The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-03
DANIEL GRAHAM,
RegiAter OF the Treasury.

BALTIMORE, May ?, ls4s.
May Day and the Militia D The Wings and Gen. Taylor
"A Ci,pp:r Brig for New York-Counterfeit-Th The To-
pers in a Qaonda'y, &c.
The first Of May, usual, was a grand gala day In
Baltimore being devoted by military to their frs.
spring parade They turned out in great numbers and
looked rsmsrka bly, well.
/ mentioned yesterday morning, that . letter from
Gsnsral Taylor promised by his friends that will be
acceptable to the wings. Well ia letter has in
tho New Orleans Picc and doubt not that it will
give nerel satisfaction He takes high republican
ves in Congrefs the right establish the policy Of the
government and repudiatpg the veto power except in
has.y legislation
Mesers william and George Gardiner havs . clipper
brig the stocks in their yard nesry ready for snch
ing which, Of water, 10 amoss splendid affair She
Ia about 270 tons burthep and has been built for New
York house under the special Of Captain
Walter r. Greasy, who Is TO command her She 10 bean
uy fitted up fer the Of passengers and
designed for the Mediterranean trade She Is to be
launched Soma day this week perhaps tomorrow, and
nav counterfeit 50 bill the Bank Of Baltimore
has appeared and is well executed but 1t 10 only
tho public to remember that the bank has
issued notes Of ihst denomination.
On and after the rst Of June the of Baltimore
are allowed to sell spiriuous malt between
tho Of IL O'Clock Saturday night and IL O'Clock
on Sunday night which docs not give satisfaction either
to the buyers or sellers The topers are providing them
selves With pocket bottles and intend to take II BY
word Of mouth" whilst tho dealers are endeavoring
to hi. eorne means Of cvadipg the law.
PHILADELPHIA, May l, ls4s
Steam Boiler Explosion Injuries Fire Court Mat
tiers, &c, &c.
An upright tubular boiler, in the machine shop o.
VIM II. Miles, located in Laurel street, below Front
Northern Liberties exploded this morning with awfu
crash tearing away the side of the frame building In
which was; md the whole body Of the boiler weighing
about two tons was thrown up to an aimos pcredbl,
md fell inta fhA NJ n
least hundred feet of. boy BY the name Of John
H.s who was In charge Of the engine at the time wss
dresduy ecsdsd about the body, and 1t 10 feared will
not survive Two men and boy were burned and
bruised, but not to serious degree number Of the
tubes fell from the boiler sw Of the houses
10 the vicinity aud iog upon the roof passed through
II into tbs house The whole Of the boiler fell with
Ia four feet OF Mr. Lsrgs factory In which ovor hun
dred peraons are employed
The Are box Of the engine was tho portion that ex
poded and 1t had heeD repaired but recently The pro
pristor Of the shop Mr. Miles had left the engine but
minute before and Expresses himself confident that thu
boiler had an smplo supply Of water. The adjoining
manufsctcry OF II Digston large frame building
was hee by the fire scatered from the furnace
and almost entirely destroyed.
Another Of the homicide cases upon tho calendar o.
criminal court this morning disposed Of by thu
accused Michael Rsddng beading guilty to the char
OF msnssughtor. R,ddng had been convicted Of muir
der IN tho first degree eighteen months since but
granted trial The jury was discharged until the
10Th Inst whom ths trial Of LAngisld will como up.