New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-06
sRochester City.
r. The Sandy Hill Herald of March 2

u The Sandy Hill Herald of March 2
says: 1--WE have frequently been requested to run
up the name of our favorite candidate for the
Presidency, but have RETAINED from doing out Of
respect to the views of others, but think the time
has now arrived when we are called upon to make
a demonsuaton-er, In other words, to show our
hand. Accordingly, we throw our blanket to the
breeze For President, MARTIN VAN buren,, (sxb-
jet to the decision Of the Buffalo Playorm.")
E A dispatch dated Louisville, March
4, says:
at il reliably stated that the delegates from Ken
lucky to the Whg National Convention are in favor
of General Scott, though they were not instructed
by the Convention TO vote for any particular
person."
B The Florida interest case has been
decided by the Supreme Court a. Washington. The
claimants were anxious to get the opinion of the Court
N their favor the subject of interest," and also to
the legal authority Of the Treasury to pay 1t, with
out act of Congress in addition to the acts hereto
fore passed but the Court refused, and dismissed
The appeal for want of Jurisdiction The Court
avoided expressing any opinion on any other quer
ton. II is said the Investigations have resulted in
the discovery that the claims were never allowed
being within the treaty Of 1919, but were given as
sratuity, and that it will be shown to DO 20 by the
report of the Congressional Committee and the laws
and that the Treasury will not pay the claims with
out further legislation.
n Rev. Mr.. Marsh, writing from Mo-
sui, Nov. 3, says: "Last week the Pasha Of Mosul
received from the capital vzieral letter, directing
him to recover the effects taken from DR.. Bacon,
Mr.. Marsh, and L. w. Bacon, last spring, as quietly
as possible, and then to seize the robbers and send
them in chains to Constantinope.
EB' 1t is stated, in the February number
of Applstoa's MsehanicS Magazine, that the extent
OF telegraph lines in the United States and Canada,
exceeds 1900 miles, involving a capital Of more
than three millions OF dollars. To work these lines
cost annually 720 tons Of xinc worth Isl, 900; more
than a million pounds Of nitric acid, worth sll7 900,
and $a7, 000 worth Of mercury, besides consdera-
BILE value in sulphuric acid, DC. Ca the line from
Pittsburgh to Cincinnati alone, there were trans
mi tsd in the year 1880 paid dispatches aRd
the revenue was e73Es.
B The New-York correspondent Of The
GGlsns nll.) Advertiser we'll says
"Ex.Gov. Kossuth has not suffered much by
the abusive letters published by the Hungarian Pat
riots, Bsithy any ard Szemere, bow living in ignobs
ease in Frances gay capital Itha significant CIR
cumstsnce that these letters emanats from that tomb
Of freedom-Paris !"
II The MississippHSenate has passed
Bill to prevent the introduction OF slaves INTO tnas
State for sale.
II Mr.. John Lord has just concluded
two successful courses Of lectures In Washington and
Baltimore, and Is nov iscturins at Pittsburgh his
way to Cincinnati TO give course to the Mercantile
Library association.
II Mr.. Webster reached Washington on
Wednesday evening.
II A planter lost four hundred dollars
and ten negroes in a " nice Little game Of faro,~a
Memphis, few days since
q Robert I. Osgood, of Orland, Me-,
has obtained patent for improvement In Grain and
Grass Hnvesters.
e Mr.. VIM. Robb, prominent citizen
OF St. Louis, died at Havana recently.
q John c. Calhoun's work on Govern
ment viii shortly be published in Charleston.
DCommodore Gregory has been ordered
to the command Of the Boston NAVY Yard.