New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-28

length extending hi int Of s,s feet above higbvs
ter max the top Of these piles heavy easEiron
sockets keyed 70 which attached also By keys
the esstiron shafts which rsing form the pile heads
and uniting m a center frame az the tops for tre
porI braces for the baskei frame distinctive marx
Of The B-scsn which is secured a proongadon OF the
center pile ht from the level Of the sand Of %
feet Toe whole Of the piles and shafts securely
brace, and counter-orseed BY WroaehtirHn aerods
keyed 10 the sockets, rings or pile heads forming alt
seher Of the efficient systems Of frame work
ever erected for such purpose
Although this work Is built In only d feet Of vater
yet the difficulties attending IT, exposed position were
sucb wholly defrst the srtempt male during
previous 10 beacon on the spol, and q
was only by Of tho-e happy conceptions OF the
engineer which, though successful, yet appear totally
mad, quste In view, n 81 ne compelled 20
complete the whole work in the astobi-hiagly short
space OF fVslty one working days The whole weight
OF the strprtnre IL but IS and cost the GOvtrn
ment but $1,000 Whereas stone structure would
less than SIS 600. at the least esn4se-that
being the cost OF a some beacon on the same shOa,
and but 40 feet In hight.
Among the ofrssonsl gentlemen present, was Lieut.
Wellington A. Bartlett Of the U. s Navy, srtachsd TO
that DsdoDs sOIk, the Jast Survey Who V,l1ed the
Bescon officially Ia order 10 determine W posdon and
character In view Of It's fitness for the purpose Of its
erection and who, 10 the OF some interesting re-
marks upon tie Light House system Of the United
States with ell branches OF which he Is familiar, took
occasion 70 pay q meri9d compliment u Mr. Lewis, not
only for the In which tnis particular work had
been carried out TO completion by him bot aso 10 JUS
years past pioneer In ths effort 10 influence much
needed IsScal reform In whole tenn OF coast uu'
mibston. Lieut. B. spoke in the highest and most Hat
teriDg terms Of Mr. Lesss professional skl and ser
vices.
We urdsrstosi Mr. l. to say, that this was the fret
beacon erected cOss, By the use OF hches
screw piles and some interesting remarks made
upon The advantages Of this method Of construction over
all J;hers hitherto pursued for this purpose In point of
economy If construction economy of repairs, efficiency
and durability
e The funeral of the late David Ora
ham, held Saturday afternoon, and attended
by a large number Of City officers, members Of the
bar and other friends Of the deceased filing St Marks
Church to lie utmost capacity. Rev. Drs. Dewitt and
Mathews conducted the services, which were highly
Impressive On the previous evening a, meeting of
the two Whg General Committees in joint session, at
the Broadway Hou,e, Daniel Ullmann, Esq, Chairman
Of the Joint Executive Committee, after eloquent
and fervent address, setting forth tie virtues Of his de-
ceased friend, offered following resolutions which
were adopted
Resored That thsse Committees depore with profound
regret the decease OF our estee med fellowctzsn DAVID
Rssred That in his death we lose an eminent CITIZEN
who IN the discharge Of the duties Of life combined high
Integrity with intellectual epdowments; able aud
learned he shone equally the profound jurt the
fol advocate and the eloquent aad popular orator
Resored That te sder 10 his slic;, family warm
est symrsty for the untimey decee Of their relative
hs'assa That as msrs Of respect tor ths memory o.
on Saturday, the 10Th inst.
TIE RECENT BANK CHECK FORGERY
CASE The ivesdgsiion relative TO this re-
sUmed on Saturday, before Justice Osborn Several
Witnesses produced and their testimony went 70
show that the person implicated by the negro Praocs
Hebs who presented the check the COULTER Of the
Msnharsn Bsbk the time the negro eged that ne
received the check from him Ia Marke tfeldst ell
Their at his own store In Pearst, Mt the Office of
Mr.. Boyer, in Wa-st II this view of the is cor
rect the implicated cannot be the guilty party
inasmuch he could not have been Ia two places at
time The stands adjourned until this morning
at o'clock
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. - The
Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the n Y. Hos
pi'al upon the body of Lawrence Conlan aborer on
the Hudson River Railroad, who, about week since
injured seriously by being crushed between loco
motive and pile of wood at the d6p6t in Thirty rstst
and oied yesterday Of the effects Of his injuries
dict of accidental DEATH and exoneratng the Railroad
Company from all blame rendered by the jury.
