The New York Herald Newspaper, May 11, 1849, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. Rorthwest comer of Fulton and Nassau sts, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Muncnanr or V —His Last Leos. BROADWAY THEATR app CRASHER, ASTOR PLACE OPERA HOUSE—Ricne.iev—Cuaste Saute. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Square. —Siarson & Co —Exchanten, BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers streot—Domuey ann Son—Hexn Nanny. MECHANICS’ BALL, Broadway, near Broome.—Cunrs- tr's MinstKe, CHINESE MUSDUM, 668 Broadway.—Curmesx CuRrosi- Tine. SOCIETY LIBRARY, Bronlway—New Onumans Senz- NADERB. VAUXNALL GARDEN—Mn. Macanrnr’s Inisn Ew- TRE TAINMENT, ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 653 Broadway—VorerLanpen's Mr- envovsmic Virws, 108 Broadway.—Lean—St.asnen MONTAGUE WALL, Brooklyn—Camrne.y’s MiwsTReLs. TABERNACLE, Broadw: APOLLO ROOMS, Rroadway —THe Disrins’ Concern, in. Demrsren’s Concent. New York, Friday, May 1, 1¥49. We may expect to receive news from Europe and California some time to-day. The Hibernia, with the European intelligence, is due at Halifax; and the Crescent City at this port, h news from San Fran The telegraphic wires between this city and Bridgeport, were out of order last might. Tur Next Conaress.—We see many calcula- tions in the various party journals of both sides, as to the probable strength of parties in the next Con- gress, particularly in the House of Representatives. Only a portion of the members of the popular branch of the federal legislature has been elected. In several of the States the elections are yet to | take place. No doubt, these calculations and ob- servations are intended to rouse the voters in the States where elections are yet to be held. Some of these calculations represent the whigs as likely to have a small majority ; others give the prepon- derance to the democrats. A third party—the free soilers, or abolitionists—claim the best chance of success. Of course, the democrats exult a good deal about the result of the late election in Virgi- nia, and ground on it strong hopes for the future. All these calculations, exultations, and exhor- tations will, we suspect, amount to nothing in the end. Recent events in this country, and the agitation of new questions, have almost disor- ganized the old parties of whigs and demo- crats. There is no union or cordiality be- tween the democrats of the North and those of the South. The defeat which the yarty sustained at the Jast Presidential election, has completed the separation between them on important and radical sectional questions. That which is called demo- cracy at the South is utterly irreconcilable on the great question of the day—the Wilmot proviso—with the democracy of the North. Nor are the whigs of the North and the whigs of the South on any better terms. They are in the same predicament. Under the influence of the administration, an effort may be made to unite the whg sentiment, North and South, but we doubt its practicability. Thus far, the distribution of the spoils has only held the party at the point of cohesion ; but even that seems, by the extraordinary scrambles of the oflice-beg- gars, to produce, just now, more alienation and dis- satisfaction amongst the whig cliques than ever. No party—no faction will have a majority in either house next Cangress. That body will be compored of three or four factions ; and if any ge- neral division take place, it will be on the grea question of slavery and anti-slavery, and there the danger lies. Deruiciry or Poriricrans.—We have often been called upon to notice the duplicity, treachery, and meanness of office-begging politicians, of both par- ties and all parties. There is no difference between the politicul parties, so far as the epoils are con- cerned. Human nature is equally disgraced in the persons of office-begging whigs and office-begging democrats. Our readers will recollect what an ex- plosion followed the appointment of Mr. Tallmadge “as Marsiial of this distnet, amongst certain whig cliques. The noise ubout town was tremendous ; and the Express, in an urticle which we noticed at the time, became quite rebellious and insurrection- ary. That journal issued a terrible pronunciamento against the administration, on account of this ap- pointment. Among other peeyish and acid things, the Express said :— “The first thing that strikes an old working whig here, in looking over these appointments, is, with one exception, the utter inattention of the cabinet officers who have advised these appointments, not only to the Wants and wishes of the working whigs of the city, but their inexcusuble neglect of the whigs, wh years past, have done the work here in New York, in fair weather, and in foul, or who, when the whig party was at the lowest state of depression, have freely givea not only their labor, but their means, ‘The gentlemen who have drawn the lucky prizes, are certainly repect- able men, against whom, personally. not a word is to be raid, nor do we mean to clamor against their appoint menta ; but what we mean to #ay is, they did not and do not represent or embody the ‘whig feeling and whig impulses of New York, or in any degree strengthen t the whig party or the administration, as a subseque election will powerfully tell, if the administration d aot listen to the popular impulses of such a metro as this—impulses that are not only powerfully hero, under own little horizon, but which, from associa- tion or combination, streteb far and wide elsewhe! As a curious commentary on this exceedingly little denunciation, we find in the National Wing, of Washington, the following letter, which is, we believe, a correct copy of the original:— New Yonx, April 9, 1849. To the Hon. Tromas Ewixe, Scerctary of the Interior. Sin:—It gives me gre re to say, that Honry F. Tallmadge, Esq. of y. isa gentleman of high standing bere in and of elevated character, and that any post here in our city which the Departinent may sce fit to give »im, there can be no doubt that ho will discharge with fidelity to the government, and honor to bimeolf, Yours respectfully, JAMES BROOKS, M. ©, for Sixth Cong. Dist, “Look on that picture, and on this!” Could there be imegined anything more characteristic 0 there wretched politicians? What fairness! Wha: honesty! What a high sense of honor! Just think of it, look at it, reflect upon it, and mourn for the utter depravity of your political trader— your miserable trafficker in ‘the spoils!” Here is a member of Congress giving a private certificate to Mr. Tallmadge, of the highest character, and yet, according to all appearances, the same