The New York Herald Newspaper, January 29, 1854, Page 1

1 WHOLE NO. 6367. SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 29, 1854. a HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. ANOTHER APPALLING CALAMITY, “Terrible Explosion at Lower Ravens- “wood, L, L “Total Destruction of French's Cartridge Factory. SWEATE TO TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST, Ball Horrivie Mutilation of the Bodies. WAMES OF FOURTEEN OF THE SUFFERERS, &e,, de, dk. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon the build- Ing occupied as @ factory for the making of ball car- fridges at Lower Ravenswood, Lorig Island, blew up with an explosion that shook the houses in the neighborhoed for two miles around, and breaking the windows of all those buildings which were with- in six hundred or eight hundred feet of the place. It ‘was rented by Mr. French, who, together with his ‘pon, are generally engaged in the building, but being at the moment o:herwise occupied, happily eecaped serious injary, though Mr. French, Sen., is suffering eeverely from contusions. The number of persons employed is generaliy about thirty, being for the most part girls of the ages of ten to eighteen; but some men and youths also find work inthe factory. The exact number of lives lost is now not known, for, being the afternoon ‘of Saturday, a greater or leas number than usual might have been there, according to circumstances, The lowest estimate made by Mr. French is ‘twenty-four, and the highest made by friends of the deceased is about thirty. One family—the father of which is Mr. Rhine, a worthy man, aad gardener %o a gentleman in the place—lost three girls; and Bearcely a laboring family resides near the place that is not now wailing for the loss of some member of it. ‘Our reporter was on the spot half an hour after it pcourred, and the sight of such a sickening scene he hopes to be spared again. The site of the building nd the surrounding lots were covered with the debris of the building, human limbs, and fragments of machinery; here a trunkless head, there an arm, and all round blood and entrails, and shreds of clothing, all blackened and burnt so that identi- fication is impossible. We saw a mau draw from the ynass the head of a little girl which he knew was that of his daughter by a bit of ribbon fastened to ‘the hair; bat aay other portion of the body he would ‘never find, or if he foand it he would never be able So say it was the body of bis child. The house of Mr. Moves is a white house, about fuar bondred feet dis- fant, and against the rear of this a human arm from the shoulder down was carried with torce, and has left its exact imprint in blood and charc al on the angle. ‘The windows of this house, those alio of the Rev. Mr. Waite, ‘the Episcopal minister of Ravenswood, which is next, and those of Mr. French, adjoining, have not a whole pane of glsas left ia them. Most terrible of ail it was to see women wailing on the ground, or groping among the haman fragments for something which they could identify and mourn ®ver; but lime barrels, filled with a disgusting mass ‘Of human remains, black and bloody, was, in most cases, all they coula indulge their frantic grief upon. About tem corpees were fitted together, either wholly or partially, and carried away on boards, followed by groups of inconsolable mourners. ‘The precise cause of the explosion no one remains to explain. It is known, however, that the stove need for warming the building was red hot, the day being very cold; and trom the highly combustible materials which were used in close proximity to it it may readily be accounted for by supposing some particle ignited on the floor, and communicating ‘with the articles in various stages of preparation. caused the explosion. Within a few feet of the building is a fireproof cell, in which ts stored large quantities of powder; and this being within the soope cf the smoke and flames of the burning rains, no one was willing to hazard an approach to attempt to rescue the suf ferers from the ruins for some time after the explo- sion took place. ‘Voyagers up the East river may remember on its - banks a caatellate granite mansion, the residence of Mr. Bodine, and adjoining Harris’ landing. The Beene of this fearful catastrophe was opposite this, about five hundred yards from the shore. The fam- ilies resident in the neighborhood were, for the most part, uxawere of the exi-tence of such a magazine of danger so near them, and will take effectual means to prevent the re-erection of it in that vi- cinity. It may be mentioned to the credit of Dr. Sandford and Dr. Bayliss, that they both hastened to the spot, and did ail that hamanity and skill could suggest to alleviate the agonies of the sufferers. Ail, however, were past their aid but one, a man named John Bmith, sbeut thirty years of age, who was brought Yo the New York Hospital in the steamboat Ravens- ‘wood in so mutilated a condition that death would be but a relief. His jaw and both legs were broken, hhia arm fractured, and he was otherwise severely in- Jured. He was alive last night at a Inte hour, but ‘was not expected to live till this morning. An inquest will be held by Coroner Boyd with as little delay as possible; but from the fact that of all Who were in the building