The New York Herald Newspaper, July 7, 1850, Page 1

———===_=_——— NO. 5871. SUNDAY, MORNING, JULY 7, 1850. ees oe TWO CENTS. TELEGRAPHIC GENCE. Destructive Storm—Damnge to the Erie anal—Nalirvoad Accidents, &e. Avuayy, July 6, 1850, A most destructive storm visited our eity last eve- ming; and, from scoounts received from the West, -wolcarn that it has caused immense ¢amage along the line of the Erie Capal. Already, the Resident Engineer. Mr. Goodsell, has INTEL received intelligence of three breaks in the canal; | Re ove at Port Jackson, 250 fevt in length, carrying away | ‘the bank tothe depth of twelve feet below the canal Dottom ; another at Lock No. 27; andthe thirdom | }j Owing to the great depth of — ‘the Be Mile Level. ‘ter, it is imporsible to reach @ correct estimate of the damage sustained. It ix reported, however, that the break at Port Jackson will cause an interruption of the navigation for at leart ten days! ‘The Utica railroad bridge, known us Schenck’s bridge, mear Spraker’s, was carried uway before the express ‘train from here arrived. The night being dark, and ‘the engineer not knewing of it. he proceeded, when the | ‘train ran into the creck, The locomotive and baggage cars are badly broken; the engineer and firemen are missing’ and supposed to be lost, A number of the passengers were also injured. We hear of another accident on the railroad, to the downward train, which occurred about one mile west of Fort Pisin—one man killed. The barn of Mr. Stephen sharp, at Greenbnsh, waa struck by lightning and dustreyed, with a large stock of hay. The schooner Rockaw: with a cargo of lumber, ‘was truck, and her mast shivered. The hull is not — injured. The sloop James K. Polk was also struck and received slight damege. ‘The storm raged so severely, that the pavements in the streets were torn up, and at the cemetery, the bridges and trees were carried away, and the grounds | ‘were much damaged and torn up. The Latest from Washington, OUR SPECIAL TELEGKArHiC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasnineron, July 6, 1859, After condemning Mr. Crawford, and the President's opinion of his case, the House adjourned to Monday. On the question to re-consider, the Georgia whigs voted egsinst the President. If Mr Crawford does not re- sign after this, Old Zack may expel him, ‘The whigs intend to know what was Old Zack's opi- nion; hence they determined to adjourn over the sub- ject to Monday. Mr. Crawford, of course, is expected ‘to rerign. The Omnibus bill is good for all of next week in the Senate, There is a caucus in the House to-night, on ‘the California question. THIRTY-VIRST CONGRE FIRST SESSION. Sena Wasiixaron, July 6, 1850. Mr. Bets. concluded his speech, baving spoken three hours more, Ile treated the subject in all its bearings, and was conciliatory ond liberal towards the North. He reviewed the bistory of ery in this country; thought and said the tine would come when the slaves in the South would be free, under the operation of =o and physical causes and the guidance of Pro- vidence. Truman Smitn eaid he desired to speak, but would ‘0 the privilege if the chairman of the committee for -could induce the Senate to take a final vote by Monday. Mr. Cray said that fixing the day ofa tinal vote waa ‘utterly iamposrible. Several amendments to the quea- ‘tion were pending; half a desen members wished to speak, and it would be better to remove all restrainte, Let debate, be said. go on, and we might got a vote be- tween this and Christmas ‘The Senate then went into executive session. House of Representatives, Wasninerow, July 6, 1890. “EME DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MK. GIDDINGS AND THE Fost orricn. Yesterday the House refused to regard,as a question of privilege, the letter in the Boston Jitias, charging, Mr. Giddi: (tree soil) of Obio, with having stolen certain papers in relation to the Oberlin post offi trom the files of the Post Office Department, having refused to appoint a committee of investigation, this mnerning. Mr. Martison, (whig} of New York, moy: cousider the vote. The Sexaxex said he could not entertain the motion, Ddecavre a Motion to reconsider had already been made and laid on the table Mr. Martimon asked and obtained the unanimous consent to eny, thai Ne was desired by Col. Warren to state, that, with regard to the publication in the Alias, a# to the paperr on file. Mr. Giddings did call rks in the department Col. Warrea did not wish to charge Mr. gs With anything like talechood, but presumed r 6 atton the facts. Col. dat to re- lia Gid- dings aud © ; no charge, and he shrinks from no examination, and ‘would be picased to bave ope One other point, Col, ‘Worren rays he received # letter from Mr. Giddings on the subject—but not until yesterday—and that he Das anewered it Mr ¢ os remarked that he had not a word to sey. It Col Warren basa friend inthe House, I ask him to move for an investigation, L justice to an officer of the go if and the country. thet this ay acquaint. ction either in. the appointment of several of the post masters, except so tar as I stated yesterday, I call on the llouse Jor an invertigation Mr. Wentwontn, (Dem) of TL Have you received one letier=1 bave not got my mail yet Mr. Banen (Whig) of LIL, rose to & question of privi- a committee of investigation. that the qu nannson, (Dem ) of Il., appealed from the de- he Obair (Whig) of N. ¥, moved to Iny the ap- peal on the table, and on the question being taken it ‘was decided in the megative The Mouse refused to sustain the decision of the chair Mr. Baxen offered a resolution that a select commit- tee of five be appointed by the Speaker to investigate the charges egainet Joshua Kh. Giddings, of having im- properly abstracted papers from the tiles of the Post ff artwment, and have power to send for persous and papers. The resolution was agrecd to. THM GALPHIN AFFAIR, ‘The House resumed the consideration of the Galphin ‘Teport Gir. Brawene, defended the Seoretary of War ai tered into figures to show the many deficiencies under the lost addins tion Mr. Cuanx, (whig) of New York, made « speech in defence of the principal apd inter: aod tn vi — of Mew Crawtord, Johnso ry of the ineffeet that the claim of the tm just de- representatives © «mand against the United act of Con- aters made it the duty of the Seeretary of the Trea. wary wo pay the principal, bat that act did not euthoriae him to pay the interest. and said at in eonformity with |, That the @ whieh wi ford. askin In roferonce to the mit the represen Gaiphin, #1 impugns his p a1 of official eond relat settlement of said claim by the proper of ‘of the kovermmen: Mr. Senenen. (whig) of Ohio, proposed to amend this rT tof Mr. Toomb< as follows: — however, thet this House f# not te be to the lutea im & crovernment of another that euch connection with o cloim pending ment, would he dangero be eth med. The question was taken on the latter, which was ed t0.