The New York herald., 1849-05-31


Appointments In the Philadelphia Custom
House.
PHILADELrHIA, May 80, 1S4s.
The following appointments in tho Philadelphia Gus
tom House transpired to-ssy-
GUAeERs-WilNam M. Cooper, Joshua M. Butler.
WEIeHER.-George Read
ISsrEoroRs.-Samuel Allen, Bristol John @ Dyer,
Lazerette; Edward Wagner, Marcus Cook, Frederick
Everart, W. w wooley Hugh Digham, Thomas Taylor,
Henry J. Scbriener, VIM. Stephens James Sanders,
George Rsten Charles Troxal Urah Shellsver George
Myers, Joseph Settle M H Hagerty.
NIoHr IssrncToRs.-James Castledine VIM. Gibson,
James Smith, James Frazier, Owen Morrow, William
Marion, James Rourke Philip Dsvy, James Newell,
Benjamin Thackara, Benjamin Lyndel, James Alex
ander, Washington Conrad, Alexander NJ Gilbert,
Robt. McLain, Jacob Shelter.
Five revenue agents also appointed; but their
names have not transpired.
Improvement OF Business-Insurance Losses,
West and East-The Cholera, &c.
ST. LOUIS, May 2S-P. NJ
The burnt district is being rapidly cleared and pro-
parations making for tho rebuilding Of stores and
houses.
The Western waters being In good navigable order
boats arriving, and produce pouring in and the
Levee is assuming its wonted life and activity.
for the FL Dorado.
The cholera passing away.
1t is estimated that the Floating Dock Company will
lose by the late confsgraon from 900 to S10oOo0
the Perpetual Company 0OO the Hartford Agencies
somewhere in the neighborhood Of $780, and the
Columbus near $1eO,OO0 The Union, St. Louis, In
diana Citizens and Marine Companies will pay from rs
to so per cent? the rest will probably pay up in full
Steam bont Fxnios,on-Iosss r. s,f Iife-ChOlera
In the West, sc.
ST.. LOUIS May 80, 1S4o.
As the steamboat San Francisco leaving port last
evening" for Missouri river of her fues collapsed
and twenty persons blown overheard several
of whom supposed to have been drowned. Mr.. Par
ker, the mate badly scalded perhaps mortaly ;
many others were also scaded The boat much
injured. The steamboat Cora, lying alongside, was
somewhat damaged and her captain (Gorman) and
several Of the more or less injured.
The cholera is disappearing from the towns in Upper
Missouri although it is said to be making sad havoc
among the California emisrants on the Plains.
The health report of this city for the week ending
the 2sth, has created much excitement-two hundred
and eighty-six deaths having occurred, hundred
and eighteen of which were of cholera
Reports Of tho Cholera In Richmond, Va.
RICHMOND, May 80.
The members OF the Legislature having become con-
sderaby alarmed about the reports of the cholera in
that city proposition made to adjourn to White
Sulphur Springs; but 1t was not adopted commit
of health appointed with orders to report to
the House. from day to day Several respectable ply
scians have assured the membe of the House that
there Aeiatic cholera in the city.
The Cholera In Phunael phi~ and Baltimore.
PHILADELrHiA, May 30, 1S4o.
fatal Of cholera occurred to day in Southwark
n Irish emiarnnt from Nav York.
Two fatal have been reported to the Board Of
Health at Richmond.
PHILADELPHIA, May 30-Midnight
The Board Of Health report three of cholera
all of which have proved fatal Two of them occurred
in the Richmond District and one In Southwark
The latter Irish emgrant, and said to be from
New York
BALTIMORE, May 30-11 PM
Of cholera reported in this city but 1t is
not authenticated.
Arrival OF the HIbernia At Halifax-Tele-
graphic Line Between Amherst and Ha-
lifax.
Bosror, May 80 P. NJ
The Royal Mail steamship Hiberna, from Boston
23d, arrived at Halifax the 25th, and sailed at p
NJ, for Liverpool.
The telegraph line between Amherst and Halifax is
proceeding with great vigor.
The Stcamship Columbus at Charleston.