The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-27
The News.

The Cherokee will not carry the mails to-day to
Havana Orders were received yesterday from
Washington by the Postmaster of this city, not to
despatch the mails in the G. if Purser Smith name
was On her list of officers. What is to be done nowl
Was ever man more prosecuted than Purser Smith
Il was not sufficient that the Caban authorities
should set their eyes upon him and their signal
Fights on Moro Castle; our own government, elect
cd BY twenty five millions of free people, to protect
Americans abroad, also turns upon him, and threat
ems utter destruction to any one who may employ
him and enable him to support his family. We are
living in strange times. Talk of the weakness of the
Mexican republic! What will the world say of the
American republic if such imbecility is tolerated!
One Of our dispatches from Washington states
that the administration have become satisfied that
the private business letter written by Lieut. Daven
port to his consgnses was not written to the Cuban
authorities, but that he was wrong in appending
ssUnited States Navy to his name. 1t must, how
ever, be satisfactory to government to know that
letter to "Drake& Co., was not to seen. Csheda."
This will relieve the captains of merchant ships
In foreign ports Of some responsibility; they now
write to their eonsignees about their vessels with
out the danger of being turned out Of employment
on their return home
To complete the summary of Cuba matter to-day,
We publish in another column the last of the batch
Of official correspondence relative to the purchase of
Cuba, lately printed by our government. They are
not only worth reading, but worth preserving.
Since the election of General Pierce to the Presi-
aency, we have been receiving volumes Of CORES
pondence from politicians in all quarters Of the
country proposing to form cabinets for the Presi-
dent elect suggesting the proper policy 10 be pur
ned by the incoming administration, and giving .
world of advice on matters and things in general.
We publish, this morning, selections Of some of
the most sensible and pretentious of these docu-
nents, which will no doubt make very acceptable
reading for any day in the week. 1t is more than
probable th at the writer's of some Of these letters
are considerably ahead of Gen Pierce in their cal
culs.ons and hopes.
As was anticipated, the Senate Of New Hamp.
shire almost unanimously concurred with the House
in the selection Of Charles G. Anterior as United
States Senator, in place of John r. Hale. In con-
nection with this election we elsewhere give the
names and very interesting biographical sketches
Of those who have served United States Senators
from New Hampshire, since the adoption Of the
constitution.
But little intelligence was received over the tele
graphic wires yesterday, owing to the heavy storm
without abatement up to the hour of putting this
paper to press this morning. From New Orleans
nothing has been received since Wednesday fore.
noon The lower line, however, was in eommuni-
cation with Macon, Ca last evening" and the West
ern, or National line, was working as far as East
port, Miss. Throughout the day and evening the
House wires to Boston were in admirable condition,
and we are informed, forwarded and received be.
A. 4 f. 4
sides two public reports, several thousand words in
length.
Owing to a heavy fog on the Delaware river, the
half past FIVE o'clock mail train from Philadelphia
last evening, was obliged to 90 by the way Of
Kensington consequently it did not reach this city
till midnight.
Several fights took place among the rowdies Of
Philadelphia on Thanksgiving day Two of the
rioters shot, and fifty of them were arrested
By despatch from Dunkirk, it will be seen that
an immense amount Of every description of produce
is on it's way to the east from that pontmore than
wa ever before known. Provisions viii perhaps be
cheap after while, II lake and canal navigation
only remains open short time longer.
Comegys, the fireman on the Baltimore railroad
who acknowledged having robbed the mails, was
yesterday sentenced 70 five years imprisonment, by
the United States Court at Philadelphia
The Virginia Legislature has rejected the bill to
permit the State banks to issue notes Of less de-
termination than FIVE dollars.
The Indians reported to be still quite trouble
some In Western Texas and New Mexico. The
troops located in some Of the forts Of that region
are 50 few TO be almost useless for the purposes
obedience. From Ell Paso we learn that Mr.. Bart
lett, Of the Boundary Commission, has gone on an
expedition TO the lower Rio Grande.
The trial Of SHIPPER for setting fire 70 the dwell
ing house Of Henry Rohde, in Monroe street, occu-
PIED the Court Of Oyer and Terminsr ali day yes
s.rdsy, ard had not concluded at 7o'eloek. II win