The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1850, Page 1

ES Sane rae oil oe se THE NEW YORK HERALD. — NO... 5930. hed TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, STATE OF AFFAIRS AT THE CAPTITAL, Progress of the House on the . Boundary Bill, &o., &o., &e. SHIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. BY MORSE’S MAGNETIO TELEGRAPH. MONDAY’S PROCEEDINGS. Wasminoron, Monday Sept. 2, 1850. ‘The Indian Appropriation bill was received from the House, and referred. After the consideration of the morning business “and a speech from Mr. Downs, upon a bill whish he introduced for the purpose of securing a measure for the protection of New Orleans and other places from | evortiow, ‘The Bounty Land bill was again taken up. ‘he bill ‘was debated, and amended in several particulars, and then laid over until to-merrow. ‘The Senate then resumed the consideration of Ex- ecutive business, and so continued the remainder of the ey. eyuaDAY'S PROOREDINGS. ‘Wasninoron, September 3, 1850. Post ROUTES. Mr. Dicarnsov gave notice that ould report the Post Route bill to-morrow, and ask its early considera- tion. LAND GRANTS AND SURVRYORSHIP OF CALIFORNIA. ‘The bill to creste the office of Surveyor General of the public lands in California, and to grant donations to actual settlers thereon, was taken up and the vari- ous amendments reported by the Committee on Public Lands, wete disposed of. Mr. Davis, of Mass , moved an amendment giving the President of the United States power to exclude from the lands to be granted to settlers, such territory as he may think expedient to reserve for the military and ma Mr. Dovoras showed that this amendment would previous acts of army officers, by which im- proved land in Astoria has been seized and appropri- ses, without compensation, tor the use of United ta Mr. Davis contended that the settlers had no right tothe and that the Government. in giving away the lands, pertect right to reserve what it chose. The debate was continued until one o’clock, when the bill was laid over until to-morrow. ABOLITION OF THE SLAVE TRADE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. On motion ct Mr. Cray, the bill to abolish the slave trade in the District of Columbia was taken up. Mr. Oxav briefly explained and advocated the bill. Its object was to abolish the foreign slave trade in the distric e bringing of slaves and placing them in depots here, not tor the purpose of sale in the district, Dut for tale and shipment to Southern States. The Dill did not propose to interfere in the least degree with the sale of slaves by one inhabitant of the district toanother, nor to prevent such inhabitant going out ot the district to purenase slay c his own uw in the district. jm ple revival of law of Mary ibject, as that law existed ‘at the time of the cession of a portion of her territory for the seat of government. It was simply to exclude ‘a trafiie in the district, which had no connection what- ever with that district, its only effect was to briag upon it the cdium which attaches to that which has keen condemned and denounced so often and so justly. ‘After some verbal amendments, proposed by ir. had been adopted, Mr. Foote moved & substitute for the bill, placing the d discretion of the ee es of nggression upon the 8 ouch, ai He reterred to the celebrated case eerving that Mr. Olay unconstitutions of Groves versur Slaughter there, a4 couns.l. argued much ability and fore shat Congress under the power to regulate commere bas wo right to prohibit way branch of it con. tending that if hie argument was the good one it established the uncoastitutionality of this bill. Bo also with of argument made on the same case by Mr. Webster, till the Su me Court ruled sgainst (bese gentlemen. But conte md- they did overrule upoa the poiats wesented by them, upon which he (ilunter) re- sed, his opposition to this bill, He feared that this measure woe but an entering wedge to (ue aboli- tion of the ry trade between the Slates. 1 encourage & +p would result in kindest feelings townrds the black race whatever be could tu promote their com: to his own rase da a amendment to the amend- ment. giving ities of the district power to enforce the authority conferred on them by the bill. Mr. Cray briefly replied to Mr. Hunter, This was the last of a reries of measures reported by the Com- It did not look wt all to the abo- of slavery in the district, at which Mr. Hunter jatimated The committee had no such desiga, is was that its effec by quite t bad no of droves eounsel argue in but what the court decide should be the constatuti decision war nx: tor from Virginia aia th Mr. Foore accepted Mr, Pearoe’s amoudment, Mr Downe hoped that the Senate would not waste Ite time ip discussion of amendment to this bil but would dispose of it a! once. and proceed to the other im ant business of the country. He did not consider this ttaut, and moved that it be t. ald be raved by aeting on ed the yeas and nayson the mo- ediate action A portionof to aflord proper means jets tach as those recently hment of by Chaplin to postpone was rejected—yeas 23, nays the motion n. cx moved to amend the orig! mpesing severe penalties for inducing, aiding. and abetting the escape of slaves, oF Mir Celt mid the provisions of the amendment ir, Cuay maid the ° in themeely: od would | ly. t th reson! separate