The New York Herald Newspaper, August 17, 1857, Page 1

pe eS WHOLE NO. 7655. THE NEWYORK HERALD. GORMUNISM IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Wider Hyde's Experience In Uten—Malti- plicity of Mormon Gods, Wives and Chii- drem=—Tne Mormon Creed—Initiation of the Pelthful—Mockery of the Creatiun—Sng- mam Young’s Power—flis Resembiance to Menry Ward beecher—The Means of Ex- termlnatl: g Mormoniam, dic. Manager Stuart ia making Bo most cuperhumas efforts please all tastes, and at the eame time make the most his lease of the Academy of Music, Among other stars hea seoured the services of Eider Hyde, late “one of Seven'tes of Salt Lake City,” with a view of giving a sef Sunday lectures on Mormonism, the firstof which retven yesterday afternoon. The Eider, however, no ‘mg ee good looking as Mra. John Wood, or as funny as yYusband, or as dramatic as Bourcicault, or ea masicai as Ris wife, or su popular as Miss Logan, did mol prove wo good a card os either, and did not drow a very goed Bouse. It may be that the Now York publio aces not wish to know anything about Mormoniem, ow that it alrendy knuws enough, or that it does nob ap- preve of Eider Byde’s opposition to the Saints, Either ypothesia would socount for the sitm sudiesos, though {$ wit hardty reimburse Mavager Stuart forthe rent and (edi, He wifi therefore be obliged to charge to philan® ‘<eropioc rrofit and loss the 20st of this first attempt at Sun- ag reform preaching in the theatre. It seems a great ‘ply \ket so humane a project abould fail, because be arm ‘sieire are 80 comfortable, and one doesn’t fee) bali #0 con- ‘Swratred and cramped and uneasy asin the high backed, #84, uncbaritable seats of the charches. ‘THB 4BkKMONIZER, EXder Hype appeared upon the platform yeelerday aiter- ? Ha pairiarch: d moltiply; thet Acon itor of us ali, the Virgin Mary his faverite wile; that Chrigt’s glory will depend upor whe size of bie Surely; that he was married to Mary aud the three Mar- ‘Wa's; thai the only means Dy which @® map can become worthy in the sight of God, i to marry aa woany wives and have as many children as he oun. ‘These doctrines are wavght «xclasively iu Uiah. Bapiism, ‘aytng cn of bands, miracies, the sacrament and ober doemas are borrowed from various scots, formiog @ con ‘wha not An established syrtem, for it could be changed ‘uit ai (ent strongly denounced polygemy Dr a pretended seveiation trom God; but afierwards he proaabed and Practived \t with the same protence. SALT LAK CITY Sait Lake Clty contaned about 16,000 inhabitants, covered an srea of six equare miles, diviaet of eu actos, each blovk being divided int: There are «pht houres ou a block, onch surrounded by ® mall well caitivates Gerd. Down cach rtrect rans cold siream of seer, on Lue banka of wuich rows uf trees are Puan houses are cemerally (wo stories higa, built of os whiteb gray ciay, and look very pretty. Towards the centre of toe city the blocks are emailer, ue near the cenwe of the ste « great Mormon temp ‘Tee founladons are al. aay eee ‘Tie “OLITICA! AMRITION OF THR MORMGNE. In the words of he Mormoas, Uh which was to rail dowe the mountain #'de and crush sl! vefore i, antl Wtsbould gro into s grea: city on De ruins of destroyed. Missouri was lo be the (waa a complete a hithe stone i E LE = HE. 3 i By if seek oe iF #3 5 EY ay i 3 F a : wore figion , im, SOT Yoars, air,” was the answer. Tho of ovord wee thai tt wes “& sigo child taat kaew his own Rainer.” ‘It qwas reversed in Utah, so that ‘it waa a wise father that knew his own child ” Mormons, eortend! love of mysery w! im politics, pee Ta an ad, mee | room ors arf nis ip and saya, dbeipion shut their oyes, and avon mand opposite their new wives, tice clothed, Theu there isa 6 smell soale ) The wives) driec raising strung there, which aro mupposed t> be tao forbidden froit, ‘the wiven They acoomplish sbout six minvtes, Jesus Chriat. thes comen TS DR BaN0 Fox. Saas. to ba cima” The to uake four corerante— first, to observe chastity of and mind, and the right to pr \eance the observance of omh; second, unitmyed and veasive obedience to the Mormon pricste sud dist! i third. inviolate secresy as to the proceetings of ha 4 foorth, w stand upp the altar and tbreatened pevaities, eternal enmiiy against wis United Rates goverimeont, and to ak fauce and re- fase to nabz't wo tt, and if they ae vot abie io do ansibing fowarde breaking 1$ own ‘y leach to their children, be- queath is to thew as a duty on thoir dying beds. WHAT 13 TEE DESTINY OF MORMOM He camo po to grat fy th-ir idle curioatty, either by story or by being gazed at, Dut be wished to havethem ro Bect how frail was humanity, inetead Ga the Phari- Be6, thepking God that were not the ormous. ‘Gay wt the: Uition Mates bat the Jada eeahs be The army of the Inefficient in the check of Mormoniam. [f Utsh were ad miited as a State, all the elections would be at the bebest of Brigham Young If a Governor were bo overruled by two-thirds of both hoases. would be a matter of somo doubt whether the army would im recruits from the Mormons, or the Mormons from @ army. The Judges would bave nothing to do, ease the people would bring no caves befo @ them, and E 4 heaves guide as into his Presence, Dedication of a Catholic Church. About the middle of October last the Catholic congrega- Sop under the pastoral care of Rev. Patrick Kelley, at Gien Cove, Long isiand, purchaced a site of ground about a mile from the Glen Cove landing, on which to crect a house of worship, ot @ cost of about $16,000, and invmedi- per A