The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1850, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. NO. 5934. TELEGRAPRIC INTELLIGENCE, GREAT NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Settlement of the Territorial Ques- tion in Congress, Paseage of the California and Utah Bills. &e., Ke, Ke. PAIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS: FIRST SESSION House of Representatives, BY BAIN’S ELECTRO-CHEMICAL TELE@RAPH. Wasnixaron, September 7, 1850, TREAS BOUNDARY BILL, * Mr. Aswa, (dem) of N. C., av).ed the unanimous con- sent of the House te record his name in the negative on the passage of the Texas Boundary bill, having come into the hall yesterday after his name was called. Per- mission was refused. OLD CLAIME. ‘The House resumed the consideration of the repor: of the select committee againet the payment, by Seore- tery Ewing, of commutation pay and compound inte- rest to the administrator of Barron. and the improper payment to Corcoran and Riggs of money due to the Chickasaw: Mr. Kicuanvéon, (dem ) of Ill, resumed his remarks in condemrati: f Mr Ewing's course, and said that the whigs were more successtul than the democrats im prosecuting claims before the former Secretary of the Interior, Caleb B. Smith.a distinguished whig of the board for the pay t of Mexican claims, could practise before Mr. Kwing -Mr wing before him. One public officer practi before another was wrong. Mr. Vivrox, (whig,) of Ohio, repiied to the gentle- man, defending Mr. Ewing, and saying that William ‘M. Gwin and Corcoran and Riggs were democrats, and ynterested in those claims, also, that Ewing of Missou- ri, comcerned with the Uhickasaw payment, was not arelative of the ex-Secretary, and notawhig. He entered into a legal argument on the subjects in the report, and had not concluded when the morning | hour expired. WRAT POINT MILITARY ACADEMY. ‘The House proceeded to the consideration of the busi- ness on the BpeaXer’s table. The first bill was for the | support of the Military Academy, as returned from the | Senate, with amendments relative to the salaries of the professors, and reterred to the Comunittee of the Whole on the State of the Union. HE CALIFORNIA BILL, ‘The House next took up the California bill from the ste. It was read twice, when Mr. Wexrwortn, (dem) of Til, strove 0 earne y forthe floor as to cause much There w muob ccafusion throughout the h« Mr. Born, (dem.) of Ky , was reco, : He under- stood that itwas unnecessary to comm: ¢, as os no appropriation. ‘The Sreaxex also thought that there was no ap) ro- pristion. Mr. Born then proposed to amend the bill by estab- lishing ® territorial government for Utah. He would only remark that it was precisely the smendmeat which he offered tothe Texas boundary bill, and af- terwards withdrew. Mr. Vinton objected to the amendment. ‘The Breaxen ruled the amendment to be im order. Mr. Viwron appealed from the Speaker's decision, and “briefly argued that the amepdmeat was not germain to the bill. Mr. MeQ.eenanp, (dem ) of Til, seid he would not, ‘at this Inte day, protract the debate, and moved the previous question. Mr. Haanss, (dem.) of Tenn. peal on the table. aestion was taken and decided in the negative: lis moved to lay the ap- chair was overruled: — «+ 87 + 107 jeclared out of order. Bo the Utah amendment was d Mr. Thomson, (dem.) of Miss, rese to move an | amendment. Mr. Mrave, (dem) of Va., caused one to be read, ‘whieh he wished to offer It was, in effect, that the wnere of slaves #ball have terive months to remore them from the limite of Calitornia. and providing for the recovery of slaves who shall escape into that State. ‘Th ‘rarer eaid it could be offr y by unanl- mous consent, while the gentieman from Miss. bed the floor. Mr. Trosrrson's substitute for ‘ho bill was now read. Tt was similar to thet of Mr Soule’s in the Senate, viz: that as soon a¢ California shall have passed an ordinance, in convention. relinquishing the right to a primary dieporal of the voll nd restricting her boundary to thirty six degrees thirty minutes, the President should without further action. issue his pro- clamation declaring California a State of the Union The portion of revenue coliveted in California, at the time of iseuing the eald proclamation, shail be paid to that State, and the Senaters and Representatives already elected shell be entitied to receive mileage and compensation from the time the Califo tution was received by Congress The substitute fur- ther provides for a territorial gorernment, te be called Bouth California. similar to the government ef New Mexico, south of thirty-six thirty, to be admitted asa State hereafter, with or without slavery, as the people may desire Mr. Onn, (dem.) ef 8. C., moved to amend the origi- nal bill ; but as he could not do so, Mr. Thompson ac- ceptec “*. It restricted the southern limits of Cali- fornia to 36 30. Mr. Tromrson, of Miss, then briefly advocated the amendment, saying that the limite of Califoraia were too large the gross outrage om the Suuth, Afit should pot be It would be the ot Testoriog pesce througheut the Union. Mr Richannsor t discussed long eno tion Mr. Houmns, (de ©. anwnccesstally moved a call of the House The previous question was seconded Mr. MeCurnsanp raised the cry of “ order,” and ob- served that Mr Thompson could vot offer a substitute ranen paid that objection oa The queetion taken on the strict the California boundary to 36 30, agreed to — on the third reading— Mr. Howmes moved an adjournment, but not more voted in Mr. Thompson, of Mine, said that @ dee the Houre required the bill to be at lenat read. The Senate bill, for the admission of Californis then reed sor information. ‘The third reading of the bi Yous. Ney ‘The bill having been read « third time, ll was then ordered: — Mr. Fratuensrow, (dom ) of Miss, moved te lay it on the tebie, which was not agreed to ‘The bill then passed by the following vote — seen ees MBO oO » Alberteon, Al , in, Bre <, Arigae, Rrook “os SAR ie