The New York Herald Newspaper, July 30, 1854, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 6548. —— NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. Appropriations for Ocean Mail Steamers, Interesting Debate on the River and : Harbor Bill. ANTI-BUM EXCITEMENT AT HARTFORD. bestructive Fire at Lowell, Mass. &., &o., &. From Washington. WB OCRAN MAIL OONTRACTS—THE COLLINS STRAM- ERS—THE RECIPROCITY TREATY—THE BURNING OP BAN JUAN—THE COLT INVESTIGATION. The semi-administration attempt msde in thé House o-lay by Mr. got s contract for the Sloo Tehuan- ¢pec Company -monthly mail to Califormia, at pven hundred thousand dollars a year, was a dead fail- re. In the face of the existing contract with Ramsay bdo the same service Th a limited time for kaif the honey, it requires no little brass to it. It is tobe ried on in the Senate, but will m ith no better suc- end. The notice to the Collins steamers will probably be do- ‘ated in the Senate. Had it not been for the strenuous rertion and able speeches of M.sars. Wheeler and Wal- ridge, the Collins steamers would have been whipped ut of sight. As it was, all the city members, except he gentlemen named, voted against the line. Cuttmg oes not pretend to be in the House any longer. ‘The Canada Treaty is in « bad way. The President is to send in » messdge on Tuesday, giv ng the facts ‘n the recent affair at San Juan, as well as aptain Hollir ' instructions. There was no opportu- tty to-day to o..6r the resolution calling for a committee. The Colt Committee will probably report on Tuesday, 1 effect that not a shadow of evidence has been produced efore them to give a coloring to Mr. Clingman’s charges f corruption. MR UNION AND THE PROPOSED $10,000,000 avrnro- PRIATION. Wasntncron, July 20, 1864. The Union of this morning has s lengthy article in fa} or of the resolution placing $10,000,000 at the disposal the President, if necessary, te use in the acquisition of ba during the recess of Congress. THINTY-THIRD CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. — Senate. Wasmrxcrox, Jory 20, 1954. SURVEYS OF RIVERS. he Cum presented a communication from the War nent, transmitting certain surveys of rivers. le- ACCOMMODATION OF THE UNITED STATRS COURTS. . Tovoxy, (dem.) of Conn., explained the bill au- izing temporary accommodations for the United ites Courts in Boston, and directing contracts to be de for sites and proper buildings in Boston, New York, iphia and Baltimore, for courts and§post offices. was the billas it was returned from the House. The jmmittee on the Judiciary recommend that the Senate to the House amendment, that all contracts for sites A buildings be made conditional upon appropriations at next session to carry them out. The bill was amend- 188 proposed, and again sent to the House. THE WASHINGTON"AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD. he Senate bill allowing the Washing‘on and Alexan- ja Railroad to extend their road over the Potomac river Georgetown and through Washingten City, to connec the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was returned from House with the amendment authorizing the Balti- and Ohio Railroad Company to extend their road the eastern branch to the Maryland shore, and the river side to the point opposite Alexandria. question was on concurring in this amendment. . Buscar, (dem.) of Ind., opposed the amendment, Mr. Pratt, (whig) of Md., supported it. Brown, (dem.) of Iaiss., moved to lay the bill on table. Lost—yeas 14, nays 28. Cooper, (whig) of Pa. ; Toucey, (dem.) of ; Bayard, (dem.) of Del.; Rusk, (dem.) of Texas, Mason, (dem.) of Va., opposed the amendincat, and Dawson and Pearce supported it. ‘Senate refused to concur—ycas 7, nays 14. PRIVATE HILLS. yeral of the Senate’s private bills were received from House with amendments, all of which were con a COMPENSATION TO COL. FREMONT. ihe House bill authorizing the treasury to pay John ree Fremont one bundred and eighty-three thousand with interest. at ten percent from 1850, for beef hased by him and furnished to the California Indians, read three times and’passed. PRIVATE BILLA. private bills passed by the House yesterday were read, and referred—seme of thom considered and ‘THE RIVER AND HARBOR RILt then taken up. question pending was on the amendinent by the ttee to the second section, as given in full yester- ic, Cuase (free soil), of Ohio, moved to insert, after word “‘so,”’ in the amendment, the following:— irg from the condition or circumstances attending struction or plan of any particular work.’ t, SEwaud (free soil), of N.Y., asked if the Senator lly satisfied himself as to what circumstances his wonkd sanction as sufficient cause for sus- the work? Would the seme circumstances which the Senator from Michigan from going to Chi- few years.ago be sufficient? (Laughter.) f, Cass (dem.), of Mich., said that he knew no gentle- whom convenient circumstances had been of advantage than to the Senator from New York. Rusk (dem.) of Texas, thought that if the brevity Chicago letter were followed In speeches in the ae, it would be most profitable. 1 Sewaxp said he was aware that, at the time of bthe his question, there was much noise and confu- bthechamber, but he was glad It had attracted $nator’s notice. [rCas® said that some years ago the wil: party got scheme called the Chicago convention. He had & man who believed it had produced any prac- I pod, and he believed at the time it would not. Ile invited, and did not go. He said that cirsumstances reader it convenient for him to attend. That was foxy of the whole matter. (Laughter.) , Chase's amendment was rejected. , 32. p. Tomas (whig), of Ga., moved to amend by insert: ‘the word “so.,’’ these words:—‘ Except the @ onstitutional power to appropriate money for particular object suspended.’’ Adopted: yeas 75, nays jt Sreart (dem.), of Mich., moved to amend further, thing out the words ‘Secretary of War,’' and in. bin President of the United States. Adopted: yeaa jaae 22 ° uestion recurred on the amendment of the com- amended. . Carros (whig), of Del., opposed it, Ho was a iran friend of these bills, but he would not vote ny dll which gave to the President the legislative determining What works showld be carried on Yeas, 10; ir Swany said the object of the amendment was sai manifest. It was to cave the bill from a veto \Cumittee of Commerce cvidently had that object amendment was such as that no Senator couid say that each and every one of the hundred and fifty items of this bill was proper amd just, or that if the same was re- surveyed, tt might not be most expedient to suspend the work;‘so the President could not be expected to be able at once to determine upon the necessity and propriety of each appropriation; therefore, in order that the whole country might not suffer because a few improper items had been -inserted in this bill, it was designed that the President, without being compelled to veto the whole, covld, if he thought proper, suspend the few improper works until the further action of Congress. The Senator from New York, however, did not desire this. He would rather have @ veto of all than anything else. The Sena- tor would rather have the whole coast of the United 8 left without any improvement—would rather have any state of affairs short of a crush of worlds, provided it would tend to promote the ambitious aims of a certain person, whose political interests the Senator from Now York had more at heart than anything else. Mr. Bexsamuy, (whig) of La., said he desired to have nO personal controversy in the Sonate with any man. Tie desired particularly to have none with the Senator from New York, who, he understood, professed the doo- trines of non-resistance. The Senator's imputations and insinuations of corrupt bargains by the commitiee with the executive were most unfounded. The Senator him- self wasa member of the Committee on Commerce, but had never given his counsel to the committee or any member of it in this most important bill, yet he ar- taigned his fellow members for their action. The im- putations of the Senator fell harag®ss at his feet. If his whole life, in public office and in private, did not suf- ficiently repel the insinuations of the Senator, he would resign his seat instantly. He regretted that he had been obliged to notice them at all. Had they been made by any other gentleman but the Senator he certainly would not have chosen the Senate as the place to notice them. Mr. Sxwanp denied that he had cast any imputation on the committee or any of its members as such. He had said the amendment was prepared for the sole purpose of avoiding a veto. That was not denied. Noone could deny it. If it was not intended for that purpose, why was it offered? He was charged with ‘a desire to defeat the bill. He denied it. He would vote for the bill whether the amendment was put in or not. Already one Senator friendly to the bill had declared the adoption of the amendment would prevent his voting for the bill. This bill is the same that passed two years ago. It passed the House then, and now had passed the House again without this amendment. It passed the Senate two years ago, and would pass now without the amend- ment. Why, then, was this new principle, odious and disgusting to some Senators, presented now by the Sena- tor from Michigan? The amendment exposed the bill to defeat in the Senate and the House. It oould only be designed to secure it at the other end of the avenue. Mr..Srvarr replied. Messrs. F'RssENDEN and CLAYTON followed in opposition’ to the amendment. Mr. Burixr though that if this system of legislation such as is contained in this bill, was to be continued Senators were’obliged to take everything in the bill, right or wrong, he did not know but that the amendment would be « wise, salutary unconstitutional check upon it; but he could never go forone wrong to remedy or check another. It was an ambulatory veto power un- known to the constitution. * Messrs. Mattory and Tovcay followed in opposition to the amendment. Mr. Bansamix read fromthe Lighthouse act of the last session and ¢ /this year, tp show that they contained exactly simi: r provisions. The amendment was then rejected—yeas 14, nays 35— as follows:— Yras—Messrs. Atchison, Benjami Wirconsin, Dodge of Iowa, Je Pratt, Rusk, Sebastian, Si Nays—Messrs. Adams, Allen, Badger, Brodhead, Butler, Clayton, oa Davison, Do Evans, Fessenden, F itepatrick, Foote, Geyer, lette, Houston, James, Jones of Tennessee, Mi ron, Morton, Pearce, Rockwell, Seward, Shields, Bina ee of Kentucky, Toombs, Toucey, Wade, Wel- ‘Mr. Rusk moved an amendment appropriating forty- four thousand dollars for the improvement of the Bra- vos river, Texas. ‘Mr. Bayarp (dem.), of Texas, said he thought the bill would certainly be vetoed. It would be discussed for some days, and then returned by the President, when there would be no time to discuss and consider the veto. He was friendly to the bill; but under the circumstances ‘he moved its postponement till next- December. Mr. Peri, (dem.) of Ind., made @ speech in favor of ‘the