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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-26
Official.
GENERAL Orders, !
No 40
war DEPARTMENT,

Crx Opnr
No 40 ADJurAST GENERALS OFFrcE,}
- WAsHrNGToN, May a. lS49 }
The painful duty dcvoves upon the Department Of
announcing to the Army the death of Brevet Major
General W. j. Worth, Colonel of the Sth regiment of
Infantry, who died ON the 7th Of May, ls4s, at his
post, San Antonio, Texas.
General Worth entered the army Lieutenant in
1918, and served with distinguished credit during
the war with Great Britain. His whole life has been
devoted to the service Of his country. and he has
been charged with many conspicuous and i'm
portant commands. His brilliant and successful
conduct in the campaigns Of Florida and Mexico WIS
rewarded by promotion the two highest grades the
army. And now, while in the performances VI the
sponsble duties Of military commander the Nlexi-
can and Indian frontiers of Texas hts long useful,
and patriotic is suddenly terminated HIS loss
as soldier Of superior merit and gentlemen of high
personal accomplishments, will long BIZ severely felt
AS appropriate military honors to tho memory of the
deceased each post within his late geographical de-
partment will fire minute guns, 0hirteen) COM
mencing at twelve o'clock NJ and display the national
flag at half staff from the hour till down
the day next after the receipt Of this order.
The usual badge Of mourning If not areai directed,
will be for thirty days by the officers Of the army
serving in the department late under his command,
and by those Of the regiment of which he was the
colonel. BY order
r. JONES, Adiutant General.
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TWO CENTS.

swcetly. We glad 20 learn that the mps,c., ,,,s
complimentary benefit, a Testimony Of their vr,
fessona wsrh We hope To the Tabernacle
crowded on that evening
CHRisry rs MINsrRELs will to day give two concerts
viz at and s p NJ. aud need not urg. our citi-
xeDs to go and hear them they do that must will
lpgly If their accord Where good entertainment
is to he had there will the public fck and Christys
concert saloon sawsys crowded there Of there
IL good entertainment They will give full pro-
gramme Voyage Musical.n aud all ut both concerts
CHINESE MUSEUM The vast number OF Chinese ar
ticles of every des ERUPTION hat be mt this
Museum cannot fail to interest every who has the
slightest desire to know how this exclusive nation
manage their social domestic and political affairs.
1hey Will here find fun solution of all these questions
MODEL OF NEw YoRN This perfect presentation af
our noble city ought to be by all IL gives most
complete idea Of the vast Of this great village
1t Is also IL fine specimen of American ingenuity.
.VoI.TLAHDER's McRocosMtc VIEWS, nov exhibiting
at the Assembly Rooms "f the Chinese Museum build
ing are the most b. autu things that be imagined
Science and perseverance, have achieved u great
triumph in the production of such kabe effects
The slAMrsE TWINS expect To large number Of
visters to-day their Iiuc OF departur. Is dra wing
Iigh They receive their friend, most anably, and
i've every information regarding themselves most
eady.
ETMiss Eliza Logan, of Cincinnati has been giving
perian readings la Cleveland after the Of
amy Kembe Butler.
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The Connagrntion In 81. Louis.

