The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-17

The News
In today's HERALD will be found an account of
another disaster, fatal in its consequences to
human life than any we have recorded during the
past year, terribly rife as it has been in calamties
Yesterday the brig Reuben Carver arrived at this
port, with the news of the loss Of the bark William
and Mary, on a sunken rock in one of those danger
GUS channels of the Bahama Islands. She had on
board the captain first and second mates and six Of
the crew of the lost vessel, who were picked up
few hours after their vessel foundered. OF two hun
dTed passengers who left Liverpool in the William
and Mary for New Orleans, not more than thirty were
saved, the remainder having gone down with her
By reference to the account elsewhere, it will be
seen that we had second edition of the Buffalo ca
lamty in this city yesterday morning. The floor of
building in progress of demolition in Wall street gave
way, crushing one of the laborers to death, and
breaking tie arm OF another.
Another Il railroad accident happened at Pa
terson last aning. 4 boy, in attempting to pass
from one car 10 another, fell between them and was
Instantly killed.
Our special and other dispatches from Washing
ton reterae the assertion that the foreign appoint
ments have not yet been disposed Of Several super
visng steamboat inspectors yesterday appointed
for different parts of the country. 1t is again init
mated that Gen. Pierce will sustain the position as
sumed by Gov. Lane with regard to the boundary of
New Mexico A military expedition will shortly
leave Fort Leavenw0rth for that territory It will
be under the command of Gen. Garland, who is to
relieve Col Sumner.
Some thpee months later news from the valley of
the Great Salt Lake, will be found in paper this
morning. The intelligence depicts in some respects,
fhe peenlarties of the Mormon people, who are COM
pletely shut out from the rest of mankind by the
Rocky Mountains on one side, and the great Sierra
Nevada range on the other. The most important
feature Of the news is the message of Governor Brig
ham Young the great chief of the valley, to the Lee
gislature of the territory The Governor thinks that
his people have been very much neglected by the
government at Washington, and that while California
has received large appropriations of money and the
salaries of her government officers have been doubled
Utah has not had penny of the government funds,
Rad bot even word OK encouragement to stimulate
her in her epdsavors " make great State out OF the
territory at present under ic exclusive conlroi OF
The Mormons He reads good let ~oa 70 .le ooulh
ern secessonists, and the aboltioniss "a 0S Nof.S'
The extract which we give will be read with "te'
rest. The people are represented to be in a most ;
prosperous condition, manufactures are 1ourishing
machinery is being introduced and agriculture is on
the increase, all of which only tends to show what
people can do when they become depender-y entirely
upon their own industry and res
We elsewhere nrr'' -ss''e
..,;n, ..,,,sn The lengthy sut very inter-
.eport recently made by the committee on
rbe fishery question to the Canadian Assembly
The committee appear to have given the subject
nrettv thorough examination and perusal Of their
report will doubtless tend to greatly enlghten those
who are not perfectly conversant with the matter.
The last advices from Newfoundland announce that
Mr. Ambrose sheca has been appointed delegate
TO Washington, for the purpose OF communicating
with the British Minister and promoting the views
of the Assembly Of that colony the subject Of free
trade between this country and Newfoundland.
The case of Jane Trainer the colored girl, was re
sumed yesterday, in the Superior Court at o'clock
p. NJ, and adjourned to Wednesday at the same
hour consequence Of the absence OF the father OF
the child who it appears, has quit the city abruptly
leaving the abolitioniss alone TO fight the battle OF
the free colored girl.
The Board Of Supervisors met at four o'clock last
evening, his honor the Recorder in the chair. The
Committee on County Offices reported in favor of
having one hundred dollars to the City Judge for
the rent of an Office taken and held by him since he
was disposscssed by the Coroners from the room
be formerly occupied. The report was adopted
The corporation counsel reported in favor OF paying
seven hundred and ninety-five dollars to hessrs.
BENEDICT and Boardman, being the amount OF their
hill of costs in the case of the People vs. Duffy.
Sixtyseven dollars were ordered to be paid to Mr..
Henry c. Rabeneau for meals furnished to jurymen
and officers during the trials Of Fitzgerald and Neary
The requisite legal provision was made orthe support
y, Charles W. Morrison as a State pupil in The school
for the instruction of the blind. resolution rola-
tive to the copying of books Of record in the County
Clerk office was referred to the Committee on Coun-
~ Oces. After some few bills for police expenses
were acted upon, the Board adjourned until next
Monday evening.
Nothing of special importance transpired IN the
poard Of Aldermen last evening. Several contracts
Scr grading, tagging, and sweeping streets
were referred to their respective committees
The Board concuned with the Board OF As
z;stants in adopting resolution prohibiting hre
Engines hose carriages, and hook and ladder Trucks
mining on the sidewalks. The Assistant Aldermen
y, re also in session, and transacted considerable