The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-24
l'OKANoKET.


Court IN IowA.-The following account of
G urt in Iowa is gwen in a leuer from the Upper
Mississippi
'Iowa is now the finest frontier county in the
West, and is settling up very fast Judge Williams
related 10 me some amusing scenes that he Wit
messed, when he started on his circuit for The pur-
pose Of organizing and holding his first courts
among the rude frontier people. In many counties
they had not time even 10 erect any kind Ol shcIler
for q court house The bt st prov sion which could
be made, was 10 form seats OF logs beneath the
shade OF large tree, with raised seat near us
body, for the Judge The Sheriff would open court
by mounting stump, or mound, near by, and cry
ing "Oh yes, oh yes, NC, announcing 10 the
whole universe that The court was il.sn opened,
and inviting all who had business, 10 attend.
The Clerk sat on block OF wood, and used
shngle on his knee for desk. Alter The Grand
Jury were empanneled, and charged by the Judge,
they were sent in care OF The Sheriff 10 large hol-
beyond the view Of the Court, or spectators. A
smaller hollow or revine was appropriated for the
use of the Petit Jury
The grass grew very tall in the neighborhood,
and if the jurymen lay down in ring in the grass,
they could still more perfectly exclude themselves
from observation. The Judge said that, one day
after having charged the Grand Jury, and dismissed
them TO their quarters in the large hollow, ,all,
raw. boned, live Yankee looking man, with hat in
hand, addressed him as follows =
'May il please your honor, | wish to speak TO
you" !" Order, sir, what is IT. 'Judge," con-
inued he, with the utmost gravity, !. is i right
for fellows to snake i in the grass?" How?
what is that, sir =" "why you see" said the Yam
kee, "there's some fellows who's tarna irad the
Grand Jury will find something agin IN, which
they desarve, and they are shaking w 10 the
Grand Jury on their bellies in the grass, kind Of
trying to hear what The Jury are talking about
" Mo-" responded the Judge, with as much gravity
as he could commend, 81 do not allow OF 'snakiDg'
Here, Mr.. Sheriff, go station guard around each
Jury's hollow, and II man Is found 'snakirg,'
to be punished. Indeed, if this shaking is per-
sisted in, shall recommend a special act TO be
passed, making it a misdemeanor.
The fact was, the Judge said, there were present
at the time, some baretOoted vaRrant r. scals who
probably justly suspected i horse stealing, bad
"snnked il" on the Grand Jury, in order 10 find
out whether the Jury intended TO present them,
and i 60, TO gain time by this clandestine waning
and flee the jurisdiction Of the Court, by escaping
into Missouri
From ST. DoMINGo-The Maria, Bowen, fifteen
days from Jacmel, st. Domingo, arrived at this
port last evening. We learn from Captain that IN
quisnde nothing ,ranspsing 10 mar the ad
ministration Of the present form OF Business
was DUH The MAJ ket was well stocked with American
high, and in good demand The stock Of logwocd lair,
and demand moderate. -Phil Paper
YELLOW FEVER IN MOBILE The Board of
Health yesterday reported one OF yellow fever
Us reported at the Marine Hospital The symptoms Of
stockton. near which the patient lying board
vessel SO far this season. the weather has been such
These sporadic 0wo in number) appear
therefore, TO be strange Mobile Herald. .dug 10.
CROPS, &c, IN NV York The senior editor
II the Boston Courier, in letter from Trenton,
Oneida county N r., mentions that the Potato crop
nearly destroyed rus, in that Ieg n and that there
will be hut very little fruit There extensive and
beautiful orchards Of apple but they almost en-
tirely destitute Of fruit This attributed a severe
Frost which happened when the trees in blossom.
On farm he noticed beside its necessary number Of
ordinary laborers, more than one hundred of
bees which had already made for their during the
present season, honey enough 10 purchase in the New
York market all the luxuries ia food and wearing appa
REL that large family could require for its qualification,
tai.
FIRE At LEvANT-GEKAT Loss OF PROPERTY
On Sunday morning, 18Th inst, a fIe broke OUT in
the extensive tsnnery establishment nj village
owned by Tufts Of Levant and Southwick Of Danvers,
Mass, and the WHOLE together with large oil
stock, consumed also. dwelling house belonging
widow Hodsdun The loss OF the tannery and stock Is