The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1854, Page 4

Cee eee ee eee eee eeepreeegaeeeeeeeereereeeeaemeecss rel 1.4 ctment. Recor’er Tilou re’u wed the app" to bick to the Ton.) 6 for trial. Nsw YORK HERALD, 4ankhs oO D DON 6GHN ABBR, :NePMVETOR aNy ED! OR, src tS. 7, CORNER OF Kasda0 AND SULTON STB AMUSEMENTS THIS UVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowe:y Tone Fe ano, Tigne Boee—Foun Sis AML Oy —P0on PruLWoMDY—Ta Momey. RATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham stroee~Tua Thow Ke + bAD IN THE MonDERFUL Lawe & Deriint Goon Joe AMBRICAN MUSEUM.—artorncom and Evenings —Tax 6 REWER. POOW'S MINSTREL Haut, +44 Broadway—Ermiortan SenerResoy avy BuRLesqus VPrERAa BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Brondway.—Buow- Seve Ernsorian crens TROUPES FRANCOPTS FHIPPOUKUNE Manisew Sqvana.— ) Mavox AND EQuesrasay FRaTs. Bes TUB AYFADRY UF SAN JUAN, More light is thrown upon this affsir hy the ar- rival ef the Em jire City yesterfay, She brings us more details asd an estiniite of the damage doze by He guns end dre of the Cyane, in dollars and cepts, One million of dollktsisthe sum. Befure the claims come fhly before Congress, however, they will probably reach three millions. The Fronch ‘Minvwter already fixes hie share at six hundred ‘thousand dollars. The Ni aragua Miuister hes not, yet made out bis bill of damages. 1 appears thar . he bas not entered a strong protest, as reported; but, accorsing to our telegraphic despatches from Washington, he"has written a rote to Mr, Mar-y, ia | whi-h he doprecates the affiir, and eecks to prepare - the mind of the Secretary of State for a large clain Srom the government of Nicaragua, for the destruc tion_of one ofthe towns of that republic. WEST COAST OF MEXICO. Our advices from Acupulco are to the 251 of July, ang toongh the news contalas no piece of sta ‘ling intelligene, toe revolation is represented as making a rapid ‘and steady progress. The people from all paits of the couatry are flocking to the standard of Alvarez, and the chief klimsel!, in ex- cetlext health, and with notiring c.ergy, hi pitched his tent in the mountains near Ac»putoo. He is surrounded by faithful and zealous adherents, and is evidently waiting for the cool season, to be gin another campaign against tho Dictator, THE SOUTH PACIFIC. By the arrival of the Empire City we are enabled |. to publish to-day very interestiag news from the Isthmus of Panama, Sonth America, and Austratia. From New Granada we give tie latest in gence with respect to the sanitary condition of 110 Isthmus, the extension of the railroad, 2 protective guvaid for travellers, the progress of revolutionary affsirs, and tbe movements of thestez ners. The condition of the Coolie railroad laborers (from and to Jamaica) engaged attevtion, whilst the move- ents of the Pacific squadron of Russia were vers forcivly commented on by the local press. From Chili we learn that the French war steamer Phoque, Commander de Rosis, had started from the pertof Valparaiso in pursuit of a Russian yeasel, and although elightly disabled, had succeeded in espturing ber and towiog her into the harbor. Ta prize was a brig of about five hundced tons burthen. We have the last arcountjor the state of parties in Pern, and at the same time hoar of the condi tion of poor Chinamen at the Chinchas, From Costa Rica we have rectived, and publish, the market reports, ship news, steam navigation items, and polilical movements Of parties up to the Just date. Our Australian gold circulars are datcd op the evening of tho 26th May. We publish to-day an intere-ting account of the burning of the ship Townsend at seu, and the sequent loss of twelve lives. The ehio was ered to be on fire at 9 P. M. on the 15th of Me finding it impossible to subdue it, the capt nd crew abandoned her, and in three hours thevcaficr she was reduced to a floating bulk. THE ELECTION HIOT IN ST. LOUIS. Our accoants in connection with the late ele st St. Louis, fnrnish us with the leading » nlars of a wild and bloody riot ip that city on. ion day. It oppears that in some troable at-the polls, an American was stabbed by an Irishman, which was immediotely reized upon by the natives for a general arsanit upon the Celtic population, An immense number of lish grog shops were gutted and laid waste, five mon ave reported to have been Killed, on a large number wounded. This attack wpon the groggerics is a new featsre in native American politics. Formerly the'r hostilities ware principally directed ogainst Catholic churches. But whether the Know Nothings in their coup a@’etat at #t. Lonie were Instigated to the dostraction of the Trish grog chops from a desire to aid the tempera © eause, or from the warlike excitement created by the bombardment of.Greytown, we are not advis d. Js ie sald that the United Stites marines at G-oy- town, though they burned such groggeries as come im their way, saved the Hquor as something too gocd to he wasted in the tropics. Io 8, Louis, on the contrary, it is moat probable that tho Ii was dertroyed with the shops which contains The reported attack on the Anzerger