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CITY NEWS. The Extradition Case—+reut Excitement Passive Resistance—Lhe Veclsnen in con- sequence Deferred. UNITED STATES MARAHAL'S OFFICE June 2.—A large concourse of persons assembled im the Perk, and from an early hour surrounded the Mar- thal’s office, anxious to hear the decision of Mr. Commis- tioner Brigham in the case of Thomas Kaiue, claimed by the British authorities under the extradition treaty, for having attempted to kill by shooting at. one Balfe, farmer in the county of Westmeath, Irelaud, Amongst the crowd, which amounted to over two hundred persons and yot very peaceable, were the ‘celebrated self-defead- er,” Yankee Sullivan, and severat other Irishmen. Re- bistance to the laws was apprehended, aud, though every precaution for the maintenance of their supremacy was adopted by Marshal ‘Palmadge, it was deemed prudent to delay bringing up the prisoner for some time. Before 12 @’clock the Marshal despatched two of bis depunes ina carriage to the Tombs, where the crowd was also vory great, several hundred persons being there, No soouer did the officers alight than the cowchman was ordered by Ibe leaders of those present to drive oif ana as the depu- ties saw that resistance Or a rescue was probable, they returned to the Courts, aud reported to the Marshal what had occurred. Previous to this, however, Me Kivhard Busted and Me. R. Emmett, Jr., the couasel for Kaine, addressed several of the people at ‘he Marshal's office, and particularly Yankee Sutlivan. whoi they told that no matter what the decision was, the law should be obeyed: if it was adverse to Kaine they were prepared with the necessary documents to sue out @ habeas corpus. but if there was thy sl ghtest resistance or manites- tation of tumult or disorder they would aban ton the ease altogether. Yankee Sullivan nud some others a suced the counsel that there was no intention on the part of the people arzemtded to resort to violence, they were there merely out of a natural desire to know the decision iu the case of their friend and fellow conntryman. who was sought to be made the victim of but itws aud oppress lanolords, Others, however. said Lb i bers of the party were heard to ray that go back, and that no matter if the Pr nt himself vigned the warrant tor his return he showtid never leave the country, That all the militaryim New York could not take nim out of it. ORDER POR THE EXTRADITION OF THN PRISONER Up to three o'clock groups of persuns continued to Unger about the Park and it was de advisable vot to ‘bring the prisoner from the Tombs. rescue might be made, the consequcnves of which would, g = 3 a by the plaintiff. of course, be fatal, The Commissioner has given the following éecision, which states that the case for the claimant has been fully made out:— He sid—-The prisoner. Thos, Kaine bas been arrested by virtue ofa warrunt issued on the requisition aud complaint of Anthony Barclay. Eq. her Britannic Wajesty’s Uonstt at the port of New York, for the crime of au assault, with intent to commit murder, witbiu tbe dowaias of the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland. This warrant was issued iv conformity with the stipulations of che treaty ween the United States and Great Britain, of August 1842, the tenth article of which treaty ia as follows:— is agreed that the United States and hee Mritanuic ‘Majesty shall, upon mutual reqnisitions by them. or ther ministers. officers, or authorities respectively made, de- liver up to justice all persons who, being charged with the crime of murder. or assault with inieat to commit mur- der or piracy. or arson, or robbery, or forgery. or the atteranoe of forged paper, committed wiibia the jurisdic. tion of either, #bali seek an asylum or shall be found within the territories of the other: provided that tis shall only be done upon sucu evidence of crim nality as, according to the laws of the place where (ue fugilive or person +0 charged shall be found, would justify his op prehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or of- fence had there been committed; and the respective judges and other magistrates of the two goverments, shall have power, juriediction and authority. upou complaint maade under oath, to issue a warrant for the upprehension of the fugitive or person so charged. that he mnay be brought before such judges. or other wagistrates, respec- tively, to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered, and if on such heariug. the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustuin the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or mugistrate to curtify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and delivery shali be borne and defrayed by the party who makes the requisition aud receives the fugitive * ‘The original warrant in this case was issued by James Featherstonhaugh, Keq . a Justice of the Peace of the county of Westmeath, Ireland in which conaty the al- leged ‘crime was committed. The warrant was produced before me, rcenee with a copy of the information or afii- davit upon which said warrant was tasued, said copy being certified according to the act of Congress, by the Justice of the Peace who issued the warraut. aud attested by the oath of the witness to be a true copy. James Balfe, the witness who made the information or aMdavit. states, among other things. that on the 5th day of April. 1851, he was ploughing some land in the county of Westmeath. when Thomas Kaine came up to him, armed with a case of pistols, and after come conversation respctiug some land, of which a man named Stoue had lately been dis- possessed. and respecting which the witness had buen ihreatened. suid. that he came to warn the witness, Balfe, about it, and asked if he. witness, hud 4 prayer book; wit. nes said that he bad not; Kaine theu said he bai oae him- self, and threw it on the ground befor stooped to pick it up; that whi Anine dred one of the pistols at him, and that on cxawining bis person he found marks of a bullet avd twenty-seven shot in his side. just under his left arm; that fled, and that Kaine pursued him some distance. but ily turned back, and witness xaw no more of him, on this information the said Featherstonhaugh, Jus- eof the Peace for the county of Westmeath, grauted his warrant for the upprobonsion. of ae ie prisoner, upon complaint on oath. tn him. that a the prisoner had feloniously and matic.ously fired a pis- tol louded with powder and lead at the said James Balfe, with intent to murder him. This warrant, dated April 5, 1861. was immediately put into the hands of one Mar- tin Meagher, constable of Westmeath who made search for the prisoner and was unable to find him, of to execute the warrant. The said Meagher was produced before me. as 8 witness, and testified. among other things, that he was acting constable of the [rieh constabulary of the county of Westmeath, in Ireland and had been such constable for several years: that he knew Thomas Kaine the prisoner,and had known him for three years, and upwards; that he bad received as such constable, the warrant before mentioned. to exeaute against the pri- soner; that it was the original warrant; that he saw James Featherstonhangh. the magist execute it; te. that he knew said Featherstoniangh to be a Justice of the Peace of the county of Westmeath, in [r ul. He alsotestitied thaton the rame day he saw Jams Balfe; that Bal *s cont seemed to be burned with powder; that there were shot marks on his teft «ide; that the witness ac companied Baife to the magistrate, where he made the infor- rymation, and that on the «ame day the witness received the warrant against the prisoner Meagher fucther testitied that the order for his coming bere on this duty came from the under Sceretary of State upon the applicution of the Crown Solicitor of the county of Westmeath, and that there was a reward of £60 offered by the government on the 7th of April, 1851. for the aporebeuson of the priso- ner. The duty of the Commissioner in such cases 16 to inquire whether the evidence of the guilt of the persoa charged would justify his commitment for trial aceording to the laws in force in the State of New York. if charged with the crime here The examination and commitment of persons here ebarged with such offences a» are enume: rated in the treaty, is provided fur by the laws of New York, 2 Rey, St, 793. chap 2 and would be complied with to all intents and purposes by testimony from which the Commissioner or magtssrate should conclude that the cilenee bad been comm that there was probable cause to believe the m gitilty there Probable cause is deduced from stake of fuet® and eir- cumstances whieh afford reasouable grounds 07 susp! of guilt. (1 Burr's Trial. 