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Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

ANOTHER SELENDID BENEFIT-Mrs. Baily, the
beautiful and pretty, takes second benefit tonight.
We beg, pray, entreat and hope it may be thump-
ing beneft-and we further advise her to insist on
havinga benefit and last appearance every week, and
then twice week. The manager wont refuse, if
he gets share. Seriously, however, Master Nit
chell, because he has been successful must not ina
CINE that he can humbug too much
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15


That valentine i shall deny
Who never looks in the Ease
Oh then with your eyes awry
Another shall soon Gil your phase
The next we shall give, is unique in its manner
and matter. 1t is simply well shaped and good
sized heart, cut out of blue paper, in the centre of
which are written these lines:
Sir Knight greet yeu kindly
In St Valentines fair name
And choose you for my Squire
Until he comes again. NJ. s.
These are but specimen of the age and body of
the times" Some good some middIing, some
very bad. They are like the people, the tone, and
the temper of the country. We have reserved the
best for the last; it is well written, and gives the
best poetical account of the origin and history of
Valentines we have yet met with.
From Brtain's realm, in oden time,
By the strong power of truths sublime
The pagan rites banishd;
And, spite of Greek and Roman lore,
Each god and goddess, iamd of yore,
From grove and altar VANISHED.
And they las became them best)
To Austin and Paulnius hest
Obedently submitted,
And left the land without delay
Save Cupid, who still held sway
Too strong to passiyey obey,
Or be by saints outwed.
For well the boygod knew that he
Was far too potent, e'er to be
Depos'd and exild quietly
From his below dominion;
And sturdily the urchin
He neer, to leave the British Shore
Would move a single pnion
The saints at this sadly vex'd,
And much their holy brains perplexd,
To bring the boy to reason;
And when they found him bent to stay,
They built up convent walls straghtway,
And put poor Love in prison.
But Cupid, though captive made,
Soon met, within convent shade,
New subjects in proflsion
Albeit he found his pagan
Was heard by pous maid and dame
With horror and confusion.
For all there demure and coy
And deemd rebel heather boy
most INSTANTLY creature;
Bat Cupid found way with
His syesl yotries tastes to please,
And yet not change feature.
For by his brightest DART the elf
Airm'd he'd turn a saint himself
To make their scruples lighter;
So gravely hid his dimpled SMILES
His wreathed locks, and playful wiles,
Beneath a bishops mtre.
Then Christians rear'd the boy shrine,
And youth invokd Saint Valentine
To bless their annual passion
And madens still his revere
And, smiling hail his day each year
day to village lovers dear,
Though saints out OF fashion A. y.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

KNIFE SHARPENER.-Sandford & Darlington, No.
ILL., Fulton street, have for sale very excellent in
strument, of their own manufacture, for sharpening
knives. Ii is on new and very simple principle.
The knife is drawn between two steel rollers half
dozen times, and is then sharp enough for any pur
pose whatever.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

o. NAsreArIoS through Long Island Sound Is
now free and unobstructed. Steamers commence
today to make their regular trips. The New Haven,
for New Haven, and Narragansett, for Stonington,
leave this morning at seven o'clock. Last night
the wind blew gale from the southeast, and the
weather very mild. This will probably affect the
Hudson, and together with the swelling Of that rv
er, be the means Of breaking up the ice earlier than
usual. Grant it may be so, and thus have the fifty
thousand barrels of flour, locked up in Albany,
released and sent to this city.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

RESrs.-The number Of houses now 10 let and
that will be to ri, between this and Nav will be un
paralleed, and the diminuion in the price of rents
will be at least 30 per cent, in almost every descrip-
tion Of building All three and four story houses will
be deserted so will majority of stores the two
story houses will probably not eprecale more than
20 per cent. IN the rent but all must come down
The progress Of all the events tend TO this u
timatum, the depression Of real estate and the con-
sequent depression in rents. One circumstance that
will greatly contribute to bring down rents is the
recent movement OF the Insurance Offices in fore
closing many Of their mortgages, in order to realize
money to pay for losses by the recent fires This
will throw large quantity Of real estate into the
markets prices must fall and rents along with them
All the property in Broadway has or will depreciste
at least W per cent. The recent movement of John
Jocob Astor will also do much towards reducing the
rents all over the city, and the agent Of all the To-
riiiard estates Is also lowering the rents Of all the
houses on that property. As natural consequence,
landlords are now going round to solicit persons TO
hire houses; instead Of, formerly tenants goioo
round to landlords. Rents have been shsmefullv
exorbitant for the last five years let every one re-
trench, and rents will come down to a proper level
in less than two months.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

