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n AW NOTICE.-sIDNEY 8. BAXTER.

AW NOTICE--SIDNEY 9. BAXTER,
Il late attorney general of Virginia, has re-
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Virginia.
To the Judges OF the Circuit Courts Of Virginia
To the senators and members Of Congress from
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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
KNow-soTHING NOMINATIONS IN NEW YORK

The "Order of Know Nothings " on Friday even
Ing closed the session of its Grand State Council,
held in the city of New York. A complete ticket
for officers of the Empire State was put in nomina-
tion, made up as follows:
For Gouanor-DANIEL ULLMAxN.
For Lieutenant Gopvnor-G A. s. SoRAGGs.
For Canal Commissionsy-JosIAH B. WILLIAMS
For State Prison iapectcr-JAMEs P. SAUNDERS.
/ OF the politics of the gentlemen comprising the
above ticket the New York Time" says:
The ticket is made up on the fusion principle
ene Sver-Gray one Hard-Shell, woolly Head, one
Soft Shell Why it is put in nomination. there a
Committee appointed to communicate to the brethren in
6ubordnate Councils assembled which Information will
mo doubt be highly interesting and it viii be looked for
with much interest, as just there is wide difference
of 0pinionon the subject among both out and insiders
Some say is to defeat the Wings that is to de-
feat the Hard Shells"
That ose interested in the result Of the election may
haze basis for estimating the influence which the nomi
:onsrf the Grand Council may have it may a. well
stAte Ss< s1in1 Ne lPqpon ~ ne evncil the ds]e
gates seiled upon z stats how many members s
enrolledn their respective Councils The figures thus
total Of few less than sixty six thou
sand mel Some Of the Councils largely esti-
mated DID, making allowance for such ofjudgment
the totaI Twas decreased to sixty thousand"
The FINES, after congratulating the Convention
on thebuccessful close of its labors, says:
i "Fets were at one time notwithstanding to
outside dumor which is all the authority of which the
naturef the case admits-that the Convention would
break in confusion. large majority of the delegates,
howev{ having taken their departure the business
fully cbnpeted by those who remained The ticket
nomin$ed and address to the Subordinate Councils
offered to be prepared AL these proceedings Of
coursdare to be kept profoundly secret No outside
the or&nzaton will know any thing of the arrangement
wi the of the candidates to be supported by
the be allowed to transpire until after they have
been 3unted at the polls"
/ Atfhe opening Of the Convention four hundred
and fnetysix Councils /" were represented by
three ehelegates each.
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MIR. BUCHANAN IN SCOTLAND.

great Banquet was held at Glasgow the 9Th ulti-
mo- il commemoraon of the Inauguration of the statue
of the QUEEN which ceremony took place during the day.
Among the many distinguished guests present the
casiol the American Minister, Mr.. BUCHANAN who,
in response toast in honor of the United States
and said
"Icannot feel myself stranger in strange country
in thepresence Of this company Hear. feel that
in the presence of relatives and friends and am
glad that by accident happened to be here this
occasion We have not yet done much to cultivate the
arts inAmcrca but have taste admire them and
the statue of the Queen that to the wonder
ing and admng eyes of the people of Glasgow to-day did
produce feeling of admiration in the minds
Of my artistic friends than it did in my mind rude
as it is in matters Of the kind [Applause.]
Sand why should feel myself stranger in a strange
land here! We speak the same language we read the
same books, worship the God, and the distin-
gushed authors of Scotland familiar household
words to the whole population of America Every child
born in the greater portion Of the United States Of Anne
rica has good right to receive common-schoo edu
cation as he has to breathe his native l~.h VI chs
fountains MS native ccnntry and the poetry Of Burns
Scott the romances Of your distinguished novests
and the works of your distinguished historians read
from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains Hear hear
have been in Scotland before, but confess had
very strange reflections, and very agreeable ones, in
travelling through Glasgow to-day You certainly
great people, You made the most furious raids in by
gone times that ever made by mortal men, and these
desperate conflicts have been ennobled and all the world
been made understand their nature by your poets
and novests But the better age Of utility has succeed
ed the age of romance and think the perfect spec
men Of that is in the reflection that there is steamboat
now plying Loeb Katrine Alas for poetry and ro-
nance after that! Laughter and applause
With regard to the two countries, although much has
been done to make them enemies, and although vexed
questions have arisen to cstraDge them, yet countries
which God has united the folly Of cannot put
der. [Continued cheering And | do trust and hope
and believe that all the clouds that have been for long
time. and to extent yet lowering upon will
be buried in the deep bosom OF the With Glasgow
we certainly have stronger ties than with almost any
other city in the world because have doubt that the
citizens Of Glasgow not only entertain affection for
because bone of their bone and flesh of their esh
but they trading people, and they like good
toners Hear, hear, and laughter therefore trust
and hope that the bonds Of mutual friendship which unite
US and them present. and unite both with the whole
Empire Of Great Britain may become stronger and strong
or and may be perpetual" prolonged applause.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
NOMINATIONS FOR CONGRESS.

