The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-22

The News

The News
Decidedly the most interesting feature Of today's
paper is the lengthy and able letter Of Hon Edward
Everett, late Secretary of State, in reply to Lord
John Russell, the tripartite treaty question After
perusiDg this admirable document, let the reader
turn his attention to the terrible onslaught made
upon the national and State delegates to the Syria.
Convention in the manifesto of the hard Shells
also to the article relative to General Dix and the
French mission, which is supposed to have been
written by Senator Mason, of Virginia.
The democrats of New Jersey will meet in con-
vention to-day for the purpose Of nominating can
didate for Governor.
By the last dispatches from the South II will be
seen that the yellow fever continues to rage with
great vrulence on the plantations and in the various
towns Of Louisiana. Mississippi, &c. 1t is matter
Of great qualification however, to learn that the
epidemic is rapidly decreasing at New Orleans and
Mobile.
The secretary of the State Agricultural Society
assures US that the display of stock, &C., the Fair
ground at Saratoga, has never been excelled since
the organization of the association. Hon. VIM. G.
Rives, of Virginia, wiz deliver the annual address
tomorrow, and the exhibition will close on Saturday
One of our Newport correspondents has furnished
The Town Justices of that place in the case Of the
late assault upon Mr. Hone by the brothers Morgan.
The evidence is very curious and viii doubtless at
tract much attention, particularly IN this city where
the parties are generally known.
Favorable accounts are beginning to reach US rea-
tive to the prospects of the crops in louisiana Texas
and other Southern States. With the exception of
complaints concerning the ravages of the caterpillar
xlo, afFac If haav yroipo s,
the planters seem quite contented
1t is reported that rencontre recently took place
ut Fort Worth, Texas, between Major Arnold, the
commandant, and DR.. Steiner, the surgeon at that
post, in which the former was killed.
IA young lady was knocked overheard and drown
ed by collision between the steamer Utica and
sloop Jane Grant, near Poughkeepsie, last Tuesday
night.
The National Convention Of Universities met il
Columbus, Ohio, yesterday. despatch states that
delegates were in att sndance from nearly all the
States.
The report of the Street Comm ssioner gave rise
20 of the most bitter debates in tine Board OF AL
dermen last evening that ever took place in thai
body. The words brought into requsition we're, if
possible more vtuperative than those that have &C.
casonaly figured in the proceedings Of Congress and
our State Legislature Read the description Of the
anAir as furnished by our special reporter.
In accordance with a special requisision Of the
Mayor, the Board of Supervisors assembled yester-
day and transacted considerable amount Of i'm
portant business. A spirited debate sprung up on
resolution proposing to raise the salary of the
clerk of the Courts of Oyer and Terminer and Ses-
siops to twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, and
of the assistant clerk to fifteen hundred dollars.
After some of the members had adverted to the
merits of the clerks in question, the subject was
Serred to committee. AS the members of the
Board have but three sessions to fill, and as
some of them have manifested a great deal Of eau
tion with regard to raising salaries particularly
since the charter election it is probable this matter
win be handed over to their successors.
The Court of General Sessions was crowded 70
excess yesterday with people arrested for selling
liquor without license. No less than one hundred
and seventy four persons have been brought up on
this charge since last Friday. We understand that
over one thousand indictments are pending against
the puhcans in the different wards, and that many
of the accused will re ,eive sentence on Saturday
Thomas Hill, who was convicted Of manslsughter
about year ago, but whose sentence was suspended
until the disposal of civil suit was yesterday as
sessed by the jury of the SheriRs Court to the
amount of two thousand dollars, to defay the loss
sustained by Catharine Cooper, who was deprived of
her husband by the defendant.
The trial of the persons alleged to have been CON
cerned in the riot at Canarsie on the 9Th of july
during which several of the villagers were badly
beaten, was common, led in the Kings county Court
of Oyer and TermiDer yesterday. This affair which
has been the cause of considerable excitement among
the Long Islanders, will probably occupy the atten-
tion If the Court for several days.
See the report of the race which came of between
ANEW York colt and New Jersey fly over the
Union Course last Tuesday afternoon. Notwth
standing the bad condition of the track, owing to
the heavy rain that had fallen the animals made
excellent time and said TO have revived the old
feeling in favor Of the turf among those present.
Property to the value Of about one hundred and
thirty thousand dollars destroyed by the burning
of large oil factory and adjoining buildings,
on Marshall near the corner Of Gold street Brook
Ign, last night. The fire broke out about nine
Clock and the light at one time was 80 great as f.
illuminate nearly all the lower part Of our city
Several Of our fire companies crossed the river for
the purpose of assisting their Brooklyn brethren aud
by their united exertions eventually succeeded ID
subduing the flames
mir. W. o. Lewis, late chisf operator Of the House
Washington Line, has assumed The manage meat Of |
tic Sandy Hook Electric Telegraph liae. which has
been recently constructed under the direction Of a
company Of which Elwood walter, ESQ. Ia presi
dent and the several insurance Offices aud priucipal
shipping merchants of THE city are Stockholders /
Mr Lewis hnnAs 10 bis Office much energy ana souad
paIucal experience a. . teegmpho- on unsulllsd |
IIpptation, and habits of close application 70 bust