The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-16
PHILADELPHIA, March 10. ls47.

PHILADELPHIA, March 10, lS47.
The report OF cannon, at daylight this morn
ing astonished almost every one, and various
were the conf ectures what was the occasion they
were meant to celebrate, Some thought Vera
Cruz had been taken, and the salute was in honor
of the victory others attributed it to the demo-
cratic triumph in New Hampshire, and the tenn
perance men concluded that the tavern keepers
were rejoicing on account of the city and county
having been stricken out OF the bill now before
the State legislature, to allow the citizens to de-
eide by ballot whether licenses shall be granted
or not. All these suppositions, however, happen
ed to be incorrect, for it was subsequently, ascer.
tanned that the salute was in honor Of Gen. Jack
sons birthday. Honor to those who remembered
it amid the general forgetfulness.
How utterly depraved would the moral charac-
tar Of this and every other community appear
were all the viany and brutal actions daily per-
petrated laid bare 10 the common gaze. Without
determining whether the exposure would be a
benefit an evil, permit me to describe an occur
rance OF recent date, which will most probably
claim the public attention, as it has got into the
two children living in the western part OF the city,
was in the habit of sending her eldest girl, about
ten years of age, TO nsighboring apothe-
Various articles which she needed ''' few s
days since the child returned home crying,
and, after much trouble, the fact was ELECTED
tina, the apohecary had enticed her into back
room, and there attempted to commit fendsh
outrage upon her person. The mother called in
n physician, who attended the child for some
days, during which time she was confined to her
bed, 80 severe were the injuries inflicted. No
sooner had her fears for the safety OF her child
been assuaged by its recovery, than the thirst for
vengeance upon the guilty cause Of them returned
with full force. Procuring cow-hide, size took
occasion to call az the store, and though a woman
OF slight and delicate make, she took him so by
surprise that he received many blows with the
weapon, inf1cting serious cuts upon the head,
face and hands, causing him to present such
an unpresentabe appearance, that he was
forced to confne himself 10 his room for seve-
10 institute civil suit against the lady tor DANA
ges, the glass in his showcases having been bro
ken by the blows Of her whip. AT the hearing OF
the case, the amazon made some taunting re-
marks ,alluding TO the cownidIng, which increased
his ire, and he added prosec tlon for assault
and battery. He had previously avoided any
mention OF this circumstance, being ashamed 10
confess himself licked by a feminine. She was
held to bail 10 answer the charge at court, and a
Judgment issued for the damage. This, of course,
was not to be borne by her without retaliation,
and going before an alderman, she had him bound
over 10 answer for the heinous offence, which had
30 Justly merited the punishment inflicted. His
alarm mt the Threatened exposure has induced
him to make liberal offers for a settlement of the
nfalr, but she is resoute in her refusal.
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