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Gale on the Texas CCaStt.
Immense Destruction OF Pro-
pcrty.
MaTaGORDA DESTROYED,
= .aWFUL SHIPWRECKS, &C., &c.


The coast of Texas was visited by most dis
astTouS gale, commencing on Sunday, the 18th,
and lasting until Thursday night, the 2lst inst.
In the Lavaca aud Matagoda Bays there was
much suffering and loss.
At Lavaca not much damage was sustained.
AT Iudanola the schoonerS Atlas and Fancy
Mott were both driven through the wharyes,
and subsequently, went on the beach, where
they now le The Mott will be total loss:
the Atlas, probably, will be gotten off.
Saluria and Deciros Point did not escape,
but were even greater sufferers than ON the bay
above them. Many bouSeS IN both places were
entirely washed away, some unroofed, and 9TH
ers taken oil the blocks, there not being a single
house that escaped serious damage, and quite a
number being rasad TO the ground.
The schoonera Aida and 5. Bplden, which
had arrived on Sunday fIom Mobile, and were
lying at anchor opposite Deckros dragged into
the reef, were capslzed and totally lost, with
both entire crews.
The L. S. schooner Fairy, belonging 10 the
Light House Department, was beaohed, and is
total oss-crew saved.
The gale visited Matagorda with almost unpa-
raleled fury, destroying nearly all the buildings
in The place. -Four lives were lost 10 the town.
Mrs. Diiirey, MIR. Merriman, and negro Wo-
man and child
The steamboat Kate Ward was entirely
wrecked near the town, Capt. Ward, his broth
er and nine OF the crew perishng. But three
only escaped by clinging TO one of the wheels
and were taken off on the 22d.
Schooner Tom Paine, Capt. f. Hulsemann,
owned In NfaJdgorda, waS totally lost, with TIE
captain and crew.
Il vessel from Sabine, with lumber, lost on
thr peninsula: crew saved.
Crops Of cane and cotton are blown down and
nearly ruined. In fact, It is said not bale of
cotton is left in the country.
Quite a number of small crafts are reported
lost with all their crews.
Trespahcious, and the houses on the penn-
suIa opposite, were all swept away, except Col.
Lewis and two others not recollected. Seve-
raj lives are reported to have been lost, among
which were two children OF Capt. John Rugr-
Is, an old and much esteemed planter, who
were Killed by the house being blown down
upon them.
An eyewitness to the devastation Of Matagor-
da. saws that he never could have conceived Of
such sight as he witnessed between and 5
O'Clock on Monday morning; house crashing and
breaking up, their materials flying through the
air, women and children screaming and running
whittier they knew not, seeking protection, and
when found, only to be driven forth again after
a short lapse Of time to find new one, and in
many Instances in nearly drnuded state.
Corpus Christi and other places westward re-
main yet to be heard from, as also the country.
" O. Picqytae, Of Tie 20M.
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teaches him to hunt the full sized gazelle The
Arab talks to him human being. s'Listen
tq me, friend; thou must bring me some veni-
sdn, ] ain tired of eating nothing but dates;'
Yhereupon the dog leaps, wheels about, and IN
tmates as plainly as possible, that he under
shnd his masters wish, and is abundantly will
Ing to comply.
When the dog perceiveS herd of thirty Or
fFty gazeles, he treubes with joy, and looks
NiSiully at his master. s'Ha young Jew"
sdys the Arab, ''thou wilt not say this time that
tlou hast not seen them" He then unties an
ek-skin, and refreshes the body of the dog with
alsPrinklng of water. The inpatient animal
iirns on him an irnploring eve, he sloosed on
tie game, and bounds away; but yet conceais
himself, crouches down if be is perceived;
makes zigzag course; and it is not till fairly
Within reach that he darts, with all his strength,
choosing the finest OF the herd as his victim.-
When the hunter cuts up the gazelIe, he gives
TOE dog part of the loin; if he were offered any
AMI refuse, he would reject it with disdaiu.
