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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

Disaster Is following disaster uron this Continent
with celebrity THAI may well cause the toreest heart
to uil. People are being killed OF by ffties and
hundreds, by explosions, wrecks, foods, fires, and
othe, accidents at rate that Is fightful to contem
plate. Sr~e the dawning Of the present year we
have beou called upon to record the terribly fatal
Us ster ard doplo.sGlc suffering on board the San
FgarcieC o. the fireworks explosion at Rayenswood,
TIC boiler explosion at Hartford, the steamer ex-
,acsscn Mt st. Louis, the Eca-trending calami-
ties by the burning Of steamers at New Or
leans and on the Southern rivers, the sinking
of The launch on Lake Nicaragua, together with
numerous shipwrecks and railroad and other awful
calamites entang the loss ofprobably eight ornine
hundred lives; and yet the horrible catalogue is in
complote.E A despatch from Louisville contains the
frishtful announcement that the steamboat Caroline
took fire on White river on the 9Th instant and
burned to the waters edge. The boat was densely
| crowded with passengers, some, forty or fifty OF
whom either persisted in the flames were drowned.
Z The trallof the Martha Washington conspirators
is progressing at Helena, Arkansas, near the place
of the commission of the dreadful deed of which
they are accused.
! AS was anticipated would be the case, the gov
ernment authorities had scarcely turned their backs
,c-assembled to put stop to the running of cars d
Iecty through the place. despite the exhorations Of
the Sheriff and various peaceably disposed others
| The steamship George Law arrived yesterday
with late and interesting news from Mexico, the
Darien Surveying Expedition Nicaragua, Ecuador,
New Granada Dominica and Jamaica, full details Of
which are published in another page.
Besides many columns of advertisements which
| ~ c.,. cr: ox:,,o
pertaining, useful and amusing information to every
reader, no matter what may be his vocation posi-
ton in life to-day inside pages contain report Of
the proceedings Of the indignation meeting held by
the passengers on board the Star Of the Vest with
| regard to the awful calamity on Lake Nicaragua,
which suddenly deprived them of twentyfour of
their travelling companions; also, the trial in the
United States District Court of four seamen charged
| with revolt en- board the ship Defiance variety
| of Commercial and Theatrical intelligence, &c,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15
City InteIIigence.

FRIaHTFUL ACCIDENT GIRL FATALLY BURNEj
AT PUBLIC SCHOOL NO. 20 IN LUDLOW STREET.
Yesterday afternoon terrible excitement took plad
in public school No 90 situated In Ludlow street. In
sequence Of the clothing of Caroline Leonard q ell
twelve years of age, OF the pupils the FIRST hoo'
having accidentally taken 6re BY standing too close
the stove and She before assistance rendered he
was burnt in . terrible manner upon the neck bac,
arms and Ghost. With her clothes FIRE the uufort,.
nate child ran out into the street. ahrsking In mos
frightfu When In the street abe was ouIcSS
caught by the police and citizens who
the flames by envcloping her In an overcoat She ~
then taken TO public house. and attended by two pys
clans after which she was taken to her home No Is
Chrsty street. She Is so badly burned that little hope
are for her recovery During the transaco
OF the catastrophe the greatest excitement and ALARM
prevned amongst the hundreds Of children assembled
the building BY the direction Of the teachers the door
were thrown wide OPEN and by the aid Of Captain Brad
ford OF the Tenth ward police and section Of his men
who were early on the spot the whole Of the children
were safely landed In the street. Owing TO the ntens,
state OF the excitement which prevailed amongst tn.
scholars the school obliged to be dismssed ON
time II was feared, owing 10 the excitement that Ga
laniity such as experienced in the Ninth ward tw
years ago, would have taken place.
The MUD AGAN.-The good work Of cleaning ths stret
goes brsyely Yesterday another fifteen thousan,
loads was carried away and dumped In vessels and
Some streets already begin TO have the appearance
decency which could hardly be said Of single street
sHAp-The FIRST shad Of the season was taken ysster
DAY, az s'ssen Island, BY Commodore Abraham Simon
sYp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

