The New York Herald Newspaper, June 22, 1850, Page 1

UNITE FIO, Caps. Eva having unewnatia! socemmodations ply to WD. K. COLLINS. $6 Wall surest, PApers must pare (urougl che Post wiice, a preomer Atlantic will succeed the Pacific, and sail STATES MAIL STEAMERS KETWEEN NEW and Liverpool.—The emir: composing this line are be, PACtH, Gop Nye Baki Captain Comstock, on. “ Atlantic “ eecite = « Gilver, bullion, specie, jewelry, precivas a thorefer, and the valne theres OR LIVERPOOL—TO Sail PU f July.—The well known, fast enilieg, 9 copper fastened ship LETLi1A UbY wrt of her cargo engaged: of freight, or passag ‘0 Wei RRA, eo seuch atreet, R KINGSTON, JAMAICA, Ditbut. tid steamship CRESCENT CITY wharles Stodaard, Commander, will fog at Port Royal t WALLY —Pinsr | THE SPLEN- | rhe ud parsrngers and mails, on Fee o'clock, from her deck. p J. HOWAKD & SON, ‘For passage apply to BROUGH LINE TO CaLiFORNIA—THE U. 3 MAIL p Company between New ¥ “ res, WoUChing off Charleston and Sav Crleans, and Chagres, touching of| Courtesan’ and Suva engers and msils. The new aud « commodacions for passengers ip OULO will sail on lar day.Friday, Ju .M., from the pist te agers by the Oh 2% cents per four, ( io) sage Apply at the office, corner ‘arren streets, to M. O. RUBERTS. Rates of Passage Through. R SAN FRANCISU, BENECIA, AND SACRAMENTO To sail from PI hia om the, 25h inst e f treij wo Ice 1 Wath street. SAN | monstration from the opposition. WARD & tution has double engiw tere’ list. Fr CALLFORNia.—THROUGH Ci eptameieco, via Panama, to, lew eral Warren, from fraivinac re ALIFORNIA THROUGH TICKET Tancisov, may be OO, 63 Prout street. Lad aa Galway sveamer at 12 Woard. SALG—A TWENTY TON SUHUON ER, BUILT FOR Pirhing Smack, in good also, non of vari- recta Last evening, at 5 o'clock, » number of Irishmen and jcendants of Irishmen, with some Americans, pro- MORNING EDITION----SATURDAY, ee JUNE 22, 1850. 4RRIVAL or THe STEAMSHIP CAMBRIA, AT HALIFAX, | One Weck Later from all parts ef Eurepe. TELEGRAPHIC, OVER THE ‘Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine Lines, TO PORTLAND, THENCE BY CHANTS? TELEGRAPH, . TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Arrival of the Pacific at Liverpool. BAIN’S THE CUBA INVASION, THE MARKETS, &c., &c., &e. The steamship Cambria arrived at Halifax about five o'clock yesterday morning. She lef Liverpool on Saturday, the Sth inst., and has, therefore, made the passage to Halifax in twelve days and seventeen hours equal to fifteen days to this port. ‘The new steamship Pacific, Captain Nye, arrived at Liverpool at six o'clock on Friday morning, the 7th inst., in twelve days and sixteon hours, Another re- port says that she arrived off the Floating Light, at 10 o'clock, on Wednesday night, in & passage of eleven days and eight hours. Owing to an interruption in the telegraph wires, we could not ascertain which report is correct. The steamship Niagara, Capt Stone, which left New York at 12 o'clock on Wednesday, the 22d ult , arrived at Liverpool on Monday night, the 3d inst., in a passage of twelve days and several hours. The hour of arrival is not given. ‘The propeller steamer City of Glasgow, Capt. Mat- thews, arrived at Glasgow on the lst inst., in a pas- sage of fourteen days. The steamship Washington, Capt. Floyd, arrived at Southampton, England, on Monday neon, the 3d inst., ip a passage of fourteen days. ‘The news from France, and the continent, generally, | is tar more pacific, and its commercial aspect more satisfactory, than for s long time past. | ‘The new electoral bill passed the French Assembly | by @ large majority, without leading te any marked de" ‘The English press has wasted an immense amount of ink and paper relative to the invasion of Cuba by Lo- | pes. The matter has given rise to long discussion in The money market continued easy. Rates of dis- eount low. upon goed bills. Console closed en Friday at 06% for money, and 967; for account. In Foreign | Btock there is ne material change to noties, American stocks not quoted. The English markets for manufactures remain ani- mated, and accounts from the cotton spinning districts are cheering. The people are well employed and well paid. . Faxionts of metals continue depressed. Measure- | nal order to the a. PASSAGE OF THE ELECTORAL BILL IN FRANCE. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE. eee THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate, [ We failed to receive our usual telegraphic despatch of the proceedings in the Senate yesterday. We un- derstand, however, that that body adjonrned over;until Monday.) House of Representatives, BY BAIN’S ELECTRO-CHEMICAL TELEGRAPH. Wasninoron, June 21, 1850, APPAIRS OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO. Mr. Kaurrman asked leave to introduce a resolution, calling on the President of the United States to inform the Houre whether Col, Monroe, the Military Governor ot New Mexico, has inteferred with Maj Neighbours the Texas Commissioner, to prevent the organization of Banta Fe county as a part of Texas; whether any orders have been issued by the President or Secretar: of War. directing him to interfere ; whether the origi- ilitary Governor, to remain neutral to the controversy between Texas and Ne: has been rescinded or modified ; a whet) Governor bas given orders for a convention of the citi- zene of New Mexico to meet Fe. ious parta of tho hall, and the resolution was not received. Mr. Dain moved that the House resolve itself into Committee of the Whole on the Private Calendar.