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NEW YORK HERALD.'
lllli R eORDON BK I fRTT,
PROPRIETOR AND EDtTOR
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"AMUSEMENTS THIS ITP'INO. I
UOA'DWiT THEATRE. BreadWBy? Leoaom ue Out :
' Ml It I AND CO*.
> RTON'8 THIATRE, Chamber* 1'rtU Th* Tikhit
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BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery? Iailand an it Is?Ca
mi, IN 1 AND PlTBICHIO? FeMAaE IIuKSK TmIEP.
NATIONAL THEATRE. Chatfrrj* street? Uncle Tom's
Vawn AftcrnouB And Evening
WALLACE'S THEATRE, Brc Ad way?A Bom Strobe
tea a Ui'iiAiD-Nuaiia Oir* Round tub Ceini.
AMERICAN MUSEUM-Aft-rnoOEland ETenlna, Faint
Hbaht Nbtcr Won Fair liuv How to Makb Home
Harry
Christy s a u erica?! opera house, 472 Broad
way-Ethiopian Mimpira by Ch?uti i Miebtbbla.
WOOD'S MINSTREL FALL,444 Broadway, Ethiopian
?Bnnth cLev ? Bnrlotta-r1 Cnci.b Tom's Cabin.
BUCKLEY'S OPERV HOUSE, 539 Broadway? Bv<m
le. '? Ethiopian Ope a Troupe.
St NICHOLAS EXriBITION ROOM, 496 Brcadway
W lira's Skkenadebi,.
BANVARDS CEOEAMA, SU6 Broadway? Panorama cr
the Uoly Land.
WHOLE WORLD?377 and 579 Oioadway?Afterae?a
Ui Eroainr.
JOMB'S PANTI8COPE?Apollo Rooms.
Mew York, Wednesday, April 46, IBM.
The New*.
We ?were called upon yesterday to record one of
the most sod disasters which has befallen oar Are
del jartment within several years. At a large fire in
Broadway about twenty souls were horribly m in
gled, and others (the full number not yet known)
coddeiily deprived of life. The cause of all this is
the same old story of insecure buildings and trea
i hire us walls. We publish a full account of this
afTair in another part of to-day's paper.
By the arrival of the Arabia at Halifax, we have
one week's later intelligence from Europe. The most
important feature in the news that she brings, is the
announcement that on the 9th, the Protocol rede
fining the integrity of the Ottoman empire was
aigned at Vienna, by the Four Powers, including
Prussia; but simultaneously with her adhesion to it,
Prussia sought to introduce into her separate treaty
with Austria, ? conditions and limitations .'"Inch
would render the former a dead letter, and which
Austria consequently refused to accept.
It is stated that Hanover will take part witu
Trance and England, and that all the minor German
Powers will join Austria in forcing Prussia to de
clare herself, should the subject come betcro the
Federal Diet. Thus the force of events wi'l soon
define the positions of the different Continental
States.
It is affirmed by a Belgian newspaper that a
treaty of alliance, oflensive and defensive?entirely
irrespective of the exi.-tisg war treaties?had just
been signed between England and France. From
the explanations of Lord Clarendon in the House of
Lords, which we published on a former occasion, it
is evident that theic is some mistake in this state
ment. The treaty signed is merely the ratification
of the understanding existing between the two
Powers.
Th- news of the declaration of war by France and
Eng .m ? had reached Constantinople. The Turks
wer i rown into a perfect frenzy of enthusiasm by
It, a a then-exultation was no doubt increased by
the ar: .val of Gen. Canrobei t with thirty thousand
men. The allied fleet hail arrived at Varnu Bay and
were about landing all the marines of the flfet to
protect that place. Admiral Bruat was to replace
Admiral Hnmelin, in order that Admiral Dundas
might be enabled to assume the chief command, by
virtue ?f the naval etiquette of seniority. Marshal
Bt. Arnaud was, en revamhe, to lie given the chief
command of the land forces.
The accounts from the Baltic represent sir Charles
Napier as cruising in search of a Russian squadron
said to be off Farvo.
Fiom the Danube we learn that on the .'10th of
March an important sally had been made by the
Turks from Kalefat, and that after a sanguinary
combat of four bourn' duration, the Russians were
rooted and pursued for a considerable distance. At
Hin-ova the Turks also sncceeelcd in out-mcnoeu
viing the Russians, and drove tliem with great loss
across the river. ."10,000 Russ'ans had crossed at
Gulab without opposition. Several English vessels
had been tired into by the Russian batteries on the
Danube.
Despatches from Madrid state that Minister SoaU
had succeeded in obtaining lull reparation for the
ontrage on the Black W arrior; but we have no de
tails with respect to the terms of the arrangement.
"We hope to receive further particulars by the
Arabia's mails.
Previous to the departure of the Arabia a report
had obtained currency in the English papers that
the commander of ths Bussian expedition to Japan
bad stolen a march on Commodore Perry, and had
succeeded in throwing open the ports of that em
pire, certain exclusive privileges being, of course,
granted in favor of Russian commerce. This rumor
assumes consistency from information which leached
us yesteidny through San Francisco. It would ap
pear from the Litter account, which was brought by
a Dutch vessel, that on the 20th of August, several
months after Commodore Perry had left the Japanese
waters, the Russiairtieet, consisting of one frigate,
one corvette, a screw steamship and a transport,
arrived at Nangasaki, and that the Admiral and
officers in command of it were received with marks
of the highest distinction by the .Ja; ancse Governor.
A letter from the Russian Chancellor, Count
Noseclrode, was immediately forwarded to the
Emperor through the latter; but at the departure of
the vessel that brought this intelligence the Russian
fleet was still lying at Kangasaki, awa;ting an an.
swer. We next hear of the fleet at Ix>o-Choo, and of
its depni turc again from that place on the 20th of
February. Its destination was unknown, but was
supposed to be Japan, as it was suspected that the
Russian admiral had been lingering about in these
waters until the period arrived for the receipt of the
Emperor's answer to Commodore Perry. The Bri
tish cruisers were attentively watching the move
mcnts of the Russian vessels, nnd it was expected
that as soon as the news of the declaration of war
reached them they would immediately attack and
capture them. C< irmodorc Perry arrived at Loo
Choo from Hong Kong in January.* The officers
and news me reported to be in good health. The
news o( the death of the Emperor of Japan is con
firmed.
The London money market recovered from the
panic into wlii h it was thrown by the declaration
cf war, and conr< is closedateadyat x7'. American
securities are without change. Cotton has ad van :ed
1 li t! to ; tli of a penny p< r ponnd. There lias also
"be11: an advance of one sbil iug per barrel on flour
and three pence upon wheat. Provision^ remain
firm, but without any material variation in pri?. ?>.
There was nothing done in our markets after the
receipt of the European news. Breadstuff's were
held flrn cr, but without -nlc. C> tton sold bcfoie
the news to a fair extent, and closed tnm with an
upward tendency in prices.
