The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1850, Page 1

SHIPP! OTICE.—PASSENGEHS PeR 3PEaMsiiP ATLA UC, for Liverpool, will please he en homed. ar the fh eet, thie day (Saturday), Zl daly, OTICE TO SHIPPERS TO NEW OXLFANS —THE Mail Steamship OLTO is now ready to reve! freight Tor New Orleans, at the pier four of Warren iver. Freight taken up to [2 o'clock M., on Sai Instant. ‘the NTIC, Cay West. akuTiv, Paciric. Capit N ye 10 DKIATIC, On baving of exere joborthe secured antil paid fer, A. surgeon will be attached t ach whip. or froiebt «y Oovoder 1d, 2 Oerober 12; EDW'D. K. COLLINS, 56 Wall sures, orto BROWN, SHIPLEY ® CO., Li verprol Be Past eat ie N. a dnty sf, 1850. Atlantic will leave ork. Suiyar iby oe ee rw Eavelpeet. - < « New ork. . « & Liverp ol ” be, yw York 4 “ & Liverpool Seprow 5 ae Seprombur 23, Atlantic 4 efor Cuagres, toushing. at Por! Reval to Pasvengers aud the walle, on Tuutalay August Saleak HC teow wer doen Pron Sk “Por yc OW De som & Fe CALIFURNIA Via CHSURED.—UN SATURDAY, July 27, at 3 0'o) . M., the United Mail Stator x GhipOHTO, trom hor pier tout of Warren street, N.M., with t FTTH’ mails for the Werk Indies ard California. The 0 for this voyage of the Ohiv are now open. anv om tive United Seater ener Warren Orleans, and Say Petrcared on application at she ntton ate teamel | ‘ent 1, th Charleston, wavsunah. Iinvann, Now Fingroe, and three, to San Francisco. RATER OF QASSAGE. onaiaint tea © FOOT. ornge. $25 $0 $10 ©. Charleston ~ >» 8 @ non o. 8 8B Lee of ‘paveage from Panama to Sap Prancisco—state ‘Zoom. j Steerare: $140, ~ passengers by che Obie will go om from Havane ws ares by tho Pesar riers ater fem dereh gl or peeance i a ee Mw. ‘0. WoneR a ITT Weer on 5 ir Warren. MROUGH LINE PUR San FRANCISCO, Via CiA- Free, direct.—ohe spendid sreamhip CHEKOS ER, Henry Windle, Co will leave her dock. rier No. # «for reat, 01 gece. "Paty mall pace yevious, For passage to gh r] P lowtaNnD * ‘St and 5S & steamehip Philadelphia, Robert B. P ‘mander, will nucceed the Cherokee, and sail Avgoat 7th. at three o'clock, Poesy FRANCISCO VIA CHAGRES, ON THURS ei leudid sieacship CRESCENT i for Sangre from Pior 25; Chatled eoddare. Geen yk Pe or, ell Lea ook P Man e anply to TOWED eon 26 teases, d the CRESCENT CI 13h of August, nished A PaNAMa —THE 3UBSTAN- ZACHARY TAYLOR, Redert a. 5 Pict master, © ronte to Califermia, iy expec! ama about the I5ehof August. She has saps- val at Can T & Co., (one of rieap Coaswl e Jo nly to JOSE ORE, Fi hi Ww OR CALIFORNIA VIL tial steams Coa will “the firm, A. from Peuama to San Francises. ap) RTIN, No, 37 Sont® stre: (Agent for Corwine, Brother & (TROUGH LINE FOR $4N PRANCISCO—CALIFOR- Panawe. steam and saili i ri and ‘ime through by this itue ls abou dares ice vs passage to San isg0. ombin dit Fie asistne a4 — July a 4 one ous in dobarking or embarking te pas Pp ‘Passage or other aooly oe AND WhiORT. 180 Cedar street corner of Washington at. 24 Root RDUS ALIPORNIA THROUGH TIC and 13th Aq cust, for sale ar the Ci Office and Outht Depot, 179 Broadway. mation circus dars given away. Every body ia i vited to send fo AWN rF Capture of the Privatcer Gene Armstrong. ‘To THE Forron ov rite Henacor— Tt is said * that one story is good until another is “told; and “hear both sides,” is always advisable be- fore Judgment. However trite there enyings may be. L have every 1: son to believe. from your uniform lndependenve aad sire to do justice to all partir coming under your cogui- nee, that you will not hesitate to «ubserihe to them re your je Pers. touching the claim for the illegal capture. plan- dering. and burning of the “Brig Genera! Armetrong ” (abich versel I had the honor to command). by a Brit- ish fleet inthe newtral port of Fayal perm't me to State coine of the tacts as they resily and truly oceur- red in that conflict, being still fresh and vivid in my Feevlleetion . Alter le: New York. I anchored in the port of in ‘Payal. fe a) 1814. about noon | immediately called on Mr. Dabney cur Coneul. with wLom [ dined At6P M.f went on board wy rosse mpanied »: ing then about 6PM Carnation. of twenty guns, snddtenly roandi Northeast head of the port, within gunshot when sho Grst seerares. @ Varnation was duly loformed of our charac. AS “ter by the pilot, and the appearance of our tleg then fying nt our peak, sho very oneeremeoiourty malt hauled in clove alongeide of us, withio hatling div T thought this was being rather sociable tor an immediately demended of the Consul if they would regard the neutrality of the he assured me that I aved uneasiness, as they would never trouble w while at anchor. At the sam ent, the Plantagenet 74 and Rota frigate, hove in right, and an active loterovuree signals, continued some time betwen the Caras m and the Commodore's ship P ‘The resait war, that the Carnation proceeded to her boat«—derepatehed one to the Com- peared otherwise to be making britliant moon, clear why. aod a ‘unusual exertions ooth sea, enabled us to obserre their movements waning of With great minuteness The the boats were very distinetly men were observed aluft. on y ‘tion, preparing the satle for wetti moment'+ warning. So near were the tw the words of command on board the Carnation frequently beard by those on bosrd the General arm. strong. The object of these manceavres op the part of the enemy, were now bat too clearly and distinetiy ‘enderstood, and could not poxsibly be mistaken by any perron baving the slightest knowledge of naval or mautical » fal t was evident, trom th-se operations, had got the most di-tant idea of pay- < ‘arm the boats in order attackas early as posible while there #: fenrfol that. shoald a fresh breese ; gbt make our escape during the night. jpg there cireumetanens to the notion of ont Consul he seemed to have his doubts Ctold him we were about to bave trouble. and that very soon; wherenpon he and bis friends immediately atter took Jeare and wept on shore It wae now between Tavd 