Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-03-24
EVENING STAR.
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, March 81, lS5


curious and interesting law suit was late
ly terminated in one Of our courts Samuel
B. Ogden against VIM. B. Astor, as agent of
the late John Jacob Astor. A man named
Ogden was sent by ]. J. Astor to China, to
take charge Of factory there, he was to
have received one-ffth of the profits as a re-
muneration for his services After he had
been there awhile W0B. Astor was taken in
as partner, but Ogdsn's relationship with
the firm remained unchanged. He remained
In China some years and finally died there,
leaving bis business unsettled His heirs re-
quested statement Of his affairs from Mr.
Astor and were shown paper bringing Ogden
in hi, debt some $4,000. The heirs were not
satisfied, and brought it up in another court
In the meantime, John Jacob Astor died. and
the suit was put off for so many years that
VIM b. Astor endeavored to have it quashed
through the statute Of limitations. But the
court compelled him to produce the books con-
tanning Ogden's accounts, and the result was,
William Il. AstOr was obliged 70 paw to the
heirs of Samuel B. Ogden the sum of si25 900.
That is putting the boot on the other leg with
ayengeance
The number Of deaths in this city during
the past week was 434 ,viz: SO men, SO women
lol boys, l4l girls, showing an increase of 40
on that OF the previous week. Of these los
were OF diseases of the lungs, so of which were
OF consumption. The question of the treat
msnt of consumption is occupying consider
able space in our medical journals The s'old
ilne doctors say they don't pretend to cure
IL, out merely palliGte. Hunter, in his ''Spe-
clalist, boldly prOclaims 1t durable, and gives
facts and figures to prove his assertions. In
the last number of his journal is a most able
paper upon the causes of consumption. Dixon,
of the Scalpel" shivers lance with him.
The discussion is decidedly racy
A new party is in state of incubation, and
holding meetings In various Yards every night
preparatory to a grand national convention
somewhere IN the coming June. The name of
the party is to be the Know Something's"
and from the fact that j. +. Cleaveland esq,
OF the New York Tribune, who is n shrewd
politician, and can pull wires like " all DOS
sessed has been appointed one of the dele
gates, infer that new party will stand on
republican ground. 1t ID proposed to organize
throughout York State, and then the whole
Union.
The news Of the terrible disaster on the
Delaware, at Philadelphia, makes New York
srs tremnle as well through sympathy as the
daily chances they themselves run of similar
catastrophes. 1t is within bounds to saw that
one-fourth Of those who do business below the
Park, cross some Of the ferries at night, and
re cross IN the morning, add to this the num-
Der OF females that come from Williamsburg,
oIOoAlyH, anu Jersey City, To say nothing of
market visitors, and the numbers who cross
from the termini of railroads, and you can
form some idea of the travel on our ferries;
yet we have not one ferrybOat that carries a
small boat on board, in which, in case of an
accident, man might land. The PhiladeI-
phia disaster may be the means of remedying
this state of things.
Every body Except newspapers) SAYS, in
speaking OF the steamship Pacific that there
- Of uoIa L. e
arrival A very excellent cut of the missing
steamer appeared In the last number of Frank
Lesile,s Illustrated Newspaper. This is prob
ably the last view" we will ever have Of
her Before leaving Liverpool, the Captain
was heard TO say that he would run all risks
10 enter New York harbor before the Persia.
which was advertised to start three DAYS after
him. and make the trip in eight DAYS But
the Persia was eleven days cut, having mar
rowly escaped destruction on an iceberg. The
general IMPRESSIONS, that the Pacific ran into
ice on the banks Of Newfoundland, and was
wrecked there.
The schooner Falmouth, outward bound.
wasselzed yesterday while being lowed through
the Narrows, by Deputy United States Mar
shall De Angels, and brought back. and an.
ehored at the Navy Yard She was seized on
suspicion Of being int nded for the slave trade,
having all the necessary fixtures on board for
that business. The captain and mate were
Not found on board. Captain Watson, of tie
United States Marines, and a file of twelve
men were placed in possession.
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