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T II E N E W ? O K K H E R A L D.
[OLE NO. * 6429.
MORNING EDITION-SATURDAY, APRIL I, 1854. y/V - '
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
tEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
[: HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM ALBANY.
f-'IO OF THE TEMPERANCE BILL
BY GOVERNOR SEYMOUR.
Effect in the Legislature and Among
the People.
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON CITY.
ifl between Messrs. Catting and Breckenridge
:OCEEDINGS IN CONGRESS.
THE DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED BY THE SENATE.
age i?y (be House of the BHI to Construct
? Six Steam Frigates*
10 US RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
&C., &c.t & c. ?
Govrmor't Veto of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law.
I to an accidcnt on tho Hudson River road, near
ar.L ill;, lit, jwe r, -ere unable to procure the Govcr
Ac6sagc vetoing the Tempe ranee J>iH, in season for
oorrUifr'n paper. We, however, loam that he con
i the mcHsure unconstitutional and oppressive, and
kg that when the people become fully advised of its
ures they 'will look upon it with alarm. He deems its
-iaioiiH as calculated to injure tho causc of tempe
tqe ?mi he detrimental to the welfaro of the common
lilth. After quoting the section which authorizes
| -ches. he quotes the eleventh section of the bill of
fcta, which declares the people to bo secure in their
ons, ho;. sea, papers, and effects, against unroasona
.earclies and seizures. He argues this point at much
th, and concludes by saying that this cause deprives
dt teens of the protection guaranteed by that soction
e bill of rights.
decla:c-6 the sections of the bill directing the for
fure ac t destruction of liquors unconstitutional. Tn
>*d to wnrchiag for and neulng liquors, milieious
ns may take advantage of this Law to got po '.session
property t\ ith fraudulent designs. By the section
t directs the forfeiture and destruction of property,
door 13 opened to gross frauds and malicious pro
lings. The two weeks notice would be sufficient to
residents. It would not be, in the language of the
lltution, "duo process of law." He argues this
also at some length.
contends that this law reverses the order of every
, . known proceeding, as tho person charged with an
f^ce stands guilty until he pro\es his innocence.
points to other provisions, which he says are op
to the well Sfttled principles of common law, dan
; to the liberties of our citizens, and ropugn int to
igious ami moral sentiments of this community,
constitution says, " no person shall be compelled,
criminal case, to lie a witness against himself;"
ois act, if the facts should be of a character to cri
le the party under examination, compels him to
erorbe imprisoned. If he answers untruly it is
perjury. If he admits the offence, he is arreBted,
is premises Fearched.
i unprecedented proceeding might ho used for the
of purposes, probably to obtain testimony in civil
rimin.il suits not growing out of this law, and in the
.ary Impactions of life. Proceedings so tyrannical
( 1 tend to strife, bitterness and resistance of tho
11EJ0ICINGS AT ALBANY.
A leant, March 31, 1854.
e' hundred guns were flrcd this afternoon, and the
a we ro filled this evening with bonfires. There is
rejoicing on account of Governor Seymour's veto
Mai'-.e I.iquor bill.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.
lAirttii
Albany, March 31, 1834.
REPORTS, ETC.
or n loaii to Broflfeyn for the ilre department,
incorporate tttb American Political Statistical So
T
Hopkix?. (whig) of Washington Co., roported a
resolution lor the prosecution of a suit to deter
i the title to tlio "King's Farm"
WATER TAX RENTS IN NEW YORK.
? bill relative to the collection of water tax rents in
York, with an amendment authorizing the redmnp
within twenty years of all land* sold for taxes or
e, was concurred in.
TIIX TKMIT.RANCT BILL VXTOED BY THE OOYERNOR.
<. message Crom the Oovornor, with his veto on the
nperance bill, wits announced.
i motion was mado to lay tho bill on the table, and
nt the veto.
A question was raisod that tho Senate must forthwith
oceed to consider the bill.
The Chajk decided aga'nst that view.
Mr. Crosby appealed from tho decision of Jhe Ch.\ir.
The appeal was laid on the table.
Mr. Barr muvtfdto reconsider the vote laying the ap
\ on tlio table.
inding a debate on th:s, the Senate, amidst great con
in, adjourned to 4 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1 TIE NEW YORK Jl'RY LAW.
"rill wd 3 introduced to amend the New Yorlt Jury
C1ITT LOTTERIES, ETT.
i bill to suppress lotteries and gift tickets, and tbc>
. making lipproprintious tor Clinton prison, were or
red to a third reading.
RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
rogress wns reported on the bill consolidating the
lny Northern with other railroads.
MEMBERS MIPei.VG CAM. OK THK 1I0USE.
A call of the Houkc took place, ami occupied semo time.
TAJTAL AND LAKE NAVIGATION COM I'ANIEB.
? bill forming companies to navigate canuls and
wa - debated to the recess.
Assembly.
Albany, March 31, 1854.
TflE STREET COMMISSIONER'S BILL.
. Lbgh, (t\hig) of N. Y , asked consent to enter a
'St against the Street Commissioner's bill. Refused.
thk temilranck mix.
FiERo. (whig) of (Jreone, rsked consent to moYe
be S-olcci Committee having elipr^e of the House
erance bill report it complft",
motion received 54 votes in its fuvor, but Was lost
O-th ird s vote being n^ce&.-ary.
BILUI PA-WED.
bill rebitlvn to the Seamen'* Fund Retreat was
t:al>othe bill to Increase tlie capita) of the B.lf
rc'o^ning and New York City Railroad.
TBI VISIT TO NHW YORK.
J. E. TTltUR, (whig) i of .lell'ersnn. moved tlia* the
j take up the resolution to aljour#, for the pur DOM
iting New York.
H 9 House ret i. sod.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ie navigation companies (canals, lakes. &c.) bill was
cted, by yeas 40, nays 60.
TRINITY CHTRCB.
communication was received from the vestry of
Church, In answer to a resolution of the House.
it to the Bxpreu Train on tlie Hudson
Itlver Road.
Hudson, Mareh 31, 1854.
n express train met with a serious accident
?.about two miles above Tlvoll, by runnlig
? rock, which <s supposed to have fallen upon
The engine was badly smashed, and the Are
as seriously Injured. Tlie engineer escaped slight
sed. We do not learn that any of the passenger*
teriously injured.
Navigation of tlio Hudson.
Albany, March 31, 1854.
uth wind has raised the water In the river, nnd
?gon has floated off, and is now at her dock here,
aac Newton arrived this morning. The Hendrick
m leave" for New York this evening.
Tlie Maryland Coal Mlitera.
Baltimore. March 81, 1854
Cumberland Journal says that the miners in the
o iburg region have recommenced work.
Arrival ot tlie Arabia at Hallfttx.
Hautax, March 31, 1854.
Cunard steamship Arabia, from Boston, arrived
last evening, and sailed again for Liverpool at about
clock.
The Anfuta at Savannah.
i ? - Savannah, March 28, 1854.
The steamship Angrnta, Capt. Lyon. arrived here on
L a?y?omingfromN,WYork.
Affairs In Washington.
I THE PUFICtTLTY BETWTtEN MESSRS. CITTIKO AKD
BRECKESR1DGE APJURTr.I) ? NO DUKL, ETC.
Washington*, March 31, 1&>1.
