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MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1807.
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS;
FOR GOVERNOR,
.V WILLIAM F. PAOKER,
■ or traoamo eomn.
FOR IBBGKS of THE SUPREME COURT,
. 1 :. ‘ william strong, , . '
or BSBKS COOSTT.
JAMES THOMPSON,
op saia codest.
FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER,
NIMROD STRICKLAND. !
' ” OP ORBSMB OOOSIT.
To our Subscribers.
We have several notes calling for extra
copies of last Saturday’s “ Press.” Not a
copy of the whole edition was left, at 12
o’clock on that day. • 71ioso who desire the
back numbers of this paper, we regret to ac|d,
cannot be supplied. Often thousand printed
of the firstnumber of. the, ‘‘Press,?’ not
one remains, except those we have filed.
Buchanan-.Floyd and the-Reserva
, ; tion at Fort Suelllng, Minnesota.
At u late hour l;ust evening our correspon
dent at Washington forwarded us the letter
whiqh appears in The Press of this morning,
giving a full account of*the sale, by order of
tho Secretary of War, in'aceordaheo to section
four of the last navy appropriation, biil, of
a certain military site, or, reservation, at Fort
Sneliing, Minnesota. The Chicago Preps and
tho New York JV/insehave both made serious
complaints about this sale; and it is finite
right that all tire facts should lie known to the
public. The Tribune complains that there
was no auction—no public sale; but forgets to
state, that had there been such an auction or
public sale, the result would bayo been a com;,
binfrtidn among the interested, parties by
which flic Government, instead of receiving
tho sum of $7 50 per,acre,,fixed,i)y the
Secretary in his instructions 'to ■ Major
Eastman and Mr. Heiskell, (the Government
agents,)'would have received only $1.25 per
acrej as bus been the -case heretofore. The
agenfa made a sale at $l2 per, acre, $5 more
than.' tho maximum fixed by the Secretary.
Tho result, so far from being satisfactory to our
opponents, is made .tho pretext for an outcry
which .is scarcely worthy of serious reply;
and the facts presented by our correspondent
arc more than sufficient to the Secretary’s
vindication. . 1 . ' ' I
Governor Floyd’s administration of the War
Department has thus far been eminently wise,
liberal, and just. We question if any man could
havobeenselected for thatposition who,bj na
ture nhd by inclination, was better adapted to
its various duties. He is hold,' prompt; and
resolute in action. No claimant is ever turned
away from,his door.without.a hearing.: No
appeal to his sense of right is ever unheeded.
Keenly alive to the honor of tho Administra
tion, he would eut * off his right hand before
lending himself ,to any combination which,
while affecting that Administration, would dis
credit himself. If over the New. York Tri
bune was called, upon to repent aw act oi injus
tice to a political opponent, we predict that it
will be so called upon hi the present case, and
wo have ho doubt it will freely acquit Gov.
Flora of all censure in any part of the transac
tion of which it complains.
SHIISTANTIAL THOUGHTS FOR SUBSTAN.
. 30IAL MEN. ...
The policy of intimidation in politics is tho
worst thing in tho world. It helps nobody
and harms everybody. When one class in any
Stale seek 3 for Special privileges, it is sure to
excite rivalry in another class; and when
threats are added to tho endeavor, this rivalry
is certain to breed revenge. " So, if a State is
arrayed against a sister State, or a section
against another ~ section, . argument , .fast
disappears before, denunciation, and angry
alienation, closes* up - the ■ scene. The
South, ,In liep moments of excitement,,
is never able to ■ help herself—her plirenzy
only adds fried to the northern fires of fanati
cism-bat it is when, in. a serious.and silent
■ mood of preparation, she can fortify heeself
from her own resources, and lay deep the
foundations of her Independence'. Such, in our
opinion; It! Her present Attitude! WoMo' not
for a moment encourage the Idea that any one
quarter-of our heloyod country can exist apart
fromany other section, even without doing so
in a state of exasperation. But it is enough
that a serious effort is making in the South
to this end, and. that there’ is confidence, in
its triumph. We have a thousand evidences
of the truths of this assertion—the absence of
Southern merchants from our marts 1 of trade
—their withdrawal' from northern watering
places—their establishment of wholesale ware
houses in. thoir own great cities—their attempts
to organise linos of steamships between the
Southern and tho European ports—their suc
cessful manufacturers iniron, and in cotton, &c.
It is at this conjuhcture of affairs iu the com
mercial' world that we find a marked and imp.
py changc in the political feelings of the north
ern and western States. The demagogues who
have made agitation their business have been
driven from the public stage, or occupy a part
of it, in a state of despondency and disap
pointment. Nor are the efforts of the South'
ern people conducted in a bitter spirit. Their
silence is ominous of their success, and it is
clear they do not intend to excite alarm inthe
free States, have, then, a plain duty
perform. And first, let us expel from our par*
ties all sectionalism. Let us, os Northern men'
and ‘Western stony leave slavery to those who
have Inherited it, and whose right it is to en
joy, and whoso obligation it is to protect jt.
To do otherwise (wall the past, early and late,
has shown with eloquent, and costly experi
ence) . is to affront our brothers, to degrade the
slave, to damage the free black, and, above all,
to injure ourselves.'' The fitting time to begin
the good wgrk is js ow. What true patriot will
say no to.the proposition?., .
ANOTHER PIONEER OP PENNSYLVANIA
Hon. Alexander H’Cauioxt died at Frank
lin, Venango county, on Monday morning last,
the 10th of August,' in the 72d year of his age.
JudgeTkI’CALMONT “was' once a pioneer of the
West. ~ He was an early settler of Venango,
and his own advancing footsteps have marked
the progress, of. that flourishing region. He
Ailed, during his career, many ■ an important
position, beginning with editing a Democratic
paper, and after occupying
cos, closing V? 8 relation to public affairs by
acting as President Judgc over of
the Clarion district. Judge M?Calwont was
greatly esteemed.' He has left behind him a
most thriving 1 family. His two sons, Hon'.
John S. M’Oaihoni', (who now occupies his
father's place oh the bench, in ids father's old
district,) and Alexander M’Calmont, Esq., of.
Pittsburgh, are among the rapidly risingmen of
our State, and belong to a school that has
done everything for western Pennsylvania. .
■<» the herald of freedom,”
This is the name of the Republican paper
published at Lawrence, Kansas. It Beeras to
have fallen under the grave displeasure of the
extremists’because it will not join intheabuse
of Governor TTalkee' and the friends of the
Constitution in Kansas. It is qiolen't enough,
however, going Topeka and all the other
absurdities' with a relish. One gleans, how
ever, somuthing of its rCal feelings in the fol
lowing article 'in tho' issue of the Bth of'Au
gust: ' , . 7
»* How to Restore Peace to Kansas .—Lefc the
peoplo alone. It. is this continuous effort of »
foreign power to-govern them that makes all the
disturbance. 1 Gov. Walkor's reply to tho ruffians
who applied to him for troops to enforce the bogus
laws when he first came, was. sensible ntid to the
-point. Said. ho: If the. peoplo mado tho laws,
they must enforce them fhonwelves; if they did
not they arc not fit to,bo enforced.’. This remark,
which was repeated throughout the Territory, reh
dored* him somewhat popular until ho came to
Lawrence wfth thcr troops. ’ Touch Lawrence and
you touch all Kansas. Gov. Walker has' n'ot
attacked Lawrence, and does not jntond to. He
is too much of an: American for tliat: 1 bilk tho « big
boo' game as tbo Law
renee charter 1 , rather ; afarmed those ;nt a distanco.-
But the people he re. neve* loifc a day’s work nor an
hour?s sleep on his dccoant, troops ore 5 n6w
cone, nuiotly as they oame,’without'causing tho
Ixottomentofa travelling OttravanJ’ ' - r
We have two excellent synoptical sketches
of sehridhs preached ip’this city ‘ yesterday,
reported bj'.one of our corps, which .we will
V publish dqrlng the weelc i one from the Rev.
;? JoitK OBAis.BEs, the.other.ftom the Bev. T.
T esninfint tn the ministry oj
,r "~ y ■■ ; -
Neff Presidential Mansien. ,
-Tfoliavo yet to'open the.first newspaper
: which takes ground, agonist the A necessity of *
■ pew Mansion. .
i • : . CaN’T-BB
A’ Republican' friend ofqtifs~ra personal
friend, of course—reports to.'us an urgent re
quest preferred to him by a poiltical hrother Of
his iu western New York, to change the gene
ral election day in Pennsylvania from the
fatal second Tuesday in October till some
time about the Christmas holidays. The mis
chief to he remedied by the great reform Is the
had effects of our election reports upon the
progressives in the Northern States. They
don’t like tho conservatism of the Keystone,
.they say, and they can’t stand the rebound of
their popular .enthusiasms, when they strike
against the Gibraltar of the Democracy. They
think the political sentiment of the Union
ought to split exactly at the seam along Mason
and Dixon, but they can’t get at it while the
mountains and vailoys of Pennsylvania, stretch
ing all the way between the line and Lako
Erie, play breakwater against tho rising floods
of Northern fanaticism. ey can neither
get along witbmis nor without us, and they can
hardly hold tueir own headway at home under
the damaging influence of our intractable
obstinacy. Our friend asks uswhat encourage
ment he can safely give to tho petition. Our
answer must, be courteous, but it must also lie
decided—wo can do nothing Tor him, for cer
tain reasons, of which the following are rather
a hint than a complete sample :
"Pennsylvania is in about the right place,
where she is, both in geography and politics.
She lies in tho region of tho Union’s heart,
safely lodged against the backbone of the
Alleghanies, with tho Atlantic and the Lako
country well placed within her grasp. In this
position she has behaved well in tho Old Union,
from, the day that Washinoton was inaugu
rated till James Buchanan took the succession.
She never yet voted wrong in the federal
elections, if success is tho standard. Some
how every thing has gone well with the nation
and all the world concerned, while Pennsylva
nia has kept her placo and done just wlmt she
pleased, uninfluenced by the ups and downs
among her neighbors.
