The New York Herald Newspaper, May 24, 1853, Page 1

’ 1-4 WHOLE NO. 7458. , MORNING EDITION---TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1853. ‘THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP UNION. Details of Two Weeks News from California, arr QUICK TRIP. $2,187,000 Gold Dust on the Way. Gorrect List of the Killed by the Explosion of the Jenny Lind. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, MARKETS, The U. S. mail steamship Union, Capt. R. Adams, ‘prrived last evening from Aspinwall, via Kingston, having Aeft the former port on the 14th inst., and the latter on the 17th. ‘The steamers Georgia and Uncle Sam were to leave As- pinwall on the 15th. The Crescent City sailed the same day with the Union, The health of the Isthmus is reperted to be good, no sickness of any kind existing there at present, ‘The passengers by the Union have come through from San Francisco in twenty-three days and five hours, being the shortest time ever made between San Francisco and ‘New York, We are under obligations for files of California papers, delivered in advance of the mail, to the expresses of Ber- ford & Co., Wells, Fargo & Co., Anthony & Co., and to the Purser of the Union, Mr. Burt. The following is the specie list of the Golden Gate, which left San Francisco on the 30th ult:— Page, Bacon & Co.. $768,000 Coilins,Cushm’n&C $11,744 Adams & Co... 480000 Macondray &Co., 63,824 soyne & Co,... 200.000 Case, Heiser & Co, 35,482 ‘Wells, Farge & Co. 68,000 Lazard Freres..... 12,057 B. Davidson....... 166,000 * AbelGuy. ‘11830 ‘Drexel Sath&Church 110.000 Alsop & Co « 15 687 F, Argenti & Co... 35 000 ar ‘off & Co. 8,500 J. Seligman & Co.. 10,000 Other shipper: 161,213 ‘Hoyt Freeman... 10, porch Lacg Dees icenenas cid GRIT OOL Samuel H. Ward died on board the brig Zoe, on the "22d of March last, one day before the arrival of the ves- pelat Honolulu. Mr. Ward was a native of East Hart- Jord, Conn.; was a graduate of Wesleyan University, Mid- @letown, Ct., of the claes of 1839; was for some years connected with the press of New York city, being pub- lisher of the;Emporium, and since his arrival in California, in 1840, has been a member, first of the firm of Moffatt & Co., and subsequently of tha’ of Curtis, Perry & Ward, assayers, of San Francisco. ‘The clipper schooner Spray, Capt. Hall, had arrived at San Francisco in 57 days from Hobart Town, V. D. L.—the quickest passage ever made. She brought dates to 25th February. The clipper bark Mermaid arrived at San Francisco from Batavia in the short space of 50 days from port to port, making the quickest time yet known. She was 30 Gays from the coast of China, and experienced heavy westerly gales. Her greatest day’s run was 320 miles. ‘The late Treasurer of Sacramento, Mr. McCracken, who ‘was charged with the embezzlement of funds last fall, re- turned after a voyage to the Atlantic, was duly tried in Sacramento City last month, and has been honorably ac- quitted. The following is a list of the passengers which left San Francisco on the 20th ult., in the steamship Golden Gate :— C. E Scofield and lady, Mr Wakeman, Alderman De Long, Mr. Heiser, lady, and child, A Toppin, A J, Tubbs, LD Brown, Wm'Wadsworth, Mr Dwinell, Myron Peck, Sadge JW Wilde, Capt JW Payne, ar Rove, Berford, & Co’s messenger, Wm Ely, Hon Mr Garfield, Fred N Bil- lings, Franklin Billings. L HThomas, Robt Martsh, J Martsh, J Van rs Howard, Miss Howard, J 'P. ‘Velentine, Dr Libastard, Dan Gibb, Miss Dunlap, Mra Brown and infant, L Pordvesnvilie, 'B Harris, Padre Ro- maniz, J Krouse, WP Cashman, J Morris, Wells, Fargo, & Co's messenger, A Flagg, Goy Abernethy and’ family, Dr RJ Whiteley, Padra ‘thos Osorio, EE Camp, Padra Molo, Mr F Grove, J HStyle, Wm Ross, CE Schmitt, Miss F R Herrick, 1. Perdreanvil'e, Geo Brooks. 8 Brown, CR Oakman, J Lawrence, J Croft, Miss Julia Berry, S A Hastings. Capt Monroe and eon, Capt Chas Spear, Jas F French, W 8 McMunter, Thos Hanley, Thos H Stephens Mra Cogden, Mrs F A Nesbitt and child, G W Prescott. £ P Dyer, Rev Jno Matthows, Padra Mulo,'S C Seinzer, Wm Likes, ‘Jas Newball, Mrs'C M Hent,’ Mrs Beray, Mr Godman, RB Witaers, W P Lang, F JCruner, lady, and gon, John Fresco, C Bernard, Mrs Reynolds, Henry Mat- thews, DrJ Gardner, Thos Frazer, C Barne, P O'Neal, Rey Mr McMoore, Rey B S Malone, Thos B Manx, Wm Ur- ubard, E H Hammer, J C Thompson. Pascail Jennings eo Duffy, AW Fort, W E Stone, E Vore, C Wade, C Fox, J Q Grayson, J Tabor, Robert McCoy, J P Blow, . P Wade, © A Griggs, John Griggs, R G Jordon, Mr Meade, RG Thorvhill, Thornhill, Mr. Maderia, EH Perkins, H Allison, P M Suchon, Wm Mullen, Col § W.iting, C Brad. dey, Wm H Ledos aha son, T,Thompson, WiGlyrarlt, W B Cheawin, Thos Stephenson, SM Botch, ‘Thos Shipman, J ASlatt, CE Staple, C Kemp, John Aiken, A Baker, J Win- Blow, JB Dailey, A MoMaster, TH Bailey, J A Craig, © Kk. Dutton, V Hendricksen,/H O,Bruce. Jas Moore, 8 Smitl Edmonds. P H Talbot, J Harper, W E Brown, WR Beck- arth, E Benson, H Mitchelson, R Warren, JW Bruce, € Tuvioan, J Me(ilener, J Brunt, K Gilmore, B Foster, C Myers, T Backet, B Murray, P Halligan, G W Carter, ‘l'iam Poulson, M Baskett, T Romer, Mr Meek, A R Kerr, GS Jarfford, A Boyer, B 8 Compton, Willian Ison, E V Raley, M Rice, J Robinson, TC McVey, F ‘Choat, R Reis, William Young, JR MeVey, A M Tackers, HB Davenport, J T Hance, WC Wright,’ WT Clark, Gayuett, J Tamblyn, James Ramsdell, £ Root, A F Craig, RSmith, J Outon, D Cross, J Copeland, L B Byler, c Dickinson, J W Whitlock, J Wilson, W A'Swan, C Jewett, Pamplin, Jenner, TC Brackett, EL Wardwell, TE War: nock, J'Smith, ‘A Melloy, G W Adams, Jr, P Searles, J Themas, A dicbevit, H A Stokenham, DT Russ, TS Bar- ber, A Whipple, H Keiser. J B Roty, W Patterson, P H ‘Whiteker, tb Grimes, W G Blakely, J 0 Cully, JE Rogers, -G W Adams, E Larned, J Brownlee, G Hokee, J Green, J Taplin, M Jumneers, MJ Coy, T Jones, Wilcox, Lansing, ollock, LG Larting T J’ Campbell, JM Campbell, 3 Hodges, & Blanchard, W H Myers, D Davis, LW MeBtroy, JB Wyatt, J Smith, A Chase, B Libbey. CM Chase, JH Harris, J Brown, J W Libbey, LL Marning, D P Dodge, D Manning, J Blirs, RN Low, JT MCreels, W Hayes, Cummings, Cornell, A G Dole, H E Sifield, 8 McClure, T O'Reilly, S Covey, J Long, W Everett, A Sutton, J McCoy, D Nicoll, Lester, J’ MChaster, J Freman, J E Gilman ‘TB Britian, J M'Broswell, N McVey, J T Lynch, JM Perking, J Sutton, CV Allen, J W Dexter, J Cofran L Woodruff, M A Thompson, J Patterson, C Lawless, E B Weeks, J ¥ Newbold, J L Jones, R 7 Dempsey. MH Der. man, C Hutchinson, E’ R Searls, CF Travis, J Murdin, R Lady, EE Brown, J'P Davis, J’ Branham, ft Lowthers, R J Barry. T B Rawthers, J Gillett, N T Holmes, J Everett, JF Boitz, J Y Higgins, J MeVey, J Rauz, B Cook, A Bre v- ster, J Hyler, W Gooksmith, J Cady, A Morgan, W Lawis, T Hill, J Parks, J H Blackwell Atherton, J Blackman, JW Blackman, K M Dosior, W B Blackman, J P Sarles, A Warren, WH Hammond, J Stander, T Paillips, J Philips, H Crush, Stoddard, J Ellwell, LA Brown, C D Blanchard, Grinestait, W Davis, Edwards, Chas Miller, Jas Wall, J Hammon, H J Durkee, J C’ Audoe, R A’Caruth, WA Brown, I, Malone, A P Caruth, H Goldsmith, N Miller, M C Smith, M Darr, HG Tafft, EG James, J H Scott, J For- nie, A Holt, V Ceorlaine, M'Tuiee, H bradford, M Bran- don, Drayton, L Smith, WH Peer, W Bouce, H Cowd, B F Fenley, J Cole, JF Noble, B Libby, J W Kennon, and 322 in steerage. Fines iy Sax Frawcisco—A fire had occurred in Btockton street, San Francisco, which destroyed six buildicgsand about $25,000 worth of property. |The fre Degan ia a bakery on the east side of Stockton street, the wecord building from Union. It appears to have been ac- widentel; Cavanagh, the preprietor of the bakery, is said do be s careful man, but a workman whom he engaged a Yew days ago is represented to have been rather careless, ond he was yesterday warned by some of the neighbors 40 be more careful in taking the coals from the oven, In about twenty minutes after the engines got fairly under ‘way the fire was subdued, contrary to the general ex- pectation; indeed it seemed certain before the engines arrived that the neighboring houses would go. The ‘houses burned were six in number, fronting on Stockton street, all of frame, two ' stories in height. 