The New York Herald Newspaper, March 2, 1854, Page 2

Sv Sanat bere + & majority of one vote. {i mus that Thomas W. Dorr Restored to Citizensh! Almost. It will be recolleeted that Thomas W. Dorr, who was the leafler of the free suffrage partyin Roode Island in 1841, and was run as a candidate for Gov- ernor under the so-called people's constitation of that State, and elected, was proceeded against by the au thorities, for endeavoring to establish his claim, oma charge of high treasop, and was eompel ed to take refuge outside the confines of Provideuce planta tions. In 1844 he returned to bis home and celiver ed himself up to the offic'als wh» composed wha! was the Algerine Supreme Co and was tried for the alleged crime, which was in substanve his at. tempt to resist the old charter of Charles iL, of England, with its property qualification for yoters, | and desiring to substitute instead a free c onstitation and free suffrage. Ia # political point of view, it was a contest between the whig and deioocratic parties —the former supporting the old charter, while the latter sought to establish a State government more in consonance with the spirit of republican | institutions and the advancing age of civilization. He was tried before the supreme tribunal, the jury, aa it was stated being composed entirely of political oa pouents, and found guilty, and the Jadges sentenosd him to be confined in the State prison for life Public sentiment subsequently set rather strongly towards the individuals who had pronounced so harsh a judge ment,and after being in prison one year he was re- leased from durance, but the sentence was al- lowed to remain, which Jeft him, ording to tae code, an outlaw. The Legislature of Roode Island, now in session a in Providence, have had before it a bill aaun! the judgment of the ovurt adove referred >, restoring to Mr. Dorr the rights of a citi y on the 24th u't., was pus: by the Se be borne i the goveriment of Rhode | time since the Dorr and Algerine Mocratic. On the 25th the act House of Representatives, and was by placing before the enacting claus be, and adding another se iy to take effect am mediately this state it passed by ay leo" contended thet the Lexisiature nul the acts of the Su reme Cc is a co-ordinate branch of tae State goveramaut, aud not subject to legislative authority ; but if the bil! as amended passes the Senate, aud is siguad by the Governor, we are inclined to think the judges will have to obey it. The follosing is the act as it passed the House of Representatives :— Whereas, tbe Genera! atseouniy of hia State beth from time to time exercired tiv powers o the Charter of Kiog Charien she So verse, ancul or pardon, bili, causing ter its passage, aud in 39 to 21, [tis now nas nO power tu an- +, a3 that triban aferred upon it by , to alter, r6- under their comaion seal or otherwise, such fro, mul-ts riso>ments, Renton, judgmen's and condemnations a: suai be thoaghs a And whereas the sare powers were conttuged te the General Assembly uncer th ity State by the teim» ther General Asst m>ly shall o they hays heretofure ex eonrtitution;”’ and by existieg 01 Court establicked by thie cooericction ehall hava the game jurisdiction av the Supreme Juviolal Cours’ there- tof ore exi £ ‘And whereas, av ileal offseas, of which a judgment hath beew reo ered in favor of the State, may certain cases furoish w prepay occasion for the exorciaa of pach high powers: Avd whereas upon the trialo? Thomas Wilton Dore for the alleged crime of treason, there was an fopropar and iiega) return of jorors in this, that one hundred aad Geven jurore for: one poli'ioal pe leoted by the Sneriff, ia part with t of persons scticg in’ bebe juror from the o/ber pouivce! pars tried fm a county o'her han Cm Offence was commitied and io which was allowed bur twoceys wi ben with some, of the paxelo jacore in their cisquelifes tors or obtain pi pot slowed after the peremptory oh guch jurors, ard after vols @ations, to witheraw ssi 5 eballeoge eaid jurors fur cause, Oomrequence thers of: Auo wherear, (be cour! deolad th pase upon the quetions of Jar, tho reviourly, jn aceordance with the oo tae jury might ino r the reeponribility of » Acensed was not sic in plana dion of his motives or intent, that constitution which !2¢ been aloyted hy alacgs mejority of the people «f the State, anc en siection uncer thera sé @, acd ia accordance witn what ight and daty ta cons quence lenge of sevara! of of wash dieqaaia- enallenges, aod to or to Lave & new trial ia jary the might to b reid court had mon law, held that * upou themxelred -” ithe ation or ta x- soved ua iera thereof: And wheress, the said Thomas Wilson Dorr was thereby wrongfully convict: d: ‘Aud wherras, 1¢ i for tha best interests of this Btate, that the wr Vivdicted o id Dorr, and upon the p< 0 be S ate suor nérened and thatthe animosities creates by thy vil commotions which preceded and aceow panied ssid trial should evass Buc cetermine: And whereas it hss boen the custom of our Eaylith forefathers (but for wiish there bath beru happily oo Occasion bereto’cre in the bistory of thy countey) when OWT jodgments for treason have basen ths ‘Hees wrongfully ob'ained, to reverse by act of Variismae: judgments, and to direct to the end thet j ustios bs doay those who have been thus convictel, that the cocords thereof be cance|led or destroys! Ic ie emacted by the General Assesbly as follows: — ¥ec. 1. The judgment of the Supreme Uoort, whereby Thomas Wilscu Dorr, of Providence, on the twon y-tifth Gay of June, A. D Lf44, wae sentenced to imprisoament for ife, at hard Iabor, in reparate sunflasmect, is hereby repealed, revers:d, senvlle , acd doolsied fo all respests to be as if it bad aver boro rendered. &e 2 To the emi tnetright bi done to ths ssid Thomas Wilson Dorr, the Clor« ef the Suprema Court of the county of Newport is hereby directed fo weiie aoroay the face of the ree rd of ead judgment ths words, “Rs. versed and apuulled by orver of the Gsperal Assembly, et their January session, A. 1) 1864 "" Seo. 3. The Secretery of State i# hereby directed to trapemit s oops of this set to exch of the Governors of the several Slates, sad to the Congress of the Uaited States. Seo. 4. This act shall take effrot from and after ite passage. Destructive Fire in Portland. GIX HOUVsES CoNsUMBLv—$50,000 WouTH OF PRO- PRAY | BeTavYED. [From the Lousy liv Democrat, Feb. 5 ) Last evening, about 7 o'clock, @ fire broke out ia the large establishment of Messrs. McCu'loch & Buren, on Front street, io Portland. It was a long time before the alarm reacied our city, and wien the engines reached the scene of the conflagration the building, which was @ ‘our story brick, was en- tirely destroyed. The tire communicated to four or five sdjoining houses, mostly frame buildings, all of which were consumed. ‘hey were occupied by Mr. Btone rouse, as a grocery and & boarding hoave, H. C. Sibold & Co, shoe manufacturers, and Joho Greinbart boarding house. Sibold & Co. saved nearly ali of their stock. Tne coutents of tho other frame were mostly destroyed. The buiding occa- pied by Mesera. McCalloch & Barca. and foar of the other houses, were owned oy Mr. Pant Dar The former was insured for $4,000 —$3,000 in . $3,000 in the Frank in offi it was au ing, and contaiued two lurve store rooms other houses, we learn, were not insured. The house ad- joining