The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-25
MURDER IN BRooKLYN.-A murder was commit

| MURDER IN BRooKryN-A murder was commit
ted in the city of Brooklyn on Saturday evening,
under the following circumstances. porter,
named Thomas Carnahan, who has been engaged
in the auction store Of Mr.. Todd, SO Fulton street,
near Henry, and painter, named VIM. Henry
Miller, residing at 1872 Pearl street, in that city,
had qnarreed on some trivial point several days
since, which resulted in much ill-feeling between
the parties. On Saturday evening, Miller entered
the auction store Of Todd, and purchased several
| articles of cutlery at auction, including large
buckhorn-handled carving knife. On leaving the
store, some words passed between him and Carna-
| han, when he returned and inquired OF MIR. Todd
if he allowed his man to abuse his customers. MI
| Todd answered in the negative, and asked who 1t
was that had abused him, when Miller said 1t was
Canadian. Mr.. Todd replied that that was strange,
as Carnahan was very civil, quiet man. Miller
then drew the carving knife from the paper
enclosing it, and passed out OF the store say
ing to Todd, as he went, "I'll see il he'll knock
nv face off," In an instant afterwards a noise
was heard in the street, and Mr. Todd rushed out
and met Carnahan staggering towards the door,
who said, "Pm stabbed" and almost Immediately
fell to the pavement. The alarm was Immediately
given, and Miller, who was running up the street,
was arrested by some citizens, and taken back to
Todds auction store, where he at first denied that
| he had quarrelIed with Carnahan, stabbed him.
On being closely questioned by young man pre-
| sent, he even denied that he had knife in his
possession, but the handle accidentally projecting
from under his arm, he drew the carving knife out
and threw ii the counter, saying, there 1t is.
The blade of the knife to the length of five inches
was marked with blood, thus showing that it was
the instrument that had been used to perperate the
murderous deed. Miller was Immediately taken
into custody, and committed to prison, to await an
investigation. He has wife and six children, and
is represented by his late employer quiet,
peaceable, eand temperate mar. The wound in
ficted on Carnahan entered his left breast below
the lungs, and caused his death in few hours after
the injury. He had no family nor relatives in this
country The coroner held an inquest on the body
of the murdered man yesterday afternoon, when
the jury returned verdict that his death was eau
sed by the hands of Miller.
The MORALITY OF THE UPPER CLASSES. THE
developments in the recent trial of Madame Cos
teo and others, which has terminated in their
conviction sadly remind us OF the present corrupt
state of society. And it is only when thus occa-
sionally enlightened for moment by some similar
amentabe public exposure of the guilty, that the
community seem to be at all aware that vice in its
most odous, and repulsve, and destructive aspect,
rules so omnipoenty amongst us; just as the CLEAN
of the lightning reveals for an instant to the be-
nghted traveller the horrors of the surrounding
scene, and then all is again wrapt in profound OBJ
security.
The circumstance that the persons on whose in
formation indictments have been found in this and
other cases of similar character, have been from
amongst the lower ranks, might induce in some
minds the opinion that it was chiefly in the lower
grades of society that the agents Of iniquy found
employment. But this is quite mistake, as the
slightest reference to the immense sums of money
which those wretches receive, must prove 1t is
the wealthy-the respectable-the moral-the plous
the emnently virtuous aud stralt-laced upper
classes" as they called, who support this sys
TEN Of the conceament of the consequences OF IL
centousness. Madame Restell, who commenced
the business here-a business not peculiar to this
city, but extensively lcarried on in the large ca.
pitfalls of Eurore--has, it is believed, up
wards of twelve thousand registered applica-
tons for her "professonal' services from
persons connected with the first families all over
the country, and amongst the police repositories
| some of the most revolving stories are to be OBJ
tanned in relation to persons of the highest rank in
fashionable, respectable and religious society in the
city of New York.
The Grand Juries who have moved in this mat
ter have done very well, although they couldn't
venture to indict the robbers-the wholesale plum
derers-the swnders of Wall street. They pounce
upon Madame Restell however, and, that's the end
Of it, These indictments and convictions create a
little talk at the tme-people turn up the whites OF
their eyes-there is loud cutlery that it is very
| wicked city-and there 1t ends. Alas alas it is
clear the cities of our republic have as polluted an
atmosphere as the old cities of Europe, covered
with the hoary rottenness of centuries.
Mr.. CLAY IN GEoRGIA-Hls LAST GREAT SPEECH
This eminent statesman, who has strong pros
pect of being the next President of the United
States, was at Columbus, Georgia, about ten days
ago, on his southern tour. In reply to an address
| he made speech of which the following is a con.
densed report -
Mr. CLAY saddle felt that he addressed intelligent
people capable Of approaching his actions and his motives
lie had travelled thousands OF miles the bosom of thu
Father OF Rivers TO the city Of New Orleans from Themes
nere and had his route and felt in his heart tina
| his was his own, his native land In Columbus on thu
soil OF Georgia in this beautiful land OF sunny
ne felt that home and surrounded by those Tho
asAmercans all hbrothers and his sisters Seeming
anxious to claim nothing for past further thar
l
these that had aided him remembered to the people
1t had been his purpose through life maintain the integ
rty the Union and vndicate far he able tn
nsulted honor of his country. Hence, when British pow
had trampled righs he had joined the band
patriots that were for resenting the wrong, and mngle
his voice with those that walked up the country the
hct The result OF the contest he had predicted
honorable and glorious TO his country The of tina
result reached him in foreign land What his
tons when, in the metropolis OF France the triumph
his countrys first met his eye felt, said he rail-
ing his dignfed form to the most commanding attitude
and swelling his voice to its arthest compass that
veral cubts added to my stature and that every
nan that looked upon me- as walked down the streets
Paris felt that was the representative offs great, gal
liant, and glorious people" He had assisted in arrang
ng treaty of peace and returned to his native Ian
again.
| The external foe subdued peace, with its bes
sings But soon another enemy, more fearful
appalling than had yet beset our institutions cv
question: full of all that fearful TO the patriot,
shak ng the pillars and threatening to nder the Union
He around him the dull sulen peace that preceds
the bursting of the storm The business of Congress