office indisat. +, g'so, that a portion of the Germans came in fora share of the wrath cf the Kr ow Nothings. This isa sesions busivese, and the great fear is that it is oaly of such scenes under the new political n of American Protestants and Irish oy sthon 7h STATE ELECTION: The latest returna from North emoctatie candidate for Governor J o¢0. The demrersts bave also a m jority in both boures of the Logislatare, which insures tho elec- tion of two members of that party to the U. Herate. | Nine connties in Towa bare booa heard fro Grimes, the whig and anti Nebraska can tic about 300 votes ahead. CITY AFHATRS, Jn the Boayd of Aldermen, last even‘ng, munication was received from a number of the Tenth ward, complaining of tho ti ion of tho streets and neglect of d of the street. contractors, who exons: from the performance of contract by sayte they have’not been paid for work alrewiy mn tho part ems ' ' - | { ve resolution was adopted giving the a-e of the U» vernor's room 10 the firemen: on the 21s inst.,en | the o€ ying te stone of Piremon’s | Var. ao uns ’ at temptt I,W.G le mop, Kho hod ree eo lives at in Ore: é street, ba the resstution from ths Board of | Conrelmen giving a vot: of thanks to Captata | ““” Itch and the offers and crew of tho at lip Washington, for reronin pasae new ofthe Wir chester. raral f ti were wed and referred, and tie Bh iad umd t day next. { The B ast ov which yey | colt y ay ve , | a i avon of $5.0 talk 1 evet Capt u o \ ers, Who ¢ ir wy exeni | t | ‘ } porta joted Coa j Vey f ycounmib ar t sect en the rightot 6 @ Hover sury lash toe O VCw Light mtu court to plead to the man 4 No o20 | admit thentob:i!, and they were & goanied We putlsh h~ moraac a 0) pO ¢of thease tion of gnother m» am eng of the » soln residiag { the Ehyenh avira ni its sem 4s», in order to | «: Hudson River Re frond Comoaay j otest aga pat Ing the’r cars by steam power meth of Sixtieth MISCELLANEOUS... iy Philadel) hia some fifteen, Roman Catholic teachers in the public sch 018 frye been rene by the newly electe1 Sox00) ' Piwetors, Much feel ing is manifested by the frie eae of the prossrtbell, and their removal will proba sige iden the breach bs- tween the Catholics and ot! gor sects Tt will be secn by our ¢ mmetch, that reports are current in Civetnuati, ta Ghe prejedice of the “Rensselaer Bank” of Twliana, acd the “Indiana State Stock Psnk.” Tae wotes of both had been reused by the principal Chacinnati br kers. ‘Tee foundry at the Gertted Sates Navy Yard, ia Washington City was ‘totally dest-oyed by fire yesterday sfterncon. The fire was occasioned by an explosion while t1¢ workmen were eagaged ia casting @ cylinder for the United States steamer Fulton. At the last dates ramors were In ¢ironiation at Havane of a speedily change inthe goverament of the island. Anew Governor was shortly expected to succeed General Pezuela. ‘The tw> English desertors who were en trial in Boston for robbing the Queen's treasury at Sydney, and claimed by the British Consul under the Ash: burton treaty, were yesterday discharged by the United States Commissionvr, he deciding the ofeace tobe simple larceny. They were immediately re- arrested—the British Consu! making a comp'aint of lerceny against them. COMMERCIAL APYAIRS. Common brands of State flour advaneed about % cents per barre), ond most descriptions of good to extra qualities rose a’so, about 124 cents por barrel bigber. Corn and wheat were withont chango of moment. Cotton was firm, with some lesa ac vity. Pork continued firm, with light transactions. Progress of the Revointions in South and Central Amcrica, It was only the other day we had oceasion to allude io the great efforts the governments of Venezucla and some of the other South and Central American States were makieg to en- courage immigration from Europe. <A glance at the present state of things im thai region may help to show why Venezuela fiads it necessary to offer free lands and inordi- nate privileges to foreign settlers: while we are thronged with immigrants, and ra- ther need legislation to restrain than to stimulate their increase. The whole story is told in a few words: we are at peace, they are covstantly plunged in war. At the present moment, nearly tbe whole of the northera por- tion of South and a lorge space of Centzal America is a battle field. Santa Anna is en- gaged ina death struggle with the Mexican in- surgent Alvarez. ‘'rne we hear now and then that the latter ie crashed and his forces routed: but this intelligence, which emanates from an ofiicial source, is generally followed by news of atotuily different character. A rumor now prevails to the effect that Alvarez has appiied for and obtained pecuniary aid from tbis neigh- berbood and irom California. Should thi- prove true. there-canno’ be a doubt of tae sne- ecss of the insurgents. Sa unpopu- lary sould draw the whole 3 an people round Alvarez’s standard, as soon az it was known that he was poscessed of the sinews of war, A}! his defeats have been caused by the want of this essential element of success; a timely consignment of dollars would repair the past, and place his star ia the