The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-09

Psssal Csavsnsss~ with England
The following additional articles to the articles
agreed upon between the Post Office Of the United
States OF Ameries and the Po-t Office OF the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland for
carrying into execution the convention Of December
10 ls4s. have just been published by tho Post Office
ID pursuance Of the power granted by article 81
OF the convention OF December Vs. 1919 between
the United Kingdom oil Great Britain and Ireland and
the United States OF America to the two Post OH.
ces to settle the matters Of detail which are to he
arranged BY mutual consent, for insurng the execu
0n oil the stil ulatons contained in the said conven
t1on the undersigned, duly authorized for that pur
pose by their respective Offices have agreed upon the
following articles
Article Upon every letter not exceeding half
an ounce in weight despatc hed from New York,
Charleston, Savannah, New Orleans, or San Francis.
co, to Kingston, Uampica,) by the United States
mail packets, and addressed to any Of the Danish
colonies in the West Indies the United States Post
ONCE shall account to the British Post Office for the
sum of fourpence eight cents and in pro,or-
ton according to the scale Of postage establish
ed in the United Kingdom.
Article 2.-The amount dne 70 the British Post
Office for the letters addressed TO the Danish Colonies
in the West Indies forwarded from the United states
via jamaica, under the regulations now agreed upon
shall he entered on the letter bill for Kingston, az
comlanyDg the mail by which such letters are sent,
and shall be placed TO the credit OF The United King
dom in the general account between the Post ice
of The United Kingdom and the Post Office of the
Post Office London.
Article s-The present articles shall be consid-
cred as additional To- those agreed upon between the
two Offices for carrying into execution the Conven-
ton OF 18th December, l94S, signed at Washington
the l4th May, ls49 and shall into operation
TIE hr.t day Of June, one thousand eight hundred
ard fifty three
Dore in duplicate and signed at Washington on
the nineteenth day of May, one Thousand eight hun
dred and fifty thee. and at London the thid day
OF June, one thousand eight hundred and City three.
w l.. M,RaaIy
Approved; CANNING. HoRATio KISG.
Approved: JAMES CAMPBELL, Postmaster General.
Fourth ef July.
SALEM-THE REGATTA.
The regaSta in Salem ha9bor in the afternoon wasa
very successful affair though only five boats entered
AT five minutes to three the starting signal guns were
fred and the yachts went of in fac style with fresh
breeze from southwest The course was round Bakers
Island to a boat moored Eve miles northeast from
Half Way Rock, thence to Halfway Rock. and across
through the southern channel round the haste, and
back tho judges boat. The distance was performed
in the following time
Schooner N ystery of Salem, Capt. Lloyd, As sl-95
tons, hDSrs 46 minutes Al seconds.
Schooner Ariomedes, Of Salem, Capt. Perkins, 81
1885 tOns hours 81 minutes 40 seconds.
Schooner Mol Pitcher, of Lynn. Capt James
Smith, q 1926 tons hours So minutes second
Schooner Edward Eddy, OF Salem. Capt. G. Smith,
l5 1926 tons, hours So minutes AS seconds.
Schooner Neptune, Of Marblehead. Capt. Steven
son, II tons, did not finish the course.
IN,
list prize (s50) to the Mol Pitcher the second (S3O)
b the Ariomedess and the third ($20) to the Edward
Eddy.
WILMINGTON, DEL.
I The City Councils of WILMINGTON having appro-
priated thirty dollars for the celebration of the
Fourth OF July. cummittee ofthe citizens presented
The Mayor VIII. box, containing six pieces OF fire.
works, six matches to light them, and a common
segar. with tins subjoined amusing document The
six pieces ware =
No. l. A double headed Dutchman No. O. *.
grasshoppen No. 8. blue light. crossed tranversa
ly with six are crackers. No.4. A pin wheel with
blue hgat run through the centre, aud crack rs
tied upon, either end. No. s. piece Of punk Gal
carly caaisa spunk,) with single cracker attacked.
No 6. lhe balance of the pack of crackers not re-
CURED 20 compose the other pieces.
INCIDENTS, Ere.
Tbs enjoyment OF the Fourth ut Mystic, Conn,
was aaned by sad casualty. sail boat In which
was . party Of live persons. ladies aud gentlemen,
accidentally upset in the river near Lower sys
tic. asd two of the number we're drowned, namely
Ma. Hill, wife Of Mason G. Hill, and Mr.. Terry
WAC leaves wife and two children.
A most atroGious outrage perpetra.ed at Bev-
erly. N. j., on the Fourth, the perscn OF John
! tie employ ef Mr. I. w. Austin. Tue 10y, la v,un
| parry with several others, was walking peaceably
along the street, when the contents OF horse pistol
was fired into his body, by OF q sepg of rowdias
t. at had just landed from sosp. The boy fingered
| II agony until 10 o'clock on ruesdr o m prning ween
ne del. The murder was perpetrated in open cay.
Hght III the presence OF q numbar. oil persons, Eut
| he assassin succeeded ip escaping
| large audience of ladies' and gentlemen assem.
b!ed at 10 o'clock on the more;ng OF the Fourth in
the ourshng distrist of West Philadelphia to wit.
ness the ceremony Of laying Abe stone of the
Literary Institute, now in process Of erection. The
prayer: the corner stoaa was laid by Alderman
| Allen, Chairman of the Building Committee.
The store of j. M. & 3. A, Tbbitts in Great Falls.
n H., was totally destroyed by fire o2 the Fourth.
| Loss IS 600.
Thomas D. Blossom, printer at bingham, Mass.
| hand one arm blown to pieces by premature expln-
sion Of cannon and it is supposed his injuries are
mortl He has wife and i've children. Erastas
Wilton trucknan, will probably lose his sight fsom
the same cause.
On the Fourth, the inmates of the New Jersey
State Prison were permitted to have holiday, and
to enjoy some additions to their ordinary fare.
Francis Taylor and Patrick Curtss, Irishmen, got
into an alteration OF words at Chcopee, Mass, on
the Fourth In the Of which Curtiss said some
thing peculiarly provoking, whereupon Taylor
| stabbed him severely with pocket knife. Taylor
| fed to the woods, but was captured and lodged in
Jail in Springfield Oh charge of assault with ent
to kill The wounded man, Curtiss, has since died,
ard Taylor will therefore have to be araigned ON a
higher charge.
A riot took place in Allegheny City, says the
Pittsburg Journal of the 9th instant, the Fourth
in which large number OF persons were badly cut
and bruised The German Turner'S had been cele-
pihtiHS lie FOuIin ol JCiy on NOeBHtlyS ttli, ana
returning, marching in procession tn Pittsburg
At the OF Ohio and Sandusky streets. young
lad, Of between thirteen and fourteen years OF age
attempted TO break through their ranks He was
pushed back, but returned three or four times till ut
last he was knocked down. He then picked up a
number of stones, and pelted the procession until
some four or five of the Turner's went to him and
commenced beating him. He certainly deserved
a good tllrasbing; but being small, and seeing
such number OF persons attacking him. the
sympathies CT the Spectators were aroused. and
they attempted to rescue him. Other Tur-
ners interered, and the fight soon became q
general one in which sticks and stones were freely
Used. and numbers of broken heads and blood :
noses given and received. Several of the most r.
| spe table citizens II Allegheny attempted to aue
the riot but son found themselves forced to become
| lartcirators In it. Information of the ARRAY was