ST. LOUIS May Is. 1919.
write in haste to inform you Of the serious
lamity that befel young and lately nourshug
city Last night. about 10 o'clock the steamer white
Cloud lying ut the head Of the levee took fire. and in
few minutes was enveloped in flames The Belle Key
Endora and Edward Bates, in close proximity,
on FIRE and before any assistance could be rendered
we're one sheet Of flame. The wind at the time,
blowing gale from the northeast and tue flames
spread to the warehouses the levee. or the four
boats mentioned the Edward Bates the low
est and there an interval Of about three boats
length between her and the Julia the boat below
it hoped that the fleet Of fifty might
be saved. Soon however, the stanchon to which the
chain cable Of the Edward Bates was attached yielded
to the flames and the boat WAS adrift She wheeled
one sheet OF ameand passed directly under the
guard of the Julia crushing her wheel house aud
ting her on fire Immediately below lay the Uncle Sam
large New Orleans boat. She too. fired In like
MAJ ner. BY almost superhuman efforts of the
OF these vessels both saved At the stern of the
Uncle Sam lay the mandan. bound for the Missouri
with large quantity Of powder ON board Her officers
on prrceivng the danger had attempted to push her
into the stream but only succeeded far to her
DOW from shore Against this the Bates struck aud
lodred, setting her ON tire The flames then spread
Inc dense mas Of shipping and entirely consumed the
whole line save some eight ten vessels which had
been pushed into the stream cannot at this moment
twenty Eve most of which contained val iabe cargoes
The warehouses first fired at the head of the levee,
OF Locust street aud the evee however te great
work of destruction commenced. The whole line of
river front thirty large warehouses; from ocust
TO Chestnut street. are destroyed Westward TO Main
street these blocks arc gone On the side Of Main
mostly reaching to Second The fra spread as far
south az Market street, four sIuarcs then it made
aJump TO Wvnut street, two squares OIL. and
menced From Walnut southwark. it is taking dag
onal direction and must sweep the entire front
iar as the Arsenal. two miles off The wind is still
blowing strong and the water has given out.
Many have been killed by explosions. falling walls
&c Kumors are rife, and it is impossible arrive at
accuracy should think the number kill d not less
Than twenty Every English paper is burnt out except
the Union and that barely escaped The loss IL pro-
p'rty cannot be less than five millions. At Three
hundred houses arc destroyed. Hundreds of families
are houseless and many cholera patients carried
to The streets to die The sidewalks covered with
merchandise and household furniture, in every I'M
burnt quarter of the city.
write in haste, and after night of toll: excuse
crudities. ARGUS
ST. omitted to say, that only three kegs of pow
der exploded on the Alandan the hull having settled
and filed,
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Our Philadelphia. correspondence.

