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8 THE NEW-YORK TRIBUNE. iv telegraph to the NEW-VORK tribbne . The B a n k o f Corning.' S y Telegraph exclusively to The Tribune. A lbany , Wedaegdsy, May 22. The President pf the Coming Bank is in town, and has made arrangements hy which the bills, drafts, &c. will be paid to-morrow at the Mechah- J6S’ Bank. More o f the Cuban E x p e d ition. N ew -O rleans , Sunday, May 19. . There is considerable anxiety apparent among the majorily of our citizens to know the result of the expedition which sailed from here some few days since to invade the Island of Cuba. It may be expected very shortly, if it ever comes, as it is well understood in this place that the descent was to' have been made on the Island sometime between the 15th and 20th inst. Commitment o f the W entw o rths. B oston , Wednesday, May 22. The examination of Asa and Harvey 'W entworth, at Berwick, has resnlted in their being held for de livery to the New Hampshire authorities. C o llision betw e e n the Steam ers Ijitna and Duchess—The X.una Sunk—Supposed JLoss o f J ackson , Miss. Tuesday, May 21. The steamer Zuna bound down, on the 17th inst. near Boormeane Bend, was ran into by the steam er Duchess, about 3 o*clock, A. M. She struck the Inna abaft the boilers, and caused her to sink. She will probably he a total loss. The passengers were all saved, and werebroughttoNew Orleans. Three negroes belonging to the boat and two deck hands are supposed to be lost. The N icaragua T reaty Not Katified^ Special Dispatch to The Tribune. W a s h in gton , Thursday, May 23. The Treaty ratified yesterday was not the fa mous Nicaragua Treaty, but a Consular bonven- tion with New-Grenada, concluded at Wasliington on the 4tb inst. It simply defines the powers of Consuls, pursuant to the stipulations of the Treaty with New-Grenada, December 12,1846. The rati fications are to he exchanged at Bogota within eighteen months. _ U. S. V e ssels for Cuba. £y Special Telegraph to The Tribune. W a s h in g t o n , Thursday, May 23. The National Intelligencer says the U. S. ship Congress is at anchor off the Navy Hospital at Nor folk, and nearly all the crew on board, will sail in a few days. The Porpoise is waiting for a crew oft’ Norfolk. The Haritan is undergoing repairs and will soon be ready. s. M e eting o f the M aryland D e m o crats—G reat Confusion and Excitem ent. B altimore , Thursday, May 23. TheDemocratic Gubernatorial Convention assem bled in this city this morning, and they have been wrangling all day about the disputed seats of the delegates from Anne Arundel and Baltimore coun ties. The discussion has been an excited one up to 7 o'clock this evening, when the meeting ad journed till to-morrow without organizing. There was an effort made to adjourn till July, but it proved a failure. T h e M eeting a t Charleston — R e solutions P a s s e d against H on. H . Clay’s Compro* m ise. V. C harleston , Tae*day,'^lay 21. The public meeting which we have previously announced was held in this city last evening. It was well attended by our citizens, including some of our most respectable planters. The Compro mise Hesolutions of Hon. Henry Clay were unani mously condemued, as being subversive to the rights of the South, andf strong resolutions were passed to that effect. _ Destructive Eire-G reat Loss of Property-^ Aioss o f th e C o n s titu tio n . M emphis , Tuesday, May 22. On Monday night, at 8 o’clock, the steamer C o n stitu tio n from St. Eouis to New Orleans, with 8 or 900 tuns offreight, consisting of Tobacco, Flour, Ba con, Corn, Oats, Hemp, Lard and Beef, caught fire at the Wharf, and was totally consumed, setting fire to the Wharf. The ferry boat was also burned. The fire spread rapidly, and the hooks, papers, money, &c. belonging to the Constitution were de stroyed. The bar-keeper and several others are missing. Out of fifty head of cattle, nine made their escape. The total loss of property cannot fall far short of §100,000. The Ferry Company was insured for 62,000. Shaw & Co, who also suflTered, were insured. The steamer and cargo were valued at §25,000, and were insured for $15,000. Dater from Havana—No liandlna: Yet. N ew O rleans , Sunday, May 20. The steamship Guadelquiverha.* arrived here in 3 days from Havana—with dispatches for the Span ish Consul. She reports that there was no signs of disturbance and no troops landed, at the Isle of Xiater from Havana. N ew -O rleans , Tuesday, May 21. W e have received dates from Havana to the 16th inst. hy which we learn that much uneasiness was exhibited by the Spanish authorities about the expected invasion, but the Expedition had not y et landed. The Cholera was very destructive, b u t was grad ually subsiding. ^ Capt. McConnell of this city is being tried for carrying off the Spaniard Bey, last year. The Jury had not y et agreed. AfiTfilre In Canada—AnnexatloB—Position o f the Ministry^ dec. dec. T oronto , Thursday, May 23. In the House of Assembly last night. Colonel Prince’s amendment to the Address in answer to a speech from the throne, that the Court of Chancery ought to he abolished, and equitable jurisdiction be extended to common law, was rejected hy a vote of 45 to 17. Hon. J. H. Boulton’s amendment, that Parlia mentary Bepresentation should he Household Suf frage, was rejected by a vote of 37 to 13. The An nexation question will be fully tiiscussed. The Ministry feel confident of a strong majority. Another arrival from California, with $ 3 1 ,000 In Gold Dust. B oston , Thursday, May 23. The whaleship Sylph, arrived at New-Bedford this morning, from California, via the Sandwich Islands. She has a full cargo of oil on hoard, to gether with $31,000 in gold dust. T r u e B ills found asralnst B u llock the D e faulter. S avannah , Saturday, May 18. The Grand Jury have found six indictments against Bullock, late Cashier of the Savannah Banking Company, who, it may he recollected, ab sconded some time since with several thousand dollars belonging to that institution. Drowned. N ew -O rleans , Tuesday, May 14. Meredith McLane, a tail-majker from Philadel phia, was accidentally drowned some distance from this city by the upsetting of a regatta bottt. Pour others were, by timely assistance, rescued from a watery grave. McLane’s body has been recovered. F ik e in B oxbtjky, ,_M ass .