The New York Herald Newspaper, August 14, 1851, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6868. ——————— MORNING EDITION----THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1851. PRICE TWO CENTS. DOUBLE SHEET. COMMON COUNCIL. ‘Report of the Ohier mauiaass’ of the Fire Department. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Last evening the Board met at five o'clock. ‘THE CHIEF OF POLICE Alderman Mien he wished to learn from the on Offices Salaries, appointed to consider “the nomination os the nt of. Bellen what time it is to in re- Police, and in justice to him, he sommes folt it to be their the Board ma; jorrow evening, had hie ould be able to report this was worthy of remark that the report voted for oue hour at the came before the Board. He would, therefore, give the gentlemen notice that, in the evest of Fete f not reporting to-morrow evening, he would move that the committee be made to re; in order to en- es tar hewrte to ad court = haps ression, a] concerned, ice is concerned, are concerned. APNUAL REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. ‘The Presivent said that the snoual report from the CBief Enginver of the Fire ment bad been r> and be supposed it might be read if there was no is AnnOUDCement produced quite # flutter ‘the Pre thea es re) Coox inquired if the usual course was not steam such tage he would like to ses it in print, moved that it be laid on the table and ‘year, he, for ore, would not seo it in print. He would move that it be referred to the Committee on Fire Department. Alderman Kritv would like to know if there was any particular objection to have it read? “Alderman Grirrin thought it ought to be referred— on Fire Department—but to the ees on Ordinances, ora special committee. Some jons were and some portions of the “= not agree wi man SHaw-I call the gentleman to order. He is king about a document he knows nothing oy It ‘It comes from the Fire Dej od to treat it with respect My mete is to be referred just as such documents or- I have heard some bad and i i ament. ‘As would not have it aera ‘till pote then referred to the Committee en Fire Doptetonenlt It is a8 follows :— THE REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ‘To the Honorable Common Couneil:— It will,be Fe oy evel by the enclosed annual returns, containing names, business, and residences, of the firemen, and by the accompanying tabular statement, that there are twenty-six engines in good order, three or- four b , aod one rebuilding; forty-one in order, two ordinary.and six build- fied at, ladeer poe ay a “<s order, and two ladders and e! ve hooka; forty-three thouast and th Three hundred fect of ‘hove im good order, fifteen thousand and two hundred fect ordinary—mak- ing af fifty Ze tet thousand ard five hundred feet of hose. thirty iver eng engine companies, forty-nine bose nd ladder companies, and three are two thousand two hus- e Department. If the com- vould be two thousand eight hundred and nineteen fires, by Duildings amounted to one hundred thousand four hundred and fifty-five on wares, five hundred aud forty-eight thou- twenty-eight dollars; muking the lose by fire, as could be ascertained, seven hundred and Pe i Ee nid i He Z fl iti ? 3 H i i Hi 8 chet itt i ial i g and em thousand 9 hundred phe rae 3 tive dol- property; must be Department and to ‘the city. nit ‘omplain of the revert labor esused alarins, Laag te that many fires by various ki of fluid used for th which human tife is often might here state the lose of destruction of much valuable pro- and other! burning fluid, during © public journals announce almost and often fatal results of cam that the use of these pei throughout the ie elt. ee, Stee is required between eth streets. Another in Ser that pureees tease nee rears since, fourth strect—you having invested me to organizes Sewn er De ‘there Another North Moore streets, there being — a in the two lower also recommend the organization of two more “4 vs the house about F F f ii ir : = ci | if 7 their lease having expired, whose apparstus js in the public yard. This company is much needed in thet locality and I recommend that a lot be pecunnt, and « house erected for them, as toon as lam happy to inform you that the iron bell tower, in ‘Thirty. third street, is pesrly completed, which will be of public utility. The companies in the northern Seoticn of the city have long suffered creat inoonvenience for the want of a proper alarm, end | reoice that they be forever relleved from such inconvenience by the ereotion of this enduring tower, which will be the pride of the Department, and an ornament to the eity. A lot having been procured long sinee in Spring street, mar for the erection of a tower, which is much de- hat locality, I would respectfully recomaend thatean iron tower be soon erected there. As the tower on Centre Market dilapidated and insecure. with a bell weighing ovly four thousand pounds, and dea- gerously vibrates high wind, or during an alarm, and as there is sufficient space on the lot where engine No. 