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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-25
The salt Lake Route to California

The following letter from N overland emgrant to Cali
forna appears the Hunts lille Recorder the gentle
mans proper signature 1t speaks discouragngy OF
The Salt lake route and far from complmentng the
Mofmons for their hone y, for their good intentions
towards travellers
SALT LAKE CRY, Aug, I, 1858.
We visited the theatre last night; play the Rival Ser
chants Loves Sacrifice" 1t decidedly treat after
magnificent bui ding and cost $40 900; aso visit
ed their church today and during the of the
mon, frequent and almost insulting reflections to an
American citizen cast upon the United States gov
erLment its officers and statesmen; but perhaps will
have opportunity in few days, to give opinion at
length Of the Salt Lake and its inhabitants Warn all my
lrcnds againt ng this way, for the road Is longer,
rougher, streams thieves to encoun-
Latter Day Saints liars to contend wih moro
expensive and to the emgrs MT any other
except the Saints To trust TO the advice OF Mormons
like a
Man on the dubious waves of error tos
His ship foundered, and his compass lost,
for he will certainly be disappointed All the grass near
the city is enclosed and consequently stock must suer
or pay exorbant prices for pasturage For cattle and
they charge 10 cents day In two years
more all the Ted the road for than 80 miles will
be enclosed, and 1t will indeed be expensive route We
lave to Jay here for -four Sl0 coffee 40c per lb sugar.
4Oc rice 30c. butter, 30c. cheese, 25c
The Utsh Indians and Mormons at and the city
Is in considerable state of excitement The Indians
have declared not only against the Mormons, but also
against the emgrants and consequently have to keep
a sharp look out. When arrived within about fifty
left the mountains hogs In the PASTURE and the
whole settlement fed in CONSERVATION to the city Our
company and another with sheep travelled and
near each other time In order to protect
night aud planted their Gag Of high the peak of
ain the road where oil could behold their re
solution. But they left without any more serious dis
turbance.
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Missionary Meeting.

meeting OF the Missionary Society attached TO the
Wesleyan Methodist Church held last evening at their
church in King street.
Rev. lir. Halowsy was called to the chair and Ne
exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Kent
tew Introductory remarks made by the Chairman
after which Rev. MIR Lowrie delivered a brief address
The object of their society advance the cause 4
true evangelical religion and universal freedom Thoir
church was totally distinct from all oldng sects
was impossible for any denomination recognizing the
fuiness of slavery to progress in the missionary aed
Their church ntay anti slavery body; and
its members earnest aborers the cause OF absl
tion He could not comprehend how the great raass q
denominations in this country could dare to call them
selves the disciples of Christ while South
ern slavery in any whatever The reverend gen
tlemsn concluded with burst of rabid abolition el0
quence Ia Garrison, amid considerable sensation.
Ihs following resolutions we're then read
Resolved That the great command Go ye into all tho
e ia IT, s ss to s . Lost
Christian church to-day than when fell from the lips Of the
Resolved That the Christian Church while retained is
character s, ana d spirit was aneeessu in acoo.
Resolved That while in our Christian philanthropy
Of our own country, to cry, Men Of Israel help"
Rev SAMrEL SALISBURY os Albany made few remarks.
The divine command, 60 We into all the earth, and
preach the Gospel had lest of its significance It
the present day That spirit designed to be perps-
uated with the church and just far acted
npon did the church maintain its primitive character.
Se subscribed most fully to the principles embodied in
Rev. Mr.. KENT, late missionary Guiana followed. He
gave somev hat detailed of the of ssoas
in that country
Rev. DIR. PENNINGTON (colored) pastor of the Shiloh
Presbyterian Church Of h city spoke at some length
confeundng the somewhat dssimilr subjects Of foreign
mis- icns and SLAYER. in a most extraordinary mAnnsr
and concluded with wholesale denunciation Of tha
:. thee serving policy Of the church.
uif Meetis a aJ0dfieaf missions was then taken
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Preparations for the Reception or .I0nn
Mitchell aAe Irish Patriot.