She ka» boon steady, consistent, persistent,
and all the time herself and nothing else. Con
stancy looks to a blind man very like Obstinacy,
and Steadiness may be mistaken by, a person
subject to fits for Stupidity; but if a community
has the luck to start right itmaymnke progress
very decidedly and effectually without going
through revolutions to effect it. Things can
go ahoad by keeping straight on when they are
set right, and will succeed something better
than by turning summersets in the track.
Progress requires Conversion iu those who are
not in the right course, but regular uniform
growth is the order for tilings that are all right
at the start.
" Bjefore we consent to reform, we must be
convicted of error, and as at present disposed
we must wait for the proof before we under
ako the operation.
Wc saytliatPonnsylvaniahasbeen a i'ull,ac-
ive partner in eyery enterprise and every ac-
tion of tho Republic, which has given it its
present prosperity and the assured prospect of
its continuance. We appeal to tho documents,
and there rest our case.
As for the spirit, policy, and principles of her
peopio, what change should they undergo to
answer the reasonable demand of tho age, and
to meet the responsibility of their position ?
They take care of themselves. Is no.t that
a good way of,doing their duty to other people?
The stable people of the Keystone buy only
what they can pay for aud cauuot p’roduce for
themselves. They sell only wlifit they produce
by their own industry, and do not n'ecd for
their own consumption. They are not huck
sters. A quiver in the stock market of Lon
don does not send a shock to the heart of
her business. If tho Rothschilds drop the key
of their safe into the Atlantie, It does not shake
the Alleghany mountains, or trouble tho trout
iu their streams.- She pays seventy-five per
.cent, of the value of all her commodities to
her laborers, and invests tho other twenty-five,
less a trifle, for economical support in new pro
ductive improvements, which also goes to the
laborer.
She beats tho Empire State in representative
population two Congressmen every ten years
ever since the year eighteen hundred and thirty,
‘find will hold on at that rate until she adds Em
pire to her other title of Keystone State of the
Union. She marches forward at this rate on
this route because she employs her capital in
the! development of her own materials, and '
hands it over bodily tothofitizena of her home
prosperity.
Pennsylvania is independent in fact as well
as ip thedeclaration of Seventy-Six—politically
independent of all the world including her sister
Stales, and industrially and commercially in
dependent of the jobbers in stocks, wars, and
revolutions, on both sides of the Atlantic.
' Her people are moral because they are in
dustrious, and they aro quiet and conservative
because they are right and know it well.
Sho is German,very German, and just asdemo
oraiie, but nobody aver charged her with being
either devilish or deranged, nor is sho desperate
in anything. Scare up tho wildest sort of
Yankee excitement, heat it red-rot, stir it with
stump oratory till it boils over, then bring it
over to Pehnsylvania, aud wo will warrant you
that it will get cool enough to be handled with
out gloves by the time its surges reach old
Berks, or the healthy region of the Tenth
Legion.
She has a spark-catcher and a. damper for
every crazy locomotive she catches In the chase
of the «illimitable perspective,” But for real
reforms that can be woven into the web of the
common life of a healthy people, where has she
a superior ? Will some one eloquent in the use
of contemptuous epithets please to lay his finger
upon the spot where she is at fault ?
- Some other day we will give the due atten
tion to the progressiveness of Pennsylvania.
Wo will point to the milestones which register
her steady onward advance, and will fuel as
proud of tho record as kg are happy in its
facts.
So we say to our Republican friend that is
jogging us to mend our pace and alter the di
rection of our pathway, that wo can’t accommo
date him. ,
We think it is best for all parties to hear
from Pennsylvania about the middle of October
before they go to the polls in November.
They will know all the better what it is best to
do about the Presidential Election, which will
be as important hereafter as they have been
fortunate heretofore under her wholesome di
rection. _
THE EQUALITY OF THE RACES AGAIN
Wo spoke, a few days ago, of the uncon
querable repugnance of the white race against
all efforts to confer political and social equali
ty upon the negro. The following paragraphs
from tho Madißon (Wisconsin) Argus, of the
11th of August, show that what was predicted
in our article of lowa on this subject has
transpired, and that Wisconsin will
same proposition, shortly to be voted upon in
that State, a still mo re emphatic rebuke t
“lowa Constitution—Negro SurrnAOE Over-
WHEMUNonv DkVEATRJ>.**The new Constitution re
cently pa&cd in lowa hns been adopted by a major
ity of probably t>,ooo or 0,000. The veto was light
•and strict party lines were not observed. Tho Rc
publicans generally voted for it, as did many Dem
ocrats. It is a liberal and fair instrument. Tho
principal objection to it was a olauso in the bill of
right, which nullifies tho Fugitive Stavo Law,
But knowing it to bo void, many national men
'voted for it, notwithstanding.
“From indications thus par. negro suffrage is
overwholmingly defeated. For instance, Scott
county gave 522 majority for the Constitution but
1,245 majority auainxt negro suffrage. Jasper
county givos 400 majority for the Constitution, but
almost unanimous ‘against negro suffrage. And so
it is throughout the State.
“This Is an indication of western sentiments upon
this subject; It almost certainly declares tho ro
salt on the same question in this State. There, as
hero, tho Republican party accented it as the issue
—tho Democrats opemyavowed ihemHeltcn against
Jt. Tho result is completely satisfactory. Negroes
cannot vote in tho white West, yot awhilo.
New Railroad from Philadelphia to New York,
: The Newark Mercury says that the New
Jersey Railroad Company intend asking for an
extension of their branch road from Millstone
to Lambertville, with a design of connecting
it at Philadelphia with tho southern and
western routes. Tills road, the Mercury thinks,
willfqrmthegreatcoiinobtiDgHnkbetweenNew
York and the South and West. The distance
between New York and Philadelphia, by this
route, would be about the same as by tho pre
sent road, and would create a very strong com
petition, greatly to the advantage, of tho pub
lic, but not adding much to the benefits of the
companies, we should thlnk., For the carriage
of heavy freight, the lower road would per
haps have the advantage, but passengers would
be apt to prefer the upper.
b -Advantage os Foreign Travel. —An el
derly lady, who, wUh her daughter,. has but
reoeßtly ,fron> * rather ’rapid journey
through England, France, part of Qert&any, ahd-
Italy, was asked, the other day, if they had visited
Home, and she replied in the negative. “L&t Ha,
yea we did,” said the daughter, “that was the
place where we bought the had ito&lpg* \ u
TJjJi PRESS.-Pj|U-piiPHIA, MONDAY, 1857.
’ The most cheering indication of; the politi
cal fhtureis the present Vigorous.ajid healthy
movement in the South against the advocates of
extreme measures on the slavery! question;
This movement includes many, if not most, of
the loading men In the Southern States. - It is
based upon an indestructible principle. It will
he at last irresistible, because this principle
cannot be successfully antagonised. If there
were now pending before Congress and tho
country a new series of uncompleted legisla
tion on the territorial question, the friends of
the Union in the South would he in o hopeloss
minority. The efforts of the fanatics of tho
North Would in that event stimulate counter
purposes in the South; and the feeling aroused
on tho one side would be retaliated by the
most vehement- denunciations on'the other.
Happily, however, tho accepted policy of the
Government and of the great majority of tho
people is a permanent and peaceftil policy.
Every real friend of the Union cannot tail to
see that it haa already taken the vitality out of
tho Abolition organisation of tho North and
West, and that the loaders who were so san
guine of sectional success in 1866 have been
driven, by this policy, from their asßiuned
vantage ground, and compelled to take refuge
in local minorities. There never was a period
whon, in our opinion, all the just rights of tho
South were more certain of protection than at
tho present; and, therefore, there never was
a time when the Union men of tho, whole na
tion could present a bolder or more imposing
front.
Butthe organization of the Union element in
tho South will not only produco good results
in that quarter. It will also be responded to
froui the North and the West. Wo remember
well the exclamation of a Southern states
man, in a moment of great peril, when tho
waves of Abolition seemed about to sweep
away all tho guarantees of the Federal Consti
tution. “There would bo no hope, ho motive
for the Southern peopio to preserve this Union
of States, if they had not a band of brother!
and of friends amon, the Union men of the
free States.” This band, small for at least
ten years past, is now grown strong again.
It is increasing its force every day. Tho dis
integration of certain parties has vastly
added to its advancing column. Tho me
mories of Webster and of Clay impel
and invoke thousands to its spotless stand
ard. It is extending its conquering legions
over all the Northern and Western regions.
Men who opposed hs last year are in its ranks
this day, and are glad to forget past grievances
in an earnest co-operation for future nation
ality. Such is the augury and tho aspect of
tbo present.
Union men of tho South! your cause is good.
It is good for your own welfare and for ours.
Your fidelity encourages ns, and our consis
tency will encourage and strengthen you !
AMUSEMENTS.
Academy of Music. —To*night the Orchestra
will play tho overtures to “ Tancredi” and “Fra
Dinvolo,” thus contrasting Rossini and Anbor, tho
Italian and French schools. An agreeable feature
will bo a duct by Miss Riohlngs aud Madilo. Sohel
lor. Theso ladies will also sing solos. Signor
Yiori givos an air from 11 La Somnambula,” and
anothor from “La Traviata.” Mr. Frazer will
sing " Bonny Humic," and an English ballad.
Sanford’s Opera House.—*The second week of
the season commences this evening. An entiro
change of performance is to take plnce. Tho farce
of “Tho Virginia Mummy,” a laughablo extrava
ganza, will ho preceded by Ethiopoin Minstrelry,
by Sanford’s Opera Troupe . There will also bo
dancing by tho Sanford children. Tho entertain
ments are very popular with our citizens, and Mr.
Sanford has exactly hit tho taste of the public.
Walnut Street Theatre.—Mr. Nagio has boon
so well patronized in tho first wcok of his juvenllo
actors performing that ho has determined to run
them through a six night’s rc-cngagemont. Tho
Wron Family aro very clover, particularly tho
youngest, little Froderick and small Martha
There is some singing, wonderful from such more
children, and capital dancing by little Julia Chris
tine.
ilB-OPENINO OP THE AnCII STREET THEATRE.—
On Saturday evening 31 r. WJioaUoy commenced
bis fall season here. Tho house, which will now
accommodate about a fifth greater audience than
before the recent alterations,' was quite crowded.
