The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-31

brought bear upon the uia, hoy Gould no< be cca-
y.csed. me following were the cases In which ~oIIs
prosequi Q entered -fne People sst Anson Herrick,
two md tments; The Peope agt Joseph e. Ebhag; the
People agt Bartholomew Healy; rhs People agt william
Drake; The People sgt- John @. Wapdel; The People
ar BAr,hOomsw 3. eurdy; the People sst William B
Reynolds The People agt Francis H. Curry The People
aat Samuel II hoser. ~
I4-0nslderaoe excitement was socssoned In Wall
street consequence Of the receipt Of that Gsa.
Walker had sezed boats OF the NlcasAsuA Transit
Company Annued the cnsxtsr, and granted nav char
"a terrible calamity oocu, red on the Delaware
river Phi sdepha caused by the burning Of the Cam
den ana Philadelphia 'erryboas Neg Jersey. Upwsrds
Der Of persons were seriously injured.
l7-Tbe CALIFORNIA; STEAMERS, w Nicaragua, we're
sns transit Company being aanailsa in Osnirsl Amsn
ls-rhe schooner Falmouth was sessd .nd ubs,led bv
tae Upted authorities At New York on charge
having oeen naed out Tor the purpose Of engaging In
The ste susos, Lsvssshas, Ne largest aeesst and
powerful steam tug constructed IN this
try sssaily destroyed by are, sandy hook
Hasen which bad oern sens oa, In search q the miss
ing steamship Pscdc, put into tho lower bay - Nav
ns she baa no nanxs Of the raoso sEn pos 70 sss q
continue her searsn Tho sprung fashions opened In
Zoe complaint which charged tue Chief or Police
George Matsefi. with being an aien and which had
been OF 'nves,gstoA for monrhs had
Poiice Commissioners, James 4 Smith, Recorder; Z. r
Oapron, Guy Judge, and Fernando Wood, Mayor. The
susDar, 2s -Ia,esiseoce reached New York .ha. the
ship John Ruteds,, from Liverpool for Ne~ York, had
seeO stove by an iceourg, and sunk q sea- rne ship
rew, Who took 70 the boats One 0. the boats which
bad contacted thirteen PERSONS psckea mp by New
found alive, all the others having persisted from cold
Starvation.
clause Of the New York prohibitosy law was declared
unconstitutional by the Court Of appeals.
APRIL.
1.-The Indian continued in Washington and Ore
soa Territories, and In Northern Uaiforna.
4-Dr. R. NJ Granam, of New Orleans who IVES oon
voAsd and rentenced 70 years in the State prison.
sor the murder Of Col Loring At the 81 Nicholas HOTEL
n New Ysrk, was pardoned by Gov. Clark.
THE mammoth Collins steamship Adriatic was
sunohed in hne style from the yard II the foot OF
Seventh street, New York Upwards OF sixty thousand
persons witnessed the launch. The Coroner's jury
spoD the bodies OF the persons killed by the burning
ne ferry BOAT New Jersey, the Delaware river, at
Phiiadephia, returned verdict in which they declared
eAss the deceased 70 their death By necieaoy
exhibited BY the inspector Of the ospida.ed boiler, and
ne negligence Of the directors OF the ferry company
allowing unit and unsafe boat 10 be employed In
transporting passep gers, and ising 70 make suitable
provssens tor escape In Of ems Ygency.
sine New YORK schooner Maryland was seized in
Norfolk under now law in Virginia, pacion OF
having sAves board, and tho captain and crew wsrs
Imprisoned
without passing the annual supply bills j
lo-The navigation Of The HUDSON river opened 70 Al
bsny.
III buildings In the vicinity, and being distinctly hard
10 Rockiano and neigsooring toms Tho sound rssem-
bieo tie explosion Of powder mill
ia terrible gsle occurred In Philadelphia which
destroy cd large amount OF property and unrood about
one hundred and nifty houses. Toe gale was expert.
enced In different parts OF Pennsylvania and OHIO In
Alliance other PAGES destoyes great Quantities OF
property and caused the ioss Of many hives Inc arsi
man was killed by nshtDiDg in Brooklyn The anaver.
sary Of The brto Of Henry Clay celebrated In Nav
York and other places Al the Hash Cottage Hanover
county, Va the celebration was . marked event. Some
81 the most distinguished persons country Stud
ing great number Of the members Of Congress- attended
NE aisner which ~as given on the occasion.
