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THE ERIE RAILROAD TRouBLEs.-The New
York Daily Times thus conc;sely sets forth the
grounds of the recent conflicts at Erie, which
may be received as the New York statement Of
the case
=" The Borough of Erie desires that the rail-
road running through its limits shall be CON-
PEELED to change cars there, and the way deter
mined upon for efectipg this object is to in
siss that the track shall be OF different width
east and west of that city. They secured the
passage through the Pennsylvania Legislature
of law requiring that difference in gauge So
far, their object was secured by State law.
That law, however, has been repealed, and the
railroads are now at liberty to lay down tracks
of such width as they may deem it, The
State is bound to protect them in so doing.
The city of Erie, however, interposes its mum
oipal authority, and declares that unless the
railroad will change its gauge at that point, it
shall be considered nuisance. and as such not
permitted to exist within the city limits The
United States Court has issued an injunction
forbidding any interference with the road east
of that city. That injunction has been declar.
ed null and void by Justice of the Peace in
Erie county, and in pursuance of that decis-
ion the mob of Erie have destroyed the track
La other words, Justice Court of Erie DELHI
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A RELIC OF PAST AGE-There is now re-
siding on the place of j. Dudley Davis, Esq,
in Scott county, Ky. free woman Of color
whose age, from reliable sources, is 100 years
She was grown at the time of Braddock's de-
feat, 1875, which she well remembers She
frequently washed the clothes of the Father
of his Country" prior to her ENGRAVING from
the Old Dominion " TO this State.
II may crafty the curiosity of the curious
TO see this relic Of the 18th century, and one
whose age equals thai Of the great lawg've o.
Israel, though, unlike him, her eyesight is dim
aud her natural force abated.-Frankfort Com
montceQiih.
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opinioD-but tAese gentlemen IN their olcisl cspar
city could keep NJ. Richie from his just rights
and they old II. His subsequent difficulties sere
eDbari assng and made more 50 by the acts II some
men who were recognized az his political friends.
Shame rest upon th k heads for striving to injare
o man who had done more for his country aud the
democ, attic party than any other member OF that
years after theirs are forgotten.
These latter difficulties would not have occurred
with Mr.. Richie, it had been his good fortune to
have bad some knowledge of business. With his
long cunne ton with the press, he p obsbly koew
as little about the details Of printing Office as
boy ten years Of age, and about financial matters
he was equally ignorant. There was one thing in
Mr. Mtches character that untitled him for the local
ity Of WashingtOn-he was decidedly an honest man.
He had been rsised among statesmen and gentlemen;
therefore was not educated for the society Of dema
gcgues and political tricksters, who make politics
q tIade-Odlce and the f0wipgs of the Treasury
u cir traffic. Such men often imposed upon him;
they came to him in the garb Of gentlemen, With
perhaps n G. u 8. s. attached to their nanle.
received his confidence, and abused lit. He
was never up to all of their tricks he
not manufacture very great man out OF an iusig-
nifcant material, and Of others on &C ,ount Of his
not aiding them in getting somebodv put out Of
Office, SO that themselves or some other ider could
get in. He always had horror for this Office seek
ing; and TO his honor be 1t said, that during the
whole Of Mr.. Folks administration he did not once
raise his voice 70 have person removed; and IL he
already vacated. Let what may be said Of him by
his enemies, his friends will ever bless his memory.
nobler soul never filled the breast Of man, and
words cannot do justice to his memory.
JOHN 2. HESS.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. IA, 1854.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY MARK r II.