congregation, numberiog in the shborheod of 1 or 2,000 coon Daving sapomtes elas onage, which isa very than Sve minutes, 1 wilin ihe obureh war up, while na sd Temoaned outlive by the windows apd uocrs. Oinding that there was not the — ‘them to otther gain adcoss to the buliding any unt pier, corn, &0, in the neighboring Geids, or re peed themesives with ref }, in the shape of sersa Perilla, eicen #xia, mandwiches, cad batled eggs, watch bad been plen.fully provided, and rear of the cherch; which refreshmen‘s came most Accantacia to macy prenoot After the doors were thrown open and order hed beer restored, Rev. Mr. Kelley periormed fancordanc. wlth the Curtom om each ) when t ceeded to preach ihe opeuing sermon. He commenced by reading & portion of the vit. chap of Solomon. The soesker commenced Dis discoarse oy affirming that the words con: tained in the Scriptures read by him were eprken by God to Solomon, for po had chosen bim as bie servant, ant then prececdat! to ay of the temple whicd bad just been dedicated w Bin service, as having heea per- formed in seoordance with the directions of the ostablished Church of God, aut by the duly appointed minwtors of God, whieb, he sid, could only come im due course through the Osthe!!c Church, Ho contended that \t was how oa it was in the beginning, or formerly, ‘n accordance with the teachluge of religion—that ® house sball be net Spart in « rpeciel manner in which the mame of God might be invoked; in which pardons for sin bt be sought, in wh! sh eacrificey might be cflered, In whieh dae homage might be rendered to the Crestor. For auch purge hed that olace been relected and dedicated. It was not exclua'rely ® materia] temple was to be takea into on Dor tte eanctidoation, but !t was the exercise of religion which was to be practiced therein. It was io « ‘word the stnctiacation of ibe sou) of man, which was tho chief object which God has in view (in setting apart a house of worrhip. It was for ibis purpore that Christ frame npon earth and !t waa (de inst appeal which ho made to bia Father that be wovtd sanctify his the children of men. All would admit man who believer in the divinuy of that the Church of God has bed for iis ‘oun. er a delpg wo hely, could doubt tte gen- wi uinenere and ocorreciuess. It was therefore ne- cersary that the founder of the chursh should be ho! an! that all ibe (net! adons existivg in the charch | hare @ boly source, and bo of divine appointment. epeaker crutinaed at considerable to enforce thia theory, thet all teachers and ministers sbould be ap- pointed only tirongh the head of the Catholio ohurob, that being the on!y established and recognized church of Ctriet. The rererend gentioman next —— we, of the many misreyroseptations which he said the Cathotto church was subject alle a Protestant churches, or theee who bappened to differ wiih that church on religious Tatter#, and raid some of these of which ibe faalt found by thote cot of the church are the holy dee mans, the boly evcharist, the sacrament and of comfenston, the belief in's pargatory, and of the saints, and the practice of granting Thero the speaker took up separately and defended from the attacks of those out of cont iderabie fength, and contended that each adivine inatitutin, cetabilahed by Obrial tes, ‘The Bishop comeInded his discourse at o'clock by congrataating the Catholics of bavteg 0 fine & house of worship, retarning half of the egation to the excursiociste for ? He 5, H a3 2 i i EE te ij 2 rf 8 i & z i amounting to a considerable sum The excurtionie, !mmediately aller the conclusion of (he rrerninos, retorned jn stages 1 the boat, whieh lef her dock at Gin Cove shortly after five, landing at Peck alip, New York, aj half. eight in Ube evening. members ann Lie rotee mente are wo Jongthy to tree) esiadlieument of ail the ways, that were not ental use bat I notion immediaroty undor this Capisin Beseral .o establish another bank to Ee ie in, Thus cained om from z tf Dramatic and Musical Matters, The events of the past woek heave not been of & very fttartling nature, and there is, just now, a ite lellin thea- trical affaire, preparatory to tho grand effor'e of the regu: Jar rearon, which wil) be fu.ty under way 1a about throo ‘weeks. Tn the mrogical way we have hed soiking but the excel Jent promenade concerts at the Acadomy of Maric, which have received a fair share of pubiio patrousge, Yor this week several new artists hay been eugays¢; among them ‘we find the names of Mrs. [chu Wood, «r. 0. Cooper (an Sminent Huglish violinist), and Miss Milner (an Zaglish prima donna). Both Mr, Cooper and Miss Milner are b!gh- ty spoken of by the Koglish press, Theso artisis, wit Mia Roberteor, Gignor Arnoldi and Mr Gullmetic, make a very good programme, worth dou ie thoamouat of money that Is charged for admission. Daring this week concerts wil) ve given ip the afternoon as well as in tho evening. To rcusve us from the coean of dullaves in which the dog days would have probably plu¢ed us, Mr. Barton haa Organized w strong Opera company, and commences a Series of performances thie evening with the ‘Lacrezia Borgia” of Donizetti. The three principal artista are two well known to the public to need a word of introduction. The star of the company, M’iie Vertvali, comes from Southern triumphs ‘lovking Dotter, and, we are assured, etpging better than ever, Without dowdt she will renew the furore which she made a} the Academy two years ego. Orsini, which she sings to night, is aze of the finest rdles ‘The soprano, Louisa Oarran i, has received