9 is located, in Marion street. not fur di@ant, I would recommend that an iron tower be erected there. ‘The Jefferson Market bell tower having been destroyed by Gre on the wth ultimo, I propose that an iron tower be erected in its stead, near its former locality; and I e+pecially urge that it be immediately erected, as there is not a solitary tower in 0 tion on the west side of ourcity. The tower on the Tombs was destroyed by fire some yeare since, whichglike the Jefferson Market tower, was built of wood, which should be an sdmoaition against the erection of wooden betl towers hereafter ‘The telegraphic wites connected with the bell towers, whore completion was urged in my last annual report, whiets bad been abandoued for veviral years by Mr. Houre, the original contractor, [am pleased to inform yoa.sre at length completed. and aru invaluably effective their instant communication to every tower ia the city, in what district the fire is, which will save the fire- men mach tnoceeseary ludor. by their prereation cf the numerous fale alarins which have bitherto misled them, in the gbsence of there telegraphic wires. The entire opparatus, however is necessarily of very delicate contruction, and murt be ured with great care by the bell ringore, or it at once becomes utterly inoperative. And it grievee me to inform you that the telegraphic ap: paratus ie often seriously injured, either by the bell ringora themes ives, or by some of the numerous friends who uncenringly vieit them, who often ase it without cccasion, plmply to gratify their curiosity, thereby mis- leading and creating general confusion at the bell towers (broughout the city, and, of course, throw the Depariment. You have long been aware that [ have no power toprevent such mischievous evils, and that I cannot avert the elightest or most aggravated dereliction of public duty by the bell ringers, they being policemen, ‘apd reeponstbie only to the Police Department, which does not hold them to that rigid accountability that the Chief Engineer would, for their dereliction in the towers. Hence I would, again, respeotfally urge that the eppointmest of the bell ringers be latrusted to the Chief Engineer, inetead of (he Mayor, to be selected from the experienced-and faithful exerapt firemen, Instead of from the policemen as now, to be ¢ 4 by the Mayor, of by your honorable kody. A bill has twiee passed the Board of Assistant Aldermen for the thorough correction ‘of the numerous nnd dirgracetat evile t avo so long existed at the bell towers, which were enumerated in my Inst annual report, and which continue to blight the best energics of the Dopartment, and peril the wares habita- tons, and lives of our citizens The first bill, passed by the Boord of Assistant Aldermen, was defeated in the Board of Aldermen, as 1 stuted in my last annual report, through the active | mentality of Alderman Haws; andit range that a similar bill, passed the present year, by the Board of Avaistente, should be perniitted to umber quictly for the past six months, in the recluded clamber of the Ordiownee om mittee of the Board of Alder pored of Messrs Sturtevant, Shaw, end Hows f especially thus studiously thwarting, for twe , the ex pressed the Board of Assisiunt Aldermen, and the earnest wiabrr The rep the engine, hove, an hook apd h pr allo weet remain a of infin exerted my%elf tye but to no 4 P the reps as f I Deparimer 1 in to rople in my bande, of th ani ity ety at ih a be thus neglected ourrelter—2h@ Oeoastonnd fad alterations of theit ballalng + being about tim the: It leith no ordinary emotions of pleagure that I am enabled to congratulate yourselves and the Si criaieel ranean aang e re conteined twenty-four mane me Boys. Rock Boy; and other composed of the vlet 8, elul ru that ever went ] the cf their memorable attack on our - ing and defenceless men, women, children, while in- nocently enjoy themselves in the village of Hoboken, Iman adiaoen State, the nts of these and merciless banditti have been thwarted for a whole year. And how? Firstly, by their know- ledge of the’ resolution of the fire companies to secondly, had reason to believe, as the history of the happily. proved ‘well based, that they could not, erto, when arrested for brutal 00 the firemen, be so earily and mynteriousl erated ‘Aldermen others, must be prentagh ms toall asta et our int Le Cio ping learn that ince my last annual report, no engives and car- riages bave been suddenly seized and borne some obscure pated fcr ye dony and dashed to no hose has been cut j BO false to allure tre companies into where oe demi- from would beat the aut ari sean a ee ar just pe partment entire year clubs have been compelled to cvase have for years been the instigators of depertment, for which the firemen serehe been #0 lon; so unjustly beld responsible. And now, with these ing truths before their eyes, let those who have so invet- erately pe persisted in otigmatising the New York fremen aa of worthless pti pe ae their peace. A more STOR conte and useful organ- ization of men