4 thorough bred hound will hunt with no one
bnthis master; and he manifests due splf-respect
IN lis choice Of prey. If on loosing him his
mater has pointed out fine large gazele, and
be has succeeded only in taking a small and
mFidling looking one, he seems to feel the re-
preach that attaches TO his failure, sinks away
ashamed instead Of claiming bis accustomed
shire. He always accompanies his master
wSen visiting, and shares whatever hospitaiitIes
he receives. By his extreme cleanliness, the
kiTdlneSs Of his manners, and the respect for
th'4 usages OF society, he shows himself worthy
of he attentions thus bestowed upon him
Wien the Arab returns after a somewhat pro-
Ionsed absence, his dog makes single bound
from the tent to the saddle, and welcomes him
with careSSps.
The greyhound of Sahara is very superior to
tha ofthe coast. He is tall and fawn-coored,
has thin muzzle, black tongue and palate, large
fotetiead, short ears, muscular neck, very short
hair, no paunch, dry limbs, and the muscles Of
crinp well marked. A pretty good one is con-
Sid'red worth fine camel; but those which
tall. the largest gazeles will bring as much as
torse. family hunter, however, is never
soll: an Arab would as soon thisk Of selling one
Of lis sons. When he dies, it is time of
mourning in the tent; women and children
weep and lament as for member of the family.
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and sin. I have thought Of wreckers in the
shape of wicked men and youths, who would
fam blight and destroy those BY whom they are
surrounded. And have thought the Church
OF God, with the light of truth, and the means
Of presenting the way of peace and safety in
her possession as lighthouse to the world, in
which even child may help TO kindle the
lamps, and save some POOR yoyager for eternity
from destruction and from woe.
Look around you, dear child, and see if you
cannot light some lamp oftruth aud love, which
shall help to save and bless your felIow-men.
LAMP OF Love.
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Select 19oetrn,
SUMNER RAMBLE.
The quiet August noon has come,
BY wM. c. nRxASr.

The quiet August noon has come,
sumberous silence fills the sky,
The hplds are still, the woods are dumb,
In CLASSY sleep the waters lie.
And mark Won soft, white clouds that rest
Above our vale, moveless throng:
The cattle OF the mountains breast
Enjoy the grateful shadow long.
Oh. how unlike those merry hours
In early June When earth laughs out,
When the fresh winds make love to flowers,
And woodapds sing and waters shout.
When in the grass sweet voices talk,
And strains OF Tiny music swell
From every mos>-cup OF the rock,
From every nameiess blossoms bell.
But now JOY too deep for sound,
A peace 30 other season knows,
Hn,brs the heavens and wraps the ground,
The blessings OF supreme repose.
Away / viii not be, to-day,
The only slave OF toll and care,
Away from desk and dust away!
I'll be as idle as the air.
Beneath the open sky abroad,
Among the plants and breathing things,
The sinless, peaceful works Of God,
I'll share the calm the season brings.
Come, thou III whose soft eyes I see
The gentle meaning Of thy heart,
One day amid the woods with me,
From men and all their cares apart.
And where. upon the meadows breast,
The shallow of the tbckst lies,
The blue wild flowers thou gatherest
Shall glow yet deeper in thine eyes.
Come, and when mid the calm profound,
turn those gentle eyes TO seek,
They like the lovely landscape round,
OF innocence and peace shall speak.
Rest here. beneath the unmoving shade,
And on the silent valleys gaze,
Winding and widening, till they lade
In yon soft ring OF summer haze.
The village trees their SUBMITS rear
Still as its spire, and yonder flock
At rest ia those calm fields appear
As chiseIled from the lifeless rock.
One tranquil mount the scene o'erIooks-
There the hushed winds their sabbath keep
While near bum from bees and brooks
Comes family Ike the breath OF sleep.
We'll may the gazer deem that when.
Worn with the struggles and the strife,
And haart-sick at the wrongs of men.
The good forsaSe the scenes 3f life;
Like this deep quiet that, awhile,
Linaers the lovely landscape o'er,
Shall be the peace whose holy smile
Welcomes him TO a happier shore.
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Espartcro, the Spanish General-in-ehief.