mea- ‘eure, but he hoped that in this act, having for ite al gle ol the abolition of the slave trade, the Sena’ not, at this late period of the session, attempt to embrace a code of black laws. Mr. Pearce opposed the bill, contend slave trade doce not exist in the District by After farther debate. the question was takes upen Mr Pearor’s amendment. ‘which was adepted by yeas ete then withdrew his amendment, and the Genate adjourned. that the Hease of Representatives. BY BAIN'S ELECTRO-CHEMICAL TELRGRAPH. Wasnrxoron, Sept. 8, 1860. THR ROLES Mr. Braero, (dem) of Penn., from the Committee on Rules, reported a resolution authorising the Clerk to contract with Mr. French, formerly Clerk, to compile and prepare o parliamentary annual for the use of members, and showed the importance of such a work. Mr. Jones, (dem) of Tenn., opposed it, and said it use, as decisions are so conflicting. of Obio, wanted to abolish all -Ghe presemt rules, and to be governed by the parlia- mentary lew. a» they were a mass of inconsistencies, On bis motion the resolution was laid on the table. THR ROUNDARY QURNTION, the Btates and different sections of the confederacy, an characterizes ite proceedings abroad. If there were any divuntonists in the South, he believed they were men who had lost all hope of obtaining justioe from the North. Although he believed the number to cde penal, it will Increase If Injastice continues to be ven bill, by the | | met in this city to day, having adjourned from Car. | thage, on Saturday, in consequence of the weather. | } | | | | ture, which will elect aU. 8. Senator. in howe were right or wrong, true or false, they were ken by the he » addressed mf the iemoe, and invoked the action of the righ! ms ‘They were addressed to the peeps ft Vi ‘inia. Slavery was an institution «stabi unde! ir own laws, and they only had the right to mo, abrogate, or continue it Congress never had power to establish or act on slavery iu any way whet- ever, Until conga has Sasa itis uowise, and mischievous powerless. for 088, to re the Wilmot proviso. The whale eel should be aken from those who are alien to slavery, and should rest with those whoare connected with it. Leave it to the interests and wisdom of those who, through the providence of God, have it, He objected to the pro- viso, because it was unconstitutional, harsh and unne- essary. The first object of the proviso was to give all the territory now. and all that may hereatter come into the Union, to the free States, whether EA macy or conquest, and exclude the whole . BO mstter what may be ber relations and her contribu- tions to it. The proviso, in its length and breadth, was an undisguised, deliberate disunion proposition. No ether result could inure. If the South were to re- strict the Nort revent her from extending her limits, and mi the territory ever taken into the Union ol ie States, what would be the ? Te asked the gentleman. in all manliness, to say whether their indig. nation and wrath would not have 0 Would thi 4 not regard it as @ dereliction of rights and brotherly affection? Would there n« eneral uprai jorth? aneutl Hall New England ei of the people of the re been voiceless and J i 1d bave burned as a living coal, and there was Bot 6 partiele of the rest but would resist proposition, but which, coming from them- wel) hey have labored so long and so labori: tofixonthe South. He made some furt showing the mischievous effects of the insisted on equality of rights, and, in conclusion, eu- Jogised the South, and made an earnest appeal to all nepal hoo: ‘man’s time having expired, Mr. Houmes, (dem ) of 8. C., obtained the floor. He, however, yielded the floor to Mr. McDowe.1, who had not time to finish his re- marks. Objestion was raised to this preceeding, by Mr. Gro- pincs, (free soil) of Ohio, and then followed a short conflict on point of ord Mr. McDowst. began to avail himself of Mr. Holmes’ s rosity in yielding the floor, when another ques- was raised by Mr. Fowler, (whig) of Mas. phere was much confusion, ‘and Mr. MteDowell took Mr. Houmrs took the floor, and contended that there ‘was an error in the formation of the Constitution. It should have provided for « balance of sections, as well as an equality of States, and from this proceeded to show how majorities may act detrimental to the in- terests of the South. He argued tl no Southera country has ever flourished without slave labor. Mr. jig) of Tennessee, obtained the floor, @ yy ti Mr.McO:exnanp (dem.) of Illinois, who withdrew the motion heretofore made by him, to commit the bill amendment to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and, with this, fell Mr. Root’s instructions to report the Wilmot proviso. Mr. Wituiams moved the previous question. order were raised, and, in reply tleman, the Speaker said if the previous ques- tion was sustained, it would bring the House to @ vote rst itt if that failed, then the amendment pending ; then, on the bill. a Gippincs renewed the motion to recommit the ‘The Sreaxen said the motion was not in order. Mr. Fearnenstoe, (dem.) 0} Williams to withdraw the d paige of He wanted to offer @ substitute for the bill teelt, ‘The Srxaxen. in reply to Mr. Schenck, said that if the previous question should be sustained, there would be no chance of amending the bill. Mr. Canren. (dem.) of Ohio, moved that the House