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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

The General Printing Once, capable Of doing all sorts
Of printing such books pamphlets bills cards Of all
escripons is now open at the Herald Buildings entrance
from Nassau sreet-Icseph Elliott Prrter
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Two Mons PArRfor PRISONERS Esc.Prp--We
were gratfed yesterday to learn that Samuel Chandler
and --Wait two of the Patriot Prisoners who were
capured nj the Short Hills in Canada in 1887 and Danish
ed to Van Dieman's Land have escaped that place
of Stripes and Scus and are their homes and
families. They were both worthy men, and their return
is hailed with great pleasure by all who knew hem--
Rochester Daily Democrat.
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HEALTH OF QUEBEc.-The typhus fever is preva
lent IN Quebec the Rev. Mr.. Fortier is one of tn,
victims
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

QUEBEc RACEs.-The races commenced this day al one
o'clock-weathcr beautiful We learn that Her Majssty's
Plate Of fifty guineas, by Captain Suttons Sir
Francis, (ac Vvian and the Merchants Plate
won by Colonel Dickson's Emgrant.- Qnebec Mercurn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

GO few copies of The first volume of this work
handsomely hound may be had at the pubiicn,ion
office-Price 81.
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Court Calendar-This Da


CIRCUIT CouRr.-Nos 1911 200, 2Os, 2lI 2A2 qa4, $50,
s7 2is 2io 25l 49, 25 $685. 26o 257 49, 65, 60 ~ 9i5
1877, III, 1885, 900.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

GO AMERICAN MUSEUM AND GARDEN.-n
this avorte and delightful resort is thronged through.
out the week. twill not be for want of attractions Win
chel the great Yankee Dutch Irish and French define
aor and ventroqust, is engaged another week, and ap
pears his whole range Of Characters including the play
Of Old and Young Nick Whtlock, the Banjo Player Da
mond, the negro dancer Miss Rosae. Celeste, Animal
Magnetism the Gipsey Girl Model Of Dublin, couple of
large living Alligators, the Egyptian Mummy, Albno
Lady, Fancy Glass Blowing Grand Cosmorama Balloon
Ascension splendid Drop Curtain and 5000 curl.
osesall for % cents beats the world Day visitors
admitted free in the evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

n3- WARM WEATHER.-The increasing effect Of
extreme warm weather upon the human frame, is COM
monty allowed to be facilitating TO the health and mimi
hair lin particularly often suffers considerably, il timely
prevention be not had to. OF all the specifics
invented for strengthening, sustaining and benuty
ing the hair be said have given general sat
saction that has universally been evnced by the of
RowLANp's MAcAssAR Oh. In warm weather. in particu
lar when the hair is liable to become weak dark
and dscoored-splttng the ends coming out in conn.,
Sc the application of Rowland Macassar never falls In
short time to infuse grateful noursmen to the roots
and reproduce health and beauty in the hair.
4Sl2lSo2
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HoRRIBLE PARRIcIpE.-An old man " the name OF
John Sudbury living in the eastern part ofthe county
New Hanover, N c.. shot dead the l4h inst whilst
sitting in his house. The deceased was upwards Of Il
years old and blind Supcion attached to his son.
whom he had made large OF money to protec
it from the results of lawsuit in which he had become
involved The coroners inquest subsequently declared
The to be the murderer.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

% TWENTY-SEVEN CASES OF FEVER AND
AGUE cured last week in tnis city and Harlem by Sher
mans Fever and Ague Lozenges They the only
tain remedy offered to the public The chills
return when broken by them, which cannot he said Of
any other medicine, shermans Lozenges all capital
They end untried things but have stood the
test extensive hundreds Of Of
caeslO6 Nassau street his only warehouse in this city,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-07-25