8 P.M. and as we had every reason to expr ek from the enemy's ‘Don's momently. we concluded to clear ship for action od in Fhor to ew he Caruation sa@ us eaile, out her enable. and " at the same time derpatching four boats in pursuit of a ‘When we raw the boats approaching. as we had ex- or, got ® «pring on the eable, Our larhoard quarter. the tafrel at the same with the trumpet in my band, I bailed her repeatedly as che approached, but they would not deign to answer, Aw we pasted close under the «tern. [ pixinty «aw that she waa not only well manned. bot alee well armed. Whi n nenily alongside. I ordered them to keep off of I should fire into them. bat they dieregarded my ‘threats, One of the railore, in a surly tone oried wut. © What'st ond. whento t of bowding. the order to fire was @ h at the rate instant, und the fire from b timnltancens In the skirmish with this boat. they kilied one ot ded imy frst ti severely this wae the howt ewid t redjt hat after Killing and wounding two of my crew. After Filencl c thie boat. the orher three hoate were jot olling Up on ovr theerd cite Lb belied thea sie, to thete shim til the midofgh ? shout forty minutes when they were ew 40, ith @ hoe ot two or one bueares mre For terther perti@ulars, i refer you to ns ‘#0. RalD. | be modified +0 ae to include the rights ot the United GRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, THIKRTY-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. Senate. [sy Morse’s maGneric TELEGRAPH ) Wasnincrom, July 26, 1850, PRIMA PAY TO SAILONS, | Mr. Hace presented a peticion of the eailors who served In the Gulf or on the Pacific, during the war with Mexico, asking for three months’ extra pay and bounty lands, Referred ts the Navy Committee, Mr Davrow desired. in this connection, to call the attention of the committee to the propriety of some indieation, by Congress, of its appreciation of the gallant services rendered by the naval officers on land | during the Mexican war, Commodsre Stockton, it would be remembered, performed Innd services, and in connection with General Kearney, fought an important battle, There were many others of tose naval officers who had rendered most im- portant eervicesunder the ciroumstances.and although military officers bad been breveted, and received svords and medals, the officers of the navy had re ceived no notice of their services Te hoped the com mittee would consider the propriety of some measure giving these gallant men some token of the approba- tion of Congress. t je MISCRLLANKOUS On motion of Mr. Mancum. Mr King was oxcused from farther service on the Committer of Forsiga Rela- tions and Mesers ater. Phelps. and Douglass, were appointed to AN aneirs in said committee. A communication was received from the Secretary of the Navy. in answer to @ resolution of the Senate. in which he states that «ll correspondence, relative to the Rana Island expedition, was sent in by the late Presi- Jen After the consideration of the morning business— THE ComPnom Lake wns sgain taken up. The question pending being upen Mr. Rurk’s motion to amend Mr Bradbary’ aniendment xo as to provide, that in the action of the commissioners to settle boundary of Texas Texas shall be entitled to all ¢ rights of territory east of the Rio Grande whieh she porsessed at the treaty of Guadaloupe Hidalgo, or at apy time since its ratification. Mr Davrow opposed the amendment. The Senator from Texas was unwilling to rixk the rights of his it ging to the n Divine authority ? i | with having des: exer made the motion to expel the Senator tre York. be wonld mow trom New Heaps bi rejected. Yeas 1, nays the Houve war not now prepared to act on the bil Tacteriged the sckeme proposed as a monstrou ni he weked if there was any one the Senate who denied the existence of a Supreme Mr Veavd enid the Senator bad arcned upon Mt. of faote altogether than the true one. He thing neainet the Divine authority on the ry. he bad more reverence and respect than the iter from New Hampshire forthe Being whose name Hai been so often desecrated on this Moor by the Sena ‘or from New Hum pshire Mr Hark called Mr Pratt to order for cherging him uted the name of the Almighty. Pratt diravowed haviog used such an expres. r jon The Crain seid be did not understand the expression | Ofthe Sevaror trom Maryland, as Mr tale did. Mr Peary to concluding bis remarks said, if he " cheerfully includ» the Senator also bate. Mr. Alter fui her ward's amendment was The Senate thee adjourned. House of Kepresentaitves, BY BAIN’S ELECTRO-CHEMIVAL TRLEGRAPH. Wasminaros, Jaly 26, 1850, PUBLIC EXPYNDITUKES IN THe DISTRICT. Mr. Haknis, of IMinois, offered a resolution which was adopted, calling om Ube Secretary of the Treasary to furnish the Youre with all the amounts expended by the government for public buildings, grounds, statuary, streets, bridges. cunul, aud miscellaneous ob- ets, in this District, siver the commencement ot the session. BOUNTY Laps, The bill reported yesterday, to give every man or oman, head of a family, a quarter section of laud free of cost, waa taken up. Mr. Brows, of Micsissippl, briefly explained an amendment which he intended to offer, not giving absolute title to the len the pre-emption laws nowin forvo, to extead to all the territory of the United States to be . but continuing in force His design was secure the land as bomes in perpetuity, to make . encourage industry, aud add to the aggre. wealth of the country Mr. Scanton, of Tennessee, said it was srdens a war referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union, Mr Morse moved to reconsider the vote He cha- State upon the treaty, or to ndopt a phraseology which | of corruption, for the perpose of mak shall secure them their rights as they now are, after pak Se Bomranen’ ane eavis the ratification of the treaty of Hidalgo President | land wili do for a tittle while, as 1: Polk issued certain orders recognizing. by inference, | When