The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1849, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERAL MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1849. e TWO CENTS. THE HUDSON RIVER DISASTER. Additional Particulars. CORONER’S INQUESTS, dic. He. Gee FROM OUR OWN REPORTER. Fisnxrix, Monday, half-past 5 o'clock, P. M. ‘This morning I took a boat from Newburg, and went to see the Empire, which liedabout two miles down the river, on the Dutchess county side, where she has been towed by the John Mason, which arrived here from Troy on Friday, and has been ever since in attendance on her, She now lies alongside, and the hands of the Empire eat their meals on board of her, They have sueceeded in getting up a considerable quantity of the froight and baggage from the main deck, and placing it on board the John Mason. I went on board the Em- pire, and when I saw how easily every soul on board might have escaped, by simply standing on the prome- nade (saloon) deck, or at all events on the hurricane or ‘upper deck, I was filled with astonishment at the mis- management by which so many lives were lost, All the hands and the clerk ot the freight assured me that she was never more under water than she was at that mo- ment, and on no part of the saloon deck is there now more than from three to four feet of water, The after pert of that deck is deepest down; from the middle to e bow it is perfectly dry. Of course, therefore, the upper or hurricane deck is all free from water, and was during the whole occurrence. The part of the saloon deck, from the mizen mast to the stern has been forced off by the pressure of the water inst it, wanting the support that sustains and keeps fast the other portion of the deek, besides it was most under water. It lies floating immediately over that part of the steamer from which it was torn, It is merely eld by the tackle. The hull of the vessel is uninjured and unstrained; with the exception of the breach in the bow, there is no injury except to the upper light works, which can be repilred at a trifling expense, There’ were about $0 tons of freight and baggage on board, and it is quite evident that it was not this freight that kept the vessel afloat, for a great part of it has been taken out, and she is still as buoyant as be- fore. On the contrary, some of these boxes are so heavy (saturated with water) that they will not float. It was, therefore, the small quantity of freight, the ge- neral buoyancy of the vessel, and the peculiar lightness d great quantity of her upper works, being made of ine, that kept ber buoyant. She tloated for seve- hours after the,Rip Van Winkle left her, on Thurs- day night, drifting about with the crew on board, and she has swung round with the tide each ebb and ‘low. It appears surprising to sean how the schooner @ould have made a breach in @ vessel so large and strong as the Empire. But it must be recol- lected, both were at full speed, aud that the schooner was very heavily laden. All this, however, would not have enabled her to do seriousinjury, and probably only the bowsprit would have entered, and the aperture would have been so high above the water, as todo no harm. But there was a sharp “billet-head” under- neath, made of hard oak, and bound with iron. It was this that did the mischief. It has been stated by your eorrespondent, Mr. Burden, that the steam was let off. This is incorrect; the sufety valve was merely opened, asis invariably done whenever a steamer is stopped; but it was closed again, and theengines worked as tong as ever it was possible to work them, aud until the col water, running over the boilers, condensed the steam into water. It was yesterdgy, when the tide was low, the boy I mentioned in my despatch last night, was found. He is supposed tobe a newsboy. He had the Jersey Sentinel in his pocket, and the’ sailors on board the Empire say h d to work his pasrage to ‘Troy, as he had no money. He is about 17 years of age. ‘This morning, at the ebb tide, two more Dodies we found, both German emigrants, trom appearances, aud frem other evidence, They were got from the maia deck. One was that of a woman. having a cotton dress; her name unknown, The other, that of a de- cently dressed man, whose name, from a ticket found’ in his pocket, appears to be Auguste Springer. Most of those drowned appear to be German emigrants, and the reason is, that they @id not understand the English language, and could not so readily understand the warnings of dan- ger, and also from their ignorance of our steamers and the mode ot escaping to the upper decks, and their tenacity in wishing to bring their luggage with them. There is another cause of the deaths, which applies equally toall, At frst there was a statement made that Meare was no danger, and this lulled many into a false security till it was too late to retreat. They were also desired to go to the other side of the boat to right her, when she was leaning to the starboard side. ith regard to the schooner, there was great difficulty in getting on board of her, for she was a considerable dis- tance from the side of the Empire, and it was only by climbing slong the bowsprit it could be effected at first. Ladies could not possibly get into her, and none of them, as far as I could learn, were taken off in her. It appears that the water rose fast at first in the cabin, but afterwards she filled more slowly. Some of the gers on the main deck were carried off their feet yy the current, and drowned in a depth of water not sufficient to cover them if they st erect. Others, too, were sucked down the pastuges into the cabin, as it by awhirpool, James Scott, of Wigdonshire, Scotland, an emigrant, told me he was on the main deck with his wife and four children; that she was carried from be- side him with two of the children, He saved the two others, The poor fellow found his box ashore, plun- dered of its contents, including his passage tickets to Palmyra. Some other Scotch emigrants are in the same predicament, and it is to be hoped the companies with which they took passage will issue fresh tickets to them gratuitously. Hugh Duncan, from the same lace, lost two children. Janct MoCulloch and her ughter, Scotch emigrants, were also among the num- ber of the drowned. It is fortunate there were so few emigrant passengers—probably not more than twenty in all—therwise the bryce sey ite been @groat- er. The “at majority were o passengers. The antixe cumber is about 250. The passenger list has been found. It isa melancholy roflection that all might easily have been saved, and yet so many lost. The clerk of the freight, Mr. Brintnell, states that his sister, who had retired to bed, was alarmed at the shock, and ran out. So little danger did he then apprehend, that he told her to go back to her room, and she actually locked the door, and he afterwards found some difficulty in rousing her when he saw there really was danger. — Se- yeral gentlemen, among them Mr. George Hooper, an Englishman, and t! ward, though they slept in the cabin, had tod: after the alarm was given, and escape without wetting their fect. The steward, John Harris, was in the lower cabin, and only awaked by the noise of the people pressing up; and though he was in the aft end, and at the side that was lowest in tho water ghe had time to dross and come up, without wettiag the soles of his fect | Is it not, therefore, clear that no Joss of life was necessary on this melancholy occasion ? One man who leaped overboard swam to shore, and two who accompanied him for some distance went to the bottom. Among other alarms there was a false one of fire for some time, which tended to produce confu- sion and loss of life. It is said there isa grudge be- tween the steamboats and schooners, which makes them more reckless of consequences than they otherwise ‘would be. It is evident that if either had sought to avoid the collision in time, 1t would have been avoided. This is admitted by the hands and officers on board of both vessels ; and the pilot of the Empire is only more blamed than the