McCulloch & Buren’s, on the west, was owned by Mr. Paul Vili lt was a large frame building, recently erected. The fire, we learn, ocizinated in the back part of the store of Messrs MeColloh & & A negro, in closing up the store, let \ail a spark of fire from a candle, which canght to a lot of brooms. He carried joo, ht fire, i, the 23, and, a8 could not oe the brooms out of the house, and closed the but it appears that a bale of akam had o. When which he did not 1 entire inside of the there is no engine in the plave, the fi checked. The loss of Messrs. McCotlosh & Buren is very heavy. Their stock, which was a very large oue consisted of dry goods, boat stores, irou, &e., the eater portion of which was commmed. ‘ey had just received a large quantity of goods frow the E ‘About 150 bbis. of molusses and 50 hogsheads sugar were lost. Messrs. McQolloch & Buren are in sured for $15,000-—$5 ,000 in the Ztna, $5,000 in the Merebants’, sod $5,000 in tb ranklin ¢ Their loss above the insurance is from $12,000 to $15,000. Paul Vitier lost all his books. They were kept in the storea! McColloch & Buren. Two fire companies from this city, (the Kentuoky No. 5, and the Relief,) and the New Albany ¢m- nies, were on the ground, and worked hard to enb- Ste the fire. Messrs. McColloch & Burea de their sincere thanks to the Gremen « the citizens of Portland ix efforts in rescuing property. th cities, and mpt Daeraverive Fint at Wire morning a fire miginated in the on the gonth side of Wheeling Creek Mesers. Ayres, Cusbing & Osbun, as an oilelith fac tory and a msnufactory of binders’ ard bonnet boards. The builing being filled with oils and other highly combustible rmaterials, was soon completely envel , Aud all, wilh the exceptioa of rely cwsumed, together with a large amount of stock, oilclo ha, binders’ boards &c. All the machinery, vained at $10,000, is destroyed or rendered uselst. “ne boilers alone wera saved, aud a few parts of the engine may be used agaia, Tne stock on hand, valued st $12 000. was all destroyed with the exception of some $1,590 or $2.000 worth, whieh was thrown from the windows. The firm were insured to the amouat of $10,000, sastaiutng a Joss over the insurance uf abont $12,000. The d s'rastion of this es‘ablishment is the (oss to the city of « highly useful maoufactory. : Learezarive Viart.—The Legislature of Iitinois bave accepted an invitstion from Connon C ona 6! of St, Louis to visit that city, where saitable ar pangoments have been made to receive tho mem ers us to return , Our Connecticut Correspondence. New Haves, Ct., March 1, 1854. Case of Rowland A. Smith— His Interview with his W fe—Examinatios Before the Commissioner— The Murderer Jennings. The case of Rowland A. Smith, the baggage mas- ter, arrested in this city last Friday, charged with baving committed extensive depredations on the United States mails, continues to excite very general interest among all classes of our citizens, from the large amornt of correspondence interrupted, it is said, by him, and also on accouut of a deep feeling of commisseration and pity for his family—an intel- ligent and devoted wife and two interesting children. Yesterday Mrs. Smith visited her husdand in pri- son, and took her children with her. The interview waa painful in the extreme; and no one possessed of the ordinary feelings of humanity could witness the scene without dropping a tear over the sad havos made in her domestis enjoyment, and, in fast, with everything else desirab'e in time or eternity. Your readers will recollect the dreadful tragedy not long since of the murder of a Mrs. Bradley, at North Haven, by a demou hea name of Jenuiags, who has been convicted of the crime, avd sentenced to be hung in July next. This unfortauate lady, Mrs. Smith, is a sister of Mrs. Bradley. At the prison, therefore, she found the murderer of her own sister In ove cell, andin auother her busbaud, incar- cerated fur mail robbery. This is trouble indeed. To-day Smith was brought before the United States Commirsioner, C. R. Ingersoll, Esq. His counsel waived an examination, and the Commissioner fixed the bail at $15,000, and the prisoner was remanded. Our Liuinols correspondence Cu10 G9, Feb, 25 1854 Roya Growth of Chicsg—Its Commercial Relations with New York — Progress of Civilization on the Musstsippim Railway Travel Acc mmnotations—A Western View of the Nebraska Bill—The People Coming Right A great change ras taken place ia the past few yearata this portion of the valley of the Mavissippt Here at the mouth of the Chicago river, which empties its waters into Lake Mich'gan, where there was nq eign of sivitizs tion, save Fort Dearborne aad the soldiora stationed {a it, bas eprang up, af by magio, ous of the most ‘hriving cities in this Union, whicn at the preseat momect ona teive sixty two thousaed souls The rad maa no longer roams ‘monarch of all he surveys’? over the prairies of this 3% The habilimsnts of sarags aatare aa! semi civilined lifs have becom curlosities, aad io their place the symbols of ecaultivation and peses triamphantly reign. ‘The utizens of Go ham are besom‘ng more and mora conyivesd of the importance of this Westera home, ay means of railroads, the people of the West feel evary pal Wal etecet, aod Now York prices are the q10 for Helow Igire you & m fall che yailroaés ranui g fo’ omonsey, after you lock over it ollowivg tadle hivite the pumbar of railroads thet are now in op: aud centre im this lly, whieh resemoles the ovm Liucla snd Wiecomsin to Deer Grove . and Chicagn Unton t» Fresport Belolt ranch of the Galeca,, Galena air line to Lane, O,le 3 unty Chaplet am. Misni-nipp: air ita Aurore go nnd Miseisn'ppt Alt Western, Naplor to Springael, th [octane to Told» coomm Cate the travel ard commerce. there ara | o traipe leaving aud enteriog the city dally, | six each way) Besider the sbows enumerated ads, there are olhers urder oonirect, and when oom pleted, (which will bs in lors than two years) the toval kup cf miles of railrosds cohvesgi g et Coissgo vill beS 715. Waat vright prospec s for the futare! Your city if mort vitsly interested in these tmor vemeots Onicego cow tepa the Mivai'siprtat Rock Ivnad, and all the peautiful cous !ry of lows will soon yield products for New Yor wae ere * Karses bill produces at firs: much dis at (he people are becomicg reeonailad, and wre willing to scquicece in the maxim, that eelf govern: ment is the only kiud required in a democrstis oon UNULE Tu3Y. Beniovs CONFLAGRA*ION IN BaLtiMors.—Yea- terday morning, about 3 o'clock, flames were dis- covered ming: from the four ¢tory warehouse No. 36 Light street wharf, ocenp‘ed partly as a grocery by Mr. J. T. West, and also by B. F. Partlets, segar manusacturer. tis supposed to have originated iu the part occupied by the latter gentlem: The fol- lowing is a list of the losses, damages, &c., mostly occasioned from the fire:—B. F. Partlett, No. 86, tobaceo store, loss $5,000. insured for $1 500 each in | the Associated and the Firemen’s Insurance Compa- vies; W. W. Berry, No. 86, upper story, genera! commission house, damaged by water, $1,300, 1asured | for $1,500 in the Baltimore Fire Insarance Co.; CH. & TH. Hall, grocers and commission merchants, No. 86, damaged by water, $500, insured in the America | Pie Losurance Company of Philadelphia; William | Lampking, No. 76, commission merchant, damage | triding, insured in Firemen’s Insurance Company; ‘liam Cook & Sons, flour dealers, second stor tly damayed by water, insured in the Firemen's Insurance Company; Augustus Maller, third floor, wbaceo commission merchant, trifling damage by water, insured in tic Pirctaca’s offise; James L. Dor- Bey, gi) $100, insured in the Firemen’s er, damage eftice; John T, West, bacon and commission mer- chaot, No. 85, lovs estimated at $3,000, the stock almost entirely destroyed, insured pr iy. The S vuth- ern police, Capt Suasmers, rendered valuable service, saving @ number of valuables. Tne captain and watchman Wiukler succeeded in rescuing four sets of bocks, belonging to the various firms.