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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-21
United States Circuit Court.
Before Hon. Judge IngersOll.
THE BROOKLYN CoIrNrERrErrER.

THE BROOKLYN COUNTERFE1TER.
JAN. 2o.-The United States us. Amelia Eiioards.
prisoner in this convicted Of counteretng Her
husband sentenced, with Samuel James, few days
ago to eight years Imprisonment for the same offence
After hearing further testimony to her alleged relation
ship with Edward Edwards the Court not being satisfied
that she his wife, sentenced her Imprisonment for
five years, and to pay a fine of So
THE ELDRIDGE STREET PRISON.
The Grand Jury made presentment respecting the FL
bridge street JAIL in connection with the escape of the
prisoner Macauber therefrom in October last They pre-
sent the nsucency Of the prison and the necency
the officers, and the Grand Jury satisfied that pr
Of ordinary activity need remain there any longer
than ii suited his purpose 10 do appears however,
that the entire staff Of the prison has been replaced the
present Sheriff. and there is TO hope for i'm
provcment in the administration OF its police But what
ever may be the character and capabty of the officers
there enough in its construction, arrangement and
ganZaton TO to the Eldrdge street prison the
reputation has long enjoyed Of disgrace to the
munity.
The Grand Jury also presented bill of indictments in the
following cases The United States John Lloyd for
passing false invoices the United States vs. John B. Nor
ris, for cruel and unusual punishment.
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The Philadelphia Machinery Contract.

TTIIADEITHIA, jan. 70, I60y,
Messrs. Reaney, Neahe Co. publish card relative to
the contract for constructing the machinery Of the second
soop ofwar building at the Philadelphia yard declaring
that in September last the time for the opening Of the
bids Mr. Norris the only bidder, because the
sary information had been furnished to him alone New
bids were invited, and Reaney Nea6e Co.'s drawings
approved by two boards of engineers with guaran
tee Of the ship accomplishing sixteen miles per hour
The card eterates their former denial Of copying from
Mr. Norris drawings, and asserts that Mr.. Norris
unable to point out single instance Of similarity, and
compelled to admit his II also asserts that II is
susceptible Of proof that the Norris movement dis
honorable combination, headed by Mr.. Griffith, assist
cd by Philadelphia firm who supplied Mr.. Norris with
their drawings
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williamsburg Intelligence.

ATTEMPT At SuIoDE-Tuesday afternoon Mr. Joseph
Clark butcher, while passing along the road Town
sends bath house. in the Seventeenth ward discovered
the body Of female in Ncwtown creek With the assist
Of of the ncghbors he got out and placing
1t in his cart took it to the station house of the Fifth pre-.
cnct The woman was entirely nsensibe from cold and
exposure but by the aid OF rest0ratves applied by Capt
Woglom and the in the station house. recovered
so as TO be able 10 give account of herself She
says her name Margaret Conan that she has husband
residing in Winfield l.. and that she destroy
herself She assigned q for the rash act that
her husband i'll treats and abuses her Every attention
given her by the officers Of the station and she will
probably recover Had she not been discovered as she
was she would undoubtedly have died short time as
she was almost covered with ice when found
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Fires at Cleveland.

CIENELAND Jan. 70, IS5v
There three fires here last night Messrs. Smith
& iIoopers candle factory destroyed, involving loss
of s. 0o0-sl 500 of which was insured in Eastern CON-
panes.
Two barns in East Cleveland also set fire by an
ncendiay and four yoke Of premium cattle burned up
The upper story of scovl's block was also burned
The damage TO the building about 81 O0 insurance un
known. The following are the principal suffercrs:-Mr
Butts, hats and caps-damage by water covered by
$1,000 insurance in Eastern companies; Mr.. Fiske,
drugsdamagc by water covered by So 900 insurance
Eastern companies Mr. Shelley, merchant tailorstock
badly damaged, insurance. There also much loss
the law libraries and Office furniture in the building
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Loss OF THREE FISHING VESSELS WITH TWENTY.
FOUR IvE-A slip from the Pr0vncetown Banner gives
the following melancholy ntegence:-we are at last re-
luctantly compelled to admit that there is little or no hope
that three missing bankcrs-the Mountain Wave James
Porter and Paestine-of this place. will ever return
Ihey must have oundcred in the gales of October
ana November as otherwise something would have been
beard OF them ere this. BY this disaster some half
dozen families In Provncctown bercft Of husbands
ana atnes In one vessel there three brothers by
the name of Klburn In ALL some twenty onr arc
supposed TO be lost belonging in various parts of the
country These vessels were good aud staunch and
would not pave succumbcd to any ordinary storm or sea
There was but little insurance the vessels IL il com
mon TO lose one vessel year from given town. TO
lose three Is a calamity OF an unusual character.
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From Buenos Ayrcs, &c.