— Bewail Day & Co.’s F ike i n B o x b t jk y M ass .—Bewail Day & Co.’ cordage factory was damaged by fire on Monda about $5,000; insm-ed. P i n e d f o b S w e a r i n g . —The Mayor ef Alle gheny, Pa. has according to lav cents for profane swearing. a man 67 For The Tribune. The Overland Route from Alvarado to Haa- M essrs . E ditors : A very erroneous statement appears in your paper of the 17th inst. relative to the plan of my new route across Mexico to the Pacific. I-was under the impression, that when a gentleman made a statement to the public relative to a great national project of public convenience, that no desire to promote the interest or advance ment of any rival project could induce him to de viate from the truth, more particularly as dis tances, boundaries and latitudes are not matters of speculation, but of facts. If he has any interest in the Tehuantepec route, he should have declared his preference for that route in the commencement of his article, and then made his comparisons of both. The Mexican Government gave to Mr. Garay the privilege of making a Bailroad and Canal across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, with other privileges and grants, but after having been en gaged for several years on this route, he has only completed twelve miles on the river naviga tion, as the men employed were morei actively en gaged in cutting cedar and mahogany than in car rying oat the conditions of the grant. ■ This was the report of the Special Committee of the Mexican Congress in March last, and from the character of. that report, there is reason to believe that the au thority granted to make the road and canal will be repealed. I also ought to state in relation to that Guasacualcos iis not foreign vessels can never e: Let me now refer to the pondent,ndent, for thehe purposeurpose off remarks of your corres po for t p o showing how incorrect is his statement relative to the route laid down in my map. Your corres] ■ry incorrect idea ol 1 now see how far a bur correspondent says that I have given a y incorrect idea of the lace of the country. Let hauntdpec lays in the latitude of 16° 30' North, lon gitude 94\ 22' W est. Huatulco is inlatitude of 15° 44' 25\ North,longitude 86° 8' West. The distance in a parallel line between Alvarado and Huatulco is 174miles. Your correspondent makes it out 150. By my river and land route, I make out the dis tance at 220 miles. Yourcon'espondentat a hasty guess, makes it 400 miles; this is an inaccuracy on his part. I have not said that the river Huatulco empties into the river Tonto, but I did say, or ia- the chart which I have (ties into river Matatlan, and the river Matatlan is supplied by the river Verde, and theriver Verde has its ori gin in the Madre mountains. To pass the Madre mountains to get into the river Tonto,, a distance of 30 miles, locks and canals must be built, and from the riverTonto we go into the river Papalonpan, from thence to the town of Talcatalpan, 21 miles from the town of Alvarado, which is some miles from the Alvarado bar, there being no such place as your correspondeut speaks of as the Gulf of Al varado.” (2) 'Ihe writer proceeds to-say that the pol-t of Hua tulco lies in the Gulf of Tehuantepec. How can .arked a difference be- _______ gitudesofeach? Why, therefore, did not the Mexican Government make Tehuantepec a port of entry instead of Huatulco? Allow me to give your correspondent the simple reason. Tehuantepec has no port or shelter for ves sels and is an open and dangerous roadstead, whereas Huatulco is a most beautiful port of entry, capable of accommodating thousands of vessels, and almost completely land-locked, with good hold ing ground, and more convenient tO‘ the civilized and well settled parts of Mexico. The route of your correspondent, which he seems to prefer to mine, by the way of Jalapa and Puebla to Acapulco, is utterly out of the question, as you have to ascend the mountains 8,000 feet above the level of the sea before you reach Puebla, which is 200 miles distant from Mexico City, routes and decide •e you reach Puebla, which is 20(!) miles alone from Vera Cruz and 100 from Mexico City. Let the public examine both routes and dec” ’ which is the most available—the one from Alva 3 18 the most available—the one from Alvara do to Huatulco, 220 miles by the river route with of land carriage or locks and canals, as may be decided upon, or your correspon. dent’s route, which will be 800 miles to Acapulcc^ le the mountains of 8,000 feet It’s route, which will be 800 i having first to scale the moun abpv e tb-e level of the sea. (3.) 'our correspondent has been a hasty traveler ir the land route, without the benefit of 15 years experience in exploring this specific route as I have had. Yours, respectfully, JONAS P. LEVY, 16 Bxchange-place. Remarks. 1. Capt. Levy applies to himself the flattering unction that a desire to “ promote the interest of a rival project,” led the writer of this ito speak unfa vorably of Ms own map and plan. W e disclaim any other intention than that of pointing out errors which are calculated to mislead the public mind. As for the Tehuantepec route, we ftdly agree to bis statement. The grant held by Manning & Mackintosh has been annulled hy their non-per formance of the contract. The facilities of the route have been represented in this country in a more roseate light than was actually warranted. The want of a good port at each end of the route, with the unhealthy climate of the Gulf side, will retard for some time the construction of a road, if it should not occasion its entire relinquishment. 