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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

DisreputdLle Curiosity-A Serious Accidental young
Fenton, said to be clerk in dry goods store down
town, being of q debased mind was led to gra-
tfy deprayed curiosity yesterday afternoon by placing
himself beneath the temporary footway erected with
panks at the Of Broadway and Canal street. which
few inches apart allowing him space enough TO look
Webster, of the Fifth ward, who, observing the
duct pursued this person. went down for the purpose
Of arrestng him. Upon the approach Of the officer he
sued, the noise Of which attracted large crowd who
rushed upon the platform. The weight OF the people
to gave Sna In ' g sdm 2.
chant of Ohio had his legs broken and received other
INJURIES did others, but not Of serious ma
Hospital for treatment and Fenton taken to the
Tombs where he admitted to Justice Bogar that he had
pose Of gratifying his peculiar curiosity The magistrate
required him to find bail for his dsordery conduct and
also for assault on the officer.
Disordcrly Hcusc pelicc Of the Twenty
ward Sunday morning arrested the keeper OF public
house in the Tenth Forty third street also
six of the inmates four Of whom when taken before JUS
tce Clarke sent to the penitentiary for three
months.
ARREST Of Policemen, Charged ,c,A Inhuman Treatment
for the arrest Of eight policemen Of the Fourth ward
named Hugh Mcclure, Daniel Bartley, Martin Mclnary
%y an Ma% SG1
ing john Kcarney resident at the Of Dover and
Water streets beating him the head with their clubs
and Mr. O'Bierne, friends of Mr. Kearney, came into
the station house to ascertain the charge preferred
against their friend when general fight took place and
Hadwick received blow the forehead from q
club. Kearney received several cuts on the
head by blows from the polcemen's clubs. The COM
plainant arrested last Monday night, and con-
yeyed to the station house, when the assault complained
of perpetrated The following morning Mr. Kearney
and his two friends taken before Justice Osborn and
the officers charged them with assault them while
in the discharge Of their duty The magistrate required
them to And bail to answer the charge and now on the
complaint, Justice Stuart has required the police
to find bail in the sum OF $500 each Mr.. Francis
Priest shoe dealer Of Chatham street. became the Sc
curity.
Charge Of Stealing Watch and Chain.---A young
man, named James c. Duffy, was yesterday arrested,
charged with stealing gold watch and chain, valued at
$780, property Of Frances Gardner of No LOG Mercer
street II that fenghts ago the accused visited
the house of complainant and his leaving she opened
the door, and he passed cut she alleges he snatched
the watch and chain from Of her neck and of she
pursued him for short distance but not seeing police
man, he escaped The accused, whom arrested, denied
the charge and says he took the watch. Juscs
Stuart committed him TO prison for trial.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

ASSAULT UPON OyTltIR WITH A DEADLY .WnAPoN.-A
family fght occurred yesterday morning about tive
O'Clock at house in South Fourth street. between
named James OGrady and his wife, and the cries Of
take look in with view Of regulating Affairs. O'Grsdy,
Cpl to interference In family AFFAIRS ordered the
a desperate blow at the oAcer, which he avoided With
the assistance Of other ocers tho accused
yeyed TO the cells to await examination.
RoRBID OF A WATCH.--Betwoen three and foul o'clock
yesterday morning, William Gleason keeper Of porter
house in First street. had his pocket picked Of yaiuae
gold watch while asleep in chair in the barroom.
RrcoyERY OF sroIKy PxorERrY.-On Saturday evening
last 0cer Guiscbard of the First war0 recovered on
search warrant quantity of wearing silver ware,
furniture &C. valued at $780, at house In South se-
cond street. near Twelfth The occupants OF the house
colored woman named Jane Weir and her sc, were Ar
rested ON charge Of having stolen the u
owned by James law at present In Calforri,, ard had
been In the house adjoining that occupied oy tina
accused parties.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

OPENING OF THE WELLAND CANAL--This canal
viii he opened on the LIST Of April Bars win b placed
A. the Port Dalhouse and Alanburg looks, BY which
vessels drawing over feet water w b. prevented en-
terng thus remedyns Of the most fruitful sources
Of detention complained ef
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INTERESTING FROM cUsA.