Every seat was occupied. The re-construction of
the auditorium has boon executed with skill and
taste, and (though the heat was considerable) tho
ventilation has been as well cared for 1 as possible.
With all the box doors open, the atmosphere was
less warm than might have been expected on such
night. The principal features of tho performance
were the nppoarence of Mrs. Edward L. Daven
port and Mr. Wheatley, ns Letitia Hardy and
Doricourt, in the old-fashioned but still popular
play of “The Bello’s Stratagem.” (Mrs. Daven
port, by the way, must not be confounded with j
another Mrs. D., lata Lizzie Weston, who has re
cently belonged to Burton’s, at Now York.) No
thing can be more absurd than tho wholo plot of
“Tho Belle’s Stratagem.” Afi the name indicates,
it U a sahetno by a romantio demoiselle to make
her future husband in love with her. To effect
this amiable purpose she passes herself off, first ns
a raw, vulgar, Ignorant, and loquacious country
girl, and then, at n masquerade, where her face is
covered, as a fascinating lady of fashion, graceful,
accomplished, companionable, and brilliant. As if
this plot was not enough, Doricourt, tho lover*
feigns madness, to escape a marriage with
tho young lady, who has thus alternately
disgusted and charmed him. Tho lady’s
father feigns Illness to induce Doricourt
to marry- Letitia llerdy , and, at the end,
both of tho young people are made hnppy,
in tho usual stage wancor. Mrs. Davenport fully
entered into tho spirit of her part, looking and
playing it well, and being most tastefully and bo
! comingly attired. She is a charming actress, and
has, for the last few years, been considered one of
the leading “ stars” of tho English theatres. Tho
part of Letitia Hardy, albeit difficult, has gene
rally been a favorite with actresges. Besides Miss
Foote (now Countess Dowager of Harrington) and
bliss Ellen Tree, in our own time, this part has
been played by 3lrs. Davison, and by the celebra
ted Mrs. Jordan. Its ruling idea has been con
veyed from Goldsmith’s “ She Stoops to Conquer,”
and from Murphy’s farce of “ Tho Citizen.” 31rs.
Davenport, who achieved a decided success, was
the recipient of a great number of bouquets—a
foolish presentation, by tho way, ns it interrupts
the business of the play. Mr. Wheatley took the
part of Doricourt , which ElHston was supposed to
havo made his own until Charles Kemble also
assumed it. Mr, Wheatley played it very spiri
tedly all through, and wo havo to add that the
manner in which he and Mrs. Davenport danced
tho minuet? in tho Masquorado scones could
scarcely bo surpassed. Not even professional
dancers could have done it much hotter. If Mr.
Wheatley’s Doricourt were a trifio less impressive
and syllabio in delivery, It would flo much hotter.
Doricourt is a dashing, impulsive, high-spirited
man of tho world, and Bhould eschew the solid ut
terance of Joseph Surface. On the rest of the
characters our opinion may bo briefly stated. Old
Hardy was naturally played by that reliablo aotor,
Mr. Thayor. Mr. Dolman was too oold, and set, and
sontontioua for Sir George Touchwood. His bride, |
Lady Frances, has little to do, except look hand- J
some, and bliss H. Baker did us little and looked
as pretty ns possible. Mrs. Raclet (who is usod ;
very badly In uot being provided with a husband !
ere the curtain falls) was agreeuby 'rendered by
Miss Cruise. A well-established public favorito,
Mr. J. &. Clarke, was very enthusiastically greeted .
when he appeared before tho audicnco ns Flutter — j
one of tho most unnatural characters over written.
A scandal-monger; a tale-bearer, and a liar—such
a person would be kicked out of docent company ;
at the present timo. Yet, in the play, though ho
abused and half-choked, ho figures all through,
an amusing oreaturo, who is scarcely worth oriti
oisra, in amoral view. Mr. Clarko, who has tho
true comica vis , contributed agreeably to tho suc
cess of the piece. The great merit of Liston,
so long tho best low comedian on the English
stage, was that he did and said the most mirth
creating things with a face of imperturbable
gravity. He was serious and natural, and tho
apparent unconsciousness of being amusing snado
the jest. After the play there was a complimentary
call for the company, and, the curtain being
raised, xhe tableau received a good deal of ap
plause. Mrs. Davenport was finally, ted across
the stage by Mr." Whoatloy, who afterwards com
plying with the loudly expressed demands of the
audience, thanked thorn for their past patronage,
assured them that he would endeavor to morit its
continuance by taking a higher flight in tho
drama’s n&mo, referred to tho improvements
effected In the theatre during the recess, and an
nounced that Mr. E. L. Davenport would make
his appearance on blonday (tho present) evening.
He has selected the part of St. Picrre t in “ The
Wife,” and will play it to J*W own accomplished
lady’s Mariana. On tho wholo, the Arch street
theatre has re-openod brilliantly, with a good com
pany, and a prosperous season may be antioip&ted
Rational Theatre.—Christy and Wood’s min
strels commence ‘ a short soason hero this evonlng.
We need scarcoly say how popular they have beta
in Now York.' They open with .a concert in their
own m&QDor, followed by one a la Maretzeh, in
which George Christy will travostio the handsomo
conductor. Then oomes a burlesquo on tho famous
Rochester and the conclusion will be a
pleasant farce which had a long run in New
York, entitled “New Year’s Calls.” The pro
gramme Is to be different each evening.
The treasurer of the State of Florida, Mr-
Außton, has reoenlly passed through Washington
with funds to pay the interest due next month on
the seven per cent, internal improvement bonds of
that State.
correspbnMnce. -t
* • —a- •
ttiiteiuif tin death of Surgeon Robert T. Barry*
of this,city.
The following engineers hare been ordered to
'-the Tf. S. steam-frigate Sarcnoo, now at Philadel
phia, preparing for sea for the Pacific Squadron :
Ohief Engineer, Theodore Zeller; Ist Assistant,
R. O' Potts; 2d Assistants, 11. A. Ramsey and W'n.
Wasdinoton, 4 P. M., August 16,1857. Hunt 1 31 Assistants, N. B. lAttlg, E. A. 0. Dup-
The Secretary of War, May 85th, 1857, Instructed and W. R. BcMey.
Major Seth Eastman, UV & army, ami >fm. King Th® President tag issued orders for the frith*
Heiskell, Esq., Washington oily, to visit in person drawal of certain lands on the Suwaneo river,
tho military reserve at Fort Snelllng, in *the Tet* Florida* to be reserved from sale for naval purposes,
ritory of Minnesota, to examine and ascertain bow These are yellow pine lands, and the quantity thus
far it had been made valuable by Government im* withdrawn Is between 20,000 and 25,000 acres. i
provementa; also, whether any actual, bona fide The superintendent of the U. S. wagon roads to
settlers wore upon the reservation, who had made the Pacific this morning received a letter, dated
valuable Improvements thereon, and had sottled August 4, from the gentleman in charge of the
there with tho expectation, superinduced by the * oeoßd division of El Paso and Fort \ uraa wagon
Government agents, of having tho preemption f° ad ' ■lie is remaining at Des Arcs, Arkansas, in
right extended to thorn, and whother, under all the consequence of the sickness of several members of
circumstances, they should be allowed to purchase bis pa-Tty. lie expeota to bo able to leave on the
not exceeding one hundred and sixty nores each, wiorning of the 4th, and to push on ns rapidly as
covering their improvements at tho Government Col. Leaoh left Des Arcs, osbeforestated,
price of $1.25 per aero. They were directed to re- on the 28th of July,'to overtake tho advance party,
port to the War Department, on both points, as which must by this time have reached PreSton.
soon as practicable, after thoy hod obtained the Prosldent bag directed tho removal of the
desired information, go that they might receive °® ce or northwestern district, as
further instructions. provided for by the act of July 8,1850.
Thoy were further ordered to sell all that port of heretofore selected—Opibua was
tho reservation not inoluded in any tract to which f ? un l ““suitable; under the present order of
an actual settler hod a just claim, either at public President, it will bo established at Otter-tail
auction aftergiving duo notice In the principal pa- _ . _ ,
pars in the northwest, or at private sale in tracts Interior Department has received intolU
or lots of forty acres oaoh, so as to enablo persons of B eno ®t° tho effeot that Col. Nobles left tbeßioux
small means to purchase, or in whole, whichever Agency, Minnesota, on thedthinst., to rejoin his
in their judgment was deemed best, but in neither P &t i<ho hoa<l of tho Cottonwood rivor, and in
case at less than $7 50 per acre. They were to ox : tonda to forward to the Missouri river at all
amino Fort Snelllng with reference to its being re* A * ard9 -
tained as a military depot for the use of the Go- Tho BttWW ha * received advices
vornment; and if necessary for such purpose, they Upper Platte Indian Agency, dated Kavr
are to reserve from sale the buildings and such rom which I extract tho fol
land as they considered suitable, not less than forty' *, . , .... . .
„„ „ rm,; . - J . . . * “A report has reached mo within tho last week
acres. They were not to enforce to sale that part the Crow tribe has commenced hostilities
of the reserve which extended over a grave-yard against the Sioux, and has made a foray with a war
and church, belonging to and olaimed by the party on the Platte, forty miles-abovo this post,
Catholic congregation worshipping there, not ex- and has stolon a large number of horses (fifty-seven,
coeding twenty-five nores, but to allow the seme to fMthefJu Indlans ' 31,1
remnin in possession and under tho control of said “ I oan got no facts or particulars, and have only
congregation, with tho understanding that it waq, tho Sioux version of tho story. No whites have
not to ho .used or disposed of for anyothorpur- | Oln ® in,-nor sent wo any noeount of tho affair. It
pose. f mystery to mo; for, in May last, tho Crow
... ... _ T , , , . .. and Sioux tribes wore friendly and well disposed
Tjio report to tho War Dopartmont from Fort] towards each other, and I oan got no oluo for this
Snelung, dated June 10th, 1857, states that the j-sudden outbreak. One thing is certain and pretty
agents, agreeably to instructions, had visited and evidontr—tho Sioux are alarmed, and are all run
carefully examined tho military reservation at thatds*F l § awa J r Platte.