—Baltimore Temes, Feb. 27, FRARFUL Fire at ORaNGrBunG, 8.C.—At half past one on the morning of Tuesday last, the inhabitants of the village of Orangeburg were aroused from their slumbé¢rs by the cry ot fire, au itening forth, they found the widdle store of Mem Treadwell and the store of Mr. Collins wrapped in flames. In spite of all their exertions the fire spread with fary, aud soon extended to Mr. Treadwell’s newly finished store, likewire to his o'd tore, thence to the shop of Mr. Jones, to the two stores of Mr. Louis, and to Mr. Marchant’s store. The devouring ele ment also seize 1 the office of De. Rowe, the kitchen and negro house of Mr. Oldendorf, and the houses of Mr. L. Adden, fr. Briggman, Mr. Jobn Adden and Miss Wise. Che grocery, dry goods, aud midale store o! Mr. Bull, were s on all in flames, ag was al-o the store of Mr. Wu uey. We regret to state that the whole of the bui'ding» we have eunmerated were entirely con- sumee belvre the fire was subdued. By great exer- tion the stores and dwelling house of Mr. Beach, aod mas of Mr. Oldendort and Mr. Josep e saved. The loss is very heavy, partica- : & Uouisand Mr. Treadwell. The oaly par ties Who bad their properties insured were Mr. Uol- lins and Mr. Briggman. Some property saved at great rick from the fire was afterwards stolen. It is 8 subject of congratulation to be able to state that no one was seriously burt. The innabitants of Orange- burg look with calmuess and corage on the calamity that has befallen tbein, aud reckon within two years | time to see their village riven as it were from its ashes—Churlestom Mercury, Keb. 24. Hogs Par ksp IN Onto, Kes sucky ann Tannsa- see— Tre O.nciunatt Py ce Carrent of the 22d wit, cives the returns from three States as follows: — In62-3 1853-4 716 950 | 492 725 57 580 | lacrrare o° Pen a9 757 | The returos from Indiens, Mitaois, Towa and Mis- | souri, are not given. With reference to Inaiana, the Price Curr: enys the number of hogs packed ia that State will vary but battle uf any fro.o that of last year. Six Seam Feigarse.—The bill from the Senate to authorize the cons‘raction of six steam frigates, now before the House of Representatives, provides that the Secretary of the Navy be aut. do sanse ntructed, at av early day as practicable onristently with a due n for ecomomy and effi- jency, rix first class steam irigates, to be provided with crew propellers, acd properly armed, and ipped for service; said vessels aod machisery to act, or in the goveromer vavyy retary of the Navy may think most ¢ the public interest; and aopropriates purpose avd for og, completing aad inching Ue frigates Santee aud Sabine the sum of three milous of dollars. Tire PLaxet Vexvs —This planet, which for some past has been so britliactly ‘suiniog in the ithwest, came, on the 28th February, into a lise, or into inferior conjunction wita the sao, and, there- fore, duting the remainder of the year wil aot be sible i seveving. Beaatiful as the light of this aie # is, it bas eeemed to us since the t euuery even more vo than usoal. Butuearly eously with the disappearance of this inmi- from the western sky Mars reappears in the east. pposition having taken place on the 26th, These sttivna occurs at intervals of about two years, ns this plenet when most remote is about two mdred and forty millions of miles from the earth, snd when nearest ooly one-fifth of that distance, the change in its apparent size and light is of coarse very giost, Nevertheless, although cow at the least dis tance from os that it will de until 1 the planes is tas near as it was in the opposit happer- ed some years since. It is, however, very conspi- cvous in the east, shining with a deep red light and rising as the sun sets. its ¢ | cesor in toe ccmmant«f the North American aod West | deeroed eons News trem Bermuda. BAlLING THE U. 8. CUTTER MORRIS—WAN- BLAUGGTPS OF AN AMERICAN SEAMAN—THB NEW TARIFF— MOVEMENTS OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUS—THS BRITIGH WAR VRcSKLS—SICKNSES AT ST, THOMAS —A THBEAt AS TO LATTARS OF MAKQUE— CHOLEXA 4T NSVIS—THE WEATHER. By the arrival of the steamship Oarlew, Capt Sampson, we have cewa from St. Thomar t the 20th, and files of Bormuds papers dated ou the 25th of Fabruary. The Uaited States revenue ontter Morris left St. Georges om Thuredey. 16\b inst., for New Yurk. Commenting onthe «oditied tariff bill recently pro posed in the United Staten Congress, the Bermudian of February 22, rewarke :—Buat the new bill for modifying and alteriog the Americen tariff has affy.dej much real gratification to the business community of these isl anda, provision will relieve our lea (rom the onerous tax which thay he pon importettoa toto the United States. thie fc portent alteration will be w grea: dea:8t to our Cultivetors, i ese in RO resceas @hatever aff-ot tae Axerionn p cdacer, since the potetors, toinstoes, and other vegets bles of Bermuda. reach tas Ual-ed 3t o B perion of the year woen their marketa are entirely without ey rach prodactions Ths samé journal of the 244 ultimo, reports the follow. ing cas6 of aneiavghter:-—Two seamen, Jomf Mecusl and PH Ardrew, telonging to the American 2>ip Tenaes fee, lying at tne por: of St. George, quarrelisd on the morvtog of Friday, (0th Feoruary, whica resulted in the cesth cr toe man Mesael Andrew, who {4 boaiswata of the ship grre Mavnel come orders respecting the braak- fat, to woioh Manuel it appears, iodigoan'ly replied, | Andrew immediately made up to Maanel, and kicked him | in the stomach—the blow caused the death of Manuel in | &fow niva en after it was given The poor maa w20 lost | his Jife wae a mative of Manila, An inqsest was bcld on | the body of the caoeared before J, Browalow Tucker, Eq , | Coroner, when a vordict of manslaughter was retucoed | seainst the wan Avdrew. e Linyal Gazedte of the 21st altimo, saye:—H M. line of battl: +hip Cumberlsnd, bearing the flag of Vice Al- miral Sir George F Seymour, Capt. Seymour, arrived on Friday, Feoruery 17, ia twenty-one days from Jamatca. Toe Brisk took the Cumberland in tow, aad suoe place’ ber at ber mocrings 1p Grassy bay, | Seon after "he Canrberland anchored, his Honor Colons! RE, the xeticg Gover § parsing the snip hi, when toe Ca aberta ted bis Bag t tne gallant Adiirel 19 not ia | the eojeyment ef yood hi ronivdletely af wr the aden— Te Aeamer Me lio via Boston fp siz days, arvi on Sat urdsy, Fivh Cégpm cen fo; Vice Admicsl Sir George F Seynicur, the preseat naval Comaander-in Caist on this staton ‘There crepsicuem era omitted to bs landed « Heltax on the Tih foet., from the mail stesingr Arab a and cowtqvectly were Csrried by her to B Waw the cmisston became koown at Halifax, th T Moe lin was imme iate!y sent