does not exist wre r warmly congratu- late the department on the incontrovertible establish- i id, and Sing Sing, in- stead of mercenarily and ill fy reas ‘them from our a8 8000 as arrest for their (ed ee. and sacrifice of waren human blood. re it would be a pleasing task as benaee teehee effects on the general morals of our city, and the in- creased security to preperty and human life, resul! from the partial fuppression of ‘of these formidable clubs, which bave spread such terror and dismay among all classes of our citizens for so many years ; but [ must ne- it of the Fire Depart- ment, (a wes hog members each anni the companies themselves, and and which his po mre to the Lg Pai Me be empow- ered to select aie committee exempt firemen, whore duty it mi claoan Gane ordination in the ment; their decisions to be re- ported to your honoreble body for confirmation. Seocndiy, That the Board of Engineers and Foremen, who are subservient to the muniolpal laws, be autho- rized to select @ financial committee from themselves, whose duty it shall be to receive all spplications for the organization of fire ci the building and building of the fire ratus, houses, &c | thelr decisions confirmed sho to to you ‘The judiciary committee above pro; being com- of intelligent, worthy, and lotic citizens, who ave served the department and city and rere toriously, and who are now removed far influence of insubordinate mem! members, und fram tie deeuly melaria of the political ares The proposed financial det active remen, familiar with the wants of the depact- ment, could ju with promptitude and abili merits of the named applications, and tl move the fatal delay which exists eater the present system. The adoption of these itions would the necessity of ce on Fire Department, which 1s composed of politicians instead of disinterested and experienced firemen, which has been the source of ioe in- the pepe areogeat th toe the department. . the depertment Sound soak direct aetieation to the ee commit. cases of insubordination; which would peniotnaunaratbuaiee sami ficiency of de- cue by the tog Ps and of insub- ——_ Sy ge roar Pond at to the mysterious ani ¢rminal procrastination of your Fire Department Committee. And the rtment would to the proposed financial committee for its pecuniary wants, which would superrede its direct Rs aeewnnec dl to you, ye frequent committee.) ‘tha build. unaccountable ‘of your ing and rebuilding of the us, oe a &e., by which your appropriations are so unequally distributed thre the department—some companies obtaining everything, while others get literally nothing, being re- fused the most trifling spprop priations, even for the ne- cessary Te} of their buiklings—your honorable body retaining ¢ e veto on all decisions of the proposed com- mitten whicb yeu may deem fallacious aud detrimental to the common welfare. When you rend the chains of party, and maguani- mously adopt there propositions; when you return to me the superintendence of the repsirs and alterations of the houses, which the firemen have so often requested, tbrough petitions to your honorable body; when you au- (eves oe. to appoint "the Dbell-ringers from the ex: firemen, which the department and the Board of Assi tant Aldermen so anxiously desire; and forever cease to liberate the club demons when arrested for their fero- cious attacks upon the firemen—then will be effected » thorcugh aud permanent separation of the Fire Depart- mi ut from the pernicious political influences sith woh it has been so long accureed—a separation fail to produce the happiest effects on the ptr itself, and on the great body of our people, Respectfully, ALERED GaRsUN, Chie Engineer. Crane Bxcrenen’s Orrice New York, August 1, 1861, f RETURN OF THE ENGINE, HOSE, HOOK AND LADDER, AND HYDRANT COMPAN THEIR APPARATUS, PLACES OF DEPOSIT, CONDITION, ETC., TOGETHER WITH THE NAMES AND RESIDENC NEERS AND VOR! om ates Care INT ANT ¥. Bignell, by? Eldest it. 7 Pat Vanderbilt, Gregier, 454 Hu 4 No. iC gi built 1847, rebuilt 1 fort good hove; coi Feed hove; complement « It 1841; rebuilding; 000 Prosent number 32; ce 153 Duane street; location a order. Palmer “foreman; feeldense 62 Gewvern Boyle foreman; resi- \dlow street; house in order. ‘No. D—Calibre Sigs built in 1861; 400 feet good ore: complement Arohibald McNaughton foreman; resi street; location 17 Marion street; house in ge No. 10—Calibee 635; 104, ordinary 20) feet good hove, complement of men 3, prese fe residence Twenty-seventh ¢ location Twenty-seventh treet, nt near Tenth house in good order. No. ll—Colibre use 0. 