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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-08

EXTRAORDINARY FREAK OF NATURE saw
at the Washington Hotel, yesterday, most singu-
lar specimen Of q double human being, much more
curious and interesting than the far-ismed Siamese
twins. The latter are united 10y ligameDt in front
the singular little creatures VIC saw yesterday arc
firmly and indissolubiy connected by q common
reFr In oil other respects they are separately and
distinctly organised. These negro children were
born in Columbus county, North Carolina, and are
about twelve months old They have happy faces,
which strongly resemble each other and are healthy
and sprightly Their mother, who accompanies
them, Is very large and strapping woman. This
very strange phenomenon Of nature will, we under
stand be exhibited to the public in few days, and
should attract the attention Of medical men in par
tcular, and oil who like to SEQ the wonderful work
ings Of nature. Richmond Enquirer, June 3Oth.
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KILLED on RAILROAD. On Saturday a fte-noon,
an Irishman was run over and instantly killed, by
the cars on the Lowell Railroad. He had been eau
toned Of the danger that awaited him by the con-
doctor OF the freight tran but he passed heedessy
on, and in less than ten minutes he was over by
the up passenger train. The body was taken to
Lowell, and an Inquest held over it; but no one
could identify the man Boston LtWyal, OH inst.
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JEREMIAH SJMONSON.

June l7-Steamship Star Of the West, for Wander
bits California line In previous notice of this
vessel, while the stocks, che was called the San
Juan, hor name having been subsequently changed
She is 240 feet long, 80 feet BEAM and 20 feet deep
The Allaire Works are now putting in her engines
Burthen. 200 tons,
ON THE STOCKS.
: Steamship Morning Star, Of z. 400 tons, also for
Vaoderbilt's California line, and to be exact
counterpart Of the Northern Light Of the same line,
now running between this city and San Juan.
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W. H. BROWN.

A steamship Of about $500 tons, for J. Howard *
Son, 70 be employed between Panama and San
Francisco. Her length is 2s5 feet; beam, AZ feet;
hold, 2y feet. Engine by the Morgan Works. Her
frame IL but just up; will be launched In August.
Also q pilot boat of about 30 tons, and barge
Cor The Hudson river, Of about 3pO tons; both In
frsgrs.
nothing has been launched fdn tbs yard this
rear
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JACOB BELL.

April 22-Clipper ship Messenger, 1850 tons
burthen, now on her way to San Francisco, in COM
mand Of Capt Smith. Her dimensions are-length,
200 feet; breadth, 80 feet; depth, % feet
June l4--Schosner Echo, now employed in the
coal trade; owned by the builder. Burthen, PIG
tons length 100 feet breadth rs feet DEPTH 81 feet
on THE STOCKS.
A clipper ship for himself to be employed in the
California business. Length, 200 feet; beam, 80
feet; depth, Is feet. Burthen, about $50 tons.
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ARRESTS N Bosros-FoReERY DEVELOPMENT

ARRESTS IN BOsTON--FoRGERY DEVELOPMENT, t.
The Boston 7ravfiler Of the LIST inst says-It viii
be remembered that on the 12th of Nav last. q few
days after several Of the banks Of this cty had been
cheated out Of number Of thousands of dollars by
an adroit forger check for 81 900 upon tho Shoe
and Leather Dealers Bank, purporting to have been
signed by Joseph Whitney & Co., OF Pearl street,
Boston, was offered at the Cambridge Market Bank
for collection, by man who stated that he would
call the next day and receive the proceeds. The
cashier, Mr. Kingsley, suspecting that all was not
not right, ascertained that the check was forgery,
snd by the assistance Of officers Butman and John
son. Of this city, contrved to have the offender
rested when he came to tho banking house for tho
money. He proved to be man named Nelson Felt,
who had before been in custody, but not for crime
of this character and it Mt suspected that
he had accomplices. The banks in this city, when
the arrest was first made, believed that they had
caught the rogue who had 30 severely feeced them
by forged checks few days previous; but after de-
Inducements demonstrated that such was not the
case Felt, upon examination, was fully committed
for trial, and the came before the Grand Jury
for Middlesex county, the present week. The re-
suit Of their deliberations has been that warrant
was yesterday issued by the court and placed in the
hands Of officer, who came to this city and with
the aid of officer Butman arrested Eben Smith, Jr,
counsellor ct law No. 20 Court street, and John L.
Coe, clerk ut the Shoe and Leather Dealers Bank
who resided in Cambridge The supposition is that
Felt has made disclosures duplicating these persona
In his guilt. How true i'll founded these charges
are, the future must determine They were convey
ed to Concord yesterday afternoon, where they will
no ooubt give bail to answer any charges that may
be brought against them.
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MBSSRS. SMITH < DIMON.