NOVELTY THE PRAIRIE--There may be seen on the
above farm what may be called wagon farm house.
Il is light frame building IA by 30 feet placed upon
four wheels constructed of solid timber, and strongly
bound it'll broad iron tire Each of the two longer sides
)fthe of this house divided into tiers of berhs
or beds while the centre affords space for dining hall
and there is ample above and round about for tools
and other fxngs. This novelty in the outbuildngs of
farm drawn from place place upon the prairie
the timber with the teams of the farm accommodate
the a5orers engaged in fencing breaking prairie Sc The
advantages Of such building be numerous; its
cupants may wander all day, yet they ever near
hOme--always in toWn.-Peoria (Tli0 Press
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n3- A MERMAID HUMBUG.-MR EpIroR-I yes
terday received letter from English gentleman,
friend fmine at present in Washington City stating that
he owns the Mermaid of which have lately heard
much that it is in his possession; and he intends not
to publicly exhibit it in America although he has been Of
fered $500 for week, by gentleman in this city, lie
purposes presenting to the Lyceum Of Natural History
in London Thus it will be that the announce cement
made by place of amusement in this city pretending that
this animal had arrived and would be exhibited there
gross falsehoods and receptions. understand that the
thing there exhibited is mere fancy cast made from
plaster OF Paris Yours, SC
J.C. WILKINSON, Park Place.
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20 those who believe It possible to Restore
the Human Hair.

ng- WE ASK OUR SUBSCRIBERS TO READ
this iarly-Not to condemn before they try. We have
spoken much of article called Jones' Oil Of Coral Cir
cassia for restoring the Human Hair We do believe that
persevered in according directions will do all
represented. Mr.. Jones says will make the Hair grow
stay its falling out scurf dandruf and make light
red grey hair grow dark from the roots. Now read
this and Judge for yourself.
We citizens of Orange county, certify that we have
lately used article called jones' Oil of Coral Circassa
perfectly satisfied that it makes the Hair grow
lark stops falling, and dandruf and we recon.
mend all to use it.
Signed FREDK. HUMPHREY, Farmer.
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Bridgeport.
NIsNiEs.
Correspondence of the Herald. ]

DKIDIEPOKT, July ID, Iofz.
Every time the same-DelighJfd Pic Mic Vish Of
the City Guard.
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p. w. LENDERS ON, Mercht Tailor
This is sold Iery reasonable, only g. 8 or shilngs
bottle 1--WE beeve) by Jones' sign of the American Eagle
q Chatham st, n " 1879 Fulton ST. Brooklyn Redding
State st, Boston: Zeiber 81 Dock st. Philadelphia
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
A CHANGE FOR THE WORSE.

The Auburn IN. W Journal says
that convict in the State Prison, nam
ed Philip Crater, finished his term of
service for theft on 2Sth ult and was
released. He had gone only a few
miles towards his home when he was
arrested for murder. 1t seems that
during his incarceration he had boast
ingly told his fellow convicts that he
had once murdered ped!ar--that he
deposited his body under his wood
house, but afterwards removed and bu-
ried it near the banks of the Susque-
hannah River and that he broke up the
pedlar's wagon, and had the iron work
ed up by blacksmith. The convicts
told the keeper ofthis, and an examin-
alton was made. On searching the
place, the shin bones Of a man were
discovered the rest having been washed
away by the river, and it was ascertain
ed that a blacksmith near had about
that time worked up old iron for era
ter. He also boast Of having killed a
man in the Allegheny Mountains, and
robbed him Of S1,400. He now
owns farm worth $4,000.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
From the Mobile Herald of March 26.
HORRID TRAGEDY.

At the close of the first act Of the
Comedy at the Theatre last evening,
the audience were startled at the an
nouncemen!, by Mr.. Blackstone, that
Mr.. Ewing was seriously i'll. After
about fifteen minutes painful suspense
the melancholy intelligence was COM
municated that he was no more, and
the performance Of the evening would
c.ose.
On enquiry as to the cause of this
sudden dispensation, the following facts
were elected: Mr.. Ewing and his lady
known to the public as Miss Hamblin,
had been at variance for days, and af-
ter the curtain fell at the end of the
first act, she proceeded to his dressing
room, and, an alteration ensued
when they left the room together
Soon after a cry of horror was heard
in the hall, and the unfortunate mar
was found to have been MORALLY
wounded with knife by his wife, who
Immediately effected her escape, by {
back window. Up to a late hour las
night she had not been heard from.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

