The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-10
Heme Depart acknowledgements Intelligence
Accidents, &c. SC.

ANOTHER DEED OF BLooD.-We learn from the
Louisville Advertiser at the 80 instant the par Gu
lars of A shocking tragedy which occurred at Bloom
held, KY, the night previous. mulatto slave, oe
longing TO Mr.. Jacob Pence, OF the nelghborhooo'
and who had been a runaway Tor week OF W.
went 10 the house of an old widow lady, named VIC
Kay, living alone with her grandson, a youtn sA
or seventeen years old, and servant sli, anu
butchered the lady and the young man Ia uie M
savage manner, splitting their heads open WIN an
axe, and otherwise horribly mdngled nc lil ,ii
then set fire TO the house, and hIe" INC eti
ceed.d in escaning though very severely burnt
The neighbors attracted by the hre, pursued the
murderer until they arrested MN, out nor oeiofe ne
h al received wound Ia me breast rom gun
The im,ression was, from the excitement the re,
Lynch law would be Inflicted upon the miserable
being.
UzsrG MARRlAGEs.--Men here sell their wives if
they get tired OF them. This is by means un-
common; but the man IS obliged TO make the first
offer of her to her family, naming the price, which,
If they do not give, he al liberty to sell her TO any
else On the death OF man, his wives all be-
come the property of his next brother, who may
marry them or sell them, giving them the e-opuon
as before, TO their own families Jandad, a Caboee
Atari, to whom ] spoke OF the custom OF selling
wives, which did not entirely credit, SAID, III
tell you what happened TO myself. Twas one day
returning iron knauabad, and being overaken by
darkness, halted for the night at Turnab, three kos
short OF ths. Alter feeding my horse, and gong 10
the house tor shelter, found three men buslly en-
gagged; and, lnqulring the subject OF their converse
ton, was told that one OF them was selling his wife
10 the Otler, out That they mad not agreed ABOUT
terms. Meantime, Khuda Berdi Ming, Bashl and
chel OF the village came IN, and whispered 10 me,
that II could 60 halves with him, he would pur-
chase the woman, as he had her, and found
her very beautiful. | agreed, upon which we pur-
chased her Tor seventy rupees, and she went home
with me for that night. Next morning, khuda Berdl
came, and SAID that partnership IN a woman was a
very bad thing, and asked me how | Intended TO
manage SAID she should stay with me one month,
and go with hun next. To that he would by no
means agree; because, If sons or daughters were
hnrn fh all ha rtz, fn han
they belonged. In Short said he, either do
you give me five rupees my share, and take her
altogether, or will give you the same profit on your
share, and she shall be altogether mine" To the
latter alternative consented; and she Is now living
with hun, as every one knows A man who has
daughter manageable must give lntlmatlon 10 the
MIr, VINO sends ms Chief eunuch 10 inspect her; II
handsome he takes her; II not, he gives PERMISSION
that she should marry another SIR "A BWnes Ca
bool
BRILLIANT MErEoR-We were in the north part
OF the city, last evening at about 10 clock, when
something apparently ike flash OF lightning, broke
through the darkness oil night, and tor an instant
lllumned the western sky. On turning around, we
We saw IN southwestern direction, meteor, ap-
parently aoout the size OF mans head, OF the most
brilliant appearance imaginable. Its tendency was
downward, move ment rdtld, and duration probably
10 seconds. In brlancy and size, II tar surpassed
any tning oil the klud that we ever witnessed In
maute alter smaller one, not larger IN appearance
that the planet Venus, followed IN It's Track. Per
haps these meteors were the commanding General
and AID, OF the grand annual display OF shooting
stars, which occurs on the 18th OF November.-Hd1-
ford inns, Sept 8.
FIRE Last evening, about II o'clock, a fire broke
out the brick block, Natchez street, corner OF
Camp street, destroying the root and upper stories OF
two buildings, one occupied by Mr.. Pegram, and
the other d. d boarding mouse by MIR Juurdan. il
was al lrst discovered the attic under the cave.
the prospect OF serious contiagration was al first
very threatening, bu: the iremen with their usual
pronptltade ana energy, were present 10 stay The
evil. Some furniture burned, but the damage
finally, great. We noticed engines No.
and No Ii very early on the ground. An acCiden mt,
however, happened 10 the former, that her efforts
closed AS usual, there appeared to be no
" fire wails."-NeU Orleans paper dug 80