Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-05-31
Latest from New. Orleans.

discouraging. The water was wider and deep
or. The crevasse at Sauve's had been abandoned.
That at the English Turn had been stopped.
Property had greatly deprecated in value. A
number of the public buildings were submerged.
BY Telegraph to tho N. Y. Tribune.
CHARLESTON, May &c.
We have New Orleans dates to the 10Th. The
crcvasse at Sauve's was enlargng, and was fin
ding its way into the opening of the Met6ire
Ridge. The business part Of the city was in
great danger from the food, the water being
scarcely more than half mile distant
The estimated loss Of property by the fire at
ST. Louis is over two millions of dollars. The
extent of the ruins is nine entire blocks and six
parts OF blocks destroyed, including seven print
ing officers The Insurance offices will all pay
in full, except the st Louis and Citizens, which
will ply about 20 per cent Two.hrds of the
wholesale dealers and one half of the retail deal
ers in the city, have been burnt out, also one
half OF the commission, produce and fancy deal
ers. The brokers saved most of their property
and books, &c. in most cases were sound -near-
" all the brokers have resumed business.
The cholera is decreasing.
ST. Louis. Dates from ST. Louis as late as the
25lh inst. are received.
public meeting was held, and recommended
the widening Of the Levee, by extending it into
the river. The estimated loss of merchandise
by the late fire is one million six hundred and
fifty five thousand dollars. The insurance is one
million one hundred and forty weight thousand, of
which four hundred thousand was in city offices.
The loss on the steamboats, and cargoes is four
hundred and forty thousand.
The City Council has passed ordinance for
the widening OF the streets of the burnt district,
and making it it imperative on the part of those
who are about building, that they shall erect
tre-proof houses.
By Magnetic Telegraph to Perey's Pic Mic.
NEW YoRK, May 20, 1919.
Quebec papers report the loss OF the ship Ma
ria, from Liverpool, with Ill emgran,s. She
fonndered amongst the ice in the Gulf of St.
st. Lawrence, and all on board were lost, with
the exception Of four of the crew.
There is ielegraphc despatch in the city
which announces later news from California, via
Panama.
MONDAY, May 2eth, s P NJ.
Cholera al .NeW York. Siuce the meeting Of
the Board OF Health today, six OF cholera
are reported, and two deaths. One is Lawrence
Hill, an extensive -four merchant
THE STEAMER EmpIRE.-.Newburgh Thurs.
day. May "a, s 2. M.-Two bodies were recov-
cred from the wreck of the Empire this morning,
one Of whom was identified as that of James Dill
lon, better known as Irish Jimmy" about the
dock at Troy, and about 55 years of age The
other body is that of the immigrant glr named
Margaret Duncan, aged about 10 years, and who
| was III tlC ColIpdi( WIN Tue NhlSri5,
The whole number found is co. Four more
persons are inquired for who are supposed to be
| lost
| O. The case of the Empire steamer has been
brought before the grand jury OF the U. S. Court
IN New York, new ~ session, by the District
Attorney, and some thirty witnesses have been
summoned. The pilot of the vessel, Levi Smith,
has been held to bail in the SUN of $4,000
The grand jury is composed of men of nigh re-
| nd urhl
tigale the causes Of the dreadful disaster.
NLwBURGH, May %. No more bodies have
been found. The Empire has swung round
with the tide The Ladd family have received
$1,000 and their goods from the Steamboat Com
pany.
~ Intelligence has been received from San
francisco to the OH of April. There is an
abundance of gold. Provisions are high at the
dlgglns," and gambling ana drinking are on
the increase Commodore Jones has offered
free pardon to all deserters who will return to
their duty. From Valparaiso, and parts of Mex
lco, great numbers Of people are preparing to go
to the mines.
Returned CdlJornians.- THE Galenu Jefierso-
nian OF The 9Th says that five of the emigrants
from that city have returned after getting as far
st. Joseph. 1t learns from them that there Is
not less than 5000 teams in and about st. Josephs,
double that number at Independence, and about
1000 at Weston, all on their way 10 the gold re-
glon, and that the average number of persons
with each team was at least three. This would be
total of 5000 going 10 California by the north
ern route, and when they left, they were still
coming thick as ever. But few spoke of re-
turning. A good deal of mixed sickness prevailed
among the emlgrants the cholera and small pox
among it. This rather dreary prospect 10
start from the settlements, for the ocean plains"
Expedition TO The Great Sail Lake. We un-
derstand, that the expedition for trigonometrl-
cal and nautical survey Of the Great Salt and
Utah LIKES, and the surrounding country, lying
| in the northern portion of Upper California, is
now being fitted out in this city. 1t has been
organized by Col J. ]. Albert, of the Topo-
graphical Bureau, and the command given to
Captain Howard Stansbury, assisted by Lleu.J.
w. Gunnison, of the Typographical Engineers
"a corps which may well be called the working
men Of the army.
The survey will particularly develope the ag-
rcultura resources of the country, with a view
to the supply of our Forts and troops stationed
in that country, as also TO embrace the astro-
nomcal, meteorological aud other purposes,
which shall give complete view of its physical
geography. 81. Louis Republican, oh.
Execution of Elder Dudley. Elder Zoos G.
Dudley, who was recently convicted at Plym-
outh, n. H., of the murder of his wife, ex-
eculed on Wednesday afternoon at Haverhill.-
! We learn fiom the Herald that he met his fate
with composure, and in few earnest and truly
affecting remarks to the multitude assembled, as
serted his entire innocence of The crime for lohich
he wds about 10 suffer death lie called on God
to witness the lruln Of what he sald.-.4tlas.
An interesting and important case, involving
the security OF private correspondence and remit
tances by mail, has just been decided in the u 5.
Circuit Court, now in session IN this place. The
! facts are as follows: In the month of November
last gentleman in Roxbury, in this State, wrote
to his brother, Mr.. William Robertson of East
Windsor, Conn, lnclosing check on the Suffolk
Bank, Boston, Tor the amount of Sl75. Owing to
some error or other in the direction in sending,
the letter was mailed for Windsor, Vt. On arrl-
wing al our Post Office it was handed 10 man
siding here, named William Robinson, who, af-
ter opening 1t and inspecting its contents, return
ed 1t TO The Postmaster, with the remark that II
contained bank check, and was not intended
for hun. a few days afterwards he called again,
and represented that he had seen or heard from
the writer OF the letter, and that it was intended
for hn; whereupon IL was again handed hi n.
de then took the check TO the Acustney Bank,
| and having endorsed it, received the amount