The WEsr.-Gen. Wilson, who
has recently returned from Iowa TO
New Hampshire, says that mechanics
are winted more than farmers at the
West. The supply of agricultural
products is greater than the demand.
In late address at Nashua, the Gener-
al IS reported by the Nashua Telegraph
10 have said ifhe had the skill of ham
mering iron, he could make more
money than any member ofCongress
with his eight dollars a day. The
price Of shoeing a pair OF horses five
dollars, and it took load of corn. for
those two horses, to pay it. This was
the result Of absence Of competition in
The mechanical trades, and a too great
competition in the agriculture pursuits
OF rather, TO the amount ofagricuItura
products beyond what was required fol
The support of the population.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
From the Louisville Journal.

The Treasury is empty. Tbs
President is calling for money. He
says that it must be supplied forthwith
or the machinery ofGovernment must
stop. And already the Government
is disgraced by the protest of its Treas
ury-notes.
What is to be done9 Must Con-
gress still content itself with resorting
to temporary shifts and expedients?
Ought the peoples Representatives to
consider their duty, as statesmen, dis
charged by the adoption Of any such
policy as the authorization Of loan or
new issue Of Treasury notes afford
ing, perhaps, for time, an apparent
and deceptive relief, but certainly cal
culated to enhance, in the end, the
evils end embarrassment that already
exist?
Assuredly such is not the pro-
per course. If the necessities of the
Government are too urgent to admit of
delay, as undoubtedly they are, let
| them be relieved by loan, or even, if
Congress ,0iU have it so, by the issue
of Treasury-notes; but, in either case
lei the national Legislature by all
means make immediate, ample, and
permanent provision for paying off the
debt thus created, and preventing the
necessity of ever mourning any simulaf
debt hereafter.
PROFESSIONALLY the public interests
demand thorough and efficient reads
liustment Of the tariff. The Guvefn-
ment must look TO that source ior a
revenues; and the people, we are con-
fident, must look to the source fer the
re-opening of fountain of prosperity
which, for several years, has been
nearly sealed. The Government needs
vigorous revision of the tariff, and the
, people need ii: the Government needs
, it for revenue, and the people need il
for protection and for the detelopu:s.s.. :.
and increase of the resources of the
country.
! The experiment of free trade, 50
0 far as it has been tried in the United
States, has proved a most disastrous
failure. In its consequences, it ha:
J, reached the national Treasury and al
t classes Of society, for it has drained
:, the country of specie TO pay debts IN
s cured abroad. The Government
It may possibly be relieved for time b,
: such articles as loans and Treasury
i notes, but the peoples wants canno
# be met, even temporarily, by any su;I
: feeble and miserable expedients.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
A PIRATES CONFESSION.

Many Of our readers will doubtless
remember the fate of Mrs Aston, the
wife Of the governor of South-Caroli-
ma, and the daughter of the late Col.
Burr. She was one of the most &C
complished ladies Of the day, and the
only child of man whose name will
be forever connected with the history
of his country, whatever may be the
light in which his characer is viewed
by the majority of his countrymen.-
Dark as may have been the designs
of Burr-cold and calculating as may
have been his intercourse with his fell
low men, and towering as was his am
bition, he chung to his daughter with
fiaternal fondness, and in his cores
pondence with her, after she had left
her cherished home, and given her
hand to one worthy of her virgin love
we find all fathers unquenchable
passion for his child Developed
Touching and beautiful are many of
his epistles, particularly those in which
he solicits her to pay him a visit, and
behold again the home and dear scenes
of her childhood.
After many solicitations, Mrs Aston
determined to visit her father in New
York, and preparations were accor-
dinghy made for the voyage. She en-
barked with an only child, on board a
brig at Charleston, full of Joy at the
prospect of meeting her parent, from
whom she had long been estranged.-
1t was reported at the time she took a
large amount of plate and money with
her, though as we only write from men,
orv, we cannot speak with certainty of
the circumstances attending her depar-
ture. She sailed, however, but did
not arrive at her destined port, and
the most intense anxiety existed in the
public mind for months after, to learr
her fate.---The vessel was supposed tc
have been lost, land ali on board to have
persisted. The subject remained il
! mystery for years.however,an her ia
ther,we believe entertained the opinion
that the vessel in which his loved ont
was passenger,had gone to the deep
without leaving a vestige by which he
fate could be known.
Years passed away,and the circum
stances were almost forgotten, when
paragraphappeared in one of the north
ern papersstating that sailor had die
in Maine, who, previous to his demise
acknowledged that he belonged to tn
vesselin which Mrs Aston shipped, AM
that she end her child persisted by tn
hands of the crew who were pirates
j Col. Burr is stated to have placed n
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

