The New York Herald Newspaper, February 2, 1855, Page 1

WHOLE NO. 6734. MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, BRIBLE DISASTER ON THE JERSEY COAST. Wreck of the British Bark Argyle. 98 OF THE CAPTAIN AND NINE OTHERS. ONLY ONE MAN SAVED, HRTLING ACCOUNT OF HIS ESCAPE, ; be, be. " thea, Grief account in the Heratp of Wed- ‘ he base of the British bark Argyle, Capt, Jas. wand fvom Gla-gow to this port, and which \ the coast of Jersey, about tweive miles south tlt. The following sre the particulars of the \ o@tsiaed by our special reporter, who visited orhesdof the wreck :— © fle, Ceptain James Buenton, left the port of cotlemt, on the 25th of December last, with a frting mainly of pig fron, and eonsigaed to J. of thiscity. Her crew numbered seven men, w captain and first ana second mates; there passenger on board—making eleven persons » only one of whom escaped from the wreck th o€ Jomuary they cume within sight of the const, and the weather being tolerably tair for not the year, they expected to make port in a ‘0 atte utmost. On the afternoon of the 28th, so ) the wind freshened, and they were obliged to ‘ essed umder single reeted topsails. At this tine going at the rate of five knots an hour, and we west. ley orth balf north. About tweive o'clock he cry of ‘Ueeekers ahead” roused the crew for the irst time to s Gense of the daager, and every effort was made to alter her course. [It was useless, sowever; for whree’ or four minutes after the alarm was given, she struck, and became utterly anmanageable. So sudden was the shock that the srew were unable to get out the boats, and were obliged to leave the deck and seck safety in the rigging. The waves mow beyan to break over her with terrific force, tearing «way the boats from their fastenings, They could see the shore indistinctly, about three hundred yards of, but as they could not venture on deck for the pyrpove of forming a raft, they were com- pelied to remaia in the riggiog, hoping that the loag- wished for muning might bring them some assistance. ‘The passenger, who was a Scotchman, ‘and one of the hands, s boy of about sixteen years old, were swept over- Doard with the esme wave which carried away the boats. ‘The survivors, with one exception, lashed themselves to ‘the masts, and he was the only personof the whole crow who was saved. This man, whose statement we give below, held om by his hands in the foretop; and after au exposure of fourteen hours on the wreck succeeded in “geaching the las by swimming. At length, after rix terrible hours of agony and suf- fering, during which they were drenched with spray and exposed to the pieccing winter wind, the day began to "break, and they saw a vessel about half a mile from them. They mde signals and were answered, but what- ever hope they a'ght have entertained when thoy first @bserved her vasished, as sbe proceeded on her course without taking further notice ofthem. It was, iu fact, impossible to give them any aesistance, situated as they ‘were in the widst of the b: ers. No attempt, how- ever, was made, and they now watched the shore with the most intemse anxiety, as their last hope. They were soon gratified with the sight of man; and in less than balf an bour aftec there were some twenty or thirty on ‘the peach. Thos had been observed by some person ‘consected with the lighthouse, who obtained all the as mistance he coudd. At this time there were nine men on the wreck, sad it was believed that if a rope com- ‘munication coaki be made with it and the shore, that ‘they could be waved. The mortar was accordingly brough out, and a ball, with a rope attached, fired over the ves- wel. One of the crew succeeded in seizing it, and wa: proceeding to make it fast to one cf the masts, when, from some cause, it gave way, ond all subsequent at- tempts to extzskich © communication failed, It is said by some that this failure was attributable to some defect in the mortar oc the other apparatus. As it was impos- sible to save then: by this means. one of the persons on the shore volwatocred to go if any others wou'd accompany hiet; but there were rone daring enough to venture tir lives. All but this brave fellow con- sidered it impavsible to get through the surf, which was thrown to the Geight of ten or tweive fest on the beach, and be was accerdingly forced to remain a passive spec. tator to the texrible sceme before him. About twelve a’ciock one of the sailors fell from his place en the furctop, and, striking on the deck, was killed. He wae afterwards found on the beach with the front part of his skull brokenin. The man who was saved was dbwerved several times in the act of undress- ing and dress‘mg again, but did uot venture to leave the vessel till abeuct two o'clock, after fourteen hours expo- sure, Then, «fthout any article of dress upon him, ex- sept a pair of ention drawers, he leaped into the sea and wade for the beach, which he succeeded in reaching ifter a struggle of twenty minutes with the waves, dur- ng which he frequently disappeared from the sight of ‘hose om shore. As he was completely exhausted, how wer, he would doubticss have been swept away by the eceding waters had not one of the spectators gone into he surf, with a rope fastened round his waist, and helped him aut. He was taken immediately to che house of Mrs Betsy Chapman, about half . mile dictemt, where he received proper care nd attention An hour or «so after, the captain, vidently emboldened by the success that attended the rst attempt, was seen making preparations to leave he wreck. Deliberatuly taking off his coat and boots, © descended the rigging, and running along the side of @ appeared to bea powerful man, it was thought that @ would sucered in reaching the shore safely; ana this bought was osmfrmed, as they saw Lim about halt way rom the vessed struggling with unabated vigor. Their opes were soow dispelled, however, as they saw him verwhelmed Uy o huge wave, after which he was seen o more till hiv bedy was thiown up by the sea upon ae beach amid the fragments of the wreck. ‘The vessel now began wo break up, and the poor suf- wrers, exhaueted by cold snd long exposure, fell off ne by one, until only five were left. There they were Athin three kuadred yards of the shore; but those ho saw them dare not venture to their assist- ace, asthe waves continued to run high, and it was ‘most impossible for any boat to clear the