The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-12-03
Political In telIlgence.

The Legislature Of Vermont previous Its adjourn
ing the delegation in Cossss from that state to use
their influence to the repeal Of the last act Of
Congress relating to newspaper postage
The Taylor convention Ut Philadelphia met on Wed
nssday night and elected delegates TO the State
next.
A meeting designated "Pesoe Mestingn was held ct
Cincinnati the evening Of the 24th Nov Resolutions
deprecating the and taking ground in favor or free
territory" were passed There was however some jar
ring upon the subject introduced BY the foewiDg rsso
lution" Resolved That In nevertheless territory
Of
war that 40 far a. our influence extends shs be
sInly dedicated to perpetual and impartial freedom
1t with other resolutions. but accompanied 1t with his
protest 1t was finally passed with the rest
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Acadia left this afternoon for Halifax and Liver
pool with fair chance of encountsripg snow storm
a. We learn rsm the Custom house. book
no list Of which has been received at the Msrchsnts
but all the Southern letters have been forv arded-
Boston Transcript, la inst
Ex-Governor Marcus Morton, Of Mass who was
passenger BY the Pilot line last night from New York.
In stepping from the ct Trenton fell into canal
out was rescued wtnous material injury although he
| ydmerican. I'd inst
When state the population Of GAINESVILLE a. return
ed under late order Of the council at do not
include the population Of the surrounding villages
a.y!ums or Hou.s Of Rsfus. Including the population
the aggregate at about 10000 Columbus State Journal
joseph 8 puttou. general mn.rintsnd.nt On J.v.tt
Humphreys division Of the Central Railroad, in
stanty killed on Monday BY tho pectsd discharge
and others sligbty. MIR button was nom Csssnovis,
and for three years was an engineer on railroads
in Michigan onfpehsr (Yt) Walehman.
On Friday last Mr. Couch ovsrseer for Mr. Carroll ON
Walnut Bayou, was shot from his horse and almost in
stanty killed in the road from the river to the Bayou,
Preston was shot, At the dinner table and instantly
killed BY MI. John Elliot formerly Of viehsburgh In
mitigation Of TIL. latte, deed it . stated that tbs vnie-
rsnged.-Pieksburgh Sentinel, Nor. sh.
! late number Of the st. John Morning Nsws has .
and says that the English papers BY the steamer Acadia
did not reach st. John until nearly week After her
| rival At Aalifax.-Boston Tropsller.
young woman In Cincinnati (ths victim of villain
who ruined her. then s the city after robbing his
landlsdy. the mother OF the young woman Of silver
duoer and positively refusing all nourishmsnt died OF
starvation ON Tuesday evening fast week.
The dam at Lawrence, Mass, Is Anishsd. The event
scene Of joty and rejoicing among the workmsn, who
made great display as they marched in procession
down Essex street with their iron bars axes pikepos
For the past month the amount of loss ~ fire. in Bos-
surance In November 1896 tho loss was 1859 insur-
$5o0 For the eleven months of the pressnt year
the te,, Loss BY re has been sss0oe on which there
1886 tho total loss $lss 236, and the insurance
| Sl06<l6.-Bosfon Trdueller, Dec. l.
The telegr iphic wires extended sSventy.dvU
| miles beyond Vinoennss, Ind.
The population Of NorfOlk vs., is said to be ls ooe
being increase Of 900 within the last years
The population Of Toronto, G. w., Is si,O6s
Loss OF Tue STEAMER TAL1sMAN.-Yesterdav
morning, should think little before O'Clock.
when near Cape Girardesu, tho Tsusmsn and Tempest
into collision, and boat immsdiatsly sunk.
At the moment Of the collision, wss sitting in tie
cabin the floor ofwhiohw covered with slssp
ly followed by second, and the door. supposed
| we had struct snag. Looking over tbs side Of the
saw the guard was already u1ds, water and that
females over side Of the boat The Tempest Va: It
little distance from "a, waiting suppose TO what
would Be her fate. The that followed on our
deck surpssses all description The cabin passengers
women and children, numerous. The shrieks,
lamentations and cries help still ringing In
my spdeavored to direct the attention Of suoh
encountered to God - their refuge supposed that
though might be able to swim TO the shsr we'll
great company OF ethsrs had reached the end of
ing power Of grace that found 1t all needed The
thought 90 suddenly appearing in tbs presence Of the
upward, my MUD became calm, . pleasing serenity
tosk possession ofmy soul In the meantime the cries
our dstr.oted passengers rsschsd the Tempest and sAe
before threw one Of her children into my arms and
vi. happy afterwsrd in seeing her and 1t safely on
| board the Tempest. gracious Providence ordered Il
boat found bottom before the water reached the
hurricane deck and thus most Of the cabin passengers
poo900-
gers unable to get out rapidly did the boat sink
and but portion, probobly small one, reached the
though others estimate 1t high 100 1t sosps
| hope never TO forget would 1t may teach me to live
daily ana hourly upon Gnso make no os.cu.tions
- am in the way Of duty The evening previous, some
anxious about passing the steamboat grave
as It 10 called but that passed In safety and met
death where and in manner, We did not sntoipsts In
Christ ve are always safe The Tempest carried to
Cape Ghardsau, and In few hours the Bertram from
New Orleans, along, and considerable number Of
took passage In her. and reached St Louis this
ing about sunrise Last evening We had solsnn meet
ing for prayer and e1hortaton on board hope some
good done We had, the Talisman, several pous
persons ministers and others and was refreshing to
Those who had no 0od card players and swssrer
the men who had cause to fear. do not wonder at
these judgments Of Heaven the wonder H. that they
not more frequent Such systemsto contempt for the
institution of the Sabbath there waters
will bring, am persuaded, still heavier visitatious It
time for the friends Of religion to besr themselves
they have done before, In the Great wsst"
case It not) but cannot but look upon these
peatsd valuations AS having connection with Sabbath
violations The blessings Of God will not rest upon sys-
tematic violators OF his dments Cor Cnefn.
mai Gazette, 81 Louis, Nor. 2Wh
| The MAIL DIsrANcKD.-The New York papers
| announce that they have associated for the pur-
pose Of establishing daily express between that city
and New o1s.ns which viii regularly beat the govern
When the transmission OF the great mail between the
North and the South shall BE- further retarded By the
attempt Of the Postmaster General to force the Rich
nond and Potsmac Railroad Company 10 submit TO Q
reduction Of Its former compensation the government
mail will be two days behind this private express The
suggestion Of New York paper, that the Postmaster
General shall employ the New York editors carry the
regular mail, IL not unworthy OF considsration.-Rfeh-
mond Wig, ln inst
The LITTLE BusHxAN Mr.. Chase, the United
States Consul at the Cape Of Good Hope has
lately returned to visit his relations in this vi
entity, and has brought with hun specimen of
the tribe, or, as some would call II, species of
Bosiesman or Bushmsn. The people Of this
name are said TO be an intervening link between
the humsn and the animal, and are ALWAYS
dwarfs, exhibiting more Of the man than Of any
other species, and yet something more Of the
monkey or the ape than the man. The specimen
brought home by Mr.. Chase was exhibited yes
terday afternoon in the hsll of the Museum,