—Yens, 168; nays, 25 tire Vote Allon, Alstou, Nokes, Bowden, Brick, Burt, Cavell siete Clineman De Berry. (Ga..) Hillyard 4.) MeGane Jon, (Ohio 4 Toombs, V Mr. Too rly, if not all, the de neylvania, moved to 0, which.was negatived— Rreck, Rricgs, Butler, ‘Beiunecn's substitute foe the resolution of the mM 1 Reed, Risley, | Sebook Shi {Pan} Undeenill, Welttorve’ Wi Mth pa] Selcet Committee was then read, it being precisely the same as that of Mr Toombs’ resojusion, with Mr. 8.'s amondment, as above combived. Mr. Tompson, (dom.,) of Miss, moved to amend Mr. Bchenck’s substitute, so as to express dissent totally from the correetness of the opinion expressed by the President as to Mr. Crawford, that he, betng at the head of the War Department. and the agent of the | claimants, did not take from hius any right he maj | Bave bad as such agent. o: h verell, Bay, Bissell, d, Brown, Vin.) Huck, ii, (Ky) Cleveland, ow, Bokeo, Cabel | Cobb, (Als, . | Buvbam, Edmunson, PF wilton. Harralson, Hari Nl) Hibbard, How rd, Hubbard, mn (ark) J Littletiol nd, Me, Millsen, Me Phelps. Potter, Satterlee, Sedde: wu ) or swale Navs— ‘Alexander, Alstom, Andrews, Baker, Bi Bokee, Brock, Briggs, Brooks. Burro Butler (Conn.) Caldwell, (N C.) Cal be k, Clireman, Cole, Com well be Berry, Dickey, Dixo . (Obie) Fowler, Frecdley, 6 ». Gutt, Hallowell, Hayward, Hay~ liiard, Holmes,” Hows, Hunter, (ky) Kerr Mass.) King, Mt ) Marshall, hy.) M ing, 1) King (N- J.) Kin Stains (Mas atteson, McGaughey, MecKissuck, MeLe Or8, Nelsen, Oxle, Outlaw, Pit Putnam, Keed, Reynolds, ey, Rockwell, Rosseau, Rumsey, Sackett, Schenck, merhorn, Schooleraft, ‘Shepperd, Sylvester, Spading, ey, Stevens, (Va) Thurman, Thok, Vm erbill, Wau? Ny! elborne, White, Williams, Winthrop. Mr, Tiostrsow moved. to reconsider the vote, and to ing it on the table. our unsuccessful motions were from time to time made to adjourn. It was now 5 o'clock. During the above proceedings, various questions were asked, and points of order raised. amid much confusion, Two more motions were made to adjourn, and dis- agreed to ‘The question was determined by yeas and nays, r.Scuescx asked whether if the House now ad- journed, this subject would be im order next Monday. ‘The 8reaxen replied negatively. ri =: Benence moved to lay the whole subject on the a . ‘Ma, Jonva raised a point of order, that Mr. Thomp- fon’s motion to recousider was first te be disposed of, in which the Speaker coincided. Mr. Scnencx asked to be excused from voting, and the yeas and pays were ordered on the question. He then moved that the House adjourn, which motion, at half-past five, prevailed Salling of the Cambria from Halifax—The Weather, &c. Hatirax, July 6—10 A. M. Tho steamship Cambria, trom New York, arrived at this port st seven o'clock this morning, and sailed at elght o'clock, for Liverpool. Last night, about thirty miles to eastward, she struck upon a rock, but sus tained ne damage. A dense fog prevailed last night and this morning; Dut, at present, the weacher is fine, Affairs tn Cine! the THE CHOLERA—THE WEATHER, ETC. Cicinsati, July 6, 1860, The cholera is undoubtedly on the increase in this city, but it does not, however, create much alarm. Mr. W. W. Cooper, an old and reespeoted merch died of cholera this morning, after a short illness. Mr. Cooper formerly bilonged to Brisiol. Conn. Another victim is Mra. Little, the wife of the superintendent of the Little Miama Railroad. She was ill but a very short time before she died pelusinees fa unusually dull, and the weather is very From the South, SENTENCE OF CONSPIRATORS—STKAMER OMIO—CON- VENTION AT OLD POINT COMPORT, ETC. B one. July 5, 1960. John and James Cochran, brothers, ecuvieted of « conspiracy to charge George Warner, & awyer, with perjury, were sentenced to-day, to one year imprison- ment, and a fine of $100, ‘The steamer Ohio touched off Savamah on Thareday, | and landed several passengers A convention, for th pore of establishing @ line of coean steamers between Norfolk sad Kurope, met at Old Point Comfort on Thursday. The convention | was well attended; and, after organizing, adjourned | over till Friday. | The Southern mail brings nothing south of Au- guste, —_— | Honnimee Arrener to Muroen a Wire ny men Hosnaxn.—Public indignation bas seldo ly & more cold-blood murderow that which, on Thi last, was planned by Rolin armom, farmer a tizen of Kingsville the wife of Harmon—youn and wedded to him but three She brought to her husband a kandsome artto ave this to himself, was the motive, as the facta in evidence show, which moved him to plan the murder | of his yeung wife. On Wednesday, Mre. IL. noticed a | strangeness in the movements of her husband He ible, | months ago. | property; and it appears that the destre on bie seemed wrapt up in thought, and finally he came | round ber, told her he wished be was rid of her, and looked at her fixediy sround fher waist deavored to coax cool. He wished bi bucket had fallen in, that the bottom. She finally went ont, but stood side of the curb opposite to him. But he round, pushed ber viclently, and she narrowly escaped being precipitated in. She then escaped to the hoase Her husband was moody wand silent. Ne did not go to Ved at his uewal hour, but hung on. and wished her to go before him, Sho fioally retired, Through the ight he never slept, He got up, went out of *, and rolled on the graws in the door yard then went and rolled om the bed till daylight. Mra if. had no ith. and the strange conduct of her d her, Lis violence at the well he st, and ho earnestly wished She refused. His artifices mancwuvres to get his hired & cold. blooded perseverance in his purpose. unparalleled in the annals of crime. This was on Thursday morning. The hired m sent into the woods to hunt the eattle, Mre engaged, an tar as her feelings allowed her, in ber hourebold work, when her husband again