indi- vidual, in his editorial capacity, has been endea- voring to defeat his own candidate, gives the lie to his own recommendation, and actually abuses the administration for making an appointment which DREADFUL RIOT AND BLOODSHED AT THE ASTOR PLACE THEATRE! THE MILITARY CALLED OUT, FIRING ON THE PEOPLE! AWFUL SACRIFICE OF LIFE. &e. &e. de. It is our painful and melancholy duty to chroni- cle one of the saddest and most terrible oecur- rences that ever took place in this city. It is well known that Mr. Macready was driven from the stage of that theatre on Monday evening last, by persons who had attended that establishment for the purpose. On Wednesday, several gentleraen of this city united in writing a note to Mr. Macrea- dy, regretting the occurrence, and requesting him to appear again and conclude his engagement, which was to be his last in this country. To this note Mr. Macready replied that he would again perform. Accordingly, bills were issued, and other arrangements made, for his appearance. In the meantime rumors prevailed throughout the city, that the opposition to Mr. Macready’s appearance would be persisted in, and that arrangements had been made to carry this determination into ef- fect. The municipal authorities made their arrangements likewise, and it became evident throughout the day that there would bea serious collision between the rioters and the authorities, in the event of the former attempting to carry their threat into execution. During the day, the probability of such a collision was much discussed by all classes of the community, and great and | anxious interest felt in the result. As early as half-past six o’clock, persons began to assemble around the theatre; and, at about seven, crowds were seen wending their way to the theatre from all parts of the city. By half- past seven, there were several hundreds in the street, in front of the Opera House, and the rush to get admittance was tremendous. Tickets for a sufficient number to fill the house, were soon sold, and the announcement was made on a placard that no more would be sold. Meantime, the | crowd outside was increasing every minute. Every avenue to the theatre soon became dense- ly crowded. Astor Place was occupied by an immense assemblage, almost all of whom had ap- parently been attracted by curiosity. The por- tion of the Bowery adjoining the theatre was also crowded, and, in Broadway, which had at that point{been opened for the purpose of constructing a sewer, hundreds of persons were seen crowded together on the top of the mound of earth thrown up from the centre of the street. ‘The house itself was filled to the dome. A great portion of the assemblage in the theatre consisted of policemen, who had been distributed all over the house in detached parties. There was not any appearance of an organized party of rioters in the house. When the curtain rose, there was an out- burst of hisses, groans, cheers, and miscellaneous sounds, similar to those which interrupted the per- formance on Monday might. The opening scenes, however, were got through with after a fashion, several persons who hissed and hooted having been seized by the police, and immediately conveyed to an apartment underneath the boxes, where they were placed in confinement, under the charge of a pesse of the police officers. Macready’s ap- pearance was the signal for a great explo- sion of feeling. Hlisses, groans, shouts of deri- sion assailed him, intermingled with loud crics of “Out with him !? “Out with him:? Large num- bers of the auditory started to their feet, and called on the police to eject the individuals who had expressed their disapprobation, and several arrests ware made in the manner we haye described, each arrest being fol- lowed by loud cheers and applause all over the house, It was speedily apparent that those unfriendly to Mr. Macready were in the minority, Thus the play proceeded through the first two acts. ‘Thore had boon a great deal of trepidation behind the Feenes, but the heroism with which the actors and ac- tresses sustained themselves on the stage, is worthy of all praise. The manner of Mrs. Pope, the Lady Macbeth of this melancholy night, deserves the most honorable mention. It was, indeed, a trying scene, Mr. Macready repeatediy expressed, to Mr. Hackett, his wish to desist, and his desire to avoid any further col- lision with those who were opposed to his appearance ; but, amid the shouts, groans, hisses, and arrests hy the police, the play, as we have said, went on, much of it in dumb show, but portions of it without much inter- ruption. It was supposed, at this moment, that the tu- mult would be effectually quelled, for the disturbance in the house became less and less,and even some pas- enges of Mr. Macready’s part were heard, with a tole- rable degree of order, The first persons arrested in the parquette were four young men, who were locked up in the temporary pri- ton under the boxes which we haye already described. In this ayartment wasa gas-light burning, ayl tho prisoners, pulling up some shavings and pieces of wood, set fire to them, When the policemen opened the door, the place was fall of smoke, but the officers speedily ex- tinguished the fire. The prisoners who had attempted this atrocious crime were immediately put in irons, At this moment a shower of stones assailed the win- dows of the theatre. News then came in from the strect, through Captain Tilley, of the 13th ward, that a man, known to be Edward Z. C, Judson, was heading the mob ou and calling upon them to stone the build- ing. The Chief of Police immediately ordered his ar- he had himself urged and suggested! Alas! alas! Such is the honor of politicians! Tue ApMinistration anp THE War IN Evrorr— Tue Sreamsup Unirep Srates.—We give, in another column of this day’s Herald, a letter from Washington, relative to the organization of the German navy, and the course of the administra- tion in the war between Prussia and Denmark. ‘We learn, in addition to the statements of this letter, that an order was received in this city, yes- terday, fromm Washington, to prevent the departure of the steamehip United States, unless her purcha- sers give satisfactory bonds that she shall not be used 4s a war steamer in the present struggle be- tween Prucsia and Denmark. ‘This will be a disappointment to the purchaser, the Prussian government. She is fitted out in the best order, and, as she lays, cost upwards of $860,000 ‘Tue Anniversanixs.