edjgars— yens 4 #132. ‘he House refused to second the demand for the Previous question—ayes 76, nays 02. ere was, at this time. great confusion in the hall. Mr. McLane, (dem) of Md.. moved to commit the soe the Committee of the Whole, on the State of the nion, Mr. Roor, (free soll) of Ohio—I renew the instruc- tions of the Wilmot proviso. Mr. McLane said he was anxious to ascertain the strength of the bill, asit now stands, and h« moved the previous question. Parston Kino, (tree soil) of N. ¥., eatd, if the pre- vious question was ordered on the motion to commit, ad bad no objection; if om the question om the bill, question. if seconded. Detore further action, on motion of Mr. Viwrew, at 4 o'clock. the House adjourned. Interesting from Washington, THE PRESIDENT AND THE SENATE Dit IN THE vost oFFicR, &c. CIAL TELEGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE. Wasninarox, Sep. 3, 1850. The House is stiil foggy in regard to the Senate bills, but the Texas boundary bill is considered sure to pass T understand if Congress adjourn without settling ve questions, that the President will call them to- ether again the next day, being determined that, as oun # far as bis influence extends, the whole of the slavery | agitation sball be settled as soon as porsible. ‘There bave been a number of exchanges of clerks in the Treasury Department, and nine removals are con- templated in the State and Post Office departments ia a few day ‘The Houre has under way Mr Dantel’s resolution for the preparation of an index to claims The tollowing clerks were Gideon Acres, Covington Burched, Henry Wood and Green Barton, ¥ Gale upon Lake Eric. Burrave, Sept, 311 A.M. A severe gale oceurred upon the Lake on Sunday lant, which caused great damage, both to the shipping tt. | om the piers, » number of the latter having been swept away The brig Flora, with « cargo of 1200 bushels of wheat, is one of the vessels ashore. The steamer Maid was obliged to put into Chi- cago harbor, with three feet of water in her hold. On her she lost several of her men overboard. The is described as bein; e of the most severe thet occurred for many ’ Ohio Congressonal Nominations, &c. Oivcrewart, Ang. 11, 1850. The Democratic Convention of Hamilton county, ‘There was hk opposition in the party, but the regu- lars carried everything. David T. Disney was nominated for Congress, from this district, by acclamation. Candidates for the Legislature and county officers, were also nominated. The outside democrats will also doubtless run an op- position ticket for county officers, and probably for Congress and Legislature. ‘The State Fair, Avnasy, September 8, 1860. Great numbers aro pouring into this city, to be pre- sent st the State Fair, Quietness prevails on the grounds, and no accident has as yet happened to any one Unica, September 3, 1859. Fifty passenger cars lett here this morning, crowded with visiters to the great State Fair. ‘The Vermont Telegraph Line. Boston, September 3-034, P.M. The Vermont line of telegraph works badly, and — there is not the slightest chance of getting anything through, relative to the result of the election im the Green Mountain State. All the State ofloers were to be chosen, four members of Congress, and a Logisia. eracy.” by Lucius B. Peek, liner,” by Jonas Clark, of Middieton. ANOTHER DESPATCH. ‘The following misty despatch was received at the Herald office « little before four o'clock this morning. We haveno time to “figure it out,” but give it in the | hope that there are some politicians to whom it may be iv terenting — Benni: 15 Minor 70; Roberts 222. Manchester Ly xa 43; Minor 13, Roberte $1, Clarke 62 Pownall land APH : Tee Colline. whig * 26; Lyman 2 mn again s‘ated the efect of the previous | REMOVALS | pointed :—H Hi. Heath, | Brandon Palen whl |. N. Haven Rie itebary— Warner THE RECENT FLOODS. TREMENDOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. Hou B ses, Crojs and Railroads Submerze?, i&eo., &c., &e. Y LAST NIGHT’S MAILS. OUR PHILADELPHIA CORRESPONDENCE. Puirapecemia, Sept. 3, 1850, Terrible Freshet—Great Destruction on the Railrosts and Canals—The Schuylkill Canal—Reading Lehigh Canal, ge. canals | cetved racter. Gray's more in a due sesured wil be mount o'clock est h signs « mount mm had be Wills plet ry th were © | Nixon gation block © and of nut tbe vii a among many Scbuy kill y treshet. esters Immense in the Schuylkill valley; but, fextanatel the Keading Railroad fas escaped with alight injury The dam: One wood of the road. The loss is estimated at $10,000, effects of this destructive fresh and continued nearly ail of yesterday, evening eWelling,and the water continued to rise at At midnight the flood bad continued to the murkey wa At an carly hour this mori and ploturesqu | vastating wate | all -bid from view, apd abo: | wes tull ten feet high od yards, counting-bow out into Lhe middie ef the stream, €d scarcely & vestige and beaped upon thi river to Asbton street, were d only by boats. their coae got out all their couch Ashton street, from Are! Below 20 works, the Philadelphia flour ee of the Schuylkill House was u * lars of the buildings immediately adjoining, om Chest- tod Beoah sttvela, were filed. Rot ef the Delaware Coal Company was sur. by water, and there was great destruction of perty Carbon sti 3 = - LS fered considerably. A number of of Lombard rtreet