The New York Herald Newspaper, July 11, 1853, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD: = WHOLE NO. 1504. MORNING EDITION----MONDAY, JULY 11, 1858. PRICE_TWO CENTS, THE STORM OF SATURDAY. ts Effects in the City—Dreadful Calamity at Haverstraw—Bullding Blown Down and Five Persons Killed, and Several Severely Injured, d&e. ‘Om Saturday afternoon, about hulf-past six o’clock, 4m this city—but rather earlier in many of the weighboring localities—a sudden squall blew with ter- rifle fury, accompanied with a heavy shower of rain and wome lightning. So dense was the quantity of water that fell down in torrents, that the air was eompletely dark- ened by it, and it was impossible to discern across the Bast river anything of our sister city of Brooklyn, which ‘@ppesred enveloped in a thick mist. ‘The sloops and other craft that tradeup aad down the river were unable to keep a single shred of euuvass out, and were obliged, for safety, to haul down the sails. They might be reen—so violent was the storm—scudding along the East river under bare poles, and at a speed that bid defiance to the fastest steamboats. The same eifects were visible on the North river side, and the waters were very much agitated, lashing and toscing about their crested heads, angry with foam. The trees about the city suffered very much from the ‘violence of the weather, and many s fine branch, the or- nament cf the trunk from which it grew, was levelled to the ground. In many streets the ground was strewn with the broken boughs, and would have exhibited » striking scene of desolation but for the industry of the many poor boys with whom, unfertunately, our city abounds, who soon collected the scattered tragments as a Tuture fuel. It was amusing to see the rapidity with which the branches, as they wero broken off, suaiiiiarily @isopyearec—many a little urchin dragging after him ei the pow muddy stroy;, 22 immence bonch covered ‘with foliage. Truly, it is “an ili wind that blows nobody Bood.” A very noble looking tree was blown to the Ground in Gramercy park—large limbs from ‘wees situ- ted im other parks were shattered by the squall. The top of a chimney was blown cuwn from dwelliag house in North Moore street—the bricks clattering down ow the sidewalk immediately behind two gentlemen who had but Jest passed. Although we have designzted the storm of Saturday a Squall, it might with propriety be called a tornado, for the wind, which just before the storm bad been blowiag from the south, changed after its termination to the north, and during its centinuance the rain that fell was driven in every direction, as if whirled round by winds from dif ferent points ot the compass. This tornado, squall, or hy whatever name it may ve called did not last abeve an hour, but it left its disaetrous effects behind, which have been more particularly felt up the Hudson river. After the first storm was over there was a comparative calm, aad at an early period of the night it appeared as if the weather would clear up, but between ten and eleven o’oloek the rain again descended in torrents, as if the floodgates of heaven had been opened, and another deluge was about to drown the world. Ina addition to the hoevy fall of rain, the lightning was very vivid, flashing in broad sheets, that inspired terror from the more than usual darkness that prevailed round about; the thick, Diack maps of clouds, porteatous of bad weather, which had during the day frowned defiance in a nether world, and which had once before at an earlier period of the ‘evening poured out the vial of their wrath, now repeated it with twofold energy. There wan a general stawpede of those wry faces that Dad not! yet got home from their day’s oceupation, and ‘eaure gui peut was order of the day. Lucky was he that ould escape into an omnibus without a thorough wet jacket, for so heavy was the shower that a minute’s ex- posure to it was enough to drench any poor unlucky ‘wight. If, however, the calamities of the storm had been comfined merely to such petty grievance, it might have been a subject of Isughter, and for jokes on the next day, ‘but such, unfortunately, was not the case, As menfiened ebove, it nas left behind more disa+trous effects; and Bayeretraw, a place about sixty miles‘up the North river, on the left bank, was visited on Saturday afternoon, during the storm, with» similar calamity to that which occurred in Forty third strest near the Crystal Palace, not quite a firtnight ago. We are, however, gratified to Jearn that the loss of life was not so great as was be- lieved to have been at the time the report published yes- terday was written. In addition to the above frightful calamity, we learn that the wind blew with such violence as to capsize and aink a sloop at the wharf. The steeple of the Tarrytown church was also demol- Ished, and the steamboat ched was carried bodily inte the river. THE LATEST PARTICULARS OF THE CALAMITY AT HAVERSTRAW. On receipt of the intelligence of the catastrophe at Haverstraw on Saturday evening, wa despatched a re- Porter from our office to examine into the circumstances of the celamity, which upon inquiry we found to be in the main correct, five persons, three men and two wo- wen having been killed by the fall of the building, and @tx others severely injured, of whom three are not ex- @eoted to recover. Several others have received bruises, and othera slight injuries, The following are the names of the individuals killed by the fall of the building:— Mary Cradie, married; she bad with her at the ‘time an infant six days old, who wss providentially preserved. Hanosh Myers,married, She had also an infant in her arms, which was Kkewise raved. Wiliam Haron, an Isishman, a laberer in the brick yard. William Brassall. do., about thirty years of age, un- soarried. Felix Gazibaldi, Italian, aged forty-five years. The following were severely injured:—Henry Cradle, a German, husband to the woman above named, who was killed, leg broke; John Myers, do., badly hurt; Maria, Vanderlinden, married, severely injured about the spine and back; Dinah Vanderlinden, daughter of the above, leg broxe; Henry Erner, hurt in the back; John wchuley, anclo injured; James Malloy, ditto. ‘An inquest was held yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, ins house belonging to Messrs. Peck, Rutherford and Knapp, bo were likewise the owners of the