The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-17


Snow IN GEoReiA-We ed n from CARL Hub
bard, OF the Cherokee, from augusta, that " Tues,
day about 100 miles from savannah, he encountered
snow storm which covsri his deck ~ inches.
Ne arrived here Yesterday with some OF the snow
the deck and cotton bales. The snow also fell on
the railroad several miles from the city, but not
such a depth as impede the cars, for bad as the
weather Tuesday they arrived here in the
afternoon very good me.-Sdudnnah Rep.
TsE SPRING TRADE.-It grati6es us 10 be able to
state that the Spring Trade ot Baltimore has OPEN
ed under very tsttering auspices. Quite an active
business Is now going forward IN the sale OF Foreign
and domestic Goods tor the interiof-West and
Southwest The market is stocked with full as
sortment, and the important facilities which are af
iorded Tor the transportatit OF merchandise hence
al cheap and rapid rates. are becoming duly appre-
clated.-Bah- -Amer. March Is.
NIAGARA FAI1s-The falls of Niagara present at
tins time, spectlcle of unusual magnlhcence. On
the American side the spray has formed an immense
mass oil ice, extending nearly across the foot OF the
tall, and more than hundred feet In height. From
the summit OF this mountain OF ice, the spray rises
like smoke from volcano. The fall between Goat
Island and the Tower is encrlsted with ice, except
space some twenty feet IN width, midway In It's
descent. Below. are enormous and fantastic shapes
OF ice-mounds caverns grottoes-against the dark
rock of the island hang lcices thirty and forty feet
In length, of the purest white and bluethe river IL
self FISHING with ice broken into innumerabe lrag-
ments-and the rainbow spanning the whole, pre-
sents sarpassng the widest dreams OF the
imag NATURALIZATION Balance.
lcE NAVIGATION The quantity Of ice in the lake
is large, and the indications now that naviga-
ton Will open late this Spring, probably not before
May. friend at Sandusky City writes that the ice
between Cunninghan's Island and light house is 20
inches thick, and in the bay n inches Cleveland
herald, March9.
Dreadful DEATH.-The Morgantown, Va. Jour.
nal contains an account OF a rlehu and fatal accl-
dent which happened at the iron Works OF Messrs
Elhcou, in that vicinity. II appears that Friday
night. the Sd instant, Varlck Breaklron son of Mr.
Jacob Breaklron, aged about Is years, went into
the wheel house of the rolling MILL about IL o'clock
tor the purpose of letting down the gate, and is sup
posed te have been caught by the wheel and thrown
under. His head was completely severed from his
body, and his brains lay in the water by HIM. His
BODY passed under the wheel through space not
more than an inch and was completely crushed.
DARING ROBBERY The office of the Mechanics
Mutual Insurance Company, situated IN the second
story of Brazers Building, was entered last night by
means OF false keys. The safe attached 10 the Of
flee was entered al the side and from $3.50 to 300
Obta med. The safe is built of two thicknesses of
BRICK with IRON door; the vail of the house form
ing the right hand SIDE and closet opening on the
left. From this closet, the robbers had only TO cut
through the plasterlng and the brick wall to obtain
an entrance, which they did with cold chisel and
compass saw that they found IN the office. The POI
ice officers think this robbery not perpetrated
by professional burglars, other teols were used
but those found in the office Boston Aer. Jour.
New YORK LEGTsLATURE.-The bill creating the
new county OF Schuyler, Qrom parts ot Chautauque,
Erie and Cattaraugus) ordered to be engrossed
tor a lhlrd reading IN the Senate Tuesday by
vote of Is to 7.
Shocking CAsE.-A very singular and shock
ing case was yesterday up for adjudication before
the New Criminal Court From the evidence on
the part Of the Commonwealth, it appears that
Thornton Walton, is an old, ''suf Quaker" living
IN Bybeny Township that he has wild son. aud
had young female domestic that he brought up
for years in his family That about year ago the
son took liberties with this domestic and when the
consequences became evident that Mr.. " alton
compelled her to go before FRANKLIN Comfy, Esq of
Byberry, aud perure herself oath that her sit
nation was owing to her familiarity with certain
colored person. That Mr.. w frightened both the
squire, and the girl into this course That the negro
was bound over, and the girl absolutely kicked out
of the house That when the infant was born, il
was discovered TO be perfectly white and the very
image OF MIR. Waltons That she then went
before Squire Dyer and confessed the whole truth.
The Grand Jury found true bill, and the young
man was Yesterday put on trial. The girl is a poor,
delicate unfortunate creature, and has been thrown
upon the hands of the Guardian of the Poor; and
II the commonwealth makes out the whole oits
Mr.. Walton will stan chance of being severely
punished for this attempt 10 crush the poor and
irendles, by means of his influence and wealth.
FhHaf Tiyies March is