were overflowe: of whole blocks on the several Litt the river, from Lombard to South, were filled Name. us rmail tenements near the water's edge, occupied } A na! ) and the in- ‘Di driven from them. On the west bank of the river, the water was very high, and & great deal of damage was done. Wether- i's Chemical Works were w was twenty-one inches on the floor of Harding's Ho- . Above the bridge, King’s Ho- Yesterday's storm has made sad havoe with our and railroads; but as first accouats of disae- ters are more or less exaggerated, it is not unlikely that the damage is much less than is represented. All accounts agree that the “rise” im the Lehigh and or, was several feot highor than the July From the Juniats and the upper waters ef the Suquehanna we have {mot as yet re- positive intelligence of {a reliable cha- On the streets, it is generally believed that the Schuylkill canal cannot be placed in navi- gabie order before next season; and that it will be late ip the season before the damages on the Lehigh eaual can berepaired. A very large number of the bridges on the Schuylkill have been carried away, while nearly al baye eustained more or less @. The bridge at ferry (on the line of the Philsdelphis aud pelt. Railroad,) is represented, this morning, as being has’ eepings bes Se trsiosds oe ne qi ved; cat mall communications, in’ all directions tres tions, ure either ‘west; and as the waters are subsiding, we shall know in a faw days the real extent of the ii 1 have just seen « despateh from the Bu; it of the Reading Railroad, dated at Reading, 2 o’clook, P. M., giving some additional particulars 1n tendant to ay’s dirasters. The lors of property must be ith slight injur; may be briefly summed up as follows bridge, 140 feet long, and two small irou pt away, and the washing out of 200 1eet am 0 road by an officer of ti company that in working order by y ne: day next. ‘The worst fears in regard to the Sobuylkill Canal, have been more than realised. 4 ber have been destroyed, dams carried away, embankments of the canal torn out toa great extent. Tuere is not the slightest possibility of these damages being repaired befor from the Lehigh region prove equally as disastrous, the supply of anthracite coal this year will fall far short 01 | ly, for the balance of the season, road for our reoeipta. Large Bridges without num- , and the next spring. If the intelligence ¢ demand, as we shall ha’ numbers of our citizens have repaired to Fait and the Falls of ay l kill, ea the » 2 irom nearer home, we otty, jask Inst About eight o'clock, the river commenced ood was alarming this morning, the water had reached its gre: d from that time uatil four o'cloex. to the Naval Asylum ed their original positions for my euse quantities of wood. coal, lamber, Hime, &o. en swept off the wharves, some of which revein: m street, f converted into ttreet was under water. Hotel, he foot of Vin ot dwellings om the sout undated, and could be of Dougherty & Pow. ore overtiowed. ith water. They, ho 4 horses im safety. treet to Filbert, was altitu ot street, as to ople may repare for its faila the permat Mp: t bridge, t onl rheds of A feed mills, m Chestnut to South street he Irish families, were submerged, to be closed noe Cyunesaenens of the cumvond oe gpstd ie jacined b out ¢ Permanent daees of tae behing cokers wend ren sustained some y The works ‘of the ohaylkitt Navigation, Fairmount, suffered some, but still, eon, the night, there was barrels of flour also floated down, Ratiroad— to witness the e a ent of the Philadelphia ler water, and the oel- reet, ak cat, and Water strest. were streets bordering water, The water oppoatte ped surpris Sree ite and havoc canal boats, & nom! which were bre- | ken from theif moorings. and carried Other smaller craft were wrecked, and several masted down the river. MORNING EDITION----WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1850. ——_—n TWO CENTS. times followed by the cries of human beings, It may have been that these craft were dashed to pieces or en- gully ‘and the crews drowned. water on the track of the Norristown Railroad this morning, was over the wheels of the cars, and in ergo manors the eile moss fier Soot deen. The k Rock Bridge and Manayunk Bridge are gone. ‘The milleat Manayunk are under water. ‘The Schuylkill Navigation has sustained much injury in the viciuityof Manayunk, There are fouror five breaks in the: and tho dam near that place broke. The bridge at the Falls of the Schuylkill has par tially gone, The Wire and Market street Bridge have doth been ioe by the floating wrecks. Forty Bridge were. in much danger frou the Noting ‘erry Bri were in muc! og timbers, &c., but up to the latest moment that we could from them this afternoon, they were un- ‘he water on the Barren Hill Road was three feet. The t Southern mail train that should have reached here at two o'clock thie morning, arrived within a few miles of the city at the usual time, when it was stopped by the overflow of the oy oe kill, which covered the meadows over which the read passes, causing serious damage to the railroad inal Oe Renee eee ner allt el sengers vi 9 cit, morning by st from ‘below Gray's Ferry, Mout the train, with the mass of the ngers, their baggage and the mails, returned to Chester. There were transferred to a steamboat, and arrived in this city early this