— Not carried. ROWNTY LANDS TO SOLDIERA, The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Bnion, and proceeded with the consideration of the bill granting bounty lands to the + pine of allthe late wars, not hertofore provided for ‘The quertion pending on the adoption ofthe amend- ment of Mr. Hubbard. of Alabama (see yesterday's report.) various amendments were offered to it. ‘oints of order were raised, and much eonfusion prevailed during the proceedings. Mr. Baxen. (whig) of Illinois, moved that the com- mittee rise, that the bill might be referred to a select committee, to be perfected ‘The motion was disagreed to. The question was then taken on an amend offered by Mr MoDane, and alt! was eccupied no quorum ‘The Chairman was hoarse with calling gentlemen to d fatigued with frequent rappings with bis The rule requires w! & quorum does not roll shall be called being done, the committee rose. A quorum having voted, the House again went into committee. resumed the consideration of the amend amid much confusion. ‘The amendment before offered by Mr. McLavr, as substitute for Mr. Hubbard's, was adopted. It gives to each non-commissioned officer, musician or private, who served ii twar with Great Britain, orin apy of the Indian wars before or since that period, cluging regulars, volunteers, spies, rangers, wa fenci- bles, or militia, for a period not less than six months, 80 acres; twelve months or more, 160 acres; for a loss an six months, 40 acres. Several amendments were added, and five minutes speeches made, thus loading down the bill, and, in the opinion of many of its friends, killing it. ‘The committee rose in confusion, and the House ad- journed till Monda: Affairs Washington. Wasuincrom, June 21, 1850. ‘The Texas Senators are indignant at t! has recently been received from Santa F. ton pi to overhaul the Presiden ject, ‘The orders of Secretary ja boundary, w: f. Col, Benton has collected certain maps, phies and bistories, which will be terribl the Texas claims. Mr. Clay's policy is to le dircussion to the other side, @ to vote down all ts. Still the bill will probably occupy all next week. Texas scrip is rising andin demand. This ise geod sign. Crevasse at Point Coupee, New Onceans, June 14, 1850, Huron, 0.; Mr, Atkinso 2 perseny. to Cincinnati, via Cleveland; John Gunning and family. 3 persons, to Pittsburgh, via Cleveland; B. 2 persons, and The Steamboat Disaster on Lake Bixie. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS—INCIDENTS—THE CORO- NER’S INQUEST, ETC , RTC. (From the Cleveland (Ohio) Herald. June 17} We left the scene ef the wreck at two o'clock this afternoon, and at that time one hundred and forty bodies had been recovered, most of them those of Gur- man emigrants, The wreck of the Griffith lies about forty rods trom shore, and is ® mass of ruins. trom which the pipes project. When she frst struck, it was in seven and a halt feet of water. The emigrants, aroused by the alarm of fire, sprang overboard. and these have been found, six or eight to- ether. linked in the close embrace of death. An Eng- fitn'women and ber four childen, who hed been sent for by the husband, a resident of this city. had risen early. and dressed themselves in their best, to greet the husband and father—were lost, ‘The row ot long the beach. with green lea lnid over the fa h, and the limbs distorted, was a sight we hope never again to witne: The inhabitants in. the neighborhood turned out to give their aid, and, when we left, long trenches wore receiving the unknown dead, ‘Bt Clair. M r Diebl. cabin’ boy; head waicer and wife; B ivan. deck band and one other deck hand, name not known; two firemen saved, names not known. Burraco, June 19.—Anpexed we hand you a list of passengers that shipped by us on board steamboat G, P. Griffith, June 16 :—Mr. Gallagher, 1 person. to Vleve- land, J. Watson and family, 5 persons; G. A. Wecher and jnmily. 2 persons, and O. Sumer to St. Louis. via Cleveland: @ Zepp and tamily 2 person, to Massillon, yin Cleveland; M_Kreeslorny and family. 2 person Blum; Jacob Harlemer; J. Hans, and Misses Vormans, Botts and family, 2 persons; Mr. Beauman aod family, Koch and family, 5 persons, to Ulove. land; A. Boling and family 9 persons, and U Ackles, to Sandusky: J. K and family, 7 persons. to Go- vington, via Toledo: ter Lebl and family, 9 persons, and Mr. Geldon and family, to Hamilton, Ohio, via To- ledo— In all © perso Bhipped by I. Perkins:—Mr. Coope rot Fr. Mooney, 1 person, do ; Mr. Dill persons, Mr. Corner, 4 persons, Toledo; Mr Wanbler, 2 per- do.; Mr. Gormick. 1 person, Cleveland; Mr. Sini- » 2 peroons. Sandusky; Mr. Collgrie, 4 persons, To- ; Mr, Purshal, 3 persons, do.; Mr. Shol. 3 persons, and; Mr. Pult,1 person. do.; Mr Beat, 10 rons, do.; Mr. Par land, Mr. Donola: raon,do, r Rhode de.; Mr. W. Taylor, 6 persons, 8, do.; Mr. Short, Erie; Mr. Walker, 3 persons, Cleveland; Mr. Hall, 11 persons, do.; Bir. Mooney, 6 persone, do ; Mr. Waters, 2 persons, do; Mr. Mason, 7 persons, do. ; Bir. Crader, 1 person, Toledo. By Jobn Allen:—A, Toon, 3 persons, Toledo; Mr. Crosby, 4 persons. do ; A. Farrel, 3 persons, do.; Maria Sheely. 