The New York herald., 1844-09-25

DIsGRACEFUL RIOT IN BALTfMoRE.-IHe western
section of the city the scene OF a disgraceful
riot yesterday afternoon about five o'clock 1t appears
of The denzens Of that sink Of nquity Lerews
alley were engaged in a fight with seme drunken
dies when the police and citizens nteriered and
met with warm reception by them. Pistols were
fired several times, but without doing any injury and
finally a young man known as Jack Downes" was
seized and taken off by police and citizens followed by
large crowd On reaching the corner of Euaw and sa
raoga streets the way to the watch house. rush
made to rescue Downs which proved successful Capt
Joseph Wiley who aiding the police and had hold
Of Downs. was Frustrated by blow from 6rick-bat
pistol also discharged in the crowd Capt Wiley
received blow over the eye and had to be taken
into the office Of DR. Mars opposite where il was dress
ed.-Batimore Clipper, Sept. %
ACCIDENT ON THE RIvER-As the steamboat Ro-
chester coming up the river Saturday night she
in contact with soop which lay at anchor about
three miles above Hudson The bowspr of the vessel
her side a the wheel passing towards the bow
and through the kitchen, which is entirely demolished
One Of the cooks who was busy in the kitchen at the
time serouslybu is thought not dangerously hurt
1t should be stated that Mr. Van Ostrum the pilot OF the
Rochester is entirely exonerstcd from all blame. The
night was very dark and the soop contrary law, lay
at anchor without having: signal hoisted-.aibGny At
las Sept %
MEXICO AND TRxAs-A letter from Pensacola,
states the u. s. ship Falmouth, which arrived
few days since from Vera Cruz brings information that
ian army of ten thousand had marched for the nva
sion Of Texas The agreement Of this report with that
received here last week from Galveston gives degree
probably 10 the statement The writer in the Pcsyune
however adds that circuous route had been taken,
till late in the autumn This also is probable, II the first
part of the report be true for must be the intention OF
sand men, he is indeed in earnest in his threatened in
vasion. Our own impression is, that the island Of Gal
vsstons in danger Of attack than any other part Of
Texas.
RUMoRED SEIZURE OF THE MEXICAN WAR
STEAMERS There was rumor in the city yester-
day. that hint had been given to the Mexicsn minister
by our Government that unless the inst msnt due on
the Nexc inder nifty paid forthwith the steamers
oAofn onA Nor vsxrspU
New York. would be detained and not suffered to 60 to
Until satisfactory arrangement should e made
Political humbug The captain OF the Guadaloupe and
his Secretary are now in this city, on their way Mex
co II this be true, il certainly most disgracefu and
proceeding on the part OF the Government
For the honor o native land trust il is wtho ut
fouudation.-N o. Tropie
SERIOUS EXPLOSION AND Loss or LrFE--We
learn that on Thursday one OF the workmen en-
gagged the Fort at Bucksport Narrows regaling
himself by fmoking cigar while sitting upon keg o
powder Several persons present demonstrated with him
for thus exposing himself when in n OF daring bra
vado declared there danger applied the end
ted and in an instant he blown at great distance nd
instantly killed Seven eight persons were injured
some o them seriously. We have not been able TO OBJ
tain any and only to pick up these facts they
were passing from person to another about the city
-Bdngor Wing, SEPT II.
HHoRRID MuRpER-A German by the name Of
Frederick Henreiche, residing about four miles
from Alton, this State together with his sister and her
daughter were inhumanly murdered short time since.
From the bruises and cuts on the head ana body OF Hen
reiche il Is supposed beat TO death with wheat
fail The mother had received four stabs, apparently
with butcher knife, and the chds throat cut from
to Adam Fnefeld, brother in law OF the
dered man, and husband and father to the two latter is
supposed to be the guilty wretch he in the
neghborbood the day Of the murder but has not been
heard OF since Chicago Jour.
MORE CANAL DISTURBANCES. received
in town yesterday morning, from st. Catharines,
mention that there have been further serious dstsrban
ces at the quarries the Welland Canal One man
put down having been killed, by another from differ
ent county in Ireland and thereafter the fight having be-
general the troops werdespatched the place TO
quell the riot. The works Of course suspended at
the place Of rong In the meantime So much for Corh
and Connaught Toronto Coionist
A GREAT ROBBERY Information has been re
ceived At the Mayors Office that the Beasman
Reed at Nashua IN H entered by burglars on IN,
night OF the 10th inst and robbed OF three hundred
Of silver table and tea spoons ty strings Of gold beads
Two hundred heavyweight OF gold finger rings, fifteen
dozen silver penci eases about two thousand yards
,k Tor dresses forty pieces Of pongec handkerchief
dozen sk shawis, snd large quantity Of other articles
NEW SuoAR.-Capt Ure, of the steamboat He
ZEN informs Us that Mr.. Lombermont Of Bayou tlou
10, commenced making sugar the 18th usent and had
do AVN 4 ax af