after- Ee A ee Seen ee ir, by a oo inhewe us that not a drop of rain in Washington city yes- terday, so that the storm has not extended much further south than our own letitude. By s notice in our columns, it will be seen that, for the present, the Baltimore Railroad Company will i pascongers, malt dc altogether by steamboat to Wi mingtoa and jew le. Wild reports have been in circulation in regard to the damage on the Trenton Railroad. We understand that the bridge over the Neshaminy creek, in Bucks county, bas been carried away, but that beyond this, the road has suffered no injury. The New York trains passed over the Uamden and Amboy to day, and will continue to do so until the bridge is rebuilt, which will completely cut off, or temporarily deranged. Yoster- day’ Pit Line from New York dla not resch this sity | bein a very short time. untillong after midnight. The weather hascleared of Bony) the county bridges uo, the (oak, gloriously, with « fine bracing breess trom tne norcn- | fom this city up to Pittsville, are sald to be earri ‘away, and the perty is immense. [From the Baltimore tember 3.} ¢ to farms and other private pro- We learn that the heavy rai junday night and Monday morning was very severe along the line of the Suequ Railroad, and has done considerable damage to mill-dams, bridges, &o., in the vicinity. The train of cars due at 8 o'clock yy morning id not arrive until about 3 o'clock in the afternoor hi been detained about five hours by the destruction of a bridge four miles above Parkto: thirty-four miles from Baltimore, over the litth Grun- powder Falls. bridge was a wooden one, about see ot long, supported by two stone abutments nd a pier. bined Gast save to an a oy cause sweeping away 0 B. Hoffman's paper ‘ills, two miles further a obstructed the stream and damed pass oyer. So yond were the en pees oe whole that it became neces- st every bridge to secure the safety of the traln and prevent accidents by a thorough examina- ion. We lenrn from Mr. Seott that a number of dams and county bridges ha , Baris of which \e were also flooded, . May rec polly a retin oem peg y — the fencing and cern swept me fields ‘The tollowing details appear in the Batsetin, PR a Ss org dye yey oe A See’ - the rain continued throughout Sui avy rains which commenced o: Sunday night very hes i od when the cars left yesterday morning tl usual and rapid raice in the rivers of the eastern part | Codorus was very bi nd still rising, # that much of this State. Some particulars will be found under | destruction of ceabelr has doubtiess taken place our telegraphic head. All thi have been able to | along that stream. At the Shrewsbury and substantial daz. just completed by Mossr J. Klinefelter, for their new mill, was also partially oo the water pouring over in an immense Mr. Magraw, the President of the road, yester- day ordered 4 suspension of travel over the Wrights- ville branch, and sent out a body of workmen, in- structed to make a thorough examination of the bridges, and to repair such as may bo damaged, which will be completed in time for to day's train. He also promptly rent out a large party of hands to ine and repair the bridges on the road between ore and Yore, if any of them shontd require it, arn from Mr. John Seott, the conductor of ning train from York, that mo damage has been Gone except to the one above Parkton, which Is already in good travelling order. We also have the following additional items of intelligence from Mr. Beott : portion of the race was car- it ay, when th basement of 4, and goods damage saiso been stopped oa account of some damage Thee, which will be repaired in days. Above Moncton a number of braces ou the road were washed out, but were being rapidly replaced by the en. N York, the fences on both sides of the r and on both the Codo: tirely swept whilst large quantit! timber and wood had drifted off At the little bridge, a few miles from the city, a aad having choked the bridge, er the road to the depth ot M #, at York, « priv: hole embankment, was swept IN NEW JERSRY. ser, Sept. 5.) visited our vicinity ely inundated the producing conside- hear of no loss of on the bill, and then finds id Avonue into the bi 1 pop yy ye barge 5 ly, and one life was lost upon it in consequence. reodiy's marble yard, were all overflowed. Mo trace | dite morning, the freight train, in coming upon » oul: a aatite Gene Ths lower pare | Yert near Newmarket, found it to be undermined and settling fast, but the train got over without accident. They immediately despatched an express back to train with intelligence of the unsa‘e state j the pasren, in this Lvet arrived ac 1d, where, leavii ¢ locomotive, they horee car im safety as far which ha jelent mensures, howevet we to have it reinstated. t brook, the water is said to be higher then the causeway so as early impassable for lear y measures were line to watehany t 4 immediately to obviate them. This morning as the freight train reached the vert near the South Orange Mills, the center pier be- undermined, it sprang and threw three of the oars of fey Tey but slightly. No dam ras done to the freight. defective culvert. and the transit of passengers is car- vensels were damaged see > co com, It is expected to be repaired by this uh wenn Doe Te ee Morris county, we are laformed that oft houses, &e., and pom the surgl were | CAmage