Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-01
City Intelligence.


CANDIDATES FOR CoSeRnss-There is some lit
tie figuring among the Democrats in the city, about
the members Of Congress that are to be. II 10 under
stood that Mr.. Roosevelt is to head the list This 10
a good selection. Mr.. r. is fluent, ready debater,
ofquick apprehension, and of mach amenity of man
ner. He sometimes labors under an attack of the
cacoethes ioquandi but that is only when il is b.
ject TO delay Legislative action He will make a
good member, and the Democrats cannot do better
than to elect him. With respect to the other candi-
dates there is good deal Of diversity of opinion
Messrs. Maclay, Townsend, and Porter, now mem
bers Of the Assembly, all have their friends and aa
vocates for the stations but nothing is yet dentive-
ly agreed upon. We would recommend Gen. Hitch
cox, the colleague of these gentlemen in the Assem-
floor Of Congress, and, as Dixon Lewis Of Alabama,
who weighs 400 pounds avoirdupois, and Albert
Smith, OF Maine, who weighs 3i0 are elected to stay
at homo, their eghbors being much attached to
them that they could not bear to part company, the
equilibrium of the locofoco party cannot he main
tanned unless some men Of larl dimensions are Sc
lectcd. MIR Hitchcock is just the man.
DIFFERENCE OF OP:NIoS.-The locofoco Corpo-
ration arc suffering under paroxysm of patriotism
and want to set all the Irishmen in the country at
work laying down the pipes for the Cro,on water
works, before the November election. The Water
Commissioners, on the contrary, think Paddy is as
well off in the country for the present We doubt
whether it is of any use for the Wings to under
take to carry the city by hook or crook. The loco
focos ca>ry toe many guns fer them.
SEIzURE.-On Tuesday night the United States
Marshal seized four portmaneaus of new clothing,
which one of the passengers recently arrived from
Liverpool wished to land his measures du roy
age. The Custom House authorities thought he
could not need so large stock, especially they
are of the magnificent kind, and although the ira
vellers habits were decidedly good still they put
bar TO his introducing them into our best society
A FAILURE We are apprehensive that the bat
tie between j. n Reynolds and Roswell Saltenstall,
for which we had made the preliminaries, cannot
come off. Reynolds found customer up in Hudson
on Saturday, and at eur last advices, he was used
up individual. Mr. Mcclellan, formerly member
of Congress, met him in fair argument. There
was clear field and favor, and poor Reynolds is
now making tracks for Symmes Hole. Verify our
suiferings is intoerable.
DISTINGUISHED ARRIVALS Among the many ar
rivals yesterday at the different hotels We find in the
list OF the AstOr House, the names of MAJOR GENE
RAJ ScoTT, of the U. S. Army, and Sir JAMES NJ
DoNNELL, Of Quebec. Yesterday at dinner at the
Aston House, they occupied seats at the same table
This is not the only time these distinguished men
have been in uxta-p position In the year 1914 on the
18th Of July, they first met place called Lundys
Lane, within the Of Niagara. The one was then
Col. Scott, Of the American Army, aud the other
Major MDonnell, Of the British Army. Near The
close Of the battle, When an American soldier had
aimed his unerring rifle at the British Major Col
Scott knocked ituP aud saved the life of the former
in order that they might dine together peaceaby at
the first American hotel oft country, and thus be-
come emblem of the fraternity and friendship
Of their two gallant natons-los may they be so
Is not this a obedience somewhat like the meet
ing of Soult and w Wellington in Losdon
DEPARTURE OF THE BRITISH QUEEv.-Th:s
steam ship, under the command Of CAPT. Richard
Roberts, sails this afternoon at two o'clock She
will lake out about eighty passengersa large freight
and about two hundred thousand dollars in specie
We give list Of the passengers below, and il com
prises nearly all the names. The Qaeen will draw
more water this trip than on any previous one
Monsieur Bihin, the Belgian giant, is among the
passengers.
Three packet ships also sail to-day-the South
America for Liverpool, Mediator for London, and
Charles Carroll for Havre.
The letter bags of all three ships are at Gilpins
Foreign Letter Office, corner of Wall and William
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