The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-07
NEW BY THE M Al LIS
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.

Our Phtladelphia Correspondence
PHrLApsIrH., Feb q, 1854
Tesses Fat IN he Ice-Descriptf0n Of ns Srfposed M"r
derers Of Young Lennon, &C.
Tho steamer Kennebec, of the outside line to your
city started down the river Wednesday, to resume
her REGULAR trips but II understood that she got
no further than Fort Miln where she became blocked
in BY heavy ice, and unable either to advance or
return Yesterday the towboat Reliance started to her
assistance with plank to repair her wheels but that
boat become involved In the same predca ne at
snd Is viewed from the shore appears to bs unable to
force her way In any direction The towbosts America
and Hercules and two oyster boats also hemmed
in the Toe In the same vicinity Danger is apprehended
that when IT breaks up Il will carry the vessels ashore
and so, the ice will pile mp their decks ard bury
them The ice extends the eye each with
the bend OF the river being chosed up by it, the tides
have no effect The ice boat resumed her service yester
day afternoon, and this morning vas lying in an apDs
repty helpless condition among the ice.
The perpetrators Of the late butchery In Richmond
seem likely to escape unwhPt Of justice, through the
Governor being tso busy in making appointments
and from the county treasury being bare Of fu nds
that the police cannot obtain the material ad neces
sary extending the hue cry beyond the county
limits The three by several persons to
depart from the house they had ocourjed and the fol
lowing believed to be accurate description of th-r
dress and general appearance As their names
known Hhsll have TO alude 70 them BY numbers One
q them whom shall styls No ]. wGs about 6ve feet
four inches high thirty years OF age web proportional
except his face which very thin; his hair jet
black slightly sprnEied with gray dark, piercing eye
Win somewhat OF sinister preston. lie polite
III bis Manner and sppToei lie either French Bs-
ysrian, or Pch.h Ils dseas black cap dark blue
hungarian rack coat. ornGmeatsd in front with loops
and frogs dark steel mixed pans shoes AID blsck silk
crsyst When ast teeB lie had russell leather valise
IN his hand.
No. was rather taller than his comrads ana an
parently younger he had Eight thin goatee and light
hair. He wore light blue ssck ia Hungarian
style, bpt without the loops and frogs black cap
siderhby worn dark pants with stripe down the
seam
No vas tall, fine locking fellow, Fix feet high,
Large and stout With full face light brown hair and very
prominent mouftsche, with long twisted ends lie
black cap drsb overcast dark dark green pants and
Is is believed with dark str1e down the seam Both of
the two latter carried email boxes and all three
heavy gola rings their fingers when lat They
rather rough in appearance and yet having gen
tee air about them indicating that they had seen better
days but reduced ny crime or misfortune They
represented themselves being by birth mixture Of
the Pole and Germsn and they had been soldiers in the
Russian army, but duripg the Hungarian revolution
had deserted 10 the popular side afterwards they had
travelled through France and come to this country
They supposed 10 hove goue South but may have fed
20 New York, as they had some small stock Of money
they spoke English ye'y badly and Gernar One
OF them raid lie urderftood buthevipg and aughteTipg
cattle and the alcst called himself cook having
had ample practice while in the army.
The punder they obtained couitts of filver watches.
OF little valGe and cheap jewellery with several pairs Of
razors and kpectacles