The steamship Falcon, which left this port oa the
l^tb Inat for Aspinwall, put into Norfolk on Sun
day lost, some part of her m.i. hlocry having bee i
broken. She wa > chartere 1 by government to con
vey troops on ".heir way to Califtu?ia. All o:i board
are reported safe. It was n t t< much to expe t
after the melancholy cimmistanc^g connected with
the leas of the San Francisco, that our government
would have exercised greater caution or the future
n the -election of vessels for the conveyance of our
troops. It would appear, however, that the severe
chboii taught by that disaster bas been lost up <n
ihem. Of the force saved from the wre and
u <le up to its full complement by the addition of
fre^h troops, it wa , id?d .hat a portion *ho . d be
0?fafcb?d overland; a second deta^uueat was i
actually sent out by the Dlinoia, the remainder,
Lnclud ng the wives and families of the offlc-ra, were
embarked on board the Fa con with the intention of
forwarding th m a roes the s muB. It wUl te fe
collected that at the moment even of embarkation,
Captain Wyse threw up h:s command sooner than
proceed in the latter vessel, as he considered her
umeaworthy and likely to renew his previous bitter
experience of the results of the forethought and
vigilance exercised by our Naval Department. The
presentiments of this officer have been unhappily
fulfilled. If means cannot be a '.opted to obv ate all ,
this risk and danger in convey ng our troopB by sea,
they most for the future b. s nt over laud.
Files ?of the Antigua Weekly Reg iter, dated to
the 4th of the p esent month, have reached us.
They do not contain anything of pol.tical im
portance. A public meeting was held in thexxrart
house in the city of St. John, on the 20th of March,
in order to devise the best moaus of carrying into
effect an Industrial Exhibition in the island on 4he
1 1st of Augwst next. The Lord Bishop, President
' By am, the Chief Justice, upd other leading men,
I were present, when an ttrecutive Committee was
1 appointed, and an extended plan of operations
adopted. On Sunday, March 21, a fine occurred on
Otto's estate, by which- about twenty five or thirty
acves of cane were btvned.
Wc have received our flics from Si. Domingo City
loth* 25th ult. Nothing of interest or importance
has transpired since the date of p-cvious advices.
j flvicea from Havana to the 22d insthave reached
nH by way of Charleston, hut contain nothing-of m
K We received yesterday by the steamships Illinois
?f ml N< rthern Light, our papers from San Francis
CO to the 1st instant, enabling us to give a complete
summary of the news Announced yesterday morn
ing by telegraph from New Orleans. Wc have only
room to call the attention of the reader to the de
tails of the intelligence in another part of the i <
per, and particularly to that portion of it which re
lutes to the arrest of the Mexican Co. su in San
Francisco. It is both important and mtcie-ting.
Intelligence from the South Pacific, Panama, and
Jamaica is also given.
The modified Gadsden treaty was yesterday rat i
fied by the Senate, by a vote of thirty to thirteen.
Wc have commented on this subject in another col
umn. The United States Supreme Court lias
reversed the decree of the Circuit Court of Ohio
against giving the Methodist Episcopal Church South
part of lite assets of the Cincinnati" Book Concern,
and remanded the cause to the District Court for
further action. .
In the Senate yesterday the only matter ot gene
ral importance that transpired wis the reception
and reference of n nie.-sago from the President, cov
ering suggestion!. as to the motbod of transacting
the judicial business of the country, and recom
mending that the Attorney General's office be erect
ed into a department of the government, and all
judicial power vested therein. The Senate after
wards held an executive session and ratified the
Gadsden treaty.
A resolution was introduced in the House yester
day, and referred to the Committee on Foreign
Afiuirs, requesting information as to the steps taken
by this government to secure the acknow edgment
of the lights of neutrals by Great Britain and
France; also whether the former has assumed to act
lor Spain in the negotiations relative to the Black
Warrior difficulty, and the extent of and pretext
for such assumption. With regard to the first
brunch of the inquiry, it is probable the steamer
from Liverpool will bring definite information from
Mr. Buchanan as to the convention with Great Bri
tain, and we may likewise receive intelligence from
Mr Mason, at Paris, of a similar arrangement with
the Emperor of the French. The news from Madrid
state? that the Spanish government has made ample
reparation for the Black Warrior outrage. The
H< use, in Committee of the Whole, nominally on the
Deficiency bill, proceeded to discuss the Nebraska
question, when Col. Benton delivered a very effec
tive speech.
A regular meeting of the Democratic Republican
Society was held last evening, at which Professor
Forest! presided. The most interesting feature of
the proceedings was the reading of an original letter
from General Lafayette, dated at Paris, April 8,
1830, in which the General expressed his opinions
on tiic subject of free labor employment, and regret
ted that European emigrants should cultivate by the
hnr.ds of slaves. The Secretaries of the society rc
jiorted the result of their conference with the dele
gates of the German societies at Pythagoras Hall.
We have a translation of the most important points
of the paper, with a report of the business transact
ed but cann t find space for cither this morning.
John Wilson, indicted for the murder, of Henry
Dcjkmeyer, was found guilty of manslaughter in the
I second degree, yesterday, in the Court of Oyer and
Terminer. The prisoner was sentenced -to seven
yeais imprisonment in the State prison.
The special election for Alderman in the Fifth
ward, Brooklyn, y s'crday, resulted in the choice
of John J. White, democrat, by eighty-two majority
over both of his competitors.
Ninety-nine of the bodies from the ship Powhatan
h vc been recovered and buried, i he Underwriter
arrived at this port yesterday. She is not seriously
d maged in her hull.
Santa Anna at Wftihlngton and Santa Anna
nt csn Francisco?Very Cartons.
Ey a mi st extraordinary coincidence, wj are '
enabled t > lay before our readers this morning,
the news of the ratification, so call.d, of the
Gndsi'.cn treaty at Washington, and the facts
and documents concerning a filibustering
scheme of Santa Anna to muster a body of
troops in San Francisco. In other words, we
are informed of the passage of a bill to furnish
Santa Anno with the sinews of war, simulta
neously with the information that he is collect
ing an a my of foreign soldiers in one of our
principal cities, in flagrant disregard of our
ueutrality laws and the very friendly aud
generous inclinations of our administration.
I^ow, lied the original Gadsden treaty boon
promptly ratified, the funds thus accruing to
the Mexican Dictator would have enabled him
to raise his three thousand foreign recruits in
San Francisco, to be off with them, and without
any trouble. This will probably account, in part,
for the intense anxiety of the Mexican lobby
agents at Washington to hurry through the
treaty as fast as possible. Even as it is, if the
modified treaty of the Senate is finally agreed
wpi 11 between Ibe high contracting parties, a id
the necessary appropriations are made by the
lit use of Representatives, the expenses of these
San Francisco levies may be settled out of
the United States Treasury. If we are going
to be magnanimous with Santa Anna?if we
really desire to give him a fair chance to set
up an imperial establishment like that of
I uu.-tin Sculouquc?why should we not over
look this Son Francisco plot, and pay the ex
pcnrcs with a good grace. Anything rather
than risk a war between our puny aJministra
tion and the terrible and ferocious Santa Anna.