1. 14. 9. 4 Craneh, Re 1 Barbour’s Crim. Law, 455, 492, 496, 4 Chicty's Bla stone, 205) There is no quest(on in my mind as to the identity of the prisoner. nor thy ibe ‘offence charged comes Within the speciticatt the treaty. nor as to probable cause of ruilt ebnicul objections, however. ure taken to the evidence on the pert of the counsel for the prisoner, princ‘paily, Ist —That the official charac ter of the person signing the warrant is not sufficiently smade out. From aa inspection of the original warrapt itself, it appears by an endorsement thereou. that proof upon oath was made on 11th Apal. 1851, before one of the Justices of the Peuce for the borough of Liverpool; at the name subscribed tothe warrant was of the hund- Uingot the justice who signed it, and therefore watho- rity was given for the execution of the w t within the said borough But as to this point the testimor the witness Meagher is clear, te rs that dau therstophaugh is a Justice of the Pears of the county of meath, in Ireland: that he raw him sig the original warrant produced in this case; and thar the iaformaiou was made before him in that character ot be ane cossary to produce or prove the commission undue which the Justice of the Peace held offices Proof that be pub Nely discharged the duties of a magistrate, wot acted as such, is prima facie evidence of bis official cbaracter, (Greenleaf on Evidence. vol. 1, 102 119 ) sumption is, that a man acting in a public offic rightfully appointed. (Cow. & Hli's Notes to Phillips on Evidence, p. 207.12; 12 Weatou. 70. Rex vs. Verelst. ZB Camp., 433; Bishop vs, Cone, N. UW. R., 512; and Peo ple vs Gilbert Anthons, N.P. Rep 1%) Lord Ellen dorough says im Rex vs, Verelet. 9 Camp. 433, that it is a goneral presumption of law that a persou acting in a pubic capacity is duly authorized to do so; and ia Rex ys, Jones, 2 Camp. R,, 131, where the objection was taken to a letter offered in evide tivg to be signed by Mr. Pitt and others, Lord Commisttouers of the Trea eury, that it was necessary to prove those persons were Lord Commissioners” of the [reasnry, and had authority to write the letter, by producing their commission, it was held unnecessary, and the let ter was admitted on proof of the handwriting of the three pereons who had signed it as Lord Commissioners of the Treasury. 2. That e is no evidence that the Warrant is the original warrant The wituess. Meagher Fears, however, that it is the original warrant; that he fam itsignod by the magistrate and that it was delivered tohim (Meagher) to be executed. The provisions of the 2d volume Kevised Statutes, p. 42-3 relied qu by the counsel for the prisoner, ure not applicable In this case, becaure the 25th section provides that. the preceding scetions of that article shall not prevent the Proof of any record or judicial proceeding of the courts of any foreign comntry, according to the rules of the common law, in any other manner thin that therein Girected. These sections therefore. which are relied upon by the counsel for the prisoner, do not exclude any mode of proot which would bo valid according to the rules of the common law. No particular mode of proof of the existence or genuineness of the warrant i required by the act of Congress, Section 2 ef the act of Congress of August 12.1842, giving effect to certain treaty stipala tions, provides that in every case of complaint, 0% afore. gaid, aud ofa hearing upon the return of the wartaat of asrest copies of the deposition upon which an original ‘Warrant in o such go country may have been granted. certified under the f the per-on or per. Fons issuing such warrant. aad at pom the oath of the party producing them to be true copies of the deposi. tions, may be recvived in evid T have considered these, ne as the other objections taken. and not ne- cossary here to be recepitulated, with careful delibern tion. at on the one side, to de stipulations—and, on the other, to do nothing inoonsist- ent with a proper to the security of personal libsr- ty. On the whole, of opinton that the papers offor- ed in proof in the cause are properly authenacated, aud na the evidence itself, in my view, is aufficient to commit the prisoner, had the offence been committed here, { fuel it my duty to certify the proceedings had before me to the Secretary of State of the United States, in whom is vested the power, by the treaty, te issue a warrant for the extradition of the prisoner. " Marine Court. Before Judge Lynch. NOVEL CASE—INTERESTING TO POLITICIANS AND THEIR ORGAN-GRINDERS — ABIJAN INGRAHAM | AGAINST THOMAS L. BARR. June ‘This waa an action brought by the editor of | the Na‘ienal Democrat against Alderman Burr. of the 3ixth Ward to recover fifty dollars, that being the sum set op’ porite is name. and subscribed to the following memy- randurm or subscription list ;-— Seprewner 1, 1851. roposed to publish a demoeratic daily paper ia this ‘0 that purpose it is estimated that vizht thousand dollars will be required, The undersigned agese to pay. When called upon for that purpose, the sums set opposite mes. ood that the to be p the election fthe Baltimore Cony ident sno Vico President, which convention is to ayemble some g Of 1852. Itis also understood. that fast Congress, common It bo undeviatingly suppurti ineiplos of the national de: of the proposed journal shall aim to promote union and harmony in the ranks of the purty, with ® view to suceess in the tho nation, State. and city, tn the approaching contests. Suid journal is to be com- menoed at as carly adayas practicable in the present month of eptember. (Iere follow the naines of the aubsce'h ies, among wk was thatof the defendant for the above men- Joned sum, Mr. D. W. Clarke appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Peter B. Sweeney for the defendant, pliantif’s counsel called as a witness, Caspar ( Childs, who proved the signature of the defendant; also, that a paper had been started. as provided. by the ‘name of “The National Democrat ”; that the plaintiff was the editor snd proprictor of the paper at the time the suit was commenced ; that it hud supported the compromise measures, and the principles of the deanocratic party. On erogs-exnminaticn, he stated that he was to receive the amount recovered, to be applied towards a debt due tt Captain Isainh Rynders was then called, who testified that he was chiefly instrumental in getting up the paper. and had taken around the subscription list to several of the parties; that he had a conversation with defendant about the paper. but did not recollect that anything was ever said about plaintiff being the editor of the paper or that defendant recognized him as suce; that it was generally known among the leading men of the party that Dr. Ingrabam was to be the editor, and ho presumed, as the defendant was a leading man in it, he must have known the fact Tiad no persoual knowledge that de- fendaat knew the fact. Childs being recalled, stated that he had a conversation with defendant; that he took the subscription list to him to demand payment; he first aged to pay. but subse quently refused, because he disliked the course of the paper. Plaintiff here rested. Defendant's counsel moved to dismiss the complaint. He stated that this was the first casein which a subscrip- tion list towards the establishment of a party paper had ever been the basis of on action. That they were never considered to have any clemout of a legal consideration. and rested solely upom the honorable obligation of the subscribers, That in this case the defendant considered himself absolved frem any obligation That the course of the paper bad been injariuus to the democratic party; that its columns .were loaded with personal abure; that it had mort unjustly assailed the personal character of Prominent members ef the party, and that it hud abused and calumniated the defendant in his_ pri- vate and official relations, He raised the following legal questions:—Firstly, that the instrument was void. be- cause there was no parties designated to whom the money should be paid; and there was no evidence to show that Plaintiff was the party intended to be benefitted. Se- condly. that there was no consideration; it was a mere gratuity—no benefit to result to defendant, of any nature. Thirdly, that the agreement was contrary to the st tute, (0 1,R. 8. 