ole, Corwin, Cro key, ited bra Dea gaa hee ee '* y, aia ten, ore, Peek, Phelps, Phe , Pitman, Potter Patnat olds, Richardson, Kort | Strong, Sweerzer, Taylor, Thompson. Ps Th mpe | son, ent 3s ck Cnserhit Veaniyke Viti wat: | den, Waldo, Wat renew rth, White, - drick, Williams, Wilson, and) 5 ee aeeny Ye | Na Brow tueky:¢ Edmundson, see; Harris, Alabaw; Inge, Jackson, Geo sore, McDowell, McMullen, MeQu son, Morse, Morton, Orr. Outlaw, vage, » She: fe: |, Stanton, Tennessee; Stant | tucky; Thomas, Thompson, Mississippi; Toombs, Wallace, Welllorn, and Woodward. A motion was made to reconsider the vote, and that motion was laid on the table, PASSAGE OF THR UTAH MILL. The House now went inte Committee of the Whole on the Senate bill, to ‘blish @ territorial govern- ment for Utah. Mr. McC.earnanp in the chair. ‘The first section having been read, Mr. Wentwoartt proposed the Wilmot provise, ss applicable to all the territories acquired from Mexico. Mr. Hanatson. (dem) of Ga., ssid this was a bill providing for the government of Utah slone, and the amendment applied to all the territory quired trom Mexico it was out order. é The Cuaimman so decided. Mr, Wentwourn modified this amendment, so as to confine the proviso to Utah, and it was yoted doy 01 n, Me Willie, Owen. Parkes | | | Mr iMrapr offered an amendment to repeal all | laws heretofore passed by Congress, prohibiting sla- very west of the Miasissipp. ‘The Cuainman ruled the amendment as out of order and he was sustained by the commitiee. | Mr. Meape then submitted an amendment, with afew | remarks allowing slaves to be taken into Utah, until a State government shall be formed. | ‘Phis was rejeeted -— Mr. Srevers, (whig) of Pennsylvania, moved to strike out the proviso in the bill, namely, “ that said territory shall hereafter be admitted as a State, with orwithout slavery.” His object was non intervention, It did not become this Congress to attempt to bind future Congresses as to the admission of States, with @r without slavery. This amendment was also re- ‘M, (dem.) of Indiana, offered an amendment, Mr. Fire that the Mexican law prohibiting slavery shall remain in full foree Mr. Mnasom, (dem.) of Virginia, proposed to amend Mr. Fitch's amendment, so that the laws in existence at the time the territory was acquired shall not be construed to destroy the rights to property recognized | in the slaveholding State: The committee rose, and Mr. Bovy moved, and the ‘louse adopted, & resolution to close the debate in Ove j min ate | this bill, which had received the vote of every South- ern Senator, and the two from Virginia. He would say to the other side that it is perfectly certain that this bill is not going to be amended. It was dalf past three o'clock, und the only effect of proposing amend- ts will be to keep the House bere so much the longer. Mr. Sxppon, (dem ) of Va., replied that at thetime Utah was passed, the serivs of outrages had not been pasred, It was evident that it was the intention of the Northerners to totter Southern institutions in this pet- ty remnant of territery, intervention. If he could net appeal to the House tor Jnatice, he could to the people who are wronged and outraged. ‘The question now came ent. Mr. Toomns, (whig) of Ga, said, in reply to Mr. Sed- don, that if there have been any aggressions on the | Bouth, she did it herself, by her own hand, aad by her own sons, Let the question be kept in Virginia, | and we are prepared to stand on it, Mr Fitch's amendment was rejected = — | Nay f Mr. Senvow replied to Mr. Toombs. the South bave been wronged, that the series of measures constitute considered the States of the Unien on an equality Mr. Toowns responded, deyying that aggressio deen forerd om the South, and believing the adm of California was no outrage He yielded to concession the will of the people—North, East, South, and West; and concession for what he can make out ot it, Mr Writwons, (dem) of Ga, offered a preformal pdment, justifying his vote for the boundary bill, ond eapreesed Mis belief that the South has suffered injustice by the admission of Ualifornia. Mr Huan, (dem ) of Ala, told aneodote as ap- plicable to the enoounter between Mosery Beddun and Toombs, which caused some laughter, Mr. Srpvon again arose and replied to Mr. Toombs. Mr Brows, (wem.) of Miss., said he always thought when people were fairly misled, they ¢ up. (Levugbter.) He would say nothing offensive to bis friend from Virginia, (Mr. Seddon.) been carrying on (he fight gallantly by felt—“ there was oo use of eryiog over spilt milk" After the battle of New Orleans was over, « soldier was seen firing by himself, Said « gentleman to bim, ‘What the devil are you doing hers fam carrying on the war,” he replied, “on my own he (Excessive ebter) I trust, remarked Mr. Brow in conclusion, that we will all agree to give it up The House are prepared to pass the bill without dotting am for crossing at, Let us turn this matter over te the people. #0 help me God, I am for resistance. N of the amendments Nays... : Yras—Mosnrs. Albertson, Aleton. Bay, Beyiy, Herle, Bisel, Bekes, Bowl Tevks, Brewn, lodians, Butler, Kewtocky, Caldwell, Norih Leniel, Deberry, bimmie rie, Ceideen, a me atkins, ne. Bingham, Sistson, Sweetser, Wallace, Wentworth, s<ezeeszrors A motion was made to reconsider the vote, but It was laid op the table | The Howse then adjourned till Monday ‘The Cholera, # Prrteovnon, Bept 7, 1850, T ses of cholera occurred in the Sixth ward, last night. One of the persons attacked was Jack Dirert,« notorious person The river bas forty inches of water, and there are plenty of boats running. Freights to Cincinnati are Among the lernctites, A disturbemce occurred this morning at the Jewish By nagogue in Herkimer street, sion in the congregation. One party determined to Prevent the Rabbi irem performing the service, while wag a most disgrnceful afer +. 