The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-21


hundred applications for divorces before the legis-
ature of kentucky.
~ We are asked who is the author of the national
lyric entitled the Star Spangled Banner" Mr.
Key, now of Washington city.
IF DR.. SrrLlMAs, 359 Broadway, intends to give
lectures in few days in Anatomy, Physoiogy, fhre-
noogy, and several other oogies which viii asonlsh
the world He purposes TO cut up, root and branch,
not only The science Of chronology, but also all
the phrenologsts now hoaxing this good CITY, Al
this moment phrenology is worse than the cholera
il is absol utey making men mad, and women inca
ven preserve us y madden. There will te a terrible
rush 10 hear Dr. Sullman particularly among the
ladies'.
SuppEs DEArH-As Mrs Cody, the wife of Mr..
Thomas Cody, No. Ia Warren street, was passing
through the Park, on Sunday she suddenly fell on
the pavement number of gazers soon collected,
but supposng her 10 be intoxicated they offered no
assistance. AT length, one of the attendants of the
City Hall came up, and had Mrs. Cody conveyed 10
his apartments, where physician having been sent
for every means were used restore animation, but
without effect.
The deceased had little girl with her, wholnform-
cd of her residence, and the body was conveyed to
Warren street for lnterment
FIRE-The fire last night was at 557 Greenwich
street. The roof only was injured 1t took fire from
the sparks of the chimney of the adjoining house.
SMALL NsrEs-M. Esisor-There is matter
which your able commercial correspondent has once
or twice alluded TO as cause Of present money
derangements-which seems to have suggested him.
self 10 no one but himself and new: the suppress
sion of small notes and the issuing of nothing but SIS
and los. The ruh is, | was huggng the subject in
my own mind as the source Of my future fame and
popularity-and was ardently engaged in preparing
myself for the task of demolishlng the boosted plans
of our rulers, and visions of the glory which awaited
already fitted before my Imagination. The theo
ries of Adam Smith had been my nightly companions,
and had already dyed deep INTO the researches Of
Jacobs.
Bat you are before me- You have the honor, which
assure you will not soon be forgotten, of bringing
the subject to light. The game is up, and let pur
sue it together. Happy he who lives to be in at the
death, for that death will be the source of life and
prosperity to thousands Merchant and Broker, Far
mer and Mechanic will welcome the day that shall
restore to us one useful, beautiful beloved and
twos. ONE DOLLAR.
RENAsK.-We are preparing full analysis of the
subject of small note circulation and expect to prove
to Ike satisfaction of the public that the policy of the
whole country during the last few years. this point,
is the most absurd, ridiculous untenable, and impraec
able that adopted by any intelligent people.
The oafers and locofocos when they cry against
small notes only repeating the the vulgar preu-
dces of their betters.-Ed Herald.
Oneida BANK RonnERy.-Wiliam and Russell
Moore and Nelson Stewart, who had been arrested
on the charge of having robbed the above Bank of
Sl0S, 900 in November have been discharged from
custody The prisoners set up an abb, and produced
witnesses 10 prove that they were in Albany at the
time of the robbery, though one of the witnesses
swore seeing them come into Albany in the railroad
cars the day after the robbery The examination last
ed several days, and was conducted by the prisoners
on their part with tact and knowledge that could
be acquired only by experience IN such matters.
Looking Backwards--A Iderman Clark.
Some Of the gentry of the Times, Evening Post,
and Plandealer, which, by the way is most singii-
lar hebdomeda, condemnlng the measures of the
party power IN almost every thing and supporting
the who make the measures in quite every thing
are rummaging the Pest 10 find out something
against Alderman Clark, whom the good people Of
this city intend 10 make Mayor Clark in due seasons:
and III the process of the search, they have found out
that the aforesaid Alderman Clark "once on a time
:" sold lottery tickets" for living, whcreupon he is
styled 60 the ci-derant lottery deaer! Now, to say
nothing of these new tactics Of the politicians, which
set down against man the business by which he
has earned livelihood, and an honest livelihood such
an objection comes with TN m grace from Tammany,
for John B. Yates OF whom the Star has so honora-
bly, spoken was not only great lottery manager, az
the Star has stated but he was elected to Congress by
the Tammanles, and soon he returned, was
placed in Assembly. George =. Oakley Esq. of
Poughkeepsie, and who can say ought against him
retrieved his fortune by the sale of prizes and the
drawing of them and while lottery dealer was sent
IL the Assembly by the Bucktas of Duchess county
Now, neither Of them, though good men, were honester
or clcvcrer than Mr.. Clark.
But this hooking backwards into men professions,
business and pursuits Of life, is n new system of Tam
many strakgy. BY and by, these lads will want n
patent of nobility in order TO qualify for Office;
but when we come to look to their coats Of arms we
shall find curious things under the lions ram
pant, and the other dinsignia Of heraldry. Our pre-
sent worthy Mayor-1Liier, we like to have written,
because Of some ludcrcus associations that in
heads account of the foucry part he performed in
the late isur riot, would appear with coat of arms
somewhat after this sort:-An auctioxoers hammer
destroying the United States Bank, which would be
the hon crpuchant While the State Bank regulating
the currency" would il be the lion rampant;
while the worthy Mayer, some how or other in some
way other, would he pockeiing two three per
cent month, won by the lion rampant from the
lion crouchslnt.
Now in this country, it will not do 20 be ever look
ing backssrds. Why half Of our grsndfathers, for
aught we know, exported from England on a
Botany Bay excursion. Who here csa say that his
great graDdiathers grandfather was net a hangmanl
Ii is new discovery Of Tammany that a man ought
not TO be Mayor of the city of New York because he
sold lottery tickets! Why, half Of these rich old