BOSTON, Jan. 20, 1859.
The bark Swallow, which has arrived at Salem from
Buenos Ayres, reports that Hon. B. c. Yancy, United
States Minister with his family, arrived at Buenos Ayres
November IT, and proceeded TO Parana on this Goth.
The Swallow brings dispatches for the United States
government
W. Roch, drinking saloon keeper in Richmond street,
held to bail in $4,000 this morning. for murderous
assault on ex Purser s. " Hunter.
ExPurser Hunter died at the hospital this afternoon,
from injuries inflicted by Roch. The deceased was
tive of Kentucky and recently dismissed from the navy
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Markets.
Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
puvt ADrI puTA Inn

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 20, 1850.
Stocks dull. Pennsylvania State hves. 931s Reading
,i Dad, rs; Morris Canal, 4SH Long Island Railroad,
11I +, nnsylvana Railroad, 43.
MOBILE, Jan. 10, 1859
The sales OF cotton today 5000 bales, the market
closing with buyers than sellers at &c l2sc.
for middipg.
CHARLESTON Jan. 10, 1859.
The sales of cotton day 200 bales the market
closing with upward tendency. Middling, &c
CHARLESTON Jau. ~, 1859.
Co,tonsales to-day GOO bales The sales OF the week
foot II OF bales. The market closes with advance
Of 20. a nc. Good middling, lXc.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 10, 1859.
The sales Of cotton to-day 100 bales at sitter but
quotaby unchanged prces the City of Washngtons news
had no effect
SAVANNAH, Jan. 20, 1859.
Cotton-Tbe sales Of the week add up $3.50 Daies AM
the receipts $50 Increased receipts at all the southern
pors as compared with last year, SS4 500 bales. Stock
50, 000 bales
AUGUSTA, Ga, JAZZ. 90 1859.
Cot,on-sales to-day 600 bales, the market closing
with an advance o! &c.
PHILADELPHIA, jan 20, 1859.
Flour advanced: super1ne SIS IS Wheat firm red, 81
80 81 49, white, 81 40 81 as. Corn buoyant sales of
10000 bushels new yellow at S1c Whskey firm at &c.
CSC
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Three Days Later from California
ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE IN SAN
-FRANCIsCO-BUSINEsS DULL-sUFFERING ON FRA
SER RIvER-sEvERAL PERSONS FROZEN TO DEATH,
ETC.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20, 1859.
The overland mail, with San Francisco dates Of the
9th ult has arrived. The train brought two through
passengers.
The Presidents Message reached San Francisco at
three O'Clock tho morning Of the 26th, in nineteen
days and twelve hours from St. Louis. The Message
hardly up public expectation, especially on the
subject of the Pacific Railroad
Tho Christmas holidays were being observed with ex
traordinary unanimity.
Dates from Victoria to December 10 There was
great suffering at Fraser River from cold The steamer
Enterprise left Fort Hope for Fort LOngey on the 9h with
125 passengers. She was frozen in on her way down.
There being provisions board, the passengers at
tempted to go Fort Langley overland Snow was fall
ing and they lost their way but after three days Of in
expressbe suffering during which five six were frozen
to DEATH the weather moderated aud the steamer got
free from the ce down and took the survivors
TO Fort Langley,
petition was being circulated at Victoria for the
moval of Gov. Douglass
Mining had almost entirely ceased at Fraser river
Business stagnant at San Francisco; cons derabe
rain had fallen
Arrived at San Francisco, Auckland, from Siam; Cy.
clone, from Hong Kong.
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Tho work on the United States steam frigate Niagara
mas been commenced with vigor nj the Brooklyn Navy
Yard. Chief Engineer King has gone TO Washington on
business connected with some alterations which are
made In her machinery Orders from the Department are
10 have her ready for possible The United
states steam frgatc Wabash has taken up her winter
quarters at Genoa, and will remain there until spring
unless specific orders received from the Department
TO proceed elsewhere.
The United States brig Perry Mt Mon,cvdco on the
23d OF November. Officers and crew all well,
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MARROW ESCAPE OF RAILROAD TRArN-On
Tuesday night, Jan H. bridge the Otcriam creek
the Weldon and Petersburg Railroad was destroyed by
fire. short time before the passenger train the South
was due. Mr.. Theodore g. Parham, residing nearly
mile off, FASTENED to the scene and In the darkness of the
night Immediately built fires along the track to the dis
lance Of half mile, thus probably saving the lives Of all
the passengers in few moments after the train came
along at tremendous rate. Fortunately the fires the
track were seen, and the train stopped In time The
passengers held meeting soon after and contributed
sos 70 to procure set OF silver plate 10 be presented
Mr. Parham and his wife for saving them from what
have been terrible accident The railroad company
Is stated, will increase the to hundred dollars
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LorrEn1Es IN DELAwAnn.-The lottery bill now

