The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-08

has long been the custom OF the world attach -
People are As well acquainted with Marh6sd and e.
Webster cod chowder with the speeches Of the "g
ost,on. Of lie sbodss Of aenry ciss a %
Thumb and the other celebrities of the day Thu -
shtfui and pquant field Of literature, however, ~
been very much neglected; and We have someuuoo
thought II duty to contribute to the national H.
nature descriptions Of the homestead Hose
Clayton, in Delaware, and the residences Of OH
equally great men. The Quaker Hewitt has writtog
Homes Of the Humbugsn 1
who have suddenly become objects Of intense curoa
from the unique, whimsical and altogether at present.
the pnSc sn Hs been enacted 1os
Sent that BoxW Investing shilling therefore, in
Of MuIphys slow and easy stages With another in re-
quest Of eOnsinsnt or large island, IMPOSED To- lie
the hereafter be.celebrsted village of Astoria Here
Drury had lived for number Of years previous to his
arrest and here his wife and children still reside
objects of wonder and speculation yet sincere sympa
thy and Kindness to the simple minded Inhabitants Of
Getting into an extra at Eighty.sxth street, "a
vehicle which seemed to us sny thing but extrs),
were jolted, jounced Iumbsd and tumblsd down the
Dill to the He'll Gate Ferry, and pitched board Of
what we very naturally took to be old Charons ferry
beat 1t was nothing, however nothing but very
common little steamboat, which. after . few prelimi-
iay across the dreaded ferry, and landed us exactly
conduct him lots to his house Not having the
fear Of the stool pigeons before our eyes, we went
Island taking road branching Oh from Main street.
and pacing the handsome residences Of Mr. Blackwell
about mile, to the residence Of Drury.
1t 70 neat white cottage, situated little OF from
u,sn a S and
Mrs. Drury was in New York, where she had gone to
await the Issue of the application Tor admitting her
eldest daughter pretty, lady like girl of nineteen OF
twenty with black eyes and profuson Of black hair
She said they had all passed sad and dreary winters
but they remained 70 firm In the certainty Of her
fathers innocence and the final justice of the law
bail would be succ essu and that he would very soon
be with them again. The poor thing had evidently
suffered keenly under the torturss OF an uumerited
delicacy they had received from the neighbors all Of
whom believed her father innocent the gushsd
up tuddenly from her heart to her beautiful eyes.
DruIy came from England and settled 1t Astoria
some nine or ten years ago. and has now ten children
engaged in his regular of gold and
silver refner and bears excellent character through
thorough inquiries Of all classes Of the nhabtants
and hound to cay that It would be difficult to
find person whose character among his neisnbors
stands farer than Drurys, or who Ia generally
esteemed. All agreed that they had heard any
complaints made against him; and when inquired
assured that he could obtain 1t instantly to
the Of half million among bis neighbors IL
necessary This certainly argues well for any man no
matter what sudden charges may be preferred against
him; and when taken IN paection with the extra.
ordinary employed to obtain testimony against
Drury and the still extraordinary nature OF that
testimony-to say nothing OF the unexpected and
startling explosions Of facts respecting the character
of Of the principal actors In this afair Is quito
reasonable to that the trial Of Drury is hardly the
commencement Of the developements TO be made
Indeed are pretty we'll convinced that the tor
psdo Indictment Is but the prelude to disclosure of
grand and astounding facts, involving only
DIurys, Arlington Bennett, Wilkes Bristol Bill. War
ner ana the rest Of the ombatsnts but the whole
criminal and police Establishments of the city. The
time has not yet come for developements for
special surmises but may predict at least one
thing-that when these affairs laid open the light
OF day all their length and breadth, and each ndi
yidusl actor stripped Of his mask, is made to
his proper character the perncious and infamous stool
pigeon system-that disgrace to civilization will have
received blow from which IL never recover and
the criminal authorities and police will have received
intelligence Of which they appear to stand very much
In need