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26. Mr. English, editor of the Fe- ton Herald. was assaulted in his office. and severely braten, by a son of Mr. P. lby, Manager of the National T'ta- tre.
OCTOBER.
2. The last night of the Ellsier ex- citement in Poston. 5. The Buiks in this City declared their semai-ano id dividends, th- a. mount of which was 8 516,750, on a caf- ital of $17,850,000, being an average of about 2 1-2 per cent. The Neptune lo-
strance Company > >>>] a semi- acnud divil ml of eigh: cent.
15. Det in this c .. Mir. William Fyrce, aged 96 yeri : .== of the few survivors of the Best a Tea Party of 1.75, and a Revolut: . : Pensioner. 15. The Train A : Bunker H. . Monument As received a Jonation of un the west dollars for that Association, from the Lawrence, Evg., the condition havuz been fulfill- ed ou which that s' ... = _ promised.
NOVEMBER.
5. The new Meine House in Bowdoin Square aus -seated in the evening, the serman he Rev. Mr. Hague. The Church was recognized at the same time.
19. The Royal Me: Steamer Cale- demia arrived at this post i z the second the. The following are the dates ot the arrivals of the vessels of this line since they began of ran. with the number of days och sed by the trip. The Unicorn was __ pioneer of th .- hne. a small but the c. ply between hellfax and Que -: :-- C'hoom, Jun . 3. 13 1-2 days ; Er: amica, July 1>. 14 1-2 days ; A: : 1. August 17. 12 1-2 days ; Brit.mica, Sept. 11, 13 1-2 days ; Calmingin. act. 3, 13 days : Acadia, Oct. 17, 12 IS Lays ; Britin- nia, Nov. 3, 13 1-2 ANS: Caledonia No. 19, 14 1.2 Gitt. The average length of these passages inclusive if that of the Und or, has been abient 12 1-2 days. The entire length ut the passages out, to. - 12 1-2 days.
28. Richar Is C __ .. E4., a high'y respectable citizen, was fond dead mu Lis calhar. It has been for some days past sprinterang the erection of a formare. He ca in the morning about his nsnilh -: r. asi went to the collar, but soon criarsel to his chami- ber for his razor, wiko he took to hi- collar, where he cet pis throat, and died almost instunts.
Memoranda of General Events, in 1840.
JANUARY.
.1. A rix was raised in New York. by a tarteaient portion of the Fine Di- purement, who committed the mis Grund outrages in a number of paris houses Lege by tieren emigran's- They were at korth fred at ir in one houve which they feed euromented, and one of duer nibyleaden, John Arin- strong, a young man ot 22, was ab- stantiy Athel. This deith ser met U. co-operatere wertully with the police putting down the notous disposition is bis corcruise.
1. Powison's Advertiser, salt to be the first daily paper estuldatant is
America, was merged in the Nr.4 American nrwsap.r.
1. According is a meund kapely the American Season's Friend Sacas during the year 1-29. de nome rit vessola lost in th. : wear, including & the close of 133. sorry in thoseer.
les there were pared of math probably entir ts : At. 6. Juler & .... warted in the U
Kater Chent ( m. it & white voyage is Got a waren voyse. ". " the common ! ya words, and the t, - . zt a boil ut f-
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Custom House froin whalers, for the re- turns of seamen, is not authorized by law.
10. The penny postage act went into eti- ct in England.
11. News of the loss by fire of ship H. rahl, Howes, front Cairutta for Boss- ton, was received at the Lutter place. Five persons were lost including the spercargo and two passengers. The captain and the remainder of the offi - cers and crew, after being seven days in the long boat, landed near Pernam- buco.
13. It was decided by the Court in the case of the Africans of the Antis- tad, that they should be delivered np to the Executive of the U. States, to be returimal to their homes in Africa ; that the cabin boy, Antain, should be delivered to the Spanish Minister as the property of the heirs of Capt. Ferrar, amit that Lient. Gedney should have : 33 1-3 per cent. salvage on vessel and
13. The steater LAvington, Capt. Child, was destroyed by fire on Long Irland Sand. We have not space to record the particulars of a calamity, which at the time were recounted in all the public prints, and were so dreply impressed upon the whole community. By this unparalleled cabunity, 85 pas- stegers and 37 of the that's company perished, among whom were inany well known and most valuable niet- Lots of society. Pour only of all on boanl were saved. .
