Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-31

WASHINGTON, May 29-In the steamboat Columbia,
from Norfolk, passenger Major General Jesup
and his aids from Florida and also several French
officers from the squadron lying in Hampton Roads
Nat Intel.
MIR. CURTIS, of New York, has, we regret to state
been confined his lodgings for several days past by
ndisposton and yet unable resume bis duties IN
the House of Representatives.
FROM FLoRIDA-The following extract from let
ter gives the latest intelligence from Florida:
BLACK CREEK, L. +. May 10, 1893.
General Armistead and staff, and Major Wilson,
with three companies of the 4th Infantry and four
panes of the I'd Artillery left Tampa Bay the 9th
inst for the Cherokee nation via New-Orleons. the
Mississippi and Tennessee River to Calhoun, which
place they expect to reach la fifteen days,
HoRRID MuRDER.-On Wednesday evening, the
10th inst, Abraham Shockey, John Hare, Cornelius
Magil John kerHs, of William, and few others, re-
paired to the Chestnut Ridge, stop the progress Of
Ere which had broken out in the woods, and having
ceeded in putting few hours before daylight the
next morning, they the house Of M agill got
drinking and afterward to fighting, when Shockey, who
was engaged with Magl, received stab with knife
in the groin, and died almost Instantly. Hare and
Kerns were engaged in fight at the same time when
the body and arms OF the ermer dreadfully lacer
ated with knife He is. however, still Living, and
hopes are entertained Of his recovery. Mag and
kerns are both con6ned in the Jail of this county
await their trial. the August term Of our COURT
Greens6Hry Pa Argns
ROBBERY OF THE BANK OF THE METKoPoLIs-A
very daring robbery took place in this city, last Satur
day evening. The Bank Of the Metropolis, opposite the
State Department, was burglariousy entered by
daring and accomplished villains on Saturday night, as
It is presumed. BY means OF light painters ladder,
the thieves reached the top Of the bank portco which
fronts Fifteenth street. The aperture in the door
through which the thieves forced themselves into the
bank is not than eight nine inches wide and
sixteen inches long very that in forcing
themselves through il, Of the thieves must
have scratched themselves and drawn blood, marks
OF 1t were found the office towel. With q piece of
iron which appears have been part Of an iron rail-
probably taken from the rail road the thieves succeed
ed in forcing open the beck safe in which deposit
ed two mahogany Of valuable Jewels silver spoons
&c, the property of gentleman absent from the
city, who had LETT them in the bank for safe keeping
The valuable contents Of these the thieves
took away. They next forced open the door Of tho
Cashiers apartment which, though the lock was strong
aud mmovable. they easily entered, the doer side
was only made Of wood. But the main safe, which is
on The right OF the cashiers ROOM the thieves
able TO penetrate the and work OF which c
is constructed deed all attempts force on the part
Of the most determined and desperate robbers. We
understand that the vase OF the ewelry and plate s,s-
len from the bank is very considerable A reward of
$500 is offered by the bank Directors for the spprehen
sion Of the daring villains who committed the robbery
Mar. INTEL.
Domestic TRAoEDY.-A tragedy of painful and
part OF Alabama The particulars a. recorded
IN the Lakeville Express somewhat the follow
ing effect. young lady OF great personal attractions
the daughter of farmer in the neighborhood, had
formed acquaintance with youth Of wild and disso-
lutte habits and her parents in consequence forbade him
their house, and exerted themselves the
nectioH, by providing miss Julia Maria" with stea-
dy middle aged husband. The squire having performed
the ceremony, 1.-THE happy couple" set off for their
home the borders of the great prairie and for six
months the iady appeared perfectly reconced TO her
lot, and exerted herself love, hoaor and obey her
liegs lord. Ose morning The farmer was returning
horae with his rifle and dogs he his former rival
WIS accounted for his sudden appearance by saying
that he had just returned from New Orleans where he
had made speculation in Texan lands, and that
il his intention to engrate his pro-
perry he had completed family arrange
ments.
The unsuspicious husband invited his friend 10 pass
day with him. saying, that although he should
be going Lskeville the day. the other could
himself until his by shooting the prairie
hens, or fencing in a patch OF corn whichever he
pleased. The other consented. and returned TO tho
house with the hosPitable farmer. The sext day, tho
young renewed his intimacy with his former
heart, and finally succeeded in exacting promise that
she would the next morning, away with him. The
husband, in the meantime, had gone tho
prsires, in search Of game and expected
for several days He had his misgivngs however;
and returning home late Al night he was Mortified
witness OF his dishonsr. Without attempting to
disturb the guilty pair he fred his house in three differ
places the flames creeping through the upper stores
and encircag the roof Of bis once happy home. The
wrsched woman and her psramour were aroused from
their sdslterous dreams by the flames, and rushed
the windows themselves by lie lpng out bat be-
low stood the nfuriasa husband with his rife and the
moment the easemsst opened. he fred with uner-
ing aim, and they both fell amid the burning ruins