The difficulty between Me?t>rs. Cutting and Brecken
ridge bag been settled upon a basis entirely honorable
to both parties. Offensive expressions in debate hare
been withdrawu by both parties. Mr. Preston, of Ken
tucky, made an explanation in the House to-day.
We understand that the affair was brought to a
j happy termination last nijjht. The result gives uni
! versal satisfaction here.
The jury in the case of Schaumburg are still out.
XIiniTY-THlKJO CONGRESS.
FIRST SK83I0N.
Senate*
Washington, March 31. 1864.
After some conversation, the Senate suspended the
Private Calendar, and took up ?
the DKncoufcr bill. *
The question pending was on Mr. Thompson's amend
ment, adding appropriations for Custom Houses at various
places. ?
j Mr. Hamlin's amendment, moved yesterday, tor the
San Francisco and Portland custom houses, was agreed
to.
Mr. Dodge, (dera.) of Iowa, moved to amend the
amendment by making appropriations for the completion
of the Marino Hospitals at the following places: ? Cleve
land, $?5,000: St. I.ouis, $10,000; Chicago, $10,000; Padu
cah, *5,000; Louisville, $12,000; Evansville, $3,000; San
Francisco, $44,000? and for a new ht spital at Burlington,
Iowa, $16,000.'. ? ?!
Messrs. Podge, IIamlin,Gwinand7p3senden. advocated
the amendment, and Messrs. Husk, Cass and Hunt, op
posed it.
It tviis then npreed to by yeas 24, nnvs 17.
Mr. Thomp-on's amendment, ns amended, was agreed to
byyeas 23, nays 10, as follows: ?
Yeas? Messrs. >llcn, Atchison, Bayard. Bell, ("base,
Clsyton, Dodge, of Wii. ; Dodge, of Iowa; Douglas, Everett,
Feeiondcn. l oot. Goyer. Gwin, Ii&mblin. James, Jones, cf
Iowa; Jones, of Tenn.; Morton, Sumnor, Thompsgn, of Ky.;
Wade and W eller.
Nays ? Messrs. Adams. Badger, Brodbead, Brown, Cass,
Clay. Fitipatrick, Hunter, Mason, Ptarce, Pratt, Ku.ik,
Slidi'U, Stuart, Williams and W ri?tnt.
An amendment increasing the '^ch of the Marshals in
California was moved and agreed to.
Mr. Eilj , (whig) of Tenn., moved an amendment pay
ing R. II. Welghtman $2,400 for mileage, hn having come
here in I860, claiming to be delegate elect from New
Mexico.
This led to a debate, in wlu'ch the question of interfer
ence by (len. Taylor's administration to incite California
and New Mexico to form State governments, was dis
enssed by Messrs. Mason, Clayton, Husk, and (Iwin.
Mr. Clayton, (whig) of Del , emphatically denied that
there was any truth in the allegation that that adminis
tration ever interfered, directly or indirectly, to induce
the people of California and New Mexico to form State
governments.
The amendment was agree-l to.
The bill waH reported to the Senate, and all the amend
ments made in Committee of the Wh;>le were concurred
in, except that one which struck out the appropriation
for the payment of invalid privateer pensions; that one
was rejected. .
The bill was then passed.
T1IK (UBDLIBt A XI) OTTlTtt FRATOP, FTC".
Mr. Brown, (dem.) of Miss., moved the printing of
23,000 extra copies of the report of the select committee
on the Gardiner and other cases before the Board of Com
missioners of Claims under the Mexican treaty.
Adopted.
After a short executive session the Senate adjourned
till Monday.
House of Representative*.
Washington, March 31, 1854.
Mr. Br-ECKRXWDOB, (dem.) of Ky., made liis appear
ance, but Mr. Cdthno, (dem.) of N. Y., is absent, oil ac
count of sickness in bin family.
contract for carrtg.0 mails.
A long debate took place upon the bill extending tbe
contract for carrying the mails between Mobile and Mont
gomery, Ala. It was referred to tbe Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads.
T11E I-AVE DISAGREEMENT.
Mr. Preston, (whig) of Ky., rose for the purpose of
making a personal explanation relative to a matter which
recently transpired on this floor. It is yet, he said, in
the memory of this House that tbe debate which re
cently occurred between Mr. Cutting, of New York, and
Mr. Breckemidge, of Kentucky, was marked by person
alities. The character of the debate led to some discus
sion of its features outside of the walls of this Hous-. So
far as Mr. Cutting is concerned, he referred the matter
in controversy to his friends, Col. Monroe, of New York,
and General Shields, United States Senator from Illinois.
So far as Mr. Brcckenridge is concerned, he referred tbe
matter to Col. Hawkins, of Kentucky, and myself. I am
authorized by these gentlemen to state that the matter
in controversy has been settled in a manner mutually
satisfaetory, and we conceive mutually honorable to both
gentlemen who were engaged in that debate. I have
another duty to perform on behalf of these gentlemen,
and that is, as tliry have violated jn debate the rules of
order established for the government of the House, they
express mutual regret that any such occurrence has
taken place, and ask its indulgence, as a body, for its
occurrence. It is a source of gratitication for these gen
tlemen, who make strong promise of future usefulness to
tbe country, ar.d who are already admired by a large
circle of friends, that this matter haS been adjusted in a
manner, I am entirely convinced, satisfactory to all
their friends. I thank the Houte for their attontion.
The House then went into committee on the
Ml L TO CONSTRUCT SIX FIRST CLASS STEAM PrtlOATES.
Mr. Feck HAM, (dem.) of N. Y., offered an amendment
increasing the number of frigate* to be bnilt to nine. He
referred to the statement recently received from Eng
land. that some excitement hud been created in com
mercial circles tiy Loid Clarendon's announcement to the
T.iga merchant.. - it nil Russian products, to whomso
i ver belonging, and even in neutral vessels, shall be law
ful pri'/r- in the event of war. In commenting on this
order in council of the Foreign .Secretary Mr. (ribbons,
in tbe House Of Commons, said he trustel it would ap
pear that Lord Clarendon's despatch was not to he con
st rued aa n rule thfii wa:. to be adopted by the British in
the Baltic, for such a rulo would not only have the effect
of bringing obout col'isions with foreign pow?rs, but
.would liavo the unavo'dable effect of indefinitely pro
longing tl.c wor; and further, if the despatch was to be
I acted on, they would shortly be brought into collision
! v.i'li the Americans, whose merchantmen wduld be liable
| to be searched by the British cruisers; and if they had
| any parcel on hoard which, directly or indirectly, could
; be made out to be connected with Russian commerce, to
: bo condemned in some Court of Admiralty. This order
i in council was the assertion of the virtual right of
i nrcli hy tbe British government, n doctrine, certainly,
1 to which wo have never acceded, and to which
; ws never ran acccde. It Ha question of great, impor
| tance to this country, for our commerce with Russia is
, large; hence the question comes directly home to us.
The war is already existing, andapr clam&tion of this
j Rort made by the British government Is of grent impor
tance to us. He asked if this was not a sufficient and
controlling reason for the action of this House. Com
merce would justify the construction of nine additional
steam frigates. Great Britain asks our svmpathies
Bfalnst Ru sin, and she, perhaps, hue th"m, but it is all
important that Great Britain shoull distinctly under
stand that she U encroaching on doctrine which wo
bold as vital to our interests, and wo should ho in a po
sition not only to procl iui this doctrine, but to have it
Mspectcd. It is more easy to prevent aggression than to
seek redress after the wroug hns boon done. Jio hoped
this matter would be properly considered by tbe House.
