The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-20

PRocRFSs or ScfrNcr -" Professor" Bronson n
occurring at Louisville the g Uses and Abuses Of
Animal Magnetism" An excellent suo)ecf mas
he says been provided. We do not doubt II. Pro-
lessor Buchanan is still az Albany. and intends
commencing the publication of Neurological Jour
nal. Father Miller must be right knowledge II
decidedly increasing.
SPIRITUAL EJEcrMENr Process Samue
Goddard neglected 10 pay the rent for his pew il
the Catholic Church at Newport, Rhode Island, and
on entering II the other Sunday his Reverence, the
Priest, ordered the Sexton Sc to rch Samuel out,
and ne was accordingly pitched OUT of the church
Samuel complained TO the Justices. but they could
NOT agree, and the has gone before the Cour OF
common Pleas. The priest contended that the clvil
law had nothing to do with his management OF the
house OF God, and that he was only using the neces
sary means 10 obtain the rent OF the pew
CATCHING TARTAR.-Friend Amnadab was IN
from the country, and called at bookstore, wnsre
full suit of homemade drab, and the Identical
broad brim that had sheltered his head ana shout-
ders from sun and storm for full i've years; ne
could not fnd exactly the book he wanted, ana
was, perhaps, a little troublesome so at least,
thought the salesman-a pert youngster IN starcn
and buckram. you are from the country: are
you not, sir 7" asked he, little lmpudenty yes.
swell, herestan essay on the rearing o calves
"That," said Aminadab, as he turned TO leave the
store, ''hee had better present TO thy mother"
GREAT EXCITEMENT IN PorLrN, n. H.-The Exc
ter News contains long and interesting article un-
der this head, from which gather that the little
town of Poplln, in the vicinity of Exeter, is the
theatre OF good deal of commotion at the present
time. A good woman lately dreamed that there
was vast amount of treasure buried in that town.
Tins report revived old rumors and legends of pirate
treasures, which had been brought thIher many
years ago, and there coRceaed-and witch-hazes
and other popular means were resored TO, without
success to discover the precise spot beneath which
the treasure was deposited AT length the newly re-
vlvcd science OF Mesmerism was thought Of A
woman who possessed the power OF clairyoyancc
was found, magnetIzed according 10 all the estab
llshed rules and designated the exact place where
the money is hid
THEOLOGICAL CONTROVERSY The warfare
amongst the New Eng and Presbyterian divines
the legality oil marrying the sister OF deceased
wife, still continues violent as ever. These men
OF the class described long ago as those who
strain at gnat and swallow a caHel.
FROZEN TO DEATH.-The Montreal Herald says
that the snow storm Sunday week at that place
was accompanied with heavy gale from the north
west, which continued through MQnday-and Tues
day. The cold was intense, and persons attempting
10 cross the st. Lawrence were driven back after
being several hours on the ice. Some ofthem were
badly frozen. Two soldiers We're found near Lapra.
RE, frozen TO death.
A Son SHOT BY HIS FATHER. Baltimore Re-
publican publishes private letter from Annapolis,
which states that Captain Joseph Owens, whose re-
sdence IS few mules from Annapolis, shot his son
on the 18th ult the wound causing deaIh almost
immediately. This shocking deed was occasoned
by AMI feeling growing out OF law suit. The la
Their was promptly arrested, and is now confined in
the jail at Annapolis to await his trial for the unna-
tural and bloody deed
The FIRST GUN.-nformaton from Trenton On.
~ says that John Tyler, OF Virginia, was unani-
mously (and by acclamation) nominated as the de-
mocratc candidate OF the :. Jersey Blues for IA,
by an assemblage of 1000 citizens from almost eve
ry part of the State.