25. One Joseph Baker. in Philadel- This, was sentsured to pay damages to the amount of $9496, for a ldel, con- sisting in an anonymous lever, directed to a third person, charging the p kuntiff with dishonest practices
27. Commodore Chauncey died at Washington. He entered the service in September, 1798, and with the ex- ception ef Commodores Birron, Stew- artand Holl, why entre! the navy in March of the same year, he was the oldest officer in the ervice.
28. The National House of Repre- watatives adopted the following addi. tiền to its Standing Rales :-
Resolved, That upon the presente- tion of any memorial or pruton pray. ing for the abolition of slavery or the slave trade in any Disney, Territory, of State of the Limon, and upon the presutition of any molinon. or other paper umching that aut jagt. the 1rcep- tion of auch memond. pruden, resolu- ton, or proper, shall be fald on the table, without debate or further action the room.
That no peution, memoria!, provola- tion, or other pier praying tle: atoli- tion of slavery in the birrict of Colum- ka, or any State or Territory, or the slave trade between the Nuits or Terri-
tories of the United States in which it now exists, shall be received by this House, or entertained in any way what- ever.
29. A Mrs. Randolph, of Brooklyn, N. Y., lost her life by rdling arsenic for nmagnesit. The apothecary who fur- nished the medicine, to prove his con- fidence in his correctness, swallowed a portant of the powder ant to Mrs. R. In a short time he became dangerously all and was only recovered by prompt and skilful medical aid.
FEBRUARY.
8. The warin rains and mild weath- er at the opening of this faonth, canard a tormen tous freshet on the Connect- cut River and its tributaries ; a great many Midges were carried down stream, and the Connecticut cut itself x new changel, for a considerable dis- tince, in a part of its course just below Northampton.
10. On this day was married, Alex- andrina Victoria. Queen of Great Brit- ain, to his Royal Highness, Prince AL- bert Augustus Charles Emanuel, of Saxe Conorg Gotha.
11. The " " French Exchange" at New Orleans, was destroyed by fire ; loss phout $700,000. Sixteen persons are said to have perished beneath the fallreg ruins.
11. The Virginia Legislature elect- el T. W. Gilmer, the Whig cam lidate, Governor of that State, for three years from the 31st of the ensuing March.
13. Long Island Soundi was freed from ice after a suspension of naviga- tion of 19 days.
16. Thomas Carver, the friend and disciple of Thomas Paine, died at New York, aged 85 years.
16. Col. Carey, of Genesee County, N. York, made a donation of $ 10,000 towar is the establishment of a Collegi- die Sen inary for the education of com- mon School Teachers in the 8th Sena- torial District.
22. Mr. Howland Dyer, pilot of the revenue bont Veto, luet hus fft at Car tine by the bursting of a cannon, while firing a salute in honor of the day. Mr. Dyer was in command of the Vet when les saved so many lives from the stramer Royal Tar: He was consider- ed the best pilot on that coast.
MARCH.
2. Colom J. New comb, first Teller of the: Manhoran Dank in New York, atscorned with some 859,000 of the fua.is of that institution.
3. The news was received in Now Yuik of the teminning of bar tilities be- tween the British and Chinese at Can- toni, by an action between two eloopsy! War of the former and 29 war junks of
GENERAL EVENTS IN 1810.
the latter, several of which were sunk, in N .ward, N. J., which destroyed 15 with a loss of 20 meu. The British sustained no loss of lis and trust little in- jury to their vossas, although this cutnimanders give er.dat to the Chinese Admired for fighting travely. or @ bonuses ; the rairs. triển in the $ !: r plice (cost $14.4001 + 26 also b .. mal up next they ; & tact ry v. as Eurut in Chepichet, R. l., ins about $ 30,000, and another s: Dover, N. H., i.os about $10,000.
