The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-04-27
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Correspondence OF the HERALD

Correspondence OF the Herald
SAG HAREeR, l.. l., April "a, 1874
Progress of Whaling Scrabble for O@ee-A Fare
Up. threatening the peace of america
We have lively times here; whaling ships are ar
irving in quick successon and the Sailors returned
from two or three years voyages, making up |
for lost time by general jolIifcation. he village
wears singular appearancc-trucks, men, horses,
oil, bone, CASKS timber, copper, boats, harpoona,
ances, pork, Goldfish, moasses and pretty girls, fly
ing heller skelter, form state of things to be
found in any other place in all Alleghania. almost
every ship brings full cargo, and Sag Harbor is
growing like young boy after the fever and ague.
In short time we shall outstrip New Bedford and
Nantucket, as We have done all other whaliAg
ports This year shall have a1oat feet OF
seventy square-rlgged vessels. Every arrival brings
small fortune, and we are growing rich and oily.
In snort time we shall turn eur attention TO the
| arts, sciences and literature.
! must give you account of a political farce
which has Just been enacted here. 1t contains
many useful lessons in philosophy. The last act is
capital expose by each of the Characters. Of his
own virtue, wit, intelligence, honesty and honor
Inc plot or farce IL this two cligues of demo.
Gratis divide the party IN this place; each sets TO
work to secure the offices under the general 60
vernment; each must have the whole; they "keep
shady, mine, undermine, and couniermine; they
hold private meetings, write resolutions and let
tiers, and send messengers and depntations; first
one Is uppermost, then the other; one clique hav.
ing most power at Court almost gets the Collector
ship, then loses It and gets the Post Office; the
the Collectorship. which it had almost lost, and
loses the Post Office which it had got. The Senate
REJECTS me Collector, and his Clique left in the
joyment of few hundred year. but his friends
are IN :. terrible Moderation that they havn't
got everything. This state of affairs leads to ge-
First came up 8. L. Gardner, the disappointed
applicant Tor the Collaborating, and brother Of the
present postmaster, with the confession of q peni-
!snt sinner, IN the shape of an affidavit from his
PRONE! spredecessor.b by courtesy called
| IN which the said Duke sets forth how he was
used by the Lord and Dayton Clique to keep the Col
sG.orsnip out OF the Gardner Clique; how he de-
celvso and defrauded In order effect that object,
unoer!promse that IN case of success the L. and d.
Clique would use their exertions to retain him in
ms position. and how, after accomplishing their
OBJECT Dy using hm, they used him up " intirely,'
! ana get MN removed. in order to bait the G..
clique with the Post office, and so keep them on,
OF the Collectorship, which is by far the most i'm.
portant post; how, in short, he, the duke, had
thwared all the hopes Of one clique, and was now
attemDing to thwart all others hopes Of the other
THIS yolley was fired in single extra sheet Of the
l Watehmdn-lt was returned in double sheet.
This contained the affidavit of A. Eddy one of the
l.. and D's, IN which he sets forth how he and his
orother and other parties tried to get possession of
| the ofhces, by pretending TO get up third party,
independent OF the general democratic party, favor
bile to the for this purpose halt
dozen individuals held a private meeting, for
which L. and ID. wrote certain speeches and resolu-
rons-how these speeches and resolutions were for
warded to Washington, as The proceedings Of a
public meeting, and published in the Madisomian-
how the plotiers trembed, lest somebody in our
artersheuid see the Number OF that paper In which
| they were contained, and blow the af7air-and how
when the g. clique Landed the administration, the
l.. and ID clique did beter,' for the purpose OF
| heading them of. This witness goes fully In q tbs
| particulars OF The fraudulent proceedings. and says
The affair was :" better than theatre ~ Next came
The statement OF Lord himself, in which ne core
boraes the affidavit OF and jusfss his par,ici-
patton In these procee diDss, on the ground thai
every thing is fair Ia poltics-and that ss in war
| II IL allowable to circumvent an enemy by strata
gen. and draw on his men, II is In political con
, tess-in short, that the end Justify the means H,
writes IN an innocent vein. He thinks e. has hao
/ enough OF the public patronage, holding, among
other Offices the very valuable one of Solicitor il
; Chancery.
So much for the democrats OF our village, and
!, | helr political performances. Don't let them SCI
AlleShania on hre--for heavens sake save the
country !-or, at least, the On AND BONE.
II CANADA MAILs.--The Congregational Journal
| published in Concord, N. II. thus announces the
arrival OF the British mails in that vlllage:-
ssS Mail brought out BY the Caledonia for
ternoon train to this village, where the bags forywo
press wagons each drawn by four fine horses and in
few minutes were on their way to Montreal"
INDIAN DErRxDArroNs Van Buren, (Ark.)
hnfeigencer, OF The 9th inst, saws "Thers ru.
in this city that the Kichee Indians have crossed Red
and that Major Bell commanding Fort Washita, had sent
express Fort Towson for troups be in readiness
march Tor the purpose of checking any outbreak"
STEAMBOAT AccIpENT.-Another of these steam
boat accidents is recorded in the Cleveland Herald
of 2ls Of April The steamer Waterloo left Buffalo
Saturday morning. in company with the steamer EN-
ersld for Chippewo and upon the Middle Reef when
three hours in trying to get the waterloo of, but
failed to do The Emerald then took the Waterloos
/ passengers and proceeded to Chippewa.
Hemp AT THE WEST According to statement
| in the Western (Mlssour) Journal, about 1000
from that place this spring. The paper states thai
the aggregate amount the season had been favorable
bales will be raised IN that negnborhood this yesr.
HANGING PRKFERRsD TO IMPRISONMENT
| Gulldchrst, negro, indicted for the murder OF
Asahel Pho last November, in sandusky county. Ohio,
pleaded guilty to count Of the Indictment charging
him with granddaughter, and sentenced to nine years
imprisonment in the psnitentisry This the liter
time after eating few mouthfuls he lett the table
shortly alter was found hsnsing by the neck He had
to bar running the stairs of upper cells to the
wall To this he connected his neck by his comforter,
| and swung off, When discovered he was far gone and
was resuscitated with dhculty by the aid Of Doctors
| Austin and Cochran.
ks,RKGULATINa EXCHANGES is said that John
Y. Mason, Jr. was, on Thursday last, rendered by
the President the appointment Of purser in the United
States Navy, in place OF Purssr Moore, deceased and
that he accepted the same By this it appears that
attorney generalhp and purscrship together
| are equal to one Secretary ship Of the Navy.
| FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT Valentine
| Gay, OF Maine, man about 50 years old, was
killed Friday morning the Lowell Rsresd, upon
which he walking He stepped from one track to
avoid the baggage train and caught other by
the passenger train, and instantly crushed.
FATAL ACCIDENT Emerson Bennett of Fall
| River, while on his way to New York, on the oath
inst, was knocked down and killed by a horse in
the former place.
/ Varieties.
case is pending before the Circuit Court of the Dis
trct OF Columbia against Capt Wilkes brought by some
of the marines Of Vincennes while the exploring