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New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
GOVERNORS OF THE AIMS HOUSE.

The Board met yesterday afternoon, at the InaaAe
Asylum, Gov. SMITH in the Chair.
Mr.. FITCH, Warden of the Pententiary, reported
that be had appointed Joshua Parker Keeper of the
PeDitentisry; slso that two convicts had escaped
The Comm ittss on Island Hospital reported the BIDS
received for iron work Island Hospital, a. puoIished
in our last recommending that the contract be award
ed TO j. B. snd W. W. Cornell for sls,Si the loves
bid adopted.
TIE report of the Committee on LuDsdc Asylum
was orcer.d to be printed and made ne speca order
for the rex. meeting.
The Committee on Pentsutiary were ordered to ad-
verse for proposals. for The tagging Of the new wing
of tie Pepite rtiary.
Nj. Wrrxs superint ntendsrt Of the construction Of
the leland Hospital pesitlored for increased conpen-
eaten. Rstened.
Tte President ard Secretary were authorized TO
draw $50 coo rom ths Controller for the use ct the
AlushcUee.
Mr.. Guy1HER offered the following resolution:
Resred Tbs, this Board high appreciation the ni
toiy steps taken BY the Medes Faculty Of the cities OF Doe
dicoyey srpsces Of sulpbehs ether. By Dr. Wm o.
hogn ard believing the 70 be expressed and set pfta
u her s.moa.es the sress' bereht Of the pesen. s Ien
dei,d s-pcs and humanity. deem y our duty 70 eoo
eerscn thereof and OF the many 70 Which the sAme nss
been spyec the institutions under chsrze 70 vote toward
'he ns,or .absenPion fune, Instituted T the fs'uHy Inc
Of 8 100.
Mr.. GusTHER stated that the Massachusetts, STATE
Hotpital had voted l,Ct0; the City Hospital Of
NewYoIk, 800; ard other Institutions prsporonate
spsunts. He thought that in institutions Ike theirs,
vhsie tie patients 70 largely indebted to TINS DIS.
covsy for sneloratpg their suferngs, the Board OF
GovsiDors ought 70 recognize in fitting manner the
man Who had freely given his great dAcovery to the
world and when be stated thai the man Wa now
cripple, ssd suffering from . pervo1 affection Coz
.rsc.ed in his eEperimsots With Su'psutc s.ass 10
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
TWO BOYS MURDERED By THEIR rArHHR.

Fvu~ The Bu,sAs~i-> R,y.An,a
A mott shocking affair occurre1 10 Maize vnags,
70 this cour,y about 10 miles from Brs rshsmt,n, q
Fri6sy sfta,rcor the 10th inst. Oliver Howard, Q
mar sbout 30 yssYs old, murdered two o his cadrea
By crttrg their throsts With Q razor. The circum-
s,sncss Of this mot laueptSoe occurrence - Gear -
We can les-u, follows; Oliver Howard, the
murderer, lives IN the vilsge OF Mslne-has Q vito
ard four chidrer-two girls snd two boya HE wife .
rotler bad been s,sy few days a. bis house, aaa
the day previous 10 the uurder his wife ard wife
me We u. on visit 10 the bosee OF the latter TAX
lrg With them tho two your gest children, the guh
tsvpc tbs two boys aged SIX the otner four, st
home.
AScst oclcck on Friday afternoon Howard len the
Tanpery of Mr.. Ssbo!,rd whers he worked, weos -
bs kouse and returned ates to the tsrnery Not
org si,er Il Was dscovered that the Two little bsys
h,d been murde rel-their threats being cut wrh .
rszer. Howsrd was Immediately arrested ard takes
hefere N. w. Eastman. esq., sJcstice of the Pescs
that tovn, for examination. TIE prisoner admitted
bat he con mitted the double murder and waves q
examination. The murderer was brought 70 bne'
hauton last Friday night, and lodged IN jail.
No rssssu assigned D, tie prisoner, vs are n.
formed for the set when be ws< arrested Now thss
Re s in a for the horid crime be says that hs w
in fear OF the Lord, ard thought that he vas coo-
marded by the Lord to kill his two boys. We THAI
that this a mere dcdge 20 escape purshmctt on the
ground of insanity and thst instead OF havirg eny
COMMUNICATION from the Lord, he was instigated by
TIE D.rl and his own bad passions to commit tar
most dirilisk crime.
Howard formerly tended French's Mul on CNte
Creek, and Sprague's Mill rear Port Crane. He alec
worked at Col. Lewis Mill, IN B,pghamton. some
sayan wears AGO.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