5. Mr. F. Scavi ny-r. upholsterer, was hurt to death. and his wife and child so much, injared by the fire and Enlocation, as to leave no hope of theair surviving, at a Ere in South Liberty street, N. York.
11. Ex-Governor Wolfe, Collector of Philadelphia, Jied of an affection of the heart. He was observed in futer as ho ascended the steps of the Custura How's, and a chair bing brought him, he alnost instantaneously sank dead.
14. The Mangia Statesinin states thit a litde gir, arout & years old, re- siding near Lipyrin that Territory, was frightened w /1-ath by her brother, a stati lad, who dress-1 himself in a itried brar skin ac i gave chase to her. 16. A boy was adied in Philadel- phia by filang unter the wheels of a fire engine, havar tipped while he · had hola of the rope.
18. Marc., Momon and Nathan . Wallis were recommended as can.ti- dates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Comunouweaith, by a convention of the administration mein- bers of the Lersature.
21. Six chalreu of the family of Mr. Austin, Yunsers. N. Y., were burnt w deatl: by a fire which constiped their father's house. One of them, a young maan of nin .tren, bud escaped, but r :- turning to attinge to save some of the others, perished in the attempt.
24. The U. States House of Repre- Bontatives remained in session from 12 o'clock Tuesday noon, until 5 o'clock on Wednesday evening, bring twenty- nine hours ; the most extraordinary sitting the Base ever know. The Biruugle was between the Whigs who wishel to be heari on the question ot the full for beyaz treasury notes, and the friendts of ue adiministration, who wehad w get It was of the Commitere of the whole, where it was not under the control of the previous question .- Twenty ninth. it is a very good 'day's work ' for any toty of men.
24. Tar stammer Bunker Hill from New York tar New Haven, was ING astore to keep ner from sinking, having been struck tor a squall and split ami- slipz.
26. Juines Wird, who was tried in Pintil-Ighla for the murder in the pre- celine September. of his daughter, Mrs. Peak, was enquited on the ground of Insktitty.
There were several large fires this month in dief .:. o: puts of the Ca: nt ..
APRIL.
1. Dabney, the first te'ler of the Bank of Virginia, at f! casa nd, war amneed to have alossed with $ 535.6. He afterwars riarund to a: und a trial, by the advice ci to trien.Is, at: 1 a preliminary inv -.: m was b+.J. but the cast has tat fet come on lor argument.
3. Several firemen lost their lives by the fall of the wal, . a building, dnug a tire in New York, which des. ir yea building. Nos. os zad SI, El- drrige street.
9. A very curious case of attempt at varder and quick to ucated at North Brookfield, in this Sam. Whipple Biruea, who is draer _- 1 as bring a nier in his disperinc. appears to have cherished freings .: rovenire a- galLast a few indivi luds Bao owed Inn: to carry them out. I. .. acard a load of wood and deposited & a a parte in Brookfield, and i-it's trauk contain unig all his clothes an i ours property at asme near the spot. Having con. Feltet a few other art. ..- s into min. y. h: took a wagun ani a-nt to North Brookfield, where he ciurmapied to col- est the same due ha, and when to isiled, to shoot the date: u.h a pistol. In one instance he wa prevented, in zuother be wounded, us ich not seri- cvaly, his object, and serving hum fell. woa ty his wagon and irove to the price Sure the wood was just. Having placed the trunk upco the pile he st inte on fire, and pricing a. weil so as u fol'upon ir, blew os train, out with a paid, and was fria dead the next morning much borut. It appears ti have been liis obj .ct & destroy bit ..!! and tue property to the Last cent. Si, v- atal ouuers of nisitel a ver wer: four 1 in the ashes, and TO : su collars in falls and two watches in the party. There Sat no evidence that i was not per- Forly sine through " Le when", "". ceruing the imprese Jobs in denver freety the terror of the wheel transaction.
12. Ex-Sheriti P .: r.r.s, vbu willy
i. Newark, N. J.
17. Bruck's M com's, the stric Lire so geuer y a. . @ as crowing the heights of (2. ++ :. s: . » t:, and a llit. : Ny tịch to the ba P's .i th: landsc.]. .. wa, blown up w. . ma jer, by s .... wonton and idingeist individual, as vet unknown.