1.-The shock of IN earthquake was felt 1t Los Auge
10, California
lhs murder Of Jussus W. Matthew'S a New Haven,
6sed ana acquitted on the ground Of ns&niiy. rney
were al religious fanatics.
n "A severe storm OF wind ard rain visited New
York Tho gale was very destructive unroofag houses,
bsownE down trees and fences Aad doing other damage
- Hon James Buchanan late U cited States Nnisior
10 Hssnd arrived IN Nes YORK In the steamship Arago
and received BY tho city authorities tae freedom OF
NE Guy hayiag been previously voted him By the Com.
ninth suse. New York, aad Was never asr-ards seen
lssnd but nothing was ascertalned IN relation 10 tho
cause Of his fate All his ie~ery was fouad upon bis
body.
"a The case Of The contested comptroership Of the
cy OF New York vss decided By verdict Of the jury In
aver Q. a 9 nsEg
shRty four and third Of advertise nsnts,
Numbering one thousand four hundred and forty
y New O,leADs o. psshhs wtsh and 70 procure aid
bor Con Walker In me- struggle against the osta Rcans
ma sac. cs%s ss,ss :. Or Rs use
he Uaised sntcs stereship suppy.
MAY.
l-Aare occurred IN philadelphia, In the neghborhood
sd Market and sixth suees yhch destroyed property
she value OF t7oc,oco
s--The New York canals opesed BY order Of the Com
rnssioDers the water was le Into only portion OF
Mem.
s.-Hon r. 7. Herbert member Of Congress from CAL
brnia IN ARRAY shot and killed Of she walters IN
wizards Be,el, In Warrington city. Mr.. Herbert was
ealsssed On ball. V appear ~ court and sAks hs Trial Yp
. charge Of mabslasshter.
"a largo and enthusiastic meeting Of the friends Of
Nicaragua aud Gen. walker wM bold in New York. A
sumber Of speeches made calling upon the people
10 sss, the Ncasguans In her struggle for freedom
Money. and ammunition were freely offered. -Four
miners amer having bean eusombed In coal une seven
hundred feet from the entrance by The falling In Of the
sArth, for tuo vesks were rescued alive. The mice
sspaisd In the Mussingum valley, Ohio required mo
CONSTANT labor, day and night Of than hundred
men fourteen dsys before the miners reached,
and when they tAxen ont they had no idea q The
time they hsd bern entcmbed.
n-PAdrc Wit, appointed MiniAtev nom the new 90
vcrnnsnt Of Nicaragua 10 Wis country, Vas formally
recognised By The President
IA mesure wss held IN New York TO taxe mca
70 cid the starving inhseans Of he Cape Dc verd
hAnda The President scas . message 70 NE senate In
relation " snass In Central America. steam boiler
n dsuIsry IN Albany expoded, killing three psrsoss
and ipjn,mg too three Others
le.-Tbe United Saaes steam frgste susquehanna
saicd ron Philadeph Tor CcnsrAi America she having
been ordered there consequence u disturb
6x between Cen. Hakey Of the Ncaraxuan government
ssd me Costa Rcans aad The repcred nssrsrsnoe with
AmerUans Of British shfps OF var
ia oouventca msa In sht lake Cty 70 sdop4 co.,
uesutioo and Sae orgaassooA FOR Utah Territory, PEE
pnrstory so askua FOR admismscu into the Unson.
no james King. of William, ednor u she San Fran.
sscc Befsr shot In san Francisco the 1bsh,
~ Jsmes Casey, editov 0 tbs Sssdsy Hms, died.
The ssssssinacn o. mr. King caused revival Of tbs
vigispce COMMITTEES, and about tvo thousand nx hun