The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-25

TrrKs OF NosnIrY.-We have seldom, if ever,
witnessed such host OF honorables as Inquired IN
the federal State Convention al Rutland and shown
by the official proceedings. There was Hon; Hi
land Hail. Hon. Thos. F. Hammond Hon.
Wan. P. Briggs Hon. Henry I. James, Hon.
Solo non F'ote,' Hon Robert Plerpont,' Hon
john Mauocks,' Hon Horace Eaton Hen
John Sptldins,' Hon. Harry Bradley Hon
Enoch ID Woodbridge Hon Charles Paine
'Hoq Carlos Coolidge Carried to this length,
the thlog spperas ridiculous in a republican govern
ment. ltitis difficult to tell what some OF these
gentlemen have done to entltle them the appella-
uon: Perhaps general act of the Legislature,
eonieuog he ute OF Honorable on all the mem,
bers OF The federal wing party, would be well
enough since their policy leads TO the establish.
ment OF privileged order, or nobility Vermont
Patriot
SCENE AT A WREcK.-One of the passengers on
board the steamer " Pegasus" at the time OF her
loss, describes the scene OF the most appalling kind
Alter alludlng to the first alarm, he says" Look
ing around me, while undressing, saw the Rev.
Mr. Mckenzie on the quarter deck, praying. with
several of the passengers on their knees around him.
Mr. Mckenzie seemed calm and collected. All the
Passengers around him were praying TOO, but Mr..
McKrnze's voice was distinctly heard above them
all. heard the captain say that We must do the
best we could for ourselves. saw lrdy, with two
children, close beside me on the companion, calmly
resigning herself to the Almighty The children
seemed unconscious OF the danger, tor they were
talking about some trlf1lDg matter. When found
the vessel fast filling, leapt overheard, and the en-
gneer and were at first drawn into the sea by the
got up again, however, and got hold OF plank and
OF the stei which led 10 the quarter deck The
siewardess attempted to get hold of me, hut extri.
Gated myself from her, to my own life. By
this time the scene was a most dismal one. The
surface at the water was covered with the dead
and the dying. The screechlng was iearfnl One
OF the htemen also attempted to get hold OF the
plank which bad but swan away from him |
remained floating about ill half past six, when
was picked up by boatfrom the Martello."
GREAT DRIVING An extraordinary feat in dr-
wing witnessed recently in the Great Metropo-
lis. The fact is thus recorded in a late number of
the London Times;
AT 10 O'Clock yesterday morning Mr. Bulger, who
is connected with Mr.. Batty's establishment, LETT
IN pairs, harnessed, and richly caparsoned, and at
tached 10 carriage built expressly for such occa-
slcns. Mr.. Buger drove the animals through the
principal streets and crowded horeughares, turning
the various corners with the greatest precision and
without meeting with the slightest accident, and
entered ST James Park and passed up Constu
lon Hull INTO Hyde Park, and came out at Cumber-
land gate into Oxford street, and, after passing down
that street, returned by Charing cross and White
hall over Westminster bridge, back to the theatre
Van Ambprgh has driven as many as eight or ten
horses In harness, but person has ever before
attempted to drive fourteen.
ORGANIC REMAINS Last week. some workmen
IN Scochtown, Orange county, New York, disco.
vered the remains of mammoth or fossil elephant.
The head weighs over 400 lbs, the dimensions of
which are as follows Length of tsks feet
inches; circumference OF tusk at the root % inch.
es; length OF skull including tusks, feet 9inches;
length between the eyes, 2 feet; across the cavity
OF the eye, II inches; enghwise cavity OF the eye,
~ inches; length OF the principal grinder inch
es; width OF principal grinder 81 inches; length of
under jaw between the sockets, 2fee; girh of skull
oyer the eyes, including under jaw, feet inches
Ihese bones were found embedded in the mari 10
The depth OF from five TO seven feet. This is the
third mammoutn found in Orange county.
WoMEN-lt has been shrewdy remark ed by some
one, that there are four orders of women the Pea.
co ks, with whom dress is all the Magples, with
whom chatter is all the Turtle Doves, with whom
love is all and the Paradise Birds, above them
all.
NAVY ORDERS Midshipmen Robert R. Carter
and s. p Griffin, detached from the Falmouth, and
TO the Savannah. Lieut.. VIM l.. Maury to the
Warren Midshipman John Guest, order TO the
Poinsett revoked, and 10 Surveying Service under
Lieut.. SHINES.
APPOINTMENT. John G. Spencer, Jr., to be purs-
err MldiS1nian.