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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM ST. DOMINGO.
learn from Capt. Creighton, of the schooner s. and
]. l. Williams, arrived yesterday from the city of
st. Domingo, which port he left on the LIST instant,
that there had been three successful battles fought
between the Dominicans and the Haytiens, IN
which the latter had been beaten and dispersed,
both in the North and the South. At one time the
Hayiiens were within thirty miles of the city; a
desperate battle ensued, in which large number
were killed on both sides. No prisoners were
spared. The Hayuens, in their retreat, had burnt
Aqua, and destroyed large amount Of property.
Captain Warren, of Her Maesty's ship Fincoma
bee, had offered the American Consul any assist
ance he might require to protect American citizens
or property. A French steamer of war was also
present during the trouble. Most of the merchants
had shipped their goods to the other islands No
business of any kind was doing. 1t is thought this
VIII be the last time the IIaytiens will attempt to
conquer the spaniards.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

THE TROUBLE IN EAsToN, PA.-The boatmen on
the Lehigh Canal are still on q "strke," and con-
tinue their encampment in the Lchgh basin opposite
this place. There has been, however another breach
In the Delaware division the former one, that
there could not have much trade passed down yet
The water Is let in again. but the boatmen refuse
TO let any loaded canal boats pass down out OF the
high canal nor any empty ones to pass up, except by
special favor On Wednesday Of this week, the Sheriff
passed up boat Of Messrs Whitacre Co. of the Dur
ham furnace and another boat Of MIR Micher, two
for Mr. Housed and met with resistance Hopes
Lock, which he overcame and sent the boat up On
the same evening, he attempted to pass down q boat
dow coal but he resisted and the boat tn ken from
him and sent back. The Sheriff has arrested and put
in prison three of those active in rcscuing the boat
from him. From appearances, should say that the
boatmen are thinning off, although the boats are still
there.
T. S.-Since writing the above we understand that
yesterday the sheriff made another inefectal attempt
10 pass down the coal boat of Messrs Whacre Co.,
and was successfully resisted by the boatmen In the
attempt to execute writ of replcvin for tho coal and
That In the attempt the sheriff and some ef bis assist
ants were struck and somewhat injured The boatmen
are wrong In stopping any boats that may wish to ps
ana tho only apparent for the sheriff to whom
the peace OF the county by his commission and writ OF
assistance Is committed IL to call out such force
viii ovcrawe opposition, efectuay secure the execu-
ton OF his process and distinctly and clearly maintain
the supremacy of the laws which must rule and be
obeyed Several Of those who resisted the sheriff have
been arrested and imprisoned or recognised to
-EaSfon Sentinel, MAY IS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Sporting Intelligence

TRorrING The famous trotting nags, Lady Suffolk,
Lady Moscow, and Lady Sutton announced to con-
tend at the Union Course this afternoon in mile heats
best three in five In harness. Lady Moscow was the
vore last night and probably will be until the scor
ing takes place previous to the start when probably
things will change. Lady Moscow Is the only one Of
made excellent race at Albany, in which she beat
Rooster Moscow, and Mac, This fact gives her the
crowd who using all efforts TO post their pilen on
her Lady Suffolk has many hackers who will never
deter her and justly for she has been che
cestfu trotipg nag that appeared the Ameri-
can turf Depend on II, there will be many empty wal
let's should the cid grey be beaten this afternoon
FArRrir,D (vA) RACES. May Hickey Club Race
% mile htsts-Iursc $3.50.
G. g. Green enter Free TIade, by Mercer, dam by
Monmouth Eclipse o yrs old ITO lbs :. 4 1
John B,Icher enters financier by Boston, dam Ro-
sale Somors yrs old Ito lbs. ...........2
7. Is. " illismsoD enters or Newman Noggs, by
John BlouLt dam Grey Beet; qrs old 107 lbs 3 dis
Tirw: 553%--56j
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