Tn. New PoL1cz BnL-we have alzs
published the principal features OF the new
lice bill now before the Legislature; 30
win be seen from the communication OF .
respondent, in another column, that three
sections which were stricken ont, have
been ADDED, with the view Of making the
Of Chief of Police elective. Every honest
who has the true interests of our city ct |
must deprecate this attempt to place one 81
most important Offices in our municipal GOV
ment in the hands of corrupt politicians. Sh
this bill pass, we will hereafter have little 4
security against lawlesshess, violence and p
cal rowdyism. As our present police ~
has greatly improved since the sppoiI
power has been invested in the Commisait
Of Police, there is no necessity whatever Il
proposed change We therefore call upol
legislators to reject the bill, which, as we
said, is mere political scheme, the suece
which would be attended with the>moet se
consequences to the peace and well-being Q
city
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manner n vh,ch leading men in this State =;

manner In which leading men in this State a.nd
elsewhere are giving in their adhesion % the
Nebraska bill. Mr.. Charles O'Conor has alrear
dy cleared himself from all suspicion of being
opposed to the measure, or privy to the medi-
tated secession of the Van Burenites. Mr.. Bronson
ably defines his position, and notices-quite I'M
necessarily we think-a contemplate trick by
which an obscure party print in this city had
attempted to misrepresent him. We have
also received the following letter from the Col
lector of this port, in which he disavows all
sympathy with the anti-slavery opponents Of
Nebraska, and claims credit for having gone
out Of his way to support the measure :
NEW York, March is, 1854
JAMES GORDON BENNETT
SIR deem it proper to request you to say in your
paper that the statement which has been made therein
that the Collector Of thin port among Others has been
secretly engaged in defeating the Territorial bills intro
entirely incorrect. On the contrary, not beer
inactive in support of the bill Iprocured the letter
himself and the bi be published in several paper
this city and in the country have also written Sc era
articles under the signature Of Genesee, which hav
been published in several newspapers in the countr an
in one in the city; and take to say that
am most decidedly in favor Of the principle Of mis- b
whether hard or sofIwhether from The So M
North, the East or the West-can stand ~ the oil
PLATFORM erected by our fathers AT the Dru of the
on, and upon which the great battles OF IN democrac
against the advocates OF assumed and unr nited power
have always been fought and won. tisu platform o
strict construction upon which the constr ution has beef
hitherto saved and the Union OF the stat es preserved
Very respectfully, your OBJ servant,
hEAAN j. REDFIEID.
Thus the mist is clearing az yay, and men,
positions are looming clearly into view. To
morrow's meeting will shed : till further lirh
on the matter The chivairc us spirits who ar,
talking Of disturbing the b armony of that as
sembly will do well to reg aember that Capital,
Rynders will be in atteu dance with the " Oh,
Guard"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

THE PRoHrBrroRY LIQUOR LAw.-Althoug
have never entertained any very sanguiDe b
of the anticipated results Of this measure
have been in favor of its passing, in order
it might be tested by experience Wherev
has been triedit has been attended with fai
In Massachusetts the vital clause Of the
giving the power of seizure, has been decl
unconstitutional. In Maine it is openly
lated, and in Vermont convention has
held, in which it has been declared utterly
less. Notwithstanding these facts, the fai
it's advocates remains mistaken. Let the
therefore, be passed for their benefit. II
productive of no other good, it will at
open their eyes to conviction, and put an
to the agitation that prevails on the subje
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

A HINT 70 DIR. ABBorr.--What pity II is
that the proprietor Of the Egyptian collection
does not follow the example Of Mr. Perham, and
put up the larcs and penates Of the Pharaohs
to public competition in gift lotteryl The
love Of gambling and excitement would soon
overpower the dstaste which the good folks Of
New York seem to entertain for everything like
instructive mental recreation; and we will an
swer for il that the doctors interesting gallery
y2gls be provided from morning 70 DigS.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

BARNuM AND THE CRYSTAL PALACE.-H
thought by some that the election of Bar
to the Presidency Of the Board of Director
the Crystal Palace would have q galvani
effect upon the dead stock of that hopeless
Germ. The shares by a convulsive effort
up to forty in anticipation Of the chang
the direction; but since Barnum's electie
the Presidency they have taken down,
slant, and are now quoted at thirty. Ho
this? Have the public lost faith in the u
of the Napoleon of modern showmen, o.
they of opinion that it requires another 30
talent than that which made capital out Of
Heth, the mermaid, and the woolly hors
resuscitate this abortive speculation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

