The New York Herald Newspaper, September 3, 1850, Page 1

== NO. 5929. "RELEGRAPHIC APHIC INTELLIG ENCE, “VERY INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON, “The Texan Boundary Bill Made the Special Order of the Day. THE TARIFF. Destructive Strom in Pennsylvania and Elsewhere. “NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY, &e., &e., &e. THIRTY RST CONGRES FIRST SESSION. House of Representatives. BY BAIN’S ELECTRO-MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. ‘Wasnixorow, Sept. 2, 1860. ‘THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN MESSRS, BAYLY AND SWEETZER, {On Friday and Saturday, when Mr. Barty urgently ‘moved to take up the Indian Appropriation bill, Mr. Sweetzer objected, and Mr. Bayly, on each oceasion, uttered language towards Mr. Sweetzer, which was considered extremely insulting by the last named | gentieman, and by those who sat ia their immediate | neighborhood. Words were expressed in an under tone, accompanied with a significant shake of the fin- ger; and on Saturday Mr, Sweetzer picked up an ink- stand, but was prevented from throwing it by the interporition of Mr. Bayly’s friends. These things | ‘were not heard and seen by the ‘bers generally; it was rather a private affair.) This morning, Mr. McLavsx arose and alluded to the “Yaet that « personal difficulty had occurred between } ‘Mesers, Bayly and Sweetzer, and said that a mutual ex- planation bed taken place siace, through Mr. Disney's | rand Mr. Sweetzer’s friends on one side, and Mr. ‘Mefene as Mr. Bayly’s friend on the oth All offen- sive language ha n withdrawn and atoned for, | and the former friendly relat ‘ablished, WEPORTERS’ SEATS. Mr, Jones’ resolution. assigning the Glebe official re- ‘porters to the Mouse, seats near the Clerk’s table, within the bar, wes ipted. v Mr Gueew, (dem ) of ve to offer a re- -colution ea)ling on the President to communicate the cont of the mail steamers now in service, the amount of their expenses and income. and whether any of the end steamers. ia whole or pad nal have been bypothe- cated to individual States, eities, or foreign govera- ‘ments, fo as to preclude their ase in the event of war. Objection being made, he moved a suspension of the hich was agreed to, and the resolution was opted. ‘ | rules rm A RE-CONBIDERATION, "Phe vote on the paseage of the resotation assiguing sents to the Globe reporters withia the bar, was recoa- sidered, aud the resolution d on the tadle. MIgsION TO. LaDR Mr. Siivesren, (whiz) of New York. again made an inefiectual ing on ‘the Pre e Rey, e Mr. Gurley’s mission to Liberia. and to farnish the re- port of that gentleman, now on the file of the State -departmeat, - EXTRA CLERMS. A reeotution, offered by Mr. Davies, (dem.) of North Carelina, wes adopted, employing additional clerks for the Gigest of claims presented to. and accepted by, ~Congeess. from the origin of the United States govera- «Ment tothe present time. TUR TRXAS BOUNDARY Op motion of Mr. orp, (dem) of Kentneky, the “Wexes Boundary dill was made the special order of the | any tor every day at 12 o'clock, wutil it shall be dis- pored of. ADJOURNMENT OF CONORRSS | Mr, Srawvon, (dear) of Teun, asked leave to offer a erclution for the avjournmest of Cougevss ou the -ourth Monday of Be preiaber Objection being made, he moved a suspension of the rules, "but the motion did not prevail Seas, loo, says, S6—nob tqo-thirds. THE REVENUE LAWS Mr Vark Drax, (whig.) ot New Jersey, asked loave to iutredaee & rerdlutioa instrecting the Committes ou | Wiya acd Means to report, as speedily as powsibdle, a ‘Will 6 modify our prerent revenue nd to facrease the duties on foretza articles which como imto competi. | tion with ont own products, so as to give fate ant rea. sont ble protection to the labor end industry of the wd that such daties be made epeciiic, wher- be practicable to do so. aed a motion to suspend the on 7 Mr. Preston Krv slonve to Intro luce strittee on Ways o duties om On specie. time the tariff bill tm 1846 was woved that the House a | O¥ to 79. motion’ to suspend the rales, to introduce Mr \ ipg’s resolution, was disagreed to—yoas So. mays Lod. Me. Sraonc. st two o'closk, moved that the douse adjvarn,and the motion prevailed e resolution instructing the Com- 8 to Fepert n bill making che | d equal to af volorem at the became a law—lort, ajourn, which was no- News from Ww “THE PREDENT AND THE st. AND SLAVERY IX THE Di CON PIAMATION OF MR. EWD. OUR srHCIAL THLEGR Wasnixaron, September 2, 1850, The Mouse i# tilt tied up, fo regard to the Bemate "Me, Tunderstand that the President has been ad- siseth te recommend the Senate to rally the Northern whigs, and that he bas been consulting with Webster | on the subject | Mr Cisy failed to reach the Slave Trade vill for th District cf Columbia. Some friends of the adjustment have urged him against it, but ho appears resolved to push ft forward, and to pia South Carolina to the | well, Two movements to modify the tari’ were defeated to-day in the House, There is no chance for it. We learn that « elal messenger will be sent to | Texas. to recommend Governor Beil to suspend his de- | cleion upon Bante Fe and that orders will be sent to — Colonel Monroe to submit to the State authorities of | New Mexico, but to stand prepared ve resist Texas. We give the ramor fer what it is worth. A gentleman, direct from Texas, says the Santa Fe expedition will leave in October. Rumor ssye, that Mr. Jenkins will decline the seere- | taryship of the Department of the Interior; if #0, the Vrosidest will offer the office to Judge Samers, of Wes- cern Virginia, McLane (bis morning announced the difficulty | between Mesers. Bayly and Sweetzer as having beea amicably settled. Dir. Cobb and bis friomds think that the rote to-day, snaking the Texas boundary bill the rpeeial order each j day, antil disposed