Couar or ArrsAIs-BEYoEE A yULL BEroH SArun-
pAv-The argument In the Of Cotheal appellants
Fitch respondent was resumed and concluded Case
No 26 tho calondarJohn Peck, appellant, David
L. Ssyre respondent This question Of prac tice
in relation to rehearsal at general term of ORDER
granted ut special term of the Supreme Court when
the order TO be heard granted the LIST April
lS4S and the supplemental code took effect the 18th
April, lS48. Murray Hoffman Esq appeared coun-
sci for appellant and Charles OCenor, Esq, for
spond.nt.
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BRooKL,S ORPHAN ASYLUM
The sixteenth anniversary of this worthy estab
was held on Thursday evening last at the Brooklyn
Institute There were about loo orphan children pre-.
sent all appearing to enjoy the utmost worldly happ
ness and the exercises and proceedings of the
most interesting character The report Of the nan-
ces show proper management of the affairs of the
Asylum and much credit Is due to Madcmoiseles Wake
field and Reynor the matron and teacher for the praise
worthy efforts which they have made to ensure the
comfort Of those unfortunates under their
BlonE Of THE FRosr RAPE CASE MIR Jacob Frost,
who exoncrated last week by Justice TRUMAN
Smith, charge Of having committed rape upon
Susannah Brutus a servant in his employ, has in
stigated civil proceedings against Mr. John Andrews,
of No. 1856 Madison street who acted attorney for
Miss Brutus in the criminal examination accusing him
Of being the instgator in her complaint and laying
damages for false imprisonment malicious prosecution
defamation Of character &c, at $4,000.
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TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.
Alarming State OF Things mt New Orleans
The MissI ssippi Crevnsse-Three Hundred
Houses FIOOded-Choiern, &c. &c. sc.

Alarming State OF Things mt New Orleans
The Mississippi Crcvnsse-Three Hundred
Houses FIOOded-Choiera, &c. &c. &c.
BALrImoRr, May 2O-1OP. M
The southern mail has arrived, with dates from New
Orleans to the 18th inst.
The great crevasse above the city still
checked The water flowing out rapidly, and
thousands of acres Of land overaowed. The
crevasse was widening, and the water gradually
rising. The Picayune entertains the worst appre
tensions and thinks the most serious cslamites may
be realized
Thousands Of workmen have been employed to close
the crevassc and have not been able to make any
cessful Roadway. Tho water in the swamps and in
the Second Municipality is gradually rising People
daily moving out, and abandoning their dwellings,
taking refuge in the third stories
of their houses, using boats to go out and in
AS before stated, White and Benton streets, with
portions of Hercules, Dryades Market House, in the
latter street, entirely surrounded by the food
and only accessible by boats and horses producing
great distress among the inhabitants
The north bank of the canal overaown, and
the people of the 9TH ward and Second Municipality
preparing to escape from their abodes consi-
derable portion Of the Shell Road the half way
house, was submerged, and the water covering the
at the basin warehouse to the head of
the basin.
About 800 houses were surrounded by water
At last accounts, some workmen, employed at the
crevasse, were dying with cholera
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

SELF-MURDER OF DR.. COOLIDGE AT THE Tho
MAsToN PRIsoN.-News was received in this city
last night of the death by poison, administered
Of Dr. v. p. Coolidge, confined in the Thomaston
State Prison for the murder Of Edward Matthews.
The circumstances, as reported to us by passen-
ger from the East this morning, were these Cool
idge had plotted with prisoner about to be releas-
ed the murder of Flint, who it will be recolleced,
was a student with Coolidge at the time of the
Matthews murder, and was a chief witness for 60
vernment in the matter The plot was, that the
prisoner, after his release, should go to Bath where
he should call in Flint, under pretence ofbeing sick
that he should pretend that his sickness was in the
lower part of the body, and that while Flint was
bending down, he should strike him in the back
part of the neck with piece of iron, in spot par
ticularly pointed out by Coolidge, where such
blow would probably be instantly fatal: lie was
then TO place near him bottle Of poison, and
forged letter, purporing to be confession that he
was the murderer of Matthews, instead of Coolidge.
If this plot was successful, Coolidge would as he
supposed be liberated But fortunately, papers de-
failing the whole plot, in the handwriting Of Cool
idge, were found by the Warden on the prisoner
who was to act so prominent part in the tragedy,
and who was TO be paid thousand dollars for the
accomplishment of the murder. Coolidge, upon
this discovery, was forthwith placed in close con-
fncment, when probably seeing that his foul pro-
ects were all foiled, he ended his career of crime
by taking poison. Upon going to his cell yesterday
morning, he was found extended upon the floor in
an expiring state, and shortly after died-Boston
1rarchtr, May 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