bill. He could not see how any man with a well bal- anced mind, and cool, deliberate judgment, from the North, could deny the constitutionality of such bills. Mr. Browy, (dem.) of Miss., moved that the bill be laid on the table. Lost—yeas 16, nays 33. Messrr, BAYARD and Mason supported the postpone- ment. Mesars. Sxwarp, Cass and Pernt opposed it. At 33 o’clock, a motion to adjourn was made, and lost—yeas 14, nays not counted. The debate was re- sumed, and again a motion to adjourn was voted down. Mr. Tuourson (whig) of Ky. read several acts of a like kind, approved by Jackson, aud thought the President could safely follow in the footsteps of hia illustrious pre~ decessor. If Jackson had stomach to take the bills of his day—which were enormous meals in comparison to this slight affair—he thought President Pierce could gulp down this with but slight exertion. He was for trying the nerve of the President, any how. He was for putting him to it, and letting him try whether he could go it (Loud laughter.) ‘Mr. SewaRp opposed making any amendmenta. Mr. DovaE (dem.) of lows, said amending this bill would not defeat it. The same thing was said two years ago, and yet the Senate did amend, and the House passed the bill. The Senator from New York opposed amending the bill. He well remembered that that Senator—who was the only one in the body mean enough to ever interfere be- tween him ani his constituente—came to him on a for- mer occasion, to try and have ‘Sodus Bay inrorted in one of these Bille, and that too against the unanimous voice of the Committee of Commerce. He reminded the Senator then of bis conduct in interfering between him and his constituents; and the only answer the #ena- tor could make was, that he (Dodge) had the opportu- nity of taking the Chriatian’s revenge, by heaping coals of fire on his head, by getting Sodua bay into the bill. Now, the same Senator oppozes any amendment. He (Dodge) intended to move to increase the appropriation for the Mississippi river. Mr. Rusk’s amendment was rejected—24 against 24. At 4 o’clock, Mr. Brint moved an adjournment. Lost —yeas 19, nays 27. Mr. G@wis moved an amendment, appropriating $60,000 for a survey of several harbors and rivers in California. The motion was debated. Mr, Toowns rose to make a lengthy sperch agalnst the ‘whole bill, but yielded the floor for » motion to aljoura, which was agreed to at 415 o'clock. Gil- House of Wasmsatoy, July 20, 1654. Mr. Pxxtox, (dem.) of N.Y., said bad he been progent yesterday when Mr. Eliot moved « suspension of the rules he would have voted aye. Ho was engaged ot the department in business at the time. {An error occurred in yesterday’s edition. [t ought to have been Mr. Eliot, of Mass., who moved a suspension of the rules, in the place of Mr. Elliott, of Kentucky.) Mesers. Cullom, (whig) of Teon., Ready, (whig) of Tenn., Smith, (dem.) of Va., Singleton, (dem.) of Miss., and Barksdale, (dem.) of Miss., said if they hgd been present they would have voted nay. AITROPRIATIONS FOR STRAMERS CARRYING THR CNTORD “7 ATR i Mar The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union on the bill making appropriations for transportation of the United States mails by occan steamers, and otherwise, for the year ending June $0, 1855. ‘The section appropriating eight hundred and fifty-eight thousand dollars for the transportation of the mails from New York to Liverpool having been read, Mr. Ors, (dem.) of Ohio, moved to strike out the di- rection to the Secretary of the Navy to give the notice provided tn the deficiency bill of 1862, to terminate the arrangement for the additional allowance for the trans- mail between New York ond Liverpool in the Collii of steamers, a# therein provide’, Mr. Orvs said the Committee en Post Offices end Post Roads reported a bill early ia {he session, not only giving SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1854. notice, but putting anend to mail steamer contracts. The bil, however, cannot be reached this session. He Proposed not to give the notice till next session. Mr. Sxxtron, (dem.) of N. J., hoped the amendment would not prevail. It was expedient, proper, and neces- sary for the interest of the country, that these contracts be abolished. Mr. Wazanivar, (dem.) of N. ¥., said the British go- vernment, through the Cunard line, had the uninter- rupted carrying of the mails from 1837 to 1849—e period Of twelve years—and paid into the exchequer of Great Britein eix millions of dollars, and received for their own services two millions additional. Great Britain refused to enter into any postal treaty with this country for the whole term—twelve years—until the keel of the Atlantic, one of the Collins line, was laid, when a postal treaty was made upon the following basis :—First, That elther na- tion has the power to abrogate the treaty upon giving six months notice. Second, That the withdrawal of either line annuls the treaty Third, fhat the United States mail shall receive five twenty-fourths of the post- age on letters brought by thé Cunard steamers. Fourth, That Great Britain should receive eight twenty-fourths of the- postage accruing in the Collins line—the ad vantage being with us, since the Cunard line porforms double the aumber of trips of the Collins line. ‘The postage of 1852 over 1861 increased twenty per cent in the Collins line, and 1868 over 1862 thirty-five and one-sixth percent. At this rate of increase, after this year, the postage would pay the fall amount of the year- ly appropriation. The postage by the Cunard line ha: increased twenty mine por eent. The withdrawal of the Collins line will throw the whole amount of postage, both ways, into the coffers of Great Britain. The clause in the deficiency bill of 1862 was in the form of a contract, and the notice to terminate the extra compensation can- not be given at this time. That actexpressly declares as follows: ‘Provided that it shall be in the power of Congress, after the Sist day of December, 1854, to rescind this extra compensation on giving six months’ notice.’ The Postmaster General was authorized at the last session of Congress to adver- tise for proposals for carrying all the mails on all the routes now in existence, and to lay such bids before Con- gress. Incompliance with such instructions, the Postmas: ter General did advertise and receive bids on all lines and routes except forcarrying mails between New York and Liverpool; that by increasing the compensation the Collins line have averaged each way two days increased speed, and in order to make this speed the expenses have necessarily increased in the same ratio. The running expenses of eighteen fifty-two, fifty-three, and fifty-four, have in- creased the taxes ten thousand dollars a voyage, while the increased pay under extra compensation is but thirteen thousand dollars per voyage out and back, or in twenty-six voyages one hundred and thirty thousand dollars per annum. The original invest- ment to perform this serviee and maintain a successful competition, may be estimated at three millions of dol- lars. The insurance, at six per cent, is one hundred thoucand dollars; the interest on the capital, at the same per cent, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars, The deterioration in value is not less than seven per cent—two hundred and ten thousand dollars—making an aggregate of five hundred and sevonty thousand col- lars, without a single dollar for the expense ef running. ‘The struggle between the Collins and Cumard Mnes has been one involving tho national reputation of the two governments—of Great Britain and the United States— for the maritime ascendancy of the world. The ocean has been the theatre of England’s greatest triumphs. One of her favorite bards had eaid:—‘‘ Hex march is o’er the mouatain wave, her home is on the deep.”’ It is true our navy had gallantly tmdicated their ability to copse with Great Britain during the war of 1812: but a new era had begun, for ‘peace hath hor victories not less renowned than those of war,’’ and the arena, as the highway of commerce, was to be the future ocean on whieh com mercial nations should struggle for the supremacy of the globe. American individual enterprise boldly entered the contest with Great Britain, and the greatest mari time triumph on record was reserved for the immortal genius ef Fulton, backed by the indomitable energy of Collins. That contest is not over. Thus far we bave been victorious, and the gallant Atlantic, having outrode the storms of her namesake, has brought the two countries nearer together than they have ever ‘been drought before. This contest between these rival lines loses its individuality, and becomes national. I therefore believe the American people will sanction the aid of the federal government in a strugzie that bas advanced their honor and contributed to their renown in every quarter of the globe. Task it not for the city of New York—I ask it for tho honer and the glory of the whole republic. Mr. Mace (dem.), of Ind., moved to strike out the ap- propriation. Motion diagreed to. Mr. Crancman (dem.), of N. C., offered an amendment that the President chall endeavor, by treaty or other- wise, to induce the British government to abendon, in a similar manner, the subsidy paid to the Cunard line, in which event the Postmaster-General is instructed to take the necessasy steps to get rid of all existing contracts for the transportation of the mails in ocean steamers. He believed the British government.could be induced with ourselves to abandon the system. The vessela of both the Cunard and the Collins line had been ascertainod to be unfit for war purposes. Mr. Attes (dem.), of Dl., opposed this amendment, andargued earnestly in favor of terminating the con- tracts, alleging they have been violated. Mr. MQuamw (dem.), of 8. C., likewise condemned giv. ing bounty to Collins, taking ground simitar to that of | Mr. Allen. Mr.{Waxerzr, (dem.) of N. Y., expressed his astonish ment et the attacks made on this line, and replicd at some length & them by an array of facts and figures. The honor of the country, he insisted, is involved in maintaining this Collins line, the propriate of which has done more to give fclat to our supremacy on the seas, as to swift voyages, than any other man living. The con- tract has not been violated. The voseels are suitable for any emergency, andare as strong as any that can be built. If they were not in all respeets equal to what the law required, it was certainly singular they were accept- ed by the proper department Along debate then ensued as to the merits of the steamers and a continnasce of the contracts, during which Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, naid'he had been in- formed by Commodore Perry that better and stronger vessels do not float. Mr. Joxm (dem. ) of Tenn., said this was ® very in teresting debate, but like all other things it must have & termination. Therefore he moved the committee rise with the view of dispensing with the five minutes de- bate. Disagreed to Mr. Mace moved an amendment,fwhich was