-i... ft „.i it,. r\wAVToiwrrvn sa ..Jr “Some two hundred lodges of thorn have passed
place andthe improvements thereon made by the i down below sinco the report first roachod me, and
United States and oitizens. The improvements are now on tho Platte and L’eau-qui-Court.”
made by the Government wore for military pur- - Sabdivisional surveys of the public lands io Kan
poscs, and of a character to render thorn almost ar ® progressing with due despatch, returns
valueless for nnv Tho fnri nnrt ni.Minim. whereof havo reached the General Land Office;
valueless lor any other. The fort and out-bmld- am9n g which are townships three, south of rangwi
mgs upon the reserve wore ercctod many years o igH, nino, ten, eleven, and twelve, east of Oie
ago, and, owing to its isolated condition, could not sixth principal meridian, situate on the head-wa
liave boon built with any degree of permanenoy, lexi of tho groat Nemaha rivor.
which, with tho groat lapse of time sinco their orec- &rgcon Jtobcrt T. Harry, U. S. N., died in this
tion, loaves them now in a dilapidated condition.
Tho agents are confident that all the improvements
could not bo sold for more than $20,000, and are of
the opinion that, were they to bo sold by them
selves, they would not briug more than half ■
that sum. As an evidence of this, they re
spectfully refer to the sale of Fort Atkinson,
which was sold some three years ago at public sale
for less than $4,000. They would also refer to tho
improvements at tho late Winnobago agency, which.,
sold two years ago for about $7,000, and this too
with a guarantee that the purchaser should have
tho right to enter the land atsl 25 per acre. Their
improvements cost tho Indian Department over
$lOO,OOO, and wore all made sinco 1848; and tho
Military Deserve atForfc Winnebago was sold lately
at §2,50 per acre, whilst tho land owners woro ask
ing and selling their lands in the neighborhood at,
$5O and upwards per aore. Tboy find upon the
reservation, extensive improvements xnado by citi
zens, tho cost of which cannot bo less than $30,000,
which dato back some twenty years ago. They
also find that they aro all owned and in tho posses
sion of the fort suttlor, Franklin Steclo, Esq.
Many of tho improvements wore made by him
self with the knowledge and consont of tho officer
in command at the time. They are positive, thero
forcjin saying that Mr. Stcelo is tho only claimant
upon the same made by oitizens. With a view to
tho best manuor of disposing of this reservation
under tho instructions of the War Department,
they oomo to tho conclusion that unless they sold
tho aamo at private sale, it would In all probability
i be sold at littlo, if any, over one dollar and twen
ty-five cents per aero, and for tho following
reasons
FROM WAJIHINQXOPf.
(eraouti fBO* oPR OOSRESPOHDEHf.]
Sale of the Reservation at Fori SneJh'n?, near St.,
Paul, Minnesota.
In 1852,25 th August, Statutes at Largo, Vol. 10,
page 35, Congress passed a law reducing the tbon
reservation (ofwhich this is apart), and directed
that the Commissioner of tho General Land
Office should soli that not thon wanted for xaili*
taiy purposes, at public sale. The same was
surveyed and advertised in the principal papers
throughout tho country. Three months’ notice
was given, and tho lands proclaimed for sale,
in 1853, at Stillwater, and all then offered were
sold for $1.25 per acre. That part of the old
reservation on the west side of the river was not
sold, in consequence of the maps not having reached
the }and office on the day of saloj Persona 4eiH'
on and made claims without tho authority of law,
and then appealed to Congress for relief, and on
the 2d of March, 1853, an aot was passed allowing
each claimant to pre-empt not exceeding one hun
dred and sixty acres, at $1.25 per uoro. Some of
this land embraced a portion of tho Falls ef St.
Anthony, and had Improvements mado upon tho
same by tho Government, and was much more
valuable than any part of the present reservation.
Tho agonte also collected such information in regard
to the sale of otbor reservations os their time, under
'the circumstances, would admit, and found that
they seldom brought over $1.25 per acre when
sold at public sale.
They ascertained that combinations wore being
formed for the purpose of purchasing these lands
at tho Government price, and wero satisfied that
justice could not bo done tho Government unless
they sold at private salo; and after a careful ex
amination of tho property they estimated Us value
at $90,000, which is more than $l2 per acre, and
five dollars more than the maximum fixed by the
Secretary of War.
The question then aroso ns to tho improvements
made by Mr. Steele. They could not admit that
ho was such a Bottler as would come under the in
structions of the War Department, for ho admitted
that ho never had been iuducod to beliovo that the
pre-emption right would be extended to him, but ,
they could not conceal the fact that ho had ex
pended in improvements a largo amount of monoy,
and that to give another the right to purohase the
reservation would effectually compel him to loso all
that he had expended. Thoy, therefore, came to
tho conclusion that jnstico required thorn to give
Mr. Steole tho refusal at the price thoy had agreed
upon. Thoy accordingly mado him the offer. He
proposed to give $75,000. Thoy informed him that
thoy would not dispose of it for a less sum than
$90,000, at which price he accepted it, and thoy
closed a contract at that prioo.
They have further to roport that thoy have
examined Fort Snolling with reference to its boing
retained as a military depot, and became satisfied
that the time had passed for it to be useful as a
military depot or fort. It ia so far from the fron
tier that it is utterly useless as a fort, and to keop
it as a military doj>ot would subject tho United
States to a heavy annual expense, and the Govern
ment oau have their stores forwarded, if necessary,
through a commission merchant, cheaper than by
keeping this point as a depot. There is but one
other military post in Minnesota Territory, which
is situated on tho Minnesota River above Fort
Snelling, and as steamboats run up to that post, it
docs not appear neooesary for a reshipmont at Fort
Snelling. As instructed, they reserve from salo
twenty acres upon which the Catholics have built
a church and hnvo a burial ground, and hnvo re
served for tho Protestants a burial ground of ten
acres. No mention of this wus mado in tho in
structions, but they came to the conclusion thot
the Secretary’s attention had not been callod to
the circumstances. They would recommend that
both reservations bo conveyed to tho respective dc
-1 nominations at $1 25 per acre. This report is
signed by Major Eastman and Mr. Hicskcll, the
agents of the Government.
(Correspondence of tho Press.]
Washington, August 15,1857.
Washington is in the midst of its very dul
lest month, and the wontberhns been so extremely
warm for tho past two or three days that the few
peoplo left in town are rarely seen upon the streets.
When September arrives, however, we may oxpeot
active preparations for the coming session of Con
gress, which bids fair to bo a brief one. In some
future lotter I shall give an account of the public
measures spoken of as those which are to ho pressed
to an early passage. At present I shall only refer
to the accommodations which will probably be pro
vided for tho largo concourse of people that makes
tho Fcdoral Metropolis its abiding plnco during
the sittings of Congress. The National Hotel,
(which was by fur tho most commodious and plea
santly situated house of tho oily,) the U uited States,
the St. Charles, and tho Murray llouso, are closed.
There are opou at preaout, with very few guests at
each, Brown’s, Willard’s and Kirkwood’s.
It is said that tho National Hotel, which us a
public houso has been ruined by tho disoase which
goes by its name, will bo rcmodellod for a theatre,
tho only theatre whioh Washington could bonst of
having been burned to' tho ground shortly after
Mr. Buohanan’a Inauguration. Tho St. Charles
will ho reopened in October butfor a briof period,
tho square, a portion of which It oooupics, being re
quired for the oxtonsion of tho Capitol park, which
will bo a magnifioont addition to tho now Capitol.
The United States, called last winter tho Interna
tional, is refitted and will bo oponod in tho fall.
There are several boarding houses, self-stycd hotels,
whioh drag on at this timo a siokly existence; and
ter boarding houses, themselves, their namo is
legion. Mr. Winder, ns I stated in my letter once
before, offers tho site of tho Union Buildinqb for
tho ercotion of a new hotel.
Although it Is well known that tbero is nothing
so jnucb wanted &8 a first-rate hotel, I doubt
whether Windor’s ofier will be accepted.
Commander John M. Borrion has been ordered
to the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. 11., to relieve
Commander Pickering-
The Department yesterday received official infor-
TELEGRAPHIC.
FROM WASHINGTON.
[BRCIAL DESPATOU TO TIIE PRESS.]
Vasuington, August 10.—The statement that Hon.
-A. CJ. Dodge, U. 8. Minister to Madrid, has resigned, Is
aulioritatiycly contradicted by letters and papers re
wired this day.
ijhere are at least one thousaud visiters at the White
Sulphur (Virginia) Bpriogs. Great preparations are
mating to extend the accommodations at all the Springs
forthe next season.
?he Charleston Mercury, just received, makes tho
(blowing extraordinary exclamation:
* The fate of the Union, In our judgment, is sealed.
It must be dissolved. We bow to the necessity, and
mty mourn the catastrophe, but cannot prevent a cer
tainty or inevitable as the rolling of the seasons. It Is
oriy a question of time. We have not done it. When
inyartial history comes to write its epitaph, it will say:
‘ filled by the aggressive injustice of the North, and
the ignoble submission of the South S”
Judge Dooolas writes that after his visit to Minne
sota and Wisconsin—he is on his way there now—he
•wjlvialt New York and W/wbington.
fommodore Thomson, who relieves Captain Turner at
4!e Ordnance Office, Philadelphia Navy Yard, is a bro
tler of Senator Thomson, of New Jersey.
Ex-Governor MASsmo, of South Carolina, is a very
prominent candidate for Senator in place of Judge But-
deceased.
F‘om Washington—Naval Changes—'The New
Russian Tariff.
ffASWMGTON, April 15.—Chief Engineer Zeller, and
Aeistant Engineer* Potts, Ramsey, Hunt, LittlgDu
pkino and Sehley, have been ordered to the steamer
Sftenae, now preparing for the Pacific Squadron, at
Philadelphia.
