The New York Herald Newspaper, March 14, 1854, Page 1

| | ] | | ; I ‘sa(be mesessary to examine the papers now communicated. ‘. Metter referred te by the Post iseither a fraud, or was THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 641L NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. SNTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON, THE BLACK WARRIOR AFFAIR. ‘PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS. Na 2WBills for the Construction of a Railroad and Telegraph to the Pacific. Menatorial Debate on a Petition Relative to the Niagara Falls Canal. ~ PERSONAL EXPLANATIONS IN THE HOUSE. | i H s see a s “RAILROAD ACCIDENTS MARKET REPORTS &., &e., de. ‘The Latest from Washington. * "MB ADMINISTRATION AND THE BLACK WARRIOR AF- FAIR—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, ETC. Wasuixeron, March 13, 1854. Tt tw understood the President will not send a mossage “to Congress to-morrow relative to theegisure of the Black \ Warrior, in consequence of the receipt of additional in- formation this afternoon. Mr. Dallam, bearér of des- ‘patches from Havana, arrived here this aftermoon at four ~@ clock, in the Southern boat. He left Havana in tho Isabel on Wedmesday last. The cargo of tho Black War- «glor had been unloaded, and was in the government store- houses. It ip said in the Cabinet meeting, this morning, a ma: _ jority of the members were in favor of recommending a “suspension of the neutrality laws with Spain, in case of a | xefusal to give prompt satisfaction for the outrage of v@eizizig the vessel. The despatches received this after- noon will now probably alter this view, but the message » will scarcely be ready to goin in the morning, as it will ‘THE NEBRASKA BILL—ITS FRIENDS, ETC. ‘We have reliable information that the statement made iim the New York Buening Post, that Greone@. Bronson is “opposed to the Nebraska bill, is utterly unfounded. The <writtem some years ago upon another question. Mr. ~ Bronson is a warm advocate of the bill. ‘The opposition of Mr. Pugh, the Senstor elect from Ohio, te the Nebrasks bill, is confined simply to the -Claytom amendment.- The great principle of the bill—the ~whrogationof the Missouri compromise—mects his ap- Speer Unless the enemies of the Nebraska bill press, it 4s not the intention of Mr. Richardson to try and reach = the bill for some time. THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. rere Sonate, \ Wasummcton, March 18, 1854. ‘TUR NEBRASKA BILL. Mr. Foor, (whig) of Vermont, presented petitions ‘against the Nebraska bil: _Mr. Gawéap, (fiee’ tel) OF N. Y., prdsented remoa- ‘against the Nebraska bill—one of them in the . lies Tovesr, (Gem) 0 Connecticut, presented similar ‘memorials. ‘My. Sumusn, (free soil) of Mass., presented sixteen of ‘the mame ebaracter, from Massachusetts. ‘Mr. Evamer, (whig) of Mass., presented remonstrances » from thirty towns in Massachusetts against the Nebraska bil. ~e ‘Mr. Feu, (whig) of N. Y., presented the memorial of ¢ Bishop Wainwright, and other clergymen of New York, ‘the same bill. ‘Tan COPYRIGHT THRATT. ‘Messrs. Swamp, Tovcsr and Summum presented re- vSWeomsteances against the ratification of the copy-right sites ti DUTY Om SBGARS. ‘Mr. Sewaxp presented the petition of certain tobac- _eonista of New York, praying that duty of forty per ~ centam be imposed on imported segars. j LAND FOR RAILROADS. ‘Me. Sroarr, (dem.) of Michigan, introduced a resolu- tion granting land to Michigan for railroads. {LAND WANTED FOR eS “. ‘Mr. Fur presented memorials praying for a grant of ~ gand to aid the State of New York in constructing a ship canal around the Falls of Niagara, snd moved that they tee on Commeree. , inquired if those ~ " these memo- upon ad- - Committees. fe Hl iH i Ee ; i i! i i F ie ti i 01 : i L f F z z Committee i i b Hh f i gE i ti ini to revive of 3 » i i 1 i 8 2 l i g | f z = re | memorials were im; j 80m for discharging the Committee on Commerce from | adoption of measures to open the navigation of the Ama- that on but session for the ‘to'take them up, and the subject therofore fell i oe ‘mumber of me- do not how many, I should think « ‘to the consideration of the sul Commerce, who have it in hope, therefc ! that these potitions will go to that committee. ‘The uestion is, What is the le? and what is the inci- dent? The principle is the construction of the canal around the falls of Niagara for the benefit of commerce. Fhe Sioa ogee opm tinea ga - be used for that pur . Thisisa subject for action of the Commitice on Commerce; and for me as a member of pocctd epg homtd te our i in regard to it, As fag ogre rd ecute our ingu ‘efire ie Shute joined, wen his as c ir. ART |, Tepea' ition, moved that tke petitions be inid on the table” “4 ‘The motion was lost, as follows by the Committes on 1 fore, ‘Y zas—Mesers. Atchison, Bayard, Brown, Butler, c ‘Dodge of ay Evi Houst: “4 Fest, Bebethisn, Bulsel. See aes womens Tonnes Naye—Mesers. Ly Chase, Everett, Fessen- | . Fish, eek Foot, Gwin, Jones of Iowa, Norris, | i, sey Shields, Sumner, Thompson of Ky., j M xf, (dem.) of Wis., followed, contending that rena cod to go to the Committee on Public nds. Mr. Sewarp explained that numerous memorials of | a like character were already before the Committee on | ree. ‘Mr. Warxer said that did not alter the case. If those ‘ly referred it was rather a rea- them than one for sending others to it. resclutions of instruction from his Sta! this work. Jf such resolutions came, he obey them—tut he would introduce a’ bill \t- ing lands to Wisconsin to aid her in construct- ing the werk, for he could not see that the Legislature of that State had any business to step out of her limits and instruct him to ask public lands in any other State to aid im the construction of the work. He then said, that Leginiature is very prolific in instructions. I presume it will reach this subject. It did go so far from home as to instruct us in regard to the canal around the Falls of St. Mary. It has 80 far as to instruct ua in regard to appointments to office out of the State, and it has now gene as far as Niagara Falls. intend to obe its instructions if they shall come, and I therefore wis very wnuch that the subject should be before the Commit- tee on Public Lands. Mesers. Depex, of Iowa, Fisn, Dovcras, and Srvart, continued the debate, and then the memorials were re- ferred to the Committee on Commerce. ‘TUE NAVIGATION OF THE AMAZON. ‘Mr. Evsrert presented the memorial of Lieut. Maury, on behalf of the Memphis Convention, in favor of the zon to the world. THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE—THE IMPRISONMENT OF MR. WEST BY THR CUBAN AUTHORITIES. ‘The Cua laid before the Senate » message from the President, communicating the correspondence in 1850 between Mr. Schenck, our Minister at Brazil, and the State Departinent, touching the African slave trade. Also, & measage from the President, transmitting, in reply to the resolution of last session, the corre nce _con- cerning the arrest and imprisonment of James H. West by the authorities of Cubs, in 1851. Referred, and or- dered to be printed. THE DUTY ON Mr: Cray, (dem,) of Als., the Legislature of Alabama duty on railroad iron. ‘THE SOLDIERS IN THE LAST WAR WITH ENGLAND. Paes BRODEEAD, (dem.) fa Pa., saa Eat of Legisla ania, in favor of gran one hundred and sixty acres of land to all soldiers of the War ors (dem.) of Til, presented resol f ir. lem. 5 resolutions of in favor of giving pensions to RAILROAD ikon. resented the resolutions of favor of the repeal of the the Legislature of the surviving soldiers of the War of 181 ‘TRE PACIFIC RAILROAD. ‘Mr. Gwin, (dem.) of Cal., from the Select Committee, reported a bi Providing for the construction of arailroad from the Mississippi Valley to the Pacific Ocean. He said ‘the committee had other matters before it, and this bill was only to be considered a report in part.” It wasthen made @ special order for Monday, the 27th inat. The fol- Jowivg is the substance of first dl treighing not lms than"T0 tbe, tothe yard, shall e cone an . © con- Hiruled through the Territories of Te Inited States. from some point on the Western of some one of the Atlantic States, west of the Mississippi river, to somo ‘border of ‘The location point on the eastern of the‘initial ‘be after the contract is made, and to be completed seven years thereafter. One seventh of the road to be completed annually. Any ecmpany chartered by any State el, take contracts. To enable contrac!ors {o con- struct the road the bill grants ev. land within twenty miles of each side of appr es. a sum not to exceed $600 mi for carying the mail dally on waid years, ‘The iand to be ceded to the of Bfty miles long, whenever an officer that roiles tai rod is sompeted, tnd the road is s Bia he ‘to company shall be paid for carrying the mail on s: ion per annum. panl fous ertive droughore the ey tn iting iv ¢ count V fe the road. At the end of t! i 2,2 aut att e' 35, ii REF 4 in State or United States stock, worth, value, $2,000,000, as security for the contract. The profits and interest on be to the contractora during the of the deposit. contractors failing to carry on the construction of the road, as pro the con- tract, shall forfeit to the United States $100,000 of tho money cr stocks 40 deposited for every month such fail- ure or default shall continue. When the road is com- pleted according to contract, the sum deposited to be lored to the contractors. The ‘company shall ed fit and emoluments, it keep sport fala te during said time shall road for jurin; ‘&e., in repair and . i jlete accounts of receipts and expenditures, aud at ee oe examination of United officers. The United per age — act of Congress take and ago Toad eq 4 ing to tl company the amount actually ex constructing and equipping said read, with a net profit of 12 per cent per annum thereon, exclusive of the # and land estimates at $1 2% pet acre, received from the United States. At the end of forty years from the com; roed, it shall be surrendered to the United States with all the equipments in good order; and no much of the said road as may be within any "State shall be coded by the United States to said State, upon such conditions as Congrees shall prescribe. Sec. 2. Grants to California alternate sections of land for twenty miles on each side of the road, to aid said State in continuing said main road through its limits. Sec. 3. Makes the minimum price of the alternate sec- tions reserved by the United States along the road in Califo: $2 