The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-17
Interestiax from Peru.

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board the U sloop Of var Falmouth dated off Payts
Peru October, l4th, which says: At Calao We found
some difficulty exciting bet ween Chsrge and the
thorities In an srsy between the crew
OF boat belonging to the ship Acadia bos nd for Cali
foInia and the crew Of boat under command Of en-
officer belonging to the government steamer Rimson
The Acedias men, (AnericsDs) Is sad not the
sggressors; yet they were overpos.rsd, unnersfuly
beaten bound and msitreated by rude police through
the streets who frequently struck them while bound
and not only put them in the caiaboo-s but 10 stsck
without trial examination And although their IL
berstion applied for by our Charxe they kept
confined without inve,tig alton trial until upon
certain festive Gay Governor they released
according TO a custom of the place act of grace
TO criminals Another cause OF difisulty arose from
the coscbmsn Of the Charge Ia Peruvsa) giving some
ditplessure to officer Of the police; shsreupon
armed party, under coomand Of officer entered the
hoHsaor court OF the Charge for the purpose OF spps
hepding the coachmRn MIR Clay, the Chsrge wrote to
| the suthoriti's On the subject sho replied that
"'nforme" (meaning an inqairy into ths snbseD
would b. nsdeto which Mr. @ replied that no Inquiry
necessary his statement of thu fact Of outrage
| was sufficient Although ten days had elapsed from
the date Of Mr. Clsy's second note reply il
received at the time of the Falmouth arrival UpoA
the appearance II the Falmouth. Mr. Clay re-opeDed
the subject and the officer Of police WAS punished by
Suspension, to his satifscfiou and when lett the
case of the Acadia although not definitely settled
nearly So the government sgnifying wilingnsss to
pay the punished boats crew literally and to ndem.
Nifty the ship for her loss by drtenlioo
INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM TKxAs-The
| New Orleans Pnayu"e, of The 9Th inst says:-By
the arrival here y.ste rday OF the steamship Calves
ton, Captain Crane, from Galveston, the 9Th inst,
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that port, and Other papers from the interior of
| the tate.
The Civilian of the 3Oth ult states that CON-
papy is about TO be started ia Galveston, entitled
| the Galveston and Brazos Navigation Company,
! for the purpose Of cutting canal from San Lus
| or West Galveston Bay 10 the BrsZos river, with
the privilege also of connecting by canal the
| waters of the BIazos river with the San Bernard,
Peach Creek ana Colorado. Ii liz intended 10
apply to the Legislature for a canal charter The
capital stock will be $50, 900, with the privilege of
increasing IT 10 $500, 600, to be divided into shares
We take the following from the Vietoria Advo-
cate, of the I'd INST =
The editor the Western Tsrsn has seen letter to
Major Bsbbitt from officer Of the army dated at
FL Tsso del Norte. Sept 10 rhe writer states that
the government train had arrived there ON thu sth
writer adds Report Gays that Americans in the
poy of the State authorities of Cbihuahus have
peaceful Indians near Preside del Norts This will
produce among the various tribes hostility towards all
white men. chihuahua is now literally besieged by
the Indians, because Of this outrage
News from III Paso, dated the 10Th September,
had been received by MAJOR Babbit, Assistant
QuarteTmaster General The government train
| had arrived, after being out ITO days, but only
ff.y-Ihrre were occupied marching. Corn Is
worth So bushel there, and beef is not to be had
Fifty dollars per yoke had been offered Tor the ten
der.fooied caitle belonging TO the train.
| "A tight bad taken place between a detachment
| Of American troops commanded by MAJOR Stein
and parry Of Apache Indians, about ninety miles
| from Dona Ana, In the direction Of the ella Cor
| porul Norwood and Sergeant shy der were killed.