these become exhausted, people will the juriasietion of Texas in New Mexico. The object | run their hands into the treasury. und take, fastend of now of Mr Rusk in inserting the clause relating to richts of Texas eince the treaty, was simply to ae- cure to her inferential rights under those ordura of Mr Polk She was not willing to abide by the treaty, Mr. Paty eaid the amendment only proposed. that if Texna bad neqnired any legal rights since the treaty, | € she bad retained them during the action ot the com- | gi mission Mr Rusk. in the cource of some few remarks, referred to Texns ax the weakor party, and as requiring of the United States a bond to kepp the peace towards her during the pendeney of the commission, Mr. Hare expressed his surprise at the advonncy of this amendment by gentlomen who. a few days since, voted dewn an amendment offered ‘ovided that the rights aot only of Texas, betot the United States al hould remain in abey- oo until the commission should have completed its shor. Mr Dayton suggested that if the amendment could as to Ne States. it would be unobjectionable. The Senator from Texas had iterated and reiterated that the title of Texas was indisputable, and that the United States were waking ap assault upon Texas the weaker party, Theee assertions proved nothing. On the contrary, they amounted to an entire begging of the question. | tal Who was now in possession of Sante Fe? The United | Mr. Brown, (dem.) Miss., requested Mr. Morse to States, # now about to march her troops 800 | #1 2 bis remarks till be could ask a word of explu- miles actons the desert, to entoreo her jurisdiction | nation, where she had never hitherto extended it, and never | Mr Mons did s0. attempted to extend it. until recently. And yet the Benutor accused the United States of aseailing Texas, He agreed with Mr Rusk that the proposed com: sion war a simple armistice. and te felt fully as tain thet when the armistice should be at an eu: partion being refreshed, would come up here pew the contest with as much eprrit as ever, evly a delny and the friends of the mn cor. both adopting ft. sbandoned even their profension of sett everybody, except the brave-hearted hts the question which had been deemed of #0 much im- | the battles of the country, ‘This class ie denounced portance. by the gentle #8 low bred vagabends. and ay un- Mr Resx briefly replied, saying that Texas was in ae gond condition as the ever would be in the conte thy ‘The United Stater during the armistion, might re- e to hear the tleman uring such lenguage ceive additions to her strength. te only desired to | in bis district, before the squatters there on che place the matterin such a position that the claim of wilic lands The gentleman, betore bis constituents, ‘exe should preserve to itself ite relative strength Mr Srwanneald that although this wasan armiation, it wasto be understood that the commissioner to be ap- he | pointed under it would make, not a corrupt. but a | og. ‘The gentle man may ben dem: true fair ond just nward = Aaruming that to be the | go but bere bis Innguege is different. er of the commiseton. what was to be the effect | (hrown) for sbivid'ng the prepos damendment ? [t wae to leave anim, . In some way, acqn! ght quent to the treaty of Hidalgo. be the duty of the commission to inquire What those interred rights were; and if they fulled to ascertain any euch rights any where elas, they must. perl arrive at the conclusion that they ate those claime: by Teven Por himerlf, he must sa: believed that po action ince the ratification of the treaty comld at- fect the rights of either party in the least degree; but | if Texas had acquired any right by sny ection of her | own New Mexico. by her action had also acquired | pl ‘d som Tt would Gi righ’s: and it Texas bad acquired anyright« at El Paso | ta! by boi nelection th: heo Mexico had also required rights there by heraction ii Ning «conver tien. He bad fair commission, | and was opposed contained but fi vot-contain. The peopl of the United States would submit to any disposition of the Texas question which Congress might Texne was theouly party who refused submission The roretaee for the sottler tof the boundary diepnte, not for what it | | mi an 160 sores. that many dollars. tion of the coustitution aud lnws. reducing and graduating the price of Iudy, to enable worthy men to obtain homes a situation toepable him to discuss the public laad fystem, todore. He weuld show how this bill, ine wtend of encouraging Fourieri«m, will go to put it The best mode of raising revenue was to have th for enitable gov Mr, Fownsn rose to speak. Mr. Monse did pot yield the floor. Tfhe could «t gle the iniquitous monster now. he would do wo. me ei worthy of his protection bard hearted oppressors tbata teasen why we should wot e adorn it. She will teach her iw rt inne (he My ter: Mr. Stanton. (dem ) of Tenness time, moved to lay th Mech confurion prevailed amid which (a Tt was @ hombagging, opetrous sehe »f corruption, and an open vivla- ite was in favor ot fle repeated that the heme wastotake money out of the treasury, and ve itto men. without auy consideration whatever, to take away the proper incentives give the lands to low bred vagabonds. to he purifeue, aud force them to take land, ey Will or not He gave way to (dem ) of Alabama. who said that the would bet. could scufle for votes as well euy other. A good governinent was the only way get votes. He proposed, if the bill could be put into iD. beenuse it will enlarge the number of frechol: b- * tilled, that the products might be exchanged ode. @ the hope that the bill would be laid T. Kxown understood the gentleman to aseail this Te ae Unconstitutional He we man whether this government did hundred thousand acres of her were unconstitutio: © sovereign States, and pamper he lordly mere lord! He (Brown) was a friend to 4 gentleman. and to the toilime inillions. aud he olds more humble language (han be dors