The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-04-23
Fact and Fancy.

GAME.-Mad foxes abound upon our mountains,
and through Delaware. One wss tound two weeks
in the hog pen of Stephen Ski,of Hunter, near
" exhausted, early in the morning, having evident
ly done battle with three hogs therein. Two OF the
hogs have since died.-CafssM Mess
RACES IN LOUISIANA Our races concluded on
Tuesday last after a week of fine sport. The heavy
rain of Thursday week, which flooded the whole
cnuatry around, washed away one OF the bridges
upon me track and caused the races set for Friday
and Saturday last to be de tered un Ill the fol lowing
Mon fayaud Tuesday Fdiciana Wing, sth inst.
WESTERN TRANSFORMATION The Cincin ma Ii
Chronicle IN an article respecting the railroad 70 utes
from Cumberland to the waters of the Ohio, says -:
Bat the nearest route for the Transportation of goods
Is IRON Cumberland to Parkersburgh Eventually,
arallread will be constructed on that Through
Prkershurgh by Chilicothe to cincinnati, is only
l1o miles, IL Is gain for goods OF 100 miles on The
river. In time the shortest dist ance will prevail,
and the greatest travelled route In the United States
VIII be The great Genital route from the OHIO river
10 Baltimore.
DUEI. PREvENrED.-Two gentlemen by the names
ot Prats and Durand, were brought before Recorder
Bertus yesterday, charged with intent TO fight
duel and were required 10 give bonds in the sum OF
$4,000 each-Nsr Orleans Republican, april H.
EFFEcrs OF INrEMPERANcE. Adrian, Mich,
on the 18th ut Oliver ChIlds committed suc ide,
BY cutting his throat, while laborng under fit of
deirum tremens AT Lyons, N Y , on the 18th
inst, man named Horace Rifiord, was committed
10 prison for mansaughter in the first degree, for
stabolng his brother In fit of intoxicaton. The
wounded man died two days afterwards.
LOUISIANA CoAL-A discovery which promises TO
be OF some Importance In adding to the resource s of
our country has lately been made in this parish
Our townsmen, M. B. Sherwin and John Risher
have opened a bed of stone coal, which has been
tested by competent Judges, and is pronounced to
be equal TO the far famed Lehigh coal. In company
with others, we were present at trial of this coal
made by an experienced whitesmith of this place,
and tor heating iron, burning, and for every other
purpose TO which coal be applied, think il AS
good an article as we have ever seen. 1t is the
off hp ,hn h.ua Tho
bed, IN few weeks to take down a qnantlty OF the
coal to the city of New Orleans, give the people
there an opportunity to judge OF Its qualities. -Cai
borne Democrat
States tor the district OF Alabama has decided that
the marriage OF a white man with an Indian woman,
according 10 the forms and customs OF the Choctaw
nation, is void, that civilized man is incapable of
contracting marriage with savage; and that their
offspring Is llegltimae, and cannot inherit. Ex-
ceptions having been taken to the decision the case
Will be carried up to the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States.
ANOTHER INSANE MuRpRRER-The Fredonia IN.
y Censor states that an examination by jury be-
lore Judge Fooe, has been held in Fredonia to de-
termlne the matter OF the alleged insanity Of Thomas
Sanderson, who now lies In The Jail of Chatauque
county for the murder of lad named Featherly in
shocking manner. number of physicians tes,i-
ned TO the insanity OF Sanderson and the Jury re-
commended that he be taken TO the State Lunatic
Asylum at Utica
A SKELETON IN EVERY HousE-Much alarm was
excited In family in this city, few days ago, by
the hndihg OF human skeleten in the cellar of a
house into which they had just moved 1t turned
out, on inquiry, that the premises had been occupied
by physlcian!-Ne,cark Adp, april 49,
The LATE SPRING IN MIssrssrrpr--It is now the
7th OF April, when in former years we had vegeta-
b'es, fruits and flowers in abundance but how grea
IN change! We have as yet had only four spring
days The forest which formerly in February or
March was covered with verdant foliage and redo
lent al hswers and melody, now presents bleak
and melancholy aspect We learn from the Phila-
delpha Enquirer that the the North has
been equally backward. On the 25th ulr the snow
was foot deep In Pennsylvania and of course no
signs OF vegetatlon-VHksbwg Sentinel, April7.
STRANGE Story "A horrible story of seduction
and murder, appeared in one of the large papers of
this city, few days back. The facts of the case
differ materially from The statement of the sxpenny,
and are briefly as foows:-A young man. of respec.
table parents but OF lssipaed habits a boa rider in
house In the city, entered the bed room of the do.
mestic IN the boarding house, during the night and
paced his hand upon her bosom The girl awoke
IN great trght seized pair of scissors lying on a
chair al her bedside, made thrust at the intruder
In Tie dark, and gave him wound on the back of
one o. his hands. The wound, although slight
one, continued TO get worse, and in the course of
two months, Inflammation ensued, and the young
man died These are the whole OF the facts OF the
case. Information OF the matter sent to the Cor.
oner and the Recorder, and judicial nyestiga-
ton took place. The result of this was that the ie-
male IN question was entirely exoneratsd from all
blame, and thus the matter rests -Ph,Lad Chron-
icte. 4pril 10
DOUBLE ACTION hAkPS