The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-01

POVERTY AND DEATH--In Well street, near Gus
tom House street, yeserday mernins seeing crowd
OF men and children assembled around the
trance of cellar inquired the occasion OF the collec
on and informed that in the apartment below
man had died OF starvation We descended to learn II
possible, rer particulars, eight Tickety
wookrn steps down which the water trickling from
readers may have described in the works of Dcke
and sue, other delineaor of degraded life, but
hch wsdd MOI suppose might be found so near our ow
homes The sphere OF course cold and damp al
though effort hal been made to warm it by png up
chips IA the centre OF large, open fire place The only
tpraitare visible single chair old water bucket
'pr2saeer bottle and small iron pot Al the dry end
itae room in corner the fire place lay the corpse
'l The unfortunate woman whose had been inform
"t OF previous to our descent We will not copy The too
pears that the nus band OF the poor woman was worthless
night when either sleep liquor had deprived him Vi con-
sciousness Boston Post, Dec 30
4 HEROINE -RoBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO MUIR
pER.-James Burn was fully committed last week,
charge of robbery and assault with intent to kill
This individual has only lately returned residence
n the Provincial Pententiary few weeks SINCE on the
sabbath whe all the family o. MR. h0Ss o. Al hrrp
ths Burn entered the dwelling house and commenced
cVmmagng the drawers Ia search oil money, which he
s5ained to considerable amount Miss Roscl a re.
sOla,e esance but the inhuman brute ielled her TO the
,,erous wound on her face While in state of insensi.
biiity he carried forced his unofendng victim into
bel room where he threatened to cut of her head with
The axe if she made any further noise resistance lie
thea fastened her in by placing his budgeon through the
latch OF the door, aud made of On r"gaining little
strength the mutated girl threw herself from the win
dow corrying large portion of the sash with her She
enaSed 10 alarm ae neghhorhood but the ruan had
fed Bat clue being had as TO his haunis, Mr. Monroe,
seat in pursuit and fortunate enough to capture
TIDE prisoner in the midst Of olicaion the neighbor
hood of Whitby, and securing him placed him in the
stage and lodged him in our Jail Hamitoa, C. W. ca
2effe.
INCREASE or BrFFALo.--The Buffalo Com ADV. |
states that the foundations of several more new |
warehouses and stores have been laid and the laDorers
have commenced razmg old buildings the foot
ct Aain street. with view of replacing them with sub
hArbDr
demand.
ROUTE WEST.--The lake route to Chicago, from
Detroit round, 900 miles. Across the interior Of
Michigan the ,ey and distance is .6g miles,
follows by railroad from Detroit TO Jackson 80 miles
stage from Jackson 81 Joseph, to miles steamboat
from 81. Joseph "a Chicago, 90 miles.
RoBBERs observation-disclosures West and James
ikyne committed TO Jail at Auburn charge Of
icing concerned in several iobberes that village Pro-
pery belonging no less than twelve persons found
upOn them.
T'ug POISONING CASE An LowELL.-Fanny Wer |
ordered to find bail in the Of $1,000 in default OF
which She committed to Jail to take her trial at the
February term. The two sisters discharged
NAvAI~-The T. s. brig Boxer, 1t. Com. Bulus, |
bound to Boston, owed down to Hampton Roads yes
tedy by u. g. steamer Engmeer,NortoK Herald, Dec. 2S