1 person, Cleveland, By ©. Stevens, Jr:—8. 8. Lucomb, 1 person, Toledo. — Total 163. ‘The balance either paid at the office of tho boat, or were shipped by others, whose list we have not been able to obtain, (From the Cleveland Herald, June 18 Richard Mann, of feniery. second wheelemat stood at the wheel until the pilot house was so rel. oped in flames, and was then #0 badly burned as to be unable to save himself, Sach noble self devotion is rare. and the man capable of it is» hero. John Chichester, head waiter, left his wife in the pantry to get some clothes for her, but when he re- turned she was gone. He sprang overboard, and atter being or ten minutes in the water, secured the —. which had burned loose frem the boat and was on . This fire he extin ed, and in the boat saved six Or seven persons. is wife, who had been thrown overboard by Capt. Roby, clung to the wheel sud was saved. Both are at the American. Twenty-nine bodies were brought to this city on the Diamond, and at Qo’clock this afternoon, fifteen were interred with funeral rites. On the public square ni bers of our s assembled, and after remarks by Rev. Mr. Day, and a prayer by Rov. Mr. Nevin, the re- mains were jumped up aud , Erie: Mr. Halsey, 2 persona, Cleve- cLean, 4 persons, 4 persons, Uleveland; an Englishman, aged 30; an Englishman, aged 25; a k; German, aged 30; an American. pocknt- ining $40 in gold; Mr. Donald. Chilicothe. 0.; a man, aged 49; boy, aged 12; an Kng- Liebman. ge. puree containing four 6 franc aGerman girl. aged 10: a rs 28; an English wom posed to be Taylor, had one nd eight 5 frane pieces; rt years of age: a boy, 4 years of age; a German wouan, 30 ars of age; nine children, ages from 1 to 10 years; an elderly German woman, had on her person 3 tickets, one for Mr, @. A, Weecher, for two persons from Cleveland to St, Louis. one for Mr ©. Simer, from Cleveland to St. Louls, andene for Mr. J. Watfield, sbipped from A. Allen to Eddy & Holladay, Cleveland; awomen, bad ona plaid gingham dress, and $13 in money; &German boy aged 12; aGerman woman, @ green alpaca dress coutaining red stripes, # purse of money; Johy A. Northly.an Engifsbman 40 years of age; an English woman; Thomas Rhodes, and wife aud four children, and one boy, Thomas Khodes saved. They were from Prickolo, Bogland—Mr. J. P. Barnes, of Willoughby. has taken the surviving boy. There are some other names, not mentioned, which I cannct obtain to-night; 24 women, 47 men, 25 children were buried on the lake shore near where the sad dis- aster happened. One hundred and forty-one have been found of the dead. Of the living I have not been able to ascertain: probably about 30 It is believed that many more bodies will be recovered. As many as are. I will report. ‘The heart sickens at a description of this melancho- lyevent. Oldage, ripe manhood, blooming youth, and *miling infancy, are partakers of this sad catast, A. T. SUARPE. We are indebted to Dr Wm. Maronchy, of Washi Louisiana, for a copy ofa letter to a friend, deseri! vd the heart-rending events of Monday morning. Dr. is an intelligent, cool, and intrepid gentlemen, who owes his escape from the midst of death. under Provi- denee, to his presence of mind, and deliberate move- ments in the great peril. Curvevann, 0., June 17. About 7 o'clock Sunday evening, I got on board the Griffith, at Erie, There were on board » great number of deck or steerage passengers, emigrants, said to be 256. Inthe cabin were about 40 or 45; of these perhaps about 12 were ladies, The crew, so the clerk told me, consisted of about 30 persons. This mornin the boat took fire about the chimneys, or, as [ was tol at the time, “ she was on fire in the pipes” I was asleep. but was awoke by tbe rushing of the hands everhead on the hurricane de: I suppose they were endeavoring to extinguish the flames. A gentleman who slept in the berth under m said there was something wrong. told him no, that we must be near Cleveland, and the noise was owing to the men preparing to land. My friend ran out on the guard, and instantly returned telling me * the boat was on fire.” I got eut pretty rapidly, pulled on my pants took # «mail valise had in my band, with t pectation of getting into tome of the boats ; inde: i the time, we were so near Jand. I had but very litt! don't suppose at this tim land, perh te. There was no one on board I knew, or indeed that L had ever seen ‘before, consequently felt less embarrassed than I otherwise might. As I have said. I did not at first perceive the terrible danger which was so rapidly approaching. I raw the mate on the starboard guard throwing the lead, and directing the pilot how to hoid her. The mate looked Ko perfectly cool, I thought we must be pretty eate. The engine was still working, and we ap- peared to be nearlug the shore rapidly. f asked him what was to be done, he told me nothing. The engine then stepped, but as the boat had a good deal ot wa: on her she continued to approach the shore. This al occurred in, I should think, from three to five minutes. aging in all the midehip part of w the thing was out; no boats I afterwards learned, been the veevel. I were to be ree! ell burnt uy tried to I deter mine did #0, and beld