The New York Herald Newspaper, May 25, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Serthwest corner of Walton and Nassau sts, JAMES GORDON GENNET?, pPROPRIBTOR, aMuxeM BOWERY THEATEE, Bowery -lo»—Biack Erze Su- ear. ith. ROADWAY THEATRE, Rroadway.—lon—Canmival nom M NTH Om Ber TIONAL THRATRE tolenvor-Luaw tn: BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—CHLonoroRn™ —Domwer ano Son, MECHANICS’ BALL, Broadway, near Broome,—Ounie~ vr's Mixer ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 633 Broadway—VorerLanpen’s Mi- emoovamic ¥ 8. APOLLO SALOON, (In the Parlors)—Stasmex Twins, Bt0 6,6 to WW. MINERVA ROOMS, Bre —Moven or New Yorn. Diatin's Concent, New York, Friday, May 25, 1849, European News. Our overland express from Halifax, with the Ca- ledonia’s news, had not arrived at St. John, N. B., when the Herald was sent to press this morn- ing ess Safety of the City—Arson—Capital Punish- ‘i ment. We understand chat exertions are being made by some of the pseudo philanthropists with whom our city abounds, to procure a commutation of the sentence recently pare d upon Jones, for commit- ting the crime of arson, in wilfully setting fire t a house in Orange street, in which several fa mulies live. We crave not for the blood of that unfortunate | man, but we do hepe and trust that the Governo | of the State will not interfere, but that Re will let the law takes its course. Sympathy is thrown ayay on him. He has been tried and found guilty of the crime for which he has been sentenced to be hanged. He was discovered in the act; andevery | circumstance connected with the case shows that he deliberately and muliciously fired the building in question. The materials which he used were , admirably well calculated for the purpose, and had the fire not been discovered, there is no knowing | where it would have ended, what ravages it might | have comnutted, or what loss of human life might | have resulted from his nefarious designs. Happily, however, thore whom he presumed to be asleep were awake, late as it was in the night, and the villain incendiary was arrested, having about his | person abundant evidence to prove his guilt, had | he never mode a confession. Le was, accordingly, tried, convicted, and sentenced to die on the gal- Jows next month Any clemency in this case would be a gross act of injustice to the whole community. It is well known that « great number of the fires whieh have caused so much destruction of life and property in | this city during the lust twelve or fifteen years, were | caused by incendiaries. Frequent attempts were meade te detect the guilty persons,but in no case suc- crsfully. At length, and to prove, as it were, that yustice would sooner or later overtake the villains who, from motives of gain or revenge, would fire their neighbor's dwelling, and endanger the lives of our citizens, this colored man, Jones, was caught and arrested in the very act of applying the torch. Why, therefore, should he escape the pe- nalty thet he incurred? Let the rained fortunes of hundreds of industrious and enterprising men— Jet the charred remains of many citizens—let the smoking ruins and falling walls of a thousand buildings—let the serrowing widow and the help- lass orphan, made widow and orphan by the torch Emrerant Suirs.—We have frequently cailee public attention to the inadequate arrangements for the accommodation of steerage passengers in many of the vessels engaged in the transportation of emigrants across the Atlantic, and are happy to find that something practical is likely to be done, in order to improve the construction of these float- ing peet houses. An able writer, in a recent num- ber of the Boston Medical Journal, in an elaborate article on ship fever, which deserves attentive pe- rusal by the profession, makes a number of sug- gestions on this subject, the propriety and value of which we find are fully confirmed by the details of a plan proposed by Lieut. Hodder, R. N., em tion officer at Liverpool, and which is thus des cribed :— gra- By the proposed mede. the space which is appropriat- ed for the sleeping berths of eight persons, is convert- ed, during the day. into an extremely comfortable niess place, with table and seats for the accommodation of the rame eight persons. sik effected by having the bed places formed of a network of platted Te. sembling horse girth, extending between two horizon. ‘al iron rods, placed one at the foot and the other at the bead of the bed; the beds being placed, as at pre- sent. in two tias “There, during the day, are rolled up. and are stowed in a very mall compass in the cen- tral part of the deck; and in the «pace thus cleared by their removal, a portable table and benches are erected in ufew reconds. ng & comfortable mess place during the day, The advantages of extra cleanliness und increased ventilation gained by this arrangement, cup only be fully understood by personal inspection. us Well as the perfect simplicity of the plan, and the facility with which the changes are effected. This is almost entirely identical with the plan proposed by the New York physician, in the Boston Medial Journal, and we since’ hope that it may be at once adopted on both sides of the At- lantic. ; Dr. Cooter, THs Murverer.—Our readers will find, in to-dey’s paper, a full account of the audacious scheme of villany concocted by the notorious Dr. Coolidge, of Maine, for the murder of the young man, Flint, who was the princi- | pal witness against him on his trial. These deve- lopemerts prove Coolidge to have been a cool, cal- | culating villain, on a par with Rush, who was re- cently executed in England, for the Stanfield Hall murders. Both were men of great intellect and natural powers, but both abused the gifts of nature, by exercising them tothe detriment, instead of the benefit, of theirkind. After the discovery of his deeply-laid scheme to procure the murder of Flint, Coolidge ended his miserable existence by suicide—thus cheating the gallows of its due, and saving the hangman the trouble of executing him. City Intelligence. THE CHOLERA. Sanrrany Commutree, May 24.—Dr. Geer, the Resi- dent Physician, reports that but one case of Cholera bus occurred since his report of yesterday, which proved fatal. JAMES KELLY, ROBERT T. HAWES. ALE “HULTZ, CHARLES WEBB, EDWIN D. MORGAN, ROBERT A. SANDS, JACOB F. OAKLEY, Tur Weatner.