wanted her te go out to the well, and, on her refusal, he seizod her euddenly— carried her in «pite of her stroggics to escape ich she now felt He afterwards placed bis man out of the way, shor ® ing and lscerating her « well, but the death struggle was notover, He not force her over the curh. Suddenly, he kicked away b, and plunged ber headlong down ‘hs well—thirty feet. The water was about three for deep. He looked down, and saw that Mrs. Harmon was alive, She had turned in her desornt, and was standing there with the water to her waist. le now called to her, and ed to draw herout. She spoke her in again. fe xious for her ired man arrived at th was told by TH. thas Mre HH. had fuller He shortly left and went to bis brother's returned, and harnessed bie horses—said be was going te have them shod. The situation of Mrs. i. was dreadful — dreadfully bruised, her face bleeding. Greadful a shock and P. aliuded to the accident, and Il. assured bim d nevident. Upon complaint mat= to J. G as iseued Tiarmon was arrested rough the night; but he escaped charge, took to the woods, and till after Thurber, » warrant and yO” in custody person to from t o him wp.” He his exom/pation has been had betore of Kingevil on the charge of «fixed at $8.000. t her father's house (Ohio) Telegraph, June 20. ith Intent to kill, THis Ii. lies In 9 proearions Kingaviile Ashtabula Tue tare Fine at Prevos, A correspondent of the b tion (N.Y) Observer, tpenking of the late fire at Picton, enye The populstion of Picton te shout 2,060 and it is estimated that about ane fourth of all ite are consumed, and these the best and spread in the finest the village. including in ite Yaetsting course several Inrge hotels and vil the bext mereant) yees. Tt ie thongbt the love will amount to $100.00 There were consumed the dwellings of Bhannon, Runnels, Chadds, Sheriff, Stryker N It Davis, Jobn Davis, James Welch, two, Thos Welsh, two, Ballard, Peet. White, Abercrombie, Yarwood. Fmith. Wilron. two. and Mrs Daily, The stores burne: ‘Were those of Wither#ll. (formerly of Herkimer evunty.) Chadds, Sheriff Davis Yearwood. and Smith. Loomis’ hetel, Church hotet, ® large new tomy houre, w alee took & with such te waved from the Pidity, thet ttle og nothing vildings burned Numbers change cf pair. and many pereons were injured in thelr excited forte to stay the progres of the flames, A reconeilintion. {4 # beid. Nae te¥on pines hetwren Prof, Webs ‘4 been granted by sheriff, at the mujwal wish of the Patties, the fire a Incidents, &c., of the Fourth of July. IN_ BOSTON. A man by the name of Duncan MeFean, a seaman on board a Pictou versel. the brig Ann Patterson, Captain Merriam, lying at Doak’s wharf, was instantly killed by the firing of a small swivel on board, which was overloaded.” piece of the gun struck bia in his fore- ead. An affray took place about 7 o'slock ast evening, in which & small sized colored man, named George Kk, stabbed an Irishman, named Peter Brainard, of Watebe Two blows weré given, which took effect on the back of Brainard’s neck and behind his ear.— The wounds were dressed by Dr. Jones, and are not considered dangerous. Clark has been’ arrested, and will be examined in the police court, to day, It is estimated that there were at least one hundred thourand strangers in the city, most of whom were greatly disappointed by uot seeing the Greworks in the evening. A smart shower, about four o'clock in the afternoon. put # damper upon the powder, and, gonse- quently, the fireworks did not go off. In North Bennet street. « discharge of fire crackers frightened milkman’s horse, who starved snd ran, knocking down & boy, and injuring him severely ‘An accident, from’ the discharge of fire crackers, happened in Court street, As James Sumuer was dri- ving an express Wagon down the street a boy threw a lighted fire cracker under the heels of the horse, which started him at full speed At the corner of Court and Washington streets, the Weaoe was upset, throwing out Mr. Sumner, who was considerably bruised. At East Boston, yesterday morning, at Newell's Res- torator, Lewis atreet, several persons bad just } a email cannon, when itsuddenly went off. igniting about two pounds of powder near by. The shock shattered the fnside of the store, drove out the front windows, and considerably injured a man named Stillman Fos: ter Another man was also slightly injured, At Abucn Dale, Newtown a youog man named Hatch, had the fleah and cords of his leg blown off, by the sud den and unexpected discharge of a gun barrel. AT ALBANY. During the firing of lute on the “Fourth,” on State street bridge, when the precession was moving, the man at the vent, removed his finger, and another man who was loading the cannon, had a narrow escape of his life. The sleeve of his cont and flannel sbirt, were blown off,and his face and neck, con- siderably burned. ‘The windows of Stanton’s store and Disney's sail loft, were shivered to pieces, AT TROY. In Troy, a man named Canfield, had his hand blown of, his collar boue broken, and bis face mutilated badly, and another had his thumb blown off. Thisa cident was also caused by the premature discharge of 8 cannon, with which they were firing asalute, AT LANSINGBI During the firing of a national salute at feur o’cloo on Thursday morning, in Lansingburgh, a deplorable accident ocurred, by which two men were shockingly injured, by the premature discharge of a six pounder. Carsidy, s brushmaker, bad both his hands blown off, and 0 shockiagly injured in the face that it is doubtful whether he will recover. Charles Davenport had one of his arms broken off while ramming down a cartridge. O'Connor, who tended the vent, was biown backwards a distance of twelve feet, but eseaped un- burt. In another part of the village, a premature d cbarge of s cannon took pl y two young men named Nicholas Slater and Butler, had their erms ‘orn and mutilated, Walker, who tended the vent, lost bia thumb. IN PHILADELPHIA ‘There was far less drunkenness, rowdyism and riot- in the city and suburbs than there was dt rea. son to expect. Many intended outrages were repor- ted for a week preceding the Fourth, yet few of these roved true. Nearly ali the rowdies went out nd the places of resort up and down the and Schuylkill, in the euvirons of the cit: werr the roont f those disgraceful and brutal fighis and other doings that did oceur. On Wednesday night, a party