163, sec. 6.) which provides that ‘it shall not be lawtul for any person to contribute any moncy forany purpose intended to promote the election of un¥ particular person or ticket.”” The case of Jackson vs. Walker, oth Hill. 27, was cited, where the statute was held to bar a claim for rent of a place hired for meetings with such an object. These points were discussed, and the Judge reserved his decision, U. 8. Commissioner's Court, Before Joseph bridgham, Esq. OF REVOLT ON BOARD THE SHIP CHAT. June 28—The United States. vs. Thomas Clark. Francis Oliver John Mooney. Frederick Le Coy, William Smith and Jemes McKnight—charged with a revolt on board the Anirican ship Challenge. Mr. James Ridgway appeared on behalf of the government, and Mr. F, Tallmadge, (ex- Recorder.) defended the accused. Wm. M. Glendy. Coptain ef the sloop of war Marion, depoked that he was in Hong Kong in February last, saw the ship Challenge there on the 25th of February; ho got orders from the Commodore to receive those prisoners, and curry them to the United States, and deliver them to the Marshal at the first port of arrival; they were charged with a revolt onthe high seas; thelr behavior on the voyage home was generally bad, except Le Coy. yaoean sick most of the time ; they threatened to strike be sentry, Cross examined.—They were in irons part of the time, and always at night. Krederick Morris deposed—I shipped as seaman on bourd the Challenge, and acted as third mate: Cupt Lavd was master; I understood the Voyage was to be from San Frayeisco to Hong Kong, or « port of entry in China ; I shipped for $200 for the run. and the crew said they shipped at the same rate, and all were prid at San Francisco; previous to the 7th of February the general conduct of the crew. and particularly these defendants, was bad. Smith behaved pretty ¥Q0d.BY.to the time of the rn we left San Francisco said, let those who aF¢ qpothy! idea hn weeny Se beer Oliver and Clark said this; the crew were often engaged in playing cards apd fox and gevse; on one occasion the mate told Oliver to hand down the jib; he eid he would not de so until the mou aloft in the maintop came down; and that he was hired for certayn duty. and would not work unless all the watch was called; on the 8th of Feb- ruary, Oliver hove overboard some pork which the cook hud given him; he went to the galley again, and got some more; he hove that over also; he hove a piece of meat into the gailey at the cook; the cook came out with a piece of wood; Oliver seized him by the collar, and drew his sheath knife, Smith caught a billet of wood. and came along side the cook; T don’t know whether he struck him or not; MeKnight took a small knife out of his pocket, and opened the blade, but I did not see him make an offer to use it; Mooney took up a spike. but [did not see him use it; Austin sing out for fair play; Clark hove some po- tatoes at him: the cuptaincame and asked what the dis- turbance was about; the cook told him, and he remon strated with the men; Mooney exclaimed, I can stand in my shovs with any man in the ship;”* the captain told him ‘be did not care in whase shoes he stood, so as he didn't stand in his; Clark hallooed out at the top of his voice, “if you do not go aft, yougray headed old son of a we will throw you overboard;’' on anotheroccasion witness heard Clark say, “ The first ho works Ul murder him; MeKnight said, “il knife the first son of —— who works until this is settled; wines thinks these threats were made to deter him from working. afterwards LeCoy told the captuin the men had deputed him to come aft and say that they wished to go to Hong Kong. as they had shipped to go there. and that they would not work unless he went to Hong Kong; the captain told the mate to call all aft; a few did not come the captain told them they had all shipped to go to a port in China, and that Lookong was one hundred mites, ora little more, ahead of them; he said “let us go there, as Tam only going for orders, and [ think then we will go to Nong Kong: but if we go into Shanghai [ will guarantee 4 passage to Hong Kong;"* Cl to Hong Kong. beys, and nowhe: E. ap: would toan anchorage; no answer whoever is for Ho! ked if there was any one in the erowd wh him to take the ve Ie Smith said. © V Kong sity they all said excepta few, the cap tain said, “It's “a very thing you are do- ing; you are taking ‘th oat of my hands. which is mutiny avd piracy onthe high seas. and L shall zive it into the hands of the United States government;” Smith said, “we don't want to take bands but we want to go where we shipped for; the eap- tain said to the crew. “Don't put a hand to a rope until I tell you for although I am obeying your orders. [aman swerable for the ship to che oWwners:’” he also told them they would have to abide the consequences; Le Coy said ly? that night Davis and [were armed by the out of your ow te to protect the exptain’s life from them until we ar. cdin Hong Kong; to the best of my opinion. the eap. tain was compelled te go to Hong Kong; the day previous there. the anchor was let go outside the the next morning Let we are in Ching t to take the vee Teonsider we are now in;" nine of the ed in Hong Kong and taken before the r urived here in the Macon. ‘aid, yesteravy week Afer ihe examination of other wit sionor reserved his crew chipped for Hong Kong, and were not bound to go here else, and that the ship was not in sufficient builast, Superior Court—Spectal Term, Decisions Present, Hon. Judge Sandford Jon 26.-—Thomas D. Archibald vs. The Union Mutual Insvrance Co Philadeiphie—-Motion denied, with $16 costs, By Hon. Judge Duer, Stephen Johnson, §'¢., vs. Ezra A. Marshall.—Motion for pew trial denied, with costs. John Cochran ‘vs Clinton Roosevelt Motion for new tril denied, with costs: exceptions overruled John Driscoll vs. Patrick McKilroy.—Demurrer to first part of complaint overruled, to second allowed: no costs to aithor party Samuel H Catlin vs, Lewis G. Hansen —Motion for new trial denied, with costs h Richards vs William O° Brien and others.—Demurr- complaint allowed; plaintiff permitted to amend liam Kain, ddm., ¥c , vs. Clinton G. Bird.—Demurr- answer overruled, with costs; judgment for defend- er to ant Thomas Mulvehal vs. trial denied, with costs James E. Coulter vs. J. Sethy West.~-Motion for injune- tion denied, without costs; undertaking to be deliver- ed up Henry strike ov! more di James Millevard.—Motion for new ‘alemon, $c. vs. Lewis J. Cohen.—Motion to James Prentiss ads. Southern Life Insurance Company.— Motion to furnish a further and more detailed bill of par- ticular granted. unless the President or other officers of the company stall, within four days. file and serve an aflidavit that there are no books, documents, or papers in his possession, or under his control, or of any other officers of the company. from which a more full and de- finite statement could be furnished homas R. Dickson. §¢ «vs. Peter Giley—Motion dented PED merits, with SLO coers, ,, [laratio Byeeman vs Jonathon H. Green —Motion for injunction denied; costs to abide event George BF. Wetiman vs Wm and Jas. D. Leaveny Motion to die 1 Ignat i one ho interests of justios and a dis the escred obligations of our treaty slr vs. Agnes Zeigler —Motion to strike out chatge defondant {rom artest granted, costs | » Su) Court—General worm 5 aor Justice and Hoe Judges a ford, D Campbell, ned Bosworth. Suny 2% —Drcisions —Charles Gould vs, Justice J Me- Carty.—Order modified. Goelet vs Edward M. Coudrey.—Juigment at the special term affirmed, with ooste. Isaac 1. Pinckney vs. William Hogadorn.—Judgment at hts rs term offirmed, with Cours ye Wilmot, Wiliams, §c —Judgment for the plaintiff on’ the verdict Tsaae Jones and others adsm. James Mason, adsm., 4¢.— Re-argument ordered. Cornelius BW’. Thomas. §c vs. John MeIntash and others.