Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-09-12

the train allowed to descend, and is stopped BY
breaknan. Yesterday, it appears, new breakman
was on the line who did understand his business,
and In putting his foot the break, il caught so
tna' ne could not move it. The consequence was,
the entire train came rapidly down, with the help Of
the wind, and smashed up against two large baggage
carr, and what is called the foundation Two very
handsome passenger cars were literally broken to
atoms, and five PERSONS including the breakman, Sc
rcusly injured, one of whom it is expected will not
recover. The accident must have occurred by gross
carelessness and It is wonder that the train did
break every thing away and run of into the river
Ii IT had, numerous lives would und GU btedlv Ia We
been lost.
The FAIR AT CASTLE GARDEN.-We paid flv.
lag visit TO this establishment yeste and saw
some very curious articles Of utility and ornament
together with some valuable labor saving machines
which have been sent in for exhibition There ara
specimens Of cloth, six, sugar, HOSIERY, pins and
jewelry, all Of American growth and manufacture.
The saloon contai variety Of articles Of great
beauty, arrayed with due regard TO TASTE and will
repay the viser ,or the time spent in their examn-
alton. Below in the Garden, are som. iegant car
| riages and boats, by mechanics of ihis city. Some
very curious shut up bedsteads, and some cooking.
stoves, which we believe 10 be SUPERIOR I'll the kind
TO any tnng we ever yet had the opportunity Of in
speeding One OF these is called the raiw ay stove
and is cmiently caics lated for hotels large
boarding houses and steam boats. They are from
the factory Of l. Field, No. PSI, Water street
Leaving the garden and saloon with AL ITS eurio.
SITES we assembled TO the top OF the building where
the managers OF the Institute have erected canneye
obsca,a which exhibits a table a moving pane
rama OF the bay and harbour at New York we would
advise every body TO visit the far Tor the purpose
OF seeing the curious exhibition 1t is worth all the
rest OF the exhibition is put together.
THE GALE OF THE 2SrH.-Annexed is an extract
from the log book OF the Great Western:
29th-Wnd sW to NV lat 50 So Ion - I6 streng squa.
at times fresh gales, high irregular SEA
30tWnd westerly, lat SO a. lou 20 fresh gales strong
squalls. with tiRes-heh
3is-WiDd northerly, lat 90 H. Ion 80 SO strong gales
squally, high Il breakisg
SEPT lwnd nor,herIy lat az IL 50 strong breenss
and-W,nd W sw to WNW lat Is. IS Ion 30 81 ,aual-
dirty dlsagreeable weather. at times gale heavy
sa7wlnd NV Ia. AZ u, Ion IS go squay weather, hard
II appears from the foregoing, that the late Gale
reached the steamship; she felt it the most on the
the course Of the wind, and carries out, in great
measure, Redfeld's whirlwlnd theory.
Feom THE WEsr ISDlrs.-We have receiv-
ed the Jamaica Despatch" to the 9Th ult in
elusive. Ii is filled with articles on the decadency
OF the Island the indolent and insolent conduct OF
the blacks, and the imbecility and incapacitv OF
Sir Lional Smith The best proof we have Of the
decline ofthe Island of Janaca since the manumis-
sion Of the slaves is that the has fallen of in
one year IL ,3l6,5l0 There was some excitement IA
kingston, relative TO the appeara there Of
Haytian man OF war. Otherwise the STAND was in
the same state as formerly.
YELLOW FEvER.-In New Orleans the sickness
increases hut The humber oidea.hs rema about the
same During the month Of August nearly six hun
dred persons died In that city On the Isl INST there
were 70 nterments and three hundred and forty two
remained sick in the Charity Hospital In augusta,
Geo, the fever continues to rage deaths average ten
per day. The contagion continued without change
In Mobile and Charleston.
Capt. ThoEas y. Hardee was reces,Iy shot az
-. Mary ;, Geo by Mr. Charles Rossinpol. For
the apprehension Of the murderer 81 900 re ward i,
offered.
JESsoS, Whig, is reelected Governor Of
Vermont by 800 majority. As far heard from
there are Is wing and IL loco-foco members Of the
Senate elected, and Ill ocofoco and IFS whix mem
bers to the House of Representatives.
plot to burn the Sing Sing State Prison, was dis
covered the other day. The conspirxtors were
whole es abli, hment, and perchance few rascals
confined therein. A black boy exposed the whole
affair.
The Florida delegation running all over the
state alter Van Buren, Tor the purpose Of saving the
lives OF few Fordans. During the iniian war in
that territory, twenty itzens were murdered month
~. since the treaty of General McComb only forty
arc killed
John Kearns lately Of New York and formerly in
afiuent circumstances. attempted to commit suicide
IN Louisville, on the 3lst ult He failed
- AND Loss OF LiTE.-On the 3Ist ult a des-
rucive fire broke out IN St Louis, which ,stroycd
tue stores occupied by Blame, TompkiBs n Barrett
stettinius Y January, g. N. Willing II Co. Ailey1
Co, . Cobb, l. New, VIVA. Scott Mr. Roberts,
and several minor establishments Five or xix lives
were lost by the falling Of walls -Four have been
dag out and recognised ss Benz L. Tarnbull, James
Hayden Arthur Brewer and Mr. Carter
board Of officers is now setting in Washing
ton, examining candidates for admiss into the ar
nay. Each person admitted mast be healthy, must
have received a fair English education AVID have q
knowledge Of the four ground rules OF arith netic
One Of the persons who was captured BY the
Indians, from Captain Harvey, has made his escape
and arrived at Tampa After he was captured he
was tied TO tree. wood piled around him and set on
fire by old Sqaaw-but a shower coming on
queHched the fir and softeped the leather lie a1res
that he loosened them from his arms ana OF clear
Of being rested alive.
DR.. Aieja Fort que, Judge or the Superior Ceurt
OF C,racets, and Minister Plcnipotsn,,ary to the
Couri OF st James, with his suite arrived in Phila-
delphia ON Tuesday, on his way to London Dr. A.
~ also for the settlement Of the 6s-
cal concerns OF the Government Of Colombia and
ameng his suite are Firmin Toro, Esq Secretary Of
lseta on-ManueI Marilers. ESQ at,acha of the same
l.ela on, and son Of Gen Paex. the President OF
Vpt ekura
ANOTHER GOVERNOR ron CsSApA-Tbe Mora
ing Herald OF the 10th of August re- ports ON the au-
ihoritv ~ well iniormed erchans come cted with
canada, that Mr. P"ulett thompson has been Sc
lse'td by the Ministry a. Governor &C Canada. The