to Bortan for them ead Csptai: Hovter ais accon plishee his miseton ia the short period | above stated. These deacatanes, we uaderstand, ¢ra- vey) ‘0 A miral Seymour the fotelligenes that hiv « ‘oregoing paragraph tie Gazve tai Hanten f om H ji'ax a Todia statton, Admiral Fanshawe, would arrive very shortly at Califax, in ome of the mail steamers, Sir George, with the view to facilitate avy new plans which might #9 'y, in consequence of the alceed state of affairs on the ocntinert ef Earope, at once mafe ar Tangemen’s go wave for Heifex io the Merlin; and that vousel, with Une geileot Admiral’s flag fiyirg at her fore- maa! hesd, steamed away for ber destination La oc 200eecoecso°0 fog The Cunbeylent, Uaptata Seymour, will k Galitex to-morrow; aod ber Majrcty's steamer Bri cander S4ymonr. im about ten | jays, [vin avid that the Oumertand will be ssat to the | Baltic on ner retorn w Eaglacd, The O., fom ail secounts, in ip ® mosr effoisnt stata, aod doubiless will do her coutry @OO0 eMvICS etaved that | Admiral Fanebe f ba eom- posed of email ¥: » well adapend to comp-ts with “letters of marque,” should mich be atienpted in this part of the world | 4 pe paper (Feb, 91) saya the schooner Medora, | th fo fourteen Asys from the isisad of Ne ris, hurecay, 16ta Febrasry Io consequence recently ailirg at that ielsad, the 10 the Quarawtioe statin, Grama wal W> aacrretand rhe ‘stand of Nevia way fren from fectious Oiresre When Lhe Medora left, and that aot gle core of cholera hed ceourced there for twenty five days previouly. Vine bnadred psrrous hat beep carried off by cholera vie out of & oonnletion of about nine thoamad, Three only of the aaa der were whi #6, vie, the Chief Jas- tice, Lie ):otbey, and a lady. Tur disease was most rapid jaitm progress Ins ing only about three hours, A very | laree majort y Of the viotiwue died dariug the night, having retired to bed tp geod health. Tot weather at Bermu-a was very cold, bnt floe. ‘Toe sichaees Led entirely ciasppeared from 3t. Toomas. The Japanese Empire. RYPORT OF THE DEAIH OF HB BMPSROR OF JAPAN CONFIRMAD. A letter of Decemper 15, written by an officer of the Unived States steam trigate Susquehanna, lying in the harbor of Hoog Kong, contains the following extract We are still lying here, and with every prospect of remawing sume time Jonger; for Commodore Perry seeais to have gotten over bis hurry to return to dJapwiu itis tbe general opiuion among the uaval | oificers here that we will not eail fur Loo Choo aud | Japao votil some time in January. The United States ship Lexington has not yet | made ber appearance, although we are daily looking for ber, as she was reported by the’ Sea Witch, which vee-el came in day before yesterday, one hun- dred and twenty days from New York, aad is now slovgside of us, discharging her coal and some of her stores. The Sea Witch goes from here to Pana- ma, w.'h coolies to work on the railroad there, and | har teen fitted up with another deck, &c., for that | par sO8e. : By the arrivel of the steamer from Shanghae we hesr ‘hat the Emperor of Javau is dead, and that no intercourse would be held with any foreizn nation for three years. If this be true, it is news indeed; but Perry will go there anybow, and if they are hard pushed for ao emperor ve will make one for them, and fight bim aiterwards. The U. 8. sloop-of- war Plymouth has also arrived from Loo Choo, and we earn that the uative junks from Japan brought the same news, so that contl- dence may be placed in the report. ‘There has been @ great deal of sickness on bod of our ship, ana during the pust two weeks we have buried three of cur men. One of them was the cook of our mesa, an old negro that we brought from Phila: | delppia. The crew are now, however, getting much * better, ard I sincerely hope that we may not lose any more of them. The Susquehsnna will probably not be home before a= fall, She has now beeu shree years in eoumis- slon. Vicroxta, Hoog Korg. Dao 10 1868 ‘The United States cieamer Powaten arrived here om the | 36 iat, from Csecom, « ter toarbiog at Micao-=.i well, | The P. while at Wosmpoa was vicited by ell 1h\ Ansel cane and foreigners abou: Cauton, wo expressed ad- wiration at she nobly sivemer Sha ia im fine oordl- tion, and ready for any emergency. Her clipper ead war like appearance, wiick will compare with that of any steamer afloat, exotle: their Ustar- tunetily, ehe ts too large for thi ber quite sueces-(ai to wi her mo the Untier Sisven, Lia ty behopd, avd thougat highly provable, the ( o#0) will tame fate coastdera tou, afver the affair wi aier her to ja feom New Yr, and bo the movements | of the equadrow piLeud the stoceship Sap- pir, mie at Macao; the Susqueheoos, Maceloniaa ani Pipwmonth at this pisce; the Saratoga at Saapghse, aad | the Vandelis at Loo Cho», Ths clioper ehtp Sea Wited, | m York, came io from rea yesterday with oosl fr | Rerquadron The Sox Witch reports tne stores™ia Lax. irgt a iv the Straits cl Jasper, about seventeou daye wail feom thie plet, Sie wae tekimg lo water — ae of Norfolk Heral. | A Month Later From New Mexico | From ike st bouts Repob ivan | [ypranpexcr, Feb. 28,1854. | The Santa Fe mail arrived at 1)'A.M, in charge | of Mr. Booth. James L. Collius, Mr. Lula and Me. | Rodney came as passengers. Toe intelligence is up to the Ist of Febroary. | ‘The weather was very severe on the outward te'p; | two of the animals were frozen, and one of the wa: 018 bad to Te abar doned. A memorial ue presented, asking Congress to re- es ablist Port Atkiason, on the Arkansas river. vegisiatnre had adjourned, Ss eral Armajo died ut bis residence at Rio A Apaches have been driving large droves of ©) d flocks of sheep from the rauche of Jesus Lous ‘ar snd one of Wis party had been killed by the Ind ns while on a buffalo haat. | Bosit ese wos dull; eff rts are bela made to devel- | ope the mineral resources in New Mexico. Bishop Lan y is cv bis way to ths States, and will " 1 & menbor of the Soglich Parlia- mept, who has been pressing the winter at Taos aad | Kent's Port, has arrived at Westoort, in this State, homeward bcond. sincere pleastre that we a acd solid granite simeture ¢ ington Monament, « ‘ completed. Itr tie belent of forty feet, and | on its top is to be erected did wrouzs eqaes- trian statue cf Washing weuly feet high, which | will make the whole he gbs of the moaugent*sixty feel from the ground. Yesterday we evjoyed & splendid view from the top of the monument, after ascending ou elegan’ ud substantial soiral cast iron staircase leading op throogh the interior fom the mattive and solid graniie door on the south. The monument is now ready for the reception of the | statnes, of which two, Patrick Heary and Thoraas de flerson, each ea feet high, bave been cast ia dar pad cirection of Mr. Craw. | ifivei feet high, i+ now io the act of me by the same accomplished seulptor-aitist have strong hopes that this last samed statue will be completed during tne present # tha’ the besatifal the Virginia Wash- pital square, is now | year, so that the monument may ce solemaly igaa- purated on the 224 Pebroary, 1855, jast tive years | from the Iaying of the corner stone—Richmond En querer, Feb 28. | | she ia either @ principal or am accomplion im th of the exal Whe Onondaga Murder. OONFES#ION OF THE SERVANT GIRL. Diow with o beavy, biuct instrament. Our thet She women wer altashel wilh