pilot and captain of the other boat, because the rule with vessels meeting is, for each togo to the right; and if a schooner crosses a steamer, the latter is to go astern, The pilot of the Empire pro- bably thought. the other would have tacked sooner, or that he would have had time to cross her bows; and the pilot of the schooner thought the Empire would have followed the established rule. The pilot of the jatter did not like to be put out of course perhaps, or 10 lose time, and he took the risk, thinking the little yese] would succumb. I understand there is a great anxiety between the opposition steamers to beat each other in the passage. Among the drowned arc two children of Mr, George Buckland, who lost two boya— One seven, and another two years of age. Another child and his wife were saved with some difficulty; they were in bed on the main deck. ‘The statement of the captain is, that he was in the upper saloons when he heard the beils, and immoe- dletely after he heard the crash, Did not think much of it ‘at first, as they occasionally came in collision with euch vessel ‘without any injurious cor noes, When he saw she was filling, he went to the oom saloon, and roused the passengers out of bed, and sent men to rouse others, and tell them to get om board the schooner. He also desired the crew to throw out the lumber in the water, that the people might have some- thing to hold by. There was an objection made to this by somebody on board the schooner. But he did it bimeelf with his own hands. He then thought the Empire would go down. When he saw she had settled, and was tinking no further, he told the passengers to remain on board and get on the hurricane deck. ‘The following is a list of the bodies found: — BODIES wound, a No, 1. A female, apparently [rish; had black muslin de laine dress, leghorn hat, Hight purple Berage shavi,dat earrings, with fi of the harp; dark brown hair, grey cyer, mottled complexion; twenty-five to twenty- fight years of age; plain gold finger ring, cotton stockings, cotton drawers, fine cotton chemise, collar, marked “E. B., No. 8; white jean corsets, blister mark on stomach, prominent teeth, 54 feet high, cot- ton or wool in ber ears, common lace boots; two sand acommon thimbl i jo. 2. A female; dross apparently English calleo, dark maroon color, with small square spots; a thick purple worsted skirt, wadded and lined with calico; fine gown, with Juco insertion in collar and eleeves ; linen chemise, fine cotton stockings, green cotton drawers, green flowers in a white silk mall feet and hands, lat rominent grey eyes, light brown hair; 5 feet 8 inches high. fleshy aud fair complexion; about twenty -five years; her clothes have the initials © W. H.C.” . 3, John Carson, 534 years of age, - it Ellen Duncan, fant 8 it MeCullough, ee wlan coat, boavorieen round- . 6, Aman; fustian box about and pante; had certificate passage in name of ‘William Arrig 6 feet 8 inches, thick set whiskers poder chin, large features, white Saxony fonnol yuger hee German worsted vest, and German worsted stock- 8. . 7. Boy about 17 years of age; scar over the lip to the right side of the nostril; white cotton shirt, black satin vest, beaverteen sack coat. dark cloth pantaloons, worn and patched. calf skin boots, patched, white cot- ton socks, black silk cravat. In his pocket, New Je sey De 4, Sentinel of May 10. Small scar on the bac of right hand; dark brown, nearly black hair; appears tobe an American, No, 8, A man 5 feet 334 inches, about 45 years of age, ght brown hair. light prominent eye, scar on the right side of the mouth to the chin. Cotton and worsted sack.coat, black cloth vest,double breasted; white mus- lin shirt, fulse bosom; had two pairs of pants of German manufacture; outside grey cloth shirt, marked A. J. in red; dress generally of German manufacture; had a per partly.writtén and partly printed in German; bed ticket ‘for canal passage ta favor of Auguste pringer, No, 9. A female, apparently German, about 30 to 35 years of age; straw bonnet, plain ribbon; dark cotton dress, full cheek bones; had a paper containing the name of John MeGran, 4 Johnson Place, Foster street, Liverpool ; German thick woollen and black stock- ings; about 5 feet high; swarthy complexion, 0. 10. Mrs. Noble, wife of General Nob! No, 11, Elizabeth Carson, (Scotch,) aged 17. No, 12. Buckland (a child ) N.B.—The last three are the bodies on which the in- quest was held at Newburg. At half past five o'clock, announced to the jury, t found in the Empire, all boys, This now makes 17 bodies found in all. The evidence at the inquest, to- ‘or the most part the same as at the other in- , and the same witnesses, 5 youths found this morning are named Ladd, from Connecticut, and were going to Illinois with their mother. A fourth boy has not yet been found, The two other children are about cight or nine years of age—poor, apparently, and emigrants, CONTRACT TO RAISE THE STEAMER. Messus. Sturgess and Boardman, of New York, have contracted to raise the Empire for $5,500. vEST AT NEWBURG. ewauna, Saturday, May 19, 1849. pilot,) was the first witness exa- He suid : | was at the wheel at the time the first time | saw the schooner she . KE. direction, and the Empire was heading a little to the west shore; the schooner had the wind 8. E., blowing a good stiff breeze; | should think the schooner was from 50 to 100 rods from the steamboat when I first saw her coming very fast; we were going on moderate; I was satisfied it would be impossible to get under the schooner’s stern, from the way the two vessels were heading, when I first saw her; the only remedy for us was to stop, and back as quick as possi- ble, and tell them to go about; if { had undertaken to go under her stern, we must have ran right in her, so [ stopped her and backed her immediately; the minute I stopped her, I was satistied she would sink us, and imme- diately after she struck | sent a man down into the cabin to see if she was making water; he returned and said she was; I then sent two men to tell the passen- gers to get cut assoon as possible; I stayed on the upper deck with bawling women aud children; the boat went down very gradually indeed; I don’t think the water was up to the promenade deck in an hour and a half after she struck; the very instant | saw the schoonor I slowed the boat; | think the schooner struck us near the forward gangway; my signal was answered imme- diately; 1 don’t think the headway of the Empire was en- tirely done when she was struc! called to the schooner to put about; I heard them say somethiag on board the schooner, but did not know what they said; I think they heard me; 1 should not call tho night dark; there were flying clouds; I have followed the river twenty-five years; if I had steered more to the westward, she would have struck us amidships; the custom is to slow, when approaching any vessel, when there is danger ofa collision, and if the dan; contin- ues, to stop; 1 think the Empire was the best boat to stop, and reverse, | ever saw; the engine was backing, but the boat was not; the tide was abeut slack water; I told the ladies that came on deck, that they were se- cure, and that they had time to put on their clothes, and get on the bots and schooner at any side; | have been pilot on board the Empire when she struck @ sloop, once. and pilot on board the Albany when she ran into @ sloop; | was also pilot of Burden’s boat when Irunherinadam; the Empire ran on a pier some three years ago; could stop the Empire and back her forty rods in two and a half minutes, at the outside; we oftentimes landed with the boat in less than a minute and a half; the schooner was in the neighborhood of 100 rods when I saw her; her sails were edgeways; it would take her only one and a half minutes to come up to_us. Poter Davie, Henry Batchelder, John King, and Hen- ry Wiltsic, were then examined, but their testimony was not important, It merely confirmed that of the the preceding witnesses, Ezekiel Jennings, Jackeon Griggs, and Christopher Schroeder, fishermen. who were engaged in fishing, in their