8 | ‘The louse again went into committee, Mr Bayer, (dem. of Va, appealed to the members from ‘he South not to offer any other amendments to | great outrage. He no longer | jeman from Virginia can take the | ‘The Latest from the Capital, GREAT TIMES IN WASHINOTON—1IF PASSAGE OF THK TERRITORIAL BILIS—EXCITI\G NEWS FROM PEXAS—SERENADR, ETC, (oUm sreCIAL TRLRGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCES | Wasmixorox, Sept. 6, 1850 ‘There is universal rejoicing here at the passageof the Utah and California bille by the House The whole difficulty is considered at an end, and « better and more fraternal feeling prevails. The California and Uteh bills passed the Hoase pre- cinely av they pasted the Senate, and we now hear the fring of a selute of one hundred guns in honor of the event. if Mr. Toombs, of Georgin. is satisfied. and some south. ern men believe the Georgia and Nashville conventions will be abandoned. ‘The California measure passed as quietly as a pri- vate bill. On Monday Congress will probubly agree (o adjourn before this month expires. A new epoch begins from this day. There was only one man in the House to-day whe deciared tor revist- ance. ‘The National Hote), where Mr. Clay boards, is {Uumt nated, and the Marine band is playing betore the Howse. ‘The friends sf the Branch Mint assure us they wil! pass the bill this ression. Mr. Attorney General Crittenden waited on Genera Hourton thir morning, wading through mud and « drenching rain, to congratulate bim on the passage 0 the boundary bill. Ho said :—* General, I have come to conaratulate you and the country upoa 4 restora. tion of peace and tranquillity. My heart is lighter than it has been for s year”? Senator Douglass will, on Monday morning. when the Texas Boundary bill is brought to the Senate, move that the House amendment, aiding New Mexico, be concurred in. The Senators have conferred on the subject, and a majority are in favor of it. Gen Houston informs me, that as soon as the bill is signed by the President, he will start for Texas to in- duce the Legislature of that State to accept Its provi- sions. I understand that & joint committee of the Texan Legislature have reperted a Dill, raising 3,000 troops, to be despatched forthwith to Santa Fé, and recom- mend the use of the entire resources of tro State to enforee the jurisdiction of Texas over tho disputed territory. There is news that the passage of Mr. Pearce'’s Senate bill was viewed unfavorably by the Legislature of that State, expecially the clause rexpeot- ing the payment of money. Itis denied that Congress have power to dirmember the State, or to dispose of any part of the territory im dispute, without sub- mitting the question directly to (he vote of the people. The election of & S-nator in the jobpt session resulted in the choice ot Mr. Rusk--vote, 56 to 8. The Galveston papers are filled with accounts of skirmishes with the Indians aud seldiex The crops throughovt Texas are doing well. The fugar and cottcn markets were quiet. The cotton soles for thiee days were £00 bales middling, at 12% to 18¢. Tobacco wae duil. Flour was improving, ordi- ary brands bring five dollars. bave just been rereading Messrs. Clay, Gwin, Foote, Cass, Speaker Cobb, Dougias, and others, at their lodgings, where we bave had some handsome speeches, The Vermont Election, Buxtinoton, Vr, Sept. 7, 1850, Judge Williams is elected Governor of this State, by A majority of 1.200 to 2000. Of the popular vote In 84 towne, Williams gained 900 over the vote in 1949, The Canadian attorney Generalship. Montr eat, September 7, 1850. This eunouneed that Jatioe Rolland has resigned ard that Attorney General La Foataine, is appointed his successor. Solicitor Genwral Drummond has been inted Attorney General The la'ter apy the plas Li ment will give general satistaction. Arqulttal of a Suspected Murderer. Uriea, Sept. 7, 1850 ‘The trial of John Allen, for the murder of a Jew pediar, was brought to a close yesterday, at Her kimer, But one witness was called for the de fence. After commending the vigilance of the people's conmeel, Col. Judd, (than whom there is not probably ® more” thorough and indetatign. bie district attorney im the States) the court ex, reseed @ unanimous opinion that the prosecatio ad failed to criminally convict the prisoner 0: the | ing the trial; but on the rendering of the verdict, he Durst into trate and was deeply affected vention—Brig Wakulle, &o, Bactimone, Sept 1, 1800. The whole ticket has been heard from. and the result | is, that £6 whigs aod 49 democrate have been elected ‘The brig Wakulla, which war destroyed by fre on the 1th wit, bad on board, at the time, #ix hundred bales of cotton Southern mas! has arrived. yland Burvaco, Sept. 7. 1850. We learn by a despatch just received from Detroit, Acnany, Bept T, 1860, a, who h caused a dive AP ind pier | that the steamerJ D Morton picked ups msa from the eparot « eel Lake Mich The vernel wae ceprited | ale @ week ago, sioce whieh time he has been drifting about the lake f the waut of food, he had eaten hus Gngere eatirely off He ts stilt who had | Miive him. Loss of the Schooner General Taylor. Bacimmons. Ten sept. ‘atterson, of and trou jamaica, if SUppoed to be The schooner General Taylor, Baltimore, for Kingsten, lost om Ceristora ert | ‘Texns Sertp tn Phi At the & cont serlp were sat yeuce. Thix movement u Texas boundary bill, -_——— Toe Nationat Lancens goiwe to New Yorn.— Ata meeting of the Nitiount Lancers, heid tast evening, it Wes Voled Unanimously to make aa ex- cursion to the cny of New York, and the seeond week im October next was fixed upon as the ume for carrying the vote into effet. The compeny will muster about 100 strong, wed sc nd their horses, tents, &c., by matroed and steamboat. Capt. T. Pierce will and the Suflolk brass Their appen Broadway will be imposing specracie to the Gothamites, and will create auile ex great an ex citement a* did the manwuvring of ut ajot Sher- Than’s Corps in thie City, (Wo OF Unt e Weeks s Duneg th absence the compony wilt «4 in some suitable place, and remain under siriet pilitery diveipiine. Meny hoverary and es-mem- Bers of the corps will take occesion to viet New York during the same week —Boston Traeeller, Sept. 6. Fine at Snenemmn.