2. W\e find further confirmation of the incorrect ness of Capt. Levy’s map in the very statements which he brings forward to prove its correctness. He places the distance in a straight line between Alvarado and Huatulco, at 174 miles. W e have just tried it on his map, and by using a degree of latitude as the measure, find the distance between the two places to he about 212 miles. In our for mer statement we took the known distance be tween Vera Cruz and Alvarado (60 miles) as the measure, which gives the d ist^ce to Huatulco as 150 miles. It will thus, he seen that the map not only disagrees with itself but with the above state ment of Capt, Levy. That our own .estimate of the probable length of a railroad connecting the two places, was correct, is sustained by all authen tic maps. The Continent, north of Lat. 12 N. is narrowest at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where the distance from sea to sea, hy following the Guas- acoalcds Biver to the head of navigation, and taking thence the land-route to Tehuantepec, is reckoned at 98 Spanisn leagues, or about 250 mUes. North of tha^ Isthmus, the Continent rapidly in creases in breddth. W e did not say that “ the Bio Huatulco empties into the Bio Tonto,” on Capt. Levy’s map, but that their waters are represented as mingling, for proof of which we refer to the map itself. It makes no difference how the rivers are called; there is an nnhroken stream of water represented as extend ing from the Gulf to the Pacific, in spite of the Sier ra Madre, of which the.Captain speaks. Nor have W’e ever mentioned such a place as the “ Gulf of Alvarado.” If Capt. Levy had read the article in question with the serenity and composure which befit the projector of a great national work, he would probably have found less to complain of. 3. The port of Huatulco, notwithstanding its lat itude andpongitude differs from that of Tehuantepec, is embraced within the curve of the Gull, It is, however, much better adapted for shipping, Te huantepec being, as Capt. L. says, merely an open roadstead. In conclusion, if a road from Ver a Cruz to Aca pulco w o u ld be 800 miles in length, we would ask Capt.^Levy how a route whose points are 60 miles from Vera Cruz on the one side and from 200 to 250 from Acapulco on the other, is but 220 miles in length ? No map ever yet published—and we are familiar with the most authentic—contains such a sudden variation in the breadth of the Continent. The route from Alvarado to Huatulco is nearly two- thirds the length of that from Vera Cruz to Acapul co. W e leave the Captain to settle these ques tions. W e are willing to advocate any plan of an overland route through Mexico, that looks practi cable and is fairly stateS. The exigencies of the times, theinterests of our own country and of Mex ico demapd such a work, and we heipe to see it in progress before many years. b . t . The Fire s t Cemlnf. C orning , Tuesday, May 21. To tkeJEdtfor of The NtwYork Tribune: I have this moment read the Telegraphic ac-.^ count of the fire.in this place on the 18th inst. I am happy to say the report was made under the excitement of the moment and it is nothing like as bad as described, though bad enough in all consider ation ; yet we have quite a town left with the ele ments of reproduction. Seventy-four buUdingg have been desfci-oyed-, ply personal property I think the loss is not much over many small and cheaply constructed. Including le nard cases exist in persons of smallmea leglected to insure their property. Our p( pie are actively engaged in preparation for the con struction of a much better and more permanent class of stores and houses. The banking-house of Bank of Corning, (only hank in the place) was damaged about 61,000. Books, papers, cash, &c. safe; all were removed in good time to safe quar ters. About thirty temporary stores are iu process of construction, and shops, offices, &c. are spring ing up alt over the burned district, which, including streets, extends over 6^ acres. Truly yours, w. n. L a te from Buenos Ayres. The following letter, says the Philadelphia North American, which wg.received from a correspondent at Buenos Ayres, will be read with interest: _ , B uenos A yres , March 22. General Rosas will accept of his reappointment. You may rest assured that he is the favorite of the mass of the people, and that he will receive Bcia, iiiiu me aestruccion oi commerce, oy way ot extorting compliance with a treaty stipulation, in volves the same principle, and will eventually pro duce the same result, as in the late Ottoman ques tion. A line opportunity is now offered to France. W h ere is onr Government? b .'C . f . Item s from the iYllssonri R iver. From the St Louis Republican, 15th. The fine steamer St. Paul, Capt. Yoi’e,\arrived night before last from St. Joseph. From the clerk we have the following: The day previbus to the departure of the St. Paul from St. Joseph, a government express a - rived from F ort Kearney, bringing the news of great suffering among the Galitbrnia emigrants between Fort Kearney and Fort Laramie. A few trains, including several hundred persons, regardless of all precaution, had pushed on the route between the two places, and wore then in a most deplorable condition. Their mules and oxen were giving out for want of food, .and it is said that flour, meal and bread of the emigi;ant3 had to be used, and in several instances was^freely fed to the perishing animals in the hopes of keeping them alive, until the latter Fort could be reached. The Plains were destitute of grass, and in many places net the least sign of vegetation existed. It is thought that thou sands of animals will be sacrificed, and many of the emigrants themselves will suffer for want o f food, hy their premature movement. At St-Joseph, on the 19th inst, a largo number were getting ready to go out with the Government escort, which would leave about the 12th inst for Fort Kearney. city was encamped at Kansas. St Joseph, Weston were swarming with emigrants, and the merchants and traders of both places were reaping a harvest,—gamblers, thieves and pick-pockets, were also busy, and with the exception of an occa sional lynching, they too appeared to be driving a lucrative business. The town of St. Joseph has been the principal rendezvous, and in and around it are congregated every class. The throng, how ever, is being somewhat diminished^ as the emi grants move to the opposite side of the river, or launch out upon the broad prairies. Some are tak ing the hack track, and a great many more have becom e sick and w e a r i e d of the tramp, and w o u ld return, could they do so consistently with their in terest, as now situated. The St. Paul brought down between 60 and 70, who, it appears, were determined to return, let the consequences be what they might. A few of these gentlemen, we learn, have been the victims of monte, and/a?