—We are compelled to omit, for want of room, reports of the Anniversaries of the “American Baptist Home Missionary Society,” the “American Protestant Society,” the “Ameri- can Associationists,” and the “American Tempe- rence Union.” rest, which was promptly effected. In the meantime tho aseault upon the doors and windows continued. Volley after volley of large paving stones was dis- inst the windows, ‘The glass was, of course, ments, all sinashed to atoms; but haying been , the windows resisted the attack for some minutes; at last yielding, however, the fragments of glass, and blinds, and barricades being driven with vio- lence into the body of the house, great alarm began to pervade the audience, Rumors of all kinds—that the house was to be fired—that it was to be blown up, and so on, were circulated, The ladies, seven in num- ber, who were present, and who, with a heroism that did infinite credit to their sex, bad till this moment preserved their equanimity, now became alarmed, as well they might, and shifted their seats to the part of the house not in the range of any of the windows through which the stones and fragments of glass and wood were now flying. At this time, the scone within the house was indecd most exciting. In front and rear the fierce assaults of the mob, as they thundered at the doors, resounded all er the theatre, whilst the shouts and yells of the as- sailants were terrife, Inside, however, all was compa- ratively quict. The admirable arrangements of the Chief of Police and the Recorder, and the fidelity and intelligence with which their orders were carried out by the force under their command, secured the peace and safety of the interior of the building. We cannot award too much praise to the police force for the man- ner in which they arrested the leading rioters in the houre, and making sorties among the crowd outside, scoured many of the ringleaders of the mob. An the mob increased im magnitude and in the fero- city with which they assailed the building, the ery a and also out , among the peaceable citizens attracted by a curiosity, which, in auch @ caso, was most culpable— Where are the military?’’ “Can nothing be done to disperse the rioters?" % Where's the Mayor?’’ Several despatches were sent to the City Hall, where the military wore stationed, At length, about nine o'clock, the sound of a troop of cavalry com. ing up Broadway was heard; and in a few minutos af- terwards, two troops of cnvalry, of the First Division of the State Militia, and @ battalion of the National Guards, were seen approaching the scone of the riot ov inside APPEARANCE OF THE MILITARY A troop of horse then turned from Broadway into Astor lace, and rode through the crowd to tho Bowory, recety. ing showers of stones and othor missiles, on their way ‘The horses became unmanageable, and the troop did not sgain make ite appearance onthe ground. In» few minutes afterwards, the National Guard, ono of cur independent yoluntoor companies, made thoir ap- pearance on the ground, and attempted to force = pas- rage through the orowd to the theatre, The mob hiss ed ond hooted at them, snd finally attacked them with stones, which were at hand in consequence of the building ofa sewer intho neighborhood. The compa- ny were at this period thrown into disorder by tho a! tack made upon them, and retired to Broadway, whore they rallied, and made another attempt to reach the theatre. They were hissed and pelted as before, with stones, but they succeeded im reaching the dosired point. They then endeavored to form in line on the ride-walk, and while doing 80, five or six of them were felled to the ground by paving stones and taken into the theatre inn state of insonsibility. Captain Pond the Captain of the company, was one of those thus injured. The next officer in command, then said to the Sheriff, who was on the ground, that if he did not get orders to fire, he and his men would abandon the sirsets. Ac- cordivgly that oMcer directed the company to fires round over the heads of the people, which was accordingly done, but without effect. ‘The people continued to pelt them with paving stones as before. An order was then given to the company to fire at the crowd, und it was done, two mon falling, one shot in the arm, and the other through tho right cheek, The frst was sent to the hospitu, but the other waa found to be dead. After the volley, the mod retreated a short distance, but rallied and re- newed the attack with greater vigor than before. Paving stones and other missiles were discharged at them in great quantities; and while the mob was going on, another volley was fired by the military, killing and wounding several more, some of whom were taken by their friends to the drug store, on the corner of Ninth street id Broadway, One young man, named John McKinley, of No. 147 Third avenue, was shot through the body, and taken to a public houre in the neighborhood, ‘After this volley the crowd retreated again, and the military and the police took ndvantage of it to form # line across the street at both onds of Astor Place. 80 as to prevent any connection between Broadway and the Bowery. Major General Sandford then issued an order for mora troops and two brass pieces loaded with grape to be brought to the scene immediately, as it was rumored that the crowd intended to arm them- selves and renew the attack. It was at this time half- past eleven o'clock, and the additional troops, consist- ing of several companies and the artillery, reached the scene of disorder. The cannon loaded with grape were placed in front of the theatre, ready in case of a re- nowal of the attack, SCENES IN BROADWAY. At the corner of Braodway and Fourth strevt, a largo concourse of people wore acon upholding » comrade who was evidently severely wounded. He was taken to the door ofa physician in Broadway, near Bleceker street, but admittance was refused for him, and his friends bore him onward bleeding, but not profusely. ‘A physician seeing that he could not gain admittance to the place above mentioned, camo forward and proffered his services, which were thankfully accepted. ‘The young man was taken into the drug store at the corner of Broadway and Bleecker street, where the volunteer surgeon examined his wound and found that he had received a masket ball in the loft leg just under the knee joint. The ball had entered on the inside, gone through the fleshy part of the leg, and its position was discoverable on the out- ward side of the limb, near the surface. ‘The surgeon called for instruments to extract the ball and probe the wound, but could not obtain them; the sufferer was therefore, removed to the house of his employer, 131 Greene street. He was an apprentico, about 20 years of age, and his name, as wo understand, was Stephen Morris, The surgeon helped to convey him to his