ascendant. It is doubtless the apprehension of this which iaduces Santa Anna to keep his money in the banks here, subject to the eall of a trusty confidant, instead of taking it to Mexico, whore it is so much needed. Seven millions of dollars would be a comfortable iortune to retire with; and should fortune prove adverse, the present ruler of Mexico could with tle help of this resours- manege to spond the remainder of his days is very god style. His expulsion trom Mexico would of ccurse be the signal for more ware and intestine convulsions; but afier all, tie condition of the country would be no worse than it is ut present. GeVenezuela is ravaged by astraggle as vio- lent as that which distracts Mexico. It seonis certain that the couutry is tired of the Mo: dynasty, which, by mouopolising the Presiden- tial chair for the two brothers of that name, has so long held the reius of power. The op- ponents of the Monagas long since appealed io arms ; and have held the field under Pacz wit! alternate sucecsses and reverses for some time past. Uniil recently, the advantaye has been on the side of the yovcrament ; but the recat horrible massacre of Garces aud his party of insurgents, who were surprised by the troops o! Menagas, brought great unpopularity on the Jaiter. It is always imupossible to foresee pro- cisely the regult of civil wars in South Ameri- can countries; but this event will obviously exercise no small influence upon the approacs- ing Presidential election, and will probably alienate from the Monagas a lirge section of their adherents. Meanwhile the whole State is a prey to war. Peru and New Granada are iu precisely the same position; and Neuador has only just re- covered from the terrax of Fiores. a Pera. General Castilla has orgagized a fosmidabi: orce to oppose the goverument and overt Both partios have te fon anxiously awaits the From al. we hoar, the rebels, if funds cu InNow “ms to be autho: General Fel the field and the nat result of the straggte, sharees pre in favor of th © procured to support their army. ‘ranada, on the conmary. the ti etting in taver of the shed nd General Obando, and againet the insar tulonel Melo. It is said that the uavtat 1g) 10 suppress the fa urree- que, Rover lb be stro ionary movement, Such is the rm and Ceutral dition of the greatest States oF 1t has been lateral d » bat lea. 0 sim ply persona Val rebelli to mpeet 1’ rush whic! will gove poncipler, aad the rebel of te am exile me pery reby 8 one of the fair elyarer than tha bring the tent with t- box works te down obnoxious men : owl for their impa snp id they gia p.ibe sword at the fir ulay act of te gorer s tional be aury © potent system of proovediug a'ton | methods to . ft ® pable wreag. South Americans would beve marched on aray sgaivst Washington balf a doses times singe Pierce's inauguration bad they Nebraska bill would hive merits: in Ube long run, however, we apprebead that ours w DD be tonmd te work to the pest ad- vantage of a mation, cause (bviy monopoly is protected by law. they can therefore practice with impanity every sort of trickery and impertioence apon the public, they will fod themselves very mach mistaken, Ours is not @ community teat will tamely cubmii (o oligarehieal deepotiem and lo- solence. Whee low overrides muteration and decency, and is found ineffective to bold mea to the spirit of their obligations. there are 9 to teach these petty despots tat in a coumtrynhere the peo- been in oar ple are masters, there is a remedy for eves place. Had the United States bee» theirs, the | abure, and a measure of punishment , ree to Ss cam- | attempt to set public opinion at defiance. .. . Geaxp Tawrenaver Maggy Mrerrve ar Sara- voos.-Our resders all Know that on the 16th day of August the State Conventioe of tre new Holy Anti-Slavery Alliance is to come off at Sa- rotege Springs. It will call together an extraor- dinary omnium gotherwm from all parts of the State, of oll sorts of political filibusters and re- tormers. The temperance people have seized hold of the idea, and the exeoutive committees of the State Temperance Society, the American Temperance Union, and of the Carson League of Saratogs, have secordingly joined in a call for « mass meeting at the Spr ngs, on the 17th day of Angust, #0 a# to have the full benefit of the crowd of the anti-slavery gathering. - The committees issuing this call on behalf of the temperance movement, say that— ‘This gether ing ie set at all to interfere wi or an cepae (be action of the ta Gontemon oo . not to belt bo Subure. on the 27th of Bommel c well | : te aadnenros 3 y - wees ‘ wee te on tow iniguice fo the tompatanes sateen lo not to rely too contkiens!y on the stremgih of their position, for it Is aot so impregaahle a» they imagive. So long as the alterations fo the errenge ments of the ferries were coufiaed to a mere rise in tho fare, we abstained from takiag any part in & discussion in which the begat right was certainly on the side of the company, We nevertheless had a strong opinion as to ‘be grasping spirit evidenced by the new regule tiona, although we thought it becter not to make any comments