The New York Herald Newspaper, December 4, 1852, Page 6

BY TsE MAILS Disastrous in Boston. DRATRUCTION OF CHICKBRING'S PIANOFORTE MANU- FACTORY AND OTHER BUILDINGS—ONR LIFE LOST. (From the Boston Traveller, Dec 2 At abeut 11 o’clook last night. a fire out ‘4m the ease room of the third story of the extensive establishment of Jonas Chi » No. The flames 5; with back building ‘The front part of the building was separated from back by a fire proof wall, but connected by se- iron doors. We assured that all these 8 were closed last night, but eo intense was the » that they soon became red hot and melted spread \irouguout thet iain a vai Site it tl nilding, and in wotwithstanding the efforts of the fire de- it was a mass of ruins hs building was owned by Mr Chickering— The F ef manufacturing pianos, and was fitted up with every Slammiaes for his business, without regard te expense. It covered # large extent of ground, | and was valued at from $60 000 to $70,000 — It was | ineured as follows:— $10,000 at the Fireman's office, and $22,000 at the Boylston, (of which $5,000 was re-insured at the American office ) There were in the building at the time about 100 janos finished and unfinished, of hich four in the lower story were valued at $1,000 each. There were alse a large number of patterns and moulds, which were very valuable, aud can with difficulty be replaced. Aboat one hundred persons were em- ployed im the building, who have ail lost their tools, and some of them money and clothing. The ave- | rage loss to these workmen caunot be less than one hundred dollars each, making a total of ten thousand dollars. This is a total Joss, there being no insu- Trance. There were also many other articles of value in the building, and the total loss to Mr Chickering in atock, was at loast $75 000, on which there is in- sursnce as follows-—$W) 000 at the Neptune; $10,- 000 at the Franklin; $5,000 at the Cochituate, aad 310.000 at the Equitavie office. It will thas ba geon that Mr Chickering is.not half covered by imsuranoe, and is, therefore, a very large loser by the | destruction of property, te which mus’ be added the lees of time by the breakiog up of his immonse | establishment, which will be very severe, as it cannot be put in good working order again for at least a The workmen, also, lose by being thrown Br er vusinces; but we learn that many of them have worked for a considerable length of time for | Mr. Chiokering, and have by their industry placed | themeelv:s in euch @ position as to p-event themand | their families from suffering by such a calamity as the ent. ‘e understand that Mr. Chickering rented, a faw days sinoo, the large new building npnoaite his old establishment, belonging to Mr KE Vose, and that be will probably recommence business there. He is ‘at present absent at the South ‘he books and papers of the establishment, and some seven hundred dollars in mouey were saved by Mr. DT. Harreden, at a considerable personal haverd. Mr. Harreden also a tempted to save a trurk oontaining $60 in money, from an upper room, but wae driven back by the smoke and flames and struck in the face by » falling brick; the injury sus- tained, however, was fortunately slight The lower story of the building was occupied for stores, Messrs Thomas & Merriam, grocers, lost the whole of their extensive stock, siving only their papers. They are insured for $3000 at the Eliot Office, which will not cover their loss. Edward Batman, erockery ware dealer, lost all his stock. He had no insurance. Amos Cammings, West In dia goods dealer, lost all his stook but a few arti- eles, and his papers. Insured for $3,000 at the Eliot Office. The brick building adjoining Mr. Chickering’s factory, on the corner of Norfolk place, was also to- tally destroyed. It belonged to Deming Jarvis, who pa, Scare g the occupants were James W Vose, waket jianoforte keys and pianos, and P. W. Merley, ber. Their loss was considerable; whe- | ther they were insured or not we no not learn The brick paling: next adjoining, belonging to the heirs of James Blake, was completely levelled to the ground by the falling of the walls of the other buildings. It was occupied in part by Mra. Wyman, dealer in boys’ clothing. whese loss is total She | had $1,000 insurance Tne building was insured for | $2,000 at: the Fireman’s office. the height of the fire, the walls of the burning | Buildin, in different places, crushing, as above | stated, Mr. Blake’s building A portion of the side | wal} eetzer’s court first fell, but did no inju- ry; b the gable end of the wall on Norfolk lace fell and destroyed the Blake batiding, it also uried in the ruins two wat-hmen who were in the building; owe named Aifred Turner, of the Centre division, and the other was Beojamin F. Foster of the Boylston d vision. A large force set to work to clear out the ruins, in order to rescue the men if sible. Atter proceeding ia the werk for some ime, the voice of Turmer could be heard, and at Jength one of his arms was reached; but just as they wore about to extricate bim, be fell into the ocilar. At length, after nearly three hours of hard work, Mr Turner was taken from the ruins i living state, and carmied to the Adams House, where it was found that no§ bone, were broken, and it is hoped that hewill recover. After remaining at the Adams House for several hours, hy was conveyed to his | homo on a litter, by his brother watchmen. Tne body of Mr. Fester had not been reached at eleven o’Slock, though men were steadily at work on the ruins. It is supposed that he was instantly killed He was employsd at cho ostablishanent of Hallet & Davis | A fireman named Perkins, attached to Hydrant No 3, was considerably bruised and cut by the fall- ing of the wail in Norfolk piace. but is not seriously Several other firemen also injured by falling tim- | r. PT he heat of the fire was ao intense that the build- | ings on the opposite side of the street were several ames op fire, and were with difficulty saved The bees Houee is damaged to the amount of $590 to | $00. The boarders of the house worked witha | will to save the building aM ‘The new and elegant store of Ebenezer Vose, Nos 379 and 38} was also damaged to the amount of $200 by the breaking of windows, and the burning i window framer, &c One or two wooden buildings between the Adams Honse and Mr. Vore’s building, were also considera- bly ed, but the stocks of the occupants were ‘ioja ~The building atthe corner of Hayward place, | wued by Uriah Ritchie, and ocoupied by Daniel Newhall. pianoforte manufacturer, was damaged ia the roof by fire and the stock by wator. His loss Juust be considerable. on c P. W. Case, who keeps a furnishing store in the lower part of the building, must have been damaged by water. 