The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-27

NEW YORK ADMINISTRATION .--{}tUdegL
Holconb, Adm'rvs Ell Phelps. This was an action
the recovery of about or 5000 dollars Admins
traitor the estate of Richard Adams, deceased under
this State and the town Of Windsor when lac
between and of age with his mother Uhege she
was the father of the defendant By her first marriage the
mother of the deceased had three children viz the said
Richard Adams Mrs H. the wife OF the plaintiff and one
other who died. however before the said Richard, and
without issue BY her second marriage she bad hre daugh
ter and one son, che dei who sti survive VITA their
mother The deceased at the OF ID years sailed out oil
New Bedford on whaling voyage and thereafter out oil
New YORK IN the several Successive capacities Of COM
Of which he was part owner and which traded from
New YORK TO Bristol, England He discontinued his sea
however being, before and about ,hi. time il n
personal property in New New York. and one acre Of
land and a house thereon, in Windsor, but leaving
dulyI appointed, and administered upon the pro.
perry in New York. 1t was claimed by the plain
persons decease in New York that the estate should
be divided according the laws Of this State accodngto
Wnich .ne only surviving heir Of the whole blood to W.T.
the we OIL the plaintiff was the sole heir and not accord
ing to the laws Of New York, by which the mother and
the brother and sisters of the half blood shared equally
with the plaintiff Of the whole blood But the Surrogate
adjudged after full hearing that the dcmic Of the de.
ceased was in New York at the time OF his death and
laws OF New York Aforesaid The estate was thus settled
by the laws OF New York. and they received each an equal
at auction by the defendant in this satste defendant
having previously given bonds before the Surrogate
Adams at his decease In reference to this question
large number OF witnesses introduced on both sides
IL appeared evidence that when in port he haa boarded
dierent houses in New York. and voted in that city
although he occasionally visited his friends In Windsor
ana spoke OF it as going home at some times and at
others az going home to his friends he had Also
too. spoke of New York his home" and that he
never would settle and reside in Connecticut
the effect tina, the had his domcil in fact in
New York at his DEATH the defendant not liable for
this state belonging 10 the deceased and for which dc
mand had been made OF him and refusedbut that they
found his domic to be in Connecticut at the time OF ms
death they should render their verdict for the plaintiff
The jury therenpon retired Friday evening the ISM
TN IN the sum of 5000 and costs The Court Judging
that tn jury had mistaken the evidence in the cause and
IN verdict contrary to T. refused 10 @ stlu
returned them TO second consideration. The Jury re-
tanned the papers in this & further confederation
until Thursday morning cad when they returned into
Court with verdict iavsr Of the plaintiff for sos7 a.
damages, and costs, which accepted by the Court
Hartford Journal, Ftb %.
Mrs. CnLp-AMELrA NoRMAN.--This lady has
gained fresh aurels by her recent devotion to Anne
liza Norman, while trial in New York for attempt
to stab gentleman named Ballard She was not unknown
to some years since in Boston, when she Miss
Francis an enthusiastic warm hearted intellectual girl
and then just entering upon the Threshold Of high
literary reputation. She married David L. Child. Esq
young lawyer Of great PROMISE but eccentric and given
TO the adoption ola thousand vagares in mind and morals
He engaged in various literary enterprises andhis wife,
works. She successful in her efforts but blight
seemed to upon everything touched by him. FINAL
y he removed to Northampton, after visiting France, tried
various curious and costly experiments In the culture OF
sugar beets and the manufacture Of During this
time both OF them writers for abolition papers, and
Mr. Child was Of the most effective and scahing de-
chalmers on that topic we have heard subsequently,
they both have been connected with Abolition newspa
pers breathing out jointly the most intensely phil
lpcs and wrathnl indignation against slavery which the
high order Of intellect extraordinary facility expression
and scope OF language hearts full OF the tenderest impu
SEES and virtuous indignation against the many grevous
wrongs which inflicted upon the human race Hence
may be understood how Mrs. Childs sympathes were
reused up by the injustice and cruelty inflicted upon
Amelia Norman.-New Horen Courier.
Social ASSISTANCE IN SHREvEroRT, lathe
Shreveport Gazette OF the 7th inst gives the parti
culars of the burning of the steamboat Beaver at that
port Some circumstances connected with the affair
not particularly credabe TO the humanity of certain peo
pie in that region.
On Saturday morning, while the Beaver lying at
landing she discovered be fire. II original
about midway the boat and rapid the spread OF the
flames that there was not sufficient presence Of mind
| among those board to rescue anything and il was
with much difficulty that they could escape from the boat
with their lives There family Of negroes on board
belonging TO James Wilson one of which, child about
years old persisted The sheks of the little
were heard considerable distance. gentleman nam,d
Carwye, passenger board in rushing through the
hames had his hand and wrist severely burnt citizen
Of very kindly took him in charge and conduct
ed him TO the Shreveport Hotel and bed asked for him.
when the proprietor Of that establishment informed him
that his house was fna matrass asked the floor
which refused-a blanket then desired in the
Of humanity, and to this appeal similar response
was given. The poor then taken to the Hotel OF
Mrs Folkes where attention and Kindness wers
board, out of which but entire bale saved We
not that either the boat cargo insured
CREEK INpIANs.-A census has been taken Of the