The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-23

The News.
1t win be seen by reference to our telegraphic
intelligence that feeling Of deep gloom has per-
vaded Boston, in consequence of the anticipated
dissolution of Daniel Webster, who is dangerously
al, and it is stated is at the point Of death
Wherever throughout The country the news las
reached, the came feeling is manifested. In this
,iy the deepest anxiety and solictude have been
awakened by the sad intelligence, and men of every
party express their profound sorrow at the Elelan
choly event in prospect, which appears to be imme
date and inevitable. If the worst should be
realized, then viii the second Of the TIVE greatest
men Of the nation have fallen in the shert space Of
. few months.
The dispatches from our special Washington cor
respondents to. day, are exceedingly interesting,
With regard to the position assumed b. the govera-
ment on the Cuban question, we har. commented
at some length in another article. Those having
friends in Texas will he pleased to learn that the
,toreship Fredona is shortly to sail with reinforce
ments of troops protect the froater against Ia
dian disturbances. Decidedly the best joke of tie
eason is contained in the despatch which announces
that Mejor Stevens has been called to accountior
hayinr recently made couple Of speeches in favor
of Ger. Pierce, while on q visit to New England.
So it appears that there is decided difference
"'twixt tweedledum and tweodledee;" for while
the Commander in Chief Of the Army is permitted
to canvass the whole country, and make three or
four stump speeches every day, in support Of his
own claims to the Presidency, Of his subaterns
ia instantly takea to task fer raising his voice in
behalf of a rival candidate. Great times, these.
Gen Scott, yesterday, returned to Washington,
md made speech, probably the last during the
present campaign
The last accounts from Florida render it certain
that the democratic candidates for Governor and
Congressman have been elected by about two hun
dred majority. The leading wing paper Of Cleve-
land now Acknowledges that even on the general
result for Congress in Ohio, the democratic ma.
;ority is nearly five thousand At the sane time,
special care is taken by the same journal not to
mention the tremendous democratic majority on the
State ticket.
Political excitement appears to be increasing in
the interior OF this State. Last Thursday evening
the democrats of Albany held very large meeting.
Next Monday the democrats Of Tioga county will
assemble at Owego, and Estento a speech from John
Van Buren, and the following day grand
gathering will take place az Utica.
Horace Mann, the free soil wing Congressman
from the Fourth district Of Massachusetts,, has
openly repudiated the Scott AMI Graham tick ct,
and gives as his for doing, that no honest
man can consistently support the nominees, and at
the same time execrate and spit upon the plat
form of the Baltimore Convention. Horace warmly
urges his free soil brethren to go for Hale and
Julian.
Particular attention is directed to the very curious
and interesting information contained in the letters
we publish from our Quebec correspondent. The
writer touches upon all the important questions of
she day, including annexation and reciprocity,
General Scott and the whig party Of the North the
tory party of Canada, &c
We learn from Albany that the Court of Appeals
have at last agreed that it is against the law of
this State, forbiddng lotteries or games of chance,
for the New York Art Union to distribute its pic
lures by lot, but that the paintings not forfeit
ed to the use Of the poor by having them thus
offered.
In the United States Circuit Court, now in session
mt Albany, the counsel for the Of the fu-
gitive slave Jerry have been for the last two days
engaged in cndeavoripg to quash the indictments,
on the alleged ground Of irregularity. Judge Nell
son yesterday decided against Of the points
raised but the parties instantly brought forward ano
ther. Gerrit Smith is acting as one of the counsel
for his friends the rescuers, but Senator Seward
seems to have abandoned them-or, at all events, is
not on the ground. Hows this
The jury in the CAGE Of George Cottingham,
charged with robbing the Albany Post Office, we're
discharged, after being out thirty six hours Nine
are reported to have been IL favor of coovictiug
and three for acqutting the prisoner. He will have
another trial next December.
We publish to-day the last Of the evidence taken
in the great suit Of the American Print Company
against Mr.. Lawrence formerly Mayor Of New York
The action arises out Of the memorable confagra
ton of 1885, and was brought to recover the loss
sustained in consequence of the explosion by the
Mayors directions, of the store house containing
the plaintiff property. The jury in the case have
returned verdict in favor Of the defendant The
evidence contains the fullest and most graphic ac-
count Of this appalling fire that has ever been pub
hshed, and is well worth reading and preserving.
Property to the value OF ten thousand dollars was
yesterday destroyed at West Troy. Sixty.hye
horses are included in the loss.
The British brig Senhors, which recently sailed
LON tbs port for London, was abandoned at sea on