—A fire was discovered on Turedey morning, the 27th ult., tn the barn be- longing to the public house kept by Ir Ina short time nearly all the surrowne were in flames The buildings burard were the Kanyon House and outbuildings, « dwelling house oceupied by A Greene and witow MeMa nace, lron’s tavern and outbuidings, Waldron’s brick building, and Boker's Conaierable jury wee also di to Kinyoo’s dwelling house end Hopeon’s buildings There were seven non Mmeetly belonwing to pediars acco nyiog th circus, burned in trop’s baro, together with five Of Fix Wagons and sets of harner K | Will love nearly whole low, imeinding t be ar short of $7,000 — property insured, canvot enango (N.Y) Murror. Riot on THe ALBANY asv Troy Canal. —About six o'clock 8 difficulty occurred be- tween pereons, on (Wo Canal boats lying by the tow path opposite the fair ¢ ounds, engaged in catrying peop to aud from the fair, from Troy and Aibeny. which several pereoas were «@ riously injured. Piete wes, and all sorts of we , were freely used Al thoee in- jured were 4 lady on board one of the passenger was siruek in the face by 4 stone, and three men and 4 oung lad, Who were wounded by a nod stones. Uoe men on the oy boat wes knocked seneeiewe, and beaten by It Several arrests three men afterwards, in a moe’ brutal manner the other wanted to eustain them The Sherif and | were made.—Albany Addas, Sept 6 poliee were called out. took pos--eston of the house, And cloted fhe doors The course parened, snemed to | qulet borb parties. The bodies of Caldwell and Mri Koapp, the parties to the fate tragedy in Troy @ete buried in one wrave, im what city 9 P.M —Our fellow-citizens, with the marine band, | More of the Late Storms and Floods, [From the Milwaukie (Wis) Sentine). Bept. Summer took its leave of us in « storm o! pled severity. The clouds gathered on Thu ning, and shortly after mignight the rain com fulling fast, and the wind, rising from the northeast, begun to blow fitfully, Both wind and rain fucreased as the ight wore eu, and when day dawned a fierce storm was raging This centinued throughout Thurs- day and Friday. with little intermission in the rain, and scarce a Juli inthe wind Towards nighttall. Pri: day, the violence of the storm was spent. though gusts trom the North still swept athwart the sk occasional showers dripped trom the sodden clou: ight, while the gale was at its height + big waves. a* they came roaring and feaming towards the beach; combing. at intervals, entirely over the piers and dasbing the spray twenty feet into the air; while outside the surf und riding the heavy swells, lay the Sultana. Monticello, and two schooners, rolliug and pitching with great violence, and threacening, at every moment, to drag their anchors or part their ca- ont It es. The lake was very high, and the waves made @ olean breach over the beach, submerging the flats, and pre- senting wo unbroken theet of water as tar west as Jef- ferson street. The river, too, was bigher than we have ever before seen it; in the upper part of the city, near the mille, the flate and falanda wore all afloat, and the water, in many of the bouses, two or three feet deep. The bridg ‘Unvide and Spring streots. and a Walker's Point, rose on their tlats so as to be impasse ble tor ms, and the Spring street bridge was only held im ite place by stone ropes. If it would only have one off sor good, the public would have been glad to ave seen it part its fastenings During the height of the gale, Friday, the Niagara arrived off our port trem below. but finding it impos sible to land put out into the Lake for sea room Th Sultana also arrived about midnight. Friday, aud run- ning alongside the piers, fare sive of her passengers a chance to jump ashore. The sea. however. was too high to admit of ber remaining there, so she was brought to anchor in the bay. She lay there, rolling heavily, all that pight, through Saturday, and until 10 A. M. yea- terday, when she again got alongside the piers, landed her parsengers apo freight, and left for Uhicago, or ‘Appleby reports that the gale was about the worst he ever was caught ip, aud at times the Sultana dragged to much, that be got bis buoys all ready, and wade every preparation to #lip his cables and go to sea, ‘Tbe Pacific, Capt. Cooper, came in during the worst ofthe blow, andin the teeth of @ tremendous sea— landing ber passengers here. in satety, about daylight on Friday ‘he Detroit, Capt. Estabrook, also came in from Grand liaven. while the gale was at ite he. Captains Cooper nd Estabrook are amongst the Best feumen on our Lakes, apd the way in which they brovght their boats through this storm. adds another to the many reasons the public have for placing gr confidenoe in there steamers and th: ir skilrul officers. The schooner urubusco, which imade the harbor about 1 o'clock, Friday, parted her chuiu cable and all the other lines, with which they had made fast to the government pier, and swinging round South, went ashore, sterp on. Sbe will probably be got afloat, how- ever, without much diffloulty, The schooner Ellen Parker, on Saturéay morping. made an ineffectual ef- fort to get into the harbor; but finding the current setting out too strong te end against, put off into the Lake. The Major Kirby got into the river, but breaking adrift, went to sea sgain ‘The tine propeller Monticello, from Buffalo, also tried t failing in the attempt. came to anchor in where she rode of the gale snugly, and came into the river on Saturday night, ‘The schooners Dourman, Paimetto and EB. Cramer came in during Baturdey night ; the latter all safe, bat the Dowrman bad her bulwarks sto id lost her bowsprit, and the Palmetto carried away « topmast and some of her rigging. The Susav Drew, from Chi- cago, got into the harbor, but went ashore inside t! jers. A vessel is alvo reported ashore end wreeked k ©. The sea made a complete breach through the ach. at the west end of the government pier open- ing ® chaunel there some 30 feet wide, and deep eaough to toat & versed Iv conreque f the severity of the storm, the Pa- cific did not leave for New Buffalo on Saturday morn- ing Dor was there any boat from there during the day. We are, consequently, without any later intelligence by the mails, We tear that the disnsterr by this storm will not be confined to the Lakes alone, but that great injury has resulted to the crops, alrbady matertally da- maged and diminished by previous foul weather. (Frem the Detroit Advertiser, Bept 4 ‘We are indebted to the clerk of the steamer London, for the tollowing particulars of the gale on Lake Huren, on Saturday :-— The schooner Ham!