quantities Of iron pipe. The work is to be COM
pleted this Fail; but it is now discovered that no
order for the pipe has yet been given to any Amer.
can Manufacturer, though so many would be glad 10
supply it. The contract WAS taken in the name of
ole of our own citizens but il is believed that
i is for the beuefit Of Scotch ron company To-
eatfd in Scotland, the pipes to De there made and
thence shipped to this country, thus employ ing for
eign artisans at the expense o. American labor and
tbat too on Government work. Had the bill re-
quired the pipes TO be Of American iron, this singu
lsr turn might have been avoided. Mr.. Meies the
foreign pipes are to be used. On the contrary. be
replies with perfect Indifference that it is Not the
" business nor is il the right Of the officers of the
" Govern meDt to interfere with any arrangements
" be may find it necessary TO make 10 fulfill this
:" large contract by the prescribed time. He will
L" doubtless buy his iron wherever he eau make
most money out Of it, and who can prevent him ~
There's gentleman for you.
More than 900 men are at work in the Navy
Yard, end more could be employed if the stock Of
proper timber were larger. The Lancaster sOoD-
of.wsr goes on slowly for the same reason. The
Congress frieate is nearly finished repairing The
new steamer ordered to be constructed here is in
progress, the drawings at least. She will be q
secoDdclsss propeller, 1876 feet long BY 33 feet beam
and the order is to finish her with all possible dis
pstcb-tbat is put all the men who Will be likely
TO vote for Tom Florence. But be will need better
propellers than this and more Of them. There are
various other cOntrivances to make work at the
Navy Yard and keep il up till election, such as new
ships to be built and old to be repaired; but it
do
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

RUsAwAY SHAKERs.-On Tuesday night there A.
rived IL tovn from the Shaker settlement st Niska-
yuma q youpg, pretty and modest demoiselle, WIN
blocnitg red cheeks and Q monster straw Doenet re-
irdpg one of the artistic magazine representation OF
Cupid with night cap, Venus wearing spsctscles-
Her skr,s were ppocent Ct hoops, and her wsis unc
,usrL.d With corset bspds. The inprosemeuts' o.
modem fsshion had rot reached her rural hcms, ana
hewss primitive and simple 10 her appssrsnce - esy
oot,i,tsDt follower Of Arm Lee should be. But her
visits currg tie evening TO various Cry goods storss, IN
oue,t Of mysterious skelet0ns, charming tshstas,
.howy stelas rich gupures, dainty lace, rualing slks
ard .oft v.lvex induced suspicion that there ~
{" cat in the meal" somewhere, and BY poss.biays
Ann the rrspbetess was TO lose fair disciple. fS
The b.t,e ShsksIess Wisely kept her own counsel ses
ssd rot. ,,
Yesterday, however, q ruddy, fair-vsaged young
man, in home spun blue, made biz sPPe1eu0s ~,
AID forthwith Instituted vigorous sieee upon sun@y
merchant tailor shops, hat stores and hks-sPpsar-
ing in eourse Of time, Q rev man. nave 10 dn-
rosi,;on ,o follow the mater further The foGs Of
inbsct 40 mys,erous in s inception vas last evening"
n,,rs,sd 70 : popular clergyman who soon 6oisAsd =
M n manner qsite prevail in the outer world ess
Ss,div recoerizsd among the "verity, verify cresf
- tbe faithful. We hope the tvo whoee fssss hsvs
rms been united may never have occssisn 70 rsHeI
,tsir absrdoi ment Cf the peaceful sonnasily, y
thIugh tire sudden yanmogrdcstioa Of s91oS'
ouiet Shaker miss into full boopsd fs:h.oosDq,A
tisd bsi!s u . vssy dacgssov sxPssinSes u ~s a"s
weather. luvy wv A~>
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
FROM PHILADELPHIA.