CAUSE AND EFTEcT.--The reports from the in
sane asylums of the different States exhibit a
marked increase in the number of patients un-
der the head of spiritualism. We suspect that
the increase is greater than these statistics show
If we might Judge by the number of those unfor-
Inmates who have been lately seen wandering
about the country attired in white coats, bat
tered hats, odd boots and shoes, and other dis
tinctive marks of the spiritual mania.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

Mr. ISAAC JoSns died suddenly yesterday morning.
was In apparent good health Monday evening.
Jones was wealthy CITIZEN and SON Of the late JOSH
Jones. He married Mary, eldest daughter Of the /
John Mason, whose win has for several years past b
in litigation In our courts The family Of Mr. Jones
well known in fashionable circles in this city, Newpd
Saratoga, &c, &c Mr. Jones was in the sxteth year
his age,
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TEE STEAMSHIP NASHVILLE, Berry, sailed for Havrs.
Southampton, yesterday, with twenty-seven passel
and $364, 070 in specie.
LAUNCH OF THE STEAMSHIP CAHAwRA.-Mr. VIM. CS
will launch from his yard foot Of East Nineteenth 81
tomorrow, at 10K o'clock, the steamship Cahawba.
is fine vessel Of about 1900 tons burthen and was
to alternately between this city, Havana and N
with the steamship Black Warrior, lately seized u
port of Havana by the Cuban authorities. The Cab
will be commanded by Captain shufeldt, formerly o
Black Warrior, wlp superintendent her construction.
RExARKABIE Quick PAssAGz.-The clipper ship Ccmx
New York. Captain Gardner arrived 1t this port yss
morning, from San Francisco, in the extraordinary \
space Of 70 days and hours. We believe this TIM
never been equalled, the next short one between
ports having been also made by the Comet last yei
SO days IL hours. On the present occasion
was 131s days from her wharf at San Francisco 4,
equator; thence TO Cape Horn, % days; thence Il
equator this side, % days; and arrived within
miles Of Sandy Hook in l2jk days. She was from pill
pilot IS days. and was just rs days hours from the
she quilted her wharf at San Francisco until she
chored at the bar. Sandy Hook bore north 220 mill
7sX days from port when the wind came out dead al
md she days II hours getting in from that poll
IMPORTANT TO CAPTAINS OF EnoRANr smrs.-The
Hercules, Williams which arrived yesterday from Z
pool, was boarded by Mr.. Halsey, Custom House Of
who inflicted fine Of ga upon the captain for he
more passengers than the law allows It appears
Hercules is entitled to carry 844 passengers and
arrival here it found she had than the
numbers boy under age-which was considered by
Halsey violation Of the law and the 6ne Accord
imposed Captain Williams considers the officer
acted Illegally, and win lay the case before M Cole
Redfeld.
CARD-The undersigned captain and owners Of
schooner Breeze recently abandoned ct sea- the cree
which was rescued by Captain Weeks, Of the ship
rope, Of New Bedford, take this medium Of expires
our most profound gratitude for the humane treatn
lavished upon rs BY Captain Weeks while ON board
vessel, and also for the almost superhuman effort
himself and officers to all that was possible from
wreck. On arriving at New Bedford the owner Of
ship, 4. 9. Jones, gentleman whose kindness and
atty we shall never forget gave up all right to the
perty rescued and which Of right belonged to the
and crew, and obtained the release or ali having an
terest therein. Such acts Of humanity and laert
merit the admiration Of mankind. In bidding the alb
named gentlemen adieu we give them again our ths
and best wishes for their happiness and prosperity
Captain JOvE BODNE, OYners
w. H. J. BODINE, the Breea
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

The MAINE Law IN DsfRor.-Ihe election Of Police J,
tice in Detroit last week, considered triumph
the opponents Of the Maine Liquor law. The issue v
made between Justice Bagg who time since decla
the law unconstitutional and John J. Leonard, who
brought forward and strongly supported BY the c.
son league. Mr.. Bagg elected by three hundred
eightyone majority.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

DETROIT Excnos-Mr. Hyde, the whig candidate I
Mayor in Detroit has succeeded in his election BY
majority. All the other municipal oces have been all
~ democrats whose majores averaged about one tho
.ord
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

NEW ELECTION SALEM, MAss.-Mr- Newcomb, I
mayor elect Of Salem Mass, having positively declined
accept the ONCE, new election viii be held to-morrcS
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-15