rejected, to strike from the service every one of the mail steamers. Mr. Oxps was opposed to allamendments except his own. The bill makes the appropriation for the year end- ing June 20th, 1855; they therefore would have time to give the six months notice on the 20th of December next. Mr. Goona (dem.), of Va., regarded this mail steamer system as wrong and rotten, and he was opposed to rais- tog a million and « half dollars annually from the people, to divide among the favorites of government, to support mere splendid mail veesels, not war steamers. ‘Mr. Disxet (dem.), of Ohio, said this mail steam ques- tion has been here for years, and the arguments sub- mitted to-day he had heard, he was going to say, almost s thousand times by the old members. No new light has been shed on the subject; therefore, he appealed to gen- tlewen to terminate 1} Mr. Clingman’s and ir +) rally rejected. On motion of Mr. Havas, (whig) of N. Y., the first section was amended, by a vote of 82 against 61, by striking out ‘forthwith,’ and inserting the ‘thirty-first of December cext,’’ as the time for the Secretary of the Navy to give notice of the termination of the arrange. ment for the additional allowance to the Collins line. Mr. Mace alluded to hie course in the select committee appointed to investigate the mail steam contracts. It had been charged the committee had whitewashed the Collins line in their report. Whoever charges me with dereliction of duty, he remarked—I don’t know from what quarter it comes—is a liar and a scoundrel. Cries of “Order,” “order,” “order.”” Mr, Swann, (dem.) of Ga.—The gentleman heret- ore waid there was fraud, bat was unable to prove, it, 1 {berefore said the company was relieved from the and whitewashed by the committee. 1 wish t'¢ gentleman to know I am responsible for what I 87, out of doors. awendmente wore seve- a PRICE TWO CENTS. Mr. Mace—I wouls have the gentleman understand I am alike responsible. ‘atateto the gentieman and ap- peal to every member of the committes of investigation tosay whether we have \\ot travelled over the whole ground. Mr. Suwagp—I underatood tne gentioman charged the mail steamer companies with frwad, and in the report relieved them of the charge. ‘The committee rove, the amendm.*t wa® cencurred in, and the bill was passed. It merely appropriates the amounts for stesre mail service required by law. An additiowsl section was added, suthorizing the dispensation of the present arrangements for transporting mails, providéd it can be done without a violation of the contract, in whith cases proposals from the lowest responsible bidder are'to be in: vited for the service, Adjourned Obituary, DEATH OF BX PRESIDENT FILLMORE’S BROTEMR. Burraio, July 29, 1864. A despatch has been received in this city, from s-re- liable source, announcimg the death of ox-President Fil. more’s brother Charles, who died yesterday, at St. Paul, Minnesota, suddeniy—supposed of cholera. DEATH OF A RAILROAD SUPERINTENDENT. Oswxdo, July 29, 1854. George C. Skinner, superintendent of the Oswogo Rail- road, dropped dead this evening. He was in perfect bealth halfan hour before. He died of disease of the heart. DEATH OF A PROMINENT FREB SOILER. Civcryvan, July 20, 1864. Samuel Lewis, @ prominent leader of the free soilers, died at his residence near this city last night. From Philadelphia. MAYOR CONRAD AND THE LIQUOR LAW—PROBABLE GUNPOWDER EXPLOSION. Purapsirma, July 20, 1854. Mayor Conrad has issued orders to the officers of po- lice to continue reporting all violations of the liquor law on Sundays, declaring that he will continue, as here- tofore, to bind over for trial by jury—taking the ground that the resent decision of theSupreme Court in Barr's case was on entirely ez parte testimony. The Common- wealth not being notified, was, therefore, not represented on the trial. He stated that even if the decision in Ornett's case was overruled, he possessed ample power under other acts to enforce a rigid observance of tho Sunday law, and the sanctity of the day would be main- tained as it bad been since the issue of his proclamation. Shortly after seven o’clock this evening, two severe shocks, as of a distant explosion or earthquake, were felt very perceptibly in the lower part of the city. They also felt at the same time at West Chester. It is supposed here to have been another gunpowder explo- sion at Wilmington, the telegraph to which place has unforturately closed for the night. From Hartford. THE LIQUOR LAW—A STEAMER BURNT. Hartrorp, July 29, 1864. Two or three days since, a very exciting town meeting was held, apon the subject of appointing town agonts to sell liquor for medicinal and mechanical purposes, under the prohibitory law, which goes into effect on Tucsday next. A resolution was finally presented, declaring it inexpedient for the meeting to take action on the subject, and the question on the adoption of the resolution was ordered to be taken to-day, by ballot, the polls remalaing open 12hours. The result shows 987 votes in the affir- mative, and 1,036 in the negative. The resolution boing lost, another very exciting time took place, and a voto was finally adopted, requesting the select men not to ap- point agents. This isa movement ef the opponents of the law, designed to embarrass its oporation and render it unpopular. The excitement here on the subject is greater than upon any subject which has come before the town for years. ‘VA small steamer plyimy on the Connecticut river, be tween thisé¢ity and East Maddam, called the Agawam, was burst at her wharf, at the latter place, last night. ‘Lons, $10,000. Insured for $9,000. From Baltimore. COMMERCIAL MOVEMENT—ANOTHER MURDER CASE. Bavoae, July 29, 1854. Tho coffees mereRants of this city have resolved to sell coffeeafter August at four months’ credit, instead of six. They havo beon large losers by Western failures, We have no mail south of Richmond to-night. William Arrington has been committed for trial, charg- ed with the murder of Michael Higgins, watchman at Alexandria cotton factory. The cause of the murder ‘was that Arrington had been removed, and Higgins ap- pointed watchman in his place. Great Fire at Lowell, Mass.