The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-13
VARIETY.

LOOK Our "A minister al camp-ipeetlng salo,
"f the lady with the blue hat, red hair, and cross
eyes, don't stop talking, she will be pointed out 10
the congregation"
sentenced the other day TO our County Jail Tor
thirty days. The day after his commitment the
wife OF the Indian presented herself and four child
rem to the aer 10 help serve out her husbands SEN
be counted as thirty days for one, and that this
would enttle the father OF the family TO discharge.
bangor Dem.
CATHOLICS THE UNITED SrATEs-The number
OF Catholics IN the United States has been lately es-
umated at 500, 900, an increase of S2OO000 since
the beginning OF the year 1912. OF churches and
chapes there are ga and 50 in process Of censtruc
ton, making total OF Csc OF officiating priests
the number is 572; 10 OF these have been made IN
the year 1872, IA of whom the diocese OF
New York.
BLACK Fox.-Capt Joseph Anthony has at his hat
and tur store. opposite Office, the skin OF get
black fox, which was caught in China, (not the Ge'
lestial Empir-, bit China in Kennebec) 1t IS be-
heved to be the FIRST ever caught IN this region. ne
paid the capor $50 for il. Live foxes OF ms kind
would pay better than Saxony sheep or short horned
cattle, or Berkshire hogs. The man who could
catch pair OF these foxes alive would make his
fortune. He could afford 10 keep them on chickens
and geese.-Renncbec Journal 90 hAtl
EXECUTION Jacob, the negro convicted Of kill
ing his master, was hung on Saturday. Before his
execution he professed TO be truly penient confess
ed that he had killed his master, but declared that
It was not done wiliully. An Immense crowd we I'M
derstand, present on the occasion, and not
few females. AS the procession passed, he sung
hymn w clear, distinct voice, loud enough to
be heard two squares off and his ortituoe ma
nltest even unto death. We think no rejecting
MIND who ponders upon these and other crcumstan-
ces attending this event. can fail to be convinced OF
the improperly, to no stronger word, of public
executions; and they should be remembered for the
purpose OF procuring their abolition by the Legisa-
,ure. The enlightened legislation OF several States
has already put an end to these demorazing scenes,
by executing criminals within the prison walls
NdshrWe Union, jan 81.
INSPECTION LAWS 1T will be perceived by re-
ference TO our Assembly proceedings that motion
OF Mr. Lee, OF Orange, the House without debate,
and indeed without dissent, instructed the commit
tee on trade and manufactures Ito bring in bill to
abolish the compulsorary features of the Inspection
Laws. This is ominous of more important move
ments.-Aibany Journal, FEB. 10.
GALE AT MoBnE.-The gale of wind, the night
before last, severe as IT was in the city, still
ly hoar YESTERDAY, from persons who reside in the
vicinity OF ten miles. Trees and fences were blown
down, and the inhabitants were in fear that their
houses would have been demolished, so terrific and
violent was the force OF the wind. We had serious
apprehenslons OF the safety ofthe steamboat Creole,
on which our expected guest Henry Clay, en-
parked, on his passage from New Orleans TO this
city, until the mail, by land from Pascagoula ar
rved yesterday, bringing the news that this steam
er had only met with the accident of breaking
shat-and that in despite Of the gale she was safe,
anu slowly working her way to this city, with only
one wheel. The gale, however, was terrible, and
did not subsde until afternoon yesterday Mobile
Adp FEB 2
BURNING OF THE CHEMICAL PIcTUREs About
haf past IL O'Clock yesterday morning, and some
three hours after the exhibition bad closed, fire
broke out in the back part of the room in which Da-
queries Chemical Pictures were being exhibited,
which wholly destroyed the entire before it was
exunguished. The loss to the proprietors is very
heavy, there being insurance. The goods in the
tailor shop underneath, belonging Mr.. Schmidt
were much injured from water The fire first COM
menced under the seats in the exhibition ROOM but
how 1t originated cannot be divined-N. o. Picay-
lne Jan. 81.