Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-02-06


tempting to cross the Missouri at De Witt, in Carroll
county, upset by snsg or the ice. The men
got upon snag. The Rev. Eli Guthrie a Mr.. Smith,
and Mr.. Barnes, attempted 10 rescue them by going
with skh, with which they approached very near,
when from some cause the skff was upset. Guth-
RE and Smith were instantly drowned, while Barnes,
by dlnt OF swimming and Jumping from one cake Of
ice TO another, succeeded In gaining the shore One
persisted with cold on the snag, on Wednesday, but
his companion in this awful suffering kept alive and
was kept awake by the crowd on either shore until
Friday, when exhausted nature so far gave way that
he fell asleep, and was sweptfrem the snag by the de-
scendingic ice. He swan down the river, however, for
nearly mile when, becoming pressed upon all sides
by the ice he cried cut to the multitude the shores
that he must die-and sank TO rise nc more!
Posi- OFrrcE PIcKrso.- Mr.. R. W. Thompson, one
Of the most respectable citizens Of MaysvilIe, pub
fishes in the Maysvle Eagle, that his sons during the
last year, have picked up front of the Maysvlle
Post Office no less than three letters and divers paper
and pamphlets, which had been swept out among the
rubbish of the establishment.
FRosr's CAsE.-The argument in the case of Frost
commenced yesterday. The main point mooled lie,
that in Criminal Law the defendant can waive no
thing OF his privileges-he cannot waive any thing
which il is part of the duty of the public prosecutor
10 have performed. Mr.. Morrill, commenced speak
ing He continues today at half past eleven.
ANOTHER DEATH BY DEsrIrUrIoN.-An INQUEST was
held yesterday on the body of poor woman named
Sarah Jones, who resided in a miserable garrett up
town, and who died from the united effects of sick
ness, starvation, cold, hunger and restitution.
BOARD OF ALpERxES-Monday, Feb. 5.-The
inmates of the last meeting Were read and approved
Of r
Apetition was presented headed by John Haggerty,
from the owners of property in Pine street, against
the widening OF Thames street, unless they should be
exonerated from paying any assessments arising out
of that improvement; John Haggerty and the others
expressing their belefthat heirproperty Pine street
would be injured and not benefited by the widening
of Thames street; and that in the present alarming
dull state of sales trade depressed value of property
complicated state Of the currency, &c &c. &c. il
was by means desirable that they should be called
upon TO pay for improvements IN one part OF the city
which would not benefit the property in another part
Referred.
A considerable discussion then took place on the
presentation Of petition from James b. Clark, the
lessee ofthe Walnut street Ferry 10 have his present
rent, $500 year, reduced. He complained that
rock the East River destroyed the keels Of the ferry
boats and that some very cisrcputablc houses and
very bad girls living and situate close to the fer
ry, great injury TO him, and prevented respect
able ladies from patronslng that ferry. The finance
committee have already reported that they will not
reduce his rent that the aldermen had nothing TO do
with putting the rock IN the river; that rock put
| there by power superior 10 the Common Council
powerful ID; the said committee further reported
that they had nothing to DO with the disorderly
houses the girls that lived in them did they
wish TO have they did not put the houses thce; they
did not seduce any of the girls; neither did they To-
cate any OF them near that ferry; they were not IN
the habit of visiting either any of the houses any Of
the girls, nor did they desire 10 DO compelled 20 visit
them either in the discharge of their duty other
wise; il was not in their power 10 remove the rock
IL was not IN Their power to remove the girls: they
| had appealed TO congress, and that body declined
/ taking either of the matters ia hand; therefore
| the girls were likely TO remain there I'LL death
| and the rock till the resurrection morning; and
| as they had great many matters 10 settle up be
twixt this and then, they begged 10 be discharged
from further Bsidcraton Of the affair. They were
discharged and then there a debate as TO
what committee ought 10 take the rock and girls in
hand Some one proposed that as the counsel Of the
Board was bachelor, IL would be desirable that he
should arrange the matter. One proposed that the
4 law COMMITTEES should manage IT, This was negatiycd
because il was alleged that the rock beneath all
law, and the girls above all law J One proposed
that the rock and the girls should be referred TO the
committee on arts and sciences this was opposed
on the ground that the rock work Of nature and
art had nothing 10 do with il and that although the
girls sufficiently full OF art, artful still there
was very little OF science in their pursuits Finally
the girls the rock and the rent all laid on the
4 table. +. .........
Petitions referred.-Of J. s. Buckingham, to have
certain months paid 10 him-of The Commissioners
OF the Aims house for further Appropriation Of see :
600 for the T.unatic Asyum-oi Warren Sherwood
for relief from fine incurred by the violation of a
Corporation ordnance-of Engine Company Num-
Der Thirty Five, for an additional story TO their En-.
gine house-of aged and INDECENT females for dona.
ton-of DR.. Grnn, for a claim on the Cooperation
Of G. Hampton, relative 10 LOT purchased on sale
for taxesof G. w. Cornell for butchers stall OF
the Evangelical Reformed Chmch--of Joseph Tru.
lock-of John Wahs-of james Mitchell-of the
executors Of Henry Rckferd-of L. Feret-of Marx
Walson--of w. ID. Judson--o Of y. p. Hunt--sf B. M.
Reed-of Mrs. williamson Dsnsl Fisher of Isaac
Osborn, and OF George Mills, fer relief from, and
correction Of erroneous taxes and assessments.
No small amusement was 0ccasioned by the pre-
sensiisn Of quaint and naivs petition from Thomss
Bryan praying TO be appointed to any vacant Office
in the gift Of the Corporation.
The trustees of the second Associated Reformed
Church in Pearl street petltened for leave to re-