He would not only call the n 'tenth. n ?f the House to it,
Imj* would ba\e Great Brltcin underst nd jur viewB on
this question.
Mr. Miu.sojf, (dem.) of Vn.. was for the bill aft it was,
for tho reason that he wanted it speedily pas ed. Tho
public intrre^ts required it. The bill in Its present form
was intended to prat hie for the peace establishment. Tbe
amendment of the gentleman from New York looked to
a. state of war with other powers. He would suggest. If
the aspect of political affairs should hereafter require
warlike measures, a supplemental bill could bo brought
forward. He had amendments v hlch ho should like to
offer, but w< nld not peril tho p.mngeof the bill hy them.
He believed tho ohjoct of the bill was in accordance with
almost the unanimous desire of the country. We want
six more steamers. It is no objection to the building of
them that we will not require their servi<os_on the
contrary, it will be a matter of congratulation. On the
same pround. the law against murder m'?'ht as well be
objected to, because it is not violated, us to object to
Ue. p up a navy because the ships that inaf be built will
rot. there being no use for them.
Mr. Peekbam's amendment was rejected.
Mr. WALfH, (dem. ) of N. Y., proposed that one or more
of these frigti'es be built by private contract. He would
say nothing against old fofies, for he presumed that they
all would be old fogies one of theso days. If tliey could
then look back on their |>ast lives as gome of those called
old fogies in the army, navy, and councils of the country
cowl, they would have but little to regret on the score of
patriotic services. (A voice? "That's a fact.") But
there is a pride of profession in old sol liers, sailors, physi
cians, lawyers, and almost all men belonging to exclusive
irofeFsions, and they cling with pertinacity to the past.
There was no gentleman within the range of his voico
but has beard with pride ami gratification of the triumphs
achieved hy our mail steamers on tho ocean. There was
no man nor boy whose heart did not leap with joy whon
a man of genius, an unaided and bumble mechanic,
achieved atriumpb in ship buildingfor "Voung America''
over Europe. It was absolutely necessary some of
these vessels should be built bv contract. He was
in favor of the passage of this bill, but trusted no ob
jection wonld be made to his amendment. He had fnIl
confidence in the Secretary of tbe Navy, and If the House
shall so instruct, there will be no necessity for going
abroad to study models. George HUt* was the builder
of the America. He bad bee a writtea to bj a musty of
mechanics urging that the genius of American mecha
nics r-hall be vindicated in the person of thin man.
Mr. Batly, (dem.) of Va, said there w?* not one ar
ticle entering into ship building, but that might be given
out by contract. Not one. The only difference is,
whether the contract shall be for the entire structure,
or for things in detail. That i a all. He did not want the
vcsfela built by contract. It had proved an utter
failure.
Mr. WATfn ? It was a failure because the contracts
were given to men who were not, proficient in business,
and violated them
Mr. Bayly replied ? The gentleman could not have fur
nished him with a better argument. Not one good ves
sel has been built by contract.
Mr. Walsh's amendment wan rejected.
Mr. (iKRR)T SMiiB. (abolitionist,) of N. Y., moved nn
amendment, that no intoxicating liquor shall ever be kept
in such ships, to be used as a beverage.
Mr. Bkah, (dem.,) of N. Y., objected, saying it was not
gcrmain to the bill.
Mr. Bayly, (in hia neat.) ? You might as well propose
the Wilmot proviso.
The Chairman ? The point of order is well taken. The
amendment cannot come in as armament or equipment.
A Voice ? '-There's little equipment for the old fogies
and sailors without their grog."
Anoiiim VdiCB? "You might as well stop their to
bacco."
Mr. Surra? I am constrained, thongh with pain, to take
an appeal from the decision of the chair.
The question was taken, and the chair sustained.
During the consideration of amendments
Mr. Flokknck, (dem.) of Va., said? We have too few
vessels in the service, and wished the committee were
favorable to building twelve steam frigates, for oar com
merce required such an increase. He was opposed to
going out of the navy vards of the United States to have
these vessels built. The failure universally of the con
tract system, not only in ship building, but in procuring
nearly all the supplies for the purposes of the govern
ment". rendered K absolutely necessary to secure efficien
cy bv paving these vessels built at our own yards. The
mechanical ability now uvMlaMe by the Navy Depart
ment, w as equal to any in the world, lie instanced Mt.
Lenthall, the Chief of the Bureau of Construction; Mr.
Martin, the Engiueer-in-Chief; and Mr. Couplund. the
Consulting Kngineer, an at the head of their class. The
old captains up there, sometimes .denominated ?' old fo
gies" ? though he did not like to use the word ? were gal
lant gentlemen, had rendered important service, and
possessed great experience. He warmly eulogized the
genius of American moclianics, and closed with a refer
ence to the glorious results achieved by our naval officers
ond gallant tars in the war of 1812.
Mr. WiirKLER, (dem.) of N. Y., said ho wan in favor of
the increase, but he also desired that the contract sys
tem should prevail. He must confess, therefore, he was
utterly opposed to pv.tting this matter out of the hands
of this House, and placing it in those of the Secretary of
the Navy ? a very worthy gentleman, no doubt, but at
the same* time a man totally unacquainted with tlin con
struction and detail of naval affairs. Was there a man
in the House, or in the whole country, who. if .he wantod
to build a sloop, or yawl even, would give its construc
tion to a lawyer? As a proof of the manner in which
things are managed at the Navy Department, he quoted
the list official register published by the Secretary of the
Navy, which shov.-g that the nary", exclusive of steam
ships and one vessel on the stocks* at lake Ontario, con- ,
siits of sixty-two vessels of nil sixes, carrying 1,991 guns;
and of this number, the official record states but seven
hundred and two guns are at sea. while 1,289 aro lying
rusting, and the ships rotting at the navy yards. Of the
nine ships ol the line not at seal, three are used as re
ceiving ships, three are in ordinary, and three on the
stooks. Eight hundred guns are thus lying useless. Of
thirteen frigates seven are lying at our dock yards, five
inordinary and two on the stocks; 3A6 guns are- thu-?
lying useless; three sloops of war lying idle, with sixty
t :fo puns; oi)(' brig lying useless, with four guns; three
steamers in the same condition, sixty-seven guns. Show
isg a total of 1,281* guns lying rusting, and the ships
rotting at our docks. He was in favor of establishing a
bureau to superintend the construction of the vessols
proposed. He repeated he was opposed to giving the direc
tion to the Secretary of the Navy, therefore he had
moved his amendment. If it should not prevail, he would
vote for the bill for want of something better, being
willing to increase the number to twHve 'steamships
herc-alter.
Mr. Dean was opposed to the amendment. He thought
the Secretary of the Navy needed no defence from the
remarks made by his colleague, and he would not pro
tract the debate, being anxious for a vote on the bill.
The amendment was rejected.
A large number of others were offered, discussed, and
rejected.