of, indicates that the adjastment ‘bill will pare. ‘Mr. Ewbank, after a long debate, was confirmed as Commissioner of Patents, by ® decided majority; | @leo, Mr, Trewin, as Marshal for Western Pennsylvania, ‘and some others. ‘The ense of Mr. Lewis was laid aside, in seoret sen- | sion to day, and something else was tal iP. John Searle has been recognized ss the Portuguese Consul tor Ban Francieoo. WOES OF AN AMERICAN SCHOONER, AND DETENTION OF THR CREW BY THE SAVAGES—NAVAL LA PRL~ ay Beet Bowrow, Sept. 2, 1960. ‘The brig Planet, from Cape de Verde, coast of Afcien, August 24, arrived at Salem yerterday. She reports «hat the United States sloop John Adams, Captain Powell, lo Port Prays, for Gambia, July 10, by order _of Com. Oregory, who had received information of the toes Of am Ametionn yeasel to the northward of that criver, and the capture and detention of her oMfeers and ctew by the savage people on that pert of the | County { es enfhieient , MORNING EDITION----TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1850. THE NEW YORK HER A LD._ e vd Damages by the Storm, Baritone, Sept. 2, 1850, ‘The rains have caused great rise in the Susque- hannah and other river The dam at Hoffman's pa- per mill, on Gunpowder river, has been washed away. ‘The Parkton and Whitehall bridges, on the same river, have been carried away. The c: y were detained five sours it Geiciitten eet Vesey across the water course. " has raised to a tremendous hel; pn Bt SN A Attentown, Pa., Sept. 3-9 P, M. ‘The freshet in the Lehigh is as high as ever known, and the water is still rising. Immense quantities of lumber are floati . Severs! dings been swept main BC} here, eat moc ane pal? been done to the canal abide. The other: in the vicinity are only bank § Berntenem, Pa., Sept. 2, 1850. ‘The rains yesterday, last might, and to-day, have raised the Lehigh eleven feet at this place, and it is now rising rapidly. By telegraph, we are informed that the water at Mauch (hunk, at 10 o’clock, was three geet on the etreets of the lower part of the town. The te h office could not be approach salhue caconey tie water, hia Wave tha (hey before known, although no dams had m broken. od quantitics of lumber and drift wood were pass- Bernienem, Pa, Sept. 2-934 P. M. It is etill raining hard. The Lehigh has risen six- teen feet, and is still risi The water covers the lower of the canal. W save tla Tagine ti 0 uw rom appeatanc: will not be able to eda the Tid eck Easton, (Pa) Sept. 2—-Si¢ PB. M. ‘The water inthe Lehigh is now as high as it was in the July freshet. The Lehigh Canal is injured as much as it was then, and it will take two or three weeks to repair damages. The Delaware has not yet commenced rising, Harnisovnc, Sept. 2, 1850. ‘The rains have caused considerable damage to the Pennsylvania C: on which we hearof twe breaks, one at Buckleather, which will take from six to eight 4 to repair; and the other at Middletown, will e two or three days to repair. Reapina, (Pa) Sept. 2 1 The freshet in the Schuylkill river is the greate ever experienced at this place. It has risen toa fal height. A number of houses have been sub- merged, and some have been entirely swept away; among them, several lock houses on the canal. A number of lives are reported lost. The damage to property fs imménse, The loss to the Schuylkill Na- Vigation and Reading Kailroad Company is very heavy. Many bridges on the public road have been swept gin among them the Lancaster and Harris. burg crossing the Schuylkill tr: mu this place; also, the eciig 3 Birdsborough, Douglerville, and Pottstown ridges, and several on 1) ¢ Reading Railroad, elix’s dam, and fwept away, and pr gearon, Reversal the river on logs, aved) 1 Seen floating down nd hoaset< je Pmrapreena tept2—S)g P.M. The Pottsville traim, due herex! noon. has not yet arrived. It bas been detained aby ve Reading, where the railroad is covered by two teot ¢ water, Further trom ‘Texas, New Onnwans, Aug. 29. 1350. We have reeeived accounts from Austin to the 17th ult, but they are of Littl interest. The Legislature has been discussing a resolution to proceed to the election of a Senator, in place of Mr. Rusk TY resolution as to calling for the correspondence be- tween the Governor and other States, regarding as- sistance, with money, men and arms, from such States-- wh! portponed on a diseussion It war steted ‘00 nen wete neoessary Iu Santa Fe, to kr ep the federal troops in check, besides 1,200 over ull insargenta, Bauretone, Sept, 2, 1850, The mail is through, The Galveston Ciitien w hnowledges that the Senate bill offers fall indemnity for Texas territory; but objects to recetving $5,000 000 for gertain creditors, Some ot the Texas papers op. pore Senator Rurk’s re-election. ‘The Muvre de Grace Bank Kxplosion, &. Batriwone, Sept, 2, 1850. ¥. Collier, the Cashier of the Havre de Grace Bak, | bas deem committed to Delleainprisoa The president and all the Maryland directors are under arrest, The sozets Bro not Worth $5, with $90 00y Mabilities. dohw and Ja». Cochrane. who were convicted of per- jury some ti ines, were pardoued to-day. by Gov. Thomas. Congressional Nemin ation, Paria oncenra, Sept. 2) 1850. ‘Ube How. Mr Robbins, demograt, has been umani- meurly re-nom!nated for Congress, iu the Fourth Con- gtevelonal distric’ Arrested for Scereting Slaves, Barriotone, Sept, 2, 1850, Copt. Williamson, of the schooner Celerity, of New ia Richmond, on a charge of lower part of hare been committed for examination on Weduesday ‘The Chotera, Pirtenvnant, Sept. 2, 1850. The cholera bas broken out in Duquesne borough. to-day, and three yesterday, The discare red from this and Alleghany City, Prrrewcn oH, Bept. 2 1850. three feet. with a prospect We had w hoary rain yesterday. ‘The river meastres near) of turther rise. Singuiar and fatal Casualty. Bosrox, #ept. 2, 1950 A man, named Potter, vance 0s