The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-23

TBuRLow WEED IN PASSION -Thurlow Weed
having settled the affairs Of his Holiness the Pope,
and set Bishop Hughes upon his legs, now turns his
attention 10 the next Collector of New York In
relation to the appointment Of Gov. Van Ness,
Thurlow let's of indignation at the following stop
cock;
With Cornelius p Van Ness Collector under John
Iyier : no. tlmsan 20 prsae' what VIII DC the cha.
filled with the most desperate. worthless and abec
lures in and about thecy Bribery and smuggling will
have free sweep-The miscreans will know that their
time will be brief and they will make the oft The
Government will be shom and plundered even worse
than IL was by Swnrwout Hoyt Harris Boyd and other
Jackson AID Van Buren, leg ,ressurers.
We suggested some time lesser evil. that Con-
way ha, Tylr could be restrained We predict that
u Mt Van Ness gets possession 4 the NewYork Custom
House the Treasury will lose four times much as the
expense OF a Continuous session Of Congress.
We glad to that the public attention turned to
the question OF security Captain Tyers Collector is
required to give bail which be approved either by
Judge Bet or MIR Hoffman,, behooves these gentlemen
to look gidy at the pecunary responsibility OF the per-
straw will not answer. The ofcer who approves Of this
bond forewaned as he is has responsible duty to
form.
Now, as TO the appointment of "abject crea-
lures" to office, if il be possible for Gov. Van Ness
to appoint a worse set OF men than now fill the
Custom House Offices he ought to be entitled to a
prize medal. We know not where he will be able
TO find them.
AS to defalcations, there have been more or less
of them under every Collector for the last eight
years, with the exception Of Mr.. Curtis. In his
case we have heard of no defelcation yet-lime
will alone reveal the facts.
As to the bail required of Gov. Van Ness, and
which so much alarms the indignant Thurlow, we
presume neither Judge Belts nor Mr. Hoffman will
be disposed to take any exceptions to Gen'l. Van
Ness, Of Washington, the brother of thetGovernor,
who will constitute one of the bail; nor to- j. j.
Roosevelt, Esq of this city, the son-in-law OF Gov.
Van Ness, who will be the other bail either Of
whom are sufficiently responsible in the amount
required
There is still, however, a great mystery about
the nominations of President Tyler; and we shall
have to unfold, day, the private history of the
recent wire-puing by such men as John L. Gra-
ham, George d. Strong, N. p Tallmadge, and
others, who have display ed so much tact under the
present administration.
SUICIDE OF DAILY, ALIAS COURTNEY This person
known as the man who stole the carpet bag, COM
mlted suicide in Albany, on Friday, by
cutting his throat from ear to ear. This informa-
ton we have from what we deem good authority.
We have been informed, since the above WIS
written. by j. J. Jones, Esq under sheriff of AL.
bany county, that this notorious character commit
ted suicide by cutting his throat with knife
on Friday evening, little after six o'clock.
He just about leaving in custody of
officers for this city, agreeable with the
sentence passed on him, when, by permits
sion Of the jaer, he stopped to take some re-
freshment in his cell, where, in very short time,
he discovered with his throat frlghifully acer-
ated with an old case knife which he whetted on
the wall for the purpose. Mr.. Jones informs us that
his name was Barnes, not Harvey. He first be-
came known in this country in 1881, at which Pc
Rod he was engaged in dealing in dry goods in this
city. In 1882 he commenced smuggling cloths
from Canada. Soon after that he committed
robbery on fellow passenger, for which he was
convicted and slightly punished. He then took his
departure for London, and was not heard Of for
some years. during which time, he told Mr.. Jones,
his occupation was somewhat similar to his last
crime here. His wife is discharged from the
charge of a connection with the late robbery, but
still remains in custody.
TRIAL OF Polly BoDINE.-This trial takes place
in the approaching term Of the Circuit Court in
Richmond County, S. l., which commences to-
of the FIRST nor Judge Ruggles, of the Second Cir
cut, can preside, In consequence OF prior engage
ments and that Judge Parker, of the Third Circuit,
will in consequence preside, with the usual judges
Of the county.
This trial is now the all-engrossng topic of con-
versation on the Island and great deal of curios
ity has been excited with respect to the possibility
of empanelling jury 1t appears that on the island
there are only about five hundred regular jurymen
and it is believed that very large portion of the
names will be exhausted before jury can be OBJ
tanned. Singularly enough the objections will
chiefly not from the prisoner, but the prose-
cutting counsel. Polly Bodine is connected with
the greater portion cf the original population Of the
county, her ancestry being the settlers of the Is
| lend.
| MIR. Whiting, late District Attorney of this city
and county, is associated with Mr.. Clark, the Dis
trict Attorney of Richmond, for the prosecution
and the prisoner will be defended by R. N. Morri.
son and David Graham, Esqs The trial may
therefore be expected to furnish great display Of
forensic talent, eloquence, and legal acumen.-
Probably all the New York press will send report
ers there and full accounts of each days proceed
ngs will be given up to the latest hour. For our
selves, we shall give of the best and fullest
ports, and have made such arrangements with re-
spect to the communication between the Island and
the city, as will enable us to give the intelligence
up to the latest moment, in each days paper.
The MORALS THE PULPIT.-We have had sew
eral very melancholy proofs lately Of the great
want OF some reform In the manners of the priest
hood We publish in this days paper most pain
full account Of the turpitude of Rev. Mr.. Fair
child, down-east expounder of the word which
he has so shamelessly despised in his own life
The case of Johnson is still fresh in the recolec
ton of the public, and the resignation of Bishop
Onderdonk, on some underlined charges, is also jus
now before fife eye of the community. Ro
man Catholic priest, too, in illinois, has recently
oeen sent to the Peniientiary TOR Infamous conduc
| At the confessional towards the wife Of respecta