His strongly marked eyebrows, the steady re-
gard of his eye, his slightly closed lips, and the
width Of his chin, announce that no oscillations
are 10 be looked for in him when once bis will
has been declared. Espartero commands re-
spect by other physical and moral qualities.
OF middle height, sixty years of age at least,
but not looking more than fifty, he bears on his
lofty forehead, in his black eye, and on his lips
turning readily 10 smile, a great appearance
of kindness, lrankness, and courage carried TO
recklessness By the services which be has
rendered, he is the first of all the living Span
ish commanders He is good comrade for his
soldiers, and when he saw the troops suffering
from want Of supplies, Espartero often engaged
his private fortune towards the contractors. Il
is in that way that being a rich man when be
assumed command, he was infinitely poorer
when he laid it down. His fortune comes from
his wife, the daughter of rich banker and
she never hesitated to give her signature, when
il was called for, to serve the army. CT an
honest but obscure family, he has had always
the good sense not to deny his origin. One day
during his regency, there was grand solree at
Buena Vista, and an uncle and two female cou-
sins OF the Regent Were announced The un-
Gle was a small contractor for roads in Mancha
and his daughters dressmakers The Duke al
once went to meet his relatives, received them
most kindly, and left every one struck with thai
democratic pride which showed itself SO grace
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fully in the palace Of kings. There is nothing
in all this, certainly, which amounts to absolute
proof that EspaFtero will be equal TO the mis-
sion assigned TO him. And yet mans ante
cedent conduct is one of the elements that serve
best 10 enable the world to form judgment of
his future conduct Paris Steele
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they had lain all night, having fallen down
precipice on the night previous. The woman
bad both her legs and one arm broken, and the
man had his back and ribs broken, and was
Otherwise injured
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ed out by the children. and an inquest held,
and verdict rendered in accordance with the
above iacts.-Ohio .NortdweS, Sept. 6.
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN MANCHESTER, Pa
A fire broke out on Saturday afternoon, about
o'clock. 10 the paper mill of Howard < Co,
Manchester, which, before il was stopped, prov
ed one of the most destructive that has ever
visited that village The fire originated near
the roof. from sparks from the chimney, and the
building being composed of wood-Glled with
the most conbusibIr materlals--it spread with
great rapiditv In few minutes the entire
structure was in ruins, and the adjoining pro-
pprty-three small frame houses and saw mill
of Messrs !. s A. Pat;erson-waS also IN HamrS,
and beyond all efforts to save them. A large
quantity Of sawed and unsawed lumber, scat
tered around the two mills, was likewise de-
stroyed.
The frame houses were inhabited by families
Of workmen employed in the mill, named
Chandles, Wvlr, and Potz, who, however,
managed to save the largest part OF their furnl-
ture. The heaviest sufferers by the calamity
are Howard & Co., their loss being estimated at
$4,000 or SIS 900. On this there Is an in
surance ofS3. 900 in the Delaware Mutual, and
$1,000 in some other office Mrssrs. l. & A.
Patterson Will lose about 50 ,000, the total val
ue OF the property consumed We understand
that their policy Of insurance expired only a
few weeks ago, and from some cause they ne
glected TO get il renewed. They had another
saw mill Immediately adjacent to the one burnt,
which, however, was not injured. About fifty
men were employed in the paper mill, who, OF
course. are all thrown out of work for the pre-
sent-Pdts. Post, Oct. 2.
MELANCHOLY BEREAVEMENT or THREE CHlL-
DREY-A sad aud fatal accident occurred IN
Harrison Township, this county, on last Sun
dav, the 81 instant. MIR. Asa Crockett was IN
the woods, near his house, engaged IN telling
timber The butt Of tree which he had
chopped down clung 10 the stump, and in pass
ing under the trunk for ;he purpose of getting
10 the other side, 1t fell, striking him with tre-
mendous force on the temple, crushing his skull
in shocking manner. His three children were
with him at the time, the eldest of whom is
nine or ten years old Instead of alarming The
neghbors, they stayed with their father till ai-
ter dark, when death put an end 10 his suffer
ings. The accident happened about 10 O'Clock
in the forenoon. The little children slept ii
their cabin that night by themselves, and wher
inquired of the next morning by person whc
came to their cabin, where their father was, re-
piled that they had ono father now-he was
out in the woods dead.' TIE body was point
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On Thursday, the 7th inst, MIR. Peter Lvck.