WASTED SYMPArN.-The Washington Union
still continues to howl the proscrptve policy
which has elected scores of small postmasters,
petty clerks and iustrous porters and messengers,
with few of the big fish in the custom houses
and its antediluvian neighbor, the Inteigencer, al
though almost quite exhausted by its unparalleled
labors, pours out, day after day, column after CO.
lumn of the most exquisitely amusing rhetoric,
sarcasm, bathos, bombast and fury Old Richie
calls General Taylor spectacle" Awful bias
phemy! Whereupon, old Gales comes out in
powerful editorial of half dozen columns, show
ing that General Taylor is not Spectacle" and
that it is burning shame to call him ga spectacle"
and that hanging and quartering aint too good for
the man who calls him ''a spectacle" WE'LL well,
no one can doubt that those two venerable twad-
dlers are precious pair Of "specacles."
Why does Mr.. Richie, good old soul that he is,
waste all his sympathy such small fry as inferior
| clerks and sorrowlng messengers? Has he lost
sight of the illustrious victims of the admi-
nistration There was Polk himself-the first
victim. Then there were Buchanan, and Marcy,
| and Walker and Mason, and most melancholy and
awful also, Cave Johnson Every mothers son of
them guiotined, brought to the block, sacrificed,
slaughtered massacred in cold blood ! Here's cause
for weeping, o Richie Here's enough to excite
a Niagara of tears Don't use up all your mourn
ing, lamentation and wo, tender-hearted old man,
till you have poured out the fountains of your
grief over the fate of those ilustrous victims Of
ruthless and relentless prescription. And bark We,
magnoquent Gales, spare some of your awful
rherorc, annihilating sarcasm, and interminable
sentences, "full OF sound and fury" for the days
when you may have to encounter more formidable
assaults than those of Mr.. Richie, who has dared
to call the old hero "a spectacle
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Er.oprwHrr The Nonpayca saws. that on the

ELopEMENT. Nonpayca says, that on the
evening OF the 7th inst, the daughter of Mr. Isaac
y. Adkins, wealthy and highly respected resident of
Fulton clipped with u man named J. w. Fisher She
has not since been heard Of and her parents are almost
distracted, not knowing what may be her fate we
learn that two or three members OF the High street
Baptist church acted conspicuous parts in this affair
ut whose houses the parties had been In the habit of
meeting, and who lent their assistance in accomplish
ing The match, and inducing the young lady to eiope
Fhhcr had never made known TO her parents his in
tentions or askod their consent TO the marrageths
reasons for which we can only conjecture Some cx-
eittmont and indignation appears to exit In certain
oiicits in consequences OF this tioperoent with how
much just cause VIC arc not able TO state. Cncinasn
inqnho, Mcy ~
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

LIE PUBLIC HEMru.-TIappily, the rumors that
'he choiera had appeared among us, have not been
confirmed. We trust however, that the authorities
Will discharge their duty to the u,mos, in cleansing
the city. 1t is SAID that they are attending 70 the
woik with diligence. We must say that we have
too much evidence to the contrary. Broadx,v
was very offensive yesterday. Nothing bu, the mos,
energetic and prompt measures will do in this
Crisis. The work must be done at once throughou,
thc whole city. In the lower wards, the condition
othc streets, lanes end yards, is shockingly often
sive. II the cleansing of thecty is not faithfully
and promptly performed, fearful responsibility
VII rest on the head of the present Mayor and
Common Council
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
NEWS FOR EUROPE.
THE WEEKLY HERALD.

The steamship Washington, Capt. Floyd, will leave
this port this afternoon for Southampton and Bremen
Her letter-bags will close at half past one o'clock.
The Weekly Herald, printed in French and English,
for circulation in Europe, will be ready at ten O'Clock
this morning Its contents will embrace all the i'm.
portant news Of the week.
The Hbcrnias mails will close In this city tomorrow
afternoon. An edition Of the Weekly Herald will be
published at noon on that day
Single copies, sixpence; annual subscription 81 to
include the postage
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
NEWS FOR CALIFORNIA,

The steamship Crescent City, Capt. Stoddard, win
leave this port Wednesday, and the Falcon, Capt
Hartstein on Saturday next for Chagres The Weekly
Herald will be ready the morning of each day in
wrappers for the Pacific mails.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
The st. Louis Fire

