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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-17

John L. yANDEwATER. INSTRUMENTATION
April Is ut 01 O'clock at No LOG Willow street Brook
Ign, household furniture pianoforte &c, including two
carved rosewood paror suits brocaee French pier
glass rosewood cottage p,nofcrts centre tables chairs
royal wilton and ingram Competing, oilcoth, china and
glassware, &c, &c
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TTNCLE tom AS AN OPERA.-THE SUCCESS OF
such undertaking IS tho above on s frat announce
NJ George Chrsty Woods Minstrels "A Broadway
considered by extremely problem tca
the very night its every doubt
feet OF applause The vesate George Chrsty
within the whole the His Topsy allowed
all hands be the most perfect Of that part
attempted and this has been the verdict Of thousands
discriminating who have witnessed II since its
first representation thought long since that George
had reached the Of excellence in his profession
but every in while shakes ont another link.
there telling what he is not capable OF dsneator
Of negro ccoen trcities
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T0HN L. vANDEWATER, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
81 April IL At ION O'Clock at the salesroom, No 10 Nassau
street. standard dwarf standard moss climbing and run
ming Chinese tree pe0nio WosterA,
plants and apple dc variety
he of Ma Asto
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ToHN W. soMERINDYKE AUCTIoNEER-SToRE
40 Centre street corner q sale
Of hotel furniture at the Patriotic No IS Franklin street.
Tuesday, April 49, At IL O'Clock The furniture Is all
nearly consisting Of cottage bedseads mahogany bu
cockory in chambers mahosany sofas chairs to match.
centre and side tables gas fixtures &c. in barroom splen
did oval mrrors English prints ho sessons other
framed prints oval black walnut tables arm chairs oil
cloth marble top side tables also bar fixtures glassware
beer pumps gas andelie &C. &c Also kitchen range
crockery furniture &c This property is all in good
order the house has been but short time. JOHN
SONERINDYKE. ATTORNEY for Mortcngee.
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SALES AT AUCTION.

TOHN L. vARDEWATEh, Al
April L. at l0h o'clock the premises bounded by
First and Fifth and Sixth Of
removal Mossrs Phean Son will dispose Of their
stock being the extensive valuable and eaut
collection of flowers plants shru trees together
with splendid assortment OF dollhouse plants endless
yarty being without exception the hnest over oorsd
In this city at public sale.
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| NEW ORJIANs DIRECT-1HE NEW STEAM
4 ORTZADA, leo tons burthen, Capt. James Law
M leave on Saturday, April q, 1t SIP. NJ She has
Sie foot Passage cabin $50; steerage SIS All bills
n TO be signed sesrd. For freight passage ap-
CHARLES MORGAN, agent, Bowling Green.
sAvANNAH.-rARR REDUCEp-THE NEW,
hepdii aldo wheel steamship KEYSTONE STATE
RI Hardie, carrying the United States mail will
Shiladslphia for Savannah on Wednesday, April ~,
lock A. NJ from the wharf above Vine street. In
nd strength and every arrangement for the comfort
nyenisnce Of passengers this ship Is rnsuSpsssed;
kom PhilAdelphia, so; stssrage, 81. The state OF
! leaves ~ above the following Wednesday
in PhnadelphiA, HERON MARTIN, No. 81 North
b.. In Savannah. @. A. l.. LAMAR.
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A UcTIoN NoTICE..HANDSOME FURNITURE.-J
n n. VAN ANTWERP q SON, will sell Wednesday,
April 49, at 10 O'Clock at 81 willOughby street Brooklyn
Of the usual variety including one panoforte
and superior barometer Catalogues ready the day pre-
yious.
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PM FAMILY CONCERT-AT TILE REQUEST OF
ID numerous friends. Sig Bin will repeat has after noon
and evening Concerts at SO and o'clock M on Mon
day April ~ AZ stuyyesant Institute, $50 Broadway:
Tickets for gentlemen 90 cents; ladies and children %
cents for sale at G. Gotones music store 773 Broadway
Descombes piano warerooms 522 Broaav ay Hsrison
Hills daguerrean gallery 23 Fulton street Brooklyn and
OF Sig Bni at the door Of tho Ssuyvosant Institute from
A N. to Z. N. dsily
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louisville Pork Trade.