ANECDoTE OF FRANKLIN.--The fol-
lowing anccdote was published num-
Der of years ago in the United States
Gazette. 1t is good one, and may
be new to many of our readers:
"When Messrs. Franklin, Lee and
Dean were in Paris, as Commission
ers for the American Congress, the
good people of that great city used to
bestow their favors so exclusively upon
the doctor, that the other gentlemen,
his colleagues, appeared to be quite
forgotten, and occasionally evinced a
little good natural jealousy. 1t even
required no small address on the part
Of the Doctor to preserve harmony
One morning just as breakfast was pre-
pairing, some kind Franchise sent a
generous cake to the lodgings Of the
Commissioners, marked. Gle Digne
Franklin" Messrs. Lee and Dean
remarked that they were, as usual, in
debted to their colleague for the best
part other accommodations.--"None
at all" said the Doctor. "This was
evidently intended for us all but as the
French people 90 not understand En-.
glish, they have made triAing error il
the photography; they undoubtedI,
meant Lee, Dean, Franklin"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
Liabilities Of those IUhO take
NEWSPAPERS

The Law is, and so the courts decide, that
an persots to whom paper is sent is respon-
sine for the payment, # he receives the paper,
or make uso ofit--even though he never sub
srroed for it. His duty in such case, is not to
lake the paper from the Office or place where
il is left, but TO notify the publisher that he does
not wish for II. Ifpapers are sent to a Post
Office, Store, Tavern, or other place, and are
not taken by the person to whom they are sent
the PUst-Master, Store or Tavern keel er, &c.
is responsible for the payment unless he lmme-
dialely gives notice, to the publisher, that they
are MT taken from the officer or place where
they are sent
Extract from the Post-Oaice Regulations,
page 81, section lis: ain every instance IN
which papers come 10 your office that are not
taken ont bvtha person to whom they are sent,
YOU will rive immediate notice to the publish
or, adding the reasons, if known, why the pa
pers are not taken out"
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
confidence in the statemen and trea-
ted it with contempt.

confidence in the Statement and trea-
ted it with contempt.
Some years since sair died in
Mobile, who made a simia' confess
sion, detailing the circumsures oon-
nected with the inhuman ad. He said
that lots were cast, and thait levoIved
on him to destroy the exisen;e of the
beautiful creature in their Iower. She
prayed for mercy for her chld-told
them that she was the d;uglter of a
Vice President OF the Unied States
offered them everythingin he posses
sion, if they would but spare ne life of
the little being, and promise, eternal
secresy. She was made TO walk the
plank, however, and the wac closed
forever over the beautiful being who in
vain begged for life.
This second confession received no
more credence from Col. Burr than the
first, and many journals expressed their
disbelief in the statement, although ia
ken in connection with the previous
confession, it bore strong marks Of
truth. 1t was made at a tine when
there could be no inducemenno resort
to falsehood-when the ding man
was conscious that he woulI shortly
stand in the presence of his naker.-
Words uttered at this fearfulmome1t
are certainly entitled to consHerat
We have now to add anothf. NOR /
sion, made under similar cid 6mstanl
ces, which leaves no dout in our
mind as to the fate of the fai beng in
question. A gentleman from Texas
an old and valued friend, and one
whose veracity is unimpeachble-in-
forms us that an old sailor recently
died at Matagorda, who m'de full
confession of a number of pracies in
which he had been engaged, and sta
ed that he was one of the crm of the
vessel which sailed from Charleston,
with Mrs. Aston on board When
three days out consultationwas held,
and it was determined that tie passen-
gers should be robbed and murdered.
The work ofdeath commenced, and all
were killed, Mrs Aston being the last
victim who was made to walk the
plank. Her image, he said, was always
before him, and he could no die with
out confessing the horrid deed. The
closing scene of his life was horrible
in the extreme-he rGved With mad
ness: exclaiming "There!-there she
is now!-I see her standing before me
away! avay!"
Many witnesses were present whC
can bear testimony to the confession
and we think there can no longer ex
lstany doubt on subject which was ST
long yelled in mystery.
n. O. Ores. Gin.
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29