‘ iton, of Orwego, arrived at Mack- inc Sunday September Ist, with about three fect water in ber hoid. ‘The schooner M y 6 tore ber mainnail hadly. She labored heavily on Saturday, aod lowked some. The pumps were kept In operation, aud she final- ly succeeded in renching False Presque Usle harbor, wbere she underwent repairs. avd probably lelt yester- cay, bound fr Milwaukie. — Messrs. Pentield & Lyon, owners, Oswego, N.Y ‘The gale wax tremendous, the London having to lay to irom Sunday moow to Sunday vvening, when the wbated She then left Mackinac, and found « heavy sea all the The Empire Stat ing it to beti le they ever witmesred on Lake Huron From the Litchfield (Conn ) Republican, Sept 4) in Monday last, about 9 o'clock A M. it commenced raining violently. wod continued until the Tuesday | te! . The rain liteenly fell in torrents Daring ® part of the Lime, particularly on Mouday afternoen, it blew a hurricane, but the wind was not safficieutly strong todo much injury, The freabet. however, has oreemoned crime for which he was arraigued, aud the jury agree- incalculable damage. The stone bri ing, Jobn Alivn was at once acquitted, aud uischarged | ¢*r Mr. H Trowbricge’s tann-ry, was entirely from oust He waintained great composure dur. | *W*). Lot one stone being lett oa top of another Se. veral otber bridges in various direc ibe wame tate The lakes are greatly swolen. and appear to cover ons, have shared great a freshet haa never been been kaown in this re- gion [Prom the Easton (Pa) Whig, Sept 4) At the Point the guard wall adjoiviog the abutment of the dum, and b Dave brew wi ay, greatly enden, perty in that locality a portion of the outed i of the basin fell, exposing the cribbing, which, however, remeioed firm We bave heard of but one or two breaches in the Delaw ich will not require mcretoan @ week or ten days to repair The Lebigh Company * Canal. it is thought. has been dewaged much yreater extent. We have heard of several bresehes this aide of ihe Gap one at Free mansborg. one be'ow the Alleutown dem, and another below the State dam en this place and The ting the line of mat steg Monday We learn, also, that » stream para lel with the road between mton and the White tto was so bigh, and bad epread over (ao road to such an extent. af to earry eft the oh with eleven | paseeneers, all of whom narrowly evcaped with ¢ ives, On the railrond near Pisiogeld, one man was killed by the rinking of a bridge Anexta trom @ Carbon Democrat gives the joined details of the injury dor viemity by the flood :— The upper section ofthe Lehigh Navigation ha fered scumewhat from the warbiug wway of the embat , but can be made mavigadle in Che course of (wo ah. weeks, ‘The lower section bas again been materially injured ne the t breaks were not sufficiently strong to withrtand @ flood paralleled ree the com. nthe caunl thet it ean be The heaviest Mauch Ohuok dam the Ireshet, gave way # near the lower botel, on 8 towing path biidges Keaver Mendow Company's Landing. were We learn that the Company lost and three cargoes of coml- the hi adow Com pate sad a number went over the on repaired will oti of Vetober at furi heat two mouthr he creck crosses the street into the centre of the town m either side, tearing out the of Mr Pryor, aud injuring He has sustaived » heavy Lin reeidence materially loas The cebare in this portion of thy town were soon filed, (with few exceptions) and at (he time of writing this paragraph the creek from opporite our oflee has beem relieved of all ite we and temporary build- ings, as far an the ridge Jurt above the iteben of kr, Jouen dee derwined. and tears are still entertaine At the bead of Broadway. it again tng partly down « smell wiley in the rear, an ing the Main street navigable te the Lehigh f wiped orate ( ommiderable dam age war done in thy neighborhood of the foundries and forges along the creek, although to what extent we are not prepared to ry 1 Although the dectrcatlon of property has been | great, we ste Ftill pleased to chronicle the faot that, fr tar ae we can learn, no liver were loxt (From the Laneoneter (Pa) EB it, Bept 4) The bri Stavely oatoge townahip, war abe ul baif enrried T igen wt Wolf's and Bitrer's mills, io Weet a ere both carried off, as aixo John Rupp's raw | ‘Mil. in the came towasbip. Mr. Kiefler's foondry, at (raeffs land! was in- Jured to the amoont ot $1200 JP Leng & Oo, at the same place. lost about $1 worth of boards All | the luther merchante slong the creek were lovers vo & Rremter oF lene extent Hunseecker’+ saw mill, in Marhetm. and one of Loa- men's rifle mille, wear by were carried off : i prorioe om the Conestogs Navigation was bad- y inet D Witmer's mill, mear Paradive wae carried off. (From the Danville (Va) Register Aug. 9) nreeeived fearful secounts ot the food tn | fines, fe Den River. On Sunday it had reached the | | Bary height of twenty feet abo rdinary water mark. xiraordr TWO CENTS Commen Council, BOARD OF ALDERMEN. The dai must have been very great in all thet Serr. 7.