Arrival OF the ePhiladelphia-FourD Days Later
NeweThe Black Warrior ARair-The
Latest Market Circular.
The D. g. mail steamship Philadelphia, Lieut. G. " Fox
commanding crossed the bar from New Orleans at r
n tho ID inst for New York. via Havana, at which
port she arrived the evening Of the 5h Having land
ed her mails and passengers, she sailed thence at A.
Of the 9th inst and arrived here Saturday night
She brings Hfty passengers heavy cargo and $50 900
in specie.
In Havana trade in sugars reported dull owing it
said, to the scarcity of vessels The weather was
mild and salubrious exceedingly favorable for grind
ing on the estates Coffee and tobacco in demand,
; at ordinary prices.
The q. g. steamer Fulton, Lieut.. Watson commanding
was I'm Havana, awaiting the arrival of the Commodore
and squadron.
The steamship Black Warrior in the possession of
the government officials who had hauled her alongside
government wharf, where her confscated cargo was
being discharged under the superintendent the Com
mandante Of Customs. Her officers and crew wore on
board the Fulton.
The nine American seamen, who had been confined 70
the last few months in Havana had been delivered up to
the American Consul who had placed them the
Fulton, whence three of them transferred to the
Philadelphia and brought by her to this citys
The U. 8. steamer Corwn arrived at Havana from
Charleston on the 9th inst.
H. B. N. frgate yestal sailed from Havana on the
morning of the 9th inst
Spanish soldier publicly garoted in Havana on
The 9th for the murder Of a comrade.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13

HAvANA March 0, Ioof.
The Black Warrior Outrage-Previous and Present Tone
Of the Cuban Press--Commercial Projects Of England
and Spain--Humbpg Of nc Emancipado System- What
q Eapeccd from the President-Report Of ae Black
Wayvior-Remorol Of Her Cdrgo-A Recapitulation Of
the Fdcts-AcAsourdness Of The Spaniards in Handling
Cotfon-The Liberation Of the Prisoners.
Some days before you receive this you win have heard
by telegraph and from my letter via CharIestcn Of the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-13


little trouble to collect the following for the truth
Of which pledge myself 1t has been the custom
here to permit steamships having cargo transitu to
ener and clear In ballast" In accordance with another
rule Of the Custom House here in order to prevent delay
detention to steamships, they are permitted to be
enered and ceared before they have arrived and tn
Black Warrior "entered and cleared" in ballast
two days prior TO her arrivalwhich occurred early
on the morning Of the 28th ult.--when her captain
delivered q manifest, containing only list Of his
stores &C., considering the nine hundred and sixty
bales Of cotton and the few other packages he had
on board, for New York, as had always previously
been DONE ballast however, the newauthortes here
appear determined to carry matters with high hand
upon the agents Of the steamer sending for the or
pass &C. the reply was, 'That the Black Warrior
detained by order Of the authority Of the Royal Ex
chequer."
Upon its being afterwards ascerained that the cotton
&C. was the cause Of this detention it offered the
ship had not been twelve hours in port (Which ia the
period haed during which any alteration 2, the Inn manifest
not be allowed forsooth because the ship had already
Cleared"
by the agents Of the steamer, and an application was
made the instant by the acting Consul to the Captain
nu. no 81 ON cotton csD
Bullock told him that he made the attempt he should
haul down his flag and abandon the ship" This "sag-
rered the Catalan" and he thereupon went on shore
for further orders, which having been obtained he re-
turned and commenced getting the cotton ont Of the
down and With his officers and crew left the ship in the
! charge of those who had usurped hts authority.
About Fifty bales Of cotton were discharged that eve
ming and the ship has since been hauled alongside the
yard and her entire cargo conscated and
fne Of double the value of II here imposed upon the
10 Ss saved BY
the B,ack Warrior being entered in ballast, were the
Ponton dsss ofone Es and three quarters per t0aan
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
MEsTERYELT AND RUN.