The Courier of Monday says: The to-
tai number Of hogs killed, and in pen.
around the falls up to last evening, is
342, 1853, and the season is likely to con.
linue at least two weeks longer. The op-
erations this season, as compared with the
last. show net gain of 54,O56 hogs.
The total number Of hogs killed around
the falls last season up to the correspond.
ing period with this, was 258. 1888, with
,720 left over in the pens, making the
sum total 288. .1O2. This estimate includes
90, 900 at New Albany. against 14.5OO this
season. The packing last year closed a,
all the houses but one before the lst Of
January.
As regards prices, we learn of but little
doing. and quote hogs at $4,25 net, the
great stringency of the money marke,
checking operations. The prevailing pri.
ces last season were 64a61 cts. for hogs
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Latest from Erie.

December 27th.-The Sheriff has taken
possession Of the road and is determined
that no one, on either side, shall disturb
the Railroad, either in relaying the track
or tearing itup, until the matter is settled
by legal authority.
A large meeting was held here yester-
day afternoon, al which resolutions were
adopted requiring the directors of the E.
& N. E. R., tosappear and explain their
conduct. The excitement was Intense and
the directors residing here. with several
other prominent railroad men immediate
ly left town, by the advice Of their friends
The crowd threatened to hang old Mr.
Tracy on telegraph pole and swore they
would burn down the depot, but presently
returned without doing any damage.
A dispatch was received last night from
Gov. Bigler saying that his sympathies
were with Eric, and empowering the Mayo,
10 call out the militia and military of the
county. He added that he would arrive
here to-day, but despatch received a
few hours ago said he should not come
on.
No excitement at Habor Creek to-day
lNClSohs ttIO tuou WIZ was iCpOItcQ hllltO
was only grazed through the scalp, he is
not dangerously hurt The man who was
struck with pick axe in the back OF the
head is doing well. If Erie people keep
away the llarbor Creekites will probably
not resist the railroad. guard was
placed last night on the railroad track al
Harbor Creek to detain the train from
Buffalo until the Conductor who shot Mel.
son was delivered up. The Superinten.
dent at Buffalo learning the fact did no,
let the train 60 out. The guard dispersed
this morning and the trains will hereafter
run without molestaton
The United States Marshal of Western
Pennsylvania is expected here to-day, He
will serve writs upon the rioters immediate.
ly, in case Of resistance he will use his
posse. 1t is thought here that the Erians
will submit
A man well posted says ifthe directors
had been in town yesterday they would
have been hung to the telegraph poles.
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ernment to repel invasion, impowers it to
suppress insurrection. He would not say,
however, whether this movement was OF
the character that comes within the pro-
visions of the constitution, but would say
his section Of country was interested In
having commerce free on these routes.
He moved that the memorial be referred
to the committee on Military Affairs.
Mr.. McNair remarked that the Legls-
lature Of Pennsylvania was about to as
semble and would doubtless take the mat.
ter into consideration, so far as Erie is
concerned no action, therefore, is neces-
sary here He had no doubt the Governor
would make mention Of it in his message,
and was satisfied Pennsylvania would set
tie the question as related to Erie.
Mr.. Richie, of Pennsylvania, said that
this subject should not have been brought
here at all, as it was now before the Su-
Dreme Court of Pennsylvania, and the U.
S. Circuit Court for the Western District
of that State. The gentleman from lndi-
ana was entirely in error. Mr.. r. pro-
ceeded to give the facts, and said the
Company we're authorized to build road
) at gauge of four feet eight inches. In
defiance of this law the company laid
,, down six feet gauge, and therefore was
the aggressor. lie understood that the
people of Erie are acting under legal ad
vice, and there will not be the slightes
difficulty in enforcing the decree Of the
, Court The proceedings Of the indiana
!, !, meeting were based on "a misapprehen
sion.
3 Mr.. Bayly said it was one of those &C
cidents to which you are subjected be
D cause you have not the institution Of sla
u very there. II is only the beginning @
: the end. If we can do any thing for yo,
: we will, for we Of the South are conserva
y tives. We can only offer you our sympa
thy. 1t is one Of the misfor,unes to whic
i you are exposed by having your Who'll
population made up Of freemen. Laugh
u ter.