OPENING OF THE CAMPAIGN - -REPUDIiTi0N-
TnADDEUs STEVENS - COLONIZATION So
CIETy CONTEST FOR SlIERlfF-rRlS0N
AGENT-IRON PIPES FROM SCOTLAND.
Etom ouS Own Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, July 20, ISIS.
You hnow already that the banner under which
the Opposition in Pennsylvania has t1ougnt 1t most
Prudsn 70 rally, is inscribed with the Peoples
Party In this sign we conquered sigusly at the
nunciPa election held only four days after the
passage of the Epslsh swinile. The harmony Of
interests insugurated on that occasion was 50 de-
cded, and produced such wholesome fruits, that
the entire Opposition throughout the State de-
msnasd common rally under NE same victorious
flag. The union thus indicated has now been &C.
meoted into durable cohesion by the uudisturbed
harmony which prevailed at the State Convention
Of the Peoples Party held last week at Harris.
burg. Every County was largely represented
there, and what is very unusual in such bodies,
there was no i'll blood engeudered BY conte.t'ng
delegations. Ex-Governor ReedoE emerged on this
occasion from the obscurity of sis law office at
Eastop, ssd was chosen President, and viii % good
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

RroPrsSG Oh rHE AcADfSr or Mvsic.-Ths
city is not 10 be without music. Uilmsnn and Musasd
baye failed, but the Board Of Education have tsksa
the matter in hand The Commencement Of the Free
Academy last evening was transformed into Al in'tu
mental concert by Dodworth's Band. given st the
expense of the city by the Board Of Educet'on to tas
friends of ts members. Thesuccess was immense Tho
muse WA excellent of course, and was probably sp
oil the better becau,e the exercises Of the Con-
mercsmept were interspersed. One piece, Dodwo'ths
famous White Mountain Echoes received the COM
piment OF an encore, and repeated amid mach e.
thusasm. This repetition seemed to be approved by
Dr. Rsrpey, who was presiding on behalf Of the Board
of Education. The concert was go successful that
to be repeated on Thursday evening, with spew and
much more attractive programme, the Commencsmst
exercises Of the Female Normal School being subst-
ued for those Of the Free Academy. Tickets may b.
obtained gratis from the members OF the Board Of Eds-
cation.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

TREATMENT or PERJURERs AT NEW w-ORLrAss-A
New-Orlesns correspondent of The Mobile Mercury,
suding 10 tie late trial tf Hardy, for killing Stone the
seducer Of bis daughter thus speaks Of the Witnesses
wbo swore that sbe was of easy virtue:
" Thoee uDprincpled men who bore false witness
sgsirst Miss Caroline Hardy, are by this tne able
TO srpleciate the text to its uleet extent Our mer-
oherts and busress men have tsken the punishment
o. their cIiue into their own hands. Simmons sad
insurer were clerks at cotton pres up town. Sim-
was 10 have been given an interest, but scverA
banks uotied the proprieors Of he press that If he
was in any way Interested in their busness they would
decline dcOunipg any more OF their paper The con-
mssion merchants who had cotton pressed and stored
by the concern, also sent them Q nohd.
cation that they would do no more busi.
ness with them a. long as Simmons and
Maurer remained in their employ. Simmons he's bssa
unanimously expelled from bis Lodge by the Odd fsa.
lows and both have been ignOmniDusly turned out sf
bouses where they formerly visited favored GUSTS.
Ring is married man. ard his wife is ono Of the Gssse
soiss Of our city. Shortly after the tna he sgnited
his intention 10 her Of going TO Bsdon Springs Sac
tcd him to 90 and never come back, a. she never
would live with him again. lie is cotton wsigher
ard ssmpler by profession but henceforth wiz have
to follow other calling. ss a his customers have
notified him that they will not pstronze him any morei
and il is also limited that he will bs expelled ffom al
connection with the Mssons. Thus you rec tbst a.
though these fellows could not be reached by tho
laws, they have been punished a. severely a. they
had been.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