boat, close by the two vessels when the accident happened, deposed that if the steamer had sheered as much to the east as to the west, she would have cleared the schooner. They picked up four men, Richard Robinson, captain of the schooner, James A. Dumond, and another hand, (there were only three on board, in all.) testified that they were tacking tothe westward, in the middle of the river, when they first saw the steamer, at a half a mile distance; got no warning; kept on their course, expecting the steamer to ge under her stern, according to the rule. The schooner was laden with lumber, ‘This closed the testimony. (The verdict was published in yesterday's Herald, un- der the telegraphic head.) SECOND INQUEST—SaMr Day. Mr. W. H. B. Churchill, of Fishkill, Dutchess coun- ty, held ancther inquest on Saturday, at that side ofthe river. The evidence was to the same effect as at the one held by Mr. Parmenter, of Newburg. It was adjourned till Monday. SECOND DAY. Newnvne, Monday, May 21, 1849. Joxzs A. Demonp, who was at the wheel of the schooner when she struck, was the first witness cross- examined to-day. He deposed that the Noah Brown was full of timber up to his neck ; made the last tack ten or fifteen minutes before she struck ; the night was fine ; the first he knew about the steamer was Captain Robinson prying out, “Look out, that steamer will be into us”? ; did not let go the wheel, but stepped up onjthe tiller to see the steamboat; the wind was. by E., and the schooner was sailing at the rate of four or five knots an hour; so heavily loaded was she that the pers were six inches above the water; the captain again sang out, and asked if witness did not udderstand | him; he meant to put down the helm ; Witness did so; if the order had been “ hard up,” the steamer would have struck the sohooner; just got the wheel down when the collision tock place; was quite sure the schooner would fill; it is the cus- tom for steamers, and not sailing vessels, to alter their course when the latter are sailing across them; the steamer and schooner shot into the northwest considerably after the collision; heard a voice on board of the steamer tell them to go on board of the schooner; heard at the same time somebody say the steamer was filling; I did not think she was then filling; none that 1saw came on board then; afterwards about one hun- dred came on board; they came from the promenade deck; heard no voice in the steamer before the crash took place; did not here “there is the Empire coming,-~ damn her, giue her hell;” did not hear any one say, “there’s the Empire—we must look out for ourselves if he had luffed, the collision might have been avoided; had he got the order a minute sooner, he could have done so; ina minute or two after she struck, somebody cried out, “The steamer is sinking,” and the passen- gers came aboard the schooner; Captain Robinson or- jered down the rails; probably 100 passengers came on board; ania no call from the steamer till the collision | occurred, H esterday, (Monday,) it was at 5 other bodies were just Ne Levi Situ, (the mined to-da; Groncr Hoorer, an pagliehinens who had just arriy- ed in the Canada, same day he took his passage in the Empire, deposed that he had retired to bed in the lower cabin, ‘arboard side, and had time to. dress after the collision took place, and came up without wetting him- | self; he afterwards thought they all would be lost, Jonn Ronn, of Glasgow. deposed to a similar fact as regarded himself, except that he had been longer asleep, and the water was ankle deep on one side of the cabin. He went down again after he first came up, and saw nobody in the cabin. Epwaxp Lave, boatman on board the schooner, cor- roborated the testimeny of Dumond. Captain Rosinsox, of the schooner, deposed that she was beating, at the rate of 7 knots an hour, to wind- ward of the time; did not issue an order from 5 to 8 | minutes after he saw the steamer; his first order was to “put us,” which means to put her away from the | wind; soon after, he gave the order to put down the helm; heard no cry from the steamboat; thought she — would have run astern; that is the custom. Grorcr Bucktany then deposed to the loss of two children; he is a railroad engineer residing in Troy; i the water was knee deep when he left the main dec! he got separated from his children. Cnan.es Livixestox, who has been many years a lot and captain, deposed that it was not the custom for steamers to run astern of sloops or schooners com- ing. eestain Hinam Gitcesrie, examined.—Ilas been o jlot and captain since ; is now Captain of the Ste Mason ; is acquainted with the law of steamboats meeting other vessels ; the custom is for the steamboat to clear the other vessels, and other vessels are equally pound to clear the steamboat ; so he considered when he was captain of a sloop; it is not the custom for steamboats to hold on their course, whether sailing veesels came in their way or not; thinks it would be easier for the pilot of the echooner to see the Empire, than for the ‘lot of the Empire to see the schooner, for the one is 330 feet long and 1,100 tons, and consequent- ly has a large hull over the water, while the other is only 70 feet and 110 tons; the pilot of the Empire isa man of the best of habits; a man who does not see 300 feet of a starlight night would show carclessness, unless he had bad sight; thinkse man might be « good pilot and have bad it; aceldents happen in best of fami- liex, as the saying is, and he himself has run down ves- fels'in his time. (Laughter) When captain of » tloop, has gone about fifty times toavoid collision with steamers; there are places between this and Troy, where the gibing vessel must put about, and give the whole channel to the steamer, for she would require the whole; the Empire is celebrated for backing well; rome vessels of good show not back promptly ; @ fiat sailing veasel, like that schooner, woul 14 round in 30 seconds by simply letting go the tiller; if be had been on board the schooner, he cer- tainly would have on her about to the Eastward. The jury then urned at eight o'clock till nine o'clock in the morning. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From the Troy Whig. May 19.} The circumstances, as we gather them from the most reliable source, are these: While nearly opposite Newburg, a schooner, which proved to be the Noah Brown, Was discovered ahead, on the starboard side. ‘The pilot inquired, ‘ How is that vessel standing, East or West?” ‘The reply of the men at the wheel was, “ Standing to East.” Taking another observation, the pilot said, “ No, she is_standi ight for us, and will sink us,” and then called out, * Go about,” four times, and at the same time rung the engineer’s bell, to stop be boat and go back. The collision immediately fol- Capt. Tupper immediately appeared, and said, “ We will sink; get on beard the Vessel as soon as possible.” ‘The gentleman who observed all this then immediately went to the ladies’ cabin, seized his daughter, and escaped to the hurricane deck. ‘These circumstances he says, occurred in the space of four minutes, So sudden was the eoreussion. that no opportunity wes afforded for rescuing any baggage, mails, &c. |The clerk barely peenyne with the cash previously taken. The passenger list was not saved, We have received from Col. A. H. Pierce, of this city, the following statement, which gives a good i les of the sad oceurrence:— Troy, May 18, 1849. Dear Sir—Happening to be one (of say tivo hundred and fifty souls.) ag the passengers of the ill- fated steamboat Empire, | hand you a short statement of incidents connected with the accident, that occurred under my own observation. The night was starlight, although not brilliant. Some little time before we opened upon Newburg, Bay, I made propositions to retire, sharing state- room myself with our friend General D., who had re- tired to his berth. | sat conversing with him when the pilot’s gong was struck to go slow—to stop and back in quick succession, accompanied by lond calling from the pilot house, which alarmed