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Burning OF tine Stea mer John Swasey nj New
Orltans-Threc Lives Lost-FulI Partlc uIars

From the New Orleans Picayune Feb 10th
We have been enabled to obtain full and authentic
details Of the incidents connected with the destruc
ton Of the fine steamer John Swasey, which was
destroyed at our levee yesterday.
The John Swasey, commanded by Capt. Owen,
was from Yazoo river on her way to this port loaded
with 500 bales OF cotton. and having on board
twenty-four or twentysix passengers. The fire was
first discovered on her starbOard side, near to the
boilers. She was then running down by the stock
landing, IN company with the steamer Rockaway.
The alarm Of fire was Immediately given, and Mr..
Oldham, the pilot with much presence of mind
directed her course to Gretna. In order to accom-
plish this, the Rockaway was beckoned to back
her engines; with which request she complied and
moreover launched her yawl and took of two Of the
passengers Of the John Swasey.
The burning boat fortunately struck the New Or
leans dock stem and stern on, and this afforded
COOP opportunity for the passengers TO 90 on shore.
The pilot just before this lost control over her on ac
count Of the steering ropes burning but had so ex.
actly calculated her course that she made the in
tended point. He escaped by leaping overheard.
During the first few moments after reaching the
dock, the engines remained at work. The bursting
Of the steam pipe other portion Of the machi
merry stopped their operation, and the current mme-
diately took her from shore. About this time
coored cabin boy was seen TO fall overheard and was
and broke his leg.
After leaving the dock the boat Aoated down
stream her course governed entirely by the current
The chains which upheld the starboard guard
Paiso ah' ZIG oo.'on uPon thab s'ue Tell on. Inc
boat Immediately keeled TO the other side and dron
ped the remaining cotton. She then continued on
her way until she struck the foot of Bienyille
street. The st. Charles, the Anna the Gypsy. the
Storm the Texas, the Post Boy, and the Piota were
all in more or less danger from her and from the
burning cotton which swept in large bales under
their wheel houses Only the greatest care and ex-
erton preserved them. At one time it was supposed
the swasey would sweep clear of them ALL and sink
without further injury. The return current Of the
bend which is at its greatest force at this spot.
caught her however, and threatened to send her
burning re mains directly amidst the valuable boats
We have named. In this juncture the Anna and the
Piota dropped into the stream, and from their posi-
ton were enabled to steer clear of the Swasey. The
Gipsy, in the hurry Of getting away, ran into the
Storm. and carried away the latter's wheelbouse
The Post Boy had steam on, and escaped unscathed.
The St Charles was less fortunate. She had not
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from smhed tbat the steam sawn at that
place. owned by w. S. Ballenger Esq, was torn into
atoms on Tuesday last, about IL o'clock, by the ex
ploson Of the boiler Of the engine attached Mr. W..
w. Parkinson, the sawyer, and Willis Ballenger, a
son Of the owner Of the mill. were Immediately
killed; two negro men thrown several yards, and Sc.
liousy but not dangerously hurt; and some children
who were playing near were badly scalded Parts Of
the boiler-one weighing about 1000 pounds-were
thrown upwards Of sixty feet.-Ralegh CIV. CO. Re
gister. Feb 10.
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misunderstanding Nia2ara-Mrs Blake, nrsss and
infant 55tb Reg Mrs Bah, England; Mrs DR. psttison
and son, Mr. 3 Burnett, Mr. A schwendler lNork; Mr.
Quincy Philadelphia; Mr. II Hall. Mr. La ener NYork
NJ Hsiyans San Francisco: Mr. David snaw Kinestou:
DR. Blake Mr. True Mr. John Walsh or Milford Bur.
nett Belfast Mr. Fred Townsend, Alb Any Thos Fielding
NYork Mr. Cevalli, Mr. Durendln Mr Perr Abedis NJ
Ritter Mr. d Jean Marie, yr Gaute Mr. Martin Ride
garay.-To,al 80.
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Married..

On Tuesday February % by the Rev. Mr.. King the
Uniyersals Church. Blocker street. Mr. JAMES A. SPERRY
to Miss ANGELINA E., daughter of Mr. William Reynolds,
all of this city.
At Brooklyn, L. l.. on Wednesday, February % at the
Church Of the Holy Trinity by the Rev. Mr.. Lewis Mr..
