The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-01

ASTON Ei-ACh HAsSACRk-lHE
Discovery OF THE AeI.-The celebrated Har-
vey discovered the circulation of the blood,
and, ever since, his name has been famous.
Calico discovered that the earth on which we
lived revolves, instead of the sun, and ne Is
accordingly set down as one of the celebrl-
ties of the past. Archimedes discovered some new
problems in geometry, and his name has come
dawn from ancient tunes, enclrcled with halo OF
glory Even in our own time, Herschell made HIM
self famous by the discovery of the planet which
is named after him /; and Baron Napier, Lord of
Marchston, made himself equally famous by
the discovery Of logarithms. But all those cele-
brated men and wonderful discoveries, are out
stripped, and left entirely out of sight, by quiet
modest individual, who is known to certain few
under the soubriquet OF Hiram Fuller, now occu-
pying the post of Naval Storekeeper at Brooklyn,
on the look out continually after the big cannon,
so that they don't run away This new genus in
the art of discovery, is also editor of an evening
paper, OF little circulation, and has published his
discovery in his columns, disclosing the origin,
cause, and everything, about the famous Astor
Place riot, and the massacre of the 10th of May
last. Here is the wonderful revelation -
The quarrel of the two actors but the occasion
Of the riot the bad its origin in the state Of bit
Of that awful night to the nipple well known fact that
the manager of the Opera had fl 10 refuse season
TO the editor Of the NeD York Herald Behold
how great matter little fire kindleth!'n
What pity Mr. Fry, the manager of the Opera
about year ago, did not know his business bet
ter. If it be true, stated that the refusal of
season ticket to the editor of the New York Herald,
was the cause of the massacre Of twenty-five quiet
citizens, and the wounding of sixty others, the ed
of ha hoo nIy
rumpus about very small affair. Such DISCO
very, for the first time revealed is utterly astound
ing. But with regard to the season ticket, the fact
happens to be otherwise than it is stated. The
editor of the Herald had season ticket for the first
season of the Opera but finding he was cheated
out of his due in the abrupt termination of that
son. he refused to pay money for any other season,
and when he went to the Opera-which was very
seldom-he paid his way, like any other quiet ctr
zen, at the door. This fact, now for the first time
divulged, conflicts with the astounding discovery
of the Naval Storekeeper, and that of another DIS
tingulshed genius in the same line, M. M. Noah,
who occupies sinecure post in the New York
Custom House.
We rather think we could name individuals more
nearly connected with the creation of that riot
than the editor of the New York Herald, who was
not on the spot during the riot, never saw it, and
knew nothing of Its details, except what was fur
nished by the general press Of the city. There was
a certain celebrated card published, inviting Mr..
Macready to play after the first night, on which it
appears a collision took place between the famous
Captain Rynders and Hiram Fuller himself; but
about what we neither know nor care. That card
was signed by Washington Irving and a number Of
other persons, some respectable and seine ether
wise; and we believe tickets were gwen by some
of them, by the dozen to certain fighting characters
about town. who attended the theatre that night,
and assisted IN kicking up the row which led to
the riot and the awful massacre that followed We
think the highly respectable gentlemen who signed
that card, or manifesto, to the public, calling on
Them to 60 to the theatre, together with the other
unknown characters who issued and circulated a
counter document, calling upon all the rowdies to
meet on the night in queston-we think these
movements had greater effect in producing the
riot than the refusal Of any manager to give
q season ticket to an editor, nearly year
before the riot occurred. All the facts, however,
m the latter branch Of the Astor Place massacre,
will soon come out on the trial of the famous Cap
lain Rynders and his associates, who have been
indicted for instgating and melting the riot and
who will probably be put upon their defence in a
short time.
We can't help thinking that it is bad piece of
policy in our envious contemporaries, to ascribe
such important, whitening, far-reaching. and won-
derful influence TO the Nec York Herald and its
editor, on every occasion. There a small coterie
of them, who, whenever anything happens, throw
up their hands, look up to heaven, and attribute
everything to the terrible influence of the Netv
York Herald, and the power Of its shocking-very
shocking editor. In the year 1910, in consequence
of similar rivalry and jealousy, the whole daily
press Of the city set on the Herald, and abused 1t
in every possible way, for six months in succession.
That campaign was worth to us, In the way of adj
vertisrng the merits Of our journal, from thirty
to fifty thousand dollars, in the increase OF
patronage which it brought to US. The same
portion Of the press Of the present day have
learned common sense since that event; but
there is a small clique of narrow-minded men con-
nected with the Sunday press, and some of the
small evening papers, who are utterly incapable of
understanding history, or taking lessons from the
events that occur before them Hiram Fuller, the
Naval Storekeeper, who has revealed the wonder
full discovery that the refusal Of a season ticket,
by the manager Of the Opera to the editor of the
Herald, eight or nine months previously, was the
cause Of the riot and massacre in Aston Place. is
eiihef one Of the most wonderful discoveries of
the age, or belongs to the coterie Of the smallest
wits about town, to whom we have referred. He
can take either position as he listeth. He had
better keep sharp look out that the big cannon in
the Navy Yard don't run away, and leave editing
newspapers people who are qualified for the duty.
General Taylor ought to give him some advice on
the subject.
The Eq.inoctisi storm-Loss or a French
snip, ana the british Bark Flora.
We are informed by Captain whits Of the brig Ala
retta arrived yesterday from vessco Texss) that on
HE passage he experienced terrible hurricane which
lasted from the 18th to the Goth Of September