living about three miles from Staunton, died Of
dvsenterv. In the afternoon Of fthe same day. one
OF his children died, and father and child were.
both buried in the same grave the next dav. A
few WEEKS previous, two other children died of
the same disease, and one since his death. In the
course Of one month the father and four children
have died.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-04

At the Bowcry theatre last evening moral
DRAMA entitled 'Hot Corn, Life Scenes in New York
on the Five Points and in the Fifth avenue dramatsed
by f. G. Duriyage, in eighteen and eight tablcaux
The play II It be called is beneath criticism and
VIC can only give idea of it to show the style Of trash
to which this '.moral drama has given rise.
The piece purpors to represent in high and low
life, and VIC have never seen anything Of the sort
which is thus represented Some Of the low life cha
racters might exist in London, but the high life
never could live anywhere We have twenty five
characters and no individual in the whole array
at al resembles any person that or heard Of
in New York society. There Is Mr. Pease of the Five
Points nothing Ike Mr.. Pease-a number Of reformed
drunkards-iwo three ncgroes--a tambourinc girl -
dressed in regular stage costumean arisocratc young
man. in white cotton goves--an old merchant with
moustache and so to the end There is Young
woman who sells hot corn and dies in consequence of
catarrh, and the arstocratic Young marcs scam
stress after which his father becomes bankrupt The
last is very pretty, and represents the young
who sold hot going TO heaven, supported by
large numbers of practicable" angels There is sue
cession of scenes of which spirited and some
of which require songs to get them OFT but there Is no
connected plot neither is there any lesson ncul
Gated 1hc hot girl dies, but to the fate Of the
other characters have no information.
The ladies and gentlemen Of the stock company nj the
Bowery could not give any very brilliant acting in this
piece as the author gave them groundwork for n
foundation Mr.. Glenn's performance of q Dutch pea
SAINT capitalism oasis in desert Of dulncss Miss
Herrings Wild Maggie was cevcI and her singing was
unaffected and pleasing Mr.. Johnston made up wen for
Regon and II he could learn not to decla i'm cooouial
dialogue it would be good performance. Miss Walters
the Hot Corn Girl, modest, and her death scene
good II ere tn scenes in the piece; the
Trinity Church is dingy affair the Five Points
Mission House is good, and the last is well ar
ranged
The house not FULL although the pit was crowded
Some Of the clap trap speeches received with noisy
demonstrations, but altogether this first night was not
very successful one.
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disposng of large quantity OF business, some Of
which VAS OF considerable Importance. The Coun-
cilmen adopted resolutions appropriating six hum
dred thousand dollars for the erection Of new City
nan and FIVE hundred thousand dolla to the Gro
ton Aqueduct Department-mahing the total appro-
priation enc million one hundred thousand dollars
These were afterwards concurred In by the Alder
men, The majority and minority reports Of the
Committee on Lands and Places 70 whom was re-
ferred the matter of curtailing the Dimensions OF
the Central Park, were both rejected by the Conn.
cilmen, after an exciting debate-for a report o.
which see another column. resolution, providiny
for the annexation of Brooklyn and Williamsburg
to New York, was adopted.
We have received an account by telegraph of the
result Of the great race at New Orleans on the LIST
inst. Lexington, of Kentucky, was the winner, in
two straight heats.
Special attention is directed to the proceedings
of the American chronological Society, including the
instructive and entertaining paper read by Mr. Bart
lett, late Mexican Boundary Commissioner relative
TO the inhabitants of the great California basin and
the origin of the Aztecs Of Mexico.