BALTIMORE, May 20--10 p. NJ.
This being Sunday the Wheeling Telegraph line Is
closed and get message by it from st. Louis
for you, over it tonight
PHILADELPHIA, May 20-10 p. NJ.
Up to this hour nothing further has reached from
St. Louis respecting the fire.
AS the Western lines, extending hence to St. Louis
via Cincinnati, closed Sundays, dispatches from
your correspondent could not come through to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Fire In PHILADELPHIA.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20-9P NJ
The hay packing establishment of w. f. Hughes, in
Southwark adjoining the back Of Moyamensing road
below Christian street. together with four brick dwell
ling houses, consumed by fire this evening The
hay press was insured in New York and Boston Offices
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

companion Of prices current yesterday with those
ruling at the close Of the previous week. oxhibit an i'm
proyemtut in Treasury notes Of q per cent United
sIstes o's 1868, il Pcnnsylvsna 6 ~; Erie Railroad
new, u Harlem. = Mohawk, y Farmers Loan. x;
Canton Company ~ and decline in Reading Rail
road Of per cent Long Island, II North American
Trpst =.
1be annexed statement exhibits tho movement in
the esdiSe department OF each bank in this State on
he PAN a february, 1910, according TO returns re-
ceied Che cslct CT thu Com9trollor dlstpguishlns
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

The Howard Insurance Company Of this city lost
$40 600 by the FIRE in st. Louis.
The annexed statement exhibits the quotations In
this market for the principal speculative stocks fee
each day of the past week. and at the Of the week
previous Prices have not varied much but closed yo-
terday better than they were day or two previous
NKw YORK hARKrr "
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

NE sIAvER Hammer 1T is proper for us 10 say
va, the hccot nj which we published the other day
81 'hc teAntn found ON bsrd the SLAYER by the Britt
p1rtC.NoT. ygnVt wnS nl'o received by tho Nsw Ysrk
'V"" urecuS rom ~ helena We received the same
account ~ we have already stated aud nnh,i.hrI IA
twti NV ought not 10 dpany iuiustce Co the lie.
90 which did rot ~ we believed 1t hid copy IL fron
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

BEEBE CO., Hatters will open Tuesday next the
18th instant three cses of French Goods selected by Mr.
Beebe IN Paris expressly for trade. Tho
luay of these goods are far superior to anything hhs
enered and must be in order to be appreciated The pub
c particularly tho Ladies' respectfully invited
and examine them. Aso full of Chldrens and
Infants Legho Straw Tuscan Cactus Hats and CAPS
In every variety Of style and trimming.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Later from Venez uela.

BosToN, May 20, 1919
The schooner Gwenemma arrived this morning from
Porto Csbello with dates to May l.
She brings news one day later from Venezuela. No
thing had transpred. Congress had to decide on
the day of tho sailing OF the Co. to the acceptance of
the resignation Of President Monagas.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

Fine French Cloth Dress Coats measure Sl6 to SO.
Cloth Sacks $5t $40 seasonable Coats of all SORTS 81
taste punctualty and cbeapnes undisputed would
like to have yeu for a customer. think suit your
head back, pocket,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

TELEGRAPH TO FoRT ,,EAvENwoRTu.-Mr. ORR
ely has IN con plaiion the construction of tele
graph line through the Missouri valley to Fort Loaven
worth The plans for construction have been compile
I'd and age ut will proceed learn In few days
along the proposed route. with view Of determining
through what towns the lines shall psss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Accident and Loss OF Life.

PHILADELPHIA, May 20, 1849.
sail boat, containing nine young men, capsized
in the Delaware this evening. One of the party,
young Englishmau, named John Hill, was drowned
The others had very narrow escape
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
YANKEE suILIvAN.-The Police Gasette, Of thi.

week, says that
"On Monday last James, atos Yankee Sullivan, re-
ceivcd an unconditional remiss from the Governor
Of all old matters that were pending against him"
his H. an entire mistake No pardon REMISSION
conditional unconditional has been grant to Sui
Ivan by the present Executive We learn that appli
cation has been made to the Governor within a few
dsys past for such pardon. but notice had been
setvcd on the District Attorney. published rs re-
quii,d by the recent act of tho Legislature the Co
vernon deehnsd to entertain the application. albany
journal Motllq.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

u. BEEBE Co, Hatters, l56 Broadway, New York lN
Chestnut street. Philadelphia will issue the Summer Fashioa
for Gentemens Hats on Saturday next the 10Th inst The
Hat Is manufactured with the
the Rocky Mountain Silver Beaver it is of beautiful ooot
Light airy and elegant and every requisite
comfortable and durable Summer Hat.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Markets.