building that swoa destroyed, and which is occupied by Thomas Talmar, before the Coroner for Hsvorstraw, Squire Hazard, The same verdict was returned inall the cases, namely :—Ac- cidental death. Havorrtraw, the place where the accident occurred, is situated about sixty miles up the North river, onthe left bank of the same, and contains a considerable popu- lation, The whole of the killed and injured were in the employ of Messrs. Peck, Ratherford & Knapp, who carry on anexteosive business in brick making, as well keeping on iron foundry. The building that was so un- fortunately destroyed by Saturday’s storm, was built of wood, and of rather large dimensions, being 100 feet long, Dy 0 feet wide, Originally it was used as a carpet weay- ing extsblishmont, but hid lately been occupied as a lodging house, where a great part of the laborers in the employtaent of the above firm resided with their wives ‘and families, The building was two stories high, and di- vided into three compartments, inhabited by a large number of working people, among whom the destruction would bave been very great if the calamity had occurred during the night, Such, however, fortunately was not the case, the accident having happened at a time when the gron'er part were not inside, In every respect, the fall of the building resembled that which happened in Forty-third street, near the Crystal Palace; and in look- ing at the spot in its present condition, no one would Imagine that a building containing so vast a number of people had lately stood there, In addition to the above building, the upper part of Haverstraw church, consisting of ornamental minarets and eornice work, was likewise destroyed by the viclence of the storm; and be- aides the injuries done to the dock and the sinking of a ploop, us mentioned in the above account, another sloop called the North America, was torn away from her moor- ings at the dock, and the topmast blown overboard. Below, at the dock, the dock house, known ns Snediker’s, ‘was blown over and entirely destroyed. Another house in the vicinity had the ang!e taken clear off by the wind, as if out off with @ hay knife, and sil around ‘** the trees were torn up by the roots, or otherwise “injured, bearing tokems of the violence of the storm, On the other side of the river, at Croton Point, much Gamage was likewise dene. Oran & Frost having suffered 92,000 worth of loss, from the daggage dene to their brick and machine sheds, Another bows r of the name of Cox, residing in the seme mcighborhood, had his eheda injured to the amouat of $1,500, Singular enough, however, the storm did not extend much further the north, nor was any thing known of it the other side of the Highlands about Newburg. Some railroad aceldents have likewive lately occurred in thi» neighborhood, which, singularly enough, have not found their way into the public prints, notwithstanding the vast trevelling up and dows between Albany,and New York. ,On the 4th of July, at Cruger’s, which is opposite to Haverstraw, and is the stopping place of the cars for the latter place, George Sanders, belonging to Haver- straw, in attempting te cross the track in order to reach the station house, which was opposite, was met by the train, and becoming paralized, as it were, with fear, was crushed to pieces. Yesterday evening, an accident, or something worse, but we are unwilling to give credence to popular rumor, occurred a little higher up, at Peekskill. A passenger by the six e’elock emigrant up train from New York fell, or, ax it is reported at Cruger’s, was thrown from the train while in motion, and instantly killed. ‘The crew of the sloop that was capsized in the North river were all saved. to on LARGE BUILDING BLOWN DOWN IN BROOKLYN, ETC. ‘The storm was particularly severe in Brosklyn—uproot- ing trees, tearing down signs, and causing other and most serious damage. A four story brick house in process of completion, on the corner of Montague place aud Hicks street, was levelled with the ground by the force of the wind, The workmen had just ceased their labors for the day, and were but a few feet from the building, on their way homeward, whenit fell down with a tremendous crarh. It was said that some of the men had been buried beneath the pile, but it was subsequently ascertained that no cne was hurt. The house was owned by Messrs. Barney & Mitchell, and was twenty-five feet front on Montague place, and extended ninety feet on Hicks street, The lors is estimated wt about $2,000, About the same time the market sail boat ‘ Mary ” of Staten Island, lying off the foot cf Jerolemon street, was capsized, and the man in charge had bard work to save himself. He, how- eye;, suvght on the bottom of the boat, and was drifted to phere, —— TELEGRAPHTIY. COTTON FACTORY BURNED IN MASSACIIUSE! Provipgnce, July 10, 1853, The new cotton factory in Attleborough, Mass., owned by Messrs, B. B, & R. Knights, of this city, was entirely destroyed by fre on Saturday night. It is supposed to have been struck by lightning. Loss between $10,000 and $50,000, Partially insured in this city. SUNDAY’S STORM IN BALTIMORE, Bavrmone, July 10, 1853, We had a very heavy storm of wind, rain, and light. ning this afternoon. Fortunately no damage was done. THE PRESIDENT’ VISIT TO TH® METROPOLIS. Arrangements for his Reception. We learn from Alderman Biisley that the arrangements for the reception of President Pierce will be completed to-morrow afternoon, and the programme published in the newspapers of Wednesday. It is not yet known whether the firemen of the city will turn out on the occasion, or whether any of the civic societies will join in the procession, According to the following oxders, the military are to.be out in full force:— FIRST DIVISION NEW YORK STATE MILITIA. DIVISION ORDERS. : New York, July 9, 1853. The Divirion will parade on Thursday, the 14th instant, for the purpose of receiving and being reviewed by the President ef the United States. The Division line will be formed upon the Bat! with: the right on Whitehall street, at 9 o’clock precisely. Brig. Gen. Morris will direct the President’s salute of twenty-one guns to be fired upon the landing of the Pre. sident, by a detachment of the Second Brigade, under the command of Colonel Yates. Brig. Gen Hall wili direct a squadron of Horse to re- ort to the Division Iospector for special duty, upon the