surf. Before ight closed om the fearful scene, not a living soul was ft on the wrees, and the timbers that were occasionally urown on theabore showed that it would soon go to feces. Before the acxt morning not a vestige remained ‘the vesselexcept a portion of her bows, which, it is ippored, waa attached by a chain to the anchor which y beneath. All the bodies were found before Tuesday night, some ‘them eleven miles from the scene of the wreck, Four ere taken to Squan, where they were interred in the (ethodiet graveyard, with appropriate religious cere. vonies. Three were buried at Voint Pleasant, which is yout ten miles from the village of Squan. The four which were taken to Squan were recognized by the res- sed sailor, Re Coste, but unfortunately he did not recol- ctalltheir names. Of the crew he knew only five, whose ames were Jones, Joho, Augustus, Henry Prock, and aniel, The following 1s « description of the four bodies terred in the burial ground at quan, as taken by the stice of the peace, Mr. Pierce. The bodies were ali ambered, and the number marked on the coffins: — No. 1. Heary Preck,® colored man, supposed to be wut twenty-srren years of age. His name was marked » India ink apoa one of bie arms: and above it was sprinted a cross, with the same material, It is said by me that this mao was en Todian. He bad on ulm when und a blue xbict and an oilcloth coat. No, 2. This was the body of a Frenchman, named Au stus, about twenty-eight years of age. His head way | rribly mutilated. De Coste says he was at the helm hen she streck. Twelve dollars and eighty-six cents sre found im one of his pockets. No. 3, Also the body of a Frenchman. His name was No. 4. This was the body of the first mate, named nes, and was dressed in @ pilot cloth cost aad monkey oket. The bodies of the captain and second mate were bur el Poist Pleasaat, aad three more were lying at Shark | river, about ten miles from where the wreck occurred, when our reporter left. ‘The captain’s trunk was washed ashore ant taken charge of by Mr. Morr, of Long Branch The Argyle was owxed by Mr. I. H. Moodie. of St. Jobn, New Brunswick, and measured about eight hun- dred tons. The cargo, which consisted of pig irou, bale | goods and some porter, was lost, with the exceptioa of « | few barrels of the latter, which were saved ina dam- aged condition. STATEMENT OF PAUL TE COST, THE ONLY 8URVIVOR OF THE OREW OF THE AKGYLE, FOURTEEN HOURS UPON THE WRECK. I shipped on board the British bark Argyle at (Glasgow Scotland, for New Yori, as one of the hands, a few day: before she sailed. During the passage, I continued to work before the mast, intending on my arrival in the States, to return to my home in Kanso, Nova Scotia. ‘The weather, which had been favorable from the time we left the Scotch const, became very stormy on the after noon of the 28th, and were obliged to scud under close reefed topsails, running at a rate of five knots an hour. About twelve on Sunday night, I heard the cry of breakers atead, and on looking over the bulwarks, saw the white foan about two hundred yards from the bark’s bow. Hardly five mieutes elapsed before tae ves sel struck, and the waves swept over her, carrying with them two of the boats, with which we hoped to have reached the shore, wbich lay about 300 yards off. We re- mained as long as we could, which was oaly a few mi- nutery and then took to the rigging as our Last resource The captain, first and second mates, five of she crew aad myself succeeded fu getting upon the masts, but a boy and our only passerger (a Scotchman) were carried overboard and drowned. .We could see aud converse witheach other during the night; but littl> was anid, however, by any, and we all watched eagerly for the morning. Throughout the six hours of that long, dark night the waves dashed in resistless fury over the ruined hul! which lay beneath us, and which threatened every minute to go to pieces. As they broke in apray far above the masts, we were completely saturated and feared, even if assistance di3 come with the morning, it would be cnly ¢o find our lifeless and frozen bodies, The morning, however, found us all alive, though aimort totally exbnusted. We looked to the shore, but it was yet too early—not a Living thing was to be seen on that side. Our attention was attracted by a vessel, which appeared about a mile from us. We hailed her as well as we could, and she answeret our signal, but sbe passed on without attempting to as- sist us. The terrible breakers which lay between her and our wreck, and in which no boat sould live, must have rendered all efforts on their part useless, About half an hour after,we perceived 4 man on the beach,and soon after twenty or thizty persons collected. We could sae that they were doing their utmost to rescue us. A ball having a rope attached to it, was fired from a mor- tar, directly over our heads, and the rope was tied to a part of the rigging; but it soon after broke loose. I now saw that there was very little hope of assistance from the shore, and began to consider my chances of safety if Teommitted myself to the waves. [ rescived to try it, and taking off my clothes, prepared to leap into the sea, but was prevented by the seemizg hopelessness of the effort. I dressed myself and concluded to stay by the vessel till she went tospieces. Three succes! did 1 undress and dress myself the fou: resolved I would put my trust {n God, commit myrelf to the waver, and endeavor to reach tie shore, I felt that death was certain if 1 remained where [ was, sad, as [ was a strovg swirmer, I hoped to save myself {a this way. Taking off all my clothes except :xy cotton drawers, I waited till » huge wave passed over the ves- sel, when I jumped and made towards the shore. At this time I had no fear; and as each wave pursued ani curled its crest above me I dived and swam under the surface till it passed over, when I rove again, and swam as rapidly as I could towards the beach. At iast Teame within a few yards of it, whea I perceived a man, whose name I afterwards ascerteined was David Flemming plunge into the water to my assistance with a rope fas tened around his waist. I was taken to the house of Mrs. Betsy Chapman, where 1 was very kindly treated. I afterwards received some clothisg from other persons ard am now, thank Heaves, perfectly recovered ‘tom the effects of my long exposure on the wreck The Brig Zavilla. Sovrm