of ten persons were arrested by the police, in the Western part of the city, for building bonfires, creating mobs, aud behaving riotously, They were brought up yesterday before the Mayor, and ordered to find bail in $1,000 each to an- ower, About 11 o'clock en Wednesday night, the keeper of a hotel in Shippen etreet. near Fourth. by the name of Jobn Hoffman, was fired at im the Washington market by scme unknown assassin, and dangerously wounded ‘About ope o'clock ford: ‘the public house of Mr. Pdward Paul. coruer of Second ‘ath. arine strvets. way attacked by were repelled with fire arma, wounded —two or three badly. One of these desperate and cowardly ascailants was subsequently arrosted and sent to prison, and the officers are on the track of the others, Shortly after the atteck upon Mr. Paul's place, a young man tamed John Williams was shot at, in the vieinity of Third and Catharine streets, and received # severe Wound in the hip irom a ‘There were some other outray fa similar nature, the eame ni; in the southern section of the town, but we ba ither the reom nor the disposition to detail the particular AT NEW ITAVEN. The pleasures of the celebration of thedth were madly marred by a fatal aceident which occurred in the atter- noon, while minute guns were firing in response to the erent toasts of the dinner table. Through a care- wae ws culpable as it is dangerous, num bers of per- ps young and old, crowded around the gun, while it interfered with its management mateh was applied n years, by the name in front of the skull, and ins momen mass The firiv charge of the eu > agitated to continue | bad it been prep ‘The girl was ono of twius, and daughter of Mr Welch, » carmen ‘A young man, named (eorge Palmer, was mortally wounded by the explesion ef a cannon onthe morniug of the 4th. The pirce was loaded to the muzzte, anda slow mateh epplied. but as it did not go off so so0u as expected. untortunate man stepped up close to it, when in the act of applying ® Hghted match to the priming. the ples exploded. and «large fragment K bie leg Dr, Jewett jug the day and follow. morning of the Oth. ing night, he expired on t Tue Cromna ov tun Conn Invannns—Ta Now Onirans —Mr. Henderson appen ed in ev terday morning in custody of the U.S. Marshal Le gan Hunton, the United Stetes District Atte moved that und: os, August 8, 1546, that the Indictments against Nar- Lopes, LJ. Sigur, Joho F ron, JA PSmith, Theodore 0 be rem 8 Cirewit 4 the mo! ar yee- ed to the meat Dew wrt for trial © in hie own be- the under thi y, & for the trial of criminal ensrs the District Court was bound to bold bly terms Court remarked in giving ite decision, that by the net of 1846 thts # vested with discretionary power in all cases in which important and difeult ques- Lions of law were involved te remit she trial therec * Circuit Court. where the distriet judge might be aited 5 ate just bet ¢ of the Supreme Court. Gr riveted out to the parties cision. he would be ebliged to remain im prison all eommer. The Court remarked the able to furnieh recurity. The marshal was then or- dered to adjourn the court :tne die Mr. Hendei office im the sum of curity. We learn that the marshal has been authorized by in arresting parties residing eut of t his city during the vacation of the court to take them before Robert M Usher, U.S Commissioner, to give bond for their appearance. —New Orleass Picayune. June 2 95,000, with If G. Meartt for se. Cases ts rie Oranrry Howrrrat at New On- —We dropped in at the Charity Hoepital. yeater. day, for a few two curious cases were | politely sh Ouse phy: jan The first was thet of ut, hearty Irishman, who bas not drest bed through Lie mouth or nostrils fortwo montha. He hay fered from a contraction of the of the wind-pipe. and ¥na at timer nearly suffocated, An incision war made ia the neck, into the wind. pipe, below the direased part, and crooked silver tabe, about three ineh ng. with « rim on one end, in sorted. throogh which the patient now breathes, In speaking. thie man fe obliged to put his finget on the end of the tube, in order toarticuiate The pa‘ lent d rinckes with great facility, and +t than he ever was before mn thovght of in th ington, or the ' tather of his country.” probably, abt have survived many years longer. The reco core that we noticed was that of Patrick Markey, « fine looking labering man. about thirty years of age. He reyes that op Monday night last he quite drunk, and laid down on the ai 1k. Afior a time. he rove | and went home to his tamily, nest by, going to bed and | fell #* lett without etena | lothing. The fire engines wore ont of re. | sheping until morning On awakening in the morn. ing. he told bis wife that he iad a eurions pain and reneaticn im bis right eer. He attempted to walk, tive observation wife di ied with lead, which would net come ont, ae it was fitted to the diferent curiously shaped cavities and sppeared to be largest beyond (he opening of the aperture The lend must have been poared into the ear in « melted state, in order to bave thos shaped itself; besides, the paticnt’s ear and face were badly burned, ae if by con tact with @ henced metallic substance The patient has not the least reeotleetion or conjecture by whom it could hy ve been done, nor does he remember ha: ear wotil morning A part of the cove & physician previous to the p Docisy Ucepled—, 0. Picayune, June 3. gentlemen vas abundantiy | The Great salt Lake—© Keconnotsan After an interval of six months, during which party were completely tsolated by the impenetrable snows of the sonounting mountains, intelligepee has at length been received from Capt, Stanybury, of the Topographical Bugineer Corps. who is ewgaged in an examination of the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, and ‘a hydrographic survey of that singular sheet of water, ‘The last previous news of the whereabout of his party was dated in October last. Th come downto as late as the Stansbury says :—The winter season here has beem long and very severe, commencing about the mid! of November. , (Rebrury 26) the mountains are white with snow, and in many of the canons (pro- nounced “kanyons”) it is upwards of fifty feet deep, reaching to the tops of the tallest trees. Althoug! only in the latitude ef 40 deg 40 min, it bas mcre then equalled in severity the winter of last year in Philadelphia, which was an unusual one, and it is even now quite