much applause from the critics and connoisseurs in Havana and New Or- leans, where the *tandrrd of criticlam ie high. Erignolt and Amodio sre well known 10 ihe public, aud deserve tho favors showered upon them. Altogether, Mr. Burton’s Opera company is a strong one, and we expect to hear ‘“Lacrezia” very weil sung at this thoatre this evening. On Saturday Mr, S:uart closed along and very successful fearon at Wallack’s theatre, and now relinquishes porses sion, which ho has held nearly fourteen months, to Mr. Wal- jack Mr. Stuart displayed so much manageric! ability during his first attempt that we have no doubt that he will shortly assume the truncheon of command, The regular sea fon at Wal'ack’s will commence about the le:of 3epiember. We have beard of no new engagements. Mr. Wallack 3 at Present enjoying the delights of the sea ahore at Shrews- Dury. The theatre will be opened to-night for the benett of Mr. H. B Phillips, a gentleman to whom the public is much indebted. Mr. Phillips has been connected with the stage direction of this house since ite opening, and bas never slumbered at his post. Fie bill thts evening inciudes “Dom Cxsar de Bazan” and Talfoard’s voriesque ‘“3by- look.” Mr, and Mrs. John Wood, Mr. C. W. Clarke, i Bland, A. 8. Davenport, Miss Manners, Miss Orton, kirs T. S. Nims, agd other favorites appear in theae picses. At Leura Keone’s Thostro, the juvenile comedians, un- der Mr, Marsh’s direction, have deen playing in ‘fhe Nalad Queen” to fair houses. They play this evening ‘a ‘Beauty and the Beast” and “‘Brian O'Lfnn.”” The regular peagon commences about the 10s of September. Mixa Keene is rustioating in the mountains of Pennsytvania. At Niblo’s Garden we have « grand ballet night, M’lle Rolla plays in ‘‘Botia la Paquoreite,” and the Ravel Family sive tho ‘Italian Brigands.”” A pleasant place, those bot nights, is the garden of Niblo. At the Bowery Theatro, ‘‘Hamict”’ ‘# on the bill for to night, with Mr. E. Eddy, Mr. R. Johnston and Mrs. A, Par- Ker in the cast, and the jocal drama, “High Life and Low."’ At Barnum’s Museum, Wyman the Wizard, and other entertainments every afternoon and evening thie week. Wood and Christy's Minstrois leave us for two weeks, and willdeiight the Philadelphians daring tne interim. No entertainment ever given !n New York has been more popular than this same black onera by this same comoa ny. We can only lend thom to Philadelphia for o litle while. 4i Mechanics’ Hall Bryant's Minstrels give & capital concert this evening, including all tacir popular noveities. We desire to call particular attention to the porferm- ances at Bartu's Theatre > morrow (Taesday) evening. They are for the benefit of Mra. Roberie, whose husband formerly led tho orchestra ai the Broedway Theatre Bome time siace Mr. Roberts became hopelessly insane, Wrough the jaffuence of spirttualism, #0 called, and bo ia now in the asylum. His wifeand children are entirely destitute, and this benefit ia given to relieve their noouss! tes. Mr, Burton gives the house and his own very valua- Die services. Mr. Walcot, Miez 3. Donin, Mr. Charlos Fisher an“ other excolicrt actors haye also yoluntecred, and the bil will be ® very strong one, The house ahold be a packed one. ‘Mr, Ranger, who made e bit in Frepehmes manr years ego, and Lie adopted danghter, Miss dlanchs Fane (ihe original Gertrude in the ‘Little Treasure’’), arrived from Burope last week, and are now the gocate of Mr. Barton, m Glen Cove. Mr, Thalberg, Mme. 4’Angri and Sgnor Abella, ieft town op Saterday, on & trip to the aus shore and the Oatextlly. ‘The Weshington Saics coatradicis the rumor of tnodeath of Guidi, the tanor, Boeroy. —Mr. Jobo Brougham hed o testimonia! bereft at he Howard Athen um oa Friday, ciosing # Drilliant en- gagement of three weeks. dr, Brocgharn made cbarac teristio speech, thos:— Lavoe ano Gmeruacs—I am eure you will ©) mpauitee with mo when { tell you that {feel warm, vory warmly upon this subject. 1 ain more than surp/aed: i ain dolight 4 0 find bo many porerns here on © 10h an occasion and on such an evening as this is, “hoy anid that we have bed pothing but the weather to talk about since wo have beon here, but thas is because the weasher las forced it self upon os. Ico rot know how it way havebeon with Fou, boi it is moat warm belind the scence. J am slight'y ombarrassed at the prosect moment, and I take no whame (9 if ¢ither for saying x» Bat [ muss con ‘ews to you that from the circumatan: isi hae iste ly erenepired, I wae led to suppose inat { abou d be treat ed somes bat in this manner, ard thet you wonld call me out. Acsording to al! reles of honor, of course I am bound to ct-e you rats’ “om. As youare the chailen were, the choloe of wow remaine with me. Ii you continne to throw moh minatioa a theo, (looklug ai te houquets,) [ do not care bow meny r uods you jovel at me, But 1 tm not going to wie any Aroarme; | rhail only “go off? myself, My parting from you will be by og ny) Of regret. i Unged with « tac thing to pert ‘a malt plied by — from a ~rhole sity full the amount cannot well be on) nted. Since I bare had the plos- wure of first meeting you, and during this brief sum- time has doen #0 completely light sunlighs of p'esnent saeociations, that ft Bow toryos to giid the dark somore cloud of separation, ‘which fa alto tllamioed by (be apticipation of again ha the plertore of meeticg you before many months are This has been only & racetion © mo, ead I shall o 1 romember when | “ z ~ holiday» nee I bave been Playing embarresemest which have so mach to