The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-08
The News.

In not permitting the steamship Crescent City to
land her mails and passengers at Havana. We
have spoken at length of this matter in another ar
tiels, and will therefore only ask why it is that
Judge Sharkey, the American Consul at Havans'
remains long absent from his post when there is
- much need Of his presence there.
Gen. Scott is not reported to have made speech
yesterday. He visited the public buildings and
vineyards in the vicinity of Cincinnati in the early
part Of the day, and in the afternoon felt too much
ftigued to leave his room at the hotel He will go
TO Hamilton and Dayton to-day, and will probably
make speeches at both places.
despatch from Washington states, that the
committee appointed by the House of Representa-.
tives to investigate Mr. Corwin's transactions with
regard to the Gardiner claim, have reported that
the Secretary is blameless.
The coalition democrats of Norfolk county, Mass,
yesterday assembled in convention, and after con-
siderable man@uvring, managed to agree upon two
free soilers and one democrat for State Senators
This is the only instance in which these parties
have, in any county, managed to come to terms
since the opening of the campaign and even in this
county each faction intends to run its own candi-
dates for Congress and Presidential electors It is
not improbable that the hunkers, who repudiate
Bishop, the coalition nominee for Governor will
run David Henshaw.
An immense gathering of the Pennsylvania demo-
Gratis is reported to have taken place at Philadelphia
last evening Popular speakers addressed the throng
Rom different stands, and unbounded enthusiasm
prevailed.
The returns of the Delaware election show
small whig gain since last year.
From the West We learn that Mr. G. W. Julian,
Me nominee of the free democrats for the Vice
Presidency, in connection with Cassius NJ Clay, is
bunly engaged in stumping Kentucky. Both
gentlemen are said to be unsparing in their denun-
citations Of the whig and democratic candidates for
The Presidency Within one month eight hundred
and fifty foreigners have been naturalzed in Hamil-
ton, county, Ohio.
Seven fire rioters were tried and convicted in Phila
aslphia yesterday.
The Congregationalist Convention yesterday
adopted report recommending the raising Of
ffty thousand dollars for the support Of feeble
churches It is understood that one firm in this
city are to subscribe ten thousand dollars of this
sun. Nearly the whole day was spent in debating
majority and minority reports, for and against with
holding support to churches in slaveholdng States.
Some Of the speakers became quite excited upon the
subject, will be seen by the report under the ele.
graphic head. In the course Of the session reso-
luton approvingo the Maine Liquor Law, was unani-
mously passed.
The House of Bishops convened yesterday at
Camden, N. j., for the trial OF Bishop Doane, upon
Abe charges preferred against him by the Bishops Of
Virginia, Maine, and Ohio.
The American Bible Union held its anniversary
yesterday in this city, and was numerously at
tended. 1t would that the chief topic was the
meaning of the Greek word baptiso, which is trans
lated in King James's authorized version baptise,
but which the American Bible Union contend means
to immerse. The quarrel as it stands is not very
sdifying-a dispute about words and forms never Isl
and if these pious ministers Of the gospel would
only exempify in their meetings, and speeches, and
general demeanor, little more Of the charity, and
meekness, and forbearance Of the founder Of Chris
taDity, they would do more to serve the cause Of
true religion than if they consumed ages in dis.
eussions about mere forms.
Coroner Ives will resume his inquiry this morn.
ing into the circumstances connected with the death
Of David Mcmahon, supposed to have been muir.
dered In Tin Pot alley, near Greenwich street, on
the morning of the Sd instant. Up to the time of
adjournment, yesterday, nothing material was eli
cited to attach guilt to any person. The men un.
der arrest upon suspicion, were discharged, and will
enter into explanation, as witnesses, to-day.
Owing TO the prevalence Of a storm at the East,
telegraphing between this city and Boston was com.
pletely suspended last evening.
Want Of room obges US TO refrain from parti-
cuary referring to several Geographic dispatches
and much other interesting reading given in this
issue Of our paper.
WEBSTER MOVEMENTS IN THE EAST Daniel
Webster and the friends of Daniel Webster in Mas
sachusetts notwithstanding the objurgations Of the
socialist and alb clifton press in favor Of Cen Scott
seem determined to organize a party, and to carry
on movement. on their own hook, in the present
conflict for the Presidency. The recent meeting
Mt Faneuil Hall, comprising four thousand ind-
viduals inside, and many outside, is sufficient
answer to all those predictions which have been