Mayor Westeryelt appears to have gone over body
snd soul 10 the interest. Ever since the great
paper factory over which he presides by virtue of
his Office was opened he has omitted no occasion TO
give aid and comfort TO the Anti Temperance party.
In some instances he has lacked power to car
~ out bis scheme OF generalization as for
example in the Ninth Ward, where the Alderman
and Councilmen are all believers in the Maine Law,
and refused to aid him in giving licenses; but even
here the Mayor is said to have had such deep sympa-
thy with the porterhouses to say that if he were
resident of the Ward and desired to sell rum and
the Board should refuse him license, he would sell
without license and in spite of them.
This stands at the head Of the executive author
iy in the City OfNew-York and would doubtless hold
up his bands in horror at the common citizen who
should dare to speak contemptuousy OF 1.-The law"
while he-the responsible executor of all local Ia "
thus impudently boasts how he would trample down
one of the very enactments which be has sworn to
support. Acting upon this principle-putting the
runi-LOle above tie State-he throws his influence
into the scale wherever be Can turn it in favor of
liquor.
In the First Ward he was not wanted; Alderman
Brown is all rum and licenses with perfect looseness
The Second and Third Wards got along without his
Honors help, as there was no difference Of moment
in either between the Aldermen and Councilmen.
The Fourth Ward is after the Mayors own heart-it
fairly swims in alcohol. But in the Fifth Ward there
is one Councilman who has doae wha: he could 10
eurtal tie food Of dcsoation and DEATH AMI but for
the Mayor would have succeeded. Ar. Kennedy de-
teinined not to grant licenses except to sell at
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29
. Atesson. Of coalse.-EG Trib.
THE NOVEMBER ELEC rIOy.

The Hard Shell Democracy opened the campaign in
this City last evening by the usual election for Dele.
gates to the State Convention As the coming cleo
ton will be one of more than ordinary Importance we
have taken pains to present list of the officers
to be voted for There are TO be elected Governor
for two years, in place of Horatio Seymour, Demo-
crat: Lieut.. Governor for two years, in place of
Sanford L. Church Democrat Canal Commits.
soner for two years in place of Henry Fitzhugh,
Whg a State Prison Inspector for two years. in
place OF Henry Storms, Democrat; six Members of
Congress, in this City for two years from the 4th of
March next in place of Hiram Walbrdge Nike
Walsh, William N. Tweed, John Wheeler William
A. Walker and Francis Il. Cutting, all Demo
Gratis; sixteen Members of Assembly for one
year, in place Of the present ncumbents, ten
Wings, i've Democrats, and one Maine Law;
Mayor for two years in place of Jacob A.
Westeryelt, Democrat; Recorder for three years
in place Of Francis r. Tiou, Democrat; a City
Judge for four years in place Of Welcome r. Beebe,
Whg Surrogate for three years in place OF Alex.
aDder ". Bradford, Wing: Commissioner of Streets
and Lamps for three years in place of Henry Arcua.
rus resigned, and George G.. Gasier appointee both
Democrats; a Register for three years in place of
Garret Dyckman, Democrat; two Governors of the
Alms-house for five years each in place of Peter
Mclaughlin. Democrat, deceased, and William T.
Pinckney, Wing; an Alderman for two years in each
Of the odd Wards Qst, IIId With. With, &C., being
eleven in all, five Democrats and six Wing and Re-
form sixty Councmen for one year, in place of the
present Board; ore Assessor for two years in each
Ward; one Constable for two years in each
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

wholesale, unless the applicants could show that the
ruble convenience demanded il, sad that they were
,.eed urier The terms of the law to keep an inn or
,.,s-, We assured that it was UNDERSTOOD by
Mr. Kennedy that the Mayor had agreed not to inter
fl, his district and that SIR Kennedy eed upon
this rrou re. The Mayrr held out until tAe 9ls' OF
W. VIXEN he helped Aid Hof nire to license one Of
his ffiends. The next day his Honor signed three
asd four days afterwards I'VE more three Gays a''e
10 cr,pt.d another license. Mr. Kennedy, surprised
st this conduct demonstrated against it, when ne
learned that Mr. Wesservelt had changed
his mind. and knew more CT tho wants oi
the Ninth Council District than its own represen'
tstive. Yesterday the last regular day for the
Fifth Ward and the Mayor went at it in earnest.
Councilman Kennedy was at bis post and regularly
objected TO every applicant and each one as regularly
marched over 20 the Mayor for his signature In the
coure Of two hours Westeryelt licensed nearly serenity
rrr holes in this one Council District comprising only
q third OF the Ward
Another instance of his Honcr's affection for the
rum business also requires to be noticed. "neh sae
Sixteenth Ward Board met a few days ago. Ala.
Chrty set forth most cogenty his reasons lot refusing
licenses and all the Councilmen OF the ward acqul-
esced in his course The Alderman said that since
lis connection with the City Government he had been
irouebt into more direct communication with the poor
of the Ward and had learned by such connection that
most of the misery and restitution there is directly
attributable to the liquor traffic. Under these circum
stances feeling the great responsibility Of his situa
ton end wishing TO avoid the appearance of sanction
ing or making legal great evil he must decline
giving any licenses for the sale Of spirituous liquors
IN the Ward OF course this decision created great
stir among the rum sellers but as the Board were
unanimous, nothing could be done, however great
Mr.. Wes'ervelts sympathy might be. Since that
time outside pressure has been brought to bear upon
Councilman Mcintyre, who has so far yielded as to
sign twelve licenses all OF which were at once most
cbeerfully endorsed By Westeryelt, that model of
law-abding citizen. who. if he denied license,
would sell in defsnc, of law.
We only mention these few cases to show the true
position of the Ctys Chief Magistrate upon the
business. Wherever, by the virtue of his Office, he
CT exteud the rum traffic he hastens to do SO; and
he seems fully determined far he has the power
to break down every attempt to save even single
Lands breath OF ground in the whole City from the
Light of this curse.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

