The New York herald., 1845-03-17
Var1etIes.

The State Auditor of Michigan rerorts having psd
during the past years the sum Of o457 for wolf
scalps The present premium is So scalp. law is
now under consideration to increase the bounty $l2
head.
The last Watcher Courier says within a few weeks the
town OF WoodviIle has lost two most estimabe citizens
counter first occurred between Mr.. B. Herbert
and Mr. Fenner both said to be mild plscsble
y honorable gentlemen, which resulted in the death OF
Mr.. Herbert. few days after this, another
took place between MIR Fenner and a brother of the
ceased Mr. Herbert, which has ued in the death Of
Mr.. Fenner.
The esst Of the British putting down
smuggng, upwards of $500 0OO year. while the
$4,000 ysar yet is fact that goods Of the value
between f3 900 600 and Ca chiefly brandy and
tobacco, are every year smuggled into Groat Britain
The Salem Register says that Boston Common in days
long past witnessed the hanging Of tour of the Quoke
who early embraced the opinions of George Fox, and
here enjoy freedom with the and there
hardly jail in this part of the Common eah, in
which many Of there associates were not con6nsd
parcel was recently received at bank in Ma.sschus-
ats containing ne infant three months old, bearing
on its neck written note gently intimatiDg that The
sterious stranger might be placed the Isdt Mr.
bank. s'A''eA'A having sn account open WIN INC
RoMAsrc.-A young man, named PAieger clerk in tho
office oil M Wachseer, had sllsn in love with his
,ers daughter and his affection being urned they
sscretly sfianced Pheger had for gsrnhlipr
and being unable to satisfy it, bad robbed his master Of
5000 thaers (fl0oo and nsd. On Christmas he re-
nrned and had interview with Msdle wschseler snd
both seeing their union impossible, resolved commit
suicide ne 1t morning Accordingly they met in neigh
,oring wocd and he having brace of
ps loaded each barrel with double charge ana two
bullets. Each to discharge both barrels into the
month The young girl fired and expired Immediately
but Pfeger, at the moment OF pulling the trigger
seized with trembling, and tainted The report of the
girls pistol attracted crowd, and Pheger srested
and conducted to prison The morning, when the
saoler entered his cell with his breakfast he iound him
orpse for during the night Pfeger had hung himself to
he bars OF his cell with his silk handkerchief
ANCIENT vALENrSEs-Msson, learned trav sller, who
lied in England about 72l describes the amusing prso-
ices OF his time -" On the oil the l4th OF Febusry,
Valentines day, the young folks in England and SCOT
and by very ancient custom, celebrate little festival
An equal number of maids and bachelors get together
a h writes their true some fegned upon
arate bllets which they roll up and draw by way Of
lots, the maids ticking the mans billets and the the
maids; that each Of the young lights upon a girl
hat he calls his valentine and esch of the girls upon
young man. that she calls hers By this each has
valentines, but the sticks faster the valentine
hat is fallen to him. than to the valentine to whom he
fallen. Fortune having thus divided the company into
many couples the valentines give balls and their
nisresses, their bllets several days upon their
nosoms sleeves and this little often ends love-
rhis ceremony is practiced differently in different
'ounie- and according to the freedom severity of
madam Valentine. There is another kind of valentine
which is the first young man woman that chance
ihrows in your way in the street, elsewhere that
lay"