here uld not tell them. © you are a loafing. low bred eet talk to them la differ ve to the dropkard * wife. be you want to make good ¢ onde. proteet, apd not denounce them as despt d. He thanked the gentleman from Lunts joree). wot for his rpeech, but tor bis cour- ip yielding the if. Monee claimed the floor, motion ty reconsider on tl ble who reported the biil as corrupting and Execution of Pcarse™ for the Wurder of White and Twe Children, Booroy, Jaly 24, 1850, About one hundred persons witnessed the exeention ' of Pearson, this morning.A large crowd was collected abont the jeil, some of whom clambewed on the roof of the adjoining house, and disturbed (Qe last fuveral | exercises by their demonixent #houte, Two well dressed young ladies, before the prisoner | left his cell, entered the jail yard. ascend vd the gal- lows, and inepeeted, with looky of curiosity, the imple- ments of execution Several other females were admitted to the jail yard, to witners the exeention, While upon the scaffold, Pearson rewd his Bible with great opparent devotion, and when the cap was drawn over his face be appeared to be engaged tm prayer, Ho ascended the steps of the gallows with firmnnss, and, as he walked upon the drop, gave a last lock at the sun end the scene around him. Hé was hung at half-paet ten o'clock, and made a full confession of his guilt. Me died almost without a strugele. ‘The following is the speech urade by Pearson on the gallows :— “LT ehonld like to ray a few words Be prepared to div, my friends—reek salvation, This is the happieat death of any. if only prepured to die, T hope and crust in God, and that I am going to be with Him in Heaven. I recommend you all to the Holy Word of God, and pray that we may all meet in fleaven,” The following is his own confession:— “I with to unbarden my soul, and free my con: science of whatever I ought, with all my heart, and under the eye of my Maker, who will judge me soon. I deelate as follows :—Truly. of the death of my wife, Mai Pearson, and of my two twin children, Sarah and Lydia, I confess that I myrelf alone took their lives, on the morning of the ith April. 1849. between the hours of two and four o'clock. This is the time, as nouriy as T can recol- additional Particulars of the Storm, (From the Albany St winter, July 22) The bravy rains on Thursday and Weiday bave pros dverd the mort extensive and disastrous food, in the Hod-on wod ite tributaries, ever know: of the and the water has been migher in the streets of Albany than tt has been at apy time for several years past The river continued rising ail Frodny nd Saturday, end tt was not until yesterday morning thet it commenerd aub-tding very slowly and wiacuntly indeed = The water ce “up the pier and it was nearly upto the second story of the ators ou it Quay street was submerged to the depiho) more then three feet, and the water extended to the curb sioner on the western side of Brondway, opposite to the steembont the inter aediate pace ing from the river to Recadrrag ware rubmerged ws far ae Dewn street, and some of than beyond Access to the bridges leading to the pier way ent off except hy <cows wud boals, and ad tbe bridge #t the toot of Hauiltom street. « reguiar ferry Was established a ratt being strerebed from the Bridge w near Bromdway, by which a bow? was hauled % and tro, which did w brick businenr, seeengers to wad from the varius stemb The fleets of Phix great flood murt bi artvous. The merchants had no expecta Wailer reaching the top of the pier. aud coureqaentiy no preparations Lad deem maue for such an event About midni, Friday however they were aroused 4b thei? residences and informed of the yreat rise. the water Being then neorly tothe pier, and imme. diately évery exertion was made te remove merchem dine Ke , 0 places of security, which were in most cams ruccerstul, althougl a small quantity of four was par~ tially wetted. All the cellars on Browdway. streets east of it. were flooded: and this i . aT tt mee oolaan atte Bell for the arnembling of the Legisdatannnt &7 Gey. Whereas, in the opinion of the Pxeedtive, an & sion” bas transpired since the adjourgment of the tee giriatore. neh ax ts contemplated in the eonstitation, rendering it necessery and proper to convene the Lee gitloture of the State in extraordinary aemoa—New, therefore. 1. P Hansbrough Bell. Governor of the Atate of Pexar by virtne of the authori-y vested tr me by the constitution, do, by these presents, hereby require that the Seomtors and Representatives composing the Ti pielatore of this State, ohall asemble in petal see wich et the capitol in the city of Austin in the eounty 01 Travix. on the second Movdwy (the 12th day) of Au guet neat to deliberate und teke action upon, w# their wicdom may dirret, such matters as shall then aad ‘there he presented. involving the Monor and rights of the Stute Ty testimony whereof, I have bereanto set my bend. end caused the great seul of the State to be affixed. Doow atthe eity of Austha, this first day of Joly. tn the year of ovr Lord one (muyand eight hun- oreo ovd ffiy of the independence of the United Statur the seventy teurtit, and of Texas the Sfteenth P A, BEUL, By the Governer, Thomash. Duy . ana Du eting Secretary In commenting wpon this step of the Governor, the Hourton Trleeraph ayw:—It President Teylor or Con- Bress sRould pereise in returing © acknowl-dge the cham of Texes there ia bat ons aiternativetett Pee ce pret of wnnexation becomes void Chit compact Was Lever ratined by The constitutional majomty tn the Senate; comeequentiy is uot ip the vature of atreaty, and capnod. agreeably tothe provirion: codwel: pS me b. be eabjert to the jurisdiction of the Supreme ourt time this year that the merchants and other occupants of cellars hare been turned out of possession by floods. On the morning of Saturday. » considerable uum- ber of logs parsed down the river, and lever io the day, tome lumber. om the opper part of the