Niger GovERNMENTs.-It is an historical
fact that there are now three or four niger
governments in the world, presenting as great
diversity in their institutions as in their shades
of color. We have first the republic of Liberia,
on the coast of Africa, which does rather q
small business independent Of aims and dona-
tons Next We have at one end Of the island of
Hayti the hermapbrodite republic of St. Domin-
60, continually oscillating between democracy
and despotism; and at the other an empire, with
an Emperor, Empress, and attendant court
beauties, all as black as Erebus. Besides these,
there arc the prospective Niger empire of ia
maica and the Kingdom Of Mosquito, both at
present under the protection of Great Britain.
All these facts go to prove that the negro race
whether it be pure black or transparent mu-
latto, is initiative in its tendencies, and where
1t can get chance, viii parody all existing in
stitutions, by organizing empires, kingdoms
and republics of its own.
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New York, Wednesday, March Is, 1854.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11
Coal and Sugar.

The ST. Louis Democrat says Of the pro.
posal for an ant-coal.tax league:
"Tbe reIeal of the coal duties will moi be
felt by the people Of the West to any con
siderable extent but we may learn some
thing from this movement, and act upon the
hint for the purpose Of getting rid Of the
duties on sugars and other necessaries Of
life, with which the Western people are
burthened. Our Western members Of Con-
gress, lfnotengfossed by pro6tless discus.
sions Of slavery, might even give and take
help. Give the Eastern States cheap fuel
West will find in the Atlantic States mem.
z 5ers who areieady 10 agree to it, The du.
ties on sugar are not as iuhHman IN Their
consequences 70 the poorer classes as the
duties on coal, but they affect larger mum.
Der. We should be glad, for oar part, to
see the two objects combined in one attempt
at reform. and strenuous effort made 10
\ strike from our reyenae laws, at The same
Gi blow, both the tax on coal and tie Tax on
sugar. 4393 AisSN
/, There bas always been perfect under
standing between different classes of fcapi-
talists, for whose benefit the tribute which
our tn III inposesds exscted from The con
sinners. The owners Of coal mipes in Penn.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11

INDIANA MoNEY-DYE IN THE Field
Mr.. Dye, the Banker, and publisher Of the
Detector and the Delineator, issued the fol
lowing circular from his Office, on the south
west corner Of Third and Walnut, Jester-
day:
"Small Indiana Notes received on deposit
at this office at par, for The purpose of send
ing home for redemption We are deter
mined our depositors shall net lose by the
effects of the small note law; extensive ar
rangements have been completed for that
purpose. We see no good reason why the
institutions Of our sister State shou. be dis
credited, especially at time when capital is
SO much needed when tley are AMI y Sc
cured bp stocks. Every deposit must he
accompanied with memorandum"
We noticed large number Of dapcsi orS
in his Office during the day, and the amount
lie received must have been heavy. While
lie receives the foreign notes at par, from de.
o itors, lie is cashing teeir check5i@ 6unk'
able ftnds. His arrangements must be "ex.
tenaive" to enable him 10 do this. and thost
who have funds of teat description, thereby
have II very easy method Of disposirg 0
them. People who have Indiana money il
their hands, will do well to make i, note on
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11
Speedy Justice

A man named John Watkins, alias Bate
man. was yesterday tried in the Criminal
Court on a charge of grand larceny, and
convicted. The jury assessed his push
ment at five year Imprisonment in the Pen
ltentiary. Watkins was arrested about one
week ago in a country tavern, about ten
miles from the city, where he had stopped Il
few moments in his flight from an officer
whom he suspected to be on his track
He had met young man named Ge9rge
Philips 10 Louisville, and persuaded him to
go with him 10 Chicago where he said lie
was doing business on large scale. The
Young man consented to 90 ami engage
With him for was!es. if be liked his business
and the teams. When they had arrived al
Lrfayete, Indiana, they left the cars and
went INTO al, eating house, where Watkjn,
treated his young friend to brady. Suou af
ter drinking phi,llps becapnesye deowsv,
and taking the advice Of his fliend, he lay
down to sleep When he awoke he found
is passage ticket torn up and lying around
hun. his money, amounting to $8J gone
also gold watch and chain, worth $50
and pair Of pistols and his trunk Keys
Wa kins was also gone. a liaIn OF cir.
cumsIancrs brought Phillips to St Louis t,
see cousin OF his residing here, and on the
morning altef MS atrtyal lie met Watkins OF
Bro liway and went up aad spoke to him.
but he soon made his escape from his youn4
friend. His boarding oouse was found
and in his trunk was found Phillips pistols
and keys. The watch WAS found by boy
4. !. l.. d. 4 L ~
ton and the chain was found in broker,
office. The evidence was wholly eircum
stantaI, but so compile in its character, tha
the jury was not long in finding yerdc
of five years This was only one year from
the time of his arrest st. Louis RrpubIi
can.
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11
Americans in Prison in Mexico.

