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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20
Am usomcnt 60.

Our READERS, those fond Of theatrical amuse-
ments must improve the present opportunity If they
wish to the great champion North at the Chat
ham Circus who Is shortly to leave and forever He Ia
nightly performing some of his most splendid acts.
and the one the bills entitled The Brave and his
Horse is perhaps his best The feas of young Franklin
of the extraordinary description and excel by far
any attempted by any other performer The house
Is conducted in the most orderly manner and never Wis.,
tier enters the doors without leaving perfectly satisfied
with the entertainment
The AMPHrTHEATRE was crowded TO excess last
evening. IF the pit had been double the size, il
could have contained half whe applied for admission
Mr.. and Mrs Thorne and Charles Mestayer, were well
coined by loud and Grated peas Of applause The two
companies performing at the Amphitheatre comprise
all the theatrical and equestrian talent in the city This
evening the Scotch drama of the Wizard Of the Glen
and the vaudeville Of the Loan Of Lover besides
splendid equestrian entertainment. to be given
TIE SPLENDID PERFORMANCES at the American
Museum last evening were received with enthu-
sasc applause by the audience and the exciting interest
continued to the end sgnor Francisco acquitted himself
with honor and the comic monologue Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Western was allowed to be the best thing pro-
duced there Indeed the whole entertainment went of
with greet ecia and the Of its repetition
this evening will full house. No place In the
city gives better performances, aud hence none meets
with better encouragement
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20
City Intelligence.

Pollce.-Monday February l9-ENrRY THIEvEs--A
shoemaker named Michael Cook who says he has former
y resided at Newark was fully committed charge Of
stealing cloth cloak valued at $40, and frock coat
worth $2 from Constantine Papp, Of % Gold street.
the l4th instant lie arrested a few days since on
another charge since which time these goods have been
found in his possession.
A mulato woman named Elizabeth Graham, was ar.
rested by officer Joseph, charged with stealing velvet
dress valued about $25 from Lavinia Jones' 26 Eliza
beth street. and pawnng it at Simpsons in Chatham ct,
for 49, from whence it was recovered ny the officer
Coroner's Omce.-Monday, Feb l9.-BuRsEp TO
DEArH-An inquest was held on the body OF q woman
named Eliza Smith, who came to her death from her
clothes accidentally taking fire, at IS Orange street.
Saturday evening She home at late hour at night
and was left sitting by the when the other inmates
went to bed. About three o'clock she discovered
with her clothes fire. and down stairs when they
were extinguished She then taken to the Hospital
where she died yesterday morning. Verdict death by
cid a hui
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20
Common Pleas.


Fen. lg-.Jaco6 NJ Mckay ~ William Oktu.-This
action for assault and battery and false imprison-
ment The plaintiff boy about ten years Of age; and
appears that the It'll OF August last he Second
the Bowery and then struck the boy Of Mr.
Oke the defendant who happened to be in the vicinity
and seeing crowd Of boys around his basement he
learning the cause seized the plaintiff by the and
ragged him into the house. the girl locking the door
The mother Of the hey states that she the ransacon
and hearing the of her child she and
for Is minutes knocked and kicked At the door
of the defendant, but could not get admittancc At
length the door opened and the defendant thrust the
lad out Of the house in violent The defence
up that the hoy taken into the house for the
purpose Of being confronted with the boy Of the defen
dant the truth of the story and in the struggle to get
Free supposng he would be beaten. his shirt collar
torn and his clothes dsordered The court charged that
the defendant had subjected himself to damages for false
imprisonment but that for the jury to say whether
had upon the facts been guilty Of such assault and
battery as would entle the plaintiff to damages. The ju-
ry will bring in sealed verdict to-day.
For plaintiff Alderman Scoles-for Defence James +.
Brady, Esq.
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whitehall street--A Great Th0roughfare
ImDaSSable

