The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-09-17

PENNSYLVANIA.
PHILADELPHIA, SEPT. G.
Thou shalt moi commit .4aiiferg The
conviction Of John LechleP Of Murder In ihe
first degree, seems 10 some measure 10 have
gwen new direction to the current Of public
feeling. The trial will be read with great
interest. Lechler Is native of Lancaster
county. aged 40, married about 10 years, has
SIX children, the eldest rs, the youngest year
oid.-frcm what j. published Of he trial II
appears that Lechler returning home uney
pectedly al night, detected an sduterous
intercourse between his wife and Bernard
Baig, and Hsig, gave Lecbler S4Oo 10 say
nothing about H. The discovery deeply
wounded Lecbler, and he became daily more
distracted by dwelling upon and talking Of
the injury he bad sustained. He frequently
declafe he would kill both Hsig and his
wife; ut'eriDg the hherest curses and denun-
Citations against Hsig, whose heart he said he
would eat. At length he deliberately muir
dered his wife and went 10 murder Haig, but
BY mistake shot bis WIFE On fbe trial the
youngest OF LechIer's children was produced
TO show how like he was TO the prisoner al the
bar. and request was made by the prisoners
counsel TO have Haig brought into court TO
show that the child was like him. Immedi-
aely after sentence bad been passed upon
LecbIer, he thus addressed the court -
= Bernard Hsg is the cause of my deaih-he
seduced my wife, and caught him in The
cellar with his ,rowsefs over bis ann aud nv
wife, acknowledged 10 me her criminal con-
neciion with bun that night, which IS the cause
Of my deaih"
Wha, an awful scete Of crime and misery
IS here presented 10 the eye of the Seducer
and The Adulerer Dem. Press
Fine cling stone peaches have been sold in
Philadelphia market, a, 20 cents the bushel
and melons weighing from 5 10 90 pounds,
for 4 TO g cents each
NEW YORK.
A Ydnkey Trick We learn by a gentle
man who came passenger IN Tuesdays Stage,
that on Sunday last, on the arrival of the
slean,-boal Prpnix al ST. Johns, she was sciz-
ed by The British Custom House officer. a
having on board conraband goods; and after
taking from her goods 10 the amount IF Eve
thousand dollars, and guard placed on board
for safe keeping, Capt Sherman left there for
Quebec, for the alleged purpose Of iberating
hrs boat. But no sooner had Capt. s. de-
parted and The guard retired into the cab
in 10 tai e some refreshment than The steward
ordered them confined raised the steam, and
brought the boat, guard and all, saft TO White
hall where Capt s. will doubtless be able to
treat for bis boat on more advantageous terms
than al Quebec, OF any other port in John
Bulls dominions. Sandy Hill Times.
Maps on large scaie.---A gentleman from
the interior of New York intends if sufficient
encouragement shall be afforded him, to con-
struct III the heighborhood OF Philadelp hia, a
map new plan, and on a scale SO extensive,
as to cover several acres Of ground! Geograph-
zeal students must make hay while the sun
Shines" TO benefit by this genteman's labour.
.Nezo York Police In the multiplicity Of
business before the Police Court yesterday
The following case OF individual distress aud
misfortune was unioIded -
A handsome young married woma an, whose
appearance aud m anners we're quite interest