A PRINTING OFFICE, WHOLE Tows AND Coss-
rY SuBMERGED.-The editor of The Citizen, at Cos
hons Miss on the 3Oh ult, issued the following Gard
1t explains very bsd state Of affairs:
"The Mississippi has taken possession OF the offcs
Of The Coahoma Citi-en, and am compelled 70 sus-
perd the publication Of Il until we have q fall in tho
water Nearly every place and pon, In the county %
submerged. Here and there q ridge OF uncommos
hight left above the food The dam sge 10 the cosn-
Try will reach an enormous sum. At the present It 10
ipcalcusbte. Outside Of the destruction OF crops
(which were unusually promising), tho drowning of
stock WIN be immense; all the stock running In the
woods will be lost. Many Of the planters hsve erected
platforms, and have q small portion Of their stock
posure ard a want of attention. Some have stock n
their gslleres bedrooms, and even their psrlofs we
have ct with seversl Of the sufferers Who have hsa
10 abandon their houses; with others who are livsg
upper stories Of their dwellings. and can assure ycs
tbs. our condition very distressing and dsPiorsois
ECeed."
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
The game opened at p o'clock. The following ar
the names and poeition of the players

There athletes came upon the ground in excellent
tpa and in the fnest condition. The ball was opened
by the Brooklynsrs going in fret and gaining slight
advantage their opponents for two or three In
nires. The the tide Of fortune began TO change 10
favor Of the Yorkers, slightly, but only enough 10
bring the score nearly even until the last inning
but ore when the New-Yorkers ran up their
score to - against the BroOklyners lsl. Tne
Brooklyners wen. in on the last innings
but three brilliant catches did their business Th1 was
decisive. But the New Workers went in on their ss.
innings to show what they could do. They were pAa
of in their own con Three catches did their business
in a jiffy. Then there was waving Of hats and nana
kerchiefs shaking Of hands, and general copgratula
ton at the success of the New-Yorkers. But thsn
Brooklyn gonists did not to take very hafo.
They smiled good-humOredy, and hoped for ee'6er
luck another day.
As matter Of course, whenever there we sny nue
catches exciting rew or ingenious stratsgem On ."'
part Of the player, there was immense che~~s ~
the partiars of bis side among the spectators al
Colts run between first ard second base, Wnich "A,
q triumph Of selfpossession and marsgenon'' oN ~
Holders iun home after splendid hit, called ou. .n'
most enth usiastc cheers however, and Won equ''
plause from friend ard foe. There were many HH'
cstches but IT would look inventory like 70 s''
During the 7th innings the ball splf Was 'v'.n
finger, and hs retired Davis (Knickerbocker oelne
bic substitute. Masten and Leggett eIchsngea 'u'
sth irnngs-the latter having Iost two oa'' e1'
cesson. De Bost was also lsmed about the miaaie o.
the game, but worked OF with indcmits0is p'acA '"a
spIit.
THE PLAfISG.
This wss probably fire ss it will be tns so01 'O''
turs of the admirers Of the game to see '0i son'e
to come There w.s no bed plsying-sAei' 'n'.e
were missed balls or unfortunate runs, .ney "e.' |"
rre instances out Of ten cases ssnst w'en 10 Ju's
uert or skil could guard
The POPULARITY or THf GAME
Bsse ball Is comparatively modern game aoa II
its pressLt developmsp peculiarly American Inc na-
tive. Of the mother ccurtry Who have STAINED sku IN
e,iei. coe.s,d 70. the superiority Of tas1 ss1s 0VS
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
RESOLUTIONS

SYLL."-A popular actor of Philstelphn ven.
10 Cape May q few days since. He accidentally lett
hs watch On bis dressing friend solng TO the
Cape took down. In conjunction with few otaers,
fe Got up q complimentary presentation. A presen
tt,on rpsech was made ana .he reply vss grs;siul
sIoouert A feast followed, after wbice. On gong TO
bis room, he opened the csse. which lnciosed the
vs,ch. snd fcurd II 70 b the oos b isst .. home.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21
,b., # b.ss bal q. requiring Or. .kn. w.ssed 40.

