The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-20
NEW YORK HERALD.
The Exciting News OF the Day.

horrible character. New York was never in such
few days.
The horrible tragedy of Colt, and the mysterious
jugge by which he set at naught the execution of
the law, and the administration of justice, CONT
nuss to agittte the pubic mind in most extraor-
dnry degree. Masses of the PEOPLE dsbelieve n
his suicide, and persist in saying that :" he is still
the Coroner's jury, only dust in their eyes
Alas his suicide is too true
Such further particulars OF this strange mystery
were developed yesterday, will be found in our pa
per to day.
But this is not all. The mysterious murder of
Mary Rogers, at Hoboken, is again revived with
more surmises-and more Developments in pros
pect An examination took place, yesterday, at
Hoboken all the particulars of which will be found
in this days paper 1t will be seen from this singu-
lar evidence, that the article this subject re-
Gently published by the decent paper called the
Tribune is series Of audacious and uncxampled
falsehoods. We happen to know for what purpose
the gross imposition in the Tribune was manufac-
tured, and we shall expose its wckedness at length
at proper time. For the present, all that is known
OF the mysterious end of Mary Rogers will be
found IN the police examination published in this
days paper.
We have also the case Of Mr.. Jar,es w. Webb
again on the taps, in more serious light than 1t
has yet b zen presented. Webb is in prison,
awaiting his sentence for going out of the State to
fight duel, and unless a pardon is gwen him by
Governor Seward, he must be sentenced to the
State Prison, not less than years, nor more
than seven years. Notwithstanding all the evil Mr..
Webb has sought to do US for the last years
Notwithstanding the very recent exhibition of his
bitterness and malice toward us, wish earnestly
that he may be pardoned by the Governor, and we
shall certainly sign his petition, and send half-a
dozen of the purest juice of the grape and hundred
segars to soace his days and nights in prison until
the document arrives. On account of his very anna
DitrtspeCldDle dnu worthy Wlle,ldllly anu COHneC-
tions we shall strike from our breast every feeling
and sentiment of retaliation, and we hereby request
all ours friends in New York to call at this office
and sign petition forthwith for his pardon We
believe in the sublime doctrines, and endeavor to
practice the golden preceps of the Great Saviour of
the world-'Do unto others as you icoud hare others
do unto you."
Such are the events of the past two days. and next
week promises to be equally exciting Tomorrow
the Court of Oyer and Termner in Westchester
county opens, and then will commence at White
Plains the trial of the prize-fghters for the murder
of Mccoy. We have dispatched our inmiable
corps of reporters to that place-and shall two
rapid expresses each day to bring the latest intel
ligcnoe for both the morning and evening editions
othe Herald. These trials will be deeply interest
ing and we mean to beat the whole newspaper
press in New York, in the accuracy of the reports,
and 10 the rapdity of the publication
This is a great country-this is mighty city
we are a wonderful peope-and the age we live in
is the mos. wonderful that the sun ever shone upon.