attery. at half past 8 o'clock precisely, Brig. Gen. Spicer will direct « Troop of Horse to the Inspector, upon the Battery, ata quarter before 9o'clock. Brig. Gen. Even will detaila Company of Infantry for special duty, to report to the Division Inspector for or- ders, at 9 o'clock preciely. The Battery is hereby designated as the Parade Ground of the Division, upon the 14th instant, from 7 o'clock, A. M., vntil the Division bas lett the ground. The line of march will be up Whitehall street and* Broadway, to the Sees and up the Sixth avenne to the Crystal ‘alace. ‘The Division Staff will assemble at the quarters of the Major General, at 8 o'clock, A... By orcer of CHARLES W. SANDFORD, Major General Commanding, C. H. Sanprorp, Div. Q M. and Acting Diy. Inspector. ®ECOND BRIGADE NEW YORK STATE MILITIA, BRIGADE ORDERS. New York. July 9, 1853. In compliance with the above Division Oxders, the Bri- gade will parade on Thursday next, 14th instant, for the purpose of receiving General Franklin Pierce, the Presi- dent of the United Stat with military honors, The line will be formed on the Battery, at balt-past 8 o'clock, A.M. The National Salute will be fired by the Fourth Regiment. as directed by the Major General. Colouol Pg will make requisition for the necessary ammuni- ion. The Brigade Staff will report to Colonel Warner for duty, on the Battery, at 834 o’clock, A. M. The Brigace orders of the 7th July, detailing a Court Martisl, of which Colonel Peers was President, are hereby countermanded, By erder of GEORGE P. MORRIS, Brigadier General Commanding. Ron. H. Boyn, Acting Boas Major and Inspector. ‘The President will be received at the Battery at 9 o’elock on Thursday morning and review the troops. The procession will then form and move up Broadway to Forty-second street, and thence to the Crystal Palace. It is expected that the President will reach the palace be- fore 1 o’clock—the hour appointed for its opening. Societies, the firemen, and all others who wish to join in the prceession, are to notify the committee to that effect, as we ree by an advertisement, at room No. 12, City Hall, to day and to-morrow. The Portsmouth Celebration. New York, July 9, 1853, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sm—Allow me to correct a slight error whishI find in your valuable paper of this week. Your able reporter bas given a faithful and exceedingly interesting account of the Fourth” in Portsmouth, and in only one or two instances bas he failed in giving names, &c., very cor- rectly. He speaks of Mr. T. J. Coburn, tb» gentleman who provided the collation, as the landlord, also, of the Rockingham House. Permit mo to say that the proprie- tor of the above hotel is Major Samuel A. Coburn, an elder brother of the other gentleman. Mr. Thomas J. Coburn is now a private citizen in Portsmouth, having left the Franklin Hotel, in Lawrence, some two years since. Expressing my admiration of your every day more valu- able journal, I remain with respect, A LADY SUBSCRIBER, Amertenn Bible Socicty. The Board of Managers held their regularfmonthly meeting, at the Bible House in Astor place, on Thursday the 7th instant. Hon Luther Bradish was in the Chair, assisted by Dr. Thomas Cook, Wm. B, Crosby, Feq., and Francis Hall, Esq., Vice Presidents Fourteen new auxiliaries were recognised; tires in Indiana, thee in Arkanvas, four in Texas, and one in each of the States of Ohio, Illinois, Mississip ji, and Ten- nessee. Letters were read from Paris, to introduce Rev. Dr. Grandpierre, director of the mission establishment tn that city, now ou ® visit to this country; aad from Bom- bay, in referer ce to the new version of the Scriptures in the Marathi language. Letters were also read from agents, showing the state and progress of the work at heme. Grants of books were maze in German, Danish, and Spanish. Special grants were made for Canada; to the Society for the Relief of Destitute Children; to ihe Ame- rican and Foreign Christian ion; to the Prot. Epis. Society; 1o the U, 8. Ship Lexington; to the ciety at Cleveland, Ohio; aad for Panama and Valparaiso. Measures were taken to procure a sup); Scriptures, and'to prepare plates for publ of §t. John and the Book of Ac of Bonemian Naval Intelligence The U. 8. steamship Princerou, Capt. Rey Navy Yard, and steamer Fulton, Lieut. from Hampton Rosds, weat to sea yesterd: Paeir destination is supposed to be tho fiehing grounds, whither it is said the U.S. sloop Necatur, Lieut, Com, Whéte, bas also been ordered. —Norfolk Heraid, July 8. Lieut. W. W. Pellock has been ordered to the U.S, ship Ponnaylvania, vice P. U. Murphy, detached, froin the Watson, JonscraL CHANGRS IN GEoRGIA.—Héram Warner has redgned the office of Judge of the Supreme Court of Georgia, J Starnes has been appointed to fill the Cooney Hon Rodrew J. Miler has appointed tn the bench of the Superior Court, vacated by promo- tion of Judge Starnes. Industry of all Trades. Whatever attractions may be exbibited inside the Crys, tal Palace, or however wonderful to the uninitiated, tt is no less certain that the world which surrounds it cannot fail to astonish foreign no less than domestic visiters, whether from the refined circles of European espitals, or from the retired rural distriets of the interior. The sud- denness with which this outside world has been c’eated, is no less surprising than the variety it presents to the beholder. Houses of every material, from the elegant ‘brown stone front, or imposing brick tenement, down to the humble wood shanty, bave been erected, as if by magic, in as close proximity to the palace as the interven- ing streets would allow. There is also found every style and variety of ice cream aud refreshment saloons, from the splendidly furnished and conveniently arranged hall, down through all gradations to the cotton canvass booth, where ice creams are sold at three cents a glass, with other things to match. ‘The worderful signs and shows behind or over them, exhibit a still wider ravge of astonishing variety. From mammoth oxen, sheep and bogs down through one croco- dile, or two alligators, liliputian cows, a cow with six Jeg+—a buffalo, down to wild men from the island of Bor neo ; other more scientific siguts descend from the Lat- ting Observatory, to the Jackson Statue, cosmoramas, camera obscuras, and Corporal Thompuon’s Automa- ton Bells. If the inside of the glass