discus. tbs question Lere b.; taIs tsct sstaosned'
Cricket can never. IN Ameroa ct least, be ~ 'pa~
a. il. yourge brother base bal Toe later Is played
VITA grs..sr ceisrty; its trilsH. hits sud cs Goes s's
much uoie E,quert 'asn ,hoss IN cricket. Tae ls''
ter a q .icw and ploc disg game, panAking Of tie
chsrsc,sr ef the Pee pIs smors whsn i, grew up. t.
the unipi'i,,ed ,pectstcr It soSs dull and ~.snsoue,
while tie fcruer vii keep crowd q several thou
ssrjs, not cte of whom usy know anything OF the
game N state of the gss,eet exci1sneo. unit; the
close C; the game.
RNsvsg.
To those yfrssu IN The gsre tls to.0TrS resume
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

BOARD OF PILoT CoNNIssIosERs.-At q meeting
of the Board of Pilot Commissioners, held ct their
Office on the 20th int, letter Vas read from his
honor the Mayor asking the cooperation of the Board
in relation to the Quarantine Regulations and the Pr
lots. The following directions were Issued to the Pilots,
az resolutions were passed and sect 70 the Mayor
DIRECTIONS FOR Pilots:
NEw-yoRE July p.
Gin You hereby required ancho all vessels ubce your
charge frc pned below a. TIE o"e OuGsn.iae
.ouud SUBJECT 70 directions Of the Health O,ef tn'
Port VIZ: Havana Matsnzss. 81 Thomas, fort-su rfIcs
Ponce CsIasns 81 Jsgo Cnbs Sgns Gsnd- Trinidad De
Yo se A,o on boarding any vessel bound into n''
rr, fr ports subject yellow ,v-r 20 A.cesn II the yelS~
,.y,r x.rd om whence she car- an - snenof
IN the Lower Ou,rsntioe ground 70 await he -cun d tns
Heb Oc.r yio-sion Il the above OF nose 9'
The Health Officer will b. punished oy srp-'lon OF csui's
By order q the Board Of PHO. Comm .ioo.fs ,,,
Russell STUhGlS, Presider-
CHAs II. MARSHALL,
e MORGAN,
ROBERT l. TAYLOR, Sfio: C01 misnoherA
RJrSEL SIURGtS,
GEO. ". BLUNT.
RESOLUTIONS.
rhs The Board of Pilot Communist viii promptly arc cor
,. coou.s,e al th- power IN sry SUES
,ns nsd. by the Board d Heath protect te b~An oi tne
city. . L.. .--,ox., f,or,
Market ard the ground sdoinnr ,h- pe OF n
nd am 70 the attention Of The city sa:hoss Ss seo
by this Bead some tns sinoe-
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

The steamship Star Of the West left for AspinwaA
ysste rdsy full Of passengers bound TO the gold regions
number Of thoes ON board said to bs On thsir
way to Frazer River.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-21

