The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-08

which he took of $50 souls from the Black Hawk
90 great was the crowd that he had to knock In the
beads of the water casks to make sleeping places
Tor women and children. After getting $50 board
be parted with the Black Hawk, and lost sight Of
to the number stated. SO crowded was his vessel
that they all could not stand on deck at the same
time, and the captain had to divide them, and give
them the temporary use Of his deck by turns to get
fresh air. Notwithstanding this he was enabled to
land them all sound and well. Such conduct de-
serves all praise.
CONVENTIONS.
There was an interesting intermingling Of bloom
and breeches yesterday at Utica on the occasion
of the meeting OF the Womens State Temperance
Convention. Rum and tobacco, to say nothing Of
the other prohibited Injuries, were roundlyy de-
nounced, and Governor Seymour was declared to be
Judas for his veto of the Maine law last winter.
We have had wonderful increase Of the Judas
family Acknowledgements, Nebraska, and anti
abolition Judasses
The National Industrial Convention met at Tren-
ton yesterday. member announced his intention
of proposing a series Of resolutions relative to
foreigners and DISTINGUISHING all supporters of the
Romish hierarchy. .
The National Institute of Homeopathy is now in
session al Albany. About eighty persons are in
attendance.
NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA, ETC.
We have received some additional items Of news
from California and the Isthmus by way Of New Or
leans, which may be found under the telegraphic
head. The French Consul at San Francisco, an ac-
count OF whose arrest upon the charge of violating
the neutrality laws in organizing an expedition to
proceed to Mexico we have heretofore published
was admitted to bail in ten thousand dollars.
Walkers party of flibusters after encountering I'M
heard of hardships, surrendered to the United
States authorities, and had arrived ut San Francis
co. where they were released on parole. The Legis
latnre had adjourned The reports from the mines
are highly favorable The propeller West Wind
had been Destroyed by fire. The markets had slight
ly improved.
The mail steamship entered the port of Acapulco
without molestation, and reports all quiet at that
place. Whether the attempted blockade by Santa
Annals one vessel of war had been abandoned or
not we are uninformed
The difficulties at San Juan had reached crisis.
The Mayor had announced his resignation and the
total dissolution of the city government. IL was re-
ported that the revolutionists had compelled the
city of Granada to capiuate, and had established
new government.
APPEAL OF A GREEK PATRIOT.
In another part Of to'days paper will be found IA
appeal to the American people on behalf OF Greece,
by ChIisto Evangelical. This gentleman, native Of
Greece, was brought to this country when boy and
educated at Columbia College, in this city. After
graduating he returned to Greece, and established
College at Athens, where for the last IL years the
system pursued at Columbia College has been car
lied out very successfully, furnishing Greece with
accomplished teachers. Mr.. Evangeld is man Of
fortune and although he has literally expended his
wealth. the cause of his country he has still left
q pecuniary independence. He comes here endorsed
with letters from the most eminent of his country
men, and perusal of his appeal will show how much
cause he has to ask the assistance of Americans.
The News from EurOpc-.The War Hansiag
Fire.
AT q period when the apparently serious
character of the opening scenes of the political
drama of which Europe is now the theatre, pr
missed us succession of startling and exciting
incidents, the plot seems to wax daily duller
and more commonplace, and we should not be
at oil surprised if the whole attain were brought
to some abrupt and ridiculous termination. Ga
glancing over the principal features of the intel
ligence brought by the Arctic, the impression
which they leave on the mind is, that the Euro
pean war is, after all, a gigantic humbug and
that the principal actors in it are playing their
parts with the consciousness that they are
strutting in all the dignity Of mock heroics
1t is too bad, however, that after fright
ening the world from its prepriety, and
throwing nervous fund hol iers Into fits,
potent conclusion. We feel like the spectators
of that humane amusement in which Spanish
monarchs and Cuban governors love to indulge
when the bull turns tail upon the dogs, or the
dogs themselves show the white feather. We
were prepared for fight; but it looks very
much now as if none of the combatants were in
earnest in the matter. Between the Vienna
protocols and the secret Instructions to the
Admirals Of the allied fleets, we are fairly
puzzled to know what is really intended. One
thing, however, seems pretty certain, from the
evidences before US, and that is that all parties
slight demonstrations that have already taken
place being merely feints TO cover some undo
Teloped plans or secret negotiations.
This may appear to be trifing with the sub
ject, but our readers have only to cast their
eyes over the extracts from the European pa
pers, contained in our columns to-day, to arrive
at q similar conclusion. Again We have it re-
ported frsm Vienna that the protocol signed by
the representatives Of the four Power binds
them 10 maintain the integrity Of Turkey, and
that Austria and Prussia are about to demand
the evacuation Of the Princpalities. A sort Of
confirmation is attempted 10 be given to th,
assertion by communication from Frankfort,
stating that the ministers Of Austria and Prus-
ia had presented to the Diet joint declara-
ton from those Powers, to the effect that
the prolongation of the struggle between
Russia and Turkey constituted a d,n0ar for