The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-17
The News.

another of those awful catastrophes which have of
late been frequent to majority of travel
lers to be in continual state of apprehension for
the safety Of their lives Between two and three
O'Clock yesterday morning the steamer Empire,
bound from Albany to this city, came in collision
with soop, about six miles above Poughkeepse.
The boilers of the E. exploded, and, so far as we
have been able to ascertain, six or eight persons
were instantly killed, and some twelve more were
IDLY wounded We understand that the boat was
with passengers. Had the catastrophe
red at any other time than when most
:, those on board were asleep no doubt the
loss of life would have exceeded that produced
by any similar disaster the same river for
a number of years. Within the last year or
30 the Northern section Of country has be-
come notorious for the frequency of horrible Gala
mites. Instead of pointing to the Mississippi and
other Southern and Western rivers, where formerly
lives were sacrificed by wholesale, people now point
to the North, and shudder at what may be the fate
of themselves or their friends whenever they ven
ture upon our railroads and steamboats, See the
detailed account Of the accident to the Empire in
another column.
President Pierce and suite left our city yesterday
morning, and reached Washington about ten o'clock
in the evening. We elsewhere give full report of
the many curious scenes and incidents which oc-
CURED the Presidents route, from the time of his
vacatiDg the Aston House until he left Philadelphia
in special train for Baltimore.
By reference to the proceedings in the State
Senate it will be that Mr. Beekman strenuously
opposed the Niagara Ship Canal bill on Friday
ming, notwithstanding which the measure passed by
vote of seventeen to four. Yesterday Mr.. Cooley
made personal explanation concerning newspaper
attacks with regard to the defeat of the Ten Hour
bill after which the consideration of the Supply bill
was resumed. Some material alterations were made,
and towards the close, the bill, as amended, was
agreed to. The Assembly spent the forenoon ia
passing bills several of which relate to matters in
this vicinity The third reading of the Central Park
bill postponed at the request of Mr.. Noble who
wished to have the boundary of said park properly
laid down, it being imperfect in the bill before the
House. In the afternoon there was some talk
latve to once more selecting day for adjournment,
but nothing was decided upon.
despatch from Washington states that the Card
ner trial will probably be again postponed indef
ntely, owing to the fact that The Commissioners sent
to Mexico to inquire about his mines have not been
heard from since they left Tampco for Laguinillas.
They we're to have been back by the 18th inst.
The steamship Black Warrior arrived yesterday
with advices from Havana to the 18th inst five days
later The notorious SLAYER, Lady Suffolk, is reported
10 have been captured on the south side of the
island by British man-ofwar. Three American
sailors are imprisoned in the Moro on charge of
being concerned in the slave trade. They allege
that they shipped from this port in the bark Jasper,
which recently landed cargo of negroes in Cuba,
without knowing her destination, and that upon
learning the nature of the voyage they desired to
leave the vessel, but were compelled to remain by
the balance of the crew. consisting OF Spaniards and
Portuguese. Forty or fifty persons were either killed
or dangerously wounded by the fall of portion of
the seats occupied by the spectators at the Havana
race course on the 10th inst.
Our files of the Georgetown British Guiana) Ga
-ette to the 23d ult, reached us yesterday by the
Lady of the Lake They do not, however, contain
single word of news Of any importance to the Ameri
can reader.
EThe German residents OF Cincinnati held an indig-
nation meeting Thursday last for the purpose Of
expressing their views with regard to the conduct
Of DR.. Junghaus, whom they suspect OF being spy
OF the King of Nuremberg. The Doctor, who SUBJ
sequently fed the city, was burnt in efigy.
Three more large tobacco factories were destroyed
by fire at Richmond, Va, last Friday. A large
quantity Of tobacco was consumed. The loss is es-
timated at forty thousand dollars most of which is
covered by insurance.
The mortality, during the past week was greater
than we have known it before this summer The
number Of deaths as stated in the City Inspectors
report, was 564, which is increase of 26 on the
previous week. Of these, forty-fve were caused by
consumption 81 by cholera infantun; SO by con-
WILSON'S Al by diarrhoea; SO by dysentery Ii by
debility rs by marasmus and Is by Inflammation
of the bowels There were also 26 cases of stllborn
Z As usual, our columns to day contain great va
riety Of interesting matter, to which we have no
room to refer particularly. The attention of the
reader is, however, directed to the large amount of
religious intelligence the sentence of the brothers
John S. and Isaac Austin for rioting at Tammany
Hall &c.