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MAY.
4. The Whig Young Men's Con- vention was hebt ar Ealthnor., (Md.) There were upwanis of 20.000 dele- gates present, and every State in the Union was representeil.
4. By the fall of a bridge on the Catskill and Can ve bari- Ruhond, in Durham, N. York, a whok: tr.un of five cars was precipitated into the creek, a distance of 15 feet. The locomotive . having crossed the bridge, remained finn upon the farther buik. There wery about 40 persons in the cars, but fortunately only one was killed, at- though several received serious injuries. 6. The city and port of Natchez. were involved in ain.ust total destruc- tion by a tornado. Many buildings were entirely throws down. and every house was more or less injured. About 1 6v flat boats lying in port, were driven I from the shore aud sunk. Several steamboats shared the same fate. The loss of lives is estimated at between 2 and 300.
The tornado in leaving Natchez, ft- lowed the course of the river alvise & miles. The Court House in Vidalia was levelled to the ground and the par- ish jodge kilied. "The damage done to the trees and crops was very severe. The aggregate loss in buildings aloce was stated at $1.069.300, by a com- mittee appointed to mivestigate the ex- tent of the enlainity.
8. A child m Sprogfield, Ms., was poisoned so that her af- was with difficul- ty saved, by eating peach-stone meats. A gentleman, supposed to be a for- eigner, fell into the Schuylkill at Phila- delphia ; he was saved from drowning by the assistance rer bered hun by Isra- el A. Petersen, of Smyrna. The gen- teman was so masted with gratitude towards his deliverer, that he immedi- ately presented him with 85,000 as a to- ken of the estimation in which he leeld his services.
. Il. Amos Kerstall, the Postmaster General, a signed the ofice, acest pub- lisle da card addressikt " to the public," stating the causes of his resignation, and announcing b's piens for the Ius- ture. John M. Nues, of Councticut, was appointed in his stead.
14. Mr. Price, cajimi by one of die papers of the day, " the somewhat che- inguished, W. MI. Price," returned from Europe with his family. He re- turned to mneet hus accosere, and de- clare that be ' did n.w owe Goverment a menny' He was sulargarnetly ar- rated at the suit of the United States, for $84,000, and incl ts that amount be- ing given, he was discharged.
18. Ship Polaud, Captimu Antony, of and from New York for Havie, was destroyed by fre at sea. Buc war
strock by lightning on the 16th, at 3 0'- clock, P. M., in bit. 41 1-2, lon. 5: 1-2. The lightning set fire to the cotton, of which there were 270 bales in the hold, and all efforts to extinguish it were una- waiting. The hatches were accordingly clownti at about 8 o'clock, and the boats were gut ont, in which were placed the ! women and children and novst of the i men. In this manuer they wanted, the fre gradually increasing until the ISth, at about three in the alternoon, when they epoke the ship Clifton, froio Liver- root. bound to New York, on board of which the crew and passengers of the burning ship were received with all pos- able despatch. There were 35 pasen- gers, of whom S were women and chil- dren, and the crew consisted of 28, offi- cars and men. They swed nothing except the clothes they had on, and a fw [.ght articles of small value. There were $70,000 in specie on board. The passengers presented a leatifful silver picher to Capt. Antony, as a grateful acknowledgement of the coolness, en- ergy, aund presence of mind, which he displayed, under these most trying cir- cuinstances.
29. A freshet in the Savannah River, caused a great loss of property. 'The luss at Hamburgh was estimated at! $ 500,000, and that at Augusta from $ 5.0,000 to $1,000,000.
JUNE.
2. The State of Pennsylvania de- crved a direct tax to cover the debt and expenses of the Government. The fol- lowing are the leading principles of taxation. One mill on every dollar of mal and personal property now subject to county rates and levies; and on all other personal property, including stocks, Que half mill on each one per cent. of dividends, interest and profit accruing thereon. One per cent. on the eluviument of office. One half per cent. on furniture costing over $300. One per cent. on pleasure carri.g-s, and from 1 to 50 cents on watches, etc. It was computed that the tax would put into the Treasury upwards of 91,000,- ( per anman, which is enough to make up the deficiency of revenue and pay the interest on the public dela.
