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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19
Professionalism In ENGLAND.

GREAT FOOT RACE TEN MILES, FOR THE CHAM
PI0NsHIP AND ESQ A DE.-LEvErT (THE CHAM-
PIoN) AGAINST JACKSON (THE AMERICAN DEER
CorENHAGEN FIELDS, May 3l.-This exciting
struggle for the championship took place to- day, on
the well known pedestrian and cricket grounds nd
joining Mr.. Ganatts Copenhagen Tavern. The
afternoon, though inclined for showers, was alto
gether favorable for this display of skill and endur
ancc between two Of the hcetet Of the day.
to witness which nearly 5000 spectators assembled
The ground had been slightly altered since tho last
race between Lcvett and Frost on the 22d Of March
last it being marked out that it takes just three
times round to run for mile; consequently tho
pedestrians, to day, had to traverse that circuit
thirty times to complete the required distance Of
ten miles.
1t will be in the remembrance Of our readers that
Mr. CARAT gave superb silver and velvet belt Of
the value Of 25 to be cOntended for his ground,
on the 18th of last january, when twenty entered
for the contest George Frost, the Suffolk Stag, being
then declared the winner going the ten miles in 81
min . sec. Lcvctt, though on that day defeated,
challenged the champion for the belt tho honor ef
the championship, and ESQ in cash, which was &C.
eeped by Frost. and the day fixed for that to
come of was Monday, the I'D March. This time
Levett declared the conqueror, beating Frost In
he last round only-doing the whole ten miles in
the shortest time ever known to be performed by
man, viz in 81 min 30 sec, Levett was not long
allowed to wear his laurels, as Jackson, tho Amen
cauA Deer, who eleven miles in 40 seconds under
the hour. IN eeding twenty miles race, felt IN
il c,naton 70 run for the championship and purse
which. being duly accepted, was fixed to come
of this day.
Betting before starting was six to four and TIVE
to ore on Lcyctt at the finish Of the fifth mile, two
to one ON jackson; seventh mile, ten to one On
jackson.
The start took place at 9 minutes to O'Clock
First mile in four min. 50 Sec, jackson first by -
yards; second mile in min, Sec, Jackson still
with the the lead full 10 yards third mile in min
80 sec, Jackson ahead GO yards; fourth mile in
min. see Jackson still gaining, being 100 yards
fret; fifth mile 10 8 min | sec, making tho half
distance done in 3 seconds under 25 minutes being
at speed of more than II miles an hour, Jacksoa
being ut least 2sO yards ahead; sixth mile in min.
see Jackson having clear lead of 300 yards;
first; eighth mile in min. sec, Jackson 400 yards
first; ninth mile in 5 min. l Sec, Jackson nearly
one-tbird of mile first. On going the last lap OF
two.thrds of that round, and walking the remaia-
DER yet he then completed the ten miles in 81 min
81 sec, the quickest run ten miles on record.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-19

sHAfricaine." il now on the tapss, and IL II ssil
for tho grand theatre Of M RoquepIan II will Be
produced within six months
/ take pleasure in announcing TO the d,lsna~k a
New York, the arrival in their city Of the young
Paul Julien, volinist Of talent, who ia only eleven
years old. This artist has been often heard and re-
ceived applause in tho concerts Of Paris. Hs IL
charming boy, with an Intelligent and pretty fass
b IL II
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
The Canvass on the Atlantic Side.

AT an election in New-Orleans few
days before the sailing Of the last s'eam-
er, the Wings made almost q clean
sweep. The whole Wing Senatorial
ticket was elected by large majority
The first Legislative District elected
eleven Wing Representative delegates,
and the I'd, eight-being the whole tick
ct in both districts. In the Sd district
!he Wings elected four out Of five. The
delegation from the city stand-Sena-
tors, all Whigs; Representatives, %
Wings, ! Dem.
The Nep- Orleans Bee, in allusien to
the election says; "This is about rs
clean sweep Of Locofocoism as we de-
sire to make. franklin Pierce begins
the canvass in New-Orleans under deci-
dedly melancholy auspices"
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