A meeting of the members of the Thomas Meaghsr
Club was neld last evening at Hermitage Hall-JehA
Duffy in the charor the purpose of making prepsra-
tons for the reception o. John Mitchell the Irish exNs
who has escaped from Australia and expected arrive
~ This port in n few days.
The following preamb be and resolutions were adopted
essive of the sentiments Of the meetng:-
Whereas the joyous isene reached our shores
that the brave the gifted snahs darsg John Mitchell Of
him to oppression and beog snorsa
oVs P w The
Resolved, That IN common with every true lrishman.
gnee h the mos rapturous joy and delight and shall
earliest possible 20 @ m =: the
citation OF his past services and exat.d patriotism
ss1;is
the ntentiens willingly offered up their lives saorsss
on Rasssss the rsr fss e st1ir If esSntry and
in defending the noble which warmly cspoused
ing TIE rma legal cxhib,n by when he was
rS all that dear to HIM on earth entities him to the
Resolved Fat wo ngratuate tlS Fl ends Of freedom
Mitchell band Of noble reeInen which the
THAT 90 ~ ts SpTn %
te take ato and report before adournmenk
the best means whereby the resolutions of the club Be
The committee being appointed returned into the room
IN about hall an hour and made the following report
which was unanimously adop ed -
Your committee are of opinion that the best way in
which they testify their opinion of John Mitchell
the Irish patriot OF las, is by the f. Meagher Club
presenting the said John Mitchell with an address of
congratulaon his escape frsm the angs of the Eng
lish government and also presenting him With purse
containing sum, to be hereafter fixed upon mark
of respect from the T. F. Meagher Club. And your
mittee are further of opinion that committee be ap-
pointed to confer with the other Irish societies in this
city, for the purpose of entering into such arrangement
as altogether may deem fit for celebrating John tchss
arrival.
committee of eleven to wait upon the other socs-
ties was then appointed after which the meeting Ad
ourned until Friday evening next when their organlEa.
| tien Will be ompleted.
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the sl4pNreck. 'ss 'ney nght see

whes our reporter left the ground on Sunday nybt
- sup ny easy, with head to the south and rather
de~ nlo ihe sano The agent of the underwriters Can't
Clark naihod on board up to late hour and inspect
ee tie yess iron IT. to stern He Is of opinon bat
she will be gov of IL the weather continues ne Tie
cargo which IL wsrth s!ooooo is as may well be sun
posed, ia damaged 'on, and the SILKS hardware,
cloths and other valuable ln~rchande, will be found
their arrival in New York by lighters and schooners
TO be worth vey little than we half what they
l,yoiced at
Phe Western WoHd is very large sh about 1900 tons
register, ana belongs to \ Kugsland s Co., of Broad
stree wsoar psuIsd in dierent Offices IA New York to
the amount of $50 coo which will nearly II not wholly,
cover tAe less. she was built in 1912 at Portsmouth,
~ H. and since that time has been succsssfuy be-
tween Liverpool and New York How the accident hap
pned we at present unable say, but probably the
entire alter will be laid before the public few days
The vessel ss about six mee north of where the Corne
lus Grinnel cast shcrs about three years ago
The IN rnlpg she shore t shone with great
brilancy and the wind, which blowing from the
south east fair for vessels coming into the port
whetc the Western World bound FOR 1t was wonder
ul considering TIE circumstances that lives lest
which owing, in great measure 10 the coones of
The officers on ouaro and to the delightful state of the
weather while it hao been bad the wind bio wing fresh
from the east or north east the loss Of life weuld have
been awful and petition of the fatal and heart rend
ing shpwreck Of the Robert Minturn would have taken
Ilace. J. MCC.
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New York State Politics.

KINGS COUNTY WHIH NUMINATIUNs
The Kings County Whig Convention was held at Flat
bush yesterday afternoon. John d. Prince ofcated
President, and Dr, VIM. c. Benedict, of Brooklyn, and
Henry Hadden, of New Utrecht appointed Secre
taries The following nominations were then made =
State Senater-Beniam ID. Siliman, of Brooklyn.
District Attorney-Richard s. Underhil do.
County Treasurer-Crawford 9. Smith do
Superntendents of the Poor-Henry c. Ripley of vii.
liamsburg, jeremiah L. Lott, of New
Utrecht.
Justice of the Sessons-Samuel G. Stryker, of Graves
end.
Coroner-,James Iianford, of Williamsburg.
BROOKLYN CITY DEMOCRATIC WARD NOMINATIONS.
The democratic ward meetings throughout the city were
held last vening and the following nominations were
made for Aldermen =
lst Ward--Geo A. Sweeny. 9th Ward--Thos. Mulligan.
End do. James NJ. Neeey 10Th. do. Mich I. Gi obons.
Sd. do. Vim. Hunter. 1lth. do. Chas. Hooper.
9th do. Frs. G. QHeyedo.
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NEWS BY TE4EG APU
The Latest from The CAPITAL.