palace shows the industry of all rations, the outside world shows a great variety of human nature, commen to all mankind. And, as far as the attractions of ita novelties are concerned, it will go far to divide business with its aristocratic palatial centre. All ehildren, with visiters from remote rural abodes, un- acenstemed to behold city sights, will have theircredulity ana wonder as strongly incited by the curious things of the outside world, as they will by the things inside the Crystal Palace. To evable the reader to have a clearer iden of the out side places of wonder, we have adopted a systematic method of description. We shali begin at oue end of our story, and come out at tke other. wir mora Palact bom the east, thé byt 2 that meet the eye ix tho Latting Observatory and the dome of the Crystal temple, a large Portion of the remainder of the building deieg hid by the Croton reservoir. We reached Mynheer Landman’s Con- cert Hall, at the corner of Thirty-niath street and Madt- son avenue, where lager bier is freely sold, especially on Sundays, when it is frequented by several hundred Ger- mans, male and female, who eat, drink, or dane as they like, as a brisk display of music keeps up the spirits of ali. They are seen distributed about at tables in saloons or arbors of great length, the young men sometimes ex. erclsing at pitching rocks or turning somersets over poles. Seated of a Suaday afternoon in their midat, a persor might imagine he were transported to some rural spot on the continent. We next arrived at the ‘Maze Garden,” direetly in front of the Croton Reservoir. This garden covers s whcle square, with « dwelling near the middle, which used to be the country residence of some “old Knicker bocker” family. This garden has been fitted up by Mit- |, chell & Co., at an expense of $5,000. They have construct: eda maze on the premises, after the plan of a similar but Jarger structure at Hampton Court, in England. They supply every kind of refreshment, including creams, jellies, &c., except intoxicating liquors and se- gars. They desire to make it a suitable place for the genteel entertainment of ladies and gentiemen. After remaining long enough here to get cool, we deter- mined to make an attacit on the outside world in set style, and leaving the ‘Croton Cottage” Tavern behind us, at the corner of Fifth ave: and Thirty-ninth street, we rounded to the north of the reservoir and palace, and wade at once for the Latting Observatory, leaving the New Bull’s Head and Colored Orphan Asylum, a block or two to our right. We gained the base of the tower. We passed through extensive refreshment stands to a large room at the bare: also occupied by two or three nice bars of chotce liquors, and a very good place in which to raise steam before commencing the cork-screw staircase arcent, to the highest standing place near its dizzy pin- nacle, We gathered courage and ascended through three rooms to the fourth stozy or platform, 100 feet from the ground. Takiog a pause to breathe, we again ascesded, round and round, until we reached the spyslass platform, 200 feet high, and had a peep at the surrounding country. Again we ascended, until the final plank was reached. From this position a splendii view of the city and surrounding country was had. The Her- Jem high bridge could be plainly seen, with Staten Island to the south. The North and East rivers appesred in full view to the right and left. ‘The palirades were in full view. What appeared singular was the narrowness of the city for ita length. The top of the tower would afford an excellent position from which panoramic views of the city might be taken by artists. Having eatiated our sight we began to descend the spiral way, as it were. to the bottom of the tal! bottle, from whence we emerged, to continue our reconnoissance. Continuing on Forty-second street towards Sixth ave- nue, north side of the Palace, we brought up in front of a two-story wooden house, over the door of which was the following sign, in large letters :-— . Pocccceesooscces coccccs coce, 0 HOWARD HOUSE. 0 0 0 soecococosescascecacscososco In front of the second story, at top, we saw a conspicu- ous and large sign, as follows :— eeccoscossococoooosoesosco oe é c) 0 q ° a 0 = Painted circle oa | H VIEW OF fg Cee ania, § THE UNIVERSE, 9 ‘ Saanecsennnnesennet 0 0 0 eososcescsccoococcscosocooc] These views consisted of cities, landscapes, paintings and statues, seen through holes filled with magaifying glasses. This show was owned by a Hungarian, Me, Haz, man, anda Mr. Luoas, On Sundays scripture scenes were to be substituted for those of a more secular character. The next place, continuing towards Sixth avenue, which attracied our attention, was a pile of two story wooden buildings, with an alley, or corridor lending to the rear of the lots, flanked, as usual, with refrechment stands. In front of, and over the en:rance referred to, there was au immense picture of two oxen and two sheep, with specta- tors—something after this arrangement, 000 gar ococges0ogc0cccoc05 ° Chatienge the World on Cattle nud Sheep” > > % ° ° for beauty and #vight, ° ° By Henry Clay and Dr. Watts. ° ° — ° o Picture of two immense oxen in redand white 0 ° colors. ° ° An Ewe, A Ram. ° ° Spectators. ° 000600000000000000000005000 These wonderful cattle are found beneath a cloth teat in the rear. In the rear are also seen two breakneck look- ing swing horse machines, each of which in its turn had been wrecked by the wind. Further inside was sean the railroad pavilion, with its main entrances from Sixth avenue and Forty-third street. Yho floor of this pavilion is some ten or twelve feet above the foundation ; clroular inform, with a bar and refreshment counters at the sides. There is the model of a locomotive, and behind it, *, cirle of cars in the form of boxes, with seats, masie, abonnding here, as elsewhere, on Sundays, &c. These boxes are filled with pasrengers, male and female, who being sup- plied with cream, cake, mint julepa, cobbiers, lager bier, ore driven around a circle about twenty or thirty feet iu diemetor at a pretty rapid rate. A bell is rang for start- ing and stopping. If drinks are taken, the ride is free. Alongvide this pavilion is an iraposing refreshment saloon, called the “Promenade Saloon,” with its main entrance from Forty-third street, which has a band of music in con stant