The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-26
euPrea.s Co~xs-ePscaaA Tom.
Before Judge nSmonda

eupreuHe Cours-oPscaaA resR.
Before s1Sss nSmond6
rHk xxrRADrrIu1 DASH.
AUGUST H.-The Court met this morning - vuc
usual hour In order t. hear the evidence Of NJ. ~
wards. counsel for the Brieish government. -
nsnds the right Of having the pcrsss Of wiAA.a
Calder rstsrned TO the Enstish government no
having II ia alleged. committed forgery andlarceny
while engaged as one q the saNers and 1lnes
row row s ssstcnsd ss rse..t near EdinEsbsg ,Ot
laid before the Court evidence Of the prisoner
having in July last forged money orders and having
received money tiesfor. and fed to this country IN
ship f'om Greenock; but his arrival was anticipated
by the agent for the British government who
sailed in one Of the steamers, and had him
arrested on his arrival here few days ago.
He now claimed him under the Ashburt0n
treaty as a British felon and demanded him on the
part Of the British government. He also read the
affidavit Of Mr.. Taylor, showing that the forgery
could DO clearly traced " the individual In question,
and that there WA not q doubt OF his guilt. The
evidence that he offered on tuesday not being sui
Gent in the courts opinion to dstain tho prisoner.
be had been furnished with some further and moro
conclusive testimony. The reason why he had not
the evidence now in his possession before, on
acc. unit of the hurry in which the matter WAS con-
Quoted; but he was certain sbat the evidence now in
bis possession would he sufficient in the Judges
opinion 70 detain the prisoner.
His Honor then stated that he would look over all
the papers and would give his decision the following
day.
PROBABLE MURDER OF A CALIFORNIAN IN NEW
ORLEANs.-Yesterday afternoon some boys observed
under the wharf NJ the heal of Grsver.street.
who laid he was searching for his knife, which ne
had dropped through Oi the chinks In the wharf,
After be lett. two of the boys went under the
wharf, and there discovered lemon box. with the
skeleton Of man in it. Notice was Immediately
given TO the coroner who was soon on the spot, and
empsnDelled Jury, when the following facts were
ascertained: The body appeared t. have laid there
month or ak weeks at least only small portion
of partially deccmposed flesh cllngins to the hips.
The sinews OF the legs had evidently been cut to
enable them to he turhed up to crowd the body
into the box, and the feet bud been cut of. The
bead Was found between the legs, ard on scraping
the skull two ine punctures were found the ocoi
pital boDe penetrating TO the BRAIN apparently made
by some sharp, slender instrument, resembling q
sboemahersawl The panctures were parallel and
appeared TO have been made by two thrasts or
blows OF the same instrument. The only article Of
clothing found was remnant Of y pair Of black
fustian pantalo0ns 1t WAS the opinion of the jury
that the deceased was a returned Californian, who
had probably been robbed and murdered In his sleep.
No clue could be found to the whereabouts Or
identity of the man who was seen under the wharf
as no one knew him or thought they could recognise
him again After protra cted examination, the jury
returned VERDICT that the decea ed came To his
death from two wounds in the head penetrating the
BRAN, inflicted by sharp, sic nder instrument the
hands OF some person or persons unkaown-NeW
Orleans Psccgune, august IT,
GREAT MORTALITY IN FAxILY.-Tbe family of
Captain James Price, Of this city, formerly Of tho
Bostona, has been decmated by the yellow fever in
New Orleans His family was in Ne~ Orleans ut
the time the epidemic broke out there, aad he went
down to brig them away On his arrival he found
his wife and two Of his children dead, and two of his
the disease with but slight hopes Of their recovery
He took his remaining child james Prioe, q boy Of
fourteen, and started for this city the Fanny
Smith. After u few days journey. the boy was
smitten vita the disease, and though all that human
skill could do done. he too fell victim to the
ruthless destroyer and WAS buried on DR.. Martins
sl.naton. the banks Of the Mississippi, five miles
below New Madrid. III. grief and shock to the
father ut the loss OF his last child overcome him
that be was completely Frustrated, and was landed
ut Paducah in very prcari0us condt ON Of both
body aud mind-LouasvAe Courier, august %.
PAINFUL ACCIDENT AT NEwPoKr.-An accident
occurred IN the by this morning, which resulted in
the death of Captain Gideon Amy II seems that
large party started on fishing excursion tc the
DumpllDgs. While humber on shore were prepar-
ing for chowder, three men and two boys put off
10 boat to catch the fish. They anch0red near
against the rock and uoset. All escaped by SWIM
ming except Captain Gideon Amy who was propably
hurt ny striking against tie rock boat When the
boat went over he held on to her side and succeeded
It-
that was seen of Captain Almy. Tue boy was soon
washed from the boat and caught ny the foaa ng
mast. which supported him and Mr.. Freeborn. Mr..
West was sus'a ned by piece Of board. and Csptia
Alny's son Hurry swam nearly half 3 mile. He had
nearly reached the shore when picked up. and WIS
almost exhausted Captain AImy was about forty
years of age, and was master Of the br gS. P Brown
-Nnport Mercury, august 20.
SAD MISTAKE A mistake occurred Yesterday
foreI con in the family Of Mr. Oh aries Fol;het, an
industrious mechanic, who live near Bremen, which
it Is feared will terminate ltaiy TO two "f Its
bers. The your gest daughters. Mary and Lzette,
had been IbdisposeO for veek past, and their
mother wishing a. administer them some medicine
prescribed BY the physician by mistake took vial
of laudsnum, and dus.d each with xoont half az
ounce Of it's contents. Medical id vas called ~
soon a. the mistake was discovered but at the time
that our Informant left the house yesterday Afternoon
Lizette was believed T. be ia dying "a,
while all Efforts to restore Mary had proved sbor&ive.
beautiful and interesting girls. Dir. Faucnet lost
Sol in New Orleans recently, at the r-t out break
Of the yellow fever which bereavement had deter
mined i'm t. 10 st Louis for bis future per
maneLt home.-St. Louis ~ sacrat, august IL,
RAILROAD ACcIDENr.-1le train If cars which
left Baltimore at half past &c ock, H., on
the 2lst instant, over three cows near Magnolia
station. When the ira, arrived at Hsvre de Grace,
about nine O'Clock. the engine detached usual
ard run Oh another track leading t. the engine
house-the train passing into the station house.
In order to do this, il is necessary liter the
detachment, tn rur the engine quite rapidly, that
the switch may be altered Alter the eugiDe was
and rnn upon the branch track, it wa
found impossible TO the machinery, and she
ran into the engine houe, bursting through one end
OF II, aud fell down prec ire Immediately in the
rear Of the building me dftes twenty ieet high.
The fireman jumped or aud not III red.
The engineer went over the precipce with the Gu.
CINE. and WAS severely jiiurrd shat it thought
he would die in very ont time II was supposed
that the injury to the zine caused by passing
the cows such ~ prevent the reversal of her
machinery, which caused the accident.
COLONEL FHExosT.-We learn that Col Fremont
left NashiDgttn yesterday to his explora.
tions of the country between the Misis-ppi aud the
Pacific, aDd especially in the Rocky Mountains and
Sierra Nevada He proceeds t. the Missouri frontier,
and will 20 over The rouf1 shica he proposed in
la4S-4a when he VIA stnnDrd nv the deem snnHa