not one is left to say how it ocourred but little more light is expested to be thrown upon it. ANOTHER AND STILL LATER AcoourT. Another reporter has returned from the scene of Calamity, and makes the following report:— About ten minntes past one o'clock yesterday Afternoon the patent cartridge manufactory owned by Mr. French, at Ravenswood, Long Island, was blown up, and some fifteen or twenty persons, mostly boys and females, were instantly killed. , _ The shock occasioned by the explosion was tre- mendous, and was sensibly felt at a distance of six - Pr etght miles; and during yesterday afternoon ‘Theatrical Emeute in Boston. @BAND CORPS DE THEATRE A LA PRIZS RING. BI eh poh noc Aree) a7) As we med our readers on ‘afternoon, report was current in Williamslarg and Brooklyn that an earthquake had ta&en place somewhere upon the island. of the bereaved parents who arrived on the spot im the melancholy hepe of recovering some fragmenta, at least, of the beloved form whieh had quite a spirited little scene was enacted behind the The scene at Ravenswood beggars description: | been perhaps all im all to them, is described as some-" ee rh cae ar POEL: t, Wallding coupled by Mx Freuck for the | thing frightfal. Here a father searshed among the | Samy of the nies ok nas oe te ee manufacture of French’s rifle cartridges was | muttinted corpses for his son, and wept in agony at em at the jon ection of, cxtgtaating’ ta truth. The & one-story wood building, twenty by twenty- five feet square, which was blowm into fragments, and not s single stick could be found that a ohild could not lift. There were about twenty persons—aiostly boys and females—in the building, engaged im filling and packing cartridges, all of whos, with ome’or two ex- ceptions, were instantly killed. The following 1s « list of the killed, as far as could be ascertained:— 1, Ann Barns, 25 years of age. 2. Mary Hague, about 26 years of age. 3. George Maloomb, about 13 yeara-of age. 4, Mary Maleomb, 18 yeara of age. 6. John O’Brien, 18 yenrs of age. 6. John Downy, 13 years of age, supposed to have been blown to atoms, as portions of his clothing were found, but his rematas could not be recog- nized. 7. James Gormly, 12 years ef age. 8. John Riley, 10 years of age. 9. Ellen McDonnell, 20 years of age. 10. Matthew Hand, 15 years of age. 11. James Foley, 12 years of age. 12. Emma Ryan, 20 years of age. 13. Matthew Ryan, 16 years of age. The following persons were so seriously injured that it is thought impossible for them to recover:— Andrew Carney, a Scotch boy; had a portion of ‘his bowels and longs blown away: hecannot survive. John Smith, a young man, who has been in the employment of Mr. French but two or three days, was literally blown to pieces, having his arms and legs broken, and his body and face dreadfully man- gled. He was conveyed to the New York Hospital. Christopher Casey, a young man, was so badly in- jured that it is considered impossible for him to re- cover. 7 About six o'clock last evening, soon after eur re porter arrived at the acene, he saw conveyed away two lime barrels nearly filled with fragments of bodies, which had been gathered up in the vicinity. It is supposed that there were about twenty per sons in the building, and but three were known to have been taken out alive. Itis said that the fire originated in the northeast corner of the building, in the opposite end of the building from the stove, but from what cause is un- known. There were over 50,000 ball cartridges made up in the building, besides a considerable quantity of powder. The cartridges nearly all exploded, and Gentially no person out of the building was serious ‘ly injured. One ot the balls passed through s pane of glase inte whe library room of Mr. Bodine, a dis favce of one-cighth of a mile, and shattered the chendeler. The dwelling houses within a circuit of a mile were more or less injured, having tae glass eatirely broken ont, and in several instances the walls wee @amaged. Mr. French’s house, which ie about thirty ‘ stage manager the:dveadfal thought taat even the poor sstiafaction | “heavy man’ the low comedian was. ‘cise fon of gasing at the lfelens lineaments of his boy was | tne unegending and persecuted victim, and s lady denied him; and there a mother, delirious with ve apna et a — We oe grief, rained. showers of tears upon the remains | M057 82 wo heard dint ad eo eae, ae ef a child which only the true maternal heart or reba ay ieee was able to recognise. An affecting incident the instigator of the plot was on the stage, and was, was told us of a poor woman, a native of Ire- in theatrical partance, land, who had « son in the establishment. Om hearing of the catastrephe, though old and in- firm, she hastened with tettering steps to the dread- ve ial fal scene. They told her her son was among the |’ actresses were samuming their respectable garb of dend—her son, to whom she had locked’ for support Terie: impart pe Bisa Aa de and sffection, and whom she had idolized, perhaps, wee © proached hi and demanded, why he had as fondly as many of higher birth and larger means | .omedy fhe indignantly demon Rr heat The spectators attempted to keep her back, bud her | stage manager would aot accept the denial, and ac srnglove was not ob tha overcome. She fed | SomTatSium acting