Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1851-03-27
Good News from New York.

Good News from New York.
The spring elections in New York look
unusually well. The two wings of the dem
ocratIc party work tremendously together,
and this is all that is needed to ensure sue.
cess. -|
Democratic mayors have been elected in
Syracuse. Utica, Troy, Albany, Oswego, Buff
fnlo and Rochester; in the two last cities by
najoriies OF five and six hundred.
Ii is indispensahly necessary, that in the
selection of a candidate for the next Presi.
dency, the democracy should take man
who can unite the party in New York. 1t
IS poss Bile, perhaps, to elect man without
ilIe vote OF that State; but it is entirely pre-
posterous to expect a victory, with a certain
~ established in advance, that New York is
lost. certainty like that, will everywhere
throw into the scale against us, all the trim
mers, whose sole object is success; and the
class OF trImmers is, 10y no means, an insig-
nihcant one.
With a judicious candidate, ,ue can carry
NeC York. The quarrel between the sup
porlers Of Seward and The supporters of Fill
more, widens daily; and even if leaders are
reconcied, as they possibly may be, the wing
party has lost irretrevaby its hold upon the
anti slavery sentiment, and it was that senli-
ment, only, which rolled up the heavy wing
majorilIes in western New York. The wing
party 10 the Empire State is doomed to de-
feat, unless we are kind enough to save them
from il, by committing an egregiOus folly in
the next Boltimore Convention.-Bdng0r
Democrat.
Coal IN OREGoN.-A specimen Of the coal
found at Puget's Sound in Oregon, forward
to the Navy department, has been Analysed by
Professor Johnson, of Washington City, who
pronounces it some Of the purea american Goals
,ohich he has get seem"
The Washington Republic says
The gentleman who forwarded the spec
linen 10 the department states that il was
selected indscrirnInarely from a considerable
quantity lying on the ground, which had been
dug up from within three feet of the surface;
that the various veins have considerable
d.p towards the near hills and mountains Oh
the west; tlIas there is every Indication offs
existence IN great quantities; and that IL Is
Of easy access from harbor, in which yes.
sells Of any size may anchor, in water as plac
il as mill-pond."
Professor johnson says In cooking, the
coal scarcely increases in bulk, has no ten
dency to a2gluimate, and consequently, pre-
serves an open fire. burning freely, aud does
not cover i;selt with ashes 10 such degree
rs materially TO obsrucf the combustion
suspect the specimen sent To have been taken
from near the out-cr0p of the bed. Ifso, we
may reasonably expect that when pursued
under greater covering, the amount of iliumi-
naling gas given ont will be greater than was
shown by this specimen.
TArAL AFFRAY. slip from the office of
tho Norfolk Herald furnishes an account of n
serious atfray between some sailors belong
ing to the U. S. steamer Susqnehanna and
the keeper of a drinking shop named Cooper,
which took place on Tuesday last. There
had been some difficulty between the parties,
during which Cooper drew a dirk, and a
sailor fired gun al him. Upon this Cooper
run away and took shelter in shop near by
While concealed there the sailors passed bv,
and from the conversation he gathered that
they were on their way to his house, and
intended to kill him if they caught him.
After they had passed on, he procured
three fowling pieces, which he loaded and
mean time taken possession of his house
but without making any show Of violence.
Cooper, however, deliberately discharged |
three Of The guns at them, and as they retrea-
ted into The yard, reloaded and fired al them
agaiu.
Three of the sailors, viz, John Walsh,
Robert MCGEE, ard Samnei Reed, were NOR
tally wounded, and Samuel Shannon severely
ht,f brnnarpusIv Tho
also received slight wounds. MCGEE had his
e!dow shattered TO pieces by charge ofhuck
shot, and his arm was ampuated the same
evening, but he is not expected 10 recover
Walsh and Reed received wounds in the
breast, shoulder. sides, face, &c, and though
still alive there are no hopes of their recovery.
Cooper was arrested and committed to Jail.
ACCIDENT ON THE EASTERN RAILROAD.
A train on the Eastern Railroad, consisting
Of two engines with snow plough TO clear
the road and single passenger car met with
an accident between this city and Lynn on
Tuesday. The high water had so far under
mined the rails, that although the light engine
which was in advance passed over, The heavy
engine broke through and was turned over
into the water from the embankment with
the tender and the passenger car. The car
was full OF passengers, and as it turned over
was set on fire by the Goals from the stove.
Notwithstanding the double danger from fire
and water, however, all parties escaped mostly
through the windows of the car, wilhou; Sc
iious injury. d. ADJ.
FRESH WATER FROZEN THIRTY Six FEET
UNDER SALT WATER.-The lead ripe which