upon them until the ex- ecitement to whiea they were sure to lead pro voked some defensive explanation from the company. We have sivee had both statements and counter-statements from the parties reep»o- tively interesied. The latter, however, ar» only of a semf-official character, consisting of anonymous letters to the newspapers, from individual members of the Board of Mana- gers. A case is attempted to be made out in them in support of the recent alteration in the fares; but it is just such an logenious balance shect as a pliant bookkeeper woutd prepare for a man about to face his creditors. We hear merely of the expenses, but we are told little or nothing about the profits, We are gravely informed that the expenses of the com- pany are increasing with alarming rapidity; for last year #0 many thousand dollars we expended over the year previous, and this year there will be another terrific increase over thy last. We should like to know what comrr- cial enterprise which is rapidly extendin, business, can calculate upon its expenses re- maining stationary whilst Its profils are pro- gressing. If the members of the Union Verry Company will be good enongh to indicate to us apy scheme by which such an exceptional re- sult can be aitained, we will defray out of our own pockeis for them the whole annual charg. s of one of their ferries, When we take inte ac- connt the enormous expenses of our own estab- lishment, and the small per contage of profits which they le at the end of the twelve months, we ! that we should be gaining largely by sach a bargain. The Union Com pany cannot monopolize ferry after terry anti) they have engrossed the whole of the convey- ance beiweon New York and Brooklyn, without atemporary invesiment of capital to scoute the prospective gains to which they look They could not expect, and never did expect, that the Wall street ferry would pay its ox- penses at fiest starling, but they were never. theless determined to aecure it, knowing that once they eecured the monopoly of the ferriage between the two cities, they would compel the public to make up for any present losses it might entail. The company, unlike other spe- culators, are not satisfied with large fature re- sults, for a comparatively small present outlay, They must start upon what is called a dead certainty. We shonld like to carry on business under auch immutable conditions of prosperity. But with a'l these considerations, it was not ovr intention to meddle. Thotime has gone y when eny useful result might have been attainea hy pressing them upon tke attention of the pub- Le. If those to whom we entrust the guardianship of our inierests choose to barter them sway for a mers of potiage, it is clearly with them, rather than with those who benelit by their mismanagement, that we have to reckou. When we employ corrupt or negligent ser- vants, we must expect to pay the penalty of cur own want of discrimination. We refer to the facts simply, to place the qnesidon as between the Union Company and the public on a distinct aud intelligible footing, We hear so much from themselyes and their paid defenders of the press, of their liberality and disinterestedness that we like to strip the question of all false coloring. Wedo not contest the legal right of the company to raise their fares, but we do the grounds put forth ia justification of the st_p and we are borne out in the view which we have tuken of them, by the tricky and an- uoying manner iv which the alteration ha« heen carried into of Yo break, in some degree. the unpopularity and indignation with whieh tbe rise in the fares was sure to be attended, the company an- nounced thet tickets would be sold af a con- siderable ount, amountiog to a pr Avetion of the inereasce to half a ce inhabitants of Prooklyn, compelled of May to eatinit to this aridtrary addition to their ex wance was 2 booa. To the ery one, however, who has applied fe itis atated that they cannot be supplicd, as the clerks have ne ent on band to meet the demaad. it can hardly be believed that the finaa- cin] resourecs and eredit of the company are at so low bb that they cannot procure from their vripler the necessary quantity of tickets to ful- i ne of their own arrangements. on can the public come to, bat are dectrous of proiiting by this pre- ulty, fo pocket as.mach money as ¢ ol tained under 14} gud annoya’ Now, the condi Wrat cone! that they tended dite cvse, vht y ore the general out- Py mike 1 by their + to carry out the odivm of this arbi- to be softened by whic and pall + But evon t i the publie t at for th apd jos bealobe tol ted for a time, icnal insult and 8 with wh cd. To the remonstrances made go inet co grogs an infraction of the company’s H tueir oficiales have po more vs wer to make than that © if the pab- lie doren’t like it they must get pleased as they pean’ Vet th ry! high band. If the quosison ny iilene. img maa be dii, en to % of p'ausible ex- , the F mate. The movement ie, therefore, a political one; | but ite appointment at the same place, and close ' e reamstances | wpe the beels of the abolition gathering, may hey eo good moral effeet upon