuon and shame
in the future her mind turned TO the last resort suicide
AZ hmm lore
abe returned the house her last employer and swa
lowed the whole Of IL, twenty I'VE grains in all She
found in her own roon suffering intensely from the e.
fec,s OF the 6rpg and Immediately provided with me
dca assistance, which relieved her Of the poison but ft
Der 10 such conSiton that her recovery matter Of
bapce.