glug re her way until she stood in the midst of the fearfu | hirr fair on his frontis, and repeated the blow seve- ral times. Some of the company succeeded ia scene, and then began her mournful search. Finaliy, mae him off the prostrate , and act one she eapled s ‘hecdiews trunk, with the _vorfe: In nuhort time afterwards the “heavy”? man was bre. protruding fromthe gory neck, ani exe Pe ine his ae Pabroenee thas he wished for a seco. ‘the . this she recognized as the cole remains of him | this the comedy, mia bed. penaenege tet ya ue who had been so suddenly eut down in the midst of | would have been compelled to come out a second time had it-not been for the interference of the “ life and health, Blackened, disfigured and muti- | man,” who oapprtunely presented himself, and gare lated, the widowed and bereaved still knew her off: 2 the “heavy’” @ lesson or two in astrology—or 4 star seeing. Here the matter rested until Thursday spring. Those who witnessed the scene say that a pap, etl low Seay, nian. 4 aan Soca “er 80 uppleasant an reeable a spectacle more harrowing, even to the coldest heart, part, complaiced to the Judge of the Polis Court in was never witnessed. the following fashion: — with ‘ he Pol Such scenes as this were commons probably 0 sin nd forth aly of Sum hacia Wan rel ity of Boston, in th 3 F a since the dreadful steamboat explosions on | {6 ° cai of 99 Scnmonmealih be Mamachsats oat \denta ‘that rt id a the North rives, has been 80 prolific in. inol OUT sage am the tuenty Stk dcy cedewebty, te imp tase of this nature, = Lasd.cop Sheniardieiaks one = ae tour, st with fo fi Mr. French, the proprietor of. the manufactory, is | Hunt, in the peace of aall commonweatth thea aud there taid to be in the employ of Messrs. Hitcheock & Co., tre fore eet “bea sn) poand and el eat aad dant, vt ai Siomrors: emp, dealing in manttions:ef.wam' Sw’ PSs and that. the sataadensit wad bevenry wir bah coms establishment has long been considered dangerous see rei meet a say otver — and peat oft RB Dot eodaoger to the neighborhood, though, of course, no sueh fear thes said Huot Was pot pao ar thoreby Poe ier Woogs fal catastrophe as this was ever anticipated. Weare ogee acme ot la Saesnonr ty “hp informed, however, that no leesthsn three explosions Sito wate stved aud foroin Yo, tae etm day of alrea , ousae tn nd already taken place, in one of which he was | s7o¥2> ‘Sefer seid Ovart., THOMAS POWERS. Olete personally injured. At the time of this disastrous About the same time this. complaint was being videntially A. before in the police court, the stagé- and cerual utiagcar gt » having, just mani teated thelt abilities ie the “heavy” line. For the accident, gone into his dwelling honse, which bis interference oa the previous even fag, the latter: iT ual was theatre, which. nts wahoo bon auf Eat shes ae aes ry. was ‘el y fo! } el 3 m4 ger a = fs e for hav- ordered discharge. He met aim in Howard the whole complement of hands were not in the | 28 or wrhn. tho ea vey aod pcan ding time of life would counter (a la Myer and ivan) whieh re: in ballding at hs coe ee lo : oe the macager finding his cranium protruding bly have reached a much higher number. thr: the window of qoack doctor, and his pro- HE DEAD. — an net relish tht oe the ‘As the proprietor of the manufactory is the only | he was compelled'to take on the previous eveuing, person able to give 9 correct list of the dead and pee Pear the following complaint in the polive wounded, we were unable to obtain, at the late hour DD pcrane ars tA 0 pore eet tne aly apt Of our arrival ut Ravenswood, anything like am @sth | o wity ¢) Sufluik, -teye maveger of ine Howard Atne- mate of the number of the dead. It seems to be Su tas voumanroahe ot hone tae pretty generally allowed, however, that the aumber bas been somewhat exaggerated. So far as we were able to learn, on careful inquiry, not more than fifteen persons were actually killed. Several others be .6ti day of Janoery, 1m | he; ear Lor »ve tovsen sgut bapdres an ofty foar, at Bos ptoreraic, with force sin and nga wed Jones, pear oO Haid (Omar iorral’h, turn wed there be ie w she av assvult on J. non, dhe ten wed torre damien Bom dane 6vi Bc natd) Jones, and that the reco Bo sob & wagon daogexue tole ond 038 from the factory, was very moch damaged; the lie in @ precarious situation, The deceased were, dapntl wasian alta Ai hr poe og ee eth windows and a portion of the furniture h+ving been | +4. the most part, Irish, Among them were the said Semen destroyed, avd a ceco'd story front room was the only one which the family could eccupy last night. following :— pea + anc diy nity of said Commvawealta. Andrew Kearney. Mary Maloolm. ROB', JO. ES Atthe time of the accident Mr. French was en- | Job Malcolm. Matthew Manneben, — | 81.0 Mav orcuriore eigutesn, nemrrse aod Atty foot gaged at work in a small building some fifteen rods Thomas O’Brien. Matthew Ryan. Defoe esid court THOMAS POWER, Clerk —— Smith. The finale of this affair is yet to come. The episode distant, and narrowly escaped with bis life. A far- Heit ob'did Gated Sane bth Ge two Lag eaters 2 dapsbin- raping! nace near where be was standing was broken to a boas of spectators to the police court this morning ; to the New York Hospital, some to Blackwell's Island, and