pa xe, and taroeiag [From the 3) -acuse Repudiisan, fed. 27) to bed, and | ber arms up before her face for the purpore of ‘The servent girl, Mary Oummings, now males oceetts | game of cards | her bead irom the biows, had them broken and out {i bas corfeese’ that sbe kaows that Alired Fyler m [weet ic, anil | the manner above mentioned; and the et hie wi'e; taat » criminal interoouree had existed between Mrs. Fyler that 1 | dieted bim and her for some time past; and that she knew pre ‘Doth ‘sald ( bad | atthe viously that he was going to kill his wi! at did not | minutes after I weat know Thatsome months ago re atteuptes to potsom 0 played the game bis wife by iefariog poison iuto the coffer, but feding fire arm or] ‘that he could not poison bis wife without effecting all tae family, he threw the ocffee away. ant she; Mary Oum wp legs, warhed eut the coffee pot. She ie to be encienle. She rays that oa the vight of the murder she saw bixo kill bis wife, aed afterwards he and she ercanzed things and tions to conform with the idea at ter pted to be yed by the berry of bl a Notwithstandirg the aw'ul position souer ¥ ler {a placed at presant, ciroamstan: ovinion ts againal relieve him. Poy shovld be curbed uvtil further investigation in other ebannr ls, ler declares he is inaosent, aad is very calm apa pored. ‘Thece is w great deel to be made public yet. Tae rela- tiwehip of the girl to the Oswego mom. and the contra- Giotory testimony of her two broteers as to them, their perrons’ appearance aad their whereabouts on the might of the muv¢er, as also the fact that the youngast i the cellar door open that might. should be allowed dae weight. Ope of the brothers of the girl, hee rpsayls ary ouageat brother, has iarge black whiskers, is as a Fyler and bas curly hair, THE }UNSEAL OF MRS FYLER. ‘We attendec the funeral of Mre, Roth Fyler, the mur- Gered woman, yesterday at hor late resisence. There wee ® very large concourse of people preseat, men and women, citist na, frieods, neighbors and relatives. Proba- bly a thousand or fifte-~m handred persons were im attead- houre sndehureb, Tre body was in acofin room or parlor, pear the front door, and all ‘were permitted t>examine it, Tas father, other frelatives of Mr aed Mrs. Fyler, ware resent, ae aio the ebtidren of the usfortumate woman, 4 sill more unfor:usate mon; for he is indeed the most unfortunate if guilty, in being yet alive and end the tortures of remorse. It was am affect ht to bel boy, Hea- unused to the melting m’ lees invocerts. The turn thet tha affair prejacterd pablic mind stroogiy Lok wt the chilires, * against the prisoner; but w! the kindest fesiinge of our mature impel us to hops saat the father cay be :nnoccent The body was buried within tom or twe've ro!s of the welling hoc, in « fartly barial ground about fifty fet tquar, around which is ouilt a maseive stone wall four fe-t high, with ooping In thix cemetery five gravas ars visible, wad a large obeliek monument withia !s bonads rits 1 (be most conspicuous obj sot from tha front of the house Toe murdered women was deposited along side of Mr. Fyler's fires wife, at the heed of whose grave ise torab stene besring the inscription :-— EE OT Oe Ee one ele MARIAN, wife of ALFRED FYLER, Died Spt. 25, 1845, 25 yrs Qm's & 18 dys. “Lo, where this silent marble weeps, A friend, mother ale ‘A heart rm affections won ‘Ibe love of a1,—-thecld, tue youag.”? Co re er) Next 'o * Marian’? is @ little tombstone iassribed:— eccecocoecaces90900900000000 ev0000000e0 800? ° oO) ° ALFRED J. ° co woo of - oO; ° A&M FYLER, °| ° Died ° ° Feb. 27, 1845, £9 m’a & 23 dys, ° | Socoecccccccecccecccccccece | Ou the obelisk is earved:— | FPA ERE LS SBP Ue SMA C10 BOO: O:1m0:0 Ory ° OREN, ° ° eon of eo} o ASA & MARY FYLER, ° ° Born Marah 2, 1624, ° ° Died March 26, 1848 ° ° ‘Lhe feeling sicong the arremblegs was more of horror | and sorrow than of anger or desire for revenge. Though , mepy seemed imprersed with the inferences drawa from ihe testimony and other circumstancs, we do mot be- lieve there was ons present who would have disgraced apd cotemred an nature snd the Inws ecough to uited or Gone augbt bat sympathise with the of those childrem, had he heen permitted to be ent et the obsequies according to his request. Bat Sheriff with proper prudence, and for tue sake of enting the possibility of any anploasant expression, eclined to assume @ responsibility that he feared | might lead to unnecessary excitem THB BXAMINATION ON WONDAY—SVIDENOS OF MARY CUMMINGS. [From the Sycacuee Caroniele, Fab. 27} A prelimizary examisation of Alfred Fyler, under arrest cp suspicion cf having murdered his wife, was commenced before Justiog Ouccensok, st juarter defere 10 o'¢ixck thir morning. Long be‘ore tI ‘the polics offics was crowced with @ curious assemblage of people, who ma: fosted aa acute interest in the case, Tne a: strat! of the crowd frequeptly turbulent and uprosrons, ccmsicerable Celay enruing before order could be restored. Woen Mary Oummicgs was brought im%0 the office, sha falated away. Fyler appeared quite calm and iniif feren' Distriet Attormey Andrews and Hervey Shelden, Esq. appeared for the people, aud J. W. Nye and Hillis & Mor gan, Eqs, for the prisoner The District Attorney offered Mary Cammings as a wit he: Mr Hillis said that bef re Mary Cammings was sworn be Ceaired to converse with ber. She had been arrested apd ccwmitted to the jal ov t! harge of murder. He hed be-w re'ainet for ber defence by « friend of bers. He had been refueed a1) opjortactty for eon’erence wits her. He now fonnd her is court, to mak» statements which — might {nvolve ber in perjary ani murder, wad, as her -ounse], be d+manded an iaterview with het. The pudtie interests, be said, oouki never be subrerved by testimony token uncer cirenmr\snoes in whicd it was reported that Of this girl bac been talen The Jusiice said Mary Cummings had counsel, ani um dorsioed ber position Mr. Nye took exception to the procredings, om the ground of the court not baving juridistion in the besa coroner’s jury not having coucladed their in neat. The Justice eald he ehoold prcoeed with the case. Mr Hillis wshed to remove the impression, if it extat- ed, that they were attempting to clog the ovurse of jas- | tice, Be felt that there were several strong reasons why the ‘care should not proceed. He raised the quastion whether or not Mary Cummings coul! be recvived as & witness. It was not necessary to the ende of justice, She was ap acoomplice, and under commitial om the charge cf murder My. Shelcon denied that she was an accomplice. Mr Hiijjs ci.ed author ties to sow that it was at the Cigsretion of the eourt to admit mvny et this tims, sovaate hor to fasten the guilt of thie deed upow rome other psraoa, to screen bers If end ber brothers who are under arcee: on suspl Re dened that this court sd the powar to admit the i@ ivory of the witness, and cited sathorities in Fupport of this position, Aud farther, that it would not be choreet apd right to¢« so §6He oxiled apop the Jus tise to atend up sgatost the «trong pubdlis opision which is tearing cown upon (the prisocer, ard g vo hic ali the benefit of t'¢ law ead questions in doubt Mr. Ancrews beld that the premises of the argument of Mr. Hilke were wrong, and not apulicadle to thir case, The witkers wan not (firred asian ecoumplice. Mr Nye aid thie disavowsl locket be