WIN F. JOHNSON to Miss CAROLINE CopEY all of the above
place
On Monday, February o. by the Rev. Isaac Ferris
LEWIS F. WILLIAMS of this city to CATHERINE second
daughter of Henry S Hover of Flushing, l.. l.
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ApJorDNNENr OF THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE

The Legislature of Michigan adjourned on Mon
day. the l4th inst, at noon. The despatch Of bust
ness for the last few hours Of the session passed quite
a large number Of bills according to the common
custom of Legislatures and passed by some Others
The general Railroad law. which was among the i'm
portant measures before the body, and which had
passed the House on Tuesday Of last week BY five
votes more than sufficient to give it constitutional
majority came up in the Senate on Thursday norm
ing when motion was made to allow it to tax. the
usual course, by reference to the appropriate COM
mitiee-that Of corporations. liquor law, said to
be similar in its provisions to the Maine law was
passed, to 60 into operation in December next, IL
adopted by a majority of the people. A Normal
School appropriation bill was passed on Saturday
last. The most important of all their proceedings is
the law which relates to the construction Of tie Saul
Ste Marie Canal
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GST SESS ~ Q u . SE
would respectfully request authority to publish the
Ao0'' fs;gnea5 A. d. BACHE, Superintendent
Hon Tsos CoRws Secretary Of the Treasury.
Whnlemen.
letter dated Payta Jan 49, reports on Callao ground
Nov 20, President Folger, Nant $50 sp; goth, Peru,
Starbuck do $50 sp and two whales aDngsde next day
Dec 49, Maria Perry, do $50 sp 18TH HaISinger Cor
Champion, Gardner, do, 800 sp. Jan 8, ship Roscius
winslow NIB, standing of and on ran into the Montgo
merry Of NIB at anchor Payta damage to the Montgo
merry about 5000; she had 40 bbls sp OIL The Roscus
lost foreroy almast, dying jibbson, &c
Heard from do Jan 2, Zenas Coffin, Arthur, Nant,
1400 sp.
on Galapagos Islands Jan 8, American, Luce, Nant,
400 sp.
At st Thomas 2sth ult, Rothschd, Small, of Bosten,
100 blis sp oil
Tia Heroine late Of FIJI before reported condemned at
Honolulu and sold at auction would be fitted BY her
purchasers for whaling voyage to be commaneed by
Capt Hampstead late Of the Corea, Of Nh The expense
of repairs and outfits for Arctic cruise were estimated
at Sl2 600 The oil OF the Heroine Oabout sC0 bbls)
would be shipred home by the Ellen Brooks, for Nh
and the bone about H. 900 fbs) by the Mallory Tor do
OF cent per ID freight, and per cent prraage,
Cap. Bonney agent for the owners OF the Oregon FIJI
took pos the vessel at Caaa Jan 2 and would
proceed home in command via Talcsbuaoo
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DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VRGNIA--We learn
hom the Lynchburg (va) Express that a few days
ago party Of hunters, engaged in digging after a
fox, which had burrowed in q cliff on Pine Creek,
eral specimen of the mineral was sent to Mr.
Scott, silversmth, in Jacksonville who after as.
saying it, pronounced it gold The vein ia eight
feet wide, eleven inches thick, and OF unknown
length. solid foot Of the quartz will Weld upon
an average, sixteen dollars The fortunate owner Of
the cliff Ia Mr.. j. Epperly
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I.aw UuteIIaUcnra

SupRzE CouRr THE UsruD SrATEs-Feb 2l-Tbos
WEIGH and il seph Center Esqrs ofNew York were al
mitted attorneys and councillors Of this Court
No IA. Samuel veaze ct al plaintiff in error VS. Wv.
man d s. Moor. The argume Mt Of this was con.
tnued BY Mr. Paine for the plaintiffs in error and BY
Messrs Kelly anu door for the defendant in error
Adjourned
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Telegraphic Marine Reports

BOSTON, FtD
Arrived-Barks Ellen Neyes, Calcutta American, Tri-
ndad. Rhodes Savannah; Nacoochee, Mobile; briggs Eliza
Burgess San Juan; Cordeha Trinidad; schr Benjamin,
NYork.
Cleared-ship f G Barney, Nereans
SALEM, Feb %.
Arrived-Bark Eliza beth Hail. Zanzibar.