— Judgment at the epecial term reversed and now trial or- dered. Costs to abide the event of the «uit, Benjamin H. Berjaimia vs, William Taylor.—Now trial ordered defendants. Costs te abide the event of the suit Herman Huttemsier vs Benjamin Albro ~-New trial or- dered. Corts to avide the event of the sui John T. Parish vs. John B. Carro'l.--Judgment at the speciul term reversed. and now trial ordered, Costs to abide the event of the suit Robert H McCurdy vs, Henry W Hicks.--Judgment at the special term affirmed. with costs, fs Peter Murvay vs, Barstell Smith, §¢e.—Re-argument er- ered. Charles T. Shelton vs. John JV, Weiterwelt, sheriff. Judgment modified to the sum of $1,400, with interest from Apri 2, 1850, witkout ooests to either party on the app PiPiiiam Harllett ve ‘Thomas Carnley. sheriff, $.—Now trial ordered, Costs to abide the event of Une suit, with leave to plaintiff to amend his reply on bis stipulations, &e.. and to defendant to amend answor, George C. Satterlee ms. Robert Jones, impld.. §c..—Now' trial granted. Costs to abide the event of the suit. THE RULES OF PRACTICE—NOTICK TO THE BAR, Jone 26.—Judge Roosevelt reminded the bar that a general convocation of the Judges of the Supreare Coart of the State, and ef the Superior Court and Common Pleas of this city, would be held at Albany in August next, to revise the Rules of Practice, and remarked that he. and he suppored that the other Judge, would be happy to receive from members of the bur, at any time before he Ist of August, such suggestions of alterations in or addi- * to the cules. a# might seem to them needful. toavoid seme of the uncertainties and difficulties attending the present practice The Judge particularly remarked upon the necessity of providing a more simple and definite practice in special proceedings relative to real estate, to Temove the embarrasaments to title created by the pre- sent want of uniformity in those proceedings, United States Marshal's Office, June 28.—Passing Counterfeit Com —Jnmes Golden. wun of color, was arrested for presing two counterfeit half dollars on Alexander Wall, at his eating house in Church street. Held for examination, Larceny on the High Seas,—A man named North, stew- ard of the American ship Winfield Scott. was arrosted on a charge of larceny, stealing $110 in gold, the property of Edward Hanson, a passenger, Police Intelligence, Before Justice Stewart, FORGERIES OF GOVERNMENT PENSIONS, &¢.—TWO MORE ARRESTS MADE. ‘The developements made by the arrests of several Land Warrant speculators, who are charged by the goverament officers at Washington, with getting up forged and frada- lent documents, for the purpose of defrauding the goneral government out of large sums of money. hus created a considerable fluttering among the land warrant dealcrs in this particular class of cases, The hearing in these arrests was to have been commenced yesterday, but was further postponed in consequence ’ of Commissioner Brighem being engaged on other business, On Saturday last, Mr Latson, and Mr. Heath, the govorninent agent, proceeded to Newark, N. J..and there. with the aid of Constable Southard, took into custody a Dr. James Eliott, who stands charged with being a_ party to the fradulent pension claim of Susan Walter. The case was heard b fore Mr, Tuttle, a U. 8. Commissioner. who, on the facts presented, which charge that Dr, Elliott took two pe Fons before ‘Squire Wileox, of Newark, as true and re- spectable witnesses, as set forth in the said claim, who were duly sworn; when in fuct the two persons thus in- troduced and sworn were false and fraudulent. The Commirstoner, on the facts, held Dr. Elliott to bail in the sum of $5,000, to answer the charge In this city ye: terday afternoon, assistant Captain Taft arrested @ mai named Rufus Claggett, a land broker, doing business at . 35 Wall street, charged with being a party concerned in these stupendous frauds. The charge. at present. is set forth that, on the 10th of September. 1849, one George H. Sealey, of No. 60 Broadway. swears that ‘he was pre- sent and was a party to the purchase of a land warrant in favor of Margaret Carlin, by H. P. Rowan. who bonght the saine from Rufus Claggett for the sum of $125. It seems that in this case, two wives made their claims for the land warrant. Murgaret Carlin alleges she was murried to the deceased in New York, and as such, she claimed the land bounty. Bat it appears that before the money was paid, the first wife of deceased arrived from Ireland, and as her claim was shown to be correct. the goverpment at Washington cancelled the warrant of the second wife. and gave the claim to the first wife Mr Claggett was acting as broker for the second wife. and a1 those Papers are considered fraudulent, hence the au- thorities have caused his arrest. Mr, Claggett, however. was not committed on the charge, but permitted to go on his parole of honor, until a further investigation takes place. During the afternoon. Justice Stewart and the government agent were closeted. drawing up further affi- davits, which may yet cause other arrests, It is possible that a hearing in the matter will by commence! iis ay, Charge Dismissed against Mr. Clark.—It will be ros lected that on Friday last a negro named Francis Hi:ksw 6 detected. at the Manhattan Bauk. endeavoring to paso forged check for $1420, and that, when arrested, he ac. cused a Mr Charles Hf. Clark. wine merchant. No. 138 Pearl street. with belug the posson who gave bim th: check to obtain the money. ‘The whole mat folly investigated before Justice Osborn, M. nN bitcd an unimpeachable characti pe cOMCErnta Th My SUCK Upeia: the hearing, that the negro was mistaken in the identity of Mr Clark, The megistrate therefore dismissed the cow piaint, Mr, Clark wae never under arrest, but yolunta- rily appoared and exhibited his innocence in the affair. Grand Lavceny.—A biack man caiied Ohariey Dicker- son, a native ot Darien Conn. was yesterday arrested officer McGrath, of the Sixth ward porice. charged with stealing $10¢ in gold coin and bank notes, the pro perty of Noak Wilson. captain of the bark Virginia, Ly- ing at the foot of Hubert street. N. R. When arrested, the accuced acknowledged stealing the money.and said he liad spent it Bogart committed the rogue to prison for t Charge of § was yester rested on a charge of « and Cart, valard at $250. the property of Wm. 2. Wood- cock. No. 85 Fast Twenty-eighth strict. ‘The horse had been fastened at Tompkins market. from which piace the accused stole Luin and drove off, but was pursued, arrested and committed to prison for trial Charge of Passing Counterfeit’ Money.—A man named Michi, Gray. residing at 376 Ninth street. yesterday appear- cd before Justice Welsh, and made complaint against Thos. Waters, a baker, doing business at No 860 Ninth strect, charging him with passing to complainant. a counterfeit 2hilL on the Parmers’ Bank of Bridgeport Conn,; & $3 Dill on Clark's banking house. at Burlington. Towa It seoms from the affidavit of Mr. Gray, that on Wednes- day last he went to the store of Waters. and bought a lowfof bread for which he offered in payment, a $5 bill, and received in change a $3 bill, also, a $1, and the balance in silver con, The $3 bill was a Kind of draft on E W Clark, srothers & Co,. Burlington, Towa. Mr. Gray he fotiowing day, went again to the same store, pur- some more bread, and in payment gave the $5 b'll in question, and received in change the $2 bill, on the Farmers’ Bank, which bill has been pronounced a for- he WM was returned to Waters, who refused to i k again; hence the complaint was made, onthe facts, held the accused to bail, in , toanswer the charge. ot bas beew MM Clark RENE TAS Theatricai and Musical, ny Thearkr.—Lola Montes appeara again this y esiled * Lola Montes in Bavaria;” rformances aay terminate at a our, there will be no other piece but the one Nesrly all the leadivg artists of the in it rs. Stevens, Leffingwell, Good- rattan, and Lola Montes. ‘The house was every dep&rtment last evening. Brospway Tuerrer.—The celebrated drama called “Shandy Maguire.’ will commence the entertainments, Barney Williams appearing as Shandy. with the song of “My Heart's in 010 Ircland,”” ‘This piece will be follawed comedy entitied “It's the Custom of the ao Which Mrs Williams, an actress of great racter of Melissa, im of laughter, All nich fancers their fis comm Vhis will | s.