Commander Pickering has been detached from Ports
nnuth, New Hampshire, and Commander Berrien been
anointed bis successor.
jiffleial despatches recoived at the Btate Department
spak in favorable terms of the ameliorating influence
, uow Ruasten tariff, saying that tho comracnce
nsnfof tho operations affords evidence that the present
Epperor entertains views dlfferentfrom his predecessor,
a 4 affords hope'that other important reforms may fol
lor. Books In all languages, and pictures, are duty
fro, subject only to the usual censorship. Russian sub
joins, living in foreign countries, can now travel for five
ftp* with a reduction of passport fees.
Tio Southern Hail—Louisiana JCropa—Marine
' >• • • Dlsast kt At Key West, <Uc.
Washington, Aug. 16*—The Southern mail furnishes
?«w Orleans papers to the oth Inst.
A letter to tho Picayune from Plaguemlno states that
V Sugarcane Is growing rapidly on tho plantations in
hat vicinity, and that it is expected that & new crop of
sigar will be in the market by the middle of October,
tlreo weeks earlier than usual. The corn crop was lar
gr than over before, and the rice crop abundant. Hnr
vot would commence in two weeks.
fho Baton Rouge Advocate reports the cotton crop in
th.t vicinity as seriously affected by tho rain. It con
firns the forward state of the sugar crop.
?ho Caddo Gazette says tho cotton crop promises a
far,turn out.
•he Key West correspondent of the Charleston Com
rie reports tho barque Pacific was bilged on the 26th
uli Two-thinls of her cargo was damaged, but brought
hi|h prices at the Marshal’s sales. The schooner Ame
rica, Waters, from New York, had pat Into thatjwrt on
th> Ist inst., with her crew in a mutinous state. They
woe replaced by tho crew of the Pacific.
The North Carolina Election.
lalifax, N. C., Ang. 15.—Tho sheriff has just ar
riv'd from Raleigh with official returns, showing Shaw's
inaority in the recent election was 33 votes.
'• Fire at Point Levi, opposite Quebec.
Qusbeo, Aug. 25.—An incendiary last night fired some
woiden buildings on Point Levi, opposite this city, and
twenty of them were destroyed.
Fatal Explosion of a Powder Magazine
liurAx, August 14.—Tho Merchants’ powder maga
tio, containing the whole stock of powder in Halifax,
exttoded with a terrific concussion shortly after mid
nigtt last night. One man was killed and fifteen others
won seriously Injured. Five houses wero demolished,
andaeveral damaged.
Tie Government raogusine and the barracks wero
mueb shattered, and nearly ail tho windows in tho
nor/hern part of tho city were broken. The magaxino is
sujnosed to have been fired by au incendiary. For hours
the excitement was intense. Many persons had boon
thrown from their beds, and others, bewildered, rushed
into the streets for safety, believing au earthquake had
©reared.
Firtber Depredations by the Cheyenne In-
gf Lotus, August 15.—Advices from Fort Kearney
fitatithat a party of nineteen drovent in charge of up
waHk of 1800 cattle, destined to the Utah expedition,
wert attacked when twenty-seven miles above tho Fort,
on tie 18th Inst., by 150 Cheycnno Indiana.
Al the cattle and twenty mules ran off. One of the
drove™ was killed, and another severely wounded.
Nlntof the Indians were slaiu.
Cil. Sumner bad started in pursuit of the Indians.
Explosion of the Baltimore Gas Works,
B.ltimore, Aug. 16. —An explosion occurred at the
GasWork* this afternoon, the roof of the purifying
hone being blown off. Two men were knocked dowu,
but |one were killed.
i Fatal Accident.
AftUNY, August 15,—A fatal accident occurred on the
Alhfay and Northern,Railroad, near Woht Troy, this
mortjng, The axle of an engine broke, upsetting .the
and the engineer and fireman are supposed to
bavfibeen killed. The particulars of tho accident hsvo
not jvt been received.
Sailing of the Baltic.
Nev York, August 10 —The steamer Baltic sailed this
aftenoon, with 03 passengers and ?840 5 000 in specie.
Non-Arrival of the Columbia*
Ntfv York, August 16—8 o’clock P, M.—There areas
yet m signs of the Colllnß mail steamship Columbia, now
aboutduc, with foreign advices to the 6th Inst., four
days hter than those furnished by tho Canada.
Markets.
Nkv Orleans, August 14.—Cotton—Market closed
firm; >alcs of 100 bales to-day. The sales of tho week
amomted to 5,600 bales, nml tho receipts to 240 bales.
Tho leccipts of cottou thus far at 'this port less than
last year, amount to 230,600, and at all Southern ports
of 6ft,000 baleo.
Flo«r is very dull. Wheat steady at $1 25 bushel.
Corn is quoted at 85c. Oats steady at 45c. Mess Pork
unsteady; quoted at $24. Coffee—Sales of Rio at 11
12c.: tho Balch of tho week are 8,600 bags; stock in port,
09,000 hags. The other markets are unchanged.
New Orleans, Aug. 15.—Cotton—Tho market ge
nerally is dull. There wore no sales to-day, Rod tho
receipts aero only five bales. A new crop from Texas
is expected.
Titk U. S. Aoiiicoltukai/ Society's Exhi
bits.—Wo And iu several of our exchanges,
suys.tho Louisville (Ky.) Journal of the 13th,
the time of holding tho fifth annual exhibition
of tile U. S. Agricultural Society, at Louis
ville,'fixed iu October. This is a mistako that
may ho injurious to tho exhibition and disap
point many who dosiro to becomo exhibitors or
visiters. We hope the newtpapers throughout
the country will promptly make the correction.
Tho lime for holding this exhibition was ori
ginally fixed for September Ist,but on account
of tho great number of contributors expected,
it has been determined to commence it one
day sooner. It will begin on Monday, August
81st, and continue six days. It gives abundant
promiso to bo tho most splendid exhibition of
tho kind that lias evor been witnessed.
Two young lada, named Homer Atkinson
and Charles Hammer, very respectably connected,
have boon arrested at Cleveland, Onto, on tho
charge of purloining money letters from the post
office belonging to tho Gorman Evangelical Asso
ciation. They mode a confession and were com
mitted.
{from the New Tork Sund&y Herald.]
APPALLING COLLISION.'
A PROPELLER SUNK IN SIXTEEN FATH-
OM S WATER
FIFTEEN PERSONS. MEN, WOMEN AND
CHILDREN, DROWNED.
BOAT AND VALUABLE CARGO TOTALLY LOST.
CORRECT LIST OP LOST AND SAVED.
AMrctinjj Scenes and Incidents—Meeting at the
Passengers,
DEATH OP AN INVALID FROM EX
CITEMENT, IfC., tfc., ij-c.
The oities of New York and Brooklyn were yes
terday thrown into a state of great excitement by
tuo announcement that a most disastrous and de
structive collision had taken place, but a few hours
beforo, on Long Island Bound, between the Fall
River steamboat Metropolis Cnpt. Brown, and the
New London and Norwioh propeller J. W. Harris
Capt. Leonard Smith, resulting i n the immediate
sinking of the propeller in sixteen fathoms water,
carrying down with her fifteen human beings. The
facts in connection with this shocking catastrophe
are theso:
The J. W. Harris, one of the line of New Lon
don and Norwich propellers, left her pier at No. 12
North river about 5 o*oloojc Friday afternoon, on
her regular weekly trip for the above-named places,
very hoavily laden with an assorted cargo 01 mer
chandise, consisting of groceries, provisions, dry
goods, about thirty tons of pig iron, cotton in bales,
bar Iron, 4'C., Ao., valued in all at about $50,000,
and consigned to various parties throughout the
New England States. In addition to this cargo
she had on bonrd twenty-seven persons, named as
follows:
Passengers — Mr. A. L. Smith, wife and
daughter, of 181 Concord street, Brooklyn; Miss
Gordon, of 37 Catborino street, New York; John
Ayres, of 06 Hammond street, New York; John P.
Bunn, of Brooklyn; James Cahill, of New York;
William 11. Orr, of Brooklyn; Samuel Newman,
of Brooklyn; James Maiming, of New York; John
Smith, or Now London; Eliza Smith, of Now Lon
don; Mary Smith, of New London; a gentleman,
wife and child, names and residenoo unknown.
Crew. —Captain Leonard Smith, of New Lon
don, Ct.; George M. Thompson, first engineer, of
New London, Ct.; K. H. Word, second engineer, of
Now London, Ct.; Stephen Prontioe, mate, Now
London, Ct.; William Graves, deck-hand, New
London, Ct.; Jerry Flannigan, deck-hand, New
London, Ct.; George Alien, deck-hand, New Lon
don, Ct.; Daniel JDwoy, deok-hand, New London,
Ct.; James , deck-hand, New London, Ct.;
Mary Withers; chambermaid, of New York; Ann
Willis, cook, of New York.
The passengers, with one or two exceptions, were
bound on visits to their friends in New London,
and were acquaintances of Captain Smith. Every
thing passed off as pleasantly and agreeably aa the
excessive boat of the evening, which was a most
delightful one otherwise, would allow, until about
ten minutes to two o’olock Saturday morning, by
which time the propeller had got some sixty-flvo
miles from the city up the sound, and about midway
between Falkland Island and New Haven. In tlio
middlo of the sound the lights of a steamboat wero
suddenly discovered coming from an opposite di
rection and bearing directly down upon nor. Tho
. courso of the vessel was immediately changed so as
1 tosteer clear of her, but to no purposo, as the pilot of
the steamboat, mistaking tho propeller for a sloop
or sailing vessel, in consequence of her having her
forward sail up at the time, also changed his course
so that both vessels’ bows pointed the same way, and
diagonally across tho channel, so that the propeller
was heading cast half north, and tho steamer west
half south. Tho engines of the propeller were imme
diately stopped ana revorsod, out to no purpose, as
in less than two minutes after this was done she
was struck by the cutwater of tho stoamer justfor
ward of tho pilot house on hor starboard side, cut
ting a bole through hor sides, so that she filled and
sank in from fourteen to sixtoen fathoms water, in
less than two minutes thereafter, carrying down
with her tho entiro cargo and sixteen persons, most
if not all of whom wero in bed at the time of the
occurronco.
The steamer immediately reversed her engines,
loworcd her boats, and succeeded by means orropes
and tbo boats in scouring eleven out of the twenty
seven who were known to be on board at tho time.