trifling with men He ceniec the power cf the District A:toreey to determine bo diepesition of tue witness. Sae in charged with the murder of the same person ag the prisoner, ead enot the law Formeriy accomplices were sot adia't'ed as wit estes at law; the power of discretion was a quite recent | thing, and origiaated on tae gcoand of mec# sity. He was tly #tLing that ‘he prisoner should ve committed itiout ¢xeminstion: and this could only be the rasult ou. There was no nscesst'y for taking | ber teetimeny Be warned the coart mot to perm t ber | to acd the crime of perjury wo her other transg, Fry sbeldem Peld jhe’ proposition of the c tse) a) novel and watenacis. Thaic rehemeat ol rhe wer an accomplios nsation e¢ baying been conosraed in the crime; 8 C6 Bo! exclnde her from giving ber tes imony, pre wee fie duty to go into a thor ugh exec iostion Me Hillis repied, erguirg im copport of bis original postion, The Jartise desided that thé witness ab al! Rey Commings betog svora, said! am cig nid; Dave lived at Alfrec Fyl e'ore livtog with nin, my father § ir aod Mre Fyler’, vas rora, tawo years a year the ret of Mero: dole Mea. ray mothe:’4 ia mother of part of the weet ab: mt wert bo me his mo’ ber when at Split th y ¢id net come baer Gli Trae nt bern by & dighee! Watnaday afternoon; moraiag; ay broti. er Joon ts elder than Tran; he w Jenova (rom Cariat- mas cn] come back Turelay night; wont to my mocaa’s | ou Tovrday 10 ee Somes frieeds from Osreg>—dohu Ma Keny coc John Mabar, relatives of motoer's; they have deem st Oswego fortwo cr ibres years: 1 cid not know they «ere comitg from O.weca; they come ap to Fyler’s to Fee me mod my joungest brotaer; Mew Fyler gave me perm evens g, Th in se | jon to go Dome on Taeaiay ‘ok! the boya T would go Gown; ther wore ben a! Frierson Mondsy eight avout ap boar Mr, Fyler was there all that tims, aud Mes Fyler s pert of the time; Mr. and Mrs. Fylar owe ctines felt nice, ard semetions cror; ene eeulded him some Les or tice 4 wee day, thay bad some hr pst tn the kite atiting room, and her ryeal hed 6-0 orying he beea io the metbrr snd sisier Mc. Frler ard myself were Mine Wi ite came ther hone we 7 ping; we hac eupper that evening before dark; Mr Mre. Fyler, the two ebiléren ani rayerif were at tae ¢ don't remember what Mr, Fy ler did after sappe the cisben; « terwerde I stood st the bitchen w: Mrs. Fyler, ate brought ia some wood fiom ti od and thea she and I went into the Eortan| ted sot’ Gowns the two eblidren wore, tagres (ast | wae killed; 1 | murcered was from the jittle 0 | of the pistol; I have heatd Fsicr | wont anc torew it mp; I then ‘at coum, And efayed a Hittle while; there to cluner~Mr, Tucker ant hia tro | | move | bOled by ; there was mo took a candle ie tho sittiog- the mantle plese, red 5 mo more of them after that, I went to og soon as I woot t> bed; I can’t easy bow Tyler's. ttle see sean anh ot leaving 1! open; ‘a a | lang Oe Eo aree uatil Fyices boy woke me up er: he wi the = ; heard potbir, a dow; vaw Fy ‘else; asked hii what the matter was: I went back with the boy Bret saw t) door was abi prepa, oe micale room; I tol+ him * yes,” and wy bedroom thet his mama said ‘Don’t, Aifred; it, amd that bie mot was er; im cio, be told me I must say that! heard him hallo murder, and I heerd persons io the front room; he told me that I must eay I heard a shot; I said that 1 hear! nothing, ond he sald that if I said that he would be hung; told fim I would say anything to save my own life; ‘was afraid of bim; he shut my bedroom door, and told me I mast go back to bed till he halloed murder; told bim I was afraid to stay in the houses, aod he seid there was nothing to happen to mo; I went back to bed and covered up my hegd; heard no more noise for as much half hour; thea heard him hollos ‘+ mur- der!?? once; he was out coors; im fifteen or twenty mivutes two men come in; Fyler and Fred. came ip, and an ther man in toe Bitchen; ; OLR; opened y apron and pi y he was dead; Fylor was standi»; over 6 Fred. stood om the floor with « kat bance; Fyler said he wanted {> «00" . be sat down in @ chair oy thy stove; be tola me to get him a clean palr of s:ockiags, and I'get themont of his drawer in the bur parlor, taw the crawera of the bureau all puiled out; nis irr and olotner were kept in one drawer; [ iva’t kaow vat was in the other drawers; gave the stockings to hia and he put them ou; I put his dirty ones tato the bei Talept; when [ came out he told me to dull he was oryipy get kindling wood started « fre; John Boll and Cal. Wilbur then came in; they lived weet Friex’s; they said they would go to find the robbers; i pounder ip who killed his wife | Boil came back in about hel! an hour; Mr. Wilbar came back with Mr. White, two Misses White, aad Miss Smith; some wens out soon after, and others stayed; Fyler didn’t tay anything; Fred, took’ out Fyler’s paa:sloons with a tick or something trom the bedroom where was end; when I went to set the stoskings, Fyler said his home ses all robbed, amd that be dida’t care for his money; he said something about $100, which I did not understand, I was so seared; he said he had dome money in his pantaloons, apd alo ia the straw tick ander his pillow; I did not see Fyler g) toto the parlor or the ned room; whea Fred, brought psutalooms out, somebody put Dix baud into the pockets snd found a buckle; whea I went to the coor the Gret time, while the little boy was crying, I aaw @ light which sopeared to bo in the aliting room; I cau’s wear pow Fyler waa dressed wasn be came to my dear ané knceked; 1 saw nothing of Mra, Fyler efter | went to bad, up to the time he kuooked at my becroom door; first raw her when I came ont, afrer he kpocked on my bedroom door; she was lying on tae floor: ha silk ko had heeled; abe wae byte om lor-fue. ah bedroom door,’with her feet out te the sitting room d ber bead inside the door sill; my batroom door op*ns {oto the sitting room; when he waa talking to me I atoad inside the door sill; door ewings into sitting room; Fyler dit not, to my knowledgs, change any of his clothes that night except his etoskiogs; tre body lay in the same po Rition the second time I weut into the sitting room as the first time; I did mot eee avy b ood om the boy’s clothes ‘no bedelothes whieh weie bloody, exoept where first time I heard that Mrs. Fyler wi ; did not bear the report ‘that he was not going to ayer. d al! his Gays with b's wife; heara him oay ‘this last Monday; he said it to ms ic the kitohes; did net fay anything wore at thas tim+; on Weduesday Mrs. | Fyler eet the oofleepet om the siove, about noon; Fyler came sround the stove and took the cover off ths pat; Mrs. F came ont of the sitting room and took the pot off the atove and put it into the buttery; ahs poared oat some cofiee into a bow!, drack some and left some ia the bowl; xr. and Mrs. Fyler ea: no Giuner; alter dicner [ went ints the buttery aod crark two mouthfals of she coffer; Fyler, whe wae in the siok room, aiked me if I | hac crank apy ef the coffee; told him { had, and he maid 1 bad better throw it up; he gave me some tobacco out Of bis box end tols me to ncggaie y whieh I did, aod the dishes, w Mr. Fyler wanted me to go to the barn with him get come eggs; Fyler told me to empty the ooffee cut an be had put something iato it, and I emptied it foto the rink; I did wot know before I went to bed that Fy ler was