4 presented a front of about 135 feet on Stockton street, and the most of them ran bask 30 feet. The owners of the houses beginning at the corner were Woodham, Pfiter, Wallace, Monroe and Buel. The corner house was used as a family grocery, the next asa bakery, then a German boarding houre, then a house unoc- cupied inthe first story ; then a liquor store, then the de- ‘poritory of the San Francisco Bible Society. The houses was bably worth $2,500 each on an average. In addition Zo the loss of the houses, Bailey & Woodnam lost a good stock of groceries, worth about $3,500 ; Monroe lost some Of his liquors, valued at about $2,000’; Pfiter lost nearly every thing he had in his house, to the amount of about 31,000 ; Buel lost moveable property to the amount of {38/000 ; snd the Bible Society lost about $500. A feed store and the Union Bakery adjoining, were almost torn down before the fire was subdued. Another fire occurred in the building, corner of Jack- pon and Front atreets, owned by Mr. James Stevenson, and wocupied by & Fullerton, commission merchants, Tt was extiny after doing damage to the amount of about $3,000, In this building was stored nine hundred Pounds of gunpowder. Mrracurovs Escare.—In & store adjoining the one at ‘the corner of Jackson and Front streets, and which was by fire on Wednesday night, were nine hundred nds of gunpowder. It was separated from the burn- building by a thin board partition, three fourths of an inch in ‘thickens, which was half burned through. The powder was owned ed a Mc. Mills, who maintained a ixict silence on the subject during the conflagration; but esterday morning Mr. Hossefross, the Chief Engineer, Feooived in of the fact, when a warrant was is” Mr. Milla. taken into custody. He gave bail $1,000 to appear this morning, at 11 o'clock, in the Record- er’sCourt, The mind fairly sickens at the prospect of the terrible loss of life and injury that would have resulted, had the powder ignited. The whole Fire Department, who were ignorant of the fact, with hundreds of specta. tors. would undoubtedly have swept into eternity at one blow. Immense masses of burning material would have been scattered broadeast over a large portion of the city, and doubtless igcltiog many other places, which, in the absence of the fire apparatus and our efficient fire department, would again bave laid our fair city in ashes. All the urosoning bnildings with their inhabitants would have been destroyed, and the shipping at the wharves burned up. It would have struck an almost fatal blow to the commercial prosperity of San Francisco. Had the fire occurred one hour later, when the city was at rest, and more time would have been required to reach the scene. no earthly power could have prevented the disasters we have pictured. The fact. of depositi @ quantity of gunpowder in such a place cannot strongly condemned. The lives of hundreds of ci and the value of millions of property might have beea sacrificed through this highly culpable act —Alca Cali- Sornian April 30. Fire in San Joss.—On the 19th inst., the Court house, formerly the State house, in San Jose, was discovered to be on fire, and ina vA short time the building was en- tirely destroyed. The loss is about $5,000, ‘The fire was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary. When it was first discovered a box of coals was seen under the floor, and the supposed object was to rescue several prisoners whe are now in the jail, which adjoins the Court house. urpose, however, was not attained; the thick adobes (= the Oy jail were fireproof. The county records were all saved. Sea Streamers Conxectap wirH SAN Francisco, Lost Iv Tur Paciric.—We are under obligations to a friend for the following list of steamers lost in the Pacifie:— Commodore Preble—May 3d, 1851, on Humboldt Bar. Union—July 5th, 1861, at San Quentin, Chesapeake—Rudder lost at sea; put into Port Oxford for repairs; proceeded to Humboldt, Oct. 10, 1851; con- demned there and sold. Sea Gull—January 26th, 1852. on Humboldt Bar. Gen. Warren—January 31st, 1852 Clatsop apit. North America—February 27th, 1852, forty mil of Acapulco, Pioneer—August 17th, 1852, St. Simeon’s Bay. City of Pittsburg—Burned Oct. 24ch, 1852, Bay of Valpa- raiso. Independence—February 16th, 1853, Margarita Island. Tennessee—March 6th, 1853. entrance San Francisce Bay. SS. Lewis—April 9th, 1853, three miles north of Boll: nas Bay. ¢ Snoomne A¥rray at Benxcia.—A man by the name of MeDonald was shot on the 19th ult., near the State House, at the capital. The cause we need hardly give, for of course it was a woman, It appears that a man by the name of Brown, who is represented to be of bad character, had been Bing wie a Mexican woman whom he had reason to believe not been unkind to McDonald. The two chanced to meet at the Solano House, when Brown com: menced abusing McDonald, beatiag him severely with a stick. McDonald refused to fight him at the time, saying he must do so at a great disadvantage, as Brown bad his “friend’’ about him. After that, Brown went and bought a cow hide and commenced searching for McDonald, who by this time had learned that Brown was looking for him, and procured a pistol. They met in front of the capitol, and as Brown advanced with his cow hide, McDonald drew his pistol, and told him not to advance. At this he de- clined ian ¢ his cowhide, saying he bad no pistol; but went round the corner of a small building and drew a Colt’s revolver, and returning, fired three shots at M Donald, one of which took effect in his neck and is lc there yet. Itis said that it must prove mortal. McDo- nald fired once, but without effect. Crome 1x SAN Josr—A Mexican Banprr Saor.—Austin, whose ¢: such jouth e, and whose discharge we ehronicled last week, is again in custody. The grand jury found a true Dill against him and his principal: witness, aman by the name of Sales, who, we understand, are jointly in- dicted for the murder. Austin was arrested at Santa Cruz, and Sales at this place, and both are now securely ironed, On the 2lst of April we were informed that two Californians from the neighborhood of the Mission San Jose, brought a letter to Sheriff Johnson, from some Americans living there, stating that the murderers of Welsh had been discovered, that they were then in San Jore, and that the bearers of the letter could point the murderers out, Accordingly, on that evening, the sheriff, with several others whom he had summoned to his assivtance, proceeded in company with two Califor- nians to the house where the Mexican bandits were. ‘The Sheriff seized one and Mr, Wilson the other, and led them to the door. On reaching it, the prisoners made a suc- cessful effort to throw off their captors, and started to run, The Sheriff's pistol missing fire, the man he had in custody run. Mr. Wilton mounting his horse, quickly headed the man who had escaped from him; but he re- fusing to surrender, Mr. Wilson drew his revolver and shot him dead. He was a large man, of powerful frame, ond on the examination of his body other wounds were found, and one nearly healed, which it is said he got in the conflict with Welsh. From THe Covorano.