3 i ‘The building belonging to Mr. Jarvis was insurod for $3,000 at the Eliot office Improvements in Washington. ent of tho Baltimore Sun, thus of the improvements in Washing A oorrespom speaks of some square south of the President’s house, the major part of the surface bas been graded, and wiil be immediately ploughed, preparatory to laying out the reads and walks, as well se the planting, in the ppriag. A contract is abcut being made for hte, | ‘up the northweet corner of the same, where a moun Ge te be raised which will well correspond with those im the President’s garden fi On the removal of the equestrian statue of Gen. Jackson, the improvements will ve extended over shat pearance ef the west eud of Pennsy! ie avenue Undor the plan adopted by President Fillmore, it 3+ contemplated to remove the present uasightly teway which now leads into the Prosident’s gr fy and erect ® main entrance, in appropriate at, on Fifteenth street, a little south of the l'reasury Department. The stone wall will be extemded south wardly about twelve feet, enlarging ea den, and aiding to it a beautiful green slope Mhis will ov- cupy nt carriage way, which will be sapor- pa oF by a eufficient space tekem from the southern Syuare, se as to continue the road uninverruptediy through te Seventeenth street, thereby formigg a nomi oirele instead of the present angular line wfich prese! ly wal! now exhibits square is intended for a ade ground, for pyrotechnic or i and will not be densely planted. In the centre ef Lafayette square thore iss sub- tential blue stone foundation, several feet above ‘the grownd, around which a mound bas been raised, aad ie being tastefully finished On this founda thon is to be clevated the patriotic memorial ia hon- ‘or of the illustrious Gen. Andrew Jackson ‘ A contéact has just been entered into fora splendid tailing of wrougbt iron to inclose this délightfal aquere. This railing will be seven feet high, aud firmly constructed on bi soneos gone; for which Mr. Gilbert Cameron is « ntractor. The pattern of this entire work is tight and graceful, aad so arranged a@ to prevemt the admission of hogs, dogs, &o. When the megnifosnt rwmtue is @rected, i the planting fiaished, Lafayette square will form one of the most charming piscgs for recroation in the world The an space in front of the Union office has also planted with evergreen and other shrubs of twenty different varieties, and the Com miseioner of Public Buildings is now busily ongaged in having the pavement completed around it. This great improvement demonstrates the importanse fané vantages of having all these reservations on & \vania avenue filled up in corresponding mw AL APPOINTMENT IN PaNNSYLVANIA. —P © © «0. 00, Bag, bas been appointed Prosident Judge of tl ‘wuriet Court of Allegheny county, vioe Hon, Waiter ’ 1 deceased This eps ci enlde atl the awit. lon of Judse to be choses at the next general Pied cs, Om the seoomd Pussaay uf Vor rbes \ ving been built by him expressiy fer the purpose | ;, | men, which was responded to in an appropriate manner | ten tiary for two years yn aleo, whioh will add greetly to the ap- | ry kpowledge of our own. But we are fully authorized to asture the people ot Texas that they ean sell their eotton in this city. not for barter im goes ‘at a large profit, but for cash or gold, with which ey make their purchases where they please. We are autborized to say. also, that full prices will be given, as compared with the New York and New Orleans quote- tions The average price of freights and commissions from here to New Orleans is three quarters of « ceat per pound, while the price given in our market will not short of New Orleans prices by more then ous quarter of « cent per pound. We are also assured that cash funds are | now here to an amount sufficient to meet all the offers for sale that may be made on the most favorable terms, toour planters. We understand thst those who are prepared to purchase im our market are doing so with a view to wake shipmants direct to European the numerous charges attending re shipments from er ports of the United States. It is the large amount | saved by this direct shipment thet justifies offer of more liberal prices to our planters. | Business generally has been active; shipments are now being made for the Brazos and Trinity rivers, and rece; of cotten from Houston and coastwise have been solange ‘as to engage all room in vessels now ready for cargo in ‘The weather has been ir:egular, cotton picking ts clos. | im many places, and roads are getting bad ¢ demand for ie pened been active, and while the | new crop tarries in the sugar houses, because planters have no time for hauling, the stocks of old are fast being reduced. Quotations for common to choios. 4% a 50. The San Antonio Ledger is strongly opposed to a divi- | sion of the State. and says that the scheme is treason to their best interest, and that it would be State suicide to entertain it for an instant. Ths editor says it hes been urged that among the populstion of seven thousand Mexicans within our borders, and the immease tids of fereign population pouring into Western Texas there is among usa strong free soil tendency Now, divide the State, is there strong danger that the West would son enact a free soil contest similar to that which in the former North slave border States has resulted in the emancipation of the servile population. Agitate this question of a division of the . ye Eastern gentlemen, and you may have a powerful abolition State by your side that will eat awey your most sacred and opulent inte- rests. Then utter not the foul word of severance. Every | foot of land is holy in remembrance of wonderful achiev. ments of the dead and living It isall enriched with th blood of eaipted heroes Let us cling to each part as we cling to each portion of the human system Texas will soon in developement, as now in uorevealed resources, be- come the Empire State of the South. The Western Texan favors the disposition or leasing of ‘8 portion of the State domain to the general government for the use of the Indian tribes on the borders It will tend, the Galveston News thinks. more than any other measure that can be adopted. to prevent Indiau deoreda- tions and encourage the eettlement of the northwestern bre The Texas papers are pouring out the vials of their wrath on Charles M. Conrad, Secretary of State, for his couree in relation to the mounted rang-ra Ic is ad- mitted, raya the Neuces Valley, that our Neate frontier | was better protected and more peaceable while guarded by Bell's regiment of Rangers, during the Mexican war, an at any period since. Mr. Conrad. however holds the opinion that the Rangers create hostilities, aod that the Texan frontier is now amply protected by Unol Sam’s fierce infantry and bold dragoons. The Galve: News, in a tone of irony, adds:—But Mr. Conrad is p: tially excused im holding this erroneous opinion on the ground of ignoranoe. for it may truly be said that he could not tell the difference between a Camsache and a Lipan, nor distinguish en Indian trail from the tracks of aherd of Mustangs: yet he must know that marauding savages make incursions on our frontier with impunity, prem and murdering our citizens, for whose ‘hs je is measurably responsible, notwithstanding either the | pleas of ignorance. obstinacy or carelessness, or all of them, be urged in his behalf. The Hon. Thos. J. Jennings has taken the required oath, and entered on his duties as Attorney General of the State. Judge Crabbe. of Walker county, has been elected rep- resentative to the State Legislature, The Supreme Court of Texas commenced its session at Austin on the 8th ult. No business was transacted during the first week, owing to the absence of Judge Lipscomb and the indisposition of Justice Wheeler. The members of the bar in attendance on the Supreme Court held a meeting, Mr. Attorney General Jennings presiding, at which resolutions were adopted paying @ suitable tribute to the memory of John 0. Calhoun, Henry Clay and Daniel Webster. ‘Col. Jennings delivered an eloquent eulogy upon the distinguished deceased states- by Chief Justice Hemphill The La Grange Monument says a box fixed to receive contributions to the Washington Monument at La Grange, on the day ofelection. had only $2 put into it. The gen- tleman who prepared the box has determiaed to carry it round to the ladies and others who did not visit the polls. Austin College, at Huntsville, is nearly completed. It is « beautiful building. and from its eminent lo: mand graceful style of