TIE stock morlst exhibited to-day sore curious fea
uros. 81 Tie ;anees appe 10 be moving entirely n
dependent Of each other We do ne. SEQ aor, as in tines
rast, sbcr, stanpeie upon TIE ;urrcnc or aai
There iSnov evidently caution exercised ia tho
selection OF stocks COR operations, and those Viii h nave
her oforc bscn ipatci have been avoided by spe
cul.iors ihoe who suffering By tho inlnsrse
dcrr, citation in Lie have hesn deaf TO all the workings
We have given them AZ OF our IRE listons are IL rer
Of bcipe verified an Il thoeUlo bare long losol
urcn remarks snd ,ta.ements Of facts With li,l
feiil, viii fer hack urthoI than fcg W eas tey
win % better atc to aud rcahze ;he.r full force ud
truth The Eiic airosd has proved fatal mos. OF to7e
who na'e been from the first identified with rs affairs
i nay be wen enough for partc, engaged in actse ba
sntss pgrsus 10 attribute this failure TO losses
by had doos In trade bat IL ,hc actual facts couii
be reached fhout dkd that losses in Wall street and
the dofr citation in the market value of fancy scts
were the real cause Every effort rs usually made to
disguise md mp In stock specuati0n and
in most instances they successful II Is impress
so and We have frequently given u Publicity thai three
out of every ave failures among iobbers, be
traced directly TO losses in waIi street cae but
Gently occurred where loses by houses doing business
at the South given the only caufe for su4pcn-
son lut when in fact Eric raiiroad stock AMI Kiid
Cofes Dom oek lad gtoat deal % do with It. The
eat fan In Eric stock to day viii many other
holSefs and If failure two sho1ld .ithn the
rext week or two should not be surprised to hear
them attr tutcd TO the drouih which now prevails
throughout the country. The recen. tremendous de-
cline in stocks has made good many weak SPOTS
vhcIo Title dreamed of which viii occasionally be do
veloIel.
At he lIst board to day the market in ye-y
settled State Erie Income BoDd 70 OF per cent Can.
ton Co., X; Nicaragua Transit, 4 cembe.land Gal,
~; New York Central Pasoad, 4; N,rthcra loeiaoa
Construction ri Cleveland and Tois 10 Railroad, IL.
rie Tsircad opened decline Of ~ per cca, and ~
,rWsrds cl OF p per cen, more, IN. .icse5 a. "a IN
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-four psste Of pie with The admxture Of halt rancid
butter, im or counterscA the cnea Of me se-
whatever may be his opinion about il, we advise
him IN b. next year on the look out, and from the
day wheH the first green currants appear IN market,
cole { the weekly reports, and note the variations
In the Dnmber Of deaths by diarrhoa, dysentery,
cholera iDfantum--fol0w it till there 10 no more
fruit IN market but ripe apples-and see whether
there IL lot there more legitimate sphere Tor ms
acrion and perhaps he will see that there is In this
respect, an Augean stable Of bad national habits,
ign rance false opinion and careless Inc olence in
the care OF the public bealtb to be cleaned Il is
but three days ago that healthy boy Of an acqnant
ance Of ours got together six cents, and bought at
an Irjshvoman's stand twelve perfectly unripe red
plums Of kind which, II ever fully ripened on the
tree, contain vet much tartaric acd. Six hours
after, be was laid mp with an awful diarrhGs, from
which he has not yet recovered.
We may add to these unripe fruits, the overripe
yellow melons, alre ady In sour fermentation expos
ed in 60. Der groceries aa.d wsgons-and yet, Of oil
this wholesale poisoning Of children, NO notice is
taken; ard 025, under five years, may die in New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore In one week,
(See Journal Of CONNER &c Of last week ana mo-
bocy cares about it, or II is laid to swil fed milk.
We consider this enough for one time, and con-
clude by saying that three thousand years ago wise
men already said
"Febx qui potut rerum coguoscere.n
FRIEND OF TRUE SCV~yCB AND HUMANITY.
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The Battle at Copenhagen.

With reference to an article in your paper"Pros-
pect Of another Copenhagen" should allow my
self to correct an error about time and cause.
have heard too often in this country the remark
made that Nelson bonbarded the city Of Copen-
hagen in 1907. Nelson never bombarded the city
Of Copenhagen. He ha an open and fair battle in
the Bay Of Kjoge, just on the spot where Charles
Napier took his first station in this war against R1s
sa. With reference to Nelson. every Dane's breast
swes with respect for the hero. But in 1907. under
the command of Admiral Gambler and General
Ctatcha, the highway robbery, landing 40. 900 men
twenty miles from Copenhagen, bombard3g- the
city, destroying the navy-yards and all, wbile on
friendly and Deutral terms, is what no Dane or
Danish generation ever forgets.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-23

ITALIAN OPERA-LAsT NIGHr.-TDe grand Uric
festival for the joint benefit of Max Mare.zek and
his vile, Madame Bertucca Marctzek, is tn come of
teis evening u, Castle Garden. As the musical pub
lie are q eaty indebted to- Maretzck for all the bril-
liant operate representations thst have been given
in this city for many years past it Is very reason
able to suppose that the will be extended to him
on this occasion suitable proof that bis merits
properly ayDre ciated. The grand opera of Lucre-
zia Borga," the third act OF" Louisa Miller," and
vocal and instrumental con, ert form the programme
Of the evening.