on by the trons and cbains about that part. By this hud. imprudently, as I thought, The beat ‘still maki out vigorously. must have 1 beld on, hoping she would strike-in shoal wate: hen thought she did not draw over six feet wate derstood afterward she drew about 75s.) on ther bi time had arrived for lowering the boats, the fire had increase Tost that they could not get to them. We, the undersigned, jurors empanelled and swore on the 17th day of June. in the year 1890, in the town- ship of Willoughby. in the county of Lake, by Semucl Of the aforesaid county, toingvire and true presentment make, and in what manner anumber ersens. whore bodies were found in and on the f Lake Erie, iv the northwest corner of the wid township. andon the 17th day of June, in the Jrar 1850, came to their deaths, After having heard the evidence, and examined ninety-seven bodies we do find that the deceased came to their death by drowa- ing, by jumping off from the steamboat G. P. Griffith, when on fire Given under our hands, at the time and place of suid inquisition above mentioned,, H. A. SHARP, NATHAN CORNING, CLINTON PARKER, J. H. BOYCR RANSON STORMS. (From the Cloveland Trne Damocrat Extra, June 18] Up to the hour of 10 the lake was so smooth and clear tl at we could see bodies as they lay upon the bottom: 41d so closely had they jumped in upon each other, t) at when. in one instance, ove body was hooked and 1 ised, eight others followed, holdiag fast to each other. It seems that while the boat was running, ber motion drew the flames toward the stern. but aa s00n wa abe struck. the breeze from the lake took effvet and tureed@ the fi jorward, where the passengers were Assem~ bled, with such rapidity, that they were forced almost at the seme moment to make the leap The consequence was, that the good swimmers were carried down and drowned by those who could mes swim. It would seem as though they had sunk as one solid mare in one general embrace, aud that too in only eight or pine feet of water, r. Holley and his room mate made their escape by sinking down and swimming uoder those who wore struggling above, as far as they could swim without breathing To give any accurate description of this dreadful scene is imporsible. It beggars every effort at deseripe tion, Two men related to me the parting scones witht exch of their tumilies Asa dernier resort. they each of them banded overboard their wives and beaatifat children while each begged of the father not to pus them into the water But said they, what could I do? From the fire there was no hope of suving them, bub from the water there was. Several children were saved. who are the only survi- vors each of the families to whem they belonged. Mr. Holly, spuken of above. B.C Holley L thiak his pame is, in the course of the forenoon offered a reward of $500 for the recovery of a belt cont. three Lupdred dollars in bank outof the owner's pocket, and the mate picked it a ane was coming towards shure. Mr Holley fout his trunk, bat and boots on the shore; preved them, took them and started on the scow for Clevolaad, About 3 P.M. the body of Daniel Don: hoven, was recovered. On his person one gold bunter watch end chain. two gold rings, about five dollars in specie, and fifty-seven dollars in bank rr. Pits friends, th bg” is im the hands of Mr George ¢ body of Mr J. R. Munsom pposed from icket found in his pocket, had taken from it about one thousand dollars, which is now in the bands of the coroner. The body of some person was found, on whose shirt is marked Franklin Ford, or Franklin Leonard, read differenuly by different persons 0) ‘is person was found $25, which is in the hands of the coroner. Several bodies of persons. to whore names uo elue vate anys,are in Detroit, His mo of Willoughby. could be obtained, bud small amounts of money. Brooklyn City Intelligenee, Postroxament = (erie Dave Taiat.—The trial of Samuel Drury for forgery in the 2d degree, im terfeit notes with the " down in the Brook lyn City Court for yesterday. At the opening of the court. Mr. Drury's counsel applied to the court to put off the trial on account of the absence of 8 me terial witness—oue Danirl Piynn, Affidavits were pre sevted setting forth that Flynn was an important wit ness for the defendant, The court decided that the affidavit ought to state what the defence intended te rove by this witness. The counsel for Mr. Drary sald fe had no objection to vtate tothe court, but he did not like to announce publicly what he iateaded te prove. He was aware Thomp-+on #as to be a wie pone. fay ‘Ubis time there was any number of peop! The Picayune says that the crevasse at Point Cou- overboard, as for the seene on bowed, it would be tile to the cemetery. ners on the part of the prosecution. and the defeaceim to the Viceroy, lying at pier No. 2, North River, | ment goods are still abundant, Passengorsare with- | pee ie 14 feet deep and 000 yards wide, swooping off | «A, Party,0f thirty one Enellsh omgrante for me to nitempt to convey wuy iden of it. The | UBded to duprace quiccnoe Smet aid theeonael, give expression to their feelings and sentiments out coange. houresand crops, and ruining plantations. It is stlll | Most of them were intending to settle in Medina county, | @&nger Wes so Imminent. so overwhelming, that