@ grand Pas de Deux. by Mile Pougaudand M, Mege and the Spagieh dance of Le Cachaea by Senorita Soto. In the sesond part the Pes de Deax. DuLae des Foes and Lu Mapola with » grand finale by 91! the dancers. Naaionar. Trratar —N_ B. Clarke's new drama, called ‘Rebels and 1 still continues to attract large audiences an todo so for some time, Mr. W.G Jones N and Mrs F. Nichols, sustain the principal parts, The soeaery is very good, and the acting tbrougbout very creditable Mr. NB Yates will appear in a comic dance. and the ontertaipments will close with the “Negro Astrologer, ”? Castir Garvex.—The beautiful ballet of “Catarina.”” which is admired by ali who have seen it. will again be perfurmed this evening. ‘There 1s one dance in this piece which is in itself worth the price of admission, and that is “La Mapola.’’ in which Caroline and Adelaide di«play all the rare beauties of the terpsichorean art [n addition to this, Herr Cline will exhibit his surprising feats on the corde elas Aston Visce Orena House. —This being announced as positively the lust week of the exhibition of Donnetti’s surprising troupe of trained animals, those who have not seen them should by all means do 80, as their evelutions on the tight rope, and other exercises, are really worth soving Axrnican Musevw.—The poputar drama, entitled the “Old Guard.” and the amusing ferce of “His Last Legs.” are to be performed at the Museum this afternoon; and the domestic drama, styled the “Village Phantom,” in which Messrs © W, Clarke, Hadaway, and Miss Mestay- er. will curtain the leading) characters, will be given in (be evening. Crmusry’s Oren. Housr.—Another tery attractive se- lection of vongs, dances, instrumental pieces: and bur- lerques are announced for this evening, by Christy's po- pular baad of minstreis Woon's Minetris.—This favdrite company of negre performers bere provided a very fine programme for this Their entertainments continue to give general stliefwotion RarrROAD OrEnina.—The opening of tho Buiti- more and Ohio Railroad (0 Fairinont was celebrated on ‘Vuerday Inet, by a festive excursion of the efficers uf tie company. the engingers of the road, the mombers of b i Baltimore City Couneil, and overs: oft te and federal governments, Fuirmont i # of complaint granted in part, no costs situated on (he banks of the Monongahela river The Presentment by the Grand Jury. The Grand Jury, in tho disoharge of their duty, have visited and examined the various institutions of the city; end, while thoy have sven inuoh that is worthy of commendation in the oleanliness, good order and apparent good managemont everywhore observable, yot some things were noticed which re- quire the attention of our city authorities, and a re- wads should be at once provided. Of these, one very serious ovil is the want of éufficient room in all our city prisons. Tho law of the State regulating houses of deten- tion requires that the detwined snould be kept se- parate from coach nthieeealeien it will appear quite manifest that this is impossible in the present ar- rangement of our city und district prisons. Inthe city prison there are only 180 cella, while of hing 320. The evil growing out of thie must be apparent te every one. If all the prisoners were old offondors, and all alike guilty, the evil would be a groat one; but i¢ is evidently much inoreased, when wo consi- der that many of those confined are imprisoned for the first time, and are proven iunocont of the charge against them, when put upon trial. Tho whole number of commitments during the year 1851, was......... Of this number were natives. Foreignors.... Tompernte habits Tntomperate prifonors averages at least 230, and 21,792 Nearly one half of those charged with petty offen gxinst person and property wore under twenty-ono years of uge—a olass péculiarly suscepti- ble to the doletorious influences of associating with old and hardened offenders, No distinction can now be mado based upon the youth and innocence or guilt, and age of the parties; noither are thore means of separating persons alzeady tried and sentenced from those that aro not— though it would appear to every ono that these two clagses should not associate together. No place is provided for the detention of male Witnestes, exeopt such cells as are occupied by murderers, burglars, and folons of the worst de- scription. The number of witnesses during the year has been more than three times as large as that reported for the preceding year. It is certainly criminal in itsolf, and very impoli- tic,.to cfufine these innocent witnesses with such han d offenders, partaking with them the same food, the same cell, and the7same bed—the effect must be fatal tothe moral health of such witnesses —many of whom come forth adepts in crime—and our city suffers inan inereased number of criminals. The above remarks apply in an equal degree to the district prisons of Jefferson and Essex markets. The jury would recommend the immodiate remo- yal ot the Sixth Ward station house to some other location more convenient for it, thereby giving up the room now occupied by it to prison purposes, thus giving increased accommodations to the City Prison, and remedying, in some degree, the evil complained of, The spirit of rowdyism, and disregard of laws, ap- pears to be steadily increasing in our city and its suburbs, leading to the commission of the most dar- ing crimes against life and property, which should fill every citizen with consternation and alarm; and we would call loudly upon our authorities to apply some speedy and efficient remedy. Time was when we could, with just pride, say that wo were a law-keeping and a law-abiding people; but that day scoms to be passing away, and ourcity is becoming notorious among the worst cities of the country. Looking at the statistics of the City Prison, for the year 185], we find that the most frightful cause of crime is the prevalence of intemperance, Nine- tenths of the commitments for the year wero of in- temperate persons, and of the remaining tenth we are assured, on good authority, a large portion can be traced to the same cause. For tho suppression of these evils we call upon our city authorities to do their duty faithfully and fear- lessly, to enforce rigidly the laws now upon our statute books. If these laws were oxcouted in their true spirit we think 2 great improvement would soon be mani- fest: and that they are not thus executed, we be- lieve to be the great cause of the continually in- creasing tide of crime that is rolling in upon us. If it is found that our present laws are not ©!rin- gent enough, make them more #0; but wh er | laws we do have, let them be properly enfor Every good citizen is personally inter: thi ter; and we ask all such to give us t! be lieving that they will heartily sustain cur — yaori- ties in a reform so greatly needed, The jury would also present, the crying of new: Papers on Sundays by newsboy great annoy- unce, disiurbing the quiet of the day, and training up candidates for the Boake of Refuge and the Pen- itentiary, requesting cur authorities to adopt some measures for the suppression of this growing evil. The jury wonld also present as a yory serious evil, the long continued practice of driving cattle through the streets at all b A practice which has enuscd so many injuries sud loss of human life, can- not, in our opi be defonded upon any ground of right or expediency. We would earnestly ask the ge of some iny bis custom, tot wecitivens a restraining or putting an end t the lives and limbs of our be sufe from such unecessary r Sn Gaand JUky Roost, Jdne Ss HOM, man by t Brooklyn City Intelligence. Artimer to Comstit Svicioe ny TakINa LavpaNUM— O. FrJay night last, Mrs, Catharine Combs attempted t con mit suicide by tuiing a lunge dose of laudanum (« ilting’s worth), at the residence of her eister.in Wil- mburg Mrs © isan important witness in a trial for conspiracy now going on in the City Court of Brookiyn in which Bdward L. Seadecarky and J. Erier ure J fendants, She gave iv a portion of ber testimony on F) dey, bat. on the arsembling of the court yosteraay morn. ing, she did not make ber appearance, On inquiry, the above fact was ascertained A letter was snbseyuent received by Judge Greenwood from Dr. Berry, of W 4 ug Lim of the ciroucistance aud fur ¢ was in 9 very