2. Mrs. Martha Johonnot, who died in Salem, Iett 925,000 to the Mas- sachusetts Limatic Hospital. in trust Er poor patients from the County of Essex, and an annuity of Szu to Ju- k . Bruce, the deaf, dumb, and Und girl at Hartford.
10. A young genderson of respect- able appearance, accidentally etundded into the splendid china store of Mr. Tyndell in Chesnut street, Philadelphia, ai broke one of the Large pinte glass windows. He walked into the store,
GENERAL EVENTS IN 1840.
and havin coolly inquired what chim- :. ge he had done, was informed that the plate glass cust twenty dollars. He presented a bawind dollar bill and received his change, eighty dolara, and walked off as if nothing hol happened. The note proved to to a counterfeit , so I that it would appear the stranger was willing to break an expensive glass for the name of breaking his ti.
17. A great Whig Convention was held at Worcester, at wuich M.rou Lawrence, of Belchertown, pro-l. There was a collision on the rating ul b ;- tween 2 trains of cars employed in con- veying del- gates, but the result of it was inuch less & miss than was at fist rep- resented. Eut two persons were mnuch burt, and neither of them dingerously. 28. A hatle girl about & ven years old, came to her death in Voluntwn. Conn., by the most extreme cam !. ss- lives with regard to gunpowder. With a brother about her own age, she had gone into a chamber. in which was a keg containing fourteen pounds et pos- der, with a coal of fire, to " Bush sure powder." The boy hold the cual while his sister blew it. He then threw it into the keg and rin. The explo- sion resulted in the death of the Sale girl after enduring the most excrucia- ung pain for about three houn. The boy escaped, only having his hair sorgen hat burned.
JULY.
4. The celebrations of the Ithin this part of the country, wer: mosty politi- cal. The adiministration coletridons ; w.re hell at Lynn, Lexington, Barre, Roiney, etc. and the whig gatinnings at Salem, Dedham, Barre, Concord, and many other places. Euch wremed to , give online: satisfaction to those of each party who joined in there. . We cannot 'Eut hop :. however, that another year, when perhaps the tervor of pridical ex- citement may be a little reduced, that the celebration of a nation dl jutiles m'y not be made the opportunity of increas- ing the differences of filling between neighbour and neigitoour.
In New York the fring of guus, pis- tols and crackers was carried beyond all former examples, and the city wis et on fire in svine half down pidos, and many accidents and injuries oc. curred; some of them of a very aud character. Several lives were lost in the Bees which court.
. The Nos Treasury Bil was signed by the President at 12 o'clock, noun. 7. Commodore Erist who was tried in Philstelchia, by Court Marid, on sundry charges, was sentenced to ? sagenson of ala lunstion, fir 4 years, ;and the withhobung of his pay for tay The President struck of the
last clause, so as to confin- the finish. fight w A stlapension of duty, waving Ur Conduodore on full jay.
8. Morison, the Hygeist, ded in Lanton, a consistent questa. H. xk fifty puis on the day of his faith, and relaxed to see a physician, sey : z that! if the puis would tut care hut .. Lotung Word 1.
13. An Irish laborer in N. Haven, in Rigging a foundation, Cu - access rat t containing a stone jer f / with de blom and other pieces of god, all bearing date prior to the year 1:59. 15 "A Mr. Michenery raconte $5.343 damages against Messrs. Neil. More & Co., Page conta po prietore in Cho, for injunes resisting Fon the upsetung of one of the ir cos.le.s. wh le in the charge of a unver weapatie of managing the horses.
25. A framtht collision occurred at son between the steam with Nur a Car- c.ina and Governor Dudley, atout 60 Inams south of Wilmington, wh.": th- toute were each moving at the mar ul frein 12 to 14 knots an hour. 1: 5- > it- ed in the entire loss of the S/TL.er verdt, with the passenger baggage and U States Mail, but, fortunately, no lives where lost.
23. 'I wo individuals who were con- Gerard in a riot in Philadelphia on the evening of the 27th, were co the 29t tried and found guilty, atsi sentenced the one to ten, and the other to Eport years imprisonment in the peutruti ... ry. They have no reason w corp.zin of use "iau's delay."
