Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1859-06-25
From New York.
New YosK, June 18.


The preliminary examination was commen-
ced yesterday in the case of the SLAYER barque
Orion, recently brought to this port, and the
testimony of Lieutenants Dallas Campbell was
taken. Dallas stated that Capt Hanna ad-
mitted to him that he was employed to take
the Orion to the coast of Africa, where he was
to transfer the charge of the vessel which was
thereafter to be employed in the slave trade
The prisoners examined were Daniel Morgan,
first mate, and IL of the crew.: The evidence
as to the character of the vessel was some
what minute but the Commissioners held that
it was insufficient to hold the accused and
they were accordingly discharged.
Paul Morphy will proceed next week to
Philadelphia ona visit to the Atheneum Club,
after which he will start for New Orleans via
Cincinnati, St. Louis and other cities. Mr.
Morphy visited the rooms of the Brooklyn
Chess Club night or two since and PLAYED
two games with Mr.. H. II. Knott and one
Mr.. Marache, in each game giving odds of the
Queen and knight and was the victor.
The ship Baton of Bath, Me-, bound to St.
Johns, was wrecked on the 10th near Mechi-
as fifteen persons were drowned including
the Captain and his daughter.
In the race which came off yesterday after
noon on the Fashion Course, between Tar
River and Bill Chiltham, the former won the
match for $4,000 in two straight heats of three
miles each. Time 6:124 6:M4.
The two Roman Catholic Clergymen, Da-
men and Camps, who recently attacked the
authority of Bishop Hughes, publish Cards in
the Herald revoking and retracting whatever
they have said on this subject that was either
conflicting to the truth, dissonant with the
faith and discipline of the Church or offensive
to the person and derogatory to the sacred
dignity of the Archbishop; they heartily re-
penting of the same and humbly asking the
prayers, pardon and indulgence of the Arch
bishop in particular and all of those in gener-
al to whom they may have given any scandal
or offense
Two parcels of Pixies Peak gold assayed
here yielded as follows: One consisting of
shot and scale gold, taken from the mountains
near Danver City is worth $17,68 IN coin :;
another from South Platte river worth $3.50
in coin. ., r....if,' .r....--. --
The great ladies skirt case in the U. S. Dis
trict Court terminated to-day in favor of the
Patents of Osborn & Vinnent of New York
for extension skirts and sustaining the validi-
ty thereof. This decision was made by Judge
lngersoll. The Superior Court denied the
appeal for new trial. t,-s-,.
dispatch from Dunkirk says this morn
ins the bodies of Martin Santer, his wife and
child were discovered in an upper chamber of
their house with their throats cut and dead
The deed is supposed to have been committed
by Santer himself who had not lived happily
with his wife. Santer kept an enligrant
boarding house. .f.-
New YORK, June 20.
The Somerset Main telegraph reports that
a terrible tornado, accompanied by rain, pas
sed over portion of Embden on Wednes-
day morning last, prostrating houses, barns,
trees, orchards, and everything in its course.
In one of the barns, Mr. Clark, and Mr..
Talcott, were injured although it is sup
posed, not seriously.