The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-28
Domestic News Items.

Destructive FIRE AT HAVANA IrI-Tbe Havana Soso0c.
Sunng Of the srs V,s .eS ~ G o. me
owned by Waterman Ryan, OF ST. Louis, brief mention
OF which we received by telegraph afew Gays since The
y destroyed Toe Ore Is supposed to have been occasion
ed by sparks from the steamer Sam Gaty while taking on
freight At the warehouse large number Of farmers
are said to be sufferers by this calamity having stored
considerable quantities Of grain in the building Il was
the largest warehouse OF the kind the Illinois river and
was insured for $4,000.
TIE PUBLIC PRINTING IN CayADA-A resolution has been
offered in the Legislative Assembly Of Canada abolish
the monopoly known the Queens Printershp in tho
the snd Legislature done by the Queen
Printer be given out by public tender 1t stated that
the largest income mace In the province had for many
been made by the Queens Printer, far exceeding
that OF the Governor General
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE GArsssoRo', Txyy-A ire occurred
At GainsborO jackson county Tenn, the 18th inst
containing about eco worth Of goods together With the
books OF the house and large number Of notes and
counts. was totally consumed.
TIE FUTURE CRors or WEsrKRy TrAs.-The Gonzales
Enquirer thinks that in the OF full crop OF cotton
being made in the country this year, It would be mposa
bic to get tito market under twelve months the hrge
nufcper .! wagons engaged in hauling the contrary
notwithstanding Twelve months from the time the next
crcp - ready for shipment will bring about the fall OF
Ssi05e sn,i tune rolls round however the colam
fecuon, and much OF the crop will ind transportation
over rsii This We verify believe Men Of capital
quitting Their shoulders to the WHEEL
LARGE SALE NEGROES "A sale OF thirty elebt negroes
twelve Of whom were children, IN Cumberland county
Va took place few days since, bringing 90, 47L Ono
hand brought 81 COS.
AN ABOLITION COLLEGE -"Artemas Ward" f,,us sumo
up briefly college lie At Oocrn;-Obsrbn large place
KollGgc opens with prAre anc the New York 1ibuk
read koLeckshnn is then taken up buy overcoats
wih red horn buoLS them FOR the indgan: kulered
people CT kanAda. l hay to koutrbit Ebraly TO the
glorious work as they ka hear. Al the bordiu house
tao kui!ered people sits a; the first tah;e-9hAt they
ieeve IL mnde into hash Tor IL. white people psE
the Kolnose tas bestowed upon hoasry title Of
X I Of which am Sufficiently provd.
DEcaEusE OF Slaves Observation-Disclosures is rapidly
getting RIO Of Der slaves she had 600 the first cen
sus, anc gu: 2oo 1t the last Their nd ii
ucre profnhe 10 eel them at the South than 10 keep
average, SIX per week. two hundred and twelve a
year Every ceusus sAows decrease OF ten per cent in
the slave popu.Auon.
WrNuER wuxAr.--Tnc Buffalo Commercial Adrstiey
saJslhc prospects are 1t present very atterng
garts this important CROP In vicinity OF the city ess,
81 mere more particularly In Niagara county, looks
well, ana the ipd;caroLs that il will prove An
ao11cent yec TAo wheat crop abroad also very Gne.
gentleman after passing the Michigan Central Rail-
roa" informs the Detroit Advertiser that the growing
V1esi never locked oette- than And the same re-
ports are ccrnir 70 rom oiher regions.
STEVENS Asb HAztrr SYMPATHY On the day o, the
execution OF vens ald Hazeis sympathy meeting
vas held ia the Court Housc shtsouia Ohio Many OF
TIC Speakers were Ltsyy sTmec and Is said that
large proportion OF the fssliny wore back bands az
rohon aoopt roeir necss as token by which recoe-
Mise one al other Among the were John Bro m
u, and Owen Brow Of the John Brownghaneed Al
Harper's Ferry-Coppic Redpsth, ana Others. John
Brown ia said 10 be fine and effective speaker Hs ad.
dress on this occasion, mainly TRADE against the
President He ssa ,ba; Of the general govern
rent dare 60 to Ashtabua to ake any his stripe
THE FIRE At Yst1ow SPRINGS, omo-The destruction
Of the Agricultural Works py FIRE. At yellow
springs Ohio, the zlst inst caused ices in property
OF about s7ooo0 The building had been erected but
few years and was valued at 5000 the machinery at
s26 600 and the stock SIS The Insurance Is as fol-
iows:-Norsh American, New York, 5000; Common
s snul, New New TSa zoo Maya New YO,
State, New Haven, $500: Royal, Liverpool $500;
Western Massachusetts,, Ptisaeid $1,000 Charter Oak,
Hartford, 81 COO New EDenod Fire and Marine Hart.
ford, SO 100; Merchants, Hartford 50 500 and Com nor
cal, Philadelphia, s2,soo Total, $4,000
CONFESSION or MuRpxRns Miss Mary Simpson who
shot and killed Mr. Budd farmer in Acoomac Va has
confessed the act and has made further confess ion that
Tuy Iison stood behind her ut the time she fred the
pistol with double barre.ed gun threatening shoot
her unless she shot Budd The little boy who the
hcufe at the time, makes similar staten ,nt though he
has not seen Mss Simpson since she committed TO
Jail Lillston has been committed to jail and both will
be examined on the charge OF murder
DHAF MUn ON TRIAL FOR MURDER "A deaf mute has
been put upon his trial charge Of murder At Oxford
N. G. The preliminary question WAS a. TO whether he
Of sufficient 70 underssnf toe nature Of the
trial and his own rights. Aspecal verdict for the pr
scner agreed upon AID the carried up to the
sn, eew sr !. sae whole issue viii bsys 70 5. S"ne
through with again. new trial be refused, the pri
sous e - nved, but he will have to be placed in the
IunAtic Asylum.
Isl NfrlCkrt---a TVtt OiCe DaS oecn cstAO-
shed st Tomkiu's Cove Rockiand county and the
OF TIE Post ONCE ~ West Bethany NILS Genesoe county
has been changed TO Bethany nils
SEwNG MACHINES EXEMPT vRou Arr,cuxvx1-an act CT
smpons from :;s o one sewing machine OF value
iy Of The debtor has passed both branches Of N. <es
ture and received the approval OF the Go Of Vss
sachusstt1.
suIcpl-Mrs Virginia Smith, lately married, com NIT.
ted suicide at Alexandria, Va Sunday night nv rovnips
herself She had been III for several weeks ana two
nurses were sleeping IN her room while they slept she
from the bed and attirirg herse warmly scIs out
Of the house. Her body found In the Potomac on
Monday. she had often threatened 70 commit suicide
Tnr NV HAMrnun POISONING CAsn-Tne ra.cAestsr
Mirror learns that Mrs. Heaey, Of Auburn, H. has
nads 70 TIE Selecimsa tia. she poisoned her