war done The dai of J. W. Alexander's pa- | borne numbers of hogs and other nfmals. A great | BCF Mull. at Morristown, was cacried away, and the re ertimated at $2 000 Both sides of the river presented lively sights all the | ine ‘awa “the dev of Wm. Siepons, Poy |r oe \arver by catehing wo ~~ from the acon road in ite vicinity, so as to render it im- | ml ‘ehw: it A * | Seabee bos pictaed as Uod-senen te thoes Mp Le Ae Lay tay 4 with sects sot ce ech Sere" fend | hee st te aN Dodd plane wus Im mes annger ladive and gentiomen, looking at the flood and its ex. | {hi morniag, the water continuing to rise, and was citing eccompenimente. Keclinten the has been very extensive The Fairmount Water Works were st end will | rhe dam of Beloher Brothers gave way; lose $300 of =e again, pe, for some days. should ‘amptown and At d o'clock this iserning, : Noss about 78, “Anoster, tn mount Dem ton feet ween Cam an | The extreme Flecon the dam in the freshet Ady te 4 Was coven feet ands half, In the great iow flood yet gg known. prevent; . | pent food is the heaviest frecket tn the No vetimate perty trom Fairmount to Gray's Ferry. unpreeedents 4d. © learn that last night, about 9 o'elock, in two it ni ited nce de ike ign, was lost. thet in the loquessing creek, are of age— and in be made of the ot Te has, boom het m the ween The damage to dweiling- houses st New B om, 4 wonay Sed Sn Xoept that result- | age A passenger train i* on each side the | | injured; ules the dam at Sebuyl tent, and his loss in liquors, provisions, &., will pro- Ddably reach $500. The steamer John Neilson will not be able to make her trip to New York, The dock is some four feet, un. der : making the passage to the boat impossible. The rtore and freight house on the dock is under water as high 2 the top of the lower sashes in the win- dows of firet It is, a8 yet, impossible to arrive at a proper oxti- mate of the damage. The water is now ‘oiheg ss pidly. Nearly a hun wagons, loaded with Peaches, are waiting an opportunity to get to the boat BY TELEGRAPH. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND LOSS OF LIFE IM THE STATE OF NEW YORK. Troy, September 3, 1850, During the whole of the afternoon of yesterday and last cvening the rain came dewn in torrents, and until an early hour this morning. It seemed as if the flood gates of a deluge had been opened. The da” ‘The nail factory has suffer- ed most severely. The upper dam on the Wynout- skill was carried away, which was the principal cause of the damage at the nail factory. The damage eral just peve, wey; and nearly ite mage done is immen: in Winslow's Works was also very severe, and persons narrowly saved their lives. The d: above Winslow's Works whole structure, built in the most substantial manner, been completely broken down by the flood. In the vicinity of the dam on the north side nearly everything was swept away bordering on the stream. ‘The lose in Winslow & Corning’s lower factery will be very considerable. A young lad, 16 or 17 years, off by the waters and drowned. His body was found on the meadow below the railroad this t was held over it. Several when the flood struck had just left off wor! gave way. The water the build- y escape, building. Some 14 or 15 and gone home when the seriously, and must put a stop to all work for some time te o We cannot mate the loss. It ie eee® operations will be weeks, resumed in three THE FLOOD IN PBNNSYLVANIA. Prrvaperrntia, September 3, 1850. ‘The Schuy!kill, from Fairmont to Naval Asylum, pre- sented a complete scene of deluge. Wharves were all hid and covered, some by ten feet of water. Ware- Ps manufactorie: Last night «a gentle: ladies, in a carriage, drowned in a creek near Byberry. The borse: , perished, Two bridges at ay. this morning at 3 o'stook, Kk, P. jupposed to be de- tained by a freshet, at Darby Creek. A.tentown, Pa, September 3, 1850. The freshet has been most disastrous along the Le- high. The water rose eighteen fect in a fow hours, being higher than the great freshet in July lust. The loss. cannot be estimated at present. All along the ge and property have been swept 4 farms inundated, The losses to several the sufferers will be ruinous, It will ta to repair the damages to the canals now (3P.M.) receding, and the greatest danger is over. I will d you full particulars of some weeks Reavixa, Pa , September 3, 1850. ‘The Burr Bridge, above Orwigsburg, is carried away; alto, the Port Clinton railroad bridge, which conneets the Reading railroad. Mount Carbon railroad bridge is also carried away. Naxnowsnvns, 3, 1850. The rains of yesterday have produced a great fresh- et. The Delaware has risen several feet, Several bridges on the Erie Railroad, west of hers, have boon por jamaged. 