me, and on leaving the state-room I heard a tremendous crash and felt the boat careen; running down to the main deck, I found people running about in the utmost confusion, The engineer, Mr. King, like a faithful guardian, was as cool, toall appearances, as if simply about to land at this port, bn the valves and allowed the steam to escape freely from both boilers, and thus makings all things, so far as this was concerned, safe. 1 then felt that the beat was sinking, and went im- ately forward, when the cause of our disuster was apparent, Tthen passed aft to the door of the ladies’ e.bin, begging my friends to be cool and assist each other and allow none to jump overboard, as all could be saved on the schooner; passed up the saloon and on the promonade deck, and here made am effort to con. yoy the same information, witlr some success; but the blowing off steam, rin, ging of bells, and the settiing of the boat, had seated such consternation and con- fusion, that but little could be made understood. But a number of passengers, including several ladies, were induced to make their way over the upper works and side of the boat forward to the schooner, where they were in comparative rafety, The officers of the Empit endered every assistance in fr the vessel and assisting passengers, &c., on tothe schooner. The scene, as you will readily ima- gine, was distressing and exciting in the extreme; and as the steamboat Rip Van Winkle was rounding to ap- preach us, the impatience of numbers to get on board of her became so great, that some preeipitated them- selves into the water, and were picked up by small boats; and it is feared some in that manner lost their lives. It was with no little difficulty the Rip Van Winkle got along-side and made fast'to the Empire; but, when done, the passengers remaining on the Em: pire, and those on the echooner, were quickly removed, and provided with every comfort at hand on board the Rip Van Winkle. The Empire settled in the water nearly to the promenade deck, which was eut and broken up in several places immediately over tho ‘ell cabin, from whieh an elderly lady was taken alive. After being ent opei—the air escaping—the remain- ing space beeame quickly filled with water, and we were reluctantly obliged to give over further efforts to fave any who might be confined in the ladic’s cabin, Several small boats having come of from Newburg, and taken a number of passengers to that place. num. bers of friends and relatives beeame separated, causing great anxiety on the part of some, and most uncon- trollable demonstrations of grief and despsirin others; £0 that it was decided by the officers of the boat, after towing she wreck of the Empire—in which they were assisted by the Hudson—to Fishkill Flats, to round to at Newburg, and give opportunity to look up lost friends, and land those who required more quict pee. care than could be furnished on board u crowded Our readers are'referred to the telegraphic head for the latest report from the wreck. City Intelligence. THE CHOLERA. Saxitany Commitrer: or tH: Boar or Heattn, May 21, 1849.—Dr. Seth Geer, the resident physician, reports that two cases of cholora have occurred at the old Brewery, in Cross street, both of which have died, since his last report, on Saturday the 19th inst. He also reports, that all the cases thus far reported, have been confined to those who were of intemperate habits, and living in a most filthy condition. JAMES KELLY, ROBERT T. HAWES, ALEXANDER H. SHULTZ, CHARLES WEBB, EDWIN D. MORGAN, ROBERT A. SANDS, JACOB F OAKLEY, And signed by the members of the Medical Council. This is the second report of the committee, and in this it is positively asserted that the cholera is in the city, but that assertion is not positive evidence that it does exist. Never before has the cholera been con- Committee. fined in any large city, toa particular locality or dis- trict,and it seems hardly probable that such should now be the case. It is not strange that in such places as the old Brewery, on the Five Points, there should always be some malignant disease. On one side is Cut throat alley, and on the other Murderer’s alley, both of which lead to rear houses, the abode of a majority of the misery, filth and inebriated of the whole city. It is only necessary for those who are not sequainted with the locality, it would be well to pay it a visit.— Squalid misery meets the eye at every step, and the stench is so strong, that the senses immediately sicken, and the beholder is glad to leave it as soon ossible, It is hardly possible to conceive of such a egradation of humanity as is there to be seen, and yet with all these inducements to disease, if a few cases ot sudden death occur, it is at once said the cholera is in the city. Many physiciaus, who have seen the disease, deny that it is cholera, while others assert that it is the genuine Asiatic cholera. Dr. Wheeler, who was a practitioner of medicine in London, in 1831, when the onolera raged so fearfully, hundreds of which cases he eawevery day, says the disease now reported is not cholera, nor has there been a case of cholera in that section, since the alatm has beea faised. But few of the physicians of this city are acquainted with the disease; and, therefore, cannot ponibly know as much of it as those who have attended it. It has been the case before, when three or four dead bodies were at the same time lying in the old Brewery, but from the fact of there being no cholera in the country, no one would venture the assertion, if thought of, that such a disease was in the city. Cleanliness will prove that it does not exist, and wheu the corporate authorities shall hi cleansed that locality, which is now being done, the eras cholera will doubtless take its departure with the filth and impure atmosphere which now fill up and surround the pla Tue Weatuen.—The weather yesterday was rather warm for comfort,and seemed yery like the sultry weather of July and August. The sky was clear during the whole day, and the wind blew fresh from the south, but the heat of the sun to those exposed toits influence was really oppressive. The evening gave some evi- dences of an Ci gia rain, which would be most acceptable, both in purifying the air and laying the dust, clouds of which constantly fill the streets, to the great annoyance of pedestrians. Fines.—A fire broke out about 12 o'clock on Sunday night, in the Melodeon, No. 63 Bowery, occupied bj Mr. C. White, which was almost entirely destroyed. Noinsurance. A fire broke out about 7 o'clock yes- terday evening, in the fourth story of the house No. 80 ‘Wall street, which was put out with trifling damage. A Vitae at Lanoe.—For several days past a man calling himself Franklin Howard has been visiting all the trunk stores in the lower part of the city, under pretence af buying, with a view to steal the keys of those which have patent locks, that he might the more easily carry on his work of robbery in the different hoteis. His manner of procedure was to call at a trunk etore, pick out one of the best, and putting the key into his pocket, told the clerk to acnd the trunk to No. 61 Astor House, or at No. 55 Franklin House, might be, at the same time leaving a note ented at the office of the hotel, as follo “ Pleas bay bill, and charge F. H.”’ The merchants supposing that all was right, allowed him to carry off the keys, and upon pees trunks discovered that no such man stopped in either house. It is evident that such a movement on the part of Howard was but a preparation to visit the rooms of the principal hotels of the city for the plunder of the trauks of those who occupy them. It will be well for hotel keepers to be on = bg out for him, as he is said to be still lurking io e city, Drownen.—On Sunday afternoon, five young men belonging to Astoria left that village in @ ‘small boat, with a view to come to this city, but when about half way across the river, by some accident the boat cap- sized, and one of them, William Curran, was drowned. His body was recovered soon after. Deatn sy Drowsinc.