—There was considerable change in the weather yesterday. the wind having changod to tho tust and the sky during the whole afternoon having Committee. | been obseured by dark and heavy clouds. Tho morn- ing was bright and clear. and there was evory prospect of another oppressively warm day ; but about noon a hea- - cloud rose. and at three o'clock there was a slight shower, not enough, however, to allay the clouds of dust which filled every lane and thoroughfare. Tho clouds still seemed propitious for rain when night camo on, but no rain had fallen. Tho air was damp and chill, and everything looked favorable for a pleasant shower. In the efforts now making to clean the streets, nothing would be of morg service than s heavy rain, by which all the filth would be carried to the low places, from which it could be removed before being agnin ecattered by the vebicles. Finys.—A fire broke out, at about half past twelvo o'clock. yesterday morning. in the sixth story of the house No, 3 Hagve street, the contents of which story Were almost entirely destroyed, It was occupied by Mr. Collyer, asa printing office, whose loss is about $€00, and upon which there was no insurance. The upper story alo extended over No, 5, which was of the incendiary—avewer. No—let the law take its course. An example us needed, and although blood will be shed, it will not be shed in vain. There are many vagabouds in our midst, who, without a moment's hesitation or consideration, to gratify a private pique, or for the sake of a petty sum of ten dollars, would fire the noblest building we have, and look with complacency the next | morning on the raveges of the conflagration which they caused. Such persons must receive a lesson, 80 as to deter them from committing such a crime; and the only way in which thet lesson can be taught them, is to hang the firet who is wied and found guilty. This is the only .way of striking terror into such villeins, and preventing a repetition of the sad scenes which have taken place in this city within the last dozen years or so. It is for these reasons that we cannot join with the friends of the abolition of the death penalty, in their efforts to suve Jones from the fate which awaits him ; and we trust that the Executive will be firm and determined in the matter, and that he will resist all importunities to commute the sen- tence of the incendiary now under sentence of death in this city. If there were any reasonable doubt of his guilt, it would be quite another thing ; but all such doubts, if any existed previous to his trial, were removed by the evidence, and by his own admissions. Let the law, therefore, tuke its course. Our Cuanor to beioium.—The Hon. Thos. G. Clemson sailed on Thursday last, in the ship Northumberland, for London, on his way to Brus- sels. Mr. Clemson has been the U. 8. Charge at Bel- gum for eeveral years, and negotiated a most ex- cellent treaty with that country. We are glad to perceive that the whig administration retain him in his office. One of the worst features of our fo- reign system of diplomacy is, making these foreign Missions mere roveting places for party politicians, who are entirely ignorant of even the nature of their duties. No individual should be appointed to these posts who has not had experience, and can be of substantial service to the interests of the nation he repreeents. Our secretaries of legation, who have shown themselve npetent and fuith- ful, should be promoted to a chargeship, and our charges promoted fto resident ministers, and the latter to the envoy grade. We send diplomatic agents to foreign courts to protect our interes and communicate to our go- vernment what it is important they should know How ridiculous to despatch on these missions a class of men who ere notoriously incompetent to perform their duties, from want of experience, and | ignorance of even the rudiments of the language of the court to which they are sccredited! The natural coieequence is, thet ne soon | er does our diyioma ernve out, than he finds himself utterly incompetent to carry on | the legation without aid. He must entrust his business to some respectable prron whe wr stands the English language. Ne very oe falls back upon the Englieh re terkindly volunteers to act os lator. The result isnot at all « negotiations and actions of our rep foreign courts, are known to the court at L before they are known even te our own govers ment et Washington Mr. Clemson is of a different school ; he is con- versant with languages, has been « long resident abroad, is extremely popular at the court of Bras sels, and with the whole diplomatic corps, and is capable of managing the Americun business of the legation without any extraneous aid. His con- Unuation in office, under Mr. Clayton, shows that our government are determined to be diseriminat ing 1n its selection of its foreign agents. adon Eaprnquake at Manacaino.--The brig Abram Capt. Andrews, arrived yesterday, in a passage of only eleven days from C that information was received there the he sailed, to the effect that a shock uake had been felt at Maracaib Tprik, and that it had de took place on the 13th of ted, it could not have dune much harm, os we had adviwes from Marecnibo*to the 2%) veral days in which no mention was made of an cara Capt. A. states of an earth- flightly damaged. By the prompt’ efforts of the fire department little damage was sustained to the building. A fire broke out on Wednesday night ina small wooden building in 11th street, near Seventh ave- pue. caused by a storepipe running through the roof, which was put out with trifling damage. A fire broke out abeut seven o'clock yesterday evening, in the cond story of the house at the corner of Roosevelt and Water streets. occupied Uy, Mr. Miller, which was ex- tinguirhed with very trifling damage.’ It is supposed to have originated from a defect in the chimney, which was on fire a short time before. Common Councit.—There will be a special meeting of the Board of Asristant Aldermen at the usual hour this afternoon. In consequence of the repairs going on in their own chamber, they will meet in the chamber of the Board of Aldermen, Praisewortny Conpuct.—Cn Wednesday afternoon a party of four gentleman. procured a boat for the pur- one of witnessing the ruil boat race, which took place od the Atlantic Dock Ferry, and had proceeded near- ly as far as the Narrows, when sho capsized to wind- ward, owing to some accident happening tothe main- rheet. The occupants succeeded in getting on the bottom of the boat, where they remained for some time, i were at length rescued by Capt. Smith Martin, of schooner Phebe, bound to Perth Amboy, who hove to bis versel and saved them, not until, however, his yuwl, which he had lowered, was swamped. ‘The wind was high at the time, with eavy sea on. Too much praise cannot be given to Capt. Martin and his noble crew, who, we need hardly say, showed every attention to the suflerers after their rescue. Svrcrpe.