New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-29


ord-av, aid see how pleasantly its inmates pro-.
vided for. b. the payment Of $50, By herself or by
any friends for her benefit any respectable indssns
old lady Of co years of age or upward may secure
the advantages Of this Asylum for life. Diuag the
las. year Sc old ladies' of ages ranging from 60 TO 100
years have enjoyed the comforts Of tais quiet, hap
py home. All their reasonable wants of food, hrs
and clothes have been supplied. In sickness they
have kind nursing and good physician and in death
a respectable burial On each Sabbath, and a: times
during the week, they have enjoyed religious in
s.ruction from ministers of the different denoana-
tons. Besides the So inmates of the Asylum, the
Association has had IS out door pensioners, to ~non
food, fuel and clothing have been supplied, as the
demanded, OF the state of the treasury adj
rniitse.
The CASE OF CAsNAL.-The motion be-
fore the Court of Appeals qu.sh the writ error in
the case Of Henry Carnal, was granted on the said
ground that the former decision OF the Court inFhe
case of the People Corning I'd Comstock, covered
the ground and that the writ of error having been
brought before the passage of the law just passed au
thorzing wits of error in behalf Of the people, the
latter law could not avail on the pending notion
The motion to qussh was granted without prejudice
to the night of the District Attorney tobrng new
writ of error under the new law. II Is understood
that writ of error will accordingly be Immediately
brought under the law just passed. as above referred
20. Mr.. Blunt, the District Attorney, will procure an
other writ on the part of the people, during the coming
week, under the recent law, and the whole matter
will be brought up for argument before the Court o
Appeals At the May term.
TIE EXPLOSION AT HE'LL GATE.-We
earn that Professor Maillefert Is entirely out Of
danger. and Is now quite comfortable. His brother
n.law, William Smith, is fally recovered. Captain
southard died at O'Clock on Saturday morning.
The man killed and so horribly mutilated was Jo-
seph Martin. The other man, John Whalen, had
not been found yesterday. Prot. Ms wife and
.ome ether ladies were at the shore when the ex.
ulssion took place. having come for the purpose Of
going out in the Professors boa. to see the opera
ton. Fortunately they we're minute or two too
ate. The funeral OF Capt Southland took place
yesterday afternoon at Astoria. The lie-boat used
BY Mr.. NJ. was found on Saturday afoat at the foot
Of Stanton. st. and taken to the Novelty Works for
repairs. One of the air. chambers had been steve,
but the other was uninjured so that end OF the
boat sank and the other fosted. portion Of the
wire which led to the canister Of powder was
found hanging to the boat. Prot. M. makes the fol-
owing state ment, which is substantially the same
our frat account except that the canister was in
the water alongside the wooden boat instead Of be-
ing in the boat
About 2 o'clock on Friday afternoon, NJ. Mallefert
AZ his assistants, William Smith, Capt sonthard,
and two men, named Joseph Martin and Joha VIVA
len, embarked In two boats from Pot Cove, for the
purpose OF firing four charges OF pc sdcr containing
loo pound each On the OF ,as
the rock but before tae operation was finished, the
box containing the canister became broken and the
sand with which 1t was balased ran out into tae wa
ter--copseeuenty the bHoyaDcey OF the canister
caused IL TO rise to the surface and IL was therefore,
hauled alongside the wooden charged boat, with the
view Of conveying it ashore the other charge was
sunk upon the rock and the wires properly attached
Ii appears that, by some mistake on the part OF the
tive men in the charge boat they handed M. Maille-
er the wires attached to the floating canisterinsead
OF those attached to the canister owered upon the
rock and no accordingly applied them to the gal
yahic battery which he had with him. and immediate
Nv an explosion took place which bic v the wooden
boat TO atoms, and instantly killed the two men, and
seriously wounded Capt. Southland that he died at
. O'Clock. NJ. Mallefert and Mr.. smith, who were
in one OF Francis's metallic lfe-beats and which,
az before stated, contained the battery, found
themselves at the bottom OF the Iiver, and after
struggling and being under water for some time,
they sue ceeded laying hold OF part OF the metallic
life boat, which, containing an air-chamoer, sup
ported them until they received assistance and were
taken on shore Neither of them remember hearing
the noise of the explosion though 1t was heard for
miles distant, and shook every house In tae neigh
boraood and caused great alarm 20 me R
mediately pushed of from Long Island, and from
the VESSELS in the Sound, and every assistance rem
dered. The body OF one OF the two mea IN the
wooden boat presented frghtful appearance, being
literally blown to pieces the body Of the other has
not yet been recovered. NJ. Maillsfert and Mr..
Smith, bis brother In law, escaped DEATH both by the
ne latter receiving but few slight burns on the
face the former had his coat rent TO shreds and had
IL not been for the metallic boat both would inev.
itably have persisted.
BRAcKRTT's Group OF THE SHIPwaECKRD
MorHsH AND CulLD.-The following letter from
Horatio Grssnoush, one Of the most competent
critics ~ well az distinguished scuiptors in America,
determines the character and claims Of the group Of
statuary which will be opened to the public to NOR
row at the stuyvssant Institute:
BosroN, Monday, Feb. %, 1881.
MY DEAR SIR: l have several times sai Tor an
hour In the same room where Mr. Bracketps group
OF the WRECKED Mother aud Child 10 exhibited,
and always with q new sense OF the power which
has made that block Of stone the vehicle or 90 many
SAD and tender thoughts, expressed IN the language
OF beauty.
head that glance tells US her suernss are passed,
and so swept even limb and trsss thai We see the
surge has lodged her there, and there len her.
To have told all this at the FIRST glance even
her left arm or rashsr record OF her last act, -
most happy the babe has bssa husged to her hear
and borne out Of harms way TO the last moment Of
and there 10 visible in the posture Of
her limbs the ceceRcy and dignity OF womanaosd.
was q little puzzled at the easerness oil many
spectators to get near this work that 1t was IN
possible for them TO see H. and venture to sng5s1
20 those who wish 10 enjoy IT, that thsy SIT quietly
on the several secs OF me room, and even mere
survey 1t with half closed eyes. The WORK 10 oil
marble-t is In vain that you will seek augAs else
By crowdns upon 1t BY remaining at proper AIS.
lance you will hnc that u ID no longer marble, oss
poetry To hope to enjoy higher illusion BY ssrs-
my IL Ike gong to Milton to enjoy the blue OIL the
Blue Hills.
was some what panied by tho reflection that this
work-wyoueh t with all the fervor aud self secrhes
Of an earnest mind-was Almost overlooked IN the
hurry OF busy fe amid the crowd OF eompsntors iof
the spare time Of the public but took comfor nom
the remembrance that works of this class must De
before the world for season, before they are iulH
seen and valued. felt sure that others 700, mass
feel ard the autheY OF IL rs fe and that ssoe.
tbiDg w,s hi he effected 10 secure 10 q permanent