Americans IN TTlSOQ IN A4eZlcO.
On the 4.h ulumo i've Americans arrived
at San Antonio, Texas. from California,
having come by the overland route from
Mazailan, on the Pacific From these gen
rleiaen the San An-onio Le3ggr has obtained
the lolloFing particulars of the lniprson-
ment Of three Americans;
''In the city of Durango. Mexico, they
learned in private manner that there were
some Americans in the city prison, aud they
afterwards got permission 10 visit them =
Thev found them in large stone dugeOn,
of SO filthy condition that it was almost
impossible for visitors TO remain 10 the en-
trance way but a few minutes. The AmeFi-
cans in confinement were three in number,
and their names and former places Of resi-
denee were as follows William Shirley,
Broom county, New York; William Rogers
Stark county, Ohio; John Gaines. Dayton,
Montgomery county, Ohio. These men
have been in this filthy dungeon four years
and three months, and du ing two years OF
this time they were chained down TO the
floor. in total darkness, where they could
not sea any person but the one who fed
them their starving allowance AT the end
of two years the huge chains around their
ankles aud wrists had worn the flesh off to
the bone, AMI sach were their horrible con-
dtion that their chains were removed to
save their lives and keep them in misery the
longer. The flesh is partly heald over these
wounds. leaving the most heart sickening
scars, which were all seen by the five per-
sons ab)v mentioned.
"They state that they were imprisoned
on the charge of numbering and robbin a
IN IN for his money and they ftate, also,
that from some facts which they are in pos
session of, the person who committed the
murder escaped. They have been trying to
get trial, but hearing Is refused them
They have written letters to the American
Minister in Mexico several times, ard they
have reason to believe that he has never re.
ceived them.
"Our informants learned from many res
pectable Spaniards in Durango that it was
impossible 10 get evidence to convict them
and the great mass Of tie people believ,
them innocent. The youngest ofthese pris
oners, John Gains, Of Dayton, Chic. is only
seventeen years old.
"The above statement is of the most re
liable characterized persons Witnessed i
with their own eyes. and they are persons o
undoubted yeracity, and some Of them hav
long been known to some of our citizens
Let the alarm be sounded in the ears of ev
cry American citizen, that three Of thei
brothers a,e confined without cause, an,
arc fsmisHishing with hunger and dying i
chains, in "a dark, loathsome dungeon in Ii
city OF Durango, Mexico"
The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-10-11
California II ews.
ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT

New York, Oc: 9-The Northern Light
from San Juan, arrived here th's evening,
bringing 494 passengers, and $500, 800.
The town OF San Juan was being built
by the inhabitants.
The general election held on the sixth,
res suited in the success of Denver and Her
BERT Brodertk democrats, for Con-
gress In the Legislature as far as heard
from, the wings have elected 7, and the
dem crsts &c Senators. In the Assembly
the " higs have 35, and the democrats 10.
but it is doubtful whether the democrats
will be able 10 unite on candidate for U. S,
Senator.
In San Francisco TIE Know Nothings car
ried almost everything before them; elected
their candidate f. Mayor, S. p, Webb, for
,.eriy Mayor of Salem, Mass, by over 500
plurality. On the ticket 27 nominees of the
know-Nothings are elected; 90 from nomi-
ness of the Wing and Anti Broderick Con-
ven ion, and were nominees of know
No hngs only. They elected every mar
by some hing like 1900 majority, The
Know Nothing vote was'4 500, out Of abou
ii 600 in the whole city, The new Com
mon Council is composed Of l2 wings an(
4 demo rats.
The news from the mines continue favor
able. Southern miners especially more sue
crsslul than ever.
Tue overland emigration is arriving, bu
is not as numerous AS N former years.
The Chinese to the number of from 500 tC