NEBRAsKA-From private letter just received
from Weston, Minnesota. we take the following OK
tract:
I'VE are all crazy kere about Nebraska. There arc
four hundred in town to-day, from Platte County
ready to 90 into the new Territory. think safely
cay there thousand people already in this Ter
rtory exploring and making claims and in less thsn
two months there will be double that number. Some OF
them will be greatly disappointed for timber land is very
scarce and ce the frontier determined to have
our quarter section We have had three men out expor-
ing, and they have united with about twenty Others in
founding village the Cbicapa lands lying at tho NOUN
of large creek They left dozen men to watch tho
claim and came back to Weston this morning. To-day
provisions sent forward and tomorrow some thirty
start from here 10 form the settlement II is about fifteen
miles from Fort Leavenworh, the Government station,
and the prospective of for the Territory
for the present least shall start tomorrow with tho
party above named. We must pr tect claim by force
build houses &c. for there law here but the ride aud
the knife. But like adventure, and am in fort if can
pet in"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

The Washington Union is in painful worry because
there is proposition before the people OF Connec-
ticut to allow colored men the right OF voting.
With its usual sapence The Union detects in the pro-
posal dreadful scheme of the "enemes of the Con-
.stitution" who demand not only the overthrow Of
our political Institutions but the destruction OF tho
Safeguards of society and the Inauguration OF the
worst practices of their hateful creed WHAT
practices The Union does not clearly appear but
we can comfort it with the that there is no
danger of the introduction in Connecticut of any
practices" so foul and vaioous as the prevalent
amalgama alton of blacks and whites in the South, and
the subsequent selling of the offspring of such cen-
tous unions by their own fathers and half brothers.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

Ward; Police Justice for the Second District IN
rlsce If John McGra'h. Democrat. deceased AMI
Daniel W. Clark, Democrat. incumbent BY appoint
mept; Police Justice aud Civil Justice ior 'ne
Seventh new Judicial District comprising tne Aiita'
XIXth and XXIId Wards; a Police justice IN the
Eighth Police District, comprising the A'i'h AM
XXth Wards The official terms of ell those ABOVE
named. except members Of Congress, expire on the
3lst day of December.
We have only this to say at present OF the contest
before that City ought reoect John Wheeler
to Congress with FIVE colleagues opposed 60 and over
the leads of the compactbreakers ought to send to
Albany az least ten Maine Law Assemblymen; and
ought TO fill the places OF the outgoing MunlcPals
with honest and earnest Reormers 50 as to give he
form that working majority in each Board for want OF
which our City is now suffering fearfully. We hope
no intelligent citizen will be duped into voting for bad
men for Office no matter how regular their nom-
nations nor how orthodox their professions. Heads
of Departments and a Common Council mainly OF
honest men could do more for the good OF our City
than fifty upsets and re-tukerings OF the Charter.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