12 Cait allt in ish reba 200 feet good hore, Binet ordinary, Total num complement of men 90, pre aber a; W well, foreman; reeidence Firtieth street, neat 7 Teestion Fifteth street, near Third avenue; ho order. No. 13—Calibre 7; built in 1860; good order; 400 fees good hoee; complement of men 20, presen tnumber 2%; John Bauich foremon; residence 15 Kose street; location 6 Duane street; | hense in good ord bre it gord oba hureh, , rebuilt 18%; good order; mplement of ‘mon 3, prevent number | foremen; resttence 217 Righth aven uc use in good order. et good howe; eomple- Forman fore- 199 Chrystie + ecod heee epen Mite ef 0, prevent Fesidenoe (4 ¢ et; house in good Cassie 684; but 1 d heen: emp Robineon fore m : pood order; sont number ar atrect; Lo: foet good 2 foremsn; ony street, neat 1), present wei ber 143 Seventh avenn Timpsce tor oostion Beosd way, be- \ ve; bevee bailding, Hey Twenty-sisth and Twenty-seventh streets; house in Calibre 634: mente Tebuilt 1860; good order: iaettn's joreman: neotdenen 8 Losey siesehe peation 400 fet god howe; com ca matot'h tai puree eee yw Sutton fore Lis Ninetoonth streets residence ay weced set ‘neat Second avenue; house font good howe: comple. is Prince fe 101 Hooter stresky built im 1849; good order; 400 feet good cee Pans post noone of men Ey t mun! rlea ete residence a erate a et tele boa of men ro readenee it lalat it 140; good eh hel J Sia 2 resent ku mumber ‘no return; J ier location Atanhae: eu ta a 4 ogee; £00 teat od ca eat umber 34; Fraacis hose; cea 7 Lowe sie tireet Location Houston Clark foreman; residence jepce ity. treet, between Third Svguuee ieeatlen Zoro house indifferent, pi prion jocation Twenty-fourth atree! ouse yeh avenu So. 4—Calibre 634; built i 400 feet good hove; complems 2% As Bouse tn good order. No. 1—Built in sar rebuilt 163; good order; 600 — el 60 fect ordinary, to al wamier of Tet 1.00, contple- ‘somber 13; Sharir Atase location m, DORE Pearl street; hose, 300 feet sof men idence 127 eey, corner Attorney street; ee house in order. No.3 Bwittin Ini7; good order: 700 feet rood hove, 309 feet ordinary, total number of feet 1,000; co1 2 2, Progqat Bamber 13; James F. Wenms: LS fe ponds ; location Mercer street, Fire Hall; N juilt in 1868, rebuilt 18°0; food onder, 700 feat good Sof of oomple- feet 1 LL, Kent fore- mber 17; Eli A. Seton tereaes, lakes ie ~ location Thirteenth street, near Fourth ave- in ood order, iit in le46; rood order; (00 feet good howe, 400feot ordinary, total number of feet 1,00 complement ‘of men 25, hn Black,’ Jr. foreman, residence 13) Mecat‘on 75 Cedar street; house in good “Nor 0—Bnilt in 1819; Rood order; 300 feat food howe, 20 fort ordinary, total nom! t 1,000; complement of men 21 Number By Albert S Bratch f 5, went foreman, residence 24y zabeth street; location 174 Mulberry street; house in rae haa 1848; good order; 1,000 feet good hose; ° 25, present num: Thomas Wood- nce 107 Ludiow street; looation Dover, P once im good No. pretence ip, 1846; gor der; 500 mike hose, 500 iget ordinary, total number of feet lia”, earl aus of me 25, prese: ber 25; Thomas H. Van dence 11 Levey street; location 14 Amos J] ‘Sousete in go ch “No. 12—Built in 189; good order: 000 f-et good hose, 100 feet ordinary, total pumbir of fect 1.0% complement of inen 25, present number 24; Wi le fore: denge $4 Bighth avenue; Toontion 51'Hovatio street; hsuss in eco a, Pewit ame 1y eam fo near ney ‘stroct, Rowse is, im 1850; oles a aae 4 hose, 20° total mumber of Soot 1,00, element of man ‘3 ie ‘Howard fore an, reside: ‘Chrystie street; 15—Built im 1547, rebuilt 1530; cood order; 50) fect goo 1 hose, 500 feet ordinary, total number of feet maple: ment of men 25, present number 17; Andrew H. Mitchell foreman, Featdene he ng street; looation I}g Elizabcty " No. je Buile in 169; ood order; theta nae ogee ened order. No ir-Built fe isis good order; 1.000 feat food iho complement of men 0 jam Hi ation’ 4) Fifth street; good order; 30 feet good hose, 500 ber of foet HY; complement of men Eleard c. Mon o. 18-Building: 400 feet good hose, 400 font ondinecy, ieee 200; comny Les 2, feet good hove: com- in D. Moore fore Erie Railroad De- treet; house der. 1849; MW feet good hose, 20) feet grain sey, complement of me: geet: house te good onder. it good Bove, 400 mle af feet LU; dubai. Vander: ce 13) Barrow street; location SI Hora- ood order. rebuilt 1sSl; goed order; 000 tesb good ris Jo bb fo ‘Tooution hb Bp Spring street; 2 Built in 1e47, rebuilt 1851; good order; 0 feet good 0) feet ordinary, total number of feet 1,COU; silliam Santor location An good hose, 400 mplement of men 2, present number 25 id Ww feet 5. Conger foreman: achsou ‘street; house in goed M48; good order; 80 fact good Grdinary, total number of feet 1,00, on Gcorge A. Jeremiah fo ation 6 Third street; 9—DBuilt in 1849; good order; 500 feed good hove, 0 feet ordinary, total number of feet 1,000; com, 5, present number LI; John Mason foreman; re rl location botween Twonty house in good oder. WO feet ordinary, to { mon 25, prosent vam ber 2h: Darid Millikin towewan: rontdencs st Hedtord sbecets logation Bartow near Redtore street) ho: ef No. 4 —-Butit in 149; good order: MiP fo fect ordinary. total prerent nomber 24; Warhinge Rwitt in 1800 cordinary, total number of feet 1; Alfred Kee lccation Thirty ith sbvect ant m vtrcet *c0 pod order: | good h WH feot 3 comp © fore a Third 6d hove, 9 feet ordinary, ¢ Vocation | Be tor (Dass.) Transer it, reat nj aot po a street; ag oy in good od "00 feet 1» 400 