precarious condition ¥ published at 1 fains informati several on A Mr, Remmington, citizen dered on the 5th fustant of Brow: ¢ _ wae mu ortly after the murders h tofore recorded, Tbe particulars of this murder are i inthe Rio Bravo, of the 9th instant. a: follows. — On Saturday last our fellow townsman, Dr. Sutuerl while ona journcy to Edinburg. learned that the M cane ond Tadians had been ever again and kilied Remmington. » settler on the river. Pro tLe house of Ur. Khedes, about fifty miles from ville be learned that the party isting of about 17 Indians and Mexicans, had passed but a short time | fore, one of them having on the clothes of Mr. Remmin ton, and was tiding a horse. which Dr, Ro recognized by the equipments. The party had stopped and theta. | tened that if they should fi that | gri y would sery . Sutheriand le also, a litle | more persons had deem Kiied | ani thetr bodies thrown inte a lake calied Agua Negra Noone could tell whe . but their boiies hud been ¢ orning aded to goon te the Iske. which was but« iand sce if be | could recognise the bor ereding on until he came in ight of (he lake, he becom by ¢eriain move nthe bushes. that hy ; too fur stantly return: rapid gait, to the house of Dr Rhod ne to Brown ; a mecting of the citizens was imme ringing of belie through the stre Sather! the statement, 9 ven it nbove. nearly 1@ meeting | wid that ae. to find came forward and mad can reco) as we bave was thon addressed br Juc tive mensures should bs resolutions, which were ve that within the airocious murder bas becn com- most rson of — mining’on. near the | and also upon the psrsons of five eare unknown. and whose cara; and, whereas, we beileve that many other robberies ond murders which | have been recently comn itted have been done by a band | of Indians, who have sworn to saurder all Texans residing | in the vicinity of the Kio Grande, and whe arc now en- | s Jiabolical purpose: and where- Comanche. while in the government em- y.and with a custom honse officer om board, bi d into. and te oficerand snother pessenger has been « valley is infested by a large vl band of lawless men, whose hands are se y. and whore tracks are marked with blo and whereas, the general government. at this cris swn nearly ail her forces from the lower Kio d sent them te ‘t Pascagoula, where they are not required: aud whereas we have repeatedly sought aid and protection from the general government and from the officers of the army on this frontier, and have becn #8 often refused assistance—there fore, r of this State be apprised, | ero% 4 atrocious cuteages | committed upon the lives aed | 3 in this valley. ond that ke | sted to ure bis power aud sutharity to give to wie of this frontier that protection and scouriy Which the gencral government so urjustiy withholds from | us Rerolved. That a company be raised. to goto the A to ascertain the preciso + lent twenty-five mon d Ranch Rosaria, r «gard to the it Newrs tate of offal murders mentioned in the preamble to these resolutions and the number and naam howe re killed, and report the rame to 4 fatuie meetiv Resolved. That. if the reports prove to be true, bodies be recovered. if possibie, and buries Hesolyed, That a copy of thes» resolations Se for earded the appeared from the Amerinan portion of the having bem no now case for sovwrel days, and no det” from it for about twelve days. Among the German popu- Intiom there wore still cams, some of which had proved -= Mr, Marhali, an traveller, had niso Indianola Bulletin seta down the numbor of reasela (chiefly schooners and brigs) engaged im the trade be- tween Indirnola and New York at fifteen, ‘This is fur- evidence of great increase of trade between the State and the Northern porta A t of the Galveston Journal, writing fro Bae Antonio learns from Lieutenant C,H Tyler. of th becond United States that on the first instant Licutenant Hawes. of the Second Dragoons, with « party of fifteen men, had skirmieb with a marauding band of Camanches, who had been perpetrating out- citizess, there Interview between Mir. Webster and dhe Mimtscipp: Delegates to the Oonveutions (¥rom thoN stional Intel J use 2) A yon of the whig delegation of Mississippi to the Inte Baltimore Comvontiva, some ta in mumbur, socnm- | papied by the liom. Walker Brooks, aud sovital other gentlemen from the samo State, mot delegates called om | Wedmerday tact. to pay their roapeota to od Beeretary of State, at his private rom gation was received i: most cordial and {nendiy mam Ir. Webster, and the interview was of « mat im | te chasncter. i resegtation. (remeral N. B Starke, im behabt | Of the delegation, addressed Mr. Webster in eloquent and appropriate #peech, ot which | favored with the lowing report by agentiomsn whe ‘Was present rages on the voud betweew Fort Inge wad burt Dua Ucn, commenced by assuring Mr. Webster of tha can. The Indiana were discovered at a distance of | unbounded admiration astd reapect which was cheriaeed, about 2 mile or more, and the pursuit, which lasted |}: South generally, but cepecially bg an hour, waa necessarily conducted at g wad vane donut Hawes suoceeded, however in shooting ccoveriog thirty-eight animals and four enptive ‘The ehiideen arated that their father and eidor diother and sister were murdered by them three days be- fore. Lint, Deninun reports that be crossed soveral traila betwoen the Nnwoes and the Rio Gran The sume cor- respondent. writing from the same place, states that While some laborers were digg A chilore; yrecentty, they come suddenly on wane we which time thirteen cannons have already been recovered from place, four of which are copper pieces, and nine iron pivces, from ono to twenty-four pounders, ail spiked, aud the trannioas and knobs of the cascables broken off An old Mexican woman sayr they were buried there by the brave mon under the command of the noble Travis, Bowie, and Crockett, at the seize of the Alamo, in 1838, The Nueces Valley ks of the brisk buviness appears ance of Corpus since the Fair. It says, new build- ings, of a neat and substantial character. are being crect- ed, and tho town ia rapidly increasing ia population, The sume paper states that the Corpus Christi Navi Company has been fully organized, and Capt. F. Britton elected President. 80 ¥00n aa the survey of the route hax been made, books will be opened for subscription to the Corpus Christi stock. ‘The Galveston News has the following — Large aa was (he influx of new settlers last fall and Winter, the indicntions are that it will much greater this year. The abundant crop this on wil be one greatinducemont, We know several farmers who bave Planted cory altogether this year, by instructions frou their friends In the older States, who inte coming to Poxas t 1. with their negroes and families Our State has been visited by many intelligent and evterprising planters, last winter and spring, who have | become fully satistied that their taber and capital will yield them wuch better returns in Texas than where they now reside, and many of these have purchased lands here, which they purpose oceupying this year. while bumerous others are only waiting fur opportunities to dispose of their present possessions, in order to be able to move to Texas. From the Rio Grande thero are fresh rumozs of Indian and Mexican outrages The Nio Hravo, of the %tb inst. excitement has been caused in Matan of the refusai of the present acting Gove bis office to the new ini nt who has been the people, An article published from the Gen holding up the present Governor, Jesus Cardenas, im no very enviable position, and the result was the arrest and imprisonment ot the editor of that paper. About forty ‘other arrests were maa: forthe same thing, but the Mag says the number of responsibles to the article soon loomed up toa hundred, aud it was deemed advisable to drop the matter. asthe Mag says, “just in time to save the whole of Matamoras from being imprisoned The American Flag of the 12th, ufter giving an account the return of the party trom Agua Negra, sa A received by Mrs. Neule. this morning, nd on his farm sume short distance above this place, stating that acamp of some seventy men had set themseives down in front of bis farm. Mr Neale waa under the greatest alarm both for himself avd property ‘There was only himself anda Mexican servant to defend the