ac-The celebrated and notorious Stephen Bur-
roughs died recently at Three Rivers, Canada. He
was upwards of eighty years ofage. Last summer he
was in this office, apparently in the full enjoyment
of excellent health.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

o. The house of 50 4. g. j. .fndre,cs," noticed in
our paper of yesterday, among the recent failures
at New Orleans, is Proridencs house, lately estab-
lished there, having no relation or connerion with
that of Andrews, Brothers, of New Orleans, or j.
Andrews, Brothers, of New York
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

Now each fond youth who essayd
Anefort in the tinklins trade,
Resumes today and writes and blots
About true love and true loves knots
And opens veins ia ladies' hearts;
(Or steeis 'em) with twocris-cross darts
There must be two)
Stuck through land throughl
HIS own and th,n TO secure EN- better
lie doubles up his single letter
Type Of his state,
(Perchance a hostage
To double fate)
For single postage
Emblem of his and my Cupidity;
With p'rhaps like happy end-stupidity
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

% The fire. last n ghi. was in Sullivan street,
twodoors from Spring. The engines were there 50
soon after II broke oyt that little damage was done
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

As ExpEcTED:-The United States Bank is
busy buying up the legislature OF Pennsylvania. So
says Bryant, the locofoco poes of the POST
Apropos-what does the poet think of the Manhattan
Bankl Do--sey.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

STEAMER LIvERPooL.-WHERE SIZE THE
non-arrval of this ship begins TO excite great anx-
iety and much surprise. Fears expressed for
her safe arrival hence, and they increased by the
fact of her having heavy remittance board to the
amount Of S5,ooo,0oo, in specie and bills. 1t will be
recolected that she sailed hence in the middle of De
cember, on Sunday, in the midst of great snow
storm, and when nearly ten millions Americans,
most of whom lovely women, were offering up pray
for the protection Of their souls The fears are
that she has gone down, or rather that the $780,
600 have been losno fears for the passengers the
crew-and there need be none, for she went across
the Atlantic safe enough, and will be back again in
due time after she leaves England. II is the impress
sion among those who ought to know, that she did
not sail from Liverpool the 10Th ut advertised
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

Another FANcY BALL.-We understand tha'
Mrs. o'Dogherty, highly respectable Irish wash
erwoman intends to give bal costume on the S"'
inst; at which all the fashionable os and MAC up
town, will be present.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15
MORNING HERALD.


Ocj- The WEEKLY HERALD, today, will be pub
lished at eight o'clock-and will contain all the
astounding developments made in the Manhattan
Bank, including the engraving ofthe High Bank Com
missioner. Read, laugh, cry, ponder and become
Wise
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

THr BOUNDARY QursrIoS.-There is an extern
sve rumor among the friends of the Administration
m this city, that Mr.. Van Buren, has been posses
sion Of the ultimatum of the British Gov for
some days or weeks past and that the result is the
British government will give mp inch Of he
ritory they claim. We don't believe a word Of this ;
il is only got up by the friends Of the Administration
to stave oHthe excitement occasioned by the revul
sion in commercial affairs. Mr. Featherstonhaugh
and Col. Nudge had not arrived out when the last
accounts left England. We conversed with both
these gentlemen just before they left and they stated
positively that Great Britain would come to no de-
cisicn in the matter until they arrived and they
entertained not the least doubts Of an amicable adj
Justment being effected. There is an ex ctement got
up in Canada, another in New Brunswick and
another in Maine; but there is no more DANGERS =.
war than that the Heavens will fall
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

o. The long bridge over the Potomac has been
carried away, as we stated on Monday. II cost
SSo00oo. The railroad bridge, above Georgetown,
has also been nearly destroyed
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