sey and drill share, or by battalions. my heart at ibis moment. py by Us Ienew whore to beg: ak from the feaiinge T baye many acenowledgarate 2 aret ‘will return my thanks first to the liporal nae i Viet tity’"—you've probahly notloed it. { hacnd to that mighty engine—iac diseeminator of intel othe hanimald of | , wih the faleram in banda of speculative philosophy, tH not only to False mort grateful hacks Then to my compatriots with whom T have been a eociated here #0 Penny J My oOdligations are due, eepecially to my old and warm friead, Mr. James B Browne, who hastliy swallowed bix part for this evening, the idiosynoractes of which you have geen him #0 admisably lilostra'e ; also to Miss Mary Eill, in whove retiracy from the stage 'o take ® part in the ** on" — the more qniet — Gecmmtans teres will ox perience a great lose, (Mr am comp mented Mise Hill and the other members of the coma ny | For the very kind manner in whieh you have re- ceived me on all oocations | retara you my mom siacwre thanks. (Great aprlante ) The Transcript of Maturday understands that Mr. Barrow bes secured from Mr, Brougham the righ! of performing bis comedy, “All's Fair in Love,” ebich be reads thir evening at Nabant. Mr B. #ill probabiy (ret produc it at Wallack’ Theatre, Now York, atd bring it out at the Howard Athenwum tp the epring. Mesere. W. KR. Blake and G, Jordan commence an on- gegeoment at (he Howard this evening. Mr. Biante ls knows to the Bortonians of old, end they will flod Mr. Jordan ono of the mort finished of American actors, and one who it Traptdly riving tothe ret place in hie profeesion. Tho Bus- teo bi ranm 's open, Dat nothing now haa been prodnced. Fucantirwit.— Wheatley’s Arch street theatre opened on Saturday inst with The Boelle’s Stratagem’’ cast os followa:Trtiia Hardy, Mra, B. L. Davenport; Mes Racket, Mise Anna Cralse; Lady Touchwood, Mi: Baker; Horooort, Mr, Wheatley ; Str George Touch wood, Mr. Dolman: Oki Mardy, Mr. bayer; Fintter, Mr, J, & Gerke, €r L. Davennet i the bading tregedian., Mr, Wheatiey coutinces to> #cle lemes, Mr, Fredericks the acting and stige manager, and Mr. J. M. ‘B. Whitton, treagurer, The orchestre is under the direc tion of © R. Dodworth. Theonly change in the price of admission is to the dress circle, which 19 now fifty cents. ‘Ths Christy and Wood Minstrels open at the National theatre this evening. Madame Johannasen and Signor Amedio bave retired from the premenade concerts at tho Philadelphia Academy of Music, ana are suacreded by Midame Scheller, @ soprano, formerty one of the Vien- noise childres, and Signor Vieri, a baritoae, from Havana. Mr. Frazer and the Germania orcherira still romain. | Negle’s company of juvenile comedians are at tho Walaut strect theatre. It numbers about thirty, including actors, sotrerses, singers and dancers. Newrout, R. I —Madame de la Grange gave a concert at Ocean Ball last week. Rocurerm,—Mr. H. G. Plunkett wil) open the theatre hereonthe Sst inst §=Mre. 4. M. Frost is his leading nour ens. Mowrmast.—Mr. J. J. Pricr is engaged at the ‘Theatre ‘The Coi)ision on the Sound. THM SINKING OF THE J. %. HARMIG BY THB ME TRO?OLIS. STATEXMENY OF JOHN P, DUNN, PASSENGER, Mr. Jobo P, Dunn, of Williamsburg, son of Wiliam B. Dunn, Eeq., ® member of the New York bar, who was one of the passengors on the ill-fated J, N. Harris, and was ‘one of those alluded to as haying clang to the whecl of tho steamer Metropolis, by which eff rt his life was providen tially saved, gives the following account of the disaster: — Having been unabdie to sicep from ihe nvise of the ma chinery, I was just rising from my berth, at 9 o’cl ek on Saturday morning, to go on deck, whon Yjwas thrown from the berth, and atthe very samo moment heard a most fearful crash, 1 and two or three others rushe! for the cabin door, but in our cenfasion wo wers usable to open tt. ‘The door having been subseque ntly opened by ihe force of the water, as I supposed, I rushed ont knowing thas there ‘was a window just at the foot of the stain, leading (0 tho upzer deck. Those who were not so fortauate as to be aware Royal, which opens this week under Mr. Backlazd’s man- agement. | ALnawy.—Mr. Felix Vincont opera the theatre here this week withthe Heller troupe. Mr. Keilor ie orgenizing a full juventie ballet troupe to appear with hin tableaux. Brrvaio.—Mr and Mrs. Paunocfort finished an engage- | mept here on Saturday. @r. Lovs—The Prancoia Ravel company were ai De Bar’s theatre last, They will be succeeded by John Brougham. Carsccs8—Paul Julien gave a concert here, Juty 22. Police Intelligence, ArrssTs rom VioLarixa Tas Scxpay Ligvor Law.—The police returns of Sundsy morning contain the names of a number of liquor dealers who have been arrested by tho Police, in acoordsnce with the instructions of the District Aitorney, for violang the Sunday Nquor jaw. Thoso parties have a) been indicted by the Grand Jury, and Dave given bail for their sppearance this morning before the Court of General Sessions. The follet are the names of the arrentod parties as the nu- merical order of the wards:— — vir wep, J, B. Nelson, Irolava. ‘Does, Malrey, Ireland. Mienael Mahoney, Ireland. Peary Bellon, American. Jobn MoFadden, Letand. Wim Cronin, German, Alpert Kotbe, German, Pat . Jeanc H Dubds, American. Jacob Bender, Jacob Tilton, American. Dan. Delapey, Ireland. And Morritt, American. G. Barne, American. James Ormand, ireland. SEVENTH WARD. Franz Ipgelsman, German . Meyerduck, German. F Meta German. |. Mey bs - M. Bantujt o! Wm. Book! German, ©. Martin, German. W. A T. Kil German. Jobn Becker, German ‘M. MoCromiiok, Ireland. J. A, Reokormen, German, Thos. Ovilen, elead. @ Kaston, Germsn, Joba Riley, trelan: Join Bricker, German. WARD. John Hanber, German. RGETERNTH WARD Jas. O’Dopnell, Ireland. Aap Kerop, Eogiish. 