going to kill bis wife or that he was yom; (0 jure ber; om Thursday morning I asked soould rend the children to the o:her house, and he sais yee; when I went into the buttery, and was gui recajled to be aworn, he ssia I mast say what fore; when I raw Fyler be looked st me so that! was atiald of bim; have been awora twice before the coro per’s jury; did not swearasI have this tine, bessase | war w'raid Fyler would hill me; was afraid of him be- cave I war all aloce; I bave had oviminal oonmection with Fyler; it cwmmenced at bisckberry time iset ‘the last time on Monday last; my brother Michael bad a pistol at Fyle.’s; saw ic lsst in th caps with it, three or four w ago; don’ kuew whe owned the caps; my brother kept it therea & part of the time; don’t kuow where it was at the time of the marcer; I didn t know there wan arty oog | fa Frier’s house; coo’t know that my brothers did; Fyler owned s large white handled knife: did not see it that bight; sa" it pext morning on the floor in the bedroom, | nese the head of the body: saw m> other kui's that had blood on it; sometimes Fyler world have sick and crazy epelis; would be out of his head; can’t tell the certain time he had the last of there spella, bat it was aboat three weeks ago, when he sold his horse to Alired dow Jott; in the evening. after supper, he toxk out a keife to ‘BA himvelf; he acbattoned his abirt and vest, acd pat the point of bis knife to his breast; I called to Mrs. Fy- ler that be was golog touil! himeelf, aed helped nar to take the xpife away hia; Mra. Fyler cat her finger & Htle; he did pos tery to resist onr tating the baifs from Ip he eaid nothing; he eays mothing when he bas these Mr. Hillis said the defense was not prepared to go on with the crose-examination. i ‘wo o’clook the case was a‘journed until taree o'clock Larxr.—4 P, M.—Oa the re-agsembling cf the oourt at four o’siock. Mr. Nye said that after a consultation of the cvunsel for the defence, it was agreed that they would not at this time cake @ cross-examivaticn of Mery Cummings, placed nc credit im her story, and felt entirely able to show bers! ts to be aurelishi-. Mr. Andrews bad no other witors.+s them for examina- tion. as he had supposed that the cross examine‘ion of Mary Cummings would oozapy thi dey oat, Hs had othe i im port witnesses thas he desired to the stand, In view cf theee facts and bis engagements ni court this week, be nent Lill next week. Mr, Nye could pot see the necsasity for farther exami ration, Egongh bad deen elicited to warrant the oom wittal of the prisoner, and with this the defence would be ratiefied, The Jostion thought it meceseary and proper that a fall guested the propristy of an a: journ | examipation should be hed. He adjonrned she exauina tiow tii] Wednesday of next weex, at 10 A. M., im the Court House, A Wife Murdered by her Husband in New Orleans (F. om the New Urieane Delta, Feb. 1) One of (or mort atrocious avd unmetaral marders that has ever carkered the crimiual reoords of our city was perpetrsted om Suncay evening last, by @ man oxmed Frock Smith, upom the persoa of his wife, Cathorias Smita. Smith lived in @ smali isolaied shanty oo Comm 2 rtrest, reer the Seamp about belf a ifie beyoad the Coartry Hospital. The house stands by iteel’, a go0i taren vemceved from smy other building. It is sata ORY See acd Wie bre (the murdered women) were “ota iw the padi: of ge ting drank occasionally; bat wo canaot toess of this report Tne woman did erson a Zisted to intew pe- Tr, it wae ssid was slightly ta t xicaled when arrested, @ snort time after the eon mts- de crimes. The te timony of cfiver Law aries e® the murderer, and bad hin viet! a coaveyed to the ‘ospitel in & drtog coméition,) as given yesterday before the Coroner's jory, was sabaiantially na follows: —4e rs fides io the pelae borberd of the house where the murder conte’, aed ebont ris oe! on Sonday evaning hy te called upon by an intiydosl, whose 2a Wd do © row reooilset, ant rqnested to xo to Smith's bowre snd we whet WAS golng cm, ae KONE boys Woo hal been sfog the house, Hing for he! bey thong! to enter the : rightenee off by treats ir he would kil preusiaen of Lyady, nvow b is story, repalfed to the nowss of Amite. On on he gate aud enteriag ths yard, the fiat objet th bis view was the body of tas m erré women Iyfny near the gate ia thy b riib'y mangled condi ton, end eoverac onforturats wo mn se mrmedistely wotere’ (coe burhend) inte? = Lend ne woman tn ened # brutal ns remy eel --wodedy help ently weapon, toc——andam rs y to hang for diag it ” woud ror ted treofionr sta kind of & wespon he ’ beaten the woman with To: wera several axes lo the buss, Dut cove of than woe staived wich boot Toe weapon thet bad bern user ist accomplishmen of he dicedy ded could cot be foun’, -n¢ officer Landry thinks thet it must kave been throws tolo # diteh or among he weecs. The Cfliver thea s.ssted Smith and ief.rmed big ‘ket be must go to th tits be mace no oppesition, Landry ra be rlightly totomicates. bat wea pecfes:!y aoaeloas of whst was geiog op around him end talkin. very Very Covcine tw bie orders ts come pera urs eeout Leki git up, and teding ere of 1 . furviture &o Avsitemes was proon el, rowan WAS on: Yared to the hospital 97 four m: a, ons Iscder, whiok served the purpose af a litter, Tas auabls to ppeak, and s few hours died, Wo as * hours, ? He oalcoly raplied, of where the fi sith blood wounds, ents, avd bruises her bands vere bi alse’, and horribly searred and the entire beck portion of the skall was broken and parently haying been dome py & severe y, (rho | demanded of him vho wat | sjani (killed ner with | about ten persons ppon engine at the The foLowing is » list of those killed Owen \y, ® brateman, killed—head John Merpby, arm broken, James Riley, leg broken. Aaros Black, bridge of bie nose broken. ee ‘Miller, a baggege master, badly braised upom 0 breast, H. Avgastus William engineer, legs bruised and face lightly cut. Sibi ‘Two others enca) Atthe of tl th. rate of abou: aix milea am hour. ‘the man Kennedy resided at Lambertville, where he Jayes a wife and one chili. ‘The engine and tender lay on the edge of the river, badly wrseked. We informed that the tra: over the raceway of ths Morris |, near Easton, were so much damaged by the raias as to prevent the regular tain leaving Esston yesterday moruiog, an: consequerit- ly there bas been no commurication by railroad with tbat place up to last night, Pennsylvania Legislature to jphin A ipjary. Visit of the ni Phuade); Inthe House of Representrtives of Pesosylvan'a, on the ‘2bth ult., the Sgraker presented the following communi. eation:— GuvtLeman—The citizens of Philad+Iphia, who the passage of the bill by which the various munieipal oorpo- rations of this county ere to be consolideted into one city, ar an event that requires suite vle public cemonstra- Morn of rejoicing, have ceermined to appropriate the 10th an} Lith days of Mareh, proximo, for that purpsse. ‘They fee] that ruch Comcnstrations would be incomplete without the participation of the mee bers of your honora- ble bodies, to whom they are eo largely indebted for the prompt end cordial manner in ehich their wishes in the remises Tespouded to, 409 Who, an the represen \a- lives cf the people of the whole Stats, will eonfer diz nity snd importance on the orremon! if the Oocasion by your preresor; and they, th ttally