the intemperate faneties and dcmagogues of that concern, Be- sides, a combed temperance onslaught upon Nework champagne, and bad brandy at Sara- tova, may exercise a wholesome influence upon the fuchloneble world at that Jocality, among whom the virtues of the Congress water are neotralized to a great extent by an intermix- ture with all sorts of @istilied ond fermented liquors. A teetotal convention at Saratoga will be a very exciting novelty, in conjunction with the Apti-Slavery Convention, Spread the eal, Tae Kyow Nove Pratrors Discovernn, We publish this morning, from the Richmond Va.) Keaminer, « curious affair, purporting to be the organic law of the mysterivas fra- ternity of the Know Nothings. If it be so, the mystery is at an end, and rhis secret order, under another name, is but the revival of the old native American party. Considering the vresent disorganization and demoralization of te old political parties of the country, and the corrupting spoils policy of the adminis- tration, the successes of the Know Nothings in most of the late elections are pot at all #ur- prisiag. They will, probably, con to epoil the calculations of all the old huck#lers until rome great national gpagtty is organised upon the round platform of the eon- stitution and in accordance with the progres- sive spirit of the age. But in the meantime all the efforts of the administration party to re-organize the democracy upon their spoils policy, ard all the expedients of all ovher fac- tions—whigs, democrats, temperance and free eoil-—will be very much eut up by the Know Nothings. A new national party upon the platform of the Union, the constitution, pro- gress and manifest destiny, is the only organ- ization which can prevent the Know Nothings from exciting a perijous conflict of races and creeds in reference to the next Presidency. Where are the remains of the patriotic Castle Garden Union Safety Committee? Cali them ep. Cosy oy Maney’s Oorraar cr Garvrowy.— We understand that bills have already been made out against the American govermment by citizens of San Juan or Greytown, clalmiag one million of dollars for property destroyed during the bombardment. We give elsewhere an extract from a Central American paper con- tain'ng the figures, It is more than likely that a fow weeks hence this sum will have swelled io double the amount named. New loses will be discovered, and as a matter of course, each merchant whore business is destroyed will claim damages for its loss as well as for the destrac- tion of his property. We may consider our- eclves fortunate if we excape with a not loss of three millions. It would be curious to estimate what the luxury of a Marey will have cost the nation by the time he retires into pPrivote life. Ten millions gone to help Santa Anna to make an empire in Mexico; two to pay for the houses Marcy had burnt at Sa. Juan; end ever so many more gone in projects of one kind or other, patent extensiona, Xe., &e. Altogether we shall thick ourselves lucky if Maroy cosis us no more than twenty mil- licne, or five millions a year daring hiv adminis tration. Talk of the cheap officials of repabli- can countries: what would the French or Eag lish think of a Mivister at five millions of dol- lars a year? Lares? From THe Ccstom of the hard shells publishes the following Lutel- ligence, being three days’ Jater than the last previous news from the Custom House :— Three days ago John Cochrane tried to get a gomtlom to recommend » certain notorious rowdy acd vagaben for a slace In the Custem Hoare. The scoundrel hes beon plastered over with at leart teoaty criminal ta Cictmenta, and bar at the preeent tne one hanging ov hia bead, and Joby Cochrane wants to got : ready epprinted by t rh Doos not tits Jook like a fasten of the far- Jone at the Soft Shell Syra ‘onvention Now is the tin t the searlet lotéer Cororrp Stark Covsern—Moan Aqrrartos —The State Council of Colored Men, which closed its procer dings at Syracuse on Thursday, reeolved, among other things, to petition the Leg'slatnre for change in the State conetita- } tion, eo as to place colored men upon a footing of political iality with white men; ant white and colored chil'ren together fn our common schools. item in the grand sched of the slavery agi tation. Liberia 's not the thing. More Oven Tseurs or Srocx—The Hrook lyn Anti-Nelraska Convention, the other even- ing, was a slim affair io numbers, like ite pre- docesror in the Park; Lut like the Park blage, the Brooklyn gathering appointed a fermidable list of delegates to Saratogs proves that the forces of the new a!lance of the anti-slavery frcttons thei sirength, or ele that they business wpen a emalh active ¢ isruce of stock, perhaps. seem ar Dewanp ann St ‘—-Our ebolera hospital are still furnished with pe warkets with green appk siale watermre)ons nts, aad rd peach nablo cholera ia thus lib rally supplied in ite de- mics, Coxsonxe INTet sually clean. Th's is but an offshoot of the | | new anti-slavery coalition procramme—another | wives, Tho | ® COMMODOBE JOEY DOWNES, U. 8. N. Commodere John Downes, late the third officer ‘nj of commission in the United