The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-04

ton Of Matthias Ekupinski, one Of his ac-
quaintances made an affidavit to statement
setting forth that the former had secretly, but I'M
reservedy, confessed that he was in league with an
extensive gang Of robbers and murderers, whose
rendezvous was in the uninhabited mountains OF
Pennsylvania; that he himself had been concerned
in some forty murders since his arrival In this coun
| try. Sc Descriptions given Of several Of
these alleged murders, and they were found to 30
accurately correspond with occurrences Of the kind
that had actually TRANSFERRED to lead many to sup
pose that the statement was correct in every parti
cular However, Matthias positively denied having
made any such confession and since then the person
who made the affidavit has remained silent-thereby
confirming the improbability Of the extraordinary
revelation. But, then, what motive had this man,
who at one time was on intimate terms with the
murderer, for concocting such q story! 1t could
not have been for purposes Of revenge, for Matthias
was to be deprived of life in few days. Why was
the affidavit put forth The whole affair is mys.
terry, that is as yet incxplicable.
John Snody was stabbed to the heart, near Og-
densburg, last Thursday, by man named Maine
whom the former had prosecuted for perjury. The
murderer was still at large yesterday.
man named Mccarthy, Of Hudson, was killed
during a riot at Claverack, last evening.
We publish full account of the frightful row in
| Tammany Hall. with statement of the causes that
led to it. Between the hard shells and the soft
shells, the head of Mr.. Augustus Schell, however
hard it may have been, was nearly being made soft
enough. This rio. is certainly dsgyaceful to all
concerned in it.
The schooner Harand, bound from Annapolis to
st. John, N B, was recently driven ashore and
wrecked All on board perished
There appears to be no dminution in the daily
number of railroad accidents. Among those which
occurred yesterday, we observed that fireman on
the South Carolina railroad was killed by oo-
sion between two trains. Two conductors on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad were caught bet ween
tho cars and horribly crushed.
Our Washington despatch complains that only
about twenty Senators and forty Representatives
had arrived there up to last evening Enough to
form quorum viii be there by Monday. great
number of them have been sharpening up their IDEAS
within the past few days, by witnessing the general
manner of transacting business in this city.
One weeks mails are now due from New Orleans
Their detention is probably owing to the recent
freshets in some parts of the South, which, for q
few days, put an almost entire check upon travel.
From Charleston we learn that it was storming
violently throughout South Carolina and Virginia
tanned at Wilmington and elsewhere.
The New Brunswick papers are boasting that
since the Yankee fishermen were driven out by the
English war-steamers, there have been plenty of
mackerel in the Bay of Chaleur. Well, suppose
there are, the provincial fishermen have scarcely en-
terprise enough to take them, unless the fish should
accidentally be left on the shore by the tide. Our
provincial neighbors, in some respects, are very
much like certain dog We read of.
Late accounts from Kingston, Jamaica state the
the yellow fever was disappearing.
Dates from Buenos Ayres to October2 announce
that it was proposed that Mr. Pendleton, the Amer
lean Charge d'Affares, should mediate between
Urquiza and the Buenos Ayreans The revolution
had seriously interfered with trade and the custom
house and all the stores were closed for three days.
Amongst the latest DEGREES by Urquiza was one
fixing the value of doubloous at $685. paper cur
rency.
Advices from st. Domingo to the 10th Of Noven-
Der, state that sickness still prevailed there
portion Of one Of the streets in Providence was
suddenly filled with flour, corn, &c late on Thurs
day night, in consequence of the giving way of the
wall Of large building, densely packed with bread
stufis Of all kinds. The force of the crash was so
great as to stsve in the building the opposite
side Of the street, thereby destroying large quaa-
tity Of molasses. Owing to the la eness OF the
hour, very fortunately, person was injured. The
frequent disasters of this description should warn
merchants to be more careful in their selection of
fabrics in which to stow grain. 1t was but short
time ago that two lives were lost aad six persons
seriously hurt by the breaking down of floor laden
with wheat, on Staten Island
A company has been organized for the purpose Of
constructing broad gauge railroad to connect Ro-
chester with the branches of the Erie railroad that
the Genesee valley, above and below that CITY,
When completed, this will be great accommodation
to the travelling community.
The following is a brief summary Of the contents
Of the inner pages Of this sheet-Very interesting
letters from Paris, Boston, New Hampshire, and
Norfolk; another chapter relative to the Amazon
and the Atlantic Slopes Of South America; descrp-
tion Of the Cutlery Works at Fishkill, n. Y; pro-
ceedipgs of the American Bible Society; account of
the disastrous copfagration at Boston; late news
from Mexico and Texas; Improvements in Washing.
ton; Affairs in the Republic of Liberia; Extensive
Swindling Operation at the West description Of the
| st. Nicholas Hotel, &c
THE BALL SEASON The pleasant season of hops
al re unions, and soires and balls, has been ntia-
ted with great spirit in this lively metropolis; and
for the past month the five FIRST evenings ofeach
week have been celebrated by the votaries of plea
with fes and dances, in the various saloons Of
this democratic city Taumany Hall has got
purged of the rough and turbulent politicians uhe
had monopolized it for the past six months and now
it's walls echo nightly to the music of the cotilon
band aud the tread ofthe gay throng dancers The
Apollo Saloon, the City Assembly Rooms, Niblo's
splendid hall, and the Chinese Assembly Rooms,
bear witness to the spirit With which the balls of the
winter season have been thus far carried ca and one
cannot progress through Broadway in the evening
withou. cbterving crowds of 'fair women and brave
men" arrayed in ball room dress, stepping from
csniages into the various temples dedicated to