50 per acre. Bee. 4, 8 and 6, refer to the road in California. ‘THE VREMONT SENATORSHIP was taken up, MORNING EDITION—TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1854. Mr. Lane, (dem.) of Ind,, asked and oMeined tho he had he would " ere conservative the State of his but the Union and the rig! under the constitution. Northern aad Southern bok wd calculated to disturb the harmony of the Uzion. So us consent of the House to reply. Hé said that hoped this personal explanation would bmve takem ia it were or Sout the and ), sane ‘of every State ‘bet all alike interested in perpetuating the Bre ena ine lh Se ee tegrity of the Union. He oar asferasany man to out abolition agitation and Southern agitation much for generalities, and now for the subject in ] C Maryland,’ (a J gers orete house, when he, t area to Mr. Orr, suggest ‘ema, to respons to i in the abrence of and Mr. Lane,) sto jing across the without avail, to the last uanwed r. Sollers. He (Mr. Lane)'then incly and courteously interrupted Mr. Sollers,and asked bm to correct his remarks, wih him, snd that he would teach him a lesson 4 m, ramely, to mould tho opinion of his (Mr. Lane's) ccustitvents, and not fer them to mould his. Now, he Qh. Scliers) eafd this playfull math was # playful one, i apa (Mr. Hunt it Be dia not His response was that-he (Mr. Iane) would now be able td go into the news ers oe , and hia (Mr. Lane’s) re- If the gentleman from Louisi- ) thought otherwise, ho misunderstood intend to be personal to Mr. Sollera, nor eny other gentleman on this floor. The gentleman’ fm J cuisiana rose and asked to explain. th In the confa- acy. be (Mr. Lane) heard the word “ rebuke’ from that gentleman; and what his that “he lav it to scorn. Ho i tle gentleman's right to rebuke Would say to the gentleman, him, in all ki ? Why, He did not admit and he his reported remarks Were unjust to him as well.as to the gentleman. ‘The gentleman said when the coramittee had reversed the decision of the Chairman, ruling the gontle- man out of order, that he (Mr. Lane} ‘had been rebuked. What were the facts? He was as ing 28 any member tohcar the gentleman. If any body was “rebuked,” it was the Chairman—t! Camptell.) He Playful one on his ir. intend toa; nothing pride read a note he had received, aa: quite sick, but now better than Mr. 81. ‘dem.) of Ky. ve assertion the ANTON, no ground for dangerously il deal better to-day. to hear. entire he gentleman from Obio, (Mr. follere—and if the gentlewan from Louisiana did not “rebuke” to him (Mr. Lane,) be meant nsive to that gentleman. In conclusion, he that Mr. Sollers was was. it Mr. Sollers the explanation. remarked that there was ‘that is He was sick yesterday, but isa gres' Mr. Larx—I bt ner Mr. Hest rep! The gentleman. commenced with Soma Sage g er honor an: stitution. The vindication of forth by any remark he made. diana or any other State. strictly in defence of the on this floor. The tort on th \) wi never more and took occasion to laud Indiana iotism, and her astonished this from the gentleman’s lips. There’ was general tion on that occasion on the around him, and one Southern constituencies as expressed their feelings. biting and scornful—fi But the sarcastic. Really, this is such a Men pl He would abstain from any notcaptious. He was die resent he did. ‘The gentleman’s manner was iis brow was knit—his countenance botom. He must consider gravely in earnest in what he had said to-day. e would rather die than wound the f ble man without just canse; but he: ‘the He believed says he was ‘that— | isk? | as = z playful. we lay such fantastic tricks as make the angels weep. trusted that hereafter the ‘gentleman from Tadlana remarks which would carry a the gentleman | of honor; ead of any honora- bad hd wan of sensibility, and so long as he haé a Yoice to speak Of Sh stm to raise, he would’ never submit to an affront, Meth nad qn ate aban hod ; atest rll write my wrong whore’er 'tis given, ‘Were it e’en ii popes rere it e HB borne out in his sil ones from od that bo haa been commencement to the ond of this ee with the aj bation of every man of honor on this floor, from the North end frem the Scuth. ‘THE BOUNTY On motion of Mr. Himmarp, Retolved, That the Commi strugted to inquire into law#in relation to ome aR ar ae Whole on the State of ‘die Dnlon be aischnrned tron th ole on e Uni it resolution which which was referred two further consideration of the had the honor to submit, an: for the relief of theSan Francisco ght, for the credit of the ‘rescuers, it was time they ebould take up the matter and dispose of it in some way. ‘Tke roles were suspended. Mr. McMctim, en.) of ject was on the Va. posed to present gold medals to ‘who came to the relief of the thousand dol already been rewarded not sprung in the On motion of Mr. Union. mittee on the subject, road and telegraph from Ocean, and for other purposes. ‘The House refused, by thirds,) to make the a the State of the Union. construction of the railroad and sissi and sixth degree of longitu and thence westerly to tisements to bem the road, proposing a cession of and Mr. Pueurs (whig) continued bis remarks for an hour and « half in support of his claim. Mr. Baran; (whig) of N. C., replied. Mr. 1007, (wi ‘Vt., got the floor, when the sa