The committee rose, and reported the hill as it wis
originally introduced, namely, providing for the cou
str.iction of six first class steam frigates, to be furnished
with screw propellers, and properly armed ijnd equipped
for service, to be built at the government navy yards, or
by contract, as the Secretary of the Navy shall deem
a'lvisnble; and for altering, completing and launching
the fiigr*--.S-~tse and Sabine; appropriating $8,000,000
for thece purposes.
Under the operation of the previous question, the bill
passed, by yeas 113, to nays 43.
The bill is similar to that passed by the Senate.
Adjourned till Monday.
From the month,
LETTER FROM M. r.EDINI? BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD ? THE COAL MINKS, ETC.
Baltimore. March 31, 1854.
The Baltimore Catholic Mrtrnprihtati M/ujarint publishes
a long letter from M. Bedini to the Archbishop of Balti
more, dated at London, reply iag to the charges made
against him in this country.
The summer rates for transportation of freight on the
Baltimore and Ohio llailroad, go into operation to-mor
I0W.
We Iibtc no mail south of Wilmington this evening.
Markets.
Charleston, March 20, 1854.
The sales of cotton to day wore 1,500 hale#, at 8c. a
10c. The market showf a decline of jjc. a '^c.; good mid
dling being quoted at t \c.
Fkom titf. Colorado ? Steamer on the River. ?
A gentleman writing from the Colorado river, unler date
of January 12, say* the weather, on his trip from Ponora
to the river, was extremely cold, a strong norther blow
ing at the time. When he crossed the divert in Septem
ber last, the thermometer stood a t about 115 ? on his re
turn in January, at about 40. lie says : ? "I passed a
drove of some four hundred head of cuttle at the Play*
Tolito. They had been in camp there twenty days, and
hud lost twenty head by miring, and four horses stolen
by the Tonto Apaches. Their cattle were very poor, and
they expected to lose more on the road, as they would
ha>e no water for them after leaving the Playa. and un
til they reached this place ? a distance of one hundred j
and twenty mile?. They thought of starting on the Oth j
of Iiccember. They have already traversed some eighteen j
hundred miles, and lost more than one-half of their stock. '
The Colorado river is now lower than it has been for I
I three years, but there is plenty of water for the steamer '
i (Gen. Jessup) to come np. She is looked for hourly at
the fort. 1 saw a gentleman who was on board the
steamer a few dnys since. lie informs n? she is a fine
little steamer of some twenty horse po< er. She then
had twenty -seven ton* of freieht on board, and drew but
sixteen inches of water. Theio is a drove of four hun
dred head of cattle on the opposite side of tho river, to
cross to morrow. The road from here to Vallecito is In
very good order, and plenty of water. The weather has
been clear here for some days past, and U now very plea
sant. A |wirty of gentlemen arrived here to-day rrom
Monterey and' Log Angeles. They are on their way to
Sonorn, travelling in buggies. If any of the officers of
the Third Artillery visited Fort Yuma some two years
ago, they will be agreeably surprised when they arrive
hereto relieve the present command, to find the com
fortable quarters, and the great improvements th.it have
I been made since that time. The water is now thrown i
; from the river by a force pump with horse powor, oa the 1
hill near the parade ground. The water is pumped in the j
evening, and distributed by carts, clear and settled in !
the morning. They will lln'd a good steamer rnnning on
the river, travellers passing almost dully from California, |
New Mexico, and Sonora; and us soon as the 'Ballot' j
gold mines are opened, the rich bottom lands of this and j
the Gila river will be densely populated by farmers, an 1
then steamers will run on the Upper Colorado, us the
river is much better for steamboat iiavigntion almve Fort
Yuma than it is below, and a town of much greater Im
portance will soring up near this point than the ancient
eaport of Sun IWego.
Barbarism Returning. ? At the execution of
David Jewell, in Pittsburg, on Friday, the KherilT em
ployed a professional hangman, said to be the notorious
George Albert!, formerly of Philadelphia, and now resid
ing in Baltimore. The same man Is said to have been tho
executioner of Arthur Spring and of one or two otiior
victims of the la w. When engaged in the work of his
disnic* hie profession . this monster disguises himself in a
style that would be absurd, if it wero not for the circum
stances of the scene, which muko it absolutely revolting.
At Pitt' burg, on Friday, he wore a white shirt ami white
pantaloons, the latt( r held up by a red scarf around his
i wnHt. '-lis face was painted a hideous red; long, fal*o
red hair fell in matted curls over his shoulders, while
lmpe black whiskers covered the lower part of his face.
The brute that insulted humanity, by sparing in this
horrible dress behaved ?ith correspo:' liug heartlessnois
on the sei'lTold, and, in binding the prisoner and remov
ing his fet ters, was so rough aud violent, that the Sheriff
vas compelled to toko the task out of his hands. His
ci nduct, up to the time of the prisoner's death stru Kb",
was equally brutal, and it so shockcd the wiinesses or the
execution tbut they were disposed to lay violent hundi on
him. ? J'tiiladelphia Bulletin, March 27.
Resumption ok Minino in the Cumberland Dis
trict. ? 1 here is a gleam of hope that mining operations
will ho resumed at an early day. We learn that on Wed
nesday several m<*i at the Frostburg mines signified
Hn ir willingness to go to work at the price i offered, pro
vided they were protected. They were told that if ten
men would go in they should be prot?>ctod. When list
heard from the number was being rapidly made up. The
same spirit, we are told, exists at tho Allegany mine ' and
elsewhere in the region. Tho miners are evidently ready
to commence operations as so.in nsthn first move is made
an<l personal safety Is assured them. They are weary of
the present condition of things and anxious once more
to be employed. Those who still hold out are eompira
tlvely few in numliers, but, as usual in such eases, make
up in violence for all such deficiencies. We trust the
men who are willing to go to work will do so at once.
They may rest assured that the sympathies of the entire
community are on their side, and that citlr.en* enough
will be found in Allegany county to protect them.? Cum
trrlnn<i Mmot' Journal March 21.
Onr WaUUngton Corr^poftdrnce
7hf As'./,'., r> v **UWGTO.v, MurcU 30, 1854.
ssssSS??^??
the existing law dTxist^T that under
printer, of the- In ? I T" w>ment*- the House
tire kottIi ! ; hM C,0Dtr,ved to ?* "'moat the oa
t7. ,w ??Pi,;rivrrrxr:s t*:
tor the P?^ VZ ' nnti"K CanimiUoe of <?ach house being
Mr!?1"" 10
r SSSSSi ? =
sg^SSSS
?nd Wright v^ngr"" |, 'ei-i^011' PcJ ,til' KulL W.-U.T,
that there is something exee#dIn"l^!?',J+ p",rly' i"aic',t|>
of Denmark." g 'ai"' '-T "rotten in the state
When this tliinr ifooh to tlb>*
seme curious diwl?nre* conU Sli ' 7a-r look for
Printing and n very iuterettiD<rii?sfiW? Congress
and the rebellious detnwT*r Ko f n tween ,hc !uUW'''4
of Mnjor Nicholson versus IWriv ^respective raorits
ev ery thing d,.. to make an i?u J w^Ti ' Ka
ti'>n, tlie Senate are at le?^,irm u - . . ti * aJnuuutra
thoir organ and Ihnt of the I t , ue b?twe*n
solved that the orjran of the Sem='e s'h?in th% ur0 rp"
mg of the Senate, thonrh h<- nnr ? nave the priut
tic by the PrrsidrntV organ ul^' ? W
"Port when this th& g^'vo/to AVo'' * *
FAIR PLAY.