pier, was carried off, the water having’ riseu high enough to feat it off, All the islands im the river were sub- merged. @s Weil ee the low lands bordering the river, and much dumagy must ensue in conseqnenss, the irlunds being keneraily cocupied an vegetable gardens, and jhe flovd and warm weather will probably destroy all the crope. as whatever is cut will be swept eff, and lect, and these are the principal ctreumstances : the’ 16th April, T drank ale to exe Henry's, in Brookfield — street, hixeed) my daughter Melissa, Providence, and ; went to Boylestom street and obtain: hoe hoemaker’s, then obtained a vial of - um at en spothecery’s; then I went to Merryman street and got @ bottle of gin. I then went to the Lowell depot, and left in the cars for Wilmington, I think about siz o'clock. When arriving at Wilmington, I asked whem the cars left for Borton in the = morning. Some one a swered, and handed me ® Pathfinder. [then lett for m: boure, where my wife and two children were living : went over through the woods and. stupefied with liquor, getlost It was e kind Providence to hold me back, knowing where I wae, When I ‘bro. 3 for some time. I tappe got mea cup of tea. and I took supper, Shortly after, she retired; Irat up litthe while by the stove, and then went to bed with my wife I got up, went out, and returned seain to bed tween two and touroclosk [ did the fatal deed atter the fret thrust which I think did not wound her and got the blade ndie had mot been broken, u ght not have been accomplished In doing the deed, T cut my hands badly. [ thea trogyle she evted out,“ don’t murder me —murder! murder!” the floor from the bed then cried “Oh. my God!” fellon the fivor, and died. I do not know bow the pillow came under her. Sarah ¢lept_ on the bed with my wi awoke nnd cried: I pierced her also athe neck. a did. Ly die awoke anderawled on the bed. saying some- thing and Inughing. I put my hand on her b d plereed her inthe peek, After this deed was finished, I said. * Now, T acknowledge, ax I hi that Marthn Daniel Danie! 1 plereed bet in the veck; she then got Tous of my wife; all berohiidren. without doubt, were Bhe was a good man, and deserved well of it tell why I did the deed except that [ sled owny. Before leaving the house. I kindled a Vebt to drere by. 1 lett my wife om the floor bar tpg put the knife in ber bands—the chilaren on the bed. the Isudenum by her om the table. with the cards and notes ene of whieh [ signed, in tending to make the impression that Martha. atter de- wtroying the children had committed suigiae When roing out the back door 1 crossed the woods to # . in the strugegh my clon sbirt sleeve was wm: ter wiping myself with the shirt T rolled it up. carried it to Boston. and ter just below the Providence depot. Hin body war taken to his native place, Wilmington, the soene of the murder, for burial He lost all hope of a reprieve after he heard the re- fult im the case of Professor Webster. ~ From Washington, what is not will be laid low, and the deposit of mad Che banding will prevent it ever coming to wnything. of the passengers from the New York b was @ curious sight. The sows. b ey were all busy ferrying the parsengers to the dry land ond whenever # hack Gviver, more courageous then the Test. drove ip, with the water up to the horses’ backs, and uearly in the bottom of the carriage, he was sure of load A correspondent of the Philadelphia North American, of the 22d instant, writing trom Pottsville. Pa., under date of the 1uth instant, he :—A tremendous storm bas been raging here, sivee Wednesday evening, which soil continues It has cauved all the streams to over- flow, and swelled the Schuy dill #0 us to deluge all the roads in the neighborhood of it’ The turnpike, from Mount Curbon te Schuy Ik many places for carring ton, ja a above the dam at Mount Carbon, parted her fusts about five o'clock this afternoon. and, in her de- reent. carried away the toot bridge at the Mount Car- bon dam, pasted under the turnpike and railroad bridge, and sunk at the first dam beiow Mouat Carbon, A tremendous body of water is pouring in from every quarter A soow dSroke loose at Sehuyl- Kilt Haven, this morning, which carried away the Fredericksburg bridge. below Schulkili Haven ‘Great foare are entertained for the eatety of all of our bridges acroes the Sebuy kill; umber of the stopes in the region have beon driven out, and I four the storm will do a large amount of damage, aud check the shipments for some Due ‘The Fame paper, of the same date, rays :—We learn from a letter received y gentleman of thix city.that op the morning of the } Dem No | of the Delaware and Hudson Company's works broke sud tivoded Car- Dondale, filling the crllare and damaging property vo . erable extent. But the most serioas divaster which basever befallen: this company occurs by the giving way of the dam which has digerted the Lacka- wens from ite natural channel at Carboudale In returping to ite old chamnel, the mines at this place were ruddenly filled’ with water. These consti- tuted the largest portion of the eompany’s operations —where it har excavated coal for more than tweaty years and extend over many acres Without other aid than the pumps heretofore in use, it is supposed the mines cannot be cleaved tor month, The mines at Archibald, were above the water, and safe. Two Growned in the mines—one hay- iny gewe in to warp the other of the KO Viiiadeipbie Ledger, ot the ud. lust, peaking of Ube rtorm at Reading, sayn :— The river at this place rose ropidly ali dey. and last night the water had renebed @ height Dp to the mark of the trerhet of 1841. The cowl and the books. are completely sab f their contents will, doubt- wy, Mavy dwelling houses, trom t street, and at rome points « eet. are more or lees inundated. fn¢ during yesterday aftertoon and last evening their Water street to F high up a# Second fomilien were fast leaving them, and removing their beurebold poo Pravkiin