The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-22


the example Of the Senate by adjourning till Monday.
By reference to the despa CHI from our Concord
correspondent it will be that politicians are still
focking to that place from all directions The crisis
with regard to the Cabinet is fast approaching, al
though it is not known upon whom Gen. Pierce has
decided for his advisers and nobody ventures to bet
on single member. Gen. Pierce seems determined
to keep his own counsel. Like the late Gen. Jack
son, he is sometimes obstin te and will doubtless
have his own way, in spite of cques and factions.
Occupants OF the anxious seats must keep cool, and
wait till the 4th Of March with patience There will
then be general sweep among the whlg office
holders. Those who write letters from washington,
particularly, should not allow themselves TO become
unduly excited just yet. 1t will be time to threaten
Gen. Pierce after the ides of March. The chances
of New York having place in the cabinet are not
so good as they were week ago. Our politicians
are just now, following up Gen. Pierce very jealousy.
Something less than twenty, within the past three
days, have been to see the General. He remains
tranquil, but he may yet turn cold shoulder to the
Empire State altogether.
There is rumor current at Fayetteville, n c., on
which is placed considerable reliance, that the Hon.
James C. Dobbin has received letter from General
Pierce, offering him seat in his cabinet.
A Washington correspondent writes that the pros
poets are favorable for the passage Of bill granting
permission to the Pacific Telegraphic Company to
erect line in accordance with the propositions Of
Messrs. Alden and Eddy the details of whose plan
were published in last Mondays HERALD The pro
jectors pledge themselves to have the line in opera
ton to San Francisco, within eighteen months after
the passage Of the BILL This would enable the in
habtants of the Atlantic States to correspond with
their friends in California with the same despatch
that they do with those in Pttsburg, Cincinnati,
or st. Louis. The commencement of such an immense
work seems to be a wonderful undertaking, and one
that would appal almost any other than the American
people, who have demonstrated the fact that they
able to encounter and accomplish wonders. Progress
is their motto.
Quite an interesting scene took place in the As
sembly chamber at Albany, yesterday A delega-
ton of ladies, with petition signed by twentyeght
thousand of their in favor of the Maine law, APP
peared at the bar and of their number addressed
the members of the august body. Our State represen
tatives having listened to the fair anti liquor represen
tatives with becoming gallantry, after entered
into very spirited debate upon the canal enlarge
ment question which at present seems to be subject
of far greater importance than the proceedings of the
Female Temperance Convention now in session
at the State capital notwithstanding that the dongs
in the latter body possessed of unusual interest,"
and that many Of the delegates are able to make
pretty good speeches-as good, perhaps as most of
the legislators themselves. By the report it will be
seen that the ladies complain that they have only
procured twentyeight thousand signatures to their
petition, although there are upwards of seven hun
bred thousand women in the State. This does not
speak so well for the popularity of their cause as
the first glance would indicate.
In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday,
counsel concluded summing up in the of Captain
Farnham, charged with manslaughter in conse-
quence of the destruction of life caused by the burst
ing of the boiler of the steamboat Reindeer last
mer on the North River After listening to an
elaborate charge from Judge Belts the jury retired,
and were absent nearly seven hours, when they re-
turned and reported that they unable to agree
Upon this announcement, by consent of counsel on
both sides, the jurymen were discharged. A full
report of the proceedings, which very important
to all navigators and steamboat captains in particu
lar, is given elsewhere. -
man named Patrick Broderick who had been
employed in the apothecarys store which is attached
to the Emigrant Hospital, Wards Island, mistook
some liquid poison for brandy and drank quantity
of it, last Thursday He died, and an inquest was
held upon his body yesterday, when verdict was re-
turned in accordance with the facts.
Quite an obstinate debate was had last night in the
Brooklyn Common Council, on the subject of the
supply of water to that city, and resolution was
carried demonstrating against the bill to enlarge the
powers of the Williamsburg Company.
We annex brief summary of the inside pages Of
this edition Interesting Letter from Hon. MI.
Beale, of Virginia, with regard to the movements of
North Carolina and Virginia in the cause of Ameri-
can Independence; Reply Of the Cuban Junta to a
Washington Correspondent concerning the feasibi
hty of establishing republic the island of Cuba
Lectures, on Oriental History" by Miss Bacon on
the six Days of Creation by Professor Tayler
Lewis; on the Conservative and the Progressive"
by Rev. H. w. Beecher; on Now and Then" by
Hon. Arson Burlingame ; on the Volcanic Charac-
ter of Italy" by Professor Silliman, and "Homeo
patty" by DR.. McVcker; Financial and CONNER
cal Review; Court Proceedings; Extracts relative
to Canadian Reciprocity the Rochester Flour
Trade &c.
VIsITERs TO EURoPE.-The Collins steamship
Pacific leaves to-day for Liverpool. She carries
fifty passengers. Among the number we notice
the name of the Hon Caleb Won of T,vonsdale