ordinary, Srdinary, total number ‘of feet 1,000; ies. o{men pata oe re sntene is street, near ‘Avenue CG; house If mopher in ii m4 eder. in ime 0 ‘delat ese feet val I yoct how 4 howe. 43,300, total feet of ordinary 15,200, Ok Aen ADDED COMPANIEE. , aber, 85 Charlee Be Gilder der sdway: loowbion, Cham- enee, Sina 1S hooks; y awrene? Md. Vi residence, 1) "MeBougal Atseets locations ruse, im Ko m good order; 6 Hider: 12 boo Peter N. ‘street; location, No. geal, umber, Twelth sreet: i nga a in geet rder ad ‘Built, 1851; ‘30; yd ordi aM we voixth ntreet and Teath. It, ——s ordinary; Sindders: 6 hooks; comple- ‘30; present number, 19; Joseph Geery, man, residence, ‘Fighty-sixth street, between Six Seventh syenues: location, Yorkville; house, indifferent. Tobal—Ladders, 40; heoks, 85. HYDRANT COMPANIER No. 1—C u tore they are letters to and se gaara York and San Franciseo, as op- portunities offer. desire, that if they will give It, you obtain from Messrs. Berford & Co., by addr thei or ciherwion, oush en sdmiosion’ ee Tt have indicated, making it as full as possible, in respect to names of ves- persons addressed, the number of letters by each Yessel, and dates, They can have no ohjestion to doing this, if t intend to maintain the declarstions re- ferredto. Tam. ee mit, obedivat servant, . K. hie 'L, Postmaster General. To W. V. Brapy, Postinaster, New York New Yorx, August 12, 1851. To W. V. Brapy, Eeq., Postmaster, New. York : Sen 1 oe of Og Hon. Hall, Postmaster 't of individuals or private companies to take letters for from New York to San Francisco, and we will most cheerfully awe to the interroga- tions of the Postmaster General, as soon as we shall have sanehed one mails of 13th ool "a ) Your obedient servant iene BERFORD & CO. Bearonn & Co.'s Cacironsta Express em 2, 0. 8B. Belcher. reside: ‘No. Complement of men. telso 227 West Ni sreman, reside: ‘Total Compleinent o! THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THE OFFICERS OF THE ST. LAWRENCE. U. 8. Fricaty: 8t. Lawnence, Aug. 12, 1851. Sir:—! informed that the Mayor and Common Council of the Oity of New York have expressed a desire to visit the U. 8. Bt. Lawrence, rp pei the World’s Fair, under my I beg leave » say that it will give myself and officers great receive the authorities of the city of New York on fon $6 pele Sens 20 amt he mows 9 to their honora- bie body With great eee niae es tana obedient servant, JOSHUA I SANDS, Commandant. ‘Te His Honor Mayor Kincs. ano, or President of Board of Aldermen. ‘The invitation was acce} pted On the motion of Alderman Haws, the freedom of the Fa bse gemmage Boo abe officers of the French steam frigate Megadore, now lying in the harbor. Eg committee was appointed to carry out the The following resolution, proposed by Alderman Srvr- TRVANT, Was ted :— Resolved, That it be referred to the Commissioners of the expense of pul houres in the city, a ruitable ‘and properfbathing tub and shower and waste pipe. The following rerolution was adopted:— eolved, That the Croton water be introduced into the County Clerk's cfice, with wash. basta aad fixings, and that the sum of $50 be and is hereby eppropeiated forthe same, and that the Commisoner of Repairs and Supplies cause the same to be carried into effect, ‘The Board then adjourned. BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALEERMEN. The Board of Assistants met at the usual hour day afternoon. Present, the President in the cl a quorum cf members in their places. PETITIONS. Of Tobias Lawrence and otbers for # new Hose Com- pany, to be organized im the Eighteenth ward. Referced. or ‘the Health Wardens of the city for an increase of . Referred. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. Of the Committee on Streets, in favor of fencing vacant lots in Tenth street between avenues A aad B. Adopted. Same committee in favor of in front of Nos. 23 and ri 1 Twenty. first street. Adopted. Comimittee on Roads, in favor of filling in, or ecuiee low = in the vicinity of 14th street and Beoond © avenue. Referred. or and } New Yorx, At | Postmaster, Nee veck of our ex To W. V. Brapy, Bin :—The ae crak to give itt of of the Postmaster General, and “ad a come forward cheerful to assist the ite most important di yand intelligibly the law, and the giving proper publicity to it, so that no one could plead nce, as & just excuse foz a violation of & law. We feel confident in our right te trape, mails overthe high seas on @ vessel not carrying the United States mails, and now offer the go- Trnment ‘an opportunity to test our right before a legal We hereby inform you that we received, this morning, ‘a letter, directed to John de la Montagnie, Esq., from cult; California; that raid letter was received by our ss in Ban Francisco, was sent by him Tindee the charge our special messenger Mr. Tafte, ‘rome- theus, from San Francisco, on the 15th July, Tah to ben Juan’ del Sud, then over Lake Nicaragua, down the San Juan river to San Juan, and thence per steamship Prome- theus to New York, where it arrived ou the 13th August, ps