gHE COURSE OF THE oUAsssL-So ADMINISTRATION
CANDIDATE FOR THE sPEsBERsiiIf--ExfECTRD AN
swER TO MR.. o'CONoRs LEPTER--oPINIoS OF
FATHER RITCHIE--THE HERALD, ETC, ETC,
.sPFIAL CORRESPONDENCE rg vRw YORK HERALD
w,smSGroS, Oct q, 1853
Ii aicult for any of Washington TO cempre.
aend how completely Marcy and hi. conederaas hav
managed to blind the Pr eyes 10 the real state Of
public opinion throughout he country. The members of
the Cabinet state publicly bereand their angers.
on echo that they fully believe al the present
Ghe Cabinet stands stronger it ever did They rd
cue the idea that New York in any way affect pubie
opinion and they pretend believe that the meeting
Cons will prove the If these opinions
They say that the opposition administration will
amount to nothing for there is to lead it, and
they boast that amongst the wermest defenders of the
Cabinet and its policy will found General Cass and Mr.
Douglas
am satisfied they have ID In making the Pres-
dent believe this TO be the ard that FOR the present
Marcy wielis unlimited power
1t has already been determined howeycr-and the fact
is strLingy inconsistent vsuntng assertion that
the untry is with the admin on-not to have an
% Iinistratien candidate for speakership Such
sneakiEg game WILL however scarcely prevent the issue
being made against the Cabinet ii the organization the
House
The Union of tomorrow viii contain a reply to Mr..
OConor's letter. understood be from the pen of Mr.
Marcy
II il due 10 the Sentinel to error ma in put
ting my yesterdays despatch in type The quotation
from the Se7lnd ended before the remarks about Mr..
Nicholson, the Uion's editor rqoe remarks NINE
Thomas Ritche, senior, the former editor Of the Rich
mosd EnQr and father Of its present editor publicly
Condemns the recent OF that paper in deserving
the South and siding with the Cabinet and the abolition
lists gentleman, just arrived Richmond informs
me that the people there disgust the Of
the administration, and anos. side with the
national democracy and Mr. Bronson.
1t is laughable to hear membe OF the Cabinet now
abusing the HERALD, and declaring il has influence
and Mr Bennet neither tact talent and to remember
the conversations of these mbers few weeks
ago Then the HERALD bad immense influence, ani Mr..
Bepnetts ability the theme OF universal praise.
PETER THE HERMIT.
POSTMASTER GENERAL.
WASHINGTON, Oct 24-10P.M.
regret to state that Major Selah r. Hobbe frst as
sistant Postuaser General lice in very low condition.
and fears entertained that he win not recover.
Major Hobbe has long been known to the country in his
connection with the Post Office Department., to Of
the most efficient officers of the government vEFITAS
THE CHARGESHIP TO PORTUGAL.
SEwsPAI AGENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. "a, 1858.
The Star of this evening doubts the appointment of
Sohn L. O'Sullivan Charge to Portugal.
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Last evening" at the Hope Chapel, Mr. Park Benjamin
delivered lecture upon "Americansms before the
columbian Literary Club. = About fifty persons we're
present The lecturer commenced by appeal to the
national pride of his audience, and threw in little
patriotism oil in the salad which TO follow. lie
sad that all the really great minds of Englandthe Car
l5les and archaeological America aud the American
people There had been al great change in the English
press and the leading journals spoke of US with
respect The lecturer said that he meant to include
in :" AmercanisHns" " those peeuliares which were
really original wi us, and also to point out some
which we're supposed be Inventions but which
were OF So In performing the last named duty he in
anced supposed to have been coined here
bu which could be British STANDARD works He
then proceeded to that utilitarian nation;
in the appreciation and creation of the beautiful
far below the smallest European city Our architecture
was initiative. We had but one sculptor, and, in fact,
We created hardly anything original except ships. We
we're also initiative in political and social arstocracy
At the South have negro slavery; at the North
the slaves OF great The theory Of the government
vas democraic--n practice aristocratic We the
slaves Of two kings-kpg Caucus and King ConSen
on. But really great held Office
There could be no doubt that we had social aris
tocracy and fashion consisted only in display
and in pandering to distinguished foreigners. We
continually talking about democracy, and continually in
yesting each other with titles. In parts of the
country tits 10 End plain smistsr''-thay all
generals, cclones and captains The lecturer next al
luded to the early looming ont of American bellies and
heaux, and stated that American society led by
set Of children. In England these fashionable people
would be confined 10 the nursery and only allowed
espec favor TO come to the dinner table with their
PARENTS The consequence that they ready to
retire from public life at about the time they should ha re
entered upon It. In England soman five and twenty
years age considered in the full bloom Of beauty
but in some PARTS OF his country she would called
sod maid and thought TO be past hope In the South
| il was not remarkable to find mothers at fourteen
and grandmother at thirty. Another Americansm WAS
the great extravagsnce of fashionable people II
seemed n the desire was not TO entertain but to assc
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The Tclcgraphic Arbitration Case.

