The New York Herald Newspaper, July 10, 1850, Page 2

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New York, Wedsesday, July 10, 1850, UM—Axvsino Penvonmances AYTER= AN M Evenine. Death of the President of the United States, It is our melancholy duty, this morning, to inform our readers that General Zachary Taylor, President of the United States,is no more. His decease took place at thirty-five minutes past ten, last night, and was caused by congestion, superinduced by a malig- nent diarrhea, the seeds of which were, no doubt, planted in his system during his sojourn in Mexico, while commanding the American troops in the late war with that country. This sad event will fall like a thunderbolt on the e@ommunity. All were aware that fora few days pest General Taylor was suffering under ill- mess, but few anticipated that it would result fatally. Such, however, is the fact. General Zachary Taylor is guthered to his fathers. In another column will be found a brief biogra- phy of the deceased President, which was hastily compiled at an early hour this morning. We have not time, nor inclination, to speculate this morning on the consequences <o the country of Genera! Taylor’s death. He has fallen while dis- eharging the duties which he was elected to per- form, and we sincerely sympathize with his family in the loss of a fond husband and an affection- ate father, and with the country in the death of as pure and as honest a President as ever occupied the White House since the time of the immortal ‘Washington. Peace to his ashes! Telegraphic Summary. We give, elsewhere, an account of the illness and unexpected decease of General Taylor, Presi- dent of the United States. Our columns, to-day, contain an account of one ef the most awful and dreadful conflagratione that has ever been witnessed in this country, in regard to both loss of life and destruction of property. I* took place Philadelphia, yesterday afternoon, and was not subdued until a great portion of thut beautiful city was destroyed, and a large number ef lives sacrificed. Full details of this melan- eholy event will be found in another column. In the Senate, Mr. Seward made a movement @onnected with a modification of the tariff. Of eourse, nothing cf that character will engage the attention of Congress unti) the slavery question is disposed of, if even then. We do not know what motive Mr. Sewerd could have had in introducing it, except to ry and make a show that all the dis. euseions which have heretofore taken place, and ‘that the whole of the slavery question itself in ad- dition, amounted to nothing ; that there is in reality no danger of a disruption of the Union in conse- quence of his fanaticiem, as well as that of hia fellow demagogues in the North, in Congress an well as out of it. It may answer the purposes of some men to cry penee, peace, when there is no peace; but the country kaow better, and will not be put off with such trash. After discussing some other matters, the partieu- lars of which will be fouad ia our report of the pro- ecedinge, under the regular telegraphic head, the Omnibus bill was taken up and debated until half past one o'clock, when Mr. Webster interrupted Mr. Butler, who was speaking against it at the time, by moving an adjourninent, in consequence of the severe indisposition and dangerous condition of the President. The motion was at ence carried, and the Senate adjourned. As long as the House was in session, it was eccupies in the discuesion of the Galphin business. ‘The firet action was the reconsideration of the vote which carried the resolution of the select eommittee on Tuesday, declaring that the act of Congress did not authorize the Secretary of the ‘Treasury to pay the interest on the Galphin claim, After the vote was reconsidered, Mr. Featherstone moved an amendment to the resolation, disap- proving of the conduct of the Secretary of War, in continuing to be interested in the Galphin claim after he assumed office as a member of one of the Departments under the goverameat, when it was to be examined, adjusted, and paid by another Department; «leo, dis-enting from the opinion of the President in the mutter, as well as that of the Attorney General, Before any action was taken ov this amendment, the House adjourned, in con- sequence of the alarming illness of Geaeral Taylor, in the same monner as the Senate did. ticular time attrecting a great deal of attention at home and abroed, and have been tried and con- victed of corruption and of having acted contrary to law and to precedent, in allowing and paying | elaims agvinst the United States which were ex- amined wod rejected by other administrationa, and pock: ting the spoils, ay not be amiss to take &® cursory review of their career since General Tay lor called them around him as his constitation- al advieers. Im the month of March, a year ago, they en- | fred wpon their dunes of constitutional advisers of the pewly-el-vated L'revident, General Taylor, whore election to the chief magistracy was mere of ap act of gratitode to him personally, on the part of the American pecple, for bis bravery and gallantry daring the wer with Mexico, than it waa a victory to the party t whieh he aominally be- loourd. No sooner were they iastalled in their offces, than they were edmanished of what the peuple expect: d from thew, and of the condemna- hen ond genert deneneiation which would be meted out (o them, ia © we they arglected the re- . ibihties Whi bh they assucied, or used the in- Geence of their offices to the fartherance of their o#n personal views, or for their persaual benefit They knew very well, and ic was impressed upon the at by the orgene of the own party, as well ad by the independent press, thet a great dewl of the responsibility which weually devolves tpou | ie orenpant of the White House, would, | dusting the presidency of General Taylor, reat | npew them, ard that they would be held to a