ject was post; |, and after an executive session the ite shortly after 4 o’elock adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasmixcton, March 13, 1854. THe MAIL STRAMERE—THEIR ADAPTABILITY 48 VESSELS OF wan. The SrEakER laid before the House a communication from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to Mr. Walkor’s resolution, asking whether the steamships employed in the ocean mail service are of proper construction to be converted into vessels of war in the event of their use for that purpose being required, and if so, how many are of thin deseription. The Secretary, in his reply, says he has carefully examined the numerous reports on file in the department in addition to those recently received, and whilst those reports and public results demonstrate | conclusively the admirable adaptation of the steamers | to the performance of the sorvice in which they are now engaged, he cannot resist the conviction that the general | principles of construction on which they are built, are such that it is a into versels of war to be re! regular men of war. They, however, in the event of , Ree A gh prem Ade agg and serviceable as trans- | ‘THE FLARE-UF ON made | also that Mr. Sollers thanked his God that these. also of a sum not exceeding six Toni and telegraph line b; 12th of January last. He defended bution of money through the President, as the most the San this sub- " ted that ae at tne particular time. He did not object to that part of the resolution which the ships ay isco sufforers, but he was opposed to the distribution of one hundred 8 pueee the officers and crews, who have xy private munificence. Mr. CHaxpirR replied, shor that this matter was been pending since the the tel suitable agent for that purpose. Mr. WExtworrn, (dem. of Tl, moved to suspend the rule which Forse Nile wekinnes to first ue considered in committee, but motion was voted wn. Cuanrpize the resolution was again sent to the Committee of the Whole on the Stateof the RAILROAD AXD TRIFGRAPH TO THE PACtrIC. * Mr. McDovear, (dem.) of bw the select veg a establishing a rail- she Atlantic States to the Pacific eas 116 to nays 60, (not two- nl order for the second Puseday of May, and referred it to the Committee of the Whole on ‘The bill provides that, for the purpose of securing the ph from the Mis- i river to a point not north of the thirty-seventh parallel of north latitude to San Francisco, there shall be granted a quantity of land, in alternate sections, to the width of fifteen miles on exch side of the road, from the terminus on the Missiasippi river to the one hundred } alternate sections to the width of twenty-five miles each side of the road, and from thence through California to the western terminus, of alternate sections width of fifteen miles on each side of said rond. ublished inviting sealed the aver- for ban te ited, and hund: per mile per annum to the contracting parties for the use of such the United States for postal, military, naval, and all other government purposes. HIRAM POWERS, THR 80U1: On motion of Mr. Harrison, (whig) ¢ Ohio, it was Resolyed, Tha itt in it the Com: atructed to into t Reeolved, That the Committee etrocted to inquire into LPrOR, yn the Iai of on For Affairs be in ceserry and proper for Cot dent of the tak ed Stata uy committed on the flag ‘upon th> rrons and f ite citizens J eet ee a"eatte fe Cainsaad %S Seeatene Gua Etrtes frem fotore danger or annoyance resulting from the Y, ( geo friend from a ‘tion uiry . The Committee on Foreign Affairs had Wen gocoiel oa that Point, and he could see no o! Ir. BARCKENRIDGR, (dem.. five in objecting to the sn man from Alaboma eo it for bly come in a day or two. This résolution assumed, th igarenes of official data, that rages. Thereforey it would be sponse from thi 5 e Severa) objections were made. Phill tSformation end the to “of Ky., said his only mo- ution, was that the gentle- made a call on answor would it there have been out- ‘bettor to await the re- Mr. Pennine moved a suspension of the rules. Disa- greed to by ayes 46, noes not counted. The Houre went into committee on the DEFICIENCY APPROPRIA’ EW Mr. Wextworm, (dem. lect of Wentern interests, vote for all works of ments want completed. tion of over $600,000 to purchase certain We Duildings for an senay office in New York, on that amount would pay for ty trans- to Phila. ortation. of every man’s Reiphia and back. ht to be but one mint, abolish all the branch ta on improvement which all the depart- It had turned out dicied. An effort is made to hay am. about ve a If he had mints, and williognent Lang adveente | ‘would prove thet Ire hed ~ eas | man to maintain the rights of gen le slave States on this floor. He repeat eras ter ten tse urpose ag the most fiery of the fonth. He hailed froma State which occu- tion on this subject. Indiana was and she has said: it knows no Fast or West, or North £. Hid not see how he could refer to the:disoussion | the gentleman from will aboat $15,000 annum, we may wel startled at the onerous ¢ax to support the assaying es- fabliahment in New York. 4 Mr. Barry said that wes oe ee as the chair- ww Chandiler,) no dow! cd little to do with Phi or New on Ho was looking at the subject as it concerns ibe Mr. Feomexes further remarked —The, coun- a and feteian eels in New 7 the rental }, Would the suns of peran- asked the special of the House to trines.of nen interventions, they will les the Missouri THR WEST JOINT CADITEN. dom Jot Vat, moved a jcint resolution in it West Point. He said by the recent represeniatives, in sorae-cases two ca apportionment dets had been thrown into the same distriet, while othe districts have pone. The law provides that one cade shall be appointed frem- every ae I! distrtet. ‘This he proposed should be in the distriote not now represented by cadet appointments. The Secretaryof War had informed him that this would additionally the number of cadets eight, but that in the course of tw or three years everything would come right as heretofore. Pending the consideration:of the subject the House ad journed. ° ‘The Seizure of the Black Warrior. ARRIVAL OF THE ISABFE XT CHARLESTON. Barriworx, March 13, 1854. rs of Tuesday Inst are received. seizure of the: Black Warrior had New Orleans The news of Maakod the’ ‘unanimous | a A — “When the Cerwin left the harbor an ieaamen erred flocked to the wharves, andthe fags of. all the American vensela were raised as she parsed: The guns of Moro Castle were poiuted at the Corwin as she went out, and the battlements bristled with armed men.” The ateamsbip Jeabel arrived at Charleston with Hava- na dates to the 8th, but nothing additional in relation to the re. ier of the Black Warrior’s passengera came omin the Much excitement is reperted to: oxist among the Creole population of Cubs. irom Key. West we learn that the ship Excelsior, from New Osleans for ia, axrived om the Ist inst., with her caage of molasses shifted, and was dis- on the 28th, yel a ‘The bark Mepang, for New York from Matanzes, put in leaking badly. X ‘Banrronp, March 18, 1854. A serious accident occurred om the New London and Falmer Railroad this afterncon. A car at- tached to a freight train going from Now London to Wil. limantic,when near North Wiadham,was thrown from the ‘track and dewn an embankment ae, over in its course and lodging on a stump, which wes driven thro the tep of the car. These were sixteen passengers in t! car, of whom were more or less injured. Rev. Mz. ‘ilden, of Willimantic, was a good dea? hurt. Destructive Fire at Yesterday morning, a fv Lat South ‘St.Paul street was Faced i wae used for ‘and contained’ large steam ‘was unenimously given “by ‘Court this pony ea the fourteenth An opinion ot thet section of the liquor law of this ), authorising the nd destruction of liquor, is unconstitut and decision does not affect the other sections of ‘The Land Slide on the Western ‘The land slide st on, the Great, Wests (Canada) antoed ato be seed vo thn aie could “ creh 15, 1604. ‘The steamer Norwich arrived here ‘at 9 o'clock this mo: » from New York. The captain rej the river nearly free frem ice, from New York to nig om and from Poughkeepsie to this place the ice is moving ee fast. — Preparations are going on here for resu navigation. von amt, March 11, 1854. Cure. The river is within about ten fect of the rise of 1847, but is now nearly stationary. The river is stowiy:'seceting.”” Sours rlacaiee 1° now slow! ing. No than been done beyond caning ‘away some bridges on tributary streams. 2 Marine Disaster. LO8S OF THE SCHOONER CASSIUS. ‘Norrorx, March 11, 1854. ‘The schooner Cassius, of Providence, sunk when sixty miles out at sea. All hands were saved. * Whe Southern Steamers. THE ALABAMA AT SAVANNAH. Savanxanl, March 12, 1854. ‘The steamehip Alabama, from New York, arrived here this afternoon. . THE SOUTHERNER AT CHARLESTON. Cuamimstox, March 11, 1854. ‘The steamship Southerner, Capt. a8 Ewan, from New York, arrived here to-day. Markets. New Oxsmans, March 12, 1854. ‘The sales of cotton on Saturday were 8,000 bales, at an advance of 3e. Middling is oles at 9c. 9%c. The stock on band is now 2604000 ‘bales. ‘The advices by the ‘Alpa ond. Atlantic only cameto band this morning, by mail vis Charleston. » Gwomvant, March 11, 1854. Flour is firm, at $6 20 a $6 25. Provisions are dull. Meee pork eclle at $12 60; bulk sides, 6Xc.; shoulders, 4340.5 lard, 83gc. a 8340. Money is scarce. Exchange on New York quoted at 1 premium. Crvemnnati, March 13, 1854. Our money market is stringent, rates ranging from 12 18 percent. Eastern excl a cent premium. Produce markets are du! City Inte! ‘THE IMPROVEMEN1S IN1HE METROPOLIS.—Perhaps the im- pair gas and new decorations made in our city during he past year have surpassed those of any year before. ‘The extensive additions to the St. Nicholas Hotel have Leen completed. het hotel now bas a front of three hondiéd fect on Broadway,.and extends through to Mer- cer street, a depth of fwo bundred feet. or moro. It thus Les entrances on Brondway, Spring, and Mercer streets, and contains six hundred rooms, including one hundred and fifty suites for families. The te length of the balls and corridors in this vast establishment is said to be two miles! and two thousand gas burners are re- quired to light the various departments. The whole :umter of servants employed is two hundred and seven- ty-flve, a larger number we be! than is employed in any other Lovel in the city. if not in the world. Tt is rumored that ‘Mr, ‘arge intends to rebuild the Metrepolitay, Hall, and