? . ? W^jun<?ciT0i?, March 30 ISii
TJ"' ,r <w??*
r ?r ~ I
the Baptists of Tennessee, a om moT^ 'r?
Protestant denominations of t b* United StItTP ^*
isigpii
^ssssske:
subject for the State DenartLmt . ! proper
Minister .1 IU??, .?u"r7? qfT .fh' W" ,"m' ?
Portugal, and another to th ?' a cr assigned to
Mr. Soule may for ^m^tSl^r " th? Tw?
Black Warrior case and the Cuba'" Dds fu" of tho
Mr. O'Sulliran and u'Z^ZT ^ ^ ^
nothing to do Mince the xtn , appear to havo
a-*? ltZ, :jTrj .to ,.,.,,? o,
Premier issue a card of instruction ? t 001 ?Ur
tinguished diplomats, to enter into ?n^?L^# ^
this subject of the ritrtif? ?r np?otiationa upon
liRion? We conccde these rShfcflwi? in ""tter? of re
^Tjy not b<sgin the good woAk (it, w broadest sense,
ty abroad? * Work ia tehalfot religious liber
n ^ ^ burie.1
where eitireus of 4e rnlud^tT vePrPain
Cuha, had to be sronfnrled awav i,nrt=? States dying in
ai;d buried by slealthin c?Ter of thp ni'^ht,
be detected by the ever faithful vi^f0 p e not IikoIj to
Majesty's offi^son?^2Mteu, ?/
anl jectlnay have aheulv i?! i f i ^' Perliaps this
struct tons to Mr .Soul^. Ve har^hMWl h tl!e.*eueral in
hlj so. At all events, the movement^? ^ U ls Pr,,bft
and ifnotbin- shall havr been i- sUrted,
ucstion wil become * ?-omteen?on^ mterv#1' th,;
ProtirtMtC^"?et!eTfop'- \ hear ^f other
Mr. Boll presented a afiflf mAM \ v.
and twelve universities, col """ h"n,Ir("l
such educational insti^tionsln ?h- if iPr'.l^1Ilflr 4hllt to
b' granted eachntownsWn!SILi . UnlteJ sutc* there
lie lands, to aid thT? A t(!WI"h.ip-<>f 1 lh* P?b
A township of land is we h?i?? wo of e,I"cation.
SO that if theso 112 oo&?J a? L!IS' "??" .r3'00'-1 acres,
the aggregate donation w m kT^ granted a towanhip
incluli^Tll uKsitteTin^?0 acrei. Bit
perhaps, to 10,000,000 acres liTk 4tot,ttI rise,
ditional amuunt for education^ o. ^i? * 0 this a(1"
acres for the lunatic fasvlums ?? it W?i. ias?rterl mi";on
why do not both thwe objects dese^WK ^ An t
?s well afl the Wostern rnilm?rt ^ Uboral donation,
were grabbing up the public dnrlf^ SK?CiC joW>OM? who
Bennett's land distribution bill ? Acr<ts
Miss i'ix's Lunatic Asylums bill AO.OW.OOO
Add the College project * " 1*VM),000
J
Total 80,000,000
Flglitv millions of acres for distribution among all the
States, is, however, but a mouthful compared with the
proposed ab.-orptlons by the railroad land jobbers iu tho
Western and Southwestern States. All these schemes, if
adopted, would probably absorb several hundred millions
of acres of the very best of the public lauds, by railroad
companies, leaving the great Pacific Railroad ontircly out
of the question.
The whole of these land donations to the States belong
to a corrupt system cf legislation. The public lands are
the property of the United States, and the proceeds from
them should be confined to the public expenses of tbi*
United ''tates; but as the Western railroad people me
seizing upon this common property for the bonellt of
railroad Jsbbers. why, then, let the old Atlantic States,
New York among them, insist upon their share of the
plunder. We insist upon no disrespect to Congress? none
in the world ? when we say that, perliaps, upon the prin
ciple that "when rogues fall out honest men will get
their own." no in tlie scramble between the East and the
West for the public lands, they may both bo driven off
and the treasury saved tbc proceeds of the public do
main. SIXTEENTH SECTION.
Appointment uy ttii: Piiwident. ? The Presi
dent sent the following nominal iocs into the Senate on
tie i7th instant : ?
Michael Stock, of New Mexico, to be Indian Ag?nt in
New Mexic . vice James M. Smith deceased.
George W. flrandreth, of New York, to be United
States Consul at Tumbez, In Peru, vice Sa i.uel J. Oak ford,
retailed.
Arnol Graef, of New York, to be United States Consul
at Dresden, Romany, vice .lohn M. Kessenden, declined.
John C. Claiborne to be Receiver of Public Monies at
Patesvillc, Ark., tIc? J. T. Solford, resigned.
Jersey City Intrlll^ncr.
The Court* ? By an act of the legislature a change
has been made in the time for holding the court*. The
Iiudfon county Circuit Court and Court of Over au 1 l'or
niiner, will conimcnco on the 1st Tuesday of May nr\t.
MllJTABV. ? The members of the youthful military coni
jKiny organized in Jersoy City, under the title of the Kill*
(.nard, oil signed the tempciance pledge at the meeting
of the com] any on Thursday evening.
Cut PairoS ? During the month of March just end?d,
tho number cf per- on* committed to the city pri on U
as f< liov. : ? For drunkenness, 40; assault, " !?>, drunk
and disorderly, 7; stealing, 4; vagrancy, 4; burglary, 2;
disorderly, ?; oihbcry, 1; incendiary, 1 ? total, 71.
The Accim'vt os m Nnw Albany asp Sw.sm
B.'K kc.'T). ? .\bout one week since the management > thr
Xew Albsny and PnHm Hallr >ad Company had a pane
drawn up, to which the signatures of tiie various ''in
plcjes on the road were demanded, absolving the cum
j.4iny from any suit for damages In ca*e an accident oc
curred ret tilling in the death or Injury of any of the
^ ? rson* en,-i.ed in >i:rvi-e on tlie line. The a-"em of
n'o^t of thoHe employed was secured. Tho engineer,,,
t I'Ucver, or a. majority of tiie nnniher, ref n ? I . n l l<r
that reason were dismissed. New men, incorop n nt for
the duties of the position, and unaware of ! ne rc- ri n
sihilltles of the poft, were taken up, and wo Iimvc it tti i s
early period to record a disaster that ia chiefly attri
hntsble to tiie dismissal of tiie experienced engineer
Yesterday morning the l>oiler of one <>f the locomotives
exploded. milking a complete wreck of the machinery en I
tender, and casting tho wood, iron. &c., in e\re,y direc
tion. Three persons lost their lives: ? John M'mvis, the
engineer. who leases a f:mily ; Thomas Hatcl'd tli
fireman, and John Merrill, a band on the train, i j
New Albany Ledger furnishes the following stiteniT .i
regard to the accident; ? The engineers sre ? :rictly or
bidden by the master machinist and superintendent to
carry more tlnvn 180 pounds of steam. But it appears
that the steam gauge for regulating the amount of steam,
which can be screwed to any particular height, waa
screwed to Its utmost tension, and then tied down to pre
vent the leaat noesible escape of steam. Why the en
?r did this, he or any one who was C'HTnlaant of th"
alonv cm tell. ? Louxnillc Courier. March 26
HALF-PAST SEVEN O'CLOCK, A.M.