LOTTERIES IN DELAwARE--The lottery bill now
pending before the Legislature of Delaware, is in sub
saecc, as olowsI egalizes lotteries, and authorizes
Richard Franco, of Baltimore to be proprietor for and
consideration OF the Of 5000 000815 900 TO be paid
July l. 1859, SIS 900 January l, 1860, and on semi
annually, for twenty years. The appropriations
foows,-Sl40 900 TO the Delaware Railroad to be used
exclusively for extension $4,000 TO the Maryland and
Delaware Railroad; $40 900 TO the Frederick Railroad
$4,000 to the Pennington and Choptank Railroad and
$272, 900 TO the Junction aud Brcakwatcr Railroad
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The Grand Lodge OF nIasons Of Canada.

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 1859.
The first regular half yearly meeting of the Masonic
Lodge Canada since the union of the two Grand
Lodges in July last held here yesterday and to-day
letter from the Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Eng
land recognizing the independence of the Grand Lodge Of
Canada laid before the meeting, and gave general
dissatisfaction. uniform ritual was adopted for all
Gam ian lodges
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The Galena and Chicago Railroad.

CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 1859.
The receipts of the Gaena and Chicago Railroad for
the second week in January s14 roo
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CxoeBY-BUmAsAN-As St Louis, Mo-. on Wednesday
Jan IL, by the Rev E. c. Hutchinson OF Trinity church,
HEINZ, 7. CROSBY, Of New York, to Miss JULIA. eldest
daughter Of the lats George Buchanan.
lRwN-SnNsoS-9n Tuesday, Jan II by the Few. Or.
seabury, at the Church of the Annunciati0n WILLIAM
IRWIN Jr, TO Miss EEl2ABETH SrINsoy, all Of this city
kNGHF-MoULToN.--UnT Thursday, Jan. 90 by the Rev.
this city. ~ -
Baltimore and Providence papers please copy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. New Utrecht Z. l.. on We'd
nesday, Jan. 49, by the Rev. Mr.. Van Ceek GEORGE ~
LOCKWOOD, Of Galena, IT,, to Miss Il. AsSIE eldea
daughter of Peter skidmore, of the former place.
THkRiAT-AIrzN-On Wednesday, Jan: 10, at the resi-
dence Of her unee Thomas 5arner Esq., by the Rev Dr.
daughter of the late George N Allen both Of fhs city
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Marine Court.
Before Hon. Judge Thompson


DAMAGES FOR NEGLIGKNTLY LEAVING A TRENCH Ey-
POSED IN THE STREET DURING THE NIGHT.
JAN. 18-John Buchellr James Fdnnin.-On the even
ing the 7h of November last the plaintiff driving his
horse and wagon through Thirty sixth street, and when
he got opposite the premises Of the defendant his horse
fell into sewer and was badly injured. The night was
dark and f0ggy. The sewer dug from the premises
Of and by the defendant There was no light about it,
1t was only protected by bank Of sand Judgment for
plaintiff for 500 40 and costs.
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Death OF Colonel Lee, &c.

ST. LOUIS, jan 20, 1859.
Colonel Francis Lee Of the Second infantry died n this
city at seven O'Clock last night of chronic diarrhma
Inc o'hcal majority Of Hodges, democrat, Conkn
republican, for Congress- in the Sixth district of Illinois, Is
four thousand and sixty three.
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United States District Court.
Before Hon. Judge Belts.