IS Mr.. Dick begged to present history 9
o the difficulty, but the question was put
" and the memorial referred to the commi,
l. tee on Military Affairs.
l. Mr.. Houston, from the Committee {
Ways and Means, moved the estimate
e for rivers and harbors be referred to tn
e Committee on Commerce. Mr.. Ewin
J. moved the Committee on Roads and Canal
as an amendment, as that Committee wa
J. composed of a majority Of members livin
i; in the Mississippi valley, and ii was du
y to the West such a reference should b
made-nine .tenths Of the appropriation
e. heretofore having been divided as spoi
p among the Atlantic States. The Pres
dent had never lived in the West, an
'e therefore finds it impossible to sympathis
re with the people OF the Mississippi valle
and Mr.. Ewing claimed as right that II
subject should be referred to the Commiitt
n favorable to appropriations for that sectio
II, of the country.
10 The further consideration Of the subie
was postponed till Tuesday, next. Aft
O. other unimportant business the House a
iourned
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The RAILROAD LoAN.-We learn from
the Baltimore Patriot that the Mayor OF
Baltimore has signed the ordinance that
passed the City Council, for raising FIVE
millions of dollars for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company. So far as the
city authorities can decide the matter.
their action is now taken. Ii will be nec-
essary, however, that the ordin ance should
be approved by the Legislature of Mary
land to give it effect. The Legislature
will meet January 4;h. and they will no
doubt act promptly and favorably on the
ordinance Wheeling Int.
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-Four Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE PACIFIC.
H1eHLY IMPORTANT INTELL1GENcR.

New York, Monday, Dec. 26.
The steamer Pacific, with advices from
England to the l. 9Th inst, arrived at this
port at o'clock this afternoon.
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The greatest naval battle since that OF
Navarino, was fought between the Russian
and Turkish fleets, off the Turkish port
Of Sinope, in Asia Minor, on the 3Oth OF
November.
The entire Russian feet from Sebasto.
pol, under Admiral Menchikof, compris-
ing "a line of battle ships, appeared of
the harbor on the 3Oth November, where
vice. admiral Osman Bey. lay with ID Turk.
menced, and the shore batteries being o
no use, the Russians forced the harbor
The Turks fought with desperation, and
would not surrender.
All OF the Turkish fleet, except one YES
sci, was blown up, sunk or burnt, and the
Turkish Admiral taken prisoner. Eact
Of the Turkish ships had 800 men from
Circassia, aboard. The Russians los
seven vessels; three of them line, three
lirigates anI two steamers.
The battle lasted one hour. The los
was terrific.
! All Europe is excited, and genera
war is considered unavoidable.
The news was received at Paris wit
profound grief. The Emperor is over
whelmed by it.
The English Admiral is bitterly con
demned for permitting the disaster, an
the English journals demand tha, he sha
be tried for cowardice.
The Turks were still successful in .Asit
II ives reported that the Shah of Persia ha
declared war against Turkey, and wa
about ito march an army to the frontier
, The combined fleets of France an
:. England had entered the Black Sea.
r COMMERCIAL lNTELLIGENcE
, Flour was in good demand. and price
, ! had advanced Is to Is 6l per Dbl. Yves
3 ern Canal is quoted at 37s and Ohio
38s Sd. Corn was unchanged. Lard ha
/ further declined Is Sd per cwt. At Lol
/. don Sugar was IN good demand at fl
+. prices. Coffee was active, and prices III
: changed. Consols closed at 94fa945.
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FRO BE Continued

s1tr The latest discovery Of the exca.
vators Of Pompeii, is group Of skeletons
in, the act Of fight. accompanied by a
dog. There are three human beings, one
Sf Them girl with gold rings and jewels
still on her, fingers. The fugitives had
bags Of gold and silver with them, snatch
ed up, no doubt, in haste and darkness.
But the fiery flood was on their track, and
vain their wealth, their fight. the age OF
one the youth Of the other. The burning
lava rolled above them and beyond; and
the faithful dog turned back to share the
fortunes of his mistress at her
side. Seen by the light of such an inci-
dent. how viyidly that sight Of horrors looks
upon the scene!
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The Guernsey Times.

Bro ALBRIGHT, OF the Guernsey Times,
seems not to take our remarks relative TO
the valuation OF lands in Guernsey county,
in very good part II could hardly be ex-
pected he would, with the facts and figures
along side of his article relative to the ac-
ton Of the State Board But we must be-
permitted TO say that in our first article on
this subject we did not say that the Glands
Of Guernsey were not put too high" We
only gave the facts and figures which seem-
ed to show that they were not too high.