The particulars of the San Francisco affair
will be found undtr the head of the California
news : the substance of the new treaty, among
our de-patches fiom Washington Tlicy come
. ppropriatfdy together. Had tlie news from
San Francisco arrived a day earlier, perhap
Santa Anna might have obtained another hun
dred thousand or so. a< indemnity for his coun
ter filibu. tering efforts to defeat Col. Walker.
But we presume that lie will bo satisfied with
the reduced sum of ten millions for the re
dured margin of territory we shall acquire,
the Tihuantipcc right of way, and our
.ckusc trwa the herder Indians. A half a loa"
is better than no bread, eepe; lly when the
man is very hungry. Then th idea of a bril
liant empire, i s our next door neighbor, was too
tempting to le resisted. We pr.sume that the
new batch of Galphin and Gardner claims con-*
templated n the original Gadsden treaty,
entirely omitted in the irotocol of the Senate,
for we hear nothing about tLem. Tuls Is. treat
ing very cav.lierly the \ articular ft: .ends of
Santa Ann s in th original barg ing but it is
altogether prol.able that he will tonsent to
sacrifice th m on reflection ; or he miy divide
a few bundre i thousands of his own money
among them in co. Bidcration of the.r sei vices,
perhaps. Let them see to it, before the caBh is
all gone for old muskets and artillery.
Tbe Senate have relieve 1 the country of a
lead of anxiety md alarm. They Lave given
us, in their new treaty, an assurance of peace
with Santa Anna, which, in these times
of war, "big with the fate of nations and
of Rome," is a very great thing. Let us
be thankful. Let us admire the wis !om and
high reaching dignity, discretion and gene
rosity of the Senate, in thus securing peace
1 with Mexico, a release from the borlcr In
dians. the right of way by t e Teliuantepec
route, and the privilege of an impire next
door; and all for the sum of ten millions
of dollars! We are now in a beautiful
position. Spain is disposed to accommo
date us to almost anything except Cuba, and
Santa Anna is pacified; and all for ten millions
of dollars. Thus we are free to take a hand in
the European war, whenever it may be deemed
expedient. One thing only remains now to be
dene by the Senate to place our Mexican rela
tions upon the most satisfactory basis. It is a
vote of thanks to Santa Anna for declining to
accept American citizens in his enlistments at
San Francisco. Such an act of international
comity ought not to pass without some com
mendation.
TDK Mator and his Duties?Thk Streets.?
The Mayor is the chief magistrate of the city.
Formerly he was our chief executive officer,
and held the appointment and control of the
heads of the various departments in his hands.
During the last half dozen years, hpwevcr, the
levelling ideas of the grog-shop politicians
have gained such ascendency that the " down
trodden people " l ave been invested with the
election of the heads of departments, under the
management of the grog-shop conspirators.
The consequence is that most of the poweis
and much of the efficiency of the Mayor, and
of the corporate authorities, have been frittered
away, till we arc but one remove from a state
of anarchy.
There is still one prerogative remaining to
the Mayor, of very considerable practical
utility. He is the head of the police depart
ment, the so-called chief of that service being
himee f subject to the instructions of the Mayor.
The duties of his Honor, in this view, are of
the highest importance and responsibility, in
view of the approaching hot weather. 1 he first
branch of the street cleaning?that is, the re
moval of such heaps of rubbish, dirt and gar
bage as may obstruct or disfigure the streets?
it is the duty of the polioe, under the
supervision of (he Mayor, to look after.
Where tLc policemen neglect .their duties in
this respect, and where the Chief of Police
neglects his duty of a rigid supervision, it be
comes the duty of the Mayor to exercise his
authority as the head of the department.
Where the Mayor is efficient, his subordinates
will doubtless discharge their trust faithfully ;
hut where the laziness of the police is shared
in l>y the laziness of their captain, and a lazy
chief and a lazy mayor, dirt, rubbish and gar
bage will continue to accumulate iu the infect
ed districts, till disease and pestileuce aro pro
duced, or until the citizens interested take the
work into their own hands.
We have had a new man appointed to super
intend the sweeping of the streets, and Captain
Glasier has given us to understand that the
work sh 11 be done; but unless the piles of rub
bish and offal are promptly removed through
the vigilance of the police, wrier the constant
vigilance of the Mayor, the mere sweeping of
the streets will be but half the execution of
the job of cleaning them. Our Mayor must
begin to stir himself. His daily official rou
tine, according to our information, makes his
| office a perfect sinecure. He comes down to it
at about eleven o'clock in the morning, and re
mains there till about two o'clock, the most of
this interval being occupied in conversations
with genteel loafers or shipcarpenters, and
others in their line of private business. This
will never do; for, if under such a state of
things nuisances of all sorts continue to exist
and accumulate in the streets, there will be but
one alterLntive left for the adoption of ?or lel
low-eitizens. We must have another mass meet
ing. and the appointment of a coinmittrt ol
vigilance of one or two active men for each
ward, under the general control of some com
petent person, Genin. for example, as provisional
mayor. In view of this extra-municipal ar
rangement. we call upon Genin and other effi
cient men to hold themselves in readiness for
the public service. Last summer, with the city
overflowing with filth, we escaped the cholera
and the yellow fever through the mercy of Pro
vidence. During the coming summer let tie he
entitled to exemption from our attention to a
constant cleaning and purification of the streets.
If the Mayor, the police and the Street Depart
ment fail, wc must fall back upon a provisional
government. That's all.
The Fine Art*.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OK PKSTO.V.
The twenty ninth nnnunl exhibition of tho Nation*!
Academy of I'oaipfn, which hoi bo 'n open to the public
during tho last four necks, st No. Ct<3 Broadway, was
closed last evening.
The exhibition has been n highly successful one, and
the marked attention that has teen paid to it, both by
at tists and amateurs, must tend to improve the condi
tion of the f.ne art* in the United States. Asa whole,
thc?exhlbition was creditable to the academy, and the
Individual exhibitors can be charged with only one sin?
a luck of oiiginslity in conception and execution.
The necessity of closing the exhibition at so early a
date was regretted, both by the academicians and their
friends. It-was Imperative, however, on account of the
fact that the buildings of the academy were sold,
and that removal previous to the 1st of May was a condi
tiou of the sale.
IVc trust soon to see the establishment of a free gallc
ry of art in the city of New York. Such a gallery, pro
perl ' managed, would not fail in its endeavors to obtain
the support of aitists, amateurs, the patblle journals, and
the people generally.
