The New York herald., 1851-11-21
News of the Morning.

In another column will be found the particulars
Of one of the most fatal and lamentable casualties
that ever occurred in this city. If we not mis-
taken il is the most fatal 1t appears that, during
an alarm created by the fainting of one of the
female teachers in Ward School No. 20, located
10 Greenwich avenue, the children, about eighteen
hundred in number, rushed down the stairs for the
purpose OF reaching the street While doing SO,
the balus.rade gave way, causing the fall OF great
number of them to the floor beneath. This, OF
course increased the excitement and terror Of the
little ones The scene which ensued is indie
scribable. Our heart sickens while contemplating
the dreadful e1 citement that must have occurred
AS might be expected the loss of life was dreadful
X is known that forty-four were killed by falling
from the stairs or from bruises and Injuries, and
that others are hkley to die. If what we
have heard is true, the School Commissioners
are much te blame in this matter. We learn that
the stairs and balustrade represented to them
as unsafe but they paid attention TO the relnOn
stranees made to them the subject The public
will demand that searching inquiry be made into
AL the circumstances connected with this melan-
sholy business. In the name of God, how much
longer will the people Of New York encourage the
horrible reckessness of human life which is daily
exhibited in this city
One of the most bloody domestic tragedies that
has lately been recorded, occurred on Wednesday
night, near Albany. The particulars are truly re-
voting. Il appears that husband and wife,
named Moore, had been to neighbor's, in the
early part Of evening, where they beth drank so
much liquor that they did not know what they were
about. On returning home, it is supposed-for the
evidence is merely circumstantial-Moore took
double barrel gun and killed his wife with one
charge and himself with the other. The most
melancholy part Of the horrible affair is, that
when the discovery was made two little children,
under Eve years Of age, were found weeping over
the remains Of their pareuts. The effects Of strong
drink had made them orphans.
IL was but short time since that gave an a.,
count Of fatal case Of shooting in the Court House
at Montgomery, Ala, and now We have another OF
similar character. Col. Avery, few days ago,
fatally shot Mr. samuel Fleming, in the Morgan
town IN. C.) Court house. Both we're members Of
the Legislature some of the Southern people
certainly have a strange method of settling dis
yutes;-they appear to 60 into the courts merely
fer the purpose Of settling their private quarrels by
thootibg each other. How can a civilized commu.
nifty tolerate such pernieious proceedings!
We are sorry to learn that the brigan.ine Coo
Der, from New York, was wrecked near Cape Race,
Nova SCOTIA, few days since 1t is feared that all
the hands we're lost
The Vermont Legislature adjourned yesterday,
after passing law to divide the state into Con-
gressional districts. According to the new appor-
tiorment, Vernon; will hereafter have only three
Congre ssnen- she formerly had four
Rishop or Cardinal Hughes speech against
Kossutb, the other evening in tbs city, seems 70
have aroused the ire Of the German Catholics in
Baltimore, who are great friends Of the Magyar
patriot. lt is ssid that they are quite iud gnan.
because the Pope has made Cardinal Of the
Bishop, after what has traaspired.
intelligence has been received from Cuba, 70 the
effect that all the Cuban invaders, with the excep-
tien Of three we're sef to Spain in the war steamer
Isabella
We learn from the British Wes. indies, that an
Agenth been despatched from Dem mlrara 70 this
country, 70 induce cur free coofed people 70 emf
CRATE thither
some curious and extraordinary revelations as 70
The manner % vhi,h the fecent forging operations
carried on agans. the City Banks, will Be found
under the police head, in another colunn. Iae
statement Of Ear, If correct, shows that the gang
was thoroughly organized, and well calculated n
avoid detection ior a long time.