Buacn, L. 1. Jan. 31, 1866 ‘The brig Zavilla, Capt. King. which was stracied on Sunday morning last, while cn her passage from Carle nas to Boston, with a cargo of moiasses, is now dis charged of her deck load, comprising some twenty hogeheads, The balance of cargo will be got out :o about three days, if the weather proves good The brig has five feet of water in her bold, and there is a0 pros- pect of getting her off. American Geographical and Statistical So- clety. This Society held its usual weekly cieeting last even- ing, in its rooms in the New York University, Dr. Hawks in the chair. There was s full attendance of members. After the minutes of the Inst mecting were read, and some routine business transacted, the members adjourn ed to the lecture room, where guests were »aiting to hear the paper of the evening, to be read by Dr. Tawks, on the aborigional languages on this continent Before commencing Lis lecture, Dr. Hawks said that the injustice done American navigators by the British Admiralty in not presenting ‘Grinnell’s Land’ on their charts had been noticed by the Society and duly repre sented. He (Dr. H.) was happy to say now, that, on the Admiralty chart received by the last mail, Grinnell’ Land and other places discovered by our navigatcrs were Laid down precisely as claimed by the people of th.« country (Applause. ) Dr. Hawks then preceeded to read the paper of the the evening, on the abori 1 Isngoages of this coun try, of which the following is brief analysis — Our knowledge of the aboriginal iang in derived from the Spanish and Italisn missionaries of the Church of ome. ne languages are exocedingly oumerous: but tae internal and grammatical structure is similar in all. The number of radical languages ‘n North Ame rica are few, though the dialects are many. The former may be reduced to four, viz. ; the Esquimaux, the Iro. quois, the Delaware, and the Floridian. few thing more remarkable than the similarity of the gramma’ structure of the lauguages of both Nertu aad Souta America. We find that/tney are all rich in words, and their structuie te'ls of more refiectiveghabi rude idioms of most other aager hey would seem to indicate @ fall from * higher civilization. et then proceeded to show that the American languages were related to the Asiatic, quoting Humboldt in sup port of this position, who discovered that out ony three American languages the roots of one nandred aad seventy-three words were the same as those of some of the Asiatic tongues. Examining the peculiar features of these languages, he noticed the vast amount of com pound words which they contained, instancing, ama) others, one with twenty syliables, which .t wou take @ bold man to pronounce and a bolder one till to spell. The next peculiar feature in their grammatical construction waa the searci ty of generic terms, In parte of speech. as, for ox ample, in the noun, there is one singuiar acd two piarals, ‘ plural, with a singular anc a cube plural, ic “Father,” “our father,’ an¢ ‘our father st juages have a dual bn nd Greek; thisis the case ia the Chero ene | n being a» doul A. coe ible plural. Some la auguages have not the masculine. er genders, their distinct and the “4 te that nize may Save had something to do with it. adjectivesare not numerous. but the verb, curious enough, is taken to supply its piace. The verb preseats the most striking feature mall the lan- guages, for there is scarcely any word whict. cannot be changed ivto a verb. Verbs, too. like nouns, are ani mate or inanimate. The verb is postive, ive, re flective or resi 80 teat, most emp! the principal feature ia the Indian Ianguag verb @ Dr. then proceeded to ssow the ueeiulness of atudy ing tnese languages; as from them the student fi out the stock from ~Lence the Indias spr Th oe. ticed. in conclusion, the similarity of the Ienguege of sowuth) 0nd accounted "or on accounted ‘or it in b thesia that hits eetag is oa lane st. ‘Aaatee bee common origin, coming in remote ages Croc Northe aaniacabii taste Leahey Bed tility of le bed 01 a Tanguages s count ri Fees of Be. uid be gear iow th rge 2 of ibe a races, tacugh not ali, «. from Nerthern and Rastern Asia to ‘Auericn ae At the conclusion of the lecture toe usaa! thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Dr. Hawks for | Lis able ond {nstructive paper ‘The Society then adjourne! to Thursday next. equin (the (the Tar Town ov Gatnesvitie, ALa., Deernorey or Fr Lose $200,000.—A despatch from telus, Als, dated Jan. 26, saya’ —Thie morning we learn that aes. ville, ia Sutpter county, on the ‘Bigbee, wae on Toesday nearly cestroyed by fire, Half the town, sare the de- spatch iin nahes, aeong them warehouses containing 2.500 beles of cotton. The low is s#timated at tro { buadsed saoqand dollars, ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE AFRICA’S MAILS. ‘The steamship Africa reached Boston at half-pasteight o'clock yesterdsy morning. Her mails were transmitted to shis city by the afternoon train, and reached this city about one o'clock this morning, Below will be found dome additional mtelligence of an interesting character. THE WaR. A letter in the Pays, dated Constantinople, January 5, seye:—A column of riflemen has taken possession of *he important positicn of Kamara, near Balaklava, after driving out the Russians who occupied it. The enemy in this alate experienced severe losses. They were com pletely put to route, ani fled precipitately, burning their forege and tents, The loss of the Russians at Se- bastopol and seighborhood during the last days of December is estimated at more than 6,000 men, Tae London Times contains « letter from Seutari, dated January 8, which says that the mortality at tue hospi- tal was ca the increase, The deaths from January 4 to 7, inclusive, amounted to179. The number in the hospital on the 7th of January was £5 officers and 4,352 non- commissioned officers and privates. The atmosphere of the hospital was becoming so pestiferous that arrange- ments for transferring the convaleseents to Malta or Eng’ané were highly necessary. ‘The ship White Falcon, of New York, sailed from Lon- don on the 16th of January for Marseilles, having been chartered by the French government to convey pro- visions to the Crimea. India and China. The overlend India and China mail had reaened Eng- land, with dates from Calcutta to December 13, Madras December 10, Bombay December 14, and Canton