The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-11
The News.

The News.
The steamship Pacific, due at this port from Ii
verpooI, had not been telegraphed at Sandy Hook
nj two o'clock this morning. In all probability she
was detained at Liverpool several days over the
time assigned for her departure.
We give elsewhere the evidence taken yesterday
before the Coroner in the Poole tragedy and an
count of the proceedings at me citing of the friends
Of tine murdered man, held last evening. Baker is
still at large, although the police have made the
greatest efforts to discover his hiding place. The
belief is general that he left the city on the last
steamer bound for Aspinwall.
The United States steam frigate Susquehanna,
Captain Franklin Buchanan, arrived at Philadelphia
yesterday. We give a lis. OF her officers and
sketch Of her cruise in another column. This YES
sell allowed to be the finest steamer in the service
has been absent from the United States three years
and ten months, during which time she has cir
cumnayigated the globe, made a long cruise in the
Chinese seas, and headed the japan expedition.
She has touched a. Madeira, Rio Janeiro, Cape of
Coed Hope, Mauritius, Zar zibar, Ceylon, Penang,
Singapore, Hong Kong, Macoa, Annoy, Manila,
Whampos, Shanghai the Loo Choo islands, three
ports in Japan, Honolulu, San Franciaco Acapulco
and Valparaiso stopping at Rio Janeiro on her re
run in twenty-five days. she is the first side wheel
steamer that has doubled Cape Horn, her predecss-
sors prefeing the safer 1oute through the Straits
OF Magellan.
Edward P. eowles Esq, Of this city, has been
appointed by the Governor Justice of the Supreme
Court, in place of the late Judge Il. Pierrepont
Edwards. Mr. Cowles has but recently removed
from Hudson to this city, and ii has excited no
IL .Iot, nf rn,t,1 In
respect qualified for the post of Justice, have been
overlooked by the Governor in making his selection
No business of importance was transacted in
either branch of the Legislature yesterday. Both
houses adjourned at an early hour to Friday next
ut IL o'clock, to visit the institutions under the
charge Of the Almshouse Governors. On Thurs.
day they will set out on their peregrinations
through the hospitals, where smallpox, ship
fever, loafers and luns.ics, misery and madness
abound and On Wednesday they will Danish
all these things and many more from their minds
by dinner at the Aston, with all the trimmings
Presently after this bout is over, look out for an
accession Of numbers TO the doctrines of the Maine
law
A Rochester paper publishes an article showing
Mat nearly all the pointed passages in Senator
Goodwin's wsshington's Birthday Grafton at Al
life of George Washington. delivered at Newbury.
port, Mass, fiftyfve years ago.
Elsewhere the reader will find an account OF an
alleged embezzement Of the funds Of the Pacific
Bank to the amount Of $4,000. II is charged that
John B. Ufmy, ex.bookkeeper, is the party guilty,
and that he has decsmped for parts unknown. 1t Ia
supposed these defalcations have continued for a
couple of years, the officers in the meantime being
What precious queer mar agement these banks ex-
hibii Whose turn next?
In another column will be found letter contain
ing some curious statements in reference to Miss
Bunkley, the young lady whose escape from the
convent OF 81. Joseph's has led to such exciting
controversy in the religious world. without ex-
pressing any opinion as to the correctness Of our
correspondents facts we may mention that he l.
personally known to u.s. and that he is on terms of
friendly intimacy with the lady whose alleged suf
fsrings have furnished So n fertile theme TO the
adversaries Of Romsnsm.
On Friday night and Saturday morning the wind
blsw with frightfu violence. Already we have re,
ports OF its effects on the shipping on the coast
large ship, supposed the Oriental, from Liverpool
went on shore at Sctuate, Mass, early yesterday
forenoon. boat was swamped In trying to
reach the shore, and the crew drowned. In the
Chesapeake Bay the storm was unusually severe.
The brig Julia Payson was cast ashore at Cape
Henry; and the brig Avon, from Norfolk for Mar.
senles lost her foremost and main topmsst. We
are not informed what damage, If any, she receiv.
ed in her hull.
-Four bundled and ninetyone persons died in
ahis city during the week ended last night which
makes the total Of the Official report Of the City In
sPtctor less by forty cases than that OF the fore
going seven days. Nuety-eight Of the number were
men ,1inetyone women, one hundred and sixty boys,
ar one hundred and forty.tWo girls OF the adults.
consumption took away IS; various fevers, II; In.
Damn atiocs Of different organs and cavities 81 and
songestye disorders II. Six persons were
dro gred, sud one committed suicide by hang.
ing. Sixty Infants did d commissions, TWEEN.