The great building, corner of Stone and White
hall streets, is being torn down. and the bricks and
fragments are tumbled into the street to the momen.
the street is impossible. The opposite side walk
is covered with carriages and Wagons, besides
other membranes. The pedestrians are driven
into the middle of the street, where the numerous
stages are passing every instant at rapid rate if
not full gallop.
We call on the Corporation Attorney to send the
Street Inspector, Mr.. Dimond, and abate this great
annoyance without delay. We give notice that
some shocking loss of life or limb must ensue if
something is not done, and we shall hold the Street
Inspector responsible.
A TAX PAYER OF THE FIRST WARD
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The SHIP OxFoRD.-There was an application
made yesterday to Judge Belts, Of the U, s. Cir
cult Court, by the owners of this splendid packet,
for certificate that the smuggling transaction was
without the knowledge consent Of the Captain or
owners. Several witnesses were examined as to
this fact, which clearly established the innocence
of the parties applying. Should the Judge grant
the certificate as is probable, the President will
then be applied to, to release the owners from the
penalty.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

FNANcrERNc.-A new mode of shaving, intro
dealer in Jersey shin-pasters about to be brought
before the public in certain legal investigations
now pending before certain Judge at Chambers
Gold dust and Foreign Exchange-The StillwelI
Act and Sweepings.
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surERroR Counr-Nos. g. o, ~. ~, as, a. a. IS, GO,
6l g. Ca "a 49, g. 49, 49, 81 52 3d. S. &c. o., So 80, 81,
80, o, IL, 10, Ia, Is, 10, 40.
Cossoy PLEAsNss. g. g. a. 81, TO- 10, IL, Is, 49, u.
CKeuIr CouRT.Nos. G. g. Ia. 81, TO- 10, H. IL, 1871.
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SALE or CRY PRoPKRrY. ordinance for the
sale Of all city property not used tor public purposes
became law last evening, it having passed the
Board Of Aldermen with the amendments from the
Assistants.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

POLICE RxFoRN.--Tn the report of the Board Of
Assistants, will be found the proceedings of that
body on the New Police Bill
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ASHLEY COMMITTED. Mayor having conclud.
ed his investigation into this singular affair, yester-
day afternoon, he committed Ashley in full for
trial, on all the original charges. Also on two
charges Of forgery, in having uttered mortgages,
purporting to have been made by William J. Proc
tor, deceased, of Brooklyn, to Spaniard named
Robert De La Vaca, Of two houses in Colorado
Row, for $4,000. His Honor said that the testimo-
ny was so conclusive that he would refuse to receive
bail in any amount. The Counsel for the prisoner
said that it was not his intention to ask his Honor,
as he had only tried one side Of the story. To-day
Ashley will be brought before the Recorder, who it
is expected, will allow the bail. As no part Of the
defence has yet been shown, and the accused stouty
asserts his innocence, it is possible the affair may
wear different complexion. At present it looks
very doubtful.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

!. The DUEL IN WASHINGTON. This horrible muir
der Is just what ought to be expected in such a
state of society as that OF Washington. The state
of the press-of Congress-of society in sener al
there, naturally leads to such things. All IS
corrupt and rotten, and it is only because the
members OF the legislature are generally such cow
ards, that blood does not daily bedew the streets
of the capitol. The spectacle is really appalling.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

MYSTERIES OF THE STAeE.-Barry's lecture on
the uses and abuses of the stage, will be very
curious affair, if he goes into the subject in its
whole length and breadth. We have just had
singular work from the pen of clever young man,
named Wilkes, which unveils in most effective
way the mysteries OF the Tombs and Court Of Ses-
sions Of this city. The disclosures are perfectly
appalling. For the first time we have been able to
take peep into its pages and certainly appears
to be one OF the most curious things we have seen
of late. Some passages exceed in interest any
ever written by Sue, and the writer OF this little
brochure possesses infinitely more talent than many
who make great pretensions in that department of
literature in this latitude.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

NEGLIGENCE IN THE Posr OFrIcE.-We are sa-
tisfed that the cause Of our slips not reaching
the south till the next day." is in the Post eifice
in Washington city. They are regularly sent from
this city by the newspaper clerk, and reach Wash
ington in due season. Thence they 60 anywhere,
at any time al best suits the Postmaster OF that
miserably -mansged branch of the department.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-20