many remain under the care of their relatives at Ravenswood. pieces, and his hat was carried away and could not be found; he also received several slight bruises about the face and body from missiles, which were represevted, they left the room with some dissatis- faction visible on their couvtenances. The stage manager has prot promised never again to cast the low comedy man in s0 di ble and was quite anxious that the ci ia would hurled in all directions. ADDITIONAL ITEMS. Ste oe ee Ie eb dae, he a ok ce We were informed by Mr. French that one of his The immediate cause of the explosion is not yet | the charge in covrt, but an officer informed the bac poe pop ad had been ca ge as ir has been mysteriously disposed of, the believing, in this parltonlat cay as Ham- let did in days of yore, that known, and it is not likely that it will ever be ascer- tained. The people of the village censure Mr. French boys, a few days since, in emptying out some kegs of powder, discovered two matches, which had been packed up with it. Persons who were in the City Hall at William: § burg felt the shock, and it was the general in} pression that it was occasioned by an earthquake. The excitement in the vicinity of the casualty was very great during the afternoon, and the acer} was heartrending. The Coroner's inquest takes place to-day, at Ravenswood, when the fall particulars of this dread- fal affair will be ascertained. severely for no employing a greater degree of cau- tion in his dangerous manufactory, and especi- ally for not appointingy a judicious and expe- rienced superintendent over his juvenile work. men, many of whom were of tender years, some of . pa A tt sppeared in a connection #0 supremely ridiculous, them being under twelve, and only two or three wiahen to. give hie owshversion of the ar the adults among them, if we are rightly informed. | space for which is hereby appropriated to bim:— Several of the Irish residenta ct the plave became, | ys. pasar noticed ta thls ening’s eataion of the shortly after the occurrence, quite riotous on the sub- | Ales sp a:ucle tm reference to» ‘trsexs’’ which ooourred ject, and one was heard to threaten to “string up” on Weders ay night at the Howarc Athenwim between Mr. F. Perhaps, in conseqnence of these threats, feroe in which | was esac for tha: eveatng was the ‘Post ge y unfit acd to emavate from the lips of house in the immediate neighborhood was shaken way pot happen These emeutes areany bing but crecita- Brevity is the roul of wit, Avd tediournera the limbs end outward flrarishes. We published in our "a evening edition an account of a bee hg affair among the attachés of the Howard, whish, for the credit 6f the profession, we could have wished to , One of the parties, feeling sggrieved that his name ADDITIONAL PAR TICULARS—THE LATEST. Immediately “after the receipt of the above com- munication our reporter visited the scene of the dis- aster, with a view to obtain further particulars. On arriving at Lower Ravenswood he was directed for farther information to Mr. French, the proprietor of the ill fated manufactory; but, after a patient search after that gentleman, he was found to be non est, kr. RB. bert Jonen stage manager, aod myself. Tne facta as there stated are in the main correct. fae pablicity which ba: ion given to the mettar seems to demand " 1 , with his family, have left the pl more explictt statement of the whole affair from me. The » Hr *' Daring the perform: th a8 | temporarily. Bennica borne ec myrelt nud Misa Salle Miles reiutire a cao, suis lous force of the explos f 77 estimation a ony: 108 VESSELS 7 ne | ny coe claieing 40 bee lady or 6 women. fRagarge, bet aot impeopertpeat azy roby mek. post at 1 2 5 rn almost to their foundations. Rev. Mr. Waite, an | syorla uogieot to ase one sicollar Seaarion: ‘whieh { hope tl Eplacopal clergyman, having a pastoral charge | bi. %05'p «pearly comduc'ed theatrical estaviitoment. in the place, and residing near the manufactory, wa | t'*¢h-d but ht:le of no importance to ti Sai, and re lied to my dressing roou, to lao he and it was rumored that be had absconded, feariag | C4 to remove with his family to a neighbor's | five! ile erraoging ny en, iy ‘Robert Jone, somecouthreak on the part of the exasperated rela- | BOW, some distance off, to obtain shelter from the "tbat bare you A yl by eed p' ot I had ured no indecsat lap; je to her, (pre- vom'eg be meant Mise Mien) He simedabiow at ay face which os well as I goulé, I warded off, and soon found myself om the floor, Mr. J .c0s tearing my clothes od pounding me severely in theface The noise and con: it a large mumber of the attaches of the drevsing roum doo’, @ portion of whem Wr_ Jones, sx¢ & porth-n sowmed to sympa evihme We wern seperate. and Mr Jones weot b the com Jato miou ea be returved er evic opt . Tas 1 r und wee of short Curation, sr, Ccoke being the 1B ort active par t at this time Rt aig 3 tbe oe eT aes myself —- brated about the face my on ‘sin chancery,” my fece wae duculo ris yee ‘and shoullers exosed- ingly lsme o:4 brutved, eo thet | have beea anable to play * nee, On the followin; 1 entered s com;)atot against Mr. Joven at the Police Court for snsault aod battery. and also mace vs@parstiops fur s etvil suit for damages Both subsequently withcrawa at the lation of Mr, Joves ond bis friencs —he a0- cry hat be should not have door a dtd had +1 1p bin BCber senses. ©. W. AUNT, Theatres and Exhibitions. Bowrny Tuparus.