This hrm are progressing with the steamship for
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. The frame is
already raised, and she is just about receiving her
outside planking Burthen, $500 tons Length,
275 feet; beam, 10 feet; depth, q feet She will be
Novelty Works. Will be launched in September.
Nothing has been launched from this yard during
the present year.
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hip BUILDING IN NEW YORK.

enbcr OF Vessels Launched Daring the
Last sax Montns-N am Der on the Stocks
Tonnage, sc.
We present to day fun list of the vessels which
have been launched from the various ship yards Of
New York since the publication Of our annual state
snent on the LIST of January last, well those
now on the stocks. BY perussl Of the statement,
twill be seen this branch Of industry has not been
idle during the present year There is also, every
prospect that the fall will still further increase
OF activity among our ship builders, as many new
contracts have already been entered into, among
2 which are several vessels Of large tonnage.
We give the work of each yard under its appro-
pirate head, as follows
MESSRS. wESTERvELT s SONS.
LAUNCHED
March 29-Steamship Ccrtes. 800 tons burthen,
rs feet long, 20 beam, % deep; owned by Messrs'
Davis Brooks & Co; intended 10 run in the Pacific
Y In conjunction with the Winfield Scott Engine
by the Morgan Works.
April l7-Plot boat VIM Skiddy, 100 tons
burtsen; I02 feet long, 24:6 beam, $40 deep; for
Jonah johnson s. Co Employed in the Sandy
Hook plotting.
June 7-Ship Geo A Phelps, 800 tons burthen,
l54 feet long, 346 beam, Fl deep; owned by Cham
berIain & Phelps. For the New York and European
trade
This firm also launched, during this year, the fol-
lowing vessels :-Schooner L, ). Perry, 2lS tons
burtheu l02 feet long "a feet inches beam, feet
9inehes deep; now in the New York and Maracaibo
trade; owners, Messrs. Maitland s. Phelps. Schoon-
er Frank so tons bur hen. 90 feet long, "a beam,
5 deep; owned by J. J Van Pelt; freighting timber.
Ferry boat r. Rine 200 burthep, 80 feet long,
20 beam, deep; owned by Mr. Russell.
ON THE STOCKS.
Steamship New Texas, for the New Orleans and
Texas trade; owned by Messrs. Harris & Morgan, Of
New Orleans. She is ,i50 tons burthen, 22O feet
long, "a feet BEAM l6 feet deep. Machinery by the
Morgan Works.
Also, . steamship for the same parties, and FOL
the same trade, not yet named. She is $50 tons
burthen, 100 feet long, 81 wide, l6 deep Ma.
ohinery by the Morgan Works
ship for VIM Tyson, Esq, to be employed in
the New Orleans and Havre trade. She is BOO
tons burthen, 40 feet long, sc beam, % deep.
A clipper ship for A. Low & Co., for the New
York, California, and China trade Her burthen il
LOO tons, length 40 feet, beam IS, depth 81.
A clipper ship of 800 tons for Messrs Chambers
x Heser, for the same trade. She is $50 feet long
"a wide Fl deep.
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Law Intelligence,

CorRT OF ArrEALs. June 30-The argument in No 80
concluded No la cGrwin respondent against Free:
arguments and points. N. Howard, jr counsel No. ~
The New York Life Insurance and Trust Company ap-
reserved cause Argued William Belts for appellants;
John l. Curtenius, for respondents. No. 49, Fsrmessi
Loan AND Trust conpany APPELLANT: against Curtis
CouRr ArrrALs. July 1.-The Court decided the fol.
lowing motions which had been held under advsemeat
People plaintiffs in error against Carna defendant In
error Motion to quash the writ OF granted Henry
Clinton for motion Nathaniel B. Blunt opposed Grss.
wood respondent against Barnes appellant Motion BY
appellant to set aside an order entered BY respondent
dismng the appeal In this action for want Of prssseu.
Bennett, opposed Gale and another appellants against
Wells, respondent. In this order was made by
the supreme Court in the first Judicial District In NO.
vember, 1851 granting q now trial. An appeal to this
Court from that order was made in January 1852 aad
the printed cases the appeal served upon the
upon tho calendar Of March term and sso upoa that q
the present term, fer argument motion made ct
this term on the part Ct the respondent to dismiss the
appeal on the ground that the amendments made Ut the
last session Of the Legislature to the eleventh sccsa Of
the Code Of Procedure deprived the Court Of Appeals ef
motion granted and the appeal Dismissed without
costs either OF the motion upon the appeal NJ Hiu
JI for m, notion W. BcDnsy opposed The Court
& rs Il =: -: y
% but s. n
regularly called and passed. without postpcnensss ~
the Cours fes COOS shown. the call Will
placed On Al subsequent Calendars he rssuen had
hesn MED on the day when passeA Causes apsa
hs Calendar nay Be exehanssd for another Of course
ehspse v.h the numbers Of the causes ssnsd 81 ths re-
spsotv. or counsel Vpop Gil sub!squsa Gales.
OF the dng Of ths return in tho ether Any b
struk from the Calendar Of and wi shout
~ the clerk In Court on consent Of both parties sithss
the arst Or fourth Day Of The term Rule 21hs clerk
osuses spd place thsn upon all Subsequent Csndsrs in
accordance with the foregoing provisions Rules g. TO- 20
are requred must be printed the leaf Of Cal
ordsred That the rule adopted 1t JuAs Tenn 1850
relative TO tho call or tina Calendar be Abrogatsd.
No; 80. Cobb. appellant agt Dows and Others re-
spondents Argued-Daniel Lord for appellant, EdwarA
Sanford for respondent. Concluded.
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THOMAS COLLYER.