—The government train which ar- rived here lately from the river, reports that a very large immigration is still flocking in, by way of the Gila, from Sonora. They are mostly destitute of food and clothing, or the means to procure the same. Harrassed and perse cuted as they have been by their natural enemies, the Apaches, they now seek our protection. We learn that the Yumas have been stealing some sheep that are on the way to the upper country.—San Diego Herald, April16. From LowER CaurorNia.—From a private source we are informed that the insurgent party are collecting all the Indians together that they can, and arming them to the best of their power. What their intentions may be it is impossible to conjecture. but if our informant is cor rect, they must bave some object in view; whether it is aggressive or defensive remains to be proven. If tho former, they will find a very warm time of,it, especially if they cross the frontier.—San Diego Herald, ‘April 16. Presentment of the Grand Jury in the cases ot the Indepenacnce and 8.8. Lewis. The following presentment of the Grand Jury was entered on the minutes of the Court:— We, the undersigned, Grand Jurors of the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, hereby report—That the recent sad, heart- rending colamities of the steamers and river boats show a culpable negligerce and reckless disregard of human life, on the part of the owners and agents having controi and charge of vessels employed in ths transportation of passengers. The steamer Independence, lately lost, causing the destruction of two hundred beings, was noto- riously unseaworthy, £0 much so as to render it impossi- ble for her to run any distance from shore, without risk of foundering; and we attribute hor loss’ to her being obliged to keep a course which exposed her toall the perils of the imperfectly surveyed coast of Southern Cali- fornia. Her boats were inadequate in number, and miserably provided with oars and other appurtenances requisite to render them of service. ‘the agents of this line were well aware of the total unfitness of this boat for the carriage of passengers, but continued her on the route under the plea of not being able to replace her with another steamer. We therefore deem the owners and agents are the parties whom the public should pold responsible, rather than the captain and officers, in order to check future calamities; and had the present Grand Jury power to have brought a bill against the owners and agents of the Vanderbilt line for the wholesale destruction of life attending the loss of the Independence, on account of her miserable outfit ante: uni eaworthiness well as for other acts of unjustifiable negligence and carelessness in the transportation of pas- sengers, they certainly would have doze so ‘Tbe severest penalties and utmost rigor of the law should be enforced, in order t) prevent a recurrence of the startling casualties of the past few weeks, and haye a salutary effect to stop the fearful waste of human life, sacritced to the avarice and rapacious spirit of gain whieh have characterized this line from its commence- ment. ‘The melancholy disasters of the Jenny Lind and R. K Page, river steamers, show that some more efficien means than the present system of inspection should be adopted to protect the lives of those who are obliged to avall themselves of this mode of conveyance. K. W. Chureb, Foreman, C. L. Ross, N. Lombard Ingols, James Hatrold, A. J, Morrell, Henry A. Wyman, T. P. Everett, D. W. Smith, Jobn Lobdell, J.P. Squires, J, Ward Eaton, De Witt C. Hamline, James R, Lewis, Wa. H. Rodgers. DEATH OF ONE OF Lewis & CLARK’S MEN IN ORRGON.—The Oregon Statesman gives the following notice of the de cease of old residents in that Territory :— On the 28th of September, 1852, at his house on his claim, in Marion county, Oregon Territory, Fracois Re- vet, at the age of 93 years. He was born in the parish of Saint Sulpuc, Lower Cana: He was one of the first white men who came to Territory with Lewis & Clark, and left them on their return to the east side, on the Recky mountains, where he followed his former occu- pation asa bearer. ‘On the 10th ult., at his house on his claim, in the vi- cinity of Champoeg, Marion county, Oregon’ Territory, Etienne Luciere, about 65 years of age, born in the pariah of Acudea, L, Canada. He came this Territory in 1812, as one off the late J. J. Astor’s engaged servanta, Hunt & McKenzie, the leaders of the party, ined in the country ever since, till 1829, as a trapper; that year he took a claim opposite to Portland; in 1830 he abandoned it. In 1831 he took the claim on which he ended his days. He is the first white man that settled on a claim in Oregon Territory. Marriages, Births, and Deaths, MARRIED, April 284, by Rey J, C. Herron, Mr. Thompson to Miss Dodge, all of San Francisco, At Mokelumne Hill, April 21st, by Hon. Henry Eno, County Judge, Mr. Daniel ©. Lamphear to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of Mr. John Healy, of Mokelumne Hill, formerly of Brooklyn, New York, Rev. Mr. Benson, Mr. Tu Marysville, Det, b #. Goodrich, both of that Jolin Mathers to Mas Virginia Xi the Gatena House, on the road to Foster's Bar, on Wedn April 20th, by Rev. Mc. Benson, of Marys- ville, Major P. G. Sanders, of that city, to Mrs, Nancy A. Ward, Inte of Sanramento city, and daughter of Governor Pere an Late Oblepo, on the 24th of A t San on th of April, by the Rev. in intard, “oe Father Gomex, ee Frederick Hi 5 steamer Sea Bird, to 8 ona, eldest daughter of Captain Jobn Wilson, of Sen Luis Obispo Rev. 8. H. Wil On Thursday, April 28th, by in Mr. ald ane San John Oschwald’ to Miss Philippine Been, Fraret co, BIRTHS. In Sen Francisco, on Thursday, April 28, Mr#. Barnett Keesing, of » son. ‘April 224, the lady of John C, Mitshell, Esq., of a son. DEATHS. At sea,"on board bark Equator, Feb. 16th, of scurvy, Jos. Cornish, of Echenectad a Ny heed Bt youre, ‘ April 20th, at bis residence in' Honolulu. of dropay, Ca Joseph Maughan, late Harbor Master, agen 68 years. Leak whale in Margarita Bay, on the 28th of January,Vaniel Carpenter, a boatsteerer on board whale- ship Jas. Maury. He was a Narragensett Indian, board steamship Oregon, from Panama— April 17th, Jacob Beyer, a native of Prussia, aged 24 ears. **April 20th, Peter Thorson, » native of Denmark, and an old resident of California, aged 28 years. April 26th , J, H. Buckley, from “Michigan, aged 27 ears, **april 22a, lost overboard, Lewis Smith, » native of Norway, deck hand on board the Oregon, aged about 25 ears. , INTERMENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR TWO WEEKS ENDING Apri 28, 1858, April 10—W. Robertson, from Pennsylvania, aged 28. Joxeph , Jr. N.Y, 2. Thomas Prisner, Germany, 32, 11—Chas. Marehouse, New York, 36, F. Langston, Glasgow, 38. J on, New York, ae man yugee, Concord, N, H., 34. Babcock. : Spanish child, 7. Ralph Wright, lows, 31. 12— —— Carpentier, France, 46.* Bernard Murphy, San Jose * Sarah Ann Paige, Boston, 34.* Sarah Ann Paige, Boston, 8.* Ella &. Westfall, 1. Franklin Bosworth, N. 0.* Francis H. Maccabee, New York, 27. Miss J. B. Winlack, Scotland, 35.* John 8. Bradbury, Guilford, N. Y.,30* Caleb Winser, Guilford, N. ¥., 28 Jeremiah Van Buren, Greenland, N. Y., 26# Noah Ripley, Brooklyn N. Y., 50.* Mrs. Ripley, (wife of above, ) 30 * Sarah F, Ripley, 9 years, 10 months.*) Ohildren Chas. E. Ripley, 8 years,3 months.*- of above. Annie F, Ripley, 6 years, 10 months * ‘Adolph Bebn, Germany, 5.* A. Beaudichon, France, 35.