—The Coroner held an inquest. yesterday, at No 4% Fart 2lst street, on the body of Asa Fall, agod 54 years. born in New Jersey, who came to his death by ecmmitting suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. ‘The deceased, it appears, has been laboring under a de- preseed state of mind for some few days past. and while in a deranged state committed selt destruction in the er we mentioned in yesterday's paper. ‘Tho de- @ was a director in the Nerth River Bank. The verdict that the deceased came to his cutting his throat with a razor, while laboring under a depressed state of mind. Accimentat Drown The Coroner held an in- quest, yexterda: Washington street. on the body of a lad 13 years of age, by the uame of John F. Brisley, who came to his death by accidental drowning. It ap- pears the decensed stripped off his clothes at the foot Pr Houston etreet North River, for the purpose of bathing, and previous to going into the water, he made a string fast tothe pier, in order to cling to, This string he let slip from bis grasp, and not being able to swim, he was drowned before aid could be obtained in UUme to get him out, Verdict accordingly. Accioxst —A lad named Thomas Shindley, fell from vat thirty feet high, Thames street, about erdey, by which his arm was broken, besides lourly injured otherwise, wise Viitar—A Diack fellow, of genteel ap- pearance. called at the grocery store of Mrs, Ryckinan, et the corner of First treet amd the Bowery, yester- day afternoon. and purchased a lot of groceries, worth S14. ae be represented for a Mrs. Stone, of No. 422 Droadwey — After the articles were all put up, he had to demiebns filled with liquor, and calling for the bill, borrowed & basket to carry the bundles in, request- ing the yourg man in the store to go with him to get the money for the articles. Not suspecting the fellow to be @ thief. he took a portion of the articles and vtarted for Broadway When they hed the corner of Broome and Crosby etreets, the darky suddenly re. collected that he bad been ordered to get some eggs, end a Centre Mi st convenient place, them, requesting the as Mra Stone resided there, which bad been played t to be found. Having ¢ respectable family, the articles, and as he cantly # in procurin, earlly cooaped from the unsuspecting young man, who was eft to hold the deanijob pile he looked for the wp to last night, he bad not found. It ia to d be will be caught, and make to suffer the ae. < penalty of the law for his bold and daring vil- rm mowds Aldermen Jackson and Wood. Mav 4 Trial of Thompson for the Murder of Ber- 4 Meneghen —Witiiam Thompson, indicted for the véer of James alias Bernard Monaghan, was pat to the ber thie morning. The panel of jurors was called vor sed Happesring that a suflelent number wore bet present. the court took ® recess until 12 o'clock, to Pefore Justice I sive eo opportunity of summoning additional jurors, APTER RECESS. . The court cod at 12 o'clock—Mr. Justice Houribut and 4 Wood presiding. 7 the pames of the jury; eeworn of the J onal ‘t'Leake, Samuel Hart, Miles, Jamos Hardwicke, Samuel 8 Johnson, Aduiphur Komaine. Daniel O'Neill, end George T There being but ten jurors ob- tained, end the panel exbaurted. (he court adjourned 1110 © clock to-morrow (Uhis) morning, and an ad- nal nomber of jurors were ordered to be summoned. The prcomer lee large. athlete man, apparently abowt Ubity Bre years of age United States Dstriet Court . beard the American ship wore (o court thie morning aod . Beth No day wae fixed for their trie. working in A treet, but little injured, but Kennedy, the father. Dis Opportunity to inflict © sammary ker for bis having rua ov , bis back being turns and knocked him off, aod ms be feil his er the wheel. whic derveti: breaking his jaw ip (wo places, beour death." Kennedy immediately made ail haste to but the cifierrs are after him with » praise. jiance. Parker has left a wife aed family ted as aquictand perceable man. fn of Coroner Bull, Coroner Anderson, of ‘as rent for to bold am inquest, and the jon is going on. Fousn — The bedy of ® man was found fosting 1 yesterday moruing. aud it pre kumed that he was one of the unfortunate victims of the Fk mpire disaster. Corower Anderson will hold the inquert. Fine. Yesterday morning. about three o'clock, « Gre broke out at the corner of Tillary and Gold streets and the flames were mot got under till eight houses were destroyed. The fire companies were promptly oa the spot, aud ured all endeavors aud exertions on their part to arrest the conflagration 0 tomements wooden houses, and occupied by poor who were thus deprived of Ubeir houses by the work of am tnoendiary, ‘The yor Striker causing Instanta aud prop burnt property belonged to ex- Common Counel ay 24—James Kelly, Presi- nding of the minutes of the the preceding mevting, was dixpensed Pre with, Williamsburg Ferry.—Remonstrance of the Williams- burg Ferry Company, against the graatiog of ferry privileges to Charles Noble, at the foot of Seventh street, the former having leased the piers at the foot of (rand street and Peck slip, at a heavy expense, Referred Also, remonrtrance from same against the ostablish- ment of a ferry to Williamsburg, from the bead of Cherry street. Referred. Hudson River Roilroad —Remonstrance of inhabitants of Hudson street. just allowing the Hudson Kiver Railroad Company ts lay a track in said street, Referred. Bowling Green —Kesolution favorable to the con- struction of a fountain in the Bowling Green, Ald. Woop moved to refer to the Committee on Lands and Vlaces, Lost, Ald, Wenn offered an amendment, to the effect that the Croton Aqueduct Committee inquire into the pro- priety of erecting such fountain, amd the probable cost thereof, Accepted and referred. Orange Street.—Resolution favorable to lighting Orange street with gas, Referred, “irsenal Grounds— Resolution favorable to negotiating for the Arsenal grounds on Centre and White streets, with the State authorities, and the Committee of the Sinking Fund be directed to enter into such negotia- tion, that it may be entirely under the control of the city goverpment. A motion was made to refer the matter to a special committee. Lost, Woop moved to refer to Committee on Lands edings © and Places. Lost. Ald, Clank moved to refer to tho Finance Committee. Carried Reporters’ Desks.