Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-08

For my humble SELF at the period of life to which
have arrived, do not deem il possible that tn csc
failing eyes will again look upon the like OF
glorious constitution. [Cheers And take plea
sure In dwelling upen the struggles and energies Of
our revolutionary fathers which procured 1t for and
waning OF my life, to draw around those glorious
spirits who procured our liberty, who planned our
government, and who set the whole in notion
TCheers.
And cannot find deeper more fervent senti-
men in my heart, the heart OF any man. than that
these institutions that our glorious form of govern
ment, with all the countless blessings that are at
tached thereto may be transmitted unimpaired to
our remotest posterity-to terminate only with the
Termination of all things earhy-to terminate only
when III human institutions termi nate-when the
world itself shall terminate
"When wrapt in fire the realms of ether glow,
And Heavens last thunder shakes the world below"
REGATTA AT BRooKLYN Yesterday was a beau
tfu day-the wind ight-the bay smooth, and the
thermometer at siXty-eight in the shade. Amidst
this, regatta came off at Brooklyn. Six fine boats
run--three six cared and three four cared AT half
last four in the afternoon, the Edwin Forrest, Eagle,
and LATTE six EACH started at the beat of drum,
dashed ahead, passed round Cove nor's Island,
smashing and spashng up TO the stake boat opposite
Colonnade Garden, the Edwin Forrest lengths
ahead. Time, twenty five minutes. Distance, about
five miles.
At seventeen minutes and thirteen seconds past
five, at the tap Of the drum, the John C. Stevens
Sylph, and Monroe, four cared boats, started They
darted off several lengths, when two run into each
other. Recovering, they again started passed round
the Island, the John c. Stevens ahead This boat
reached home first, performing The distance, five
miles, in twenty five minutes and forty-two seconds.
There was some dispute about the purse, in conse-
Quence Of the collision.
Several hundred people had collected in Colonnade
Garden and on the wharves, to witn6 SIS the races.
THE AWFUL STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT ON THE
HUpsoN.-By last evenings boat from Albany, we
have further particulars OF the dreadful plosion on
board the steamer Swiftsure We subjoin thetatest
igence, which VIC take from the "Albany Ar
gus' of yesterday:
aFive of the persons scalded by the explosion of
the steamboat Sw tsure, on Monday, are dead; the
lives of the three others not in danger
though Mr.. Havers, jr. is severely injured The
names Of the deceased are, Mr.. Ravens lengineer),
Robert Graves, John Carney, George White, and
Henry Yates. Capt. H. L. Murray, who had COM
mand of the boat at the time, communicates the fol-
lowing accosnt Of the disaster:
Near Van Wie's Point, the gasket one of the
hand hold paters burst out to stop which occupied
the engineer several minutes. During this time the
water was often tried by the engineer and fireman
in ny presence, and invariably showed full cock.
Soon after the engineer stopped the leak, went into
the fire. room and enQuired about the water. Ii
again tried, and before produced full low cock
then said to the fireman, you will soon have full
head on, as Mr.. Ravens has stopped the leak then
went forward to look out for sloop that was likely
to crowd us in narrow channel, and as as she
altered her course pas ed to the upper deck and
stood over the boiler when il burst. think that not
more than eight orten minutes elapsed after the leak
WAS stopped before the explosion took place. No
steam escaped from the safety valve, and the engine
was making some II or ID revolutions, indicating
low head Of steam"
Colln
ing -
calamity.
"Thomas Ravens, the Engineer, Of Shrew sbury,
N. j.; Mr.. II. is married man with family OF Sc
ven small chidren.-A sen of Thomas Haveps, about
IL years of age; is bat slightly injured Daniel Ha-
german, of Shrewsbury, N. j., fireman; dead-Hen-
ry Yates, fireman; is married man and has afamiy;
resides at the corner of Christopher and Washington
streets, New York; very badly injured-Robert
Graves, fireman, from New Jersey; very seriously
injured.-John Kearney, deckhand; father lives in
New York; seriously injured.-Nichoas Davis,
deckhand, lives in this city but slightly injured"
FRE.-The alarm of fire last night proceeded
from warehouse adjoining the Pearl.street House.
Fortunately it smothered in its incipency, and
before any damage to speak Of, had been done. The
fire department were however promptly on the spot,
il their aid had been needed.
PApx THrArRr.-Last night Hackett and Barnes
appeared together, as the two Dromios, in the CO.
me DIV Of Errors, to very respectable house. At the
fall Of the curtain, Barnes called out, and tod
the audience, first, that the honor was unexpect-
cd he hardly knew what TO say, and secondly, that
his he alth was Indifferent he about TO retire
from the stage and play farewell en-! agement. Hs-
wing made this unprecedented announcement, he
retired amid the applause Of his particular friends
Tonight the Woods appear again in Fra Diavoo.
MuRprR-The Louisiana Democ rat gives the fol.
lowing particulars OF the murder Of Mr.. Goodman,
which was mentioned in the Herald, short time
since:-
.t is but a week since il was our painful duty to
record the assassination of Col. Warren e. Whita-
kerr in his own yard, and now the task again de-
wolves upon Of adding to the list OF crime another
most fiendsh and brutal murder, committed on
Thursday last upon the person Of Mr.. Richard
Goodman, about three o'clock, D., within mile
and a half of Jackson, in what is generally known
as 'M'Allis,er's Old Field on bye path leading
from the Port Hudson Road to the town above
named. Mr. Goodman had ained with an acquaint.
ance not more than half milo from where he was
murdered, aud then left for Jackson, but the poor
fellow was destined never to see his home again
His BODY was not discovered until the morning AZ
ter he was killed, when he was found to be horribly
mangled in the back with charge Of duck shot
A more honest and inoiiensive man than Mr.. Good
man there lived not upon the race OF the EARN, anu
IL was believed he had not an enemy in the world
A butcher named Otto is now in the Jail Of the pa
IRISH on charge Of committing the deed, and strong
cham Of antial evidence has been establish
ed against him. but as he will be tried at the No.
vember Court, refrain from giving he details OF
the proof against him Suffice IL To say, that all
satisfied that Mr.. e.. was murdered TO conceal the
stealing OF hsfcr that was found batchered within
few yards Of the spot where his body was found"
FRoN Texas The New Orleans Picayune Of
the 9th ult. ssys:-
"By the arrival yesterday from Galveston, we
have received files Of papers from Galveston to the
10Th, Houston to the 10th, San Luis TO the 1th and
from Austin TO the 9th ult.
The pilot schr Santa Anna, Capt. Sharpton from
New Orleans, had arrived. The Courier says that
she made the passage IN Go hours from wharf to
wharf. The Santa Anna, for the second time this
season, was struck with lightning ON her passage