-o tables. On the trip down, a large number of boats were met, the most of them hound for Weston, St. Jo seph and Council Bluffs, and filled with outfits, horses, mules, and emigrants. The steamer J. L. McLean Vyas at St. Joseph, bound for Council Bluffs. She had a large number of emigi'ants oi hoard. The weather was moderating, and thi of grass. The officers of the St. Paul report the Missouri River failing from St. Joseph to the mouth, with five feet water in the channel. | Vircinia State Convention- W e annex a list of Coimties as arranged into Districts, with the number of delegates each Dis trict is entitled to in the Convention to he held in the City of Richmond, on Monday, the 14th day of October next. The election for delegates will take place throughout the State on Thursday, the 22d day of August next. (Richmond Enquirer. ^ Accomack and Northampton, together, entitled to two Norfolk City, Norfolk County and Prince Anne, entitled to five delegate*. Southampton, Nansemond, Isle of Wight, Sussex, Surry and Greensville, four delegates. Petersburg, Chesterfield and Prince George, four dele- ^ Richmond City, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent, six delegates. Williamsburg, James City, Gloucester, Warwick, York and Elizabeth City, two delegate*. Kssez, King and Queen, Middlesex and Mathews, three delegate*. Caroline, Spottsylvania, King William and Hanover, Brunswick, Lunenburg, Nottoway and Dinwiddle, three delegates. , Cumberland, Amelia, Powhatan and Buckingham, three delegates. Campbell and Bedford, four delegate!. Nelson, Amherst and Albemarle, four delegates. Goochland, Fluvanna and Louisa, three delegate*. Culpepper, Greene, MadUoa and. Orfenge, three dele- ^ Loudoun, three delegate*. Fauquier and Rappahannock, three delegates. Botetourt JEloanoke, Alleghany and Bath, three delegates. Augusta, Rockbridge and Highland, five delegate*. Rockingham, Pendleion and Page, four delegates. Shenandoah, Hardy and Warren, four delegates. Jefferson, Berkeley and Clarke, four delegates. Frederick, Hampshire and Morgan, four delegates. Ohio, Brooke. Hancock and MarshsJl, four delegates. Doddridge, Wetzel, Tyler, Harrison, Wood and Ritchie, four delegates. Lewis, Randolph, Barbour, Gilmer, Braxton, Wirt and Jackson, four delegates Cabell, Mason, Putnam, Wayne, Boone, Wyoming and Logan, three delegates. Greenbrier, Poc&ontar, Fayette, Raleigh, Nicholas and Kanawha, four delegates. Carroll, Grayson, Floyd, Montgomery and Pulaski, three Mercer, has confessed bis participation in the muT( robbery. He charges Calhoun with having struck the first two blows, and then he struck him also, three or four times. Menasseth and Cobb, who started with them on thehusiness, made some ex- and did not go to the houi \\ He als( i^'insted sport in theii- wicked carel f Middletown (Cona) Sentinel and Witness. D estructive F ir e in C amden .— About 10 o’clock last night, a destiuctive fire occurred near the foot of Cooper-st. Camden, N. J. Four stables and a.small frame store-house, occupied by Isaac English, were entirely consumed. They belonged to the estate of-Daniel Cooper, deceased, and were partially insured. The loss of the tenant was nearly $1,000. A frame building occupied by Messrs. Porter^ Soreeve & Co. of this city, as a glass- warehouse, was also burned to the ground. The fire is said to have been the lyork of an incen- Cel. Beatea and hfs Consttitnente. W e have been requested (says the 8 t Louis Union) hy some of our Democratic friends, to pub lish a very interesting correspondence that took place last Summer between a number of citizens of Daviess County and Col. Benton, in relation to the Jackson Resolutions, and the reasons why he appealed from them. W e shall, therefore, publish the correspondence in Tuesday’s paper. In the meantime we ■ cannot forbear, as a prelude to the aking an leginning Daviess “ l am on avisft of duty and inclination to _________ f a single paragraph from the beginning of Col. Benton’s reply to the citizens of Daviess County. Speaking of the BesolutionE, ’ -------- cannot forbear, as a prel correspondence, from making an extract of a the ’ • • is he sayi lit of dut^ constituents,Tiot for any object personal to mys but for their own good—for the purpose of ascer taining their sentiments on two points which con cern their own welfare, and that of their posterity to the latest generations: I mean the Slavery Re solutions of the last General Assembly of our State, and the dissolution of this Union if*the (so called) Wilmot Proviso be passed by Congress. I wish to know from my constitnents and from t of them- wTiAtTiPf d tome end whether mittinghighi the event of the contingency therein mentioned. If such is the case, if these are your instructions, and you wish them complied with, I mean to give you an opportunity to send a Senator to Congress in place to do your will, for I cannot. I will resign place, hut 1 will not resign my duty to Missouri I prevent the State from joining a combination to !sist a law of Congress, and involving us in the guilt of high treason.” N e w -Y o r k Free School State Convention. TO THE PEOPLE OF NEW-YORK: The question whether the State qf New-York shall or shall not have F