Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-07-23

ushered in: Mother says it is too much
plague to keep the paper all the week, peo-
pie keep coming arter ii so. "-PymOuth
Journal.
Scenes an the City IF Neeo- Yorl-Ths ap-
pears to be the age of violence and bloodshed,
and for the purpose of assuring our Mississippi
readers that our State is not worse than many
others, we subjoin few gleanings from the
New York City papers received during the last
week:
Polce.-A brothel keeper named Cor
nell Driscoll, whose pandemonium is at
IS Cross street, was brought before Jus
tice Blood good yesterday morning on a
charge preferred by or for woman NAM
ed Ann Buns, Of having struck her so vi
olent blow on the side Of her head that
she is not expected to live Driscoll was
fully committed, the magistrate having de-
clned TO accept any bail.
Horria Brutality. An aaie norton ex.
animation was held yesterday at the cor
ner Of Grand street and Centre Place, on
the body of Ann Smock, who was stabbed
in the abdomen by her husband, joan
Smock, poor drunken wretch, on Tues.
day morning, in quarrel about the cook
ing Of some meat.
FiAhy.-As gentleman and his wife
were passing along Spring street after
dusk on Tuesday evening, some beast OF
beasts followed them and squirted tobacco
Juice on the lady's dress SO as to complete.
| " drench some parts Of it with the filthy
fluid.
The name of the convict shot at by tn,
guard at Blackwell's Island, while atlemp
ting to make his escape from that place
on Monday, is Isaac Stage. lie was con
victed of petit larceny al the last term 0
the Court Of General Sessions, and sen
fenced for three years, because she troub
led the Court every time he came out"
A RumOr.-There was a rumor yes
, terday and on Wednesday in Wall stree
that a Merchant of high standing in TIN
city had forged bill Of lading upon whic
he obtained money to large amount fror
two firms doing business in that street an
in South street.
Stabbing. Two Irishmen named job
| Wilson and Andrew Carr, met yesterda
at the residence of the former, and renew
ed an outstanding and unliquidated quar-
rel, which resulted in the latter being stab
bed in the neck with small pocket knife
: Carr was removed to the City Hosplti
! WHARF il is said he now lies in dangerot
state. and Wilson was handed over to II
Police, by whom he was committed f
0 examination.
Suicide.-The Coroner was called o
Saturday to view The body of Ann Cant.
! 10, aged 80, native of Ireland, who con
II mitted snicide by taking arsenic on Frida
d last, at 81 Division street.
IS Another Smcide.-Also to view Il
h body of Nathaniel Hathaway, in the 81
e Avenue near 22d street, who cut his thro
q about fortnight since. and died on Satu
D day.
: Another Revolutionary Hero Gone
! Also, at the house of Peter Cattle, Z w,
: street, on the body of Manuel Swaze
, aged upwards of go years; a native of Pc
: tugal, and soldier of the revolutiona
: war, who was found dead in his bed {
e Saturday morning. Application was ma
:. to the Commissioners of the Aims Hou;
y Surrogate, and Public Administrators, I
means to bury him, but unsuccessfully
y he was of no further use to the republ
g 1t was In evidence that the old man h
" been bed ridden for ten years, and the
= ny rendered verdict that he "died frt
= : old age"
N Death in the Gig Prison. Also, at
be City Prison, on the body Of woman IA
ed Jane Alexander, aged 80, who "
of found dead, lying on her face, in one of
W. prison cells.
1t It appeared that some citizens found
=. poor woman Id a state of utter exhausii
!: late on Friday night. lying on +.
fer pavement in Mulberry street. from wheI
they carried her to the watch-house,
consigned her to the care of Oliver v
| let's, the captain of the watch. She :
ION then put upon a bunk in the watch-hot
, e. and there suffered to remain until the =
morning, when she was committed
e. Justice Merritt. Nothing was done
Orn alleviate her sufferings--to supply
wants--or in any way TO preserve the
binu current Of life. Alas for her,
ng met with no good Samaritan The J
rendered verdict Of 'sdead from SC
ak, cause unknown.