The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-11
The News.

The News.
Our paper to-day is literally OVERLOOKING with
political information ofeyery description and ootning
from almost every section OF the country. Among
abe most interesting matter Of this kind the table
of Presidential elections, which contains correct
statement of the electoral votes cast srSse the
adoption of the constitution This will be valuable
as table of reference to all who take an interest
IN the politics Of the day. As elections are to be
held in Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana, to- morrow,
the names Of their Congressional candidates are
given under their proper head. The letters from
our correspondents in Kentu ky, Connecticut, Mas
sachusetts, Maine, Utica, N. Y. Washington City,
&C., Indicate what the movements of the die
rent parties in those localities; in addition to all
which we give correct list of the candidates
for the various Offices to be voted for in this city,
and wind up with the debate in the Common Conn
ell upon the subject Ct the Nineteenth ward else
tion Verify, our political friends will have a
perfect newspaper feast to-day.
According TO the latest and most reliable informa
tion relative to the election in Florida, the demo-
cratic candidates for Governor and Congressman
have been elected, and their party will have mao-
Iity in the Legislature.
Several important errors having last Saturday
occurred in the communication from Mr. Charles
O'Conor entitled General Pierce and the Religious
Test of New Hampshire" we have had it carefully
corrected, and to-day repubish it. Appen led to
this document is Geographic despatch from the
Chairman Of the Pennsylvania Democratic State Cen
trail Committee, announcing that most base forgery
has been perpetraed in the publication of letter
purporting TO have been written and signed by
Gen. P, in which hostility to Catholics is avowed
and the New Hampshire religious test approved.
The Chairman states that he is authorized by the
Committee to offer reward Of five hundred dollars
for the product on Of genuine original letter
tanning these sentiments. Gen. Pierce himself
denies the auth entioity of anything of the kind.
However this denial was not at all Necessary, the
letter written by him, prior to his nomination for
the Presidency, which is Incorporated in the COM
munication of Mr.. 0'Conor, sets this religious con-
troversy at rest for
From North Carolina we learn that the contested
seat in the State Senate has been decided in favor
of the democratic candidate. This insures demo
cratic majority in the Legislature, on joint ballot
The same despa tch Announces that Mr. Clngman,
II. c., has written three column letter against
General Scott, and that the Webster men have
erased the name Of William A. Graham for the
Vice Presidency, and inserted tina; Of Charles j.
jenkins.
A despatch from Washington states that great
deal Of excitement last Saturday produced
among the holders Of notes, in consequence of the
suspension Of one Of the small coHcerns which has
been doing business under the cognomen Of the
Bank of the Union.
We publish the concluding session of the coneiia-
tion meeting Of the delegates from the Bible Union
and the American and Foreign Bible Society, and it
will be seen that il not only broke up without any
Cancellation being effected, but without any prospec.
of it. Indeed, matters appear rather to have been
aggravated and we find grave and reverend seniors
accusing their brethren Of making war against the
Lord Jesus" There would be some hope of recon.
citation but for Nj Judd, who seems to rejoice in
the STRIFE because If the difficulty was healed his
occupation, like Othelo's would be gone, and his
paper which is the organ Of the Bible Union, would
no longer be in requisiton. 1t is his interest to
fan the fame. 1t is alleged by the nnovators, that
there twenty thousand errors in the authorized
version But how many may we ca lculate upon in
the proposed new version, when we are informed
that in The original Greek Of the New testament
alone, Griesback has one hundred and fifty thou.
sand readings, and Scholz, who has spent twelve
years in collatng aud has consulted nearly double
the number Of manuscripts, win have probably
three hundred thousand variances in the Greek
text, and more are yet to be found. Is it not bet
ter, therefore, TO let well enough alone, and 20 to
heaven with the Bible we have, than to trust an
other we know not Oft
On reference TO the police intelligence, it viii be
seen that quite extensive robbery was committed
in a k and sa:in warehouse ia Park place, last Sa-
turday night The rogues effected entrance by
actually bGttering hoe through the brick wall 10
the side Of the building; yet, strange to say, they
were not discovered by either the police any body
else, although they must necessarily have made
considerable noise in the progress Of their labor
This was certainly very bold operation
"A negro in Baltimore, on lass Saturday night
car, ght garg Of young men ro5oing bis promises.
whcn oupon one Of them drew pistol, ana shot him
dead
Charles straforl, supposed 20 have been con.
eerned in the Portsmouth Bank robbery, has been
committed TO the Philadelphia jail, in def4ult Of
CITY thousand dollars bail, to await q reqasitioa
from the Governor Of Virginia Rand, convicted
Of participating ID the robbery, has been sen
fenced to ten Jears imprsOnuen. in the Virginia
penitenlinry.
In addition 70 several columns or advertisements, |
our intde pages this moTaias consaii large amount
~ interesting local ana iatsl ence, 70
xtich the attention Of the reader Is directed }