rigid accountwbility for the manner in which they discharged it. ‘They were informed that General Taylor's election was more of an a arotitade than anything else. Ht was impressed uj them, thot when the people of the United Stites, without respect to purty, elected him to the high | office which he now fille, they did not do so wich | the vrdersiending thet he was either a politician | OF a etiternian, bat rather that he was neither ove | nor the other, Luca ploin-epoken, straight-forward, well-inrentior "id soldier, who bad berae him- self weilia the & but who had ao opportanity, and, we might edd, oo inclination to study the istrieacies of politics, Irt wlpne to practise them, | The yeoyle were very well aware that, to a very great extent, the President himeelf and the people would look to the cabinet for the administration of the government, and that Gen. Taylor's pledges and promises to. carry on the government on the good, old-fashioned Washingtonian system, would be by them faithfully observed and carried out to the let- ter. Having been « soldier from his youth, and heaving spent the greater portion of his life in the camp, far distant from the abode of polities, they trusted to his honesty, integrity, and determina- tion, to fulfil the pledges which he rade previous to and after his election, in which it was expected he would be aided and assisted by his cabinet. How fur those reasonable expectations have been fulfilled, let the bistory, and the doings, of the pre- sent cabinet answer. It is no more than proper fo say, that so far from the government of this country, in its foreign as well as its domestic policy, being carried out in the man- ner that was expected, it has been per- verted from its legitimate purposes, and, instead ef being conducted for the benefit of the American people, it has been used and made subservient to the private benefit of the members of the cabinet, in epite of the honesty and good intentions of the President, from their induction into office tilt the present time. Let us see if we are sustained by facts in this allegation. his matter oftruth and history, that no sooner were the cabinet warm in their seats, than they commenced a systematic plan of violating all of General Taylor’s pledges in regard to removals and eppointments. Within six or eight months after taking their places, they made more removals, for opinion’s sake alone, than ever occurred within the same period of time, under any administration, from the foundation of the government up to that time, and that, too, in direct, palpable, open and uablushing violation of the very promises of Gen. Taylor, the glving of which, it cannot be denied, assisted materially in his election. Thou- sands tpon thousands ef removals were made within a few months after their elevation to office, on this ground alone and on no other. Was this doing justice to Gen. Taylor. Was this keeping faith with the old General, or with the great inde- pendent public who mainly contributed to elect him? Let the results of the elections which fol- lowed this wholesale system of removals, answer. ‘What next do we find the cabinet doing—in what other respect do we find them carrying out the pledges and promises made by General Taylor, that he would conduct the government after th: manner of theearlier Presidents? We find them entering into a ridiculous squabble with the French minister at Washington, about a few paltry ban- dles of tobacco, in which they strained every nerve ‘o bring that official into an altercation, and after- wards to use the influence of the goverament to his discomfiture and disgrace, if not to em- broil us with the only republic in Europe. They talked and blustered about the dignity of the government, to such an extent, that, like an over-zealous convert, their real motives could not be concealed, and it was eventually made evident that it wagon their own aggrandizement they were bent, more than on supporting the honor of the government. And the cabinet were forta- nate that this dispute terminated so easily; for, had not France been a republic at the time when it oe curred, we doubt very much if they would have got off as easily as they did in that matter. We next find the finger of the eabinet in the erection of California as a State, as well in that territory itself, as im the first regular message which Genera] Taylor delivered to Congress after his election to the presidency. Can the most sub- servient or interested agent ef the cabinet deny thet the administration plan, as it is called, for the setiement, or rather for the non-settlement of the slavery question, in its connection with the new territories, is not the work of the cabinet? Te do #0, would be as much in vain as it would be to attem)t to wash a blackamoor white, or to stop the cataract of Niagara with a handspike, for the people, of all parties, have long since seen it, te their sorrow and regret. But let us pass on, for we must not expend too much powder on an object so contemptible. We next find the cabinet at Washington passing claims and pwying them, principal and interest, which had been examined, passed upon, and rejected by pre- vious administrations, as utterly worthless and un- founded ; we find one member of the cabinet urg- ing a claim in which he had a large pecuniary intereet; we find another giving a legal opinion that it ought to be paid, principal and interest; we find another payirg it, in contravention of law and pre“ cedent; and we find the whole batch of them mixed up with dividing the spoils in so ruthless and reckless a menner that their own party even—and God knows party feeling goes far enough in these desperate daye—we find that even their own party cennot justify it, and when it comes to trial, are forced to vote against it. In the meantime, however, and no doubt for the purpose of concealing their imbecility and corrup- tion, another war panic is created—there