-The Board met atthe usual hour, Aldermam section. In Henry county it is stated that there was | Wood presidi: searcely a bridge or mill left standing, and that at | After the disposal of some matters of Little impor- Madison. Leskeville, Danville, sod Milton, the bridges scross the Dan, with nearly all the ferry-hoats and toll-houses along ube river, had been carried away, | apd with them immense quantities of wheat and outs | stacked up within reach of the food, In Rockingham, iN. O..at the residence of Dr. Brodnax, the river was forty feet pike than the ordinary winter mark, aud | the destruction was great In Henry county, the loss | Of Samuel Haireto: and mother was very considerable, and their estates injured; and lower down, Messrs, Wil- son. Bruce, Adame, Claiborne and others, were « ourly damaged. and the crops almost entiroly stroyed. The damage on Banister and Staunton ri vers are represented also as very considerable. and tl! would ar soon reaeh $5,000,000, as $1,000,000, damag: The k and the worst bridge across the river. betantial manner, tion of rebuilding it in # more [Correrpondence of the Richmond, Va., Times, Sept. 4.] Cuancorre, Va., August 27, 1850 all the stveams in this cofary. ‘The freshet in Staun- fifteen years, In many instances entire crops of corm nters have never had as mavy difficulties to en- counter in making # crop of tobacco, as during the pri eent year. In the pring there was a great scarcity of planta the drought next came, when the plants were large enongh to set out, there were wanting suitable seasons. The consequence was that an unusual small crop was planted, the greater portion of which, under the most favorable circumstances, could never ripen. Now the fresbet bas come, aud the most promising per- tion of the tobacco crop is completely destroyed. ‘The loss on all the smaller streams is considerable, or this bears no comparison with that sustained on e river. It timated, that for five or six miles abow a below Cole's Ferry. the loss in tobacco es from one-half to three-fourths of what wa: nding. ‘This, we may reasonably preeumo, is general up aod down the river. It is now thought that the crop of to- bacco in this county cannot exceed one-fourth of an average crop. This is the opinion of most all the planters. The highest estimate [ bave heard placed upon it, is one-third, and this by a gentleman who has visited almost every plantation in the upper half of the county, and whose judgment is entitled to groat respect. ‘The lose in the corn crop is immense. plantations the crop is entirely destroyed, [Prom the Spartanburg (8. C.) Spartan, Aug. 29. On Sunday last cur district was visitea by one of the most destructive storms, accompanied by a deluge of rain. that has ever fallen upon us—prostrating in ite wild fury the growing crop, now almost matured, tear- ing up by the roots the largest forest trees, demotish- ing fences, and besring high in the air the broken fragments of its warting and distressing visitation. Never before have our water courses been swollen to the rame extent, All the bridges of which we have heard being wept away, our information is necessa confined to a circle comparatively small Bat we h heard enough to sadaen the heart, and awaken the mort gloomy upprebensions, that much destitution end suffering will be the lot of many of our people. Mills and mill dams bave been carried away, «ith tho surrounding dwellings, and large quantities of lumber; thus leaving the places desolate, and clear of the ap- On many pearange of having been the scene of acti nd chwer- ful industry a few hours before. A heavy log house, forty feet im length, left its moorings near Pacolette Springs. darhed soross a corn fieid of titty acres, and went thundering over the falis below. We cannot esti- mate the loss sustained in corn alone, it having been entirely submerged on the low ground, and much of it is yet in the water, and covered upin the mud, The highlands, alec, have been greatly injured by washing away and the formation of deep gullies. Beautiful fields of corn, nearly ripe, lie on the ground, and the blades made wortblers We have jaxt been informed that two bridges on Pacolette. Dodd's,and White's have been carried away; Burns’, Moore's, and Snoddy's, on Tyger; and Mri Jackron’s, Lively's Hunt's. iter's Ford and Finger on Pacoivtte; Walker's Bridge. Mills and tho Miller | dwelling all gone, Mr Linder’s mills gone, and Mr. Dennen's nearly destroyed. Golightly'’s and Antioch on Fair Fo gone. Floyd's bridge, and tHil’s, on ger. and we have this moment been informed that Ellis’ bridge on Broad river is also gone. A gentleman just in from the Mountain country, . | describes the rcene there as being yet more calami- | tous than any of which we have heard. He states that every mil) and bridge in Henderson county. N. 0, have been washed away, sud that a large portion of the reatly injured by corn is destroyed,and the farms « the flood and storm. We have neither time nor dispo sition, at present to say more oa this sudden and dis- astrous dispenration (From the Greenville (S. C.) Mountaineer, Aug. 90. deluge. ‘The rain fell in torrents throughout the day. “oldest inhabitant” outpouring of the heave vp bridges that we have beard of, have j Several of the shade trees on down, and the different gardens in the neighb: fered severely ‘The roads through the couatry have been rendered almort impassable by fallen trees We also learn that great damage bas been done to the corn in the sur- rounding country geo Of the storm Tekch us from all directions. rom the Ruther‘ord, (8 C.,) Banner, Aug 27 j t Saturday. 