The New York herald., 1845-04-17
Trial OF Nicholas 8. Gordon for the Murder
OF Amasa .. Sptague.

PRovIpENcE, April Is, ls45.
The excitement growing ont of this trial, ia every
ment Increasing and our people are becoming impatient
to or hear the end Of II. Tho general impression
hope that this will NOT be the casc The prisoner has
nsw been in confinement than year, and in one Of
the worst ails that ever aigraced the civilized world
bly, that in travelling in nearly all the seaport places in
Europe, he had never found such dismal filthy, health
destroying place Of confinement The Grand Jury OF the
ccun.y have once twice presented it nuisapce
and public opinion goes 10 say that It is almost sure
length Of time. Better hang Nicholas Gordon, guilty
not guilty, than undertake to keep him there.
his hnsl Plea yesterday afternoon nwas mos. excel
The Court house was aled to ovelaowing during the
whole Of the four hours that occupied In the deli
very Of think IL must have had great effect upon the
minds Of the jury for it is almost impossible that facts
the character OF those by him
fail to have effect upon reasoning minds.
This forenoon the Attorney General, Mr.. Blake has
been addressing the jury. could be present through
know OF the gentleman safe in saying that he did
aTgls jnsiice e, to his side Of the question.
and 1t IL possible may be abe to record the verdict in
postscript
ably ani impartally charged by Chief Justice nrfee
retired 10 msse up heir verdict at precisely o'clock
SO Jour readers must-for the verdict. G. w.
GRRAT FIRE At MILwAuKIE AN extra from the
Office OF the Milpaukie Courier, dated Sunday,
Arri! 'ays that fire broke out that morning at o'clock
assrGyed str; two sntIs &c containing more
inSnrancei given: A. Arnold Co., loss 5000 in
sare Sc ooo Jshn Winter loss - 900 insured 81 ooO
Mabh grocer :losss$l injured S2400; james Knee
land less &so0o;J +. Ragae, loss $s00no insnrance
Bresn Co., loss $40 insured S. oos Peroin loss
5000; D. Upmnn, loss So 0c0-insured 500; Dsggeu &
Rchs,dson S. insured 81 500 John WHITE loss
SiSo0 no insurance; Thomss Fitzgerald loss 500 The
Bank Michigan, and occupied by Holman & James. HoI
James, ioss $40C0--no insurance. The buildings
worth $4,000 Wheelar loss $4,000 insured $l00e
Era fn.f npieh Ia
insed for $5cO shoyer loss $780, Johnson loss Si0oo
J.y sarger Z 20. loss Sitooinsured in Chicsgei Cra
rtt TO. loss $4,000 fully insured; Tayne X Van AF.
tyne los $1,000; Pitcher less SasO C,sge Inn insured
$500 on tas furnure i,s considerably more than this
building insured for $4,000 Ronald loss saoo; Fsasr
Re bert Legg the porter of the Milwaukee House not in
suved TIE absve est mate does not include large por
t'cn OF the building. burned The insurance companies
who have nger cics in Milwaukee, su in the fol
lowiog amounts: Etna Hartford, sllooo, Hartford sooo
PratccJcn, Hstiord, 600; National New York, $780,
Wsrons'n Marine and Fire Insurance, 1000; II Bowsrd
Company, New YoIk b 900 number Of persons were
usy injured by the explosion Of powder in tho va
,ety ,tore smorg whom we regret 70 learn were NJ A
Mcclure and Samuel Robinson. A German was injured
by the falling Of the hooks while pulling down
buliing The weather very calm when the fire
hrok cut, which oone saved from spreading gr
er extent.
BuRNINa OF DISMAL SwAMP.--A friend informs
ua that the recent hre In The Swamp has driven
i,on 'heir hiding places large % number Of ruhawsy
A. old black being burnt out OF her cspa :ious
home ught GU. and claim, her masters and in addition
10 his return OF property she brought with her eleven
chiren all her own. serving as an indemnity or Iemu
norsicn for her long absence. Any quantity OF bears
and other animals already roasted 10 to be fcund
sni all that hungry hes 10 d. TO HE 10 the smck
ing me eats and sas,e his appetite.
CaLAMITy.-The Madison BaanT of the Oh
briggs US the following painful intelligence. A
shocking accident occurred yesterday morning about
txgen Ui'cs below this rlcc board the steamer 10
ssphne, on her way mp. Owing 10 some defect, an ex
pision took place. and part ot the engine driven
force thrcnsh II the
oftha stale reous p,ssng through the hurricane deck
RID disappearing IN the river gentlemen. through
whose apartment the and portion OF the machine
" prsed was Jreadfuly scaldsd both nms from the
saoulder blades completely hayed-the feet in the
same condition. and tho iace end neck also extensively
oiured The name Of the man II James Ellis residence
AIokhary county, pennsylvarla-cn bis way home from
Tsnnesea just % our paper going to pssss We learn
lha, Mr. Ellls has breathsd his last CiN Wss.