The Metropolis is a new boat, and has beon on
tbo routo but about two or three years She left
Fall River Friday ovoning, about 7 o’clock, with
between two and three hundred most
of whom hod arrived at Fall River on tho eastern
trains at that hour for Now York, and proceeded
on her joumoyto this city without auything un
usual occurring up to tho time of the collision, at
'‘which time most of hor passengers wero in bed
nsloop.
Tho annexed graphio account of tho collision,
which our reporters have collected from the pas
sengers, crow, and others on board of the boats at
the time of tho occurrence, will serve to convoy a
correct idea of the appalling affair.
miSMBST or CAPTAIN LEONARD SMITH.
The propeller J. N. Harris, commanded by myself,
left her pier at No. 12 North River about five o’clock on
Friday afternoon, with avery heavy assorted cargo, con
sisting principally of groceries, provisions and drygoods,
with about thirty tons of pig iron, and aquflntity of chain
and bar iron onboard, and in ail valued at between
$50,000 and $60,000, not one cent of which was insured.
The cargo was owned principally by New London mer
chants, while a portion of it was consigned to various
parties throughout the New Rugland States. In addition 1
to the cargo, there were fourteen passengers on board,
beside a crow of eleven persons. [The captain must be
mistaken as to tbequraber of passengers, as other ac
: counts make out sixteen, all told.} The clerk of the
boat, Mr. Wm. Rowe, having received a telegraphic de
spatch on Friday afternoon of the illness of his wife, left
the propeller and proceeded to New London in tbe steamer
Connecticut, and, I think, took the bill oflading with
him, so that I am unable to enumerate or eves give any
adequate idea of the amount and extent of her cargo.
The passenger list went down with the propeller, so that
no exact idea can be arrived at, at present. The pro
peller was three years old, a staunch boat, and was
owned principally by people in Now London, and valued
at $22,600. Mr. J. N. Harris, of Now London, after
whom she was named, owned the fourth of her. I hod
an Interest of $2,600 in hor. She was insured against
fire only, and is consequently an entire loss to her
owners, so far as marine Insurance is concerned. Tho
fifefropolirf struck us Just forward of the pilot-house,
and probably cut us completely through, as we sank
within two minutes afterward. We hod a sail up at the
time, and had been stopped sorao time wlicu the colli
sion took place. I havo nothing to say at present as to
how it happened. The night was height and starlight
over head, and neither the water nor weather was
rough. The women and children were all in the cabin
inloep at the time, and wero all lost. Those of the pas
sengers that wore in bed at the time, who did make out
to save themselves, had barely a chance of doing so, as
the vessel went down so soon after she waastruck, we had
no chanco to get into the cabin,'or to make anj* attempt
to rescue the persons who were therein. I have lost
three of iny littlo children, which will be bad news for
mo to carry home to their mother, who is in New Lon
don. I have alroady sent a despatch of the fact to her.
At this moment an old grey headed gentleman came
into the upper saloon of the Metropolis, where Captain
Smith was sitting at a table making this statement to
Aeveral reporters, aud, walking up to the captain reach
ed out his hand, which was graxped by that of Captain
Smith, who said, “How do you do. Mr.. Gordon?” at
the same ttm© averting his face from that of Mr. Gor
don (thenamo of tho old gentleman) to hide tho tears
which began to trfeklo down his face. The old gentlo
mno, In a tremulous voice, and -without answering tho
Captain’s interrogatory, said, 11 1 cauio to ahk about my
daughter; where is she? Is she alive or not?” “She
is gone,” replied the captain, which announcement
seemed to he too much for the poor man, who, exclaim
ing, “Oh, my God, do you tell mo so * is it possible?”
sank down into a seat and wept like & child for several
minutes, (luring which time there was uot a dry eve In
the saloon. The meetiug, and the sad intelligence im
parted in so few words, was most impressive iudeed.
Captain Smith seemed to feel his position moat keenly,
for in addition to losing three beautiful promising
children of hia own, aged respectively nine, seven, and
live, ho had at one fell swoop been compelled
to witness, M it wore, the death struggles of the wives,
children, or friend# or some of bis oldest and most inti
mate associates without oveu the poor consolation hav
ing been afforded him of endeavoring to extend to them
a helping hand. For some moments afterward he could
not speak a word, but was obliged to rieo from hla seat
and walk away from the table; subsequent to which he
hail a few words morn with Sir. Gordon In relation to
tho sad affair, who then retired from tho cabin, weeping
most bitterly. Captain Smith then returned to the
table at which the reporters were sitting, and address-
Jog them, said—“Bho was a most beautiful girl, only 18
years of age, and only to think her father brought her
down to my boat last evening and gave her into my
charge, to take to her friends in New London, but now
she has gono with my children, I hope to a better
world.” „ ,
Miss Gordon is the daughter of George Gordon, Esq.,
clerk, at 78 Water street.
Captain Smith was evidently laboring under a great
mental excitement during tho recital of tho above
narrative, particularly so (hiring the latter portion of it.
BT.VtKMEKT Or CiPT. BROWN, 0F THE METIIOPOLIS,
CVpt’Wililftm 11. Lewis, tho first pilot of the Metro*
poll*, was on duty at the time of the collision. Ho baa
been on the lluo over since It was established, and there
is not a more reliable pitot on the Sound. lie feels a*
bad about the accident as Capt. Smith does, and wishes
for th e proseut to avoid making a formal statement of
the occurrence himself. He baa. however, related
the whole affair to me, and I will roiato It to yon word
for word as he gave it 10 me: We left Fall River about
seven o'clock on Friday evening for New York, with
some two or three hundred pA*sengors. About five
minutes before two o'clock Saturday morning, be
tween Falkland Island and New Haven, the pilot
saw a vessel about a point and a half on the
starboard bow, which he supposed to he a schoon
er ; she showed a very little light aft, hut no
head light whatever; she was heading east half
southeast, Rndwewere going west, half south. When
steamers meet head to head, the rule is for both to put
their helms to port and pass to the right, hot sailing
vessels we must giro their course. So supposing this to
bo a schooner on a free wind, our pilot kept off to the
left, trying to pass on the south side; but she, seeing
that wo wero a Bteamer, and trying to pass her to the
left, and she continuing on lior regular course, an a.
matter of fuct brought ufl into a collision. The bell of
the Metropolis was rung to stop the ongtnoa, but in
about a minnute we struck between her masts I b&d
got out my berth and got to tho window when Bho
struck The foremast of the propeller weut on our lar
board bow, and her mAinmflst on her starboard bow.
We were, probably, at tho time, running at the rate of
twelve miles an hour. Ido not think wo were going at
n greater rate of speed thau that, and must have cut a
hole through the side of tho propeller. It was a bright
starlight night, with a light haze on the water; but if
there had been headlights ou tho propeller, wo could
easily liavo seen her. I think our engines were reversed
at the time of tho collision, b(jt am not positivo as to that
Tho collision did not shakeourbontniuch, and pers o ns
sleeping aft might not have been awakened by it. The
only damage done to the Metropolis by the collision is
tho loss of her cut-water and fiag-staff on her bow. she
does not leak ft drop on account of it, and we shall run
back to Fall River to-night w usual. The fine oak stem
of the stearnor Is hardly scratched, but we may hare to
goon the ways for repairs when It is convenient for us
to do so, because tho damage to tho cut-water extends
under water. Immediately after the collision there was
some confusion on board the steamer about getting tho
boats over, but wo had a little dickey boat which hung
ready on our quarter in the water inabout two minutes,
and two others in five minutes more. The crow of the
steamer threw ropes to tho propeller, and saved all
they could in that war; and the passenger# threw over
Jife-preaervers and whatever else they could lay tboir
hands ou that would float IVe have ten boats on board
of tho steamer all told Wo could hoar men crying
and struggling in tho water the moment the collision
took place, and wo hauled three men in over the bows;
one saved himself by climbing up the wheel, and Capt.
Smith clung to tho braces of tho wheel. The propeller
immediately sunk in about fourteen or sixteen fathom'!
of water. After the collision we kept tho steamer lay
ing stlU till after daylight, with home boats out all tko
time tookin* for persons In the water. During tbo time
the steamer drifted somo distance from tho place of tho
collision, but the boats remained hoveling around the
place all the time in hopes of discovering some person
clinging to a floating barrel, spar, board, bale, or
something from tho wreck, hut without avail. As
soon as wo could seo clearly wo brought tho steamer
again to tho place, which wo did not dare do before
for fear if wo moved the wheels that wo might strike
and injure some one who might bo iu tho water,
or els© by the ripple which it would cause, wash
them from whatever thev might be clinging to. He
could clearly see tho oil on the water an it roue from the
casks in tho wreck. Immediately after the collision, a
committee was formed by the passcugers of the Metropo
lis, for the purnoso of socking out and administering to
I the wants of tho wrecked passengers and crew who had
been saved, and who had lost lu some instances every
I article of clothing and dollar of money which they pos-
Beased in the world. They came to me [n the first place
! to make some inquiries about Capt. Smith, as they wished
to know how far to trust him, I have known him from
a boy and ha'® been very intimato with him, often
Bailing with him ou the siimo vessel; and 1 told him that
they could pnt implicit confidence In any statement which
ho might make to them, or that they need not be afraid
totrust him with untold gold. He then, at their re
quest, gave them as good an account of bis crew as he
-yV'Jv'V* ; x
MT »li from
them, «ww he »u» jnorirorMiKum, u>d Wlrn
deprtTed orhfi unit of firnto. VUMlthoed, uul htd
lost oil the prepertr he hid to to* world ihe eora
mittse went promptly to work, end won mised thout
WSS tmong the pusenjen, which th.y <11.14,4 tmonw
the (turvivlog crew and passengers according to their
several necessities; subsequent to which they contri
buted and forced upon Captain Smith a handsome pre
seat for the noble conduct evinced by him on this trying
occasion.
William Glares, deck hand; L. H. Ward, second
engineer; George T. Thompson, chief engineer;
and some of the possehgerO made -statements, 'bat
they were merely corroborative of the above.