many, ‘are called upon to disclose what we intend to prove the occasion of the first steamship tbat ever ar- | Corron was unchanged, but firmer. Sales of 60,000 | ¢xtending ; all attempts to stop it have been abandon- 1 GatRE, wane Silehy ony eles wie Sesses, this our witness it will prepare Thompson, who cam ed All Attakapas county sinnds in great danger of It certainly appeared to me that the passengers hin his testimony accordingly ” ed in this cou from am trinh being abo ved in mtry au port, being = were more quilet, OF at least that there was uot such & where they have relatives and friends return to Galway, whence she came.” Ai ps ne panty Saree. Lange d Hall, bimself saved, lost his The court ooally bales, of which speculators took 13,000 bales. The oir- ed, If this should occur, hundreds of ters, two brothers, consented to hear ae ® private communication what being eubme: daugh' were Mr Suiny Perase, of cular of Messrs. Brown, Shipley & Uo., of Liverpool, Plantations be destroyed. and two sistere—ten in all. Wm. Waters, himseit saved, Berritle Uproar as might have been ox ated. IS nay | the witness Piynn was expected to prove The neces 3 Mr. pes - ang oy the Tth inst., says :— hove bis wile and som. eser’ Money, 2 ad. wasanved: | Pe. yore Sian tes co whek ont — : _ sary commun ation was made, sad the court aad nertonndgh ‘The demand fer cotton during the early part Poltucal Movements. father, and sisters following 7 Judge Greenwood ther aanounced that Irom what the + Caroleo, week continued good, both from comsumers pebinn Bartimone, June 21, 1850, | entire families were lost:— Thomas Sie, Se, | SS Beer anes semsemnbee, however. I'am denoripiug. Cr | court had learned, it deemed it proper that the case + lators, as well as for export, and with @ tendency to 1 ss0. | gona, and three daughters; Wm. Walker, wife, and son; | Tather attempting to deseribe an event, all of whieM | Ji ould go off Lill August. unless the Vistriet Attoraey jhe New York Irish Alliance were a delegation. consist- some further advance in prices, but in the last tw Mr. Clork bas accepted the Maryland whig guberna- ramepired in atew, a very few minutes. In fact, from | sod ihe detend: unsel could arrange matters 6 Wa Taylor. wite, two sone, and two daughters Mr. Waters, own hair scorched by the relentless t poly ti ot out of my bed till I took the water, [ of Messrs. James bergen. Joba Boyle. Thos. 4 ‘t think that over seven or eight minutes had an Am, MoWarvey, and & deirgation from es to try it after the civil business was disposed of im ee Mr. Drury’s counsel asked to hei tires days, the market has bean comparatively quick, flames, was parted trom his wife aud child by the saffo- ulators (Here the Telegraph line eu with the vie: the July tern, beg jortederate Library Association. consisting of Edward — cating smoke on deck and saw them no more. Other now, w of letting myneif ited ices ceeee heaanah tak Patrick Duggan. and James D. Mevee SF chemo er Violent Thunder Storm. farallirs leaped Into the lake together, and found a com. | 110 t he rote a9 cast as pornible, got down to the month in the courts of lew York, wese the yas unchanged, but very dull. was inactive, at a decline of 6d. als. The provision market was very quiet. on the outside of the steamer jer the bowsprit, I remained there for pe &® minute or more, still vaialy ‘The following aduress to the captain officers, and | w of the Viceroy, was read by Mr. Halpin on the mon grave, locked in each others arm too harrowing for comment. © obligations to Professor Sharpe, of The scene is Bartimone, June 21, 1850. Our city was visited this ovening by « most violent directly uarter deck :— In rene of the walks of lite are the: po Ts ee tho torm, which has done great damage to ship- lor & very correct list of the persons who Ber Lrcune the Wewh Whh wie 6 ‘teal | OE wersally pepalar as ia t } - = ping and other propert, to Rank Sh, humen brings, mem, women, and children, hopelessly | Put it Pecks to | Burren and Tartow—6d. lowor, and dull, P y- The action of the citizens of Willoughby and the | Pumen beings, mem, women, ving, ‘but’ barely | order ttabraved,sed | Corree—Late continental advices have ereated an Fire in Tro; Beighborhoed le worthy of great pralee. A committee | SUVER Ccard land; as 1 bad na hope ct being able | ‘**monly. . vy was appointed, who used all the exertions in thelr | Moving toward ae Bahope of being able beorvient to active demand, and all ordinary descriptions have ed- T vanced from 3s. a 5s. per owt. to swim more than a few rods, I determined to let her Examination of Scoot No, § —The annual exemi- carry me as far as possible. She soon, however, | nation of this school came off yesterday, at the school- stopped; or, at least, the motion was scarcely per- nize the dead, and to secure their effects. 