Before Hon. Judge Belts.
JAN. 2o-7he United States Robt. Mrrphy-This was
a motion for a trial. The Judge decided that the
motion this could be made after sentence and in
all Of felony and that upon the merits of the
before him the prisoner entitled TO new trial The
prisoner could also be discharged from custody in the
term, on giving good bail in the sum Of $500.
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Sailing Of the United States Revenue Cutie,

Washington to Relieve Vessels In Distress.
The United States revenue cutter Washington, E. O.
Murden, Lieutenant Commander, proceeded to sea on
Wednesday for the relief Of vessels in Distress order
of the eary Of the Treasury She stopped at Staten
Island for spare yard and started from thence three
P. NJ The following is list Of officers ched-Ieut
Commanding, E. o. Murden; Second Lieutenant, acting
FIRST, b. J. Keam Third Lieutenant, acting Second, F.
NJ Strk
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. Supreme COurt-Special Term.


Vim. M Barter Us. Elijah Smack.-It would from
the complaint although not distinctly stated that Ro
berts being the Of bond and mortgage, assigned
1t to Baxter, the plaintiff with agreement at the
time by the defendant Smack endorsed the back of the
instrument in these words; do hereby first stating
the consderation guarantee the payment and collection
Of the principal aud interest money of the bond and
gage within assigned" And the only question presented
by the demurrer s must the party taking such guaran
tee hrs exhaust his remedy the bond and mortgage
can he on the first default without taking any steps col
lect payment from the mortgage, sue the guarautor
Of any value sufficient TO warrant a foreclosure. It can
hardly be said that the presents any point of law It
Is conceded that the law follows the intent The only
dificulty, where parties careless in the use OF
language, is to ascertain their intent When ascer
tained the intent, II not prohibited by some posi-
tive rule or statute, Is the law. What, then,
according to the common understanding, is the mean
connection with mortgage about TO be assigned It. on
mere non payment II intended that the guaranor
should be Immediately liable TO suit no matter how
pie the value of the mortgaged premises why superatd
the word collection to the word payment The use
OF that word clearly shows that the corresponding dea
form, in the mind of the party can conceive
of other motive for its insertion than 70 signify distinct
ly that il not paid at maturity the loan should be co
lectable by foreclosure, in other words that would
be ''paidn II the usual steps taken for its 'coec-
ton" This Interpretation gives force to all parts
OF the sentence whereas the other renders the co
lection mere nuy. My conclusion is that the present
suit is premature unless facts in relation to the
mortgage other than those indicated in the complaint,
now stands be stated and proved The demurrer
tiff to amend his complaint eyment of costs, provided
he do SO IN twenty DAYS.
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Total 2S4
During the same period six terms Of the Court Of oyer
and Tcrmner have been held, and two general terms at
which about ninety here argued and submit
ted, and fifty motors argued.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A HUsBAND-ANrE- MoRrEx Ex-
ANIMATION BY CoRosER-On Wednesday night last the
attention of the police of the Third precinct attracted
by the cries of woman in Hamilton avenue whom they
discovered to be in fames having just ran out of
house. Every effort made to suppress the fire, in
which The officers with neghbor finally succeeded but
the woman was so badly burned that it necessary
to take her to the hospital, on the corner
of Henry and Pacific streets where her injuries were
attended to. Her name is Ann Jane Dawson Informa-
ton having been given to Coroner Horton that ner life
despared Of he proceeded to the hospital yesterday
and took her statement under OATH From this appears
that the night of the 10th instant she left her residence
in search Of her husband, Patrick Dawson. She found
nm IN nelghborng saloon playing some game and urged
him to come home He threatened violence aud she left,
the house made such demonstrations that she found
TO out into the street with her daughter Jane
They passed through the adjoining house and climbing the
fence entered the basement entry Of their residence aud
saw that Dawson had locked himself in the ROOM The
mother thcn according to her statement seated herself
at the bottom of the stairs and fell into Dose her child
being near her. Suddenly she felt heat and awaking
found the bottom Of her dress fire. She ran the
street and the flames were extingushed above stated
She informed the Coroner that il her belief
that her husband had set fire to her dress,
having frequently, when intoxicated threatened TO do
sure 1t was her husbands work. The husband being
questioned, stated that she had matches and cande
CareieSSneSS
own part Whatever the cause may be- she lies in very
precarious condition. and the physicians of the hospital
are Of opinion that she cannot recover Dawson
rested on warrant issued by the Coroner, and
mitted to await further inquiry into the matter
PoIITIcAL-A union Of the conflicting elements in the
democratic party Of Kings county finally perfected
at convention held Wednesday evening, upon basis
which appears to be acceptable to the members OF the diff
ferent committees of both the Vanderbilt and Bradley fac
TONS This union is in anticipation Of the spring election
at which judging from last falls experience tho demo.
nf tbnu
thoroughly united. The committees to unite in
call for primary meeting, TO be held the Sd Of Febru
AIRY next 10 select delegates to form standing committees
for the ensuing year.
CHILD ACCIDENTALLY BURNED TO DEATH-A child four
years of age, named Gregory Farren was so severely
burned Wednesday that IL died yesterday morning 1t
appears that he playing about bonfire the
Of Fifth avenue and Wyckof street, when his clothes
gnted and before assistance could be rendered in
jured badly that all remedies useless An in
quest held by Coroner Horton, and verdict &C..
cordance with the facts was rendered.
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North American FOR Liverpssl.