pm. tuvD
' ~ ~
H"u' N'"" " hiot d"" "''e@ ~ me Farfy Engaged
Reduction Of SALARY Pound Dropaed Markets, Stock
Sales. &c
,a IT,. -. ,, A.,
"'' 'o"ei, '"' 'e"''r Vi '"e s""s OF ro"d'es thaU
attacked the Fairmount engine on Wednesday last,
died last njoht at the Uospj,a 4; Il .unnos.d from, Tho
r =, F' " '"Ppo ~ o
checs OF the blow with spanner he received ut tho
hands of Henry Brown while in the custody of con-
stable DELANEY The weund r.ceiv,a NV Ton.r w,s
NV N 'es''N ~ A'"e' was
not thousht To De dangerous ana he was removed to
prison being get bail for the charge of
r;o+ ,bo os,.r s,o,,;, iii. h,, =. A.. ,Y.., 4.
pps WIN ~ " WIZ 'i''p''a' "
have his wounds dressed while on the way thither.
Yesterday he was re leased on bail and walked into tho
Uosr;t,, hut ,,st n,ob. ,ro ,,,, -. an 49,,
p' ' '"V "'s"' was suuae"'y 'aNe" H. anu
death cnsued in the course OF hour 1t Is supposed
he had been drinking previous to entering the Hos
r,o, An ,r,,.st wo ho,d mo-, ,h hd ., A., =,
f'"- " '"!''. ""' "e'" "po" '"o 'o'y Vi 'he oe-
ceased when Dr. Sergeant, the attending physician at
the Hospital testified the skull Of Toner had been
fractured by the blow received aud that IL was un
dobtedy the cause of his death Two other Witnesses
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SHOOTING AT A WIFE AND CHILD AT the Salem,
County (Wcst Jcrsey) Oyer and Terminer, last
to murder his wife and child The Salem Banner says
The evidence entirely Giro umstantia but was of
the strongest kind. The facts proved were mainly as
foows-Charlcs Seelcy had beon for some months
separated from his wife. and living in Cedarviilc,
Cumberland county. His wife kept house for Edward
Bacon, near Sharpstown. in this county. Secey had
passed for unmarried man in Codarvillo, aud had
been attentive TO young girl there But reports were
spread that he had wife and child On Friday Feb.
18th last he left his boarding house, saying that no
was going to Bridgetou to get some to clear up
bis character aud show that he not marred-that
his wife and child we're dead" At Bridgeton he hired
n horse and sulky lie was next seen ut Sharpstowu
where he saw his father-in-law John Scudder. Who
asked him to 20 and his wife. lie consented and
drove to tho house; his wife cnme out and begged him
After persuasion he did 30 sat there, held
his child-took dinner-asked about Bacon--and
waited until he he seemed dull aud did not eat
much. Toward night at her request he took his wife
in buggy, osee her moher--returped, aud without
going into the house got ready to start he gave her
his watch and babe her good bye, with bad grace,
however At sunset he started he said, for Salem;
but he was next crossing the river at Camden
Saturday morning; again on Saturday about dusk he
seen twice on the road near Sharpstown, driving
near the town Between and that evening Mrs.
seslcy was sitting With her child in her arms, by tho
stove. Bacon was just putting up his horse at the
barn. Mrs. s. heard some noise at the window heard
arcport and crash and the of her child She
Bacon came in. They found the window shattered, q
wad burning on the floor and bullet whicn haa oscn
hattencd against the stove Nothing more was heard
that night and they did not leav. the mouse Inc
nv Tho hall Tracks were found where some had
jumped the fence In front and a.o marks OF some
ono Mt the window. The prisoners subsequent con-
duct-his possession Of gun, powder and ball, and
StLor circnm stances. were brought agaiut him. The
jury retired without any charge from me Judge at
OF guilty both indictments except on the trst count
Of one which charged an intent to Kill his child At
Friday morning he vas scntcnccdto I've years
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MrcuIoAN.-A mass convsntlon Of the wings
will be held at jackson the 10Th June TO nominate
candidates for Go.ernor, Lieut.. Governors ana s'a's
Printer,
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FIRE IN WARsER, N.II.-On Monday night, a
fire broke out in the shed or stables Of the George
Tavern in Warner which destroyed the and all
its contents with the stables and other outbudngs
together with the store and store house cupied By
Mr. A. r. Bach, contractor on the Concord and Clare
mont railroad. The amount Of loss Is not far from
$40 0t0. Mr.. Bach's ioss Is about So O00-of whic
$1,000 insured in the New Jersey Protection Com.
psny. The tavern was owned and occupied by +.
Watson, who lost everything on the promises. He
had an insurance Of 81 600 in the Mcrrmsck Mutual
Company. The store occupied by Balch owned ey
Charles Davis, and was not insured. The building oc.
eupied as store house owned By Nxshaniet
George, and insured for $500. This hre Is sup
posed to have been the work Of nccndiary Con-
cord Patriot
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FIRST DAY.