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ACCIDENT
ON THE
HUDSON RIVER RAILROAD*
OJfE OF THE BBAKEMEX KILLED.
THREE OTHER EMPLOYES BADLY INJURED.
THRILLING SCENE.
Our express messenger on the Hudson River
Ralln ail arrived a few minutes ago, wi|h the follow
ing brief i art:culars of the awful accident about two
Tiv'tH al o\c T.voli last evening : ?
It appears that portions of a large rock overhang
ing the roud, one of which pieces probably weighed
four or five tons, fell upon the track shortly prior to
the coming of the train. The locomotive ran. against
these misailes with full force, smashing the engine,
U nder, and .baggage car to atoms.
There were seven men rn the latter car, none of
whom were injured exccpt the expressman, although
they were thrown, with portions of the vehicles,
on the top of the rocks.
The fckull of the engineer was frac'nred, and the
fireman and t.o brake men were horribly injured.
These fenr unfortunate men were so completely
crushed beneath and wedged in among the machi
nes}' and rocks that it was with the greatest diffi
culty they were re'eased. To add to their misfor
tune and tie general consternation of those present,
tile wrccked cars took fire, and had not the Epassen
gers and others exerted themselves to the utmost, by
bringing water in their bats, to quench the flames,
the sulfeiers would have perished in the burning
mass.
The injui cd men were conveyed to Poughkeepsie,
and at last recounts one of the brakemen, named
McLaughlin, was dead, and the other, Charles ,
wa not expected to survive.
Singular to rc at : not a single passenger was hurt,
Botwlthstand i g that the underworks of the forward
car were liteially shivered to pieces.
i he train wa? due here at ten o'clock last night,
but owing to the catastrophe did not arrive till about
six this morning.
There arc conflicting reports as to the exact time
at^which the rock fell. Those in the neighborhood
assert that it came down not more than two
minutes before the cans| arrived, while the peo
ple on tlio opposite side of the river declare that it
was upwards of b^l>* an hour before.
We shall doubtless receive additional and more
accurate particulars of the awful calamity in time
or our evening edition.
Buslnrsa ixt the V. S. Mint.
We are indebted to Messrs. Ada in i ft Co. for the fol
lowing statement of depoaita and coinage at the mint of
tfco United States, i La dclpli ia , du.ing tho month of
March, 1FS4: ?
COLD UnLlJOX DBiWlTKD.
r?i<K.
I'tom California $3,BOT.OOO 00
Do. other sources '. 116,000 00
Total gold deposits $3,tW2,000 00
RII.VKR RtTMJOJf DBPOSITCD.
Including silver purchases 147,500 00
Total go'd and silver deposits ${,120,500 00
COIKAflH EXECUTED.
Gold.
DencminaUcn. No. of pieces. Value.
Double eagles 113.013 $2,260,200 00
Kagles 24,012 240,120 00
Iialf eaglea 49,147 245,735 00
i.uarter eagles 81,082 204,955 00
lollars 182,814 182,811 00
Bara 197 6id,0uJ 00
Total 451,165 $3,750,884 00
Silver.
naif dollar* 232,000 $116,000 00
Quarter dollars 2,2i>4.000 500.000 00
Djines 180,000 18.000 00
' Total 2,676,000 $700,000 00
Copper.
Cents 073,817 $1,733 17
RJtCAMTCUlTIOX.
Grid coinage 451,105 $1,750,884 00
Stiver coinage ?, 676, COO 700,000 00
Copper coinage 673,817 80,738 17
Total 3,800,082 $4,466,682 17
Expense* of the Mint.
[From the Washington Union, March 81.]
We present to our readers a statement contained in a
report from the Director of the Mint to the Secretary of
the Treasury, in answer to a call from thp hitter, o!' tho
charges accruing upon, and the expenses incurred In,
coining at Philadelphia for the past six years. For the
first five years mentioned in tho statemont ? namely, to
31st December, 1852 ? the actual expenses over and aiiore
the charges amounted to $305,812 90 ? beiugau average
expense to tho United States, during that period, of
$61,162 58 nnntially. During the past year? namely, to
31i.t December, 1853 ? the coinage at Philadelphia, in
s"ad of bring an expense, ling l>een a source of protit ?
the sum of $102,420 00 having been realized therefrom
over and above the expense#
Mint or the United t*rATW, \
Phi!.\dki.phia, March 20, 1861. )
Sib ? In reply to your letter of tho 28th instant, I send
you the following statement showing the total receipts,
as wen as tho total expense*, of tho mint, and the net
cert or gain as the result for each year : ?
Tl'ial Krf'-n-rit. J\/nl Receipt*.
1848, $61 ,"38 07 $17,796 19 net coat for 1848, |I4, 141 88
1849, 89,7&2 56 80,871 24 do. 1810, 58,861 93
1850, 2-*j,077 88 173, 791 84 do. 1850, 71,285 54
1651, 440,000 23 850,080 46 do. 1851, 00,816 77
1858, 371.206 f.4 880,580 2 f> do. 1852, 40,707 80
lt.."3, 427. '"48 90 $80,064 Wnetpft. for 1853. 102,420 96
1 have the honor to be very respectfully, yonr faithful
servant, JAMES ROSS 8XOWDBN, Director.
Personal Intelligence.
TliC Fnrl of Mountcnsliel, who has been ojourning In
this country for some months, leave* for Liverpool to
morrow, fn the steamship Pacific; also, Mr. Albeit TWb
Ik r, bearer of despatches to Switzerland.
Bishop Hughes left Smannah on the 28tb ult. , for
Charleston, on his return to New York.
8. C. Pitman, F.s<|.. l.ynn. Mnrf*.; II. W. Gardner,
Providence, R. I.; Judge Nelson, Cooprratown, N Y ;
J. Oakley, S;i' i.nnsh; Hon. A. Carter, <lo. : J. A. Waddell,
Vnginia; t>. R. Waddell, do.; ,1. Wells, Cincinnati;
lion, S. l'helps nnd family. Springfield. M<us. : and George
TV. I>ent, Kmj., arrived yesterday at tho A<-tor House.
Thomas A. Morris, United StaCs army ; S. (i'etly, Lou
i-vile: A. W. Little. Kneiand; (leorge Brown llasana:
TMll.'am v\gnew, Philadelphia: W R Mulford, I.onx
Mid: H< nry labour' r, Fngland; J E. Kendall, London;
\V T. Colt man, San Franeiaeo; and A. Flag;, Boston,
.11 rive ?! yrrterday at thi- Metropolitan.
J. I1. Hloodgood, Australia; &eorge Hamilton. Mexico;
I I'<-hrie?, Mobile; P. TV. Mmtns. I'lvltflolphin; J. Kyi*.
T. Howell, do.; (). Kobertaon, Pittsburg; L. Ms rah,
I csinn. ( seynour, Ogdensbnrg: W. mith st. Alhens;
.1 Slicbv, Kentucky: Profeaw r Roliley, Philadelphia;
? in Pogera. Va.) li- Walker, I etroit and Captain
i u 11* ? II. H. A . arrived yoaterd&y sit the sf. Nlehnf.m.
