The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-05-11


monthly between New York and San Francisco
and New Orleans and San Francisco, for period
Of nine months from the lst Of October to the LIST
Of July next, has been awarded by the Post Office
Department TO Mr. Daniel II. Johnson of this city,
who represents the Nicaragua lsthmus route
interest BY the terms OF the contract the steam
rrs are TO connect at Key West, and the schedule
tine between New York and San Francisco is not
20 exceed twenty three days and between New
Orleans and San Francisco twenty days. Service.
able ocean steamers, and good steamboats, and
und carriage for the Isthmus are to be pro.
vidcd. The compensation for this service
Is slG2 coo, or $4,000 per annum. The SER
vice for The period mentioned at the rate paid
the Panama line, would cost STAT 1877, showing
saving Of S579,ls7, excluding from the estimate
the coastwse service between San Francisco and
Saa Diego. and between San Francisco and Asto-
ria which latter Is provided for in another contract
without additional expense to the department. The
uncomfortable sum for which the new contractors
engage to perform this important mail service
Will doubtless excite some surprise; but it should
be borne in mind that Secretary Cass, in letter
addressed to the Nicaragua Steamship Company,
which was published in the HsRALp Of Monday
administration would protect the interests of
our citizens from any arbitrary action on the
part of Nicaragua with reference to the Isthmus
transit route. The administration desires that tho
Nicaragua route shall be permanently opened; the
mail contract has been awarded to parties pre-
sumed 10 be competent to the performance of their
dutes the result can be easily conieCtured. The
effect Of the announcement Of the successful bid
ders was somewhat damaging to the interests Of
the holders Of Panama Railroad and Pacific Mail
Steamship Company stock yesterday. There was
feyerish eagerness to sell, and corresponding
disincliIalion TO buy The Railroad stock fell
two and half per cent, while the Steamship
Company's shares declined about three per
cent. The course remaining for the Post Office
department TO pursue is TO establish q daily mail
between New York and San FRANCISCO. The over
land mail contractors now carry a semi-weekly
mail between those two cities for 5000 900 per an
NUN, and they have signided their willingness to
make tle line a daily one for double that sum.
The HERALD of yesterday morning contained Il
report, teegIaphcd from st. Johns n. F., after the
arrival of The Galway steamship Adelaide, of the
wreck Of the packet ship Pomona, of New York,
bound from Liverpool for this port. During the
excitement of the war news, published at
he same time, this event, disastrous as il may
be, was almost entirely overlooked. The Pomona
saiied from Liverpool on the 9th Of April, aud
vas, as reported. lost of the coast Of Wexford,
Ireland, the same day. The telegraph tells US that
she had over four hundred passengers on board,
and that "thc crew and three passengers, whose
names are not known were saved If OILY three
persons were saved from the wreck, of course over
y, uIrna Ioa,, hut
number could not be ascertaned when the latest
adyices were forwarded, although the Adelaide did
not sail for three days after the disaster The Po
mona was commanded by Capt. Merrithew. She was
an A No. vessel, of eleven hundred and eighty
one tons burthen, built in Boston in 1856 aud
owned by Rowland rockingham, Of New York.
Yesterday was the third day Of the religious an
niversary week, and in spite Of the rain storm
which prevailed the meetings were well attended
Ne devote to-day large portion of our space TO
reports Of the proceedings of these annual meet
ings-among them those Of tho American Anti
Slavery Society, the American Christian Union, the
American Congregational Union, the New York
Sunday School Union, the New York State TEN
perance Society, the Consolidation Convention Of
Baptist Societies, the New York Colonization So
cety, the New York Institution for the Blind, the
National Reformatory Convention, the Five Points
Mission and the Uniyersalist Conference.
The jury in the case Of James Glass, tried for The
murder Of Owens, after celebrating since three
o'clock on Friday afternoon, came into court yes
terday, and there being no probability Of their
agreeing upon verdict, they were discharged by
the Judge An order was then issued directing the
Sheriff TO summon five hundred jurors for Monday
next when the second trial of the prisoner will
commence. Ii is understood that the jury through
out the long period of consultation stood eleven for
conviction and one for acquittal.
sad affair occurred at the Clarendon Hotel, in
this city, yesterday morning While Mr.. Francis
]. Q. Umsted. a lawyer Of Wall street, was exam
ming his revolver, one of the barrels exploded,
and the bullet passed through his head, causing
immediate death. Although there is no reason to
suppose that the unfortunate gentleman medtated
suicide, yet the position OF the wound was such as
meditation. Mr.. Umsled was native of Philade,
phia, and about twenty-five years of age.
The only case tried yesterday in the Conrt of
General Sessions was charge of grand larceny
preferred against Gcrson Cohen, who was found
guilty of-teang 50 900 worth ewelry from Isaac
Hermann. lie was remanded for sentence.
Ihe Doafd Oi supervisors met yesterday. veto
wasreceiyed from the Mayor on resolution appro
priat;ng y 800 to fit up lie rooms of the First. Sc
cOpd and Third District Police Courts on the ground
flat TIE Police Courts belong exclusively to the
city, and their maintenance &c, belong exclusively
to the Common Council. communication was
received from Nelson J. Waterbury, District Attor-
ney, asking for further accommodation and re-
arrangement of his office. Referred. The bill of
Sheriff Kelly for the quarter ending April 81 ,
amounting to S3,72i 40, was ordered to be paid
The Board adjourned til Tuesday next.
At the meeting Of the Board Of Ten Governors
yesterday, Messrs. Townsend and Smith presented
a protest against the action Of the majority at the
previous meeting in removing certain employees of
the Board. A somewhat spicy discussion ensued,
bn the Board finally decided not to place the pro-
test on the minutes. A report Of the proceedings