PmIADm.PnIA, Oct II 1888.
In the decision Of the telegraph arbitration
here, in waich fraud imputed to Amos Kendall the
referees expressly declare it, their opinion that thsre
has been actual fraud and they award that the tee
graph company shall pay the costs. OF the pecuniary
interests in dispute, Mr. Kendall asserts that ne had
offered the company favorable adjustment than
they procure by the award
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Domestic Intelligence.

The license tor selling liquor ha. been raised to 81 SO
in Mari N, ala, by the town council.
recently, while in liquor, crawed In on top of
n boiler IL machine shop, in Detroit, and dropping
asleep, wa literally baked when he discovered
An expedition for Liberia is to depart from Savannah
the 1st of december.
An employe by the Of Thomas Iawler, at work In
the Enfield stockonett factory, at Thompsonvie Conn,
killed the 21st inst, after the machinery WAS
set in motion, by being caught by the shang, which
made about one hundred revelations a minute. He
first by boy he evolving with the shaft He
literally torn to pieces, and his boots and stockings
thrown the One OF his hands was torn
oil last spiing by the same shaftng
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Personal InfeIll1cnce.

Hon. John A. Collier, Binghamton; Lardner Gibbons,
n WHITING ss pcc
f. u. Baker, (barker) 81 Louis; r. O. Murphy United
States Consul at Shanghai; w. II. Walton Schenectady
DIR. Gin United States Army; l.. Mead Mobile, arrived
in the city yesterday, and are at the Metropolitan.
Lucy Stone to address the young men Of Nncin.
natl last evening on the use Of tobacco
ARRIVALS.
From Charleston, in ship Southerner-Mrs Weed aAd
daughter, Lopez II Parsons, Wanna, Mrs Pottse.
DIR aeeber, Miss Rceher Mrs Taylor, II Smith, Capt
Burr Mrs ood, Mrs Grice, Ravenel-2 In steeragc.
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The Minister to COnstantinople.

BALTIMORE, Oct. "a, 1853.
The Southern mail as late due is received but we
6nd nothing of interest in the papers.
Carroll Spence, the Minister to Constantinope, viii
shortly sail from Norfolk, direct in the saranac.
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Markets.

BALnMoRE, Oct. p, 1858.
The offerings Of beef cattle at market to-day
amounted to 2000 of which 900 SOLD, 500 driven
eastward, and 200 left The prices realized
SO a So 621a the hoof, equal 70 ST 81 net Hogs
in large supply aud sales we're made at So so 81
per vt
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SNow.-The mail agent that came by this morn.
fast sli along the -TAladephia Bulletin, 0ct "a
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SLAVE CASE IN CNcNNATr-EscAPE OF THE
FvGnvR-Iewis, who has been before United States
Commissioner Carpenter q couple of days past, the
charge Of being fugitive slave, conveyed to the
Grand Jury room yesterday, when Mr. G. was to have
given his decision. After the Commissioner had
enced his decision IL discovered that the prisoner
had escaped. The police were Immediately despatched
after him. Commissioner Carpenter gave notice that he
would conclude his decision Tuesday next provided
fswh Il rscaptured.-Csa. EnQ,xsr, Od. II.
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Of the Governor of Tennessee.