uncertain when it will terminate. The mountain passes are fuller of snow than ever. Yesterday morning we found that five inches of snow had fallen during the night; and last night nearly as much. This ison the plains: in the mountains t fall is from four to six times greater, the cond: ration of the atmospheric vapor ‘being there much more rapid and complete. At this mo- ment, while the sun is sbining brightly on the plains, it is snowing furiously among the peaks. After completing the reconnoisanes of Cache Valley, we returned toourcamp on Bear river, When Col, Porter returned to his post,the provision train was despatched down the east shore of the Salt Lake, un- der Lieut, Howland, of the Rifles, with orders to report to Lieut. Gunnison, whilst I, accompanied by Dr. Blake, with a party of four men and sixteen mules, ad- dressed myself to make the tour areund the western yinwny of the old considered rather bazar dous, expecially atthat late season of the year. Many of them had tried it, but none had ever succeeded in achieving it, The country was represented to be barren in the ex- treme, and almost, if not entirely, destitute of fresh ition to which, some disturbances and ill feeling had taken place between the whites and the Snake or Shorhonee Indians, arising out of a gress The Case of Professor Webster, MRS, WEBSTER AND HER DAUGHTERS BEFORE THE GOVERNOR. (From the Bostom Bee July & It will be remembered that the Rey. Dr. Putnam, in his argument before the Governor and Council, ou the occasion of presenting the confession of Professor Webster to that honorable body, on Tuesday morning last, requested, it the decision of the committee of the ‘Council sh+uld be unfavorable to the request of Professor Webster, that they would allow him a fur- ther hearing Since the presentation of the confession, the Com- mittee, in order to understand its full bearing, aub- mitted it to a Board of Surgeons, one of whom was Dr Warren. A meeting of the Council was notified yes. terday afternoon, and Dr, Putnam was requested to be present. About ax hour before the meeting of the Council, Mra Webster and ber three daughters arrived at the Council chamber, and obtained an interview with Gov. Briggs and bis honor Lieut Gov, Reed. Birs. Webster wax dressed in deep mourning. Her three daughters seemed sorrow-stricken and almost broken. Mrs. Webster is evidently a woman of great hopq-firm and persevering to the last. Tho fidest daughter exbibite, ins great. degree, the same Valuable traite— doubly valuabie during this most ter- rible struggle through which they haye been callod to pass, ‘The other two do not look like the same beautiful girls who testified in behalf of their father atibe trial Their charmingly healthful appearance hus been exchanged for ope more sickly and sad Mra Webster, in conversation with Lieut, Gov. Read. said that she and her daughters earnestly prayed for commutation of her husband’s sentence. His previous letters to the Council, she «aid, asking for ® pardon, were written at her earnest solicitation. She strongly believed in bis imnocenos, or sie would never have cou sented to thelr presentation, © We feel assured ef that; no one doubts your sincerity, Mrs. Webster,”’ said Gov, Briggs, who wntil now, had sat # silent listener. © I feel that he must have committed the deed in a mo- ment of great provocation. I cannot persuade my- felt that it was otherwise,” continued Mrs, Webster “be doated upon his children—he was a good, kind husband—and oh, sir, we earnestly hope and pray that you may fnd it consistent with your duties to the pub- outrage which had been wantonly inflicted upon the latter by & band of unprincipled emigrants, in which feveral of their men were killed, and women violated and murdered I was determined, however, te pro- ceed, and, baving provided ourselves with some India rubber bage for’ packing” water, in case of necessity, on the 1th of Uctober we commenced our journey We were also provided with oue soldiers’ tent. wud one wall tent fly, for protection from rains; but they were of little use, as hut in one or two instances could poles be procured tor stretching them, ao utterly desti- tute of timber was the region through which we passed. The journey occupied us until the 8ih of November. We icund that the whole western shore of the lake oonsi+ts of ummense I plains of soft mad. inaccessi- ble. within many miles of the water's edge, to the feet of horses or mules, being traversed frequently by meandering rills of salt and sulphur water, whic ently sink, and seom t+ imbue aud saturate the roil, rendering it miry and treacherous. The sare but little elevated above the present level of ake, and have, without doubt, at one time not far bt, formed @ part of it; for it is evident thata rise cf but a few inches will at once cover the greater portion of these extensive areas of land with water again ing 1 do pet think I bazard much by say- that a rise ot one foot in the lake would pearly, if not quite, double its present urea. h arefor the most part entirely denuded of vegetation t occasionally, patches of arteme- sin and grea: nd they glitter im the sunlight, ert g the appearance of water so perfectly. that t impossible for one to convince himeclf that he is not on the immediate shore of the luke itself, Thisis owing to the crystalization of minute portions of salt on the surtace of the mud, ard the ooay slime moisture, From this eause also arises a mirage, which is greater here than I have ever witnessed else- where. distorting objects in the most grotesque m hor. and giving rise to optical illusions almost beyond belief. Tanti ious annoyance ati in an suimals, that ix, to keep life in them by serving them ach, night and morning, taken i’arubber bags packed upon their backs The first part of this desert was about 75 miles in ex- tent, and eceupied us two days and a half to erose it, travelling all day & greater part of the night, walking ® great portion of the way to relieve the mules ¥ho were sinking under the want of sustenance and water. Inthe latter portion #f this first deser we ecorsed a field ot solid walt; which lay encrusted Opom the levei mud plain so thick that it bore up the mules loaded with their packs so perfectly, that tl walked upon it as if it had been a sheet of solid fe slightly covered with « The whole plain was ae levilasa floor, We estimated this plain to be, at