was delivered at the office of the person to whow it was addressed; and that our partner in San Francisco re- ceived three cents postage on eaid letter. We further state that we are in the constant practice of sending letters to and from California, and that we will Ro ya 80 to do until a judicial decision sball declare such business un- laveful, wt ‘when, as good citizens, we will discontinue to send We make these acknowledgements to enable the d le | Spetndes to ine; {tute a suit agninst us, for the pur- — testing our cael with the proviso, that in case decision be against us, no fine or punishment should be ch tery ‘upon us oF our agents. ‘The opening of the new route, via Nicaragua, will en- able us to rend our mails through; time than by the Isthmus of Panam: fully contract with the government to transport their mails to and from California, via Nicaragua, at the rate of thirty cents per pound. We respectt ny refer the United States District Attor. ney, as coon | bave received im prosecute us, to vd atiorneys, Messrs Ralph Cocapent and Oscar W. Sturtevant, Esq., who are instructed by us to cfler every facility to him ‘© have the honor to be Your most obedient servante, BERFORD & CO. Arrival from Neuvitas, Cuba. The brig Matinic, Captain Thorndike, arrived last night from Neuvitas, Cubs, whence she sailed on th, | 2d instanf. Our attentive correspondent at that place has sent us Of the Committee on Wharves, Lage and bey in favor of at to Robert Handley the contract for build- ing 0 Pier at the foot of 181st street, in place cf James A. Pesguson, who declines to take the said work. Adopted. Committee om Croton Aqusduct Department, ad- verse to la; ag, ater pipes im Forty-fifth street, between Second er avenue, and in Forty-seventh street, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues Adopted. Same committee, im faver of free hydrant corner of Fighth — and cb = ny marek, Adopted. Also in favor io Forty. firs: street, between Eighth on Ninth sweaeen, abate Kighty fourth street, batween Third and Fourth avenues. Uf same committee, in favor of paying Rota Menaies $50 for damages sustained by having @ load of furniture precipitated in & sewer hole in ‘Twenty. eeventh street. On concurrence, concurred in. Of Committce on Streets, in favor of flagging sidewalks in Fortieth street. from Third to Fourth avenues. Acopted. Same committee, in fnver of concurring to ting sidewalk in Twenty reventh street. between Pourth and Madison avenues. Concurred in. Sams committee, in favor of coucurting to pave Madison avenue, from Twenty -siath to Lortieth street. Coneurred in, Same committee, in favor of .on-concurring to pave and set curb and gutter stones in Twentieth street, from First avenue to Fast River. Non-concurred in. Same com- mittee, in favor of having the Russ pavement in Broad- wey sprinkled. Adopted. Same committee, in favor of concurring to regulate and set curb and cutter stones ond flag Tenth avenue, from Thirty-sixth to Forty-second street. Concurred in, Same committee, in favor of regulating and Potivs Thirty-sixth street. from Third avenue to East Ri Adopted. Of Committee on Sewers, in favor of concurring to Luild « fewer in Thirty. fifth street, between Second aod Third avenues, Concurred in. Same committee, adverse to building sewer in Sixth avenue, from Twenty-serenth to Thirtieth streets, Adopted. Also, adverse to ewer in Third avenue, between Tenth aod Thirteenth streets. Adopted. ‘Of Committee on Fire Department, in favor of pu ying $0 for « hose tender for Engine Compary No. 11. py aA RESOLUTIONS. Resciution in favor of free bydrant on the corner of 12ist street and Avenue A. Referred. Resolution to have Kuss pavement in Broadway, be- tween Chamber and Vortlandt streets. grooved Referred Resolution to fence vecant lots between Thirty fourth ond Thirty-fifth-streets and Fifth avenue and Broadway. Referred. Kesolution that preamble and resolution in the matter adverse to the enlargement of the Battery be referred to the Law Committee Revolution in favor of placing a gas lamp in front of St. Matthew's Church, in Walker street. Adopted Resolution that Thirty-second street be paved from Fourth to Fifth avenues. Referred. Resolution that the cross-walk scross Perry street, on the west side of Hudson street, be re-Inid. Adopted. Kesolution to build s sewer from the Fifth ward »! henee to connect with sewer in West Broad forred. tion Re- PAPERS FROM THE HOARD OF ALDERAEN Report of the Committee on Police, in favor of increas ing the salaries of captains of police and policemen The action of the Board of Aldermen way concurred in without debate Kesclution to pay fora bath placed in the Sixteenth ward station house. Concurred in. Resolved, That the hospitalities of the eity be tender- | ed to Commander Sands and other officers of the frigate Bt. Lawrence. Concurred in. Resolution to extend the hospitalities of the city to the officers cf the French steam frigate Mogadore Invitation for the members of the Common Counell to | visit the U. 8. frigate