The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-11

other heavy WORK. st ono point, tanned drilled
through sodd rack the distance Of 1x hundred aad
four and Hvv hundred iest In length. Although
completed for only such short distance, the road
brings us goodiy quantities Of tobacco, marketing,
wood, DO. and the passenger cara always start out
well filled with pleasure excursionists. Tho 70
mainder of the work IS far ~ Jefferson City, the
capital Of the State is under contract, and progress
ing apace. The City Council are contemplating an
early subscription Of $500 900 each to the North
Missouri aud Iron Mountain railroads.
We the eve Of an election to all the VARIOUS
court clerkshps about to become vacant. One
udl eship, also, must be provided for-that Of the
Land Court, . new tribunal established by ACT
OF our last Legislature. An independent
general endorsement OF the wing party, is the Hon.
Ed ward Bates. You will remember him in con.
nection with an offer. during Mr.. Fmore's ad mn
istrston, to the appointment OF Secretary OF war,
as their especial candidate, Mr.. Mron Leslie, gen.
tleman of undoubted capacity, and also an old mel
Der OF the st. Louis bar. The Benton democrats
have majority the wings In this city OF full
FIVE or six hundred. Toe anti Beutons are, hume
really, hsId)y worth the mentioniug-they muster
probably two hundred and fifty voters. Neverthe-
less here else Sbere. dissenson is frequently tan
tamount to defeat; the influence Of the ants has
been etfectusy felt in past elections. COL Bsntons
opposition to conventions has occasoned another
ischievous split in his party, which appears for the
hrss time in the present canvas. A number OF Ger
mans-Boerssein. the editor, at their head-inter-
prt ting the old chief literally, refuse positively to
swallow the ticket Of the Benton convention. They
have gone far as to nominate third set Of can
didates, whom they call tho Independents" One
two orthodox Benton ward NEE tings have been
disturbed. and had their purpose foiled, by these
indie endents. The whig Organs-the EUen'ng Mus
and RepuHcan-endesvor TO foster and dsvelops the
division. Despite their minority, the wings are
bueyeG with sanguine hopes OF success, and thiok
will elect seine, though not all, Of their nominees.
The papers have brought you an account Of the
execution Ut Dodge and Snawney for the murder on
the Plains of two Delaware Indians, about fourteen
months ago. 1t is to be regretted that the proper
officers Gid not take measures TO secure the presence
OF few 1odians IS witnesses Of the execution. Tie
moral good which the scene might have effected
on the tribes c0gnizALt Of the circumstances o the
murder will be entirely lost fear by reason Of this
omission. All the newspapers, and all the OH ''a'
that-after such long delay-blood for blood has
been shed, unless endorsed by an eye witness in
whom they confde. I doubt If there was single
IDdiaa trader, or mountain man. on the ground.
The lesson Of amenability to the laws among the
whites, has thus been entirely lost ON them.
Some days ago there was al iu-founded rumor
among us OF duel about to take place between Mr..
Blair, q member Of the bar aud leading Benton
democrat, and Mr.. Loughborough, the newly APP
pointed Surveyor General for the States of Missouri
and Illinois. The quarrel said to have original
ed from newspaper communication disparaging
TO Mr.. LouY thorough and accredited to Mr.. b.
number OF excitement seekers Ocked over to Bloody
Island, across the way, 70 witness the fight on one
day last week; but the gentlemen were at that time
IN the quiet pursuit Of their vocations-neither
dreaming OF q rencontre. At all events, the matter
has since gradually died away.
You have complained Of the warm weather in New
York tn s summer. What would you say to ther-
moneter (Farenheit indicating 1Ol and lO2 degrees
has done occasionally since the beginning of
June The season has been immeasureably warmer
and more healthy than at q corresponding time tor
ten years past The crops in this State and in I'LL
nois, for awhile, suffered much by reason of the
drought and parching sun. Recent rains, however,
have revived them, and we apprehend no material,
if any, losses.
There il distressing scarcity of amusements In
city just now One theatre, the Peoples Is open
and doing fair business with its stock company. J.
NJ. Field, the manager of the Varieties must be
with you at this time. He started with the inten-
ton OF combining the useful with the agreeable-to
attend the Exhibition and to effect engagements for
his fall season. You may commend hiAstheatre for
the most elegant and most convenient in the Union,
New York taste and judgment to the contrary not
withstandiDg. Mr.. Bates of Cincinnati, has thea
tire here only three years old which he tried to sell
some months ago, together with his Cincinnati and
Louisville theatres: but suitable offer occurred it
appears and he is having the whole interior enlarged
and redecorated. All three houses are to 90 into
operation next fall and our city cannot extend
Decent support TO 80 many, in addition to its other
exhibitions and concert and lecture rooms, there
vii! needs be some mastery management and still
more mastery fnanciering among them.
MISSOURI