* Mrs. A. Beaudichon, France, 32.* Chas. Beaudichon, 4* Blanche Beaudichon, 1.* Mrs. Charles Emerson,* L F, Drake, Portage county, Ohio, 29." Chas. White, San Jose, 45.* John Brady, ‘N. 0., 25.* N. Caturan, Panama, 33. 18—Thomas Kell, San Jose, 23.* Preston Warfield, New York, 46. C. A. Shelton, San Jose * James Hawkins, Genoa, N. ¥., 30.* Edward A. Goss, Paris,’ 5. Unknown man. Poplaski, Poland, 30, Francis White, Irelend, 50. 14—Jas. Maurice Stebbins, 4 years 6 months. W. Rollinson, Jr., Wisconsin, 2 yeara8 months, Jobn O'Neal, Kentucky, 24. Morris Desmond, Ireland, 25. 16—Jobn M. Hayer, Maine, 43, J. Turner, Conn., 35. ‘Wm, Bell, Wisconsin, 27. C. ELA, Behn, Germany, 35.* 16—Peter Nelson, Desmark '38, John Tilibridge, Conn., 36. J. A. Cost, Virginia, 42, E. H. Hution, 14, Mary A. Durkin, 5. 17—Thos. B. Godden, Paterson, N. J., 26.* Lysander Ripley, Boston, 39. Bridget O’Conner, San Francisco, 7 months, Joseph, Azore Islands, 15. J. B. Hoppe, San Jose. 37.* J. Managan, Manchester, England, 30 William Hannock, Prussia, 24. Jennie J Herron, Pittaburg, Pa. 17 mos. 18—Mary Bigler, New York, 2. C H Squire, Eogland, 31, F. Moyer, New York Jose Cafre, Chili, 25 19—R. A. Wymkn, G:F. Ledderman, Germany, 15. 20—John Kelly. Ireland, 27. Baptiste Roberty, 21—Wm. Depue, New Y. 22—B, A. Mason, R. I., nce, 44, ks, 35, Marie Haley, St. Louis, 7. 28—Wm. Yearaley, London, 42. i De 4. F3 1, 42. ‘Two Chinamen and one Chinawoman. #Killed by the explosion of the Jenny Lind. Markets. ‘San FRANcISco, April 80, 1853. The market generally to day has beon quiet; with the exception of flour, no activity has been apparent in any department of trade, ‘LouR—There has been an active inquiry for bbl. flour, and rales from first hands have been considerable. 600 bbls. Haxall, superfine, sold at $10 8734; about 650° do, Gallego and Haxall, superfine, in lots, ‘at $10 75 a $11; 140 do., at $10 75; 445 do., Hoxall, to arrive per Tornado, at $050. Sules of superfine Chile, in half sasks, have been made to a «mall extent, at $10. Grain—In barley we note sales of about 1,200 sacks Chile, in lots, at 2c a 2c. 5,000 bushels Eastern oats nol at 20.. 423 pucks do., at 21-16c.; 150 sacks corn at 2\0. Provisions.—In clear pork we notice a somewhat better feeling: 50 bbls. sold at $32; 30 half do., at $16 50. Sales of 85 bbls. mess do., in lots, at $27 60 a $28; 95 pkgs, hams sold at 20e, a 21e.; 160 tierces do., per Old Higk- ory, before arrival, on private terms. We also note eales to arrive, to the extent of about 180 pkgs., om private terms. 30 casks choice butter eold at S6e 1°85 pkg. do , in lots, at 353(¢. to 37340, Sales of lard, to arrive, have been made to some extent, at 224c. a 28c. for tins, and 21o. for kegs. GuNxyBAGS.—Sales of 15,000, loose and in bales, at 18¢ ; 20 bales do, at the same figure. BEays. 'e note jobbing sales to the extent of about 400 sacks, at 63¢¢. a 7c, Liquors —Sales of 50 bbls. proof whiskey, on terms; 20 bbls. N. E. rum, at 42c. Messrs. Cobb sold this morning, at auction, 27 half pipes Sazerac and Castillon brandies, at $1 70 a $2 25; 16 qr. casks do., at $1 8234 a $2; 20cighth cacks Bordeaux brandy, at 67}<c.; 16 eighth do., at 0c. a 81 123, ; 200 cases Burgundy port, at $2 50 a $3 50; 25 do, Rhine wine, at $450; 60 do Sau: terne, at $2 75. * {GaxDiss—200 boxes adamantine ald at 280.; 100 do,, at 27sec. Sales of 75 cases common black tea, at 25c.; 50 cases American ground mustard, in half Ib. bottles, at $2 75; 75 dozen Baltimore oysters, at $8; an invoice of boots and shoer, sence OF to about $3,000;at 30 per cent less than home cost; 100 kegs nails, at 53¢c. SACRAMENTO, April 28, 1853 To day’s transactions have been very quiet. There has been a bare attendance of purchasers in market, Flour has declined little, and sales wade in large lots at 514c.; for smull parcels 5340, was obtained. Barley is a litle on the advance; heavy sules were made at 25 ; 2%. and 3e., however, are the prevailing prices in moderate quantities for Chili; the +tock of California is very small. The provision trade bas relied duil, aod prices still evince a downward figure. Pork—Sales light, at a small reduction, Hams—drooping at last quotations. Bacon sides rather easier. Butter, for thoice, continues to bring about the same prices.’ No change in lard. Po tatoes firm, at rather more than yesterday's prices, and may be quoted at 1c. a 1134. Onions in yesterday's re- marks were put too low; sales to day were made for Ho- bart Town at 45c.; for Oregon at 8c. a40c. China rice inclines downward ; the demand is very light. Chili beans are on the advance ; the amount of sales continue sal. PLaceRvitte, April 27th. The weather, since our last, has cleared up, and is now warm and pleasant. Business has revived somewhat, bu’ we have no material alterations to make from our former quotations. Flour, per 100 Ibs, $9; corn meal, 11a 123g¢ per Ib; bacon, 37%c: potatoes, 13 a 14¢; sweet potatoes, 18.0 Ide; barley. 6% a 7c; pork, 30a 36c; hams, 33.0 3c beef, 26 a 286; lard, 40 a 46c; beans, 11 a 113Zc: sugar, 16¢, 20 a 26¢; butter, 70c, 75¢ a $1; coffee, 20 a 25c; tea, Too a $1; syrup, $a $2 60 per gal; molaases, $1 25 4 $1 50; ealmon, 20c; dried apples, 208 2hc; barley in good demand, going off readily at 748. Gold dust comes in slowly, we quote this article at $17 25 a $17 75 per oz, in small coin. rivate Ye Co. News from the Sandwich Islands. ASSEMBLING OF THE LEGISLATURE — IMPORTANT DISCOVERY OF GOAL. The brig Zoe, Capt. Kichards, at San Francisco, left Honolulu on the 10th ult. NA Aor et) dates are up to the 6th ult. We are indebted to Messrs, Adams & Co, for the prompt delivery of exchanges. The Hawaiian islature convened with the usual ceremonies on the 6th of April. There bave been but few incidents in the chapter of in affairs since our last date, which are worth ting here. ‘The newspapers are still occupied in the discussion of the liquor question. A joint stock company is forming to procure the es- tablishment of a regular line of steamers (Ericsson’s mo- tors, if possible) between the Islands. The Honoluln Gk fe fe feel really proud of calling the attention of the anew Shed an enterprise now under formation, for the efit of the country, the developement of its resources, and the accommodation of inter-island travelers. We learn that some of our far-seeing, liberal-minded mer- chants and other public-spirited capitalists, have joined together to procure, with the least possible delay, one or more steamboats, of suitable size and capacity, fitted with Ertesson’s engines, to ply between the islands, and also a tug-boat for the use of the harbor of Honolulu. ‘We understand that nearly $40,000 have been offered. ‘The aum of $50,000 is agreed upon as the joint capital of the company, to be held in sharos of each, sum too small to begin with, we should say. Capt. James Vaughan, master of the port of Honolulu, died in that city on the 29th ult. ‘The loss of the steamer Independence was published in the Honolulu papers on the 2d April. The condemned bark Magdala was sold at auction, by A. P. Everett, for $2 026, The bri ine Catharine Brown touched here on her pasrage from California to Australia on the 4th instant. She experienced yery heavy weather, and carried awny fore and main topmasts on the passage down. She brought dates to the 16th March, the latest receivel up to that time. It is reported that Captain Cash, of the American whale ship Columbia, recently discovered coal om the northern abore et the Ochotek Sea, in long. 156 E. sad Int. 60 N., from which he obtained several tons for hin sbip’s use, which has proved to be of superior quality. We anxiously wait