Andrew johnson, the newly elected Governor of Ten
nessee was duly ipaugurated into his official station at
Nashville the 18th inst The Governor delivered quite
lengthy inaugural p which he spoke follows OF the
democratic party and the divisions which at present dis
tractit:-
In this connection do solenny declare that, at
this very period of time believe that the heavy and
weghty possibility rests upon the great democratic
party Of this natou OF recurring 10 first pn
cplesto the original design Of the governmentand if
possible to bring ii back to its primitive republican sim
cent IL ndmars LAID down by Jefferson and hs patri
otic associates in the earlier and purer days of the Re-
public
If there divisions Of the democratic party, claim
to belong to that division of IL which will stand firmly by
the combined and recorded judgment of the people, until
changed or modified by them aud which will il has the
power carry industry economy reform and rigid respon
sibty into every depa tment OF the government. be-
long to that division of democracy proper which Is
ressive not in violation Of but in conformity WITH the
Law and the constitution, ard which holds that man IS
capable when it becomes necessary, Of altering amend
ing the law and the constitute as to conform to his
advanced and constantly advancing social nd ateectua
condition. / am well that there whose
fears easily aroused and who become greatly alarmed
whenever there is proposition TO change the organic
apprehend proceeds from want of confidence on their
part the integrity and capacity Of the people to
themselves To all who entertain such tears will most
respectfully say that eran and, with due de-
ference TO their fears and opinions viii ask the question:
man is not capable and is not be trusted with the
govern ment of himself is he to be trusted with the gov
ernment OF othersS Who, then, will govern The answer
must be- man; for have angels III the shapeof men
yet who willing TO take charge OF political af-
fairs Man is not perfect is true but all hope he Is
gress of time reach this grand and most important end in
ell human affairs.
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Obituary.
Nelson Pellet, editor Of the Cnenango Telegraph, dies
at Norwich on the ed inst.

DEATH OF THE SLEEPING MAN-Cornelua
yrooman tied at his brothers residence GARRISON on
Noneay the nth inst While exhibition IN Nes io6
he taken sick, which seemed TO innuce wsaeiuA
state for short period and then stupid condiuonr
with intervals OF wakeunes until he was brought nome
on the iath. lie talked very itte inqurng AFTER ms
r,other who had been dead two years, his father ana
brsthers wbcm he seemed partially 70 recognise. He
compained OF great il ernal eat, and soreness OF his
,hrnat ana s,omrch On the morning of the day OF hn
bs called for food hearty meal and fro
that time seemed 20 pain until about O'Clock n,
when he died without struggle HIS age was thssty-
four wears Rocheaer Democrat
EnucArIoN IN WIsCoNsIN.-Some idea of tho
liberal suppcrt extended to the schools Of Wisconsin may
he from the fact that the amonut Of the school
fund az the State and the estimated value Of the public
nds appropriated for schools and colerp~ IA little lcs
than ten millions Of dollars, the interest f which 70 b
forever appropriated for educational purpose
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ATTEMPTED MURDER, PoIsoN AND SUICIDE IN Lou
esterday afternoon, considerable excitement
was created Third street at the auction store of w. c.
Green the insane attempt of Aonzo Fem 10 shoot
his wife poison his child, and des roy his fe He
had been living separate from his vile for months,
and yesterday went into the ck part Of the store of Mr.
Green who Is the father of Mrs. Tenn and under whose
protection she residing and taking seat in chair
In front of her, asked her il she would live with him
again She refused when he took her little child in his
arms and attempted force the contents of vial,
which, as appears in the sequel was poison down the
little thing kept its mouth firmly closed and rejected tie
terrible dose. Fem then drew pistol and fired at lis
wifes head She sitting in chair, wthin few feet
OF him, with sewing In her hands, but her susp-
cions being aroused, she lodged soon as he made
o motion with his arm, and the messenger OF death
weot harmlessly her head passed through part
tion, and lodged in small coil Of cord shelf behind
her At the report of the pistol Mrs Fem screamed and
run through the front store, up stairs into the dwelling
apartments the store. The wretched thought
the ball had taken elect, and Immediately swallowed a
portion OF the contents Of the vial had In his possession
which 1t afterw ards ascertaned prussc acid
deadly poison Fem was INN ediately arrested and
ledged in jail and in the meantme physician was sent
for counteract the poison, and remove it from his
stomach. DR.. Knight believe, attended him. and pre-
scribed the usual remedies and him to eject the
poison and considered out Of danger last night The
affair will undergo nvestgaton and make no com
ents In the case beyond the statement of the occur
renee as 1t toos place We viii add, hewever, that Mrs.
Fem Is very amiabe and estmabe lady and Mr Fem
liz reputed good mechanic-Louisrte Courier, O1 20.
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TIE COURSE OF THE QUARREL-No ADMINISTRATION
CANDIDATE FOR THE SPEAK HERSIIIf--Ex ExPECTRD AN
swER TO MR. o'coNop's LErTER--oPIHIos OF
FATnER RITCHIE--THE HERALD, ETC, ETC.