5, Barrard, Gorman, Roununa 4N EMPiOveR—ARRm® op Tum PERrETditoR xp nm Conveswox.—Robert Lawrence, @ young man 19 years of age, was arrested yesterday for an alleged em- bezuiement of his empicyer’s movey, and on being taken before Justice Osborne was committed ta. answer the charge. Mseoms that omthe llth inst. the safe in the more of Messra. Lamson, Goodenow & ©o., No, 79 Berk- ‘man treet, was opened and about $1,600 in bitte of vari. ous denomizations on the Shelbourne Malls Bank. Mem., abstracted. The firm did not know who to suspect, and finally the matter was plaood in the hands of officers El- transaction, was formerly = clerk with Lamson while in thetr employ astra ted the money Re took the officers to"the garrct of the stare in Beekman street, and from a dark oorner produced m package con talping $1,950, in bills of $10 and under. Young law- Tence is very reapectably connected, and seemed to feel the exposure keenly, The money was returned to the owners. SrabeED PY 3 MieTREsK —Stephen Johnson, a susceptible young cysteman, doing bus!nces at Catherine market, baa been itving for ome time peat on terms of criminal int! macy with & woman who gives ber name as Mary John- son. Latterly, Stephen bad delermined to gtve sary up end have nothing more to do with her, and resolved here after to live a plous and godly life. He communicated his intention to Mary, but that young woman demurred, aad ineisted that ho was justine kind of man she liked, and she wes resolved be should live with har. At jougth hor “dear Steve” cleared out and Mary was lef desolate. Hut the was not long | coming lo the conclesion that sho was a deeply injured woman, and ahe (ee rived w be rovengos npon ber fuitbiees lover. She acconiingly armed here sit with a knife ana started Lo poren\t, and yerterday mureing shout 2 o’c ook, she met Jobasoa io Wai-r strest, an. sempies to out his thioat with ber knife, but fortuna ely for him the weapon slipped and strock his ool!ar bore. As it was, abo mooeeded tp intiicting a'rovore wound in his Dreset The infuriated woman was taken away, aud Gnaily Was bronghi tothe Tombs, whore Justice Ozvorne com: reitted her. Johmson was Corveyed to the hospital where he (snow wnter the care of Dr. Dabuis, Tas moral of Unde ery in that scone mon howd 10 form improper in Umaciks with impro er yoang women, as ik may bead to auplenrant cous qnenese. BYAnRIG Arrnay tu Grimewicn Oreewr —Corpel!an Brea nahar, @ lad 16 years of 40, wee srresiod on Saturday on the complaint of juan MoDemsid, who chargod him with committing © felonious asenult upon his (McNoaai4’s) per fon. Kereome the two had ao sitercauon in Green street, when Me paid becoming vode.y oxniied, slay; the boy 'm the fare = Rreenanew icoreupon Crewe i and declarcd [the inuignity wan re ed fo eter bir ag pressor, Movowaid hou the boy plunged akn ilo (nto bie arse! : CL.2g & coTers, though the doctors ray, cot a ogerers woard. "ivamnsben wae promptly srresied by officer Bentley wad taken te the vs, Whore MeDonall evwred a complaint again! him, aud he wae committed by Aider:aan Griffiths, acting oly magistrate, StamuNe Arvaay ON Tas Port. —On Siturday evening 8 colored seaman named James Jackson, while et nping ab ike boarding house Aept by Jobn Francis, 04 Park strect, got Ino & A:Meulty with certain partion on the Potate which eventusiod in hie Deing stabbed, It le said, by known ae Robert, The quarrel grew oat of O disyute 4 wpecting the 1‘¢bi of ponsestion of ® piece of and Jackson payer be wae > 'd while He boy sas atavnug him, but this part ef the ators may ‘e apooryphal. Jackeon way povere!y injured and he may sot recover, Three of the wounds are in the lef arm pd one im the abdomen. Dacesrorp —Mr, “baddeus Bell, who was arrested « fow days since on a charge of swindling, was honorably diecbarged oy Jastion Welch ‘@Xemination, De charges Deug found cairoe Cricket, TROORLYN V NEW BRIGHTON, The retern mrich between thee clabs was playot at Bodfor: 2 > 16th inet, and the New Brivhtoa clab were again victorious. The play om both sides was excellent ‘The bowling and Seiding of the Brookiyr olu> in the Arm innings were cepecially good, but inforior ibe severd. “hat ef thelr opponents was more equal. Bvery- ding pacred off tn the mont patisfactory manser, aod it war fan sgrocusie Gay's sport to all, The following is the score = Lilipwbite | b Fr Ricomfeld...... © Roath >. Whiteman, First Innings. Whiteman ©. Bradley b, Vvee sees Anatin b Vy60. Walden b Vyre., Hy) on b. Lally. Bicom#el4, ram ovt. 7 ~ewosme | ac momoe. Sl pawn ocow-cncces The bowling ore of Byron tn Abe iirst innings ywas ae follows Balle, $4; rune, 3; maidens, 7; wickets, 4) witos, 1, have been arrested on bench warrants, A namber of | as my portmonnaie them bavo already been before the magistrates and | It is buten aotof jastice to mention that Mr Rice, the of that fact were warhod Wack, end of course perished, ‘The window wae completely uncer water, bu) I go ovt ihreugh tt snd roo to the surface of the water; | swam towards the wreck of the just sinking propelier, but was washed off again by ihe deck wad faling ou me, and ‘was immediately sunk by the weight I siruck owt from the wreck while undor. water, and in In akempilng t rise wae struck by the fteating rabbich aud suok un wo- scious. From