— The new version of “Uncle ‘Tom's Cabin” is avpounced for another week at this Ici be played on Monday evening with the org t wil lsyed on Mondo: pal cast, nd ali the poh Epon Ay and costume. « Broapway Tamavar—The spectacie of “The Cataract of the Ganges” Ss Uiteotmined fox “etx te st cag ere Ha on Mom 4 3 lo Toni mid iB, “OR pe Burion’s Texatrr— ‘Our Best Society,” and “How to make Home Happy,” are still popular at Burton's. They are announced tor Monday might, to- ether with the ferce calied “First Night,” in whieh H. Piacide appears. NamrovaL Tasaane.—The dramas founded upon ‘ Hot Corn” and “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ will be con- tivued through this week. On Monday afternoon “Hot Corn; in the evening “Uncle Tom's Cabin.” inclement weather, every window in his own dwel ling being blown completely out. All the dwellings in the vicinity were in the same state. Curiously enough, a stage happened to be passing at the time of the explosion, and the concussion was so grea’ | °° that the glasses in the windows on one side were shattered into a thousand pieces. ‘We are told that had the magasine, which was situated at a short distance from the main building, became ignited, the consequences would hare been still more disastrous. The magazine contained be- tween two and three tons of powder. Fortunately for the poor sufferers, medical relief was instantly at hand, and everything was done that profesional skill could device. Eas Coroner's Inquest. Dearn OaverD BY FAUING FROM A SiGe Cor mer yiunaln reotetaey, held en joquest at the New York ES vor John Hamaill. aged 49 yencn, of New Ye who, on the 26th instant acoid fell from one of the B: wes riding cm the box with the driver, end on stu pping for @ panserger the deceased fell batwone the horas, whien starte. them on, and the whe-i pa ned partly over his body, which is presumed to hare canved the fa a! injtiry. The jury returned the followtog verdict deceased came to his death by a severe rasture liver and other iejuries aesidentally reo-ivad by falli-g off the stage No. 69 of the Srosdway and Forty niath «treet line, om the 26th day <f January, 1834,’" tives and friends of the victims. As Mr. French is the @&ly person who can give a full and correct list of the killed and wounded, we found it impossinle to obtain full particulars at the late hour at which we visited the spot; but tomorrew we hope to be able te furnish a complete and detailed account. The shock ef the explosion was felt about half pastone o'clock. It is said that the sound was heard at Williamsburg, » distance of several miles, The neighborhood, as may be imagined, was thrown into instant commotion, and crowds of persons hur- ried at once wo the place. Crowds of people in- stantly gathered around the rains, and the scenes that transpired are said by eyewitnesses to have been truly heartrending. The building itself stood in the midst of a» spacious open lot, and, to use the Janguage of a bystander, ‘It was almost literally covered with fragmenta of human bodies.” Some of the unfortunate victims appeared to have been absolutely torn into shreds, until sll form and likeness of humanity had deserted them. “On one side,” said our informant, “lay a hend severed from its trank, and at a little distance lay its muvilated members. Hands, feet, and scraps of flesh, were seat'ered allover the lote.”’ Several of those touching and interesting inci- dents which accompany every great calamity of this kind took place. Nearly all the deceased. men or boys, and young girls; and the agony Superior Court-In Chambers. Before Hom Ja ge vert Jan, 28,— Willtam C. Orain vs Jneph WH S'rwsrt —- ‘om’ (Commission to California: sod, dered, Dat groaind to Cueveleed, | Litdle Cordelia. Howard, Mr. J. J. Priot, and Mra, fondont to have awe for nald ox suit Wie sores to Beth, ‘Church,—| W. ’a Tue. The friends of Mre. Re RE DLT ely Fy’ (cideoane Beaaell) will rally to Wollackte when tae favorite will return to the stage, and ap; as “Con- stance” in ‘the Love Chase.” She is a pleasing comedy actress, and when she retired, three years since, was highly popular. Bannum’s Muesum.—The ladies can’t spare Gen. Tom Thumb at present, so he will remain snother week. He will give on Monday his clever poses, represen! classic statuary. excellent dramatic entertainment i# als) announced. Broapway Msnacerre.—The African lions, the rhinoceros, the big elephant, Siamese twins, and many other curiosities, are to be seer at this establishment we day and evening. The lovers of natural history be delighted. Burrz will give one of his capital entertainments at Stuyvesant Institute on Monday evening. Blitz is » capital magician and a clever ventritoq! Tnz Cunisvy Minsrruis, No. 472 Broadway, continue'to draw fine houses. Their selection for Monday night includes many popular ballads, and nearly all of thenrare new. Woop’s Mixstrzis.