ears old, belong- ing to Topsfield, and his som, aged &, while crossing Ipswich marshes, on Friday morning. sank to their weeks in or bog, and there stuck fast until the nd drowned the: The Crops. The Mategorda (Texas) Tribune, of the 9h ult. ‘We are gratified to hear much more ‘counts from the com ng crops in our planting districts then the backward season would have seemed to warrant. The weather for the past si weeks has been remarkably fiae, and notwith- ding the calamities attending the labors of our planters in the early part of the season, there still remains hopes in the favorable change that they “a, yet reap eomething like an adequate retura. pe La Grange (Texas} nt, of the 7th ult., says :—The fine weather since the late heavy rains, has improved the CS apo tiple cotton plant very much doring the last week, and as there ig no signa of the cotten caterpillar #s yet, crops in this neighbood, promise a fair yield. There are many indications of more rain this month, bat if we should have good showers, instead of floods of } rain, until the last of Angust, the planters may leok , is the month of danger here for the cotton crop. If there is no sign of the catterpillar till the moath of ber, a fair crop is almost certain to mature imber appears to destroy the of Gonzalez county, Texas. two bales of ee rig, 13 ye i already pic’ ‘wbden be seeds’ off by tabs work's sopemeed. is the earliest of the season, Mr. leaves. | that his cotton erop has never looked better. We have heard of no ges by the worms on the Guadaloupe this season. They must make their appearance soon, or the crops will be safe from ir depredations. The cut-worm hes made its appearence in San Augustine county, and dest hole fields of cotton. The cotton was flo ishing well, with the prospect of a fair yield, should the dreaded worm mot appear, in Rusk county. The Houston (Texas) Telegraph, of the 4th ult, eay: “We undersiand that the crop on lower Drazos and Colorade will very Ta is season. The season has been remark- a ble for the growth of the cane, and a much larger quantity was planted this year than there was last season. e cheered with the prospects of high prices for this const, ho required @ ransom for their release Phe Yorktown was at Fonchel Juty 17th, and dally expeoted at Port Praya, The Perry is peers © have tailed for Rio, for by ose The Porpoire. rdver, arrived at Port Praya, July 25, from Norfo Cee a na en on the sin fer hcarovie. All fever was respectavie Inhabt- vot Guinea” the ~ § J Tucdeech Avnavy, September 2, 1850. tensive arrangements are making for Phyo 7a va Btate fair, which ts to be opem to they Om Tharsday next. The two previons days til be ooempind by the Judges. h gael wee, owing to the extensive lsuadations in the ise valley, or some other cause, the price of sugar has been steadily advancing. The bg rye (Ala) paces, of Lae La hall — cotton, eepecially on the sanay land, hy PIE wi wi | ) to -J the weather for the last two | eedlathn anpcrioss upoe svery Spetine of sepetre | Ss Whe cope eosen nce teense on en thirsty lands will yield little or nothiag. Pointe Coupee (La.) Echo, of the 17th alt. span ntee ‘orenaity ot the heat has, withia ths much redoced by light and Pesnt cheers "re in ovr , Where crops rops—are of the most i ne the parish, thet have heen am, and since planted in corn, will yet yield abundantly. ‘he planters are also | for a rieh reward from their cottoa fields, August | R. informs us — | ! hitherto failed ia accomplishing. ua COSTA BiCaA. The attempted revolutioa in this State has been put down, and a lot of Mr. Chatheld’s ® bumished. It does not appear that Flores was shot, as was at tirat reported. HONDTIRAS. The Legislature of this State has under consideration the recent avsantts by Geeat Bri- | tain upon ite sovereignty and territories. Tae Interesting from Central America. ‘We have received by the schooner Rawson, from San Juan de Nicaragua, letters.and papers have been received from Nicaragua up to the date of the 15th of July. The steamer Oris failed a second time inits at- tempt to cross the bar at the point where the river empties into the harbor. Attempts were about to be made tocarry her into the river by the Colorado mouth. Advices from San Juan, state that the Eng- lish agents are proceeding with the erection of their new custom house, bringing their materials chietly from Jamaica, The British Consul, Mr. Green, who is dictator there, exhibits publicly a letter from Lord Palmerston, in which that fanc- tionary states that, by the lately negotiated treaty between Great Britain and the United States, the latter power is as much a party to sustain the ‘ex. isting order of things”—i. e. Anglo-Mosquitan pre- tensions—as Great Britain herself. So it seems that England does not intend to back out after all. The coals sent out by the canal company, for'the use of their proposed steamers on the rivers and lakes, were obliged to pay duty to Mr. Consul Green. It was done, however, under protest. All is quiet. in Nicaragua, and the uiet_in Nicaragua, cro) rO- mising. ¢ Bishop had received a bull irpowtne Pope, under date of Portici, March 13, 1850, con- ferring on him special power, in the name of his ee brs consecrate the ao jae y mary ba aye opening the proposed cana! invoke t a cial ble: . of Heaven “on the first enter; tise of the age.” The government had established a regular monthly cornco, or mail, between San Juan and Granada, to leave the former point on the 24th of every month. -This is done, in the words of the decree, for the purpose of nd relations with foreign nations, but principally wit the United States. Theofficial paper, of the 30th of June, inserts a formal protest against the new and eons tarifl, arbitrarily established by the British agents in San Juan, upon the exports of Nicaragua. The Ameri Consul had also protested strongly against tarifl, as interfering Tujnously with the trade with the United States, and as contravening the armistice entered into be- tween Nicaragua and the British forees, on the 7th of March, 1548. We shall publish this protest in full to-morrow. It relates to a matter which it is the duty of our government to inqure into. The treaty negotiated between Bulwer and Clayton is published in full, bat without comment. This is signifieant of the vaiue set upon it there. ‘The exports of Realejo, on the Pacific, for the six months ending the Ist of May last, were— Boards and plank, feet, + e+ + «507.000 Scantling, pieo Millstones .. ee us Brazilwood, tons... sere 19.306 Hider. 