that time I remember no:hing until my dead atreck the wheel «f tho Metropolis, which I_ grasped, and there found four of my follow passengers. We there cried out for help ag loudly ae we could, uatit a small window at the ot " the wheol-hocse was opened, by the ht of whieh we were onadlod to ber up the buckets of the wheel. We were then da tm the window, I need of my boots, vest, coat, jis 1] Was stri: pe? of wet mente and kindly for by the colorad waiters of that steemer, rho washod me in brandy and ided me ary }, and these g20d feliows nobly refused for thelr kind attention I was fortunately tn a con- dition to remunerate them {f they would accept it, was in my paniaioons pocket. courteous steward of the Metropolis, behaved in tho most penerous and horpitable wanrer to myself and my fellow sufferers, and furnished me wtih hin own cinbing to en able me to rcach my home, I saw nothing o!Cap\. Brown from the time I miraculously clambored on board the Me- trop lis, through the wheel, until I ieft the vemel. I was tendered aid by the commitiee on beard the etamer, which not needing as much as others, I declined, as did some of my follow pat Fen; . leannot atiemptto describe the trembling aud orf pemeasion which l experienced when ta the wheel, fearing thas some necessity would arise for the tieamor ty wove backwards or forwards. Ono single evolution of the wheel would een ean four Cae watery sraves from which wo fo providentially emerged. ‘Nor wild I, in this pablic stasement, obtrude the feellngs of Aomestio joy w! were shed around my pareatal bume when I wes clasped to the arms of a father, ral misters after such a hair breacth ercapo. I an PYuung man nnd I cannot conciado thie etatement—afver the expression of my gratitude to Divine Providence—better than with a ‘word of advice toall other young mer. “Let one of your mek acapee ome ephcid pisinge pce Tf I bed vot fect iu myself as a good swimmer I should not battled so jong and so ly with the waters, TO THB BDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Youx, Avg. 10, 1807. Having been a passenger on the propeller J N. Harris, I don’t see the name of a lad who was lost, His name te Bance; hia first name 1 do not know, I last saw him to bis berth. Ho has relatives in New York and lyp. I am confined to tho house, having bean a good deal braisea and « bed sprain of my ankic. His friends can find mo at 201 Pearl street; and ary \aforma Mon (hai I can I will cheerfully give them. JAM® W. MANNING, TO THB ROTTOR OF THE HEAALD. In your report of the dreadful accident and loss of life Caused by 8 collision betweea ihe steamer Metropolis and Propeller J. N. Harris, you say, “ immediately after the collision @ woman was seen strugglisg !n the water, sup her infant objid ip ber arms. A ropo waa thrown her, which fell within ber reach, and which sie migat bave eeiz:d and saved berse.! by relioqaishing her hold upon her child. She looked up, saw the Saw those who would Dave given almost their own bold upon life wo her's, then preesed her child .o her braast, and sank forever.’ Hore ls ovideut!y a misstatertpnt, or | mistake groa‘ly the charactr of my fe'low cittzens who were pastengers On the Metropolis, and would have given simost own hold uoon life to avo her.’’ It 20ems incredible that apy man could be found who would #8 “a mother sarag. ging in the wares with ® babe inher arms and not do something moro than throw a rope. I wust, for the sake of bumapity, ‘bis is not rue. According to the siaemant of Cant Smita‘ the night was bright and starligbt overhead, ard ne!ther the waser nor weather was rovgb,’’ Iherofore Do excure In respect of the weather would he terabic, Was no gallant boart lo bo found to risk « little to save that poor mother 1d her dar ling chila? Was nupe to ve found to ¢eseend wo the water with a rope around the waist for wafety, to iry to sarc? If this bac been done, 1 seems w mo It would not have beeu becetsacy (0 c&ii upon that mo.ber to abandon ter infant to save bereel. ‘The ‘hold upon fe" the spectators “would have givoa almori,’’ is veauttul In the theory, but what righ. has soy one to this expren who inade no serious eff wt to rescae, fue Wbo ran £o riek of thelr precious ves whatever. If you will print this in your valuable the effect to stianiate the faint hearted to Uisr Occasion one slagle life, you will conf iUMANITY, Brooklyn City News, Fume ty an Evers Horas —A fro was discovered inthe house of Independence Eugine, No, 9, on the corner of Myrile and Vanderbilt avenucr, about one o'oleck on Sun- day morning. Tho station honse of the Fourth duatelot po ‘00 it altuched thereto, Offiver McLaughlin, w 50 wan joet about reuriog, heard s cracking as {f caused by fre. He ‘went sound te the engine house door and fount {t open, and the parsape leadivg up salve Diled wits a dencesmose. | Water was procured by the pulicemon, but they were on- able to enter, when the engl ¢ was drawn out aud aetroay lay €a upon tue ‘lamer, which were mpecdily supp -as: od. ‘ne fire orip'onted in @ closet at the heat of the tecoua lending, where (he waate paper ls kent, and the banuer of ihe company, red on occasions of parade, in c+ mw fad Were caw de uo doubt but that i was tho work of d figz. The dauwmge cocertoved will not enceed 5190. The ts the third time chat the place bas Deca sot on fire #Xhin the part right men were seen coming oui of the honte al e fom before tbe lire was dis cd One of them wae arrested on tuepiuica, aad has Deen lovkel up to await ezamiuation on charges \bat may bo brought ageipat him Fatat brewers or Sew Srrok®.