The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-09-09

The printing business flourish with you with III
wonted Insurance can put you in the way Of making
the smallest outlay, that will be found In the whole
category Of that universally esteemed art If there is
city In this whole United States that better deserves the
name OF an oyster loving city than this have
it. And il there is where the supply more greatly
two together snd you will naturally conclude that
must accumulate or two oyster shells. When | re.
fleet that the very best lime OF which have any know.
ledge is made burned shells and you have the fortune
of which speak, in broad relief before you We are a
very industrious clBss of people here and would be
less So If it we're not for the yankees
The steamer Alabama which carried our two volun-
teer Artillery companies and some u S. troops Aran
Bay, arrived here yesterday As you will perceive
by your exchange papers, she brings worthy OF
record which goes to confirm my prediction that war
with Mexico Is all stuff and only has its existence in the
doughty brains of certain Generals and Tom Richie
sorry that the nature of the will not permit my
saying any thing about business. Disconnected ON
the transfer OF merchandise from you and other northern
cities destined for the west which gets up at ID OF
rafting amongst the drays still, and as profit
lessly occupied in any place having the least pre-.
tensions TO commerce. you can imagine. The stock of
cotton increasing. There buyers worth speak.
ing of Flour perfect drug; and provisions were it
possible, more SO, at the unnaturay high prices
BosroN, Sept g. ls4o.
Democratic Convention at Sprinsfeid-Sudden Death
Negligence in the Boston Custom House
Considerable wranglng and sport is expected
the Democratic Convention at Springfield on wednes-
day next, when variety Of candidates for Governor
will be presented for the consideration OF the delegates
Of the bone and MUSCLE Of the State The Van Buren,
in this vicinity stick strongly for Frederick Robin.
son. warden at the state prison at Charestown and
in some of the neghboring towns the delegates have
been instructed to support has pretensions but
do He does not carry weight enough and independent
OF this he is too cold in himself TO excite any thing like
feeling of enthusiasm in the democracy ofthe State
Another portion Of the party hoping put Charles
g. Greene in nomination. but he is than the other
would be impossible to bring out the strength of the
party with his at the head Of the ticket fact
which he is probably well of and the upper
ten hundred 1t has not reached thousand yet the
party to which he belongs, has long been looked spon
with Jealous eyes by the great unsoaped > he'll
do The fact Is some man must be selected from the in
terror or western part of the State with from this
part for Lieut. Governor In selecting the candidates
there much to be considered, for vote of young
America and the aboltonists assuredy defeat an cleo
ton by the people, and when the question goes to the
House OF Representatives for the reason the hir
ty.fve Boston wings will be among the missing and
then the democrats will stand the best chance Isaac
Davis oil Worcester and Geo. Hood OF Lynn are looked
upon with favor and considered strong by the
knowing ones however, after all these conjectures
things may take an entirely unexpected course
rely be selected After this important matter
has been settled in the Convention proposed by the
harmonsts OF the party to offer and crowd through
rles OF resolutions recommendatory of Gov Morton for
the U. s. Bench Robt. Rantoul Jr, i'll that case of
to have the Colectorsnip, and the solder Of
Fortune TO succeed him District Attorney a mora
cosy way OF settling matters truly and one ii so recon-
mended, likely TO take place This measure will
with strong opposition it is true for the Robinson
ties falling IN their Gubernatoria intents will next
claim for their iavcre the Boston Custom House and
as said before there will be some fun and pretty rich
fun, too, at the Convention
Luther Faulkner, gentleman well known in our COM
munity as an extensive merchant and of late wears
Measurer in the Custom House, from which office he
was removed q short time since by Collector Morton
dropped dead while walking in Beacon street yesterday
morning. Apopexy is supposed TO have been the occa-
son OF his death as ne was well the night before with
the exception of slight cold.
There has been considerable complaint for week
past, OF delay in the delivery of goods at the Custom
House The only reason alleged to be assigned for this
IS the illness OF one OF the inspectors but poor an ex
cuse does not seem to satisfy the merchants in case Of
sickness it the manifest duty of the Collector to pro-
VIDE ad suhcien Tor the transaction of the business
the office may be that these complaints are made in
acapuous spirit, have no just foundation but in the
case oil the ship Versailles arrived here The 2sth u
though the goods have all been discharged from the
ship large quantity said yet remain in the pub.
lie stores,
Sales of Stocks Mt Boston.
BRoRyRs foARp, Sept 6i6 shares Eastern Railroad l07;
gdo ION Bank iOo-; 70 do Portland Saco Portsmouth
r. iuo9. do aiersh5nts Bank O9 50 do Wilmington
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Readg Railroad 23,s 50 do % 9e % do DO a IN 23I.
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m 6s Is 90 do, 6s'a; so Long Island r. G3s 200 DO
m 6j5a T3 do do, 81; 500 do do 6i. do
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