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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-05

GOVERNMENT ApvERTIsIse.-THK PRINTING OF
CoseREss.-The policy Of the government. hereto
fore, in its printing and advertising, has been TO
divide il out among the party presses of the COM
Try, without regard to their circulation. Proposals
for contracts for army and navy supplies the letter
lists Of the post Offices, advertisements for mail
contracts, tor stationery for the several depart
ments, all the public advertisements, have been be
slowed upon the party organs Of the party IN 20 wer
In many cases without Subscribers or readers, and
dependent entirely on government Jobs for support
The government has been to this class Of parry
began. a sort Of union work-house, from which
an allowance Of soup is measured out to its de-
penden; paupers from day to day Advertisements,
involving loss or saving to the treasury Of hun
dreds Of thousands Of dollars, have been buried
away IN obscure party journals, whose circulation
has been limited to their exchanges, and few
copies 10 the party leaders Of the biiliwck. This
evil has not emily occasioned immense Losses to
the government, by confnlng The information
public contracts cliques OF party SPECTATORS bu'
II hes degraded the party presses to the mos
pliable instruments Of corruption.
The mischiefs Of this corrupt system have been
Of late years, to some extent, tbated but they
still exist as the practice Of all the departments,
more or less. In the passage Of the bill Of cheap
postages, one Of the reforms effected was provl-
zion by the law, awarding to papers Of the largcsi
circulation the list OF letters OF the fifteen thousand
poet Offices Of the country. At the same cost in
a paper Of five hundred subscribers, the advantage
OF circulation Of twenty-five thousand per day
hos thus been in come secured 90 the depart
'neni. ard corresponding ,ssssss fsii receipts
OF postage An cquel benefit mas seen secured to
he public. in the recovery of letters by individuals,
often containing large sums OF money
Public justice and public economy, good
government and common sense, demand that this
new system should be extended to all the DEPART
meDts IN ali their advertising, 10 all the ne wsps.
psrs Of the country. There is a recent law. unde,
which the executive Advertisements from Wash.
ibston ore required TO be published IN two Of the
pap,rs of that extensive village having the largesi
circulation, and in third at the discretion of IN,
government; but that Is a feeble apology Of r..
form. II is at best but compromise to secure TO
party organ share Of the pap, "a an insurance
tgainu a deficiency of public support The great
evil still ezsts, in the discretion 10 the cabinet TO
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Political InteIi,pence-Wo are noxv -

diby inf rmsd that the srf exis among the nerou
candidates for the minaton Of sheriff
tie Convention at Tammany Hall, viii be ameably settled
this evening the bng Mafo
Dens Mcmahon snd lderusn Hatfield and the
Is the Major will be successful
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Circulate the Documents.


reader through these six lines let him paper TO
his neghbor that ho. know that the
handsomest durable Bools Gaiters in VA are
sold at JONkS'S, Il Ann IS eet.
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vsyArce Panorama Captain g. Mayer viii have quick dis
this evening At .eht oelock precisely from soppan
Hall for san Francisco and the Gold Diggng round
Horn The views This voyage are
All drawn from nature and thsr authenticity akse
lutey relied The Thousands who have visited this sx
Aerdnary series Of pantinss themselves unfory
In the most enthusiastic terms OF appreciation.
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Sporting Intslligsnse.

TnE RAcKs.-PosrrosKhHNr er the Forn MILE RACE.
Thousapds Of persons we're yesterday disappointed,
who had made preparations for witnessing the four
mile race between Tslly-ho, Free Trade and Bosto-
M and hundreds reached the race course before
they were apprzed Of the postponsmsnt Of the
During the early part Of yesterday morning the rain
fell torrents and to 10 o'clock there signs
In the heavens indicative Of sunshine The proprietor
Of the course believing that the day would be-
aware at the same time, Of the great anxiety Of tho
people to witness the contest between these three ces
brsted candidates fer fame, concluded to put OF the
lively take place rain shine the horses have TO
return homo INN ediatey to fu6 engagements In the
South At half past o'clock precisely, on Saturday
afternoon, the horses start.
Usios CerasE -TRorTIso MArcH roa IS Ooo-Ths
much talked Of trottins match, for $4,000 between
Jack Roeser and Lady Moscow mile heats best three
In nve In harness. comes OF this afternoon, at the
Union Course Tho betting even, up to late last
night. THE match has created excitrm ing
the admirers OF trotng than event that has take
place for years The fact Of Rossitsr having beaten
Lady osccw In unprecedented time added bis pro.
far every dollar offered BY the friends Of Lady Nor
II will be bered that Lady Mossow troted,
Q short time since In hsrDets two miles In Oa and IL
IL thought that should Rooster win to day he will
have TO go even faster than that
CrsTRkvILLE Coussy Two trotting races came OF
A. the &c Dtrevile Coure, yesterday afternoon, bat
the music that the horses made the track rather
leng metre, and vthai, beirg short Of room In
columns from the great pres OF i'm portant
above contest in the shade, until they have learned
more lively Mrs
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Arrival OF tho Steamships Nortaerner and
Hepubifc, at Chari, Atom.