—The Coroner held an inquest yesterday, at the Alms House gard, on the body of an unknown colored man, found floating in the river, foot of Chambers street; he appeared to be about years of age, dressed in pl cassimere pants, satinett oat, and printed muslin shirt. Verdict, death by drowning. javal Intelligence. The U. 8. frigate Savannah, Capt. Voorhees, arrived at Rio eiro, on the 14th ult., from Boston. Navat Court Mantiat.—Horatio Bridge, , Pur- ser U. 8. Navy, David Rankin, Gunner, and other officers, were examined yesterday before the Naval Court Martial, We learn that the testimony will pro- bably be concluded to-day, and that the nee of Commodore Read will be mado on Mondsy,—Nerfolk Beacon, May. Police Intelligence. fA Singular Charge of Larceny.—A few weeks ago. elderly lady keeping a small store, had occasion todraw out of the Bowery Savings Bank the sum of the $586, for which she hada credié, On going to the bank and resenting her book, the paying Sierk paid her; amon she bills she received was a $500 bank bill, and the ol lady, in attempting to count her money, accidently dropped it on the floor. At this time two German Jews were standing close alongside, and one of them, named Strauss, stooped down and picked up the bill from the floor, and immediately left the bank. His companion followed out after, and asked him what-he had picked up; Strauss said “Oh, say nothing about it, I will give you $25; it was a $50 bill [ found.” The other Jew returned into the bank again, and then heard the old lady disputing with the clerk, protesting that she never received the $500 from him, Subse- quently the Chief of Police heard of the transaction, and the necessary steps were taken to have the matter properly investigated. A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of Strauss, who, upon his arrest, denied all knowledge of the money, However, he was held to bailto answer the charge. For the above facts we are indebted to the Chief of Police, The names of all the parties concerned we were unable to obtain, as the newly appointed clerk located at the Chief's office had locked up all the affidavits in his desk, or else carried them off in his pocket, for some purpose best known to himeelf. Scenes at the Police Court.—Yesterday morning the Police Court opened at the usual hous, but the number of prisoners present were not so numerous as the day poe still there was quite a show of cut heads and loody faces, caused by the intluence of bad company and bad liquor, The first person called, was Richart Williamson, a tall, pale faced Irishman, who stool charged with beating and abusing his wife. The po- liceman stated that he arrested the prisoncr in the act of beating his wife. The magistrate then called up the wife, who exhibited @ woeful looking face, her lips swollon up as big as three, and her body bearing marks of great violence besider; these marks and bruises the wife testified to having received from her husband, but said she did not wish to have him sent to prison, and began to shed te: ‘The magistrate on beholding the brutal outrage committed by the husband, commit- ted him at once to on. The wife on he: i the de- cision of the Justice, fainted in Court. The brutal husband was taken to prison, and the wife, after being somewhat restored, was conveyed home. Such scenes asthis are truly revolting; to witness the human spe- cies, who call themselves men, absolutely far below the brute creation ‘The next prisoner was a smart, fleshy, young, ood looking Irish girl, of about 18 years of age, called Kate Willian, or more commonly known as Irish Kate; she wore short sleeves to her dress, exposing a powerful arm. and fist likewise attached’ thereto, She was ar- rested by a 4th ward policeman, on a charge of vic ly pestetl 4 be woman in the street, the night previous. The policeman «tated that he saw Kate up with her fist and knock the woman flat down on the sidewalk, and when he went up to see what was the matter, Kate shook her fist at him, and’eaid she had one for him, too, The Officer rapped for aid, and Miss Kute was marched to the station house. Wall, Kute, what have you to say to Katr—W Judge McGrath, all I has to say is, that this wom that the M. P. is talking about, called mead—db and | up fist, and knocked her flat; and I'll do it again, if she gives me any more of her lip. You may bet your life on that. 1am not agoing to stand any sarce from any one. Macistnare—Kate, | see you have a temper that wants a little more control; and for the purpose of rhowing bow you can effect a little more power over your ungovernable temper. ous to my sending you to the Penitentiary 1 will eo: you to’ the City pri- sop for a few days. where you will have a good chance of reflecting on your past conduct, and endeavor, if portible, to restrain yourself from any unwarrantable outbursts of passion during your future career, Kate smiled at the Justice, and followed the officer to a cell below. The following case was a very hard one. being the wife, as usual. against her husband:—The prisoner, whose name wus Joseph Ratchford, was charged by the wife with being continually drunk, breaking her crockery and furniture. ‘The prisoner bore the ap- pearance of being a complete ram drinker—bloated face and tattered clothes, The wife stated to the Court that he would sometimes be sober for nearly a week, and then he would break out.and be drunk for five and six weeks together. Last night, she said, he broke all the crockery, and cut his mother-in-law’s eye with rome of the pieces. He alsoattempted to set fire tothe house, by putting a lighted candle under the bed. The whagisiweaten beading the evehense backend him, directed the clerk to take the necossary affidavits, setting forth that he was an habitual drunkard, and a sentence of six months in the Penitentiary was passed, and Mr. Ratchford was removed for a resi Blackwell's Island for that term. ‘A number of men, who were picked up by the police- men during the night, were discharged upon a repri- wand from the magistrate. A Juvenite Thief.—Quite an interesting girl of ten years of age, by the name of Catharine McCann, alias ‘Ann Harris, was arrested, yesterday, by officers Reader and others’ of the 4th ward, on a charge of picking ockets, It appears that Catharine has been in the abit of riding in omnibuses for the express purpose of picking the pockets of ladies, Quite a number of empty purses have been found in her possession. The last money she stole was $20. in a purse, from the coun- ter of Mrs. Elsees, NO 12 Orange street. ‘This young thief had associated herself with a woman of disrepute called Elizabeth Best, at No. 2 Roosevelt street, where, with the proceeds of her robberies, she had purchased aroom of furniture. This furniture was taken posses- sion of by the police, and conveyed to the Tombs. Justice McGrath committed her to prison to await a farther hearin; Insulting Ladies in the Street.—An individual called Francis Sellers was arrested, yesterday, and taken be- fore Justice Mountfort, on a charge of insulting ladies in 20th etreet, between the Ist and 2d avenues, He was fined $5, und held to bail in $100 to keep the peace for 6 months, in default of which he was committed to prison. vin Alleged Charge of Burglary.—Vive genteel looking men, by the names of Dennis MeCarty, John Barry, James Murphy, Robert Mulhaws, and Edward Plunkett, were arrested, carly on Sunday morning, by officers Fitzgerald and Cargill, on a charge of breaking into the cellar of Lawrence Sebastion, tavern keeper on the 4th avenue, near 86th street, and stealing therefrom eight bottles of wine, valued at $6. They afterwards endeavored to remove a small house from the premises, for the purpose of placing it on the railroad. It seems the whole party had been drinking at the tavern, out of a spree, they removed the bar from the cel door, and carried off the wine, intending to pay for the sume the next day. The policemen came along and took them ail into custody. Justice Mountfort, we understand, has committed them all to prison to a an examination on a charge of burglacy. This {s car- rying & jokea little too far. ae Common Pleas—Special Term, May 21.