Rochester, Monroe, NY Rochester Republican Apr 19, 1849 DEATH FROM THE BITE OF A HOG — James GILLET, Esq., of Sodus, Wayne county, while engaged in killing hogs last winter, was furiously attacked by a large porker, which bir him severely above the knee joint. Mr. G. paid but little attention to it at the time, after several weeks suffering, death came to his relief. He was 52 years of age, and leaves a family to lament his loss. ** WRECK OF THE ACADIA — The steamship Acadia, pioneer of Cunard's Boston and Liverpool line, was lost, on the 10th of March, on her passage from Liverpool to Bremen. She had been bought by the German government, and their representatives were on board. No lives lost. Value $100,000. ** THE STEUBEN FARMER'S ADVOCATE — Col. Ben SMEAD has retired from the Farmers Advocate, and is succeeded by Mr. RHODES, formerly of the Elmira Gazette, Col. SMEAD has been connected with the press fifty years, and for the last thirty-three years as editor and publisher of the Advocate. ** THE ASTOR LIBRARY — Dr. COGSWELL, the gentleman appointed by the late John Jacob ASTOR, to carry out his plan for a public library in New York, has recently returned from England, where he went to purchase books. The library already numbers some 20,000 volumes. The building for its reception will be commenced at an early day, in Lafayette place. ** ELOPEMENT AT BOSTON — John GLOSSENDOR, a city watchman, eloped last week with a young woman who lived in his family for two or three years as his sister. The deception was so complete that it was only a day or two before they eloped that Mrs. GLOSSENDOR suspected that all was not fair. She is left in poverty and childless, the runaways taking both her children with them. ** MONUMENT TO NATHAN DANE — The inhabitants of the old North-Western Territory, propose to erect a monument to the memory of Nathan DANE, of Beverly, who drew up the famous ordinance of ‘87. He died on the 15th February, 1835, without ever receiving any token of gratitude from the people he had so essentially served. It would be strange if he was not remembered about these days, when the ordinance of ‘87 is in the mouth of every man. ** BOY LOST — A lad about three years of age, a son of E. B. WHEELER, Esq., left his home yesterday noon and had not been heard of at a late hour last night, though diligent search had been mad for him. ** DEATH OF JOHN R. BLEECKER — The Albany Atlas of Friday evening, announces the death of J. R. BLEECKER, "whose name for more than half a century was identified with the business interests of that city — a man of unsullied integrity, and one who retained throughout his whole life the utmost simplicity in his mode of living. ** FIRE — A fire broke out about 10 o'clock last evening in the building on North State street, known as the McKechnie Brewery, and before any effectual resistance could be made, the entire building was consumed. The premises have not been used for brewing purposes for some two or three months. A family by the name of ENGLISH lived in one part of the building. It is said that about 20 barrels of beer were stored in the building, and were consumed. The firemen were promptly on the ground, but owing to the great distance of the fire from the city, and the scarcity of water, they could do little to resist the progress of the flames. We are unable to state the exact amount of loss, but it cannot exceed a few hundred dollars. ** GEORGE PLOWMAN, an Englishman, aged 60 years, has been arrested for the murder of his wife in Scarboro, Maine. Intemperate people. * The Postmaster of Cincinnati has sued the Editor of the Commercial, of that city, for libel. — The editor repeats the offensive charges in the very next number of his paper. He alleges that the postmaster is officially dishonest. * An Indian having been found frozen to death, an inquest of his countrymen was convened to determine by what means he came to such a death. Their verdict was, "Death from the freezing of a great quantity of water inside of him, which they were of opinion he had drunken for rum. * The Pennsylvanian says they have discovered a new use for mad dogs in the city of brotherly love. An enterprising individual in that city scared his creditors, who came to dun him, nearly into fits, by making them believe there was a mad dog in the house, and he was going to open the door and let him out. * ILLNESS OF MR. POLK — A rumor prevailed at Cincinnati, that Mr. POLK had been attacked with the cholera, which was wholly unfounded. We regret to say, however, that he became ill before he reached Smithland, Tennessee — no doubt the effect of the fatigue of travel, and the excitement of constant reception. At last accounts, he was much better, and is no doubt by this time at his home in Nashville. — Albany Atlas. ** Find ALL of the News Abstracts for Monroe Co., NY at http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/NY/Monroe/index.html -- GjS