The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-09-21

| For CoNeREss.-The Ward meetings Of the De
mocrats tonight, to select delegates to nominate
candidates for Congress in the several districts, vii
be accompanied with any given quantity of riot
rowdyism, broken heads and bloody noses ful
particulars Of which will be found in the Herald o
tomorrow The contest in the 9th, 7th, 10th ano
18th, is between Purdy and Maclay, the former o.
whom will, in all probability, be selected by the de-
| legates chosen.
| In the 9Th, 9th and 18th wards, the friends Of
Moses G. Leonard and John McKeon test the mat
ter. Leonard will carry his own ward, the 9th, al
most unanimously, and most probably the Other
two McKeon is too much of political demagogue
TO carry the feelings OF the people with him. He
was taken up before merely by chance
In the llth, 18th, 18th, 18th and 18th, the fight
between the friends of Fernando Wood and Ell
Moore In the 18th we understand that John j.
Roosevelt intends to make brush-f so, he vii
be brushed out OF political existence.
| In the lst, I'd, Sd, 4th and 9th, the Wings have
such majority that the Democrats will have to
persuade some man to make stand, and allow
himself to be abused for the honor of the thing
Great fun about these days.
TRAVELLING WEsrwARp.-Sir William d. Stew
art, the celebrated traveller and boarhunter of the
Rocky Mountains, does not depart till next spring
for his prairie haunts in the west.
Before his embarkation in England for this coun-
try, he had just returned from journey in Russia,
and the rapidity with which he passed from ST. Pc
tersburgh to New York would astonsh the people OF
the last century, although no novelty to those of the
present In his last journey to the Rocky Mountains,
Sir William discovered traces of the Welsh lam
4 ~, h,l foA fhe
North West coast by some shpwrecked Welshmen,
long anterior to the discovery of this continent by
Columbus. The solution of this mystery will be
quite interesting.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FOR THE LOWER WARDS. s.
There will be great competition among the wings
for the nomination of Members of Congress from the
FIRST second, third and fifth wards. Whoever is no.
minated will be elected hence the warmth of the
contest Alderman Underwood is candidate, but
he can do the State more service IN the Common
Council by endeavoring to give us an efficient po-
lice. Aaron Clark is also candidate; he, how
ever, would make much better Mayor of the City,
if it were possible to put him in that office. Mr.
Tallman is also proposed but of him we don't know
much. The best man by all odds is Mr.. Phoenix
he has suffered more in pocket for the benefit of the
Der of it. He is liberal and generous man and
would be good Congressman from those wards
We trust he may be nominated.
ANOTHER NEW PAPER.-We understand that ano-
Their Tyler paper is projected, to be conducted
by N. p. Willis, T. N Parmelee, Dr. Alexander
Jones, and Timothy PIppn Mr. Parmelee is to
manage the polltics-Mr Willis the literature and
fashion-Mr. Plppin the business reports-and DR..
Jones will advance the capital and conduct the
general business ofthe concern. There will also be
two or three reporters engaged-and altogether 1t
will be strong team.
N. B. If they have not otherwise made arrange.
ments-we will execute the presswork, payable in
cash, on as reasonable terms as any other estab.
lshmsnt will We have no doubt this project will
succeed better than Beach's evening edition OF the
Sun, alias the penny Union, including Noah and his
tail, as long as from this city to Mount Carmel and
back.
AGAIN IN THE FIELD.-We understand that Ro-
bert Hoe, the ingenious machine manufacturer, is
again in the field of industry. Under the pressure
of the times, and the screws al the Butchers and
Drovers' Bank, this house was shut up few weeks
ago. The click OF the hamer ceased. But it seems
that an English manufacturer more liberal than
bank, acquainted with the Hoes, purchased the
whole establishment the other day, which was sold
under execution. They have placed the Hoes in
their old establishment, as agents and managers
and from the industry and integrity of the brothers,
we have no doubt their latter days will be far hap
pier and more prosperous than their former. See
the holy book of Job for the authority.
THEArRlcALs-A good deal of discomfort is be.
ginning to be generated amongst the small penny-a-
liners and the petty actors around the different thea
tres about the movements of Celeste. They con-
slider her a species OF splendid monopoly in thea
trcal business. Her engagement at the Bowery
will, undoubtedly, injure members ofthe lower order
of the profession, land it quite possible that theymay
get up very respectable opposition to her in some
of the small papers, We shall see, however, how
these discontinued elements will operate. In the
we advise Celeste to be very careful how
she gives credit to any manager of any theatre in
this country. Mad. Celeste should have her cash
every night after playing. We understand that Mr..
Booth left the Bowery Theatre in consequence of
not being paid his salary. These are hard times
short payments and hard cash are the only appropri-
ate principles of action.
BurcHERY IN CHrNA-We find the following pa.
ragraph in the London Sun of the Sd inst relative to
the last battle in China
Arrangements were made for an attack in three
columns, two Of which were CALAMITY led by Sir H.
Cough and Sir w. Parker in pereon. Nothing
could exceed the bravery OF the troops. They con-
trlved to surround the Chinese, and quite bcwildered
them The carnage was dreadful, being more a
butchery than battle. Ignorant of the laws of
civilized warfare the poor creatures knew not how
to surrender, and were massacred. Not less than
thousand of them, including a great number of
Mandarins, were killed, or drowned in the canals
whereas of the British troops only three were killed
and twenty-five wounded The encampments and
such of the buildings as had been occupied BY the
enemy, were burned, and the grain magazines
thrown open to the pOpuace, who speedily smpted
them.
According to this, the English forces were gal