BROADWAY THEATRE This favcri.s resort has
announced, hy its manager, very sttra tive bill of
entertainment for this evening. The commsnc iG e
piece will be Knowles popular comedy, in five acss,
entitled the Love Chasa in which Mr. Farren viii
sustain the character Of Wildrlke and MISS Howard
that OF Constance. This will be fol&, we'd By tan
BOURNE dan by Miss Price, ar the Whole WI ter
inmate With the very entertaining drama Of "Graud
father Whitcbe }" Mr.. Fagrel ap bearing White
head. ~. st ~
BowERY THEArRE.--Miss Sasaii Denim ia To. ap
pear 81 Julia in tie Hunchback," oAd Joseph 10
the !" Young Scamp" this eveniog, supported BY the
entire STRENGTH Of tho Company. Thoss who have
Dot seen Miss Denim since her departure from New
YoIk, should avail themselves of the opportunity
present afforded, for she has greatly lmpr we'd in her
acting. She will appear to mo- row evening as Ion.
NIBIo's GARpEN.-The Ravels are to repeat the
fairy comic paatomne Of /" M,znlul, or the Night
0wl," this evening Francois appearing as Enie,
Antoine "a Muclow. Jerome as the Caevalier, and
Nine harzett Julis. The beautiful ballet of" &c.
neV1eVS" VIII also De reDresented, In wnCh bne ac-
ccmplished Russian dsnseuse Mite. Yrca Matthias,
will appear. Burton and his company announce co-
nedy aad farce fos tomorrow night.
NATIONAL rHEArRF--The interesting drama II
"GwynDeth Vaughn" the Ei y spe taSle barlettl OF
"A)aGip, the Wonderful Lamp" and The popalac
drama styled the "Danb Girl u Genoa" are the
pieces 8 cted by manager Pnrdy for 70 night, tho
cast OF which sill introdure Mr. J. r, Scot, Miss
Hsthaway, Mr. Fox, and Mrs. Nichols, in the prin-
opal characters.
AMERICAN MUsEUN--The melo-dcama ealtIsi
tho Maid and the MAGGIE" is announced FIR bnta
Ills afternoon and evening, Hadiwey and Miss
Mes'ayer sustaining the parts OF Marie and arncte.
The happy family and the unite twins cOatinae 10
attract crowds 10 The ssioors.
HIPRoDRoar. SCRUB fnce for outsiJ horses
win come off tnis evening" Tee distancs 80 be rSn
is BALI mile, and the prizes are $50, SIG, and s..
The usual performaD win also ne gwen.
WOODS MIssrRELs.- The Airi ,aozei farcs of
BOX and Cox" is to be repeated to night by his
popular company.
BUcKIEy's SrREN ADEas,-" The Bohemian Gi,i,~
which il 20 highly applauded every uigit, will be
rcTeam this evening.
TDE BRANCH CoMpASY Of Woods Minstrels arc
to appear sgaa this evening a, Ne chanics' Hall,
many popular Ethiopian Characters.
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AIYsNP To MURDER A WIFE.--Wm. O. Eaton,
late assistant editor of Dodye's Huseu,p, lander
soDe KIDD Of d.moniacal iofidencs, ate np.ei to
murder his 1ie, who, ON accom-. Of c,Dj1gal trOa-
pet. ct,on bepe9th ner ix,her's roof 1t apnea
THAI Eaten tent TO Lynn on Thu, sday afternoon,
ana assing by the residences OF his fasl;r-in.!iw,
Mrs Eaton saw HIM, anc recollectnS former difficult
'i"r, spoke 10 bin from the window aud bes)ugbs
him to go back to Boston and leave her il peace.