is another attempt made to create a smoke, which it was so thowght could not be penetrated by outsiders—the people—and under cover of which, they might es- cape from the public odium that awaited them. An attempt is accordingly made to have a breeze with Portugai—a war panic, in fact—and another with Spain, on account of the piratical invasion of the island of Cuba by Gen. Lopez, when it is well ‘koown that the cubinet could be cognizant of the sailing of that expedition if they chose, and could have prevented it, if they chose—that is, if they had not countenanced it in an underhand way. But we are tired of the unpleasant duty of tracing the tortuoue windings of the present cabinet, from the time when they got into office until the pre- sent. We might refer to a great many more of their misdeeds, but the truth is, the task is sicken- ing. We could, if we were inclined, dilate upon their successful efloris to keep alive the agitation of the slavery question through personal motives, to their last movements in New Mexico, and toreveral other matters that reflect equal discredit on them. All we wished or intended to do in this article,was to pointa moral,” to show politiciansor statesmen that when they prove themselves unfaithful to the trusts Tepored in them—that when they attempt to ase their offices and their official influence to their own per- sonal purposes and views, inetead of to the good of their country and in good faith towards those | who have confided in them, they will, sooner or Juter, be found out, and that, sooner or later, retri- bdutive punishment will be inflicted on them. As proof of what we assert, let us instance the present cabinet. Long since having lost the confidence of the country and of their party, being condemned in the most public manner poss ble, that ie, by the House of Representatives, as unworthy of the ofliees they fill—as having prosti- tuted their potitions—they are sunk so low that no one will de them reverence, and the hope of all good mens, that their places will be soon vacated, in | the confidence that itis impoesible to select a more iy heewe, courupt, or contemptible cabinet in every point of view than that which ie now in Wash- ington Tim Texas ann Kew Mea ico Divrweury.—We pablieh in snother column the proposed constitution of New Mexico, together with the report of Major Neigboute to the Govemor of Texas, as well ae the preclamatton of the Bupreme Jadge of New- Mexico, all of which relate to the boundary qaestion Texas end New Mexico, and show that nice hetile of fist. Li we are not very mach en, this bousdary question will yet | couse of ¢ ide rat ing the settlement awd everything comm ected with ut, we ate prowokioy the wrath of posterity and of Heaven. Th ne deny that th® administration have in flven in bringing abaet the unfor of thugs Which exists ia Naw Mex de tial eennot cher teets, ae we see then ie to days We e metbirg ep this evlycet om agother Ovraaion. between he iiculiy, end that ia delay- the whole question of mavery het or; bat their vs Ope say be meelves from dey Unton or ie Democnacy.—The last movement towards uviling the two factions or divisions of the demoeraecy will be made te-night, at Tammany Hall, and in all probability it will be successful. Let us have ne more of these quarrels—heal up your diffiewlties, you democrats or lecofocosand see what youcen donext fill. The whigs are ready for a fuix fight, and be you ready wo. A house divided against itself can never stand. What's the use of your quarreling about an abstraction that’s dead and buried long ego? Let the past be forgotten—let the barnburners come in, as they are repentants. We would like to hear John Van Bu- ren spouting in Tammany Hall. Harry up the cakes, and settle your difficulties, ye democrats» or you'll be whipped without mercy next fall. The [talfan Oyera at Castle Garden. The first concert of the Havana troupe at Castle Garden was well attended last night. Signor Salvi ‘was too ill to appear, but the other vocalists did them- selves great credit, Signorina Costini sang delight- fully ,und the sober tones of Signora Vietsi won largely pprobation of the audience. Signor Badiali enoored, in ® romansa by Paeini, The instru- mental part of the concert was also much applauded. To-night, “Norma” will be repeated. The grandeur of this representation ereated quite a furore on Monday night, when about three thousand person: pre- sent; and this evening will be marked, we doubt not, by a similar throng of beauty and fashion. Busmese at ovn (rty Post Orrice.—We are indebted to Mr, Burdett, the Asssistant Postmaster, for the fol lowing table. It shows the number of Jotters advertised in this eity since the commencement of cheap postage. On an average, about one-third are disposed of, but there are enough drop letters, and letters refused, to make up this third, so that about the same number is turned to the dead letter office. The postage on these, at the average of 7 cents, (which is below the mark) amounts to $38,000, which is entirely lost to the de- partment; and there is the added «xpease of fopr cents per letter for advertising, making the total loss to the department $61,000 or thereabouts, This might be avoided by compelling the pre-payment of letters, or by making a difference in the rates between paid and unpaidletters. While writing of post office busi- may mention that o new lease bas been agreed upon for the present building oocapied as the Post office. Extensive alterations and additions will be required; andes Mr. Collamer has thus far evinced every disposition to facilitate the business of his department, he will, no doubt, empower Mr. Brady to make such changes as shall be required. Mr .B. has already made many, all of which have met, as they have deserved, public approbation—for all have been made with a view to public accommodation, “ « “ « “ “ “ “ « “ “« “ “ “ « “ “ “ « “ “ “ “ “« “ “« “ “ “ “ “ « “ . Our Honduras Correspondence. Baiize, (Hox.,) June 13, 1850. The Herald in Honduras—The Mohogany Market—Thy Turtle Fishery—The Cochineal Crop—aMr. Chatfield and the American Consul, ¥e., $c. Your position, as an editor of an A No. 1 newspaper, is well understood in this part of the werld. I can only say, I am astonished to see with what avidity the Herald is sought out, and how attentively it is perused, after the arrival of each vessel from New York. I have frequently heard it called the best paper in the world, by those who are in the habit of receiving the London Times and News, and who are capable and competent to express opinions. I am al- ways favored with @ call for a file of the New Fork Hevald, from the Gevernment House, the Colonial Beo. retary, and the Publie Treasurer's offices; and they are generally kept going, from one te another, until they are entirely worn out; and,as they are ptinted on good stout paper, you can very well Judce Low much they are in use. I have mentioned the above facts, thet you may know how your very valuable paper stands in this place. In business matters, our prospects are very flatter- ing. We have had an excellent trucking season this year, and will be able to get out and to market over ten million thousand feet of mahogany, and from ten to fifteen thousand tons of logwood, with an unusual | quantity of fustic, ebony and rosewood. ‘Then, again, our turtle fishery bids fair to be un- usually productive. The present high prices of shells, ($436.) bas induced @ great number of persons to em- bark in that basiness. Already (although « full month before the uswal time) the hardy fishermen begin to arrive with the turtles and shells, which find arcady cash market here—the same with those who gered in and curing + . The great demand for that has soured ft to rise here rice it in readily bought cockineal indigo are not ieturbances in the a. Hon, Frederick Chatfield is here on his way to temale, As peace lovi ‘ticular derire to bave bi very wisel setiled. He in mu wellan Engliebmen. Fi favor. Then « open- hearted and candid freedom bar won him the will of this community. I find bim very intimate with your Coneul here, they dine together ai Government Hours, much in his ride together, and are ax” thick a# thieves in There facts ioay not meet with approval with you tu did you ree him as wesee him. or your readers id {the correspon- the eo squadron, not yet arrived, but daily ted "7 am ferced to stop as Captain Mitebell is waiting, I shail write you agai: afew days. C.D. Court of General Sessions. Before the Recorder end Aldermen Morgansand Juny Af Black Footyed.—A Ddiack fellow named | Wm Robinson, wan put on trial this morning, charged with robbery in the first degree. Mr. A. B. Bussin; | was the complainant. He swore that on the 16th May he wae going towards his residence on 128th street, nesr the Bighth avenue, at halt past ten o'clock andwben near “ Break Neck Mill,” he was the prisoner, who knocked his down with tore he could recover himerlf, stole bis chain, worth together about $190. A | at night, attacked by $20 for it in Kosten, The joweler and had the negro takem into eus- cerd din finding an the jury returned a ver- tthe prisoner to the State prison tor 15 yearr. ‘har ge af Defravding Emigrants —Two men, named ay Mathews and Porter W. Adams, tere pat on }. charged with obteinmg fourteen dollary trom David Mathews, by false pretences. vit. by giving bi & parrage ticket which it was said would sesure & pr tage for himself, wife and six children from this elty to Cimeipnati For this ticket. Math ave one of the defendants two British: soverely a was to pay him a thicd sovereign on bis arrival at Cineinnett, ie hout tourteew dollars were demands w } boat wit him be war going forward. He d, however to vabmit to thes imporitivn. and re 4 to this city to prosecute the avensed. Owing jance between the indietament nl the proof, nd not guikty Distriet to draw op a wew techuioal diff. e. indietment i culther met with fn th Movements of Tndtvidonh. Com. Btocki ow. N.J., cept. GW Smith, 0.8. A and one hrndrt dand thirteen oubers, arrived yeate.cday and tock roome at the Aster Hones, D. A. Rorrest. 3.1. Gitte, George H. Prebae. Dr. Farquharson, UL 8. N. and fity cight others, anvived y wy and took rooms at the Avwertean Hotel fog and lady. Charleston, § OC; Mra 40; RW Dunlap, taltios: “ Mire. Keeler. do; J. Carpenter 4 Sitewn others ceived yosterday be t heten Hotel crt Mine Gib) Wilton New Onle end soy Nate! W. Whipple. 0. + v elterniay Hee Dr. Far dred ano sixty-two others, arrived yesterday a rooms at the Lying Howe man, and aa | are foreigners, a9 | City InteMigence, Exrtosion iv Oxvan Sraexr—At ape o'clock yes- terday afternoon, the Post Office bell rang an aleim of fire, which turned out to be an explo- mon of percussion eaps at No. 49, oceupied by Dharles King, 88 an umbrella and parasol ware- house. The root was bl off the house, the wall 4 ihrer men severely Hojured, one of them, it is feoreG, fatally. Their namee George Perrin, Jobn Perrin, bis brother, and Frederick Gullen, The former was frightfully @ieSgured; bis face, breast and stomach burned and blackened like charcoal. and his eye right destroyed. Ife wax conveyed to Milhen's druggist store, 183 Broadway, where every atvention was paid to him by the proprietor, and by Mr. Harris, door. ‘Joha Perrin xt vas sleo severely burned tu the face, and it is feared he too may loose ony eye; but it is believed bis injury is not severe. Another brother was withia a yard oF two ot them, and wholly eseaped. being pro- teeted by rome boxes. The German, Frederick Gulien, is evt in the head, face, and hand., but his injarios are not dangerous, It appears that Mr. King, whose busi- ness bas nothing to do with percussion esps, purchased, on speculation. @ mouths ago,* large quantity of them, at the ition of the damaged goods of the French ship