Mnilnr AlTnii'M,
The Packet c?ttv Vxsiiwirrrx Shipley, from Liver
pool, and last fiotn $<|uan beach where she has been ashore
slntr Saturday last, was get offal half past 6 o'clock yooter
day morning, and towed to the Atlantic Dock, where she ar
rived at 8 T M., by the steam toys Ittan and Achillea. 9be
I as at out MK) tons of cargo yet on board, consisting mostly
of iron sod coal. Her rudder is gone shout half way up.
'I he wood ends are atarted from the itempnat. wbioh la the
in te discovered, and one gtoam
only pdace where a leak can
pi,nip only is to sod in keening her free. She is in perfect
shaie isi.ot hogged nor novo any bntts 1 een started that
can t e distrTereil. ."he will dim Large the balance of her i
. argo at the Atlantic Dock I cfore being hauled ent for r> |
tales, rapt, (fhipl'y can-e tip inker T*ry much ;
ufkbM*. i
The Great Violinists?Paul J alien.
TAe people of the United State* have now among tbem
t'ie violinist upon whose shoulders the mantle of Paga
nlnl must fall. This artist la a boy of fourteen?Paul
Julien. Bo made his first appearance in public at Mar
seilles, in 1847, and at that period be displayed such re
markable talent that he was encouraged to study, and
on the 4th of July, 1862, he landed in the United States.
Bis great talent first attracted the attention and ex
cited the admiration of Madame Sontag. He played in
the concerts which she gave here, and excited the great
est enthusiasm among professionals and amateurs. In
Boston, Philadelphia, and other cities, the furore he cre
ated was even greater than in the metropolis. We have
before alluded to his triumphs in Bavana, a city where
music is the great study of the inhabitants, and where
none but the greatest artists can move the audience to
anything like enthusiasm. Be has now returned to New
York, and has given throe concerts, being his first essay
for his own profit. It is fair to say that the public?and
the musical public particularly?nas responded to this
call. The saloon of Nlblo'a theatre lias been crowded on
the occasion of each concert; but were the people of New
York fully aware of the great genius of Julien, a much
larger hall would have been required; and even one of
five times greater capacity might not have sufficed.
Paul Julien is a wonder?a phenomenon?a mystery. He
steals into the hearts of his auditors; he lea'la them cap
tives by his delicious tones; he satisfies the sternest cri
tic by his accuracy and precision; he charms the untu
tored by his great natural power and his entire freedom
from the conceit and puppyisms which frequently dis
gust the public with artists otherwise meritorious. His
last great feat?the performance of Maysedcr's variations
upon one string?lms been entirely successful, and it Is
wonderful to s?e this child attack and overcome difficul
ties against which older artists have struggled lor years
?without success. Criticism by comparison is not precise
ly correct, hut the general reader takes nn idea from it
with more celerity than by any other means. Paul Ju
den, then, is gieater y.un Ole Bull, though that's not
much; Paul Julien is greater than Sivori, and tlwt is a
great deal to say; Paul Julien is greater than Vienx
temps?and the two artists last named arc the leading vio
linists in Kurope. Whea Paul Julien returns they must
look to their laurels.
Ole Bull was and is a failure, artistically speaking. Ho
succeeded at first in America, because he was the first
noted artist in his line. Two rsally clever artists?Sivori
and Vicux.emps?followed him; but they were not fol
lowed with remunerative audiences. Since their failure
no one dared to risk a concert upon two or three violin
solos, until this child-artist, Julien, came to New York
and threw down his gauntlet. Be has a brilliant career
before him, and it will be the more brilliant because he
has the grace of modeaty. whicli is so great an ornament
to true merit. He is also resolved to win the highest
wreath of fame. He has improved greatly during the
two years he has resided here, and he appears to be
umnoted by the outhu-iusra which he creates. 'He
stands before the a whence gracefully and unaffectedly?
with the same ease and grace he runs through the most
difficult music, paying the strictest attention to all the
minute divisions and articulations?drawing from the
instrument such tones as we never heard from any other
artist?and almost before we can say behold ! the pleas
ing dream has vanished. There is no humbug, no pup
pyism, no conceit, no charlatanry, about Paul Julien. By
his pleasant air and piquant style, he captivates every
body. His after life will redeem the promise of his
youth, and lie wilt riso to the head of those artists
whose names ore registered in the hearts of the people.
More Bodies Washed Ashore from the Wreck
of the Powhatan.
A gentleman arrived yesterday from Absccom informs
us that a number of bodies, in addition to those already
mentioned, have boen washed ashore at different points
along the beach, and all had received a proper burial
from the inhabitants of the various places nearest to
which they were found. The following is the number
of bodies which have been buried at the places desig
nated :?
Smithville 60 Absecom 9
Mannliawkin 26 Lcedsvillc 12
Two bodies were buried on the beach near Smithvilie,
they being in such an advanced state of decomposition as
to render it imj>oesible to remove them to the maic land.
A sailor, apparently about forty-five years of age. was
picked up on the beach, and buried at Smithville. Be is
described as being dressed in oilcloth coat and pants, and
baring both arms marked with India ink, on one of which
was a cross and some letters, denoting that he was a Ca.
tbolic, and on the other was an anchor. In his pockets
was found a pocket book, in which was a note draws by
William Myers, and dated at New York in Desember.
1 l.e body of a man was picked up and buried at Leeds
viile, having M. F. F. marked on his shirt, and on his
right arm was printed M. F. F., 1825, and on his hand
was nn anchor.
Iho bodies of four men were buried at Leedsville. whose
clothing was marked respectively, l,F. W.," "I. S. I!.,"
'?R. N.," and "L. F." The bodies of three woman were
aho buried, whose clothing was marked ,lR. S.," "C. I.,"
and -T. W." At Absecont three more bodies were bu
ried, who bad marked upon their clothing "I. F. C.,"
"C. R.," and "S. Y., No. 12."
Fifty dollars reward lias been offered for the recovery
of the body of Ambrose K. Rogers, first mate of the ship,
who is described as being thirty years old, five feet eight
or nine inches high, and with dark straight hair. He
has marked upon owe of his arms on anchor and three
stars.
There wese on board the Powhatan three hundred and
eleven passengers, and twenty nine of the crew?making
in all three hundred and forty souls, not one of whom
escaped the fatal wreck. Not quite half the number
have as yet been found.
Cl'B SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Manahawkix. Ocra.v Coc.vtv, I
NRw Jersey, April 23, lfc-54. J
I write to you tlie particulars of everything relative to
the late foarful disasters, which occurred here since I
saw you last in New York.
I hive liad an interview with Captain Jennings, the
wreckmaster, and he informs me that the body of a lady
| has been found on the point of the beach at little Efcg
I llarbor. This is the third body which has been taken up
; since your first list was published. It was so far decom
posed and so badly eaten, that, in my opinion, a recogni
| tion would be impossible.
The three bodies were interred at Tuckerton. -
| The man who came on shore from the schooner Man
, hattnn, is now well enough to start for home to morrow
| morning.