24th inst, will long be remember | in this section of country as ‘the rainy Saturday We bad quite hard rains for the three preeeding nights but it commenced falling in torrents lock on Seturday morning, and continued Withovt intermission till about the same in the ereaiag ven the little branches looked Like rivers, sweeping fences and whatever obstructed their flow. In | the ‘afternoom the wind | being thoroughly wet, the roc | torn a Mai the ebade tr | thes biown do | “2 of trews were easily SoD our strovts were on Sunday four feet higher than bad ever been known in the memory ot mao The Gewage to the corn crop has been immense We have beard of the dertruction of eight bridges and seven- | teem milis In the surrounding country It is impossible to estimate tae fall extent of the | Injury done to the corn crops The whole of that growing in the low lands bas been entirely under wae much of it t# washed over and ex with total tailure of cur wheat crop. will make bread soarce [From the Milton, (N.C. ) Chreniste, Ang. 28 } About one o'clock, P.M , we visited the Dau river, and perceived it atill iB wight feet be jow Che +ills of th seed quancith of wrecked bridges, mills, hing madly down the river. bear dae 4 one et coterns. the vegetable and animal kingdom We returned home, but visited the bridge again at three o'olock POM, To our surprise we found the water had foroud its way acrossthe road at the foot of the hill tne end of the bridge. at almost to «wim aborre Fears were now cutertained that the water would eweep away Drs, Newbell’® house, or get in it and demage bet property.and Samuel B Jennings, with a ® boat eno m the ade | the boat to oo of the oted with the bridge, and ded the boat with all euch articles as were demage by water, they proceeded to return at thie moment however, an imetdent of that came mene costing them their lives; being Jevel with the bridge, there came merdour raft againet itand in & moment the whole bridge. gate, nd all, dashed with the speed of lightning down the fiver; the cruteing party had Just bei the hort,” and the bridge of the erew od trom the bridg: as the werk of & mo: ; &feoond more aod all must have bee away 4 Fmall tenement that atood fmith shop. inhabited by a Mre Hatehett, Mire Duke was driven outot her house, which was (immersed in water to the top of the deor, Mr+ Ragland, whose name bad just been changed to Rainer by was awoke from the eloinbers of the how! twelve o clock on Sunday night, and she aod her bus bend bad to fy tor thete itves im five feet dee this house, ere it ceased rh mearured five feet abe bridge aerewe Country I 9 tleing one end of & rope to it he dove down shout fifteen feet in the water, sotually succeeded in farteming the other end of the rope toe plank fence port, betore he came the water (From the Bufaie (Als) Times, Aug 91 Ftorm whi Fridi avages, ave been most diemstrous, particularly tothe cotton, ostrating the weed. destroying all the ripe bolls and stip blowing off ® large pertion of the trutt which hed not matered We doubt not the cotton crop. over which it passed, has been injured at least fixteen per cent, Ite effect upon our town war con. # believe. to the prostration of shade trees and seit it had b agen abave Columbus, and doubtle=s it ded farther up the country Show far it progress we have net yet ascertained. ed, editor of the Register says, that {t is his epinion the joss of the town of Danville, too, is very serious, rt of it is the total destruction of the The Register hopes that the citizens will take into serious consideration the ques- We have recently had very destructive freshots in ton river was the largest we have had for twelve or and tobacco have been completely destroyed. The } Last Saturday we bad an abridged edition of the igher than they bave been for years, and all che en either swopt ged. In ‘the afternoon a severe which threatened to prostrate Disastrous aecounte of the rava- | sprung up, and the ground | Paotory’s | tance, . THE CHIEF ENGINRER'S REVORT was brought under their notice by Ald. Fraanxtm, who presented a resolution to the effect that a com: mittee bs appctaned to investigate the charges pre | lerved by the Ollel Mttghaeet npeinet the beavde of Aldenmem and Assistant Aldermen, Grand Jurive, Po- lice Judges, Captains of Police, Mayor, &c, &e., and that the Fire Department unite with tho Soard of Al- dermen in the inv: etlgation, Ly ending: three delegates from the representatives of thelr body. . Ald. Moxoan seconded Ald. Fraaklin’s resolution, and made a long speech to exculpate bimeell from the charges preferred against him by the Chief Engineer, Ald Baw, of the Twelfth ward, rose and opposed that part of the resolution which proposed inquiry as to the truth of the charge against the Grand Juries, Pelice Judges, Police Captains, the Mayor, &e., com- tending that the Board should defend itself alone, He 6 NOL arraigned himeelf in the report; but he beds sympathy for his brethren in the Board of Aldermem, and should, theretore, vote for a thorough investigae tion He denounced the report, and the Chiof Bngk neer himself, in severe terms, and said that the Board ould confine the invertigation to itself. irrespective of the charges against other parties. He objected to the delegates from the Fire Department. inesmucb ag they might sympathize too strongly with their Chief, and protect bim at all hazards He closed by sayti tbat If a eommittee appointed by the Board fou: achat jhe Chief Engineer could not sustain his charges in ofo, to the satisfaction of the committee, that he was {a ‘or of the immediate removal of the Chief from the Fire Dey ment, Ald. Kevty, of the Sixth ward. denounced the re. ort, especially the portion of it which arraigned | hl My strongly tavored in ion. ‘Ald. Gairrix alo denounced the report, and bra both it und the Uhief Engineer as bemeath conte! He also was in favor ot bis removal Ald. SsurH, of the Eighth ward. wasjopposed toinves- _ Ugation altogether. He denounced the Chiet Bogineer, and expressed a hope that the matter would pass over to Monday. im order thas members could reflectmore on the subject. and act with wore deliberatios ‘Ald. Batt, of the Ninth ward, proposed the immediate arrest ‘of the Chief Engineer, and opposed investiga. | tion. Ald. Hawns denounced the Chief Engineer, but was in favor of a thorough investigation. Ald. Minuea was tn favor of contining the investl- tion to the Board, leaving the Juries, Police, Judges, olice Captains, Mayor, and others, to exeuipste toemrelves. aiso denounced the Obiet Engineer and then moved to strike out that portion of the re solution which related to # delegation from the re; sentatives of the Fire Department, as well as w! related to Grand Juric olice, Judges, &c.