New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-09-09

I -, h.a ,hi. reached that Congress considered
o,oner 10 psss stringent lev Ia regard to Il, whlc
ebScis, $500, pio, NJ, o,b., ,.,.o, .,,,iov.
90 90, of sad Steamboat Or c- pfp--a "a whole OF part o.
On -. miscouduci nsgisence, iusiienuon to hs
h.u auy tho Ne Or We , ~ 5scsso, ,ss NM, ran,,r
desteee, 80 20 spy Circuit Court the Untei stsfe- shall b.
at hard labor Tor period OF not n' re thai
no, necessary under the law inquire into the
of tho parties but merely to ascertain Ii any du
a. ss omitted 10 be done anything dons by the par
e, or either OF them, BY which the caa'trope uai pro-
| Snced Il there was the Jury will ind an indlctmen,
asainst such party offending and the COuTt, trial
hIch mus, be In the Circuit Court before two JUICES
will apply the facts OF the case 20 see comes rtnin
the law II the Jury do find the destruction Of the
vessel TO have been caused by misconduct negligence,
| or Inaitenton, they will declare accordingly and
| not subject the parties - the ignominy OF a
public trial II the facts presented before the
| Jury do not warrant It, Toe Court also cautioned
the Jury against being Influenced by the statements of
others and Of what they have heard. We have all q
right citizens 70 comment on the probable causes Of
calamity, such az has occurred but when It comes
to al inquiry before Jury Court, the case must
be determined and the judgment made up from the
actual testimony which 10 presented before them The
Court admonished he Jury to be governed In their In
quires lmpartay by their duty % the law sno tneir
fellow citizens the hand and 10 the accused on
the other, and 10 make such presenment az the result
Of their inquiries may warrant
The Court alluded TO the great improvement which
has taken place In the speed of steamboats, On the
hrstenay, the speed was not more than four or i've
miles an hour-Dext eight nloe and ten mies-then,
about the year 1893, was thought TO be an exraor
binary IN prOvement 10 carry passengers through from
New.York 10 Albany, between sun and sun on sum-
mers dsyslnce then they have continued 10 Increase
till now 20 10 % miles hour obtained This COM
petition was for time only between steamboats, tn ,m
selves the question being the highest velocity which
could be Obtsned--but latterly another compel
itor hss srsen-the railroad along the river
where steam Is also applied, and on which passengers
were carried With twice the velocity the water
This naturally leads to higher efforts on the part Of
steamboat proprietors and the boats are propelled With
very great speed and necessarily there must be- Ia OBJ
tanning such speed, great hazard. la the employment
Of this agent of steam all the books OF science snow
that IL IL possible do II with entire safety There
Is hazard In the quality Of the ron and other causes
and the Legislatures have enacted laws by which those
In charge OF the boat shall be required 10 use every pos
sibe care &c The law of the state prohibits boats 10
passing approaching nearer than twenty yards to each
other Restraints steamboats,, on slipping at landings
from retaining their steam but requires 1t should be
blown of, and for rot doing so has imposed heavy
pepaltes and In addition to these aud other reguls
TONS has said ifthrough any inattenton misconduct
&C. any life shall be destroyed, them without regard to
motive, and without looking at the Intention the party
offending shall be deemed guilty of msdemeApOr and
subject ia imprisonment
The Court In reference to the parties under arrest
said they were no doubt highly respectable and that
their desire safely to transport their vessel Ia hsr
desnstion by the catastrophe which has occurred,
they are, no doubt great suerers IN pecunary point
Of view well Otherwise but 1t s not for the Jury
to consider this the question VIII be whether they
have committed eglected anything by which the de-
strucon of the vessel and the loss Of life csused
did the captain, for instance examine round the
chneIy and furnaces to If there danger from
FIRE or did either of the other officers neglect their
duty or anything else done TO bring taon within
the law. If there was the Jury viii return accord
lngly.
The Court said there several other cases on the
criminal calendar such attempt ct revolt, counter
teitins smuggling, eIses; Of PASSENGERS, &c, which
will be presented 10 them by the District Attorney.
The Grand Jury then retired, and the Court ad
lourped The civil calendar will not be taken up till
Tuesday next.
SUPERIOR CoURT.-Before Judge Paine.
caroline Gdney sgt Henry Characterization for simony
In suit FOR limited divorce which is contested The parties
have two children living The allegation the part Of
Mrs Co. Is unknd treatment the part OF Mr. O.; that he
dren In defense the charges are denied It is acknowl
EDGED that Mr. is Of irritable temper and 1t said by
him advantage was taken of this by plaintiff and II even
any act of unkindness phase his part which de-
MED it produced by this Also that he has been
eraly kind to h' wife and family and well and even ee
temper Of Mrs is bsd, and that occasion she at
tempted to shoot MI g. with pistol The parents rem Of Mrs
here They each present testimony Of good character Ar
gument was heard
SUPREME COURT-In Cha m ers.-
Judge Edwards -H1teas Corpus.-A young man named
William Thomas Robinson native Of England brought
from enlistment demanded the ground Of minority Re-
made by Col Brown In which he that the
young enlisted D Testimony taken. He
discharged the proof being that he but 10 Of
COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. - IVeCineS-
Before Judge Beebe and Aid Moore and Haley
Triol for Grand L0yceny-Earnest Wire, German,
tried for grand larceny committed by him the 23d of
July last al the store 81 Kte Kinhurg, Nos 70 aud 81
Maden.sne from which he stole six vions valued a. $50
The proof OF hs gilt positive and he convicted and
sentenced to the state Prison for two years.
Deseytion az Cbpd-Iee Els an Engishmsn, who re-
sided Twenty.fourhst tined for having deserted his
the 9th Of Aug last The charge clearly proven
the prisoner remsnded FOR The highest
which be inflicted for oifenss Of this
kind TO- imprisonment in the State Prison for ten years
No other being ready for Trial. the Court adjourned
Tor the day.
Court CALENDAR - ThuTsddy,-COm- !
non Pless-Nos $50, s2S Sol, LOLA LOB llO7 ,l3l,
l. l3a l,l55, l,l69, 1891, LAB, l,425 !, ?.
SpsShK Court Special Term. Nos. 8, :, 20, AZ, |
Ia so5
Advancement
A FIXED FACT.-There are always two |
des to question: consequently every question suscePt
Die Of argument but there n question Of the fact
II the superiority Of those rch Grape Cashmere and Bro
he Shaws plain Black Brocade and Gacea silks Merinos
arsmattas and other Dress Goods at COLUMBIAN HALL
No l Grands, all Others in this city, the fact will
rot admit o. argument Therefore it behooyes the La
lies 10 patronfe COLUMBIAN HALL in preference 20 any
ther store especially they purchase superior
Icle at onethrd less price than they inferior one
t other stores.