The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-01
state OF the Country.

state or the Country. -
All are in happy state in this country. The sun
| shines brghty-the rivers run swifty-Broadway,
the great thoroughare of America, is crowded with
fashion and poverty-the theatres are filed every
night-bank stocks are going up-the crops are
| large, and the future is full of hope and humbug
Verify, however, this country was never IN a
| finer condition than at this moment. We have
abundant crops of breadstufs- Of cotton
plenty of money-plenty of intellect-and courage
enough TO resent and resist any insult that may be
offered by any power on the face of the globe.
| But to be serious. Let any one read the COM
mercia articles which follow this for true state of
the wealth and importance OF this country After
that nothing more need be said.
Horrible Atrocities Society In General
Society in this country will soon descend to the
level OF that OF Europe Emigration from England
has lately been great, and some of which of such
nature, as to corrupt, most fearfuly portion of
our own people. The new extradition law between
this country and Great Britain will, however, soon
put stop to this.
We have this morning one MURDER one attempted
murder, two suicides, and one attempted suicide to
mention.
The first on our list occurred in Schenectady last
Friday morning, between six and seven o'clock.
Mr. Andrews, formerly gardener in thus city, but
lately fruit seller in Schenectady, cut the throat
of his wife in most shocking manner.
The knife entered between the jugular vein and
the spinal cord, leaving cash five inches long and
two inches deep. Yet hopes were entertained of her
recovery. Andrewshas been arrested and is now
in Jail. 1t is said that he even attempted his
own life after his attempt to send his wife prema-
turely into eternity. They had three children He
appeared perfectly sane at the time and had load
ed rifle by him to use in case of necessity. That,
however, was secured. 1t is supposed that jealousy
was the cause.
The next was a murder that occurred in Canaan,
Maine. The Yankee Blade, published In Gardiner,
gives the following particulars of this horrible az
fair:-
During the ExhibihoH3 of Raymond & Co.'S
Menagerie, at Canaan on Saturday evening, most
disgraceful brawl occurred between gang of dis
orderly citizens and the men connected with the
Menagere, which resulted in the murder Of Jeffer
son Spauldng, citizen of that town Spauldipg
was twice struck in the head with piece of iron by
and bis scu beatenin He fingered, however, iii
Sunday night, when he died, leaving wife and
three children to mourn his loss We have been
unable, TO gather the particulars of this me-
!ancholy affair, but we understand that Spauld-
ing was peaceabe, orderly, and well disposed
citizen, not engaged in the riotous proceed.
ings OF the evening, and that the blows which
caused his death were almost totally unprovoked
The savage deed caused intense excitement at Ca
man; large body OF the citizens armed them
| selves with guns, and hurried TO the scene of the
murder, and several individuals connected with the
the murder has been discovered. II is said, how
ever, that two of the men who were in the employ
of Messrs. Raymond IL Co., have fled.
The two next, suicides, were IN Ohio. Annexed
are the facts relating to them:-
Job Shaw, of Twnsburg, Summit county, Ohio,
aged about II years, put an end to his existence
the night of the 23rd inst, by hanging A cores
pondent at Twlnsburg has forwarded us the follow
ing particulars of the melancholy event, gathered
from the parents OF the young man, with whom he
resided. He Get his supper Thursday evening as
usual, and about O'Clock left the house to go
to some OF the neighbors, as the family supposed
The writer says, nothing more was seen or heard
OF him until about six O'Clock, Friday morning,
when his mother found him hanging in an out build
Ing few rodsfrom the house alteless corpse, and
to all appearance had been so some ten hours
The piece OF rope with which he was suspended
measured but Is inches from the rafter 10 which it
was tied 10 the moose around his neck He held in
| one hand straw from the matched roof over his
head. which ihibk he grabbed he stepped off the
| timber on which he must have stood. The young
man was OF temperate and industrious habits.
Some dissatisfaction existed about family affairs
that made his appearance rather gloomy for few
days past, and day or two ago he remarked that
he was tired of living"
David L. Gerard, aged 80, hung himself on a tree
IN Warren county, Ohio, on the 9th inst. The LIE.
oanon Star states that Gerard bore good moral
character, had been school teacher for several
years, was not considered deranged, though he was
eccentric in his conduct and of msanthropc tenn
permanent. He prepared deliberately for the deed,
willed his property, worth: some ST. 500, to his mo-
ther, wrote letter saying that he was tired of life,
aud short notice of his own self-murder for inser
ten In the Star. which were found in his hat.
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