—Loss, $150,000. Lown, July 29, 1864. A fire broke outlast night in James Lannan’s stable, on Dammer street, and spread to the adjoining property with great rapidity, consuming the Railroad Hotel, and crossing to Lowell street, where several large wooden buildings were destroyed, together with several stores. The principal sufferers are Josiah Bennett, Jom Maynar, James Lannan, N. Wright, Messrs. Buttricks, J. 8. Proc- tor, and A. J. Brandt. The wooden buildings were oc- cupied by Irish, and many families are left houseless. ‘The loss is estimated at $150,000. A little girl, five years of age, perished in the flames, and James Lovett, 9 fire- man, was terribly, though not fatally injured. Navigation of the Ohio, d&ec. Cuxcmsvatt, July 27, 1854. The Ohio river has risen four inches—now on a stand, with 414 feet to Cairo. Dry gooda are beginning to arrive in considerable lote. Forwarding merchante find no diffi- culty in shipping in light draft boats, at low rates of freight, to St. Louis and Memphis. Heavy Fatlure at Baffalo. Burraro, July 29, 1854, ‘The Grm engaged a4 carcass and provision butchers and dealers bas failed. Their liabilities are said to be nearly $100,000: TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD Your statement that Mr. John Tucker’s failure was caus ed by his connection with the Montour Iron Works is not correct. Mr. Tucker I a debtor to the Montour Iron Company. THOMAS CHAMBERS, President Montour Iron Works. Pwitapeirnia, July 29, 1854. A Murderer to be Hang. Bostoy, July 29, 1854 The Executive has appointed Friday, September 29, for the execution of Thomas Casey, convicted of murdering Mr. and Mra. Taylor, in Natick, over a year since. Markets. Cuanteeron, July 27, 1854. The sales of cotton to-day were 600 bales, and for the week they fost up 3,500 . The receipte of tho week have been 4,100 ‘and the stock on hand, exclasive of that on shipboard, is 7,600 bales. Cuaniasten, July 28, 1854. The sales of cotton to-day were restricted to 150 bales, at full prices, ranging from Se. a 10e. Cixcmrxan, Jul 18D. In our money market Eastern exchange te Maltaioe, deing now quoted at 144 0134 premium. Our Key Went « . Kev Weer, Fla., July 22, 1854. Hevith of Key VWeat~Dull Times, &e. ‘Lhe fever lately tprevailing here has entirely dizappeared, and qe are enjoying our usual extraordinary ‘ood health. Business of all kinds is at a st and still, however, and we have nothing to Jo fut to keep cool, Calms acem to prevail to o 4 extraordinary extent in the Gulf, judging, from the report of vessels bound cast- ward. te same remark may be applied to the Atlanti ¢ coast, for the master of s steamer that put ir, here this morning raid that he could have # the voyage in @ skiff. “Wreckers have come in from all parts of the "Aevf during the last week, and report nothing doing, and consequent hard times. There is not a single marine disaster to re- c broken into on We t, and articles were strewn about the room, which was the only denoage. TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE Sudden Destruction of Property and Life— Threo Mon Kilied and Fhirteon Wounded— Names of the Dead and Injured. A eudden and most ca'amitous accident, attended ‘with the loss of two lives, occurred yesterday after- noen at the extensive gas works of the Maniattan Company, eituated at the foot of Fourteenth atreet, East river, in this city. GAS WORKS, crowd collected, and, as usual on such occasions, « report immediately spread that an explosion had occurred at the gas house, and that over ome hun. dred peracus were buried under the ruins. This created the greatest excitement, and it was not ti @ late hour in the evening that the exact extent of the disaster was made knowa. On inquiring at the City Hospital we found six ofthe wounded men—who were all seriously in- jured—some of them having their legs and arms At @ quarter past one o'clock, the’ Iuborers and | brokem, and being séverely bruised on different others employed in the works returned from din- parts of the body. One -poor fellow presented s ner, and had omly beenafew minutes ic: the yard | Most pitiable spectacle, having had both his legs when the brick walls which sustained the new and | "4 one arnt broken, but he bere his aufferings most extensive iron roofe of the building, fell’ to the | maufully. The following are the names of those im ground with a crash, carrying the roofé and eapporting pillars with them, and borying many mea and'horaes in the ruins. The calamity was so sudden and the rnin so” ex- tonstve that, when first observed, it appeared ae-if the Hospital:— Jchn Flasiagan had several ribe broken’ and ome of hie thighs fractured. He was also bruised about the head and various parts of the body: Thonmas Kelly received a compound fracture of no person could have escaped,and the most frightful | the leg below the knee, and was otherwise injured. reporta