The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-11
Variety.

MOVEMENTS OF Mr. CLAY.-The Lexington, NY
lntelligencer of the Sd inst says - MI clay was
to have left Memphis at which point ne stopped
day ar two on Tuesday last, the 18Th uit he VIII
therefore doubtless arrive at home to-day or TO
morrow
FrRr AT AMEsBuRY We learn from the Newb
ryport Herald that Sunday morning last, the
dwelling house of Jonathan Morrill,, Esq, OF Ames
bury situated n the pleasant Valley" district took
fire from the burning of the chimney, while all the
inmates, except Mrs Morrill,, were absent and
with its contents, was entirely consumed In a very
short tine.-Boston Democrat
SLAVERY IN KENTUCKY In this State, the intro,
ducton of slaves from abroad has been prohibited
since 1888. At the present session OF the LeBlsa-
ture strong effort has been made 10 modhy tnis
prohibition so far as TO allow persons to 5rins IN
slaves tor their own use, but II was releceo III ''
Senate by a vote of Il to IA
HaRRIsIK-The Pittsburgh Post says that
woman 81 years old, living near thai CITY was' o
last Friday burnt badly by falling INTO the se
burnt to the heart. The husband was lying In oeo
drunk at the time. He saw her IN the hre, got up
and pulled her a short distance from the hearth ana
then went 10 bed again
Gloucester county Court will commence on the 2lst
Judge Elmer will hold the Court, probably assisted
BY an Associate Judge from an adjoining district.
The rial of young Mercer 1t is thought Will take
place drrIng the second week OF the Court.
RELIGIOUS REVEALS The Methodist and Baptist
denominations of Westchester, Pa have been
holding protracled meetings in hat borough, ,or the
last ten days. Bishop Onderdonk, OF the Enlsce-
pal Church, also held a confirmation there on Wed
nesday OF last week. Great efforts are making
throughout the country for the spread of the gos-
pei.
WINTER IN CANApA-The ice bridge over the s.;
Lawrence opposite the city, which took on the I'D
instant began be crossed on the 18th with CARL
ages. Yester day it was visited by many thousand
persons. There was a little snow on Saturday even
ing but ii has been partly removed by the wind,
and mo-. N ski a
raj ice boats were out, with all sail set ne proge
rises and falls from twelve 10 eighteen ieet every
tide. The high tides are just commenced bit 1t is
not now likely that the ice will move before the
Spring thaw in April 1t Just seven years since
the last ice bridge at uebec and II stood till the Sh
of May.-Quebec Gazette, FEB. "a.
AN INTELLIGENT DoG.-A friend of ours in an
Eastern city relates the following anecdate OF his
Newfoundland. On a certain Sunday, after church,
the family We're all assembled in the drawing room,
and every member OF II, with one exception, occu-
pied In reading. The dog, after making recon-
nolssance of the party, proceeded OF his own accord
10 the library and taking down book from the
shelves, returned and presented to the individual
who unprovided with that convenient insiru-
ment tor willing away The long quarter OF an hour
before dlnner.-Iroy Wing.
MORE OF THE HORRIBLE Two negro prisoners
convicted and sentenced TO three years EACH in the
Criminal Court on Tuesday evening, attempted in
the van, as they were on their way from the Court
House Ia the Moyamenslng prison, TO outrage the
persons of two white female prisoners! The brutal
scoundres would have succt eded IN their hellish
purposes hut for the interference of white pri-
soner. The conveying of white and black male
prisoners from the prison TO the Court room and
wee versa, IN the same van, is an outrage, and is
dIsgraceful to the city of Philadelphia, but when
white females-and innocent females too, as is often
the case-are thrust into the prison with,
and forced TO submit to the insults OF desperate bru
tai negro men, who have spent half their days in
the pententiary, human nature revolts human white
blood boils, al the idea-and common decency
common humanity calls for redress. Phiad. Times,
March 9.