—Resolution favorable to removing the platforms on cach side of the President's chair, aud the Superintendent of Repairs be dirested to carry the same into effect, Referred. The Beard then adjourned until Mouday evening next, when the report of the committee op the erat. nance under the new charter, will be *%, special order of the evening. . Police Intelligence. Arvest of One of the Quincy Bank Robbers Tues- day last, the 22d instant, tho Quiucy Stone Bauk, situ- ated at Quincy, nine miles from Boston, was robbed of $5,000 in bank bills. ‘The cashier, it seoms, went into the bank, before his breakfast, and distributed the ubove amount of money in the drawers, to be ready in ‘ood season for business, and left. On his return from rcukfast, he discovered that some one had entered the bunk, by removing @ pane of glass, unfastened the win- dow, and obtained an casy cntrance—carrying off the whole of the money. News of the robbery was tele- graphed on to this city, and Justice McGrath, officers Suuth and Magness, of the Sixth ward police, imme- dhately put their wits to work, in order toferret out the rogues. It was soon aseertained that a universal genius, called Bob Moore, er more commonly known as “King of the Five Point darkios,” was absent from his old haunts on the Five Points, This yellow fellow was the man suspected, more particularly as Bob was known to be well versed inthe art and mystery of opening stores, especially those in the Eastern States, us Bob was well acquainted with the location of banks, as well as stores, On inquiry being made, it was as- certained that Bob had returned to the city, and was seen to have in his possession a large quantity of money, corresponding with that stolen from the bank. Upon this information the officers went in search of Bob, whom they met in Chatham street, and at once teok him into custody, Bob was dressed in a new suit of clothes, and on his arrest he endeavored to swallow two $100 bills on one of the Boston banks, fearful that the money would lead to his detection, Upon the officers observing this suspicious movement, they choked him until he was compelled to disgorge the money from his mouth. Bob was then searched, and near $500 more was found, the chief part of which was in gold, having been exchanged for the stolen bank bills. It has been aseertained that Bob bas exchanged two one hundred dollar bills of the Quincy Bank st a broker's office in this city. The robbery was effected by Bob and another negro, who was seen to be loitering about the vicinity of the bank several days previous to the rebbery. ‘The latter, how- ever, has not as yet been arrosted ; but as the offle are on his trail, we have no doubt he will soon be cap- tured, and the balance of the stolen money recovered. Yesterday afternoon two of the bank directors arrived in this city, to aid the officers in the arrest of the other thief, The officers arrested likewise a white woman who has been the mistress of Bob for some time past. Jus- tice McGrath committed them both to prison, to await a further hearing. The amount of money already re- covered is near $700, virrest of an Escaped Convict.—Mr. Jackson, one of the deputy keepers at the city prison, arrested, yoster- day morning, ® man called James Campbell, alias * Cackney Jen,” who had been sentenced to imprison. ment in the Penitentiary for one year, on a charge of picking pockets, but shortly afier made his escape from the Island, Mr. Jackson met the prisoner in the street, when quite a desperate fight took place between than,’ Jom not feeling disposed to surrender without a tustle, Mr, Jackson had a good deal of hard fighting, in which * Cockney Jem’ came off second best, with cut face and a bloody nose, The prisoner was finally conquered, and Justice McGrath sent him back to his old quarters, to serve out the balance of his sentence. i Very Strange .Ifjair.—A few weeks ago the cashior or book-keeper in the employ of Woodrutf & Robinson, No. 44 Front street. embezzled from his employers so- al thousand dollars, aud escaped, since which time tome of the property purchased by this money has been recovered, ‘The accused, we understand, is now in the city, and it was presumed by the police authori tics that the case had been compromised in some ma ner or shape, by which the guilty party might be lowed to go without punishment, Subponas were issucd yesterday for the members of that firm to appear before ‘the magistrate and give such evidence in the watter as may be deemed requisite by the magistrate, Stealing Overcouts.—A genteel looking young man, calling himself John Wilson, was detected yesterday Ly ofttcers Cummings and Goodhue, in stealing an over- coat from on board of the steamboat C, Vanderbit, lying at pier No 2Nerth River, Ho was committed to prison for trial. Stealing Clothing. — Officer Browp, one of the Chief's aids, averted, yesterday, 8 man by the name of Win Barker. who was detected in stealing a dress coat, vests, and other wearing apparel, valued in all at $35, the property of Mr. Charles Leighton, No, 10 Park place, ‘The property was found in. his possession, and the Mayor committed him to prison for trial. United States Circutt Court. Before Judge Nelson, May 24 —Tathem vs. Lowter eval —Thia cnuse, which was an action to recover damayes for the infringement cf a patent right, was given to the jury this afternoon. Hits Honor, incbarging the jury, eald that tho patont, in this case, upon which the plaintiffs rest, was issued on the 14th of March. 1840, from the Patent Office. and sceured to them exclusively the right of manufactur- ing and yending lead pipo, in the manner described, fora period of 14 years, from August, 1837, to August, 1851. John and Charles Hanson were tho original in- ventors, and took out a patent in England on the Slst of August, 1837, and became exclusively entitled in that country to the manufacture of lead pipes. In 1889, the plaintiffs pureht the invention from Mestrs, Hanson, 60 far as respects the United States, took an assignment of it, by virtue of which they pro- cured in this country, pursuant to the provisions of one of the acta of Congress, which authorizes a patent to be issued here to assignees. This was on the 2vth of March, 1841; but, in consequence of @ defect in the specification, this patent was surrendered, and & new one iseued on the 4th of March, 1846-—tl one upon which this action is founded. ‘This surrender and re-istue of the new patent were also in pursnance of the provisions of the patent act of 1886. Now, the firet question which it is material to settle, und without which it 1s impossible for the court and Jury to advance a step in this cause, is, what is the in- vention or thing that the Hansons have discovered, and for which a patent has been issued in this country to the plaintiffs? It is essential to gettle this question, in order to comprehend the rights which the patenteo may have acquired under the grant, as well as whether the defindants have been guilty of a violation of those rights; and [apprehend that it will be found, upon ascor- {aining