—Titis company remain as & constellation of fixed stars at No, 444 Broadway. Their new Jullien burlesque is one of the funniest things of the sort ever done in New York. Tus Buoxizy Munsrrens, No. 539 Broadway, have announced several novelties for Monduy’ Peruse their programme, and don’t fai to go. Pelitical Intelligence. EDITORIAL OPINIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRE STATS OF PARTIES. ‘Tae Buffalo Republic, a free soil organ, which was the firet jourpal read ont of the party by the Washingtoa Union, in commenticg upon the removal of # nvtional de- mocrat from cffice $0 make 700m for @ free soiler, says:— This is ealutary discipline. The democratic party will te strengthened and renovated by compelling every nard shell who holds office under the administration to *¢ walk the plank.’ ‘The New Orlosns Courier, » rabid freo coil demosratic admizistration paper, pitches!into every boty and every- thing that ha: not upom it the Gabinet stamp. Hore isan extroet from one of ita articles — Hed the President ant Cabinet succumbed to the de- mandsof the Laws, ard the Crosweils, anc the Bonnetts, and ihe whole horde of blood tuckera that stood roady to appropriste all the cfilsey 10 the'r own use, and to unlock the trearury or their own beoefit, the edministration eculd have sailed in sracoth water, 20 far as thore wor thies might have been concernec, It is because tao Cabi net Lave been true to thaie public trusts, and bave faith: fully guarded the publio interests that the threat was uttored, and sought to te enforcod, that they must be ex- pelled from office. Nevor, in the history of the govern meat, has there been a raore sbarseless personal apd po litieal war than that carried op duriug the lect oar montha against the members of the Cabinet. It hus been ‘= war of spoilamen and planderers against honest and ef- ficient administrators of the public affaira. ‘The Sentinel and Advertiser, a coo) whig. papor in Jersey City, cloves en article on the two sections of the demo cratic party with the following rémarke : ‘The Forest, and confiding, and Unicn-loving. Awerioan pocple, who rallied to tho election of.Franklin. Pisroe, ae the cnosen champion ¢f the constitution, find now that they bave been groely impoeed upon, and made the vio- thus of na dexterous a Darofaced fraud as ever wan pepe insted upon the country. The Detroit sree Press io-a hard worker in the field of ‘the free soil democracy, ap the following tpecimen of its Isbor will p:ove:— Gineral Puree ir a demosrat snd a stateoman of the Jacbeow schiol Starting with the motte of anbm tring. to no wrong, and exacting motaing thet ia mot clearly righ!, with @ wan of tran cer dant ability at te head wf the sate Deparment, he eould not fall in his foreign policy And rot only bor be not failed ia it, mnt, to the extent of Ite dereloyeme: to theroughly American has it beew that it commence aniv, reel appiaasa. The Mobile adrertiser, whig is not blind 0 the free sol! Prochvities of the administration, and thus boldly asserts ‘tts ven'trrenta-— erence wW the Baltimore vi ave quelled thi: free soil he sy or dy d-awing tte fanes bave read-red it powerless forevil I ttesd uf thin we deo the Premdest and ois Cadinet asec There fac tovtats by bestowing upon them :< fhowl vote anc distine:ioon with = Lavina bard, ane 10 cons ining the perty pletiorm as to them to seta n their stan ing ww the party without abjur ing their obnoxious dos!rinew * » The Provice+oe Journal, whig, thinks the adainistra tion is on the eve of tumbling to yieces. “t says :— We shall be much sot-taken if tne administration does Dot fine it mpoesinle 10 kewo ft men toceiher through Out the sersion, Jt bas no unity of prinoigls, po imhe Pept sirergtt «f character, there ja po'hing positiveabout it 1 g, temporiiog, w totng of axpadienia, and cou od wib'er'ages, Wareying to dey wat it seid y lay. moc demuure ng to-morsow «het it praiecfodey Theiei. no stability to it mothiog to attract rep of bigh casrscter, nothing w carry « par y through ap emergency, or to sustain it ina time of perti Washburn, Gevernor of Maseachuretts, is the only whig governor in the United Staten! The Demceratic State Convention of Rhode I-land ia ealled to weet at the State House, in Providence, on Thursday ew ning, Feb. 9. Police Intelligence. ARREST OF A HOTRL THIEF—NUMBSROUS COATS AND OLOAKS RECOVEREO—OWNERS WANTSD. On Friday afternoon, a German of genteel appearance, nsmed Edward Giankenburgh, was arrested by the police, on a charge of stealing four gentlemen's shawis, whieh he them had in his possession. The accused was convey ed before the Chief of Police, whe ordered the policemen in attemdance to rearch bim; and, on doing so foand near forty pawnbrokern’ tickets, exhibiting pledges of over- ts, talmes, &s From the pawa siops, sume twenty coats bave been already recovered, f.r which owners are wonted ; the clothing is of the best quality, haviog been 8 olen from the frst hotels in the city A Indy yesterday recovered her cloak, which had been stoleo by this rogue jrom the St, Nicholas Ho'el, it having been temporarily left in one of the parlors by ber for # few minutes, and on her retorn, it was gone. Thia foliow, it seems, wan prowlisg about through the diffs:ent hotels, dressed very large te}ma, under which he generally secreted bit Iund+r. The accused, son after bis errest, ackaow- he ed his guilt, and informed the police tha: the clothing ry} been mostly stolen from the Nicholas Hotel, the Astor House, and the Metropolitan Hetel. a set of furs he been recovered, consiat ng of cuifs and tinpet, which the prisoner ray? be stole from the St. Nicholas Hotel. 