invite ic to besome their guests om ant to jo’ mamed, in with them in such manifestations as the objeot to eommémorated may *7em to require. In addition to the desire whioh the ollizsns fee} towxaibis their gratl- tude ‘or the regard you have shown to their interesta, they ale rincerely aoxious to hare you among them, to see and exsmine for yourselves, a# they aie convinoed that euch » visit, onder such circametapess, caonot Cail to be muturlly promotire of thore fraternal feelings which should govern the relations of the metropolis aod all other portions of the Com nen+ ealtir, Tn behalf of the Gea- ora, Committee. MORTON ModICHARL, Chairman. Increase of the Navy. [Pom tbe dovicn Mat), Feb I, The absolute necessity that exists for the increase of our navy, particularly for aa addition to the force now employed on the Paci c, cannot but be evi- dent to any person who will give the subject a mo- ment’s reflection. Our commerce is now very ex: tensive, and our interests daily growing more and more important, and, therefore, needing greater aud more efficient protection; but atill such has beea the lethargy of the geveral government, not ouly on this subject, but many others in which the interests of California are at stake, that no additional steps have been taken to give the necessary protection to our wonderfully increased commerce on this ocean. The Polynesian of the 24th December, in allusion to this subject, has the following :— The United Siateg siogp of-sar Portamouta, Captaia Dornip, is soon to sail for Ban Francisco, Since tue 24 of October the Portrmouth has lain iv the harbor of Homo- Iola, apd her mee bas paen the occasion of mush saticfaction, both to the residents on shore and the whalirg fleet. ‘The remark has often been made that if there ir a port in the Pacific @ the presence of an Ame man of- war was desirable is was in Hooulala the sutumn and winter monthe thers are congregated here rome one hundred or more Americin ships a the same time, thile otbere are ar.iving and departing deily. there shipa, at « moderate osloulation, tuere are ‘and the amount of American proper- and cargoes, counted by ten: ions of simple statement ¥ ment, to covvince any ran of the pro gatths ports man of war, to protes look after commercial interests of such migvicide. It te for thie purpose, in a primary asnse, taat (b+ american pavy is kept io commission; and it cannot »+ doubted that the moral influence of a man of-wor, sttuongh e2@ may not be called upon to act ia & singlecass, ix salutary in a high degree, and ovgxt to bs afforded by that cous: try to her citisrns abroad. In what other port in the Pacific is there sosh an amount of American pro; aflost, or #0 many American citizens congregated? none It must be apparent from the above that the Poly»es‘an is correct; and if the continual 108 of a man-of- war is requisite there, it certainly needs more than threetold to guard all our interests in the various ports. Cxime m Oxt0 IN ut December, 1853, ir. 1853.—For the year endi sai han gene tien ae b rnsy General, F wr a! ties:—In convictions for crimes, there have beem for murder in the second degree, twenty for man- bter, nine for rape, one for bigamy, five for areum, thirty four for burglary, ten for assault with intent to mu two with intent to rarich, two with intent te rob, forty-three for grand larceny, of whiah the “Stateof Hamilton” furnished seventeen; seven for robbery, three erfeiters, two for malicious | four for malicious sta>bing, seventeen | several for other crimes, "Altogether, | the priecpera were sentence! Inst year to 185 years im- i} | pihonment—and geven of the privoners for fe Those prosecutions cost the Sate $14.990 83 The number of | acquiitals for crimes was 93; the nolle prosequts, U1; of | the former were three oases of indictments for murder im | the frat degree. The couvictiovr for misdemeanor, which we mene petit laro*my, srasults, &0., wore 1,549; acquitisls ard solles, 648. There sre some 100 iodict- meots for crimes pow pencirg, sm: murder tn the first degree, not inctnding one or t v0 row ia error, or determined sinw Mr, Pugh’a report waa mace out. These facts do uot fully show the erlmew prosecuted in Ohio the last year, for the twelve counties whose officers nave been rewine ta their resorts, Tais report of crime di little froa prisoners in all were sea | that of the yea 1852, wh: x imprisoned for lifs, amd three tenced to 229 years, capital ocxvictiona jumbus Statesman Frb. 26 Haavy Gax or Wixp—Acctvawra—On Thura- day the wind blew ® perfect gale, dolug euuat oracle | Cemage ip our visinity About 11 o’olook the slarm of | fire wax given, cease. by the blowirg in of ‘he gable end of the new mait hou of Geo-gs Robinsoa, Eyq , wesc the corner of Second snd Sists streets, brea jag ia the kiln | for drying malt, by which the steam esa | the impression that the building wason fire, Ia th: af. / tarnoon, the gable ¢nd of the brick balding of Cuaries | Bewe, om the corner of Fifth street and Prisoa alley, blew the family of Wir, Cambell, who ooreaind thy portion of the howe, and whoaé wile, two duildred, | snc mother in-law were in the room where most of the fell, and most singalarly eecaped with little per- injury, while nearly ail tha foraitare wae deatroyed, ‘eve pot witnersed au severe @ gelein many years —~ Audion Gasette, Feb 28 Ton Fassusr ty Conxecriovt.—The rain of ] ope ey Jak ceored w sudden rise in the strwauis in this | votrify, aod as was anticipated has do demege'in weny places As bas besa w | fore, the Nangarnok Reilroad haa been tl | ferer—b Jowt three or four bri’g’ im Saye | wonr, In ook britgan, ant of course ont ting a atop t ot the road fora few cays, The pesmenge bary, ana plese" above, cow . | comA to ‘his city over the piaok roa! aad Canel rathoed, Tre track of the Istter shed ¢ saeicd * Brock’s,”” bot was repe'red io ti the Brot trefre wp aed down | Coblinevitie, the track was | curieg the night own trela for hal! an bor or mors, wes potat ail nected by the storm. The trains | New York read found co difficulty ta Doratug over the , od the Sonday nicht wail trate came through (= | about ite uscal tine Tae New Loudon and Palmer road har suflered materially by the freshet—tracke warbec, sae the sails torn ap im maay places At Yen- 8 bri¢ge is carried away, ant it is be! i others are cove above that point The New Lendoa tisia wiom stopa at Noratah over right wea delayed several hours im geulh g Cown 'o New Loudon, and did not 7 shis city wer river io o be ti tation OF Oe Sonemgees on this ead of the road == Vee Haven Courter, Heb. 28. Mornen ann CoiLp Brawrp —A melancholy acel- before last. A lady favirg 4 young infant went to bed, and left the candle bor ing among some rags near ‘he bed. The light burued dowa, and vet tek rags and bed on fire. When she awoke, the fire had communicated not only to the bed, but also to her and the infant’s clothiog. The mother died in great agony on the 2istolt. The child isbetwer. The hus- | band bas been ic jail for an attempt to murder, bat | broke jail some time ago, and has not since been | heard from. While living the vife was badly treated by him, as be frequently became int | dent occurred in the village of Monroe, Ga, week " s At times during J e present force, on this ocean, .- ¢ them five cases for” cases # aped, aod ortaied ~ accident the engine was going at ~ * te