I Mr. Jennings has taken all the baggage of the ship.
[ wtth the other articles which came on shore, to the
Boarding House. He says that there is nothing of any
consequence in it now, nor are there any articles of value
with the exception of five or six silver watches which he
j found in the chests.
| Relatives of Captuin Meyers came on from Baltimore
ami examined them, and took his desk and whatever they
could identify, friends of the mate were also here and
exhumed all the male bodies, but failed to recognise hiai.
They Uok his trunk on to New York.
Captain Jennings slate? that about two hundred dollars
have been found up to this time.
of the wrecks wa? aoW yesterday to the best ad
vantage. J- B. S.
City Intellige nce.
fiti or shk Ocean ?teavbk wimjam Nop.ri'?Yester
day, at 12 o'clock, the United States Marshal, through
the auctioneer, K. H. Ludlow, sold at the Merchants' Ex
change the new ocean steamer William Morris. This ves
sel was designed and con tracted with reference to the
pre minenl difficulties encountered by all ocean steamers
j that have been built, i. c., a limited amount of longltu
I dital strength, end a too heavy draught of water. Phe is
. n r.de with sir-tight toil, rj.late iron kelsons connecting the
j dead worl s end lower deck running from stern to stern,
| and extruding around the puree tr. be occupied by the
i boilers and engine. The hull i? of great strength, and the
| frame is diagonally cross-plated with iron. This is the
j some vessel calculated to cross the Atlantic in fi-e or six
days, and the stri nglh with w hieh she is built wcil quali
| ties her for speed. Her extreme length is 22.5 feet
breadth of Ierm 37 feet, depth of beam 10 feet 3 inches,
load draught of water 7 to b feet, burthen 1,400 tons.
The company constructing this vtsselnot having the ca
pital to sorry her through, hire waa sold yesterday to sa
tirfy attachments rgaiii?t her. She has cost, as she now
laj s tipon the stocks, something over $50,000. The bid
ding yesterday for a long while stuck a* a boat half that
sutr. ruid she was finally atruck oil to Captain John lira
ham for $27,(00. The vessel is now laying in a ship yard
at Orcenpoint, ready to he launched.
The RissoTilwini War?Oihkr New Maps.?Messrs.
Wilmer A Rrgers, importers of foreign newspapers, of
N'cs. 42 and 44 Nassau street, have published a neat and
very accurate map of the seat of war in tlie East. It in
cludes the frontier provinces of Turkey, Russii and Aus
tria, with the Black Son, Ac.. Ac. This mip folds in bode
form, is r.tltchcd in a handsome cocor. aud fold lor
tw' nty-five rents.
Ti e proprietors of the Eryn-tu il'isengtr, No. 8> Broad
way. have ferwardod to our office a copy of the latest
edition of their new map. It is well executed, and very
reliable. 1 his map is ?itn| ted for mounting, being nearly
thieo feet h pp. and is sold cheap.
I'c'itCE Arkk-tp.?We ore reque.-ted to Ftato that tli'
Mr. Leonard I). Phew, menlionpd in our police repott
yesterday, is not the Mr. X.. D. Phaw. a native of Albany,
in this Plate.
CrEnrnTB ox Railroads?Tlii* cdmmittee of tlie Board
of (onncilmon, composed of Messrs Kirnbark, Young,
Wild, Beekley ami North, met yesterday in the
City Hall, hut adjourned immediately until Thursday
next, without transacting any business.
Ksvnl Intelligence.
r. S. sloopof-war St. Marys, Commander Bailey, sailed
iurn Uftllao, March 24, for Chincha islands.r
ANOTHER DtMRUCTlVE CONFLAGRATION. !
CREAT LOSS OF LIFE AMU. PROPERTY, j
SIXTEEN FIREM:N KILLED AND WOUNDED.
? Aw., &c., &c.
Last evening, about eight o'clock, the extensive tailor- j
ing establishment of W. T. Jennings, So. '231 Broadway,
1 war discovered to bo on tiro. The City Hall bell prompt- |
ly Rounded the alarm, but before it ha I Rtruck tho num- |
ber of the district twice, the entire building was in one |
niaesof flames, illuminating the lower part of the city, and .
reflecting beautUully upon the marble blocks of the City ,
tip 11 xhe firemen were, as Hiual, quickly in attendance, :
m? several streams of water were played upon the flames.
In the front there were three streams and others in the j
rear, from the windows of the old American Hotel and
the roof of the building No. 233 Broadway. All the e.
forts of the firemen were in vain, as the fire burned
fiercely, mocking all their attempts to extinguish it.
The firemen, thinking that the building No. 2$3 Broad
way was in imminent danger, got out of the rear of tho
burning building, from that portion occupied by Mr.
Jennings as a salesroom.
At about 9 o'clock, when it was thought tho fire had
dene its wor?t, with a dreadful crash the rear wall fell,
burying beneath it a large number of the gallant spirits
who had been so nobly struggling against furious flames.
The falling of tbis wall was caused by the weight of a
I beat v safe iu one of the tipper stories, wiiieh shook, in its
crash, the fouufiation of the entire building. Those who
were crushed were at the base of the wall, and both
those on the iuside and outside of the building ulike
sbaied the disaster, the wall falling both ways.
Thotc on the ground, firemen, police and citizens, im
mediately stretched every nerve in the rescue of these
unfortunate men. Up to 12 o'clock the following hud
been taken from tl.c ruins, arid carried to the City Hospi
tal?
THE KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Vnttbew Ki'.iigan, Kngiue Co. No. 'Al?slightly burnel.
Hugh Hart, Engine 21?slight contusions.
Edward tiallcsple, Engine 31?hadly burned: several of
bis ribs broken. , , . , .
1'atrick Phoney, Engine 21?very seriously injured; was
not expected to lite til! morning.
Patrick Waters, Engine 21?thigh broken
Win. Nort iid Engine 21?very seriously burned?recov
ery doubtful.
John Newman, Engine 21?slightly burned.
Daniel McKay, Engine 21?severely injured?not ex
pected to live. ...... , V
Cl aries Riatz. Hock and Ladder No. 11?M^rious nurt,
but not fat&Uy.
Hubert Brewster. Engine No. f?slightly hurt.
Patrick Gormin. Engine No. 15?slightly burned about
the face. ,, , ?
Hugh Gallagher, Hose Company No. 25?tho safe fell
upon his atm breaking it in one or two places. His sit
uation for a while wns most perilous. The safe lay abovff
him, and was so delicately poised, that it was feared it
would fall over and crush Gallagher as he lay fastened by
his arm. A purchase, after much difficulty, was rigged,
the safe raised, and the man safely released.
J. A. Keyser. of Hostf Company No. 8?dead when ta
len from the ruins.
Charles I ally, Engine No. 20?slightly injured about
the face and bauds.
James McNulty. of Engine No. 20?was still alive when
taken f:otn the ruins, but died in a few miuutes at the
engine house, where he was taken by his friends.