St. Lawrence. Accepted. Uoa- eurred in, Resolution to lay down a new pine floor in the Kighth ward station house. Coneurred in. Resolution to reduce tax on Odd Fellow's tall curred in Con: the following letter, which gives the news to the Ist inst. OUR NEWVITAS CORRESPONDENCE. Nevviras, Jey 31, 1851. Fnclored I send you the Fanal, of Porto Riso, of the | ‘2d and 2th cf this month. They contain the official re- port of four cf the patriots presenting themselves, and | ofthe capture of Don Joaquim de Agiiero y Agiiero. ‘The editorials are rich, exceedingly so, and worth a trans- lation, By reports from Principe to-day, it is supposed that | Agiicro and the other five will be shot. There was a dis- position on the part of the general government to banish | them, but it is said the troops are much comvenntine demand that they Le shot as rebels, Ey os perently quiet, but if these men are shot stent it > ae much worse, as they are allof the first famiilies, I raw them pass through this place guarded by about thirty voldiera and the: i arms pinioned most rite | F the seme as they do with runaway slaves, They loo! = enough efter passing through the fati, cme | they did. Twill Keep you advised of affairs here in this part. BUCKSHOT. Avyices rRom Anticva—The rchooner Catharine Thomas, Capt. Themas, arrived yesterday from Antiyua, sailed om the 2d inst. Our thanks are dus to delivery of our packages of the 2d ult. “Chat paper says > — ther for the last week was anything but smit- able to the wants of planters. ‘There was much rain; wud sogar meking har neain been retarded to a and extoat, ‘The continued roln acts in a threefold manner to the dis- advantage of ngrieulty In the first place it renders ill bot bear # cart, and the y soli, ueiust be carried ou ople’s heads at a great expense of labor. In the it is impossible to dty megass for fuel; and in many cases the trasb, which woulu have been saved the ground so foft enne Where there ix a he for manure, bas been contumed im the * Copper-hole” to boil the sugar; and in the third place, the canos have “taken such a spring” that to F000 gallons of juice, end in some instances so much as 4,500 gallons, ate re quired to make a hogs head of sugar ‘There is no other news. Two Wrens Laren vrom re Sanowren Isvaspy.—We bave received, via San Francisco, acopy of the / of the Idth of June. It ecntains no politioal nows of any consequence. The marine intelligence will be found | under the proper head. ‘ol ymisian Honviwue Arremer ar M ano. Sureror —On Tuerday night last, about 1 o'clock, John Uenry, re- Siding in Amanca. nive miles from Uamtiton, got into « quarrel with bis wife, picked up a hammer, and com- metced beating her in su unmercitul ma rover the DER head freeturing ber hull, and culting several gach 4 in ber face, Supporting her dead, be took a razor and cat Dis own throat, inflicting a wound whieh caused almost instant death. Mrx itenry was ot killed, but so se- ricumy injured that fears are eatertaimed that she wilh not recover, On yester erinking, perivetly insencibe to all that wae ing ATound her. About an hour previous to this Legedy. Henry got up out of bed and adméinis- divine to bis tid, fr us the etfeots of whieh porsibly reeover, The diftculty between Heury and his wite ts aid to be as follows as far as we ean ae certain. —Mrs, Henry, having bost all confider oe in her husbend, had applied fi appiweation, the purchas ree bill of gor ds, and de sued H. to rettle h his be perempty mily refused The Board adjourned. Ixpian Festivities in Cancrornia.—It is well known by returned Californians that the celebrated Capt. Sutter, of California, owns a beautiful farm, knewn as Hock Farm. sitaated upon the west bank of Feath«r River, about 45 miles above Sacramento | city. His agricultural operations aro carried on by | Indians belonging to some of tho valley trib An aceount by the late arrival from the ray®, these Indian dependents recently met cil, for the purpose ot welooming tho great ehis a neighboring powerful tribe, and to offer pp & sa ctifiee to the Devil, whom they suppose to be mak- ing Imcads upon their hunting ground in the form f white f ‘They resolved th t offer. itg murt be mele of articles of mus ia order that tho Split of Evil may be sarteflod, aad his | anger eppersed. According! they cullootod aul their blankets, bows, and © valve, pat t ashes, Ganets ext a\agan ther. tert up th beard in the region afteimoon, Cr 4 cate. Qn) the safo [orces one, rupee s and big shon' 4s ho mi tbe tomahawk and soa'prug knife “ pi and re i vat todo under the circumstances. Harsh Ww prus enswed, and then t ult ne abe ated wife when be commenerd beating her, ber in U4 moraing is re. tre’ me. weit sok, dylog, © Ad heiple ring exeruciating ag my.—Ce mercial, slug %. InPIDELITY AMONG TH Germans.