the new front on Broadway, des- troyed by the fire in January last. ‘The Herpers have sleo to rise from their ashes on their old site, and to erect a set of buildings equal, if not superior, to those burned last winter. We underatand “the details of thé have not been decided on, though the present intention is to erect three large buildings, separated from each other by a wide space, and made ‘aa way proof as is practicable. The buildings may be of iron, or of brick and graniie, and by the time they are sufficiently advanced thirty or thirty- five Acems power-prosses will be ready to go in.” By no means the least important improvement of the times is the new city police telegraph, which is near completion, and will soon be put in operation. It will communicate with the reeidence of the Chief from his office, end all the station houses in the city. The place, free, and result of @ fire, fight, or anything else of yortunce, will through this be known at the Chief’s office immediately. Besides these, on every hand granite stores and marble ee arise, almost instantaneously and imperceptibly. hho ehall get limits to the mareh of improvement? ‘Tes Evrxcte oF CLosixe Rum ON THE SABBATH.— Captain Stevenson, of the Sixteenth ward, thus specu- lates in his returns to the Chief’s office, upon the benetits of closing the rum holes of his ward on Sunda; For th tt i soeint a aobeeryane anh, one,t au cert [lied with the tow with pene wb ay pommel prepared fo as cutting off bier on Sunday has this eoull, nh Tbe dah in Gr eAaae wetda ne taal oy the Ss Fras —A fre broke gut about 8 o'clock Sanday nigh, the othe wid MeLean, i Ihty-second sect betweon ira Fourth ee Reape work and As saaiity of Anished “rhe ios lb aboot ‘at on Ore, the Territory, t- aid the Datel and ‘of it. He had ys the democratic: | .. If tlie party desired to oarry owt the doc- ‘comm PRIOE TWO OENTS. iat EMMIVAL OF THE STAR OF THE WEST. TERRIBLE CALAMISY AT VIRGIN BAY, ON LAKF NICARAGUA. Twenty-Four Returned Catiforminns Drowned, NAMES OF THE VICTIMS, ae, he, hk. The stcamggiip Star of the West, Captati'. L- Tinklo- pangh, eight days from San’ June, with 410! passengers, ard $913,611 ia gold on fawight, aerived about’ midaight. © our government at! Washington. Majo: W. N. Grier U.S. A:, on his return from California—whither he hid conducted a detachment of United States troops—and Dr. «i. HL Gihon, of Fan.Freneisco, are-alto passengers. the Sth, for New Yorks, with 200 passengers, and abont‘n m'llion in treasure. The following ia the amount of GOLD PER STAR OF THE: WEST. Wells, Fargo & Co. 2 60,080> Neleon Robinson, * GT609 W. Seligman & Co + ameno- C. W. Thomas... + Sioeo Dannyner-& Avezzana. -. soe forgan, Agent. fi 0° C. Durand... + 1,660" ‘We are indebted to the. purser, Mr. Ix & Hopkins ag’ | ‘Wells, Fargo & Cos express for ful¥ file of the latest papers. ‘The most important feature of the news brought by the Star of the West, and one that wilt cause. many heart to weep in anguish to-day, is thesadannouncement that twenty-four persons, on their way-from. Califogain to the Atlantic States, were drowned by theupsetting of a boat, in Virgin Pay, on the 24 instuat. ‘This mplan- choly catastrophe happened while the passengers were leaving the shore for the steamer. ‘Thesmall Boot ih al- leged to have been greatly over crowded, which, together with wind and waves, caused her to upset. Thenamesof the parties lost and saved are appended. As inever the case on sueh occasions, many noble fellows romiered themselves conspicuous by their daring ont persoxerence in their endeayors to save life, Ampng: them wemisy mention Major Oliver T. Baird, whe reshed tute if at tho'pertt of hisewn Mfe and rescued two. of bis stzvgeling companions. Also, Mr. T. 8. ns, to whose coolness and courage several of ihe Mr. M. Moore; a Central American, was drowned while struggling 10 save others. ‘This heart-rending disaster produced the utmost excite- ment among the passengers, many of whom are loud in their denunciations against the agent and employes of the Nicaragua Transit Company. We have received copies of the resolutions passed at an indignation mect- ing held on board the Star of the West, together with various letters, for which we cannot possibly make room o-day. DETAILS OF THE CATASTROPHE. ‘We are under @bligations to Dr. J. H. @ihon for the fol- owing account of the calamity:— Srmamemp Stan or rou Wrst, New Yor« Bay, March 13, 1854. ‘The steamship Brother Jonathan left San Francisco at six o'clock on the morning of Feb. 16, and, after an ex- ceedingly pleneent, passage, anchored in the harbor of nn Juan del Sud early on the morning of the 1st inst. ‘The sen was unusually rough, a gale of wind having been blowing for several days. The greater portion of the day was consequently consumed in land- ing the paseengers and freight. ‘There were nearly | six hundred passengers on board, about four hun- dred of whom were in the steerage, composed principally of the rovghest portion of the population of California. ‘he process of landing, always necessarily slow, was greatly retarded by the obstinacy and ‘dog in the man- ger’? disposition of these’people. As soon as the ship reached her moorings, they took possesaion of the gang- way leading to the