A GOLD MINE IN SAN FRANcHco.-
We were shown yesterday morning by
Ex-Governor McDoagal. rich and most
beautiful specimenrof auriferous quartz.
1t appeared to weigh about two pounds,
and from the size Of the lump, and the
rich seams Of gold that jutted out in eve
ry direction, and appeared to overlay
and ramify it, we should judge it con.
tanned several ounces of the preciou.
metal. We have no question the piece
we saw will yield ten dellars to the
pound. The quartz is hard and very
much discolored by the oxide Of iron
Such specimen is in itself not so ex-
traordinary, but the locality from which
it was taken renders it exceedingly in.
teresting. 1t was clipped of from 10
less place than Telegraph Hill in the
city Of San Francisco Herald, l2th.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

elucidate this point, it would publish the
letter from which it quotes, which states
expressly what were the impulses under
which Gen. Scott acted.
The fact is, neighbor you are trying
to cheat! Yon want 10 ovadc the true
issuesof the canvass by interposing false
ones :, You know perfectly we'll that
Gen. Scott is not the candidate Of Ma
tivism, but has encountered its Interest
opposition throughout You know that
he did not receive one vote in the Ams-
rican National Convention, and had not
one friend there; you know that his
election would not impair nor put at haz-
ard any rights now accorded to adopted
citizens, or those seeking to become such;
yet you meanly seek to win votes on q
question which you know has properly
no connection with the canvass An
honest man would be ashamed of your
course in this matter; but then an hon
est man would not have such o course
to be ashamed of.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

battle Of Lundy's Lane, at which Gen
Scott was expected to be present.
The West India mail steamship Mag
dalena arrived ut Southampton on the
2lst, with a freight of specie from the
Pacific and value 81, lie, 1872.
The English Parliament was to be
prorogued on the ist Of July and dis
solved on the following day. The delay
is owing to several matters ofimpertance
having to be arranged before the disso-
luton could take place. The general
elections will Immediately take place
throughout the country.
The treaty for regulating the Danish
succession between England, France
Austria, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Nor
way and Denmark, was ratified at the
English Foreign Office, on the 10Th ult
The difficulty between Louis Napo-
leon and the Legislative Corps of France
lhS HSsumeu u IdthcT threatening APP
pearance. The members of the Lesis.
lature, after considerable discussion, pc
rempterily refused to sanction the
amendments made to the budget by the
Council of State, and the consequence
was that the funds met with tempo.
rarv decline. How the affair will ter.
minate-whether Louis or the legisla-
tors will give way, or whether the for
mer will bring another grand coup detat
to his assistance time will soon make
manifest.
Brooklyn seems to be the scene Of an
unusual amount Of incendiarism. With
in few hours FIVE fires occurred on one
street, tho aggregate damage Of which
was over $4,000. Various other fires
had occurred, some of which were at
tended by losses of twenty to thirty
thousand dollars.
Saratoga is said to be unusually crowd
ed for the time Of year.
The Governor of Kentucky has tender
ed the Senatorship to fill tho vacancy
caused by the death of Henry Clay, to
James Guthrie. who declines.
The steamer Caspian was wrecked
during a heavy gale on the 1st, at
Cleveland.
During the same gale the Schooner
St. Mary was capsized near Toledo, and
the crew supposed to be lost.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
The Providence Journal says :

"The nomination of Harrison in 1910
gave as great offence to the friends Of
the defeated candidates, rs that of Scott
has now; and the nomination of Taylor
in lS4S was complained of in the same
spirit by the aame men who had set
their hopes on his rivals. Both the for
mer nominations gave great satisfaction
to the majority, both were eheerfully
acquiesced in by the whole body Of the
party, and both lriumphantly carried by
the people. If the Wings will do their
duty, and come up manfully to the work
before them, the parallel will be carried
out by the election of Gen. Scott, by as
large majority at least as that given
to Taylor"
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