architecture. presents a most attractive | appearance. | The Tezan states that the corner stone of a new eburch | for the Methodist Episeopal denomination, was laid in #an Antonio on the 1th ult. The ceremonies wero per- formed by the Mascnic fraternity ‘The Board of Commissioners of the Houston and Red River Railroad have delegated the Hon Eben Allen, agent to —— to the Eastern cities and obtain aid and ma: | terials for the purpose of constructing the road to its terminus The citizens of Colorado county are preparing toextend the Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad through their limits Mr. Jones, President of the Board of Sen Antoni: Guif Railroad Directors, having returned to 4an antonio, after an absemce of some months. reports that the rail roud project ts favoraply received by the capitulis's of the Northern cities. It is the design of the leading and most moneyed men ef Houston to turn their capital over into manufactures, ‘as soom as possible, and. we understand, to make a manu- | facturing town of it. They consider that Moustoa pos- seseos euperior advantages in this respeot. which will evable her to take the start in manufactures, and main- | tain the ascendancy over other places ‘The citizens of Austin and Washington counties are Maxing Mrangeme nts to establish an orphan asylum io Austin county. The plan is progressing rapidly Several thowrand dollars are already subscribed. the land pur. chased and the buildings are to be commenced ia Jeau- ary next Retures, mostly unofficial, from twenty three couaties. show a majority for Pierce of 2.570; whole vote, 6 254— | Scott receiving 1.842 ‘The San Antonio Texan says:—The sale of city lands commenced on Monday. Of the sold, we learn that all but six ably ever the appraisement seven miles from the city, averaged trom s1x to ten dol- lars per acre One trast of seventy feur acres brought $000, ‘Accounts from the country give reason to believe that the Texas crop of cotton will be very large and the | opinion gemerally is that it will be quite double last your's rs Top. The Western Texas Presbytery met at La Jrange on the 5th ult . amd remained in session thres days It bas been ascertained that ropes can be made from the fibres of okra as strong avd durable as those made from hemp, and it is not improbable that che cul "ure of this plant may seon be as extensive tm the soathecn Btates, os that ef hemp in the Middle [t ie said that up- wards of three tons of okra hemp can be raised oa 4 single acre of land, The seeds of okra are said to be god sa>- stitute for coffee and if they canbe allowed to ripen before the plans ir cut for hemp. the lend mey be made to yield a double product to the plant e Lavaca Commercial of the 15th si that a difficulty ocearred in M: y Isat. between Colonel Ham lton the latter was killed by being stabbed several times by Colonel Hamilton ‘The District Court of Fayette county wea otili in ses- gion on the 10th ult. A Mexican. wad Domiag), found guilty of horse stealing, was sentenced to the pw! be bult In Hallettsville Lavan ja. Colorade county, These of progress Jails are shortly t county, and Coli strange, yet true Exploration of Red River. The following letter from Captain Muroy to tho Hon R. W Johnsen, of Arkansas, is published in the Little Rock True Democrat. (t gives some in‘or- esting particulars relative to aregion bore ofece but listle known :— New York Sept 25, 1852. My Drar Sin—Notwithstanding the many aud | comtradictory rumors coneerning my marsacre by Indians I bave at lest reached tne civitized world and sound i ° As you took such a kind ivtersst in my aaccess previous to my departure from Washington, I have no doubt you will be gratified to learn that I made a very fortunate, and. I think, aatisfactory expedi- tion, accomplishing all and more tham was required | by my insteuctions. | I ascended all the principal branches of Ri d river to their sources, and made a careful exami ation of the country bordering upon them all J made ox- tensive collections of minerals plan's an'ms's &o &o , and am provided with data for a perfoctly as- curate map of all the country passed over There is a large district of coun‘ry vorderiag upon Upper Red river which has hitherto seen whoily uo known, and which is as fine an agricaltural coustry | ae can be found Tho soil is of the basi qaslity, the timber abundant, and it is well wavered [t is a mountainous district, and the atmosphere is pare and bracing. This country possesses such natural advantages that it mumt oventually rettle, and it qill fad its nataral outlet through the Arkansas river. Talo found an abundance of copper ores, whish I have not yet had analyzed, but I think them very rich There are three principal branches to Red river above the point where | commenced my exploration, The north branch rises in longitade 102). abdvat twenty-five miles from the Canadian. Tho south aad rincipal branch extends eighty miles furtaer wost t orth branch the country continues good in a hundred miles of its source; but uyon UN other branches the country is generally poor R Bo Maney TaR Rappers Detvsions —The editor of the Cio cinnati .Jdvertiver, who recently visited the Atate Laaatic Arylum #t Columbus says there are tn the? iasticarion ports thereby say- to | to twenty persons whose insa ity fe cloarly trace sble to apirit rapplogs; and it ie etated that thare are tn the Ueton, (N Y) Lunatic Arylum nine victims of the sams de'usion, | ‘The Cleveland Herald rays:— ‘In many minds it seme to | finieh the work ecmmenced by second w «m—the fruits being reglect of bueinere neglect of famiites, ran r fter vidoonry fod we vite of Obs ietienity ana 18 be u aie a ¥ifelem, fama. ity, and in some over suicide | imant feeling . and if arms are placed in their passed Congress) trouble will A party through here on the 14th, on their w: Caitforale, they were principally from Santa Fe, an the whole numbered about twenty A few more going will reduce the number of Americans in this country to ® mere cypher, and the prospect of improvement in iness is such as to hold forth no in ducement to any emigration to this point. Ifthe Ameri-o| cap merchants rere sold out, I do not think that a dozen would ever come to the intry agein. Goods heve been sold at St. Louis and New York cost, without | freight. I heard the other day of the remarks ofone of the most intelligent and influential Mexicans, upon the menner in which the country had been governed, and I must say that there is great truth in it, He say T can never be ruled by civil authority; for it, and eannot appreciate had the rod held over them, laws by the strovg arm of power; for the United States to permit them to havea legista ture, and pase such laws as were necessary for the good of the country. as they would of course know what they required better than the Americans and then when these laws were passed let them be revised by Congress, and, if nothing contrary te our constitution was contained in them. let them be enforced by a military power, which is the only one that will ever have any control over the | Bron. He eays that it was only fiiteen years since the ead of one of the governors was cut off, and kicked through the streets of Santa Fe. How true this is will poplin as the removal of the troops will test the juestion. ‘s ‘There isa matter connected with this country, I should very much like brought to the notice of the people at home. and that is the probable passing of the great Pa. cific railroad through this place. The route known here as Walker's, will most undoubtedly. be the favorite route, when known that he came from California to this pl in twenty-five