farm We bave seen and conv turned with Mr, P. of vd with Mr. Rhodes, who Mr. Rhodes states that the band of Indi bare committing these depreda- aditch fora fence in the | heir hiding | i igution | of the Stale they represeuted for his exalted tax # and ‘minent public aervices Ie but gave oxpt | he said. to what he believed to be the universal sentins of every Union-loving citizen of the Boath, when. as the organ of hia fellow-delegates, he tendered to the | champion of (he measures of proiticution,which had give Peace and perpetuity tothe Unioa, thelr wart, eermost, and sinerre taanks for the powerful efficient aid be rendered ip establishing them as the settled policy of the | country, The people of the South felt that to him, ee much as to any man living they were indebted for hav- 4 beon relieved from al! the terrible disastors that would ; inevitably have followed thr threatenod dissolution of the fecoral compact, Me further said that the Misedasippd delegation, in carrying out the inatructions of their cam- stituenta, and casting their votes in convention for tee prevent executive, bad been actuated by a aimoers dexiee. to sustain the policy and principles of an administraiem eminent for ita purity amé wisdom, and of which the gen- tieman he bud the honor to address was one of the moet powerful and distinguished supporters, Ue desired it should be known. as part of the history of the late Bultd- ore Convention, that nine tentha of the Southern dle gates were willing. may anxious, at any time after it be- came apparent that the present patriotic chief magistrate could not coucentrate sufficient strongth to secure the bomination. to cast their votes fu fied with (he measures of comprot ory of the adaainistration ‘They were only de trom pursuing this course by the fear that im king up their phalanx # sufficient number would go t ober parties to procure an immediate momination, add, that he, iv c mmon with the whole dele regretted that such had not been th ir ac- ws of conrequcnees, Ue felt it a matter of » due ay Well to Str Webster ax tothe delegates, to make this explanation, In eoneliy hoped thes, if Mr. Webster should at any time hereafter complete his Southern tour be would homor the citizoue of Mississippi by visiting their State, He ae- sured him that withia her hoepitaile borders he woukd ect A reception from the citizens, without distinction of party, and from wen wituout desire of oflice or reward, warm, so cordial and so enthusiastic. as would excitenjan treling of pride im the heart of any inun who was its reoi- pieut Mr. Weanares responded to Gen Starke in.a few brief oud eloquent remarks. He thanked the delegation frvm. Mississippi, whom he would be proud hereafter to numiser among his friends, for the kindness apd consideration Haat had prompted their vieit. He bad no complaints to make axainwt the action of the comvention. as he fult that he, probably of ull others, under the circumstances, was I competent to decide upon the wisdom of that action. dia fo:lure to reeetve the nomination inspired him with ne very deep regret, 80 far as he was personuily concerned ; but the dixappomtment which some of his friews Lad takema warm interest in his behalf. had been aul- ji to, had, he confessed, affeoted him deeply. He d appreciated fally the di fcultien that sam- Southorn delegates im the convention, smd asured them that ho eberished not a singlo unkind fea- img for not having been honored with their votes. He reuretted that their policy had been necessary. only bo- cause it would write a false chapter in the history of the country. Ry the record, it appeared that in all the mu- morous balictings, the Southern delegates had failed te cust their votes for him, even after the hope of succens for theiy favorite candidate had been abandoned; but the cnures that prevented them from coming to ais support Were not on record, He supposed he would be compeltod tions, is compored of the remnants of two tribes, the ‘To- rancawas and Campacuas, witha few Mexicans, that they number, counting those that cross the river, some thirty or forty persons. The Chief, Carlos, Mr Khodes states, gies declares that he has instructiony from four exican citizens, to commit these depredations, one of whom, Pedro Villereal, be calls his commandante. Soon after the murder of Mr. Remmington, this band crossed tho river at Rosurio; they stopped at that place a short time byfore crossing over, and boasted that they hud instructions for it, and would kill every Ameri can that travelled the road, as well as very Mexican that was not personally known to them. They also boast that they are prepared to fight any force that may come aguinst them, They have several times driven the cattle of the ed them informing him the while n the best the couutry neighboring ranches into Rosario, and butche: Rhode nee of Mr. rded, They were expecting an addition to their furee, vd it was doubtless. with their combined fores, that they ‘tacked the party under Mr, Porter, ‘The Late Storm at the East. Tho Rastera panes contain long accounts of the da- mage doue by the storm on Tuesday: (From the Springfield Republican, June 24. ‘The =torm, or rather succession of storms, on Tuesday, were the most severe yet experienced (his season, A large aucun: of rain tell, goiug tir to compensate for the quite onusual drought of the past six wecks, The lightning was quite vivid. and we shail probabiy iearn of many cases of Mts st barn of Mr. A. of Rrvoktield Worcester yed A telegraph pole in Brinifleld was shivered In Somersyille (Somers) Ct struck, and four per o's shetterdua themselves under it, were stunned of thet. a eon ¢ in Gowdy, was somewhat injured internally ‘The same village was visited M..with o terrific shower of bail, It came tows them weevidectod hts few moments. but spread cropsof corn and rye, and garden wegeranies, were ve riously damaged iminted that about balf of the is lost h ere quite large. the smallest ng to the bignrs* of a man’s gular Mass of ice, formed of smaller pieces gether. was picked up, which measured nine hex in circumference. Neat one h “| panes of One in visited and devastated stones 4 ere nearly as lazge as ben’: and the foree with which thoy fei! my te gathered from the fact, that a brother of A. 8 & A.G. Pease, of thia ailing up boards to protect ihe windows, had Js 50 disabled Ly iheir peiting il, that he 4 to suspend work, and was unable to use it the At Broud Brook (Windsor), Connecticut, we rier that the hail fell with devastating fury.’ It that o similarly severe hwil storm sain region last August. It then destroyed a Vast ainount of tobacco, which gow is not far enough advanced to be much injured. Some hoil fell in this immediate vicinity. and alco at a{ternoon. Hail alo fell more ket, Middlefield, and Chester, ) Hutnp: hire counties, La t puel Bell, James Quigley, and Mr rom forty to panes of glass very large. and did much damage to th West, of Middlefield. picked up one at Wes seven inches in circumference a re east of here. fgg, During the ower ina meeting house in Cohasset was siruck by shatte git, with a portion ot the tow Richards, in Dedlat, was atrvck by ire, but’ was soon uxtin- Iman’s in Melrose, was struck, Jurca . Hall's house, in Somer” und his mother stunned, bat vo othe ne depot at the ¢ strack aud some barn in Duuv eanwood staiio f the timbe: com. © Wae struck, and set tr Woods. ia Neponset, was struck. & ered, and a servant girl thrown throuzh su open door and severely stunned. B. Spear q in Hast Camt was ruck and consi Mr. Jones, in An- ‘The Fitchburg 150 feot long. was > that the passage arn in Manchester Mr. ond ndleted impossible streck. and two horses s burn, in Northboro, was i with ali ite contents, Lena> Davia’s house in wn wae ftruck, and slightly damaged. [re n Berlin. was struck aod thirty-two panes Audrew Larkin's ho’ eligatning playing al! maon The extensi New Hartford no 1 if Co. in hy the bail, ‘The bar fin L, was otruck by | (From (he Hartford ¢ Tn Wolcottvilic, Mr Wil by the slitning, while « in le of th whe Wagon, Was protrated, but | not injure horses of the Wagon Were struck down. but mot killed. Mr, Leech was a butcher by trade, and | » resident of Woleottvilia, for ten years. likewise, th Was « La several pane of glass was broken The b barn of William 8, struek by lizhining