Novem- ber 25 At Calcutta money wae more valoable, and trade waa dull Sir John Bowring, the British ilenipotentiary, and the Hon. Robert M. McLean, the United States Commissioner, bad returned from the north of Chioa without reaching Pekin. He and the other plenipotentiaries had been stopped by commissioners from ths Imperial Court, and proposed to meet at Shanghee in December, there to dis- cuss the revision of the treaty. ‘The rebels had captured a large part of the Imperial squadron, and there was quite a panic at Canton. Exchange at Canton was at 47),; Shanghae, 60\;. At the latter place trade was improving, and a good busi- ne+s was doing ix silks, at reduced rates. Teas were a little cheaper. From India we learn that the Nepaulese army was to march through the English territory to attack the Grand Lara, Buenos Ayres. Dates from Buenos Ayres to December Eogiand. Business was quite at a stand atill, the inv: sicn of November 5 having paralyzed everything. The horizon is described as turbid aad lowering. The go: ernment was hesitasing between a peace and war policy. | No hope of a long peace was entertained while Urquiza | remains P: sident of the Argentine Confederativa, The Latest News. We are indebted to SS. lewis, Esq, agect of the Cusard line, for the following:— ‘The Times, in a leading article, draws a most deplora- bie picture of the state of the army in the Crimea, At the begion!ng of January it could muster only 14,000 bayonets; the artillery and engineers had beem reduced in the same proportion, and the eavalry no tonger ex- isted asa force, The deaths amounted to sixty = day, and the cumber disable by fatigue aod sickness to one thousand a week. Tris ratio, the Times thinks, will ra- pidiy increase. It is computed that out of 14,000 mom nominally fit for service only 2.000 are in good health. Tze army was an army of invalids at the begiratng of the month, although the Crimean winter had not set in, Tae Times says in conclusion that, unlews some ex- traordinary stroke of fortune intervenes. we are about to lone our only army—the object of so much pride, of so much deep affection, of so rauch tender solicitude—ana acks if the nation is prepared for thin disuster Lospon, Friday, Jan. 19, 1856. of the 6th stata that a hard frost, Letters from Odes: | less amusement equal to nine or ten degrees below the freezing point, | Lad brought the ronds into a fit state for the coaveyance cf troops azd munitions of war to Perekop The Boulogne Garette publishes advices from Berlia stating that in diplomatic circles no doubt ix entertained that Russia and Austria will como to aa agreement co the freedom of the Danube, and the cessation of the Russian protectorate in the Principalittes, Austia das gained the object about which «be wai really interested, There are accounts from Weimar, ac- cording to which the Austrian government has signified } draw to tae Princes ot the ‘Thuringian States that after the | pacific declaration cf Russia it appears advisable aot to proceed with the mobilization of the military contin. nt of the Germanic States, and that Austria will cot, therefore, bring the question before she Diet. The Feaps ror of Austria has abolished the punishment of death in | tae Acstrina army. Monetary and Commercial. The Times’ city article, dated Fri¢ay evening. says — ‘The Evglish funcs to-day have not recovered from the usfavorable reaction which tock piace yesterday after soon, and have been :nanimate at a further slight de- cline. No particular causo was assigned for the pre vailiog heavicess; and in the abseuce of any foreign in telligeace the recent rumors of impending changes in the cabinet continued to be circulated, aithough they are generatly suppored for the present at least to be without feundation. The supply of money, both ou the ttock exchange and out doors is fully atequate Tae last accounts from the Paris Bourse show a de- cline equal in extent to the improvement of yesterday, viz, about 9% percent. The other continental markets remain without any particular change. Private advices from St. Petersburg reach to the 11th | instant, and describe a great alteration in the political atmosphere, the tone of feeling being pertectly pacific. A large buriness Las been transacted in taliow, and the rate of exchange bad advanced wo 37%. ‘The payment of the dividends on government stocks, | and the exports of gold to prepare for the French joan caused the great ceeiine in th» bullion in the Hank of England. Marine Afiatrs. Tae AwANDONED BaRk Bera,—Thia vessel, which hee beea lying at Boron since #he was picked up and carried into port by @ pertion of the crews of the brige Dr. Ro gers and Esperanza, last November, has been lately sold and ber name changed to ‘Foundland.’ but a lew figure, though her planks were very sound, and the veese! otherwise in good condition. She is 260 | tons, was owned in Bremes, aad was on her passage from Baltimore for London, with guano, whence she cleared Oct, 7, Helenbeck. master, and was fallen ia with on the 30th of same month without a soul on board. No atelligence whatever has been obtained of the officers or crew, She bad a few feet of water in her held, and had lest ber heed when fallen im with; and the only reason that can be assigned for her being abaodoned is tuat ale had been in collixion, and the crew escaped o otner vensel, through fear of sinkiog. Their depart wes evidently « hurries ae the quadrant, sextant, &e , acd the clothes of the crew, were found in their places Deata oF ax Ot SurrwAwtex. —Capt. Isaac Coffin, of of asthmm, aged fifty-six years. The Boston Courier on Capt, Coffin bad been for some years afflicted with thma, but Le left home in November last to spend the business season in New Orleans, in apparentiy good had been ehipmaster tor « periet of wolid j yat, and ‘he friendly interest which be al ways took ta the welfare and success of bis ratlor breth- rea; and it may be added that during the whole perio: of his command bis {naurers were never called upon to meet a tone He left the fea eight or nine years ago, She brought | ryport, dled at New Orieans on the 24th January, | pritetpally on account of the psleful disease whieh | aMicted him, and has since been employed by New Fox land faetcry corporations to purchase cotton for them | at New Orleans, United States Commissioner's Court. Betcre Joneph Bridghanm, Haq. Pea, 1—The United States