The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-20

Int0IIIgences
The WEArHER.-The weather still continues tempe
rate which has no doubt salutary tendency as re-
cards choleTs There was gentle shove, r., ystsrd.y
o'clock. IL o'clock. o'clock. O'clock.
EXECUTION OF MATHEW wooD-The Sheriff, yester-
day morning, received a document, Of some sixteen
pages from Governor Fish in reference to the execu-
der sentence of death for the murder of his wife, To-
day IL the time fixed for the execution; and many
strong appeals it have been made to the Cover
in order to obtain Communication to the State pri
for life The Governor in his letter to the Sheriff,
forth that he has carefully looked all the evil
dence in the Of Wood and cannot where he
would be justified in using his clemency in the mat
teri therefore the law must take its Upon the
receipt of this document the Sheriff went the cell of
the ooomed felou and stated the Governors message
in substance telling him that the Governor had re-
fused to interfere any further in his behalf and that
to morrow (this day. at ten o'clock he must be pre-
pared to die at that hour after he would be
executed On receiving this intelligence the wretched
cuprt aghast with his eyes extended If petri
fed the spot until at length he burst into tears and
has been weeping almost continually since. Last
pray with him. On the Sheriff leaving the CELL Wood
begged that his friends might be permitted to take his
body after the execution 10 which the Sheriff readily
assented Last evening the gailows was brought into
the prison ard and will be erected early this morning
Still however, there is possibility that accumulation
might be- received from the Governor by this morn
ing boat MIR Edmonds the keeper of the prison,
i at Albany with the Governor for that purpose The
general impression is that Wood will suffer the penalty
OF the law.
FATHER MATHrw.-Father Mathew administered the
pledge great numbers yesterday, in ST. Patrcks Ca
thedTal Mulberry street.
MORE MADEIRA ExLEs CONE AND CoMING.--Last eve
ming sixty OF these exes arrived. About the lst
OF August $50 more may be expected from Trinidad1
Having failed at the date of the Missonarys letter TO
receive advices which had been forwarded them of
the failure Of the arrangement made last spring in IL
hpois, and being in circumstances of great difficulty
there, the whole company in Trinidad some 450,
expecting as last as arrangements could be made for
their passage, to embark for this country They will
to the Office Of the American and Foreign Chris
tian Union, and inquire for home They will come
entirely destitute OF all means of subsistence. The So
cIey know not now what 10 q" WIN them as the ar
raDgoment made Tor home for them In Hi
nois has failed, and serious endorsements result
from the wide. spread sickness in our country.
kiRE-Tbe building in West street, between Chris
TOPPER and Amos, known as the old market, dis
covered be Oh fire at O'Clock yesterday morning,
but extinguished by Officer Maynard, with
little damage.
The CRoTos AeUEDUcT.-We visited the Croton
aqueduct few days ago, and found 1t full AS it
usually is Notwithstanding the great waste Of water at
the by drants
DARN BY INrEMPRRANcE-The Coroner hela an in
quest yesterday at the 4th ward station house. the
body Of Ontario Stevens aged about forty years who
to his death through the effects OF
1t seems he was, the night previous passing along
Chatham street grossly intoxicated and fell cutting
his face. The police obtained hand cart, and
veyed him to the station house where the doctor pre-
scr bed for him and it supposed he would
examining his pockets in order ascertain his ideu
tty found the following letters showing evidently
that he is lecturer on temperance, some other
subject
New YoRx, July II, 1S49.
Mn. ONTARIO STEVENS, Keyport:-Dear Sir-Com-
plants having reached again this morning relative
to your feel ompelled to apprise you your
services lecturer will not be required after the
pletion Of your engagement for the ensuing week, in
addressing the people of Hackensack, Newark, and
Elgabethtown l trust you will do nothing to impair
your efficiency as an anti monopolist in another
sphere in other words trust you will refrain from
incorporate drinking during the period referred to-
Yours &c, J. A. CONKLING, Trustee.
The other letter follows
"WEDNESDAY, q to Q, A. NJ
Dear Sir-The meeting will go'' and be q "rosser
II understand your note Of yesterday. next Thurs
day is the time you refer to- the 18th evening Of July
Am right Do not fail to before you leave
the city. Upon the interview, Mr. Mayo will labor
faithfully in the good cause, and have disciple for
yeu from adjoining town who, together with many
neghbors requiring the way to put down the
holy trumvirate that now encirces poor little
State within its iron folds In haste respectfully yours
j. WILLARD ARKER,
(Ofthe Broken Thumb) 129 Water street.
To Mn. STEVENS.
The body will be kept at the dead house, to enable
the friends Of the deceased to receive it for burial The
Coroner led to suppose by the above letters that
the name Of the deceased was Stevens.