The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-01-25
From the Charleston Courier.
NEW YORK CORREsPON DENCE.
NEW YORK Ian


The reported loss Of the steam ship San
Francisco is confirmed. The ship Three
Bells, Capt Creighton, was the first to ar
rive with the intelligence of the sad calam-
ity. The morning papers are unusually full
of the details, and as you will receive them
as soon as this letter, it is unnecessary to
repeat them. The San Francisco was built
by w. II. Webb Of this city, for the house
of Howlands and Aspinwall, and was con-
sidered in point of strength, power and safe
ty, superior to any vessel afoat. She was
insured in this city and in Philadelphia, for
$35O,o0c, and her total loss will cut into
the dividends of our principal marine insur-
ance companies in frightful manner There
is talk to-day of getting up testimonials to
the Captains and officers of the Three Bells
the Antartic, and the Kilby. The loss of
Col. Washington, Major Taylor, Captain
Field, and Lieutenant Smith, cxcites univer-
sal sympathy. Some puo'ic action will be
taken in reference 10 this last and most sad
catastrophe, The year, thus far, has been
inaugurated with calamities enough for
whole twelve months.
A murder was committed in house On
Broadway, in open daylight, last Tuesday
morning about 10 o'clock. DR.. Latener,
who had an eye and ear infrmary at the
corner ofGrand street was the victim. His
Office was in the front room up stairs, and
there he must have been shot, and though
at first thought it may appear to have been
very dangerous place to have attempted so
daring n crime, yet the sequal proved it
from its very boldncss and audacity, to have
been comparatively safe. The noise of the
omnibusses and vehicles in Broadway, and
the everlasting hurry with which every one
moves in this city prevented any one hear
ing the report Of the pistol. 1t was remcm-
bercd by several persons in the same build
ing that an explosion of some kind occurred
but it vas mono of their business. and they
soon forgot it. They little dreamed that II
murder us foul rs that of Mr Tulkinghorn
had been committed.
A Mr.. and Mrs. Hays were arrested, and
the examination has been continued every
day since the tragedy. Mrs. Lutcner, wife
of deceased, testified that her husband was
thirty-one years Of age, native OF England;
that he became acquainted with the Hays
family three or four months ago that Mr..
Hays and Dr. Lutsner had quarreled soon
after, and that it was owing to too great nn
go. l., \
Lutener had the reputation of being n rcgu-
lar Don Juan. He has been entangled in
numerous unpleasant iiasons, and those ac-
quainted with his history Immediately as
caibed his death as the result of his way
ward passions. His guilt il somewhat mol
lifted, though not excused, by the develope-
ment that Mrs. Hays is not the legal wife
of him who is implicated with her in this
charge of murder, but is the wife of his
brother. A post niortem examination Of de-
ceased's body, proved that he conld not have
committed suicide. The examination, thus
far, has succeeded in throwing the onus Of
suspicion upon no one in particular, altho'
Mrs. Hays begins to loom up as the crimi-
nal She and Lutencr had quarrelled about
something. Lutener having in his posses
sion some Of her letters The parties resi-
ded near each other in Harlem, and did bu-
siness in the city; they were all foreigners,
Hays and his wife or paramour being Irish.
Rascality fourishes luxuriently. Even
the Argus eyed inspectors of the Custom
House were for while deluded. Suspicion
was at last aroused, and evidence sufficient
truriped up to issue warrant for the search
Of John street store, watches, &c, were
discovered to the value Of 80 1000. A sim
| liar discovery was made at hotel in Jersey
City, where nearly Il hundred watches were
found, together with n handful or two of
diamonds and other articles Of value. But,
strange to say, no one seemed to be willing
to own tho soft impeachment Of being their
possessor. A steward Of the screw steamer
Alps Of the Cunard limo, took French leave
Of the ship upon hearing Of such strange
proceedings on the part Of the officers, and
has not been heard from since. IL has al.
so been announced that n smuggling opera
ton was detected in some "ne connected
with the Baltic the very night she arrived
II was announced not long since that the
Ericsson" would supply the place ef the
Humboldt and 60 TO Havre. Such is not
the ease, as the Nashville. which was so high.
ly praised in your columns, sails on Mon.
day-not being able to leave to day, as was
originally announced. The Ericsson" has
lost ground in public confidence. If she
had complied with the expectations and an.
nouncements which her projectors are con.
iinuaiiy F.....g forth, Il would kays been
more just to the noble inventor. New state.
ments are continually being made; but since
the trial trip nothing 20 test the validity OF
the experiment has been done. Il is now
stated that new engines Of similar size have
been completed and that now condensed at.
mospheric air is employed instead of ordi.
nary atmosphere. While wishing every
success to this wonderful experiment, we
have serious doubts that the Ericsson will