-It appoari jon bas been formed among the G in Cincinnati for the difyueon they exe now publi suing Reasen in German man { inddelity, and tha Tom Vain se 0 ad infidel tenets, wi 7 mcrning. when our ioformaut | Afvor taking the | The. cries of his prougit in the eury Wi # breathing his The husband pg in each y on tatement in the 1+ gineran Observer, that an | ey | command of Captain FIFTEEN DAYS LATER PROM CALIFORNIA ARRIVAL oF THE STEAMSHIP PROMETHEUS. The Indians and Whites at War on the Klamath, HANGING OF A HORSE THIEF AT SONORA. More Hanging by the Populace at Sam Francisco. LEADER OF A BAND or ROBBERS BIRCUFED, A WOMAN HUNG BY THE PEOPLE. MURDERS AND ROBBERIES. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS. THE MARKETS, die, Bier, Bios The steamship Prometheus, Captein Heary Churobill, arrived yesterday morning from San Juas do Nicaragua, with 360 passengers, and over halfe million in gold dust. Tho Prometheus brings advices from California fifteen days later than previously received. The P. left San Juan on Monday, the 4th inst., at 11 o’clock, A. M., and arrived at quarantine at 6 o'clock yesterday morning, bringing the passengers of the steamer Pacific, which left San Francisco om the 14th ult., and arrived at San Jaan del Sud onthe 29th ult. The Pacific brought 425 passengers and $800,000 in gold dust. The passengers who came across the Nicaragua route had first fifteen milea of land carriage, they then took the steamer Direo tor across Lake Nicaragua, and then, in the new iron steamer Sir Henry Bulwer, down the San Juam river to the Prometheus, in thirty: two hours running time. They all express themselves highly pleased with the route, and say that the wen is delight- ful and quite healthy. Annexed is the specie list of the STEAMSHIP PROMETHI A. W. Cenfield....... $3,840 Merers. Client & Co. Smith, Constable & G. Lebermen & Co.. J.Bloemingdale & Co J. Falconer & Co... 4,000 fs san hacavedgals ©, Durand.........+ 900 sengers.... ......400008 Annexed is the LIST OF ee sore rag PER STEAMSHIP PROMETHEUS. c | Bet mW Casi | TiGhandier re0R, f field, WK Coffee, Kebert Gi Ginnie, Robert Silvey, L Bead aininad, "Ct Vow ton, James Cockran, 1, Geo Tia! ‘on | Wyok. R'M Dickey, @ D Lamson, John Bell, James | W Dowreth. and servact, John H ‘Jomerson, Brow: Da ‘Thos Collin lewman. ‘G B Ram Waldron, Ge Chris Wray, W Haleted, C Harrie | oe Dix and, D Goddi Jacob dLAr Wier, G F Archibald, A MoNade, | W Dewiey, James ship, ‘Thos Town, C A She} John | Enther,, mer, © Peasley, K Bayton, F | Geo Munson ward Lambert," A \¢ Bc Gumers bb Cerda Byatt, A Burpham, W | | iureh WJ Price Ser, H Bdesell, W: fet oy cM it Lert’ 7 MePous | Stork, Die ultis. 4 ward k Bllrod. . O Arnold, ten, © W Smith, | moon t F Hail, dam Waldo, h Calder, Alex Wile 1 Bhpeeneeg f Jay A ed | ited Ew Winton ow as nz. Thomas 5 Wartin. Jamee a Willa Le, James be HN tagtords Dungim, CW Duncas, Daatet Parle—fotel 208 | We are indebted to Gregory's Express, for the early delivery of our filos, brought by the f’rome- | theus. Messrs. Gregory are the fir ompany ta | bring a consignment of gold, by the Nicaragua route. Tho passage was made intwenty-nine days, | and when tho route is completed, it is expected. | that it will only require about twenty-two days, | from “an Francieco to this city. Gregory is gone- rally up with all the enterprises, and deserves the Greatest crodit. We are a! o wader obligations ta Adems & Co."s Express, and to the purser of the Prometheus, for (he prompt delivery of papers and correspondence from Calift raw | ‘The story about the murder of the editor of the Senora Herald, is coutracoted over tho signature of James W. Cofferth, toe party reported to have been killed An important move has been made for the ostab | lishiszent of a college, to be situated at Santa Clara, and §27,500 had beon subscribed for that purpore The Indians and the whites wore st war on the | Klamath, and five men had been killed; @ horse thief had been hung at Sonora by th populace, who also had administered justice in the | sameway at San Francisco, andthe loader of a band of robbers and @ woman bad also beon hang by the people Me Ovr California Correspondence. San Francisco, July 4—4 o'clock P. M. oe — Ane | The Steamer Pacific—The Vigilance Committ other Man Hung—A Woman BE recuted — Murder at Scnora—Indion Outrage: — Senator Lar oti hy end Ko Giern, &c ; The steamor Pacific. which made the remarkably | short trip of fifty sailing days from New York to 7 | this port, isabout leaving again for Panama, under . Bailey, having been in port distribute gratuites 4 y. In almost e t nly twelve days. To-morrow, the mail stoamer there is a eine periodical publi wich } Northerver and the Sarah Sands leavo for the | ae S Be ceceates iso | sme destination, Some diffieulty cessed between sk as Sevens ‘wan | Captain Briley and Captain bar , aa to who was joman a pete by Ieodal, to wien et wiv tho barp wild amply Fe | tucee Marr irek'® Roene | eves visiver'# atteutioa, : t | been disregarded, fully in command of the . and the latter commenced enit to maintain bis rights, but the fivelly withdrawn. Low the m otod posed of, if ab all, is not a matter process Was y tne finally di ofrocord tho law eacoutors of google (homuetran the 4 | set at defiange, and he