em- ployer’s house, where his wound was temporarily at- tended to, and the family physician sent for. Passing on up Broadway, wo met a solemn procession coming down, preeeding, accompanying, and following ‘a covered wagon which contained the bodies of five per- sons, some of whom wero senseless, (whether dead or not we could not learn,) and others seriously wounded, but retaining their self-possession. ‘The wagon was drawn along upon the walk by a number of men, This whole scene was solemn in the extreme; but few words were spoken by the persons who accompanied the yehiclo, and what was éaid, was uttered in low tones. A little farther up Broadway, we met a crowd of men and boys bearing a dead body on a bier. This had hardly passed, when another crowd came through Fourth streot from the Bowery, bearing ona rude litter a wo- man, who had been wounded bya shot while she was passing through ono of the strects near the scene of the disturbance. Close upon the tracks of those who were carrying the unfortunate woman, came a man without coat or vest, jumping along through the crowd, half frantic, tossing his hands, and swearing ven- geance, Large assemblages were held at the corners of the streets, and, as one after another of the bodies passed, various exclamations of regret and reproach were used in expression of their feelings. “Oh, horrible! hor- rible!” “shame! shame!” “great responsibility rest- ing somewhere,” “ where will it all end?” and other like expressions were heard throughout Broadway and the adjacent streets. Every public house, segar shop, and oyster raloon was soon filled with curious persons, who sought these various places to obtain information concerning the fearful tragedy which was then being enacted in Astor Place, Passing down Broadway, the excitement seomed to increase rather than subside, Around the Hospital gate was congregated a large multitude, and at the corner of Barclay street and Park Place were distinct assemblages, listening to harangues from volunteer orators. In the midst of the firing, one of the Harlem Railroad cars stepped in the vicinity, for the purpose of allowing an clderly gentleman to get out. As soon as he had put his foot on the step, in the act of descending, he was pierced by a musket ball, and felldead. It was found that he was shot through the heart, He was re- moved to the drug store at the corner of Eighth street, At one o'clock, A, M., quiet prevailed at the scone of tumult. In the vicinity, however—on the corner of the Bowery and Tenth street, and in other adjacent places, there were knots of people, numbering twenty, thirty, and forty respectively, speaking aloud in refer- ence tothe catastrophe, Some of those meetings were organized, and speeches were being made, the tenor of which, from the lateness of the hour, we had not time tonrcertain, The military were drawn up in the same porition as as they were previously, a cordon being maintained across Astor Place, at its junction with Broadway, and, at thegother end at its junction with the Bowery. ‘The two pieces of ordnance which had beon ordered on the ground were directly in front of the theatre. From this point we proceeded to the drug store, on tho corner of Broadway and Eighth strect,and there ascertained that two of the unfortunate wounded, who were carried there, had died in the course of the night. Learning that several bodies had been removod to the Fifteenth ward station house, wo went thither, and there wo beheld a frightful and ghastly spectacle, Six fine looking young men laid there in death—one with his brains protruding from a wound in the skull, another ehot through the hip, another through the heart, ond the remainder pierced im different parta by murket Lalls, THE SCENE AT THE FIFTEENTH WARD STATION HOUSE. ‘This scene was tragical in the extreme. Ona bench at the end of the room lay the dead body of a tall, gen- teel looking man, whose name we ascertained to be George W. Gedney, brother to a broker in Wall street, He had been shot through the brain, in the manner we havo already deseribed. Next to him was a man of middle stature, apparently an Irish Iaborer. Ho had been shot in the throat. Beside those victims on the floor lay the bodies of & young man, named Henry Ot- ten, whose parents reside at the corner of Orchard and Hester streets; a large sized man, with dark whiskers, name unknown, shot inthe right breast; a thin faced man, apparently a mechanic, shot in the neck; @ man of somewhet similar appearance, shot in the abdomen; and an clderly man, name unknown, shot in the right cheek, who bad been conveyed from the street to the theatro, and thence to the station house, Besides these, two unknown men are lying doad at the seventeenth ward station house, A butcher resid- ing in Front street, in the agonies of death, was taken to the drug store at the corner of Eighth street and Third avenue, The ball had pasred through his head. At the same store eight of the military were brought in, badly wounded from missiles hurled at them by the mob. A boy named Brown, residing at No, 42 Crosby street, was conveyed home badly wounded in the kneo, Another boy, mortally wouzded, waa taken to his homo in Tenth street. At twelve o'clock the Coroner was overwhelmed with orders tc attend to cases, Probably there aro other cases of wounded, dying and ‘ead, which we have not been yet able to ascertain. ‘THE SCENE AT THE MOSPITAL. The scene at the City Hospital was hoart-ronding. Body after body of the wounded and dying was con- veyed into the building, followed by thoir sorrowing iricnds and erowds Of speotators, Thore wore elcorn in all, The fires man brought in was Stephen Kehoe, young man of % years of age, who had received & ghastly wound in the lett eye, the bullet passing through the cheek, and lodging behind the ear. The wound is not without great danger. The eyo, of course, ia lost. The second was a youth ofabout 18 years of age, who was shot in the thigh, the bullet passing right through and fracturing the bone, The third was Edward McCormack, shot through the groin, the bullet fracturing the bone of the pelvis, and passing eut at tho bip, Conrad Baker was also shot through the the thigh, and John Dalzell, between the thigh and groin. This is a dangerous wound. George V. Kay, aged 28, (n native of New Brunswick,) mer- chant, is wounded in the right lung—supposed to be fatal. George Lincoln, aged 30 years,a native of Mas- sachusetts, anda shoomaker, is wounded in the abdo- men—serious, George A. Curtis, printer, 22 yoars of age, shot through the lungs. Jamos McDonald. a na- tive of Ireland, agod 17, an oysterman, shot through the