WING MOVEMENTS IN THIS CrTT.-The wings
are preparing to organize for the spring election,
and from all appearances they are determined not
to be merged into the Native American phalanx.
Last evening they opened the ball in the Eighth
Ward with fine music-beautiful girls-elegant
dancing-and all the other matters belonging there
to. From the following bulletin it will be perceiv-
ed that they are about TO nominate Mayor for
themselves
Q5-THE DEMocRArie Vino ELEcroRs Of the City and
respective Wards at the places hereafter designated on
Monday Evening" the 26h ns for the purpose OF select
ing three Delegates from each Ward to represent them in
Wing Mayorslty Convention be held at the Broad
way House Friday Evening" the first Of March next at
o'clock Also to appoint Ward Nominating Committees
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NOn-Arrival OF the Steam ship Hibernia.
When the ''land mail'' left Boston at one o'clock
on Sunday afternoon, the steam ship Hibenia had
not made her appearance. She had then been four
teen days at sea. isvery probable that she ar
rived there before four o'clock yesterday afternoon,
and in that case we shall receive her news some
time this morning. which will be issued immedl-
ately in an Ezra HERALD. II will be highly i'm
uortant in anv and every respect at which it can be
received
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-03-16
CHRISTIANITY,

Christianity, like child, goes wandering
over The world: Fearles. 10 its innocence
It is not abashed befor princes, nor contour.
ded before the wisdom of synods. Before
II the blood stained warrior sheaths his
sword, and plucks he laurel from bis brow
the midnight murderer turns from his pur-
pose, and like the hearl-smitten discioes
goes out and weeps bitterly. 1t brings lib
cry to the captive, joy to The mourner, free.
dom TO the slave, repentance and forgive.
ness to the sinner, hope to the fan,-hearted.
and assurance to the dying. 1t enters The
hut OF the poor man, and sits down with
them and their children il makes them con.
tented in the midst of privalions, md leaves
behind an everlasting blessing blessing. IL
walks through great cities amid ali their
pomp and spIendor, their imaginable pride
and their unulterable misery, purify inc.
ennobllng, Correcting, and redeemng angel.
1t is like the beautiful companion of child
hood, and The comfortable associate of age
II ennobles the noble; gives wisdom to the
"isej and new grace to the lovely. The
'a'rIot, the priest, the poet and The eloquent,
man, all derive their sublime power from its
Hewitt.
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CHARACTER OF AN HONEST
LA w YEl,


r In the "characer OF an honest LAWYER
printed, | think, in l796, it is said, among
other things, that he IS one that practices
the law SO as not to forget the gospel, but
always wears cons fence as we'll ne .
gown. lie weighs the cause more Than
gold; and if that will! not bear the touch. his
generous scorn puts back the fee. Though
ne knows all the criticism Of his faculty and
the nice snaprerad ,es of practice, yet he
never uses lhem, unless in defensive wav,
to counermine the plots Of knavery, for he
affects not the deviish skin of oubaff1po
right, nor aims at the shameful glory of ma
king bad cause good; but with equal con
tempt hates The VOLTS study and the dogs
eloquence, and disdalns to grow great by
chicanery, or build himself fortune on The |
spoil of the oppressed, or the ruin of the
widow and orphan He has more rever
ence for his profession than to dehauch il
tor unrlgheous purposes, and had rather be
dumb, than to suffer his tongue to pimp for
injustice, or club his parts TO bolster up
cheat with the legerdemain of law craft
10 follow the above, is the advice that
would Offer to every one Of the profession.
md let no man reject it, for i, is a great,
mighty lesson.
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-03-16
THE sLANDERER OF THE DEAD.

The Harrisburg Inteligencer says
"Most Of our readers will recollect the in
famous story so extensively circulated by
the Locofocc press, in reference to the al,
lodged dsathbed confession Of the Hon
Charles Ogle, Of Somerset, in which he
was said to have denied that he ever made
the speech in reference to Executive ex-
travagance. The friends Of Mr.. Ogle, com>
mendably jealous Of the reputation of Ihel'
deceased relative, instituted prosecution
for libel against Geo. w. Bowman, Editor
Of the Bedford Gazette, one of the papers in
which The story had appeared, and at The
Court held in Somerset last week he was
tried for the offence and found guilty. A
day or two after, however, the Sheriff OF
Somerset county received document from
the Governor, RENTING the fine imposed
upon Bowman by the Court in the above
case, equivalent to a pardon. In other
words, a proclamation TO all unprincipled
Locofoco editors to 60 on in their career, Of
sandsring the living and the dead, without
tear as 10 the consequences
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MUTUAL SUPPORT.

