The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-08-11
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.

LadelyLia-Skefeho Of Mssrs Conrad and McRen-
ao,.- Fmgey- 2he Walnut Street Cul0yt-G Cen.
Roum(orf, &c.
So the cabinet is filed. Conrad. Of Louisiana,
for the War Department, and Mckennon, OF this
State, for the Interior The wings of Phil adeli hie
cordially and unanimously approve OF the former
appointment, but in regard 10 The latter, opinion Is
divided. After uRsuccessfully boxing the compass
for successor TO the yirtuous Mr.. Ewing, they
conceive it no compliment 10 tender the office to
Pennsy lyanian Many are of the opinion that
Mchcnnon will not accept. But there is not much
probability of such a contingency arising. Human
nature is weak, and the dispensing of large
unit OF pap end patronage is particularly seduc
/ tive. OR the whole, you may safely announce 10
the readers of the Herdtd, that Mr.. Mckenn0n ac-
cepts He Is a gentleman of fair talents, of I'M
doubted Integrity, amable IN all his social citations,
/ bur h il exceedingly lazy. Now for few touches
| AT kr Conrad. Mr.. G. is a N9rthern mar, win.
! out ultTa-Southern principles; and his Is rare
case for the most hot-headed, hire eating dsunion-
lists in the South are your sap-sided, shinge-cut-
! ting, understanding Yankees from Connecticut,
/ Massachusetts, and Maine But this is an episode.
! Mr. Conrad is on The shady side OF forty; but from
/ his light hair and old complexion, might be taken
| for a much younger man. lie commenced the prdc-
! uce of the law ia New Orleans, about the year
| 1879, ard at The commencement of his career,
! showed decided talents for the department over
which lie has been called to preside. AT IA party
or tall, forget which, although ! was resi-
| dent OF New Orleans al the time, some slight ms
understanding took plac. between Mr.. g. agd
! Dr.. Hunt, one of the finest looking gentlemen
ever saw, and who 10 his other accom- plishmen5
added Iemarl able skill IN pistol shooting. Nowt-
days, Observation-Disclosures are settled al the expense
OF HEIDI lex, iutps, or by me of the members.of
| the cock family; but IN the days am sle iklag
OF, the sword or the pistol could only explain away
word or look The pleasure OF Mr.. Conrad's
company was requested on the Metarie road the
following morning. The polite invitation was at
copied ard although II was the fret shot that Mr.
&. ever fired in his life, that hrs shot peneri-
ted the brain of his handsome antagonist, killing
1 him insisntiy.
Mr. Conrad is not popular man but what pro-
! phtt hath honor in his own country lie is an IN
different writer and very dry speaker; but, on
| the other hand, he is an excellent lawyer, and
| gentleman whose integrity has never been ques-
iion ed any eation Of lie. la this respect, he is
| the very opposite of his Galphn predecessor
| so much for federal, and now TOR some local mat
/ tiers.
A young man arrested Yesterday, for pre-
| ssnting at the Philadelphia Bank forged check,
| in the name Of T. Roussell. On further examine
ton, and subsequent arrest, il was satisfactorily
ascertained that he was the innocent dupe OF a
| hoary headed sinner.
might furnish you with an account of some
more bloody outrsges in Southwark and Moyamen-
sing, but they would be repetitons of the Old story
-waysying, cutting, shooting, killing, and no ar
| rests. know of no section of the country where
life and limb are so insecure as In the districts
named.
|
streets of New York. that our worthy city fathers
have been engaged twelve calendar months in
building cuvert in Walnut street, and the end is
not yet The culvert does not extend three squares.
At this rate OF progression, the Russ pavement for
Third street will be laid possibly before the close
of another year. Slow and sure" are the words
with us Pbiladelphians. Well have our line of
| steamships yet to Liverpool.
| The appointment of General Roumfort, as Super
intendent of the Columbia Railroad, is received
| with mutered growls by the unterrhed democracy
Judge Chsmpneys indignantly denies that he was
ever an applicant for the Office II he had been,
as the opponent of Old Buck, he never could have
| succeeded.
| PHILADELPHIA, August 10, 1850.
Terrible Cotastrophe-Fdu Of a IParehouse-1'po
Nta MorfoHy U'ouwdcd, aud Sir Seriously In
| jured-Nufh Branch Camat-Stooks, &c.
most horrible accident occurred this morning,
by the falling in Of two of the public stores in Gra
mite street Six lsboring men buried in the
ruins. Two Of the six will undoubtedly die from
the effects Of the injuries received. The accident
is solely 10 be attributed TO the trumpery manner
in which the building was erected Master build
ers and master masons will no doubt certify that
the building was erected in the most substantial
msnner, and the fault lay no. with the brick
and mortar: but the public will no doubt bear in
mind that the superintendent Of bridges the Erie
Railroad pronounced the bridge across fhe Lacka-
wsxen safe and sound, twenty-four hours before
| the recent terrible catastrophe took place. Tbe
| Bpiieffu of this evening Piyes the following ac-
| count of this rnorning'. tragedy =
| Iutle after sev,n o,cIock hi. r,orni,y +. i.rv.
p,v Eve stori,d brirk doub. Al bou.. on The north
side OF Granite street below Dock belonging Jesse
cooley and rented 10 the government FOR the storage
=, ra,,d.a :, "a ,.rI ,,th srssh ,h., h..rd ",
SQUARES ,book IN the buidinrs in the p.,uhborbooi
to their foundations. and hlled and l.rkrnsd the
| atmo.nh.r. in IN. immedi.ts xiripiev 18th Glands
| 81 All
At the tine Of the catastrophe sr men had Just en-
tered IN. building to mence the work Of hosting
info ,hs nm, str,., ho. .us.rs Tin. Of th.s, m.n
wss on M. ri story Two ON the second nd three on
| IN. mad Tn. ar, ll,xapder Eraav hrin- st-uek
vh som. Of he falling brirts and timb,rs W. forced
el,sr aeyos. m, s,rs. .nJ tbon,h ,.v,r.y hnrt es
.an.s satal nInrv Tn. oth.r a.. 40. =, hn,.a 4, a.,
49, Th. 49,. III ",,is.,as a. 80, 81, :. 4 49,.