The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-07

zee tUS MdtIcT dcteu upon Wncn our Legislature
meets.
Mr.. EwINo AND JENNY MAHER-THE BUTCHER
AND THE GARDENKR-A SHOCKING BAD SrEcULA-
TON What wicked and horribly depraved world
is this, and what want Of Christian principles ex-
lists, even in the cabinet at Washington-the very
fountain Of fasting, humiliation and prayer, If
Beezebub sits egged in the cabinet, in broad
day light, the headquarters of the church, what
hope have we for the stray sheep and the back
.liders 2 For example, will such disclosure as
the following give any brother in good standing
appetite for prayer, even for oysters In the
.hell9 newsplcker at Washington has sent this
precious paragraph through the country =
heard good story this morning. of Secretary Ewing:
aud from the source cannot question Its truth. Mr..
Ewing wanted n house; Mr.. Douglas had house; Mr..
Ewing went to Mir Douglas aud proposed certain alter
ations improvements, &c and by way OF An induce
ment told Mr. Douglas that II he would let him have
the house ut low rent, make the improvements Sc,
What appointment, hr Ewins told him t bs should
have Jenny Makers place as gardener and rim
tendent Of the public grounds. The bargain made,
the Improvement was made, and Secretary Ewiog
moved In. Jenny Msher heard that Douglas to
succeed him Jenny wrote TO MIR. Clay, and Mr.. Clay
MIR Adams and had sort Of fsesimpe In the soil: he
could not be removed Secretary Ewing moved out Of
the house and Douglas took possession.
Worse and worse, What shall we have next
shall we have in the dry -
The story bears intrinsic evidence of truth. But
II goes back to Father Richie and how delight
FULLY he rolls it under his tongue He CLIPS his
hsnds--he rbs ihem--he laughs and chuckles in
his elee. lie goes into pariicuars-he brlndishes
his wrath like a sword over the head of the salt
boiler and butchers "the butcher" wthoutmercy
From his minute statement OF the case, there is
no doubt the facts were furnished by Mr.. Douglas
himself Father Richie says.-
The ease Is simply this. Ewing wanted Douglass
house and went 90 him With friend, in order rent
IL. Afterwards that friend came to Douglas. took hun
put the rent lev be would the Office Of public
dsner. worth $1,000 per aunum. Douglas desiring the
Office agreed to take $500 after making all required
alterations and Mr. Ewing agreed 20 give It; knosng
that VI was not more than half what such a house
would rent for. He subsequently by numerous acts,
which havc been detailed to us but for which have
not constaDtly held the idea Douglas that
be should haze the Office On the 4th OF June. In .
persons interview with Douglas, he promised to turn
Msher out. and urged Douglas to get the names OF
Members o Congress In order to fortfy his appoint
mtnt. And even th. eth lay Of july his sop Tho.
mas Ewing. jr, ~r'te to MIR Douglas a. follows:
"Drlh SIN Tather -ay, that he thinks he will not re-
move sshtr until after the ncxt meeting Of Congress
This letter did preclude. the idea that he Don.
la would not De appointed but 1t postponed the time
a. far 20 him that be Was trf.d with aud
hence his deter minatiou to comp. Ewing vacate the
boute which ves done. With the papers before IA,
aud with the facts In our possession. candid man
can doubt that Mr. Ewing induced Douglas 20 consent
to take bali the usual rent FIR his house. by holding
out to BIN the expectation that he should a. the other
half Of the confederation. receive the Office Of public
gardener. Whether he really intended to give the
oflc. to him. to nvegle him along until be rot
lease for the house, Mr. Ewing best hneus
Where is Dlogenes, with his laotern to hunt US
up an honest man After all our hopes of the
Home Secretary, think that he should s,oop 10 a
speculation upon the bread aud butter of Jenny
Maher! Il IL shocking, positively shocking Aud
Ewing said to be 50 rich, too. from those alleged
speculaiions IN broken bank paper and bounty land
warrantsl Worth his ihousands--yet dealer in
small potatoes Selling office TO save house
rent "lie Goes not thllk he eau remove Maher
TIL after the meeting at Congress ~ Who ought
then 10 be removed, the Secretary the trirnrrt
Ten TO one in favor Of Jenny aud Harry Clay
What next
ssHIous Far ~ NswARK-An alarm Of IRE vas given
about ~ o'clock ON Friday evening in Nesark. which
preceded from tho bulldog Of tho Newark ani
koseudale Lime and Cement Com pauy. near the ga,
works, which we're entirely destroyed The pro
perry IL fully Insured, follows:-Onethird In the
Newark Mechanics Insurance. Company, one-third 10
TIE Howard, Of New iorl, and third In the Atua
u Hartford Conn. The beautiful new engine was not
seriously injured. This origin Of the nrs il unknown
The operations Of the company will not be suspended
I" they have large mills aud kilns in full blast st
Whitesport Ultt,rCo N v The building will b. rebuilt
With The i'A.t possible delay; th. coopers shop and
sheds were not Injured ~ also q large portion Of
stock oopssting Of barrels, stav.s &c The seor
spd iaptrs were also saved. From what CT n learn
S2O zoe will barely the los The buiaioo "a,
.nursly new, and the company had opIy ree.ntiys M
menctG opefatiuos Great fears entertained fos
The schooner Cinderella o. Scull she beiny in c,,rs.
o feler but short distance from the butnint bnla
ng' but she vas got on With nut any damage C,re,t
af we're atO foit lest the fire should extend 10 the
ess vorts, which In close prosmit, o. ths nre,
vut thfcuth The great efforts " the Ore department.
w W -. couhned u The eOopar,a bnilding Tia