r e e S chools , is to be de cided at the polls in November next. It is a ques tion of great moment. Its decision involves vast results. It will affect, to an extent not fully ap preciated, the Physical, Intellectual, Social*and Moral interests of the State. In a word, the Em- levated by State is to be dishonored or to t This question must be discussed. Organization is indispensable. W e therefore join in a call for a S tate C onvention of the friends of Free Schools, to be held at Syracuse on W ednesday , the 12th day of June next, at 10 o’clock A.M. W e invite the opponents of Free Schools to present their views of the question in debate. Invitations will be extended to quite a number of the most able and distinguished friends of Uni versal Education in this and other States. W e respectfully ask of every editor of a news paper in this State, at least one early insertion of this call, and such notice as he shall deem fitting. A. H. HOVEY, WM. JACKSON, DANIEL PRATT, AMOS WESTCOTT, DUDLEY P. PHELPS, JOHN W. BARKER, CHAS. B. SEDGWICK, CHAS. A. WHEATON, JOHN M c C a r t h y , J o s e p h a . a l l e n , W JI. H. HOYT, q . A. JOHNSON, J. M. WINCHE P. H. AGAN, SMITH, Sgraewe, May 17,185 E. C. POMEROY, CHAS. P. WILLISTON, C. B. SCOTT, ANDAL, Committee. The P a r k e r Murder. presiding magistrate at the examln^on of ’ the Wentworths in Saco, was sworn, and testified that in several important points Amaziah Goodwin, one of the witnesses for the defense, gave testimony which proves to be different from that given by him on this examination. This witness was questioned in relation to the testimony of several of the Gov ernment witnesses. On some points this testimony varied from that given in the present examination. The publisher of the Saco Democrat testified that within a few days Mr. Goodwin had been to his office to look at the testimony given by him at Saco, particularly with reference to one point. Stephen Everett of Saco, said he did not meet with Good win on the nightof the ball, the 26th of March, and never offered for change a $5 gold piece, as testi- dwin. Another witness testified that lajor McKusick, a witness for the de in a recent conversation with another 1 : he fixed the date of his seeing W ent- Maj< fense, state person, that worth in Sa cb, from the fact that a girl was scalded on that night. The girl in question has stated on the stand that she was scalded at a ball on Thanksgiving night of the same year. A young woman who was at Lim erick at the time Wentworth is said to have MeKusick’s, testified that she left imerick, about 1st April, 1845. jnize Mr. Wentworth in the Henry T. Wentworth in Court. The Government counsel stPed that they expected one more wit ness to arrive in town to night. ' town to night. Two more wit nesses were examined for defense, one of them to disprove the testimony of a Government witness, in relation to his being present on the night of the hall. The Court adjourned without knowing how near they were to tl J end of the examination fCor. Boston Traveller. D estructive S torm on th e C oast __ ^The of ficers of the steamer Mary Foley report that, on Saturday evening last, the 11th instant, when in B ayou Lafouche, about four miles from Donaldspn- ville, a severe storm arose, which carried away both chimneys, pilot-house, and a considerable por tion of her cabin. The steamer Ghalmetto, lying one mile below, was more seriously damaged than the Mary Foley, having lost her chimneys, and her upper works having been made a complete wreck of. Great damage was done on the neighboring plantations; several dwellings and sugar-houses were blown down. The officers of the Mary Foley could not ascertain whether or not there were any lives lost. Further Particulars. —^We learn from a gentle man residing on the coast, in the vicinity of Donald- sonville, that that section of the State was visited, on Saturday evening last, by one of the most vio- the plantations and growing crop is described as being very great. The com is apparently all de stroyed. The cane looks like fields of grass, the leaveseaves beingeing cutut offff andnd strewntrewn about,bout, orr healeaten l b c o a s a o b flat into the ground. Several sugar-houses entire, and in other places purgeries and out-buildings have been blown down or seriously injured __ Amoag the sufferers in this respect, we have the names of Mr. Crist, the Messrs. Gilbert, Dr. Duffil, Mr. H. Doyal, Mr. Christopher Adams,land others. The hail fell with great violence, and in large lumps. Numbers of horses, and other cattle-have been killed, and it is said that quantities of -frogs, snakes, Ac.have been picked up, that had perished in the hightof the storm. [N. O. Delta, 14th. T h e S teamer C olumbus .— The steamer Ama ranth, with the Columbus in tow, reached this city on Sunday night. The following are the names of the persons killed and missing, (so far as ascertain ed,) by the collapsing of sa flue on hoard the latter boat, ten miles below Cairo. John Alfrinton, fire man, instantly killed; Wm. Helston, Thos. Dolan, Austin, (slave,) all firemen, blown overboard and missing; Fred. Coonce, deck hand, dead; Henry Johnson and Peter Thompson, deck hands, missing; Charles Clanson, Joseph Brooks and Thomas Clau sen, deck hands, badly scalded; Eufus Walton, fourth engineer, missing. Three deck passengers —a German and his wife, and an Irishman, names not known, killed. Total, 11 killed and missing.— Pour of those, badly injured, were brought up by the steamer Shenandoah, and are now in the hos pital. [St. Louis Rep. 15th. D estructive F ir e at P ike , W yoming C o .- Intelligence was received here on Saturday, of th destruction by fire, at Pike, Wyoming County, o the paper mill owned by Messrs. John B. Smithof this city, and W . Wheeler of Pike. The fire was The fire was discovered about 10 o’clock, Wednesday morning, and in thirty minutes afterward the building fell in. The wind was blowing a gale. About $200 worth of stock was saved, and about $200 worth of fBuffalo Courier. R ev . J ohn H er r .