The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-18

the disease. Meetings haze been held . number
u cities for the purpose Oh soliciting aid FIR ,he
Artunate sufferers and as far as has come t our
knowledge, the following srIns, ia round numbers.
have teen collected
Esv York $4,000 Mobile ............220o 900
BnNao. Iphia ...... II O0 Co IestOp.. ...... 600
H.i,'noie... ...... ooD SavAnnih ....-..... Z0vO
1s,ob. .........-.. WY
Warrington ...... 600 Total ........... $50 zoe
Subscriptions yet in circulation and the cit
Ct some places have called meetings, having in
view the sane prsiseworthy object; and we doGbt
not before the close Ct another week, the wall
be augmented to one hundred Thousand dollars.
Welesrn frum Albany that the Conct of Impeach.
nsDt was yesterday engaged in hearing arguments
sn the motion made by the respondents counsel on
he day previous, to strike out the five Erst articles
Belatipg to the canal lettings. Messrs. ChAmplln,
manager for the Assembly aud J. K. Potter, coun.
eel addressed the Court in opposition to the motion
and Jas. 7. Brady sustained it. It is understood
that further argument is to be heard Nearly one
hundred witnesses are said to have been summoned
and before the close of the trial some extraordinary
developments are anticipated.
Our special correspondent at Washington writes
that George Sanders yesterday received his comni-
sisn as Consul at London. This viii be gratifying
Information to the friends Of Young America. Owing
- The absence from the city of Col. Davis and the
nou-attendance Of Secretary Marcy, no business Of
importance transacted by the Cabinet yesterday.
/ despatch from Washington reports that the
Mexican Commission succeeded in finding DR.
Gardner's mines. T. Butler King, at present in
this city is understood to have failed to satisfy the
Secretary of the Treasury concerning the allega.
lions against him.
The eorporators Of the NIAGARA Ship Canal Com
pany met at Niagara Falls on Tuesday last. Hon.
Heman ]. Redfe'd presided, and an executive COM
mittee OF fifteen was appointed to further the project
A very satisfactory report was made by the agent
Col. Fisk.
Those who DESTROYS of arriving at full under
standing of the difficulty between Russia and rur
key are advised to carefully peruse the history of the
Russian Greek Church, written by Mr.. Leduc, a
French sarant, and translated for the especial en-
hghtenment Of our readers Attention is also directed
10 the communication from one who styles himself
IN Impartial American
Files of Bahama papers, to the I'd of August, have
reached u.s. They DO not contain any news of special
importance. The Royal Gazette and Grand Turks
Island Journal publish schedule of the public
revenues of Turks and Cacos Islands for the quarter
ending upon June 30, which contrasted favorably
ing quarter of 1852. The export duty on salt had
been reduced from hafpenny to one farthing per
bushe since the first Of January last. One hundred
and eightyone thousand three hundred and eighty
four bushels Of the article had been exported in the
last six months, showing great increase of trade
Much sickness prevailed at the Caicos Islands in the
middle of July and many deaths had taken place.
The epidemic was peculiar kind Of fever which
has become almost indigenous to the country at that
period of the year, and was rendered more severe
this season, owing to continued heavy rains.
The breach in the ranks Of the Maine democracy
is becoming wider every day. The boilers are or.
gaaizng in every county, and preparing to offer the
most uncompromsing resistance to the other section
of the party At convention in Oxford county, the
most bitter resolutions in denuncation of the Bangor
convention were adopted. See the despatch from
Boston
The latest returns from North Carolina aver that
Non. T. L. Clingman, Southern rights democrat. has
been reelected to Congress by two thousand rnajo-
rity over his wing opponent
~ ''esi'ph H.. ruffalo we have synopsis Of
the proceedings Of the Episcopal Convention which
assembled IN that city yesterday afternoon. Ac-
cordiDg TO the report Of Bishop Delaney he has con
frmed nine hundred and thirteen persons since last
October: the present number Of clergymen in the
diocess Is one hundred and twenty-five; and the
amount collected for church purposes during the
year is s12 500 Bishop d. attributes the secession
OF Bishop Ives 10 insanity
Much interesting information with regard TO the
Cuban slave trade is contained in the letter from a
yana. 10 be found in another column II il CRAFTY
ing 70 learn that the newspaper exposure OF those
Spanish functionares known TO have been concerned
in the abominabIe traffic has done more towards its
adjustment than all the diplomacy that has hitherto
been expended upon the subject. This phanthropic
work must be continued until no vessel freighted
with miserable Africans il allowed TO touch either
at the island of Cuba or anywhere else in this part
of the world.
The installation of officers OF the Grand Lodge and
Grand Encampment Of the Independent Order Of
Odd Fellows Of Northern New York, took place at
Ithaca last Tuesday. Those interested will ind the
names Of the gentlemen selected for the more i'm
portsnt posts under, the telegraphic head. The
Grand Lodge Is to meet at Albany next year.
Several importssl kFes are to be tried before the
United States Circuit Court, which met at AabIra
yesterday. The case Of James d. Nesbit, for frsag
pension papers, was urder investigation during the
q afternoon.
The Washington Fire Company, who have been on