States Stewart's commission being the Morris’a the next,) died at , aged about seventy-five fs Daenes.was a native of Massa- chusetes, and he Has alytaya reaided, when on shore, at Boston, where:be. Jéaven, e-femily. He envered the service on the let-of Jaye, 3 ,and after near: ly fifteen years of: soe. service, g in the war of 1812, he received a ceptain’s on on the 1st of March, 1817. In 1832 he Btatea frigate Potomac, when town of Quallah Battoo, in repri.al fo to American sailors by the Malays, He was com- mandant for mans years of the naval station near Botton, and appointed cne of the Light House In- spectors under the late act of Congress. He was last at sea in May, 1834, and had heen fifty-two years and two months in the servi-c on the date of his disease. Commodore Downes was a gallant officer and a thorough seaman, and in all the rela- tions of life he was highly esteemed, both afloat and ashore. : Castle Garden Opera. _ . Last evening the first performance of “I Puritani’”’ took place at this house, before an audience larger than some we have recently seen at Castle Garden, bat smaller than the opera and its rendition warranted. To speak in general terms, the performance was carcful andgood. The singers knew their parts and sang them correctly and with spirit. Tne Eivira was Madame Ber- tnsca Maretzek; her acting calls fur high commendation, und her vocal performance, especially in the aria “Vien Ailetto,’ in the second act, was praiseworthy. With her voice and her style we are all fam Mar; it will euffice fo say that her Elvira was equal to any part she has hithee to attempted. Beraldi and Graziani added frosh lanrpls to those they have already won. The former wae re - ceived with enthusiasm, and the performance was Bitd& rupted more than once by imperative calls for a rept tion of his songs. Graziani’s voice wins upon the hearer. Its sweetnees and its unusual compass are qua- lities which will insure their possessor a high rank upon the lyric stage. Signor Colletti, the bass, did wonders. The great duet, ‘‘Suoni la tromba,”’ Is sure, unier ordi- nary circumstances to warm’? the house; but it is seldom received with such a burst of delight as it elicicod lastevening. The glory is due to Signor Colletti, who bids fair to claim—so far as ‘‘ Puritani’’ is concerned, at least—the place Marini has so long occupied in the affec- tions of Now York audiences. The choral and instru” mental parts of the perfcrmance were as good as they generally are under the management of Max Maretzek. It were the least we could do—we who owe him so many pleasant evenings—to try to compensate him for the sacrifices he has suffered in the past, vy ensuring the success of the ‘Lyric Festival,” which is to be given on the 23d for his benefit, and that of Madame Bertucca Maretzek. The programmes of the performance have not yet appeared, but we have reasoa to believe that the music selected for the occasion will justify Maretzek’s reputation as a caterer for the public taste. Meanwhile Castle Garden, with ‘ Puritani,”’ is still as delightfnl « place to spend an evening as the city contains. Progress of the Cholera. The following is the report of the two cholera hospitals in this elty for the twenty four hours ending at 11 o'clock yesterday forevoon:— Reed. Died Cured. Rom'ng. Franklin street. Ib 2 4 "% Mott etreet.... n = 2 26 OO atte 26 rr) % a Coroner liilton held an inquest on the body of Thomas Lamb, at No. 26 City Ball piece, who came to his death from being attacked with the cholera. The testimony went to show that deceased being attacked with the disease on Tharsdey morning, and not haviag proper at- temdance, expired on the seme evening. He was a native of Ireland, and forty three years of age. Verdict, death by cholera, Coroner Hamble held an inquest yesterday upon the body of Hugh Birmingham, who died of cholera in Forty second street, between First and second avenues. dict, death by cholera. MLACKWELL'S ISLAND ‘The following ix the report of the Ten Governors for the twenty four hours ending at noon yesterday — Cases. Deaths Lanatie Asylum, . os : Workhouse. . s 1 Almshoase. . el) Penitentiary Hospital, Ver. is ‘These are 42 patients remaining. WILLIAMSRURG. No new eases of cholera were reported to the Board of reaith yextersay, and bat one patient remains in the hospital, ROOKLYN. ® At the meetiog of the Board of Health, yesterday morning, eight cones and two deaths were reported for the preceding twenty-four heura, CHOLERA AT &T. JOHN, N. B—FAST DAY. Bostos, Aag. 11, 1854. Tuesday lost was observed nt St. Joho, N. B, asa cay of fasting and on account of the cholera. Twen- ty cases and ths occarred on that day. Steam Cars in the City. TRE RESIDENTS ON BLEVENTH AVENUY, VERSUS THe HUDOON RIVER RAtLtO4D COmTany. ‘The el-izens and persons owaing property on the line of the Eleventh avenue held enother mass meeting yes- terday evening, in order to bear the report of & commit- tee appointed by the poople, with power to take any wieps Which they deemed necessary in order to stop steam cars from ronming on that avenue south of six- tieth street. The meeting wos