Major Stein was slightly wounded The loss of
the indians was not ascertdlned but forty horses
and mules were retsken. The Americans were
from forty to fifty; the Indians fifty to sixty; but
the latter were strongly posted In almost imper-
The San Antonio Western Tsran, Of the Goth
| ult, fays;-
this place for The rass by the way u Las Moras
and will probably leave In ten days
| FEEsHEr IN THK MEKRIMAck RvER--IyIuRY
TO TBR RAIIKoAps.-The Lowell, Mass, Col,er,
! OF the 18th met speaking OF the freshei IN the
| Merrlmack river, says;-Menlmack river was
higher yesterday at noon, than It has been since
the sprIng OF 1913. Transportation on railroads
has been considerably affected Friday afternoon
The last passenger tram up from Concord over the
Montreal road, met with sad mlsbap When un-
der good Roadway, crossiuga piece of boz the en-
CINE made dive INTO thu mud, the tender fell
! lowed, and the passenger cars pushed on over the
engine, crlv,r and hremen jumped from the engine.
the lauer beng seriously hurt No other persona
! injury was sustained. The engine was badly d.
maged. On Saturday, staging OF hive niles was
resoIied to- 20 convey passengers over the break in
| the road. Saturday evenings passenger tram
down, tom the L, ssumpsic, Central and Northern
road, due IN Lowe al 8 T.. NJ. dad not arrive till
halt pact nine, in consequence ct the Norhern
! road having been washed away al Canaan Trains
metihtre, exchanged passengers, aud ed down
| 10 Concord and Lebanon. "A Trend who came
! through that Island OF PROMISE" informed us that
on Friday, II was bali under water Al Bescawen
END tlshersville. too, The river has washed the
road bacly The Nashua and Lowell Railroad
was threatened at Middlesex, Chelmsford, and
above Ty sboro', by the rlyer, and several Trains
I were at work during the day Fears were enter
tained yesterday that the TIMBER locks at the Old
Guard Locks" were liable 10 give way, being old,
and not IN the toUDdest condition. A strong force
was kept IN readiness To mt ct any emergency. In
| consequence of the trshet one corner of Hale's
flannel null at HaveIhill, Mars. eayed in this
morning, doing damage TO the amount OF 81, 900
LoutH COuitr.
THK FLoop IN IuE IIuDscN RIvER.-The Albany
Argus Ui the ~ inst has the following addition
nj particulars ui the flood la The Hudson fiyer;-
A large quantity 81 lumber, from the docks, wa
seen swept down the nver. Several canal boats,
laden with Hour, NC which were ~ the depot II
| East Albany, were ALEC cauied Gown--sOme oi
them with. and some without any person on board
| 20 take care 81 them. Mr. J. III. feasr " Co. had
/ lighter 81 the depot, with some COO barrel II
nour on board, Which went oil with the rest, with
two men on board. steamboat cent after
/ n, aud IL was Ov,Tiaken about FIX miles down the
I rver, aud brought back unnJured. oar Trojan
/ nelPhbors must save been severe sufferers by the
food. In addition to large quantities ef lumber,
wood end slaves, some 200 barrels u Hour were
swept down The river by The flood, ifem that city.
| Great 'nCoBv,Biercr and delay was experienced
from the lmpractcabilty Of locking boats ilto the
BASIN On The rlver, owing to the high water. We
learn that on Saturday one of the ahutmens Os The
new channel formed through the road, come thirty
feet drrp, and from fifteen 10 twenty wide. Conn
mum, alton will OF course be- suspended TOR a week
or more. Damage from ~ 500 70 $1,000.
MURDER N OnIo.-we learn that most brutal
case Of murder took place nesr Wilmington on
Friday last. The shefiii ofthe county had a claim
| for costs-two dollars and hllf-agsinst a man
named Floyd and to satisfy these, he levied on
four or five acres OF standing corn. and sold II TO
Cept. Mckinney The sale WIS thought to be H.
legal, and Floyd was advised by his neghbors to
gather The cofn, and take It to- hls barn-which,
! with their assistsnce, he did Warn MckiRsry
sent for the corn, Floyd refused to give II up-of-
ieTrg the same time TO pay he bill ol costs for
| which il had been suld. Mcklbsey persisted in
demanding the corn, aud suid he would have II or
| bis lite. lie collected some four five men, aud
went for = met III az the gate ndiorbade them
entering Atihis Nick. struck at /. with club,
| and broke the bar # The gate Floyd caught up
the piece, and IN striking Vt Mcklns-y hat some
cre else. Whsreupun, Mex struck again, and
i,rd him 90 the ground. with blow that broke