—William L, Rushton ads. Charles Stewart — Order that execution in this cause be set aside, and all proceedings upon the judgment, except as therein stated, be perpetually stayed, on the defendant exe- cuting a bond to plaintiff. conditioned to pay unto plaintiff ainount due on judgment, &e. Turnam et al vs, Plait et al.—Order to strike out answer. Kelly vs. Wheeler.—Motion for relaxation of costs denied. GENERAL TERM. Before Judge Ulshoeffer. May 21,—Gilbert J. Vineent vs. Shaw § Carter.— This isan action of replevin, brought by plaintiffs, to try the title to1,100 yards ingrain carpets. Both parties were in the carpet trade—the defendants purchased from plaintiff the goods in question, soon after which they failed; the plaintiff, upon being apprized of the failure, issued @ writ of replevin, and took back the carpets, alleging that he was induced to part with his goods by fraudulent representations. Several similar caves were tried within the last year, growing out of the failure of the defendants. Adjourned, Before Judge Ingraham. Wm, Johnson vs. Geo. 8. Peit) and Israel Tucker — ‘This was an action of trover, to recover the value of a quantity of fancy goods, consisting of jewelry, pic- tures. &c., estimated at the value of $700. It appeared the complainant was a boarder at the Broadway Hotel, for some time before the month of September mer of which the defendants were proprietors; and, on the 26th of t month, they seized on the goods — alleging that a considerable sum for board wi ue, His Honor, in charging the jury, eaid that boarding house keeper hud no right, as the law now stood, to detain the goods of a boarder for the price of rd; but it 8 otherwise in a public hotel; there was, er, no evidence here that defendants’ house was of the latter denomination. Defendants’ counsel h insisted that the evidence of one of the witne showed that it was. The judge left it to the ju tay, from the evidence, whether it was or not. Sealed verdict to-morrow (this) mornit United States District Court. Before Judge Betts. i following persons were ai raigned ¢ ‘erence Healy, indicted f forging a certificate of discharge from the army, in or- der to obtain aland warrant, Upon being asked whe- ther he would plead guilty or not guilty, he said he had nothing to ray. and would plead guilty. George Jacobs, indicted for an assault with a dan- gerous weapon, and for an endeavor to make @ revolt, was arraigned, and pleaded not guilty. Helen Parks, indicted for passing counterfeit ten cent pieces. was called, and not baying answered, ber recoghizanccs were forfeited. Movements of Individuals, Me.; Capt. BE) Ameterdam, have arriv 8. Balkner end Dr Cugher, U. 8. A, and 8. Yerbane, Washington, are amongst the arri ot the Irving House. From tir Prains.—Mr. F. Robidoug has arrived at St. Joseph from Fort Laramie. He left that post onthe 24th March. and Fort Childs the 18th of April, He states that the grass on the plains was very searce, and that it was unsafe for the emigrants to leave the fettlements for at least fifteen days, or until (oe middle of this month ‘The Pawnee and Sioux In- inns were very friendly, and have no disporitiun to fi terfere with the whites, if not molested, Mr. R. brow, @ large mail trom Fort Childs,—S¢, Louis Rep., Mey Common Council. Boanp er Atprumex, May 21.—James Kelly, Presi- dent, in the chair. The minutes of the proceedings of the last meeting were read and approved, Chatham Square.—Resolution. favorable to abating the nuisance of selling unwholesome meats at the confluence of Chatham square and Bowery, Referred. Also, a resolution directing the Aldermen and Assis- tants of each ward to take such measures as will pre- vent the sale of unsound and unwholesome meats throughout their respective wards. Reterred, Hudson River Railroad.—Remonstrance of one hun- dred and eighty-two residents of Hudson street, against the allowing of the Hudson river railroad to lay rails in Hudson street. Referred. va House Riot.—Resolution favorable to paying ‘Thomas Kerr for refreshments farnished the police at the riot at the Opera House, Also, to refer to his honor the Mayor, with the Finance Committee of this Board, the propriety of paying the extra policemen | and deputy sheriff for services rendered om that occa- sion, Adopted. Croton Aqueduct.—An ordinance directing the issue of stock, to be called the Croton Water Stock, to tl amount of $200,000, to continue the work on the Cro- ton Aqueduct, Adopted. Medical Bill—Report favorable to paying Dr, Wells the sum of $10, for medical services rendered at the Auth ward police station. Adopted in concurrence, New Offices,—Report favorable to appropriating 2,500 for fitting up offices for the City Inspector and Chief of Police, Adopted. New Pavewent.—Report directing that James Pink ton be employed to lay down his new pavement Broadway. fetveod Reels and Dass streets, at a ccst of $3 75 per superficial yard. Adopted. Mayor's Message.—Report of the special committee on the message of his honor the Mayor, recommending that the various subjects contained in said message be referred to the appropriate committces of this Board. Adopted. Alms House Bills.—Report favorable to directing William W, Lyons to call in all the bills outstanding against the Alms House Department, previous to the Ist of May, instant. Adopted. Piers.—Keport favorable to re-leasing to J. & M. Briggs, the west side of pier No, 12 East river, for two pears, at $300 per annum, Adopted. Report’ favora- le to granting to Grinnell, Minturn & Co., a renewal of lease for the west side of pier No, 10, and the east side of pier No. 20, East river, for the sum of $5,000 per year for three years. Adopted. Communication from’ the Street Commissioner, recommending the extension of the pier at the foot of Duane street, and an appropria- tion of $2500 for completing the same, Referred, Stars for the Ald Kesolution favorable to di- reeting the Committe Police, Watch and Prisons, to procure for the members of the Common Council, the appropriate emblems (stars) of office. Ald. A.ten thought stars worth twenty-five cents each, were good enough, while Ald. Webb wanted a new one and a good one, and thought it would be well to refer the subject to a committee on matters and things in general, but there being no such committce, the Committee on Police, Watch and Prisons was the one. The subject was so referred cet.—Resolution favorable to removing the ‘earl street, left by the contractors who built a sewer in that street, and charge the same to said con- tractors. Adopted Counsel to. the Corporation.—Resolution appointing Henry G. Davis Counsel to the Corporation, vice Willis Hall, resigned. Adopted. Comptroiler.—Resolution in favor of removing Tall- man G, Waters trom the office of Comptroller, und ap- pointing John L. Lawrence in his stead, Ald..Webb wished to know why this removal was to be made? He hoped the election would be made by ballot, and made a motion to that effect. He knew there were six mem- bers who would vote for Mr. Watersin preference to avy other man, and he hoped to be able to persuade some of the opposition members to vote on his side, The ballot was the true way :— “ We have a weapon surer set, And better than the bayonet— ‘A weapon that comes down as still ‘As snow-flakes fall upon the sod, But executes a freeman’s will Aa lightning does the will of God.” ‘The vote by bullot was the proper way, and he wished to know how every member would vote. Possibly they might succeed in getting four more votes, and that would put a stop to the removal of Mr. Waters, He did not know what might be done until the trial was had, for sometimes ballots made wonderful differences in the appearance of things. “The race is not unto the swift, Nor thein that fustest 1 Nor the battell to those peepell Who have the longest gun.” The motion was then put to go into ballot; but, on a call of the ayes and noes, was lust. The original reso- lution, removing Mr, Waters, and supplying his place by the appointment of Mr. Lawrence, was then read, und carried affirmatively. Resolution appointing James Timpson a clerk in the Comptroller's office, in place of Jolin Hoe, who is per- forming the duty of clerk in the office of the Receiver ; —Rerolution tendering to the military, through their commander, Major-General Sandford, the thanks of the Common Council, for their good conduct, forbearance, and alacrity on the occa- sion of the riot at the Opera House, Laid on the table, Ald. P, Ketiy then moved thut a committee b pointed to investigate the matter of tho late riot, and report to the Board. Laid on the table ‘The Board then adjourned until Thursday evenin; next, when the ordinance under the new charter wi be the special order of the evening. Boann or Assistant Atpenmen, May 21.