4n owner is wamted for them. The gentlemen’s travel- Jirg shawls found with the thief, at the time of bis arrest, Bave beer clatzed by Mr. Phak pv, haircreeer, at the St, having been taken frem his doorway, been saad for gals, is ‘teenie This prope:ty ean seen on ap Brown at the Chief’s office. The hen ig A by the pawnbroker cn esch arijcle averaged from $3 to $6. The prisoser bad been married but « short time, aed boarded prlye te oy cone Hotel. Therogue was committed by the Chief of Police for a further examiostion, .— Officer Haley, of the First terdsy siresieda yourg m:n, named Hi Will'ams, charged with ling a of copper, value at the Pp of Anthony Chase, Jr, H. Mickereor, }; jog at pier No, 9 Kast river. Tae property was in the possession of ihe t ate committed him to prison for trial, * A Bold Larceny.—A young mav, tamed Joan Stilwell Pye he ger be 5 yan No, 62 Gold street, and re nel ne: * poh + Of money, Consisting of bank bil! to the amcunt of 00, eat thrust the some into his breast coat pocket, and i nceavored to « are his escape, Mr Obarler ee witoessed the dering act, pursued bim and felled 8 blow, and before the rogae coul i the ‘prisoesr 7. was taken int oustody iy ae Bom nghar, of the Second ward, wh jim before Jastice Osborne, when he was npter examination cm the crarge. He statec that h- wor mi yeare of ags, s wative of New York a priater by trace, ard resided at N», 26 Clinton street Ia reference to the charge he ackowle‘ged his and the magis- trate com: him to the Tombs for trial. A Dithmett Clerk.—A young man, named Edward Ken- pecy, cork in the clothiog ental iment of Mosers. Brocke Se “ sale tein nase a ‘wes yeater: was) yar! goods e end Bgon thi ‘eepicion the the suspec ‘ed indivi Cus] wan sesrebed and therein was found » piece of velvet, terns, aed other from the store, valued io al at upwards of $100, evidence of hie guilt was apparent, aad Me Brooks & policemen was the policemen arrived, Kaanedy cut of the window and made his essspe, and up evening the porce bed not made the arrest, Arrat of t olicy Dealers —Yowerday Cap'aia Haipin, of the Flat ward pelics, arres'e1 three men, samed Joho Smith, Wm. Smith acd Jobo nes, charged with keap- iwg a lottery policy shop at No 11 Moore street Oo ontertyg the shop the Csptain found a number of per: sope therein gam bing with curds, alny slips of oamosre move hw creming of lotteries, Toe office had besa Gtted up for the express parpore of Ce:ling in the policy tusivers. ‘The secured partion were taken’ Justice Onbern, wi ved them to find bati, im default of abich they were committed. re 5: Hi 4 = 3 Fy 2 Hy Es i Tos Mvmper at Manrisonxoven, Mase.—Tho C roner’s inquest called to sit on the boiy of Thomas Hogan, killed jm Marlborough on the 2ist inst., clowd ‘Perr remion on Mendsy might Io conformity with their verdiel, Weldo Well, and thres brothers named Flynn. cempeoted of having am sgency in the murder of Hogan, have beer committed for trial at Cambricge, at the Coart which commences ita sextion om the second Monday in Febraasy, Sur) Testa most strongly upon Manis! Elypp, one of the brothers, with whom the cecessed is & owe to have been om upfriendiy terma; ices ad jm atre by the fact that s b baite Fie AA hy +b an to Sies wae fou ot bis boarding Be heard at different times to threats to do Bogan some injury. ANOTHER GREAT CONFLAGRATION. ENTIGE BLOCK OF BU'LOINGS DESTROYED. Large Namber of Peer Familier Rendbred de, ae, Se. We have still another terrible conflagration to re. cord. About 11} o'clock Inst night Santer’ Were discovered issuing from the Columbian foundry amd machine shop, situated on lots numbered 48, 45 and 43 Duane street, between Kim ana Centre: The buildings ocsupied the entire centre of the bleck— we may say the entire block, with the exveption af rows of smal? frame and brisk tenements on Centre and Pear! streets, and a few buildings on Elm. Before the firemen conid reach the vicinity the flames bad spread with such rapidity as to render all efforts to save the foundry ureless, and at a quarter before twelve the roof fell in, and all was converted into burning ruins: Shortly after the fire communicated to Nos. 39, 394, 41, 43 and 45, small wooden shanties, om Centre street, occupied by 8. L. Gerrit, watshmaker aad jeweller; B. Lunny, clothing store, and a large num- ber of poor families. At half-past twelve there was nothing left of these buildings. The brick building adjoining the above premises, No. 47, was oceupied by P. Henry, liquor dealer, and several poor families. The walls of this house fell about one o'clock. The old fashioned brick house on the corner of Centre and Pearl, the lower floor of which was oo- oupied by A. Boble, grocer, and the upper part by families, was partially destroyed. The Sixth Ward Hotel, a large three story brick building, on the corner of @entre and Duane atreeta, was on fire several times, but owing to the exertions of the firemen no material damage was experienced, The building adjoining the hotet, No. 43 Duane street, was occupied by Turner & Law, glass cut- ters; F. D. Bryant, clockmaker; Cs L. Chevalier’s, dental instrument manufactory, and others. Thig house, with most of its contents, was destroyed. ‘The