BosroN, May 19, 1849.
In -four and corn We have had sales of note Prices
the same reported. Molasses-500 hhds. of Cuba
sweet sold ut 1917 cents. CottonSales Of 800 bales
New Orleans were made at previous rates. The market
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21
Cholera In Norfolk.

BALTIMORE, May 20-10 M.
Reports in circulation that the cholera has ap-
peared in Norfolk Va and also in this city, but they
ar credited
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

FROM PoRT AU PRNcE.-Accounts by letter have
been received in this city to April 81 No men
ton IL in the letter of the defeat of Soloque
and it was probably unknown there All quiet at
he date OF tho letter.
The following il extract from letter dated April
q Sc Government about Investigating the frauds
which have lately been comm. tied down tho coast,
under tho monopoly law and we begin to have some
hopes that they will not only correct them but IN dfy
the law to relieve commerce. Provisions very
We have not heard from the President since
he captured Aqua The expedition must result in
misfortune. for he hold the Spanish part
without the consent Of the inhabitants and this he
never will get n-Boston 1rareier, Nay 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

Where do You Buy your Carpeting, OIL
Cloths Rugs Shades &c the question Of almost every
housekeerer. Economists and connoisseurs should. by al
means 90 TO the celebrated cheapest establishments
The The, United States No. % BowsIy-lIIRAM ANDERsoNs
Elegant carpetng from A. to 6 beautiful floor
oil CLOTH 3s 3D. TO Gs imperial three-ply carpet S. to
lOs-a saving Of Is per cent. to the purchaser
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

kers the il is applied without the injury Il
consists Of two liquids free from unpleasant odor applied
directly after each other, and be washed
without disturbing the color For SALE applied at Batch
elor's Wig Factory, No. Wall st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

he miptrr ard lsborers Ia Scbuyiknl county IA.
h1t ccnpFt1leed with the coal dealers and res med
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New CLASS on EMlGRANrs We mel, a few
days since, an intelligent farmer from the province
Of New brunswick Who was then tour OF observ&-
ton for the purpose Of locating in State He in
formed that thousands Of mechanics aborcrs, far
mers. and tadesmen settling their affairs In
the province snd about starting for the nited States
and that thirds Of Them esp oiay the agricultural
portion would settle in the Western STATES Last year.
1t said the floor of the House of Commons, that
over 10000 persons left the PROVINCES aud it Is esi
mated that 15oc0 will leave this year Every st
that arrives at Bos'o from ST Johns brings hundreds
This immense emigration is caused by the policy pur-
sued by he neither country toward the colonies, In
Withdrawing the protection hitherto extended to them.
The recent notifications in the tariff have struck
death-blow to their export trade Dyroit Free Press
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-21

The weekly imports have become reduced to pretty
low point, but they still large compared with our
exports
The value of dry goods imported and entered for con-
sumption, also of dry goods entered for warehousnx
and the value Of those Withdrawn from warehouse,
during the week ending the 18th instant is as fol-
lows -
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co nERCIAL AFFAIRS.
MONEY MARKET.
Sunday, May 2O-6 p.

Sunday, May 2O-6 p. M.
There is nothing In the stock market. The
closing prices yesterday, compare very fsvoraby with
those Of the previous week. and the at the
second board indicate greater activity during the pre-
sent week. We do not what prevent specula-
tive movement in fancy stocks, If the present abun-
dance Of money continues Capital actually goes beg
gng In Wall street, and loans easily obtained at
five and six per cent We have known several instances
during the past week. where parties having money to
lend compelled purchase government securities
without being able to make loans upon any better
terms.
The shipments of specie from this port from the 1st
Of January to the 10th Of May, 1s49 both inclusive
were 1857 $50.
The receipts ut the Office Of the Assistant Treasurer
of this port, yesterday, amounted to $37 o2l pay
ments, $6s973 67 advices $4,000. Balance on hand,
So, 1O7, $50 OIL.
The value Of merchandise imported into this district
excepting that sent to the warehouse the amount
of duties received during the week ending the 18th
instant, in each of the four years. was as annexed;