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swung clear from the ievee before she was struck
amidshps by the burning boat. and set on fire near
her wheelhouse. Three of our city engines imme-
diately commenced playing upon her, and she was
flooded with water from buckets and pals. At the
same instant the Texas lying little below with
steam on, was seen to be on fire. The flames on
both boats were speedily extinguished, however,
the Texas only suffering the loss of her pilot house
The st. Charles badly injured by fire and water
was, indeed completely charred through on the side
exposed to the burning boat.
The Rockaway caught fire twice, but suffered little
or no damage The damage to the st. Charles we
have heard estimated all the way from 81 900 to
S. 900. The John Swasey was insured to the extent
OF sl2 900, and perhaps more We have been una
BILE to learn the particulars Of the assurances. Only
two Of her passengers saved their baggage. One
them lost trunk containing 81 ,lS5. The third en-
gineer of the boat is missing, and supposed to be
drowned.
The scene during the conhagration was grand
The wind was very high blowing clouds OF dust and
smoke in every direction, sometimes entirely obscur
ing the sight and then rendering it perfectly clear
The levee was thronged for quarter OF mile with
thousands of excited people who had much better
have been away The burning cotton was floating
in large islands and in little heaps on the water anc
the rivermen, in their skifs, were endeavorng u
save as much of it as possible. The various steam
boats were alive with excitement warding of tho
cotton getting up steam or pushing into the river
We trust we shall not see it repeated soon.
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METROPOLITAN MECHANICS INsTITUTE.-The
first exhibition Of this institution will be held to-day
in Washington city
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Destructive FIRE IN TEcuMsEH, MrcH-More
than onethrd Of the business portion of Tecumseh is
in ruins About midnight the evening Of the 10th
inst, fire was discovered in about the centre of
Girard block on Chicago street, and in few hours
the whole block, including the stores Of J. f. Hall
John II. Wishart, S. Van Nest 4 Co., S. Pitts c. n
s Strong as also the boot and shoe store occupied
by 3. J. Bidwell. cabinet shop of Hand & McKeon,
and every building from Railroad to Ottawa streets
save c. Davis grocery, was laid in ashes The ware
house Of p. r. Adams and Patters0ns block together
with the Herald Office were saved with difficulty.
Very little was saved. The loss cannot be much less
than $40 ,000-insurance about els ,000.-Tscumset
Herald FEB. IL.
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The r steamship Niagara Lang, is detained, and will
sail tomorrow (24th) She has hauled into the stream
and anchored.
The packet ship Waterloo yesterday from Liver
pool sailed 18th Jam has 139 steerage and second cabin
passengers had three births and death during the
passage Feb g. lat As 49, lon 80 So exchanged sig
mails with bark Rosetta, of Halifax, Ms bud E. from
Charleston for LIVERPOOL.
Wind at sunrise S, with fog and rain; noon SSW;
sunset n w and fresh
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I I'M.
Arrived--Brgs. Mary Lowell Peterson Cienfuegos;
LEM Lehman Estport Celt Gates, NYork; yacht schr
Gordo Atwood Deep Creek Belle Ayres Boston; Column
bus, Russell Petersburg.
Ceared-Steamship Osprey, Bennett Charleston; barks
Aaron Harvey, Barns, west coast of Africa via Madeira
Mount Washington, Pettngll, MOBILIZE briggs William
Crawford Perry, Cardenas; VIM II Spear, Lampher,
kingston Ja schrs Lille Saunders, Corson, Wilmington,
NC: Belle Ayres. Boston; Rushing. Dale, NYork.
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inside oGthe bar. if they did not comply with the
directions Of the court TO the publicaono ties.
timony, and was undoubtedly right in that; but
admitted their privilege totake notes outside ofthe
bar if they could, and publish them II they chose.
The outside the bar, was free to all corners who
beh wed in an otdelY MANNER and although des-
titute of convenences for reporting, if any one
eoulathete. they wsre at full liberty to do so.
Judge Mclean, however claims the right to ex-
clute reporters from the court room ifthey dSobey
his orders; and in fact aims to exercise virtual
censorship over The press.