leg. Mr. Burgett, aged 30, keeper of a refectory in earl street, wounded through shoulder and neck—two distinct wounds. The next victim was a poor Irish woman, named Bridget Fagan. We found her lying on a mattress, on the floor of one of the femalo wards, with a frightful gun-shot wound in the right knee. Her husband was on his knees beside her, They had gone out together, after he had returned from his daily labor, to purchase _ a few shirta, and were returning to their humble home, when, unfortunately, thoy passed directly in range of the fire of the military. Never can we forget the heartfelt pathos with which the poor man remarked that his wife fell out of his arms like a child, when the military fired, We hope her wound isnot serious, All the other wounded stated that they hat not participa- ted in the disturbance, but were present only from cu- riority or accident. ‘This was confirmed to us by seve- ral spectators. It is worthy of remark that the majo- rity of the wounds wero low. We cannot avoid expressing our surprise at the evi- dent inefficiency of the arrangements at the City Hospital. Several of the victims lay for a considerable time after they were conveyed within the building without being visited by any officer of the hospital. We ourselves saw two of the wounded men brought in, and deposited in one of the wards, and, to our utter astonish- ment, no medical attendant appeared for at least fifteen minutes, when a pale young man in a dressing gown, who seemed to belong to the house, entered the ward, and on our expressing our regret and astonishment at the want of proper system in the house, so apparent, he actually ventured to order us out of the house. In another quarter of an hour one of tho surgeons mado his appearance, We must add, in justice, that despatches were issued to the surgeons of the hospital, Dra, Rogers, Buck, &c., who hurried ‘to the scene, and were sedulous in their attention to the suf- ferers. But unquestionably there did seem to us to be a want of proper system in the arrangements of the hospital, clse there would not haye been such unse- countable neglect of the poor sufferers in this frightful tragedy. So important an institution should bo pre- pared for all omergencies. Had either of themen whom we raw thus neglected, been wounded in an important artery, they might have bled to death in consequence of the delay in attonding to them. We impute no blame to the excellent house surgeon, He wants addi- tional assistants—that is all. INCIDENTS OF THE EVENING. ‘While the scenes which we have described were pro- ceeding outside the building, the play went on with more or less interruption, arising from the shouts and groansof those inside, the volleys of stones, and the yells of the mob outside, At length the play came to an end, and Mr. Macready made his exit from the house in disguise, reaching his hotel in safety. The performance of the afterpiece commenced, and had proceeded but a short way, when the first discharge of musketry startled the whole house—some one called out that “ the house was tobe blown up.” All started to their foot, whon Mr. Ex-Justice Merritt addressed the house, and re- quested the audience to keep their seats, as there was no danger. This somewhat restored order, till a few minutes afterwards, when it was announced that aman had been shot outside. All was now confusion—the performance was instantly stopped, and the auditory rushed out of the building, ‘There were a great many persons wounded in addi- tion to those whom we have referred to, seriously or slightly, who either went away orfwere taken away by their friends. There were several hair-breadth escapes. A musket ball went through the hat of one man, tear- ing it to pieces, but without injuring him. A policeman, of the Seventh ward, received a flesh wound in the back, and had 9 narrow escape from being killed. ‘A young man, apparently thirty years of age, was brought into Dr. Trudeau's house, at a quarter before 10P. M., having beon shot through the heart by the military. A pocket-book containing one dollar, a brass night key, and a note addressed to Mr. Willis, were found in his pockets. Immediately after the first yolley, several medical men rushed to the eons, for the purpose of attending the wounded, In the drug store, where some of the wounded were brought, a medical man proceeded to examine the condition of a man who was very serious- ly injured While performing this duty, the sufferer exclaimed, “ Come, Doctor, look around, before you attend mo, See if there is not somebody else worse off than I am.” Genefals Sandford and Hall were, as we are informed, repeatedly struck by paving-stones. ‘We have now discharged, in the best manner we could, our melancholy duty, All additional facts which we can collect in relation to this tragedy, will be given to-morrow. Tur New Corronation anp THE Pustic Hearn —The new civic authorities have been in power several days, but we are not aware that they are making any preparations to introduce that “good time coming,” for which we have been waiting so long and go patiently, Filth in the streets is as abundant as ever, and no symptoms of efficiency and energy in the management of city affairs have, as yet, made their appearance. We are tired, and we suppose our readers are also tired of our con- tinual appeals for that attention to the cleansing of the city, which might be supposed to occupy the first place in the attention of any Common Council. But really we must renew these appeals once more. The streets are in an exceedingly filthy condition. Badly paved, with the exception of a small portion of Broadway, and loaded with mud and garbage, the streets of this metropolis are now in a state well calculated to excite serious alarm. Summer is approaching, and the progress of the cholera on the Southern border is very alarming. The pesti- lence has reached Cincinnati, on the Ohio, and there 19 some apprehension that it may travel onward to Buffalo, and thence to thiscity. Then again, there is the stream of immigration from Europe, convey- ing with it great masses of filth, misery, and dis- euse,and adding another fruitful source of sickness and pestilence. If, in the face of all this, the cor- porate authorities continue to neglect their duty in regard to the cleanliness and health of the city, they will indeed be most culpable. Movements of Individuals Hon, D, 8, Dickinson, Binghamton; Major Doyle, U. 8. A.; Col. Chandier, U' 8. A.; and Col. Frazier, of Sa- lem, arrived yesterday at Irving House. Col. Blair and Major Sibley. U. 8. A.; Judge Haviland, of Long Island; and Sir. Lambert, U.S..N., ate at the stor House Ex-Governor Throop, long known and highly regard- ed, in public and private life, in this State. it is known to his friends, haa been engaged for a few years in agricultural pureuita, in a delightful and fertile part of Michigan. A letter copied from a Michigan paper briefly dercribes bia new residence. The Hon. Thomas J. Henley. late member of Congress from Indiana, has gone to California Russia any Turxey.