.Ti tiii (I'Miirn. San Fmncisro; 1 Orvill. do. ; If. J< r
I i- New York; J. F. KimViall, Hicarngna; I. K.
I .? i tls i v1. Pun Francisco; and I uctor l e la Montagu*!
.mud ycsierda) at tho Preacott.
AHltlVAT.f.
I rntr StThf>ms? snd Bermuda. in s?"!i'n?tiip Cur' w?
V||?> i Armstrong. Mila K Chads, Mrs V. Parrot, .1 .1 Wait,
J i l.cHron, M l.'Mfujt, 1C Kitl/ws- , J Ri.ignAy, Jr, I Arch
Ui.iliilt, f < arers, II r Lc, II k'MnaUri, J Harnett, 8 J
Frith, J Bliari'O, J Gilder.
AbingdOn, Va., was visited by a terrific slorm of hail,
rain ami wind, on the 10th inst. The Demixral states
that aonie of the lump* of ,hail were as large as walnuts,
destroying nearly every pane of glass in the townexpoaed
on the north and west sides of th<> houaee. At least ten
thousand panes of glass were shivered in the town of
Abingdon.
City Intelligence.
STRIKE OF THJC 'lOKOSHOKKMEN.
A meeting of the 'Longshoremen's Unilod Benevolent
Society wa? unU m tue suakspi'are Hot*?., ou Wwdneadajr
^?eidiig lus'. to take into consideration tbe expedb-nc.#
Of demanding an advance in their wages. Mr. VV ilti iuii,
toe pre: ideut ot !U. odet v. presided. A c "inniittce Sp
pointed to draft r?Si iiitto' , ?ctting fnr'li their claims W
bight t M'n . i ??, re; ort< .; in substance iw t? ?i lows ? Owing
to the rentr ?n?l ri ,o in provisious thi-y woro not
able to support thi ir ta uillea ut their present j>ay of
twelve shillings ju*r day; their run of employment. to
gi ther w.lh Mu^ very la! :'iou\, ihausting, and hit
ardous, i? also very precarious; they do not average more
thun 4X to 5 dura per week, making their weekly earn
ing" about $7 ; they wore compelled to pay 87 or $8 par
month rent, nhich left thorn baroly enough t*? luUiK
upon, and nnthin : as a pro\ it-ion airainut ?icl>n - - nr ac
cident; if the " lubocor is worthy of his hire," his hire
ought to be adequate to his sustenance. In view of theee
facta, it was unanimously
lum .iu .. i . . uro of ti< n skill, n p - r il \y ou
our pri'iuut rite of wager, or, in ot'.cr u or tin. o ir *uu shil
l|n nei . . i t r .c lab nra %nd.two dolli r p r d.iy iur
" Im'm'iT' ." i i". i tj inorler'to cnaldo ua la supp/rt
ourselves and families.
fcesulwo, in... ii ?' imt jurt that our employer talionW 1k>
aj prlsod of oar Intotitlun to *e< k an advance in tic wa~r. .
ai. l tliat 1 1 . ? y are, tli. rcfi r.- , hiriuy Informed I .a . in tiro
wick, in m Mundny ni *t, tbeSd "i April, we aha. la ipe no
receive t ho ratmi a'ave airr . <1 upon.
It' olvod, Tilt oa and a'ler the 1 < t u of April wo will
wik f?r ho eiuploytr who rrru?.B to pay ut tlio a overite
of wages.
The 'longshoremen have one of the be.it organised
trades in the city, and their uniuimity whenever they
make such demand;; as the abo*e, always g.ilu ? for thorn
aucceu.
Strike of Tire Forum Makkrs. ? The hoilerm i^ers of
the city of New Y< rk und Brooklyn. assembled la *t niirlit
at the Crystal, iisOrand street, to take into considnratteai
the propriety ot devising means lo secure a ijii n-mune
ration for their labor. There were present lift uinht,
about one hundred .persons, nnd after the ust:a! prellmia
rry business of appointing o flic era, 4c., the reports ii?a
the various ahops were p-i vi n in, showi.'g th ? ilesiro for a
strike to be jxeneral anions tbe trade. Those of this trado
now receive from twelve to fourteeu shillings per day.
What they will demand they have n< i yet decided upon.
They will perhupo strike some time next month.
Strike of the rr^sTEBKBS.? The New York. Flast'iem
Pr.itei tioB f oclety have organized them'slveH foi a strike
for hieher waKes. Tliev had a meeting in T ventr
aoventh street, corner of Sixth avenue, on Thnrsd.ijr. to
s<ttle the preliminaries. These men now receive fit'iw
shiUings per day, and in summer 93 per day.
Stkikb ov tuk RitiCKiUTiiW. ? On Thursday evening *
lveetlng of the Bricktavers' Benevolent and Pro:ectiv?
Union was held at Merritt's ILill. During the eveoinx *
constitution was adopt 'it mr the ;;uidv ice of tlio I'moo,
whieh cont< riTdates ntr'kin^ for an increase ot \i.iges
some time next month.
FiRK BY TI1K Exri.OHION OF A ClMITnCNK I.AM!' ? \t a
quarter past seven o'clock on Thursday evening, the gro
cery store of Samuel ip. Schutholer, corner of avenue B
and Houston street, was bet on fire by the bursting of ?
eamphene lamp in the hare'3 of Mrs. Schulhoter. The
woman was immediately enveloped in Haines, but her life
was saved by officers of the Se?enteonth district police,
w ho smothered the lire by throwing empty hags over her.
.^ho was not seriously injured, though badly burnt or
her arm*. The damage to the store was trilling.
Tire Wats* Witcti E.noine Company, o? Pnoviniwns.?
We have been sluiiwn a fine print of this company, madt
to commemorate their excursion to New York, Hiila<M?
pliia and Stonington, in 1863. This print is in size about
ten feet by three; in the centre is the engine of the oou*
pany, ami hy the rope are full lenjth portrait* ot w . H.
1'. Steere, tho forerann, and K. T. Simons, tho uecrotary.
On it is written, "BMpeotfsUjr do Hea ted by VM? 1 Witch
Kngine Com pan v, Froxidence, It. 1., to their friends in
Philadelphia, New York, and Ston'njfton, as n slight to
ken of their esteem for the manv nmrtedes and atten
tions received durint: their cscur.-ion to tHo?^ place* in
.1 nne, 1853." The whole is surrounded hy a heavy git
1? rdor, neatlj executed. '
Police Intelligence^
ARREST OF A 110I.D PICKPOCKKT IN THI AKERfOAH
EXCQANOE DANK.