Eaton Pretended t, To penitent and requested 81 in
tefview, which was g'aaEeo, and h,ya Rick"
was D3Dej az The place OF meeting Mr'. Il ton,
however, iistlusipR the iStentions Of her husband,
took compsnion, Miss Bessow, wish her, and The
interview was held AZ the place designated. What
occurred there is rot kno yn, but about hiif-past
feyen, Mi. ard Mr. Eaton aud Miss Brssoy We're
sen oning d,wn Pearl street. Nothing ont Of
the ordinary course Of things was resilrked
Ili q . THO arrived at the foot Of Pearl street
lfar Union, misa bessow, at Mr.. Eiton'- request,
walking ten or twelve Dsces in froot, when
Mrs Eaton suddenly left her husband and ran across
Pearl street. She was stoeDily Overtakel ~ E,toD,
who seed her ~ The neck. tarnel her Violently
round, pIestItsd n pistol-the muzzle OF which
touched her I, DpE-and pulled the trigger Shs
inclined Der beid iorwarj, and the bill passed
tn oDgS the care Of Ter bonnet tearing off u poc-
ticn ri tho lace arou,d her neck. TIE port Of the
pistol attracted o crowd, and officer PaiGey uD5sr.
took TO a rest tee husband. Wish the 'erocity OF
tiger, eaton assaulted the officer and vac punn@l-
ing him in a brutal maDncr wien several Citizens
iIte1iert and sc'ured-t1a oISnder che discharged
plsto, vas found IN Toe front yard Of 9 We ling
The l36e OF assault and Che mate to il, hesyily
ch8Jgtd, was picked up the ext moroing 10 the
yaId of he City Hall where il hid evidently been
thrown by Eaton ate be WIS placed in The 10 skup.
Or F,iaay NOR ny Eaton was brought before JUS
tice Nesonll, OF the Police Court, the barge Of
attemptng 10 nurdcr his wife; but o. the r2uueat
81 his counsel, Dsan Peabody, ESP, the eximua
ton ives postponed uatii Monday lnorpirg. la the
ms abtiDe Eaton is quarered ut the jail 10 salem
Boston Sunday despatch, dug. 10.
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HORRIBLE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MURDER OF
WIFE by HgR HUsBAND.-One OF I'll, most horri.
bic end cold blo0ded at empts 10 murder q life by
her own husband occurred in our CITY on Saturday,
afternoon but we are happy to state tnas the imme-
Gate murder was prevented, though u Is quite pro
bahlt the unfortunate wom,n will lOse her Me. The
henoish attempt was made by man ntnad william
Singleton, at biz house, M. 20 Rock street. n.ar
Lexington About i've O'Clock On the afternoon 10
question he ente ed bis residence, where were bis
wife and txo children, med with q Ratchet, ;na,
afitr snort conversation, without iatislatipg his
Intention, fuidenly rushed u9on the h:l less
woman and desls her blow on the right side,
II hic'ing deep and gbastly wound, and telling
her TO Tic floor. He FOLLOWED up tho attack by
sec I'd blow, which io endeavorlng to protect
herscli she received upon The had, laying IL
open from the wrist 10 the i,gtr end. Fnd
ing Il at tie bows rot Prove ftal, he dfe from
BIS pocket via FILED W u cbloroF)cm sod, se,ziog
lold Of her. ssore SIC shonlt swaloF it, as he was
determined TO take her life. re children, WAC
had witnessed this brutality t9wgds th.r mother
ran 20 her AID endeayo,ed to protect her. With
their ofJy.s she successfully resisted tho nhuman
meIsier until the a7isal OF Or. J. ii. Pratt who
having been snmmoneo entered the honss while he
vasSt cDdeavoirg t. force the poison down her
throat. Mr.. Lewis Essender, q conpaaicd b. GILL
cers CoresAell and Bender also went to the pls.c
and secnrea the wret h who thus ate n pt. d 70
destroy g. @ bfe Of his wife. Upon being arrested he
confessed the horrible deed whis he b Vi premsdi-
tsied, but expressed no regret end stated that h.
would Ike to kin Mr.. Esser der for arresting hin.