Argo, because he found them golog cheap. They were covered with verdigris and he put them on a ret to dry. It appears that they were # out to dry by the heat of the run thy h the reuttle. and some of the workmen having something to do t! either struck one of them, or the heat may hay: boxes were eplit in the room, and the caps were scat- te! shower of hail through the room. T! frovt lows was broken, and had not the windo and scuttle been open, or had the +xplosion tak lace below, there is no telling what might hat nm the juences, w! y men and girls work at the umbrella business. The girls were in the most terrible state of alarm, as were also the occupants of the adjoining houses, which were shaken by the explosion. The police or firemen could get no intelligence for about an hour, ast ownership of the caps; and it was only when the owner arrived, at quarter to 2 o’cloek, it the truth came out. it isexceedingly wrong to bave such combustible matter thus exposed to expl at the Tisk of #0 many lives ; for whether it was by the heat of the sun, or by an accidental strike from some hard substance that they exploded, it was highly improper te ve them accessible to every person workingin the isbment. G: Perrin remarked, when at the ruggist’s, that he did not think, when he was trying one of them, that they would go off, when his brother at onee forbid him to talk on the subject. The infer- enee is, that be strike one of them, and paid dearly for his curiosity. He was sul juently removed to the City Hospital. ‘The caps are quite green with the coat of verdij that covers them, and he naturally con- cluded they would not explode. The wooden box that was blown up contained a number of small paper boxes, made up for retail. Another box, which was not ex- ploded, contained a large quantity of caps, all loose, and there was much spprehension of leaving them in that way, lest any further accident should occur. Oaptain Wiley, of the firet ward, CaptainLeonard, of the second, and several firemen insisted they should remeved. and the owner promised to wet them s0 to prevent further explosion. It became s question of @iscussion whether Mr. King was not liable, under fire laws, for having conecaled in his premises suc quantity of fulminating powder as was contained in to many thousands se copper caps. A large crowd collected about the place, and the greatest ex- eitement prevailed. Five. At 12 o’clock, Monday night, a fre broke out dy Ube iron foundry of J. Maher & Co., Noe. 502 and 604 Wocer street, in the Seventh ward. The bells of the district rang, and also the City Hall; but it was be- lieved to be a in eonrequence of the remains ¥ no Ferry, Brooklyn, breaking 01 ing to the night breeze. Befcre the fire- with vigor. men arrived, the police ot the Seventh ward broke into the building and succeeded in saving the books. The eg Byirard i Seek by has also the sock, the dam ing al ,000. supported goby the @eak 00 Gm insongiony: i Avanas or Fing.—The alarms rang last night forthe fifth and first districts were to collect the firemen, te send them to Philadelphia, toaid in exting og the great fire there. Concress er Trapes.—The Jest evening the © ne y in future et 11 o'clock. A resolution was adopted, that a bill be drawn up for the State Legislatare, to place the earnings of the working man beyond the con- !ngeney of the employer's honesty. ability or caprice. A ong discussion took place, as to whether » vote of thanke should be given to the Common Council tor the ‘use of the room—)aid on the table. Out ef a discussion about the inerrtion of advertisements calling the meetings, a delegate having complained of putti be in one paper, e young man, named Po ourtache, moved that the Tribune be the organ of the Con, and thet s committee oorrect all reports ofthe meetings before being inserted. This to a storm of indignation, end was rejected, when a 5 eo - room for a = report Proceedings, ti im consequence the exciting news from Philadelphia; but we shall publish it to-morrow. Tue New Youx Carrie M. In our advertising columns will be found resolutions pasred by the @rovers of the New York eattle market, ing held u'tew days since in this cit a neluded not to offer for sale any ca nth of the present month, except on T: redays of each week. Th of Trades met the = xT any THE Drovers.— d to keep the h ine proper ir citizens will be spared the noise confasion ores. ving animals through the streets on Sun- day morning. “ breokiya have decided upon taking the neossenry pres ym have upon ne eaution t the future ex ions of * villanous roltpetre,” in the inhabited part of their sity. What Sead Eas eatin davies ae Ga Lt bing and devouring compose beak pita cape in braudy and the best of ehampaigne! Tue Furnor tax Fixer Wano.—The filth of the First ward is ineupportable. Such is the stench of W hitebail street, that ladies almost, if not altogether, faint im parsing to and from the ferries, and people of the strongest Lett round by the Battery toavoid it. A health warden is paid $600 per annum for look- Ing efter the filth ofthe werd. We should like to be inform: d what be does in return for this salary out of the pockets of the people. Mone Fravps vron Emronanrs.—On Priday last, the echooner Hornet, Capt. Wells, arrived in this port from Limerick, with 82 rs. A passenger named Timothy Carthy mode acomplaint at the office of the | See hae cant er that though he } 16s. f peerage and berth, } roduced 4 the schoouer is consigned | to Montgomery, Hrothers. The poor man was informed | that the Commissioners of Emigration eould do no thing for him, Le next proceeded to the office of the Chief of Police, lle was informed nothing could be for him there. A gonth ed to nee bim, went ti ye Mayor’: coon his behalf, and | was there told that bis Honor could do nothi: vie was directed to «lawyer, who case before our courte of law, ship being liable forthe breach of is aleo ® penalty against taking more there is secommodetion for, as 7 It isto be hoped that the law will be Rowneny iw » Horei.