John Atkinson, of Hose Co. No. 49?one leg broken.
His life was saved by his fire cap. A large beam fell di
rectly acioss his bead, but his stiff cap resisted the pies
sure, and when released he was carried to his home.
Donnelly, Engine No. 42?in the ruins at t
o'clock last night, hut alive, and conversed with those
about him. He said he was not much hurt.
Peter Curran, Engine No. 40?not badly hurt. Was
taken home. ...... . ?
Timothy Shauh-y, Engine No. 15?slightly hurt. Was
taken h< me.
At the time of going to press the work of rescuing the
crushed was continued with unabated energy. It is
known that several more ore buried, and no doubt will
be found dead, from the constant pressure upon them,
and suffocation.
LOSS BY FIBE AND WATEH.
The loss by this fire is very great, there being a large
stock of goods in the building where the fire originated,
and several stores, well filled with goods, were flooded.
"We think the enure loss cannot fall short of seventy
thousand dollars, as will be seen from the following
table
Loss.
W. T. Jennings' store and stock entirely con
sumed
?. Hut field, tailor, damaged by water 5,'MO
Tbos. Eewell, of Barclay street, dealer in cmbroid
ei ies, damage by water 6,000
Samuel Hunt li Co., manufacturer of playing
cards, damaged by water 8,000
Cochrane & Mickey, importers and jobbers of
straw goods, damaged by water 5,000
Webber & Peaty, wholesale gentlemen's furnish
ing establishment, damaged by water 3,000
Damage to the building known as the American
Hotel, occupied principally by lawyers and for
warding agents 10,000
Total loss $76,000
Owing to the confusion prevailing at the time, wc were
unable to learn anything about the amount each party
were insured for : but we suppose the insurance effected
wiU fully cover the entire loss. A portion of Mr. Jen
nings' goods were saved in a damaged condition by the
insurance watchers.
Such a henrt rr tiding disaFter as this has not occurred
for years. Wc have learned since visiting the above that
the walls fell twice. The rear wall fell first, burying
several, and while releasing those the side wall fell, bury
tDgtke rescuers.
Great complaint is made in regard to the unsubstan
tially of the building. It was found to be a mere shell,
built upon the "cheap principle,''and to this is owing
the d saster which we now record.
To say that the firemen acted bravely conveys but a
faint conception of their true heroism upon this occa
sion. To the thousands who had congregated in the
Paik were revea'ed many of these daring men, actually
enveloped with fiaine and smoke. Captain Brcnnan, we
learn, I ad a very narrow escape, having left the rear of
the fatal building for a length of hose but a few seconds
before the crash was heard and death seized his com
panions. lh ? origin of the fire we could not learn.
We cannot close this report without recommending tho
authorities of the city hospital t-o place at their outward
gates in future, those who are acquainted at least with
some of the rules of common decency. To deny the press,
at any time, the ordinary facilities for obtaining inform
ation in regard to an affair so serious as this, is in itself
considerable. But when such denial is accompanied
with a boorish demeanor and a total disregard of ordi
nary civility, it then lecomee a matter deserving of ac
tion oeyond a reprimand.
Personal Intelligence.
ll;e Cleveland lterald learns on reliable authority that
Gov. Wood, of Ohio, and family will sail for home about
the lat of May. The Valparaiso consulate does not pay
ex|enses.
Hob. Kichard M Scott, Fairfax coentv. Va.; Hon. Wm.
Woodbury. New Hampshire ; Meutena'nt Roy, U. S. A :
Protector Mitchell, Cincinnati: R. W. Heath, J. L. Riddle,
Thcir.as f. Jo-.nson, B. Auckley,-California, were among
the arrive]! on Tuesday at the Metropolitan.
It. B. Wilhuueer, Washington : V. *ilton, North Caro
lina; Dr Murdock. Baltimore, H. Whittaker, Providence;
M Crime!. Arkansas: J Dutton, Boiton ; Joseph Whid
der. Halilax, N.8.; A. Campbell, California: T. Blanohard,
liriton: K. Cordon, Canada: H. A. Clark, H. French, lion
A Clarke. Boston, arrived yetseriay at tho St. Nicholas
Hotel.
J. II. Evans, M. R Walker, Georgia: H. Wilson, South
CnrcliE*: Mr Bayard. Pennsylvania: a. Pennington, New
Jerfey ; Gen Cadwnllader. 'Philadellphin ; E. Warner,
I ima: F. Halmrn. Massachusetts: K. Knight. England, ar
rived at the Preecctt Hotel,
J. C. Msgruder, Washington, D C,; Major Scott and fa
mily, II. 8 A.: Col. Lnmsden. New Orleans Picayune ; Z.
Bliss. Philadelphia; Col Wood. Capl Holmes and lady,
New Betlferd: lion. 11. lirown, Wisconsin ; J. S Phillips,
W. W. Cook. San Francisco; Mr. and Mrs. Waldo, Boston,
arrived yeiterduy at the \stcr House.
?B ARRIVALS.
t roiu Aspinwall and California in steamship Illinois?J P
Johnson, J Kungnsmitb. D Bennett, J U Meutason.t, W II
Wel'iter, lady and two children: A M llirrison, Ceo Stnns,
J Virr<n nnd lady. El' Vlrson, H Shankland, J Alti. S
Altu. J C SchreeJer, II Seboindell, I)r Welokius S G iter
rill. Lieu'. Ives, Dr Kennedy. Lieut Pnnoan, A H llnttan, A
H Campbell, II Camphel . M Molhansen, M l'arke, Capt
McClelUtd JJ Starling, l'r King and family. Capt Gillospfo,
II S Aartii. and lady. A Pitch, Mrs Hamilton aad chil l. Mrs
l'.tktrlr-g, Mrs Menill and child, II Work, J Work, M Work.
.1 TIoln.n 'E Haddocks, 8 Sparhank, J Wenger, LBrum, M
t akin J Sturgeon, airs J (? ,iacaeou aud two chillron, Mr
Simpson. P C Bailey. L Ludeklns. Licvt Roy, Mrs Thorckly
1.1.0 ch.Id, Mire M heeler. 11 Hinckley, D 11 lilnekUy, J Cun.