The Times says: ITO stand tamely and
silently by and see the people .feeced ous
Of several thousand dollars annually, by
the imposition of an increased burden Of
taxation. we do not conceive to be any
part of the duty of true friend Of Guern-
sey." Neither do we; and if any man,
or set Of men, had been trying TO fleece
the people Of Guernsey, we would have.
joined with the Times in exposing the i'm
position.
For want of argument, the editor OF the
Times uses the following language:
'sBut we will excuse Bro MoRRls for his
exuberance of love toward our people.
knowing that Guernsey and Monroe are
in The same Congressional District, and
that he is one of the few Democrats in tho
three counties among whom the eight dol
lars day are to be distributed during the
present decennial period. tits not strange
he should seek such opportunity 10 apply
little '.fattering uncton" to the people Of
Guernsey in order to make ..fair weather,
with them. To JUSTLY an increase OF their
take with some people,"
Now had we been actuated by such mo-
,ives as those attributed to US by the Times.
we would most assuredly have taken the
same view Of the subjec; as the Times did.
or else have been wholly silent. Blu; be-
lieving that his remarks, in the FIRST in.
stance, did injustice to Mr.. NiERcER, We
were induced to place the facts and 6g-
ures before the public. This was our on
ly motive. We knew as well as the editor
Of the Times, that ''to justify an increase
VI tdAcS IL uOt tu0 SdltSt CO0fS0 10 tUA0
with some peoples" and knowing that. il is
very unfair in the Times to attribute any
such motive to US as he does in the fore.
going extract.
The editor Of the Times takes credit to,
himself for knocking s.off one dollar and.
forty eight cents from the valuation Of eve-
ry acre Of land In Guernsey county, for.
tax purposes, thus saving to the people,
as he claims, s'about one.tenth Of their.
taxes on real property" This claim he
sets up in consequence OF the reduction Of
the per cent. on the real property in Guern-
sey from 35 to 81 per cent. Now it we
have read the proceedings Of the Board
Alright, the reduction from 80 to 81 per
cent, in that county, was in consequence
of the distribution of the surplus fund rais-
ed by the increased per cent. added by
the Board to the various counties Of the
State, in addition to the eight millions,
which the Board reduced the aggregate
appraisement of the State, as returned by
the County Assessors. So that we think
the Times "whistling" didn't amount to
much, but rather
Over the left, you know, Charley. s..
Over the left, YOU know.
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Congressional,
SuJNGToN- II

w AoHlNU IoiNs i'eC. 81, 1000.
SENATE.-Mr Seward introduced a bill
providing for the construction of a military
and postal road through the Territories of
the United States lying between the Allan.
tic States and California. Referred to
Committee on Post Offices.
The bill provides for the construction OF
good first class double track rail road
through Territories north of 40 degrees
parallel Of north latitude, from some point
on the western boundary of one Of the At
lantic States to the eastern boundary of
California. the location and route to be
fixed within one year of date of contract
by the company who shall make the con-
tract; for the construction of said road pub
lie lands necessary for the width of the
road to be ceded TO the company during
its existence; the road to be commenced
within eighteen months from the date OF
contract, and be completed within five
years--one-fifth to be completed annually
Immediately after the passage of the bill,
the Secretary of War is to advertise for
proposals for the construction of the road
and shall contract with such company
whose proposals shall be deemed most ad
vantageous to the United States; the United
States 10 be bound to pay such sum as
may be the lowest amount proposed, eli
ther in money or in per cent. stock-tht
) company to deposit at the time of con
tracing, with the Treasurer of the United
States, five millions in money, or in Unitet
States or State stock, as security for th'
performance of the contract; the COMPANY
to receive interest on such deposit. Whel
the work is completed to the satisfaction o
= the Secretary of War, the stock thus de
posted TO be surrendered to the company
The road to be fully equipped in five years
. and the company to enjoy to their owl
use for fifty years, the profits and emolu
ments Of the road but the mails. munition
> of war, and troops to be transported q
rates TO be determined by the United State
Government; Congress to have the right t
0 reduce at any time, the tolls and fares fo
passengers and freight, but always to a.
. low 10 per cent. profit on the actual in
!, , vestment of the company.
Congress is also to have the right to tax
{ said road on paying the Company tn
u amount expended, with ten per cent. il
II terest.