vt, Cornelina Michael Kyan, D. Vickeyand Lary ~The ents la ths case are charged with stealing t#en sovereigns and eleven shillisgs sterling trom Frrart, @ passenger board “the sh p bare Wei from fliverpocl. Tie Commisvener disens 7 anc O'Leary, sa) comultied Wekey and Fallivaa fer teak 1855. Mlegal Lottertes and Policies. | In former years lottery dealing was carried on in this | State and city a9 a legitimate business, Itis within our | recollection, and of many of our readers, when the steps | of the City Mall were densely crowded with spectators to | witness the official drawings of lotteries, It was a legiti- | mate business, and hundreds of our wealthiest citizens, — now among the opera leaders, at that time started life and commenced accumulating their fortune by the sale | of lovéery tickets. It was finally deemed so great an | evil that the Legislature abolished lotteries in this State; but they did not succeed ia preventing the sale of lottery | tickets. Our neighbor, New Jeraey, continued tho busi- | ness for many years, and drew to her State coffers hua- | dreds of thousands of dollars from the people of this | State, who would continue to buy lottery tickets. Some | five years ago New Jersey abolished lotteries, but Vir- | ginia, Maryland and Delaware continued them. Las year Virginia forbid lottery drawing in the Old Dom'nion but the business is still continued as briskly as ever by | the States of Maryland and Delaware, aud the expenses of those States are nearly paid by the lottery tickets rold in New York. There are four lotteries drawn in these two little States every day in the year, except Sundays, and the capital in each varies from $50,000 to $5,000. These drawings are maie each day, at 12 o’clock'and at 5 P.M., either at | Wilmington, Delaware, or at Baltimore, Maryland. Gre- gory & Maury are the managers at the former city, and R, France & Co, are the managers of the Maryland lotte- ries. These managers are making immense fortunes an- nually, They have their agents in every city of the Union, from Maine to Califormis, But it is with the sales | in New York that we have to do. Their agents in this city have a banking house in Fulton street. Froma table in our possession, we are able to make a correct | estimate of the enormous amount of lottery tickets sold | in this city inone day. It is over $100,000, This, for three hundred days, is about $30,000,000 per annum—of | which probably not one-tenth is returned to our citizens by prizex. It is money drawn out of the State of New | York for the exclusive benefit of lottery dl&nagers and | speculators and the State treasuries of Maryland aad Delaware, and the counties, schools, bridges, and objects of benevolence for which these lotteries are got up. Newspapers are secretly published in this city, aud seat- tered broadcast over ail the land, eontaining fall schemes, with tremendous prizes, announced in flaming | capitals, to attract the attention and excite the avarice of the people of the rural districts. Agents advertise | themselves to forward tickets to any given point, ant these agents are scattered all over the city. “Where,” asks the unsophisticated New Yorker, there tickets sold’? Inevery street in New York—open ly and in broad dayl’ght—Pulton, Broadway, Park row, Ann street, Maiden lane, Chatham, Bowery, Grand street, and in fact all over. Wherever the sign “Exchange Office”? meets the eye, or gold dollars and bank bills are spread out in the window, there is sure to be a lottery office, and there are lottery tickets to be had, by the pack | | | age orthe single ticket. There are at least five hundred so- | | calledexchacge offices in this city, whose only capital (in | | whats foolish public suppose to bea legitimate exchange business,) is a copy of Thompson's Bank Note Reporter, If a shopkeeper wishes to geta bill changed, theexchanga | dealer locks at the quotations in Thompson's Bank: Note | List, fleeces the victim out of one or two per cent more | than what Thompson cherges, and makes a fortune by | sellirg lottery tickets. But this is not the worst feature of this case. And now we come to policy dealing. In all these exchange oilices policies are sold. And be. sides these there are at feast tive hundred more places, where segars, fruit, or some other legitimate business ix supposed to be done, ut where the commuvity is done also by the sale of policies. A lottery ticket costs from 61 to $40; but a beggar with three cents may operate and stand a chance of a ‘hit’? in a policy office. Untold thousands aré“Heeced out of the commanity by thew policy dealers, Rich and poor alike ventare in them; aldermen ani street aweepers, married women in the avenues, and all the lewa in the Five Points are dealers in policies. A large majority of the police are the best | custome Now aad then « complaint is mate, bat it,| # generally by some unfortuonte devil who has made a | beavy “hit,” and the policy dealer sees fit to break, | and the complaint Is dismissed by the Judge, who may | himeelf have often indulged {2 what he deems a harm. | It isa rare thing that a policy dealer | falls to pay the “bit,” ax most of these dealers generally have gool bankers and backers, A private banking house in Broadway, up stairs, was auppored to have at one time over three hundred policy dealers and exchange offices acting as ite agents; but we believe the busiae {x now conducted by a bookkeeper. The way of operating in these exchange policy offices is quitecurious. ‘The applicant enters one of them, and rays he wiehes to try lis luck ia the Delaware, which in the morning. “What mumbera will you try? asks the polite policy dealer. Here {a a list © applicant, aad Le hands the dealer tae following nce — | —Ist T—dayet 4 | lL Gig, PA | Gig | sadetles. zor? ~ | | bores | 7 Mw a 9 558 » | “Flow much do you want on each?’’ says the dealer. | ‘ me 25 cents that No, 3 comer out first to-day ‘That will be $15,’ says the dealer. “Twenty-five cents that Tis out in the drawing to day ‘That will be $1 25 if it does come out.’’ | “L want 7.17 and 27 gigged and saddled~$i worth of gigs and three ehillings worth of saddles" | “The gig will be $200, and the three saddles $4 each | “Now, i want you to ‘gig’? 4 10 20 40 for $150." | “That will be $60 for ene gig.’ | Now, “saddle’’ them 60 cents worth,’ | “ That will be 64 each for the raddles. “ Now, { want you to “ borse’’ the wholefeur for 69 conte © That will be $160 for the horse."” “Now, Lwant you to gig 7 14 41 70 for one cent each.’ “That will be 120 gigs at $2 each “Very well; now, how much te my whole bill” “$6 05, ond T nope you will make some by “Thark you. Good morning.” At the hour, or a few moments after the hour, when the lottery in drawn in Marylaad or [elaware, the tele graphic wires have placed the drawing in the agent's | office, and within another baif hour it Is dissemiosted throughout the city to = thousand policy offices Our buyer looks at thedrawing. Uf the numbers lie has playe! at the policy office shouid be al! out, hin ‘day’! and bi “ maddlen,”” bis “ gige” and bis “ horse,’ woald have paid well, but the chances are 949 in 1.000 that be hae uot gots gig" ors “horse,” although be may have reaebed « “ saddle,"’ in which ease he loves bu half of the $5 08 which he has \ speculated’ @ith We call the attention of the Mayor and pollee to thes enormously illegal doings. i+ oot time to apply o remedy! bout Jersey City Intelligence. ‘Tur Monet Canai.—The earnings and expenses of the Morris Cuns!, duriog last year, as ascertained at the of Soe of the Morris Canal ana Banking Compaoy, in Jersey | Gity, are as follows: Tolls ond other incomes, a Hepa! pen the canad, Operating the canal... Profit for 1854 Dedvot interest, per cent oa preferred stuck ule on the iggy war dnclared pa, a City News. Pr AWHING AVPRAY —& couple of Irisbmen got int * Sigh! yesterday afternoon, corner of Ninth str t « Division avenue, when one of them drew « knife attemptel towtab hie sdverrery James (Pree par the tithe, warden of the Blow, aud in tows #0 re & revere cut ia the hand * have peeestiy been male by we No, 123 South ir wight before avez by the oecupent, 3 19 uae @ rETOITeS whic’ Le Be made ware frighten Begiert tien to tender hin The New Steamship Arago, for the Havre | Line. A; This splendid ship, which was launched Saturday | afternoon, 27th ult., successfully and in beautiful style, | from the foot of Seventh street, East river, was designed and built under the superintendence of Capt, Wm. Skid- dy, by Mensrs. Westervelt & Sons, for the Havre Steam. ship Company, Mortimer Livingston, Esq., agent, and will be commanded by Capt. D. Lines, late of steamer Hum boldt, The symmetry and medel of this magnificent ship are much admired by amateurs. Her principal dimensions are—length of keel, 288 feet; length between perpendicn- lars, 200 feet: over all, 300 feot: beam, 40 feet 6 inches; over al, 67 feet 6 inches; depth of bold tospar deck, 31 feet 9 inches amidshipr, She registers 2,200 tons govern- ment measurement, and 3,200 carpenter's measurement. She is built of the best materials, with all the modern imprevementa, hax double floor timbers, — bolted all together longitudinally, forming one solid mans from stem to atern, which iv caulked on the inside and out side, making it perfectly water tight previous to plank- ing. Her framos are heavily diagonally iron braced ant cross braced, at an angle of 45 degrees each way, The first tier are let into the timbers and the second tier pro- jects and are let into the ceiling, the whole bolted through every timber and rivetted on all the crorsings, The | ceiling varies in thickness from 10 to 5 inches, all square | fanteued with two bolts in every timber and bolted ver- | tically between every frame, which adds materially to her longitudinal strength. She has four decks, well beamed and kneed, with the bolts through aud clinshed instead of being driven blunt in—the ordinary way. The guard beams are 24 inches by 24 inch oured to the side with six large wooden and six large iron knees and two iron braces four inches diameter to each beam. One of the great improvements in this ship will be the watertight bulkheads. ‘The engines are building by Messrs Stillman, Allen & Co, (Novelty Works.) ‘They consist of two oscillating cylinders, 65 inches diameter and 10 feet stroke, work- ing one forward and one abaft the shaft, nearly at right angles, dispensing with a centre shaft; two large boilers, one at each end of engines, with Pirsson’s patent fresh water condenser and independent steam pumps and boil- ers. The whole of this machinery is placed in a large tonk or well, 112 feet long by 18 feet in width, extending up 4 or 6 {ret above the deep lead line, built diagonally of thick piank, double and crossing at right angies, and well recured to the keelsons and beams, The after bulk- head extends across the ship, and forward of the boilers. | The bulkhead also extends across the ship. Then | about 35 feet from the stem is another thwartahip bulk- | head well secured, Tho whole of these bulkheads are to be well cwulked and made water-tight, with valves to open at the lower part, allowing water to pass tothe | W pumps in ordinary cases, There valves can be whut down Immediately in ease of collision, The hold of this vessel will be theretore divided into five water-tight compartments, There is # thorough and constant venti- | lation between every frame, from the bottom or bilges to the upper deek, and through Mr. Charles Porley’s patent ventilators—the best contrivauce we have seen for this purpo: This alip bas one further great improvement, It is well known that large shipa in stormy weather or strong tideway are managed with great difficulty with the ordinary windlass and present anchor gearing, To obviate this, she fs fitted with Thomas Brown's pa- tent capstan, flange and stoppera, which occupy little room, dispensing with all the old cumbersome | wooden bits, windlass, forecastle capstan, deck pipes, Jig-wine, cable-lifter, &e, To show the efficiency of this new gearing, we give here a lotter from Capt. D. Lines to Capt. W Skiddy:-— Dean Sit—The new steawsh!p Arago, of 2,200 tons, | overnment measure, Wi ed on Saturday, the 1 ult., wind strong off Her peed was gee ficient to have taken her actons the river, We let go ap apehor of 6,500 pounds, with a two ineh cable, and have " re in informing you that your capitan and stoppers exceeded our expectations. The whele worked admirably—tacing the cable out of the locker in lower hold, J6 feet from the spar feck on which the cable leads, The anchor was in a ‘ow minutes with the greatest ease and | I thus fur consider it much superior to dass or other piaa with which [am acjuainted. Yours. truly DL Commander . 8, M. steamship Arago. P 8.