The "Hardshell Democrats of the city of New York
have made the following nominations for the next Con-
gress, viz
EMANUEL B. HART, in the third district MIKE WALSH
in the fourth JOHN WHEELER in the sixth and WILLIAM
A. WALKER, In the seventh.
Messrs. WALSH and WALKER voted for the Nebraska
bill, and Mr.. WHEELER against it, Mr.. TWEED, who
voted for the b nominated for reelection in the
fifth district, but declined. No nomination has yet
been made in Mr. CUTTNGs district. 1t is said that he
will obtain the nomination if he desires it. Mr.. HART
was member of the 32d Congress- and succeeds HIRAM
WALBRIpGR who peremptorily declined.
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Nor /" BUSINESS TRANsAcrIoS."-The Savannah Re-
publican says that during the height of the epidemic in
that city an order for five hundred loaves of bread
q day was sent by our Mayor to Macon as 6usi-
ransacion he not dreaming that the perverse OBJ
snacy of the people of thst place would them to
reject all overtures of payment Yet it has BEEN We
trust that the public opinion of the world win pass such
judgment upon their conduct it merits. We only
say that Savannah pu remember them for IT,"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

FLORIDA ELEcrIoN--The Savannah papers have the
turns of the vote for member Of Congress in Tallahassee
on Monday last, follows: For THOMAS BRowS (whig)
177 Aua. Il. MAXWELL (Dem.) 222. This vote is not
quite favorable to the Whg ticket it two years
ago. 1t appears that Tallahassee has elected Whg
and three Democrats to the State Legislature.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

FLOODS IN MIssIssrpPI AND LoUIsrAsA.-The New Or
leans "True Delta learns from gentleman who re-
turned from Pike county, iss by way of Covington,
(Ls J, that Pike county Washington St. Tammany, and
the adjoining parishes in Louisiana have recently been
visited by of the most destructive reshets that
occurred in the Southern country The rain commenced
Wednesday, the Goth ultimo and continued without
intermisson for six days. For the first three days it
seemed as if the floods Of heaven opened and
that second deluge was approaching. On Thursday,
the 2lst utimo, the Topasaw, Bouachtta and MeGees
Greek, and all the principal streams in that section of
the country rose eleven feet in hours The bridges
oil the principal streams carried away and many
mills destroyed. The only mill left standing on any
stream in the section Of country visited by the storm is
that Of Brasfed Pearl river At Covington the river
high that passengers could step from the steam
boat to the top Of the principal receiving warehouse in
that city The destruction of the crops immense.
Scarcely stalk Of cotton was left standing.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

TRIAL FOR MURDER-The trial Of DR.. GRAHAM for the
murder Of Mr.. LoRSG is still in progress at New York
The OF the prosecution closed on Friday, and
witness examined for the defence On the day
there discussion before the Court in consequence
Of newspaper statement that Of the jurors Mr.. D.
W. Wright) relative of the prisoners wife
The District Attorney moved that the jury be discharged
and jury ordered. The counsel for the defence
required, in support of the motion, affidavit Of tho
fact charged The District Attorney wished have he
juror nterrogated The Court said it could not inter
fere upon mere newspaper allegation, but, if Mr..
Wright chose to admit the fact he would entertain mo-
tion based upon such admission. Mr. Wright made no
answer The testimony Of the defence thereupon pro-
ceeded The effect Of this it is said viii be preudciat
to the prisoners case.
Dr. Graham has since been convicted of manslaugher
in the second degree the punishment for which impr
sonment in hepenitentary for less than four
more than seven years.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14
TOUCHING IscIDrsr.Th following incident occurred

