The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-04

Lycrrss % SLAvrny nv REv. DR. CrnNIscs.-Lsst
evening Rev. DR. Cumming Of 81. Stephens Church.
delivered splendid lecture at the Tabern rnacis. In
broadway, on sThe Catholic Church Slavery and the
Union.r The building crowded TO excess, and the
..e,erend gentleman was listened to with profound
attention, and vehemenuy Applauded Among the
listeners was the Right Rev DR. Huxhes As compo-
,ition, the lccture exceedingly beautiful aud the
speaker went for comproulise all through which he
-oniended was equally the doctrine q the Catholic
Church and the principle of the American oonstitu-
tiou egaye hard hits TO the abolition fanatics
Il cid England aud New England defended tho south
from misrepresentation, and described sla-
very admitted evil. which could only be removed
ly gradual meansthe action of ehrltas charity not
the enactment ~ congressional lay. We shall pub
lisb full report to morrow
Firs AT rmr nrps ArrIe Doer-At 4 O'Clock Thur
Gay afternoon. . Gre broke out at the Hydraulic
Dock Market siip. originating In pitch pot which
"a ,or rsins ,..ssIs .s,,h s.ins sars,a
a Is ,vr which vas on the dock for repsir. eaushi
the flames in her rigging. which, running up from the
hovsprt 10 the topgallan tmss spread over mass
and srsrs and the dculty that the cngnes osuld
not throw the water high enough 20 reach them The
sssrucson Of the vessel sesmsd inevitable aud there
we're two others adjoining. which seemed destined TO
shsre The same fate som. c the gallant tars howeyer
mounted tho rigging amidst the sufocatng smoke and
~ Of buckets 81 water aud grcat erertons
seeded In ching the eonnagraton The bovsprit,
bbcom f0retopmast, forcmast srd most OF the rigging
are 90 destroyed that they must berepiaeed The In.
jury to the dtck " not very great.
rps-cH Nario,.L Ba-surr At rur CclnrrS The
French residents OF New York celebrate to- night, NJ
-he Coliseum the anniversary of the proclamation OF
The French republic That national ia, vil be. vs
snderstand, one of the most brilliant and doubt
the Champagne and the French proverbisl viz wiz
render II one q the most humorous
Ss- YO.r, May a. 1870.
10 rur foiros rms Hpslp.
sTH Having seen In this mornings paper . long
paragraph rom Jour city reporter, In which he
dssvors 10 contradict my statement by saying that
MT WIN " simmons, of Engine Co. No. s, vas almost
ssrtain be seen the cart of nose Co, II, which he
-smrked nom its having but two wheels and there
cniy anotbcr In the department like n and he also
y sure he seen the me,ebers Of the company His
drst statement cf seeiug cart there s orreet
and and the members of the company will swear 10
Nebo~ecertcf 81 No II not being there his rsmarh Of
there being only cart like 10 In the depart
Jnent h incorrect, as there is greet many more tvo
-sna< here carts In the department. his statement Of
seeing me there s correct, and three more members
n ths coppany whoee names be had " he applies
40 me The statement In the Hersd and IL cor
,eet that TIose Co IL noe there. The statement
.hieb \ nut In the H,raif put in through the
.ish of the majority Of the company have not ssid
tthcre has not been disturbance between the fsre
mentioned companies hoping that In future your
rorter will sne thst when Assistant Captains make
heir returns they will he correct You ssy better
thoritv stn sfr Thomas Monroe Assistant Engineer
sho vent TO the station house, and said there
disturbance between kngne Co. No O. and Hook and
and Ladder Co. No. T. he has not said, nor
be ssy that IIoee Co II vac there.
Yours with respcct,
GBORGk M0CNry0r.