May ga steam tug. not yet named-a mate to
the Achilles. She is 52S tons burthen, 175 feet
long. q feet beam, and l0i deep. She is now re-
oeiving her engine, from the Morgan Works.
May l-Steamer George Law. 275 tons burthen,
l56 feet long, q beam, and u deep. Engine by
Aessrs. Pease & Murphy.
Mr.. Ccllyer has nothing the stocks, having been
engaged in removing his establishment down to the
fost Of Eighth strest, the ground Of which is not
vet prepared to build on, not being quite filed in.
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WIN. Il. WEBB.
LAUNCHED.

a..smship James Adger, now running
In Spsnord, Illeston o y No. York and Charles.
ton Line Of steamers, under command IU.r. MIL.
inson. She is about $50 tons; her length deck
is PA feet, beam SSa, depth 81. Engine by the
Allairs Works.
March 23-Ship Annawan, for Captain Wake
snvm Havrs to New Orleans. She is about 800
tons bthen, is $50 feet long deck, 81 feet beam,
and 1874 deep.
Mr. Webb also launched, in the early part Of the
year, two schooners for s. L. Aitchill, Esq. for
the coasting trade, of equal dimensions, viz-l0l
feet on deck, rs beam, and l0a deep. Burthen,
30 tens.
ON THE STOCKS.
A large ship for Williams s. Guion. to be en-
plo1sd in the Liverpool trade, under command of
Captain Edwards, will be ready to launch in about
six weeks, being nearly pianked Length 100 feet,
beam 10, depth n. Bur hen 600 tons.
A steamship for George Law, Esq, to be en-
ployod on the Chagres route. She is 2, 400 tons
burthen, 80 feet long, Al beam, and 81 deep. Will
be ready to launch in October. She will be fitted
Nth TIVE inclined engines. from the Morgan Works.
steamship, for 8. L. Mitchll, Esq, for his New
vk md Savannah line. Burthen, about l 600
length, 40 feet; beam, 34t; depth, 2ll. She
be commanded by Captain Lyon, now Of the
Vnship Florida, of the same line.
~Aployed in the California business, under com
mand of Captain Hubbard. Will be launched the
latter part Of August Burthen. about 200 tons;
length, 100 feet; beam, SO; hold, 21a.
A revenue schooner, for the Mexican government,
to supply the place Of one Ga.sy 0s Of the five
months back. She is about l20 tons burthen, IS
feet long, 20 beam, deep
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MESSRS. CAPES & ALLISON.

March l5-Schooner Racer, now in the Virginia
trade, Of about 270 tons burthen; owned by j.
spoford 4 Co. Length on keel, 102 feet; beam,
2S feet; depth, 8 feet.
April IAN iron barge, for David Whitmore,
Esq, Of about 300 tons burthen. Length, I25 feet
beam, e feet; depth, 8 feet.
April ia ferry boat, for the Jersey City Ferry
of $50 tons. Length on keel, l35 feet; beam, 80
feet; depth, 10Y feet.
ON THE STOCKS.
A ferry boat for the Hoboken Ferry Company,
$50 tons burthen, 40 feet long on deck, 81 feet
beam, and l0i feet deep.
The following tables give the number, class, and
tonnage of all the vessels launched in New SorL
since the LIST Of January, 1852, up to the present
time, with those now constructing =
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GreenpOlnt.
JABEZ WILLIAMS.
LAUNCHED
Jan 12-Clipper ship Tornado, now on her way to
San Francisco, under command Of Captain Mumford.
She is about 1000 tons burthen; is 225 feet long, IL
wide; and 80 deep.
ON THE STOCKS.
A pilot boat of 80 tons, for company of New
York pilots. Will be ready in about month.
sh;n ns VILLAINS is about laying the keel of clipper
shes to be 200 feet long, hsam. and Or desp
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EDWARD F. WILLIAMS.