WEBSTER AND THE PRESIDENCY. -
That Daniel Webster has hold on the
affections of the American people rarely
attained by any statesman, there is no
doubt. And moreover, we do not hesi-
tate to believe there are great numbers
OF the whig party had confidently hoped
he would receive the nomination for the
Presidency, and feel some disappoint-
ment in the action of that body, And
taking advantage of these facts, the de-
mocratic press and politicians have en-
deavored 10 create the impression that
he would suffer himself to be made a
tool of to divide and distract that party
to which he has go much endeared HIM
self, and who have 30 long loved 10 hon.
or him-by suffering himself to bc run
as an independent candidate, Nowhig
could doubt for moment the absurdity
of such an insinustion. The man who
h"o ~ lOT ulolt-
terested patriotism and gigantic intel
lect, could not, while occupying the
first position in the hearts of his coun-
trymen, be guilty of such baseness as
this, which must necessarily detract
from his wreath the we'll earned lau-
rcls gathered by many years of toll in
his couptry's service. Touching this
point the N. Y. Herald of the 10th July
says:
"Our special Washington correspon-
dent writes that Mr.. Webster has ex.
pressed bis disapprobation of the move-
ment in favor Of getting up an indepen-
dent ticket for the Presidency. He has
seen too much of political strife to per.
init his swn immediate friends and 9TH
ers-who have been greatly disappoint-
ed by the nomination of the Wing Ma
tional Cenvcntion-to make a tool Of
him at this late day"
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

The Washington Republic an admin
istration journal, says that Gen. Scott
was not its first choice, but being the
first choice of majority of the Wings,
that fact is conclusive with it; and it
does not see upon what principle any
Wing can withhold from him his earnest,
cordial and hearty support. The Repub-
lie remarks:
ave have every hope Of the election
of General Scott to the Presidency of
the United States. In all ages and in
all countries, civilized or barbarous, SER
vices of the nature which Gen. Scott
has rendered have always been held in
the highest estimation by the people.
We may not approve, but we cannot de-
ny the fact All history bears witness
to it. IL is this sentiment which has
secured the nomination Of General Scott.
The Wings believe that his nomination
would be most acceptable to the Ameri-
can people, and the most likely to secure
their suffragcs. This is republican
principle of selection. However our own
views or feelings may be affected by it,
we are bound to acquiesce in the result
to which this principle has led
By the same token, the Wing party OF
the country are bound to accept the
platform Of the convention, and to make
it the test Of political orthodoxy. The
platform received q larger vote than the
candidate, and they must stand or fall
together. 1t is much-if it is not every
thing-to have triumphed in the dccla-
ration of our principles. AS our candi-
date has adopted them, we can live up
to them, insist upon them, and triumph
with them"
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
Trouble omong the Eshermc,, :

Trouble among the Fishermen. Il
HalJar Sun of July 9TH has the
lowing in regard to rumored trout
between the British settlers and f
ermen at Magdalen Islands and
American fishermen on the coast.
says:
"The Americans, not-satisfied v
infringing the provisions Of the tres
by casting their,nets side by side v
the British resident and subject. "
in the. limits prescribed, per fore,
numbers and audacity took possess
Of the fish in the nets of their conn
itors. The indignant residents rail
in strong force, an American We.
and crew were captured in way OF
prisal, and taken into harbor. !
Americans, during the night follow
gathered in their strength, and
umphantly 'cut the vessel out lcav|
the skipper, however, in durance
der lock and key We are not
vised of the number of broden hc|
and bloody noses, results of the affi|
but it is quite certain that the abb
were among the incidents of the do
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

FIREs.-We hear of 6res sweeping
through the forests and parched grass
in various parts of the State. In Marin
county much damage has been done, in
some instances not only destroying tim
Der but houses and other property. Con-
ira Costa has for some days been suffer-
ing similar devastation. A part Of
Nevada county has also been burt over.
Particularly the hills east and south
enst of Nevada; though as yet we have
heard of no serious damage resulting
ftom it.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
Correspondence of the Journal.

SANTA CRUz, Aug. 1lth, 1852.
Friend SARoENT-It would be hard to
find in the whole state body Of Wings
any better pleased with the names that
are to be inscribed On our banners du-
ring the coming campaign, than are
those of this county. While occasionall '
one or two Of the friends of the othei
Whig candidates venture to express an
opinion that Fillmore would have been
better or wish that GLORIOUS Old
Dan had got it," the great majority ap-
prove the choice, and giving each other
the hand Of confidence, shout
"For Scott, boys, Hurrah!
With him we will the Locos rout,
And win for Chippewa!"
Situated as we are, away from the
crowded cities, and with quiet commu-
nifty, we hardly expect to witness any Of
the stirring party warfare which is 80
exciting to those Of more populous sec-
tions. But we'll do our duty when the
ides Of November come, and roll up o
respectable little majority forold Chu-
rubusco. II
The State nominations arc generally
we'll received here, and in due time we
will give them lift.
The death of Henry Clay, though long
expected by us. yet is deeply felt. Hew
could it be otherwise A man whom
those of US who come of Wing blood have
learned from childhood 10 love and es-
teen. has gone to his long home. For
my part, Hannibal, before the altar in
Carthage, was not more deeply impressed
with hatred to the Roman name. than
was | when boy with respect for the
name of Henry Clay.
The prospects of the farmers in .his
vicinity still continue good, although the
potato crop will hardly be as fine as last
year. New settlers are coming in every
day; this fall large number Of families
are expected to arrive. In year or
two more, when the settlers can afford
to put up good houses, and get things
more comfortable around them, there
will bo few particulars in which this
community will not compare lavorably
with any in the Western States.
am glad to see by the Journal that
there is prospect Of lively times again
at Nevada. If the alleged discovery be
true, you may look to see perfect bee-
hive of your community.
Truly yours, PEDRO.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
WHOLE NO. 122.
MIR. CLiY'S FAMILY.