Decreased 81 years of age and has left large fam
ly in INDECENT circumstances
The LATE HOMICIDE AT SEA.-Mr.
Hginbothsm, cabin passenger on board tbs ship John
Ravensl, made Opposition Saturday, N the Office
of the United States District Attorney in relation 10 the
death OF Mr.. Burnside, the first male confirming in all
the main particulars, (being those he witness to-
The statement OF Cspt ri tman He says that deceased
he'd spoken 10 bin 10 an unoicerke and disrespsctfu
10 the captain. Said 10 witness, one occa
sioB " You EnglishmaD. am the captain Is
Yankee and ram sort OF fellow" The conduct OF
the captain toward the Off ,ers and crew was kiGd and
coTsiders'e.
The deco ased, we understand has a wife aud child
residing 81 Liverpool He had sailed previously with
Capt In another vessel He overheard the captain
and Mr. Hienbotbsm speak 10 the propsiy OF stop
ping the Western Islands, and put him on shore on
account of bis supposed mutnous conduct and alter
that t was said that he endeayored 10 persuade the
passengers that the captain did not mean 10 land them
nj Eew.York The mste, Mr.. II. says, was much
larger and more powerful than the captain. AT the
time be wanted the captain to fight with pistols was
The cabin, hch the capt-n refused To do and
he called the captain damned coward Mr.. h. con
ffmed Capt p. deceased seziug Capt 7. by the
throat, &c His condus is unaccountAbIe, and 1t Is
thought, we understand, he must have been In some
measure Dsane.
Mr. Hieiubotham, whose name Is VIM. II stated In
bis testimony that after the first mate (Burnsde had
seized the plain by the wrist aud attempted 20 nand
cuff hi H. and the captain breaking away from him and
spriprpe 70 bis room he (Mr ii has only tine enough
TO sew to Mr. Burnside; Consider what you are doing,
YOU are going o. commit piracy" he replied don't
care Burnside followed the captain, and was al tue
door OF the room the captain advanced with brace
of pistols In his hands Burnside had bic arms extended
lit the hand cuffs in one Of them, when the captain
struck the irons with one OF the pistols knoc sng l-n
out Of bis hand the cabin sndthe pistol eXpNdef
the bale taking eject the body OF deceased as already
Margaret TYehe and Eliza GAvegan LADY Passen-
gers, also gave testimony a. To the tansAc',.n-
The latter deck the evening before wnen n
Atkinson bad given those deck bottle VI gin aud
they were siE ging and making noise when tue tPen
came or deck and saw tie yards ora,ed as stAtsf-
Was in the cabin, next morning, when Mr. BURNSIDE
the first mate entered(seve Of the crew ani passsn
gers being with him TO the door, whom the csPan OF
sered forward but Burnside beckOned them - stty-
when B told the captain came to put him 10 irous
and seized the captain, but the latter got away, and
sprung tor bs pistols After the captain ns' struck me
fnns with The pistol and il went Of Burnside made
three or four steps and fell dead ,.
Thomas Aikinson passenger, also eorroborated the
ststernenis-when thz rsptalo gave oroers 90
60 bstore IN have the main yard squared Mr. Barn
.i6e said 70 him. there Is more growing In this vessel
an calm than In others in storm
Hugh Raw The second mate, who stated nlmsei 20 oe
native Of Belfast Ireland, testified that tue statement
of the csptsin was true 10 every particular
ON tbe.e rec pective sidavits, Mr. Rdg~ay, Assisth'
that blame artzchac 70