PoKrIAss, H.. 20, 1859
The steamship North American, having completed her
repairs, will sail from Portsmouth, NJ H., rybt for this
city, where she will load and be ready for her vge to
Liverpool by Saturday night.
The North American will take the United States mails
Dispatches for Europe filed at No 81 Wall street, NcS
York. Saturday, will be faithfully attended to, and
forwarded by the North American.
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Fl oLLAND GIN

-
Physicians who prescribe alcoholic
poses should give the preference Wofe Schedam
tic schnaps
Ilia manufactured at schiedam Holland and exclusive
In the factory of the proprietor by
terias elsewhere unemployed and unknown
proved by the repeated analysis Of several eminent
which remains In every Kind liquor distilled from grain and
which the Of the
serious and morbid desire for habual ntempe
rate indulgence which such liquors invariably supern
It proved by the unerring that this juniper
gin not favored with the acrd and ndgesbe
juniper heretofore used, but with the specifically lighter.
volatile aromatic and medicinal
OF the Italian juniper berry, neglected by every other
facturer
1t is chemically proved to be absolutely pure its reca
caona quality obtained by entirely process,
which no other gin IN the world has acquired
Ii proved by extensive medical experience
mony, to be efficient well agreeable remedy
in many of ncpen dropsy chronic rhe
matm collie corrections of the kidneys bladder dyspep
si fever and general debility sluggish Of
the blood deficient assimilation OF food and exhausted vital
ergy
1t is most grateful and renovaing cordial and when
used as directed nhames the system produces ine
briefly but tends aher subdue the latter frlty
i'll effects of bad whether limestone dis.
cs In all OF these enumerated qualities has rival
any market in the world.
Put quart and pint bottles with the proprietors name
the bottle, cork and label.
For sale wholesale retail by respectable druggisto
and grocers In the United states
UDOLPHO WOLFE q Beaver street
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THE KINGS COUNTY CorxrA -"sAV'hp Tue
PAST YEAR.-The following sfsssA '' ""o" ai' S'Aen
From the records, show the amosss Oh ''e anssc'ea
IN tue Superior Courts Of the couny ~ Mugs III 'ne
mossos named during the year 1855
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Explosion Of a Powder MIL.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 20, 1859.
About four O'Clock this afternoon Of Dupons pow
der mills in the Hagley yard exploded, killing James
Gibbons and John Grant. The shock very severe,
and WIS CT for miles around.
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Arrest OF n Supposed Shaver.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 10, 1850
Inc park Angelica detained to-day by the Collector
Oh suspicion OF hitting out for tho slave trade She arrived
mere october Sorom Matanzas and boon port ever
since
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Assembly.

ALBANY, Jan. 90 1859.
The Assembly occupied all the morning in the read
ing Of bill to amend the State Prison ace John Van
Buren, was prcnent on the floor.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. OrDyKE called up the resolution requiring the She
riff Clerk &C., of New York, to report the amount Of the
emoluments of their Offices.
Mr.. CHAMBER moved to make the resolution general
the State and made attack upon the legsla
sttn of 1857 deprccatng any attempt to revive such
Raicy during the present session He declared that IL
the resolution was pressed in its present shape
it would take the appearance Of partisan move
ment, the officers named being democrats while
there ample room to include within the scope
of the resolution the Health Officer and other Of
scals created by the republicans and preying upon
the people Of New York. He thought censure better apply
those who fleece the rich and Cypress the poor in the
shape of Police Commissioners, who when the glare of
conagration aud cry of danger are abroad, hide like
/. towards beneath their blankets.
Mr.. OpDyKE replied defending the resolution which
simply sought for information and did not take the shape
= of legislation at present
Pending the debate the House adjourned