The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-11

RAPE By A NEGRO ON You've WHITE WOMAN
We learn from the Aitssapas Gsz-tte, that the ne
gro belonging to Mr.. Morse, who committed the
horrible outrage upon the person OF ayoung wo-
nah, was hung en- The 9Th ult So perish all such
black scoundrels He was executed at Vermilhon-
VILE ID tr % .f--- .'
THE LATEST Fish SroRy.-A tolerable sample OF
pisclne relation is given by the -. Louis Organ
"A few miles from 81. Louis, on the Illinois shore,
are large lakes, which abound with hsh OF the
choicest kind. The prarles are filled with cattle,
who resort TO the borders OF the lakes, in the heat
OF the day, and sometimes 20 into them up TO their
middle aud lash themselves with their dripping tails
to eep the flies off. While large two year old OF
the Durham breed was flashing himself in the water
and dipping his nose in the ripping wave to cool it,,
an emo. NOUS fish caught him by the nose and drew
II under; when with powerful struggle he drew II
up again, and you could the fish, fast to his
snout, half his length out OF water The roaring OF
the bull and the thrashng OF the fish was quite an
exciting scene, and the battle continued some time,
until the bull appeared TO grow faint and eventually
gave up; the last that was seen Of him, that eve
ming, was some distance in the lake, when the
rump of the bull would bob up occasionally like a
float. II IS said that the fish and bull were both
found the next day on the lake shore, dead the
horns of the bull being through the fish near the
gills."
Ror IN CorroN.-The Baton Rouge Gazette of
Saturday Says gentleman who has Just return
ed from circuit the other side the river informs
us that the rot is making dreadful ravages on some
OF the cotton plantations OF West Baton Rouge and
Point Coupee. In the former parish, DIR. Hereford,
DR.. Lobdil, Col Courtney and Mr.. Gerhol are large
sufferers. In Point Coupee It's damages are not so
evident. The gentlemen Just named consider
from one-thlrd TO one half their crop lost"
WARNING To RoGUEs.-The Montreal Herald
says, that the Canadian authorities are determined
10 inh,ct punishment on individuals from the
United States, who attempt TO swlndle the nhabl-
tants of Canada The Herald says" In our report
of the proceedings before the Court OF Kings Bench
will be found the sentence of seven years contine
ment in the Pententiary, at hard labor, of person
named John Smith, for attempting 10 pass notes
purporting to be issued by banking company,
which existed only in the brain of the swndler. In
this case the cuprt could not be charged with for
gerry, but we hone that his punishment will prove
warning 10 English and American bank note swim
ders 10 avoid this Province, where severe punish
ment most assuredly will follow conviction"
FIRE IN THE WOODS The New Orleans Bulletin
OF August 22d, says the pine woods between Mande-
vile and Covington are on fire. Workmen have
been engaged latterly in repairs of the Covington
road, and wherever they cut tree, they fired the
stump AT this season a confederation of pine tim
Der is cool Joke. In 1886 much property was de-
stroyed by the burning of the woods in that very
gion, and numerous herds OF cattle suffocated
and burned up.
TALL WMKINe.-Mr. Elworth, the pedestrian, still
continues s. on his winding way at Cambridge. -
He has now travelled about three hundred miles,
and says that he feels fresh as at the outset.
There is no doubt of his ultimately accomplishing
his extraordinary task. Thousands of people have
visited him.