further particulars corroborating the truth of this important discovery. e mail hence (says the Polynerian,) by. the Zoe, on the 7th inst.. for San Francisco, was one of the largest ever despatched from this kingdom, There were above 2.000 letters and 1.000 papers, a large portion of which were from the whaling fleet, to owners and friends at home. The freight for carrying the mail from this port to San Francisco amounts to $40,000. VERY INTERESTING FROM SOUTH AMERICA, Conduct of Bolivia—Attempted Revolution at La Paz—France and Ecuador—Opening of the Amazon by Wormentmapontane Decree— Reprisals of Peru on Boliv’ portant to ts. The steamer Santiago, Capt. R Joy, arrived at Panama on the 4th inat., with the usual semi-monthly mail from Valparaiso and Callao Her dates ere Valparaiso, April 14, and Callao’ April 25. She brings 29 passengers, and $300,000 in silver, on British account. Among the’ pas- sengers is Admiral Blanco, family and suite, on their way to Paris, to which court the Admiral has been appointed Minister from the Chilian republic. Tho President of Chili paid his expected visit to Valpa- raiso on the 4th, where his reception had been most en thusiastic. On the 6th he left suddenly for Santiago, owing, it is said, to the reports of the misunderstanding between Peru and Bolivia, brought by the steamer from the north. The P. 8. N. Co's steamer New Granada is, for the fu- ture, to ply between Valparaiso and the southern porss of the republic, the government having come to terms bie ee Reporter writen from Copia e correspon den e fer writen from that the mines in that district are vielding well. eat H. B, M.'s ship Amphitrite sailed for the Sandwich Islands, and the Portland and ‘Trincomalee also sailed for the coast. ‘The Panama Herald, of the 6th inst , gives the follow- vm livia appears to be getting herself daily and more deeply into disputes with “the balance of mankind,” and has lately engaged in very protty little quarrel with the British and United States ministers, relative to a Mr. Cunningham, an American citizen, managing man of an English mercantile establishment at Corocoro. It ap- Peara that duing Mr. ©.'s absence, some offclals (for some cause unexplained) entered his house forcibly, and carried off every article they could find. Col. J. A. Loyd, H. B. M.’s Charge d’Affaires, remonstrated; whereupon Sr. Bustillo, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, writes him a most impertinent letter, very plainly telling him to mind his own business, and ‘to bless his stars that Englishmen ard other foreigners are per- mitted to live at all in the free and enlightened republic of Bolivia, there to enjoy all the blessings of civilization and good laws. The papers also contain a letter from Cunningham to the aforesaid Sr. Bustillo, in which he repels the charge of immorality brought against him by the minister, who he says is guilty himself of robbing widows at Potosi, and committing bigamy in La Paz. ‘A movement in favor of Gen. Santa Cruz was to have taken place on the 21st of March, among the military in 1a Paz; but the plot was discovered by @ sergeant, to Dkctiey the government gave a reward of six thousand 18. On the 9th, Sr. J. M. Tirado, Secrotary of State for For- eign Affairs in Feru, wrote a letter to the French Charge @’ Affairs in Lima, offering the services of his government. to mediate between France and Ecuador. The Count Ratti Monton replied that It would give him pleasure to accept the offer of Peru, if the orders of the Admiral ad- mitted of sucha course. In the meantime a portion of the French fleet was at anchor in Paita bay. The President of Peru has issued a most important de- cree relative to the navigation of the Amazon, and offer- ing the greatest encouragement to settlers—such ax ex- emption from export and import duties, grants of land, and freedom from taxation for twenty years, the free grant of seeds, implements for cultivating the land, &c., &e. The exploration of the branches of the Amazon in Peru will be made by government steamers, provided expressly for the service. ‘The dispute between Bolivia and Peru has assumed at last a serious form, and the reprisal of Poru, which we give below in full, is @ serious matter for those mer- chants in whore hands the trade with Bolivia principally lies. In order to render the question more fully under- stocd. we condense the following account from the Kegis- tro Oficial of Lima:— On the 6th January last, the Bolivian government re- quested the withdrawal of D. Mariano Paredes, the Peru- vian Charge @’Affaires, charging him with plotting against the Bolivien government. ‘This request the government of Peru refused to comply with, denying the charge made against him, and asking for some substantial proofs, Sr. Paredes, hower. resigned the appointment, and D Francisco Gonzalez Prada was named to the post, with the rank of Minister Plenipotentiary. On the 9th March, Sr. Paredes received a communica- tiou from the Bolivian government, infosming him that further communication would be held with him, apainst which he protested on the 10th, and on the 12th the Intendente of Police presented himself at the Peru- vian Legation, and ordered Sr. Paredes to quit the coun- try in two hours, or else he would be forcibly expelled; in consequence at six o'clock that same evening, Sr. P., in company with a police officer, lef; La Pax, At the same time the Vice Consul, D. ‘Teodoro Zevallos was also forci- bly expelled. iny IMPORTANT TO MERCHANTS Joexr Rorivo Ecnenigvr, Present or tue Reevpuic, etc: Wukrras—Ist. The conduct of the government of Boli via, by virtue of the expulsion of our public agonts, and of the infraction of our treaties, has exempted Peru, ac- cording to the right of nations, and according to the de- claration in the resolution of the Council of State of the Isth inst., from every obligation with respect to the ob- rervance of the articles of the said treaties. 2nd. ‘The nation has the necessity and the right of ex- ercisirg acts cf retcrtion and reprisal, until it ob- taing reparation for the outrages committed, and to seccure obrervance of the principles and obligations con- tracted by that government in the treaties with Peru, 2d. In consideration of the want of security for our representatives and agents in Bolivia, and the manifes- tation officially made by that government that this clars of functionaries and organs of official iatelligenco should not be sent, has Rlaced the same in a state of prohibition; and reparation can only be obtained by employing the compulsory means that the government has been authorized to make use of. 4th, There means are so much the more necessary when the enormous prejudice that the nation suffers by the introduction of coin of a low standard. is increased by the system of counterfeiting in Bolivia, where new mints are licensed, from which money is issued with the false date of 1820, and with the false inscription of the city of Potosi upon money which is well known to have been made in La Paz, By virtue of the authority conferred by the Council of State, I do decree:— Art. 1, All merchandise and foreign arti which may be despatched in the Custom House of Arica, and in tran- sit for Bolivie, shall pay, as those which are despatched for the consumption of the republic, the duties laid down in Art. 73 of the O.dinance of Commerce, with respect to the value which the tariff of duties adopted in the Custom Houses of the yy hee fixes. 2. Articles of Bolivian manufacture, or produce, which are introduced into Peru shall pay the same duties, and in the same terms. 