The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-21

WIN 'oA1A'J laDle as ME-
Cunard's services as an al attaehe
might be, we must decline AVA urselveso OF
any future assistance he may ia, "a ofrer
US, ana peg 10 recommend MN aine HIM
self to the columns OF the Erpre, % we'll.
too, that the public should under that We
shall not in future publish such COZ ;cations.
as his unless they are exclusively W ne
Departure OF Gen. Wool and Gov. ,cr
Californin-iareweIl Dejeuner :. n:
Nicholas.
Among the pumerors passengers taksn o..ra.c.
by the George Law, Captain ]. McGowan, viA--.Iu
an PAnsm', fer san Fr'ncsoo, not the I,ssn.
guished the gsllsnt wooi-who gees to CA,. =.
take the COG napd OF The extreme western diyis a..
United States army-AId that veteran poitioiaa,,,:
ernor and ex Senator Foote, OF Mississippi who svc
to the modern 0phr with view Ito make it hin.s
psnt home and the o, his future professionals
B.th OF those military and political veterans went,u~
acet mp, MED BY any members OF their families. r.
nor Foote'S family will join him next fan, We n.
formed. number of the personal friends Of "a
Wool accompanied him from his late rssidencsn
city eesirous, etubt BIZ thus 'see.pg the laspis
old hero Out for time, ,rust,) on this side til
cations and soc al virtues aud their attachment .
person Of valued friend, whom, Terohanos, theyls
never cast eyes upon once ntre.
As there we're . large numssr OF General WOODS 10
putting upat he ST. NicholAs-at which elegant.
hshnent the General had taken his temporary quar-
who were desrcus CT having . parting NJ
which they would have m oppor.unbf
taking their farewell OF the Genera, the proprisAs
the ST. Mich elias, (Messrs. Tread we'll Il Acker with
ate consideration got up promptu dejeser At
Gen. Wool Gov. Foote, and some thirty or forty Off
friends, were present, amongst whom we're q o. ,t
Wright, ex Secretary Walker, Mesrrs. vals Leslis a
enbof &C., and a number OF ladies. The com pant
down at little after twelve O'Clock n, and after d.
sing the elegant repast spread before them several d
and sentiments we're offered and received With he
cordiAlity.
Mr. ex Comptroller Wright proposed IS . ssntimen
Health ard happiness stteod the hero OF Basna
in the far Il Ia 70 which his public duties call
Nay he NEE. as warm hsArts there IS greet him
This toast was received with enthusiastic applause
Gen. Wool responded in few appropriate and
feeling remarks. COP Foote also proposed some ~
ments spprop,iats to the occasion.
At ten O'Clock p the com pany parted, az er an.
charge Of fare~ ell sAutstons, and many aspirations
the health happiness and Of the two dstins uia
Warren street, where the steamship George Law lay,
compsnied by NJ ex Secretary Walker OK Coms.rot
Wright Mr. Leslie OF Troy, and tive other frisn
Their arrival alongside the stesm boat apparently
noticed amid the bustle and confusion ever attends
upon the departure Of California Bound vessel Gems
Wool and Governor Foote on board the
sci BY the above named gentlemen, and were at o.
shown to their stssrooms where they remain cd in cc
psratve retirement until ths hour appointed for sai.
No demonstration Of any moment seemed to indicat,
consciousness upon the part Of the numeroua
that they to have such distinguished fsllowvoyagd
with them their rons to the aurlferous regions Of
extreme West. Some few leading dsmocIats-amopt
others Augustus schell, McAurray, TO-, &c.-wentr
board to bid God speed to their saunch enew demoSt
before starting on their long voyage.
An exceedingly large humber left yesterday In b.
George Law. Very many Of them seemed like OAioe
risns their way back after perhaps . tezaporH 70
onrn this coast attracted bther either BY bunoa
or pleasure. Then too there many OF the f. sex
Accomp snied BY fathers, husbands and brothers tn
case might be, the maj GRITTY bound on their APPARENTLY
FIRST trip across the lsthmus. The ladies' ~ Q mstsr
course, wept freely IS they leaned over the baws'k
eszing upon The friends who stood upon the whAr
waving handkerchiefs ard making other signs sncou
,sgement to their departipg friends or relatives Indeed
many thin young gentlemen also looked vey dsm
about the face; whilst stout looking
esponfe to some sign and grimace from theiI ohums
N the pier, would pecptatsly cover their o,untsnas
es with bIndAnas, o. Csifcrnis barke IT, making b
levs to cry, and wosld In moment burst ont in sts
torian horseAushs, TO the entire relish Of their con
rades, and this evident discomfort Of the aforess
young ladies and gentlemen. Then, too, eve
ore was in dreadful hurry to ret on board, Z
II, had they lost . minute the vessel would Law
gone on snd left them bshind. Then, too drays, ara
wagons and carriages would got into seemingy issxt
cable entapglement, amid choice Interchange q CON
pmsns between their respective Phi setons and womb
With bandboxes, and other feminine appurtsnsns
deemed indispensable BY the fair sex when about to
would give themselves up 10 st. amid the din eonfudos
and tearing about nsepaabls from the occasion and tn
event. somthow or another, the ladies would u,uag
to tumble up the gaBgways the carts and carriages wou
get loose the pss of boxes bales trunks and cases tia
capped the pier ride would BE- hostsd and slowed AMY
and all would be read, FOR the word to coast away
These are bat fey Of tho psculiaritiss or ss SOM
might term them the desagrene, connected with EN-
barring upon California bound steamboats,; but whsr
such number en- bark by each vessel thor cannot YER
well Re avoided However AL the passengers and fregh
we're on board the Gsgs Law at about the usual hour
ano she inen 9 nt OIL her moorpgs, fred farewell -
Lutte slipped down the stream and soon lost sight
In To dense fog which covered the bay conseq usnos
which DO she and the Star Of the West wers dsrans
below Had the weather yesterday been l,ss unpessAn
no doubt large consoarss would have assembled at tn
pier to witness the departure Of those eminent citizens
General Wool and Ex-Governor Voots.
Obituary.
CHESTER JENNINGS, ESQ.
This gentleman, long known to citizens and travel
ers a. the keeper OF the late City Hotel in BROAD
way, died on Friday morning, goth inst, 1t the Asso
House BE had been previously i'll about tive weeks Oh
bis deceass during his temporary sol here his lat
ssidsrce having been In Connecticut, the fag Of tn,
Aston House WAS hoistsd at half mast.
Mr.. jennings who 1t the time Of his death was nsa
ixty years Of sss, wss native Of Connecticut the family
II the Jennings having been among the early settlers
that stass and Of Anglo Saxon origin. The subject