THE MANHATTAN BANK EycIrEMENr-JAMEs
McBRrpE.-This subject is still talked of in Wall
street-besdes having now spread all over the city.
All sorts of rumors flying and all sorts of sto-
ries in circulation. Yesterday received the fol-
lowing, accompanied with 81 in specie denying
the report circulating concerning Mr.. James Nc
Bride:
To the Editor of the Herald
Sir-In your paper of this morning. il is insinua-
ted that have lately been seller of Manhattan
Bank stock Allow me to say, that all the stock of
that company ever owned, still continue u own
and that never sold share of it either for myself
or others, directly or indirectly.
Your obedient servant,
JAMES MCBRIDE
New York 14th Feb, 1910.
Perfectly satisfactory, Mr.. McBride the brokers,
therefore, will demean themselves accordingly But
Mr.. Mcbride is not the only officer in the bank
whom the Wall street loafers have maligned The
famous watch Dog" who was sub-casher, or sub
treasurer with four legs, has been absent for several
weeks. The brokers have manufactured out of this
fact, a story that he had Swartw outed or gone to
Texas. This is vile SANDER, which we correct
without a dollar. This highly respectable dog has
neither gone to Texas, nor followed the steps of
Swartwout He is at this moment, boarding lodg-
ing and washing in a retired spot in New Jersey-
His health, affected by his duties for the
last ten years, demanded some relaxation In
the mean time this bank excitement is increasing
every day and hour. Since the banks have become
lenders to the states, and abandoned the trading
classes il is astonishing how rapidly the merchants
are becoming locofocos-not locofocos to support
Mr.. Van Buren-but wing locofocos, that go for the
old granny of Ohio by way Of an experiment in
this age Of experiments.
Next week we have mon trous deal to saw of the
n n
of the racy and original characters who congregate
there.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

REAL BENEFIT THAT OUGHT TO BE.-Rich-
ings who has labored for Is years, stock actor,
at the Park, and little said of it, takes benefit next
week. MIR. Simpson going to take his bench.
on the same night-but learning that the Fire De-
partment had benefit at the Bowery, he changed
his night, and gave it to Richings. "Cause wy"
Richings is now poor a rat and if he against
the Bowery that night has thin house, gets lit
tie money, of course he is off than he is now
man used to disappointments and poverty can al
ways best bear them. Like skinning cells, they
likes it,
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15
I'm FIVE feet FIVE, and folks say pretty;

I'm hve feet five, and folks say pretty
Added to that Pm very witty.
have some property beside,
And keep coach, in which ride.
So to secure your heart in time,
I'll take you for my Valentne.
You'll think me bold, sir, but It's clear
Ladies are pryiegedm Leap Year.
Now pray me, Pm SO free
And say you will marry
anxious wait for your reply'
Please send it quick, or may die. ~ls =. 2
My house is Numbered one hundred nine,
The street Hive in st. Valentine.
Truly thine, JULIA H-ss+
ST. VALENTINES DAY, ls4o.
The next is the most beautifully written epistle of
the whole. 1t is in fine, clear distinct, running
hand, and more evenly than we ever saw lady
write The writer of this is in the full bloom of
riPening girlhood just eighteen years Of age, tall
above the general size of elegant females wears her
hair down her neck in ringlets has purely Grecian
features, a mouth arched like the bow of Apollo,
(arely seen but in sleeping infants has dark blue
eyes, and light brown hair, glistening as if sun
oeam caught in the curls, was struggling to escape.
LEAP YEAR
Oh. when perchance thou sees't these lines
Then think who iores thee we'll
And round whose heart deep love entwines
His hottest, fondest SPELL
Yet dare not whisper in thine ear
The thoughts that thou seest pictured here,
FEB. l4th, 1870 MARY
The one which follows is evidently written by
young lady who folds book sheets for living. She
is expert at her trade, keeps herself to herself
resiss temptation, earns enough to clothe and
feed herself well she desires is somewhat sati
rical, not very good temper, has no lover, and will
have this year. Nevertheless she is smart
business girl, tall, SLIM with rather asculine fea-
lures, well put together walks, treads firm, has no
holes in her stockings and if she gets married
will make prudent, economical housewife; but will
unquestionably the breeches and perhaps make
her husband light the fire in a morning The letter
is well written a stray piece of ruled paper.
When youths like you
Fair maids pursue
And think to win their hearts
With pert grmace
Though without grace
How bad they play their parts
You're blind as bee
To those who won't
And rude to those who do
And pert and vain,
You'll meet dsdan,
Mind what say is true.
Then throw aside
Your foolish pride,
Take this advice Of mine,
Ormay you
Obtain a Fair
To be your Valentine.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