boats, from which the offleers were unable to remove them. Imagining that some peculiar advantage, in the choice of mules especially, was to be derived frem being first on shore, they had determined to avail themselves of that advantage. Itis the custom of the Steamship Company to land their passengers free of charge, in.their own boats; but the inhabitants also bring | extra boatsdilongside to facilitate the landing, in which they charge passengers a moderate price—these boats the steernge ‘passengers would not employ, neither would they suffer others who were thus disposed to do #0, but | rather insulted and abused them for making the attempt. Many of the passengers, therefore, in the cabin had not landed from the ship when most of those in the steerage reached Virgin Bay, the transit across the country ocen- pying about two hours. Here two steamers—the Central America and Ometepe—were waiting. It was immediately announced that the former would sail early in the even- ing, and that the latter would be detained until the cabin passengers with their baggage, the specie and ex- press matter, should arrive. Another dificulty at once arore. The steerage passengers beeame impressed with the idea that they were about to be imposed upon—that the cabin passengers were to fare better than themselves—ina | word, that something was to be gained by waiting for the Ometepe; and bence neither threats or entreaties couldin- | duce them to embark yn the Central America, the largest and best boat of the two. The agents of the company endeavored Me all possible means to induce them to go on koard, but all their efforts were unavailing. The steamer sniled with two hundred passengers, leaving four hundred FULL ACGOUNT OF THE HEART-RENDING OCCURRENCE. | | Heavy te wel a from death, but little kindly incredible 9; As they ap ward te ese ru a! rushed toa pro 0, beach, and dragging it to the water, and these whom and themselves there has feeling. tl ed this one a half dead child from the arms Sasfisia of | drowning mother, hetd it with one hand: and swam with her pedal ey apte ge rg charge to mother. Other | charseter occurred. One native man lost ; @@nereus efforts to save re. clung to the launch ¥ awam safely to the dcPars, the weight of which aided | their dtaths, One man had ee at f Ko evne tee ae ee m} i 7) im down.. Th sons e most | drowned coatatoed more omlese gold It was not there- | fore necessity that made them 6 ‘The steamship George-Law safld! from Aspinwallon | tie follwzing day, March 3, Waried together, by the eccasion was one of great solbmnity, each coffin Was car- nied by feur which was mily pervaded the , whe but and h ‘Oompa notified the caso on the: elbowed and washed feet fame ny to, ‘Ammeriea ou the, night of tha: 1st ye le, whose chi 4 under. ndured.for several.days, ° i from the: a rsons, thus formii ler Tien eraser a by most of the It is neldom that a moro melancholy 8 lL and over- eT rreltg a ‘the she pectacle is witnessed. An awful the place as th rocession passed the hills to! the. day before were full of life, ny, a8 s00N as the calamit; ca the hotel keepers and would pay the board ef all - | fray all other expensen that rn See recting in @ peddle a tle joy, returning, Oo enjoy in their mative or adopted homes. not the present tnt ief delight when @nnoy and insult re those w imagine more genteebthan themacives. Yet anch ie lake and river after a the fruits of their Immediat allt 3 yh * Bausted beneath the waves. It is impossibie as yet te | Ee dates frons€alifornia were auticipated bythe Mert! erm how, vegabed, "in Pe ty pane g q j ‘accident occurred dead bodies upon ‘The Brother Jewatiian, wiict comected witi thie Snr | fhe Beach; some dragged sshose by the natives, etlters of the West, left tan Franciveo at 5 P:M. on thalbth ult, | wished in with the surf; several-others were subvequent- “Tuhok j 1) found, apd about half @ dozen more were known ig the passengers by the Star of the Wont'is F. | 4, “be imissing. ena Of these im the iaunch A. Peelan, Esq., United Stattw Secretary of Legation in | were saved. first recovered was that of » wo- €entral America. Br. B. left'tiie capital of Nicarsgas om | ™4,\Wpon whose clothing was found lasge sums of gold; tile 26th vlt., and iethic-benrer of important des eiches | hernia na alto drowned, whe alae curad Shona place of” after the of the nsovuced with Sithy garments; while juice, and ‘evidences of anney- ‘o meet with: un- her her rougher ‘been no necessity to crowd the lnunch.on the following y, and all would rate boats been nen; on the , ond ovting, ena tea 8, that eul On the afterncon of resol aa, in the mainder in the ‘are admirable in every her officers are ex have gone ded NAMES OF THE LOST. Major Baird has sent us the following list of the nagaes of persons lost at Virgin Bay:— Mrs. C. Sylvestre, Engli daughter; had on ©. Sylvestre, bu: to have on person Daniel McLaud, Dov on person Francis Harris, thir 8. Bavchd Thomas, Jacob Lewis, New Mearcey Moore, $4,000. aged el Gi York, nati ireen, Wis. 119% ounces gold, also $234 40 in coin; had sepa- Tes hile, withous pect, aly from San Juan seeoen. J. H. GIHON. ag te, Sanaa je Be ity years. person $5,000. Found. sband of lady. Not found, presumed about thirty years. Belongei te