1g some detention to the cure, ins ha got over damaged bridges with temporary structures, No further delay is an- ticipated. ‘ Porravinin, Sept. 8, 1850, ‘The Schuylkill canal is a complete wreck. No bu siness can be done on it this season, Several bridges have been carried away on the Reading Railroad, bat it is stated it will be ready to carry coal in two weeks Tumbling Run dam is gone, The freshet was tremen- dous—the greatest that has ever ocourred—and the destruction of live wad property awful. The Little Bchuylsill ia entirely ewept. About fifty or sixty houses were carried away at Tamaqua, and nearly ail the dwellings on the line, It is reported that nearly 100 lives were lost. Jones. Rawks & Soball’s irou works are all swept away, The Mount Carbon Kail- road is not mueb Injured The West Branch Railroad has sustained no damage. The Mill Creek Railroad is not much injured. The Sebuyikill Valley Railroad oan be repaired in about ten days. Between twenty and thirty houses were ewept away from Tamaqua. number of lives lost ia not yet ascertained but over fifty. Sixteen lives were lost at bove Port Clinton; fourteen at Jones's dge below Schuyl- jinton, and one be- Three were twept away. The dam at Mount Carbon is much her of houses at Mount Carbon hayikill Haven. Hammell’s dam and Biae Monntatn dam bave been washed away. The dam at Landing Bridge, and baif the houses at Port Clinton have been «wept away. About 500 feet of the embankment of the Reating Railroad. about one mile above Port Clinton, has been damag: d greatly Barimone, Sep. 3, 1850 Tho heavy rain of yesterday caused the embank- ment at the Tido Water Canal, Havre de Grace, to give way, and it f* thought that full one week will be re- quired to repair the damage, In the meantime, navi- gation will be suspended (Telegraphic Correspondence of the Phil. Bulletin ) Bernurnem, Sept. 3-10. M ‘The Lehigh, after hav nteen feet, reached ite greatest height, midnight — Since then it has fallen seven fect. The stone bridge over the Manoeksy cree covered with water, and Tf whe about four feet higher than the freshet Bethlehem all left 7 considerable was ‘are all safe at this piace At Certwright & Co, lose before for forty years, At Rahway, the water rose over | rore render it ‘here is _ne truth in the report that at Middletown \s carried away. A small culvert only was damaged. the railroad Sertous Rallroad Accidents—Effeets of the Storm. Yesterday between 11 and 12 o'clock, as the freight and passenger train was coming over the N Jersey ( tral Railroad to Jersey city, it was precipitated down | a benk, in consequence of the culvert near Westfirid yikili Havew | ‘The Congress of Trades. This body met last evening in the Court of Oyer and Terminer. Mr. Barty, the President, in the chair. Mr. Jonw Comenronn was admitted a delegate from the Bretherhood of the Union. A committee, consisting of R. Pond, J. N. Hamiltom and John B. Davis, having been appointed to report on the subject of female labor, Mr. Pond presented the following report, which was adopted :— The resolution bent | tethe lety of offering fe- male labor a represen! in ts Bregeeoee has toon subjected te the serious reflection of vour committee. ‘They would report, as the result of their deliberations, the opinion that the present industrial system, which has spread such universal dissatistaction and misery meng the workmen, bears with still greater force om the more helpless female operative, and that the nineteenth century discloses the appalling fact that thousands of those who should be the and ho of society, have been driven by imperati mode of life at once incompatible with the tru nity and nature of woman, Believing 00-operative measures the best calculated to redress grievances and correct evils, they recommend the passage of the bill, and respectfully urge the Congress to take immediate action upon it, and to discuss its merits with that manly earnestness which the subject de- serves ‘The following resolutions were then adopted :-— Resolved, That # Revision Committee of three be ap- our constitution, rega- , for publication, 1d, That the Revision Committee be empow- €red to procure all the Papers in the possession of the minutes, list of members, &o., to facilitate ir duties, a it is now time for our consti- ventsto know what business we have what reforms we recommend to correct existing abuses, and by what rules we are governed. Su seenemens gouenoteation awe, qocsined from one of the dry goods clerks, dotailing t! jevances, and contendio, for the w hour system. doou- ment led to @ discussion, from which it appeared that the society of dry goods clerks had appointed three de- legates and subsequently withdrawn them before they had time to take their seats in that body, in conse quence of the influence of the merchants. Mr. Bann, who read the document, moved_that it be referred to a committee toreport on. Several delegates contended that an —E<e communieaticn ought not to be received, and it was cowardly and unworthy on the part’ of the dry goods clerks, to act in that way, Mr. Bann said the communication was not anony- mous. The name of the writer was on the back, but he wished to withhold it from the public, for tear of evil consequences to the writer Mr. Day said it wasevident, that hae goods clerks were in greater slavery than the jos, and they therefore required the advice and assistance of that body the more. Ultimately, the document was referred to a commit- tee to report upon It was then moved by Mr Ba) 4 unanimously earried, that a communieation be addressed to the President of the United States, requesting him to veto the Bounty Land Bill ‘A call was bere made for the fifty cents duo b: representatives of each society, when it was found that fifty, out of seventy-five. had paid; and a discussion ensued as to whether those delegates should not be cut off who did pot pay the necessary balf dollar. ‘The consideration of the subject was postponed for @ ro