days, and reported a good wagon road; the most difficult place could. with a few hours work. be made as good as any part of the road to Independence. That there was a sufficiency of wood, water and grass. His avimals were in good condition when he came in hare, The road, it is said, is 490 miles nearer than through any other part of the country. If the road could be sur- veyed and definitely located. and any enco men’ given to settlers on the route, I have but little doubt that some of the valleys would soon be occupied. Captain Walker eays that he has passed over all the different routes, and that this is the most eligible one for a rail- Toad. and could be constructed in less tit nd at less expenge, than any other known Mis ‘should urge ths matter, as she is more deeply interested in this coun- try and its prosperity, than any other State; and if a rail- road could be made to pase through this country, it would open a much larger trade to the States of Mexico than wenow bave. A railroad communication would be open- ed with Chiauahua and Sonors, and the greater portion of New Mexico supplied with goods and provisions by the route Another matter of interest to us, the want of which is @ serious matter to the American mero! tom house at Fl Paso, large amounis of ican produce being brought into competition with American manufac- tures, and the creation of a custom house would probably nel, whereas they are now glutting the towns here and cannot be disposed of, A Mall Route to New Mexico. [From the National Intelligencer, Dec. 2.] Among the viaiters to this city at present is Cap- | tain Bepry Skillman, a partisan officer, whose valuable services in Texas and New Mexico are well known to all who are acquainted with the hardships | cause a reduction ef the prices in Chihuahus, permitting | | the surplus of goods from New Mexico to take that chan- | and adventures of those wild regions of the far South | and West. Capt. Skillman is now the mail contracter and carrier between San Antonio (Texas) and Santa Fe (New Mexico)—a pleasant little route of something more than s thousand miles. Its solitude might petbape be complained of, but that the Apaches, the Vamanches, and the Navajos, not unfrequently in- trude upon it. For atime these tribes, either in good faith or through policy, refrained frpm hostiledemon- | strations toward the mail-carriera; but of late | they have become very troubleseme, insomuch that the accustomed guard of five or six men has required to be inereasd fiom ten to fifteen. The eutward- bound mati guard of seven men was attacked in September by a large body of Camanches at Devil’s river pass, and a pretty severe skirmish ensued. Three Indians wees ki: mon was badly wounded, snd three of the mail- wagon mules were killed The Indian force was so strong that the mail-guard had to retreat back to Leena..a frontier post, where they increased their foree to ten men, whem they made a seoond push, and succeeded in carrying the mail through to El Pero. They oaw the same body of Indians again at the spot, one of our | Devil’s river; but, luckily, meeting there Major | Emory’s surveying party, on their way to Eagle Pass, on the Rio Graude, the combined ferce was | too formidable to be attacked, and the mail-guard escaped further molestation at that time. The mail is carried from San Antonio to El Paso once a month, and from El Paso to Santa Fe twice amonth The contract calls for transportationupon a wule’s back, but a spring wagon, hopes to induce the department vision both for the conveyance mails. We learn that this thousand miles journey, over bill and vale, and arid desert plain, is usually ac- complished in twenty: eight or twenty: nine days, but has aie done in twenty-six. For mutual safety travellers and the mail carrier often journey in com- pany; bu: reliance upon such protection is of du- bious policy There aro occasional fine portions of country tra- versed by this vast route: from Si about one hundred and fifty miles it is indeed beau- make better pro- id protection of the the United States but little until the red men are quited or removed—whither we kapw not. Men of good judgment and large experience state that the whole number of Camanche warriors, north and south. is not less than 30,000, of Apaches 2,500, and Tax Stamesz Twins —Somebody, under the sig- jh four to six | | mules, was soon found necessary. Capt Skillman Antonio for | Rey. Aaron Burr, Dr. Miller, John Witherspoon, an ie \ tifal, and immensely fertile; but thoy will avail to | ‘e,/ate lamented Dr. Alexander, whose memory is mature of D., recently wrote a communication con- | cerning the Siamese twins, which wos published | in the Greensborough Patrict, and oopied in many papers throughout the country. The twins have since come out ina card, correcting the misrepre- sentations contained in the communication referrod Thoy soy that it is true they live in Surrey eounty, surrounded by their wives and ehildren, and that one is blesecd with more of these “little re aponsibilities than the other, but that it is or was | evor unpleasant” to either of them needs no denial ip that community. They aleo stato that the reason assigned for their removal from Wilkes to Surrey county is felse; that they never were indicted for splitting a board into splinters over the head of some person that insulted them; that they have, in re- bad no difficulty ofthat kind with any man, woman, or child, in Surrey county; and have endeavored to live soberly, honestly, and in peace with all the good citizons of the country. They never in| va- jy chastised » negro, and than sold him. The state- went to that effect isan infamous falsehood They receive from the people of Wilkes, as well as Sur- rey county, nothing but the kindest treatment. They are partners in business, and consequently are pot often guilty of bidding gainst each other for any species of property. Finally, they say they do not know the correspondent D aforesaid, and if his communication is any liko a fair index of his wish ne further acquaintanes. To the communieation of th ips is attached a certi- ficate from number of citizens of Surrey county, testifying to their good character, peaceable de- moeruer. and strict integrity in all their intercourse and business; and also to the truth of the state- monte et forth in sheir letters. From af& which it appears that the twins are respectable and orderly | be made the rtinent curi- citizens of our State, and ought not te subjects of misrepresentation or im: osity.