tHsRLrsrOS, October 3 1870
The stssmers Republic and Northerner have both ar
rived all safe
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Of fultsn and Nassau street There get 81 Boot,
made to ORDER out Of thu ,ore for 81 calf IS
worth S. Caters. re-, equally low. Oppeste Office.
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Movements OF General scott.

Ovs0o, Oct 4-10PM.
Najor.Gensrai Winfield Scott arrived here from the
East at o'clock III to day, for Elmirs He
returns eastward to- morrow morning.
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dye celebrated thokraphc print Of President
bis cnbnes 10 now for sale at the 81
81 single At the Pabshsr Brady Gallery TO
And wi Broadway, of Tutsa street. liberal dis
trade.
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Gallery on the Of Broadway and street.
strangers sould not fail to visit asit
places in the city No visiting this celebrated Caller
can fail to meet with any familiar faces.
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tern $6The ladies invited examine the assortment
which tie largest and most complete in the city Now
patterns very besutfnl; lot of Dressing Comb Re-
Ut ths Gold Comb Store. N. d. Combs at wholesale.
n QUIhBY, $685. Broadway, I'd dosr above Duane sc
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-ush truth In them We have had neither M Ledru
No,lin nor "A Rather nor Louis Blame Dat We pos,
sees Boichot rs we'll several other oom
~ ps.f entativss We possess Nsznnh Suus' ~ "A,
a. ne and soms hu Of obscure tsaiis' oe
and French fogtives Most Of these Sfs iou' ed and
receive pay from our budget ,.A
u,ns.n stysvr Breptano and Misrosl' ~shi chiefs Of
fhs in, urr, elton in the Grand Duchy Il Baden They
have the choice Of passing through fanos going
o. G.roa
On the eth ult, General D".our after an iutsrvisw
With the Prusfian General hthdrew the Swiss troops
vhish had been placed on .he German frontier.
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-For elderly gentlemen no require comfort. middle
aged who desre durability; For the fshonabe
men who seek the fashion, For tho Gentlsmsa who
sns nr ne bachelor vno waat TO be reuyina
noeks Rats; II the head is right you all right.
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We beg leave % cali attention - the Sale
u property Bcehmsn, Ann PEARL and Oak streets ~
bleeshsr Auetionssr At the Merchants 1xshaass IL
''closh to-day. "
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Wigs and Toupess. Ia,

Wigs and Toupess --Batcheisr's CelebSa-
ted Wig Factory at 30. Wall st. 10 the only establish
the city devoted that invented
most important improvements invites examiaatsn
Of those Wigs and Toupees
Fair Of the American 1rrtitnts Copy the address.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-05

he Mode for Is4O.-IT cnin IL charxsds
with egotism in claiming that his fall style Four Dollar
for s mos, becoming model Of the only
say that the public have hattersd him
demand for the article which all his snpersnss
satisfsetory ~ it has been, Furnished parsllsl.
GENlN, 2li Broadway.
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Wigs and TOupees.-We would call tho
Attention Of citizens and requiring Wigs Tea
pses recent of most character
Invented BY e; fHALON. NO ~ Broadway, corner Of
Dsy street under the franklin reuse. They seem
at bis bar Cutting Rooms where be seen the larrssS
audh Safa martina TN tbse itv
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NEW YORK HERALD.

ia n Il . q IL ID Or IN Il r p
PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR.
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Banubian PrincipaIities.