operation, and especially on Sanday. Returning to Forty second street, and proceeding towards Sixth avenue, we reached the corner wooden house, witha drinking house on the first floor, driving # good business, Over the front of the recond story was found the following sign:— 90 0900000900000800000000 090 dy © Grand Exhibition Model of San Franeiseo and = A California. ° ° 99000000006000000000009000900"9 Turning op Sixth avenue, we pass a whole row of drink. ing houses, continuing, with few exceptions, to the cor- ner of Sixth avenue and Ferty-third street. Abeut the ceutre there is found a wide hall, or alley, leading to the Railroad Pavilion aforesaid, having Thompson’s refresh- mont saloon ia front, which was ome o€ the most fre- quented in the row. Over the ©nsrance to the rear is seen the following sign:— 092 ©9990090000000900900000 0g 9" The World’s c wT. oe Taly Dagnecpotrne Galery, <p stairs ° 9o00000000000009000000000000 Reaching the corner of Forty-third street and Sixth avenue, we awa large canvass picture of Clarke Mills’ bronze equestrian statue of General Jackson. The sign stands thus over the front end of the second story of the Sixth Avenue Railroad brick stables: 029980000000000000006 08000009 ‘; icture of the Statue, g b k Mills’ Bronze Statue. Ps A ‘Underneath: — 3 @ Clark Mills’ celebrated Bronze Equestrian Statue © 3 ot General Jackson. ° 9"900000000000000000000000009 To the east of Sixth avenue, in Forty-third street, are found entrances to the Railroad Pavilion and the Pro- mevade Saloon, and on the north side the wreck of Town- send’s wooden house, demolished by the late storm, in which several men were killed. Returning down Sixth avenue to gain the west front of the Palace, we encountered at the corner of Forty: second street, extending south near half a block, a series of contiguous cloth booths or tents, of various pretem- sions, with eatables and drinkables of every variety, at the most reasonable prices. Passing south by a whole series of more or less imposing drivking, ice cream and confectionary saloons with imposing names, such as the “Kremlin,” the “Crystal Palace Saloon’ of Massi & Co., we finally brought up before the startling sign of a live crocodile in the Sixth avenue, between Forty: first and Fortieth streets. The imposing and highly colored sign hung out in front would not do discredit to the best daubs in front of Barnum’s Museum. It ran thus: gecceecoccacscocccococ|90[e 4 The largest living creodile ever captured. [Picture ef a huge crocodile, with hix mouth wide open, just ready to nab @ naked negio, who is waking tracks.] e08° eooe ° OSPOTFIFOSLSIGAHS9SS99S9ONAIA Near unto the crocddile, the following pigais huog ouli— 9822290009805 0990050009099% ° ed Giganti> Cataara Obscura. ° 2 The fine arts brought to a clore. is ©000000000000000009099208900% ‘This will prove an interesting and neat allairfor all our country cousins to gaze upon and wonder at. At the corner of Fortieth street and Sixth avenues, over a refreshment room, called the Tontine, we found the fol- lowing sign:— 09 290600000000000000000090000% : Orleans Pistol Gallery. 5 9000000000000000000000000008 At the southeast corner of Fortieth street and Sixth avenue, we entered Corporal Thomp:on’s new saloon,atthe extreme end of which we found twelve automaton bell ringers, in the form of neat wax Sgures, of small, gaudily . draped girls, about eight or ton years oli, with a small wax boy in the centre, acting as a director of music. They were made, by machinery, to knock off “Hail, Columbia” very well. In the rear, the Corporal and his friends have started a circus, called the “Washington Circus,” where, twice a day the elegant equestrians, Medames Louise and Tourniaire, and a clever clown, with a fair stock company, amuse the country folks. It promises to-be a rival to the Hippodrome, in the affections of the masres. To the east of the Corporal’s, and fronting the south side of the Palace, we come to new and greater wonders. We first reached a drinking house called the 9 00000000000000000000:000000, ; “Temple of Refreshments.”’ o Zec0ecccccccccecccc0c0000000 In front and over an entrance to a room or covered pen, in the rear, there loomed up two large signs. The first was as follows :— eoccococcoccecoc coos ooo sa0e ° “o Picture of two inmenre Oxen, (painted in strong o xed, brown and whitish colors,) named the ° Amazon and Tornado, eoecesooscooeoccecoaDCO OCS Secondly :-— cooococcocccoccacee coe loolF © The largest sheep in the world, nine feet girth, and o ° fleece three feet long. ° 20° ° o ° Soecccecccccccoceccsecc000S We were invited to enter ard take s look, which we did, and really found the oxen to be of mammoth size, and the sheep the most wonderful we had ever seen. Near the oxen were a Lilliputian cow and calf, full grown, and not much higher than a man’s knee, In an adjoining pen was a splendid buffalo bull from che far off prairies. In another pen hard by was a tremendous hog, so very fat that it made us feel hotter than ever to looz at him, as he lay stretched like a holpless Falstaff on his bed of straw—a real Jersey pig, 3 years old, weighing 1,407 pounds, 8 feet 7 inches long, with a girth of 7 feet inches. Passing out, we went further east in Fortieth street. Over the entrance to the rear of a wooden building there, hung cut a sign of aa inmense mule, thus:— 929 600000000006 000000008000 0% . ‘The Largest Mule in the World. b4 7? (Picture of a mule painted in black.) $ 0900¢6000000009000009000000009 We were politely invited to examine the critter, and must say that he was the monarch of his longeared race, and was the largest we ever saw, though a very limited number of all in the world had come under our notice. He was reared in Monroe county by Col. John Howard, was five years old, weighed 2,230 pounds, and was 193¢ hands high. In anapartment near the mule we were introduced to “Gen. Wade Hampton,” the greatest physiological ca- riosity we ever saw. The Gen. is no lo:s.a person than a light chocolate colored negro, of full formed head, re- gular features and good luogs, and fair digestive organs, with all his extremities nothing less than a skeleton covered with skin. He is apparently without any spinal column; he has little or no use of his skeleton legs or arms, and of course can only sit up and move like a child when going forward on its haunches to reach a