The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-23

OF Representative the other deg, that Congress
should purchase it for the United Staes but 1t Is
derstood that Virginia ~ not assent 10 this; indeed
the Governor OF that State has alrs ady appealed to
the patr otism cf TIE msmbersof her Legislature to
secure it, He recommends that It be converted to the
ure of some proper iusiilton-for instances. model
State farm The ladies OF the South 1t will be seen
BY a communication in another column, Also propose
by subscription, to purchase the estate and preserve
it as halowed resort FOR the people of all natioas
Let hope that should the national government, or
the State Of Virginia. fail in securing the ground that
the ladies will succeed and thus prevent this sacred
spot, which it Is understood must ne sold, IRON fall
inv into the hands OF avaricious speculators.
We learn from Erie that cue of the Justices Of that
noted city has decided that the injunction from the
Ufited States Court restraining the rioters from in.
terfering with the railroad is null and void. Ten of
the hands employed to repair the track ofthe North
cast Railroad have been tried by said sapeut func
tionary and fined ninety dollars EACH
The New Orleans papers deny that there is any
truth in the report that another Cuban expedition is
fitting out in that vicinity.
Two persons are known to have been killed by the
falling OF wall during large fire in Philadelphia
Last Wednesday right. The body of one of them,
police officer, has been recovered. We elsewhere
give very full account Of the sad calamity.
Fifteen persons were killed by the explosion Of the
steamer Marlborough, at Charleston, yesterday.
Tie wreck OF the steamtug Ajax has been dis
covered, sunk in fourteen fathoms OF water, near
Cape COD. The A. left this port for Boston on
the 22d OF October and is supposed to have feun
dered during the disastrous gale which prevailed on
the coast two or three days afterwards. She was
nauDed by some fourteen men, all of whom persisted.
Among them were Gregory Thomas, captain
Richard Lee, pilot; Timothy Baker, coast pilot;
VIM. skidnore, Hellsats pilot; Joseph Clark, en-
gineer; Charles Anger, cook; Deter May and Pa
trick IcAnaney, deck hands, aud six men whose
names have not been ascerhainei, they having been
engaged but short time previous to the departure
of the vessel. Captain Thomas was al old aud very
popular Sandy Hook pilot, and was, some years
ago. nominated rs a candidate for the State Assem-
bly, in consequence OF his devotion to the interests
Of his fellowpilots, who at the time DESTROYS
Of having Law enacted for their protection against
the encroachrents upon taeir profession BY incom-
pe!ent persons. That he was master of his art there
can be no question when il recolested that he sue
cessfuly took the tugboat Golish around Care Horn
to San Francisco, an undertaking that 1t was pre-
dioted would never be accomplished
The New England Society OF Brooklyn celebrated
the anniversary Of the Pilgrim Landing by grand
banque,, given in Gen. Yale's Mansion House, last
evening. Over one hundred and eighty ladies and
gentlemen, Of great beauty and high rank, sat down
to dinner at quarter to eight O'clock. After the
repast most eloquent speeches were made by His
Excsllency Gov Seymour, the Eon. John P. Hale,
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecner aud others: but from
the late hour at which the banquet was over cur re-
porteIs can only furnish mere outline Of them
We have already published Tie rasui s OF the pr
mary elections Of the wings and national democrats
ana we give the result O. the election OF the
free soilers Van Bsrenies which took place last
night The wings held their election on the 18th
inst, and the national democrats held theirs on the
same day. Among the forner the ward committees
appoint inspectors and select plscsa for holding the
elections while the same business is arranged for the
democrats By the General Committees.
meeting OF foreigners took place last even
ing ut Eckharls Hotel 10 discuss the pros and |
Of The pr ected expedition 10 Turkey in aid Of
tie Sultan. Germans, Hungagians, aud French
we're present We give report OF The proceeding
Last evening large sale Of ancient and moiern
paintings ,ed at the Gallery of the National
Academy Of Design, No. 663 Broadway. The col
le ,tion comprised about tvo hundred and fifty
original oil paintings including two three copies
by CLAUDE, enc originals by Correg rio, Rembrandt
Vandy he, and host OF lesser lights Buyers were
scarce, and tie prices chained unpre :eientedly
low ranging from three and half dollars to thirty
dollas times scarcely covering The cost Of TIE
frame. AS this vas the first days sale, aad there
are two more dsys to follow, matters may mend q
lte but, certainly the recent sales Of paintings in
this city taken into consideration with the failurs
of the committee on the Latham prize to fad
single tclerabie poem worth Noticing among the
number sent IN for inspection, would seem to show
that matters Of literature ard art at least ars not
in very progressive state in this county.
An aged man, named Cornelius Sullivan, was
yesterday arrested charged with indicting blow
with clCb CT tie head OF his son William young
men t.en.yone yelrs Of age, the effects of which
caused death. The Coroner win Investigate the
case TO DAY. An account Of the affair viii be found
in another column.