On, the. questions involved in the case of
Judge NJ Leah, we take the following remarks
II m the Cincinnati Gazette:
The practice, so far us we have any practice on
the subject, of exctutling witnesses, did not orig
inate in Slatttieor common law. 1t IS the crea-
3tnre Oftlle Ecclesiastical Courts. and from them
was introduced into The Civil Courts in Scotland,
and theme into the Court 81 Excllequer, in Eng
auJ, where it was adopted asa rule. 1t has, we
believe, never been adopted as n rule of prac-
tice lnthe Common Law Courts in England or in
this country, thoughin both countries such OF
derS have been sometimes made. The order OF
exclusion in England is made on the party to the
suit to keep his witnesses out of liearing. The
penalty for disobedience svsited on tie Party,
and it is, the exclusion of the witness violating
the order, from testilying in the cause, or I'D
hitting him, inject TO comment as 10 his credl-
bility. The order of exclusion is accompanied by
notice that a risobedience of it will result in
refusal TO allow the contIma ciols witness 10 give
evidence lnthe cause. rev. II any instances are
recorded where the Court mas nad 1.tt TO
punish the witness Tor dlsooeuience oil tIe otaee
OF exclusion. The power may De cohceqe 5 70 Tue
Courts to make spch order 70 operate on tne par
ties lltigatng Delote III tnouRn II may aIlt o.
qpsspon, whelnsl they nave power W l'Ns a1
such otueI 10 eilecL WITNESSES
more qnestohaole sun %n9n me SafoS
persons IN no way !e o1Se
me Cont OF only esc,s tGs publ, .o ~
inc Seco,lu otuet Vi Tue tn":
the puOllcatlol Of Lle - u, rsLy
raj terms TO prohloitHny one rom puolIshaug Tue
testimony nom vy 10 oay; US ssen ~ an aaT
lnlll all Tue witnesses Oh tne pais u t5
states snail nave peen ~, - We,st
order on tne parties gag Oe.o.g .e ,er
anu therefore, pernups, Suulect " sucH oluet. NJ
yet an oruer on tne reporters @no afe u ti ;s
Court ROOM oy PERMISSION OF 0snetwlse; out ~ 70
broad order IN us Terms aheetg a.
tohateoef' ana wherever they De! - ts
has authority 10 make such an otuer t.iello"s' ol
course that 1t Is clothed win power 70 loIce QUE
dence 10 IT. ana 70 punish 9lSooea'elce nc a u
thorLty tomake such an order mas oeea uenlea py
the Circuit Court oil the onea STATES LOT t1e East
ern District OF PennsylVa9la' "a iii" p ~. IN III
that case Judge Baldwin says: by the act OF
| Congress this Court has no longer power 10 PUNISH
as for contempt for the publication OF testimony,
/ irioI h4Enra ms We have. however,
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Judge MCLEAN.

We are srly that the much esteemed Judge Nc
Lean has go himself into difficulty with thepress
in consequence of an order prohibiting the publ
cation of thu testimony in the Martha Washington
case, whichs now on trial at Columbus; and we
regret to becompelled say that We think the
Judge is in he wrong.
1t seems hat the counss for the defence, in this
case, askedof the court that all the witnesses in
the case, except the one under examination, should
be excluded from the Court room, so that there
might be nocollusion between them, which was
granted; anil in order to keep the witnesses so ex
cIuded fromknowing what other witnesses had tes-
titled the curt directed the reporters for the Press
not to publish their notes of testimony until after
the CONCLUSION of the tnal.
Judge Md ean iustifies this course on the ground
that the pess be permittedto publish the testi-
mony the Witnesses will peruse it, and the object
of excluding them from the court roum, except
when uudef examination, viii be frustrated. The
press, on tie other hand, contends, and with great
force, too, hat nothing is accomplished by putting
this tramma upon the press; for, the court loom
being opento spectators, they can as readily con-
vey to the dtsde witnesses information of the tes
timony delivered inside, as the press can do.
One oftls Cincinnati papers having disregardee
the order ofthe court, and published notes OF thd
testimony, Ia Wednesday last which the reporter
wrote down outside of the bar, the court ordered
The Marsha to remove him from the court room,
which was accordingly done.
In the tine Of Judge Baldwin similar question
arose here, but Judge Baldwin, although an arbi-
Irary man il some things did not dare to take the
sxreme meauIes now taken by Judge Mclean.
DE claimed the right to exclude reporters from the
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THE FIVE DAueHTERs.-A gentleman had five
daughters, all of whom he brought up TO some use
full and respectable occupation in life. These
daughters married, one after The other, with the
consent oftIer father. The first married a gem
tleman1b by the name OF P POOR the second, Mr.