The race Of mankind would perish, did
they cease TO aid each other. From the
time that he mother binds her child's head
till the moment that some kind assistant
wipes the deah-damp from the brow Of The
DYING, we cannot exist without mutual help,
All, therefore, that need aid, have right
10 ask it of their fellow MORALS, and no one
who holds the power Of granting, can refuse
il without guilt Sir Walter Scott
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COURTsHIP.

Dea Marvin, of Connecticut, a large
'andho'der, and an exemplary man, was ex.
ceed'ngly eccentric in some Of his notions.
Hlscourtship is said to have been a follows.
Having, one day, mounted his horse. with
only sheepskin for saddle, he rode in
front Of the house where Betty Lee lived.
and, without dismouning, requested Betty
to come to him; on her coming, he told her
that the Lord had sent him there to marry
her. Betty replied. ".he Lords will be-
done"
The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1844-03-16
DEATH OF NICHOLAS RIDDLE

II is with profound sensation tha, we an
nounce the death of NICHOLAS BIDDLE
Esq, which touk place at four o'clock yes
terday morning at his residence at AndaIu.
STA. on tho Delaware, about eighteen miles
above Phi!adel phia. "For some months
past (says line Philadelphia Gazefte) it ha
been known to his friends that his healti
was greatly impaired, and his permanen
recovery doubtful" Our PhiIadelp hra cor.
respondent says--"Mr, BiGdle had become
conyalescent, and ventured out, when his
disease came on with renewed violence anc
terminated in death"
Nicholas Biddle was born in The city Of
Ph'ladslphia, Jan, 8, 1888. His paternal
ancestors mmigra,ed with Vim, Penn. His
father was an active participant in the War
Of Independence, and at the birth of Ncho>
las en- Joy ed The second office in the State
DR. franklin holding the first. When only
fifteen years OLD, the subject Of this notice
graduated at Princeton, with distinguished
bonors. Ia 1904 he went to France as Sec
rotary to Gen, Armstrong, our Minister to
that country being then in his nineteen tn
year. Three years sitter, Mr., Biddle le.
turned to PhiladeIp hia and commenced the
practice of law--.occupying his leisure
hours by contributing some of the most bril-
liant articles to ~nannia,s 81 pe-.~ ri.--' I
a work at that time in very high favor. . In
1910 he was elected to he Legislature,
where he distinguished himself BY his en-
Iish ened patriotism aud profound judgment
In 1914 Mr., Bidd'e was elected to The
State Senate; and, after the Peace, greatly
himself by his Rep ri in OPP.
position to the views of tho Hartford Con>
ven ion. Ii 1919 he vas appointed by !
President Monroe Goyeg.men, Director of s
the United State Bank, and four years after
was elected President. From this period 5
up to his retirement from public life, the t
career and services of Mr., biddle are too
familiar to The country TO require especial 8
notice: nor is this the place or the occasion
for labored euIogy upon he deceased.
"Tne last illness of Mr, Biddle (conin>
lcs The Philadelphia Gazette, to which we i
are indebted for the facts Of his brief nor :
lice) was accompanied by grea, suffering h
10 the early stages of the disease, he occa.
sionaly visited The city, but exhibited TO
hose who met him no token of physical u
1ic'ress. His forIitude was conspicuous to v
he last. He leaves widow, several chill !
]ren Ind numerous relatives and frerds to
MOURN his loss, at an age when they might f
we'll have hoped to witness the exercise OF $
lis varied powers in their yigor.-N, Y. Il
Tribune. |,
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iiiul flower beds, was surprised 10 meet n
man who bad the care oflhe place, and be-
/ ing addressed by hlm in good English, we
soon became acquainted. lie belonged to
Bristol. Rhode Island, which place he lefi
twenty years ago during which time be had
been fighting for The Greeks against the
merciIess Turks. and had seen the former
gain their independence. For eighteen
years hard fighting he had received nothing
the country being much involved by its
proiracted wars, His name is George
Wilson He took me to his cottage in the
cemetery, the only dwelling there for living.
His cottage was neat but humble. He in
Produced me 10 his wife and Sur children
Ills wife is Grecan woman, beautiful to
look at, and seemed very kind; she speaks
tolerable good English. He has daughter
about b years old, and three sons Younger.
His whole desire seemed to be to get his
family 10 the United States. He has two
sons in Bristol, by his first wife, who he
says was Abby Waldran, and that il was
her death that first caused him to come on
board the ship, and on Sunday following he
came on board with two of his BOYS. The |
officers noticed him, and on heariue his
story, were willing to assist him to get his
family to the United States. The captain
shipped his two boys, who will be taken care
OF The ships company raised By sub
scrIplon over one bundled dollars, and the
officers raised up a hand ONE sum for
him, ample TO pay his expenses to America,
and before this, think, he and his family
are on their way TO the U States, where
The boys will meet them"
Mr.. Wilson's two sons are still liv,
ng in this town, and will no doubt
'eJoice 10 again meet their father, whom
ny supposed long since departed this life
lie is well remembered by many of our
citizens.
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QUEER SMILE.