The insurgents have kept the fortress of Bihac 80
sloely rperced nom tbs 2lst TO the 25th Of August
Shat IL impossible to reach 10 without ri Of re
On the I'd IF September party OF the Insurgents re-
tred into the mount aims shut tho passage
Abe viEier who has arrived at Bukswaz with 80 600
men and "a cannon bitches have been dug and
trenches cut In the deflss.
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The Hamburg RsrsenhaLIe OF Sept 49, says" Affairs
IN Scblsswg cootinus in state Of utter confusion,
The dmissal Of the recusant functiopares enforced
by the new administration materially adds to it, Many
Dapi,h fspetoDaries are smugged Into the country;
and in every other refpect too the Danes have their
own wsy without regard 10 the stipuations of the
armisticp. The German fortidcations over against
Asep have been totally destroyed by them. Nothing
traprpires to the progress ~ the negotiations for
peace hut to judge by the Indifference with which the
proceedings OF the Danes are looked on by Prussia
1A~y probably near their termination Mean shle
freh Of Prussinn troops is expected to
infsrcs those remaining in Sebleswig with view
~ the opposition Of the Scbleswigers."
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-30
From Tie South CarOIinian.
Stopping GuiiEcs.

There is 20 rolling land worth much that
VIII not wash into gullies. The goodness Of
land depends upon lis subsoll and the sub.
soil thai is too hard and light to yield TO the
torrents Of rain hat sometimes fall, is two
hard and tight to produce much of crop, af.
ter the little vegetable mould that lies on the
top is exhausted.
Until very deep pIoughing, therefore, be.
comes prevalent We may expect our lands to
wash, # they are Of any accounts and even
then, perhaps. Tor think with the open
texture impaired by warm climate, and the
a1ods Of rain prevailing IN the lower ATTITUDES,
It would require deeper poughing Than can
he performed by horse power, 10 prevent
washing IN these Southern States.
|! becomes, therefore, q matter ofno ordi.
nary importance to know how gulies can be
Fl c'Ga'ly stopped. Il is said by those who
nave made he attemp, by throwing in logs
aai trasb, hey cannot be stopped. Their
int fftctual Efforts have filled their minds and
their mouths with the maxim that water will
have rs way; aud seeing it flow round their
logs and rubbish, they have, many Of them,
betaken themselves to cutting bitches 10 give
Il straight send, forgetting, that flow as i,
will, If unImPeded, IL carries with it, in solu.
ton, the very finest mould on the plantation.
say gull s can be etfectualIy s,opt; and
| say II, because have tried II, and the meth.
cd is easy. [, does let The water have its
way, as it will have; but stops he sand, and
that detalns the mould and the labor is not
half equal TO that OF cutting duches. The
method s short.
Begin at one side of,he gully, a, distance
n which the water cannot rise, and drive
down a short stake. Garry a row Of stakes,
thus driven in across The gully TO an equal
distance on the other side. Let the stakes
be near enough to each other to admit Of wat.
Ting. Then waffle them with brush. Pine
brush is the best, because it more completely
in,ercepls the sand. The water will pass
through the brush, but the mould will be de-
tanned, your land saved, several OF these rows
should be run across the gulles, at proper
distances from top to bottom. This isa good
season to begin. Book FARMER.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-11-30