—We have received the following information :—It is understood that the Emperor of Russia, Meld ascertained that the military preparations going forward in the Turkish empire were undertaken at the instigation of Sir Stratford Canning, acting under orders from Lon- don, despatched, on the 28th of March, his aid-de- camp, General Grabbe, to Constantinople, with an wtimatum,which requires the immediate cessation of warlike’ preparations in Turkey, as well as the recall of the Ottoman troops assembled on the Danube, It further requires the Porte’s acquies- cence in the occupation of the priacipalities of Wallachia and Moldavia, by Russia, uring hey goed pare Failmg the acceptance of these terms by the Divan, the Russian minister is to quit Constantinople, and the autocrat’s troops, which ate alrendy in Transylvania, are to advance on Constantinople, turning oe crossing) the Bal- kane, The Russian fleet from Sebastopol is to lend it# co-operation. Such is the climax of Lord VPalmertton’s mock mediation and pacific policy! We are assured that Baron Brunow has been in- structed to communicate the contents of the witi- matwm to our Foreign Office —London CI » Ayr 16, ‘Tne Avs House ano Penrtentiary.—Tho new syetem of government with which these establish- ments have been recently supplied by the State Le- gislature, has just gone into operation; and great hopes are beginning to be entertained in this com- munity, of the activity, efficiency, and value of the new arrangement, all of which are to be realized in less than six montha, three weeks, four days, and twenty-seven minutes. It will be recollected that these Governers” of the Alins House and Penitentiary give their services gratuitously. Thus far, they have been selected from very re- spectable classes, and cach one of them is fully competent on the score of fidelity, integrity, and public spirit. But we doubt very much the effi- ciency of any government ona pauper civil hist system, as this one is organized. In this bustling community, it is hard to find ten or a dozen gen- tlemen, competent to fill the office of Governor of the Alins House, who can give to the duties of that position, without remuneration, the time which must of necessity be subtracted from their busi- ness pursuits and avocations. A man may be very philanthropic, but he cannot give his time and la- bor fer nothing. According to all accounts, the new Alms House governmeut, or‘ Council of Ten,” begins with a considerable flourish. They have appointed their committees, and divided their work with all the formal solemnity of the federal govern- ment at Washington. But all this amounts to no- thing, without incessant labor and business tact in the management of the affairs of the Alms House and Penitentiary. Really, we believe that this system of extracting gratuitous services from busi- ness men will not answer. Ages ago, a voice from heaven declared that ‘the laborer is worthy of his hire.” Every man who labors in public or private should be ranked within this category, and receive the benefit of the just and honorable prin- ciple which it lays down. Tux Governwent Jewers Ca: ‘Snusrer’s Coxviction.—A motion has been made for a new trial in the case of Shuster, convicted of stealing the government jewels. Our readers have seen, rom the report which we gave in yesterday’s paper, the grounds on which this motion has been made. The court has taken the report into con- sideration, but we doubt whether the remarks of the counsel of the convict will lead the judge to grant anew trial. There can be no doubt of the guilt of Shuster, and punishment shoud tollow the conviction as promptly as possible. The worst feature in this case is the conduct of the govern- ment officer, which wore the aspect of compound- ing a felony, as presented in some af the prior pro- ceedings relative to Jim Webb. It 1s generally understood, and has been announced in some of the journals, that Jim Webb was the principal burglar—that he entered the Patent Office, seized the jewels, and handed them out. Yet this fellow, after having been twice arrested, twice in custody, twice in the hands of the police, has been per- mitted to make his escape, by the imecility and weakness, or some more reprehensible conduct on the part of the Roverninaa une and govern- ment advisers at Washington. We trust that no new trial Iwill be granted ; but that, instead of that, Webb may be again arrested, and subjected to the same punishment which is now, we hope, to be awarded to his associate. City Intelligence. Tur Wratnen.—The weather yosterday was quito as pleasant as that of the previous day, though there were occasional clouds obstructing the brightness of thesun, The streets had considerably dried, which made them far more pleasant, and were crowded with those who sallid forth to enjoy the pleasant sun- shine and pleasant breeze which played through the city. ue City witt px Curanep!—This expression will doubtless be hailed by every good citizon with delight, and the time looked for with pleasurable anticipation when New York, the notoriously dirty city, will equal in cleanliness any in the world. Mayor Woodhull, in his message, recommended not only cloan streets and the measures necessary to effect the same, but the cleansing of all houses and Bremiaoe, Many will say, 20 have other Mayors, but what have they done? The present Mayor has not only recommended, but has or- dered the immediate execution of that recommenda- tion, He has given orders to the chief of police to de- tail six good ‘and efficient men, in every ward, to aid the health warden to carry out his plans, and on Mon- day next the work will be commeneed, Every house, yea. and cess-pool in the city will have been cleansed. the Ist June next. at the farthest; and the practice of throwing ashes and garbage in the street will have anend. The recent act of the Legislature had made such offences to come within the pale of misdemeanors, and punishable with fine and imprisonment; and overy yiolation will be met with the severest rigor of the law. Those portions of the city in which, in seasons of con- tagion and cpidemie, sue! h great mortality has provail- ed, will be put in proper order. and keptas clean as tho