7, Friday, June 21,1850. | pow: Messrs. Birge & Brothers’ chair factory, on River to ree! y be i houre, in Middagh street. The rom altogether But whew the effurts ef men, in extending the ordinary ycan—The nows from Cubs has strengthened prices | stroot, was destroyed by fire last night, The loss is set ceptible. On the forward part, or bows of the lower | too small forthe purpose, aud the crowd was weep eae Se Cemeees (om pond y apn es vest aterially, The value of all colonial produce was fa | down at $76,000, a meeting this afternco: pro} to took, fd be of pore sat wae ad all ss great; add to ‘a the oppressive heat 4 r ‘ = amen owe clove vd, some madly plunging ‘over, ethers | eft stifling, The ex ee vorably affected on the receipt of the a of the ia those of their countrymen who were buried, to throwing over their wi end ehildeen, and repidiy Seeeree “hag ingen r- vasion of Cuba. following them to almost certain death. 1 sti held | geby ehild u land, Itreema to us that nothing could be nen bm ot Rice— No sales of Carolina, Wout is Gaaieea ieeiese te | on. and tried to form some estimate of the distanes to | the mort respeotabl your voyage to yw Torrentine.— Large arrivals had caused prices to | prart streot, was consumed by fire th! Lj | land. aud conjectured it might be about three or four and their prom Take book with 7 y fire this morming. their oe ry are buried lone | er hacage mek wich y te les reported at 6s. Bove vpen it's monument’ to those who we | hundred yards. I now felt that my chance of escape tinued. desi See as ee ody of oa 7 wusovonsr, June 17, 1850 ‘Mr. Hatem then nddeess to the Galway | ome a ean poses mend | [herewith enclose all the particulars which have ae y re 4 Richard the Third,” will be produced this even. ee oe {ellen under my ol and passeng: re of the steamer G P. Griffith which was burned # rhort distances above the Chagrin River, Mon- day morning, abont sunrise ‘ome ef our citizens, early, diseovered an unusual fog, with Wallack' as Richard, Giibers as King Henry, Lester as Richmond, Mre. Walleck ee X eabeth, and Miss ©. Womyas as Lady Anne, The will close with the musical dram of the “Bottle Imp" This is s bill that shou mn iasio: rusted to Captain Kwing The tag. on one . bore ‘me of the anetent city of Galway, eh was added the suchor as for safe aad uat- MBER. — tielpation of cverw! im) Seas helming imports Tiews still ‘ocentane depressed, in the an- ‘of North American ving the aehool, Woo was in active domaad, and « fair extend of encinwuetee eager beng flrorm ae | chers and trustees for the many Dburincss was being done. Ne maim eS eal an a copidly: ond ta very 3» bottom reg indness to him, aud ending by pre- he London cslontal produce smart short time alncet the entire popwistion of our village gh gene ew « beautiful cans, ve the shi Ini was on the ground, anxious to render every assitauce pened aged eae epee Deena BO Fg Fepreseating 88 opem ‘Steamy Camanta. J od one “Presented to J. Reev School No. 8, Brooklyn to the living and every respect to the dead All the boats within reach were soon in use, to rescue the dead resto-e many to their ¢ people were directed toward the after | book. the same time I observed the wa- rms preity y bwiore otruggled there hi ther will be presented. The scenery is beautiful, and be be the cast of characters excellent, Dyott appears as as Albert, Perry as Montano and Chapman as Knock- ertop. The female characters b; jinn Kate Horn, Mies Olivia, Mre Knight, sud Mrs. Skerrett. The rea Auoranpan, bag Sarr Shella NY ork. id Atian tic, Lamb, N York. 2—Arr off, Emanuel Ortes, N York. (Arr Jupiter, Philadelphia. Sid Joba I went under b. and dropped over Copland addresmd aseembiage on the sane ‘of ho mark of their — That bix heart aad soal devoted te Ire! the had done all in ‘The fing was then hoist: canvon. and loud ebeeri ‘The Captain then invi dsome cabin of the beat ted. the delegations to the gave the tonst of ° peri ine Dumper, which was drank with enthu- in Caort gavethe health of Captain Ewing, was drank with nine cheers “the City of the Tribes,’ “the Ladies 0 ich Captain Crort followed by yy." which was well received; Captain Ewiva that they were equal in beauty to any in the fald there was coe teat which ought be omitted om this oecasion The Dablin, Cork, lasgaw Steam Company had given their boat to e this experimental trip at «8 considerable aacri- and it was but fitting thet the should be toasted 4 he steamer St. Ni jpto Galway. She le Trinh ting, together with the etripes and stars hast fine Weather she will rakes rapid passage Tet pasange out to Halifax is fourteen boars ter than the average pa tof the Cunard line ved his setonishment at the time she made, h euch weather. The Viceroy touches at Halifax, her wey to Galway Movements of Individuals, W. T. Jackson, llavace N ¥., Dr BR. OC, Wood, a foor others, arrived in 7, U8 A. and pinet od took roome at the Loving House. liam H. Seward Auvoro N ¥.; Capt BR. arrived yesterday seventy others d thirty-one others, i te number of arrivals at tho principal not been tor the timel he city, yesterday, was geron bi id York. 2—Arr Zephyr, Bremen, NYork. Sid Ilelen, Arr jo; Flos 0; Catharine, 1 Arliegten, NYork; Wanderer, do; Sleeper, do. ee rr Seott, Dyer, NYork; 28th, John Ha- Chener ant, May —Arr aited, Vanery, Wold, NYork. b, Chicos, Boston: 2th, Medora, N York. peat, Suns Sip Howard Nore. f, Emblem, NYork: June let, » Sid Jone 2, Li- Prince Albert, Meyer, NYork: bi, Devonshire, Hovey, do; 34, ravesenn, June l—Are Pirvarty Hudson, Pratt, do; De Have man, N York. Hasrer oS Monten a SF oii as eaent, NYork. Ms Honey, Reston. Carotise allée, N 0. repack, 8 York gh Darimont, NYort; Nentilos, Bos ton. ‘Tne Stant, May 28—Arr off, Helen Augusta, NYork. FART