Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-27

ANTIQUITIES OF NEW ORLEANs.-The Cathedral Oh
ST. Louis, New.Oreans is in such ruinous condi.
tiea that is expected the roofwl fall in every day
1t feared that the atmospheric conclusion produced
by the firing Of cannon the 9th Of January, might
the falling in of the entire roof Under ssch cir
cumstances, the catastrophe would have been of the
mos. appalling character The roof was covered with
ladies' and gentlemen, and inevitable destruction TO hun
dreds would have bean the awful consequence. The
NeOieaas Bee tina; this dapdaton IS occasioned
by time; it having been built about sirty years ago
SHOCKING ScEsE.-On Friday last as M s. Cor
don, of Dundas, u c., was crossing swollen creek
upon ira bridge of logs with her child, years of
age the latter slipped into the water. The mother
nstinctivey sprang in after II, but the strength ofthe
great that before assistance arrived,
she was nearly drowned-the child entirely.
ADVENTURES OF NEEDING RISGs,-ln tie year
1921, the wife OF Edward Marriott, stocking maker,
Sutton in Ashfed, having declined 10 wear her 60 d
wedding ring wrapped il in paper tied round with a
thread and placed in tea caddy not III common USE
which was kept in cupboard. The caddy was re-
ceptace for many other uihkets, necklaces beads,
&c. which. some time after. with what II contained she
gave 10 child 10 pacy it in her absence. long time
after that, missing the ring, she recolected, when
sweeping the house floor that she threw bit OF blue
paper, tied round with white thread answering the
description of that which she enclosed the ring,
the fre-back. and concluded it gone for ever II
has been practice for MANY years past. ior the work
ngcass to set potatoes on the farmers faows with the
manure they collect; and Edward Marriott l6 years
since, set in the alow field OF George Pension, with
many more IN separate alotments.
il happens this year. Edward Marriott set IN the same
field, and the allotment, 10 years since, and
when gathering his crop out on Tuesday Tue l7th ul,
discovered circle OF the prongs VI the tsrk used
IN throwing the Of the earth, which on ex-
animation with his wife present, proved TO be the very
identical gold ring she had worn and which our inform
has on her finger in bright condition. 1t APP
pears that the ring had passed through the fire into the
ashes, and III that case wea 10 the manure heap, and
from thence the potato field and what adds TO the
singularity is the person sesg IN the same aot'
men again where many more had set in the same field,
and all promscuously without choice Of Their allotment
Of land.
The preceding al venture Of wedding ring
ly extraordinary than one which comes within our
knowledge. Towards the close OF last century a lady
who making prepar atoms for the departure of
her son, naval officer on voyage, being engaged at
the time in some household occupation took off
her wedding ring and placed the table. This ring
was, BY of the servants mixed with the rings in
tended for her sons cot and being of the size
the oilers it remarked, and 10 the
curtain among the rest. The lost wedding ring
iously looked for, but without and The naval
officer took his departure, carrying vita him urcon-
sciously tie golden ring. After cruising about IN all
quarters Of the globe the ship paid oil at the gene
raj in 1914 when the officer. with his
ed home. and the curtains were thrown aside. Some
time afterwards. the rsgs of the curtains wanted
for other purpose of them observed 10 be
much less furnished than the rest and examining ii
carefully, j, found be the long lost wedding
ring.
SOMETHING LIKE THE RAPE OF THE SABINE No-
MEN.-Tne Emperor ofRussia has committed ,ae dis
gushing airocty OF evying six hundred of the iarcst
young women among he Polish peasaniry, and TAX
ing them by force from their families 10 be nnrrea to
his soldiers, in the military farms at Woznensk. The
women fed and resisted but in vain they were car
red off from their families and the male relations who
aided their attempts TO escape were logged or Danish
ed to Siberia.