—whiod ‘was lost by a vote of 6 to 6. Ald Fravx.in finally modified bis resolution, by striking out all that related to the Grand Juries, Police Judges, Police Captains, the Mayor, &c., and the reso. lution Was passed by a vote ot eight to five. The President then appointed Aldermen Smith, Bard, and Chi n, the Committee of Investigation. Ald. Barr declined to aet; whereapon Ald. Brittos: was opecizie’ in his stead, The resolution, as it a assed, proposes to inyostigate the charges prefer yy the Chief Engineer, by inviting three represemta- tives from the Fire Department te join the commictes on the part of the Board, with power to sons and papers. The following are the uni committee, as it now stand:—Ald. Britton, and Bard Supreme Co Before Hon, Judge Mitchell THE LATE EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF SUYDAM, SAGE &@ CO.— CHARGES OF PERJURY AND FRAUD Serr en 7 —In this case it was offered by Mr. Ja dah, yesterday afternoon, on the part of the complain- ants, o show that the defendants werearrested on the warrant issued in these proceedings on the 2utu of Avguet last, and that it was agreed that they shoald come before the Judge on the 23d. at 10 o'clock im the morning, to traverse the complaint; that toe morning of the 23d, before 1u o'clock. « complaint was made on oath by the defendants. before tr. Jastics Lothrop, of this city, against Mr. Clarke. one of che present complainants, tor perjury, im mskiug the afl Gavit on which these procerdings were founded: that ‘warrant war issued for bis atrest, amd thet it wae mc cordingly served on Mr Clarke. at bait past 1U o'clock onfthe morning of the 23d, when the affidavit was made betore Justice Lothrop; and also, they olfered to show the maner and conduct of the defeadaute iu pro- curing the arrest. Having made the foregoing proposition, Mr. Judah proceeded to contend that fraud was :o0 many facts and circumstances, which, h fing and immaterial at the first ap when put in connection with euch oth whole. ao that guilt was to be interred. a isolated fact. but from the many. 8¢ro circumstances indicating fraud will sumptive proot of innocence. fhe inten are ro to be gather every man #! secret crime, when discovered. pretends thst tions were honert, however bis actions sot gait oma tee + tues gut belie * to show dants wished to check iuquiry ; and, secondly, that by their affidavit toe def did net deny the tne guilt. ipeomueh that the iptenc to arf falsely alleged. He (Mr J) ev bmitted chat the affide- vit hero wana coufession of the detendeats’ galt, ad- mitting the facts. though by a terpentiary and evasive | devia! of the intent endes voring to qualify tae edule rion. [fa witness in # ense of alleged crime ix by some plot of a party, at the moment be ie called upon te the arrest of the plaintiff tor perjury the iets alleged, testify. arrested of carried away #0 ae to preveut his giving test usel would ask, oust oot thad | fact appear Lothe court and jury, before whom the cate should be tried, and particularly when the priagk pal party the other inquiry | yj Uber fore the manner of incowrection with the affidavit | founded should appear, Afu Lions in support of his proposition coun» and the hearing wee adjourned, On the thie day, the latter part of the foregut | wt the judge's request. made more # state that it wan planned, the even Mr. Clarke shouid be that a toon om wal sae mbling, vitor wan mete ws belore, thas rested in the morning sud t it was obtained one ut Mr Clarke. wken ; and that it teh the the attend: at the time of the inquiry, aud to avoid thy | Mr La Roque opposed th | mony. He rmid tt was alt it cowld not show that the charge ot detea sinug the The aa alleged in thir complaint wonly to protract the imquiry od iy would lead to & Inlee insur, tour days, at least, alone to try. ft bole. true the a rke p Co. had removed or were about 10 remove thelr pre perty beyond the juried'etion of the court’ Mr. Joho Van Uoren. in reply, waid that the tact of the failure of the house of suya Sage &¢ and their proceedings in the grain market, was Ho! Beene sary to diateapon The charg:# in the compisionat'e aMdevit were substantially proved, aud "iether the | arrest of Mr. Clarke wi abaurd, war not now the ew covwediogs the pre tthe That they ha-w resorted te 4 at Hudeio bat meade in New York themevlves tuey have used Mr. Body ot Mr, Nobody to cover tool goods and the pretences that this wae done t reel mations bave been shown to te Che. thele ghipe ments were recently mad 4 | thar it was to avoid rs | 8 pPUrpor | freed’ of avoiding the i they bad ni tempted that be pertinent yeevidenoe Li they # One wrong, is it not bo be tute | twit the crime aueged a were the great firm of Suyd “ee & | respon that they should be trested without « friend of a dollar; and if they | arrest Mr Ciarke, and promulgate the +1 had committed t other ldm aay we if at al ecm two days i Mm Jodo Wicoheoll ale 1c te adminenble by comment: che pinbeettie | must next prove the design alleged, befor they eam go into any other part of the evigenoe of et Ip consequence of other engagement of comnsdl | the examination was further postponed to nat Friday Police Intedigence. Attempt to Pave Bad Money —A man by the name ot f atte AP Barber to pars to M | ing to be 0 Pan and @bile Mre Steven eroring to the bill changed. the rogue at Justi borne commited the rogue for trial Pound the Vols Court —& promis New York, August 20.1850. at 98 days. O TKourke, for the rum of $0515. payabl« to James MeFarlin or order, for value received. wax found, terday tn the police court. at the Tombs, by J. Sth. to whom the owner en: | Property,» A riot occurred on the otth wit, at N between two negroes. in which one of them four shots entirely through the body. T eter ” —— andere th Carolina stone. for the Washington me wat deinerd & few days sine so mah tam Wopesr Ary) Ww have it te eagrarsd Th vment