044-55 -. 6176 Cotton, bales... + 660 Tudian corn, bushel 18 00 Bice, I 51.397 1,200 236 uz The mest of this went to California, and the prospect is that the next six mouths will quadraple these amounts. Great arrangements were making to receive the new national representation of the three united States—Nicaragna, Sun Salvador and Honduras—which was to meet at Chineadaga ia September. Great excitement prevailed ia consequence of some new and preposterous claims whica the Bri- tish Vice Consul hud set up in behalf of a variboad German Jew, in San Juan, under the pretence that said Jew, who is nanted Berchery is a Mosquito subject. It don’t seem very clear what the British Consul in Nicaragua haste do with Germans in the so-called kingdom of Mosjuito. It seems, Lowever, to be pretty well understood that this is @ triek to get sors kind of & recog of Anzlo- Moequito pretensions by the Nicaraguan govern- ment—a thing whieh the Lritish agents have meseage of the Director sets them forth in a strong light, and directly accuses the Logiish agea's of havi ruary last. The interc Chatfield, and his ab the members. cited the attempt «et revulation of Fel- ‘ 1 correspoadeace of yeem laid before State uats up to the the indigo cop an vious yeas. Arran ‘otsare making for opening en active trade with California. A cotton mill is in p es of ereetlon by Mr. Hoyt, an America cention in which @ considerable number of native ts ate iaterested. The silver mines of Te va have been very profitable this year GANITEMALA Ix stil under Anglo Carrera influence. The in- ! had fomewhat subsided, end were entertained of permanent quiet.<- The best informed fureignerp, however, are of opin- ion that this will not happen while the servile or sot-disnnt atistocracy are at the head of affairs. A decree has been published conceding te the steamers of the United States, which may touch at the Pacific ports of this State, entire freedom of all port and tonnage daties. This privilege is also conceded to vessels which may be engaged in ex- orting the productions of the couatry. This has en done in order to draw there some of “ey >) trade which springing up with Oaliforsia. Aa escort, with 2,000 bules of cochineal, was to leave the city of Guatemala, for leabel, the 12th of June, and it was supposed Mr, Chatlield woutd return under their protection. He is so unpopular that it not safe for him to travel alone. testi commotions Another Indian Depredauon in Texas, CONFLICT DRT WEEN THREE OB CAPTAIN FORD'S MEN AND TWENTY-FIVE INDIANS. (Prom the Corp: bristt Vailey Ang 3] ‘We are agnin called upon to record one of the most melancholy and unfortu: taken place for some time om this fro joung men, Alfred Niel, Joha Wiltbar, Buitives, members of © Ford's co 7 who is now lying dengecousty deen shot through the left lung with @ pistol bail, be- sides being pierced with six arrows. It appeass from his account of this melancholy afeir that they were riding along the road when the [ndians ebarged upon them They dismounted and prepared to derend them. The Indians rushed upon them and hos Sailt- orse at @ distance we hondred and Ott Anctber rhet parsed throagh tbe bedy of Suilf- near the heart, who remarked that be wee em, wounded. having b ible chance of saving their lives it by fight, mounted their hortes and endearored to escape. The (ndians were them, and dashed after Wilbarger, who direction, while Niel took agother. it being impossible for them to keep together, as thoy were in the of Indians, The last our informant saw of Mr. bes pad was hotly pursued, an! there la very Httle doubt but that be was overtak nd killed. as has been beard of bim since. Another jutsued Neil, who hed not reached od FS Whee they wounded beanimal to piteh aad piu und ore. This caured ‘ined immovable for some time, but ‘and Gnding himeetf able to rien, although ye re Apa ‘mort remar' escapes on ving six wounds in bis a large bullet hole hb his left too, the heart, sheuld be able to travel siety warm weather. without any nowrish- tly naked. lis situation fs a. ire entertained of hie oye? Bh men were all ra'ved on the fromtier, and went actions hd Indians They were i Peern ome I berincorely regretted by cose Sullivan d one of boys c s 2 3 i ik - 52 s fit} ey 3 i i j . i Li 4 i g ea Srey, we * amoag his friends Ls ti i ‘The Late Storm at the South, Bs oghenad Montgomery (Ala.) Journal, Aug. 26.) _After nearly two months dry weather, we were visited on Friday night with a lar ol - ti Jenny storm mo wind d ails. ial | ui wil ‘eat violence dul ni Saturday ei 4 we feu, vast ight to the the damage we cannot ascer’ at present. the i cotton is of course whipped out and squares also tly injured. violence, reminded us of that of October thongh thie, occurring earlier in the season, wh there is much lesa cotton in the fields, not likely prove so ous. Sueh a such continuance and violence, is very unt at this season. We anticipate accou of much damage. [From the Milledgeville (Ga) Recorder, Aug: 27. An easterly storm commenced with as on Fri- day night last. Throughout most of the day on Saturday, the wind blew a complete hurrieane, ac- companied by torrents of rain. It appeared'to have been