Mr.. Slidell introduced bill for the in
: provement of the mouth OF The Mississippi
) also. bill for the establishment of Nav
y Yard near New Orleans.
Amessage was received from the Hous
announcing the death Of Hon. b. Cam
=, bell. Of Tennessee.
IS Mr.. Jones pronounced a eulogy on Il
deceased, and the usual resolutions we
:, adopted, when the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE, Mr.. Smith, OF Tennessee. al
i nounced the death Of his colleague, Ho
~ Brookins Campbell. which took place
10 Washin gton. yesterday. after long ar
.. severe illness.
h. Mr.. Carothers likewise passed an Ell
;r quent eulogy on the deceased.
10 Resolutions were passed to attend Il
in funeral tomorrow al noon. Adjourned
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AccIDENT.-Mr. RICHARD ANGUS, Of Ohio
township. in this county, was so unforiu-
nate as TO have his leg broken, few days
since, by his horse slipping on ice in the
road and falling. He had been on busi-
ness TO this place, and was on his return
home
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o. The Ohio State Teachers Associa-
ton commenced its annual session, in
Columbus, on the 98th ult. The State
Democrat says there is a more general
attendance than ever before. The City
Hall was full to overfowing, and many
were obliged to stand at the door and in
the passage.
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tn<TI In the constitution Of the Sandwich
Islards, that first article reads as follows:
nifis our fixed decree, 1. That no law
staaal be enacted which is at variance with
ahs word Of the Lord, Jehovah, or at vari-
rnce with she general spirit Of His Word.
All laws of the Islands shall be in con-
sisssney with the general spirit of Gods
Jaw.
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61r Breaches there man with soul so
dead-who never to himself hath said
will my county paper take-both for my
own and family sake? II such there be.
let hia, repent--and have thepaper TO him
sent land il he'd pass happy winter
lie in advance should pay the printer.
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y Up to the hour Of going to press, We
have received no news from Columbus.
We had hoped to have been able to give
the organization Of the Legislature in to-
days paper.
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~ We give up our columns to-day to
pretty full account Of the news from the
seat Of war. This will. no doubt, be ac-
ceptable to our readers.
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Schamyl and Selim Pasha had taken
various fortresses; and it is stated that they
surrounded Prince Woronzoff on all sides
in the vicinity Of Tlf1is.
The Turks were repulsed in an attack
ON Alexandrianople, in Georgia, but have
blockaded the citadel of Akista. Its fall
was daily expected.
The Journal de Constantimople mentions
a report that Schamyl had defeated $4,000
Russians; and Vienna papers state that
the attempt to land $4,000 Russians, near
ST. Nicholas, was repulsed with heavy loss.
The London Times publishes the ac-
counts of this naval engagement with the
following comments:
sit would seem probable that the squad
ron which the Russians have demolished
was convoy bound with troops and arms
from some point on the coast of Asia; and
the most probable version Of the story
seems to be that the Russian cruisers pur-
sued this convoy into the roads of Sinope.
1t has also been suggested that, as 81.
nope is naval arsenal, it is possible that
some of the vessels destroyed by the Rus
SLAMS were hulks in the port. Sinope is
the best harhor on the coast Of Asia Mi
nor, situated about 800 miles from the
Bosphorus, and at the narrowest part o
the Black Sea, being only AZ maratimt
leagues from Sebastopol.
The town Of Sinope is built on the isthmu:
OF peninsula jutting out into the Euxine
: and forming two capaclous harbors. Tha
> to the south east is used by the Turks a
a naval station.
The town is square, flanked with tow
ers, and covered by small citadel; bu
in spite OF the Importance of the place,
has long been considered the most vulner
| able point on the whole northern coast c
: Asia Minor.
, Among the Turkish forts there are hard
: ly any strong enough to beat off a line-o o.
;. battle ship However, after the destruc
u ton of no less than twelve Turkish ships
!. without taking single prize in state t
be removed to Sebastopel, the Russia
II ships themselves were in a condition I
reach that point with difficulty.
J. The havoc which is described to hav
!. taken place shows that the ships on bot
q sides were fought with great galantry, an
e the Russians, who first surprised every on
l. by allowing themselves to be beaten o
e land. have now surprised us again by a
e exploit at sea-
e They had, however, by their own at
l. count vast superiority Of force. and o.
4. man Bey, the Turkish commander, onl
Z surrendered at the last extremity.