—A young man fn the city, was robbed of w silver mateh aad ville fa ve ight, at the Theatre hotel, 60 | are, Monday Broadway. The wateh was made by Arnold, Adams, & Co., of London. bad the ini T. J. ©. soratehed | om & brass ease, in which the wateh was enclosed. ccipest. —On Monday morning a horse and eart ran away eoming in collision with Mr. Duaceae Jer- Vill, Uroke bis leg. He was taken to the City Hospital. Biseowo raom Tne Loxes.—A colored man was on Monday ev at KS o'cloek, in Pine ery low condition, Dieeding from the lunge. * whe one to the City Ho pital by the First ward police. PRESENTATION OP A SILVER PITCHRR—THE BUTLD- ING ASSUCIATION. Vesterday afternoon, at 3 o'clock, some members of the prees and other friends sem! at Alderman Btoveall's, to present Solomon Jessurun with = | pliver piteber, as « tol of thelr esteem Mr. Bangs baving been appointed to make the presentation on the part of the commitioe, some years ago the incrvaning requiremente ef thes J press s « ress called rtant. the ‘ee Tun was the of adyettivem: was the importance of ad. that they could net ot workmanship ia the by Adams, 33 White | Mr. Jeesurun then briefly replied. He seknow. | ledged bis obligations to the press. An experience of fourieen years m connection with It war aot time lost. | Me bad made many kind friends, aod had found that friendebip la mere than aneme ie hoped he would never cease to appreciate the.e kindness, Ketreshments 4 some toarte were Grank, ove of tion,’ propose | Jeveoran wan | Mr Jeseuren ©. | Asroelation | 5 pature of the Buliding high lent money to paid sell ont ie toterwat. ring tho payment of out instituvioe aad. pai eu beoribed, croare of the vaive of | iulirst peenrity, for the eaptiad wns all lavested eat Aiur some other toasts were disposed of, the party | reparnted, al! being much gratified with the proosed ings. New Yorn, July 10. 1860 | Dean Sim=-In your paper of the wh have te | ported # trial of Engine Gowpany 24. ws ate. | went that Engine Company 24 was expected, but did | net come sir Lehoulu hike \o state a few faets | iw relation te the mbore Lu the iret | oot On the th ef dor acd wy tried te knew what che was that evening ; | Brov kiyn we gave her snch a reguler shaking wp thet she b ; don Monony, thers note from being on hand aecording to At the enme in the city that we shalt & irtendiy manner. The repot ‘wae hmvived hy t He the expeetty “eial bevwren the tee cugines. TERRIBLE FIRE IN PIILADELPULA, | Zhe Destruction of Four Hundred Buildings. woe TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. ie THIRTY PERSONS KILLED. LOES OF PROPERTY, $1,009,000. Telegraphic Despatches sent for Kew York Eugines and Firemen to hasten te Philadelphia by Special Trai. There has been # terrible conflagration raging in Philadelphia, which almost equals, in its devaste- tion, the great fire in this efty in 1845. It broke out yesterday afternoon, and spread with fearful rapid- ity, urged on by the explosion of @ large quantity of gunpowder and saltpetre. It will be recollected that the great fire in this city, in 1845,was magnified and inereased by the explosion of saltpetre in New street. Annexed are our telegraphic despatches, received over Bain’s Electro-Chemieal line :— THE TELEGRAPHIC PARTICULARS OF THE FIRB. Puiaverenta, July 0—P. M. A fire broke out ina five story warehouse adjoining Ridgway & Budd’s, on the wharf below Vine street. The entire building through to Weter street was con- sumed, ag also Mesers. Ridgway and Budd's warehouse, and a number of store houses and dwellings on the west side of Water street, were also eriously damaged. ‘A large quantity of gunpowder and saltpetre, stored in a cellar, exploded, and Afteem te twenty persons were blown into the river, end seme ten or twelve seriously ‘Loss thus tar is estimatd at $100,000. The Morse telegraph wires are burnt down for about the length of a block of buildings. Puapatrni, July 9—8) P. M. The fire is raging terrifically. At least one mile square isin flames. It is estimated that from 160 te 200 houses are aircady burned, and several lives lost, Morse’s telegraph line is down. All between Race and Vine streets, and from the Delaware in the direo- tion of Fourth street, is on fire. Pamapscrmia, July 9113s P.M. The fire broke out in the store No. 78 North Dele, ware avenue, at half pest 4 0’cloek. The building was occupied for storage purposes, and when discovered bad already made considerable headway,with the flames spreading in every direction; but a short time before that large building, through to Water street, was enveloped lames. The one adjoining, north, No. 80, was on fire as well as the oneSouth, No. 76. Before the devouring element had reached the ground floor of the building in which the fire origina- ted, two terrific explosions of saltpetre rent the walls asunder, throwing the flakes of the combustible matter im all directions, by which the fire was communicated toa large sumber of houses, which will be detailed hereafter, Delaware avenue was filled with a mass of humen beings, amongst whom were several hundred of our valiant and noble firemen, ‘The first explosion did not seem to eause much ex- citement or fear with the people present; nor did the second—except some slight fears of safety, when they moved to the eastern edge of the wharves. The third explosion was fatel in many cases, and proved the death of a number ef men, women, and children. On Delaware avenue and Water street the scene pre- sented was frightful, indeed—eppalling in the extreme ich aswe eannct and will not attempts de- scription of. On the eastern front of the above stores, when the third and last explosion of the saltpetre oecurred, the rush for life was terrife. Men and boys, firemen aud bystanders, rushed away from the. eonfiagration, and as they endeavored to