The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-20

anxiety prevailed with regard to the SELECTION oil the
route FOR the Pacific nilroad, and company had
been formed for the purpose of investing milf N
dollars in the stock should the road be thr ugh
the territory. The New Mexcans are said t . prefer
the route through Walkers pass.
The State Senate of Connecticut Yesterday had
under consideration the subject Of te recent melan
oholy catastrophe at Norwalk. The Committee of
Investigation authorised to examine the condi-
ton Of the bridge, and to summon before them the
President ard Superintendent of the New Haven
Railroad In the course of the proceedings Mr.. But
Ter, member from Norwalk, made a strong speech
in condemnation of the ineiciency of the directors
of the road He stated that be had carefully ex-
amined the bridge and found the timber TO be worm
eaten and rotten in the extreme. There is another
bridge on the route which seems to be in equally
dilapidated condition as that at Norwaik and Unless
il is promptly repaired, shall not be surprised to
hear Of another railroad accident resulting from in
attention. We mean the Coscob bridge, piece of
tie wood of which We have in our possession. 1t is
completely perforated with worm.holes, and resem-
bes piece Of coarse sponge mere than anything
else to which we can lken it.
The Legislative Assembly of Newfoundland have
passed bill making appropriation for the better
protection of the fishing grounds in the Straits OF
Belleisle during the approaching Summer.
The severe thunder storm which visited this re-
gion on Wednesday appears 30 have extended at
least as far west as Indiana. A despatch from Gin
cinnati states that several buildings and two or
three steamboats, we're struck by lightning con-
siderable amount of property was destroyed, bat SO
far as ascortained no lives We're lost. A barn was
set on fire by lightning at Patterson, n j. early yes
terday The contents Of the building, including "a
horse and four cows were entirely consumed.
An application is now pending in the Maryland
Legislature for a charter of line OF steamships be-
tween Baltimore and Liverpool. The capital of the
proposed company is to be one million OF dollars.
We elsewhere publish a report Of the meeting oil
the Cuban refugees which was held in this city yes
terday in commemomtion Of tie first display Of the
Cuban flag of independence at Cardenas by Gen
Lopez and his followers. The speeches on the occa-
sion were patriotic in the extreme and the decora-
tons admirable.
The Executive Committee appointed to obtain re-
lieffor the surviving New York Volunteers met at
the Astor House last evening. 1t will be seen
by the report that the committee have made
arrangements for lecture to he delivered by Thos.
f. Meagher, Esq, the subject being Young Ireland
and the Revolutions Of 1915" Let us hope that our
citizens generally will now come forward aud con-
tribute towards the relief of the INDECENT soldiers
Our columns to-day, in connection with much
other interesting matter, TO which cannot afford
room to particularly aude, contain the latest details
from the Gold Mines in Texas, the proceedings of
the Southern Baptist Convention at Baltimore, a
variety OF Local and commercial Intelligence, sc.
One weeks later news from California is fully
due,