the least, ten miles in length, to seven in width, sud thickne the walt at from one half to three qua: ters of aninch. A strip of some three miles in width bad been previously crossed, but it was not thick or bard enough to prevent the animals from sinking through it at every step. The ealt iu the sotid field waw pertectly chrystalized, and where it had not become mixed with (be roll wasas white and fine as the finest specimens of 8 table salt, war collected and preserved. After crossing the field | of salt We struck wpon m fine little stream of running ange d to form ihe western boun- | Here we valley of the Lake. to balt ter three days to gi ppertunity torecrait, The latter an pert Was about sev | im two days, by Hed we barren waste, ad. We fo both snumeals and men must by Te, #6 1 have rearon to believe, the firet party cf white wen that ever succeeded in making the entire cirewit ofthe lake by land. [ have under. sicod that it was mnavicated by esnoes. in early times, by some trappers im search of beaver, but | no attempt hy land hav ever been successful, From | the knowledge gained by this expe Tam of opinion that the site of the jake has beew much oxng- | Heve that | bas no outlet. bow demonstrated beyond dor | and 1 sm convinesd, from what I have seen, that it | enn never be of the slightest use for the purpotes of navigation wherever | have and if | middie ‘The water, for miles out from the sbore, nit. is but ® few inebes in depth, there be any deep water, it must be im the | The Utah river, (or the Jordon, as the together too ins guificant and too ally. Tho greatest found is sxteon purpose of a connected line of | navigation neither the ri the | | slightest utility. Buel, 7p | Further exnmination of Suit Lake may per- »dify this opinion with regard to the lau river connecting these two lakes is forty-eight | in length,” the A Rasnow witnovr Cre pondent of th Albany (Ga) Patriot. writing from Palmyra, in th Btate. under date of the 2let ult. eays:—Phe beaatital Ineteorclogical phenomenon which was observed here | yeeterday, ix worthy of record The drovght had be- | come intense, very little rain having fallen since the 1 ult. Derin been from 0 all this time, the prevalent » arsky, complete! ameter of ct, except where the blue and indigo upon the eir- frence Viended with the sky, whieh very clear end blue, Within the cirels the sky was of adark, sombre funereal bur ou the circumference, yielding gradually towards the centre, where it was entirely dissipated by the effulgence of the glowing «un. The phenomenon continued for about an hour. when it dia. suddenly appeared somewhat the time the p ri of fantastic ab ary. whilet in the white floceulent comuli floated along in the breese. The sky was wnusuelly clear and blue during the time and through the day. The bow was formed inthe upper regions of the air, as parts of it neem: tionally eclipsed by the lofty cirri. The thermometer war at 84 degrees. and the barometer at 90 IT. at whieh it had stood. with slight diurnal variations, for many days, The phenomenon was caused, as 1 conjecture. by invisible nqueow the upper regions of the atmcephere Trrasven o 4 from & ge ho boat on Saturday, t ting on the south amber * past, succeeded in fading mount of treasure The exist been a matter of apeeu- lation. and many persons bave hitherto been attracted to the place by reports of ite whereabouts, but hove been uprnecessful in their attempts to discover it The present party. it eppears. procured their toforma- tion, in regard to ite locality, from an old man, jong fuspected of having been connected with pirationl ope- tations Arebooner had been lying off and om the routh end of consisted of fiftaen pet —Sarannek (Ga.) Kepublicon, July 1 Domestic Miseeliang. A box of rand. taken trom the grave of Kosciusko, bas been presented to the committer. to be vetion of the Washiagton monument. Charles Spileker, a sitimore, has convicted of smugglin There were pinet: to con- bl ahing «line of steam packets Ube port of Liverpoot | The cholera appeared at Pekin Ill, on the 20th alt, and two fatal cases \ ‘The Jory. in the trial of the brothers Montesqutog, at Bt how , for the murder of Theron, > Barnum, after 6 for twonty.two days, retired to agree Vetdiet on the 31D yi | ‘ Swe at ny ene . Some of it | | trary | the whole lic, und consistent with the cause of justice and hu- and our whole family from the which threatens.” id. Mra. Webster mistaking his words, looked tly into his face. her eyes streaming with tear said, with a force we shall never forget,’ Did you say sir, it is impossible to commute his sentence’ Ob, I can’t tell you that, Madam—therubject is before tae committee.” All I can say, is, we will try most con- scientiously to rerve you, and save your husband. It isa most painful duty» Mrs. Webster said she wished to assure his excel- leney that she was instrumental in his presenting his confession to their consideration and desired that they would construe it as favorakle as duty would permit Mrs. Webster and her daughters then retired. The covneil immediately assembled was present. * Lieutenant Governor Keed. presiding, raid to the doctor that he was inviled to come there, in order that the council might communicate to him rome important information which their committee had obtained from & Board of Surgeons, respecting certain statements made by Professor Webster ia his confession. The Lieutenant Governor informed the doctor that the courcil chose to communicate to him, because he seemed to be the only person who appeared, in the professor's behalf Dr. Putnam said he had appeared before the council a+ a citizen—baving that information (the confession) which circumstances had placed in his possession—and not delegated; theretore he did not dgem it his duty to net in any other capacity than as a friend and lis- tener. Ho would hear anything they had to present, avd i be would consult #rofeseor Webster and his counse| Dr. Bell was about reading the statemont to Dr. Putnam, when it was suggested that the decument | should not go forth to the public uulil the final report | of the committee is ma: First, the weapon with which Dr. We ster said he strack Dr. Parkman. Secondly, th which he stated Dr Parkman lived after the } inflicted, and, thirdly, the clashing of bis petition with his confession. In the opinion of the surgeons they are all inconsistent. ‘The Council meet azain next Monday, when the final decision will be made. w wae Law Intelligence. Cownt ov Arreats.