The ESCAPED CoSvicT.-Thc Barnstable P,r,y;o,
states that Phillips, the State prison convict who
adroity escaped from the Warden and city Marshal
Of Charlestown by tumhlins them into pit of their
own digging, at Barnstablc, has been seen upon the
Narsbpce plantation, among the Indiana Tr,,-
script Hcy -.
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MANS AT PAyAM,-ExTRAoRDryARY PROCEED
iya-We are Indebted 10 u correspondent for
letter Panama, dated March 6lst, from which wc
take the following cxtract:-
The mail which came out In the steamship North
crncr after it, arrival here, sold for the expenses
Of bringing IL the Isthmus. and purchased by
stephen Payrnn, formerly OF Philadelphia, who received
all tho letters and newspapers contained In the mail
letters who had not left here and the
others he will take with him to San Francisco and
demand the postage. All the newspaper packages
were broken open, and the papers sold at Panama for
I2li cents, by Mr.. fayran, and a number were sent
back IL Gorgcna for sale. Among them were the BID.
tfi Nsg York Herald. True Sun, Tribune NORTH .dme-
,fran &c. They would not sell at Gorgona. There Ia
some misnanagemcnt about the mails somewhere
do not know whether this was regular mail made I'D
by postmaster or only n letter bag made up by the
captain Of the Nortbcrncr. r.
his letter will explain the nonrcceipt of letters
papers that may have been sent by the
4 he mail referred to- however, was made a by the
captain Of the steamer, and sent by govern
ment The steamship Fac IN s the only mail steamer
running to Chagres. and she brought mails from
thsre until the lat VI klay Phitcdsiphio Balst's,
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Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-


Cabinet Difficulty, &c
There q flare up in the cabinet; but do not
know, yet, how 1t terminated
Col Webb will go either to Berlin or Austria; II to
the latter power Is understood that the Chargeshp
now existing will be changed into full mission, at the
request of Austria The the latter power stoops
the more it is determined maintain the deors of pro-
priety and diplomatic etiquette. Col Webb, of the
Ne,p York Courier Enquirer has under all crcum-
etapces been national man; siding With his country
whenever it attacked by foreign foes or MERGE
naries.
WASHINGTON, November 10, 1913
Cabinet Ruaors-Teps of the People Russian affairs.
Rumors to a change Of the cabinet are every day
becoming more rife, and still they have no foundation
but in the hopes and the fears of others The
policy the cabinet far it Is known commend
ed by the people. The people are enlightened-the
people moderate the people are conservative The
people have demanded no extraordinary changes or
movements. They willing to let well enough
alone - The people not now what the demagogues
have supposed them TO bea great beast led about for
show and destined only to bear burdens and TO feed
monopoies The present cabinet have OF course felt
their way in regard to many measures and will be d.
rected by the popular feeling They would probably
90 for what called whig measures, more decidedly
than they do If they supposed they would be supported
by popular opinion.
Some surprise has been expressed here at the fact
that the Just received by the State Depart
ment that the action of this in regard to
Hungary was known TO the Russian aud Austrian mi
nisters In Paris before 1t known to diplo
mats In Europe and before the agent selected by
could proceed to his post That surprise
must say, surprises IL must be mere sfectaton.
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Our Baltimore Correspondence.

BALTIMORE, NOV. ~, lS49.
Eatrsire Iasendsrism Great Planning Patent Case
-Death-The Scramble for the Senatorial Yaeaacy-
Probable Resuif-Mdrkets, &c
Since Saturday night there has been a number of the
most outrageous Of incendiarism in this city.
The carpenter shops of william NJ Wilson, william
r. McCemss William Reed. and the cooper shop OF j.
White all in different sections OF the city have been
destroyed, With considerable property adjoining
The case of George wordsworth and James c. Wilson,
Isaac Brown being one Of set II cases that has
cuped the courts of half dozen States Of the Union
within the past two years Is now before the United
States Circuit Court in this city and will probably take
month for trial. 1t is an issue from the equity side
of the court relative to the infringement Of patent
right of planning, tonguing, and growing machine
Major Robert Leslie, jun one OF our most estmabie
citizens, died very suddenly yesterday lie was the
pride OF citizen soldery, being MAJOR Oh the nrst
light division.
AS the time approaches for the meeting of our Legs
lture the scramble ameng the wings for the vacant
seat in the United States Senate increases There are
eleven gentlemen named for the post each and all OF
whom have members pledged to their support. The
idea of their being able settle the matter in
is out of the question there Is considerable oppo
stion to Thomas Pratt, the most prominent of the
candidates. More than one-half Of the wings will
unite Mr. Pratt on the first ballot, and If the de-
ocrats any chance OF his election as he Is most
obnoxious to them they will unite any Of the
weaker wings, to ensure his defeat. That the de-
mocracy will select the Senator from among the whig
candidates is certain, If they should not be able to
The number Of deaths in this city week. but
g. Of which number ID died Of consumption and 20
were under two years OF age
The Baltimore -four market has been dull for several
days. With heavy receipts, and but limited demand
for export, holders gave way and offered to sell at
81 67 without finding buyers on change. Sales OF
few hundred barrels to be delivered free OF drayage
were made at 81 e3s4 Gran-Sales of wheat at 81 05
81 o6 for prime red, and 81 10 for white Corn
Small supply of old with light sales at 56c. SIC for
white, and Ole e2c for yellow Rye-Sales Of Mary
land at 55c. a SOC No change in whiskey.
The following the sales at the Baltimore Stock
Board yesterday :-slIo Md quar-; SIS, 81 20 shares
Pstapoko Bank, 81; 10 u and o. r., time, 4914 30 do
40; 200 do, ASH; so do Asa; do 5s14i 10 do, 4ss5
3 do. 49, 30 do, as.
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LrvsRroOL cL.ssryic.ries.