what it was the Hansons invented. a great many of the difheulties that have becn thrown around this case in its progress, will be removed, Upon a thorough in- vertigation of the description of the discovery by the inventor, the thing which is clatmed to have been dls. covered, and for which a patent has been issued, will be found to be clearly and fully delineated, and which is generally « question of law, to be ascertained by an ex- amination of the description given by the inventor. [ shall now call your attention to this description, which will @vable you to Fee the improvement claimed by the Hanrons, and which is protectod by the patent. His Honor read the epecifeation, to show what it was the Hanrons invented, and what the plaintiffs now claim as their aseignees, Ho noxt referred to various patents obtained by other individuals, which the de- fendants contended einbraced tho improvements elaim- ed by plaintiffs. He then called the attention of the Jury to the evidence adduced by both parties; and if the jury were satisfied, from the testimony, that piain- Uf had made out their case. they were entitled to a verdict. The jury then retired, and were ordered to bring in a sealed verdict to-morrow (this) morning. monts of Individuals. ral ‘Twigus mud etait arrived at St frow Fort Leaveunerth, TELEGRAPUM INTELLIGENCE, ‘The Oabinet—Hon. J. M. Botts—Mossrs. Gott, Reynolds, &. Wasuinaron, May 24, 1849. ‘The cabinet held a session to day, at 10 A.M.. but what was done bas mot transpired Tho regular ses- sions are on Monday aud Thursday; extra as Os occasion may require. Mr. Botts denies the rumor that he is about to en- gage in the hotel business; and also «ays that he has no ides of accepting office under the administration. Mr. Gott, Mr. Reynolds, and other members of the New York delegation iu Congress, are at preseut in the elty, Mr. Croawell left town this evening. The St, Louls Fire—Inecendiarism—Busi- ness, &e, Sr. Lours, May 24,1849. The rubbdirh inthe burnt dists is fast being re- moved, and already preparations are being made for rebuilding it. The most of the principal merchants burned out have temporarily located themsclves in other parte of the city, and business begins to assume a cheerful aepect, Incendiarism is said to have been the cause of the fire. The watchman of the steamer White Cloud (the fire originated ou board this boat) has placed the authorities in possession of such infor- mation as may possibly lead to the arrest and convie- tion of the villains. Chicago Cmieaoo, May 24, 1849. A destruetive fre broke out here this morning. which destroyed the Tribune office, the Bultic House, and much other valuable property. Large Fire in The Cholera, Sr. Louis, May 23, 1849. Two hundred and thirty-one eases of cholera wore re- ported by city physicians, for the week ending yoster- day noon, @rouble in the Northern Railroad pan Com- . Boston, May 24, 1849. An exciting meeting of the stockholiers in the Northern Railroad, was held at Concord, N. H., yester- day, and rome 20,000 votes thrown for now directors, and several of the old board were defeated. ‘The following ticket was elected :—G. W. Nesmith, J. R, Brower, FN Fiske, G. A. Kettell, J. B. French, T. Kenrick. After the election of the above ticket, several sharp and exciting speeches were mado, and a committee ap- pointed toexamine into the proceedings of the late directors, Arrival of a Whaler, &e. Sarem, May 24, 1849. ‘Tha whaling ship Houqua bas arrived at New Bed- ford from the Japan sea, with 3,300 bbls. of oil, the products of the voyago. The Gambia has arrived at this port, from Montevideo, which place she left on the 8th of April, via Arpericons. mne Snip Corsair. Boston, May 24, 1849, Tho salvage on the ship Corsair, of Boston, which was picked up adrift by four Connecticut fishermen, and towed into New London, is fixed at $25,000. Exccution of Dudicy. Bostor, May 24, 1849—7 P. M. Elder Dudley was executed at Haverhill yesterday. He persisted in his innocence to the last. The Trial of Dr. Hardenbrook. Rocnesten, May 24, 1849. The jury in the case of Dr. Hardenbrook have been empanelled, and the trial is now progressing. Specie by the Caledonia, Boston, May 24—6 P. M. From information received hero, it is probable that the Caledonia, now hourly expected, will bring out @ large amount of specie. We understand that insu- rance has been offected, in Stato street, on $250,000, to come by her. The Wreck of the Empire—Two more Bedies Found, Newsvra, May 24-11} A. M. Two moro bodies have been taken from the wreck of the Empire this morning. Ono of them has beon iden- tified as that of Barney McDonald, and the other is one. of the crew of the steamer, whose name has not yet been ascertained. The whole number found is twenty. SECOND DESPATCH. Newnunc, May 24—8 P.M. ‘The names given inthe following despatch of the bodies found, differ somewhat from our first, though we give them as received by telegraph. Two bodies were recovered from the wreck of the Empire this morning, one of whom was identified as that of James Dillon, better known as “Irish Jimmy” about the dock at Troy. and about 55 years of ago; t other body is that of the emigrant girl named M: guret Duncan, aged about 10 years, and who was in company with the Carsons. The whole number found is twenty. Four more persons are enquired for, who ure supposed to be lost. ‘The Coroner's jury are in seseion ut Fishkill this evening, We cannot now state when itslabors will close ‘The work of raising the boat is necessarily slow. The contractor states that he shall make good headway to-morrow, and that in two or three days she will be ready to float, when she will be towed to New York, ‘The injury to the boat, though great, is not as bad as was at first apprehended. It is believed that she will again run upon our waters, Serious Railroad Accident, Troy, May 24, 1949. The railroad train for Whitehall ran off the track this morning, at a place called Tallinage’a Road, six miles south of Ballston, The train was under full headway. The locomotive ran some six rods up a bank six feet high, when it upset, being smashed in picees, erushing the engineer, Wm. Dodge, and the fireman, John Frank, under it. The baggage train was thrown up the opposite bank. The passenger cars were unin- jured. Dodge was terribly cut in the face. and Frank has his left leg horribly crushed. It is hoped that both will recover, though it is very doubtful. Dodge was taken to Ballston (his home) and Frank to Troy. The worst of the whole is, that it was the result of design, Stones had been wedged botween the rails and the plank of the crossing, carefully placed and driven down. Billets of wood have been found