M. Clay's Domestic Biography
sketched by the n. Y. Tines, at 4
close of all interesting review of !
eminent public services, as follows !:
Very shortly after his removal
Kentucky, he married Lucretia Ha
daughter Of Thomas Hart, Esq J,
prominent citizen of Lexington. A
other daughter Of the same gentlcm
was married to Hon. James Brown,
New Orleans, Minisi er at Veysaill
during the administrations of Mess
Monroe and adams. Mrs. Clay, WI
is now in her list year, and in the d
joyment Of robust health, has been 4
mother Of eleven children, four
whom died in childhood. Eliza
young lady of unusual promise, VI
very suddenly removed by death,
1924, while en- route to WashingtI
with her father: and almost at d
same moment the afflicted parents !
ceived intelligence of the decease
another most interesting and acco
plishcd daughter, the wife Of Mr.. q
baldc, of New Orleans. A thi
daughter, upon whom the fathers !
fections seem to have centred after \
death of the other two, died in 18;
She was married to Mr.. James i
wine, OF New Orleans and her Il
was "a blow from which Mr.. Clay nd
er recovered. OF the five sons, q
eldest, Theodore Wythc Clay has bd
since boyhood, an inmate Of a luna
asylum. Thomas Hart Clay, born
1903, resides in Kentucky, and is
gagged in the manufacture of hemp,
Henry Clay, jr., it is hardly necessa
to say, lost his life at the battle of 3
ena Vista, while fighting chivalrou,
for his country. James B. Clay d
John M. Clay, The youngest, W
both educated for, and we believe,
now practicing the profession of
law in their native state. The dom
tic relations Of the lamented dead, W
marked with the utmost felicity.
vered, nay heartily beloved by
whole neighborhood of Ashland, 4
charming retreat Of which every 4
tion is sacred ground, whenever an
tcrval in public duties offered,
Clay was sure to hasten home who
surrounded by as many of his fam
and friends as could gather there,
enjoyed the delights of unrcstrai,
social intercourse. An cquable {,
per, attained by careful self-discipli
and q natural and irresistible fascil
tion of manner, made the statesman
retreat as interesting as the orator
the Senate. His striking, animati
thoughts, always found a vehicle il
voice, tie intonations of which, W,
the very melody Of music. Thus
private, as in public, the character
the great man was complete.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

THE editor of the New Orleans Pieay-
une has lately seen handkerchief made
from the silk grass Of Honduras, which
for fincness Of texture and durability far
exceeds any linen he had ever seen. 1t
was one Of q number made in London
from sample of this worry common grass
In Honduras, Yucatan, &C., sent there
BY the gentleman who exhibited it as an
experiment. The grass is q finer yaris-
ty of that from which the hammoeks in
Central America are made, and it is
thought, can be made an article Of con-
siderable export
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