rer, Me. David Churchill, Sycamore, De Kalb county, Ill; bad $209 25; aged about fift Chas. Lyons, Brooklyn, N. Geo. Seaver, Unity, Me., aged about thirty-five yeans. ; had on person aged about Dodsville, Wis.; had $45 20. John Knight, Dodsville. Not found; was presumed te have a large amount of money on person. in attempting to save others. James Potter. William Linn. D. W. Laud. T. Smoot, Detroit, Mich. Old man, Battle Creck, Mich, perhaps aged sixty years, floated ashore. jvo of Central Americs. Drowned amall stature, in feeble health, the plains to Gal, wan a wheelright by trade. Robert Hutchingson, Nevada, Cal. Teane Edge, White Oak Wis.; had on persom | 110 ounces gold dust, valuables. and $130 in David Lewis, mulatto man, 27 years old, Philadelphia, Pa. His friends suppose him to have been robbed, as he H. W. Studley, Branch Co., Mich., aged 41 years not found. ‘illiam H. Gard: . Vine. Frederick O’Larey. Bod; C. ner. NAMES OF THE SAVED. Enclosed is a list of the names of the persons whe were in the launch swamped at Virgin Bay, and whe were saved:— James Fisher and wife, ‘Timothy Donohoe, wife and child, Mrs. Herrin, Lyman Studley, Alvin Turner, John D. Huntington, W &. Fri 7 with the speciefreight and baggage for the Ometepe. The | consequence of this folly and perversity it will be noon, | jroved most lomentably disastrous. Soon after the gnil- rgof the Centre! America the wind, which had been biewirg fre:h oll day, increased un‘ il it swept a perfect {emyest across the lake, and the Ometepe was forced to tyke refuge under the lee of the mountain opposite the villoge, during the night. Refure necn the next dey she again made her appearance and enchered come three or four hundred ya ‘rom the ir. ‘ihe ren was exceedingly rough, and the surf rolled 'n vreft the bench with tremendous fury. ‘The steamer Pad lost her boat, and some {imé elapsed before it was re- covered, after which much difficulty was experienced in getting @ line to the share. This accomplished, the pro cess of embartation commenced, This was olfected by meone of a large air-chembered tron launch, capable, of | containing comfortably fifty or sixty persons. Three | leads, with grent care, were snocesefully landed on board the steamer; bot on landing the fou time, the man | heving the beat in charge exhibited great imps. | tienco, “provoked, no doubt, by the obstinacy he had en. | countered the previous night, and fearing he would be made to finish his work while the daylight lasted,” be persisted in crowding her more than prudence and sound judgment could justify, and she was pushed from the pier with more than eighty persons on board. As she slowly proceeded, it became apparent to all on shore that le was in extreme peril, and her was watched with painful anxiety. As wave after wave strnek her, she wae ceen to sink lower in the water, un- th, when about one hundred yards distant, the whole ooke n of a heavy sea rolled over herentire length, filling her to the gunwale. A scene of horror ensued which beggars all description. Cries of terror simulta- reously erore from the launch and the hurfireds of spectators upon the steamer and on shore, The sen was instantly covered with floating objects, emong which was distinguished many human forms that had been warhed from the boat, or had thrown themselves overboard in the first moment | of alarm. ferme were battling manfully with the waves; | others yielding themselves af once to despair, were rink: ing without an apparent ‘at safety; their hands as if in ew tion raised above their heads, while in the midst of all was the launch still balf filled with human Ail at len Geo. Drury, Wilson Beardsley, P, Josepha, Wm. Walton, TT. Spaulding, J. V. Hagar, Geo. Marsh, W. W. McMains, W. Miller, D. Betta, © colored bo; Schermder, y, Fd Ewe, Graves, John Peterson, ‘Wm. Ostman, J. T. Bennett, J. H. Kenedy, W.N, Shaw,” 8, Styner, M, Williamsburg City News. Common Covxcit:—A posting of the Boardof. yar held at the City Hall last evening, the Alderman Baker, in the chair. received from His Honor Mayor Wall, returning his approval, the resolution by the Board, togte . ¥. Brown, the privilege of laying down and mains in the various streets of the city. A resolution was ‘The Committee on St of shesaing, the route of and Noi street. Whereas, An net thorizing, pe -%§ of the Rerolved, this Board, with aut de neces to said act, #0 track adopted hai to Had when lost $900, or over, in éoim. A communication was ie providing for the appoimt- ment of an Inspector of Meats and Markets, streets, to Ewen and streets, in order to accommodate adopted -— a ee a submitted » reportin favor Newtown Becoma on Grand ‘adopt ont the eestet, ther laying streets. Adopted. ‘the tclowlog preamble and resolution offered by Alder- man Willmarth, were me Court Calendar—This Day, Unrep ‘Courr.—Nos. tom. hoy herd grime ot 78, 240, 40, 148, 68, R Teings clinging in almest helpless agony to each other. ioobed gn with horror’ The’ peuple. ou shes wereioed | OOS OE codecs. Bee ' Commr—Spectal torm.—Part Second—Nos. 1%, ‘Sook, tal tein vs to ond toy ouie piv ing orders, otha |i 81, 96, 22, 98, YG, Oo. oa, cursing and swea: neve tN wil ton me garni tag ee | Soe eS shows end foderorsd to geome aoe. | AT, Bn 6, B40, at, 104,