—A cartman pamed Ber- pard Molien was preetrated by the heat of the eun on Se turdey, and taken to bie bome in Prosoect street ina Renee Ese dition. He tugered antil evening, hen be dieu. Michbas! Hollin died at the City Hospital on Sutarday mornirg from a similar cause. Ho wat cogeged in tig #idg Out a cellar in Bedford avenue, near Myrtio, vhen be wat overoume by the heat. rermatved cel'rious cot! be died These were the only fatal cases, albough there were several others who were slightly aileeted Caroma AN Orncen Astamr.—On Saturday nicht lant, ofcer Farrell, of the Second procinot, obrerved two ren about bis beat im the neighborhood of Water and Dock Mrees, whom he ruspected of being on ise lookout for plonder. He concealed Ris star, and laid liimsolf down on 8 stoop, pretending to be sound as vop. “ome dme afwr the two men sew him in bis reenmbent por son, and being setefled that be was aslcep, commenced furb!ing about bie pockets. They were alarmed by approachiog foot nepe, and hid bebind the corner enti] the sound died iy, when they again approached, an! were about taking off the officer's waich chain, when bo sprang up and oabbed ope of them. The other put to his heels. The ove arrested gave his name ae James Fortune. Ho was ‘eked ep to await -xamination. Hinw, &c., from nts. ROBBING THR CASH BOXES ON OMNTBUR! A correspondent, who appears to be weil portet in “wheke apon travellers,” staser that @ gréat number of robberies of this kind gre nightly commited. The piso in for two or three operators to mount outside the omal. bus—ome geting up beside tho driver, the othor laying over the opening through which the fares are haote!, and the third aiding as ocoaston may require, The fellow slongride the driver opens @ conversation with him oo nome ¢ xeiting topic, or momopo)izes his attentiog by rome bamorous story. While thus engaged his pil behind cleans the box of ite contents and mates off A party of three can thas rob some twenty stages in os 31g at reise about ono hundred dollere They generally begin with one line; afler that is used up the other linse a1 pon Sometimes doring tho day they jnrk around the stables, and Ife shoo'd beopen to be sopototed ag river, he ia sure to be robbed three or four times in ae mony nights, CASH OF ADAMB, THE BARERETER OF THR WOWARD HOTRI. “ & Lover of Juation’” taken exception lo some striotares of the Henaty in reference to the onse of Adams. Hie ays that if the accused dremed well and onjoyod him. self be hed private means of bie own, which evadied him to do #0 "Tana care of ie Berg fuet noreee, 2 BAD CONDITION OF THR ATIEENTR, A Constant Rider’’ complains thet the Fourth avenue and Thirty second street line of atagos have « hard road w travel from Fourteenth to Thirty tbat the condition of the laterveni: PRICE TWO CEN’ THE rs. SOUTHERN COMMERCIAL CONVENTION, Bfforts te Exelude the Reporters of the Northern Press, Motion for the Renewal of the Slave Trade, PROPOSAL TO FORTIFY FORT ROYAL. Motion to Repeal the Fishery Bounties on the Northeastern Coast. DUDLEY MANN'S OCEAN STEAM FERRY SCHEME, Bo, a&&c., ae Spectal Correspondence of the Harnid Korn, Tenn, Ang. 9, 1967. Incidenis and Observations During the Trip 0 This Oity— Dissatisfaction Among che Delegater-— Tre Convention Hew it ia Likely to be Constituied——the Hon, 4. Dudier Mann, Mr. Eacouture and the Originators of the Bris- tol Convention Steamship Scheme—The Fire caicre Plow ning & Descent Upon the Administration ie Ovops— Railroad Failies—Disunion—Brownlown om Sia very, dc. Tarrivod in Unie city yen\e dey, after tedious and bar- raming travel of twenty four hours from tho Moutgomery ‘White Sulphur Springs, whence I wrote to you Inet. The country from that point to Bristol.on the Virginia and Tennessee line, and the terminus of the Virginia and Teo. persee Railroad, presents very many attractions wo!! cal- culated (o dirainish tho tedionsness of the travel. The dittance between these points is about ono bundred apd thirty miles, In richness, fertility and boauty of scenery, tho country along this route may be sid to surpass any of equel extent im the Union, or probably the world. kin peculiarly the garden spot of Virginia, combining agri tc} tural and mineral resourcea enough to constitu a very important element im the trade which it''s contomplaied 10 establish between the Chesapeake Bay and furcpe, in fact, the success of that scheme is based toa great oxiens upon the resources of that region, whem fully developed, under the impetus of increased railroad facilities, as weil es tho connectiuna with Tennessee and other points Seush which tho Virginia and Tennessee Railrosd will establish. The country along thie line is very uneven, though rich to perfection, Uniike other rogions of like physical outline, it maintains an equal degree of fertility. For pastarago, ite bills exhibit signs of riob- pess in perfect keeping with the productive character of the intermediate valleys, the former being no less remark - able for the production of beautiful beef and mation than the latter for luxuriant wheat, corn and oats. As * proc of the pre-eminence which this region enjoys over all others in the State in these respects, I might mention the fact thas by far the largest proportion of prizes distributed af tho sgricuitoral fair aro carried eff by the farmere of souib- western Virginia. And strange, it was comparatively bus little known previous to the ccnatraclion of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad. In