3. Bohvian goods and products of all kinds which are brought from Bolivia to be exported for foreign parts through Arica or any other pert of Peru, shall pay 40 per cent ad valorem on the value which a'special decree of the Minister of Finance may fix upon them. 4. All small coined silver of Bolivia introduced into Peru for any purpose whateover shall also pay 40 per cent. 5. The introduction to Peru by sea of the said small coined silver of Bolivia is prohibited. 6, Gold and silver, in bars, bullion, or dust, which may be introduced into Peru from Bolivia is free of all duty. 7 Also coined gold and hard dollars are free of duty, provided they suffer po adulteration in Bol'via. 8, Mules, horses, and horned cattle, which may be im- ported into Pern, through Bolivia, from the provinces of the Argentine Republic, shall continue enjoying the im- munities which are now allowed them. 9, Should the government of Bolivia impose avy duty on aguardiente or Peruvian liquors, then the forelgn liquors which may be despatched in transit for Bolivia, as per art. lof this decree, are subject to the duties laid down in art. 73 of the Ordinance of Commerce, shall y moreover an additional duty, equal to that put upon Peruvian liquors and aguardiente in Bolivia, 10. All foreign articles, including liquors, which are dispatched in transit for Bolivia shall, under pain of seizure, go with a permit, granted by the Custom House of Arica or competent authority in Peru; and tbat permit shall only be valid for 30 days after the date of being ranted. OTT. ‘All goods and liquors dispatched in transit for Ro- livia sball, under the like pains of seizure, go, if destined for La Paz, by way of Taos or Palca, and proceed by Tacora to Santiago de Machaca; and if destined for Peru, shall pass frem Tacora to Cosapilla and Pichaguas. found taking a different route they shali be confiscated. 12. The produce, merchandise and articles of manufac- ture of Pern, which go to Bolivia, may take the route most convenlent to the parties interested. 13, The duties which sre to be paid on the foreign arti- cles of merchandise and liquors, in transit for ,Bolivia, shail be paid in the terms Inid down by the ordivance of commerce, The duties which are imposed on Bolivian articles and produce thall be paid at the first place through which they shall be brought into Peruvian terri tory. 4. Articles 1, 2, 3, 6 and 9 of the present decree shal! commence to be in force forty days after their publica- tion in the towns of the south, bordering on Bolivia, and the remainder will commence to be in force from the date of the raid publication. Given in the Goverpment House in Lima, 23d April, 1853. (Signed, ) JOSE RUFINO’ ECHENIQUE. (Countersigned,) JOSE MANUEL TIRADO. OPENING OF THE NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON AND TRIBUTARIES, IN PERU. In the last number of the Jverald we ‘mentioned that Senor Kehenique, President of Peru, had issued a most important decree relative to the navigation of the Ama. gon and ite branch in the eastern portion of Peru, ard the privileges granted by the said decree to foreign set- tlers. We now givea summary of that document, trans- lated expressly for our journal:— Article 1 declares that in conformity with the treaty Vet ween Pern and Brazil, of 224 October, 1851, and dur ing the time it is in force, the navigation of the Amazon As far as the port of Nauta, at the month of the Ucayall, is opened to the navigation, traffic, and commerce of the vessels and subjects of Brazil. 2. Subjects and citizens of other nations who have treaties with Peru, on the same terms as the most favor- ae ions, are entitled to the same privileges as the Bra- ian: 8. For the purposes of the two former articles, the ports of Loreto and Nauta are selected. 4. In conformity to the law of the 20th November, 1852, no duties are to be paid on exports or imports from the raid porte, on merchandise or native produce, ex- e municipal dues, required for the objects of local utiliry, 5 The ‘exploration of the rivers that run into the Amazon will be made by government steamers, con- structed and employed wr for the surface. 6, 7, id 9 relate to the subdivision of districts and the appointment of governors, 10. ‘fhe Governor General hes power to grant to all who desire to establish themselves in those localities, grants of land of from two to forty fanegadas of land, in propor- tion to the means and numbers of the settlers. 11, Governors ean in the same manner, grant from two to four fanegada 12. Larger fr vernment. 13, All grants made by articles 10 and 11 are void. if the lands are not cultivated and settlea upon within eighteen months. 14. In larger grants the time for selling and improving will be stated, 15. The Peruvian government binds itself to give to colonists, who arrive at either of the above ports for the purpore of settling in the valleys of the Amazon and its tributaries, free conduct to their destination, as also grants of seeds and implementa. 16. A national ship shall be provided to convey set- tlers and foreign emigrants to the point where they in- tend to settle. 17. In conformity with the law of the 2lst Nov. 1832, cultivated land and buildings shali be exempt from taxes, and every other privilege conceded to the possessors of uncultivated lands. 18. The new settlers shall pay no contributions for the term of twenty years, nor clergy dues, and shall further be exesipt from 'the_use of stamped papers, being permit- ted to use common paper for petitions and contracts. 19. All the military and civil pensioners of govern- ment, not on actual service, can ayail themselves of these privileges. 20. Government will facilitate the passage and estab- lishment of clergy to the new rettlementa. 21. The new settlers can establish their own municipal regulations, subject to the approval of the Governor, 22. Also their judges, until such time as Congress can legislate upon the subject. 23 to 26 relate to the present Governors of the districts, the opening of roads from various pcints, &e. + MARKETS. Vatparatse, April 14,.—Business has improved, both in home and foreign branches. The arrivals, though not numerous have been of valuable cargoes. Frovr has a decided downward tendency, owing to the advices from California and Australia; it is held at $8 4 to $8, but is eqpected to fall to $7. Corrs is scarce, and held at a most extravagant price. Fi Coat (English) is searce, and $15 could befeasily ob- tained for Scotch or Welsh; ‘but the high rave of freights will prevent its boing solé under $20. PRovisioxs.—Stocks small and light sales. Liquors dull. Barley firm, at $3 to 9 reals. Fraacira —To Swansea, £4 15s, Saltpetre'£4 and 5 per cent. California, $18 to $20. Coasting freights unaltered. granta can only be had frem the go- News From Panama, Our advices from Panama are to the 14th inst. ‘The Panama Star gives the following :— Onthe morning of May 34, about 1 o'clock, # stran; steamer, supposed to be the Sierra Nevada, came in col- lision with the Golden Gate, injuring her’ considerably. From the crash, it is supposed the stranger must have lost his whole head gear. Capt. Patterson immediately put his ship about and ran for him for tenor fifteen minutes but as be did not stop resumed his course again, |The steamer bearing down on, us was running SW eight points of her course. The nigkt was clear an starlight, andthe water smooth. Before the stranger struck, Capt. P. bailed, but received no answer, nor could he perceive any person on her deck. The collision must have been the result of culpable neglect on the part of the officers of the strange steamer. (Signed,) J. J, KEULY, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Messenger. STATISTICS OF SHIPPING, PASSENGERS AND SPSCIE—PORT OF PANAMA, DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1863. During the pest month 8 American steamers entered the port of Panama from California, with 454 passengers and $2,618,000 in gold dust and specie. 