New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-14

h.hsf.s, uA.sL have again been here, both 'Ailsa
an n sfuiss On thr N inst
The Mexican steamer Den. Itorbide has sines
,siu,p.d 10 Vera Cruz
The Msfiean steamer Hanta Anna, which has beeb
r.. 90. tim. Ia this hhrbor undergoing repairs ~
her machinery, vent On trtal tnp last snnday-
,Le returned very slowly however, sbe saibd
again In tho early part Of The week Tor Vera Cr'z'
lat APPEARED Of this port the sane eYening GisA.
blcd. and was tOwed into the hAioof " ~"Oo1l
thft went TO her as,i'tancc
.,ned to nh, hnrbor on the II instant She sailed
Tor Jamaica on the 9th IL obtan supply OF pro
visions. o.;.b T,,r.,a
.r,ic in. the Havana, il now IN thb nafp0'
She il to depart again for spain on .ne iO,u -
A grand iete Was given Oh board oi nef V' r w
inst. TO Gen Concha and the heads oil DePS''
ments, and others. - ...,,,r IN
there ia also another new Spanish steamer "a
,hs bs,bor the Europa the first OF line which are
to run between Marseilles and this port, and WHICH
are 10 touch at Barcelona, Valencia Malaga Zen
eritIe and Porto Rico. Connected with one vi W"
above lines l understand there is to be line oi
Span,.h steamers ~ run between this city ahd
NeW.YOTk. -.
There have been, regret to add, several horti-
bic murders and Investigations IN ana near ths
city very recently Among them George canning
Backbouse, ESQ, British Judge OF the Mixed Com
mission to suppress the slaye-trade was most
iptumanly bufchered in his own house at the very
outskirts of this city about +. VI. on the 3lst ut
Mr. Rackhouse who was an extremely unsophts-
ticated and msst worthy gentleman, had just con-
cluded his dinner ard was sitting after the manner
OF Euplishmen over bis wine, accompanied oy
friend, person in some way connected Win tue
Mixed Commission" named Callaghan, when
marty of robbers and murderers entered the prem
ises All but two remained inside 10 keep the
servants in teTrorem. The two entered the apart
ment in which Messrs. Backhouse and Callaghan
were sitting and proceeded 10 attempt 70 olnd ana
gag them. Callaghan was thrown on his lace ana
bound. Mr.. Backh0use resisted more maniuI!
and received bis death-wound IN the lett sde' Tue
lungs. spleen and stomach being wounded; he
fingered about four hours and then died. One OF
the servants had managed 10 make his escape ana
hastened for the Police who, coming immediately,
secured one of the scOundrels on the premises
the other six or seven IN number among them TWO
white men. the remainder being blacks and mu-
lattoes made their escape. Tney have all since
been arrested and their trials am told are pro
ceedipq with unusual rapidity for Spanish trlbu-
nal The knife with which the murder was COM
mtted was found on the premises, aud although
the evidence is of course entirely cIrcumstantlal
Mr.. Callaghan being unable 10 identify any OF the
parties yet learn sufficient proof exists as 70 the
enit of the murderer 10 leave little doubt OF his
condemnation.
A morning or two after the above lamentable
event, the collecting clerk OF respectable mer-
Camille firm in this city was passing along the
"cGHe de los Offices" with bag OF gold, the pro-
duct of bis collections, when no WAS stabbed TO
the heart and the bag of gold taken from him, with
which the murderer escaped, and has not since, as
far as / have heard, been arrested.
The dsy previous to this last mentioned circum-
stance, an unfortunate girl named Angeline -
cut the throat OF the wife OF her godfather, ami
then threw hersef into the sea, with the intent of
drowning herself; she was, however, rescued. The
poor creature is doubtless denented.
On the night of the ID instant cigar store ia
the Gale Mercaderes was broken into, all the CT
CARS few lottery tickets, and u small amount OF
money from the till, we're taken.
STILL more recently, the body Of a negro was
found in the streets OF Regls, small town across
the bay which forms this harbor, who had been
assassnated the night previous.
10 you not think the foregoing catalogue OF
crime is proof of the benefits derived from what
is called strong government
The public health, am very sorry TO say, Is not
so Good as it has been, although thanks TO Proyi-
dence there is nothing like an epidemic as yet here
prevalent There is, however, great deal OF
yellow fever, chiefly confined to sailors aud others
who are not acclimated, and who expose them
selves unnecessarily to the sun and chilly evening
air. There are also, / understand, an increased
number Of cases of cholera. The season, however,
is already far advanced, and neither of these
DESTROY eIs eff our race has very long period in
which to fulfill its mission of evil.
Santa Anna, in consequence OF stress OF weather,
put into Nueyitas and has sent for the :" Santa
anna" TO convey him to Venezuela, but she is
out of order and cannot go.