I I? phi.m J So. isl.ury and lady. C Batter, J Drllton, Mr
llriiimade, M Short, 11 Crocker, 8 A Eager, J H Cory, Mr
llerry. L Kufna, P II Perry, lady and ehfld, R C Luny and
tcrM.Lt 1! A Boncdlet. Mr Baker and lady, Mr Riddle, lady,
dild and ren.nt. M Warder, EW Renin. J Strad, A II
II Ifohnr. C Kuektrnn. Cart Cart-Is. J Hunri'ines. D R
Coe.dy, W Luppinan, N MeKinny and lady, Mad Sheldon. R
liinii.1v. (adami and Co s m-Monger), J Spragne. (Wells,
lurro and Co s messenger.) M F \rdwa, G II Davit, The
Hn r- e 11 Family. M Salunde, M Fompeoaud lady, Dr Kcvcr
ord and ft-mily, Dr Lcranco, A J C< nter, H Scwcl) and fa
mily, .1 Fellows Lr hmnsen and family, 1) Marian, J \Y
Cregi ry, J A Mered. McUrie-y. G Ctinio, J Salnoro. F Rln
n, Itev J C l'U tel.er and family, .) S Frederick, J Ktng. C
11 Kicbordsen. M (..rant, GW Mullerd, (mail agent,) Geo
Bonis, W Whedden. Mrs Rodrigmr. Mrs Rogers and fa
mily. Rev F Byrne nnd family, A Thilipson J Wilier and
ladj. Dr .1 Die It, ai.d sixty in second laoin, and f4i) in eteer
npc?in all, C1.7 passenger..
From San Jnnn, in ttcan-slilp No-thern Light?Col Ooo
WlPc, Cr.pt J T Sntur. Dr KG ( rafts. James Lea, Ssq,
Mrs Jepecn, Mrs Sal tors, Mr- F F Stevens, W Boon, J Been,
C liisl.op (' he ?oa Vv Usee, W llerdman, Mrs M Merger
and 4 daughters, Mr(. W .Metlar. .1 Illaek, J Wiok?, DC
I errr.dou, Jno D;ir A Beater, J 11 Negrc'o J Puller, W
S. oIF.In, C S SVamwiod' F. W Van Reed, U Mil er, W Illll,
G it llarori . Miss y, \j!,| and lister J Flumor, 11 Martin.
/. Wi -lit H Merritt, 1 Lt.-.-.sctt, Mrs Gordefleld. A Koden
I erger, M 1) Gi.moro, G Barnes, G Elliott, J A Street, n
Calvin .1 I l'r arson; F Barley, J I! Hoyden, N Partridge,
C II ll'.ldittb, .1 II Jep?on. 1) T. sdalo, T Knowlton, J C
Ilr.rriK, Mrs 1, Panel. Mrs P l'aust. J McKenite. J Haley,
? ' M 1.1'.e, J F. liuehlold. W C MeCranuon, 8 Davis, S *
Eeet, Jus Klel ards. P A ( arrlngton, Dr P Roe*, S S ?o A
< olllns, Mrs J O Beattp.Mr- A Beathy.J 9 HaetC. J G Dong,
II A Ft,arm, D W Sampson; 4 Muneey, Jno Taorwoll, J
Anderton. C C Pctoker, G W llnteMnson. C II Viorce, Mrs
flnneox. H J MeNell, M Thomai n, R DuR. R J Shannon.
II II Ferguson. J F.Jameson, CI H Kohl?r.%sdge Hnntlng
i.n. N (i Wehher, ( A Hell, I?r Krsnk andllJBy. A H God
win l.svl Goodwin. G <1 Owdner. Capt Whipple. J F Nee
ft e I Bernard and lady ? Bsrrard m dI lady, *
J ? Davis ?Bd ks, F W JHttj, N
rrEttj
Oil.
lUSCELLAREOVS TEI.BORAPH1C
Disaster to the Ntrtauhlp Falcon.
Baltimore, April 25, 1854.
The boat from Norfolk reports that the stearoah
Falcon, from New York for AspinwaU, with United Stat
troops, put into Norfolk on Sunday in distress, part ?
her machinery being broken. We hare no further pa
ticulars.
The Norfolk papers of Monday afternoon are qui
silent on the subject. _
From Havana and Key West.
DOMICILIARY VISITS?MARKHTS SHIPPING INTEL I ^
GENCE. ETC.
GlIARLR-TOX, April25. ISM.
The steamship Isabel, from Havaua and Key West, a
riied here today, biinging advices to the 22d init.
Tlie news from Havana possesses no interest, atthou?
it was reported that the government officers were ms
I iug domiciliary visits, aud searching fer arms.
The sugar market is leported dull Freights have d,
i clined, nnd raltsrmge fr?i* ?3 15s. '.o ?5 to Cowes.
The schooner 1'aeline. tioni Attnkiums for Hiltimur
was totallv lest en i'iekles R< ef on the night of tlie 5i
in-' The cargo w s totally lost, but tho crew were s.ire
1 H is report' d tbnt there is no prsspect of getting <
the ship Saxony, previously reported ashore at Hillsb
j !?Thp ihipVilance sailed from Key West on the 15th ins'
i f"lTic schooner Mohawk arrived at Key West on the 17';
iii,t fri in New York; nnd the hark It. H. Gamble, tro
j Uu JuTvLr. arrived at hcy We,ton the 19th.
! Money at Havana was scarce, and busmen general
1 Tery flat.
Adjournment of tire Massachusetts Legtal:
Boston, April 25,18!V4.
' The Legislature of this State will probably adjourn ne
I,'The members of the House of Representatives met
tin ir chsiiiber this evening, and presented to th pe?
I er, the Hon. (His P. I.ord, a most vuluable and cl^ v
scrvice of plat,. The pr, smlation address was made
, Mr. C, oloy, of Boston. Mr. Lord's reply was exceeding
eloquent and touching. ______
Foreign Consul Recognised
BALTIMORE, April 2.1. lbb?.
The 1 "resident has recognized Mark J. Man re as i on
for Belgium at Philadelphia, and Henry Mali as ton'
for Belgium at New Yoik.
Arrival of the Pampero at New* t>rlf ao?. j
Nsv; Orleans, April 24, 18i>4
The steamship Bompere, from San Juan, Nicarmgaa.
below, bringing California passengers and dates ot l
st instant, already receive 1 by tbe United States.
Navigation on Cake Cnamplnln.
Albany. April 25. 18o4.
Navigation on Lake Cham plain is open. Thestean
I America, which left Rouse's loint yesterday atterno.
: arrived at Whitehall this morning.
The Penobscot Open for Navigation.
Bangor, April 2">, 1854
Thrice in the river opposite this city passed qttie
down the stream this afternoon, and to-morTow we sh
undoubtedly have free navigation.
Markets. ,
New Orleans, April is, 18??
The sales of cotton vesterday foafc up 5, MO
unchanged prices, sav 8c. to 8 The flour marl
was dull, but corn was in fair demand and Grin, at o5c
6Sc. Freights to Liverpool, 13-16 for cotton.
Charleston, April 25 18(i?
The sales of cotton to day reached 8,000 bales, att i
Fic. advance from the lowest point.
The Tttrf.