!, May S-Clpper schooner Eclipse, of $40 tons bur-
then, now employed in the Southern trade
ON THE STOCKS.
schooner of 300 tons, in frame, for Messrs.
Dollner & Potter, to be employed in the Southern
trade.
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THE FIEND.
OF all the fields that God hath cursed,
The Glnd hrrn dcscrihed ia the worst.

lhe hcIlu mere QcscTlDcQ lS lnc WOTst'
And although he has for ages been in our
midst, it is uncertain from whence he came.
He is said, however, to have emanated from
the Dark Ages. 1t is not improbable that
he originated in Arabia, the land of the false
prophet; but at what period it is not definite.
ly known. Cursed must be the nourishers
of his youth, and thrice cursed the vessel in
whose hold he found a passage to our coast
but let the day of his birth be forgotten.
Happy would it be for mankind had he
ravaged no other shores than our own. But
not SO, for like the Prince of Darkness, he
roams from one end of creation to the other,
every where marking his course with tears,
blood, death and desolation.
In England and Wales, is said, that every
nine minutes victim falls a sacrifice to his
delusive power, and in the world at large he
is thought to have caused more human sut'
fering than war and pestilence combined
But so artful is he, that with the assistance
of his friends, he can appear in variety OF
pleasing forms, and at times, even pass hIm'
self off as "good creature" sent for the
renovation of man. Hence do men, from
the highest to the lowest circle, greet him
as a welcome guest and useful member ol
their household. But the consequences are
dreadful; for experience and observation
have plainly shown that it is the object OF
the monster, not to elevate and support, but
to derange, brutalize and destroy, without
distinction of age, sex or condition.
Thousands Of our once most respectable
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9fi5tfllaucous.
The Lottery of Life.

Sharp's Magazine for May contains a
translation, from the "Revue des Deux
Mondes," Of several " Incidents in the War
of Mexican independence, from which we
select the following thrilling scene A cap
tain in the insurgent army is giving an ac-
count of meditatcd night attack upon a
hacienda, situated in the Cordillera, and
occupied by a large force of Spanish SOL
diers. After variety of details, he con-
tinues:
Having arrived at the hacienda unper.
ceyed, thanks to the obscurity of a moon.
less night, we came to halt under some
large trees, at some distance from the build
ing, and rode forward from my tree in
order to reconnotre the place, The ha-
cienda, so far as could see in gliding across
the trees, formed huge massive parallelo-
gram, strengthened by enormous buttresses
Of hewn stone. Along this chasm, the
walls of the hacienda almost formed the
continuation of another perpendicular one,
chiselled by nature herself in the rocks, to
the bottom Of which the eye could not pene-
tra.e, for the msts which necessarily boiled
up from below did not allow it to measure
their awful depths. This place was known
in the country by the name of The Totadero.'
had explored all sides of the building
except this, when knew not what scruple
of military honor melted me to continne
my ride along the ravenue which protected
the rear of the hacienda. Between the
walls and the preoipice there was narrow
pathway about six feet wide; by day, the
passage would not have been dangerous,
but by night it was a perilous enterprise.
Fhe walls of the farm took an extensive
sweep, the path crept around their entire
basement, and to follow it to the end in the
darkness, only two PAGES from the edge OF
perpendicular chasm, was no very easy
task even for practised horseman as my
self Nevertheless, I did not hesitate, but
boldly urged my horse between the walls Of
the farmhouse and the abyss of the Vo-
ladero. had got over half the distance
without accident, when all of sudden my
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CUBAN EXCITEMENT.

