Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-17
scene I'm the GRAND Jury Room, Halls Of
Justice "A Fact.

scene I'm the GRAND Jury Room, Halls Of
Justice--A Fact.
rereman-So, so-they have got me into the Her.
aio, see. don't know what case we have impro-
perry treated that they should put us in the Herald
Is'1uror-Perhaps il is the duel case
"a 'uror-We had nothing 10 do with that.
Foreman-Dd you read me in the Herald2
Sd Juror-Oh, no. never read the penny papers.
ain Juror-Aye bu, the Herald is two cent pa.
per. .w .F.nr .n.
50 Juror-I never read
o'h 'uror-Do you read the three cent papers?
81 Juror-Oh, mol read none but the respectable
sixpenaies
9th Juror-Thcn you never read the Courier the
STAR nor IN fact any paper for they are all three cent
papers.
81 Juror-Oh, bother all the papers, wish there
Were none-they are sad annoyance to people that
have had no education.
iHh "EATnEn-This is most singular weather
blow hlgh-bsw low" Three days since the Their
momeer was up TO 90 in the shade; yesterday morn
ing It was down to 30. The farmers complained that
the drought would ruin the corn and potatoes; but
now refreshing rain has blessed the land. We took
rice yesterday through jersey and found the
crops looking well. The grain already gathered in
yields remarkably WELL
II may be as well to mention that within the last
few days. terrific storms have swept over the country
In every direction. The following are some of the cf-
feGts of the same:
MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF THE LATE SrcRM-Da.
rhg tne gust OF Saturday evening last the house of
Mr. john Baxter in Hartford county, was struck by
lshlnlng ana MIR: b. and his daughter, whe were
standing near the chimney which received the shock.
were both instantly killed. His son was struck down
al Inc same moment, and has not vet recovered from
the stroke. We learn verbally from gentleman who
was IN the neghborhood that there were several per-
sons skilled during the same gust, in the vicinity of
Long Green Baltimore county, and that great dam
age has been done in various places by the blowing
down OF trees, &c.-Eah. Amer.
DEATH BY LIGHTNING Mr.. Lawrence Suydam,
the father Of Abraham Suydam, Esq. of this civ,
afternoon of the llth inst. by stroke of lightning
MT D was looking out at the do or of his house. when
the lightning struck immediately in front of the
house. and glanced off and killed him instantly leav-
ing only the appearance OF slight bruse the top
OF the head.-NeD Brunswick Frsdonian.
During the thunder gust on Saturday afternoon,
the barn belonging TO Mr.. Benjamin Boughton, of
stafford county, was struck by lightning, set fire,
and' WIN quantity OF hay oats, corn, farming uen-
sils DC. DC. entirely consumed. Loss $3OOO-Frc-
dericksburgh, va. Herald
We regret TO learn that barn belonging TO Mr..
George Goodhuc of Wheatland, was struck by light
ming and burn, last Friday night The loss of Mr..
q very large. He had thousand bushels of wheat
IN the barn. ready for Market and con sderabe other
produce most Of which was saved.-RecAes. Daily
Adr.
AT Batavia, barn and two horses, belonging 10 Dr.
Cotesa barn, 1000 bushels of wheat and some other
property belonging to General Ckurch-a barn.
two horses, and 300 bushels of wheat Belonging TO
Mr. Smith, were entirely destroyed by lightning. II
struck in five different places i'm that neighbour
hood, doing some other damage.-Bu6. Jour.