street is under water to within helt # square of Second street; Chesnut street and etrests below about the same. and Canal street whieh ekirte the river to the south. in also overtiown any of the bo une x between Third au@ Fourth, is filled depth of sever feet. and preseuts aranee of & vast pond which had always OUR SPECIAL TALEGRAPIIC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasninoron, July 26,1850. | It is now currently reported that Mr. Ewing. the newly appointed Senator trom Obio, will eppose the Com promise bill, | . If geaticmen bad watted ati! the com ittee bad explained the bill, they would not | rayed them as demagogues. Tf thls was demagog- lem ‘the committee who reported the bill were deme the bit had been oppowed. Arat, beonuse it wae im- | grguee, He eubmitted to the House and the eountey properly copneeted with other and incongruous mea | to aay. after the gentiemal peech, to whteh side be. rurce, and second beenune the preposition of the Cor longed the e ‘acter of demagogues mittee of Thirte was imerroper in itself, the lastob- | yy jection appeared to have wen well taken, and the } porition had beem abandoned | Mr. Bra suggrrted that Mr Ink modify h wndmen?, #6 ne simply to rend that neither rights of the United States or Texas shall, in the men: time, be affected | Mr Rusx declined The question — them takenon Mr. Rusk’samend- | yj ment. it was rejected—yous 12. nays AS Mr. CLay moved to @ the amendment. by adding | & provico that the rights of the United States an: ‘Texas shall remain on'wpaited, in their full extent, if the Commissioners rhall fail to provide ® line satiafac- tory to both parties Th the conree of the debate upen the amen Mr. Burien anid the opposition to the propositi $ cums tr i | | Mr Foore and Mr © denied any ruch purpose, Mr McMcas es asked thether this was courteous to and Mr Clay soberquentiy withdrew his amendment. | im? [He had merely givem way to his colleague for Mr Sswann moved to amend Mr. Bradbary'eamend- esr ienation (Laughter ) ment in effect. by enbstitating # provision for the ad- he Sreanee eaid ae the morping hour had expired, mission of New Mexico, as a State, by proclamation of | yy be shall be pativfied that the fer convention. bas been ratt- bie amendment in the President. prowhtin constitution formed by Mr, Paart aid. #0 extraordinary « proposition could heve emanated from no other source than that which bad given it utterance; . In the course of Tred to Mr. Seward as havi claved there wae ® law overruling the con h be would obwy though in violation of his omth to maintain the constitution | voices Lomtela tien of the proceeds of the sates of the public lands? Speaker's table rt. tien ane base right to proceed, they can vote down the mo- tien. portion of ble th evident from the thet the few mue | out at re | him + Brown for (Laughter nod nek. whether of the di-triba- rgipia. which be (Mr MeMuilen) represwated. scorn. thet profiered bribe. nnd wilt never take it. The betitute of Mr. Brown to the bill would have the di- et effect of protect the poor agaiost the land jum Peirg OD Fettlers and rebbit by proreeuting old Fpauish clatine Where is the jai of the corruption ehar by the gentionan ’ bution ot the ot Ly moved to proceed to the business on the If the House think the gemticoy Mr Dasiru— Task whether ® motion to ta the will not take priority? (Laughter) x= The only motion in order is (hat of the gentlemen from Virginia The question wns taken and the House refased to peider the buriners Hh 4 seeds, which he pm had effected ger (Laughter) Not the vindictive, but the warm anner in which be bed been aseniled by those with Mr Srwann—I deny ever having. here or elee | he bed been ow friendly terms shows their eking ere. expressed such a rentiment as that imputed to | Bot ae thick ne that of the rhinoceros me by the Senator from Maryland +, | Lf the gentiem Mission ppi Mr. Pare, much excited, insisted that what be eld Pourh Corgressional District of Lou ens true and called on every Benator inthe Chamber torny whether “r Seward had not deslared the ex-— letener of a bigher law. tae Mr Savane I do not dew: | + Peart. after some excited remarks {n Jenuncia- tion of Mr Beward’s position, eatd bis a tien | Mr. Davrow requested Mr. Seward to withdraw hie amendment Mr Chay objected sano bad no desire to withdraw bit amend. | «wever more rendy in hie Life to «tend porition than he to stand by od he. would. do wh he He eatetence 0} pencirure pereonal defence If the Senator proposed to ex im. as be hed suggested, be was ready to meet even it 8 thet Tle would make no other new ee than the | presentation of the eperehes condemn é To anewer | to the only objection made to bis wm gre’ he pro- | 4 a erpy of the constitution of New Mexia, sept to hith Vy & thetiber of the eonvention, trem which he vend to chew that ft @arrepebtionn in form | f Mr Davtow objected to the eine ndment, that It pro: 1H) another i ‘ein the Compromtee d the iriends of Mew . inn we Mr Hark enid if the | expel the Bepar | bteseion of bis bullef ia @ to be mats to # York becnure ot his em. | | w ny them the Dill giving certain «wn | the reason that that State | there for the government, thus bringing money into } the trensury, and it wan nothing but just that she | ehovld be reimbureed, alt ® be he dors bere. If you nder the plea of preteeyng the people coming bere and asking you to plant corn for (Langhter,) He admitted that he voted for lands to Louisisun for reclaimed millions of ch the lands #ichont He raid that he had. bere dan ndependent ners worthiors k the govern not daily bread. and he sookd ene hi an d to be unfor- M Pp iving 10 te A. OF B., because he bappe | Wenate Mr Fearne of Wd. te entitled to the foot when the An ie epeiey The hover wentinte Committee of the Whole on the tate ct the Union on the Military Academy bill The debate wae Continued to-dny. 1a well we verter cn the ealaries of the Protessces of Fre aod