Corrrr.-Sales Of 500 bags Rio made at Toe -
frW-Tbe tales for the day reached |. 500 quntals
dry cod al 81 56la ~ 90 leaving none shcst 800
bbls Nos. and Mass mackerel were sold at S12 rs
and at IS 20 aud 1900 boxes Of herring at b5c for
scaled and 85c Tor No
FRutr.-B Bunch Malaga rsisins continued In steady
demand with sales OF otO boxes at AZ 81 and 500 half
do at 81 So and 500 quarter do at Csc Also Of
Zoe trails Arsbisn dates at &c cash. ssme new hgs
the fret Of the seaon direct arrived to-day but
thing ~ yet has been done With them.
FrA1HEps.-g 600 lbs fair Western at 32bc.
EErtonrs Cotton was engaged for Liverpool TO al
up at TS2d and 200 t. 800 tons heavy goods including
bacon lard and messurmept articles were engaged at
2es. For January, - for -four and Cd for wheat
tinusd TO b. current and Nc for cotton, TO Hsvre.
HiDxs.-A sale q ! coo Ssvsnills has been made at
eHc per cent 90 ~ they run.
each.
MoiAssrs A parcel Of 100 hhd. Porto Rico sold at
NC sone sales pew crop New Orleans, we're made at
33c leaving none 81 first hsnos
NAVAL SroEFs.- he saies included 200 bbls spirits
turpeptine. at 81 tsc 32c. ash aud 800 bbls Ne
rosin, at SO rs f27b
ons.-rbsre vas no change TO notice IN prices
Sales Of 500 GOO gallons city pressed were made al
Toc and 600 English st Csc
PtovIsIoNs- Pork coo hbls. Ohio pork ssld at s1o
,62L $40 66s{ for mes and s. ca for prime and
email sales Of clear a. SIG B.ef-25O bbs cold at 80
for country prime and ~ rs a ~ for do mess, add
h@tte 'ale' Of prime msss a. sle Beei hams were In
River AZ sI2 rs Si2sik and 20 James Jones' Utica
a tl2 co. Cut meats we're dull and heavy Sales Of 10
hbds hams at &c Lard $50 bbls aud tierces At SIC
acsc.. and 600 ksgs prime al exc Butter vas 10 fair
demand at &c lie for Ohio, aud 10c lie for State
Cheese rather better, good dsihes we're In de-
msnd salss 81 700 boxes at 5sic exc. for Ohio and
Pi.rEs A csrgs sold TO 90 mp the river, at 81.
sEEp.- goo bble free Ohio clover sold at 70.
suosRs.- There vas steady trade business doing
with some inquiry for refining. Sales embraced l5o
hide Nev Orleans at b3fc aokc and 100 hhds Cuba
st &c exc. four months Some boxes we're also sold
bot the particulars We could not learn The stock
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Died..