most genteel neighborhood. The work of cleaning the streets will be commenced on Tuesday next, and not stopped until they are thoroughly cleaned—what has not occurred for years—and as soon as the ordinances are prepared, the keeping of them in this state will be performed before the business hours of the day comes en. The Mayor has expressed his determination to prosecute, without delay or favor, both of these great reforms; and who will not be delighted at the result ? The new Common Council is called upon to sustain him; and they cannot, in the face of the earnest de- sires and petitions of the people, shrink from their du- ty. By the first of next month all this work will bo finished, and New York will be tho place where the stranger will delight to tarry; and the boast of her citi- zens will be, that, in point of pure air, she is equal to any city in the world. Now the wind from the north catches up the miasma from the borders of the river, and feeds the ravenous appetite of disease, while from the east, the air is laden with impurities, foul and un- whelsome. Then the air, pure from the hills of the north, will sweep over the broad extent of the metropo- lis, invigorating and refreshing, and filling with appa- rent new life all whé have, for years, beon subjected to the horrible effects ofa poisonous atmosphere, the inha- lation of which was nauscous, and dispensing disease. This is no fancy. These reforms will be carried out, and their consummation will be an ora of jubilee. The citizens, in one unanimous acclamation of approval, will sustain the effort, and New York will be en- tirely changed. Should the dire plague, which threat- ened the city last year, again approach, it will have to battle with the elements of life and health, and, find- ing no place to centre its Favages, will depart without the victory of death. Let the Mayor go on, and noone attempt to stay his efforts, and the result will be more beneficial than all that has been done for years to pro- tect the health of the city, and render it, pleasant and comfortable, Marenar..—Mr. Tallmadge entered yesterday morn ing upon tho duties of hie appointinent as United States Marshal of the Southern district of New York. Frexen’s Hort —This establishment is now com- pletely finished and furnished throughout, and cer- tainly one of the most extensiveinthe city. It con- tains about three hundred rooms, all of which are well ventilated and conveniently arranged. It has been finished without regard to cost, and tho interior ar- rangement will vie with the most celebrated houses.in the country Though so large, it is free from all danger y fire, being well supplied with Croton water to the third story, and the remaining four by an immense water tank, containing seven thousand gallons, which may ina moment be directed to any room on those stories. The parlors are furnished in the most modern and costly manner. and handsomely situated on City Hall square, giving a view of Broadway, and the public buildings in the Park. The chambers arc furnished in a style corresponding. The culinary arrangements are excellent, and, upou trial, have succeeded in being sufficient for the accommodation ot the house, The house isin short replete with every convenience, and the proprietor, Mr. Richard French, has long boen fa- vorably known as successful caterer to the public appetite. He has already many rooms ed, with the strongest assurance of success in his undertaking. Rartnosp Accrpent.—The Coroner held an inquest {estorday, at No. 121 Walker st., on the body of a child yy the © of Hetty Downie, aged 5 years and 8 months. ‘This child, we noticed in yesterday's Herald, was necidentally run over by one of the Harlem railroa cars, drive:: by George Paddock, by which injuries the child dicd in about four hours’ after. It appears that at the time of the accident, a two horse car was pass- ing down just as the four horae car was going up, and ay they were passing each other the deceased was on- dexvoring to cross the street, and not being aware of the approach of the long car, was knocked down and ran over before she was enabled to extricate herself from the position she was placed in. ‘The driver, it seems, was unable to seo the child cross the street, in’ consequence of the down way car, and was not awaro of tho acci- dent until the child was absolutely uader the feet of the horses, Every endeavor was made to stop the way of the car, but without success, until it had over the deceased, ‘The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased camo to her death by injuries received by being accidentally run over by scar of the Harlem railroad, Upon the rendering of this verdict, the Coro- ner discharged George Paddock from custody, Svicine ay Daownrva.—The Coroner held an inquest yesterday, at No, 128 Tenth avenue, on the body of Mary Mahi native of Ireland, ayed 43 yoars, wifo of —— Mahony, who came to her death by suicide, in jumping into tbe North river. foot of 19th street, while laboring under a deranged stateofimind, A son of the deceased, some short time since, went to California, which appears to have bad an effect on the mind of the decensed, bordering on ineanity; her husband testified that during the whole of the previous night, he had arent difficulty in keeping her in the house, and to- wards 4o’clock in the morning he fell asleep, whon his wife eeceped from the house, and when ho awoke up at 6 o'clock, be missed his wife, and making soarch for her whereabouts, ho discovered her in the river, foot of Ivth street, ‘The jury returned « vordlot that the de- oeaced came to her diath by drowning. Lost — We aro requosted to draw public attention to an advertisement in another column, relative to the disappearance of a deat and dumb man. A liborsl re- ward i# offered for any information concerning his wheresLouts, TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE: Affairs in Lower Canada— Expression ¢ Confidence in the Governor General, an and bis Ministers, Montnat, May 10—P. M Many deputations have waited upon the Govern General, Lord Elgin, with addresses expres dence in his administration. Yesterday, the Governor General dined with the w nisters and their friends, at Titus’ hotel, During t! time, two hundred rowdies assembled, and broke tl windows, and tried to batter down the doors and oth parts of the building. Tho people inside fired at thes and shot ong man in the neck; his ease, however, is n considered dangerous, Another man was struck a: hurt with a champagne bottle. Soon after, the me having done what mischief they could, dispersed. ‘There has been no important business transacted