Brown; and the fifth, a Mr. Hogg AT the we'd
ding of the latter sisters, with their husbands,
were present. Al fer the ceremonies of the wedding
were over, the oIdigenteman said 10 his guests
ri have taken great pains to educate 1i M tye
life; and from their advantages and Improvements,
fondly hoped that they would do honor 10 my
family; and now find that all my pains and ex-
pectations have turned out nothing but Poor,
Little, Short, Brown, H0gg."
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JAS. H. aroMEcHEN is candidate for the SHERIFF
ATTY, at the election to be held in the Spring 1854
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sPAoIAL NoTIo Els.

prWnters Bising.-Tho coming ..Deluge. is thus
spoken of by the Eastcrnpress:
at truly the painting exhibited to the view
of the citizens of Albany nicker6ocker.
rhe Panorama of the Creation Deluse in point Of
execution is not exceed equalled by any which
have preceded 1T in Washington.''-Nat Int.
'As work OF art it has SUPERIOR pleasing mo-
raj instructors It can scarcely have an cqua-NraTk
Daily AdD.
these are sufficient to those who know their Character.
1t Will be exhibited nthc Mclodson the beginning of next
week, November slh.. novs4t
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evitably crushed therefore, depot of provisions,
or ship at Winter Harbor, is the best and only
certainly for thesnrviying crews.
mo trace whatever has been met with, or any
information obtained from the natives, which
could by any possibility lead to the suposion that
Sir j. Franklin's expedition, orhis crews, have
ever reached The shore we have visited or searched,
nor have we been more fortunate with respect to
the Enterprise not having seen her since parting
company at the Straits OF Magellan on the both Of
April, 1892 n
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CENTRAL vRoIN1A RAILRoAD.-The annual re-
port of the President shows that the receipts of
the last year, ending the sOth September, amount
10 s2Io,O62 ii, an excess of II over the
previous year, while the expenses have not in
creased in the same ratio. The Board recently de-
ella ed dividend of 10 per cent that part of the
stock created by the acts of s63ss-'47-'4s and
'5l, that being the stock expended on part of the
road now in use. The report urges the policy
OF pushing the work to an early completion, and
for this purpose recommends an application tothe
Legislature for sufficient increase of capital stock
and also fora loan, on mortgage, lest the money
sholld not be speedily raised by subscription.
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KosrA Still IN PRIsoN.-It appears from let
Ter in the New York Evening Post, dated at Con-
srnnlinople, Oct I'd, that Mr.. ofiey, the American
Consul al Smyrna. protested against KOszta's re-
lease on the conditions prescribed by Baron de
Brnck, and acceded to by Mr.. Marsh; aud refused
TO demand it Of the French consul upon such
terms. Koszta himself, it is said, took the same
view of the case, and refused to be liberated on
these conditions, and at the date specified, he still
remained in prison. The following is an extract
from the POSTS letter:
Though this arrangement Cbetween Baron de
Btuck aud Mr.. Marsh) appears liberal ON the part
Of Austria and honorable TO the United States 1t
is sid here that the Consul Of the United States at
smyrna has refused to demand Koszta's release
from the French hospital in which he is closely
confined and strictly guarded, on the ground that
the Austrian Government should not be allowed
TO slate in it any reservation of rights" and be
required 10 admit OF the legality of his arrest The
Consul requires that Koszta shall be, nOaO, aban-
,loned by Austria, and acknowledged by her as be-
ing IN American citizen. Until then he refuses to
obey the instructions oil the American Minister on
The subject of his management of Koszta's imnle-
date release whilst his nationality IS under dis
cdssioIi BY the two Governments. It's also said
that he has put up Koszta byprotest against the
Amecan Minister, and TO refuse 70 leGUe his prison
and Be restored to freedom an the United States.
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rrMrs Best, woman Of greal personal attEae-
,ions but addicted to intemperance, committed su-
icide in Boston last week.
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pA ton of corn is estimated not tobe worth
hauling by wagon. when 10 miles from marketi
while, at the same distance, upon line of railroad
ii would be worth s22 10. A ton of wheat, $50
miles from market, is not worth the cost of haul
ing by wagon, but by RAILROAD it would be worth
81 81
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nrThe directors of the mint gave notice that sill
yer coin will be paid out at the mint, in exchange
for gold coins, in sums not less than one hundred
dollars, of any denominations of coins. and in
larger amounts at the option of the directors.
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rrsoutse,s concert in New York, last Thursday
evening, for the benefit of destitute orphans of
seamen, realized $4,000.