last night, un, July 26, 1850, The O'Relily Lino, between Louisville and Now Or is pow working sucerantully. This gewat line is nearly 1.100 miles long. ineluding the branch between Tursumbia and Memphis. by the proceedings pt of court — t ali haw deem rebuilt aud repaired by Mr, 0 Reuly, | Alter long wad arduous edorts, Remains of General Taylor, &e. 2 New Onceans, July 24, 1950 The Couneil request the Governor of tue State to jut 100 citizens of the Btate to escort General ‘Taylor remains bome the State paying the whole expenres of removal end buri: A fre ccourred in the Third Manicipality om the 1vth § Itcourumed Taylor's shoe sbop and five other hounes, “RETO | Deaths of Distingutshed People. | Boston July a 1850. ‘The Hon. Daniel P. King, member of Co: District No 2 died yesterday, of dysentery, at Warbington Reasonable expecta entertatued until ich was private, took place this attermoon, rh, TH Walley, ren, one of t ost noted inha- Ditants of Roxbury, died at Bur yesterday. Lov hy Joly 26, 1890, Coleman, the son-in-law of the tion, Mr. ied here on Sunday lant. ‘The rteamer Irabel has arrived, with fifty-two pos fengers. Forty-two prisoners bad been released. and put om Lonrd the frigate Congress One bad been par ‘The crews of the Geurgians and Susan Loud are still under Investigation. Later from Mexico. New On rans. July 2% 1860 ‘The Britich steamer Tay arrived at Mobile ow the th wih Ve dates h oto Aecution of tor murdert 0 arcutions of Mextonus fe The Indies eonts troublesome near but ere got nm Ftispigiogs Death of o Lady. Avtwasy. duty 24. 18°74 young lady. pawed Thoratom said lo be highly wetebly © the found dead im the House We dnescny open aod te med trom . “ Of Missiesippl. and fn ‘ser posvession were found jetters to Ra Ser ator s0,ertom, General Vieree, aud others. of New Hamp hire ag died it is wup ve eur Crise The bill wae par ad. and ‘The Toure adjicurned oat Hailfex, Hw ancemty 1860, *0, The Hiterola arived at higher law, he must plead | gretoek, Wind treeh trom the Nort 4 railed at tour Fire at dob , ae. un, July 21. 1860 An ¢atenrive hotel, called che Wareriy jours, im Ht place, wae des ter day to ring The rlonp of wor ived at Pensacula, from Havers, the A A Tittle dang malty. nave, daly 2 isso, ter of Mr Bell,» bant im this ovty, See weeds biel, wt hy & ware walter, peeterdag otterngon, ond ia oe bourse afterwards, ‘ General Lopes te here, Ho arrived in the city }3 | way to eny eren We omlited to state bows, that two acqueducts of the Union Canal, which crossed the Tulvehorken. a few miles above Headiog, were carried awny by the flood. [1 war reported last night, that the Poplar Neck bridge. three miler below town. bad been ppt away, but we hope the report torm ef Thurrday vight other trees in this tively prowt Of Litnbs, Our streets, with branches youy ip all directions, are etre ae thovgh a hurricane had Jury vor also cone to houses, io the loss of roofing, chimneys. Ke. but we do vot bear of damage in this tent Lt is impossible to give any- like the perciculars of the storm and frerbet i day paper. but we believe ebed above the mati vb b thin, int phot foyer The higher than at It ie ruppored level ual 1 ing it Several caval beats and foows alxo passed and rome #oed work 150 feet low, berb connected with the canal works at New Hope. lodged ip the creek wear Morrisville, We beard the Deleware Division of the Pennsyl- el Wan ed and the bank had win Forrest was upset by «large thee, and the Boar had to land her pasengers on the blu at the Kole g Mil In Lamberton « lerge cumber of ere blown down by the gaivon Thareday. and ter d te shift (heir anchorage toavokl itetury, The “eldest iubabite pt seys (bie ie the largest water Mtarhet that Das Beppenrd since 40 The ster continued to Hive wotel yesterday motming, since when it bas fallen meverak tert ‘The rer! ® Ro a rom the Be te it $2 miles be ow, wheae. it wae teamed that » pier ng beet: washed Out. the bridge Rad broken in the (re, «nd the passenger bad ts walk around the kh. At Garrett's, ten miles beyond. they took to ere of the trim cowldron we further Near Chea y snd at Bartonville the > lett for Keeton on Monday. aod line of the much injury on # ot Around Mowtpetier. the tight heart duration. so full and so Ff, sae a rite of rivers above their be much preperty eae lost, The with the streets of Montpe teerm Northtield and Lebanon it ie reported bed been wat ential Railroad, that the train of ears he Central roads te Weet nd that the toad beyond wth ane dewey by the fh Re Unsafe to proceed ay fot tt had been we WHT biiday oF Selurday, an the dwme v, ge of some OM, pen the § of be ther train. and. prrer dow Witrout dete We barn further hat the Passumpeie road csonped iment ® injury- that the Sultivan toad bad en e about four miles below Wind eer Vi end that the injury by detent a detange- ent Open All the ronde fy greater, comparatively, pnd five yroterday. [Froxe the New Orlewns Delta, July 16) ‘The steamehip Palmetto, Captain Smith, arrived, with her customary regularity, yusterday, from Lavace. 1d Gaiveston Gov. Bell’s proetamation is pybtished in the Galvos- tom papers of the 12th instant’ The Legislatare is called to assem Mle at Austin on the 12th of August the Corpos Chrivt) paper states tht it has toforme- tivm that the tralp of carts despatched trom that place Heliville. by Wm. Mano & Co, wie attacked by: abeattwo hundred tndians pear Los Angelos. The: Gicpeted the drivers. killed tour ye drove tifa large eabwblada accom ‘The poods in thy carts belon; Mr Wassman, vanying the trata, ed to Wm. Monn & Co., d reveral citizens of Gasrrwro der the late Repubs money My. Kinsey is pow endei the provisions of the late lww. ‘The citherns of San Avtonio have heida meeting and expressed their determimntion to sustaia the territo~ rial rightwot Texas, The citizens of Matagordn ditio. A correspondent of the Now Orleans 18th inst.. writing trom Rio Grande city joe chat the Tch inst, says :—Itis painful to witness the dis- tress wnd comsteruation whtob the presence of the la- diaus op tbis border bas had: ad is #till produciag. FE ived here @o the ja from Brownsville, aud ali the farms on the American side of the Rio Grand are de serted. The Detrssed inhabitants are fleeing tor pro tection to the Mexican shore—-some hare goas back into the interior, while others, (nen. women aud chil- drop.) are huddled upon the right baok Their onl protection trem the weather being temporary brush cde. or the seanty shade of the mesquit tree. Le + bends of the river you would see teu and twenty, atothers fifty and rixty souls; exeh party having its story of Indian horrors to relate Some had lost their mock, rome theit friends, and others their relations; while all bad been driven by the osvayes to abaudom their homes, 1 know of but four points on our side of this river tbat are Dot avandoved south of Laredo— Brownsville, Rio Grande City, Rema and Laredo And even at these uty it is considered unsafe to go out, ax the [ndiane ve committed depredutions within sight ot Koma sud Kio Grande City Frow the best information: 1 can get. I learn there are from seven hundred to ome thourand Incians now in the valiey of the Rio Grande, and ali thone w! u world, These ty » know (he Camauehe Ladian agree in be «pinion that they are the best warriors iu the ous are the only drawback to the bis great y riehio internal re- which are now paralyzed. and freayits position commands the nee wealth of Northern and Weat- etm Mexico. Police lnteiligonce, I Atew m New York Hay.-On Thareday, four soung men, by the names of Aodrew MeNiani Tesiding wi No 246 William street; Benjamin Oarr, No. 7% Nassau street; together with Joia Coland, and Michael Murphy, went on ® pleasure exeursou, dowm he bay. i 4 sui) boat, wud, afer taking a bath, be tween 3 and 4 © clock in the afivravom. by ea neal dented movement tp the boat, tho upset. aud all tour vere thrown into the water, Toland was qaite gaged. wnd the other three were only clothed. with shiet ao pentaloons— the balance of their elorh: bovtem of the river Now that ihe boat upwards, the only t hin, to the # #loop. called ths Lily, yy, Capiain Peareall exme to their w ristanoe. A ‘rope was throwa out and they: web succeeded in getting board the sb sonar they were o@ board Pearsali toid t must pay tor the trouble he bad taki must Feeume their position by and, probably, drift out to sem Peareali alarmed the young m allowed time to right their bow ations of the young men he raj ders they paid hy nm dollars, iy.’ said we have no moa ee have lost ath if you cannot re- let you go to sea, rsail, poiating to Gare, “he hate Give me that wateb. aud Pll right your boats or 1 will do it for $7 Mo eash”’ Finally the watch was jven to Pearswil. aud the boat was then draw up y the side of the sloop by the young daled out and, that” was don young men tevk to their boat again, and mr beed to row up fur New York Bat put seven o'clock when « short anatel stawoe thie “ide Fort Hamilton, ® sqoail came on.and the boat bet; wimoet ® fat bolton ave keeled ber w the wind Again all wohily they were rim had Lalked » litthe, fely to shore. The man’s rome was dames TK Wilke, of Btaten Island At this time the young men bad been clinging to the boat. im this perilows situation, almost exhausted, for nearly two Yesterday morning. after remainiug om the beweh during the wight all tour returard tothe eit amboat @yiph from Quarantiar tothe Poltes Cour Meborn. agalost Cap 8 6 mplaint before Just ve all, on the charge ot obtaining the watch under the above circumstances The magistrat frets, as telated by MeNi warrant for the arrest of Peareall Steeling Srike- 4 young man. by the name of Wm, a Arzent Jerterday. by Vapt. Witey. of mh aecharge of stealing forty eieht ite pongee wilh handkerchiefs. walmed a& the sere of Mesers Ui * wall, 54 South eoreet. It seems the acoused was de tected ip the upper part of the premliens. with 20) Oren and two canes, whic he bad Wiley war vont for, and on rearel white sik hnadkerchief was fourd 4 paoied with the p No 197 Bowery, Ji pawned for $4, ‘enter pleows trom Simpy pava chop. im Grand street, The property and the rogar were thea conveyed before dustion Coborn, who committed him to prisom for trint Charee of Bigamy —T#o persons, called Thomas To- deri and Catharine Bennett, were arrested yesterday, by officer Duftom, of the Seventh ward. on a charge of 8 married woman before bie that Jobu Bennett. accord as in 1M6 pewtenred state for four years, on acharge of feln feque Bly pardoned by the Governor: but that the rbert period of bi incarceration bie wife ( TWD] Sas Bervied to Thomas Roberta hy the Re Ftarr. on the 19th April 1847, and. ae Bennett all his wite dot oply took te her elf another huchand bal conveyed all bir property away and thas lett hie tear ebildren almost @etitete, On Ben liberation Osborn committed them hoth to pi Stevi oh ng —A man, called Broderick Polgay, day. on acharge of stealing. on the Tis Ue'elotbing, valued at 40. the Castner No 15 Naenn street. The committed to prison for trial im, by the name yesterday on rie ken. enlled the Globe Bat of ot i for 2h oon! veer. to Matthi No 125 Greenwich street. Justice Osh rn ermmitted him te pri Choree of Stabbing —A woman, by Fiafford. eas arrested ob Tharede al! Pince. on a charge of stabbing Michart Maw with a pen keife, in the abdomen. inflieting se ketene wounds The injared man was taken to Hospital and the woman to the Tomba, eho itted by the Magistrate, to await the resale City boer vere The amovnt Upited Bt 12 6 chaldrons. 4 4 for the q Bame time in 1849, 14.900, anh. ‘The relt bellere of Syreense are on astrive. and re ture $0 allow others to work On Friday, they 4 hited © mat pemed Chas, Rieke. and whem hie i arter endl red they threstened to put ber im the farneee, po Aid born ber clot ty It Je retinated that Garce theurend persons aro ROW at Beretoga Aprings,