Parliament since my last despatch. Arrival from Havana—News from Ven zuela and Chill—The Evfect of Movemen towards Californin, &., &e. Batrimone, May 10, 1349, ‘The steamer Isthmus arrived at New Orleans, fro Havana, on the 2d tnst., bringing dates to the 23th April. Venezuelian papers to the 30th of March bad bo: received at Havana. They give a lamentable descri tion of the ruin into which all branches of native i dustry has fallen, and the wretched state of the rev nues of the government, consequent thereupon, Valparaiso papers of the 1st of March, had been + ceived at Havana, The appearance of United Stat steamships in the Pacific, and the continual flow Americans across the Isthmus of Darien, on the w to California, had excited great apprehensions in Chi lest the commerce of that part of the world may b come centred in our territory, According to a correspondent of the Valparaiso M- curio, the western side of South America is likely be depopulated, by emigrations to the California go regions. Later News from New Orleans—Steambo: Explosion and Loss of Life—Convictic of a Woman for Murder—Heavy Verdi: against the United States—Case of Smu; ling, &c. igi) Baurimonn, May 10—104 P. M The New Orleans papers of the Sd instant are r ceived, and contain tho following items of intelligenc ‘The Hon, B, @, Thibodaux had declined running ‘& candidate for Lieutenant Governor, The steamer Governor Bent burst her boiler on ¢] Mississippi river, above Island No. 75. Only ono har happened to bo near it at the moment, and he was i stantly killed. The steamer Mohawk, running between New Orlea and Nashville, had run aground, and when last see in a hopeless condition. Mrs, McAndrew, who murdored hor sister-in-la lately, at Madison, Mississippi, was convicted of mu der, in the first degree, Some important land cases have been decided in tl United States District Court, for the district of Lov isiana, Jobn McDonough vs. the United States—I this case the court rendered a verdict for plaintiff f. $90,000, for soveral arpents of land claimed in or abou New Orleans, under Spanish grants. In the caso Simon vs. the United States, judgment was rendere for tho plaintiff for $54,000, and sixteen acres valuable land. William and Edward Carr ys. th United States, claiming four superficial leagues, unde a Spanich grant, near tho ancient post of Nacogdoche: Eastern Texas; the judgment in this case was ren dered for defendants The Grand Jury, in the sam Court, found a truo Dill against Juan Leblond, fo smuggling goods, on board tho St. Charles, from Havre ‘The New Orleans market wero rather dull, while th receipts down the river, a5 usual, at this season of th year, continued large. Movements of Senator Benton—Murder by the Notorious Capt. Howard, at Indepen: dence, d&c. Sr. Lovis, (Mo.) May 9, 1849. Senator Benton has published an address to th people of Missouri, in which he has taken grounic against the instructions of the Legislature, He ha declined a public dinner. Cuptain Howard (the husband of the woman trie: for murder, at Cincinnati) killed Mr, Freeman, at In dependence, Mo., on the 6th inst. He also shot Capt Steward. ‘The cholera is greatly increasing. The Patent Office Bulliding. Wasnixeton, May 10, 1549. Messrs, Provost & Winter are announced as the suc cessful bidders for the completion of the Patent Offic Building. Messrs. Berry and Mohun, of this city, have contracted to perform the granite and carpenters work, Resignation of Major Wm. B. Scott. Wasixatox, May 10—10 A. M. Major Wm. B. Scott, Navy Agent at this port, has tendered his resignation. It is thought that Roger C. ‘Weightman will be appointed in his place. A great diversity of opinion exists with reference to the New York collectorship, which may delay the op- pointment for some time, Rumored Defalecation. Wasninctox, May 10-9 P.M. Rumor says that Major Scott, Navy Agent, at the Washington Navy Yard, who resigned his office on Saturday last, is a defaulter for a large amount. Murder In St. Louls—Arrest of Thicves—= Snow In the Upper Missourt Monutains— Ex-Gov. Roggs—The Cholera, é&ec. Sr. Louis, May 8, 1849. Three murders were committed in this city last night:—Jobn Bard was killed by two Germans named Sponeman and Ryder, who were fighting, and between whom Bard interfered for the purpoyo of making peace. An omnibus proprietor named Smith was killed by 4 Christian Stalenze, in a quarrel about a horse; both were Germens, The last case that of @ man named Fisch, killed by another naned Dochner, in a fight; both of those mon were also Germans. Four noted thieves wore arrested last night, while in the act of robbing a steamboat. Thoir names are Cot. tingan, Young, Thomas, and Davis. By an arrival from the Upper Miseruri river, wo learn that there was an unusual quantily of snow on the mountains. Ex-Governor Boggs, formerly of Missourt, writes from Sonoma, California, that he has acquired groat wealth and that he could not be induced to return and liva ia the States. j The number of deaths by cholera, in this city, during _ the week ending May 8th, was 78; and by other dt Beascs, 67. eis Depopulation of Prince Edward's Island= Movements for California, Bostox, May 10—P.M. Halifax papers of tho 5th have come tohand. They state that the inhabitants of Princo Edward's [alan wore building three vessols te convey a portion of thoi to Australia, Others will emigrate to Canada and the United States. This depopulation is caused by the dissatisfaction with the tenure of land on Prince Ed ward's Island. An expedition for California is soon to sail from Mi- ramichi, (N. B.) Several seizures of contraband spirits, from tho Vait- od States, have occurred. tence of Conrad Vintner, dc, Bautimone, May 10=2 P. M. Governor Thomas, of Maryland, has iasued @ warrant for the execution of Conrad Vintner, the murdoror of Mrs. Cooper, to take place on Friday, the 20th of July next. It is rumored that tho Baltimore appointments are to be made to-day, and the interest felt is vory great, Smith, the Abductor, Ricrmoxy, Va , May 10—10 P.M Smith, tho slave abductionist wash rought out of pri- ton, for further examination; but it was postponed until » hearing could be had from other parties, Providence Charter Election, Provinuner May 10—P. M Tho election for Mayor and other city offcers, held to-day, has rerulted in the choice of Burgess, (whig,) As Mayor, by a vote of 701 to 419 for all others; and tho success of all the whig candidates for the commog council. Aquittal of Drayton, charged with Abduct= ing Slave; Waaninarom, May 109% P.M Capt. Drayton, whose case hns excited muoh interost throughout the country, was this day acquitted om