— Wumington (N.C) He Tne Potawatami8 Indians —A friend, who hes pessed much of bis life among the Potawatamie Indians and who has just returmed to thir city after a visic to them on plains, where they lately received their government annuities, devices as to make publie some of the themefnl abuses practised on them by the traders and Fpecuiators tbat haunt their foststeps wherever they go It seems that at presemt there are about 4.100 persone in this tribe, and there‘ore, that their annuitiss in the aggregate from government, amount to hundred thousand dollars, This annuit; enoh Potawatamie about twenty-four dol provided ‘the traders and speculators would let their ehlefa alone, “ and set draw them into improper contracts or obliga: Mons, But this is rarely if ever the ease The chiefs according to Indiam custom, ca with the property of their tribe, are bribed or by the trader at various pori year. to buy baubles or worthives thimgs, and to gi ‘tions for them, to be met out of their gover ‘Thur, it often happens that the great bi y are to get is absorbed beforehand by thove or corrupt obligations, and the poor tribe. whem y day comes round but the morpst trifle ing ‘othe. In the onse im particular to which we of, bo lens than forty-four thourand doilars thus signed away out of the one hundred tho id this frum was actually coliec’ed out of their ies, leaving, when pold, only @ little over one-half what they were ed to The worst of the etory is that the great body of the Potawatamies got nothing from the tradors for inees forty four thowrand dollars, per were they aware thet their ebiefs bad signed any obligations te pay such + rom Rat theg had. te paw ft noteithatenting and ail they could do Was wo complaia —5t Lous Union, Now, A, | ality, only appeared on the State docket once, when | they were fined sixpence and costs; and that they | during the ceesces do what they | | dant, on the ground that he induced several to enter into his plans. Mr. Miller, a prt “oie gerr th together with others. advanced to Houghton an aggregate ef $50,000 to cessary for one of the partnersin the new concern to visit New York. and accordingly Houghton was di He remained but a short time there when he started back for the west again via the Ohio, He had failed to attend to the business of the association, house as Vol. Monroe, remained in this city a few q to demean himseif in every manner“ as became a gent man of elegont leisure. In due course, announcing to his fellow- 8 his intention to journey overland to the Southwestern part of this State and to Arkansas he purchased a buggy for $200 from Messrs. Fallon & Wright, f harness from Col. Grimsley for $65, a pair of fine horses. He paid every purchase ; striving neverth leds everything at the lowest fig- ure. He started, and taking with him a full complement of cuns and dogs, visited successively the towns of Spring- field, Arrow Rock and Danville, stopping here and there along the route where the chances looked best for sport. Fora while, also.ademale accompanied him, whom he sed off as his wife In Danville he gave himse}f the name and style of Col. Shelby, ssying that he was a con of Gov. Sheloy. of Ken- tucky. He was taken ill here, and remained confined for about’ month. During his convalescence he paid his addresses to a young lady of Danville. but she was proo against both his eloquence and his gold, and soour ad venturer, having regained bis strength, started again for this city. A citizen of Danville, named Cole, accompa- nied him. They arrived at St. Charles on donday last Leaving that place, Houghton, or Shelby, as he called himself, stated to his companion that he was about to visit Terra Haute, by way of Alton, and would stop at the Prairie House that night, so as to eross at the Upper Ferry early Inthe morning, "He objected to pass through days. endeavoring, the city, because he feared he alleged, to lose some 0° his d This proceeding excited th Cole. a stage agent, Mr. Spalding. ceedingly doubtful of the truth of his representations. | 'The latter perton thought proper to hastea to the city to warn our police officers, In the meantime the parties in Bloomington had been | active in their searches for the fugitive. They left de- | scriptions of his person at the police office, and otherwise availed themeelves of every precaution to ferret him out. | Mr. Spalding conferred with the police here and about noon on Tuesday two officers accompanied, by one of the | party from Bloomington, started out upon the St. Charles road When a short distance past Obuchon’s they met him: he was srrested, secured, and peoeeua fe the city. He made no resistance whatever, and con! his identity with the Houghton of Bloomington. Ele was suffered to remain here but a very short time; yesterday sotening he was started on the steamer Cornelia, in cus- tody of two police officers, for Bloomington via Spring field. It is stated that shortly after Houghton’s arrival here, he was taken, with his effects, to the residence of the Mayor, to undergo a search, and that there was fouad seme $35,000 in gold, together with some checks on the Bank of England. and other papers of value. | | American Genius. | | | | | Liat of patents issued from the United States Pa- tent Office for the week ending November 30, 1852, and bearing date November 30, 1852:— Jno. Caswell, of Syracuse, N. Y., assignor te.) Archibald C. Powell, of same place.—For improve- ments in machinery tor screwing bolts, &c. | Jeremo W. Bliss, of Hartford, Conn.—For attach- | ment for converting the ordinary into a taper vice. Wm. C. piney, of Fayette county, Tenn —For improvement in hoes. os Guild, of Cincinnati, Ohio —For improve- ment in mortising machines John R. Moffitt, of Piqua, Ohio r improves ment in endless belts to threshing m nes. Fortunatus E. Richardson, oi Hi <sford, Va.— For improvement in the construction of ploughs. Horatio G. Sanford, of Worcester, Mass —Forim- provement in rotary knitting machines. Daniel Tainter, of Worcester,. Mass.—For im- | provement in rotary knitting machines. Henry J. Ruggles, of West Poultney, Vt —For improvement in cooking stoves. Jacob and Freeman Wise, of Frederisktown, Pa.— For improvement in the manufacture of stone and earthen ware. Wm. Hartell, of Kensington, Pa , and Jos. Lan- caster, of Spriog Garden, Pa —For improvement in the mode of generating heat E-1 me Eben C. Seaman, of P! ‘ovement in cream freezers. ated October 3, #48. Ante-dated April3, 1848. Re-issued Novem- ber 30, 1852 Mark Fisher and Wm. Martin, Jr, of Newport, Moe —For improvement in wolding cast iron to mal- leable iron or steel Patented October 16, 1847. Re-iseued November 30, 1852 DESIGNS. Dutee Arnold, of Providence, R. I.—For design for a parlor stove. Samuel F. Pratt, of Boston, Mass., assignor to Jagger, Treadwell & Perry, of Albany, N. Y.—For | design for a Franklin stove Nathan Chapin, of New York, N. Y., assignor to Nathan Chapin and John F. Driggs, of same place. —For design for window blinds. Stone to Aaron Barr. [From the New York Observer.] The cemetery at Princeton, New Jersey, is one of the most interesting in the United States. Within this old country burying-ground lie entombed the remains of the mighty dead; men of whom the world was not worthy. Princeton is classic ground, sacred to the Christian scholar as well as to the Christian patriot. Here are thé remains of Jonathan Edwards, Sam- uel Davies, Samuel Stanhope Smith, Ashbel utes still eo fresh with us all ° These, indeed, were laborers who will bring their sheaves with them, for they were mighty in the | harvest—reapers for our Lord. To the Christian these are names precious. They still live. “Thoir works do follow them ” They have left great lega- cies to the church—‘‘epistles known and read of all men.” Here side by side, of all that was mortal, aro six of the Presidents of Nassau Hall, and with them a cenotaph, erected by the college to the memory of the ae Finley, who died and was buried in Phila- delphia. At the foot of the graves of Rev Aaron Burr and Jonathan Edwards, lie the mouldering bones of Aaron Burr, Jr , here at his own request, baried at the feot of the graves of those two great and good men, one his father, the other his grandfather— wortby, noble sires For years the grave of Aaron Burr has been loft withoutja stone to mark his last resting place. A | few months ago, a strangor visited inceton, and inquired ifany one could show him the grave of Aaron Burr. He was directed to the sunken, long negleoted grave, that has for » Sealy been sg; echloss, | at the foot of the graves of Rev. Aaron Burr, and Jonathan Edwards, whose marble has long told of their greatness. Before that day had passed away, a plain but neat, tich marble monument coldly and sadly told with epartanic