several tim driven down in the same spot, but have been removed in time to prevent injury A hand car passod over the track two hours before the accident. Jotn Tallmage, who owns the farm, and who was near the spot at the time, ix suspected to have done it. He has threatened vengeance several times for the loss of a cow by the” train, a few weeks since, He will un- doubtedly be arrested this afternoon, The fragments of the wreck were removed within three hours, The locomotive ix ruined. Dodge was one of the most care- ful and skilful engineers in the country. How either he or Frank escaped instant death, is “inconceivable; both crawled out from the wreck themselves, covered with blood, and presenting a shocking sight. The pna- sengers for Whitehall were detained two hours; those for Troy, three. Appointments. Wasnixaron, May 24, 1849, BY THE HOME DEPARTMENT. William Halstead, United States District Attorney, for New Jerecy; Henry W. Miller, United States Dis- trict Attorney for North Carolina; Charles H, Williams, Receiver at Milwaukie, Wisconsin; Sencea W, Wheely, Receiver at Chilicothe, Ohio, vice John L. Green, de- clined; Geoge H. Slaughter, Register at Mineral Point, Wisconsin, BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. COLLECTOR, ‘William Marinett, at Norfolk, Virginia, vice Conway Whittle, removed; Lory O'Dell, at Portsmouth, N. H., vice Jenkins; Jonathan R. Bullock, at Bristol, R. 1.) vico Miller; John Young, at Sandusky, Ohio, yiov Pa. terson, NAVAL OFFICERS, John McClintock, at Portsmouth, N. H., vice Vaughn; Adam 8, Coo, st Newport, R. I. vice Shaw. AURVEYOR®, Asa Ii, Waite, at North Kingston, R, 1., viee Nichole; Joseph Paddock, at Newport, R, L, vice Athi G, Needham, at Pawtucket, R. 1., tice Kishor, APPHAISERS. tqloht H. Witherspoon, at Philadelphia, vieo Carpen- er. of moment transpired. Corn moved to the ext: of 4.000 bushels, at 0c. for round yellow, Oats are steady, heir at 340, with eales of 2.400 burl a Georrotown, foik; Montesa, Farrheld, Baltimore; ork. to lead for Pai iy jo, Newhern; Jobs Sharon, Prede Helen, do; W ninh, reports, on the while scudding under bare patos, ‘schooner, app h it The schooner appeared except being dis- masted. ‘The salvage on Colohia, from Valparaiso for I med, a ed up by New London imeurance ofices in this Baltic, from Matangas for Cowes, put inve Hass The- 2d inst, to tand Captain Grahai is Gambia, Bailoy, from Buceo, th. Lett abt Bucos, brig Over- x orders from Buenos ‘Ayres, only Monte yayonye ahout 0 i for Buenos Ayres. Ship Rea, from Boston, Deo 8th, arrived at Buenos Ayres abo March 18, Spoke, May 12, Int 24 50, lon 60:2), brig Marcellus, 6 dave from New Vork, for St Kitts, #o understood, proba- Uy the Melazao, for Sagua. Board of Supervisors, May 24,—His Honor, the Mayor, presiding, ‘The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- ‘A bill of $10, certified by the Coroner, for aum- witnesses, wax presented After @ desultory versation between the Recorder and the Supervisors of the Sixth and Third wards, the bill was roferred to the Committees on County Officers Sevoral other bills of a similar character were also referred to the aa committee. One or two other «mall bills, from the Po- lice Department. were presented and ordered to be paid. ‘The Board then adjourned to Monday next. Supreme Court. GENERAL TERM. Present, Justices Jones, Hurlbut and Edwards. May 24—The argument in the cause of Welch vs. Lynch was concluded yesterday; Nos, 14 and 40, Sher- man and wife vé. Burnbam et al, and Wall va. Grigg, were taken up, and the arguments in each concluded. No, 52, Peck va. Burr and White, was taken up this morning, and is now under argument. SPECIAL TERM, On and after tho fifth Monday of May term, the busi- ness of the special term will commence, Court of General Sessions: Before the Recorder and Ald. Hatfleld and Britton, May 24.--The Case of the People ve. Owen McLaugh- lin, This case was continued and concluded to-day, The jury, after being out some hours, returned a ver- dict of guilty. The sentence of the court was not pro- nounced. Plea of Guilty —Mary Regan pleaded guilty to, charge of grand larceny. in stealing a gold watch,c).ain, seal and key. worth $150. from the office of Archibald R. Bogardus. No. 7 City Hall Place, on the 7th of May inst, The Court sentenced the pri*oner to the State prison at Sing Sing, for the term 61 two years, State P,ison Poetry. -Tkb following poetical effusion is from the pen of the somo time: since notorious sei Cole, who was sentenced to the State Prison, at Sing Sing, nine years since, for having committed an offence against the law, which offence is technically knewn as highway robuery. it may be recuilected by the readers of the Herald, that in 1839, or thereabouts, & bold sttennps was made to rob Mr. Bache, keeper of an exdbange office in Greenwich st. Tho modus operandi pur- ened by Mr. Cole was about as follows:—He went into the oftice, and pulling out a pistol, says to the person in attendance, “I’m Cock ‘olsen money or your life.” But Cock Robin met acruel kite. who, in the shape of big Ben Parker, an officer of the 4th ward, happened to be then and there present, and, as Jem made his demand, seized him, and incontinontly took him to the Tombs, whence he was, in due course of time, and by due course of law, despatched to the State institution at Mount Pleasant, where he now courte the muses, Jem was sent up for fifteen years; he has served nine years, and now rejoices that he has only six years more to serve. Somuch for the history of the poet, and the transaction which gained for him a place at Sing Sing. On Saturday last. “ -His muse labored, and thus Was sho delivered.” COMPOSED BY JAMES E. COLE, POET, OF SING SING STATE PRISON. STEAMBOAT EMPIRE, SUNK NORTH RIVER, NEWBURG BAY. I am cauld again to pen a cean, A cean that caused a menny a tear, The Empire is long. and worked so keen, Beneath her decks there was no fear. No. 2. The pilot's eye and heart did fail, Or this sad dainger he would shun; The ecooner moved so swift by sail, Into the Empire she then did run. No, 8. Thay bouth did meat the crash of death, The Empire then sunk beneath the wave; To-night thy soul is required, God seath ; But will the Saviour thouse dead save. God moves in a misterious way, His sad judgments he dus perform, PosTMAsTERs. James ee at Manchcater, N. H.; John Lucas, at Apalachicola, Florid hington, Wasnixeton, May 24—P, M. Five frame dwellincs, the property of Mt. Taylor. ale tuated between 13th and 14th streets, were totally de- stroyed by fire carly this morning, Tho surrounding property was considerably damaged by water. The fire is supposed to be tho work of an