—The Board mot at a quarter past 5 o'clock, in the Mayor's Office, their own chamber being unfit for occupancy, as re- pairs long needed are going on. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. ‘Peutons —A number of petitions were presented and roprintely referred. emonstrances were recelved from citizens residing on Hudson street, against allowing railroad track to be laid down in that thoroughfare. Referred to Com- mittee on Street Reports of Committees — Committee on Streets? report, in fayor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen, in the passage of a resolution granting to the New York and New England Telegraph Company the privilege of erecting telegraphic poles in Thomas and Greenwich streets, The report of the committee, with a slight amendment, was accepted. ‘The matter of the removal of slaughter houses from Amity and McDougal streets, was, on motion, referred to the City Inspector. ‘The Committee on Streets reported in favor of re- pairing the pavement in Chatham street, between Catharine and Pearl streets. Report accepted. ‘the Committee on Roads and Canals reported in favor of concurring with the Board of Aldermen, in pastage of resolution and ordinance for constructing a sewer in Pine street, from Broadway to Nassau street, Report adopted. Same committee report adverse to the project of con- structing a sewer in Broome street, from Norfolk to East River. Report adopted ‘The Joint Committee on the Fire Department report in favor of erecting tower at the rear of lots on north tide of 22d street, between First and Second avenues, and placing « bell of 8,000 Ibs. weight thereon. Repor' accepted. ‘From the Board of Aldermen.—Resignation of Caleb 8, Woodhull as Commissioner of Deeds. Resignation ac- cepted, and Jobn J. Latting appointed to fill the va- cancy. This Board concur with the Board of Aldermen. Report of Croton Aqueduct Committee, recommend- ing an ordinance to raise $200,000, by loan, for the ex- tension of Croton Aqueduct Concurred in. ‘Resolution to pay extra policemen, or deputy she employed on the occasion of the late riots, Comeurre mr? rt of Committee on Streets, in favor of permission to James T'inkerton to pave B tween Reade and Duane streets. Concurred i Resolved, That Henry E. Davies be and he is hereby appointed Counsel to the Corporation, in place of Wil- lis Hall, Esq., resigned, Concurred in. Kesolutions, Resolved, That the Superintendent of Repairs be ating be- accommodation of the small-boatmen, as ticable Adopted. Resolved, That the block between Bank and Bethune, in Washington street, be re-graded and paved. Re- ferred to Committee on Streets. Resolution calling cn the Superintendent of Lamps and Gas to pay more atteution to the removal of old lamp posts, Keferred to Committee on Lamps and Gas. Resolution in favor of vesting the Finance Committee with power to provide for some further publication of the Corporation proporals for contracts, and other busi- ness notices, Adopted. APTER RECE! : ution from Board of idermen, to remove Tallman . Waters from the office of Comptroller. Concurred ia, To appoint John J. Lawrence as Comptroller, in place of T, J, Waters, removed. Cencurred in. To appoint James Timpson clerk in the office of the Comptroller, in place of John Hoe, who has lately per- formed the duties of the office. ‘Ibe Board then adjourned till Friday evening, at 5 o'clock. Cireult Court, Hurlbut. . Dr, Mart.—Tthis cause, which in the Herald of Friday, was given to the jury this evening. We understood his Honor to say, in charging the jury, that if the plaintiff made a cou- tract to go by a particular train, he had no right after- wards to leave that train,and then insist oing in another, without making a tender of his fare, the defendant had a right to expel him, provided he used no more force than was necessary for that purpose— the inquiry would, therefore, be, was there an an force used than was necessary? Jn expel mo plaintiff, the defendant was bound to use a caution—-he had no right to inflict ea rich yd or to commit any violent assault, but 4 Raa ve. use tuch force only as was necessary had improperly resisted, he sistance.” If the plsintif) 1G preaiing of his leg was lence than was necessary; hp ee thet, , must bear all the sone: quinces himself, The jury had not agreed when court adjourned. @ States Marshal's Office, May Perth Jas Henry, one of the hands on board the American ship Atlantic, was arrested in the rt of Callao, on charge of desertion and stealing a boat Be ‘was sent home by the consul, and was brought up today. Upon investigat the case, the evidence not being sufficient, he was 4 rs nd is hereby requested to cause a stairway | to be placed at pier 26, East river, (Peck slip.) for the | Soon 88 prac. | Brooklyn Intelligence, Jowr Meerina oy tHe Common Coonci. axp Boane ov Surexvisons. —Last night was the night for the joint meeting of these two Boards—Mayor Copland in the chair, The Mayor then made his address and state. ments to the Board. which was an able effort on his part, and he called the attention of the Board to the amount of funds necessary for the city expenses during the ensuing year, and recommended that the taxation should not be reduced, as the outlays of the city were so large, The message was, on motion. referred to a joint committee of twe Supervisors and. three Alder- men. On motion, this Board adjourned till the first Monday in June, at 5 o'clock P. Boaun or ALDERMen—Mayor opland in the chair. Miter the roll being called, the minutes of the last mecting were read and approved of. |. Petitio Iderman Muchmore, of the 7th ward, te petition requesting the removal of a nui- consitting of pig p Washington Park. the appointment of city officers, The Alderman of ifth ward opposed the present appointment of re, on the ground that he thought it was illegal to » without the Board having adjourned for that purpore, After much discussion, the motion was referred to the law committ 1. T pfore no heads will be chopped off till y night, and the present | incumbents will have another week's’ morey and sus Report of the late Counsel of the Board —A reading of this report was called for. and the clerk read from the document the roveral suits which the city is, or have | been recently. engaged in. and. their success or defuat. | It was moved and seconded that the report be placed on file, which motion was carried A petition was received from the City Inspector of the western district, requesting advice as to the remo- val of certain nuisances in the blocks of Butler, Hoyt,. Warren and Smith streets, as the owners of said aui- sances refused to remove them, Referred to the Mayor. A petition of Andrew Drynau, asking for the reduc- tion of the license moncy of one horse cabs, was refer red to the law committee. Report of the counsel, relative to certain lots in le- gal question, was read and ordered to be placed on file. ‘The reports of the several committees were read and approved of. It was ordered that the Board, during the evening, resolve itself into a Board of Health, when the subject of the promulgation of cholera will be brought up. and the amount and quality of a disinfecting agent decided upon, to disinfect the corrupted portion of the clty. ‘A great deal of unimportant business was gone through with, when the Board resolved itself into se- cret session, - Count or Arrrats.