Singleton is a man OF unprepossessine Appearance,
ana about forty years Of age. lie Is addicted to in
Temperance, and was probably laoofine under tte
icflGenee Of liquor when he commenced the terrible
TRAGEDY. lie was taken Lefore Justice Eioagol0,
who coma tilted bin 70 prison 10 avail, the result OF
the /, juries Of the wife, Mrs. Siueleton IL repre-
sentd by her neighboTs to be n careful AMI indus.
tiiops WOMAN, ana far too good for the inhumaa
monster whom she calls husband. Her wounds ntc
az very serious Character and it il exec sdirs ely
doubtiulf she can survive them.-BatiDio,r 1aG,i-
can, -deg. u.
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The San Jacfato.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

New YoRK, August 81, 1854.
In notice Of the steamship Sau Jacinto, In your
editorial columns this morning, you state that the
sbip was built at Brooklyn Navy Yard, and throw
the blame Of her failure on the naval constructors
1t is true that the ship was built there and finer
ship Of her class does not float; but the machinery
which is disgrace to it's builders, well to the
country was built at Philadelphia, in private es-
Enlistment, and has lately been repaired by the
same parties. Tho ship had also been dp.ke and
more than inst TO state these facts, as the Phade
phisps are constantly boastng Of the superiority Of
The ships and machiner, built at their port; aud
T. ey will call the San Jacinto another New York
failure instead Of admitting that the fault lies at
their doors, new YoRK.
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THE WIscoNsT WHEAT CRoP.-Onr exchanges
from al portions oftbe Sta'e contain the same t3te
meDtreatve 10 shewhe,r crop. Toe reports Of toe To-
Jules ~hicn il sustained BY the heavy storms viii IN
occurred in the early portion Of the harvest we're
e1estly exaggerated. The grauaies Of oar farmers
we're never filed more boan,ifu iy-peyer "a b,nnt
fu.y we think. rs they VI. be the peseat summer.
-Nod,sA Juua..
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The Brooklyn Fire Insurance Company has declared
dividend Of six per cent.
The steamship Arabia, from this port for Liverpool to-
-Wednest ay-win take out about half million
Of speces The demand for sterling exchange has been
active, and rates have improved fraction. We qao.s
bills london at ga GA Pc cent premium. Paris
81 Is 81 ia.
The Cumberland Coal Company despatched from the
Miner during the week ending August TO- 1921 tons of
coal, rs follows August IA, 1915 TONS 18TH l3ll
tons; 10th, 1888; 17h, ll29 18th, l,2l0 10Th, l24o
averaging l.2l5 tons per day.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad Com
Iany have declared dividend of five per for last
SIX months payable in scrip and after cpember lst
The earnings Of this company for the past six months
were 1893 1l5 SO, showing increase of 10 over
those Of the corresponding six months OF the previous
year.
The warrants entered at the Treasury Department,
W. tryt.p fha1 In
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-06-24
HOUSE OF REpREsENTATIy

The House met at IL o'clock m
Prayer by the chaplain Of the Senate
The journal Of yesterday was read and approved.
BUSINESS
On motion OF Mr.. HENDRICKS, the committees were
called upon for reports of private nature.
Numerous reports received and referred to the
Committee OF the Whole the state Of the Union among
which
Mr. FENTON reported, from the Committee on Com
merce bill remit the duties certain goods destroyed
by fire in New York and San Francisco referred to the
Committee Of the Whole House
A bin confirming tides TO land in Louisiana under The
Basirop grant, and
bin for the relief Of James Jefries and jeremiah NJ
Smith were severally passed.
Mr. GOODE from the Committee the District Of Co
umba reported bill TO prevent mischief and protect
property the District OF Columbia referred to the Conn
mitiee on the Judiciary.
Mr. CULLOM from the committee reported bin
10 incorporate the Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company referred TO the Committee OF the Whole House
The House went into committee and proceeded (Mr
DISNEY in the chair) TO the consideration Of bills on the
private calendar.
without reporting any bills, finding itself without q
quorum the committee rose and Mt quarter 70 four o'clock
the House adjourned.