The Richmond EIaminer, in very long and very
vituperative article claiming to paint the character
stics of the people of New England who are, in his
opinion, coDgenitslly unit to be the instructors of
southern youth, says:
"Tbey rbe southern youth should be taught what
northern professors do teach that Rome and Greece
owed their literary and national greatness exclusively to
the institution of slavery. What Yankee phloogs for
LsaLce tell his pupils that Of the half million Of souls
which little Attca contained in the days Of her greatest
renown and glory three hundred and sixty thousand
slaves Yet history the truth of history requires that
the student houd be taught what Yankee abolion.st
has either the candor or the honesty to eduit"
We can say that the part of The TRIBUNE,
which is read extensively in New England and not
least in the colleges there there has been every dis
position to detail the nature of antique Slavery and
to show as anmparta examination of the facts alone
can show, that it was Slavery which did the most to
destroy the ancient republics of Greece and Rome
just as modern Slavery is now destroying Virginia.
Recently we published very complete account of
the condition of the slaves in Greece and Rome,-s
picture which might make even Legree turn pale I'M
der its horrors Nor do the college professors of New
England blink the Attic slave question or peryert its
lessons But the South evidently needs illumination
on the real Of the superior splendor of Atti-
can genius for, Judging from the specimen furnished
by The E1amner there is doubt that the nonsense
on that head taught at its schools and colleges is su
cient to make Young Virginia sell its brothers and
sisters,-if of tnged bloOd-with as little remorse
as pigs or poultry.
Virginia, We were lately told, rs the impersona-
ton of the high-born arstocrat looking down
g with contempt ON the North. The mode in which
the hgh-borns express themselves may be CLEANED by
the following from the aforementioned article in
The E1aminer:
"f We have not spirit enough to resent these insults Of
Yankee professors and preacher should at least have
the wisdom 10 take counsel of great men of the North in
respect TO the peicous influence Of contact with them
Lewis Morris left dying testimony in the following pass
age in his VIII against them:
desire that Governor Morris may have the
beet education which 70 Be mad England Aercs;
Ill aid directions are tia. be Is IA that par
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

The Baltimore Patriot thinks that il the AutiSlave-
ry Wings OF the North prefer the friendship of CARR
son or Fred Douglass to that of Senator Benjamin or
Alexander II. Stephens, why let EN-. The Patriot 49,
no doubt very kind and condescendng; and as to this
preference of Mr.. Douglass to Mr.. Stephens, we Will
only say that the former does not desire to convert our
free soil into slave so he has never said he meant
yet to fog and work his gangs of slaves in Ohio,
which the Representative from Georgia. whom The
Patriot so warmly sympathzes with, has declared to
be purpose of his heart. Under these circumstances,
it cannot but be grateful to the people of the North
that they have permission from so eminent Journal
to prefer anybodys friendship to that of this model
slavedriyer
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-29

GERRIT SMITH has resigned his seat in Congress,
to take effect at the close of the present Session. We
regret this Withdrawal. Mr.. Smith is preeminently
patriot Christian, and philanthroplst; and men OF
that stamp are too scarce in either House. Then he
is an ultra AbolitionstOne vino believes Slavery new
er was because it never could be- constitutional or
legal any where and that every slave has a perfect
moral right to assert and his freedom by any
means that will be effective. The Southrons needed
d sight of the genuine article; they have had it and
will sleep easier and have notions of northern
peculiarites heteaiter But for Mr. Smiths election
they might have squirmed little when Fred, Doug.
lass came to present his credentials and hang up bis
hat as a Member; while, after this specimen of our
ultras We have high hopes that they will take the
next dose placidy, like philosophers and gentlemen
For i, is not to be denied that the SOuthrons have
found Gerrit more hoofess than they expected, and
he, on the other hand has been somewhat smitten
with them. They have freely dined with him, and
dined well: they would have wined Also but for the
unlucky circumstance of hi, being Teeotalcr. They
like him. even with that draw back and though ne tells
them that he 'front.' help catch fugitive slaves but 'eH
help them get away whenever he can. With all his
ultraism, they find him not half so effective an OPP
ponent of their projects and policy as many others
more moderate who confront them in the Capitol and
who at home steadily voted against Pro-Siareyy
by zeaots who ought to know so much better.
Mr. Smith has made two or three good speeches this
Session; but practical legislator adversary of
the Slave Power. be has not been weghty His ideas
are too ranscendena for this gross material planet,
and bis acts seem often deficient in common sense.
We trust he may not have influence enough at home
to split the Anti Nebraska forces about through the
middle, and enable Douglasite to step into his
vacated seat.