briefness his obituary. The eee mys teriously disappeared. He left no name for a clue to the strange act. His offering had been given to the memory of the dead, and his heart was satisfied. | He did not wish the world to prize or censure his motives. The grave of Burr was no longor to be that of an outcast. Thanks to the stranger that )aired this monument over the long neglected grave of Colonel Aaron Burr. Ifa relative or friend h ould have found no better insoription than in these few words that he gave to the departed :— @62000060800000000900950000 ° AARON BURR, Born Feb 6th, 1756, Died Sept. 14th, 1836. A Colonel in the Army of the Revolution, Vico President of the United States from 1801 to 1806, o 200090008000000090009060000 Dreiston iN A Dorrivg Case. —Tho United States Circult Court for the District of Rhode Island, were e1 5. Dispeau vs. Jobn N. Olney. This was an action of tres ass and arrest and arose out of the troubles in that ‘tate in 1842 Mr. Dispeau was an active member of the Dert patty and was arrested in Pi while the ¢ was under martial law, by the dofe acting as coummander of a corps of military stationed at the above. wamed place, The complainant was under arrest for the tpace of about an hour, wae not M-treated, and: the only objeot in bringing the suit seoms to have been to test the validity of the acts of the government while sup ing the Dorrite mover ot 1842. The case has over ten years In court, and was brought toa close day by the jury rendering @ verdict for the de- nt, The decision in the case was looked for with considerable interest by all parties in the State, from the peculiar nature of the circumstances and the tedious. has marked its progress al The verdict was epecial and gl 1 acted in good faith and un- der orders from his superior officer, The costs in the case, which the plaintif has to pay, are estimated at $1,500 or $2,000, New Hungarian Rie hem Macage pdt hd jas depul lesmns that Mr. Perea wi M ramen ko Hh, th pure! of lend in Iowa, near Davenport, for & En , sod thay in the ring ® inege mum! sna setting upon the purchase. Among e@eccooe® ir highly distingwikhed men, who did good service for thel fn her legislature and in the reyglution. It is een dy to tne h each person im indigent ciroumatancos with forty acres of land, on credit, »: the government price, | off we posted in his car | ducing civilization and christianity into wostern Africa, | sented to supply the uniferms, &, and said he would | remarked to me I might feel assured that all I asked | Tegret, co that I have been able to serve Liberia. | sovereignty ef Liberia over ti benefits, and our ey? eee Lonpvon, October 25, 1852. My Dear Sir—A week or twosinoe I wrote you, giving sromewhat detailed statement of my proceedings here and in Paris up to that time ; and now #I bave netaing ver: to comeanteas, sxotet yh shane ene . ded)y increasing interest in England at 'rance in favor of. Liberia. By the government and people of both these countries I have been received in the most kind end flat. tering mapner. I mentioned to you that in consequence of the departure of the Prince President for s tour in the south of France just about the time I reached Paris, I bad to make another virit in the course ofa month. Ao- eordingly I returned on the 15th inst., to be prevent, and witness the entry of the President on the 16th. ‘The Minister for Foreign Affairs, M. Druyn de L’Huys, had beard of my arrival and Sunday morning. 17th, received an invitation from him and madame to dine with them the following day. Andas you may suppose. I did not fail to avail myself of the occasion to state fully my wishes. and to press his excellency on the importance of despatch in my case. The pariy at the table consisted of ten or a dozen, and all except one, spoke English pretty well, and in compliment evidently to me, the conversa- tion of the evening was carried on in my own language notwithstanding the subject of discussion. All appeared deeply interested in favor of Liberia, About nine o'clock the minister was sent for to meot the President at Saint Cloua; before leaving. however, he said to me that he had spoken with the Prince the morning before respecting Liberia and had informed his Highness that I was in Paris, and that my stay would be very short. The Prince had, therefore. notwithstanding the fatigue of his journey. consented to give me au audience the next day, Tuesday, at 12 0’clock. Thenext dey at 10 I received a note from the minister to say he would call for me at 11 to accompany me # Saint Cloud. He was punctual, and a sg in fall court dress, and lage. J indeed had a very pleasant interview, and found the President quite as well informed in regard to Liberian matters as I expected. He said he felt greatly intereated ‘n the effort that was being made in Liveria to test the capacity of the African race for self government, and hat he was well Coed at the that had been made, and that Liberia would supported by the French government, not only to that view, but also as the best means of suppressing the slave trade, and intro- In proof of his good wishes, upon my application tor few hundred stand of arms, uniforms, &c., for our mili- tia, anda small ten gun brig, the Prince readily con- speak tothe Minister of Marine respecting the vessel. On returning to Paris, the Minister for Foreign Affairs for would be granted. The Mivister of Marine was ab sent, to return in a few dayr, and a3 soom as he can be consulted, I shall know definitely through the French embassy here With respect to my visit to London, I have continued to receive every attention from her Majesty's govern- ment, I have had frequent conversations with Lord Malmesbury and Mr. Addington, and have had long and tedious correspondence with them respecting Liberian affairs, and I think I have succeeded in convincing them thoroughly of the justice of the course pursued by the Liberian government towards British merchants trading upon that coast, and that the complaints which have been made from time to time by said traders, are without just cause. "Tiberia stands to day upona better footing than ever before in regard to her foreign relations I have acoom- ne much, and shall not regret my visit to Kurope. je government have kindly pte at my disposal a ves- sel to take me to Liberia, and I will probably sail from Plymouth about the 1st proximo. Now, sir, I have detained you long enough, and will only add thet. with respect to my health, Iam glai to soy it has somewhat improved since I have been in this country—perhaps quite as much as eould be expected under ihe circumstances. I have had a great deal upon my hands and not that rest and relaxation from busi- ness that my health required; this, however, I do not et. 26.