INCIDENTS, ETC." ‘
Among the passengers nn board the Metropolis
at the time of the ait aster was Mr. George Tsp
pftn. a merchant of New Bedford, of considerable
wealth. He had for some time past been subject
to fits, and was, at the tltne of this occurrence, on
bis way south, with hi* wife, for his health. Dur
ing the intense excitement on board of the boat he
became so nervously affected that he fell backward
in an apoplectic fit, and expired almost instantly.
He was about 45 years of age.
Immediately after the collision a woman was
seen struggling in the water, supporting her infant
child in Her arms. A rope was thrown to her.
whiob fell within her reach, and which she might
have seised and saved herself by relinquishing her
bold upon her child. She looked up, saw the rope,
saw those who would have given almost their own
hold upon life to save here, then pressed her child
to her breast and sank forever.
LIST OF T BE LOST.
The following list comprises all who are known
to have been lost, with tbe names of all but one
man, wife and child, who, Captain Smith says, were
on board,.but whose names be eonld not call to
mind. lie thinks, however. <hat they belonged to
New York : *
1. —Jane L. Smith, wife of A. W. Smith, Esa.,
of 181 Conoord street, Brooklyn. *
2. Harriett Smith, aged 11, daughter of Mr A
W. Smith.
3. Miss Gordon, 18 years of age, American,
single daughter of Mr. George Gordon, No. 37
Catharine street. New York.
4. —John Smith, 9 years of age, American, son
of Captain Leonard Smith, of New London.
5. Eliza Smith, 7 years of age, American,
daughter of do.
6. Mary Smith, 5 years of sge, do. do.
7,8, and 9.—A gentleman, wife and child, on
known.
Prentice, mate of the propeller}
American, leaves a wife and one son in New Lon
don.
11. George Allen, 16 years of age, American,
deckhand, New London.
12. Daniel Daley, 30 years of age, Irish, deck
hand, New London. ■ '
13. James ,23 years of age, Irish, deck
hand, Now London.
14. Ann Willis, cook, Irish, New York.
15. —Mary Withers, chambermaid, Irish, New
York.
LIST OP THE SAVED,
I.—Captain Leonard, Smith, 4o years of age,
American, Now London.
2. —George M, Thompson, Ist engineer. Ameri
can, New London.
3. —K. H. Ward, 2d engineer, do., do:
4. —John P. Dunn, passengor.
5. James Cahill, do.
6. —A, L. Smith, do.
7. —Wm. H. Orr, do.
8. —Samuel Newman, do.
9. —James Manning, do.
10. James Ayers,/passenger, 74 years of age,
residing at No. 60 Hammond street, taken from
the water in a greatly exhausted condition.
, 11.—Wm. Graves, deck hand, American, New
London.
12.—Jerry Flannigan, deck hand, Irish, New
London.
MEETING OF THE PASSENGERS OF THE METROPOLIS.
After the first alarm of the accident had some
what subsided on hoard the steamer, the shock of
course having awakened all the sleepers and
brought every one on deck, a meeting was extem
porized, and a committee appointed to collect funds
to relieve, in some measure, the most pressing
wants of the sufferers who were saved from the
wreck, and also for the benefit of the families of
those who were lost.
THE LATE ELECTIONS.
The Democrats appear to have been generally
successful in the lato elections. They will, there
fore, hnve a clear majority of nearly twenty in the
next House of Representatives, upon a general
classification.
Kentucky.— The result stated by us a week ago
has not been altered by subsequent returns. There
have been eight Democrats and two Americans
elected to Congress, vii:
1(. C. Burnett, Dem. J. M. Elliott, Dem.
8. O. Peyton, Dcm. H. Marshall, Amer.
W. L. Undorwood, Amer. J. B. Clay, Dem. .
A. G. Talbot, Dem. John C. Mason, Dem.
J. 11. Jewett, Dcm. John W. Stevenson, D.
The majority of James H. Garrard, Democrat,
for Stato Treasurer, over Thomas L. Jones, Ameri
can, is above ten thousand.
In the State Legislature the Democrats will have
a majority of sixteen on joint ballot, which will
enable them to elect a United States Senator.
Twenty State Senators, including ono to fill a va
cancy, wore eleotod on the 3d instant, and of these
tho Democrats obtained thirteen and the Ameri
cans seven'. But there aro eighteen Senators hold
ing over, of whom only five are Democrats. This
will give the Americans a majority of two in the
Senate. In the House of Representatives, all
electod this year, the Democrats will have a ma
jority of eighteen or twenty.
Tennessee.— ln this State, we are informed,
tho Democrats havo electod Mr. Smith in the third
district, Mr. Savage in the fourth district, Mr.
Jones in the filth, Mr. Wright in the seventh, Mr.
Atkins in the ninth, and Mr. Avery in the tenth.
The Americans elect Mr. Brady in the sixth dis
trict and Mr. Zoilicoffer in the eighth. The first
and scoond districts to be heard from.
There will be a Democratic majority in both
branches of the State Legislature, and this will
five them two United States Senators. Isham G.
larris, Democrat, is elected Governor of the State
by a majority of ton thousand over Robert Hatton,
American.
North Carolina.— Here, too, the Detnocrata
have beon victorious. They hare gained two
members of Congress, and in several districts they
had no opposition. The followingmembera appear
to have been elected : Thomas Ruffin, Burton
Crnige, Thomas 1. Clingmnn, Warren Winslow,,
h. 0. B. Branch, Henry M- Shaw, (over H. W.
Smith,) and Alfred M. Scales, (overß. C. Puryear.)
In the fifth district the contest is close between
John A. Gilmer, Amorican, and Stephen W. Wil
liams, Democrat.
Texas.— The returns are sufficient to show that
the Jlon. H G. Runnels, democrat, is elected
Governor of Texas by from ten to twelve thousand
majority over the IJon. Samuel Honstcn. There
was no real* contest for Lieutenant-Governor, and
both tho Democratic candidates for Congress have
been chosen by largo majorities.
Tho above is from the National Intelligencer,
old-lino Whig, of Saturday last. Tho Union of
tho samo day informs us that tho new delegation in
tho Houso from Alabama, seven, in number, arc all
Democrats; being a gain over last Congress of two.
Missouri. —lt is evident, from tho tone of the
Missouri papers, Rollins has been elected Governor.
His majority, it is supposed, will bo about fifteen
hundred.
lowa. —From tho returns received from'various
portions of lowa, tho indications are that the new
constitution has been adopted by tho people of that
State. Several of tho Democratic counties have cast
their votes in favor of it. Dnbnque county went
Btrongly against it; but that is counterbalanced by
other counties, of the same political stripe, giving
heavy majorities in its favor. The Republicans
genernllyvotcd for it, though the vote was light.
Nebraska. —The St. Louis Democrat has re
ceived the following returns of the Nebraska Ter
ritorial Flection under date of August 3d:
For Congress—Chapman, 1,114; Ferguson, 1,470:
Thayor, 1309; Rankin, 1090.
AH heard from except Dakotah county.
Mail Robberv is Maryland —The mail from
Easton, for tho Wilmington distribution, including
many letters for Baltimore, was found In a woods
in Queen Auno’s county, near Centreville, on
Tuesday morning last. The mail was the one
which loft Easton on Saturday. The carrier was
drunk, and got some twenty miles off his route.
Most of the letters were rifled of their contents.
The Baltimore Patriot of Saturday states that a
largo amount of checks were found on the ground.
The mail contained packages for New Vork, Phila
delphia, Baltimore. Washington, Richmond, An
napolis, and several other points in Maryland.
The Easton Bank had determined to sond $15,000
to Baltimore’ that day, but from some slight cause
tho cushier deferred it, and thereby saved the
money. The mail was fouud by Mr. Joseph Share,
of tho city, who was on a visit to that section, and
whilo looking for berries in the woods camo across
it. Mr. Share handed the whole mass over to Mr.
T. J. Keating, assistant postmaster at Centreville,
who holds tho packages for further orders.
Railroad Decision.
[From the Buffalo Auvertiser.)
Justico Davis, of the Supremo Court, has recently
given a judgment of the Central Rail
road Company, under the following circumstances:
John Burns arrived at Batavia at eight ami a half
o'olook P. M., found the ticket office locked, and
took tho cars for Buffalo at 9P. M. Tho conductor
made him pay fivo cents extra fare for having no
ticket. On these facts Judge Davis decides;
Ist. That tho defendants had an office at Batavia
for the sale of passage tickets to those travelling on
theirroad.
2d. That it was closed at an hour when it should
have been open, to afford travellers an opportunity
to purchase such tickets.
3d. That the plaintiff wont to said office to pro
cure a passage ticket from Batavia to Buffalo, and
found it closed, and wits thus illegally deprived
of an oppoi tunny to purchase said ticket.
4th. That tho plaintiff, having gone to said of
fice for said purpose, and found it closed, gave him
the right to take passage from Batavia to Buffalo
by paying the customary and legal fare (seventy
five cents;) and that the taking of tho five cents
by the conductor (on the cars) over aud above the
customary fare, subjected the defendants to the
penalty prescribed by the statute, ($50,) which the
plaintiff is entitled to recover in this action, to
gothorwith excess of fare by him paid.
McKlm, the Murderer—Preparations for his
Execution,
llolidvisiiuro, Aug., 15.—0 n Thursday, Mc-
Kim,'t he murderer of Norcross, who is to be executed
<ra Friday next, was brought down into tbo jail
yard for tho purpose of Having his photogruph
taken. It was taken by George W. Fisher, Esq.,
the celebrated artist of this place, lie appeared
cheerful and light-hearted, as much so as any one
present, and drew up tho bottoms of his
and stated that ho wanted the irons about his legs
to show in the pieturc.
lie has ordered his coffin hud shroud, being
anxious to look upon them. They are being made.
Tbo coffin will bo a good one. After hoispluccd
in it, his body will bo given into the charge of his
friouds, who will remove it to Marcus Hook, to be
buried according to his request.
The gallows is to bo erected on Monday uoxt,
immediately in front of tho room in which he is con
fined.
Thu gallows is tho aamo upon which Shirley
was executed, for tho murder of his wife, in
1351.