—The underwriters should examine this anchor gearing ‘The passenger arrangements of tue Arago are now in progression, and will consist of cabin and second eabia, sitting ealoons, rmoking rooms, also a house on deck to accommodate all the officers, galleys, de., ke Under the spar deck will be a apacious dining saloon. 100 leet in length, with 150 feet le f ta and ele guntatate rooms on each sie bard wood. The ladies are forward of the mainmast, » The cabin pantry and steward’s depart ment are on the opposite side, and a roomy passage on the deck leads ww the forward cabin state rooms combining equal comforts with thoseaft. The lower aa loon alt will be fitted I to the favt and every room is provided with a sofa. There are spe clous winding stairs at each end of there saloons to the They are veutila'ed and lighted by galleries through the diviog ealoon deck and large skylights on the re there inthe least traction at ees. | ith state rooms e upper deck. sper deck, She will have accommodations for 100 first clara passengers, Forsard there will be an elegant econd clasn dining paloon, with state rooms, fitted with for the accommo:ation of 160 more. it by Jacub A. Weatervelt & Sons, and k of the Novelty Works, gettiog her meckinery She is expected to be ready for business by the aummer every conveaten Harbor Encroachments=Yovements of the’ Three Governors. THR INSV/ECTION COMMITTEES GOXR Mou. Gav. (lark spent theevenlog of Wednesday at the re ridence of Mr. John Tuompson. in Filth avenue, where he was walted om by the members of the Whig General Commit No apreches were made, the t being one of courtesy to the sterday morning Mayor Wood called on the Go tor House, aod had @ private interview th Lim, the sabjeet of whieh bes aut transpired. Mewers. Eljan F Purdy, Jobo Kelly and L. Witthaus also called on the Governor aod stated that they were 1 committ+s appointed by the Commissioners of Kaigra an (nvitation to vielt the charitable er their charge. The Governor dectined to retarn to be happy, however, va overner oviitetions the (ovitation, » Albany immed vorept the invitation on some other occasion Governors Clath wed Dutton, together with the mem bere of the select committees, then reded to a meet ing of the Life Saving Aseociation, ehich was held at 12 nce Building, Wall street. ‘Here they were met id, Colleetor of the Vort, Walter i. Jones A waeetin Anted ed, and Mr. Perit, on motion, | N.'H. Osgood, seccwtary anerciation to derive some means currence of such eerious dis 2 appropriation by Congress * A communication was re ed from the sartmen, with certain revolutions passed by them ste meeting beld « short time sines in New Jersey, recommending that the intentions of Congress, in making the appropriation, be carne) out to the full extent, and the best and most ef nt force be brought into active use, to ascompliee cond desired, It was suggested Ubat tie life aod eurf a pow in ure be abend tee sod in thetrplace surf best: P mmmitter, | wuld be waeler then read free Col. Donker be etnpluyed on the * tobe 22 feet whe tr g é r if tion, this report was referred to « committer, « of Mew eaheld. Jowes and Ongood, with | ot % commun'cate with the Seeretary of the Tree | Committee of Congrees. it that It wae peceasery to set each boots as the wort men could won Colsewor Simro muppored thet the principal thing wae to get the appropriation, and be th that it would te eolelent to stimalate aod reward thors men who wee esponing their lives um this server Mr, Jomym onld Chat Congres very terorably dir poses, and he though’ thet so difficulty le ation was leit om the table suggesting tag Mercury be employed is coneection | y Hoek Wlegraph to give promyt jotorms “ef shapwrecks, 004 to be used ip og sid to the | tere Atter some ferther coprersstion, the moertiog o4- jourerd. | Governt Prhee, of New Jersey, took bie departor | ting toe toorneng. for Trenton, ‘seeompanie’d by the | + Commuetter of the laatalatare of th wt oor Crk ame the metabers of the New York etemed to Albacy vy the Hodson Mirer | Spanish His father, Pec frome of mind, | @ fran! gloria mundi | cbr reetes with » ae Ue ee \ HE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. Obituary. DEATH OF THE COSTA RICA MINISTRE. vk Mouina, minister from the South and Can- tral American republics of Costa Rica, Guatemala aaa San Salvador, died of consumption in Washington yew terdey, im the forty-third year of his age. He waa the dean of the diplomatic corps, and, as the telegraph aa- nounces, having confessed to a priest, died in the eame™ tity of the Catholic Church, He was born iu the city of Guatemala in 1812, and acquired his erly education im Philadelphia, He hay held several political offices in his native country, baving been chief clerk of the De partment of Finances of the federation, Secretary of the State of Guatemala, member of the Legislature of the same, Secretary of the State of Salvador, and Govern of a district in the last mentioned State. He has always belo to the liberal and unionist party, and avsisted Gen, Marazin in his efforts to maintain the federation; but fortune Laving decided nxt them, Molina and hie father took refuge in Costa Riea. where they met witha hospitable reception. Felipe Moliun disapproved of any further hostile movements on the part of the federalists, and declined taking any part in thetr attewpte to recover power, He consequently left Lis country, and apent two eareip Chili and ), Ong me im commercial purauite. in 1844, ke returned and settled in Conta Rica, but took no part in polities until 1548, when be was a Envoy Extraordinary to Nicarages. He was subse quently sent in the same character to England, Frame, Spain, Rome, and the Hanseatic towns, ali of which coun- ited, for the purpose of securing by treaties ternatioual relations between them and ow Rica, and fer other important objects, With = mm| b to the government of the United hee ated @ treaty of ity, commerce, and navigatio ich tan ab n ratified on both P vtolina hha» pubtinhed ious languages ches of Coxta Rica, aod reports and navigation questions be- Nicaragua, Among the frat, * Rioa,"” in firat politi. cal writer advoeating constitutional principles before the independence of nia country, and one of the leaders of the libera! party, DEATH OF BIBTOP CA Dr. Writsam Carvus, one of the diake dint Eplecopal Church South, died at his residence im South Carolina on the 20th