—Aibany Juiy 2 —Cases Decided June Term —Sudgment Affirmed,—Joba Dinehart, re- spondent, agt. George Wells, appellant. The Rochester White Lead Co. agt the City of Rochester, appellant. others respondents, agt the ity of Rochester, appellant. x. esson and others, reep mnberlin, Sheriff &o T. Keardsley, appellant, agt. Thomas Terpondeot. Hervy Ely, Eixr., &e Chariew Eble, appellant’ Hervy Ely, bxr., &e. | spondent, agt. Truman M Richards appellant Lowsr, appeilant. agt, the Mayor &e., ot New York, ro- spondents, Willinm B_ Moffat, respondent, agt. taaac Hi. Smith. pelant, Williem ©. eppeiiants agt Williem Hi Howard, respondent. Joha Cole, plaintiff in error, va Martin Esterly and another, defendants in error. Henry Manderville, respondent. Keed and another, appellants. David id another, survivors, appellants agt url Bowne and snother, rerpondents The Presi Co. Bank, respondents, agt Joho 8 Newhouse sad #t respondents, agt Joseph Felio survivor. &¢ . appel- lant. Thomas Verm bal’ laut, agt. James A Aw respondent. William Whitehead. resp: iwara W, Pheips and another. ert 8 Livingston. respondent, agt Philip Bo Mi us riff, &e., ap- pellant. David P. Halsted. appletiant, age, the Mayor, &e. of New York, respondents, Oliver Davidson, re- epondent, axt, Rdwaid © Richards appellant. Iiram | Macy and another, resp than Stott | j and another, appellants Wiliam Ovelvs oh and others, re spondents. Amos Beadley and others, appeliants, act deste Angel &o. respondeut The Pn expondeuts wet Thomas nr re 1, agt, Samuel 4 Isham mod others, exre appell Jeremiah te Ae. respondents Abraham Wagener, en's, ke, 6 spondent, agt Gilbert It. ieilay and others, appellant Judgwent reversed and new trial granted, costs to abide the event— David Leavitt, President &e, plain tiff in error, vs. Tarrant Putnam et al defendaute in error, Hiram Pack. re ent. agt. The Mayor, &e, ho I aud others, adm'rs, of New York, appellants. Hiram Veltman Teepon Henry G i rneli . pinintitle defendant in error Peter Kmbury eepondents, agt, James Conne appellants Decrees reversed and bil forts to the defi Metenif. respondent. agt appellant, John T M agt Frederick Ponts. sppel 4 ceiver Re, reepondent, agt Wm AP. Penta, appel error. od wd another, ae Lieutenant Governor repliedto something which | Dr. Putnam | time | respondent, at. | White and others, | Court of General Session: Before the Recorder, and Aldermen Morgans and mit June 5 —Sentence for Grand Larceny.—Two young n. named dohn Treversand Emil Dobra, who were d. on Wednesday, of stealing money sad & teh from the rooms of Mr. John Clark, in Tenth avenue, near Twenty-ninth street, were this morning Drought up for sentence. Dohrn, who seems to be ® young hand at the thieving trade, assured the court that Travers was not with him when he committed the robbery; but the fact had been proven that be (Tra- vers) proenred the irom instrument which was used to open the door andthe chert from which the jaken. and, besides, he was an old offender, well kuown to the court, He was, therefore, sent to the State prion for four years, aud Dobrn for two yewrs. wittempred to Kill his W John Reed was tried for at- fe, Catharine Keed, evolving pistol, om last. 1¢ wasin proof that the pri- ofhis wife. procured » six bar. time before the assault upon hie wife. On the 30th of April he came to her in her -oom, at the corner of Oliver aud Water streets, and pointing the pistol at Mer, dischary: barrels. saying: “take that.” The shot took eifect in her back, and she was under tie care of the physicians of the City Hoa- pital for about two weeks. Iinwediately atter he bad thot his wife, Reed attempted bis own life, by firing @ charge from the pistol mto his own body, just bi low the pit of bis stomach, ‘The rearon that the shoot- ing did not prove fatal in both instauces was, probably, om wecount of the bad loading of the pirtol. Reed sad his wife was untrue to him es be hadascertained by ocular proet. ‘The testimony in reference to the shoot- Ing was pe yd no defenes was undertaken. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, aud the court sen- teneed Reed to the State prison for seven years Tried for Manslaughter and Acquitted —A man, named Thomas McGuire, was placed at the bar, charged with manrlavghter, in causing the death of Thomas Carrol, by striking bim on the nead with a shovel, at 290 Front street, on the 24th of March last, Several per- sons who saw the affair testified that the accused and the decenved were at work together, digging out the earth: to form asink at the above place, when aqaarrel arose relled revolver com The ed tried to avoid a recoutre, J struck him several times, when the accused be blows with a shovel which he held in his b One +f these blows fractured Carroll’s skul and thas caused his death. Under these ciroumsta | ces. the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and MeGuire Was discharged from custody. Jury 6 —Sentence of Camillo Donnarumma for Marry- | ing @ Girl under 14 years of age The prisoner Donaa- rumma was called up for sentence this morning, an@ on being asked what he had to say why judgment ought not be passed against Bim, his counsel. Henry A. Mott. Baq., arose and said, that as his client cout not speak English very well he proposed to make the following statement in bis behalf, tie said The defendant stands convicted of an act—Tecan- not call ita crime; th ts proved on the trial repel such @ terns ected of anact whieh, from the mo-~ ment of his first arrest to the prerent day he has never denied. Having been em, him from the fret | day of his arrest. sud bavi | fidence. I can and do di | any of the facts whieh the to constitute the deed. Lis plea was not guilly. Ae his counsel, I advised the pla, My reasons for dei so were twofold. Ist, | believed that some erimi intent, rome undue means, anda knowledge on the par’ of the defendant ot the fact constituting the offence in law, would have to he proved on the part of the prosecution. In this the decision of your honors aud the verdict of the jury prove the unsoundness of dgment ‘The defendant, from the moment is arrest. insistea that the mother of the girl made the mateh, snd con: | | ugh I did not think that a defence could either elear him in the | judgment of the court, yet I ti now. that if such