soap factory in the rear of the buildings at the corner of Elm and Pearl streets was des- troyed. This factory was one of the oldest in the city. The following buildings on Pearl street caught fire and were considerably damaged:—No. 515, occupied by Dr. Preterre; No. 517, the Mistletoe-Bough; Ne. 519, W. Carter’s; No. 521, Mr. Seoley, beer pump maker; No. 523, German apothecary; No, 525, 8. A'lus, boot and shoe maker. In addition to the per- sous above named, these buildings were tenanted by poor families. The ruins were still burning at three o’clook, but no fear was apprehended that the fire would exten@ beyond the block. Though the loss. of property by this calamity is. very great, the sum is but a mere trifle when we. take into consideration the terrible suffering of the poor people who were rendered homeless. Many of them lost the larges portion ef their household goods, in addition to being driven from benesth their. roofs st the dead hour of night, with the thermom- eter ranging at sixteen degrees above sero. The atmorphere was. intensely cold; and the wind blew with such force as to’ carry the burn ing cinders and sparke a distavce of several blocks. None but a stoic could bave locked without the most heart‘elt emotiors upon the sgorizing scene: the despair and suffering depicted in the counte- nances of those robhed of their homee, and the lameatations of the thinly clad children, as the piercing North wind eufolded them in his shivering embrace, formed a picture of melancholy that must be witnessed to be realized—it cannot be described. Had it not been for the suffering above alluded to the rezing of many of the buildings would doubtless have been looked upon as rather fortunate than oth- erwise, for they were mostly worthless, and so dry and dilapidated that it is only a matter of surprise they had #0 long stood the test of fireand weather. New and substantial edifices will probably soon be erected on the site of the ruins. STILL ANOTHER LARGE Fiag. About Fifty mere Poor Families turned inte the Streets. At a quarter before ‘two o'clock the bells rang snother alarm of fire in the Seventh distrist, and on hastening to the Battery our reporter found the livery stable, No. 14 Pearl street, enveloped im flames. This stable was composed of a brick froat and frame sides, and the stalls were rented by dif. ferent persons owning horses. li was soon demol- ished. The fire soon extended to the adjoining brick front dwelling house, No.12, owned by Mra. Seeley, and occupied by families. This Bouse was mostly destroyed. It thence spread to No. 10, the upper stories of which were consumed. The last named houses were occupied by about fifty families, some of whom lost their all. The Bat- tery at the time ovr reporter left, at three o'clock this morning, was strewn with furniture and house» hold goods, among which women and children were moving and lying in the greatest sta‘e of distress, both of body and mind. The wind as it swept round the point of the East and North rivers was piercing in the extreme, and well calculated to make even the most hardy and weather beaten shudder. The lateness of the hour rendered It impossible to procure full particulars in season for today’s paper. he broke out fu the Go Priter afternoor porter house No 9 Keeex ty costpr. by George Debold, whch was nearly destr yed Io The Ry sean ite ol of No imeurares on the bailing, bb ing in the basement, tinman. bis stock dai water. Insured for $600 in the Mohawk Va ley. Yesteréay , about three s out on Kesex street, between Hest r very abort time consumed the frame: Nos. 11, 18 amd 16. The eeatre bull tepanted by Germans, who kept a public A fre broke out yesterday morn! about 11 in a rag shop en the corner of Whitehell and ctreete it was extinguished without much damage, of oe, eobae Gove Seamer to ven eg others before being subdved of the sight rendered iteiteult for the firemen to mike mach head- way in checking the progyers of ‘he femanry po seeremet thw hore fry evtng, and Si wap ox used by the tent the originated In the nay loft ram's +teble, situsted im the contre of the blook, stable were eghteen heres and one cow; wight horses wore saved, ad tomof them, eith the cow, were borned to death. The horses were valaei a: $126 each, ond the cow abou |. In the stably was also — vactity of corm and gtaln. tone of which war tee Ions «fT not vary far from $1,L00—mo insuremes. nullding) were treme tenemenia, ove, and tained from two to cix famuuea ail of whom lort searly the whole of their furnitere. The houws were ewned Bs foliowa'——A conbia two story frome houw, own ¢4 jomtly by Johm F. Jonen and Peter Bertraus, lom 61 808 200; a small brick bous®, in rear, owned by Bertram, narance $200; Ada Rerttam wwned one brick and (wo (ras Rowers,lors $i 600-—tmeur- bce $000; James Shepherd owned & two story Powe, loke $800—n0 vavon, a¢ jotniag bowte were iwo bulltir ge owred by Mobos lone 16 inewranoe; & ammsfl atable io the rear cmvwiceete by Thrrose Fall, loas 6100—no inearanse, Bre boildings contiqnoas te thore destroyed, were de mag. +d abont 8600, About five o'clek » five broke cubiae small stable o+ ped ry Juha Me Glotry, om Water, betwen Walputend Vine, which was destroyed. & boas staves were alo bnroed, loss $I00--no insurance cinmatt Gaz, tte, Jan, 23