lfsny one vii, 90 into his garden in the fall
Of the year, and observe the immense quaint
~ Of vegetable matter deposited by this plant,
and lis effect upon HE soil, he will be con.
,lnced Of the truth Of what say. The soil
all around and under it is left rich and black
and loose and whatever vegetable planted
after II, the succeeding year, grows of, with
,Igor equal to that Impaired by any other
vegetable manure.
| know gentleman Of 3 me experience
aud considerable judgment, whose practice !,
is TO have all the tomato balls that he can
procure 20 be gathered every fail aud thrown
into his hor,e and COW lots, TO be mixed with
the dung, aud carried out into bis plantation
the next spring. Care is taken, in the culil
valon Of his corn and cotton crops, not TO cut
this plant up. Ii does not, as well known,
expand TO any great extent until late n the
season, and, therefore. interferes but very
slightly, if at all, with the crop; aud its ben.
efclal etftcis upon his land are found to ex.
coed those Of lie pea.
A small lot m CHI be selected TO he planted
with this vegetable exclusively for the sake Of
The seed. These might be scattered, far and
vide, over the Plantation and, if this were
doue, | will answer for II that he who makes
the experiment will, in The end, not be dsap.
pointed,
do not sec why the seed might not be
waste out and mixed with small grain when
that is sown. /, would no, have grown up
before the grain is cut, and then suppose II
would cover the ground more completely and
more uni ormly, than any other weed.
hope il ill be tried. Like every other
method Of improvement Of poor land, It's eff
fects must necessarily be slow. Such land,
at first, will not produce plants Of great size,
Neither would this produce clover or any
thing else vigorously. Those who are Of a
sansuine temperament, and expect wonders
to be effected outright, would be Disappointed.
But those who are patient and diligent (and
none else ever did, or ever will, succeed IN
any thiugl are earnestly invited TO consider
'nsse sugges ions and institute experiments
vita full conviction that their pains AMI
labor will Gn he end, repeat) be well re.
warded. This is good season to gather The
pods and seeds. A Book FARMER.
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institution, and just pr de n her fame. IL
will now devolse on you TO bear your parts
10 si' ing direction TO her Government, and
10 unfolding these Institutions. The study
Of her history, the trials, penis, and sui1,r-
ings, through which she has passed, and Of
the characters Of the sages and patriots " no
founded her Governments, aud under the
Providence Of God conducted her nlidirs TO
the most favorable results, will engage your
attention, not only as subjects OF liberal
knowledge, but Of personal interest and duty
In this Won viii lesrn what sacrifices were
required to achieve our National lndepen.
dence, and what anxious days ard sIeepess
nights i, cost he Father of his Country, and
bis associates, 10 establish our National IT,
MON. You will thus be inspired with true
loyalty and attachment to that country, and
prepared TO hold fast to that Union las the
sheet anchor of our peace at home, and
safety abroad" For sixty years !, has Sc.
cured TO Us justice and domestic tranquility,
and conferred on US a renown and prosperity
unexampled in The history Of nations. Ii
cherished and defended in ths spirit of sin
cere patriotism, wisdom, and forbearance,
which characterized its trainers, il viii pro.
serve the blessings Of liberty 10 our reno,csi
pnsteriy. Such Of YOU as may be called to
administer lis public trusts, should bear al.
ways in mind that they are designed TO con.
fer oniv " the power 10 do good, " The Z" true
and legitimate end Of all aspiring" But
whether IN public or private station, from
yoDr course OF education you wi exercise an
agency in the formation Of pubic sentiment,
and viii be ~ some measure accaun able Tor
results. May YOU so appreciate this res.
ponsib'i,y, as TO keep always ~ view the pre-.
cep's Of justice, wisdom, aud patriotism, ard
10 derive additional ius,re to your own char.
actefs, from the brightness Of that career
which, under the blessing Of hea, en-, We trust
awaits cur country
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From The American Farmer.
Work fox November.