The ropo to bo used by Sheriff Port has been
received, uud was made in Philadelphia.
The Lynchburg Firginian says that Mr. John
H. Tyree sold a lot tf tobacco on Tuesday at $335
per owt. It was grown by Thomas J. Brown, Esq.,
of Yanceyville, If. 0., and purchased by Messrs.
Halsey A Booker for their celebrated “Fanny
'Jlen" brand. This is piling Pelion. upon Ossa,
and caps tho climax in tho way of tall prices for
tho Virginia weed.
Jas. B. Somner has been convicted of mur
der at Santa Fc, New Mexico, and is to be hung
next Monday.
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ffr® CITY.
Melancholy Event. —It is with painful feel
ings that we are called upon to annouwoe the death,
by bis own hand, of Mr. George fteimbold, firtt
Teller of the Western Bask, is this city. This
distressing tei was committed at his own residence
yesterday (Sunday) morning. Mr. H had been
prevented, by imUipcwition, from attending to his
dotiesat tbe Bank for the past week- during which
time he has been at home, and carefully attended
by his relatives. .He appeared to be better on Sa
turday evening, and spoke of resuming his place at
the Bank this morning, but on retiring to his room,
be was heard to walk the floor the greater part of
the night, and at about eight o’clock in tbe morn
ing he inflicted, with a razor, the fatal wound
which terminated his existence. Mental derange
ment was unquestionably tbe sole cause of this ter
rible act. Mr. Helmbold has been a highly esteem
ed officer of the Bank for many years, and pos
sessed the respect and entiro confidence of tbe Di
rection of the Bank, as well as the worm regard of
bis fellow officers. Mr. H. was sot married.
A Beautiful Sabbath.— Could anything be more
suggestive of the sweet allurements of a day of
sacred rest than the face of Nature as it appeared
in and around our fair city yesterday morning l
The copious ablation from the Heavens above, to
whioh it bad been submitted on Saturday evening,
purified and vitalized the parched air, earning the
foliage of our trees to ware in richer green, the
drooping little wayside flower to lift its face to
Heaven as if to bless the hand of its deliverer, and
even the face of brick and mortar to reflect the
sunbeam in a more pleasing tone. Our devotional
instinct having led ns to Green Hill in the morn
ing, and to the southwestern part of the city in the
afternoon, we had ample opportunity to imbibe
these physical beauties of the Sabbath in our
walks. Really, it was inspiring, and never was
the spirit of those beautiful lines—
“ Welcome, delightful morn
Thou day of soered rest”—
more universally written upon the faces of all,
both yonng and old.
The very atmosphere seemed to impart a more
inviting echo to the church hells* sound—little
children tripping on their way to Sabbath School
laughed a gleeful response'to the beauties of the
morn, and even the visages of “ children of a larger
growth” wore a more Sabbatic smile. With these
more sunny aspects of the picture, gentle reader, we
-would fondly close; but alas! tbe beauties even o.‘
a sunlit Sabbath are not without its spots—soth at
“ stars” even in daylight are not entirely without
their uses. Bens there ore of infamy and vice,
despite the moral current of onr country’s Eihle
cberishing institutions. But, recognising “labor
ing for the right'' as our motto, who will despair of
evil beingoltim tiely swallowed up in good?—when
the desert places of even our most benighted cities
shall be mode “ to blossom as the rose.*’
7*Ae Lighting of the City.—The lighting
of the gas lamps of the city forms no inconridera
ble item of the municipal expenses. The whole
management of the affair is now in the H»"d a 0 f
the Gas Company, who appoint their own superin
tendents. four in number, and make their own
regulations. The lamp-lighters are furnished with
cards, the arrangement of which is in thiswise:
Each ward is divided into four parallel eolnmns.
The first column contains tho numerals denoting
the days of the month; the seeond column, the let
ters denoting tho days of the week; the third
column, the hoar and minute at which the lamps
are to be lighted, and the fourth column, the time
they ought to be extinguished. These cards are
the official instructions to the lamp-lighters.
Police Items. —Francis P. Shane waa charged,
before Alderman Encu, on Saturday, on the oath
of David H. Cooke, with misdemeanor, in having
obtained money from sundry persons by false and
fraudulent representations. Cooke, who is a mem
ber of the Hibernia Engine Company, had his
shoulder dislocated some time since, and was ad
mitted iato the Pennsylvania Hospital. While in
this institution, Shane has been imposing upon the
publio in collecting funds for the disabled fireman.
When arrested, a petition, fraudulent of coarse,
was found in his possession. He was sent to prison.
Jacob Fubin, the captain of & canal boat, was
robbed & day or two since of a pocket-book con
taining $75 in money. The thief is supposed to
have been one of the persons employed on board
the boat.
Wm. Haunington was before Aid. Rnue, cm Sat
urday morning, on the charge of having waylaid,
in connection with another, and committed a vio
lent assault and battery on the person of Joseph
Keim, in the vicinity of Nineteenth and Market
streets. Mr. K. is the owncrof several mole
on tbe city railroads, and the assailant was for
merly in his employ. The magistrate held Ben
nington in $l,OOO bail to answer at court.
Isaac Johnson, alias “Chicken Ike,** has been
held to bail by Aid. Enue, to answer the charge of
the larceny of a quantity of wearing apparel, the
property of John Turner, of Point Breeze.
William Poor was arrested in Oak street, above
Brown, on Saturday night, for aamplH"g his step
father with an *xe-handle. Officer Jones, after.*,
hard conflict, wok the offender before Alderman
Williams, when he was held, to answer-
John Robinson was arrested yesterday, at the
comer Third and Vine streets, by officer DaDey,
fur driving through the streets at a furious rate,
end endangering the lives of the citizens. He was
fined by the same magistrate, and held to answer
at Court.
The Proper Coarse.—We understand that the
Sccretary-of the Navy has determined that here
after all anthracite coal be purchased by the
duly appointed agent of the Government in Penn
sylvania, and shipped from Philadelphia to onr
naval stations in the various parts of the world.
The Bureau of Construction advertised on Friday
for the transportation of 4,000 tons of anthracite coed
to be sent from this city to China.
Coroner’s Coses. —Coroner Delavan has had
his hands full during the past fow days. There
have been an unusual number of sudden deaths,
drowning cases and suicides, all of which he has
bocn engaged in fully investigating.
The Coroner was summoned to hold an is qneston
Saturday evening, on the body of an unknown
fomalo who was found dead on the bank of the
Schuylkill, opposite the Almshouse. A verdict of
cause unknown was rendered.
The bodyof ffm. H. Woolley, long and favorably
known in Philadelphia as a member of the typo
graphical profession, who was employed in the
Pennsylvanian office, was found in the Delaware,
at Dock-street wharf, on Saturday. The deceased
hod been missing from his residence since Tuesday
last, and the cause of his death is, thus far. involved
in mystery. The body was first discovered by two
boys who were fishing in a small boat, and upon
its being brought to shore presented a sickening
sight. There was a deep gash on one side of the
neck, a picco of the flesh having been torn out, the
faco much discolored, and every symptom of a
severe struggle having occurred—whether from vio
lence or accident, is yet unknown Coroner Dela
van partially Investigated the case, but the inquest
was adjourned over. The deceased leaves a wife
and family, who are in indigent circomstances.
We will add that the deceased served with great
gallantry throughout the Mexican wax, and was
highly esteemed by all who knew him. Hisfnneral
took place yesterday afternoon, and was attended
by tho members of the Typographical Union.
About six o’clock on Saturday evening, a colored
man, apparently about thirty-eight years of age,
committed suicide in the out-house of No. 110 Entaw
stroet, by blowing his brains out with the contents
of a double-barrelled pistol. His wife was absent
when the coroner held an inquest on the body, and
it was impossible to ascertain her name. The re
mains were sent to the Green House for recognition.
The occupants of the premises could assign no cause
tor this rash suicidal act.
On Saturday afternoon the Coroner held an in-
quest on the body of Frederick Mintrenmier, aged
thirty-five years, who died fipom the result of a
fail in a vault attached to Ifinsell’s Lager Beer
Brewery, on the Reading Railroad, above Thomp
son street. The accident occurred on Friday, the
deceased leaving a wife and two children. Ver
dict of the jury, death from accident.
A German, named Josh Auble, aged about thir
ty-eight years, residing in Union street, near
Second, was found drowned in the Delaware, at
Dock street wharf, on Saturday. The Coronc r held
an inquest on the body, the jury rendering a ver
diotof accidental death. The deceased leares a
wife and three children.
A little boy, about twelve years of age, by the
name of Lewis, was upset in a boat into the Dela
ware, opposite Beverly, on Saturday morning, and
was drowned. His mother stood upon the bank
and saw her child perish, without being able to
rescue him.
William N. West. —This unfortunate man,
who is now under sentence of death for the murder
of his wife, manifests a remarkable degree of com
posure under the terrible circumstances in which
ho is placed. As has frequently occurred with
prisoners under sentence of death, he has grown
quito fleshy since his trial. Some time since con
siderably} efforts wero made to obtain the Execu
tive clemency in f* VOT of condemned man, and
several petitions were numerously signed for that
object. It is probable, however, that Governor
Pollock will leuvo tho matter fur his successor to
disposo of.
The Weather. —On Saturday afternoon this
city was benefited by a severe and sudden shower
of rain, a sheeted torrent pouring down with great
vehemence for an hour Yesterday was mild, with
a pleasant breeze abroad.
Military. —Captain ’Joseph Dickenson has
been elected Major of the First Infantry, Second
Brigade, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
The Lafayette Rifle Captain Ballier,
will parade to-day, ?r<d proceed to Diamond Cot-
tage, for target practice.
Tho Minute Men of ’76, Captain C M. Berry,
will make an excursion to Montgomery county
this morning at six o’clock. A magnificent sword
will be presented to Captain Berry during tho
day.
farrow Escapes. —The sudden squall on
Saturday afternoon upset a number of boats on
the Delaware. One containing three youngmen
was overturned half a mile below the Navy Yard;
another near Point-no-Point, with two on board,
capsized. Fortunately, they all could swim, and
clung to their boats until assistance was rendered,