The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-08

its being sent or as very harmless affair Others here
considered the whole an ingenious trick on the part Of
the signers all Of whom have protested themselves
friendly to government to cast an anchor to wind
ward that in the event Of counter revolution, they
willing they had been to oppose the Americans If they
had been seconded by the governor
written off in printing hand" ~ of grand performance
which is to come of on Gh:t%as night and which no
ON CHRISTMAS NIGHT,
Will be presented the tragedy OF
Acbmet. .................. Mr.. McSorley.
Gilman. '.'..'''..'.... 'Lyin8s.oh
Yusef ............ .Eldridge.
Aadln. ........ .nintoh.
s Bari .....'''..'..'...'. T wSnr
Sadi ..... WORK.
Hassan '''...'"... .Jonnboh'
slave. .DOty
Zaphira. miss Shands
irene. ....'.. .Nha"oe's
After which,
BY an American Gentleman and Spanish Lady.
o. Mr.. CHAMBERS, (from Cnicago) the young Dsmp-
ster will sing Tho Maniac" Irish Emigrants La
ment," "Thc Old Arm Chair, )" and the Blind Boy"
FORTUNES FRoLIC.
Robin Roughhead. ....... ME- Mcsorley.
snscks. ..''>'',... LVings'oh
Mr. FRANK 1900. ',.',.'p'.. Snahos.
Rattle. .......... .IhomaS'
Clown. ,.......... FOX.
MISS Nancy. ....... 80 'Mlss kehnefy.
Dolly. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Chambers
The whoIs to conclud: with the = = g
VIRGINIA MlNSTkELS!
soses-" The Old Gelored Gentema m Get along
aint good looking and you cantt come in"
0D- Doors open at 9; curtain rises at Ga.
MILITARY MATTERS.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 81
The appointment of George Cad alader, Esq of this
city, as Brigadier General Of the u Army, has given
uar Of citizens and military officer Is beloved
and esteemed by the volunteers of Philadelphia, with
whom he has been So long and 80 associated
the maternal the paerna side, having Distinguish
ed themselves in the American Revolution His father
commanded the crack volunteer brigade OF Philadelphia
duIcg the late and for many at the head
of the volunteer forces of this section Of the Union The
pha; and were necessary thousands Of our citizens
would volunteer guarantees for the conduct Of George
Cadwaadsr in any post Of honor trust or responsibility
of Philadelphia will be safe In his hands.
From the Philadelphia Pensnylvanian, March 81
is presumed that Colonel, now Major General Ben.
ton If ho shall acceptthe recent appointment in the army
viii unite with his military character, some diplomatic
power connected with the three million appropriation.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
From the New Orleans Bulletin, Feb. a.
The United States steamer Hunter, in towing
schooner down the river Thursday afternoon, 25th
inst when rounding to opposite The lower Cotton t b
off number of her buckets. She will be compelled to
60 into dock for repairs
EXPLOSION AT THE u S. ARSENAL AT WEST
TRoY.-This morning about ten o'clock, an ex-
pl0sion TOOK place IN one oil buildings
in room devoted to the manufacture Of ten inch fuses
and bomb Shells which destroyed all the fuse compost
ton, blew out the windows, and injured more or less
nearly all the woikmen engaged in that department
II IL supposed to have been caused by boy stepping
upon of the composition which lay upon the brick
floor Of the with boot which contaned iron tacks
in the heel This ignited and exploded all the compost
ton in the room, amounting to IL Ia pounds The
plosion caused loud report damaged the building and
set II on fire.
There about IL or Is persons in the room Eleven
OF them are severely injured and three, 1t is supposed
cannot survive.
NJ. NJ Martlet was blown through q window before
which no was at work. and they all running
IN various directions with their clothing torn off or on
fire. and the flesh and hair Of of them severely burn
cd Some Immediately plunged into the snow not only
to exngush their burning Clothes but to allay their
circulating suffering Many of them cut and mangled
in shocking manner.
The following IL n list Of the persons injured M. NJ.
Martlet an old man Andrew Elrick, and VIM. Kelly,
all badly burned and mangled and supposed be
mortsy wounded Abraham l.. Knickerbocker, badly
nured John Lawley badly bruised in the legs and
part OF the body His case Is about hopeless. Michael
stcarn, WIN Kennedy, John Crawford Timothy White,
Charles Fort, and George Millington, are all burned
badly and more or less severely injured.
Most Of the above boys young men, without fa