SPEAKS THE TRUTH.-However incon-
sistent it may be, many Of the democrat,
are trying to make out that the Wings
are dissatisfied with the nomination Of
Gen. Scott. 7ap the face of an unanimity
scarcely before eaualled in the history
Of Presidential campaigns such an at
tempt certainly looks rather ridiculous
and in view of the daring inconsistency,
the N. Y. Erening Post thus warns his
political friends Of their mistake:-
Without the press, or any public Or
ganism, to counteract their recusancy,
the malcontents will speedily make
terms with the party, and before the
election-day arrives, it will be as diff
cult to find any whis who was not a
Scott man from the start as to find q
dog without feas We warn our demo-
cratic friends, therefore, now that they
will have to contend with the undivided
forces of the whig party, they can hope
for nothing from its dissenticns. We
warn them also that they have an anita
gonist who is not to be despised. We
deem it our duty not to disguise our i'm
pressiens upon this point. We beg no
one to delude himself with the idca that
a candidate who has 10000 recruiting
sergeants in the field, and an army of
more than 100000 persons scattered
over the United States, who are, or have
been under his command, and who is
supported by an administration having
6fty millions of patronage invested in
the political armament of the country,
can be readily overcome, even by the
democratic party, without any Of these
material advantages
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
RATHER serious difficulty occurred

A RATHER serious difficulty occurred
in Sacramento, on Saturday morning,
between q man named Jas. Turner, and
David Harris, barkseper Of the Diana
Saloon. The dispute arose about the
paw for some drinks. Harris fred three
shots from revolver, one of which took
effect in Turner's upper lip, and passing
through lod ged in his neck. His wound
is not considered dangerous
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21
OurRAoE.--Wc find the following cor
respondence in the Union of the 10th
DAyLoRs RaNcH, Aug. 18th.

LA Loh hANChi AuR. l1tu.
Messrs. Editors A few weeks since,
George Rhodes took up pre-emption
claim about thirty>Gve miles east Of San
Jose, built house, &c. He then, ac-
companicd by his brother Clay Rhodes,
his cousin Ezekiel House, and two Span
iards, went shor, distance into the tu-
lares to catch wild horses and cattle to
drive in on his claim. After o month s
hard labor, they got together one hun
dred and fifty head of cattle and fifty
horses, and started for home. When
they had got within fifty miles of their
encampment. they were oyertaken by
three Americans, "a portion of the band
of desperadoes who have infested that
section of country since 49, who, with
cooked guns, compelled them to get off
their horses. The boys, none of them
over eighteen years of age, did so. The
men then mounted their horses took
their cattle, saddles, &C., and started
off The next day, another portion of
the same bandits-three men-came to
Rhodes house, tcok all his horses, and
completely ransacked the house. When
they were gone, Rhodes called upon his
neighbors, (the nearest about five miles)
and obtained the assistance of two men
and started in pursuit. They captured
them, brought them to San Escedro, and
delivered them up to the Alealde. The
boys all fully identified them. They
were searched. and some of the stolen
articles found upon them. They were
captured with the horses in their posses
sion. In spite Of all this, the Alcalde
ACQUITTED them. This man is the AL
calde of place called San Escedro.
His name is Abner. His surname the
bows cannot recollect. W. C.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

In answer to an inquiry Of the Hart
ford Times about Gen. Scotts alleged
Native Amsricanism, the N. y. Tribune
writos as follows
The Hartford Times is anxious to know
from US what influences induced Gen.
Scott, ten or twelve years ago, to write
q letter in favor Of restricting Na,urali.
lation. If The Times really wished to
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

The N. Y. Tribune, of the ID
says: "The bill for the enteriainm|
of Kossuth and his suite at the Bur
House, which has been the subjcc)
50 much jcering at the expense of 4
cinnati. has been paid at last. 1t
originally 81, l,34S. but the Council
it down to $1,000 and passed it d
vote 80 to Is.
The Nevada journal., 1852-08-21

GENERAL ScorT.-The Ypsilanh Sea.
tinei relates the following anccdotc ol
the gallant old soldier, which was re-
Gently communicated to tho editor Of
that paper by soldier who served in tx
Florida war:
The troops had made weary march
through the day, and selected a place
for their bivouac during the night. A
party was detailed to clear the ground
and erect temporary shelter for the
COmmandcr-in-chief, who had not yet
reached the fort. Shortly after the
work had commenced, he arrived, and
riding up to the working.party inquired
what they were doing He was inform
ed by the leader, and Immediately re-
piled:
"WelI, cease work, and return to
your company. | can participate in the
privations of my men. Twill not have n
weary soldier perform moments unne-
cessary labor for nay convenience
II am q Democrat" said our inform
ant, "but want 10 vote for Gen. Scott
for President"
On the damp sod Of the cvcrSladc,
under tho open sky, the gallant old
chief slept with his faithful soldiers, and
their warm hearted gratitude is the rich
reward of his kind consideration.