In Philadelphia on the 10th inst after lingering
illness, Mrs. PHEBE KETcHuM BRADSHAW, in the 54th
year of her age, native Of the city Of New York.
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PassepRers Arrived.

H.vRr-Packet ship st Denis-Mme j Larsre. Mons and
Nine Bureand Riosrey Miss Bouet Miss Lequin Jose
Lapiani.
LyKRrooI-ship " IN Harbcck-Mr Bassford
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Passenger Sailed.

SAN Francisco Brig Sarah Abigail from Plymouth =
Fphram nomes, Thomas Diman, Daniel Goddard John
ColIngwood Josiah Bartlett Calvin Raymond Bira Bates
Josiah Drew Joseph Hobart Josiah Fuller Esaser II
Barnes Isaae Harlow Curtis Davie Clark Ellis George
Bepfon Nathaniel Bradford Caleb Battles Andrew Biano
ard lillian Bowen John Perry Charles Goddard Eli
sa Holbrook helzar Pierce Thomas Ford Thomas wilcox
Virgil Wilcox, Nathan ssuthvorth, Samuel Jewett, James
Fuller James Fuller Jr, Alexander Brooks John DelAno
Seth Holmes Mrs Bartlett tcaptsps wel William
lett-s5.
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hand was still quite limited, AID prices were 70.

hand was still quite limited, AID prices were 20.
higher.
SALr.-About 900 sacks of coarse changed hands at
81, and 500 fine Worthingtons at 81 90
ToBAcco.-Sales were made of 200 hhds. Kentucky at
&c. sac, and 400 bales st. Jsgo at 2lc l1c for
home use.
WHrsKrY-The market Is better with a fair demand,
and saes of $50 bbs at 27c s274c for Ohio and n
81 c for Prison. Drudge was held ct 26hc 27c.,
time and interest:
were made on private terms There nothing of
moment doing in domestic The stock of foreign in
first hands very light, and prices firm.
Receipts Of Produce per Hudson Rtver Lines This Day
Flour, bbls. .23550 Beef, bbls 1884
Corn, bush. 80. 1857 Ashes do. ..... 210
Barley, do. -. -. 400 Whskey, do. $50. 90
Wheat do. 4,439 Cheese boxes. ...... 200
Germ Meal bbls 2S6
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Announcements Of Births, Marriages and Deaths ar
not inserted unless duly authenticated and paid for.
marrlc0.

On Thursday afternoon, 18th inst, at the Oliver
street Baptist Church, by the Rev. E. L. Magoon, Mr.
Miss LOUISA r. Kr.rSe youngest daughter of John D.
Heating, Esq of this city
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\ IsT OF LETTERS RENAININo IN THE NEW YoRR
IL Post Once, November ~, 1919.
OFFICIALLY pvsLIspEp PAPER HAVING
LAHHssT CIRCULATION.
Iase mention the Of the List in which they
verified.
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nARITImE INTELLIaE ENC e
Port OF New York, Nov. 81, lS49.

IS MOON SETS 10 %
A &c HIGH WATER. %
Telegraphlc.
See general column for the latest Marine Intelligence
by magne tic telegraph.
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MARKETS ELSEWHERE.

BOSTON, Nov. l9.-Brokers' Boayd..-6shares Fall Riv
or Railroad 90 do Reading doi6 do Boston and Maine
Vermont and hassaehusetts do 80 a do Old Colony do 76
denee do 81 94 80 do East Boston Company bod i 10
do Vermont Central Railroad as 10 dividends Vermont
Central de- Ne 26; 50 shares Norfolk County Railroad
Se S5 dc Boston and Lowell DO 57a 55S; 5000 Yer
do do. 9 Second BoardS200 Vermont aud
Railroad bonds s $500 do de b3d SLY shares Western
Railroad lO44.