We learn from the New York Herald Of
Sunday, that rumor was prevalent in that
city on the'previous evening, that orders had
been received from Washington for the
steamer Mississippi to proceed to Havana.
The Herald also states that preparations
are making to hold tremendous mass meet
ing to give expression to public opinion on
the subject Of recent outrages. The imme-
diate cause of this excitement appears to be
the arrival of the bark Cornelia at New
York from Havana. 1t seems that this yes
sci was boarded by government officials
after she had cleared out OF port-ler mails
seized, taken ashore, and rihed, her captain
placed under arrest and his private papers
searched. The captain demonstrated against
this unwarrantable action, but only exposed
himself thereby to still grosser indignities;
and finally he was, after some difficulty, per-
mitted to take his departure from Havana,
leaving behind him in prison, two Of his
passengers
A Creole, named Guzman, was one Of the
passengers, and was arrested on the charge
of taking letters to New York, which were
IOunQ IN MS tFuuk. he OiIleT wis jill Gil
gineer, named Samuel Hearkness, who had
come on board without the knowledge of
the captain. He was seized for not having
passport Both were sent to prison, and
the mail bag taken to the Captain General.
The result of this extraordinary and high
handed measure was the arrest, the same
night, of Francis Frias, Count Of Pozas
Dulces, and his brother Joseph, Domingo
Arrozarena and the Marquis Of Campos
Llanos, who hold very high positions in So
ciety in Cuba, and are gentlemen of great
wealth.
The Count Of Pozas Dulees, aged about
forty. five, is one Of the most talented gen.
tlemen in the island. Among the letters
taken from the Cornelia, was one from the
Count to q friend in New York, requesting
him to express the thanks Of the Counts
family for the ceremony which the Cubans
in New York had performed, commemora-
ting the anniversary of the death Of thei:
relative, the late Gen. Lopez. General L..
married sister of the Count; and for this
simple letter of thanks one brother is i'm
INJURED in the Moro, while the other is con.
Unnd ~ li!n ,;rne"ulrs e. "chnna
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stem in the rear Nevertheless, | did not
feel nv courage yet exhausted, for had no
desire to die. One last and solitary chance
of ssety suddenly appeared to me like a
eish of light, and resolved to employ it.
Through the fastening of my boot, and in
reach OF my hand, was passed a sharp aud
keen knife, which | drew forth from its
sheath. With my left hand began caress-
ing the name OF my horse all the while
letting him hear my voice. The poor ami.
nal replied to my carcsscs by plaintive
neighing; then, not to alarm him ab uptly,
my hand followed by little and little the
curve of his nervous neck, and finally rested
upon the spot where the last of the vcrtc.
brn uritcs itself with the Uranium. The
horse trembled, but | calmed him with my
voice. When | felt his very life, so to
speak, palptate in his brain beneath my
fingers, leaned over towards the wall, my
feet gently slid from the stirrups, and with
one vigorous blow | buried the pointed
blade Of my knife in the seat Of the vital
principle. The animal fell as if thunder.
struck, without single motion; and for
myself, with my knees almost as high as
my chin, found myself on horseback
across corpse. WAS saved! | uttered a
triumphant cry, which was responded to by
the colonel, and which the abyss re.cchoed
with hollow sound, as if it felt that its
prey had escaped from it. quilted the
saddle, sat myself down between the wall
and the body of my horse, and vigorously
pushed with my feet against the carcass Of
the wrctched animal, which rolled down
into the abyss. then arose; and cleared
at few bounds the distance which separ-
ated the place where was from the plain;
and under the irresistible reaction Of the
terror which | had SO long repressed. /
sunk in swoon upon the ground. When
re.opened my eyes the colonel was by my
side.
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SCHOOLS NORTH AND SOUTH.

The Charleston Temperance Advocate
has the subioined remarks on Northern and
Southern colleges. This matter is worthy
of attention, and we trust the day is not
distant when our children can be taught in
Southern schools and from Southern text
book:
"Most of the Biographies used in our
schools are chiefly dedicated to the benevo-
lent object of glorifying whatever is pro-
duced in the Northern States, and especial
ly in New England, at the expense OF the
Younger ssterhood. Any one, by examln.
ing SMitchell's Geography" which, for
wears past, has superseded almost every
other treatise OH this subject, and comparing
it carefully with others, may satisfy himself
on this point. This invidious distinction Is
especially worthy of notice in the descrlP'
tons of literary institutions, colleges, uni
versities and public libraries throughout the
Union. In chronicling the resources OF the
Southern States, reference to their provision
for popular education is either studiousy
omitted, or else bestowed in so superhclal Il
manner, without comment of any kind, as
to leave the impression that the few which
are considered worthy OF being named in
passing, have never attained the smallest
celebrity. The New England universities,
on the contrary, receive the credit which
far be it from our inclination or intention to
withhold from them) of having contributed
to the Union many Of its most distinguished
lin In
sic shades of old Harvard or Yale any por.
ton of that well.earned and richly.merited
reputation which is not only monument OF
glory to New England, but to our whole
country; but VIC must, at the same time. be
allowed to claim for the South the dlst'nc'
ton Of having given birth to very large
proportion of the great minds, which have
reflected so much honor upon the Alma
IMater nf t!,o:- 81 - i,