were immediately forwarded over the city, Robert Junk had one of his arms broken, and was regarding the number of the killed and wounded, | Severely bruised about the head, breast and baok. Some sald that fifty had been taken out dead al ready, and all agreed: in asserting that at least one hundred individuals were seriously injured. Our reporters immediately visited the works and found that the new brick walls bounding the ya d on the line of Fourteenth street on one side, avenug Bin front, and of the gas generating works on the oy posite side, at Fifteenth street, and the east wali on avenue C, had fatlen in. ‘These walls were of brick, about sixteen inches thick, and, apparently, had been built in a substan. James McClelland ‘wae seriously injured, having one of his arms #0 badly fractured as to require ame~ putation. His head was aise severely bruised. Thomas Wyer had both his thighs fractured aaé received several contusions. Daniel Sullivan appears to have suffered more than any one of the injured persons, His two lege and one of his arms were broken, and his body se verely bruised. INUIDENTS OF THY DISASTER. Cornelius Wycoff, who superintendethe mason tial manner. They were divided sy brick partitions | work, and who was fatally.injured, died about halt of equal thickness, and supported open trellis | an hour after the accident; He was literally crushe@ work iron roofs, of slight make but great extent, to death, and presented a melancholy spectade which was in progrees of being slated from the side | when taken from the rains. When conveyed to his resting on Fifteenth street. The supports of these | home, No. 127 North Sixth street, Williamsburg, it roofs were two arches, starting from the centre of | was thought ho was perfectly unconscious of every- the building to the sides of the yard, and a number of iron pillare, On entering the ruins our reporters found it almost deserted, but after some Isbor they made out the following LIST OF THE DEAD. thing about him; but he recognized his wife and friends immediately. “ I knowmy poor wife,” said he, “and that she feels aorry for me.’ A man named James Barns was on the building when it fell, and had one of his boots torn open by a portion of the falling ruins, but he fortunately ea Cornelius Wycoff,; foreman of the bricklayers. | caped without injury to his person. The deceased lived but.a short time after he was Two horses were buried under the ruins, one of taken from the ruins. He-leaves a wife and family | which had his leg broken, and fas killed imme- at Green Point, where he resided, He was 40 years | diately; but aa the other did not sppear to have amy of age. of his limbs fractured, it is thought he will recover, Patrick Shea lived but a few minutes after he was | although the poor animal is greatly bruised, and extricated. He was 45 years of age, and leaves a | appeared to be in great agony. wife and family. None of those who were at work on the roof at James Gillbooley died of his wounds a few hours | the time of the accident were injured, but all whe after the accident. NAMES OF THE WOUNDED. John Flannigan, 22 years of age, received a com- pound fracture of the leg. He-lies-at the Now York Hospital. were under it suffered severely from bruises and broken limbs. One man told us that he had been in the building about two minutes before it fell, and was within o few feet of it when he heard a noise like that pro Robert Quick, carman,who was in tho building at | duced by steam escaping from a boiler, and on look- the time. He recelved compound fractures oth of | ing for the cause of it found that it was produced by alegandanarm. Age 22 years, Thor. Kelly, 26 years of age, received a severe scalp wound and: fractare of the thigh. He now Kes at the New York Hospital. the falling of the new structure. THE MANHATTAN GAS GOMPANY, * We take the following account of the Company which has suffered this severe loss, from Mr. Valen- Thos. Dwyer, ® man 21 years of age, was badly | tine’s Manual of the Corporation of the City of New injored, having both thighs broken»and being other- wise bruised and injured. He now lies at the New York Hospital, and but slight hopes of his recovery are entertained. 4 William Symis, laborer, severely bruised. Miles Barns, slater, badly imjureds George White, also badly injered, with but alight hopes of his recovery. Daniel Sullivan, severely injared internally. James Mahoney, fifty years of age, scalp epened, and oneef bis arms brokem: He was attended at his residence, corner of Mighteenth street and Tenth svenue, by Dr. Gillegap, who dressed his wounds. All thoee who were wounded received the pro per medical attendance. Those who were con- veyed to the New York Hospital came under the supervision of Officer FE. 8 Lockwood, of the Seventeenth ward police. The remainder of the injured parties were conveyed to their houses; | also the bodies of the two deceased men. Dr. Gille- gan was most attentive to the wounded. No one would attempt to offer any opinion asto the probable reason of the calamity, nor did any person about the building seem desirous of conversing with the reporters of the prese. It ia, however, pre sumed that the walls had been shaken by the sud" den gust of Wednesday night, and perhaps cracked by the vibration of the roof, induced by an electric influence. The iron skeleton of the roofing lay on the ground after the accident, in the same shape as it had rested on the walls, and to.thia circumstance may be attributed the escape of so many persons; for as the iron bars were not broken, they sat on the ground on end, in the shape of large cages, from under which a man might: readily walk. We give herea . DESCRIPTION OF THY: BUILDENG AND IT4 DRSTRUC- TION. ‘The building which is now a heap of ruins was an addition to the other gas works belonging to the Manhattan Company, and was erected at the foot of Fourteenth street, for the purpose of generating gas, It was commenced during the spring of last year, and at the time of its destraction was not thoreughly completed.. !