The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-19
Fact and Fancy.


Star saws that Young Winston, (whcse name is Ma
thanIei, not Samue } went 10 Baltimore IN company
with ore OF principal citizens VINO mao no sds-
picion, of course, that he was 1eelng under sucl
circumstances OF guilt. lu BiitImore, he called
upon the gentleman 10 ask that he would accompany
hun 10 the house of Mowbray, 10 get draft OF
5000 which he had on them, cashrd-they having
refused to pay II unless they had proof that he was
the party named on the paper The proper proof
was furnished and he got the money. Ii Is thought
that he also had other large sums with him. and that
he forged with the design 10 escape with the pro-
ceeds. He said he was about TO purchase shoes,
and thought he would keep TO Phladep hia-but
the probability is that he took westerly course
NO person In me community, probably, would nave
peen less subject OF suspicion or thought less ca
paole OF such deed, than this foolish, infatuated
young man.
HEALTH OF ST. LouIs-The weekly Report made
10 the Register, exhibits decided improvement III
the health OF ST Louis. For the week enulng 4.n
September, there were 40 deaths OF which, oN
were under years: in the previous week, mere
were 81 deaths.
THE YANKEE IN MAIN SrREET."l calculate |
couldn't drive a trade with YOU, TODAY SAID
true specimen Of h Yankee pedlar, as he stood II
the door OF mere haut, Nam street. II caicu-
late YOU calculate abost right, tor you cannot, Was
the sneering reply Wa, CUES you need not get
huffy about it, Nov here's a dozen real genuine
r<zor srcps, worth two dollars and ii halt-yCu may
have'em Tor two dollars" :" tell you, l don't
want any Of your trash so you had better he
going Wal now, ! declare! I'll bet you five
dollars, liyou make me an offer for them are rois,
we'd have trade yet" Done' replied the
merchant, placing the money in the hands of by
siander The Yankee deposited the like sum
when the merchant offered him picayune for the
strops. They're yourn," said the Yankee, he
quietly tob'd the stakes. " But" he added with
great apparent honesty, g calculate, jokes a
Joke, anu II you don't want them sIrops, I'll trade
back, The Merchants couutenance br gheneG
Your not s" Dad chap, after all; here are your
strons-glve me the money There II ISL SAID
thu Yankee, ne received the strops and passed
over the plcayune. "A trades lrade-and now,
YOU'RE wide awake, IN annest. guess, the mex
UNI you trade with that are PIC, you'll do leetle
better than 10 buy razor srops And away walked
the pedlar, with his strops and his wsger amid the
Shouts OF the laughing croud-M. LOUIS drlel.
o. A Welsh pastor, it is said, has attempted to
prove that the Had and Odyssey, which have always
been attributed TO Homer, have at least borne
his name, are really TRANSACTIONS Of Jewish works.
probably written by Moses that they embody in
symbollcsl or metaphoncal language all the truths
and doctrines of the old testament with many Of
those contained In the pex. The work perfectly
serious; It's author is evidently sincere. On his by
pothesls, Aganlemnon IS only represen tation of
Joshua Helen represents Rahab; Nestor, Abra
ham, and Penelope, Sarah. The illusions made 10
A!cnous, the royal gardener, are 10 be understood
OF Adam PrAm Is an impenltent king, abandoned
by God, and never sancutied by grace. The god
dess Ate is Satan, who visits Asamemnon, and com
p'ls him 10 submit TO solemn explatlon. Achilles.
os the other hand, Is one OF the eject Although
he has sinned, grace descends upon him, he will be
regenerated, will begin new life and eventually be
saved. These are but specimens of the results OF
the reasoning OF the work. Il is not the production
OF a skeptic, nor intended for Joke In any wav
Inc author is sincere mem Der at the established
church. He Is the Rev. John Williams, Archdea.
con OF Cardigan, South Wales, and must not be
coniourded with DR., Isaac Williams, g the poet OF
PGseysm +"
His theory is not entirely III precedented. Joshua
Barnes sug yested the identity of Homer and Solo
mon. His argument This: Homeros, If read
backwards, IN the orlenal custom, becomes Sore
mo; gives place TO !, bv me aepsls, whence Sole
mo, whence Solomo or Solomon. In lG55, an Itai
Ian named Jacobo Ugone, published IA treatise
which proved that III seige of Troy was only
symbohcal prophecy OF the capture of jerusalem
Ga the 7Jh ult. copious and curious paper on the
causes ot men al derangement IN France read TO
the Academy oi Sciences by eminent author III
statistics, Moredu de JONES. In every thousand
French insane or ranged from physical causes he
counts one hundred and fourteen through inebrlety
Grlef, love, religious hsllucination and political ex
cltement are the most fruitful OF the neral causes
Wlld ambition furnishes many to the list The de-
tails are dreadful; but appears that idiocy and in
sanity belong To The annals OF the human race from
the EARLIEST era, and 10 nearly the Influences;
hence II Is inferred that civilization, Called has
not IN auy stage OF advancement refine enI aug
mented the evil, al least consider bly or to worse
type. The affirmative has, however, been natural
ly and plsuslbly maintained by many writers.
The first page of the Journal des Debats of the
4th uumo, is nearly engrossed with MAGNIFICENT
exposition OF the benefits which French commerce
ana manufactures may derive from liberal and ex-
pansive intercourse with Brazil which the fortunate
match Of the Prince de Jonvllle invites and facil-
tates. The writer celebrates the prevalence of the
monarchica regime and spirit IN that empire twelve
or fifteen times greater than France, and ncaicua-
bly, productive. The trade OF France and the Uni
ted States he says with Brazil, is nearly equal IN
value, but that OF France advances while That OF
North America is stationary The duy On cofi e,
brought thence in French bottoms, must be redu-
ceo OF the i've nty :lIlIops OF pouGds annually
con uned by France, her colonies supply hardly
Two and halt thus no FTeGCh Interest would Toe
affected except he fabrication OF chlcorse, chest
nat, and other domestic SUBSTITUTES, Z" with when
the inventive genius Of the Paris groc-rs has guIied
the prOple. The same seuIus has mixed with co
Goa bean when resembles II, ia such quantity that
large tract OF country IN the neI2hboIhood of The
Lore IL devoted tU IN growth oi this oetestablr in
gfeUrEt 1t enters into most oi the chocolate sold
throughout the realm. The annual emmgration
from Europe to Brazil is computed at nine thousand
persons, aud must constantly and Vastly Increase
French products are more and more III request ; d
French colony thriv1s already in the province OF ST
Cdthdrnc, where lies the grant OF twenty square
leagues TO the Prince DE JolDvle cotton, as good
ans abundant that of the United States, will be
yielded tor Europe: France should and will cut-
waite the warmest sympathles and closest relations
with the La in and Catholic races Of Souih Anne
ucd ); she prepares steamers, reciprocity treaties,
m~d itcatlons of tariff and better system of ex-
pJrtatlon 10 Brazil than the old one of numberless
small ventures vi inferior mel cnandlse carried by
pGcOtLiiems, &c