The New York herald., 1850-02-17

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Marine Affairs.
srEAMra RnopE IsLAsp-A report was published
yesterday. In Of the morning papers, that the
steamer Rhode leland had and boarded BY the
crew Of . fishing smack We have authority to state
that such wss not the fact The smsok alluded TO had
not bss. anywhere In the vicinity Of where the Rhode
Island is supped to be- We have strong hopes Of the
safety sf eli those left beard the r.. l. We do not
believe that life has been lost.
MAIL STEAMERS FoR EURoPE-The Europa ana Her.
mann will leave this port on wednesday nsxt-ths nrst
for Liverpool and the latter for Southampton and
Bremen The Weekly Herald will be published ut nine
O'Clock that morning.
sAiIISs or THE srEAMER CHERoxEE.-The nne steam
ship Cherokee, Capt winds, sailed yesterday After
noon, At three O'Clock, for Chsgrss with three hun.
drsd and twenty passengers, complete list Of whom
can found in another column They ere booked for
the Tennessee Capt. Cole, which Is expected to bs
there By the 10th inst. We understand that the
Msssrs Aspinwsn will not issue any more tickets for
their steamers until June great has been the rush
for them. A number Of families have taken passage
for the steamers Of April and May, arrangements
having been made for them in California to that eject
srEAxsnp CREscKNr CRY. This steamer Il expect
Cd to arrive st this port day. from Charleston where
che has undergone al the repairs necessary from the
slight accident she received in her machinery her
last voyage She is to leave this port on wednesday
next for Chsgres and already her list Of passengers is
very large abe viii, doubt have many she
accommodate.
City Intelligence.
THE NEW WoRLp New SHERIFv.-Our new
sheriff somewhat outwitted on last Sunday, under
the following circumstances The steamship New
California station, lying 1T the dock wss levied upon
by the sheriff on Saturday, week ago. for claim Of
$50 eco, said to be due . Mr. Furnace. Mr. Deputy
Sheriff Cunningham served the process and placed the
veas che laid 1t the DOCK under the charge Of seve
raj aids in order to keep possesson So far But
to see II all was right about eleven clock and In
short time thereafter, found that the engineer
psSsp p rem sshed to him :swhy, ssptsn what are
you firing up fort" oh" replied the captain, " the
BY sai h. ;
spoin Thus the matter rested and the conversation
turned on some other topic; when, all at once the
ton shot the vessel into the stream What's
thi. for," said Mr. Cunningham to the captain The
Sheriff we only want cruise around little instead
Of lying at the dock; there is NO business doing
Sunday and we may ., well do this as anything sl:.
Cunningham. and he began to feel very uneasy. The
captain rallied down the East river round in front Of
the Battery, the North river, short distance and
then turned and sailed down the bay. During eli this
time not saer op board except the captain
engineer This fact assisted much to oonvnce the
deck By this time, however, the engineer had got
quite good head Of steam on. and ON passing the
Quarantine, MIR Cunningham said tot the captain,
tax. tSs vessel to ..S Wen" replied tn. captain,
the rust works Oh the mschinery.n Mr Cunning CHAM
At this reply became satisfied that the captain was
humbuRgirg .eled him By the collar and called to bis
the captain put back. No sooner was this attempt
made, than the captain gave whistle which signal
was snswered hmm and the whole Of the crew
Who previously concealed, sprsng on deck, armed
With bowie knives pistols cutsses and other deadly
sncs Of this large body OF desperate looking men, Mr.
Cunningham and his aids found they were entrapped
Come" said the captain, put the sheriff and his aids
on rbors; and sooner the word given than over
vent the deputy sheriff and his aids down the side Of
the vetsel into boat, and rowed OF, pitched out
the boat returned back to the chip and away she went
IN rapid style. putting on little more steam, sppa
% Cunn,pSh.m asd his sids we're ' oowpssd to trusss
some three miles. almost up to their knees In mud be-
fore reaching the ferry to embark for New York We
allowing the engineer the next vessel they have In
charge, to work the rust of the machinery.
CAUTIONS TO BurERs-THE RIeHrs OF BuyKRs.-There
stores In this city The Of b becsuse people
buy them. II people generally refused to take bad
would soon take care and be more PARTICULAR to keep
the best articles The butter sold the grocery stores
~ =, this S city :. ?, and a "a pound S net
why they do not keep better becauss buyers take
what they give them. Excellent butter may be bought
ana ought exercise them; but because they do not
and that few people know how to buy In their little
and "So p. %sS. put With
therefore the public Is imposed upon bad or inferior
provisions are put Oh upon them and store keepers act
as they masters the people, and that they
were bound TO Be peased with whatever they choose
give them We want reform In this matter In this
city gentleman went the other day to Washington
market to buy some potatoes there, . stall he
some which were remarkably fine piled up 10 . heap
~ses oas swsy the covering s 60, s
clear skinned potatoes and from under the fine surface
hled the measure with poor. spsckled. rotten pig
potatoes They will complain II you pick and hl the
measure ycurseh but you have the right to do IL. II
they offer the goods for sale lftbey say How
best," the answer is, why do you have email or bad
onss or Why do you not put them aside and sell them
fer what they WORTH These economical reflections
their rights ss buyers, and ought to exercise them
boldly and detsrmnedy. II they did, store keepers
would be afraid to offer bad articles and would not
Rave the impudence to cay that worthless article IL
the very best Of its kind that be had anywhere Ia
the city In the city OF London ahou.ekeeper can go
provision store and obtain the very beat Of
tiee Not 30 here chiefly because the provision trade
cate tsste Of the Anglo saxons and keep aud buy
mere cas-. mag Tbs only way to cure this extensive
buyers to have what 10 good instead OF paying the
highest price for the mesnsst articles
Fiss At six o'clock yesterday morning Gre broke
outtn frame puiluing at carpenter sn0p,
In Twenty ninth street. Fourth avenue. owned By
ap.rson named Me artby The building vhioh
ofntl. vslus vss Totally destroyed. The Ere the
work OF an incendisry.
ASorHss Fns.-At haifpsst seven o'clock on Fri
day morning. fire broke out In the wardrobe of the
boarding school of sdame Of Fifteenth
street and Fourth avenue The IRE origiusted from Q
female going TO the wardrobe With q lighted lamp in
h.I hspd the nsms Of which communicated to some
lsdes drsses The ere destroyed about $500 worth II
ladies' wearing apparel The damsgs TO the building
vss but trintg.
Tns On LsNrs The oil lamps In Rivlngton, suf.
folk ard Clinton streets we're s out at oclock, A.
NJ for tevsral nights past.
Court of Common Pleas.
Before Judge Woodruff
ryr. 16.-Wn Hsrris 20. The Mesor &c. Of Ner Tsrk.
This csse vas tried before but the jury disagreed
II alleged the part Of plain tit that the 9th Of