New-York tribune., 1841-05-14

SHlrwRrcx-We translate the following card from ." III
Bole,in Mcrcan of Havana, of the aSth of April rescy-
ed at Hac's News Room.
Capain William L. Stone with hi, officers and crew OF the
Anorcan brig Corntho of Gardner Me-, shpw,cckcd on
tho Bahama Bank on hi, voyage from Philadelphia to New
Orleans, render, his most thanks Capt Dunn ot
the American steam ship Clarion OF Nel for his unr-
vailed department saving from the imminent danger IN
which we had been for ten DAYS suffering the cruel tor
mens more aa thirty rcSse being sight 'ritso@t beng
all. 10 gire US aid We also return thanks 10 Captain
Russell f. Glover and all the passengers OF the Clarion, tor
their care and attention in our dcpIoroble sitaaton
This noble steamer approached the dangerous place where
e we're aud anchored at short distance and remained there
until our crc,y and their effects were placed safety
nu; her voyage thereafter the rate OF SIN miles per
bour-and if the Clarion had nor had the machine
OF Mr. Ericsson She would have been enabled give
the invaluable assistance We wish make known the
erd the great advantage of the invention of Mr. Encsson
for With his machine we should have been enabled GET oil
our vessel from the place where she stranded and
trely abandoned We had board Brs valuable
90 the property of the [. S. Government
Fire at 81 Lous-A destructive conlugraton broke
in seed and flower belonging TO Mr. Thorburn at
ST. Louis on the morning of the 3D. inst which burned that
bujdng clothing store the building occupied by the t. s
Receiver General book store hat and several other
buildings The oss nearly be asccrtained amounts
70 about $4,000 ON which there nearly $4,000 nsu-
rance The gc.cra opinion that the fire the work of
incenliary.
Steam bark Ciarion.-Wc have the pleasure
the arrival a, Havana Clarion the 26 April aft
most ,cmpe-,uou passagecon-tant gales from hc South
c,l a., I,., IIo,to ,-.l,..
3G hours and was detained nearly day, the Bahia
mas taking the and passengers from the wreck of brig
Cor,nhian.
The whole running of hS Clarion from Sand, Hook
TO the Moro was little over 4ays letter, inform that
her machinery ard pr-pee performed far beyosd the m'st
sanguinc expectations of those interested
The Clarion wa, To leave Havana the Gth and may
therefore be expected within day TWO.
i5olitiou NomiaatioasAt adjourned meeting of the
American and Foreign AnSlaycry Society, held Wednes-
day at the Church corner Houston and Thompsonccs,
Hon JA AuEs g. bInNEY and THOMAS MoREts, Esq. were
nominated unanimously suitable candidates for President
and Vice President Of the Emitted State. at the election
1874.
- Hon PATRICK H. PoPE, formerly NJ. c. died Louis
Vile r. on the 9TH aged 80 years. He able and
popular and elected % congress III IooJ "ie MS party
CIackson) va. greatly in the minority.
q" WILLIAM PARNnL has been elected Mayor of Pc
,ersburg Virginia.
q HESnY DooLl1rLE has been appointed P. NJ Her
kmer Va vice John A Rosboch removed.
~ Col WN D Dcss. proposed a. Wing candidate for
Congress from the First District of Alabama has declined,
and J.Hy NJ. BURKE i running in hi. stead.
e The Superior Court Of Georgia, in it. late session for
Ogethorpe County rejected the testimony OF several witnes,
on the ground that they Unversa- and did be-
live in future slate Of rewards and punishmens The
Court did decide how far off the punishment of crime
must be in order eectualy deter from committing it.
70 The Norfolk Beacon that Commodore BEvER-
Ii KEyyoy has been ordered the command Of the Navy
Yard Washington fill the vacancy occasioned by the death
OF Commodore Thss. H Stevens.
TIE Estate of John G. Leake.-This gentleman died a
this city in 1887 leaving heirs law and relatives.
His worth s82 200, passed Under the law Of
cheats the treasury the State Three petitioners have
applied the Legislature establish their claims TO the
properly relatives the deceased-vz janet Hay Alex
ander Leake and James Thompson. The Attorney Cen
era whom the petitions referred has reported ad-
them and the Legislature has agreed to the report
Consequently the money remains in tte treasury.