The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-10
Fact and Fancy.

A DrscR.cEFuI FisHr A most disgracefu fight
took place yesterday afternoon between two and
three o'clock, In the immediate vicinity OF Seventh
and Wood streets. and between certain members OF
the Northern Liberty and the Independence Hose
Companies. The struggle lasted for about twenty
minutes much 10 the alarm of the neiehbors, and
grestlyto the discfedn OF the parties engaged Clubs
and STICKS OF wood were made use of and brckbats
and paving stones were thrown in showers. The
trees that were growing IN front OF some OF the
houses, were broken 10 furnish weapons stones were
dashed egt INST the doors. and one or two persons
were irlghttuly hurt Philadelphia Sefinei, %h
irst.
APPOINTED Collier H. Minge, Collector OF Mo
blle, IN place oi James Perne, removed. a.
"A QuEER RACE -(iaiignanl states that an -dco-
cat OF Limoges has proclaimed challenge 10 run
match, tor 10000 francs, between SOW, uaiheu oy
HIM. and any thorough bred horse 10 o. otousnl
against her The ground 10 be gone over is nearly
ten leagues and lies between the hlppodrome Of
TeNonieras and 81 Iamleu les Combes The pro-
poser stipulales thai the horse sto follow the
long as she keeps the lead The match, II accepted,
was TO have come of on the 2lst ut.
A SINGULAR DsArH. The Cincinnati Sun of the
30 n nit. says" Some time last week nan was
found on Deer Greek bridge dead, In a singular po
suSn. Il appears that the fellow had been Sealing
hoSs through the night, and made off with them
SAFELY, aud was on hls fourth voyage, but getting
weary had stopped To rtst The feet of the animal
were ued ~itn cord, and slung his head and
- he leaned uron the ratings, II is supposed the
hog shipped over the side, choking the man TO
death"
RAILROAD ACCIDENT The accommodation train
OF cars from Frederick yesterday morning, wien
within about three miles OF this city, accidentally
came IN contrc' with an OK, which threw one Of the
passenger cars of the track but we are glad 10 say,
cld nor seriously lnlure any OF the pa sengers; the
OK was h led We understand that no blame Is at
tached either The conductor or the engineer, as il
impossible 10 prevent the accident, the OK hev
lug suddenly eaPed on the tIack.-Bahimore CLIP
per
RSHARKABLE CASE OF CONSCIENCE An English
paper prb HIS hr following; Our readers may
frequently have seen advertisements IN the daily pa
rst- acknowledging, ca the part OF The Chancellor
81 the Exchrqu-r, certain payments maze b. ano.
nymous NELSON'S who, having detrauded the ieve-
nue. msks me restitution, ana II Is called con-
science monsy.' A remarkable instance OF this
kiud has come To us from mos, crealhle source.
40 indivlouai wrote Il letter 10 the Exchequer Of
hcs, say ing, hat although he had returned his H.
com tax correctly on his ostensble bus ness, yet
thai ne was extensively engaged IL Smuggling, aud
his returns from that were very great, he
ned Oh his sci nee not To have ma de any re.
turu of that, aud he enclosed, the amount of
three years tax, fourteen thousand lunus Every
etior has been made 10 discover The con cienuous
contrshendls,, but hiiher,e without effect The
fact may be rells d on."