to give time to defaulting members to take the pint. Mr. Richardson having made a proposition while an- other delegate was speaking, the Chairman did not take any cognizance of it, upon which Mr Downy called him to account, and’ persisted tu interrupt the proceedings then going on. ‘The Chairman ‘called him several times to order, and at last desired him to sit down, which he refused to do. Some members also called him to order, and turtained the chair. ‘The Pxesipest, who said be had beca insulted. then adminirtercd a severe rebuke to Mr D., aud expressed a hope such conduct would never be repeated again. It was making that body a small potato affair. Mr. Krysen then moved that one dollar be paid each night of sitting to the kerper of the room for his ser- vices, and said the man bad been treated very badly when the matter was brought up on a former night. Mr. Bann denied that the keeper was badly treated. He war a public servant, and it was his duty to attedd to that room. which in fact belonged to that congress, | He had, however, given up bis claim asa right, and | therefore he (Mr. B.) would pet object to pay him dollar, as they kept him up later at night would be kept under other oiroum*tanoes, Ther on was then passed, Mr, Prive dissenting. ‘The resolution that had been Inid on the table on ® former night. in refereuce to the represeatation of female labor in that body, was called up, and « discus tion enruvd, as to whether female delegates oaght to be admitted, or thetr male repres ves, Mr. Proce thonght it would havw a very good eff-ot the oppressed females stood up in thet ball, f one « and told her own story, It was all « prejudice to aup- poxe that females bad not os much brains as men, jast as it was to think thet the young men in that boty had | no talent beeause they were poor Lt they wong worth $00000, the galleries would be full every wight, sad the greatest ecmiration of their talents would be ex- | preseed. (Laughter) Women were opptested more | then men, end he could name & man worth $70,000, | Paying poor girls Cd. a plece for making shirts (Ories | of hear, hear.) Mr. Jonx Comnnroro thought it was not politic at | this th bave females come there It would be better to vommittes to them to ascortala their y ought not to dictate to t the course they should pu: Let nd delegates or come themsel tas they d though be was sure they would profer being | represented by m: | further cons! f the subject was then postpoped till nest meeting, and the Congress thee acjourned Marine Affairs. Smir Yano —The enterprial have entered Into a com! rad with the Union Ferry Company to build # ferry boat, in the same style asthe Manhattan, but ve fortionger, The new beat will be 110 feot to length, width of beam, 28 feet, depth of hold 10 feet. Khe will be completed im | about three months, The keel of the vensel will prow bavly be laid this week, | | Bentis & Mo proprictors of t INTERESTING FROM KEY Weer Savannnah Kepublic ex Weer, August 24, The Admiralty Court has decreed 2) | rage om the ship Emily Taylor. App £51,000-—ralvage $16,200. Bhe leaves on on (Correspondence of the the 20tb, Zist and 22d, we had quite a strong blow, and were apprehensive of hurricane, ‘The wind rose om the afternoon of the 20th, and ineresred until the morning of the 2i4. the The sky exhibited all ptom: to meet it, To the gi meneed tailing on the te in 1844 and 1846 did such great | | | barometer | Seo | Key | from Trinidad de Cuba ruger, aguadiente | Key on the dist, at 10, 4 that on the night of the 2iet | bel igh Boon in and crew took thelr boat and | ey They remained there two nights here this morning. |. The schooners HA. Baril i Ranverd, and | bork B — ot im reefs on the night of t! at, buy wit touch lay ea) vptil thie morning, when they Ay I 4 sustained no injury ‘The brig Mary Varney left here on the 2iet for the eastward, with nothing but « «mall qasatity of ballast. Fears are cntertained for her safety ‘The British schooner Adions ran ashore on the wight of the 2st, in the harbor, and was bilged She wer with fruit, whieh was nearly all lest. The sloop Parallel got adrift, and went ashore harder on the ba side than on this, We may, the harbor, but has bren gotten off > ‘The sbi; ly Taylor, lying at the wharf, strained upon ber neo mm) that, } was cut loose and ran up some three miles ta the | bere sbe lay in 7. | ad po news from | enptain of oremo states that the blow was much | therefore, infer that the strength of the biow was the southward The mail seboonrr thet was to have left Chariestom om the 16th, has not yet arrived. Brurwasc ann Loss oy aut ov Bosno —Daring the er a } penne , & boat containing Passed Midshipman Dyer, U. 8. schooner Flirt, Mr. ale, engineer at yj Yard, and four seamen was deapatehed tothe relief a schooner in distress, but unfortunately the boat waa driven among the breakers, and all on board ‘Treasury Notes Outstanding, Sept. 1, 1850 Ks Trraseny Deraataes, i Rogister's Office, eptember 2, 1860. * aig foes, oe pe rosoras of a i os cannes Ge 7 460 08 July. 1348, a+ per records of this offton. . Amount oatetanding of the iseue of the | Tappmny See | ae per records of thie Deduct cancelled notes in the hands of ac- counting offoers, of the issues prior to 224 July, 1846. .. .. - U.S. Cirentt Court. The September Term of this Court will com acaee om Mo.day orxt.