TuE REvrvALs.-The Rev. Mr. sKirk preached
TO five hundred beautiful women and four men, on
Thursday afternoon His text was, . Grow in grace
and in the knowledge Of the Lord Jesus" Many
were converted Yesterday, he held sort Of oxhor-
tation and comforting meeting to those who were
converted, or under conviction. lie breaches again
today. A full account on Monday.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

EXPECTED EXPLOSION IN THE PoLIcE-Mopv
FUN ExPEcrED-A committee Of the Common
Council are now engaged in investigating all the
abuses and crimes, and rougueries, which have
taken place in the Police Office for the last ten wears
They intend, we understand to haul over the Goals
Justices Wyman, Hopson, Bloodgood, Lowndes,
Taylor, and Palmer all the clerks all the principal
officers, such as Huntington, Homan Hays, Sparks,
b. Hays, Merritt, Joseph Hays, Bowyer, Gil Hays.
and all the grandees of the Egyptian Tombs This is
all proper. Go ahead, and we shall have some rare
fun. The developments will be more curious than
when Pompei and Herculaneum were laid bare.
Nothing like these developments can possibly take
place again, until the great day of final CATION
of ocean will be laid bare Again, say, go ahead,
and 'let the CALLED jade vince" 1t is shame that
Sparks alone should be vctmized
MoRrALIry-The Dispatch, penny paper,
both unite to exc out sickly existence for time.
The Dispatch had never health strength; nothing
but species of crawling maignity that envied
others. Day, who projected it, the printer and
intimate associate of Fanny Wright, when she first
began her great system of immortality and nfdelity
in this city-Weld, his partner, is little wthered
old woman in breeches, who possesses much literary
knowledge in curing corns and preserving pickles.
In ten months, Day has spent SO 800 the Dispatch
and no 60 The same result will follow the union.
The whole batch want capacity, industry, temper,
talent, and every thing necessary for conducting
popular newspaper. fA
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

Here is curious epistle, in saucy bright yellow
colored paper, written in holder hand than any Of
the others. II is surrounded with hearts, and speaks
for itself but the writer is the very antipodes Of
bcr Jcs ;ntion Of berqolf
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

WAsBIsoTos, Feb. ~
The Cumberland Road-lnr. Hofman--Nr PICK.
ems, of South Caroinc--Ths O6jeef-Coi Ben
ton 8. Salt Scheme. &c.
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

Madeline B.
Here is a devil-may-csrc sort OF stanzas, from
wicked, short dark, back-eyed little witch, full of
fun, frolic and mischief, who for no one nei-
Their loves, fears, nor hates any quizzes every
body, and yet is destined to be caught and chained
by Cupid before the year is out. She writes as she
talks, with perfect disregard to order regularity,
or smoothness; the paper is coarse, sometimes an
indication Of the mind; its tint is blue but the wri
ter is no blue.
: : :. Z.
oh honey It - very sweet
But sugar IL is sweeter,
And my love a. Ear exces
As sugar does sapetre.
Your most humble
And obedient servant
Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-15

long have waited for this day,
To tell you all I've got to say,
And now it's come, scarce have leisure,
To ope my heart TO you, ny treasure.
Tn iusi eighteen, not yet wife,
= think I'd like that kind fife;
You wan, a " ife, n you speak true,
I've not doub, but III suit yopl
read y orr paper. and 80 end
f1u'reJust ne person TO ny mini
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18

ACCIDENT FROM rIRR.-Late IN the eve-
ming of the 50th of November last, poor
Irish woman by the name Of Mrs. Marga-
ret Gournard at house on The bank of the
river between the Upper and Lower part
of toWr, had the misfortune to have her
clothes take fire, by which accident she
wasso severely injured as to cause her
death on the morning of the goth ult. Her
dress which was of cotton, canght fro on
the lett side, and before she was aware of
it, had mide such progress as, together
with her fright, 10 prevent her extingash-
ing it. She void undoubtedly have per-
ished on the spot, or, at the longest have
lived but very short time if il had not
been for another woman who was sleeping
in the same room, and who on being arous,
ed by the screams had the presence of mind
to wrap q blanket about her and thus slno-
ther the flames.
As it was, she had her left side SO severe
ly burned as not to leave particle of the
integument from near her hip to her arm,
and the whole of the left arm from her shoul-
der to her wrist was in the same condition.
The thanks OF community arc duo to
those ladies who assisted in any way this
unfortunate woman, who during the space
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18