get beyond the reach of danger, hundreds of them rolled over each other, while running and jumping the large collection of cotton and other goods on the wharves, Several were knoeked down as if dead, and hundreds ran over them, causing legs and arms to be broken, end injuries inflicted of = very serious charao- ter. In the fright some were thrown in the Delaware, while « Jarge number jumped voluntasily in, toshield themselves from the brieks and cinders thrown from the burning stores, The fire then extended through Frent street, near Race, to above Oallowhill; then through Vine to Be. cond; through John, Newmarket, and Second; from New street up to Oallowhill street, levelling ot least 400 houses, As far as we have been able te learn, we give the following list ef the killed and wounded :— David Milford, s member of the Northern Liberty Hose, was killed in Water street, at the time of the third explosion. Mortimer Morris, a fireman. A young girl Three men and two boys were drowned in the Dela ‘ware, at the time of the third explesion, in attempting to jump om board a schooner. arcus Marcus, @ young wan aged sixteen, was car. tied to the hospital, awfully burned, and he died al- mort as soon as he entered that institution. A fireman was burned to « erisp, in Water street. David May, ® young man aged nineteen, was in- tantly Killed by being struck on the bead with » brick. Wm. L. Backman hed both his legs broken. ‘Thos. Bter member of the Vigilant Engine Co. was very seriously injured by being crushed between the engine and falling brieks, st the explosion. A long list of cases taken tothe hospital, of frac- tured arms and other injuries, many of which will prove fatal, At my present writing, 11 o'clock, the fire encom- passes two squares round, extending from Race street to Callowhill, and from the river to Becond street. Certainly not less than 250 houses are destroyed. On Water street, trom Race to Vine, are old fashioned Awellings, occupied generally by poor people, 20 to 30 families in some of the houses—their sufferings can be imegined. It is reported, that in one of the houses a woman was found dead, and by her side her infant alive; and an- other women and five children were found burned to death. Thie I believe to be true. The loss is roughly estimated at upwards of $1,000 000, and the flames are rtill raging with unabated fury.— God preserve the poor wemen and children ! Hacr-raet rwo o'cvece. The fire is now got ander within bounds, In addi- | tien to the killedaiready mentioned, the bodies of ove feat gape bs eres gre agerae | Altogether, filteen are known to be killed; the loss of life may, I think, be safely vet down et thirty, it is impossible to get any further particnlare to. night. Responded to by Our Firemen. Last evening, the follow ing telegraphic despatch received by Mr. Tf. J. Roger perintendent of Bain’s Lane of Telegraph in Wall street — | Bain's Tereorarn Orrien, Pr duly 9-80 “WIN you eall om the proper auth them to fend om to our city all the able men aw epparatme that cam be spared, the efty ath im flamer great rapranty. This dew worthy firemen. Lhe progrens of the flames @ith the | weelly If the tre eprewd, our lime wiih avd Morse’s lines are now Tell Mali, ove of vot the Mayor here aicest- ware of the eity in flames”? pnts Ten tonartt Orrce, « - come, and desirvs that hie mmo be thgmed to the oe po bud baat the firemen be seut om by epeerd trata” | Mr Rogers. on reeriving this despateh, bore it to the City Hall, #bere, fortunately, the Fire Committee of the Com Jounedd were sicting. T « laid by the Committee before Mayor Woodho) the Chief Engineer, who eummoned the Assistant Engineers, an City dial beil rung for en alarm of fre for the Fifth and First Distriotsin surcestion Despatches were ent by Capt. Wooley, of the New Jereey Perry, to Mr. Jackson, Vieo President of the railroad company, for extra care from Newark, and in three q ere ofan hour our firemen were all ready to go, and every arrang: t completed for their speedy conveyance by epreial train, The follow. ing companies wepe selected a4 volunteers: — Kngines, Noe 2,5, 4, and 6; Mose, Mos. 8, 4,0r 96, Hock and Ledder, Noe. 3 apd & Khe above eight companies, Kk 6) We with the Cy Bawk of Montreni, with the volunteers who accompanied them, pr viy aumbered sbout 400 persons. They wer: to be under the dircetion of Assistant Engincer Meginnis, Meantinve. the following despatch was addressed to” the Mcyor of Philadelphia, in reply to bis eommuni- eahon:— TO THE MAYOR OF PHITLADELrutia. New Yous, July o~$3¢ P.M. New York responds to the enll of Phitedeiphia, an will send all the force that can be spared. GEO. H. FRANKLIN, Cb’a., Fire Oom. The following despatch was received in reply; + Esq i Tem much obliged for your promptitude, The fire har been checked oud your firemen will not be re- quired JOEL JONES, Mayor of PI Tn consequence of the receipt of this dispateh, the order to the above mentioned fire companies was countermanded. as they were just ready to depart. Tuey had all their uniforms on, and seemed delighted to be called on to assist the City of Brotherly Love in the hour of need. Hac their services been ultimately required, there can be no doubt that these brave fel- lows would bave signalized themselves by deeds of daring and beroiem, and fully sustained the world-wide reputation of New York firemen. We learn that despatches were also sent to. Baltimore,. for the firemen cf that city. Further Particulars of the Late Storm, (From the Utiea (N. ¥.) Gazette, July 8.) The severe storm or storms that over city on Fricay night, acquired terrible power on the to tee tonnes productive of the most: ‘be train thet left this eity at 1) accident: serious results, o'clock om that night, met with sbout four miles east of St. Johnsvi Wining of a culvert bythe » which it was thrown. The engine tender fell through; the baggag. stood on end ; the first passenger car