general in its effects. Many trees in this lace, as well as in the country, were prostrated— yi “ es Cotton a ly damaged. e corsmenced frony eust, then cl d and subsided when blowing. from the west. It thus twisted the cotton, corn, and all other growth in every direction. All the cotton open was totally destroyed, and the stalk of the cotton divested of a ‘consid je portion of its fruit. It being court week with us, we yesterday had an opportunity of conversing with a number of planters trom the country, as well as others from adjacent counties. Their accounts are gloomy. They generally think that cotton has by this catas- irophe been cut short at least one-tenth of what otherwise it would have made. Corn, in rather an immature state, has in many instances had the etalk broken off, and the residue thrown in every direction on the ground. Fodder not pulled pretty much ed. We certainly have never'experi- enced in this place a more protracted and severe gale. We hear of no lives lost, but dread the consequences upon the sonnat} especially on the seaboard, where we apprehend it must have been far more destructive. From the Savannah Georgian. Aug. 27.) A telegraphic despatch received in this city yes- terday, states that the Savannah river had risen feet, at Augnsta, up to 10 o’clock yesterday’ morning, and that serious apprehensions’ were en- tertained of injury from an overilow by the planters on either side. [From the Columbus (Ga) Enquirer, Aug. 27.] On Saturday jast we were visited by one of the heaviest storms of wind and rain we remember to have witnessed for a dozen years. It commenced about 12 o’clock on. Friday night. and continued until near meridian the next day, blowing a perfect gale and raining in torrents. Ja our city many shade trees and much of the fencing was blowa down. la the country the timber hus been every where prostrated in large quantities, so much 30 indeed to render the highways insome 3 almost impaseable. The Rgrpatens injury, however, which hus been sustained, has been by the grow- ing croy#. The cotton crop has suffered immense- ly. Almost ail that was opem has been blown and beoten out, and new liesburied in the soil; besides this, the bolls end squares have been beaten off and bruised in such a manner as to seriously in- jure ihe prospect of the farmers. Mach of the cora has also been injured, partieularly that por- tivn from which the fodder Was not stripped. Oa the whole, the storm has been the most extensive and most destructive in its effects of any that nas passed over this region of country since its earliest setilement. As fur as heard from, iunavease injury has been done. [From the Georgetown (8 @.,) Observer, Aug. 28.) On Saturday the wind blew very hard trom the South-west all day; and towards evening beema a jertect gale. {t continued until an hour afier dark, when we had considerable lizhtaing and thuoder, followed by a heavy rain. The gale then subsid The trees were dlowa dowa, bat we have heard of no material damage. It is teared that the young rice which is in blossom will be injured by the blow. The fice still coatinues to look weil. Some of our planters on Santee and Wreecamaw commenced eutting yesterday, and many others will oa Saturdey foiluw thew exum- ple. In ten days time ali of our planters will be engaged in getting their grainin the yard he town by retiathatly beaichyy we tour OF LO sickness of any kiad. (From the Cheraw (5 On Saturday eveniv, & severe gale of wis between six and sevea but Poon veered to the tinued till late at m . done to the corn and cotton the com which Were not ¢ fragmenta, vad much of the biown dowa. .Tb Id of th ury to the © any of the shade bewg cither broken os o¢ blown w stand much of the telegraph wire is dowa between he stoma with which last, and the heavy rein: by every mail, fi Visited on Satur efsllea, that serious damage has ocean the cotton and corn cre e under: y, the wind blew a perfect ga the Southeest. Aa immense number of fences were overthrown, and in Woyaesborongh several email houses were thrown down, and jigantic trees were uprooted, Jo Seriven, considerable in- Common Council: for Beptember, opened. Ald resided in the Bonad of Aldermen, THE CITY OF BROOKLYN Wirt SEW YOR jeation from Mayor, in relation to ith New York, was re- pecial committer, consisting of Aldermen , and Britton NkW ALARM mete. A petition from members of the fire department, for ® new fire alarm boll in the first district, in the vicinity ot Varick, King, and Canal streets, was referred. to tae Appropriate committee WOOLARY'S AUOAR HOUSE. ‘The petition of ere, Obj ing to the re. Duilding of Woolsey's eugar refinery. which was lately borned, wee referred to the Vity Ipepector. The Board then adjourned. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDERMEN This Board met at 6 0 clock yesterday evening. PETITIONS REFFRRED. To have Croton water pipe Isid in Ninth avenue W. Downing. to change roate of telegraph wires from the poles jolutly ceeupied by hia and the Paliadelphia at the corner of Brow ‘The report of the Croton Aqueduct Depart ‘batract Of estimates reevived from | Several other reports, t d to lay down cross walks, reeet of the Committee on Department, im favor of confirming the a- list for r ting and gradiag Thirty nineth i RUNS PavRMENT. A report of the Committee on Streets, recommending ® concurrence with the Board of Aldermen ia the adoption of the resolution relative to contracting for the Buse pereroent trom the Koaded Warehouse ia per 0 Morris street, wee ordered to lay upon the tabte, rom the the Third avente, was e MANOR the eapentus ot police, for 30th of June, it appears that 0. | ment | may have bern more or lesa. | prison you, if she were so disp we were | i] | | doubt but { dia, but it was at her request; | lefe tae | | purpore of building a house for Mrs. Starr's The Stair and