I¥DIA SUPPERS. Mavens, April S—Are Geneve, Horion port, th, Newtown, GcPtoehatat, or idth, Bpaminondas, do;—me other for any Am port. " MIRCRLLAN RO: Matson, May 2—The J for N York, sprung a leak Alkbran, May 25—« ‘The Albany files, of the 2ist, saye y pro- mised, inthe morning, to be the warmest day of the qhe mereury rose to 86% 10.4. M, 1 changed to the north-west, need, whic! tinued sere- ed by thunder change in the atmosphere ove: ourty, at this preeent writing, the air Is delig! ful. ‘The rain is welcomed by the farmers, as the ground was drying up very fast. The Phitadelphin North American, of the Ziat inst., fayt:— The weather, for the last two days. has been quite oppressive, a one case of The Boston Transcript, of the 20th has been one of the days, At ll e'elock, in our ranctum, stood at 00. In State street, at the fame hour, 02 The farmers, certainly, cannot now complain that they bave not san to make hay. The Jersey City Sentirel, of peeee as —When the storm commenced on Ly | at Ho. boken. « large tree was torn up in Hudson street—and weail boat, with fi perso Afrion, the sailing pasty would evidentiy have all met | with « watery grove, Ri amurements will close with the new farce of: Friend Waggler.”” As all the old favorites ap) to-night, we presome they will be welcomed by » Tait house. Nisvo's Tw *.—Brougham’s excellent comedy of “ Romance and Reality,” will berepoated this evening. All the characters in this ploce are ably . compan: the © comprising mony of the best comedisas ta —Chippendale, Brougham, Lynne, Wal- ies Mary Taylor, Mra. Vernon, and Mr. i attraction of the “ Prome- cont ball room, gives great diversity and relish for the entertainments of this deautitul eetablish: it. Bunton's Tuxatae —The excellent comedy of “Paul Pry." commences the entertainments at this lar and favorite resort—Burten, as Paul Pry ; ae Colonel Hardy; Clarke. as Frank Hardy ; Harry Sian iy. Mrs Kassel; and Pharbe, Mise Chapman. The eon- cluding piece will be, “Friend Waggies” Here rieh treat, two fi pieces, with artists ef the harne’ b stemp— tilling the aacert t the rbape of bistrionic National. Tunat the © People’s Lawyer, © My Precious Beteey.”' .- ning’* amurement. The manager of this ertablich- ment seems to be an active fellow, as ie always on the alert to please the frequenters of his theatre. On Menday he will prodoce # new drama, called “ Mose in China,”’ in which Chantrau will Sgure in the leading character. —This extremely warm on owe at this fa- An afternoon concert at three o'clock. Otyeric —This evening is set apart for the benefit of Mr. B Horn, alias Brother Bones, The programme contains a fine selection of so: boure is well ventilated. An o'clock. nconcert a three uM —This establishment was a the hundreds who nightly repair to this cool and re- freshing location ‘he music is exquirite, and the re- ents exeelient. A fine view of the steamer Vice roy ean be had from the balcony, as she glides down the river to-day. Crrsese Mes nese Lady and is the Inst day of her be From Matantas.—By the arrival of the bark Archi- medes Merrill. yesterday morning. from Matanres, Jane 5, we are informed that the harbor of Mataneas was strictly guarded by « large number of gun-boate, each having « large swivel mounted on the stern, and that the militia was daily drilled on the Piass. The gevern- ment is making great efforts to prevent another land. Ing of the patriets. The sickness bad entirely disappeared from the ship ping, but there wore s fow cases of cholera amongst the megroes on the plantations. nm J. Reed, T Warre D Scranton, J Heliston W Hall, 8 ton, Humphrey, Geo. Skiff. D Albert, Dr. 8¢ rett. Samuel Wilson, Chairman, A. ¥. Sharpe, Seore- tary. take mother of Mri ‘oledo, NAMES “ acing to Roscoe, Ohio, sorset marked F 8. hed on piais 4 gentle 4. Carroll, 8, Wileon, N. Taylor, ite, A. Hard, A th A Miller, P. MeCaule: L M Lilly, & Worden, B. Jones NAMES OF PASSENGERS AND CREW LOST AND SENT TO PUPFALO ON THE STEAMER TROY. livered to the clerk of the steamer Troy. NAMES OF PASSENGERS AND CREW Taken on board the scow Sylph, of Fairport, and to Clevelat Capt © weler; Penviila Wh raved The above-named family ing to Tilinoia to reside. The fath: in Mere aunty, Pennsylvania AND DESCRIPTION OF PRASONS BURIED ON THE SHORF, urple ealico dress, oreet marked WH, age 0; « © worsted dress: a young woman. aged 25, Kathe Fine Best (saved) from Armstend. Germany, farber brother lost; « an old man weman ple caller, Initials marked on ite clothes, H & "ioe aren hatre girly fuppored to be sisters, aged 6 and 8 years: & Ger. woman, BH yeate of age; an Englich woman years of age. hed eli if watch, Loules Taylor, Sambri fen to be teft with William a Co. Oblo; two iris. 14 years of age; Pieres Hill, an irieh- child; an American, blue jacket. green five 5 trane pieces in bis pocket ——————— << CC Am por’ tem; I 8 alittle ways before rising. probably not more than etx or seven yards, | then made a few strokes as rapidly ax posible, so as to get clear of ali others, + apprebensive some one would lay hold of me, in which case I knew that with me ail was over Mort of those who jumped over before the boat stopped, onless expert swimmers, must have beeu either drowned, or kitled by passing under Many must b rished in thi +4 