--I have just received a communication from the Foreigm Office in which all my matters have been arranged quite to my satisfaction, and upon the basis as stated above Her Majesty’s [term recognize the e poimts of coast which have been disputed by British traders, and beste re- lieve us from future difficulty on that score, and the greatest source of annoyance we bave had to sontend ageinst for years past. Very truly, your obedient ser- vant, . J. ROBERTS. Imauguration of the New Governor of Ar- kansas td [¥rom the Little Hock Democrat, Now Wy = 7” Agreeable to previous arrangements, the insuguration | of General Elias N Conway, as Governor of the State of Arkanras. took place at noon on Monday last, in the Re- presentatives’ Hall, in the presence of both Houses of the General Asrembly, and a large concourse of spectators, among whom were a large number of ladies. About noon a procession was formed at the capitol, compored of the members of both Houses of the General Ascembly, officers of the Executive Department of Btate, and citizens. end pend omen by a band of m to the executive mansion, where they received his Ex cellency Governor Roane. From thence the procession proceeded to the residence of General E. N. Conway, the Governor elect and after receiving him, escorted thi Governor and Governor elect to the Hail of the House. After an address to the Throne of Grace, by Rev. A. R. Winfield. and musio by the band in attendance, ex- Governor Roane srose, and in a very happy manner ds- | livered a most appropriate valedic dress, which was frequenuy che , and received with rapturous ap- plause by the assembled multitude. The Governor elect, Elias N. Conway, + ees then arose, and | the oath of office was administered to him by Chief | U; Justice Watkins, Governor Conway was then conducted to the chair b; the joint committee when he delivered his inaugural ad | dress, after which a benediction was pronounced by Rev. Mr. Winfeld. when the ceremonies closed with a patriotic tune by the band. New Oz.eans City Borns —Yesterday at noon, says the New Orleans Picayune of Nov. 23, the Commis. the Consolidated Debt opened the eealed bids for new city bonds, offered te the amount of $1.200.000. The new city charter, in providing a new finance sytem, and fixing new arid solid securities for the public debt of the city, authorized the issue of new bonds, heving forty years to run, in exchange for or te provide means to Pay the maturing obligations of the old city. the three municipalities and the city of Lafayette. ‘The proposals, as advertised. looked to a calling in of the old bonds, and the substitution ef new ones for them. The sum offered yesterday was $1,072 200, for which an equivalent ameuat of new bonds will be issued calou- lated upom the A woe! rules for estimating the corres- ponding value of bends which have different periods to run, and different rates of interest, by ine: or di- minishing the capital of the bonds, according as the sub atituted interest is greater er less, or tho time of repay. ment more or leseremote. These calcula: tly made in accordance with Price's tables, he} are completed, the result will be officiaily announced. The amount offered. eho he confidence which is © existing system and its administration, and the stability of the city credit. There isno doubt that all these bonds will come in and be exchanged as fast as they are called for. but the holders are ton easy in the knowledge that they get the new bonds whenever ba 7 them ¢ following in alist of the offers received by the Com- missioners: paer ae. J. Corming & Co.. .$400.000 John Hughes... 1 000 Winekin& Kirchoff 4,000 J. L. Morse 18 000 291,000 Union Ban! 221 000 William Frost. 12.000 | Henry Blood.. 7,000 | Lewis L. Hoffman.. 1,000 | 8. Brown & Co..... 7,608 . Bi 1h Clark Dodge W &J.Montgomery 13 400 Total... Tux Grassnorrer ON Fanecis Hatt —The bey mint of a correspondent of the Transcript, says the t nn Advertiser of December 3, in regard to he removal of the grasshopper from the tep of Fa- il Hall, haa oalledforth a reply ia whioh it is stated that the grasshopper was removed from its sition by the Superintendent of Publie Buildin, for the purpese of being repaired, and that it will soon be restored. Inthe body of the | raid was found a paper on which its early his! was written. The writing @ paper was nearly ob- literated, bat by the assistamos ef Dr. Shurtloff, it | has been re far restored a8 te be mostly legible. The wii on the paper, as far as it can be ssoor- tained, is as follows :— Buam Drowse Mage irr May 26, 1742 To My Breterea: and Fellow Greseb by # great Barthqui sSing......s0tt ve Again Like to have Met with my Utter Ruin by Fire, bat hopping Timely from my Publick Soitua- tion oame off with Broken bones; and much | Bru jared and again fix Old Master's Son, Thomas Drowne June 28th 1763 | And Although I now promise to Play Dissbarge my Office, yet 1 shall vary as yo Wind. A Meraxciosy Accipmer —On Monday ove- ning, a gentleman named A. Fuller took passage oe Praitie bata for the Illinols river | Tm company "eeine ton be retired to his stateroom at om early hour. On the following morning his berth was found to be unoooaplody ‘and search wae made in every direction du- Gentety over! Mr, Fuller formerly resided in LD i Tiiinoia, ead was on his return the vicinity of Mrieain, where ho hed accumulated. @ pamgrome eompeteney. THis nom took charge of bis ef- feota, and proceeded home last eveming.— Sr, Louie Union, Now. 24. — BinguLaR AssavLtT—Prosasie Murper.—A man named Samuel Lewis. at Piteeburg, on the 27th ult., assaulted Washington Mariats wit! handle portion of | ‘a broken shovel driving it imto his head to the depth of three inches, cansing bis braina to oon» out. The wound. | marrried was killed in Dighton, Mass., | Inte election, tor ed mem wae living on the 29th, but be gpuld aut much longer survive the injury. THE SAINT MOHOLas. Amidst the many pelace hotels which are dally springing up in our city, evidences at ence ot our progress, enterprise, and wealth, none is more truly worthy of notice than the above, whether it is view- ed in the light of an architectural embellishment te Broadway, or leoked upon as regards the exertion which has been made to ensure the comfort and convenience of the travelling portion of the citizens of the Btates. We have heretofore published « very minute seount of the style and extent of this—then proposed— building, but as it is now assuming s finish of lineament and decoration, and will shordy be opened, under the enterprising proprietors, Mosers. Troadwell, Acker & Co,we do not deem another notice out of place. The Saint Nicholas is situate on Broadway, between Broome and Spring streeta, and is built of pure white marble, in the Italian style of architecture. It has a front, highly orna- mented, of one hundred feet, and extends through to Mercer street for a distance of two hundred feet. Tt has two entrances on Broadway—one private, for ladies. Tho main entranco isin the contre, through @ grand portico supported by four massy fluted co- lumns of white marble, surmounted with chastely carved capitals This leads into a spacious hall, paved with variegated marble, its lofty oeiling sup- ported by arched transoms, with pilasters and gilded capitals, wainscotted, marble base, the ceiling fres- coed with extreme taste, and side wallspanelled. We do not recollect a more lightsome, pleasing entrance than this. Upon the left isa drawing room for gontle- men, of great extent, wainscotted with black walnut, with freacoed ceiling and pannelled side walls. From this you enter the reading room, by sliding doors, which is lighted by a intge and lefty dome, rich|; gilded ard ornamented. In the centre of the build- ing is the reception hall, covering an extensive area, with its ceiling supported by rows of lofty colamne. The hall is paved with marble, andits walla done in fresco also. The bar and washroom are off this, and will be upona vast scale, with most excellent arrangement. You ascend to the second or main story of the hotel bya most noble flight of stairs, built entirely of white oak, which convey an idea of solidity,combined with high finish, and harmonise very well with t! her portions of thoheuse After he ascent, yeu arrive in a spacious hall, which is eleven feet wide, and runs tbrough tho centre of the building. from the front on Broadway to the dining room in Mercer street. The admission of light into, and thorough ventilation of this hall, cannot be ox- celled, and produces a most pleasing, healthful