Topping Case. COMMON PLEAS—IN CHAMBERS. Sept. 2—Before the Hon. J: Daly. oxanain ation ot the salons Mary Jane vingston, for exacting property frem Ira was resumed. The Starr alles la fhe 0} threats Ue, Hopping’ examian . ition to Mr. A.A. Phillips he said p house, w: money by Mrs. Starr. to kee it was ather that she threatened to po ‘that must bave been in February, 1849. ‘hen was aT ae ene to prison maade? A. That wasin the fore part of Febru 1849. The most of these threats were made at W! bang and ab may house. Q. Give us, as near as you can, the language ‘used by Mre. Starr when threatening to send you to the Btate A. Her amounted to this —thes if I comply and take her into my femily, give her the choice of the roome, furnish her the same ‘as the rest of the family—in fact, if I did not do thus with her, and give her raeans and money, she would either send me to the lees sere or take my life. In April, she was received into my house. It was kv March, 1849, she threatened to irom in Wide sburg; the threats so alarmed methat I co: it ed to her coming to reside in my family. Q. Did she come to the house slone, or did you tehe her there? A. She came into the house with me; by an express understanding I was bo rd to doso. Mr. Boyd escorted her over from Williamsburg and I was to meet her at the corner of Jane street and Greenwich avenue; I did, and she went to my house with me. The mm to take her tothe house was the same threat as I before mentioned. Q. Did she name any ofencefor which she would send you to ison? A. For . Q. What i A. ‘bat was best known to herself. What I have men- tioned was the principal language rhe made wee of when threatening me. Q. Has M: jtarr ever threa- tened you with any other offence except that of for- eer), and to charge you to the Chief of Police with be- the cause of her death ? tended to complexity. answered them separately. Q. Has the ever threatened to go into a court of jus- tice. and make a false complaint against you? A. Not to my knowledge. Q. Where did Mrs, Starr go when she lett Williameburgh the-first time? A. To lil Ham- mond street, to keep house; I am not abie to say who hired the house; I did not security for the rent. Q. Were you d to as to the character and stand- the house’ A. Mr Boyd col that te demand for July, 1848; he Judge excluded these questions, as they only | What and the witness had omy juainted with Starr. and I said I said I would. Q. Did you notesy that Mrs Starr wes very much of a lady, and that he would find her a good tenant? A.1 can't say that I didor did not. Q. Who paid the rent? A. I am inclined to think the rent was not the landlord commenced a suit against jtarr and Mr. Royd for it, and they brought me up to prove that IT had a mortgage for $500 against the furniture; I was examined as @ witness on the trial, and I swore I had & mortgage On that property; 1 did: not testify why that mortgage was given to me er for what purpose, use | was not asked, Q. Was not that given you in direct opposition to Mr. Bo; . T-know this—that I owned the furniture; it was bought by my means, and she wished to secure it by giving me a mortg, given, The mortgag ; that was the reason it was was before the bill of sale was given. She removed from Mammond to 169 Fourth street; she kept house there; | don’t know who hired the house, but I paid the rent, which was $270 @ year, able quarterly in advance; the day she went there street she came to my Q. How camo she to go thore? A. Sbe sald she would go. ~~ family were living in the Louse then, but they moved on the same day. Q. What caused them to move? A. Because Mrs. Starr turned them out of the house. I had provided my farily with ahouse elsewhere. Iam not certain that I told them who the person was that was coming to live im the house in J treet; I bired the other bouse for my family abeut # week before that. | Did your family move willingly from the house? A. No. they did not. Mrs. Topping kmew the house sold, he executed the deed. Q. Did you ever convey estate Lo Mrs. Starr? A. No. | es T. Brady —It wus conveyed by her threats | Mr. Topping continuod—The largest sum T ever | gave Mrs, Starr at @ time was $250; Lhe whole amount T have givem her is in the neighborhood of $1 600; it 'Q. Did you ever sey’ to any meraber-ot your family that Mrs Stare could im- ed! A, I toink not, for the y any real estate nm the 2éth of towhom! A. at another ho “ Q Beil yeyed this propetty to Mr, Appleby Starr direct! A . When did you first conve benefit of Mre a! A. 1550. y you eva + to Mrs, 1 was compeiled by the feeqaeat Uhreats for mouth or six weeks, which J bave elrendy us wh instead o expressed, to convey it dor her benelit some way or other; Mr, Btarr knew that the opposition of Mrs Top g was such thet she would n@& otra the teans- fer of the property either to her or Jns, I. Boyd, as whe wne mally acquainted with them boil’ aud she (Mae. Starr, anid that Me. Boyd would get a friend of | bia lo take it in his uname, and thea convey it to ber; the two pleces of property in Jane street and Fourth in company with the landlord, and asked | gtarr for ther | would let her | weanor, he ho; bail \6 lost in Williamsburgh ? A,—No; shy 5 You say you never received'a cent from her that Q- duced you to give her the Itwas before m the Q.—Have you from the first time you saw had lmpecent indmoey with her 7 The Judge—For purpose do you ask that ques- llips—To show his intimacy with her, omit ay Tie udge.— 1e le. the prop’ 5 testimony it is mot admissil veka Mr. J. 'T. Brady and Mr. McKeon, the District At- torney, contended that the question was mot admissl— bie Mr. Phillips said he would put the question; and the item mie t avail himself of the privilege todecline ‘The Judge raid it was not she eounne for the pronation Sieeton eit ea tes ati i Cours held that the annot be aaked, q Mr. Phillips.