The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-14
Itcrus OF NeWs, SO.

(,oNv1crroN FOR OBTAINING Goops UNDER FALSE
PRErENcEs.-This morning, in the Court OF Quar-
ter Sessions Patrick McCrossey who tried yesterday
on three bills for obtaining large amount OF goods iron
three the largest houses in Market street HUM
bennington, Buck Potter, and See, Stratton Co.,
under false pretences found guilty upon each OF the
indictments McCIossey who is pediar, some time in
representing himself be worth thousand dollars
in real estate located in Passyunk Township besides
sona effects considerable amount and that he was IN
good standing at the Philadelphia Bank and giving num-
Der of good references succeeded in obtaining the goods
He aay the suspicious OF the houses of which he had
purchased time by pretending, through letters
by private hands and mailed at different post Offices
the mean while he sold the goods this city and New
York auction and sailed Tor Europe In October last
he returned TO this country He arrested board
steamboat Phadelphia-Pha Ga- Jan. H.
MELANCHOLY AccIpENr.-We have been fur
nished with the particulars of most heart-rendlng
casualty which occurred in oppenheim IN this county on
the LIST inst Miss Sweet had walked from her fathers
her brothers. distance OF about three miles and
when ready return home, horse furnished her by
brother She had not proceeded far before the horse
threw her of; but being prevailed upon ride she got
on again, ana a Gecond time thrown. Being unable
70 esrcate her loot from the srru she was dragged all
the way home and when taken in the house found to
be most shocknsiy mangled. Her limbs broken in
number of places and her abdomen contained large
Jumps Of hard snow occasioned by the hind feet of the
horse striking her in that vicinity. She suffered the
excrcatng pains and agonies for about hours after
wards when death TO her relief II is said she
tanned full possession of her until the vital spark
had fled The deceased was about IS years ofage-Fth
ton County Republican.
t'uPREME SOURT.-JdI. S.-COrllS VS.. COZgTONe.
New trial granted abide the eventTanner ads
Wheeler and wife. Judgment for plaintiff on demurrer
leave to amend usual terms-Hearte ads. Mechanics
Farmers Bank OF Albany. Argued-sandord ads
Congdon. Argued.-Goodrich ads Downs. Do-Down
er vs. Madison County Bank. New trial denied,-s
VS.. Howard and al. New trial denied lO.--Rchmond
Sheriff. ads. Whippe. Argued-Wliams ads. Conrad
Do.-.4tbany .1tias.
ABoIrrIoN.-It appears by letter in the Norfolk
Herald of Wednesday last, that the abol,tioniss o
New York have had Captain Powell of the schooner I'm
pre arrested account of returning to Virginia to deli
up two slaves whom he found secreed board after
he had got to his passage to New York. Mr. Pow
ell has been held TO bail in the of $1,000 to answer to
the charge of false imprisonment of James d. Lane the
steward, who secrced the negroes board Lane was
arrested the to Norfolk, and after having been
tried sentenced to out term of years in the
State Penenary for the felony of decoyng slaves from
the State. He is still in prison.
SICKNESS IN WIsCoNsIN.-Tke small pox is rags
ing with much severity in many Of the western village
of Wisconsin, and is working its way eastward toward
Madison the seat of government In Plattevle at the
latest dates, there were twenty-five cases.
RAIL ROAD Wharf.-The last news from the Ports
mouth and Roanoke Railroad, is that Mr.. Rives
and thirteen others have been arrested and that the road
has been repaired again. excepting the bridges MIR Rves
is the person who has the lien upon the road