— W e learn from the E x a m iner that the reported death of Rev, John Herr, of this County, has been confirmed. It took place in Canada, fourteen miles from Buffalo, on the 3d inst. after an illness of six days from inflammation of the lungs. He was interred in WilUamsville, Erie Co. N. Y. He Was in the 68th year of his age, and was the founder and Bishop of the New or Reformed Menonite Society, to the building up of which he devoted many years of his life. _________ [Lancagter ( P a ) Int. 21. 3 M A R R I E D . May 15, byRev. Lot Jones, Mr. WILLIAM T. PRICE, to ELIZABETH, eldest daughter of George Hallenbake, Ecq. of Albany, N. Y. On Monday evening, 20th instant, by Rev. George H. Fisher. D. D. HORATIO G. WARE and CAROLINE M. GENIN, all ef this city. - On Tuesday evening-. May 21at by the Rev. Dr. Chee-rer, Mr. ROBERT BONNER and Miss JANE McCANLIS, sU of this- city. On Wedneedav, 22d inst. by Rt. Rev. Dr. Hughes, WIL LIAM J. SNYDER to MARY, daughter of the late Charles Caibmnn. 18th, byRev. Mr. A. Stubbs, at the bouse of Mrs. k,in New-Brunswich, N. J. Mr. JAMES HAFFEY IS HARRIET GLASGO, both of Princeton, New- Yednesdav morning, May 22, at Huntington, Long iBiana. by Rev. Jns. McDougall, CARLOS D. STUART, Esq, Of the city of New-York, to CATHERINE C. OAK LEY. daughter cf Zophar B. Oakley, Esq of Huntington. At Wilton, Con-n. on the 19th inst. by the Rev. Mr. Hall, CHARLES B. KEELER, of Danby, N. Y. to Mis* HAR RIET, second daughter of Daacoa Lewis St John, of the D I E D . On the 20th instant, SAMUEL P. 1 ?ear of his^age^ ^ BORDEN, in theSlst ig ifines*, Mr*. co»„„pt.o^ Hr. In Callfornl&, on the. 21bt day of December, 1849, after an illness of several weeks, of typhoid fever, FRANCIS W. CREEMER, aged 43 \ ears, of the late firm of Creemer &. Haight, of this city. He was universally beloved and re spected, and has left a wife and large circle of Mend* to mourn bis loss. AiPeekskill, May 11, Mr. DANIEL WM. BIRDSALL, in the 83d year of his age On Sunday, May 19th, ISABELLA second eldest daugh ter of George and Mary Olney. At Weaver, California, on the 23d February last, JACOB DURYEE, in the 48th year of his age. Suddenly, on Tuesday, the 21st, of paralysis, Mrs. ELIZ ABETH HAWES, relict of the late Joseph Hawes, aged 61 years, 3 months and 3 days. Of dysentery, on Monday e I. aged 10 months and 3 week iissn Kummel. Tuesday morning, 21at instant, of dropsy of the brain, CHARLES CyPPAGE, youngest son of Ezekiel and Ma ry A. Wray, aged 2 years an i 5 months On the 21st insiant, PHELPSE CASE, son of Charle* Case, aged 7 years, 5 months and 3 days On the 21st Instant, at the residence of J. G. Isham, 42 East Sixteer ih-s{. Mies CHLOB HYDE, of Skaneateles, N. Y. aged S3 years. Her remains will be taken to Auburn for interment. At his late rpfidenco, Salisbury Mills, Orange county, on the I7th inst. JOHN CALDWELL, formerly a well kno-wn merchant of this city. Bom at Ballymoney, Ireland, in 1769, his youth and early manhood were devoted to the prosecution of those measures for the redress of his coun try’s wrongs-which resulted in the rebellion o f ’98, upon fhe unsnccesslhl termination of which he emigrated to the “ land of the free and the home of the brave,” where, after a well spent life of over half a century, enjoying the confi dence and warm affection of all who knew- him, he has at length been gathered to his fathers. Departed, this life, on Tuesday, the ■ ----- Bfier a t ' - ER, pasti ilia, aged arge effit m o u rn hi* loss. On Tuesdty, May 21at, in the 95th year of her age, ELI ZABETH, relict of the late William Burrell, M. D. of this On Sunday evening. May 19, Mrs. ANN NUGENT, aged 67, a native of Cork, Ireland. At Woodbridge, N J. May 19, after a short iUness, WALTER SCOFIELD, aged 78 years. Hi* remains were taken to Stamford, Conn for interment. AtDrford,N.H. May 11, Mr. MASON PHELPS, aged 69 years. In Dalton, Ga. 12th inst. Mr. CHARLES A. STAFFORD, aged 34 years. _______________ C a llfarn ia Tesaels s^poReitj April 2, lat 25 47, long 35 30, bark Brontes, Boston (Jan 31) for California April 5, lat 28 5 N, long 30 45 W, sebr Atlantic, Savage, from Bath (March 16) for California. » -e > April 9, lat 18 32 S, long 33 25. wa# boarded from the French ship Pondicherry, from Bordeaux, for SanFran- May 13, lat 38, long 62 38, bark Autumn, (of Mystic) for May 19,70 miles SE of Sandy Hook, passed steamer An telope, hence for California. April 6, off Cape St Roque, propeller Eudora, Barkman, from New-York for San Francisco—all well. Schr Mary Reed, Kidder, from Belfast for California, which sailed from St Cathannes, Feb 1, put back 13th, hav ing sprung a leak in a severe gale. The damage was easi ly re^aire^, and having been caulked, she was ready for W h a lers. Spoken—April 22, lat 35, long 28, brig E*chol, 40 da from Provincetown. Sailed from New Bedford 18lh, bark* Martha, Cha«e, for Indian and Pacific Oceans; Exchange, Stewart, Atlantic. A letter from Captain Swan, of ship Benjamin Rush, of Warren. R I, reports her *tanding off and on Payta, AprU L WithlsObblB spoil on board. j - Spoken—Jan 28, off Gallipagos Islands, ship Jas Maury, May is! lat 41 65, Ion 66 03, ich Pomona, from Newport, bound t o Virginia, 58 dav« o u t. Arr at New-Bedford 19th inst, *hip Dlinois, Crowell, Sag Harbor. Arr at Mattapoiaett 18th, bark Samuel Si Thomas, Lam bert, New-York, to fit for whal'ng At Hong Kong March 9, bark America, Tucker* NB, 250 sp, for Arctic Seaa. At Hobart Town Jan 10, bark Mars, Borden, NB, 500 wh, Ship Saratoga, Harding, at Sandwich Islands in March, report*—spoke Jan 11. on Off Shore Ground, bark Hy- d^i^pe, Taliman, New-Bedford, 500 *p and a whale ^ong- Arr at Nantucket 17th inst, ship Monticello, Edsrartown. Spoken—Nov 16, lat 57 N, Ion 25 40 W, Mount Woiaiton, Barter.^^m New-Bedford (Nov 12) for North Pacific, all COMMERCIAL AND^MQNEY MATTERS. 8alee a t t h e S to e k £xehauce....M a y 23. Canton Co do*.\.*.*.*.'... ....... . 