incendiary, Markets. Bostow, May 24, 1849. Sales of 600 bales of cotton, good miadiing, were made to-dayat$}4o, In the grain and flour markets nothing was dono, Burr, May 24, 1849-6 P. M. Receipt» within the past 34 (Aon :—3,000 barrels flour; 6.000 bushels wheat; 8,000 bushels corn. TI market for flour is firm, with eales of 2,000 barrels $412)4 @ $425. For wheat the inquiry continues good, and we notice sales of 10,000 bushels at Wc. tor Ohio, and 70c. for common Western, Corn remaina about the samme, with rales of 10.000 bushels at 460, Whiskey is firm, with soles at 150. In freighta there is nothing new. Aunant, May 246—6 P.M. Receipts by canal within the last 24 hours :—12 600 Varrels flour; 15,200 bushels corn. In flour nothing Fire at When fear hath left the heart to stray, God then the soul dus soon alarm, No. 5. Look at the number that death stung, While slumbering away the ceans of time, Sum on defraud thare minds then hung, A scheaming out deceat and crime. No. 6. On the pillow they lade thare head, No prayer was sent to God that hears; He soon made them a watery bead, And caused friends to weep in teal No. 7. A father and mother is now no more, A sister and @ brother in death dus sleep, Thare kindred friends the tear dus pore, For all they have lies in the deep. No. 8. ‘The husband walks his room a weeping, ‘The wife dus ring her hands with grief— “My all, my all. is ever sleeping, O heavens, pray send me sum relief.” No. 9. Keen is the fe See of the heart, When prict by such sad news as this, Still soon such gollem ceans depart, ‘When pride of life clouds ore the miss. No. 10. In & fue days itis then soon forgot, And carlisness still cares the sway, The conshence is seared with iron hot, And ceanes like this soon pass away. No. 11. But stop, whare is the souls of the dead? Of thouse that found a watery grave? ‘Thay ware insnaired, eum on the bedd. But tell me, who will thare souls save ? No. 12. How menny found the Savour’s love, And how menny met an angry God, The day will tell. on high above, When they shall rise from wave and sod. No, 13. © could my pen arouse the mind, And bring thease ceans to the h And cause the world a Saveur to find, Who from them should near depart. No. 14. But judgments must move thare way, For sin lies at the root so deep, An angry God now bares the sway— He makes the friends of sinners woep. No. 15, Harken thouse that saw the sight, And thouse that will live on earth, Give God prais he kep Now due forsake the No. 16. Tho Empire may rise to flote once more, To bid defiance to the Iludson wave, She may poss swift Columbia shore, Like lub, Empire think she is brave, No. 17, Still knowledge from her timbers fled, And a proud heart dwells in her crew, Hear what | say, she makes more dead Before she for time condemned lays too. No. 18. For sin crouds thease decks that flote, The crews aro sinners from thare berth, 1 oft due weep, as I them due coat, That rum are thare ceans of merth, No. 19. © heavens! stay the mighty power, ‘The wave triumphs ore its vile dead. Vengence be still within thy tower, Spare the innorent while in its bead. No, 20. Fairwell, Empire, don't change thy name, When thou shalt rise to flote once more, Let not deseption then be thy sham When thou shalt sink beneath the shore, above, has compored which he p to give to the world, when his term of im mont shail have expired. Poetry certainly is looking up. Court Catendar for hg Crmevrr Count,—Nos, 69,70, 76, 77, 82, 98, 06, 98 to 106 inclusive, Common Piess.—Part 1—Nos, 199, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, 151, 168, 155, 167. 24 Nos. 41, 224, 8, 190, 104, 228, 250, 282, 236, 238, — TT amship Crescent City. In your notice of the suiting the Cresoent City, you «peak of a trial with the @! en, There was no ‘tial of epeed, nor could there be any; that of the Cres- cent City is too well’ established ’, her |, to require such testimonial to her eailing qualities. She was deeply Inden with fuel to tuke her to Chagres, and from the New Orleans, without any chance of re- nishin, i peremptory orders were given, both to u it. Stoddard and the engineer, to run with # light head of steam, and in no event to raise it one iach, or ‘use one pound more fuel for the purpose of competi with the Cherokee, or any other Boat, bearing in mind that fuel to the Crescent City, was of infinitely mere importance than jonal credit for fast sailing. Mesirioext Brovesrs.—The late Benjamin R. Nichole, eq. bequeathed to the Massachusetts General Hospital $6,0000, the income to bu applied to the sup- port of free beds; also $4,000 to the Farm School. — Boston Jowrnat, May 2h THE WEEKLY HERAL! rrr MAILS FOR CALIFORNIA; ‘The F¥cekly Herald will be published at 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Single copies, in wrappers, ean be obtained at the office, in time to send by the steemehip Falcon; she sails to-mgrrow for Chagree, with the muils for the Pacific. TME DOUBLE SHEET. The next double sheet New York Herald will be pub lished om the arrival of the Culedonia’s mails in thi city. = System from dinc are, w ot be careful to keep our bowels and od pure: The Cl olira way not be entirely prevented by any cure, Lut ite madignity will depend upon the state of the Uloud, at the (ime the infection is reveived into the system. The m: ood fa free from impur him whose veins are ol ‘ack. Let nll sensible persons, then, obtain « b of ‘s celebrated Pilis, which at onee free 0 bowels apd Mood of all disease, and restore the body to 8! @rimitive health enjoyed by the Patriarohs of old. (vis pinion thatno dan; from Cholera will result to aay will take Brandreth Pills on their systems would be a should they receive the infe Pile uld entirely eradicate the diseas kept and by all these who wish to insure themselves from premature death. When from any canse the net repens, rforun their ally ee gma Heandeee ‘6 nipgiesom taken dat! f this kind, they wi + found to inp: x in New York, in_ which the And what is more ia ulted in a final cure of d afilieted the party for tried. Lot ine atviae all to Temeddios which profess to oure arent effect. The trouble is, that sé. fasten up disease in the body: feel better; but it in only that If you have disease in yeu, itbe carried outof the sya ed the greater danger you are im. , then let Brandveth's Pills be re~ ive: they do uot bind up disease ia and ‘they are resorted to. in 8, the cure will bo certain, ie rely upot aes Seats. BRAN DERTH. y areful, whore they Buv only of men ‘action a8 ure the en yer Le enreful of those pretend winout producing #ny ap your syrups, all, more or New York, May The Brandreth I elty throw, bay, or they will obtain a counterfeit. whose characters yor to sell a falve for thet natures of Dr. Brandreth thian Office, 241 liroadway, New rica. Brandreth, as atove. Address all letters, concerying’ agencies or advice, Des All such letters must be post paid, wt that bi @ cunsidtred crow: Rocky Mountain Beaver Hats, for ‘h Jegant Hate are vow ready; sury img all in'ben dty and lightoess, he subasite them ve" the fe‘rmer issues in beaut, notice of gentlemen «ft Hi Broadway, opposite St. Paul's. from the Retail Business, offers his spring stock of Hats and Caps, all in good order, ate bargain; also,» quantity of Panama Hats and Staw G Apply 61 Williai str wishing to par- Veausifal wsortment at BERRIANS, an 180 Bowery, at the! & Hint for Every Body.