alt., he being on Friday Inet wixty-five years old. Bishop Capers was bora in St The- man’s parish, South Carolina, on the 26th January, 1790, He received the degree of M. A. from the South Carolina | College, where he was educated, and was received inte the annua! conference of his native State, ay a travelling minister, in 1808. In 1828 he was went to Eagland an the representative of the American Methodist kph Church to the British Conterence For several years was one of the general missionary secretaries, In 1Me he war elected Bishop. He was distinguished for the urbanity of hia manners, the cleganes of hia eipia, oe oratorical Bish aud force of hin pulpit uinistrations, and also for the prominent part he ee borne io the af- fairs of the church, of which he has ever be distin uished ornament. Some twenty years a jeputed by the General Conference as a delegate to the Verleyan booy in England, and performed the duties of that office to the entire « whom be represented, and to thone tim thee years clolly declared, with « notice that « Conference for the # uthern division would be held im Petersburg, Va, on the Gret Momday in May, 146 At that coafer- ence, on the 7th of May, Dr. Capers was elected a Bishop, and his consecration took place in that efty on the more. ing of the J4th of that month, Sinow that time, with Hight interruptions from illness, Dshop Capers bas beew wbunéant in labore Ip the death of this eminent di vine, the church, of which he has been an ornament many years, bas sustained @ great lors and the slave population, over which Le had a general oversight, « be- loved friend. DEATH OF JAMES 0, WAMD, BQ. Mr. Ward, who, for many long years, haa reoked among our lending shipping merchants, aud was widely known 4 an upright aad thorough business man, died yenterday, February 1, aged about 66 years, His «ue ens in mercantile pursuits was an evidence of what may be attained in our country beneath the iefluence aad spirit of our free institutions, by welt directed industry and application to business. © learned. comme need bus!ne of Masanohunet bis youth was that city for the sale of way, and in heptartellia the market of povitry aud other articles of food, He ull fount his # New York, and saucer fully appl wif ina more oxtengive held of Dusives, and juently became a large shlpowner aud sbipping wnt, lie died in toe vigor of life, having sceutulated a fortune vario wtioated from £500,000 to $600,000, His disease w over complaint He bas let « (omiiy of Sve ebildren, having been mar ried three Un» Me, Ward was \iberal acd en! be in bla views, and a geod eltix ® member of the Unitarian Church ATH OF BAMUEL THOMPSON, BBQ. on ia anit to have died from consu which was rapid in its course acd tarminati He was said to besbout sixty years of age at He was s pative cf England, but fore large portion of \\e Life was a remdentef New York, where he was widely known and uslversally respeeted beloved by all who kuew ty Vor many long re he was on on ‘Change, aot at all times and jer all circumstances his countenance wae animated with « cheerful nod benevolent «mile, He war « favor- ite with all, aod bis kiotnees of heart endeared him to sil He belo © worthy Society of Priende, whone creed | peo much professions eberity actosl performance of wor cortentatiogs and um sand female jual his se clal intercourse with others, whether in the private adaire of ile or in the complex and weart affairs of mercantile pursulte. Hie good temper 4 Mapes forsook him, and be eppesred al » under the influeuee of « pleasaat aod cheerful ie wae And’ and encouraging to the youcg and inexperieaced, and tender apd resy i to \howw advanced and enfeeble’d by age His beneve le 0 an active and liberal but was in com- ing nature, dis pened a8 qui vately as possible, aad pitts of ebarity vat, bestowed by him w: nly to himself and to his God. Mr ene. tho ir. y t a fortene bebind him of 8 or He leaves a family behind bim to mourm hia him and Mr Ward trod the martde other a! mingled in bow aves with the'r brother merchants io the bers! aod seuve gu commerce and they have hed U7 made lo their ie gers, and both have depart within four or five days of ean other. “Me Progress of the Municipal Hevolution. THE POLICE RETURNS THR MAYOR'S COMPLAINT OOK. ‘There was nothing of any importance in the pollee re turns yeaterdsy with the euceptine of the average wm ber of arrest Hite wi wre reported dangerous oppo site 92 Bewver street, No. 116 Wall strert (First ward) Nearer of Hudson ant Charles streets aod in front of #0 Vast street (Twenty ‘The following are the prine!pal complete v@ the Mayor's book wuatr Thet one Som Lees, tr + treioing for pe ail'etie Ggist at the Derby House, evrwer of Third avenue and Seventy Gret atrewt « lange pile of coal sehee in from! of Wand 06 Chamters street obstructs the etreet That A Dolsen southeast corner of Robinson street Dioteedre paid atrwet with buile'ng materiale Thet men and boys steal guods from eked ddon J. Morris, corner A University place and Teeifte wieeet That the ach corte beve failed to remore the ashes io the vielnity of Houstem street ood Warrick place for ‘Theat s larg mber of wnelem ort: are left tanding ta Ballivan pire. peer Howson strert, ty the smwoy nore shantes very meth omum 1 Jeflersom Mareet sie that thes er from the ration hows \+ constantly down (rem the root of be market xhed, without wey comtuevr That there is «© (engerour bole in Age vtreet, moar Becah we That proper weigh’* sad measures ere got the grocers and the! nis teuthe of the preears ky fut the ety praction (reed .o weights and measures upom conumers That the Fuprrinteocent of Bulléings signs Mile poyment of © where Ue works og Be coe according to rontenet That 14 Wert Keventeoath street iy Clatiliery, in © midet of» close popaletion whirk « ths lines 0 yeree The walle are cracking and ¢ steam engine Debts ot any moment to destrny the ber bat Gread vireet, tren Coenen tu the river te owe vous mee of That the treet 2) Cnoal wireet is content bosch met omy tiny of A. Woh asl os ne . on e trevel. bet ert esas * by Mhing the towel walt one aaoed That gangs of laborers freyoent coreer of Marert eat Fewth rrvets, and ebstowet the edowslh In the Virw\ Marchal s book there wert wem@eroge ports from police efhcers sgeinet the drivers of hacks o6 ereetes for leering ‘ues bores ond coethee stent % the pabiig eter’, witsoas any que Ye tube cage oS