UNION COURSE, L. I.?TROTTING. i
A trotting race for a purse and stake of $260, nj
heats, best three in five, to wagons, came off yester.
afternoon, between r. m. Lady Franklin and br. g. Str
gcr, which was won easily by the mare in three strai;
beats. A third horse was entered, but did not com<
the post. Tlie race afforded very little amusement, a
was apparent to all that the mare was far too fast for ,
gelding. A hundred to ten was the current rates of I
ting. Still, Hiram Woodruff managed to make the c
test appear a very clo.,e one to the uninitiated in s>
matters, hy keeping his mare side and side with the ot
nag all the way, and winning caeli heat hy about ha
leDgth. Time, however, tells the story. The tirst b
was performed in 2:48the second In 2:51 >?. and
third in 2'49}j. The track was in capital condition,;
the race wus witnessed l>y a goodly number of spcctat.
The following is a
SUMMARY.
Tuesday. April 25.?Purse and stake, $250, m.le he.
best three in five, to wagons. , '
H. Woodruff entered r. m. lady Franklin 1 I
A. Conklin entered br. gStranger 2 -
lime, 2:48?a? 2.51 X?2:49%?
Having but little to say about the race, let us proc
with a few remarks about those whaat present patrol
the trotting course. The character of the assembly
for the past few years has been rather deprecult
owing to the general absence of men of standing in
immunity. The came is obvious enough. From w
i f n proper organization, the trotting courses had fa ,
under the control of men who made use of thein to s
irve their own private and pecuniary ends. From
unfair practices of these men, maay gentlemen wcrv
terrcd from attending the cent ae through fc.t.- of be
fleeced, and many owners of fast horses would not al
them to appear on tiic tnrf. One reason for this ??<, I
bubly, the want of a law legalizing trotting, the hid
having expired some years ago, and the proprietors be #
unable to enforce proper regulations. But with the |
sage of the new law, a hotter state of things will prev
and with the contemplated formation of a proper cl
we may expect shortly to bi o suitable regulations
forced, such as will ensure a due regard to the rights
all concerned. The arrangements are now making.
The plnnlt roads, not only leading to the track, but.
all directions, are lu a very bad condition, and have
come an Intolerable nuhanee. In fact, one on V
island, we understand, is about being presented by i
Grand Jury as snch. It Is aSout time they w<
abandoned,, as ex| erience shows they aro utterly wor
less, and a short time is sufficient to destroy the.
The supposed economy of these roads la a mere flilth
as, In the end, If kept in repair, they are more expens
than any other road we know of. The planks sc
rot, and the roads become extremely dangerous, perili
life and limb at every step. We hope to sec their e<
structlon prohibited in future by legislative enaetnw'
A good turnpike is far preferable and much safer. T f
price of hemlock has been very much enhanced in ce
sequence of the vast amount used in the construction
these roads, anil it ii difficult to be procured except at
extravagant price. The /urore for plank roads originat
with the speculator* in hemlock lands and owners
saw mills, who alone havo been benefitted by the expo
ment, at the expense of farmers and other real esta
owners in the country, who have been compelled to fot
go building and fencing in many instances on account
the enormous price of lumber, consequent on the ii
mense quantity of timber used in every part of the con
try in the construction of plank roads.
Trial of John UVIIsoti for the Murder oi '
Henry Digkmeyor.
COCHT OF OYER AND TERMINER.
Itefon Hon. Judge Rooaevelt.
The court room van crowded with spectators yesterdi
moruirp. it Icing tlie last day of Wilion's trial Near
three hours a ere taken up with the summing np of oounsi
and at one o'clock the Court deliTtied tho charge to t
jury.
Tic jury then retired.
At ahont three o'clock the jury lent in the following no
to the Judge : ?
Jt'RY Room, April 23, 1864.
How. Jvroi: RncaivriT Tho jury wishes to he infori
cd what constitutes manalanght'r in the second decree.
H C. SPRING, Foremen.
The Court, in reply, tent a copy of tho atatnte, marked t
the margin for the examination of the jury.
The jury remained ont about two honra. In tho mea
time?
Tho care of tho three O'Conr.ora, charged with the murd
of Michael t'onroy. waa taken up. ?
After n tedious delay only fix Jurors were empaunellc
twenty three bring Buhjected to the uanal fine tor non u
tendance.
The raac will prol ab!y be tried this morning, at 10 o'eloe t
The Jury In the rr.ee of Wilson, rctnrned a short time I
fore 5 o'clock, with a verdict of "Manslaughter in tl
reonnd degrta. ?
The Juries raid, rrder the circumstances, he conld do, i^
lore than subject the prisoner to tho furl penalty of tho la
allowed In cares of this nature. He therefore sentcroc
the prisoner to seTen yeara imprisonment in the Sta
Prison. ,
Tho eonrt then adjourned.
United Stales Circuit Couit.
Itefore Hon. Judge lietta.
THE PVIT AOAINPT TDK COM.KCTOR OF CAMFORNI.
ArRii 2.1? The United SUiten aanintt Jamet (Mlier.?Th
rare waa continued to day, and is'likely to ooenpy the eon
forthe remainder of the week. Voluminous eorrespondem
l etween Mr. Collier and the Secretary of the Treasury wo.
read hy tbo defendant In peveon from the printed papers
the Ilonse of Representatives. Mr John A Collier, h
brother and counsel, and Senator Dickinson, also read see
rat written oommanleatlona between the defendant and tl
government at Washington. Tha d?/ 0flcnP1#dL'n tv
reading of documentary evidenoe, and the caae waa adjonr
ed to 11 o'clock this (Wedaeaday) morning.
Williamsburg City Intelligence.
Election fob Chief anh Assistaut F.nhinkkhs ?Tl
l ira Department held an election for Chief and Assistat
i rglneers on Mondsy evening with the following result:?
(%et Knriiieer?u. C. Talbot, by lt>0 majority.
Anietnnt hi vinccrt?Messrs. Pcuias Strong David No
come, W m Meek ea, Alfred W'allott, and Charles Wall.
Hook and I.adder Company No. 2 did not vote In con"
quence of sonic difficulty between the members.
Court Calfiidar-TWa Day,
Unnxi) STanta IWIRICT COCRT.?Nog. 19, 21, 40, 38,4
88, 22, 23, '.0.18.
Scnuain Cpi RT?Circuit.?Woa. "88, 877, 378, 430, 8
76, 308, 3(10.'478, 470, 406, 408, 497, 409 60.
Pl PRJtvg Cm rt?Special Term ?Noa. 21, 14, 18, 66, 0
107, 8, 16, 60, 80, 8, (di, 88, 07, 83, 84, 02.
hcrmuoB Court?Regular Trial Term Ko?. 12a, 81
813 , 817 , 823 . 820, 836, 141, 283, 041, 607 , 00714, 84
840, 861, 868, 854, 855, 857, 869, 800, 861, 8( 3, SO
8n7, 810, 878, 876,881, 888, 886, 887, 880, 1,107. 80
661X, 211, 389, 727.
Sermon Court?Special Trial Terra ?Nos 536 884,44
404, 574, 67f, 678, 680, 682, 688, 590, 602. 608, 60
pP6, 698, 698, 600, 604, 006, 608, 266, id*.