Toevery maa ho bad either ® wife or child with him, there was hardly any chance of escape. All euch wars irrevoon- Diy doomed. All they could do was to pluuge over and Grown together. I believe but om ed aped As the steerage passonge and in families. it in easy to see ruction must have been pe might have eseaped. by go li their clothes on; many were taken out wi boots he thy fire, by co € ward part ct the boat) to » tows, left but very little el in nee for any oF ne mane of atorrace passengers. In th I went over, have perished presty er, They looked helploas that evidently,no hope whatever Those perteetly cool, had almost as thor could not The rt redered it al- my one te get clear That I eao- creded in doing #0 was, IF suppose, owing principally to aceident and what. perhaps, tomy ging wader at On the whole. after teking all the principal facts ration. | eannot see how it could be expeet- ny could have ercaped As | bave said, simost all who went over before the boat stopped perished by passing under the wheel, After the best stopped, the time wes so short. not more | than two or thr at but few could get clear CORONER'S INQUEST—FVIDENCK BEFORE THR CORO- wen’s stuty. Bamurl MeCoit, Second Mate, cays the man at the wheel informed him that the boat was on fire on the Upper deck ; we then examined. amd found it to be fire on the ander he called to the firet mate, and they ex out; the fite Increased #0 fast Mr Evans. fret mate— 1 wn Mate, eaying the boat was on fire; we found the fire Fhe between the pipes end water jwckets, I then as. fisted in trying to put out the fire, but we soon found it imporsible to marter it; the boat wae then headed for the shere; it struck the bar about twenty rods from the shore. and thy flames instantly «pread ail over the beat; the fore part of the boast w ton fire be fore that; we always enpposed the bow well, (oF fe well ae any boat on the Inke) sreured againet few. DK bins, firet engineer. saye- fw ft war my wetoh attend the engine; I ofted ft ; I did not dinee e uatil the mate gave the alarm ; 1 wo bad to deatet called by the second ° the fir got the hows ” than ten minutes before the fre ar owner in the bowt. and belle well secured from fire them away; I that she was [ean hardty imagine how she took fire; but it te impression that the fre caught ator near the butkbead. near the freight hold; #up- pore the there were 200 passengers and 20 hands; the ponte were prepated to inuneh but were not let down while the boat was ie motion, beeaasw he thought they would be swamped sud made urechees; bat woem the ‘ned and tried to pat it | «18 did potaeem more | Overrul: education; but we bave net room fer the publication of their remarks, The Priveipal of the rchool ix Joxian Reever; Mite N. T Merrifield, Ixt Assistant; Mise d. A Howard, 24 Assistant, aod Miss LJ. Rogers, 34 Fripeipal of female department, Mies Anns Clark, Le Arvsietant, KB Ward; 2d, Mine ¥. Mains; Principal of primary department Miss Octavia Unhooue; ist As vistant, Miss Reymowd, 21, Mies Murtha, 34, Mine Kemeen. astion Uakley. and KE Raviroad Company wae an action brought to recowr s balance of $3,000 due upon stock, for instal ments of calls on shares beld by defendant in the Nee Yerk and Erie Ratirond Company [t wns stated om part of plaimtifls, that Mr. MeWurray, in May 1846, tubseribed for forty shares, at $100 per share. which they admit $1,000 had b fur fer the belanee 3 de fondant. inatete that the wet rev laintif« could commence busin ed three mill cent actual paid up cxpital aad bad been. in thie particular, comp with, Defoe that the paper ri by bic wae voud {s Inasuach aa there wae 20 am, that fs, that although the defen wae the flock, there wae nothing compal- Jose 21 Th New Vo v1. Joseph Me Murray. —T irre that before the they should have of duilare abeeribed, aod Ove per ed that the act * by the etatute of frm tuality ; v" her polut of defence was, that the act requires that advertisements, giving notice of to the dif. subscribers. should have heen p ne the Merchants? conse signedat the for the ntitts for $3.45 70 damages directed that the peal be taken tothe general term without security. SPRCIAL TERM 6 Judgment for the pl fon th wi berty to defendant to plead on payment et costes of de rer tm Ww Geo, B. Elkine Judgement for plaintiffs on the demurrer. b, default J Leopold Burchard etat. ex Join Charles Ertor—J ment for the plaintiffs on the demurrer, with costa, by default ‘The Provident, Ge. of the Tradesmen's Bank ve. George W. Soule, et al—Judgment for plali n demar rer. N_ ¥ ard Haslem Railroad Co es. Samuel Prot—De- corre for plaintiffs on pay meat of costs of the ajectment suit, Jehan T. Seeley or. Barret H. Van Auken, + al Dewar Ter allowed, costs to abide the event, or plaintift amend bie complaint. #ith liberty to detendaatto over. Catharine Heleman etal vs Bela Abrams —Demarree 4. conte to abide the event of the sult, John Allen ve Danvel Snith Judgment for the plate tH on the demvrrer, with liberty to the defendant te answer withi days, t of costs. Refore Judge Paine. In the ease of John L. Piancte and Raphael M Gomew 14 Edward Rostonoge whic ter party, and dai « laid at $1,220, reported in the Jiead on Weaneeday. the jury rendered ® sealed ves dict for pinimvills tor pao, *a+ an action on & char