Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-07-08

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little puff, will you!'' Now, the idea Of puffiug
dead woman was something preposterous, but not
more so than request we received yesterday to
puffa handsome store keeper because he has four
lovely sisters. Now if the young ladies will start
store, we will most cheeriully puff them CON
| Who can expect more of usl
Coon ADvIcE.-We earnestly and sincerely adj
wise Mr.. Van Buren,, if he has the least regard for
his old and early friend, Mr. Trist Consul at Hava
ma, and desires him to retain length of days, to send
for him home by the first vessel; as we are informed
that party ofyoung men intend to leave this city
shortly for Havana for the sole purpose of assassna-
ting him, on account of his numerous outrages upon
American citizens.
uoiNG BY sTEAM.-We have received numerous
letters complaining of the exorbitant charges for
postage of letters by steam packets to England Our
correspondents, most of them write business like,
mercantile, counting house hands; f they are as we
believe them to be, merchants, they cannot com
plain OF 70 cents for sending letter $500 miles But
whoever they may be, they are old enough to know
that if men will steam it, in this le either with
themselves or their letters, they must suffer some
for so doing
AN EXTRAORDINARY ArFAIR.-Two young and
beautiful women, well dressed, and of genteel APP
pearance, have been killed on the Columbia and
Philadelphia Rail Road, under very extraordinary
circumstances. One of the agents had conc ealed
them In private Car, for what purpose has not been
explained. Near Harrisburgh he opened the door
TO let them out; they in the of getting out
unasslsted, when the were backed, and they
were crushed to death. The whole facts of this af.
fair ought to be made public.
LADIES AT NBLo's.-We have received the fol-
lowing in relation to those sweet buds of hope mid
the thorns Of despair, that brighten our path in this
life.
Mn. BENNETT
Dear Sir-The ladies that visit Nibo's are verv
numerous and very beautiful; but there is one I'M
pleasant thing connected with them. mean their
heads and head-dresses which obstruct the view of
those behind. You have great influence with the
.weet you persuade them to uncover
themselves-at least in front! There can be no OBJ
lection to their being uncovered. You will obgc
MANY GENTLEMEN
Certainly! we never object to lady's being I'M
covered; and we hereby recommend all who find il
convenient to do so, to themselves hereafter
and oblige Many Gentlemen"
DISASTERS THE FeURrH.-There were two
dfulrairoad accidents in Philadelphia on Thurs
day last by which several men, women and children
were hurried into eternity. The usual number Of
street fights, SC. occurred
o. No less than one thousand persons were killed
and severely wounded, in this country, the 18th
inst.
Co The spirit of locofoism seems to have broken
out with all its intensencss the It'll Riot dsor-
der, bloodshed, cutting, manning mangling, wound.
ing, bruisng, and robbery were perpetrated in all
their multifarous forms.
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inst twenty-nine midshipmen had passed their ex-
animation before the board of Naval Examiners M
the Lyceum, Philadelphia. On that day there was
but one remaining, and he has probably passed by
this time.
eJ- Theller and Mcleod have been acquitted at
Detroit for an alleged violation of the neutrality
law or COURSE
10 There was no Coroner's inquest held at the
Second Ward Hotel on the Fourth of July.
o. We learn that the young man who was stab
bed in broadway, on the 18th, not intoxicated al
the time.
% Boston not without its explosions on the
18th inst. A mead fountain exploded in that CITY.
which instantly killed Mr.. Lyscom Bruce and in
jured several others.
G-Thc log troubles an the disputed territory, have
been Of great advantage to the town of Halifax The
Recorder of that place. says the barracks were filled
with troops, there was unusual number of the
British navy in port, merchant vessels were in de-
mand rents were rising merchandise had full en-
ployment, laborers were scarce, and mechanics and
provisions high.
o. Miller, Scott, and Cossgrave were executed
at Louisville, Kentucky, the 18th ultmo, for
the murder Of Stanley. Soldiers were in attendance
there the same they here at the hanging Of
Wilhelms Also, band OF music-which undoubt.
eddy made it very pleasant affair to the five thou.
sand spectators.
0J-Bituminous coal is now brought to Peoria from
st. Louis, at cost Of fifteen cents per bushel
OJ- The public land sales in Iowa are ordered to
take place on the 2lst Of October next
General Sessions.
july 6-James Burke was put TO the bar 10 take
his trial for misdemeanor in publicly exposing his
person near the Rutgers Female Institute. II ap-
reared that the accused had often offended against
public morals in the same way, and the Court sen
fenced him To get out stone for twelve calendar
months.
Michael J. Salinger was put to the bar charged
with forging check for 81 256 with intent to ac-
fraud Messrs Heilbuth and Schultze.