The herald., 1837-04-10

results in few months. Facts, or moral problems,
in the shape of facts, always strike the mind of the
public in the most understanding part. In the neigh
borhood Of New York, on this island, and on both
the opposite shores of Long Island and New jersey
for miles in every direction, streets, places squares
lanes, and splendid avenues were laid out during the
recent mania, capable of containing twenty millions
of new inhabitants. Our wise speculators were de-
termned to provide habations, let those who could
provide the inhabitants. People would marry, and
be given in maragepretty girls give sp their hearts
and young men lose theirs-but yet Their lovely
offspring have not increased fast enough by 99a per
cent Until the productive powers of population can
be increased by some newly developed steam process
the following properties offered for the consdera-
ton of the public
FoR SALE.-A very fine farm, contalHlng accord
ing to ancient admeasurement one hundred lots OF
good ground in the vicinity OF Forty second street
Many parts and portions OF the soil will be excellent
for raising cabbages and potatoes, and an induce
ment to the purchaser, all the lamp posts putup curb
stones put down, and other damages done by the
Corporation, during 1885, &c. will be removed at the
expenseof the seller n B-As this is sold 10 close
the specuatisns of large land owner once Iich,
but now in reduced circumstances, bargain may
be expected. No Morris Canal Company bonds
will be taken as money. Apply to Thomas Humbag,
OF IluHDuS square.
To LET-A very fine farm in Harlem, containing
ten thousand lots of ground, mora or less, whlch
were sold under the hammer IN Broad street as nigh
as 100000 The tenant will get it the first five years
free of rent condition that he restore the fences of
1926 fill up the streets, and eftace the curb stones OF
jackson square and Van Buren place.
FoR SALE cnEAP-A capital article for grocers to
tie up tea and sugar WITH trunks full OF maps of
new cities, towns and villages in every part OF the
country Also, several quires of blank mortgages
Apply to Albert All-men Wikie street.
SELLING OFF AT LESS THAN PRIME cosT-The
house and establishment of great landed proprietor,
who few months ago owned two villages, three
towns and forty streets Of good building lots in the
OF several large cities, consisting OF
close carriage and two fine blood horses, 5arouche
of the newest pattern and two horses gig, two sad
die horses, two pointers two fox hounds, and various
other articles IN the fashionable line. Sale peremp-
tory-to close a concern.
MONEY WANTED-About Sb00 or $500 is iIamedi-
dately wanted to borrow, for which good security
will be gwen by mortgage on 100 building lots IN
guaranteed by ten thousand acres OF prime
land In Wisconsin territory.
Pressure o. THE TIMEs.-NEw MODE OF Rails
ING THE wIND.-A man named Joe Shaw, who had
formerly been in the employ Of a mlkman, of New
lon, L. l.. Jacob Wight by name, disappeared about
the latter end of January last. As he was man of
vAGiuPciutC iuultS, tiC WoS pu'
little regarded. What was of more consequence, a
cambst cloak was found wanting, about the same
time, and buffalo skin. Complaints were also made
that the pans in the dairy frequently minus their
proper complement Of milk. All attempts to discover
the Cause Of this dnanution were unavang whether
il were dog or cat or Jenny Twiteher. In Scotland
il would have been settled in trce and the Brow
nie' would have hal all the credit of it-and Brow
ME- il was ia this ease.
Last week, the farmer having occasion to dig pref
ty deep into the hay, stacked up in his barn. en-
ployed two or three men for that purpose. They
had dug considerably into the stack, when one OF
them suddenly started back in alright.
"Whats the matter?" said the farmer.
"Look there" said the man, lifting his fork to
strike
"What is ~ said the others, pressing on.
at is a wolf" said one.
"A bear," said another.
"ltis the Devl!' said they ALL flying precipately
from the barn, as they beheld grsly figure wrapped
in buffalo hide rise slowly from its lair.
But il was not the Devil whose attention is entire
ly monopolsed by Brandreth, the quack. 1t was only
Joe Shaw.
1t seems that "honest joe" alarmed at the high
prices Of provisions fuel and rent and scared almost
out of his senses by the Jeremads of the locofocos
wisely resolved to secure to himself asylum that
should supersede the necessity Of all three. Accord
ingly, sezing proper opportunity he burrewed for
himself hole in Wights barn, into which he con-
yeyed camblet cloak and buffalo hide; and tor
oise like took up his quarters for the winter When
hunger called he would emerge from his hiding place.
and satisfy himself on mk--and on this beverage
alone has he subssted since the first ofFebruary All
day he remained coiled up in a space scarcely big
enough to admit his body coming out at night TO
stretch his legs and take his Arcadian meal. From
his covert he could hear all that passed in the barn
and once an accident happened, which sorely tempt
ed him to "break cover" One of the men, in a state
of in,oxication mounted the top of the stack and
fell from that height.
"Hilloa! Jims broke his neckr' exclaimed the
bystanders; and then he heard what he thought to
be the corpse of his comrade dragged out Of the barn.
Jim however was only stunned and Joe kept snug
in his hole When found, his beard had grown ts a
considerable length and was closely matted against
his cheeks, from the confined position in which he was
Obliged 10 lie. His hands had grown white and deli
cate, and his whole appearance sleek, and in good
condition.
Altogether this freak Of Joe Shaw's is one of the
most Fantastic tricks" which "man proud man,
is accustomed to "play before high heaven" that
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