feot, without the facilities which this line hag afforded, It: resources would be deve- loped to no practical ood, inavvauch as there was no ovt- let for ite products, ven nov the work of developement may be said to be meroty im ils infancy, for ae yet the our- rent of immigration bas not setin thin direction, owing probably to the fact that the advantages existing here are not geveraliy known. A few French colonists have re- cently settled in Wythe couuty, in the ! wmediate neighbor- hood of the Virg.nia and Tennessee Railroad; but they aro Bald to lack the skill and energy esrential to suocese in ag- ricultors! purcuite, Meanwhile itis likely thas their ex- ample will be followed by others of a more enterprising eptris, and to this extent ib-ir adveut may be deemed an koquisition. Bristol, the terminus of the Virgivia and Tennrasee RuJ- road, ie situate partly in Virginie ond pari!y in Tenncesoe. yt Contains about cne teusand cr trcive hundred ty- sbitants, the largest proportion of whom «vo Virginians. The characteristics of these poo)'» vre nad to bo strangely different The Tenncere.ou* av proverbially relatiour, and are tea of boepttality g>bore on tho other side of ihe line. Being thus o>» to wih refe- rence to each other, that harmouy canact oxitt whien it De ex of people bound together by #oomma niny toca idens apd orect! Tale lite” sown cam bipes Domsrous advantages rable to its rapid growty 4 prosperity in the furmre. {t etande im ti captive 0} btry surpaseingly rich, end at the p jut of tranafer fo nods and pessongern from tho Dart Tenuessce te ihe Virginia and Tennessee Reliroad. It will also form tbe depot for all the produce from the earroundiog coun. try preperatory to its iransralasion to the seaboard, | hue stording 8 M16 opportenity to epsculators to make archaray mi an advantage. « © prlut to which Ne | York merehan.e might torn the'r ettevtion wilh advaauge, for | doobt not they aaaid beredt ma crially by ibe priatment of an agent there to mee purchaser op ownnccorm Some morchante to Hestera Virginia reom to taken Up Ubi idea +iready, for [ underetand they | bare nogouationa ou fect by which (hey will secure ® large portion of the products of tbat region Ip advance of | miouto (ho Naetorn market The experi- | ment will cortainly prove @ prettable ome, partoulariy bow, WHED BO Hiltie Ovmmnetiion erin, ror this town Tivos my route by the Hast Tennesse seo Virg'vin Raillrond a! 6 o'clock ! M., and arrived sé Jonesvorough about? P Mo The dis ance between thoxo pointe ig aboot hirty wi'er, whico i# the extent of the jot easierr section. This was the “0 Jonesborough, a fact which ripg bat {t was that broughs ch ap ic. mouse crowd iogather as | bad seen asembied Sout the tain on te arrival. Ite appearance wee the i for sgoueral cheer from tho multiudo, aad the waving of handkerchiefs "rom tvery window for milue ke towo. The leds played a comploucus part Ora greeting, and a!l nee ned actually enchanted? Orel speo'aci of & #!0Nra Ci gine entor'ng thet ob o jorality The ccomstoa waa to have been celebrates by a ball @ Ai Dight, for whieh perpore hundreds were ie aitencasce from the Barro 5 3 ° 343 je broken off, and ® distance of forty miles bea 0 be velle? by stage coache. The accommodations reat ect, or Hina: ly bad, were ronde ed more creased Bomber of waveliers on this route, we ——— To provure @ seat wae rome difoulty, the agr nts, hing (his neorreity, ixee the fair at a0 chorbnent pussdard forty m\ies they Ove dollars, besides the starting pein: for acup of coffee sad ‘ppondages, sich 't New \ ork could conte, The ameunt reais for sage fare ty (oar bundred and twemy dollars: umber employed being only teven. With twelve yeu may weil imagine what} ttle comfort joyed. There wae, in fact, no syetou in the arrany each being compelied to mane gs fur himself could, the jast im the feld deing Jecidedy vantege So great war the rust to seoare tor & their postions ¥ Zang and how sach wae the cage wae ® bole night, from following = ® moment, impoesibie Along the row the where we Oret oak ibe st delngaion, iv (hore from Norfolk and Petersburg, wore tm bigh glee, bad \betr hilarity e008 aamumed another phage, aad (matead of the bearty, cheerful isugh, roams snd mutiorings of Gisvatisfection could be heard. Nor wae thie to be wondered at Fow, if any, could pre serve their eqasotmity under stances, ThO annoyance and travel are bed enowgts, but to scoommoda ic ng ai @n exerbitar oharee rill worse = Getuing to tne of the roule, we again (cok the carson the Western or wentern: & = oly st abeut ball past ten o'clock aide ably fetigced afar the i R: i i vy in ture, the Iser preventing a far mofe unever g 2 ® much mre romenti> appearance. On my arrival in thie ctty ! found that the sumber of dealegeies present wae by no means eqnal to what wae ex- pected. Tho evoning traine, however, be Die acrersionr trom the adjacent Southers and we wil iy have to all shou, #'t or eight Ranéred cum alread the cliy i yaetly ditproportioned > the necommodation wofeh (! afore. Kerery hotel and boarding hours waa fnil to repletion last and 7 were compelled to Rook | xtgings at private e theme vos tes 4 ea le a he stresis during (96 i. Should other or. five by ihe trans to morrow uersing, Loaneetlip bee they can be aco mmedated, This clty waa Convention of this sort, lacking, ne it does, accommodations for wuch & purpone, hile ite railroad connections may be said to be ‘na state of embryo. So far ae i bave sacertained, the Convention will be wandog if We auripotes of niutcee aod numbers Whe