New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27

SEVERE TBu.DrR SroRM.-Tbe city visited at
II O'Clock last Dgit by Of tie severest thunder
storms ever experienced here. Tio thunder WIS very
beavy, and the lightning flashed in flames illuminating
y iu,ens. darkness several reconds at each Hash.
Rain fell in torrents accompanied ty baistonrs, which
ratified noisiy on the window -pnnes and pavemens.
Winter Gardcn.-To.night Mr..
Sobe,n will for n c first time in N,w.York, appear
ia lis Irresistible drama, The American Cousin at
Home" We have been taught to expect great things
from this play.
La,ra Keene's TAeater-The 12,o02d night Of the
Seven Si,ters be the same, nore or lesr.
Mem 8orery TLeoar.-At this lon-e Mr. and Mrs.
q. G. Howard and - Little Cordelia Howard" Will
aopear through the weeh in a series Of dramas prom
nent among which is The Scarlet Letter."
Ba,nura's American Muaum.-The little play,
founded on the captulaton Of Fort SUMTER ard which
is really q caital little drama, is continued all THE
week The ten thousand curiostes, with new i'd
dftions all to lie seen usuil
Llords Masfrcs, N,Llos SaIoon.-Tbs excellent
band hold forth every night, offering an excellent pro
gramme.
Christy's Min,irels, Irr,pg HdH.-Tbs admirable
band offer novelties in music and Ethiopian frolics
every night The houses good, and they deserve
TO be.
LAUNCH OF THE STEAMSHIP CossrITUTios.-Tbe
seanship Constitution Was launched from the ship
ward Of William II. Webb esq, foot OF Sixth street.
East River shortly before oclek Saturday morn
ing. The dimensions Of tie Constitution fol-
lows: length at water iine, ,3il feet; length over all
s6O feet; breadth Of beam, As feet, and 81 feet 3
inches depth of hold with burden Of ab'ut 3'1'o
S'le is 10 be brig.
ngged, and is to be furnished with sngle-bea'n tn
uiue from the Novelty Iron Works with cyirder Of
l05 inches diameter and ~ feet stroke. The materials
used in her construction arc white oak and pch pine
fastened with COPPER and iron bolts and bea,iy iron-
braced on the fues all of which have been put to-
petber in the most thorough and work nanke manner
She has been built for the Pacific Nal Steamship Csm-
rsny, ard Is intended to between Puana and San
Francisco.
The FIRE DrpARrNEsT.-The Fire Department
are requested NEE, in citizen dress This dry Mon
d4y at o'clock 2. H., FiremeDs Hail. to attend the
funeral of Sergeant John Buterworh ate of tie ist
Regiment Fircnen's Zouaves, also member ot
Oee,nus Engine C1mrany No. IL. Tie Board OF Trns-
tee, Fire Comrnseioners officers and esocers Of tie
Fire Department are respectfully invited TO cooperate
with the Department on t'is occAsion
JOHN DECkER Chief Engineer.
The body will arrive at Jorey City at 81 O'Clock
a. H. on Monday, aud will be received By tho epei'
neer m and members OF bis own company.
Tnu LAIR srsnBiso C,sE.-IIenry l.. Jones. lae
second mate ofthe bark G.nesee, who stabbed on
Friday night in the sailors boarding g-house No. 81
Cherry street died on Saturday night of his injuries.
Coroner Jackman has been notified and will hold an
inquest upon the body today, at the New York
Hospital.
The Hon. Carl Schurz, Ministtr 10 Spain, has been
invited. and may be expected 10 address the ReppbI-
can Central Club u, the meeting on Tuesday evening
DrpARTuRr oy TIM GREAT CASTERS AsD orHFR
Srr.MsnuPs.-The Blitirh steamship Great Eastern,
Cart {. Thompson, left at an ea iy hour on Shurcay
morning for Liverpool h.yugon board 1871 passengers.
She l.ft Quarantine under the direction of Capt.
Brtion. Pilot about o'clock and crossed tho bar at
3 o clock a. IN. Her cargo consists OF $1,000 bushels
Of wheat. 400 barrels Of four ,77 tuns lard and
bacon, - packages fnrs cases machinery.
Tue United States Mail ateamrhp Arsgo, Capt.
Lines, eft on Saturday for Southampton and iiave
having on board l9i passengers ana Al 500 in specie
The Hon. Mr.. Judd, Minister to Berlin, and family
smong the passengcr.
The BRITISH steamship Kangaroo, Capt Mierhousc,
left on Saturday for Liverpool, having Oh board 81
cabin passengers. and "a in the steerage.
TIE Bitish steamship Karnak Captain lie Mes
suriur also eft on Saturday for Nassau and Havana
With 80 passengers. She takes out 81 ,7O5.
WooD's "MozARr GUARD"-A Bio DIcKER.-It
Il charged that Fernando Woud receivrd $3.50 from
the Union D.ieuse Committee, osen.ibiy 10 aid IN the
formation OF n regiment 10 b. commanded by Benla.
q l.. E.aft rd In La ral leI a
Mozart Guard but Colonel Ray, after much drum.
miug, couldn't yet fifty together under the Mza't
L,llner. What was 10 lie dour 7 Wo,d via deter
mined to have q reginent called after Mozart Hall,
and IA q rnsp,ber Of the Union Deirnse Commit tee
whose psuo was essary 10 draw from the city
treasury the million OF d"llas appropriated by tie
Common Council his cole, ,gues promised thai te
should have regiment. lie hal colouels enough at
ner Of Mozart Hsl in the iae of the Secsssun resolu
tionp adopted there conld not be found.
The Complement Of foniteen regin ems wac Tiled up
with exception and the eC tin Oi that eo;aent
deyolved upon tie Tycoon, who had no regiment TO
put iu. There were nuu erous apTlica'ioos for the
vacancy, all Of which we,e r.ic red TO Wood, who
fn.l,y MADE trade with Colouel Cooks, Of the "Con.
sti ution Guard by witch that corps takes the
OF Mozart Guard and ie t0 lie sent forward IA ono
Of tine fourteen regiments des mated b. the Urion
D.ferfe Committee. Wood Is understood to have the
selection OF fUnr captains and two members Of
the sal and aLo the privilege Of poke ting for Lis
own private use the $2 500 drawn IN thalf OF Ben
Ruys recrnite Slcl understand TO Ice the "trade
sui dicker" by which the Constitution Guard has
been anuihilted and the " Mozart regiment cea'ed.
Colonel Co, kr was forced TO discard lie under
which his regiment recruited a,d accept IA derig-
nation abhonen TO bis men, fail Ia be accepted as
one TO 20 immediately forward! nice operation.