The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-05-04

l most AWful murders Ina Neutrality-suspicious.
Persons Butchered-Sl3OO Reward for the
| Murderers-First Fruits OF tho Mercer
Trial.
| Two men, on express, arrived yesterday from
New Jersey, bringing the horrid news that four per-
sons were butchered in cold blood on Monday
night last, at place called Change water, in War
! rem county, N. j., TO wit: John B. Parke. John
| Cashier, Maria Csrtner, and a child Governor
Pennington has offered the largest reward allowed
by the laws Of New Jersey Tor the detection OF the
murderers, namely, $500; and David Parke, and
Abraham Cashier have also offered in addition, the
sum OF $1,000, making $500 in all.
We have seen private letter of Governor Pen
nington to Mayor Morris, in which he communi-
Gates the above facts, and asks aid of our city al-
hortles in detecting the murderers.
We cut the following from yesterdays American,
which, with what we have above stated, makes all
the information we now have on the subject, unless
it be flying report that suspicion had fallen upon
an Englshman, who had been seen riding about in
that neghborhood on!horseback.
POSTSCRIPT.
AWFUL MURDERS IN New JERsEY-$l0O0 Re-
WARD FOR THE MURDEREs -A whole family was
murdered, men, women, and children, on Monday
last, near Port Golden, Warren county, New Jersey,
| with every circumstance of deliberate barbarty
Mr.. John B. Parke, aged man, who for years
has had the mania of converting all his property into
specie, and the folly OF Boosting of the amount thus
accumulated, lived on his farm-a ba che lor-havng
| in his house his brohern-aw, John Cartner, who
worked his farm-his wife and four chldren-to-
] gelher with a servant woman.
| Yesterday morning the neighbors were thrown
into CONSERVATION by hearing that all these persons
except the maid servant, who was not at home the
preceding night, were murdered.
| On reaching the spot the most dreadful spectacle
| was presented. Garner, who appears to have been
decoyed out OF the house, was found partially thrown
into lime kiln, his head literally beaten to frag
ments with rail, which was picked up close by
with all the horrid marks OF the use that had been
| made of it..
On entering the house, Mr. Parke was found IN
his bed dead, with his throat cut from 10 ear.
His sister, Mrs Cartner, and the infant at her side;
IN like manner murdered, and little son OF four or
| five years old, stabbed in several paces-and only
| not dead.
There were two other children, but they slept in
| distant part of the house-unknown, probably, to
the murderers, and most fortunately, they were not
awakened by the deeds of hell perpetrating below,
and therefore gave indication OF their presence,
and only knew they were orDhans when going in
| the morning TO receive their mothers accustomed
| kiss
The house was ri1ed completely-but what
amount of plunder was obtained, no one could yet
| conjecture.
The news spread rapidly, the country is raised,
and handbs are already clrcul atng in all dlrec-
tons, offering, in the name of the surviving rela-
ves $1,000 for the arrest and conviction ofthe muir
derers
Plumber, undoubtedly, was the motive, and uni
versa opinion ascribed the horrd deeds strangers
who must have come from distance.
LAS there must have been two or three concerned,
the hope seems reasonable that clue will be found
and due punishment be awarded to this unparalleled
| massacre.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DEsIeN-We continue
our criticisms on the exhibition at the Academy.
No. l. PORTRAIT OF LADY-T B. Read.-A
| charming cabinet picture. conceived and
cued in the purest spirit OF art. We have not The
pleasure OF an intimate acquaintance with the works
Of Mr. Read but judging by this picture, we should
| think he may compare favorably with the best of
| his contemporaries.
No. Is. The FRUIT TABLE-A. B. Engstrom -
| Mr. Engsrom is a teacher of drawing in Philade-
phia, much petted and patronised by the lovers of
Dutch glare and tInsel. We fervently hope that he
may in future confne the exhibition Of his produc-
tons to his own meridian. Fruit pieces at the best
serve but as displays of labor and mechanical skill
and when lacking in these qualities are worse than
| contemplate. We have seen far more creditable
specimens of art than this adjoining 1.-THE front of a
| yankee clock
No. 80. PORTRAIT OF LADY-H. P. Gray, N.
With a1 mastery t. of nature and handled
No. 80. SUNSET FROM SING SING, looking over
Haverstraw Bay-Highlands in the distance-North
River7R HavellGMr. lHavell is evidently I'M
distance OF this picture, if it resembles any aspect OF
nature, is that Of misty morning The sun tint in
the sky appears to have been composed of chrome
| yellow, color which glures upon the eye, without
carrying any idea Of warmth. Claude Lorraine, the
great master of sunset effects, employed mild ochres
and gave them value by the peary grays and puppies
of his distance and the transparency and depths OF
| his foreground shadows The manipulation OF this
picture is both original and good-and regret that
| 1t should have been united with 80 false and un.
| pleasing style OF color.
| No. 81. The GAMEsTER-E. Rosseau.-We are
free TO confess, that this picture defes all efforts
| to comprehend Its meaning or design. From the
introduction Of varous astastica personages pre-
sumo it is probably categorical, We can conceive
that the lady on the foreground has been ungalanty
| knocked down, and that the gentleman with the
pistol has either shot, is going to shoot somebody
but all else Is to us confusion worse confounded."
II is possible that the picture may be intended as
burlesque or carcature, but if So we would suggest
to MIR Rosseau the propriety, In efforts OF such a
character, of numbering the figures, and describing
the meaning carefully in the catalogues
| No 40. PORTRAIT OF Mrs. SEBA SMITH,. q.
Thompson "A glorious subject. handled in very
| clever, artist-like manner. We have no means Of
judging OF the truth Of the likeness, but il be one,
| Mrs Seba Smiths beauty is worthy of her intelec
tuality-and if not we should not desire finer ideal
| OF a SapphO.
No. SO: The LErTER-G. A: Baker.-A delightful
pictures Titan like in its coloring
and altogether, sweety conceived.
| rs Steamboats, South America, North Amer
lea, Utica, and Rochester, of West Point Prin.
gle.
We mention this picture only for the purpose oil
earnestly protesting against the admission of pro
auctions of such class into public exhibition
| The space of wall which is occupied would have
been, il left vacant, if uninteresng not disgusting
Its appearance in the room, destitute as it is OF sol
itary point of merit, is insult to the public
| taste.
No. 2ll PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN-W. Page, N
"A truly grand head-we think, unquestonably
the finest picture of its class In the exhibition. We
do not esteem 1t extravagant praise to say-that i
may rank with the best works OF the best modern
| masters.
No. "a. DoLcI FAR NIENTE-G. w. Flagg, A.-The
style OF this artist is evidently formed upon careful
study OF the old masters We cannot approve the
affectation of endeavorng to give new picture the
appearance of age, IN this case Mr.. Flagg has
done. Ii is, however, work of decided merit,
No l4S PORTRAIT OF FANNY ELssLKR in her cos
tune of the Cachucha-E. Rosseau.
Mr. Rosseau again. We tear this gentleman viii