Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-17

VIC ooi san' no' oocyMR the summons very calmly
went Down STARS and opened il TO the stranger
Who did find there7 No less q parsonage than
SMITH, the scientific polisher of boots residing in
very elegant cellar apartments at % Nassau street
Just such cellar Tor al the world as began the
HERALD In TO polish and brush up the character of
the present age, that intellectual species of boots in
which the living generation can travel onward 10 inn
mortality and fame. When opened the door, Smith
| looked up-put his hand TO his head, made a slight
sbeisance, and smiled from the ten corners of his
Bennett" although he can speak better English than
several of the penny or Wall street papers.
| This Smith some of hehandsomest yellow looking
"gemmen" about town. He has fine oval face,
something like the profile of the great Sesostns, the
Egyptian Napoleon whose llneaments yet exist on the
red granite monuments of MediHe, Abu and Luxor,
on the banks OF the Nile. His complexion is bright
yellow-his forehead ample-and, what is more, he
wears his own natural har half African half Indian,
bit ofcurly and bit of straight with touch of the
European, thus foregoing altogether the new fashion
among the sgemmen" Of his race-the fashion Of
cutting Oft the wool and wearing whg over the
stubble, and thus pass for African Princes.
Well, Smith smiled from TWO rows of ivory, as
much as to say, "good mornn!'
"Well," says !, Smith"
"Massa Bennett you amt for to take away de
cracking your boots from me-"
"No Smith said 'wh a very grave air, what
put that in your head?"
Goes de gemmen, as much as twenty OBJ EN-, told
me yesterday dat you wos for to do So"
"Who should give them to- SRth?"
"To de new boot brack what him sot up at de
csrner OBJ Spruce street."
"What! the negro rascals who conduct the Sun
newspaper"
"De berry same, Massa Bennett" said he with a
grave air.
No, Smith, l like honest men to clean my boots
"a clean character is an important element in clean
ing boots, Smith l shall not change"
"Tank you berry much. l can only say dat you
no go away from me, make your boots de brightest
and de fustest karakters in de slty Massa Bennett
is de man what has de elegum foot-Massa Rider de
man what make de elegum boot-and Smith, dat's
me- de gemman what can polish um."
Eyes Smith, you the Napoleon Of boot blacks
you will yet be the editor and proprietor of all the
penny papers in New York, if you go on as you
"No want for to be dat. De dam bobalition niggers
may do dat-dese dat cut him wool oil, and wear de
wig. | want for to polish de boot-de VERY nonder-
standings of dis dislightened age-ha ha! hal
yah yah! yah!'
That will do Smith-you may now take my boots
I shall not give them TO the negro editors OF the
Sun Be satisfied with that"
"Tank you massa''-ano with that the Napoleon
of boot backing, with boots in hand, left my elegant
apartments with his best and profoundest bow He
lives at % Nassau street, in the cellar, has wife
and several young ones keeps half dozen young
boot blacks and gives soiree once month on the
plan of the Bangup clique of fashion and finance
SAD AccrpEN1 BY FIRE.-On Saturday afternoon
last between five and six o'clock, Miss Banks, who
resided with her aged mother al No. Hester street,
left her for ten minutes whilst she necessarily went
out to procure articles at an adjacent store
During the daughters absence, appears that the old
lady left her seat and went near the fire. when her
clothes caught, and in instant she was enveloped
in flames. Although Miss Hoyt ledger, ran IN
and extingushed the flames, the old lady was so
badly burnt that after lingering in great agony ull
Monday evening she expired. An inquest was held,
and verdict returned of Accidental Death
HoaRiRLE observation-disclosures negro
part fosr population were thrown into dire cons,er
nation yesterday morning by the astounding disclos-
IRE that two young yellow women discovered
fastened up in barrel board the ship Lafayette
bound TO Charleston The barrel containing the two
yellow women opened by the mate early in the
mornng-the police officers were sent for and soon
anived-the Coroner followed close on their heels
the barrel and the bodies taken TO the police Of
fee inquest was held upon each of them separate
~, and the following facts elected
The first witness examined was
William A. Bencdict.-I am mate of the ship Lafay-
cite; when the decks Of the vessel cleaned down
barrel on board as the one forming the subject
of this Investigations went on board the vessel al
at night, and turned in; about IL at night was
awakened by very unusual noise over head; went
upon deck, this cask there for the first time;
also found that the pigs were rolling the cask about
and trying TO get into il TO eat up the contents;
drove off the pigs and rolled the cask into the house
on deck; this morning opened the house, and aw
Inc cask stu tntIe II was tnen properly ana securely
headed up; there was a piece of tin over the bung
hole; Knocked this piece Of tin of and then found
that there no bung; put my finger the hele and
found that there was some straw, and some salt in
sde also felt some ieshy substance which at first
thought was pork; knocked the head off the cask,
and found therein two dead bod es Of females naked
and placed head and heels together in the cask have
not the least idea how the cask there; do not
know who put il board the vessel who received
il; there no invoice other paper board
with III the dead bodies were in ordinary sized bar
rel; il was marked IN. c. G., Augusta, Georgia
We also understand that the cask marked thus
I'll Pork"
DIR. Gilman being sworn, sad-I have examined
tho bodies of the two females and have reason to
suppose that they to their death by any violent
/ means.
| Dr. Dunnel being examined said--I have no req
| son TO believe that their death was occasoned by
volence-tut rather from slow and very protrac ted
| disease.
The only singular appearance about the bodies was
/ that they remarkably lank and thin as II the
internal parts had been distracted before they were
pst INTO the barrel. At all events considerable
| pains was taken to preserve them from decay in
addition to the straw and salt quantity Of whskey
was put into the barrel to keep them from decay
| decomposition.
The general and natural inference being that they
were being sent south for dissection by some sur
geons, the jury returned a verdict in each case,
| "That the unknown persons whose bodies were
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