The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-10-02
Auburn.

Correspondence Of the Herad.1
AUBURN, Sept. %, 1913.
Rathbun, the Forger-His Intentions and Prospects.
Mr.. EpTToR:-
| have seen it stated from different sources thar
Mr.. Rathbun, the great Speculation, fnancier and
iorger, from Buffalo, now in our prison, Is anxious
together with many friends, and daily expecting a
pardon from Governor Bouck. This rumor / am
advised to contradict. He is not ANXIOUS, is he
or his friends willing to receive pardon, and the
reasons are these-tha there are other indictments
lying ag ainst MIR. Rathbun, and upon which he is
liable the close of the present term to suffer prose-
cution, and if executive clemency is shown now,
and he is pardoned and the other indictments go in
to prosecution, and again jury shall find him guilty,
and he sentenced to serve out second term, he
will stand a much poorer chance, ard ind II much
more difficult, II at all, to obtain pardon
second tune, and therefore Mr.. Raihbun himself,
and his real friends deem il wise and prudent, and
altogether the best course to let the law have lie
due course in the premises, whereby Tar bet
ter results are ANTICIPATED.
am informed, also, that It Is not his design ~
the close of his term, has been often STATED. q
20 Buffalo for the purpose OF taking the roprir tor
ship of public house, to practice medlc,n-. ~
which, the latter, he is fully COMPETENT, hut dss'go-
making Wisconsin hls future and permanent resi-
dence ond his friends have, or are sbon' max.
ing purchases OF landed property on "Jtfvrsob
Prairie," the finest tract 1T land III IL.
territory or Union, 1t being his wish tn go west az
enter the wide field of productive industry wh'' h
God and nature has spread OUT tor the contort nto
convenience of man. The psce soon 10 br vacat
ed by Mr. r. cannot, assure You, easily be Flied
and his loss to the medcd, department NJ the prsof
will be severely felt and resrete Nv al, both keep
er and convict-havine coudrcfrd h'ms.lt with Iht
srictest proprIety and decorum-pessiu sus,l "
disposition accommodating watch TN and ktnd Z
the sick-gained him minv friends ant p"pulaII,
never before experienced by an ndi,i NJ IN ni
utat. on ma
ing been sentsn need tor nv. years One hus my
be allowed TO mention, and hope the Rev Dr VII
pardon me. 7 he striking resemblance he bears ~
heighth form. features aud expression ot counte-
nance to Rev DR. Cox formerly ot New York, but
now of BROOKLYN. | was struck with the analogy
when I first saw him, and others have remarked to
me the same coincidence Yours, &c.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUicIpE-A shocking
occurrence took place in the town OF Ern, IN this
county, on Friday last, which resulted In the death
of John Goldsmith, aged about 80, and 30 dreadful
! ly wounding Edward Norris, that no hopes are en-
terained OF his recovery. A gentleman who resides
| in the immediate vicinity OF the occurrence, has
kindly furnished with the particulars OF the sad
| affair. IL appears that Norris was a tenant oil
Godsmth's; that they had many quarres and law
suits within the last two months, and among other
suits Goldsmith was bound over to keep the peace,
and appear at court on a complaint OF Mrs. Norris,
for threatening to take her lite. Goldsmith mad
threatened several times during the past week, that
Norris should not live to appear as witness against
aim al court, which convened on Monday On
Sunday morning. as Norris was in the act OF feed
log his horses, Goldsmith approached him STEALTH
ly, and stabbed him with large knife on the lett
side cutting large cash to the intestlnes-upon
which Mr.. ". endeavered to escape from him by
running, when g. again stabbed him IN the back,
near the left hip, nfctlng the wound which must
prove fatal. The cries OF Norris brought TO his as
sIstancc Joshua Case; upon which Goldsmith pro
ceeded 10 his barn, about ten rods distant, and az
he passed his own door he very deliberately wiped
the blood from his knife, observing that he was
now willing TO die. He then fastened himself IN
the barn, and assembled to the hay loft, where he
proceeded TO infllct wound by cutting his right
arm above the elbow to the bone, which caused
him To bleed TO death before the doors could be
forced open. Goldsmith was formerly OF Blooming
Grove, Orange county, and was wei known In Ell
mlra.-Eimira Gazette.
TERRIBLg STEAMBOAT D,sAsrKR-Loss OF TEE
CLIPPER No. 1.-The steamer Clipper, one Of our
Bayou sara packets, under the command OF Captain
lam nt, bursied her boilers the 18Th inst about
loou, az enc was backing out from Bayou Sara, to
broke In two, and sunk Immediately. The boilers
AID part OF the cabin were blown away entirely
We have been unable TO learn the exact number oil
lives lost by this sad DISASTER but ofthe whole crew
(.upposcd 10 be 40) only nine persons escaped Capt
Laurent and the Pilot, Mr.. Jordan, uninJuIed, and
seven scaldcd. Capt. Bessey, well known in our
city, who was acting as clerk on board, is among
the missing John Tyson, Engineer, and the mate,
whose name we have not learned, are severely
scalded, and their recovery despaired OF. There
were no passengers on board--Nei0 Orleans 1r9p'c'
S,pt. y