About one o'clock yesterday aiternoon, as Mr. Caqfleld
was coming from the American Exchange liank in Wall
street, he Was met in the door way by three genlee! look
ing men, w ho pushed rudely against him, und placked
his hand from his si le pocket, in whicA w.ui a package
containiii" $l,f)00. The instant Mr. Qanflcld's hand was
jerked from the poclfet, on? of the three men extracted
the jiackiige u[ money, and passed it to a second persoa,
and he to tlie third. Instantly Mr. Cantield missed thn
money, and seized hold of two of the Individuals nearest
to him, and gavo an alarm; but not being
able to detain two, he let looso one and
held on to tlfe other, who subsequently turned out to b? -i
a notorious cliaracer, Known to ihe police as Jack lhtt
tleld. Tlie two accomplices escaped from the bank, and
directly bf hiuu liatllelil ou tho floor was discovered th?
package of stolen money. Hatfield endeavored in a very
polite and affable manner to persuade Mr. CanAeld thw
some mistake had occurred; that he could very soon coa
! viuco him that 1 e (HaUield) was a respectable man; bat
Sfr. Onlield did not appear to be quite satisfied on that
I point, and thought it better to send for the police in
; onier that Mr Hatfield's respectability might be
I iiiotft ii'lly tef.'oii lieforo the Chief of Police. Ac
| cordingly officer < Veldran and Van Gieson, two of
j the reeer > ed corps on duty in Wall street, were called
in, who took the accnsed into custody, and carried him
bcfoie the Chief of Police, when at once he was recog
nized hy the Chief as fin old offender. HU peraon was
searched, and in his pockets was found a bond and mort
gage from Henry Kinnegnn and wife to Tilly Lynda, on
property iiti:ated in Hunter street, Brooklyn, two han- *
drcd and fifty feet south of Jamaica avenue. Attached tn
the mortgage was a policy of insurance for S600, made bg
the Long Island In.snranee Company to John A. Wilson,
ou which the annual payment of $'i 40 has been paid, ana
tlie certificates to that elleet, during the last four yean,
attached. There were also V23 in money, and a very re
markable and ingeniously made pocket knife, suitable Tot
cutting pockets. In his wallet was found tho end of ?
950 hill, apparently pulled from a package, which ia a
common occurrence when pickpockets snatch at the ends
of bills as they protrude from the end of a bank book.
Tlie Chief of Police ordered tbe detention of Hatfield on
the charge, ami Mr. Oinlleld was requested to make MI
affidavit of the facts In tho case.
The A fnon Cant in Ciuimorrs nireei ? Tester lay a par
tial hearibg took place b?fore Justice llojai t in t 'ie easn
pending ngnlc t a Kronohtnan named John Nuhn, chaiged
with setting fire to his premises, situated a^ No 14 Cliam
bers street, in the ba;om?n' Jrr rolin Bauloh, one of
the a.v.i, tant i.nglneors of ft: ? I'lre Deportment, testified
that on the n'ght ol the fire h wm, pi .if at, an. I assisted
in extlngiiisliing the fiami s; t: .it af: ?? i vasput out, on
examinincr tbe premises, they tho'ijjht it hid keen tho
work of don 1 ii a tii c had been klnilh' l in a closet,
and another tinder tbe <(!*irs; tha1 a very strong smell
of cumphene exit tod, uu 1 a pan in nii:^!i, lo a'.l apjiear
ancis. burning iluld or eamphene and fat hod l>een
ml%ed together for Hie purpose of bin nlnr. However,
up to tho time ef adjourning, there w?a no evidence
which shewe i that 1 we . ccu-ed was nea. oi ahott tlia
prrmisea for several henrs prior to the Are belnf din -
coverrd. 1 he esse stands adjourned until thij day.
A Char/coj UranJ Larceny. ? Yesterday oiileer Sweeny,
of the 1. wi r police nrresttsl a O'orrnan namo'l Theodore
Ilirsch. charged with feloniously takirtg a surveyor'a
tke< delite, valued at i'.'OO, the property of Mr. .lo'm B.
ItoiiiKs of No. 1 Bridge stret t. The property was found
by tbe o filet rat Simpson's pawn ..hop, c jrner of Broom *
street and llowery. Justice Bogart detaiued the accuse t
for a further i Numinatlon
StabHttp with a Knife. ? A man. named Daniel Murphy,
was arie ted yesterday hy officer Cook, of the Sixth
ward, charged w th a;g:iult!ng Michael Carroll with a
knife, in the bou?e No. 140 Anthony street, inflicting a
severe wound. Murphy was taken before Justice Bogart,
who committed him to prison for trial.
A rr<st of a Store Thief. ? Sergeant lie Too, of the Chief'a
office, on Thursday evening noticed a thief, known as
Bill Johnson, prowling about. The officer, suspicioaing
the rogue, watched his rcoTcments, and in a short Una*
saw him seize 1 old Of a piece of cloth, at the store of
No. fl Pan lay streei, and make oft. Tlie officer pursued,
cnuelit him with the property in bis possession, and ooa
veyedhim to prison.
Invalid Soldier*.
TO THE EDITOR OP THT! HUMID.
It will be feen by r-ference to a recent debate in Co?
grese that Mr. Tent, from Geo rgia, ha* introduced in the
House of Representatives " a bill to regulate and define
the duty of Comniisslnrers of Pensions, in certain cases."
Tbc object of thin bill, aa explained by the gentlemaa
from Oorgin , is to cut oil from the pension Tint all tbe
old ?ild'f rn who served in the war of 1812 and the Mex
ican war, except those whose wounds yet totally disable
them fr< m any -ort of labor. (This la thtf suggestion of
Mr. Wnlilo. Commissioner of Pensions, to prevent fraud.)
It occur* to mo, Mr. Editor, that the saving sought to be
I effcc'ed bjr thia bill is of n very mean and un-American
[ character. The country will repudiate it. It savors of
1 il?t kind of economy which would wire at the spiggot
what runs out .it the bungluil". What kind of policy is
I tliat which allows millions of dollars annually to be ab
1 htinctci! from tho public trnnsury by fraud and' scheming,
| while ihc nn n win) have borne their country's flag un
, tarnished through li< ids of carnage, aru to be deprived of
I tlx; miserable | i', tunc# they now reoelvo from govern
| mtntf Y>'\ t> h. ilej rl e 1 '' unless thej can produce
! a certificate front two do. tors tb.it ' hey are still unable
1 to rise from R bed of slcl-no"". The bill before (' ngresa
! amount' to that, lb" writer of this communication has
hi i n through the rntiro Mexican war, where ho lias, be
siren hcin'r wounded, contracted tlie seeds of a disease
i which ?ill follow him to the day of his death, an 1 which
> l:r a enfeebled his con-titution: yet, by the tci m - of Mr.
? Item 's MO. (whose object is, of roniS'1, the public inte
' rest.) hi mu ft relinquish bis pension of a few dollars a
minth, beet use lie is able to walk about without going
on crutches. His ease is that of hundreds. No wonder
that Col. Dissell who knew by netual >ervlee In Mexico
what that campaign was, and Mr. W ntworth, of Illinois,
1 1 ould tadlgnantly protest against the iHMSage of nn act
i fraught with such ingratitude and Injustice to the poor
old soMier. It is inilC' <1. at the !>est, but a s?rry compen
dia n of which Mr. 1'ont Intends to deprive us. But, if
it were not for fche paternal solicitude ol that illnstrioua
and warm hearted old chieftain, (;cn. .t?cott, who liaa been
at all times instrumental in providing placet for many of
his old soldiers. It would fare hard witli those who have
IK rilled llic anil limb in the i-er' ice of tlioir eountry.
CllAPUI .TEl'BC.
Woman's Rininp is S! Jon.v, N. B. ? Tlie election of
Aldermen and Councillors for the several wards in W.
John, is to take place on Thursilay, the 4th of April.
For the first lime the election will be bv ballot, and,
under the existing law, women holding freehold* hat?
the right to rote as other freeholders.