The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-17
Fact and Fancy.

Fact and Fancy:
RopY FouNo.-The body Of Captain Cromwell
Barlow, of the soop Lord Nelson. OF Newport
which fouudered IN the gale on the Sls OF January
port, picked up the beach few rods nortl
OF Rocky Point, the 18th inst. II 10 supposed Il
have been on the shore some days. A number o
papers were found In his wallet, among which wa
n cargo OF coal on the agent of the Portsmouth
Mines, Nc. He had on a roundabout Jacket, blu,
back vest, and mixed pantaoons pieced at the bot
tom. boots nearly new. The body was buried neal
the spot.
ANOTHER MuRpER.-We learn, says the Potsv lie
ga EMPORIUM of the 18th inst that Sunday
lssI ne wife of Daniel Hummel, residing near the
b's Otm, IN Lebenen county. died very sudde my,
abu WIS ouried without any suspicious OF Ioui play
being, excited. Subsequently the Coroner was In,
eiced from some cause TO d'sinter the oody ano
hold an inquest, which resulted IN the jury hnding
that Mrs Ii. had been strangled Hf
INDIAN POLITICIANS Among the addresses to the
late Governor OF Canada, is one OF rather laugha-
bic nature from the Indians of the Mssissaugue
tribe, approving of Sir Charles Bagots policy, and
expressing their conviction that he had acted con-
scien iously end with integrity, and that his adm-
nslraron will be gratefully remembered by his red
children.
PfsAoY AND MURDER-A letter from Craven Will
OF Liverpool, young gentleman scarcely 20
years old, dated Macao, January l6h gives the par
ticuars OF one OF the most murderous attacks and
provIdenual escapes upon record. On the night OF
the 6th OF January, the English lighter Enterprise,
employed by the 81. George Steam Packet Comps-
nv IN ,he conveyance Of goods. and on board of
which Mr. Wilson was manager of the company,
was attacked by pirates when on its way from Ma
the crew were murdered. Mr. Wilson concealed
hlmseH under a block of wood in the pantry, TO
which place the steward, Portuguese, had fled for
refuge; Here they were discovered, and struck
several times It'll an iron bar by of the villains,
who left them tor dead. The murderers, on quitting
the vessel set hre TO II. but Mr. Wilson, the steward
and Chinese girl. whom the pirates had left u in
lured, succeeding in getting into the boat and after
unneard OF hardships reached Macao, where the
steward died almost immediately after landing
Steps have been adopted for the detection and pun
ishment OF the perpetrators OF this unhead of afro
city.
ABsQuArULArxp.-Capt Wells, paymaster of
the q battalion incorporated militia stationed at
Sandwich, and under the command of Col Brooke
Young, has abscouded with the moneys that were
10 nave PAID on the corps at their disbdndonment.-
AtDelroiti was ascertained that Captain Wells had
remained over night at the Steamboat Hotel and on
the following morning left in the Ohio stage for San
dusky, under an aseamed name. Ii is believed that
he has proceeded for Texas, the refuge for all such
characters, though previous this nefarous trans
action, he possessed the entire confidence of all who
knew him.
BRIrisH ARMY.-It is confidently rumored that the
n battalion Royals, LIST battalion 23d, LIST battalion
list, and the S5th regiments, will proceed in the
course o. the summer from this country TO the
West lndies.-Quebec Mercury.
.ApPoNrNKNTs.-John o. Dickey, Collector of the
Port of Sackett's Harbor, in the place of Leonard
Denson, removed.
Pees Burchard. late county clerk, Collector of
the Port at Cape Vincent, in place of Judah Aims
LIgnt- House Keeper-L. K Root, at Horse Island.
near Sackett's Harbor, in place Of MIR. kellogg, re-
moved.
John Pringle at Galoe, in place Of -, re-
neutrality-suspicious..
WESTERN NAVIGATION TO BUFpAIo-The brig
Rocky Mountains is the first vessel to Cleveland
and back, and she is on the bar at that being unable
10 get over In consequence Of her large cargo The
water is very low al al the western ports.
ANOTHER MuRDER.-The Kenuckian contains
the following account OF most distressing homi-
clor winch occurred IN WoodioId county, last week.
A M voolfolk was indebted 10 his son-in-law a
Mr. Rowan 1t was supposed that the son in. law
would not press the debt, but ne did, and as they
could not agree on the terms, the father-in la "
turned It over to his son Mr. Dudley Voolfolk, who,
becoming exasperated Ia the course of the traDsac
uon SHOT his broI her-ln-law Rowan, who died al
most instantly. The young Voolfolk fed and has
not been taken.
AcclDENT.-Mr Morgan, of Clarke County, Viz
gina, with ihree coored men, attempted TO cross
The Shenandoah IN small skiff on the 9Th instant
when The skiti either sunk or was upset, and Mr.
NJ ana TWO OF The men were drowned
a REVOLUTIONARY SOLDIER Ku.LEp.-The Pitts.
burg sun nentlous the death of Mr.. Daniel Howe
who resded in East Deer township, in that county
He was killed by bull, who knocked him down
and gored hun IN a shocking manner Mr.. H. was
native of Maryland, and was 81 years of age
at the time OF his death.
LieHrNING.-A barn belonging 10 Mr.. Birdseye
Case, who resides about mile and half from this
village, was struck with lightning during the shower
Sunday afternoon last. The barn was entirely con-
sumed with Its contents. One horse, nearly all the
farming utensils and about three tons of hay were
consumed
ANoTnER.-We learn that about the same time
the storehouse OF Messrs Crawford Mailer az Co.
was struck, but not materially injured Goshen Rep
EAKTHoUAKE.-The Spanish brig Decia, which
arrived at Havana on the ed ult reports on the
i4th, when of the coast OF Hayti, having felt nine
distinct shocks OF an earthquake which were so Sc
we're thatthe officers thought the vessel was aground.
ARREST OF MURDERKRs OF CHARvIs-The Saint
Louis New Era OF the LIST inst, that by the
ceved OF the arrest OF the two Nc Danles at Liber
tv on the Friday previous, having with them about
S5OOe; also, OF another by the name of Brown, who
was arrested on the Jane, and delivered 10 the au.
thorliIes at Camden He had about $500 in silver
these make tour OF the SIX who returned TO indie
pendence, who had been arrested. The others who
were under the command of Mcdaniel at the time
OF the murder, II Ii said by the New Era took the
route for Warfeld's band, and will not probably be
reached
DROWNED An inquest was held in Boston on Sa-
iurday last, on the BODY of man named Abel p
Palmer, alas Abel w. Palmer, sailor, late of New
Bedford, which was found floating in the water OH
he end o. Long Wharf. The verdict of the Jury
was that he came to his death by drowning some
ume between the firsl OF April and the first OF May
On the same afternoon inquest was held on the
body OF William L. Bruce, 500 of Jeptha G. Bruce,
supposed TO have been drowned from Liverpool
Wharf on the 18th Of April Verdict, q" accidental
drowning
ERYsIpELAs Rutland Co. (vt) Herald
states that about sixty deaths by this epide have
occurred In the town of Derby since October last.
The average age OF those who have died was eary
torty-six years. Two-hrds OF the population Of
Derby are supposed to have had the disease In
most cases where II terminated fatally patients
were sick from four 10 six days only The epidemic
il now subsiding.
ANOTHER DARINc ATTEMPT AT IycKYDIARIsM
Mr.. Lester, on CornhIll, Rochester, sent boy
into his stable, and as he opened the door, two
scampe jumped out of the window. Mr.. Lester i'm
medlatey entered the barn, and found some match
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