toy. The Genera! was thirty-three years old, conversed intelligently, could sing well, and appeared to be in good health, He is a native of Columbia couaty, Georgia. He only weighed thirty-one pounds, and it was said that he had o wife, and was the father of two children, Leaving this point, we brought up noar by, at the fol- lowing sign:— eocccooccaccco coos oC CSCO COC® ° The Wild Men of the Irland of Borneo, ° © supposed to be part human andpart animal, 0 Seceecccoacccooseacexcccecs This exhibition was accompanied with music from a large hsnd organ, on which the wild raen were said to por- form very well. Thence we proceeded to view three immense New York oxen, in Thirty-ninth etreet, just west of Sixth avenue. There were three of immense size, from one cow, and of one male origin, The following sign noted their lo onlity:— gcececaceccceccoccsscoccoce ° Picture of three immense Oxen. o The largest and fatest Oxen ever exhibited. ° ° Seccococecocaceeccuccoso: They were six, seven, and eight years old, and from Rrie county, They were one-quarter Durham biood. As far as we could judge, if not quite ay high as some, they were certainly the handsomest and fattest animals we bad ever seen, Ox tho east side of Sixth avenue, betwoen Thirty(th and Thirty sixth streets, was seen a large sign ®# fol: Jows — er eeereccccacccoooaarl® o A Rocky Mountain Ox, 0 —Calvedon the Rocky Mountains, *ith Six Legs. ° © 0000000000000000009909 900 Bereath jhis is a red picture of » hump-shouddered ox, with sit lega, At the caner of Sixth avenue sad Thirty-fourth streot was the reteshment shop called 5080030000000 000900000980008 o ‘Th: New York Volumtecr Headquarters. . 000090900900009000008 ooo ry ° ° ° o ° Over this, fronting Thirty fourth street, was seen a large sig follows :— tated eile Ah ahah Moll dh datidpasisilr 3 [Picture of @ Hugs Alligator, which an Indian, o on Horseback, had aucceeced in Jasoing.) ° ° ©200099000500020090000000090 Os the Sixth avenue side was the following sign — ROS AEMSS O00 Moin SOAS W919 0 00:6: [Picture of a large All'gator, which had torn tha 0 flesh of w wild borse with its fangs, while it was 0 escaping amidst streams of blood } ° 200Cc9 o @200c50000000000000000000000 In Sixth avenue, between Thirts-fourth and Thirty- third strects, there was the sign of an immense ox, with the following insertption :— ; Peeececcococoov0e:cccscs 278 © _ [A red picture of a Mammoth Ox, with its weight, 0 © 3,600 pounds, in immense figures. }y ° ° ©2000000 000820000000 0000005 And so ends our story, and the views of the world out, side of the Falace; which, for variety, wonder, splendor of designs, and aptaess of arrangemente, throw Bar- numism into the shade. His pictures outside his museum, whether of birda, or beasts, or bearded women, mermaids, woolly horses,,whales and rea horses, monkeys and ana condas, bear no com»arison to the brilliant rainbow tints of the living crocodile, the savage alligator, or mammoth sheep and oxen, exhibited areund and in the vicinity of the Crystal Palace. It isa school in which Baraum and his future followers may learn important lessons, and start afresh in the field of adventure. This is a great country, Coroners’ Inquests, BODY OF ROBERT B. SMITH RECOVERED, FOUND DROWNED IN THE NORTH RIVER—SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE. On Saturday afternoon Coroner O'Donnell was called to hold an inquest on the body of @ man found in the river foot of Amos street, which subsequently was ascertained to be that of Mr. Robert B. ‘Smid, clerk in the City Ia- apector’+ office, who had been missing since last Wednes- day night. Dr. Uhl exumiued the body and could not dis cover any marks of violence, and gave as his opinion that the deceased came to bis death by drowning. The Coro- ner took thé following evidence; Joshua Goodwin, residing in Charles street, near Green- wich street, sworn, says~I, this morning, at about hal past 4 o'clock, was on the wharf foot of amos street; I raw the head of decessed above the surface of the water, and his feet were sticking in the mud; I made the body fast to a rkiff alongside the dock. John Smith, of No. 6 Weehawken street, also assisted Mr. Goodwin in recuring the body to the dock. ‘The watch, breastpin, and pocket book belonging to the deceased. were found on his persoo; and as no violence could be seen about his body, the belief is that his death was caused by suicide, The deceased was 25 years of age, and a native of New York. CAUTION TO BOYS DISOBRYING THEIR PARENTS. Coroner Gamble yesterday held au inquest at No. 5 Lewis ttreet, on the body of a boy named John Yensor, aged ten years, a native of this city. who came to his death by falling into the river foot of Grand street, and was drowned, Mrs, Elizabeth Yenser, sworn, says the deceased John Yenaer waa my son; on Wednesday morning last, about ten o’clock, I went to market, and left my son in the houre to take care of the two other children, and cau- tioned him not to leave the house until my return; on my return I found he had left the house; I went to iook for bim, and was informed by two child-en that be hai just fallen into the river foot of Grand street, while fish- tog on the end of the dock. John Yenrer, the father of the deceased, says that on his coming home to dinner he, learned that his son had been fithing on the end of the dock. and missiog his bal ance, fell into the river, and was drowned. The father procured grapples, and searched about the dock all that afternoon. but did not succeed in finding the bedy. Daniel Gilmore, a boy tweMe years of age, of No. 388 Water street, found the decessed floatiag in the river, foot of Oliver street, on Saturday afternoon, and secured it uptil the Coroner came. The jury rendered a verdict of—Death by accidental drowning. UNKNOWN MAN: DROWNED. Yesterday, Coroner Gambie held an inquest at the foot of Robinson ‘street, on the bedy of an unknown wan, about thirty years of age, supposed to be a native of Ire: land, who was found floating in tbe river on Baturday afternoon. The deceared is about 5 feet 8 inches in height. blaek hair cut short, and whiskers all around his face. Hed lost the foratinger of his right hand from the first joint. Deceased was die-sed in a blue striped shirt two pair of over-alls, and brogen shoes, nearly naw. Hs appeared t» bave been in the water ahout two days. A verdict of death by drowning was rendered. Marine Court. Before Hon. Judge Yhompson. LIABILITY OF EXPRESS COMPANIES UPON DEMANDS RECEIVED BY THEM FOR COLLECTION. Jury 9.