TnurH.-A Persian mother, in giving
her son forty pieces of money, as his por-
ton, made him wear never to tell lie and
said, Go my son, consign thee to God,
and we shall not meet again till the day OF
Judgment" The youth went away and
the party he travelled with was assaulted
by robbers. One fellow asked what he had
got and he said, Forty diners are in my
garments" He laughed thinking he jest
! ed. Another asked the same question, and
got the slme answer. At last the chief
called, and asked him, and lie said, :" have
tolcd two of your people already, that /
have forty diners sewed up inmy clothes"
He ordered the clothes to be ripped open,
and found the money. "And how came
you to tell thlsl' Because replied the
chiid,"l would not be false to my mother,
TO whom have promised never TO tell a
Ile." "Child said the robber, thou art so
mindful Of thy duty to thy mother, at thy
years. and am inseDsibie, at my age, of The
duty owe to God. Give me thy hand,
that may swear repentance on it," He
did SO; his followers We're all struck by the
scene. "You have been our leaderin guilt"
said they to the chief, "be the same in the
path of virtue;" and theyinstantly made re.
stitulion ofspoils, and avowed repentance
on the hand.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18

A STRAY OsrRIcH.-Person on the
read between Beichertown and Ware, on
Tuesday, last week, at particular mo-
ment, witnessed an occurrence winch pro-
badly never took place on American soil be-
forc-an Ostrich, NJ the very top of his
speed, out-stripping in velocity, as those
who saw it say, the lleetest horse. Macon
ber's caravan was coming from the east,
and the stage from the west had turned out
to let them pns7, when just the cage con-
tanning the ostrich was in the act of pass
ing, gust of wind struck 1t, and from its
great height upset it and broke the team
sters leg. The ostrich made his escape,
but was recovered, we know not how, but
probably according to the habits the bird,
Recovered his head in the leaves and imagined
his whole body out of sight. The stage hor-
ses took fright, turned suddenly round, and
upset the passengers, but we do not under
stand that any one was seriously injured
Hampshire Giz.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18

TIE WHIGs.--We have never seen the
wings Of Ohio in so good spirits as ut the
present time. They feel confident of tri-
uInph in the approaching contest of the
people against the office holders. From
every part Of the state, there comes up the
cheering news of union, energy and hmmo-
ny. The wings are conscious tina. their
cause, is the cause of the people--that the
principles and measures they advocate, will
restore our country to its former prosperity,
and re-cstabhsh credit and confidence at
home and abroad. Let the watchword; be
Harrison and Reform. Let us rally around
General who never lost a battle. Let us
drive the vandai horde from the places which
they have polluted and disgraced. Slate
Jour.
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18
MARRIED..

:, AZ Toledo, on Wednesday, the 18th inst. A. w.
Miss ALICE HOLMES. of Toledo -
Well brother Fairbanksj here's iuck-ihat wine you
sent US was splendid that's fact and the cake was mt
bud. The white ribbon we wore favor In our cap
Of caps and the seas and notices we treasured in our
heart Of henr's Isn't 1t glory, when printer can in
these hard times get married. Here's our Qy MAY
happiness be without and your posterity be crown
Of glory around your head like "*f III the frmsment
May the Iaste form you have locked up in your heart
never be knocked into pi by improper circumstances
and may your domestic mattors be ptansd doon into the
most perfect order and tranquility. Amen, Amen-uo
mote Il be, '4-
Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-01-18

We learn that lad about Is years Of
age, who was engaged in driving the horses
attached to a threshng machine, for far
mer in tho town of Flshklll, N. Y. about
three weeks since, fell from his place and
was caught in the wheel. when one of his
legs was broken, and his whole person
dreadfully crushed Yet lie lived two
weeks, retaining his senses to the last.
His name was GeorgesClive. About two
years ago, his father was also accidentally
kiiled.-ErG.