2 British steam. rs from the south arrived, with 67 passengars and $465,221, principally silver, in bars and dollars. Of sail- ing vervels arrived, there were-American 3, Peru 1, Ecuador 1, New Grenaca 2—Total, 7. ‘The departures during the same period were—4 Ameri con steamers to San Francisco, with 1,772 passengers; and 3 British steamers to the South, with 57 passengers. Of sailing vessels cleared, there were—British 2, New Granzdian 5, Costa Rica 1—Total 8. Eesides these, H. B. M ’s corvette Dedalus arrived from the coast of Mexico, with $900,000 in silver. SPEOR IMPORTED FOR TRANSIT ACROSS THE IstIMUs oF PANA- MA, DURING THE MONTHS OF JANUAKY, FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL, 1853, From Peru and Chili Acapulco, California January. $4,824,675 From Peru and Chili California. . 3,240,000 From Peru and Chil California... From Peru and Chili. Mexico California $3,983,221 "$20,410,796 CALIFORNIA PASSENGER TRANSIT FOR RAME PERIOD. Arrived from, , 842 Police Intelligence, AN EXTRAORDINARY STABBING AFFAIR—THE INJURED MAN FATALLY WOUNDED. On Sunday night, about 12 o'clock, officers Defries and Wells, of the Eleventh ward, arrested a man named Jobn Hencer,jresiding at No. 204 Fifth street, on a charge of stabbing a} man called Bernard Conlan, inflicting with aknife five dangerous, if not fatal, stabs in and about the breast, and near the region of the heart. The injured man was taken to the station house, and medical aid sent for to attend him. ‘The prisoner informed Captain Squires of that district Potice, that he was attacked as he was walking along Fifth street near avenue Bs by Conlan and others, who knocked him down and severely beat him, when, in the defence of his own person, he dcew out his knife and inflicted tne wounds on the person of Conlan. The Captain of Volioe adds to the above a brief remark, wade on the return to the Chief of Police, saying that of late many cepredations have been perpetrated on avenue B and its vicinity, by knocking down persons and robbing them; and if the statement made by Hencar is found tobe true, he was fully justified in. what he did. Dr. Keneback was called to dress the wounds of Conian, who pronounced them yery dangerous, with but little hope of recovery. Alderman Smith, ‘of the Eleventh ward, visited the ipjured man early ia the morning, for the urpose of taking his evidence, but he was much too ecble snd exhausted to answer apy questions. Hencer is also badly beaten. Conlan was subsequently gent to the Bellvue Hospital, and Hencer was conveyed before Justice Wood, who com: mitted him to pricon until the whole matter is more fully exemined, either by the magistrate or the coroner. THE LATE LOVE AFFAIR—THE YOUNG WOMAN SHOT BY HER LOVER—TRANSLATION OF A LETTER, WRITTEN BY MICHEL. It will be recollected that, on the Oth instant, a young Prussian, named Frederick W. Michel, was arrested ona charge of attempting to take the life of a very pretty young girl, named Magdalina Thompson, residing at No- 220 Fifth street. It appears that Michel had become infotuated in’ love with Miss Thompson, and the intimacy having been broken off by Mr. Thompson, he (Michel) then felt determined to put an end to bis own existence; Lut before doing so he intended that Miss Thompson should die first by his hand, and then he would follow after. On the day of his arrest be attempted to carry out his design, and accor- dingly loaded a pistol and visited the shop No. 355 Sixth street, where Miss Thompson was engi at painting window shades. He walked up to her and addressed her ns follows:—‘Now, Miss Thompson, it is the high time for you;’’ and instantly presented the pistol at her breast. ' The pistol snapped instead of going off, and Miss Thompson, much alarmed at the at- pt made to shoot her, sprang th her feet, ran up stairs; but before she had reached the top steir Michel discharged the pistol up the stairway after her, and the ball took effect in the rear part of her hip. The assailant was arrested before be bad time to consum- mate his full design, by destroy ing his own life. On his arrest, a letter written in the German language was found on his person, intending to give an explanation of the deed had it been carzied into execution, The following is the translation :— My name is Frederick Wilhelm Michel, of Kingdom of Pruvsia, twenty-two y months old; the 6th’ of August, Te: ing, eae by my, brother, Carl Michel; I could ich his wile, aud had to. suffer ® good deal vember I moved to 218 Fifth street; I lonrned a great deal from human naturo then ; I got ‘acquainted with » yourg man there, and loved him as ® friend, and came to work for a man by the name of Koppel; “Oh givil!” I acquainted with & young 1 there— i but, in that time, there was @ wore, for that man Koppel. Ay otterstion, ———————— that raseal !" he uses bad Iai and T al ove towards her and-on 234 of Mareh, T ucknov her my love for h ed her if she could ever x love for her, and ask ‘2th of March she give me her ackmewledg- ment that 6 arte hall’be hers: but we told her we swore that we would ever love each ott tl shall not promise, and slasting 10" ach otlor'is or he tame, aad then he wi thing against it, and we swore to poy) time Tove. But her father, the unreasonabl her ail connection with me. ‘Damn him!” my heart, but not t! but I ow, a I have the last. her, m; mn Thompson, th love, and I die through poison. derer of your daughter, and the murderer of myself. W. MICHEL. Translated by officer Rothschild, of Tenth Patrol District. ‘The young woman having recovered from the effecta of the shot, alt ome the bullet has never been extracted, the charge could only be made of attempt to take life. Justice Welsh, before whom the whole matter was taken, has held the young man to answer a charge of shooting with an intent to kill; and in default of bail, com- miteed Reeds Tombe onrele a trial. ‘ema Case Robbery.—Officer Brown, of the Eighteenth he Sunday night arrested a man named Rockland Brennan, on a charge of aiding and abetting, with others, in the robbing of Michael Lj hand on board barge No. 264, lying at the foot ‘Twenty-sixth street, East river, stealing from his person the sum of $4. Lynch set forth in his affidavit t om the evening in question, on his way to the barge, he called into the grocery store kept by Brennan, on’ the First avenue, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixth streets, and there tock something todrink, in the paymemt of which he displayed a roll of bank bills. Shortly ‘after- wards he left the store, and proceeded down to the went on board, and threw the roll of bills into his be: Brenran, accompanied with several other followed onboard. and instantly dragged Lyneh from the ‘on the dock, and then by force and violence searched pockets for money, and ‘carried off the $4 It was evi- Cent their object was to get possession of the roll of bank bills which he had but a short time before exhibited at grocery ntore. Mr. Lynch asserts that Brennan is oneof the meu concerned in the robbery. The accused was taken before Justice Stuart, who, on the facta as above stated. refused to admit Brennan to bail, but sent. him forthwith to prison. The Case of Jane Trainer, the Colored Chila— The Return and Part Examination of her Father—InsInuation of Proceedings against a Prominent Abolitionist for Perjury. SUPREME COURT—IN CHAMBERS. Before Hon, Judge Duer. May 23.