—Present. ‘all the Judges.—Case No. 89 first occupied the attention of this court yes- terday, George Pearce et al. plaintiffs in error, vs. ‘Andrew M. Hitchcock, et al. defendants in error. Thia wasn action of debt ona bend dated 19th January, 1847, to obtain a discharge of an attachment against Israel D. Condit and Auron Peck, a3 non-resident debtors, Mr, Smith appeared for appellants, and H. 8. Dodge, E'sq., for respondents, After this case was oon- cluded, No. 34 wae taken up—William Couch et al, surviving assignees, appellants vs. John F. Delaplaine, surviving executor, &e., respondent. This Dill was filed before the Vice Chancellor of the first Cireuit of the State of New York, in 1843, against the reapond- ents as éurviving executors of Isaac Clason, deseased, ‘The question in this case was to recover about $3,600 money, received under the French treaty between the United States and France, by the respondents, who claim it by aesigoment, R Fayerweather, Esq., for appellants, and Murray Hoffman, Enq. for respondents, Pouce Count—Before Justice Truman Sinith,—Steat- ing from a Boarding House.—A gitl calling herself Mary ‘And Clarkson, otherwise Riley, was arrested yester afternoon by Marshal Parker, ons ebarge of purlotni dresses, shawls, petticoats, and other female ap; from Mrs. Thompson, with whom she was boarding a¢ the time. The facts of the cuse were, that the accused cume to reside with the complainant about the 7th of May, and after having honored the house with her company about five days, she suddenly yamosed with the property in question. Nothing was heard of her ° whereabouts until yesterday, when she was arrosted as stated; and on searching her premises, all the property was recovered, together with a alk dress, also stolen from a Mrs. Gordon. Mary Ann cried very much and loud to excite the sympathy of the court; but when she raised her eyes not a tear was to be seen. She was committed for trial. Court of General Sessions. ‘de named Hugh M: twas placed on trial, with having, on the 10th of March last, assaulted his wife, intel tale a with a hatchet, and attempted to tuke her life. Joanna McDermott being called to the stand, testi- fied, that between 4 and 6 o'clock in the afternoon of the loth of March, prisoner came to her room, in the house 862 Broome street; the door was Josked at the time, and witness was washing her hands and face: McDermott burst the door open, and immediately com- menced an assault upon her. saying that he wanted to dic for her; she ran towards the door, and attempted to make her escape, but he'strack her on the head with @ lath hatchet, knocked her down, and held her on the floor while he administered other blows on her neck and head, choked her vee and otherwise maltreat- ed her; witness extricated herself from the grasp of prisoner, by biting his finger; she received two wounds upon the top of Ber head and one on her forehead; these wounds were inflicted with the sharp side of the lath hatchet, as witness believes; she was badly wound- ed; the blood was flowing freely from the wounds whea a physician was sent fur; he came and dressed the wounds at the time, and continued to attend her for some weeks; witness testified that she had been li rated from her husband some two months; she left him because he was intemperate and treated her 90 bad that ske could not live with him; he had often, she raid, taken a kvife to her, and also threatened to shoot her, if she left him; he was under bonds to keep the peace when he committed the assault. Witness was cross-examined by prisoner's counsel, but nothing was elicited except the fact that prisoner had been jealous for a long time; but there was no cause for his being jealous. ‘Tuomas Moone, policeman, being called to the stand, tertified that he was called to arrest McDermott on the 10th of March; he entered the house 362 Broome street, saw the woman, end arrested her husband; when be was first arrested he denied having struck the womart, and said that the man who committed the assault was stairs; the policeman being told by some spectators that this'was the husband of the wounded woman, ar- rested him, and gave him in charge of another po- liceman. The surgeon and physician who attended Mrs, MeDermott was called to the stand, and testified as to the severity of the wounds, which nppeared to have Deen inflicted by some instrument with « blunt edge. ‘They were dangerous wounds, and he considered the life Of his patient in danger for some days, The defence called several witnesses, who testified that certain indications of insanity had been apparent in the conduct of the prisoner for several years past. It was stated by his brother that some six years ago he ree wound upon the head, being kicked by a herse. Since that time the defendant had beon ex- ceedingly irritable. It was proven also that McDermott | was jealous of his wife No attempt, er, Was made to prove that any cause existed for such jealousy, ‘The care was ably summed up by the counsel on both sides, The Recorder addressed the jury at length, ex- ing to them the law applicable to this case, The {ary retired, and after an absence. of about half an how, returned a verdict of guilty. The prisoner was then arraigned for sentence; and on being asked what he had to ray why judgmont should not be against him, he commenced by stating that he knew nothing of the crime sbatger against him. He then proceeded to detail at length. and with great minnte- ness, a list of transactions which convinced him, as he id, of his wife’s infidelity. (All this Mrs. McDermott said was untrue.) The court proceeded to sen- tedce, which was that the prisoner be imprisoned in the State Prison at Sing Sing, for the term of six years. Trial for Burglory.—A black woman, named Amand Chambers was put upen trial, charged with burglary in first degree.in breaking into the dwelling house o Joseph W. Mecks, at 169 Duane street, on the night 0 the17th of Aprillast, and stealing property valuedatover $20. Entrance into the house was effected by breaking through « basement window. The depredators, after getting into the house, proceeded to the second story, irom some of the rooms of which they carried off some glassware, pillows, and articles of weoring auvent ‘The prisoner was arrested by a policeman, in her porsession a tlk dress, identified a6 the heure of Mr, Mecks. On boing arrest she got the dress, together re sult Bae woman in Church street. er @ ‘ about by information being lodged at the Fifth ward station house, by Mr. Phillips, & pawnbroker, at No. 66. Orange street, who informed ( t Carpenter that the accused had been in his store, endeavoring to sell a looking glara, two pillows, wud a bolster. | he prisoner denied having committed the theft, but as she did not show satisfuctorily that she oaaie honestly by the found in ber possession, the jury tound her guilty of burglary in the second degree, She was senteneed to the State Prion for five years. Triet for Burglary —Jacob Young, @ simple fellow, was put on trial for burglary in the 3d degree, ol with breaking into the junk store #f Mr, John Haydock, 200 Second street, on the night of Ist of May, and steal- ing a quantity of old copper, brass, and some gs, valued in all at about $12. After hearing tho evidence, the District Attorney told the jury that he could not ask fora conviction, The accused was pro~ nounced not guilty, and discharged from custody. ‘The court then adjourned, Lazer Awanp.—We learn that J Williams and Judge Waite, arbitrators in t! se and others, railroad contractors, against the and Worcester Railroad Com , have their sittings in this city, and ‘made thelr find about $16,000 due the tractors.—Hartford Courant, May 18. Commence or Boston.—There were sixty-seven clearances at the custom-house, on Saturday | Jar number which hasever cleared in one day. On Setarday the 12th instant, there were fifty-six clear ‘ances,—Boston Courier, Moy 21. ¥ »