We viii duecl attention 10 matters 10 be
attended TO on the farm This month.
Materials for Nanure-Le, every nerv.
be strained to collect all materials susceptible
Of being converted into manure. Spread
them 10 such form on your COW yards and
pig pens as Will proven, their riches from be.
Ia. washed away. By attention to these mat.
,crs on NAV collect and manufacture By next
spring sufficient supply # manure 10 ena.
BILE sou II iarIlize yoar corn6sld,
Management Of Stf Lands. Il II the field
you inseud for corn mex, .p,lng is sutf, clay,
plough it up this fall, lapPing the burrows, 10
be mtllossd BY the frosts Of winter. II it
needs lining, put on fifty bushels to the acre
in the course Of this month OF through the
winter.
Corn Coba-Ins'ead &C selling your corn
on the cob, have all tha, you may have for
saIe shelled have your cobs ground or crush
ed and make Stops with them for your mich
ws-such feed, in addition to their long
feed, will not only keep your cows in good
heart but increase their capacity for incress.
iug milk. II any one should tell you there
is no uu,riment IN corn cobs, don't give them
credeuce, but try their virtue, and be assured
YOU will find them two hiths as good as corn.
meal.
Corn Siolks-Have these hauled in and
protected from the weather, as when cut mp
and cooked, by having boiling water poured
over them in tight box, they make a most
excellent and highly nurricious provendsr.
Roots o. fan kinds should be dug aud housed
before hard frost.
M'ch Cors and Yong Stoek These
should all have the advantage of shelter aud
feeding a, night throughnu, this month.
Working Horses. Moles, and Oren.-In-
crease your attention 10 these. Warm lodg
ing, comfortable bedding and generous feed.
ing, are al this season Indispensable 10 keep
working creatures IN good heart. Rrcolect
that b, chopping oi Your gram and mlxlng II
with cut hay or straw, YOU may save al least
one third in quantity, while your animals viii
thrive better.
Faaea,ng Rnss.-As soon as your acorns
are exhausted, put up your hogs to ta'len, as
they always take on fat best when the wealth
er is moderately warm. But before you put
them up, cover their pen at least foot deep,
basin shaped, with earth of some klnd-what.
ever of the kind you put into their pen they
will make into manure.
When hogs are first put up, they should
each receive a table spoonful of sulphur mix.
ed up in meal. Charcoal or rolled wood, or
both, should a, all times be KEEP, in their pen
to eat as they may please post, too, should
be pu, up in the middle Of their pen to rub
themselves against. lfyou have pumpkins
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ibet they DO not; though IN truth, and by the
c'safes mofsI principles, i, is robbery. Boz
the prospect of gsin is so strong that the mird
s blinded, snd he does not perceive that pla.
eng auo,heis property be, end his ccn,rol and
in Jeopardy, without his knowledge or consent.
can BE- Gnihng less than robbery. The FIRST
wron. step being ltkeR. other wrongs follow ,
TO retrieve or conceal it, until the whole s'rnc
ture of fraud aud lu.sehood fails and cover
him with rs runs.
The only safeguard agains, these and all
Other instances OF the Ike nature, is 10 the
fixed end 'mmu,abe purpose, adopted in set.
ting on, in life, never 10 be guided by expo.
diency, or policy, or ALTERING prospects but
By those principles OF truth and integrity,
which he morality Of the Bible lnculcstes.-
The miGd Of young man Should stand hike
adamant to the resolve, never, under any ,enp.
laion or Involvement, TO swerve q hai. from
The simple rules Of right and honesty. He
should refuse 10 make ans distinction between
small and large rogueTy, or between triviai
and wholesale ia hood end dishonesty, kno"
ing that when once man takes o single step
~ he wfoug direction, he is sure 10 continue
IN tina, direction. O., as the Bitlc expresses
u, he that Off nd. IN Que point, is guilty Of
all.
Above oil things, young man, cCvet next
to the favor Of God, deserved reputation for
truth and upfighness. Begin, q, the very
outset, and step by step march straight on TO
that glortou. enlueuce which is uccupit d on
" BY tho homes, ard upri. ht in heart An
hone.t man i, the nobeet work oil God. Al
men udLu thu, hoseser variant Their own
practice 4 young man with character for
stern lHtegrH,, besides beng IN honor TO his
race, IS nEuIgUiy letter Oft, n iempora
seusc, than he caud be With oil the god Of
Cal'oiDla. HIS prosperity IN whatever busr
ness he undertakes Is nearly certain "a he
nd,atces IN years, iacnds aud honor cluster
around HIM AMI the temptations under which
other men fail, pass him unharmed and On
polluted. Lplk a; Ills bugh; picture, and
thea al those who laII pt,nciples ASIDE hen
they s.r,pped for the race Ct life. See the
wrecks aud runs which fill the path they
utd, and then ak whether you can afford to
lrdulgO lax principles, even If II we're no.
.Lh neiy mean 10 d. SO.
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A hit at Sour krOut.

We find the following going the rounds,
but 10 uha, "ag 1t Is TO be credited we know
not-bu, II certainly lays out sour ktous:
1.-The Hon. Henry Clay dined recently
with ES.PreslJrnl MARTIN Van Buren,. at
L,udeuwald The desert consisted OF crul.
le,s, olscocks, suckethush, owgreetches, DC.
Nc. Clay expressed wish TO see that Twelve
acres of reclaimed bog land so much talked
abou, during the election, which Mr.. Van
Buren, took great pleasure in showing him.
On their return, a tufeen 6led to the brn
with sour krout was set before him. Clay
pu, his handkerchief TO his nose and with
whew,' said-'Van. I've lived long and en-
couutered as strong opposition as any other
live man, but, TO be frank with you, never
encountered nyshing quite as strong as this"
o. A little boy, seeing drunken man
PROSTATE before the door Of a GROCERY, o.
pened tho door and putting in his head, said
to the proprietor, +" See here, neighbor, your
sign has fallen down."
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From the South Carc!ipian.
Southern Glover.

Ii is somewhat astonishing that, among the
various projects Of improving our lands, 1t
seems never to have attracted general ooser.
walton lha, we have in every garden plan,
more adapted to The purpose, and more suited
to our climate, than any other. speak Of
the Tomato, and affirm, without hesitation,
that, if employed as fertilizer, i, would do
more for US than clover, or any other green
crop, has doue, or can do, for the North.
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.FGEsEfsETEEsEE.

" Hail! first Of Arts, source Of domestic casp,
Pride Of the land and patron Of tie seas"