—Lery ws. Wells, President of the American Ez- 48 Company —On or nbout the 18th day of Decomber, 85%, a son of the plaintilft delivered to a clerk of tive de- fendan'’s for collection. a note «f $104 01, Tne note was indorsed by the son, Mr. Charles Levy, at the request of defendants, at the time of its celivery, Tbe maker and endorser of the pote lived at Marseilles, in the S:ate of Michigan. The note becamo due soon atverit went into the possession of the defeadants Mr. Levy, the son, swore that he had rever received notice of protest; aud there was no evidence that the note had ever been pro- tested at sll. In the month of February, the witwess Levy, went to the office of the defendants, in Wa: street, in this city, and demanded either the note o1 the amount due upon it. A clerk commenced to search for it, or for some entry of its reception, but finding nothing upon the books, said he would wake some further inquiries about it of sowe parties ta Buftslo. The note has never been delivered over to the plaintiff, nor the amount due upon it The snit was brought for unlawfully detaining the note—plaintif claiming damages on account of such detention to the amount expressed upon its face. By # printed esrd of the defendants, it appears that they advertise to coliect such demands at a certain rate 0: commissions. It was contended by the defence that they bad never received the note from the plaintiff: and to establish the fact, they offered to show what the custom of their office was upoa the reception of notes or drafts for collectioa—that whenever a note or dratt is thus received, it is imme- diately entered into a book kept for that’ purpove; and that in this instance there was no entry of the reception of any such nofe as the one referred to in thie action; but the Court held that ruch evidence was wholly inadaissi- ble, The Court further held that there existed no doubt but that the note was left with defendants for collection, at their office, in Wall atree*, in or about the 18th day of December; and that itis still constructively in their pos sersion, and that they are answerable to tho plaintiff for either its return, or for the money, if it haa been coilect- ed, or for damages arising from any neglect on their pact in an effort to colleet it or to have it protested—that their Hability is preeisely the same as that of av attorney who receives demands for collection, But no negligence having been shown in this case by the plaintift, payment was therefore rendered for defendants. Before Hon Judge Phillips. Alonzo R. Cushman vs. A. Warren Smith —This was an action brought to recover $187 50. for one month's rent of premises No, 90 Prince street. It apoared that the defencant had signed a lease, binding himself to take the premises for a term of years, and make itoprovemeats thereon not to exceed the su f $3000 That ac the time he agreed to take the lease the agent of the piniatilf Teprerented that the walls of the building were twelve inches thick. Before the plaintiff had sigued the lense which had been signed by the defendant, the defendant @iscovered that the walls ware only eight inches thick, and that therefore he could not make the contemplates improvements, which were to have buen made in raisiog the building two stories. for a “Masonic club room” Uncer this state of facts he notitied the plaintiff that he declined taking the lease. Judgment, for defendant David D Egan vs. John Foggan.—?his was an acti brought to reeover $100 for the use of the plate gy placed by the plaintiff, ss lessee, ia the window oft store 175 Canal street. Tho store was underkt 7 of plaintill to the defendant, who agroad to pay the’ for $100 for the use of the platetglasa in the bow write of three yeara The defence set up was the Teal es Frauds, and that the agreement waa co tiff Yo tate, and rhould have been in writing. J thy store, sisted that tho glass was one of tite fixteat for plain end formed no part of ihe freehold. Jy til for $160 aad coste. Superior Conkley. Before vhief Justigy AND TAIL UNDER, IMPORTANT DECISION ON 3” THE CO’ Jr. and Andnit Pelletier, Jory 9—Henry J. Overmyeoover curcale mmeys, bod ‘This is an action browghs, for the plaintifs by the de- and received #5 is allmt in that belslf, a4 upon fendant as their gefendant was arfeste, on the the sflidavits thehe money to the aapanPl $107 000 arovnd that he bfiduciary capacity, a Wy pines, as trusted. or thin the ming oS the Ag the case with' See aii ab ie o'clock, Saturday morning, at 4.30 P.M, was abreast of Tory Island, and arrived in the Mersey Satuiday morning, in nine days, seventeen hours and seven minutos, mean ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC. INTERESTING EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. THE FOURTH OF JULY ON THE OCEAN. THE RUSSO-TURKISH TROUBLE WILL THERE BB WAR?! THE LATEST ASPECT OF THE QUESTION. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Royal Christening at Bucking- ham Palace. TERRIBLE CALAMITY IN PERSIA. Twelve Thousand Lives Lost by’ an Earthquake. Two Weeks Later from China, but No News. The Confirmation of the Appointment of Cal- deron de la Barca as Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fifteen Days Later from Australia. Eight Millions of Dollars in Gold Dust Shipped: im Three Months. STATE OF THE HARVESTS. IMPROVEMENT IN BREADSTUFFS. THA COTTON MAREBT, &e., dy &o ‘The Collins mail steamship Atlantic, Capt. Wost, ax- rived at ber wharf at six o'clock yesterday morning. She left Liverpool at half-past two o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, the 20th ult, She experienced strong westerly winds for eight days in succession. ‘The A. broughtone hundied and forty-five passengers. On the 4th they celebrated the day in becoming style, im toasts, speeches and songs, with old Neptune to join im the chorus of “Heil Columbia.” Aunexed is a short ac~ count of the celebratfon:— THE FOURTH ON BOARD THE ATLANTIC. ‘The anniversary of our pasivnal independence was most lorieusly celebrated ou board this wet! known steamer. §n the evening previous, » meeting of the passoncers waa he'd in the cabin, when the following’committee was appomted to make the necessary arrangements:. Capt West, Mr Catlin, Mr Hook, Mr. Hubershaw, Me. Billings, Mr. Baker, Mr. Marie, Mr.’ Masset, Mr. Denmi- son, Mr. Garerché On motion, the Hen. Mr. Thos. W. Williams, of New London, was elected Chairman, and Mr. Theodore Hook appointed Secretary. it was the intention of the committee to‘fire a national salute at sunrise, but the weather proving uafavorable, it was deferred until 12 o'clock, at which hour the ‘' stara and stripes’ having been tastefully arranged in the din- ing raloon, a salute of thirteen guns was fired. under the management of the committee of arrangements, when the company formed in line, marched ia regular order to the main cabin, the ‘ Atlantic Glee Club’ singing ‘Hail Columbia,” in which the entire ship’s company, ladies included, amounting to upwards of two bundred voices, joined harmoniously. Tne Hon. Mr. Williams having taken the chair and called the company to order, the Declaration of Iaiepen- deuce was read in @ clear and effective manner, by Mr. Stephen C. Massett, that task having been previously assigned him by the committee of arrangemeuts, after which the chairman introduced the orator of the day, Profeasor Mitchell, of Cincinnati, who delivered one of the most patriotic, eloquent, aud intensely thrilling ora~ tions ever listened to ou land or sea. He was eathusiaa- tically cheered at the close. The “Star Spangled Ban- ner’ was then beautifully sung by Mr. Stephen C. Mas sett, assisted by Mr. Carter, Mr. Dennison, Mr. Toler, Mr. Billipgs, and Mr. Boker, the gentlemen composing the perie Glee Club. After this the company adjourned wot the DINNER. At four o'clock. Captain Wert having taken his seat, the company procseded to do full justice toan abundantly supplied table, and it was #0 arranged that a salute of thirty-two pops was fired from as many champaigne votiles. ‘The cloths having been removed, the President proceeded to anoounee in order. the first regular toast:— 1.—"The day we celebrate.’ Yankee Doodle,” by the Atlantic Glee Club. 2.—* The President of the United States.” Patriotic by the Atlantic Glee Club. 38.—*The Queen of England.’ Song. “God save the Queen,” by Mr. Carter, assinted by the Glos Club. 4.—< The memory of Washington, whose name is ever= lasting.” Stancing and ia silence. 5 —*The Army aad Navy of the United States.” Song, “Our Flag,” by Mr. Toler. 6.—* Webster, Clay and Calhoun—names that willever stond as monuments of our country’s greatness.” Silence, 7.—" The orator of the fey Song by Mr. Charles Dennisen, ‘The Land of the West.’ 8.—' The ladies, God biess them” “Here's a health. to all good lasres,’’ Atlantic Glee Club. . Volunteer toasts sucseeded ia abundance, and every- thing pareed off in the most agreeable manner. Too much praise cannot be awarded to Capt. West for the fa- cilities afforded the committee. Speeches were some capital songs were given, and the entertainmeat Kept up until 9 o’clock, at which time a concert was give: iu the grand saioon. After which it was announced that Mr. Massett, by request of several gentlemen on board, would, on Tuesday evening, read the play of the “Ladys Lyons,’’ for the benefit of ‘ The Asylum of Dest, Chi'dren and Seamen,” which was received wi~ *P- plause. The most interesting piece of inteiligenr °Y the 4..is the confirmation of the appointment 97" Cslderon de la Barca, the present Minister to Way’ “@°O™ 88 Minister of Foreign Affairs in Spain. - Russia insists no longer The Lloyd newspaper states ” on ® special tresty with 72) rut that her demande -tantee in the form of a no! are new confined t0 Meondenz says that after wechored The Omnerretehische Re tae Holy Rnste, snd now thet ment of the quest’ privitices of the Greek church are the immunitisg geman of the 6th of June, the sole re- confirmed Yion turns upon = mere matter of form, maining (11 be easy to settle without Prejudiee to the whieh interests of the two parties, digg’ Othe of Greece had given audience to Admiral la previous to the departure of the latter for Besika 'y, and His Majesty has conferred on the Admiral t he Order ef the Saviour. Otho had issued orders that a squadron of three war ships should be armed for the pro- tection of his Greek subjects, en breaking out, in case of an Oriental wae The funds in Paris, on the 28th opened with a rise; but the rumors of the Russian invasion of [the Danubian Prine ‘ipalities gave them a sudden clieck, and thay elosed ot a de cline, The three per cents closed at 76f, 360, for the end * the month, and the four-and. ‘a-half Co. Der cents at 10Lf, The oity of Shiraz, in Persia, was totally destroyed by ap earthquake on she night of the Ist of May, Tho Arabia arrived out at thirty-four. minutos past ten the 25th alt, On the 24th time. Baring the last the Arabia logged 306, 229, 318, 810, 310, and 315 miles per day, respoctively. and 10 08 9 est aad vail. ibe | The Liver; r code cf 18K,-up thet he was principal and: plainttis — oe techno of Joly 206h, says Mrs, Stowe Aelendyygenta, and a contract in mi} f0 sustain Fo Y slatted Penrhyn slate quarries, Wales, on Mou ¥er€ degution, and that he had froc tia time pur- | dey last, Lid vescels'on bis own account, for ? Australian Gober Lite, which he originated, and wiv Pelonued to bbieedch aa ‘him; that for such purpose and. pursaq 10 said con- Our Liverpool Conrespan dene, tract, the plaiouiils had erence Po hestiier wk waa ne ANG, las er, } to him, taking tos vessels as 9 3 P NISDAT, ert - largé, amount, fer @ commission ie ae The Departure of the Atlantic Phe Tune , fhereon, and that be had reimbursed sum, except a small nmount compa) ‘tney still hold requrity on the ven him. The whole matter came up 0} the order of arzest, upon whi held that, from the papers befor elicited therefrom, he had come to purchased by jotion to vaante Justice Oakley and the facta conclusion that ‘The Atlantic sails to day, Spare, I take pen in hand to give. Ou a for items, It amured me not . wha arone for the Heraxp upon the arrival of the the plaintiffs his | New York, and our reem was fairly So treajeng Son—The Latest Now ~ Theatricale, de, and having sfow minutes to 8 littie to see the rush made ial the defendant wi betel of ive tif shown to | I wich you ieoentene wo shall be able to supply the demand, ne om eae de- | The Atlantic takes out about 1,200 rode, and some one hundred oc ‘ona measurement of j~ 4 whom is Mr. 8, ©. Mansett, late of the Matysville