for them. at least SlOO 600. The Legislators will not
wade in so deep, but there are nearly four times As
many. Harrisburg has rich fields for legislative pas
tuie and there will be $4,000 spent in putting
these candidates through Take the whole cost or
loss to be encountered by the coming election IN
this city alone and il will reach quarter million.
Money, not merit sDow the key by which office
doors are unlocked. The base doctrine that to the
victors belong the tpOils has sapped the very ou-
dation of public morality. Where else but with the
Democracy did it originate 7
The report of the Prison Agent for this city, Mr..
William J. Mullen, has just been published. TINS
gentleman's time is wholly occupied IN ylstlsg the
PRISONS asceraniDg who has been hastily or wrong.
fully committed, and in procuring the discharge OF
innocent parties speedily and without trial. He
VISITS regularly all the magistrates on the same mer-
cfu errand. He there interferes as peace-maker
between excited parties, so0thes their irritation,
and causes hundreds of frivolous but expensive pros
ecutions to be abandoned For all these offices he
has talent aid qualification both peculiar and
happy. During the year just ended he has been the
instrument in releasing from prison ,3O3 persons
whose offeDses he found, on invesugation were TOO
trifng TO Justify their confinement. Indeed, avery
few had been committed for sufficient cause. Cor
rupt magistrates and policemen, eager 10 secure
bin of costs had improperly committed huudreds IN
cases where a single ancable word would have ter
minated the dispute. OF the 1903 cases, 30
were discharged without dollar IN costs oeing re.
quired A world ID good feeling has been created
between the parties to these amicable discharges.
They have, moreover, saved TO the county Si,S;2
in their maintenance, and $500 more which it
would have cest 10 send the parties before the
Grand Jury. prompt settlement of this large
number of cases has restored hundreds b their po-
stion in society prevented them from losing situa
tons, and conferred unspeakable blessings on moth
ers sisters and daughters. This mission takes vice
at IFS very threshold. Beside the foregoing results,
Mr.. Muh, has Investigated over 5000 other cases,
written coo letters for poor parties, found homes
for many discharged convcts, and been minister
ing angel in all the dens and bells e the city.
Our city is the center Of SO ge an interest In
the iron business, that good deal of feeling has
been created by the discovery Of new dodge for
giving the foreign article preference. You know
that Congress has appropriated vast sums Of money
for the building Of an aqueduct to supply Washing
ton With water. This work requires uwease
Pointe Coupee Democrat. [volume] (False River [i.e. New Roads], Parish of Pointe Coupee [La.]) 1858-1862, 1858-05-22

d'assises les NOMINEES Lacenaire, Avril e
FRANCOIS Martin, await attire de bonnt
heure une grande affluence, ct c'esr
avec I'm vif movement de c~uriosite que
lie public accueille Tentree des trois &C
cuses. Lacenaire surtout, don't les
aveux ct les principles ont etc d'avance
slgnales par la presse, excite puissam
ment %Pattention. Jeune, frais, elegant
dune figure riante, agreeable ct relieve
par la petite moustache a la mode, La
cenaire s'asseoit avec aisance au bant
de Pinfamie, ct engage tout d'abord avee
Q avocat une conversation qu'inter
rompt solvent o sourire. II parait en-
tenement Granger au debat qui Sc pre-
pare, ct son assurance contraste de la
maniere la plus frappante avec Pattitu.
de morne ct silencieuse des deux CO.
accuses que ses revelations placent a
ses cot6s.
Lacenaire est un ieune homme de
t~rente-deux a trente-trois ans, un peu
chauve, dune figure assez belle ct dis
tinguee. II porte de petites moustaches.
Ii s'entreticnt longtemps avec son defen-
seur, ct lui montre plusieurs papiers.
L%acenaire, interrog6, declare sc nom
mer Pierre-Francois Lacenaire, age de
"a ans, ancien commits voyageur, demeu-
rant a Paris, rue des Beaux-Arts, ne a
Lyon.
LIE second accuse declare Sc nommer
Pierre-Victor-Avril, age de vingt-cinq
ans, menuisier, ne a Paris, y demeurant,
rue du Faubourg-du-Temple, No. SO.
lie troisieme accuse declare Sc NOM
mer Hippolyte-Francois Martin, parquet-
teur, ne a Issy.
Avril est I'm jeune homme dune figure
fort douce, DUN air m~elancolique; il pa
raft p~rofondement affect6. Martin est
un homme dune figure fortement carac-
au1 traits anguleux, au TENT
bilieux; il baisse la tete ct reste immo-
bile. .-.."I-..
Des precautions extraordinaires ont
etc prises pour emp6cher une collision
que les rumeurs de la prison ont sigma
lee CONNIE imminente; la garde a etc
doublee, ct deux agents de la police de
sont places derriere les accuses
pour %surveiller leurs movements.
NJ. Brochant a etc nomme defenseur
de L%acenaire; NM. Laput ct vi
lalot defendent les dcux autres accuses.
Partarieu-Lafosse est charge de SOU
enir Facte d%accusation.