dispensers of j the injury a well protected men, No better means of teeting the trath of sash ® tement could have been adopted, than to subjeet ots were pre tice, they would well nigh equipeise to the law, its majesty having been so wb n to the rigid examination it underweat ta the presence of your If been a witness im relation to that faet, 4 ny further com- | For there two reasons, I demanded «jury trial ore, any pert or portion of the nt thie man is now to re tn apy way affected by vance hi we he put this city and ¢ Honor will make due aud prop | und accept, as bis apology, the m | tended advice be reewived at my | There is one | more fact which I desire to mention, and thati« the | novelty and peculiarity of the statute under which tae defendant has been convicted, Fer nearly a quarter of a century it has been as a dead letter on our atatuce | books. Itfix but little known fo (he bar of New Yorks, | end still lees to the public. An that whon its provisions are lotr rbidieo this court, Uaneoemsary aty to. | trust your therefor, | mentioned int secou f ite ene with thore © end abom ligion. morals and buman nature revolt Again, the testimony shows that Mre Corrac is now 29 years of | age that rhe has been married nearly 15 years, making ®. therefore, only but about 14 at the ti | wedding The defendant was married April, 1860, and was arrested on the 10ch. d charn 4 at which re ° he 1 therefore, t that hie earceration will be taken into account to the pun ment about to be inflicted upon him. To prove the fondant’s consistency. I propose to call your attention to hivexamination before the sitting magistrate, and then trost to the merey of the court, satisfied that | they will remember tha ‘To err is human, to forgive divine.” And that + wo do pray for meroy. prayer doth bemeh us all to render merey ronouneing renten ‘atic t for these Court would have felt called upon t pase ® more revere sentence upon the pe than it suould now do The semtener of the Court was. that the prisoner prixowed 1 jary for three months v Forged hn Be The mar Jarvis. wae A youug man named d convicted of forgery im me of his employer which e abvarding t quite clear, an tried w the recond degree. in forging the Mr. domes Walter, to woheok fer paid to Mr Abbott, keeper of Ceear street. The proof rendered a verdict of Obtauning toners ing been found aga im by the grand indictment sete forth that Gale Obtained th street, lant. Deerees of the courts below reversed. and de eree ordered in accordance with the prayer Dill, with @osts mpiaimant in the be X r Ke. appelinat, agt appellant. gt Deeree of the versed. and that of the View Chancellor affirmed—irane 8. Home etal ex'te ke Myndert Van Sebsick et al. respond. Decree 80 modified as to make the Colvin mort grace, instead of the Colvin jodgment, a charge on the — premises in the hands of the detendaot, im all other peets decree affirmed with costs —Heary W Sohrap. 8 pell, appeliant, agt Paniel J respondent Appeal dismisved. with costs Benjamin F. Curtis, rep t. Stephe ument ordet other. reapendent No bill of exceptions t, agt. John BR ved prior to the ott agt. Se 0 Livingston, Jr Appellant exent term, rematning wie “ ane; Mumgord and Misael, | ibe American Life terwance and Tract Company; Malory and Lege agt Willis amd Willi Boost and wite agt Spelman and Fraser, Firemen's | Insuranee Company agt Ray and otbers; Harnes agt liarrie, Price agt. Lowi aud others, Hastings age 4 Kili; The Merohants’ Hank of New York dand St John, Brainerd agt. Cooper and | Coop Ward. surv'r., &e ing order was dirrcted to Ordered, that only ten enunes o in one day Mut this rule shall conse to opetate after the court shall have adjourned for the day twice, at any term. for want of business Adjourned to meet at the Capitol, im the city of Albany, on the first Tuesday of Oetober next agt. Pettee and Mann and others Wrrea ov tHe Breamnoat Moowrare A cortes. pondent who war ow board of thie {iktated boat from the t » to last Somday morning up to the wreckers, desiter to correct that hare obtained general be. ort was he wile, hot an fer the Wickle at the time, that jad bo control of the boat or her e aiter she left New York. but came on merely as a pas. fenger + having parted (he Cape before. Another error is, that the second mate was nt the whee at the time the boat struck, The second pilot, on the con. only brovght her fi . tema havir and then gave in, Afver passing Cape May, friend of bis to the wheel, and ‘old him to < d then left the pilot house gone more than fitters * truck the stone pi The completion of the third balf century, sinoe the founding ot Tale College, $8 t> be commemorated We festive meeting of the Alumai, Wednenday, . 14th of August negt, srs fh see by stating that he had » t) that said warrant bad bean placed in bis hands by « person named Griffia; thet in ca der to prevent bis ( > ing Proper to the Tom! uld be necessary for him (Proper) to sign and oxeoute to him (Gale) @ bith jtore in the parler at b lagraham Tuer b—leeamt and Bavery —Williem Reid oe. Wilhem H. Sims end Marvy Wo Some — Plavatill ailegee thatin Maroh, 154%, he rented premises fromthe defen- dante, in 25 Spring street. for throe years, for the on the business ot © distiller, On the def 8 plember following, when proceeding to pince @ quantity of goods on the premises, plaimtif! w: vented entering through the usual avenue there met by the ¥ both of them, ated him. Mr i, tendants nde that there committed by them, and that the y holly untrue. Its also urged tow the de- pew that the plaintif’ rented past of tus premises 2 treet. at $10 per th which he agreed te bly in taut be failed to do ao, 4 jadgimenmt against him tehich was outstnndiogat the time of the aly leged assault. Verdict tor platntht, $176 ‘The Court will meet at 10 o'clock during the w instead of 11, a® her antore 5: The & xeeistor Riot To THe Rorton Bre: 1 deem @ character to inf ity wt large, that Cop ¢ Neh and ob © Seoteh pas celsior, daring the voyage ¥ ngeraon board Aud, furth coming Into this port, endeavored to prevent the riot as iny in the limite of my power, from the achievement of such & wicked and Mali sious deed : JAMES GALLAGUBR, Catholic Priest im. of the 12th ult nays ome that have crase at pres cechtnce im addition to one cent Last year, besides much other valuabte machinery They alee take about 4.000 sheep and 5,000 bead ef eatile, horsea, ed mues