¢ had cost some $20,000, which will be a severe and total low to the com: pany. Theentire structure measured one handred and eighty feet long, by one hundred and fifty. To | every appearance it was a solid and substantial | brick building, the brisks having all been carefully. | selected. It contained three successive roofs, formed. of iron work, along the whole base of which ran an iron supporter, or tie-rod, which was propped 1) bh; iron columns on the inside, and by brick pillars on the outside—the former being twenty-two feet high and eight inches in diameter, and the latter of the vame height, but two feet by cighteen inches in thickness. It will be seen, therefore, that the whole weight of the roof rested upon this tie rod and the pillars, and tliat cither of these giving way would cause the accident which wo have to deplore. Such, indeed, eeems to be the most natural con- clusion to which we can arrive a3 to its origin. The President of the Company, Charles Roome, Fsy., walked over the greater part ofthe building an hour before it fell,and he saw no imperfection, or any- thing wrong about it. A fiaw might have oxisted in the iron pillars or tie-rod, without attracting any notice ; and, fromthe mannerin which the build | Whea the ing fell, we have every reason to suppose that the ss w igen ytd L the tierod broke in the centre. The middle roof, at | tendant any rate, gave way first, and those on either side | answer both inclined towards it aa they fell. A brick wall, fit: teen feet bigh, that surrounded it, and which waa two orthree feet from the bnilding, remaiged am touched. The accident occurred about half-pas4 twoatlock, P.M., and those who were upon the spot say that | “ Tho cases the noise was like the hissing of stzam, or the ex- plosion of a boiler. The position 04 the rnina clearly indicated that the building fell «nwards, which cir cumstance goes far to prove, aa we havo already | of this velame, stated, that come flaw in th iron braces or suppor- ters wae the cause of the accident. FURTHES, PARTICULARS. THR WOUND av THK CITY HOSPITAL The first intizaation which those in the City Hos pital bad of ‘<he accident was about three o'clock, | Hote when steal of the injured were conveyed to the | Rarebeenespected by sates i carriages and other vehicles. Boone larg ' one York, for 1854 :-— MANHATTAN GAS LIGHT COMPANY, Chartered Feb. 28, 1883. Perpetual capital, @2,000,000. ORVICERS. Charles Roome, President. Floyd Smith, Vice-President Samuel H. Howard, Socretary Her Smith, Superintendent of Street Mains aad@ imps Walter Roome, Superintendant of Works, Tels pepety’ eartentiad portion of the 8 company uy; ti sepame oa en eae ae j, 6,000 atreet lampe, and 1, Tn 1803 ‘they wared 05 7 a masufactt a employed on an a workmen. at the foot of teventeenth strect are- cing two million feet of Cena The company ace now engaged in the construction of works at the foet ef Fourteenth street, Kast River, which, when finished wilt molecag Uhre allons fr pt Tee a day. iy will then be pr to pat at daily ton of five millions feet of gas. The Revolution in Vonesuela, We translate the following from an Havang pee per:—- In the Diarto de Avisos, of Caracas, we read the: following decree of the Executive government, pre hibiting the return of several Venezulana into thet . country:—- REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA, Seet of of intoior and of Sustica act Caracas, Mgy 23, 1854. To THE GOVERNOR OF THRP20vINCE—Among the reasons that have induced the Executive ‘authority to believe that a new revolution is contemplated in the Republic, is the fact brought to its knowledge “ tee oan present state peace, ‘judicial, bas deemed it advisable, as a Neperious Decemsity, to prohibit. the into the State of Justo Bvisceno, Bra- aual, Manual Comasho, Ledo Juan de la Craz Car reno, Luis Maria Uctariz, fA od vi Ye fhe Execntive power, chayged with supreme super- vision over tae order and ec allit siusie, nthe ‘Dave the honor 20. lefiey for your fature guidance, and \» Kee, Suwon Pranas. New Publicasions. Rsvonts ov Cases Derarucep at Nist Paros, BY JoHN AN2HOX, Esq—Banks, Gould & Co—The volume befors-as consists of a republication of old reports, the reprint of which we should hardly have thought necessary. isi Prive law is never considered reliable, and the 1 yr reperts may, most of them, be claased in category. The Code haz introduced.s new system of pleading and practice; and we do.not see the use of taking up.sa much of the space of this velume with decisions om the old.rales. What consequence can it be to.the . practitioner of the present dey to know what now est factum admits or denies, or the plea ef non as swnpsit puts in iasue, aa in the case of Smith v, Ladlew, p. 114? or again, what it is , prove upon a quantwn for work and labor done, as im the case of Schureman v. Withers? isnne when there oF af duce the imountotJamages Seldon of een which we have seen merican Law Register, and the editor A Haap So Sie Rrestous ote. of tae,