effect. Owing to the peculiar arrangemest of the building, there is not a dark room, nor one- with a borrow: We in the entire house. Upon the second story of the front building are the public and EG ianes par- lors, and bridal and star chambers, which are deoo- rated in a most chaste style, and are frescoed with colors of azure blue and d.licate pink, which com- bine with the gilding so as to produce an impression of grandeur and taste. Tho dining hall is gorgeous and commodious; there is a delicately carved ceil ef nineteen feet high, supported upon pilasters epee of novel design and exquisie workmaa- ip- The ornamental work and frescoing is ri not tawdry or glaring. The hall is well lighte: by day, whilst three massive ehandeliers, showing twonty lights each, are prepared te bid defiance to the night. The room contains eight splendid mir- rors, ten feet high each, some four, and others five feet in breadth. The third and fourth floors of the front and centre building are divided into suite of rooms, which have parlors, with bath rooms, bed- rooms, and every requisite convenience connecting in = manner unsurpassed for neatness and taste. The other story of the front, centre, and rear build- ings, is appropriated to single rooms; each room to the sixth story is provided with hot and cold water, and gas, to be used at pleasure by the occupant or visitor of the hotel—a convenience not o: mot with in this or any other country. Tho rooms are well ventilated, and have cemmodious fire places, with marble mantle in each. Every sui ea pro- vided with Norton’s magnetic are i, All the halls and pene rooms throughout are heated with steam. ere are two large tanks in the attie of each building, to supply water to the rooms above the pressure of the Croton. The wateris forced up by steain power, and each tank is furnished with a hoee, to be used in case of fire It is worthy of public notice, as conveying an idea of the extent-of this undertaking, that there are a8 many as five tons of wrought and cast irem-pipe in the building; and the steam, gas, and other Pipes if extended, would reach as far as six miles. of Work was alt cxcourad hy & Bain ; the freaco and ornamental decorations by the most eminent srtistin this city. To attempt a scription of the kitchen, laundry, drying and iron- ing room, with the extensive ice houses aud bakery, would far exceed our power and extent of space. There is & steam-washing machine, driven by aa engine of six horse power, by aid of which one psr- eon can wash, rinse, and dry, ready for the iroa, five thousand pieces a day. The furniture, uphol- stery, carpets, window shades, with every requisite, is in keeping with the building and decorations. It is now pouring in daily, and in a short time we will be called upon to record the opening of the ** Saint Nicholaz,” as constituting a new and remarkable era in the careering progress of New York. The building will be doubled in size within s year; the work is now under contract and commenced in the rear, with forward operations for the commencement of the front in spring: The house is visitea daily by travellers of distinction from all parte of the nion. Domestic Miscellany, Patrick Garvin stabbed Patriok Manning. at New Or- leans. om the 20th inst , beveey, 9 wounds from whieh it was repreeented that Patrick the second would die, and oe the police im arresting and imprisoning Pateiek 6 John A. Wolf s German. was found dead on the Point House road near Philadelphia, on the 20th ult. A preposition has been made in the Philadelphia Coun- cil to eweep the streets of that city at night. ‘The census just taken of the city of Tiffin, Ohio, shows a population of 3,103, A colored woman named Julia Hill. wife of the porter at Bishop’s Hotel, was burned to death at Baltimore, om the 30th ult. Mr. Charles Huntley was killed at Rogers & Baker's plaving establiechment in Norwich. Conm..on the #4th inst., gee struck with a board which was hurled against bim by portion of the machinery. Kelly’s Hotel. Mexico, Oswego county. was destroyed yy five, together with the adjoining ulldings, on the ‘th ult. ‘The British Whig says that the sudden cold weather has put a stop to all regular steamboat transportation on the St. Lawrence. Several boats have been laid up, and those that are still in motion are running irreg! i William Wentworth, ef Rome. N. Y., went to sleop om a rettee on the 20th ult | where he died without amy appa- Tent cause. George Miller. whe was convicted of forgerion to the smount of $70,000, inthe name of 8. ¥. Belkmap, has been pardoned by the Governor and council of Maseachu- retts, His sentence was for ceven yoara, but he has been in only four years and about ome month. The poople of Waltham, where Mr. Miller formerly resided, have boom very active in procuring his release from prison. The oontribution box in St. Mary’s church, Rochester, was stolen on the #7th ult. The precise sum im the box is unknown asit had not been opened, but it contained the entire contributions of the week, in a church |: attended, and where the services had been held daily. Op the %th ult.. Mr. Mrs, Bryant were attempting to cross the Geatioook river, noar Sherbrooke, Osnada East, whem the ice gaye way, and Mrs. Bryant was drowned. Misa Pennell, nieoe of Hon. Horace Mann, has been pointed professor of tbe Latin language and literature Antioch College, Ohio, of which Mr. Mann is electwd pee- sident, Madame Anneka « German lady of this city, is giving lestures in Louisville, in the German om the rights, duties, amd the moral and mental improvemens of women, Gen. Pierce bas given a very handsome silver mounted cane to Mr. Butferfield, editor ef the New Hampshire | Patriot. - ‘The Cincinnati Times states that Mr A. 3. Platt ie about to commence a suit sgelnst jhe Little Miami Rafl- road, to reeover the value ef the Maves that recenity es- osped from his plantation in Kentucky. James McCune, one of the deck hands on board the steamer Brunette, fell overboard et St Louis, on the 24 wit, and was drowned. . . Lincolm, minetcon years of age. and reoontly Caleb W. Linco! rr “. pty vy of & boiler in the paper m' i Lorengo mia yt Booth and a girl named Betsey Codding- ton, were badly hurt. Young Lincoln was in the sot of letting off steatn whem tho expiesi ‘The overseer's and gardener’s house on the farm of M B. Lowis, near Havre de Grace, Md., was dontroyed b fire om the 20th ult, Two small children of the gardener were left slone in the houve. The olddestohild, about four years old, was burned to death. On the 16th ult. altercation, wing out of the lace at Pine Bluff between Mr Honty PONE roses i fet Malay re Hudsom, which re- sulted in former in’ 8 fatal wo son of the latter, which caused his ye retreat ‘The fancy goods and millinery store of Jacob Boum, in Hartford. took fire the 1st inst., and before the flames could be subdued, nearly the whole stock of goods in the eetablishment was rained. The loss is said te be about $2 LOC—ingured in s western office for $1,200. ‘The Lowell police court has decided that selling Bava- tan ale, is not indictable under the Maine law. Mr. Daniel Brewer, residimg near Meadville, Pa., died on the 18th ult , of poisom, and subsequently his wife and son were arreeted om suspicion of osusing his death. Mrs. Brower was his second wife, and is only about two years old, (he same age of the rom, aad it ia alleged av Uimaoy oxisted between the pair, who are now ia prison awaiting their trials, The yearly redemption of coun'ey monay by the Saou Rank, Boston, is stated, in thy Baaltex’s Magazine, to $260,000 €00, or an average of avous dre miliiras of dollar, por Wook.