The extraordinary influx Of advertisements this
morning obliges to omit va, / amount of matter
prepared for publication to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-04

BLooMINcpAIE SoUARE-SuML IT BE CLOSED While
we are endeayong to increase the number of pub
lie parks certain parties making strenuous efforts to
procure the passage of a bill through the Legislature,
with the view Of closing Bloomingaale Square The bill
has been referred to the Committee Cities and Villages,
and II WILL therefore, be several days before il can be
reported and acted upon In the meantime we hope the
committee will give this matter that due consideration TO
which its importance entities it. Boomingdale square
laid out in 1907 and up to the present time no at
tempt has been made to convert il to any other pur
poses than that for which ii originally intended
short time since the work of opening was commenced
and in view Of this action the part of city govern
mcnt large number of the lots surrounding it have
been bought for building purposes 1t is hardly
ry to say anything after all that has been already said
and written the subject of public squares to show
why the few public grounds that have should be pre-
served We trust the interesting and instructive report
made by Mr.. Cooley this subject, last year, will be
carefully read by the committee before they submit theirs
TO the Legislature.
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Marine AMhlras

LAuycn.-Mesrs. Capcs Allison viii launch from
their yard at Hoboken to-day at half past oc oc,
the clipper schooner c. G. Waterbury. She INTENDED
for the Southern trade and win he commanded BY Capt
Cook.
The STEAMSHIP ROANOKE, Of tho Richmond line, win,
hereafter leave here every Wednesday instead Of Tues
day, the new arrangement commencing to-day.
The REVENUE SCHOONER W. L. MARCY, Capt CARMEL,
which sailed from this port last November for her sta
ton in the harbor of San Francisco at St. Caha-
rnes the first of January letter received from her
speaks in the highest terms Of her sea-going qualities
She would proceed in day or two.
THE STEAMSHIP CrrY OF GLAsoow.-This vessel, long
absent from Liverpool has not yet arrived. The report
in the Boston papers, that large propeller ashore at
Vineyard Sound and which it thought might prove
to be the City of Glasgow turns out false report The
mistake il supposed TO have been caused by the pro-
peller Martin Hoffman having anchored at Holmes's
Hole.
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WILLARD FuLxoRE's PaosaEss IN THE South.

Every Southern mail we receive brings fresh
accounts of the triumphal progress Of ex-Presi-
dent Fillmore through the Southern States.
He has been received with enthusiasm at Louis
vile, Kentucky, and Memphis, Tennessee and
we learn by telegraph tat his reception at
New Orleans was equally gratifying to himself
and his friends. From all we hear, Lis ad-
dresses to the people at these various places
have been effective and highly popular. There
is more meaning in this movement of Mr.. Fill
more's, and the manner in which h. has been
received, than appears upon the surface Be-
fore the last Presidential election, Mr.. Fillmore
possessed the support of the bulk of the South
ern VIII gs; and had it not been for the opposi-
ton of the Seward men in this State, he might
have been nominated even in opposition to the
illustrious soldier round whom the wings subse-
quently rallied. Since that time, Mr.. Fillmore
has lost nothing in the North, and seems 10
have gained popularity in the South. The
dignity with which he has sustained his rejec-
ton by the Wing Nominating Convention, and
the uniform propriety of his subsequent public
life, recommend him powerfully to the support
Of enlightened wings throughout the country.
Should they ever again rally for combined
effort, Mr. Fillmore has, after General Scott, the
best chance of any one for the honor of being
their candidate for the Presidency. The Ne
brasla bill has swept many of his rivals from
the field. Mr.. Everett, whose store of negative
merits and popularity was large a year ago,
has committed suicide by pursuing the course
lie did on that measure; he lost the South to a
man hy his speech, and alienated the bulk of
his friends by his Sinking the vote. General
Scott and Mr.. Fillmore, who have fortunately
been beyond the reach of the Nebraska hurri-
cane, stand better chance than those who
have confronted it.
From his position in the South it will be
quite easy for Mr.. Fillmore, on his return home,
to organize strcng party of national conser-
vative wings between this and Buffalo. Should
he do SO we are far from thinking that the
phalanx he could win from Seward would not
equal the entire strength of the free soil wings
of this State At all events the party would
be divided, and the two divisions would regard
each other pretty much as the hards and softs
among the democrats now do. How they woRld
stand at an election remains to be seen: but
while it is very doubtful whether Mr.. Seward
is making any progress, it is quite clear that
Mr.. Fillmore is advancing with no mean
strides.