The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-24
Miscellaneous.

Gun Of Mexico and West Indies And his place a.
Chief Of the bureau will be filed by the appointment Of
Commodore Joseph Smith.
Miscellaneous.
From the New Orleans Delta, May 1871
Tornado is the very significant name given TO the
charger intended as to the brave patriotic
1aPt walker, OF the Texas Rangers We yesterday saw
this noble animal at Tatersalls livery stables He is
brown horse standing between 10 and I6 hands high.
ana combines strength mettle and activity. The gallant
Captain, when mounted on Tornado viii sweep through
the Mexican host with the blghting effects Of the 81
nado WILL no doubt prove the horse Of job whose
neck is clothed with thunder. He saith among the
rumpets ha ha and he smclleh the battle aiar of the
his nostrils is TERRIBLE
From the New Orleans Times. NAV ISL
vorIvI orrrn.s: TO THs irnorc w.LxnR-we took
an opportunity OF stepping into Messrs H. L. Baldwin
looking a magnificent sword which has been purchas
cd 6y some OF our citizens gift TO this intrepid patriot
The Hit he ana
sented to Capt Walker Of the Texan Rangers by the
citizens Of New Orleans token of their high esteem
Tor his gallantry, and devotion to his coun ry."
PosrAcE UrrAID.-A gentleman recently returned
that 1000 letters lying the postoce at Pa
nama directed to various persons merchants and others
on the Pacific which could not be the
sit postage not paid. Our government has had for
some time line Of mail schooners running to Chagres
agent to see that the postage is paid and the mails sent
forward from Panama.
SwErr's SPARK ARREsrER.-Mr. Samuel SWEET. Jr. Of
East Boston, has been employed for several years in
attempt to construct spark catcher for railroad locomo
tives. He has perfectly succeeded. Two spar.
rosters OF his invention in the Eastern Rail
road and one the Maine Railroad. Several engineers
have given their certificates, stating that they the
most perfect thing of the kind ever invented It pre-
vents the escape Of dust and sparks and is said that it
VIII enect saving OF one quarter in fuel
TRIAL FOR MURDER-Joshua Pangburn was tried
at Catskil, last week, for the murder of his wife
Mary. The neighbors, on the evening Of February I,
saw smoke rising from his house. and going to II they
found Pangburns wife lying upon the floor naked dead,
and bleeding from several wounds Panghurn in the
room with her, drunk pulling the body about and
ing that she not dead The bed was fire. The
evidence disclosed horrible condition of wretchednes
strife abuse and profgacy, all directly raceabe to in
temperance: Among the witnesses were two of Pang-
burns children, and daughter. Pangburn and his
wife habtual drunkards In his drunken moods no
had often kicked and beaten her, and more than
threatened to take her eespecaly after she had been
taken in aduerous intercourse with fellow named Ira
of his grogshop companions, with whom he
drinking on the very same evening OF the woman's
DEATH Strangely enough, to without any knowledge
of the facts but that obtained from the published report
the jury found him not guilty-dibany Citizen, May ~
The ScHoHARIE MURpER-We hear that Johs
| Burnett, on trial at Schoharie Court House, foi
the murder Of George Sornberger in March last,
convicted last this