—In the Matter of Jane Trainer.—Mr. Brady proceeded to read the affidavit of Mrs. Rose Porter, which set forth the facts already stated by her, and also, that the person who is using the name of and professing te act for said Charles Trainer, is one Lewis Tappan, who, as this respondent has been informed and believes, is an intermeddling and reckless man, not worthy to be entrusted with the training of said Jane. That the said Tappan recently made affidavit that this respondent had kidnapped the said Jane, or to that effect, which state- ment was absolutely false. And this respondent states that she has been informed and believes that the sald Tappan has never been within the State of Alabama, and that his attempt to interfere with the custody of said child, is not the result of any interest inthe fate or con- dition of the child, but of mere love for notoriety smoness the peculiar clasi men with whom he aa- sociates. Mr. Brady then raised the point that the Judge had no jurlediction in this case, ge The Judge said that the father has the legal right to the custody of the child, unless it is established, as im the case of Wellsley Poole, that the father was profi and unworthy of being entrusted with the custody of the child, Mr. Brady meant to contend that it did not belong te any Justice of the Superior Court to interfere, ‘sn be was able to show that if there was any tribunal in thia city which had jurisdiction in the matter, it was the Supreme Court. He was, however, ready to hear ang testimory that may be presented, subject to this objection. Mr. Culver, looking at the return, said that the womam signe this by the name of Rose Cooper. She bas signed a paper at the Tombs by the name of Rore Porter. Mr. Brady—Well, that is right; she has two names; Mr. Tappan may bave but one, yet it is a name whieh will be known through all time. (Laughter.) Mr. Oulver—Mr. Tappan has but one name, anda name that he need not be ashamed of, and he appears im @ caure which does him honor. Mr. Brady—That we will see when he answers our charge of perjury. Mr. Culver produced telegraphic despatches from the father, and desired to put them in evidence. Mr. Brady objected. ‘The man was here now, and they crane put Lim onthe stand and examine as to his ab- juction. The Juége raid that the telegraphs could not be re- ceived in evidence, and they had better examine the father. Mr. Brady remarked that, as this was likely to be im- portant, he would desire that it should be taken down by 8 person deputed by the Court. e Judge said this would be desirable, Mr. Culver said that his client, Mr. Tappan, would take notes. Mr. Brady objected to Mr. Tappan’s being the note- taker. Mr. Tappan has fomoloualy appeared te this case, and he is not a person whose notes can be relied on. Mr. Tappan—I appear here without pay. Mr. Brady—I should think so; for no one would be fool enough to pay you for anything. Charles W. Trainer, the father of the girl, was them calied, and examined’ by Mr. Culver. Q.—What persom have you authorized to institute these proceedings and back this girl Jane? A.—Mr. Lewis Tappan. Tid you or not send any telegraphic despateh- , es from Cincinnati? A—I did; 1 got Mr. Bris- bane to send to Mr. Tappan to stop my child; since that I have rent a letter and one despatch to to take care of my child; it is at my request he is proceeding in this matter; Jane Trainer is my daughter; she is about ten years old. [The witness then went on to detail the history of the case, which was a mere repeti- tion of his former evidence as published in the Herat, and the Judge said be admitted it, though it should net affect his former decision on the ‘point of kidnapping.) Witness continued—My wishes in the matter now are that Mr. Tappan should take the child and raise her. _ The Judge—Do you mean by that that if the Court should adjudge the child to you, you don’t intend to take Ler beck to Alab ? t Witness—No, sir; I won’t take her bask to Alabama. To Mr. Culvyer.—I wish Mr. Tappan to have the child, and then 1am certain she will be free; I know she will be well taken care of, for Mr. Tappan is a gentleman; Mra. Porter is not a woman of good character, if she was she would not have sold my wife. She kept a house of bad repute, and I am afraid she will sell the child, that is the reason I don’t wish her to have it. Mr. Culver said be would follow up this point; but the counsel (Mr. Brady) admitted it. Mr. Brady.—I will take the same course that I did be- fore. ‘The Judge —Mr. Brady admits, as he did before, that 5 the woman was of bad character, but she has reformed, and is about to be married, Witness continued.—I lived in Mobile all my litetime, am free; my wife and myself belong to the Methodi Episcopal chureb. where white and colored people re- sorted: Iam thirty: fivo years of age; my wife tnycungers To the Judge —My wife was reputed te be a slave. were marrica by a person named Douglas publicly, im the kitchen of the man to whom she was a slave: she took my name immediately after the marriage; I visited her every day as her husband. This was some time be- fore she was sold to Mrs, Cooper (Porter) ; [ had a boy before this child ; I have cohabited with Emma as my Mr. Brady.—Give us the rame of the man at whose house you were married. Witners—Samuel. (Laughter.) I don’t know hia other name. Samuel was his sirname, Mr. Brady.—Unole Sam. (Laughter. ‘Ihe witness’ direct testimony, which was taken down by »n amanuensis, was then read over to him. Cross-exsmined by Mr. Brady.—I think Sam thirty-five cr thirty-six years of age; I never told a woman when courting her what my age was; I reckon my age by m: health ard strength, (Laughter.) Q—Have you had py intercourse with any other woman than Emma since you were married ? Mr. Culver objected to the question, because by the laws of Alabama adultery was in btate ison offence, and the witness was not bound to answer. The Judge instructed the witness that he was not bound to answer any question that will render himself liable to prosecution. Mr. Brady —(To the witness.) Will you answer the question, or do you refuse? rare Te till I hmad done with my on Laughter. ave ® brother younger than mypelf; Carat nat year t was, mactedy when L teeemon Fmma she was the slave of Samuel; he was not in the kitchen, but he was'in the house when we were married; Dovglass, who married us, was a. ‘and preacher, snd I think he is gone to Liberia. Mr. Brady repeated his question as to the witnesa® criminality with other women. Mr. Culver objected to the question, and the Judge raid he would suspend the examination until they pro- duced Rg gh) roa age tah —By Mr. Brady~ ‘ou ever take your daughter te tor certain haw ‘en ran ae Fringe ond ark her to call it sister, an if she did that you would whip her? A.—No, sir; 1 know nothing about it; in when we were all there, there was a little girl that Jane ured to call ‘‘Sissey ;’” my wife and 1 have had little quar- rels; she threatened me about other but she T could prove it;— Uke gabe mae As ‘Inamed abaley that had® quarrel with my wife; I nent, and so 1 don’t know where tlie c: was ;— (Ia ter)—1didn’t look at it, for I was displeased; 'T to go away from ber for some days. The Judge said he would now (five o'clock) adjourn the further cross-examination until twelve o'clock on Tues- day morning, with the understanding that it should them be gone through with, During the proceedings, Captain Rynders, with in back, came into force of Union men at commotion was perceptible amongst the looked daggers but used none,” whens whe