AUGUST.
3. The action of Heavisite against Dr. Tordner, came ou at Leves, in the County of Sussex, the fret work in August. It appeared in evicence, that the defendant, in comapushed and elegant man, of great ab rary at- Wilmente, had employed all the low- ers of his mind to accordion the se juction of Mis. Hoavisat, who was the daughter of Col. Spicer, ct the Lin- cers. Mrs. Heavisite had three chul- dren, two girls and a tay .. The elding girl was If years of dew. the second 13, and the boy 6. This .i putes, it appeared, eloped from Or Lataet a bouse, and proceeded to Latend, Din- kira, and were finally die weved liv- wig in Paris as mao and wile. The pantal followed theom, fond them in Buligne at LawAnd wirral : Ak occasion to instead chiallement upon the DeDr. Many lettera were found. compey .. bet aring tie mindsof all parios. ttos nicht intercourse had iven in ga winit by the art of Dr. Mandare, Eithe jury padred + verdict : eight thousand I powis, for the planet.
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Dr. Lardner and Min cravates at Sprungfield. Three or four thousand afterwards, haring bord kr & Le; In del Estes were present, and Mr. | (t. , of Berkshire, was chosen Pre- Paris as main ant tre, Cire [ .. ..... country, where their pring. ar mes wil :be marked by theman taler- est therein, by acciones propres uotices of their vanits to the thewife's ut diderent cities.
5. The Baptist Mwting Hi Amen in Littleton, Blues., was destroyed by fre.
17. The ship Fratennis, Jones, of | New York, from New Dreams in lar . erpool, with care tera Mani cotton, was struck De Lesusing in lat. 23 45, lon. x3 50, and .no alter was discovered to look in. A . possible, every opres ? tres below was closed tight, and th er.p's curse al- terzi for Haranı, al wash port she arrived on the 1947 ..... She was there seutdell. ant ty fre eiangabed.
22. In Abiny. br Dy fall of the . brvig, fran To b. W parece, and 3 or
into the basith. Thri al nban twenty fest into lords of water. The total tum'mer ufaves lom, vu kattunel to be twenty-thr ... A istduc, whin was the count of the calledung of the crowd. under the weight of which the draw gave way, wie theo bald of in the water by a moan in a small txea ; but had bet the hand of the man who was at- tunpting to give him, an i the hold be- ing released, he was roxor.1.
27. A young Lady at Nantucket, by a complaint betare a justins, recovered twenty dollars and the army for a kiss, infacted on her in a mireet of that town.
SEPTEMBER.
2. A pleasure forit in the harbour of Porland, when retning with a party from a visit to the U. S. sju-fron, then in that harhour, was struck by a squall, upset, and sunk. By this accident, not- withstanding the parisst possitl- as. Finance, five young ladies, between the ages of 11 and Is, lost their lives.
13. Nome anti solitimists in Cor- nish, N. I., to avenge themselves up. on the Rev. Ma. Burroughs, the Bap- tist Clergyman in that town, for his having exchanged with a colored Cler- gyman on the previode Sunday, intro- duced a black ram into his palpit he- Of the contieneement of the services. Upon finding his paiput tes pre-occu- pred, Mr. Burrough+ trucul to another part of the church, and upon this text reu! his andience such & cried of doc- trine, that it was thought the perpetra- urs of the joke would but soon be in- clued to claith the credit of it.
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13. A Convention of the friends of the existing administration was Well
29. A melancholy incident occur- red in Brooklyn, New York, which is moret, wrapped in mystery. A fine lar, only eleven years old, named Vierge Phelps, only son of Mr. Phelps of Warren street, went from home in the fornoon, and was seen no more until evening, when he was found in a vacant lot near Bergeu-street, lying dead on the ground, with a large in- c.siun in the carotid artery, the inflic- tion of which must have caused imme- dinte death. The extreme youth of the deceased, forbids the supposition thit he would have committed suicide, ani at the same time, it is impossible to imagine a motive which should have induced any person to murder him.
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