471 do «•••••••••b60 47^ >rrU Canal............15| _ do*^*«« >•••••• Weston, from ^ ■ - i3?S?: .. „ 50 E n e R R ................b6080j ™ H « toK E ;;.-;;;b8o\ 60 do . ..................... ... \K o S i iM F a m T rust.. iS:::: V *80 37^ SECOND ■::ksP 50 •••••••• 6o| 200 do ......................... 60l N Bl4°r* 'BkV. .’.’.'.'.‘.‘.\lO? 215 BKfcL®fttii:::.*;:uo lS B d g w o toB o & * .''‘7* [lOO AumdRochRR....103^ 150 do...............*10 15j \ ilia do ....... ............ 76 l E f e : : : - * | IS si T hursday , May 23. The Stock market to-day had a strong down ward tendency at the First Board, and the prices all fell off; The market was especially heavy for Heading. Brie, Farmers’ and Canton, also fell off. For Govermnents there was a good demand, and the qualities were well sustained. At the Second Board the market reacted, and everything im proved. There was a strong disposition to buy on time,, but sellers were scarce. The Bears have suffered so much lately that they are indisposed to make contracts unless they bring in the stock at once for cash. Yeiy large orders for Erie, at buyer’s option, were iu the Board to day, but could not be filled. Hudson Hiver stock has improved more rapidly within a short time than any other stock, having advanced from 56 to 77, under the improved condition ofthe Company, notwithstanding the de cision of tke Directors to pay the interest on the stock in scrip and not in cash. In Exchanges there is nothing doing, but the/ market is steady at the closing prices for the steamer. Freights are rather better. Engagements: 2,000 hales Cotton at | d ; 25,000 hush Com, 3^d; 1,000 bhls Flour, I s ; Deadweight, 10s®12s 6d. A ves sel was taken, to load at \Wilmington at 2s 6d for Naval Stores. The private advices by the s\'eamer are rather more favorable than the printed accounts. Cotton is quoted at an advance in some of the letters, and Breadstuffs are spoken of as likely to do bet ter. In the manufacturing disCi'icts there -was an improved feeling, better prices, and good d'ernand for Goods. Spinners and manufacturers are gone- faliy firm in asking the improved rates, whilst buy^ ers, on the other hand, are evidently confining their operations to the lo-wc-.st* amount on all goods for which there is not a pressing necessity. The ^,ad- . vaace was to some extent more realizable on Yarnt than on Cloths, but in both cases it had a tendency*' to prevent business. Tiie Silk trade at Maccles field is favorably spoken «f, and fancy styles of\ manufactured goods find ready buyers. Glasgow accounts state that the markets there for Cottom Yarns and Goods have been unchanged during the- week, and prices continue firm. The Woolen trade- at Bradford, Leeds and Huddersfield is steady, and a fair extent of business bi-ing transacted. The ef fect here has been an increased firmness iu Cotton and Breadstuffs. Tbe Bankers’ letters speak of a;. fair demand for American Securities andamod'e- ' rate supply on the market. The attention ofinves- tors had been directed to the miscellaneous securi ties, in consequence of the high prices of Govem- mentaudleading State stocks; and considerable or ders have coine out f-n Railroad stocks and bonds, Bank stocks, &c. These orders are mainly from, the Continent. Barings’ Circular states that there has 'been, during the \weelt a steady demand for favorite seSurities, and as the-- auppjy has not betn 'increased, business has been done at our quotations, which would hardly jj® maiutained if large sale* were attempted. United States 6s, 1862,. 105®1C6; Inscriptions, 1867-8, 109® 110; Bonds of $1,000 110i®llU; Alabama 5s. 67®69; Sterling do, 71®73; Ma**- Ss, 108 a 109; Maryland, 9<t a 92; Ohio 6s, ’60,102a 103; do, ’70,107 a 108; Pennsylv/.nia 5s, 83^ a 84^; Virginia 6s, 96 a 97. No New-York, South Carolina or Louisiana stock on the market. Another London C ircular oudtesU S 5s, 1853, 9i®95; 6s, 1862,1C6@107; do 1867, 109^®110: do 1868,110i®lllA; N Y 5s,1855,97®98; do 1858-60. y8®99; City 94@95; Pennsyl vania 83®84;. Ohio 1356 9:;®99; I860 102® 103; Massachu setts 107®108; Maryland 92; Alabama 65®66; Sterling 74- ®7«; Virginia 96 S97. M a r k e ts.... CAREFut-LY R eported for T he T ribune . ant feeling, and some 3,('in‘ or 4,000 bales have changed hands, mostly for export. T'ne letters jiring better account* man the ^ rm t^ Reports We quote Middling Oileans 12|c, FLOUR a n d m e a l —Tbe market for Flour is without material change, but there is a good feeling in the market. There is an active demand, h cor-siderable portion of which is of a speculative chararter One such purchase of 3,000 bbls was made of straight State at 6 50. Canadian is 4 37J® $5, with safes 1,500 i.li!-, wnich is rather better. Some other sales are rumored, liiu we believe they are notcon- iummated. The aggreg-i'e safes are 10,500 or 11,000 bbls.— The quotations are 4 62*®4 81 for No. 2. 6 37J®5 56 for common and straight State, .5 7.5®5 87i for Michigan and good Ohio, 6 06®6 18 for pure Genesee. A lot of aOO fabi* extra Ohio, a very beautiful article, branded “ Castalia,” as handsome Ohio Flour B8 we bav- seen this year, gold on private terms. In Souihero descriptions the market 1* firm, . and the demand good Tne sates are 2,000'bbls at 5 50 for Pennsylvania, 5 62W5 76 for mixed and straight George town, Alexandria, Frederictsburg, &.C. $6®6 25 for fancy, brands. Meal is quiet at $3; sales 300 bbls Brandywine at 3 19. Rye Flour is steady ; sales 250 bbls at 2 87A®$3. GRAIN—The Wheal market is still held generally abova the views of buyers; sates 5;000 bush free Canadian at 128c ®130c, showing 2 cts improvement. Genesee is *1111 held at 150c Corn is buoy act and the shipping demand is good. Sales 60,000 bush at 61^c for damaged, 64^®65o forWest- ernmixed, 65c for mixed yellow, 66c for Jersey yellow.— Rye is v^ithout change; sales 2,000 bush at 60c. Oats are as before; Northern 44®46cc; Jersey 40®42c. Nothing do ing in Southern. WHISKY—About 150 bbls .sold at 24Jc for Illinoi*, and 25cfor Prison and Pennsylvania. PROVISIONS—The market for Pork is steady, with Bales 1,000 bbls at 10 62^ for Mess, 10 12Jfor soft Mess, 9 75 ®9 87h for sour Mess, 8 69 for Prime, 8 50 for Rumps.