—Then the question for the, pose of showing shat this money was pai: sider tion of the intercourse he hed with fmmsg me Mr. Brady objected. They, at the other side, contend! that this poor girl, who came from the country, and without # friend, not even knowing the names of the streets, haa, by some fortuitous combination ot fortu- pate events, become possessed of such a sum of mor a9$3,000, which she gave Mr Topping in trust to hol jor her; let them prove After some further a nt, the Judge ruled that the question for the purpose of showing illicit inter- course, was foreign and inadmissible. ‘The Judge then asked the counsel for Mrs. Starr, if = + ced an examination, and he answered ie did, 4 The Judge. accordingly, interrogated her.—My name is Mary Jame Btarr; I can’t say by Ae i but I am over : last place of residence was jane street. Q.— ¢ your occupation ? A. at Q.—What have yeu to say to the charge is ou! you may decline to answer if (with great emphasis) I say that it is to- wen beset .~ Have you any statement to mal or exp! joa that you desire to give? A—.Not af resent. Mr. Phillips said he was instructed to say, that he had evidence to refute the whole eharge, but was not eS at present, to produce it. The Judge then decided upon committing Mrs. trial on the charge. Mr. Phillips said, as it amounted but toa nviede- ped the aceus It was a ease which. wll had, would subject her to six m imprisonment. re of $200. "He proposed to give $000 bath Fi amount of property is involved ? Mr. McVoun—About $8,000; and Mrs. Starr is im oetession of it. Mrs. Topping has possession of the ouse in Jone The Sheriff is in possession of the farm in 8: county. Judge—What property has she actually in her poag sepsion, that did belong to Mr, Topping ? here is no personal estate, but there Mr, MeCoun—T! is real estate to the amount of $0,000, besides $1.600 paid to her and Boyd. Mr. McKeon and Mr. J.T. Brady urged that $50@ ‘Dail was too small Judge—I think the bail offered ($500) is too small; tho etyect is to secure her forthcoming. Mr. Drinker said that to put $1,000 bail would be and Wearameust 0s Souebonne ee jail. Vor « charge ot nature $500 is entirely erefore fix the bail at $1,000. id they would be pre- pured'with the bail in the morning. {The wite and daughters ot Mr. Topping were agaim in chambers to-day, and the hearing of the case was attended by as large & number of persons as could well ke aceommodated in the reom.} Intelligence. NEWPORT FANCY AND DRESS Ball The fashionable coteries sojouraing at Newport, have made preliminary arrangements for the faney ball on Wednesday next. An arrangement been made to give piquancy to to the occasion, by ranting permission to the ladies to wear masks. wher regulations will be seen ia the accoant of the meeting held last week, which is annexed : Ata meeting held at the Ocean House, Newport, on the 27th day of August, 1850, for the purpose of makiag arrangements for a grand faney and dress hall, to be given on Wednesday evening, the Ath of September next, J, C. Van Rensselear, Esq, was called to the Chair, and Joseph Bri was appointed Secretary. A committee t be managers for the ball was then appointed, selected the following Board of Managers: Hon ews B, Anthony, Col. Isaac Monroe, Mary- R 1a wl Col. J > B. Latrobe, Mae who Non. W.0 Gibte, RT Hon, John Siide!, L tylan Hon. W. M. Owl jali- Col. E. Ward, N.Y, fornia Col. J. W. A. Bantord, Geo, | Mon. Michee!l Ryan, Ii, Dr. livo't, Pa Hon. Wm, 8. Miliet,N.Y. BG, Ward. Marylaod, Ton. J. Prescott Hall, N.Y. George N. Miter. N Hon. John W. Coleman, George M. Thacher, Moss, Obio. C. 0. O'Donnell, Marylaad, Hon J.T. Van Alen, N.Y. Joseph Dridghom, N.Y, Hon. Wm. MeMurry, N. ¥. 8. P. Bargwyo, N. street were put in oxe deed, for the purpose of de: ing Mra Topping; Mr. Appleby gave her $90 sop sr deeds for thoxe lots; they were put into my hands; entered them gad paid the expenses of them. Q How ld 'you induce Mrs, Topping to sigw the deed to Ap- pleby’ A Tf told ber I had sold the property; she Know T had offered it for sale; [don’t remember eny- | ing anything to Me. y at the time ot conveying the de remove your furniture from ¢ your family left it? A. I did. Je she saidto my wi liked; I was. w d didn’t care what T ata most -Unily in-Jane strest bof \ to nok her to fumy wagon irequentiy with but was compelled to do so by her thraate: at the took possesion, 1 remained with her for four | days in U7 Jane street, not knowing where to goto. 0 Alter the time she took possesion @td you viet her as offen in Jape rtreet ae you did befere? A. 1 don't | rode city because che eaig I must goto a facm sie ba in th try: | paid for i ny 0 y it; 1 paid it to Mrs. Bt 3 personally. Didn't you go into the eountry for mother! A. Ves, ™, I received $500 fro et wi itwns money I had left with her to kaop bil took oe ailer the oecurrence in J raw her mother when in the country Mra Starr was not to give me any- the house; L built it with my own monty, that ho is mot conveyed ; the compulsion to convey the property was between Uhe Ist of Febru- ary and the 28th; I went with Mee Starelast tailiutothe | country for the pu ° pose of looking tor @ farm ¢0 pur- Monticello; we sto; at a hotel ed Higgias. Q Did you not insult a should conve: street, Albion Piaee, and also build @ house for her tether and mother his property was conveyed ia copreqnence test fear I yas threats, the Direoted to the Chief of Police; I fing a | Dever committed the crime of forgery; { did not tell any person that I conveyed ihe property to Mrs. Starr for ber benefit, to prevent my areditors getting pos- | reason of it | Direct examination by Mr. Jes T. Brady —( Did the ptivoner.ever lend or advance to you, or @>posit with you for «ate keeping, any money’ A. Bhe never | did. Q. Did you ever owe ber any money! A No, sir, @ Did you ever receive any consideration