The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-22


OUR DOUBLE SHEEr.-The splendid double sheet
Hraid which we issued Yesterday, created quite a
sensation amongst the news-boys and newspaper
readers generally 1t had the effect ofentirely des-
troying the sale of all the other papers. These
hlte roguish philosophers, the newsboys, expended
all their money on the double sheet Herald, and
made more money by that investment in one morn
ing than they usually do on the whole penny and
two-penny press of New York in week. We
sold them at the usual price, cent and half, to
the news-boys, and they got sixpence for them,
and in some instances shilling.
That double sheet was one of the most costly and
valuable ever issued in New York by any news
paper establishment, yet it was only faint speci-
men of what we mean to do when we get properly
under way, with all our materials in proper ac-
ton. There is newspaper Office in this city, or
country, that can, on so short notice, the arri-
val of extraordinary news, the pressure of adver-
tisements, or any emergency of any kind, get out
double sheet with half the expedition that we
can. We possess more machinery, and more men,
combined for this purpose, than any other Office in
the country. -Four double cylinder presses, with
four sets of distributors and "feeders," and two
steam engines, all in effective condition, are ever
ready, on moments notice, to go to work and
throw off our myriad sheets, containing the latest
intelligence from all parts of the world.
During the coming interesting summer, when
business, and all the general movements of the
country, will be brisk and exciting, it is very pro-
babe that we may have occasion to issue double
sheet almost every day, and thus beat the whole
newspaper press of the world, including the London
Times. We are gradually and surely reaching the
highest point in newspaper history, and we expect,
one of these days, to astonish them yet more than
We have ever heretofore done.
The RECENT FASHIONABLE MURDER AT WASHING
roN.-The horrid particulars and details Of the
recent fashionable murder at Washington, between
young May and younger Cochrane, are gradually
cleaned up here from persons coming from the
capitol. These details are also much more minute
and horrible than can be expected from any Wash
ngton correspondent or letter-writer, the most Of
whom are under the Observation-Disclosures of that
corrupt metropolis.
We have learned some further of these bloody
particulars, which we give to-day, and we do
seriously ask the moral and religious community to
bethink themselves whether some public action
should not be taken TO express opinion at least, on
such an atrocious murder. 1t appears that the
principals were mere boys, Cochrane only Is years
old, and young Julian May, who shot him, only 81
a few days ago. Cochrane's two elder brothers
concurred in, and were privy to all the proceedings,
and by their advice the unhappy Joseph acted.
Think of that. Their father and mother being
both dead, should they not have been their boy
brothers. guardian? He rode to the ground in
coach and four white horses, singing snatches of
III tb C,ta hv11o< &c 10 ocd
sense! Think of that DR.. Miller, an elderly ply
stefan, with large family, and of the highest re-
spectabiiy, consenting to act as physician to the
party who shot the boy, instead of applying to the
civil authorities to have them all arrested-thnk of
that! Very severe things are said of DR.. Miller,
which is the occasion of the statement which he
gave notice that he should publish in the "Intel-
gencer." 1t Is proper, however, not to condemn
him until he has been heard in his defence.
1t is said, however, that the surviving brothers
are perfectly "satisfed" 20 Indeed, we should sup
pose that all the parties are fully satisfied" The
privilege of calling man " coward" who finally
shoots you in duel may be equal in value to the
life taken. But in thesmean time, are not public
virtue and the moral sense of the community out
aged Shall age, maturity, discretion, GOODNESS
md high character, by presence and refusal to pre-
vent legally, aid and abet such outrages! All this
is strictly in accordance with the code of public
honor and chlvalry-and it is pity that such code
should stand above the code of public virtue and
rectitude Oh most wretched-most miserable
most benighted-most besotted world
This awful murder is even far more horrible than
that of Clley's, which was the result of political
butchery springs from person.
Il III al i'll Ill
out true honor, social feeling, or regard for law.
OPERA AT THE PARK THEArRE-We have still
'umors that negotiations are on foot in regard to
opening the Park Theatre with both an English
md Italian Opera. 1t seems to be expected that
he Seguin troupe from the South will be here
sometime next month, and great many persons
suppose that Mr. Simpson will not allow this oppor-
unity of doing something to slip through bis fin
,ers, as he has so many others. 1t is suggested
hat with De Begins and Mrs. Sutton-who, blythe
way, goes to Italy in May or June to fulfil impor.
ant engagements there-and the Seguin troupe,
hat Mr.. Simpson could produce an Italian and an
English opera on alternate nights Some of the
most admired operas could thus be presented, such
Is Semiramide, Idncredi, and Ofclo. Semiyamide
las never, we believe, been performed here but
1amcrcdi and Otello were by the Garcia troupe,
md their.splendid and subduing music still fingers
n the recollection of many.
We very much fear, however, whether Mr. Simp-
zen has the enterprise to do any thing of this kind
All his spunk and spirit appear to have deserted
lim. He seems to be a perfect walking corpse,
without spark Of galvanism in his whole skeleton.
Under no change of circumstances-in no state of
hings-in no revolution-even if the millennium
were to begin tomorrow, it does appear that it
would be still impossible to effect any change in
the caslron features of Mr.. Simpson, or in the ope-
rations of his mind, or the movements of his per-
son. The cold man of the mountain is on his
shoulders, and it can't be got rid of at ALL at
all.
BIRTH IN PRlsoN.-The wife of Henry M. Ragge,
the accomplish of young Saunders in the forgeries
on the Wall street banks, in the name of Austen
~ Co., was delivered of a fine female
child on Tuesday night, while in the cell with her