A WARLIKE PARAGRAPH.-A late
number of the London Observer, has the fol-
lowing:
THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.-It is
mint ed by some influential parties in the city,to
whom full credit is due, th&t there is some
thing more in the wind than meets the eye in
the Simultaneous departure of the fleet ofstea-
mers destined to ply on the West India station,
in the conveyance of the mails and passengers,
sc. to and from her Majesty's colonial posses
sions in The direction alluded to- Some sig ,ifi-
cant inquiries have been made from head quar-
tiers as to the number of troops each of these
fine steamships could accommodate, and the re-
ply gwen is, we are informed,, that with very
little alteration each ship could convey 1000
men. We do not believe that there will be
any relaxation in the activity that now pre-
walls in all the raval departments of the coul .
try; and, ii our information be correct the des-
tination OF most Of the vessels of war now ret
ting ready for sea will be the American sta
| ton. These steamers NAV, we hear, be founC
in company with our men of war on tie coasts
of the United States; and we are told, thai
should the American executive refuse to a.
| lust the boundary question, those gentle ad
monitors, in UNFOLDING British 3rights and
| British honor may use something unlike "sof
persuasion" in compelling "BrOther Jonathan
Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-03-29
DREADFUL CONFLAGRA-
TION


The ST. Charles Theatre is a pile
of ruins, and the proudest temple of
the drama is levelIed to the earth.
We know not when we were more
panied than we were yesterday on rea-
ding the following splendid account of
the burning of St. Charles Theatre,
from the New Orleans Bee Of Monday
morning:-Vichsburg Whig.
DESTRUCTION OF THE ST.
CHARLES THEATRE.
Yesterday evening, about half past
six, the Coffin mandatory on Camp
street, Of Messrs. Quirk, was discov-
cred to be on fire. The work shop Of
the establishment, back of the store
house, extended TO within a few yards
Of the rear Of the St. Charles Thea
tire.
When the flames were first discov-
cred, there was little expectation tkat
the devastation would sweep in its flu
ny that magnificent structure, at once
the pride of the City and monument
ofthe public spirit and enterprise OF
Mr.. Caldwell, who erected it. The
combustible materials with which the
STOP was filled soon rendered it appa-
rent that the Temple was in danger.
When we got to the fire, tie flames
were beating with terrible fury against
the gable end of the St. Charles, and
confined within an angle made by the
Theatre and the building which ex-
tends from it 10 the Camp street Ar
cade, assembled above the roof The
windows ofthe Theatre, were first to
take fire. The engines by this time
were numerous on the ground, and
from the activity Of the fremen, hopes
were yet entertained that the noble
pile would be rescued. For more
than ten minutes the assembled null
titude witnessed with GREATNESS ex.
pectation the struggle between the fire.
men and the flames for the splendid
prize. Hope and fear alternately agi
tated every bosom. After a shor
space slight smoke issued from one
of the windows of the upper story
giving dreadful omen of the appal
ling spectacle soon to follow. 1t cea
sed while and hope again revived
But for how short a time. The smoke
again curled in the air out of first one
window, then another, when the fame:
burst forth with the suddenness oil
lightning, from end TO end of the devo
ted building. 1t is not possible to de
scribe the thrill of horror that shool
the mass of spectators when the terri
BILE truth was revealed that the St
Charles was thoroughly on fire. Wit
an amazing rapidly the destructive ell
ement, as if to avenge'tne opposition t
IFS ravages wrapped the whole build
ing-the flames in lambent exstacy en-
circling the flag, the entire roof, rejoi
cling in its vast and splendid prey.