Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-29

effect of keeping several ballots of the box and of
| browbeatng several voters out of the poll room.
This course of conduct be excused; neither did
it become the democratic Inspector, Mr.. Townsend,
to SIT quietly by while heseirresular proceedings
going on, without entering his protest against them.
The committee throughout this interesting investi-
CATION have uniformly acted with the greatest fair
ness and impartality giving to the witnesses on the
part Of the memonasts every latitude in their power
to make full statement of their case and continu.
ing in session for three successive days and nights
till late hour, in order 70 bring the investigation to
speedy termination, and to satisfy the public with
the result of their inquiries as soon as possible.
Leaf from a Loafer's Log.
What delightful month is May Laws what an
accommodating season it is for us who have ne
thing in particular to do, but to enjoy the bountes
of nature to eat when we are hungry-drink when
are athirst and lie down and loaf upon the green
sward when bellies full, and with our hearts
sverfowing with the milk of human kindness to-
wards all the world. How do love the month of
May. There's no mosquitoes then-no frosts-no
sultry winds-no snow storms-nO need Of great
coats-no need Of keeping within doors like house
dogs; but the whole world is thrown open to US and
nature in hundred voices invites come forth.
May must have been the first created month-Eve
must have been taken from the side Of Adam just
before June, when the began to blow-and the
devil let loose in the dog days. In May all is tran
qulity-all is hope-all is promise-all is love--all
is Paradise. The other eleven months have their vi.
cssitudes of countless ills May alone is perfect 1t
is the budding bashful maiden Of the year-Junc is
the pouing forward grl-Juy is the blooming young
wife of sevcnteen-August and September are matron
beauties with their brown offspring clustering around
III a. hal
the age of twcnty-wrinkled widows of ferty-or
supperanuated grannies of three score and ten.
An well may / remember the merry month of May
for of all the months in the year, II was the month
first saw Mary But that's devilish long time ago.
1t was during a very pleasant afternoon in May
tina, found myself in want of pair of light shoes.
had seen very fair shop keeper in Greenwich
street day was passing there, and as like to
buy of an innocent, sweet, and pretty young GIRL
went directly to the place. She on neat little
chair, sewing the trimmings on pair of ladies Shoes
and every and then let fall line of sweet little
song. / entered the place, pulled off my hat and
placed II on the counter. l. then pulled off my glove
and laid It in my hat for safe keeping. The pretty
brunette rose from her chair and came forward 10
| the counter. Igot pair of shoes TO look at, but
must confess caught myself ofiener looking at the
pretty brunette than the shoes. She placed on the
counter another and another pair, and still /
looking AT her. Why is il that some female faces
have such sway upon the heart of man? am
old man-Hearly forty-I had a wig made last
month, after the pattern Of Mayor Cark's and yet
1 could not Friday last fit myself with pair Of
shoes when they handed me by pretty young
brunette There is something in the human soul
which surpasses our speculatons TO find out pair
of shoes is a small affair-but pair of shoes with
pretty young girl before you is quite another matter
II is of no quence that the frost Of age had
touched my head-ihe heart never becomes cid.
could have becoE the guardian Of the little shoe gr
/ and when May comes again-again will 90 into
Greenwich street-agan will buy another pair of
shoes-and again have another morallzng afternoon
with the sparkling eyed shoe girl.
| DT The court Of Common Pleas at about twelve
O'Clock yesterday, very nearly resembled Dutch
coffee room. Every body was on his legs-groups of
lawyers were talking aloud in al dirsctons-jurors-
INCONSISTENCIES and constables were all mingled
together in a mass. Judge Ingraham had his hands
! full Hoxe, the stupid clerk, was bewildered-and
the crers voice the least audible court They
want old Hays among them
OVEN AND TERxrNER- Trial for Murder-Har
rs the negro, who assassinated another man of his
own colour, week before last, was bought cut and
drraiCHed rp0n the charge before Judge Edwards.-
The prisoner pleaded guilty and his tral set
down for Friday next.
PoLicE Monday.-Infamoas nest Of Counterfeit.
ers Destroyed Information having been given 10
officers Holman, Merritt and Sparks, of the proceed
lngs OF several suspicious looking persons who were
20 into store at the foot of Dey street. al
unusual hours Of the night, after the store had been
closed these officers stationed themselves different
points IN order TO watch the premises, and in the
course Of few nights discovered enough to convince
them that the premises were a resort for accom-
plished gang Of counerfelters. On Thursday having
ascertalne1 that an en- sslon Of IS New York bills |
and az Utica bills was to come FORTH the officers Sc
cre,od themselves the store door, which was Sc
curely locked and barred the inside, and waited
there I'LL 10 o'clock at which time one of the gang
cautiously opened the door TO 60 out when the officers
rushed in and surprised young man named Aexan- |
der Sceley, who employed nj the store as clerk,
standing al his desk in the act Of signing and filing
! up counterfeit notes. Sceley was Immediately se- |
| cured. The other, man named Rogers, ran mp |
stairs and lunpcd out Of the End loft window upon a
shed, from which he slid down into an adjoining yard
and escaped into the street. Another one Of the
4 gang, by the name Of Madison Hawks was arrested
IN The negnborhood previous 20 the officers entering
the store in whose possession they found quantity |
| Of property that bad been stolen from store |
broken open few evenings before IN the same
| vicinity, aad he was taken of and committed. |
In the desk upon which Seeley was writing was
found counterfeit plate, and several thousand del
1 lars i'm spgroua unonov Yeafv CIRCULATION.