did Hkewise, ee Some und lust passenger car fell om top of the: whole, In the first passenger car an Irishman was killed. His name was uot known, and he was buried on Batar- dey et Fort Pinin, A woman and child are pupposed ie, be drowned.” Benjaiain Mason, of this aggugeman, was serisusly injured on the ail parte of his body. was thrown under eux they pitched inte the creek, and lay there jour hours, bis head just out of water. To Evano. the telegraph repairer, ge eredit for his arduous etloris to rescue him. J. Relyes, is injured about the head; the Btauchell, or sume other such name, nearly lost one. % Fag Mi apex Rag el us ad jor Priest, ttle Felis, snd Mr. Bullioms; ness , Tepaired to the spot, and by dint of the most. indefatigable labor, succeeded in throwing » -over the culvert by one o'clock om Saturday. conductor, Mr, ci Sameer twenty feet trom q ears into the water eecaped unbart. Eee = isa wreck. The pasecugers on Satu day’s3, 7 and 106 o'clock trains, a well as on the expresstrain of 4 P. M. of that day. were ferried over the lower breach went on to Albany, The trains sto] ped at St. J ville. The crops are destroyed for 1 miles im the re- gion of Bt. Jobnsville. Masees of earth have sliddea trom tbe hills into the road, to sach am extent in some places, that it wil) requi: 4 to remove them, Mill dams sy niver ally swe; bar. geuge and mails, was not hurt. The earth, @epib of twenty feet, bad given way in four or five places this ride of the — leaving the rails and the tothe ~ tes 10 which they are attac! ‘The canal bas given way in five Jackson avd Fort Plain. Some of the breaks are bud. ‘Lhe packst team towing the beat of thews was drowned. The driver escaped. places between Port. ‘4 mote severe storm bas been rarely, if ever, wit- Reteedin the Mohaw: ey; 20 a : Poe AP of Life hus before occurrea on the The dame, the road is computed at . 4 women's bouy has beem recovered. Among the eco Ubat are not clei is @ memorandum, which is BUPpored Lo belung to son Ire Syraeuse, a@ it bears date at tbat plac ‘ioale is A rein from the break arrived pgp nny Ober with emigrants at 4; this passed over = bento one succeeded in ma- gs temporary track on Sundsy ghene, about out o’eluck. BB. Mason is doing well; two of his ribs are Lichen, bis tamily are with him; al] the the wounded are as welles could be e: art Of the muilr aud baggage have not been as yet found. At Humilton the storm was o tornado; Were bivwn off, trees uprooted, and windows with bail. At Morrisville and Madison it was The rovtberp part of Herkimer county was the sume storm: the streams rose suddenly cattle were kul d by lightning in the felds, es curried off. Mr. Hugh Crocker, of this eit; bead of cattic hilied by lightning ia the town of Gries, du tbie county. '¢ learn from the Chenango Valiey, that lands ere overfiown mill dams swept away,’ o & We learn by the train from the East last night at 12 luck. thatthe water inthe Mohawk, Kast, Jen, James MoKinvey, of this train thet left Albany on Friday e down the ervek about ateen rods, in gs tting bold of & tree and reac! Veral otbers were washed farther of whom one tree and It is not Known whether ‘were lost. Superinte: train. lie reports all leave ws urual. Le thin! bieett A Hin BR fF WH i [ue i i af i fi zi ff 2 2f 2 E § Correspondenee. T a) ‘onowro, June 29, 1060: Interesting from One of the most important measures of the session. wee brought up let Daweiy, the Keprere: taine \utreduced it, wh: here agntnet the motion. By provisions in the U it in proviord tbat the representation eant iu any way, without two-thirds of the conse uf 54 members) concurring; pight tequized, therefore, Ove cadieeen) 10 give Loem thet majority, Two amen i ‘ite i BEET i i iti moved, Gret, that it be read that day six Louse bemg of opinion that the rey be bared ob increase of F t provided that be bers d upon population, This was. 68 to 10. representation | sleo negatived— Our pretent ayatem of representation is Lower Canade ret mere then suv ere are perbupr having 4.00 voters, who do mot retura but One member v coumy vt Middierex, with 20,000 4) has no | more influetce in the Louse than the towns of Cora- weil or Londeu, waseh do not consist of more tham OU voters each The bill of Mr. Latontaine was simply to iperense (he number of representatives from 84 to 160. giving Upper aud Lower Caunda an equal number, ce Sh, peysent Several members voted agains$ this carried —46 voting for, 28 ‘ew York, to proteet the propert: oe trom judgment ereditors, aud ‘This is another evidence of the inclination of out Pr ple mud represemtatives to the jaws and institatioy ofthe U States [fit be a eehoot bill we waat, y “as thrown out by a consisted prinerpally of ittee has been appointed to rica, es im the administration of mm reduced by the Hon, Mr. Cameron, to alter wot the law im aetion of dower, ia Upper the pre Connon. wor read lant evening ® second time, Also, = bud to 1b sebateed otyrctions in suits at common - las. ng the + ound thine. y. clerk of the legislative cownell, hae beet suspenerd, in cOnmequence of a defaleation of A cvmmit- & eppotuted ty investigate into the sherge Upht mpasnat nim by the bank, and they have “ ” Tevolution eal mf rement soc bie immu diet dismigel, be warliest period of Ow ys considered to be n of Wetabiliiy, upto the preseat unforca * riated in the House, « © that the government bad every reason to t the Reerprocity bill woold be passed by Masieal Society performed here last highly reepectabie audience, Court of Speetal Sessions, Reourder aud Aldermen Bard and Britton, Bowk At the opening of the large number of prisoners evening before Before the Su 5 ng to Mr, J. property had bee tea from t offices of the New Fork sferaid, w un times, ol tom book desler in Aun street, from Re peta yh 4 Saw reowvered The prisoner pleaded guilty, and the court pienerd him toimprisoament ia the peaiien tary for the term of three montbe. — _