Touching IsciDEsr.-The following incident occurred
at the last commencement of the Rochester University
t0ne member Of the graduating class Mr. r. G. Fem
of Rochester, is totally blind When his theme was an
Dounced President Anderson remarked to the audience
that Mr. Fem, at the close Of his junior year. in
forming chemical experiments in private lost his
eyesght entirely from the effects of an explosion but
that from tnaggng energy and by aid Of devoted bro
ther and attached class mates he had been able to
pete the studies of the with honor to himself and
satisfaction to his teachers. He was then led forward
by his brother, while there was scarcely fearless eye
in all that vast assembage OF two thousand souls
His subject was The Lost Senses the object Of which
was to demonstrate the proposition that blindness is pre-
ferable to deafness 1t discussed in agreeable
able and earnest manners after which Mr. Fem retired
amid the prolonged applause of the audience"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

THE McDosoGH EsTATE.--The executors OF the win
of Mr.. McDonogh, OF New Orleans, that they
ready deliver the property to the proper agents
in the cities Of Baltimore and New Orleans
they are ready receive it. The delivery has been post
poned three years of suits within the States
of Louisiana and Maryland and with the heirs at law all
which have been decided in favor of the will
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

"PRooaRss" OF CrvILIsarroS.- Burlington and
William England, Cherokee Indians recently met each
other Grand River in the Cherokee Nation and in
fight with pistols aud bowie- knives both we're killed.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

The Wings of the First Congressional District of
Massachusetts met in Convention at Yarmouth on
Thursday and nominated THOMAS D. ELIOT, the
present member, for reelection to Congress. The
nomination was made by acclamation. The New
Bedford Mercury says:
delegates from all parts Of the district reported that
the best feeling prevailed in their localities and
that the of Mr. ELIOT had given every where such
satisfaction that his support in the coming election would
in every section Of the district be hearty and general
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

The RECIPROCITY TREATY.-A letter from a
member of the Legislature of Prince Edward Island,
dated Goth September, to mercantile house in
Boston, says:
81 am present engaged in attending to the legisa-
tive duties of the Colony and expect that in few days
we shall pass the Reciprocal Free-Trade bill, although
fear that we shall not receive the benefit Of it this
son. as win not probably 60 into effect unless agreed
TO by the whole of the Colonial Legislatures The New
Brunswickers and Nova Scotans opposed to it. The
Ameican fishermen enjoying The benefit Of the treaty
,sAle we are 20 far without cqu'oaisnt."
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

BANKING CAPITAL.-The Harrisburg (Pa) pa
pers contain applications to be made to the next
Legislature for thirty-three new banks, covering
capital Of nearly fifteen millions Of dollars The
Philadelphia Ledger says:
"The effect Of an additional fifteen millions Of dollars
to our banking captal-nearly doubling the present
amount in the Commonwealth be doubted.
In the imitation Of the currency proaigacy and
travaganoe would grow with the increased means of mis-
chief as would the ruin and misery increase in the hour
Of contraction"
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

SETTLEMENT or KASsAs.--Mr. Plum, from Ohio, who
represents himself the agent of three hundred families
who intended settling in Kansas, called upon few
days since to make inquiry in regard to the Territory
whittier he is bound for the purpose of selecting lands
There several gentlemen with Mr. Plum who were
agents for other parties in Pennsylvania and Ohio They
represented they stated thousand families in the
States of Pennsylvania and Ohio who intended
to Kansas early next spring.-SL Louis Democrat.
THE LATE STORM / TExAs,-The Galveston Journal Of
the 25th ultimo says:
"We panied to learn from every quarter from which
any intelligence has yet reached that the effects Of
last weeks storm disastrous than goomest
antcpations foreboded 1t would seem that Galveston
although apparently exposed than any other point
has suffered comparatively little The loss in Houston
are informed, will reach the Of twenty or thirty
thousand dollars Lynchburg and San Jacnto have
suffered most severely Not only houses blown
down, steamboats, turned adri and valuable property
ruined but the lives of whole family have been sacr
feed. Besides Mr.. Deppermans house, that of ]. w.
Brashear was blown down, and Mr.. and Mrs. Coleman
much injured. The warehouse of Hiram Brown and Mr.
Browns house Browns Island also blown down
Hand Millers shpyard is very much injured one side
of the ways being carried away great many cattle on
the island have been drowned and great deal of wood
lumber, and much fencing destroyed The people of San
Jaeinto driven to their second stories for safety
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-10-14

Kansas party Of emgrants, numbering nearly 176
persons passed through Detroit Friday Of last week
Another party sf 200 is soon to follow.