callie] for seven o’clock P. M. pre- ctsely, but at that hour our revorter could not observe a * individual near the old p'atform. it aighto'cloek nine little boys marched upfrom the neighborhood of Forty fourth +trect, each one bear- jog a banner inserthed with sowe inflaramatory motto. Amongst tL foremost were the tuilowing:— ° goeece eccoce esce ° Prkam @ans suet wor Rus on Tee ° © Danse Avous ° © © e ° € ° ° ° © o ° Anant Tres ° © © © ° ° © e Tre Tierooy Dreem Rar noap Comrayy me ° ‘ © © Mc nrerens or rae PRorun ° © ° ereeesesecesesosvocecses eeeece eesseccees Dews wre me + the, ard only ‘ t givea by poor rem Be or praieme some Ablermen crowing eters, bet at tir i e to «@ with the belief that chy re ent of Galree,” if they were t the Cowmos Coutell Heard by what he —_ 1 the prerediag #peaker, an? ‘honest wen” for corporate that part of | «ad «that ritv a: cos woe ne plewty as llagh berries y mew, be appatotel by the Ohsieman, aol hii f secret, and he ouly bnew their ‘order to take such menretes ne they may | |» | core by steam power Om the tine complained of, we age police fores attended during the evening, and Tks very host le demonstration towarus the | property wae expected, there is no doubt bat | sro tt, he I a Gow pant pment cnakeo obwn the iyren aw propensitier ot Une crews | Jue Waeting 84) ah a late hour. Tht shin calepraved tor posrecsiue greater deed that a Vigtianee Oammittes, convist | ry with rogeed to tae emo ng of valloont | © at the Mercer Honze this (~aturda: oe inte ean 7), evening, at & ceased brother ofizer, last night, and in» series of resolations, published else where, the members gave expression to their sorrow for comrade ani friend. Anorder wae issued by Lieutenant James A, Boyle for this - assemble at their an on Su in fall URIfOAD, to follow the deyarted to fival place. the mewhere of the above the friends of the deceased. ly are invited to take part in the obseqniesiaihe deceased was much esteemed by all who knew bim, aud Was a st favorite among his com- in arma. He wili be buried in Greenwood Cenns- . THE CATASTROPHE ON THE NORPH KIVRK—TWO, GIRLS DYOWNED. ‘The particulars of thia ead affair are as follows :~On Tuesday a par‘y of about thirty young people wont on an excursion to the neighborhood of Fort Lee. When ready toreturn home, by some delay or other they missed the steamboat, snd a» thelr only way to get back to the city, made arrangements with @ boatman to set the party across the river, that thoy might take the stages from Carmunsville, Two small boats were en- geged, into one of which eightcen or tweaty persons crowded themselves, ane ihe boatman set off fur the op posite shore; sine oF ten got ato the other boat, which was rowed by a small boy. In thrir way across the river the latter boat came neara schooner lying a acchor, when some of the men in the party of excursionists, being somewhat ia | quor, commenced hal! to thove on board the vesrel, saying, ‘‘Reef tho stoveyipe;’’ A oi yous bineacle to Windward,’ and such Xi offensive sayings. Those on the at this, one man seized a chunk ick and hurled it at the boat. missile. struck one of the young ladies on the bre’ suddenly sprang to her feet, and cverboard. Of course ail was then exciteoent among the party of excursiouists, and in the attempt to rescue the woman crowning the small boat was half filled with water. Tbe woman was finally rescued, and the boy put the boat on its course for the opposite shore;, but she being in a sinking condition, those on board be- ry to cry out for help. All this time the boat contain- ig the rest of the party was out of bearing. ond knew nothing of what bad banpened. While the com were in this perileus situstion s sma'l steamer PA too far off to be made aware of the situation of those the small boat, but neur enough to swamp and sink her with ber heavy awell. Al the company were finally res- ened, excepting Mieser Eliza and Susan Lunt, two of three ~ sisters who were in the boat. Miss Mary Quinn sank twice, and was finally saved by the exertions of the boy rowing the bat, What » sad termination fora featal day’ —in how short a time were smiles diasolved in tears! Murperons Atrack.—On Thursday night list, ebout 11 o'clock, two gentlemen, on ret home from Thirty- first'atreet, where they had been spending the evening with some f{ciends, were met by a couple of men in Fourth avenue, near the corner of Eigh'eeath street, who, on 3} ching, affected drunkenness, and de- signedly threw thom-eives in contact with them The gentlemen observing thst pestle! aroha ot the men war suspicious, and that they stores in their hands, ‘tried to rup off, when the ruffiane pursued them afew steps, and then buried their missiles at them. One of the gentlemen escaped nacrowly, the other was knocked down renseless, and remained estupified for some con- siderabletime B'ood flowed copiously from a deep cir- cular wound bebind the left ear. He was taken ton drug shop at the corner of Fourteenth street an¢ Broad- way, none pearer Sel open. The gentleman was finally conveyed to bis popes in Warren street, ac- companied by Dr. Tecker, of thirty-first