That eccentric mortal, Lord Timothy
Dexter, said many curious things, but his
idea of ngratiude is the richest thing Of
the kind we ever met with. "HaDg that
fellow" said his lordship one day, while
speaking of neighbor, whom he had
beiriended without being thanked, che is
like hog undera tree eating acorns but
never thinks Of looking up to see where they
come from"
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A FORTUNE SPENT UPON A Book The

A FORTUNE SPENT UPON Book The
Democratic Review says that tho most cost
" undertaking ever attempted by single
Individual, of a literary character, which
Iunqnestionably the world has yet seen, is
the magnificent work on The aborigines of
Mexico, by the late Lord kingsborough
This stupendous work is SAID 10 have been
produced at the enormous cost to the author
Of 100000, or Sl50,00O. 1t is comprised
in seven immense folio volumes, embelished
by about one thousand superb Illustrations,
colored so exquisi!ely as to represent the
originals with the most faithful exactness.--
These volumes are Of such extraordinary
dimensions as TO be almost importable. Not
only did this enthusiastic nobIeman under,
take to defray the entire expense attending
the publication, in every item of which, as
might have been expected, he had to meet
the most exhorbitant charges, but he actually
determined upon having but very limited
number of copies prin'cd--we believe, only
fifty-after which The photographic drawings,
from which the plates were taken, were
erased. These copies were printed for
gratuitous presentations to the several royal
and public libraries in Europe. But he
actually died in debt, a few years since,
a sad instance of selfimmoatlon to his mu-
nlficence, in prison in Dublin. A cooy off
his gorgeous works. in the Philadelphia
Library
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A CHEAP BED.

The leaves of the beech tree are often
used as substitute for bed Ev elyn saws
mat being gathered about the fall and some,
what before they are much frost bitten. rbev
'orn me easiest mattresses in the world.
instead straw; because, beside their tender.
ness and loose lying together, they continu.
sweet tor seven or eight years, long before
which time straw becomes musty and hard
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NO USE FOR HUMANITY.

The Nashau Telegraph, in allusion to
the talking machine. f.cetiously remarks
-"Ihere will soon be no use for humanity
Machines have been invented for about
every thing When that for setting types
IS completed, we do not see but what the
human family may as well adiomn.- There
will be but precious little for them to do if
they stay here. The whole process of CIV
ll'zallon wlll.go on without them"
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Rumors. The Washington correspon
dent OF the New York Tribune, wiling
February l4th, gives the following as III,
latest on DIT:
Mr., Wheaton, recalled from Berlin
Judge of the Supreme Court.
Mr., Upshur, now Secretary of State.
minister for Berlin.
Mr., Van Ness, or Shannon, of Ohio. min
isier to Mexico.
Mr., Spencer, Or Tazewell, minister to
France.
Mr., Upshur could and would 20 to France
but no says he is too poor, and therefore
wishes Vienna or Berlin. He wishes 10
stay here I'LL he has settled the Oregon
QUESTION, But the President is talking Of cal,
ling on old "BIack Dan," to take that mat,
ter IN hand and fix it. The chance for the
varies every hour Walwolth's
star is IN the ascendant this afternoon, tho
hetcham has some strong letters and Web"
tier to back him.