— Beef is firm, and abetter demand; sales 200 bbls at 5 25® 6 12i for Prime, 8 50®$10 for Mess Country and City, 10 50 for Chicago. Beef Hams are dull at $15. Sales 100 tea Prime Mess at $17. Cut Meats are firm, but quiet, 1.500 bulk Hams at Sfc, Pickied are 6i®7ic. Shoulders are 41c. Lard is firm, with moderate demand; sales 700 bbl* at 6|®7c, the latter for extra. HEMP—^Is very inactive, and the stock ia large. Some holders of Dew-rotted ash $llr®$!25, but make only smaU sales. The want of dbinantUfor bale rope this Season ha* produced this depression. LEAD—Is dull at 5 12J for American soft. A sale of 800 pigs English was made at about equal to $5 cash, and that price was refused for American to arrive. LIME—la in good supply, and sellmg moderately at 70c for cash. HAT—Is heavy at 58®60c for good lots SKINS—Sales 1,000 Curacoa Goat Skins at previous TALLOW—I* 7 cts cash, with sales 15,000 or 20,000 B5s. IRON—Is held more firmly under the foreign news. Ad vices have been received from Glasgow, that one-third of the furnace* have been blown out, and Gaitsherrie advanced 10 46s ^ tun. GILS—Linseed continue very heavy, with sales 5,000 gal* at 6S®64c. Some sales were reported at 62Ac, but we could not trace them. Whale remains inactive at 5i®52e for relected. ONE—Sales 12,000 lbs Polar at privat R —Is w ithout p a rticular c h a derate, the demand good, a HIDES—The market being bare, there are no transac tions, but the tendency of price is upward. NAVAL STORES—Crude Turpentine is2 80 and firm.— Resin continue* scarce and in demand. Sales 200 or SOQ bbls Spirit* Turpentine st 34c cash, and 36c time. GROCERIES—For Sugars there is an active demand and a firm market We quote sales 700 hbd* New-Orlean* at 4|®5^c, 75 do Porto Rico 5|c, and 400 do Cuba 4|®5lc, 89 do Texas 5c, 900 bxs Brown Havana sold at 5®6*c.— Most of ihe above wa# for refining. Coffee is quiet\\and heavy; sales 200 bags Rio 8®9c, 200 do Maracaibo 9c, and some small lots St Domingo 7®71c- Molasses is held very firmly, with small IransBciions-Cuba 18@19ic, Porto Rico 28®32c, New-Orlean* 25®27c Market*....NEw-ORi/EANs, May 21. The ateamabip Hibernia’* n ew s has been in tbe * band* of dealer* long enough now to ascertain its inflames on tbe P roduce market in general. It ha* not materially .affected the C otton market which 1* very heavy, wita only a moderate demand. The aaksoftbe morning reach 1.500 bales, including good, middling at 12|, and huddUng at 12d. There is a pretty firm feeling in the G rain market, and prices have decidedly an upward- tendency. W e no tice a goedhuiinesa doing in P rovisions generally, but more especially in M ess P ork , which is very active at our previoua quotations. There is no important alteration in the G rocery market, while the feeling exhibited on ih» part of purchasers Is quite animated. m a irkete... .B altimore , May 23. ~ ab a c trade is very active. There is somWhat more f the G r o c e r y market, and prices tend upward. m a r k e t * .... B uffalo , May23j Receipts w ithin the p a st 24 hours. —F lour , 2,500 bbls.' \W heat , 17,000 bush; C orn , none. There is not a great deal doing in Western F lour , but the market la quite firm, and the tendency is •till upward. The sales of the day comprise 2,000 bbl*.at 5 S7®$550for pure Genesee; abd 5 25®5 37 for Michigan. Holder* of W heat ask price* far above the views of buyers and thesales in consequence are notworih reporting. The market for C orn is very firm and holders ask an advance. The sales are limited to 2,500 bush, at 54 c. tor mixed Western. There is nothing doing in W hisky and quotatipn* in tee absence of sales would be nominal. There is no material alteration in F reights which are in a depressed condition. m a r k e t * .... A lbany , May 23. The receipts by Canal since yesterday are a* follow*: F lour , 3,000 bbls; W heat , none; C orn , 4.000 bushel*. There is a steady feeling in the F lour marked but it is not *0 active; whiie price* are without change.— Sale* have been made of 2.0CO bushel* of W heat , to arrive in a week or ten day*, a t $ l 37J for Genesee. C orn is In good request a t advanced price*. We note sales of 18,000 bushels at 63®64c for round yellow, and 63c for flat do.— About 100 bbli Prison W hisky sold at 24}c ___ previons to Jan. The Suffolk Btimk, ___ , _ deem the new Bills of I Westerly, R. I. Mare B’oston, w in \rontinue aa uanal to r*- _____ m iofth i* Bank. By order ofthe Directory ^ ^OTHRNFOSTBB. CwWer \D E IN G A PH U i OSOPHIGAL REVELATION OF J 3 T H E NATURAL, SPIRITUAL, AND CELESTIAL UNIVERSE, by A ndrew J ackson D avis , the Clairvoyant For sale by FOW LERS WELLS,- ISlNassau-st N ew - York. T b * A uthor saib .- “ Spontaneous and profound quesuons are 15-rins reprefientatives of inteiajal desires; but to obtain and enjoy those pure and beautifiU response]^ which are intrinsically elevating and eternal, the inquirer should consult not superficial and popular autliorlt^s, but the everi^ting and imchangeable teachings of Nature, Keason and ATTENTION - SOUSIEHS AKD VOLUNTEERS! And the Widotet, Fathers, Mothers, Brothers and Sisters q f those who have died in the A rm y c f the United States., A LL WHO ENLISTE D for five year* or dunug the w er .XX of 1812, before 25th Dec. 1811, and never received same, are entitled to 160 acres of land; all enlisted after that time, for like period, to 820 acres of land. All who served ih Mexico, including volunteers, eniiiled to 3 momhS’ e x t^ pay and 160 acres of land. Tho land and inoney willjM procured for those entitled, by writing to G. F. LEWIS, Baidter, kc. Detroit Michigan. Commimcstiens from any part ofthe United State* promptly attended to. Write ticularly the name of the Post-Office, County and State t* ’’l w.r.-M W 1» t o can war, and will fUrniih any information to the relative*, free of charge. H F Letters must be postage paid. alS 10teowWkal7,27,my8,25,SV/