—Low priced articles are Not always cheup, but if you wanta really ex- Cellont pair of Bugt’. Shoes, of Gaiters, at a price whiel suit the most um puree, an le styl be surpasved at any will find th Ann street, The greatest Wonder of the Age, at the resent tine, i¢ the cheap sale of Boots, Gaiters, Shoos, &o., to e found at Ex-Gov. YOUNG'S, coraer, Fulton and Nasian treets; for thesuperior quality of which, and the low pri he defies c Lad errata THE DOCTOR.” he defies competi'ion. The “Scorpion."—We see this Splendid castigater of vies, the ‘* Seorpion, rogressing im a Price, Jou keops pi stimation.’ It cortainly deserves ic, ‘Truly tho Scorpion” may ‘be called the transcript of the passing world—an epitome of life. It seems to unroof the habi- tations of men, and 3 the inn well he outward, farce of life. It will teach a ma life in & month than some prosy papor istence, A man, thengh ax green a California.—Travellers and others will find a ermplete assortment. of Dressing Cases, Paucy Cut- lery, Port Monnai: nd all articles be longing to the Tollet, at the subscri Broa The Drese- in the most compact form, for which they are several] Mevallic Fablee Strop, (the 7 : Buowledged by the frat cutlers 0 be the oaly article thee will keep razors in perfect ordor. G. SAUNDERS © SON, TI Broadway, corner of Liborty street, ands? Broadway. tof a Fine Cloth ney Vest. Also, Summor ‘aghmerette, Alpaoa, 4. to $5, witl riewy to $10 each. $5 Suit Svore, itreets, Them §5 Suits ¢ Coat, Cassimere Pant: Clothii and_Orlean: of ‘Cloaks corner Nassau Overcoats, $2 d Beekman At only requires from five to ten minutes for Vondersmith’s Chinese Liquid Hair Dye, to change red or grey hair toa beautiful town or ajet black. This dye will not injure the skin or hair, and it can lied without any erally dog that. Price, only 6s. @ box. For sale only at Ne. remember 162 Bowery, drug store. . Liquid Hair Dye, to color Hair or Whie- Kare the monient is ig applied, without the least injury... Ie gonsists of two liquids, free from unpleasant odor, applied directly after each other, and can be washed immodiately, Pithent disturbing the color. Fo ied, at Batoh- al elor's Wig Factor: COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. MONEY MARKET. Thursday, May 24—6 P. M. There was no variation of any importance in the stook market to-day. Treasury notes were in demand at prices current yesterday, and sales were made to some extent, At the first board, Canton went up 4 per cent, and was the only fancy in tho list that im- proved. Everything is as quict in Wall street as in the middle of the summer. The disposition to invest in government and State stocks appears to be increas- sing, while the fancies aro more neglected than we have knewn them for years. Money is so abundant, that it ts impossible to find customers for all offering. We have heard, to-day, of several instances where large amounts of money were secking investment in vain. Many capitalists do not wish to purchase govern- ment securities at the advance ruling, preferring to deposit their funds where they will be available any moment, to take advantage of any depreciation im prices for eecurities gencrally. The receipts at the office ofthe Assistant Treasurer of this port to-day amounted to $60,001; payments $221,082 68; advices, $97,000; balance on hand $1.928,167 57. ‘Tens, of the Jefferson county Bank, of New York, are im circulation; the engraving is very good. The generat appearance of the note is excellent. The vignette is composed of a female figuro, in a kneeling posture, sup porting a shield. On either side of tho vignette is e large patch-work dic, with a white X shaded with black engraved in it. In each corner of the right- hand end of the noto is a strip of patch-work die, with the word “ten,” in white letters, shaded with black, engraved in each. A medallion head fills up the space between these two strips of die. The note purports te havo been iseued at Watertown, Sept. Ist, 1847, and made payable to J. Binpe or Beaver; O. V. Brainard, Caehier, and N. M. Woodruff, President; engraved by Durand & Co.,N.Y.; countersigned E. Sloan, No. 750. ‘There is also a $20 counterfeit note on the samo bank in circulation, the general features of which ore similar to the ten above described. The Central Railroad Company, of New Jersey, (late Somerville and Easton Railroad Company.) have given notice to the holders of scrip or full stock of this com- pany, that interest at the rate of 7 per cent per annum on all instalments paid in prior to the Is¢ day cf April last, will bo paid, on demand, at the office of the com- pany, at Elizabethport. ‘The Burlington, Vt , Manufacturing Company have failed, The Company has a nominal capital of 250,000 dollars, (200,000 being actually paid in); but is in debt, to the amount of as much more—the indebtedness being chiefly to three or four of the lar- gest stockholders, In consequence of the delay of the Company to create new stock for the purpose of liqui- dating this debt, those stockbolders have attacaed the Company property, with a view of compelling a more speedy accomplishment of their object. It is presumod that ali its liabilities to the public will be m: ‘The quantity of leading articles landed at Buffalo during the third week in May, was as annexed:— + Commence or Burrato—Laxe Imror Flour, 38,018; Pork, 7,804; Seed, 364; Beet, 2; . Oil, 26 barrels; Lumber, 1,518,740 f a) 40,672; Corm 74.317 bushels rd, 681.110; ‘Tallow, 10,800; Butver j Ashes, Sv4;" Highwines. L4lu caske, 6..1,608; Oats, 6,605 bushels; Staves, 458,357) Barley, 45 bucheis, ‘The receipts of produce were large, Reducing the wheat to flour makes the aggrogate receipts of that article for the week, 108,830 barrels, Tho movements in beef and pork are more active than usual The Inying of the rnil from the Eastern terminus of ~ the Rutland and Burlington Railroad, (Vermont, te wards Mount fiolly, ix proceeding with great energy. five wiles of the track haye been alcoady