The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-07-06

/ announcer uFe occurred AT heuWlcu SIctt. He
roof Of house belonging to Mr.. Van Buskirk
was consumed.
A fire took place in Washington street in a lum
Der yard-Also liquor store IS Henry street-Alst
| in 2lst street, End Avenue.
| Two men were drowned in the vicinity OF Slater
Island. child was run over near Broadway Or
her return trip from morning excursion the steamer
New Jersey ran foul of small sail boat in thu
The man was saved. A man had his jaw shot Of
in Broadway. Several rumors Of accidents are II
! circulation. @
The house of Dr. Budd, IN Bsyard street, Ialse
| accidentally took fire on the roof The fire was
soon put out fire also took place in Henry street
| On the Harlem road man met with severe
accident. While the train was going on, he lncau
tiousy moved his head outside the car when neal
the bridge, and Immediately received severe
| blow while the cars were in motion. The mar
was not expected to live up to IL o'clock last night
Mass Meeting OF the Democratic Republi-
| can Electors OF Richmond County-Ercc-
ton or Young Hickory Tree.
| The usual quiet pleasure and enjoyment of the
| neighborhood of Staten Island was on Wednesday
| evening somewhat disturbed by the roar of artil-
lery, the sounds Of music and the gathering Of the
most respectable and influential of its inhabitants
II had been announced that meeting would be
held OF the democratic electors of Richmond
county, this spot to respond to the nomination
of Messrs Polk and Dallas by the Baltimore Con-
vention, and for the purpose Of erecting young
hickory tree, in honor OF the democratic candi-
dates for the offices of President and Vice-Presi
dent OF this country. Shortly after six o'clock the
| tree, accompanied by band Of music, several
national flags, banners, with various inscriptions,
assembled at the head OF Gore street, where, il
short time afterwards, the party assembled, about
three hundred in number, fell in, and proceeded
from thence to Tompkinsville, in front of Nautilus
Hall, and from thence, by the river side, to the
place appointed for the erection of the !" Young
Hickory" near the lower landing, Stapleton
within lew yards of the Ferry, and close to the
house Of Mr.. George Miller, where the committee
of management and others assembled, and partook
of refreshment, supplied in this worthy hosts
usual liberal and gentlemanly style. The party
then adjourned to the spot selected, and amid the
roar of twenty-six discharges Of large piece Of
artillery, the band playing several national airs,
the cheering Of those present, near upon five hun
dred in number, the +" Young Hickory was raised
on high, and all pledged themselves to exert their
utmost endeavors to elect and maintain the indi.
vlduals to whose honor it was erected, in the
highest Offices their country could bestow upon
them. The parties assembled were addressed by
the Hon. Orville Clark, of Washington county
the Hon. William McMurray, Of New York
Henry p. Barber, Esq; Daniel +. Sickles, Esq
Alexander Wells, Esq, and others. The different
addresses were in their usual style of eloquence OIL
this and similar subjects; but, it being now 30
long after the date of the occurrence, that deem
it not requisite to give them. The meeting then
broke up, and several Of the party adjourned to
Mr. Millers where patriotic toast, song, and sent-
ment went round for some time after, each enjoy
ing himself, in every way worthy # the eve OF
the glorious anniversary Of their country's indie
pendence.
IMMIGRATION FROM IRELAND by a recent re-
turn Of the numbers of Irish immigrants who
have arrived during the last month in this city, and
their destination, published by the agent of the
.lrish Emigration Society,"" it appears that only
small proportion, fifth or sixth, of these immi-
grants 60 to the country, the majority remaining
in the city and its immediate neighborhood This
is very readily explained. Very few OF these poor
people possess the Of transporting themselves
TO the interior, arriving here in The most destitute
condition
We have again and again directed public atten-
ton to this matter, and suggested the adoption Of
some means of relieving those bands ofimmigrants
from the deplorable restitution in which many
Of them are plunged their arrival here, and sup
plying them with the means Of removing to the
West. II The miserable demagogues who have
been plunderng the Irish in this country of theil
hard earned dollars for the purpose Of swelling the
Golfers of the repeal association, had single par
Gle Of patriotism or humanity, they would have d.
rected the enthusiastic feelings of their country
men to some such really benevolent purpose as thai
we have just indicated. The money contributed
in this country to the cause of repeal, and which
has been employed only in filling the pockets O
unprincipled scoundrels, and keeping up mis-
chievous agitation, would have sufficed to establish
| a fund for the relief and aid Of Irish Immigrant
which would have been productive Of incalcuabl,
good.
| Is it ever to be in vain, to call on those who al
feet to be the friends of Ireland and the Irish, fol
some such rational and efficient manifestation o
sympathy There are many wealthy Irishmen II
this city who have very properly stood alocf from
the ridiculous repeal agitation; will they not com,
forward now and originate a movement for the ex
tension Of assistance to their poor counirymen whs
are landing here altogether destitute Of the mean
| OF existence Hardy, frugal, sober and industri
GUS, thes, are just the class of Immigrant
who, in the fertile fields Of the West, are Ger
tain to find comfortable homes. We do trus
that something will be speedily done in Thu
city towards the organization Of an association fo
the relief Of the Irish Immigrant. A comparatvei,
small sum would be sufficient to transport each
family to the West, and purchase land adequate t.
its support; the sum for this purpose could be adj
vanced in the way Of loan, to be repaid in a rea
sonabIe time. We throw out these suggestions
in this cursory manner, with the view Of drawing
the attention Of the phiIanthropc to this very i'm
portant subject Let the genuine friends Of Ireiant
md her oppressed people, il there be any.such II
this city, see to il, that their countymen who seek
in this asylum Of bersg the reward Of toll and in
dustry, receive some other welcome than the Yell
Of besotted intolerance.