near by was p completely shatt * descent on suother { White in ¥ ut was not m el A tree ou 1, and vhe lightning Caicett street, und in the north burying gr To Newington the bara of Mr , ckwell was ik and considerably injured, and a very valuable a. We understand that two men were in the the tim dan bour aft ardswere found im They however recovered (gather the following néditional particulars from mesinm “In Movchestez, about cight miles oust of the city. &locomot and 4 train of gravel-cars vere standing on the track of the Havtford, Prov real 1 abou er ander the ears fer Whea s ash of iightning struck ire ft to at every man under the oi mas . who wer st oft @ forcibie k ath the cars ya quarte borers who lad sought shelter und > a good flected by the allook. and. on meclves. t rendered incapable of exertion for vee he % to the Governer, and that the Rio Bravo aud dmerican Flag be requested to publish the same [From the New Orleans Crescent, June 21] ly 7 oy hag say ctd-tbtape Bled ded Ny the arrival of the stesmebip Jamey L.. Day, Captain aa of $100, Horeee and re modems Talbot, wrt vivo hy the Yecht. we have Galveston dates | Smack Inetry trust Bare boon tee es aw late os (he LOK instant. We make up ovr usual sum SiG aia 6 casas be eae ; : mory : | _ ‘The choters has not entixely | parts of We us «Some of t | } wan er n atiacked fer 5 aud | | seem to bave the te subnut quietiy to this apparent reflection, upon hie public life; but still, knowing the circumstances that im- flucaced them, it did not in the slightest degree affect hha feeBings towards his Southern friends. He concluded some general remarks with a bigh oulogy upon the obm ter and great conservative principles of the whig A and urged upon the delegation the necessity for ee adhering to them) for upon their maintenance and su- premacy, he said depended the prosperity and perpetuity, of our republican government, He concluded by thank- ing the delegation in the warmest terms for their invitee tion to vinit their State, aud aseured them that ifever he travelled to the South, he would certainly visit all the principal cities of tue State, and accept the hospitality they so generously tendered. Alter partaking of his hospitality, the delegation taok: leave of Mr. Webster. impressed in the highest degree with the dignified courtesy of his manner. the grandeur a intellect, aud the exalted patriotiam of his semté- ments. Reading the Death Warrant to a Con- demned Murderer. [From the Philadelphia Ledger, 25th inat,] Mr. Wm. Deal, the High Sherif of the county, hat received from Governor Bigler. the warrant for the exe- cution of Matthias Skupinski. (one of ihe two Poles com Vieted of the murder of the jeweller boy.) to take place on Friday, the 6th of August. visited the county prisom on Wednesday, accompanied by Mr. Millor, hin deputy, for the purporeof making known to the condumned mam hisdoom. The Sheriff was accompanied to the cell ocew- picd by Matthias, by Mr. Freed, the Superintendent of the prison, and the Rey, Mr. Alexander, the moral in- structor. and other officers attached to thy institution. Although able to converse a little iu English, it was with the greatest difleulty that Matthias conid be made te w fand the object of the Sheriff's visit; yot it wae bolicved, from the emotions exhibited, that he partially {the purport of the docutnent read to bie. formed his part of the painful tas m the itivencasTexhthtved By Ife es Samelsion, wae his well known goodness of heart | After the natures the decument was made known to the condomucd mam in the best porsible mauner, it was ap affecting sight te behold the emotions created by it, ashe gradually be caine aware of the fesrful part hy war yel pisy in the trageay, He pamt tuto teura, after several ¢onvulsive sobs, he exclaimed. lasing hands upon his broaet, “1 havea clean beart—I bi clean heart ;° then, throwing up his hands, and rated his eyes to beaven. uttered an qaculation in the P language, which the bystanders interpreted to mos, “and the God above knows it.” Tho Sheriff not being perfectly sat: that the pri- soner fully comprehended his fate. and judging from some observations made by him that he still beliuved tha i ld not be executed “until the third man, Keyser, woe arrested deemed it prudent to muke another visit, with some person competent to translate the words of the warrant into Polish and read it to him. and alyo converse freely With aim upon the subject. In compliance wit this Uesign. the same purties mot at the p yeaurday morning the Rev. Mr. Alexander being accomps Mr. Louis Toussig, « Polish gentleumo, preter The paper was read to the wage, but he did not exhibit th evious ; he, however, pers ust to bang him when he did not commit the hat Keyser was the guilty man, lie reitera ted. inthe most feeling manner, that his young brother, Maire, was entirely guiltless of the murder, and knew nothing of it, either before or after. until they were sted im saying thas arrested, when he was told by himself why they wero arrevted. Although he confesses that he hetped to hide the body, and re plunder. he labors under tt does not comstitate bim guilty. an accountable for tt. Ue tells the same story mow that he has repea‘ed on eval occasions previourly: that the jeweller boy was at their house on the day before the murder. and was told h wanted a watch to muke a pres m. to b for the purpose of juiucing bim to brivg a larger amount of valuables than he had then in bis box; that Keyser «poke to him (Matthias) about rol boy and killing him, but on hts refusiag to have any- thing to do with it, Keyeer threaroned to kill uiin if be | told iaise or any one else anything about his dosigm Keyser had arranged with the boy wo be at the house at | To'clock the next morning aud Matthiay knowing hig, went cut and did not return wnt)! 16 0 clock, Blain hav- ing iso gone out to work, When Matthias r | the house waa cloud up but Keyser admi Matthias says he tound, on entering, (h the boy had ep killed and bis bedy cut into three parta. Keyser, aknio in bis beud. threatened to kill him if he t keep quiet, and meaist in hiding the body After the mangled remains into the bags, the two cer- ried (hem to the river. having previow ly put pavimg- stones in them to prevent thetr floating. "Matthias «ye inks the Azaerican people are “much bad’ to hang iim in such bast ‘he coat murderer Ws abil ag riff, and the gentlemen accompanying him, alse i 1 the pending doom of ve of the state had » COUlM* Lo be pursued witia re~ rmutiog failed to excite ang 2 y Weil if my brother a wrong. and isto die, I cam’t help it.’ He does not h 0 wu di hos throagbout manifested for him ra ious Of innecence, corroborates tho: From unt given by te that they havea fathor mother, thre 0 were living in Polaud ab: hey Inet beard from them se in hia aoseve~ f Matthias, 1% two years Kine, They were serving im dwhen aear Cracow, and and from thencecame to Cais country, # by profession, aud are attended speaks their mother tongue; but aa yet, mute any confession, other tham that giver Tho ¢ffvots of confinement upon 3 rendered him ca saverous in the ©: to be worried in his mind; while ase izuproved in condition, and i# becom the Austrian army, but doserte cecaped to Frauce They ave C 4 the contrary, 5 fat, Axornen REVOLUTIONARY GoNk.—Mnj. Solomom f Floyd dat his residenco in that Tipe old age of ninety-four He held a mgjor's commission in the wag Revolution, through which be served until, overpowered by numbers, he was tuken prisoner om | the field of battle at Long Isian His sufferings inthe prison +h p, and subsequen‘ly in the sugaee use at New York, unpal exchanged, were severe tho extreme. Maj. Moulton was » bighiy edu a, and fn all the relations of life om j aymeet osteem of al] who had the bonoe cf his acquaintance. Hoe maintained bis reason te : J ta d with the utmost composure. tica Observer, Bd UatLer.—One hundred years will havi th ot November uext. aince Gen Ge gion Wasmoades Free oud Accepted Mason, keburg Lodge, in Virginia Several Grand Lod hv tori sudivg the Grana Lodges of Ten Miehi.an, Ve and North (as mmended to the Ma. fraternity and i Live justedicton,to abe the dih day of Novanber rand be we he ds7 xt ae 2 Mawonic jal Joo uf the diate of Now York wile alae geles

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