streat, by whom his wound was dressed. He is still ia a dangorsua aitua- tion, ard should severe inflammation ensue, it is feared the case will prove fatal. is an evidence of the utter uselessness of the pulice, it shoul] be stated, that al- though an immediate alarm was given in the above case, no *‘star bearer” coul. be found in the vicinity. ‘Tam ABANDONMENT oF DEAD CaILDREN IN bro regard to the alleged abandonment of two dead children in Degraw atreet, Broohlyn. we yesterday reorived the fol lowing communiestior.:—The report in nearly ali the Now York papers about the cruelatsndonment by the NI child Inst week sod buried it, they lost two interesting boys, one six and the other fou¥ years of oge, which waro «ill they bal. The mother, slwoat frantic with griet bad to be removes by her has youn; On Wednesday band from the hone; and as the hustand could net Jeaye her a minute under there circumstances, the dead children were left in charge of n very near relative, ho, with other friends of the family, buried them at wood Cemetery, in the eame grave were, 4 the first child had been laid These are cane,and itis left to e diacerniog publi jodge for themselves and sympathize with the bereaved parents. ‘Tux Sun x A New Deese—The Sun yesterday fore- noon presented new attractions to sublunsry creatures. From the peculiar state of the atmosphere, during the - foreroon be appeared enrrounded @ numer of lumi- nous rings, some entertwined t r, and othera dis. tinct by themselves. Peop’e clustered tozether, avd ‘were seen gazing till the a*tractions passed away. about noon. Those superstitions inclined, considered thisan — whether for good or evil, they were puzzled to - Laying te Conner S10xk OF THE VinuMxy’s Har.— On Monday, tbe 2ist instant, the members of the Fire Department will meet in front of the City Hallin citizens dress, and Rroceed in procession to the Iot im Mercer » 18 purpose of witnersing the ce-emony of laying the corner stone of the new edifice, to be called the Firemen’s Hall. The Mayor, Common Council, and the beads of departments, are invited to attent. rt Ete eases yen y upon nes, mate schooner Samuel A. Appleton, vho, it appeared from the testimeny when last seen alive, was standing on the end of the pier in an apparently intoxicated condition. The captain of the sch oner testified that the deceased was of very intemperate habits, and that tnd his hat foo) the dock he was induced to search for his body, which wes found in te bottom of the river, alongside of ‘the vessel. Verdict, ‘Death by drowning.” Deceased was a native of New Yors, and about thirty four years Broekiyn City Intelligence. Coniston ON THE Fuutos SrRREr —Yosterdas afternoon, » collision oesurred on the Fulton street rail road \@ the City Hall, betwoea one of the stages of ‘the Fi avenue line anda car. The horses of the stage it appears on tu the corner out of Fulton avenue, became unmanogeadie, and ran against the car which was coming from the opposite direction. he concussion ‘wea ro forcible that the criver of the sto, from big box and pitched « consiserable «is bis horses, Two Jadivs were m the stage at the time, but they managed to get out unharmed, Tse driver's naane ja William Boardman. Hie injario: f @ serions character, He was taken to the First + atation house, by officer Buyd, where his wouads were bound ap by Dr. ayers. w berg Clty News. n en Comelery Comuauy bine rivera} to peo rive epartment of Williamsburg a virial place for the interment of eoch of their members ua may lose otherwise, cigats wil their lives tm the Gisehorce of their duties, « Toe effer har heen accepted, and the arrany oom be completed. i Abdul Me fid, Sultanof curkey.-Cne of our rm sailed for Europe in stexmsiip Inainua, Thursday, ond wil visit Constantinop'e and present to tne, above personage the aterenscopic vie <8 of Wasuington’s tomb @t Mount Vernon, Washington’s oak, and “oa cipal public buildings in Washington and New York, whh & beantivul stereoscopic instrament, iniatd wy ir fons ing made 7 gowts receive’ per every ~ BROT artiste and importers. , four doors above the Astor House, OhenonMorace Waters’ Pianos. or power, oo wwecand parity of tone, and elasticity of touch, vee vinnos chsileng® neon esa on oe jer nog ‘ preaiom pianos, with or snd \e aM ce sbuske of Aweriean mauctvc.are has tel a the press. celudrated: anos, Hallett & Cumston’s oa of the < atlett & Jacob Chicks Ps pinees. Ti hore niauos to be for t the pet muslo edtablichment of HORAOK WAreRs, aay wey bo al Deedronae. De & BR. We Semen © ‘han those of any s ertmers of t hw sine, OF purehss ee Wahang 4), & wowher. 0 gendy, No. O03 Pre Pa prions OO aAant 7 os band Molousons of HORM WATERS, Pat, 1851—Clorhing at Wholesnic. We he at ention of dealers in clothing, (ow vial oir fall purenases,) to our facilities Movt exieveive assortments of the meee u's vcd boys’ clothing. The Jemsad tn cor macafeetare has ineroas.) ad Much + city and tows In the Uotted States © nen arrange! 0 oor new ¢ fo buyers & ia ond more whieh po em 4,98 we bave fixed our of ure the very lenge trade we it of me bastness. All oo nted both for sty) + ver, ¢