for any money or property whieh you transferred to her tor her bemeit, y wey! 1 never did; the pa- wowledging the debt of $8500 to Mra. Starr WA0, was written by me in Fed, 18509 \ saw ber firet that she was ® poor girl from the comp - try, without Giends, Q. Did she teil you thats’ se ‘she porsersed apy means, cr hi could become pornerrrd of Wor $8,000? A No, sit, never. @ Did you give har any t of the money she feeelved from you. of ywscown | co Will, OF mas ib under fear, except sto the woekly plaints made by the polise to the Vorporation Attor~ allowances’ A. (t was aliin fear, the whole of it, «) vey, duntng the come pasted, mas 890, The namber ot What @id the sar arise from? From the pleces at which ppirttucus ors are sold, as te- | threats I heave mentioned, © Where did the ported Ly) ins of peice, on Sth of Juans, interviews take place in July, 1849? A —ar hour were, 5.027 ; oe yh Keoping these piases, in Bourth stteet | the first money I ge ¢e her—1 481 Teported as licensed. and | b4i ns uallornsed. | % explain—i gave herthrovgh rympat py, team the f The whole Bum ver cf pertons row Kownsed to seJepi | presentations she made about her pow sriy, ot ta Tituous Iq dora this city, fe 41TL During theabove- | mily wanting her to y the ma ashe I wentioned quarter, there were lodged in the stati bjeated to conveying the real este’ ©, and threatened house 11,060 persons; 2147 lost children restored ; | to run awsy; her r as that she weuld follow me 161 stek and, \njaned perroms ai 42 reseasd trom | t U and fetch me back | when I refused she re drowning ; 49 fires extinguished; 6 res and | Ritied the threats to come to 1 houses Gwellings found open. clowed ; and $2213 49 i used to see Boyd at “sire houar, taken xem druskes persons, snd restored by the | Washington street; I can't he lived with ber | he it her im her CHTERA OF REY YORK AND HROON eege from Mayor was rend, stating wh be had received a communication from a Com- of A of the city o4 Brook. ‘examine and report upen the expedienc: New ork ee Rreokly ® ond ‘of the menrure. they as that this city should appoint com: Boards with whom they may from the Beard of Aldermen, for In, and the Hoard adjourmet, vo | | | ay have been appointed a select | bs tO, w come to ify house there, Eaone par lor. 66 ing. 'Q= Did you wee Bo: A=} used a Witamborge tts (a bid ; abe oeoupied the whole 1 used to see Boyd at +, he was always there ia the ing. raw him in the afteraoon. after ome have destroyed alithe notes I re. from his letters T never expected thie would have arrived at the character it ‘The prosecution here clored. Vc Philips to witwese—Did pot Mre Stare tell | you thes Toe Aferwards found i the sieeve of her | Groee ber wateb oad purse, which she javught were J. 0. Van Rensselaer, N.Y, Anthony Barelay, N ¥ John Jay, N. ¥ Admiral Wermley, Eng Col. Gates, U S.A tharies Alston. 8. 0 Gol. Abrabam Vao Buren, J, Tarner Surgeut, Mass, USA Dr. Mayo, N.Y Col Davewport,U SA. J J Pringle § ©. W. B. urnest, Pa J. ¥. Marah, John F. Roland, U. L. W. Mel. J.B. F. Rase A. Obarles D. Di B.D. Silliman, 8. A. L. Gittings, Mary’ Capt. Willer, t Win. Urquhart, La, G. A. Premti Hi, Allen Wright, N. ¥. ‘Themes Vansant, N.Y Ju her, Missouri, Ceptain Campbell, British Goo m, Maryland. Army W.F. Trane, do Samuel Nieholson. La. George Tit ad George Jones. Georgia en pin. je, RE dames M, Otin, N.Y Dr, Une Chas, de Rham, do. 8. J. Beach Lawrence, N. %. Sidae A. 8. lard 8 © Wm Gebhard Col. Chotard, M Col. Winthrop, nated ag @ Commitee the exclusive charge of the ball, and to wear blue badges: George N. Miller Col. Winthrop. | BC. Ward . Van Renseelaer. Kavard Shift Jeo M Thacher | Benj. Hoppie Wm. Gebhard Chas, Be Kham. ‘The tellowiag rules for the goverament of the ball were then adopted: ckets of admission for a gentleman ia faney costume, with or without lodier, five dollars, ami without fancy costume ten dollars, to be procaged of the committee of direction. Jies only are permitted to appear in mask, as desire to wear them, will eause to be made to the commitice of direction for tickets for Unat purpose. All masks % be removed. at eu r. ! adies and gentlemen are fequested te name their costumes to the committee of diree~ tions. | 1V—The managers will wear scarlet badges. 1 V.—No person will be admitted without a ticket. | Vi—Entrée and promennde at nine o'clock. Sapper at twelve. Gentlemen are particularly re- quested to make early application for uckets, at the Ocean Howe Coart of Oyer and Terminer. Chief Juctiee Bdmonds. andAldermen Miller and: Prrvemern 2—This was the dret day of Term Qreud Jury were oslied, and nine geatiomen | beving smrwered to their names, they were watil Monday morning next at 10 o'clock, and mith The onl, Court impored a fine of $25 each on the non-atten! Grand Jarere, Some prisomers were thea put a i i orga of Mod wae for tabbing her in the of Jal i. |} ir be! . pe. | Reother lawyer. were atsigned us his counsel, andthe | trial was set down for next Monda; The Drew Cow for down for thi | that the ease hed been from day to day earliest day ‘+ some ‘ing that the prisoners Pend others that the District Attor d to preeeed the trial during this ‘The District Attorney stated, that no either directly or indirectly, was auth Any statement for him with " Dri any other matter ‘he Court rey token wp by counsel for remarks upon mewspaper®. fet down for Monday next. Other ar nan. for the mur ley, by throwing her into ot July yay pl Lp bt is wife, Ane Motes, a piece of wood. iu be Oe 1860, were also Monday next, and the Court then adjourned. , pebile Domestic Mre. Young, ot very som ied to comlt culcidn, at N by drowning jealous of her | Daehn | wer Wright laid by | om the 27th August, tw widen Van Buren, F | of white marble, on te Death tn large oF fs the ‘There is no oiher mnecription. \e Pe it of marble. On the allt of grey