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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12

CoIoETp STATE CorScIr-Mou AGuArfoN
The State Council Of Colcre-l Men, which
closed its proceed ings Of Syracuse an fhursday,
received, among ether things, n petition tie
Leg,slature for change in the State consiitn-
ton, 50 as to place colorel men upon foo'ias
Of political equality with white mon; AM
white and colorcd chill rem together IN cur
common schools. Tbs Is hu; an of boot o. 60
new anti-slavcry coalition programme another
item in The grand schedule % the slavery al.
tation. Liberia Is BOT the thing.
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Broeklyn C,,y Intcll,nen,,.

COLLISION on TIE FUiToS SrRrEr RAILROAD YESTERDAY
afternoon collision ocsurred the Fulton street Rail
road opposite the City Hail. between Of TIE stages Of
the Fifth avenue line and The horses Of the stage
appears turning The out of Fulton avenue
became unp,anagcabs, and against the which
coming from the opposite direction The concussion
fcrrbie that the driver o. the stage was thrown
from his box and pitched consi jcrBble distance over
bis horses. Two LADIES the stage 1t the tinic
but they managed 10 get out unframed. Tue drivers
pane 10 William Boar3man. His injuries of serious
character He taken TO the First district station
louse, by officer Boyd, where his wounds bound
bv Ayers
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bEm sailed for Europe in steamship lnuaua Thursday,
sud win visit torsianiinope and prsseut - the above
Isrstnage the s'erenscopir vie o Ws.nirgou's tomb
az Mount Vernon, Washiryon's oak, aud al ibe prin.
eiral public buildings in Washington and New York,
viii Neauiiul seIeoscopic instruments, inia,d with
iesfl, vifh appTo, rate emblema,c sersices Nj ,,
wkile IN rgrpre vii forsa' aJy ate improvements IN
the art whieh are antly being made by the French
AMI Inglisb ssvirs Mes goods received PER every
ft,uer, MEADE BRO eIlElsS, artists and Importers
Jg ~ caaWay, four doors above the Astar Roase.
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a ctnent. Recor'er Thu req ted the app Les.sou
to ADMIT The 10 bst, and h,y we're r yoanied
blrk 10 tn Tan, for trial.
re pull sh b morn al repo & ef the 20
ton d another m e'lng of the cole residiar
the Ekvsn.h av IN. n Is yc n g., in order 20
D otest aga INST he Had-on Rtves r. RrsaJ Company
running tier cars by steam power Do.h OF sytieth
street.
MISCELLANEOUS.
10 philaj,b hia some fifteen, Roman Catholic
teachers in the public sch OILS kse been re n we
by the newly elected scaool Iir csors. Much feel.
ing is manifested by RE fre sAs nf the pros.r;be1.
and their renewal will proba Eysdcu the breach -.
tween the Catholics and o,' ser sects
1t will be seen by our a.asl.ch tina. reports are
current in Cincinnati, Ia She prs;rdice Of the
Rensselaer, Bank" OF tkEsca, aad the "Iadiana
State Stock Psnk." TIE votes of both had been
refused by the principal Cincinnati br kers.
Tee foundry at The UHned Sases Navy ard, ia
Washington City ~as totally dest Dyed by fire
| yesterday afternoon. Tue fire was occasIoael by
| an .xplosion while te workmen we're engaged in
casting cylinder for the United States steamer
| Fulton.
At the last dates vamars were In circulation az
| Havane of speedy change in the government Of
| the island. A new Governor was shortly expected
TO succeed General Pezuela.
The tw, English deserters who were On trial ia
Boston for robbing the Queens treasury at Sydney,
and claimed by the British Consul under the Ash.
burton treaty, were yesterday discharged by tbs
Urited States Commissioner he deciding the eatasce
i to be simple larceny. They were Immediately re-
4 arzested-the British Consul m aking cempaiat II
hrceny against them.
COMMERCIAL ArFAJRS.
/ Common brands OF Safe -four advanced about
% cents per barrel, and most descriptions Of good
to extra qualities rose also, about i2a cents per
barrel higher. Corn and wheat were without change
of moment. Cotton was firm, with some lsss acti.
witty. Pork continued firm, with light tran sacti
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essss.s-~.fsorses ~ arcrs ssss cS..- or tnWcr.
- - :. ..a nurtv n tone, snd esst.ity 81 touch,
a~ss as.roa s.Ila1vs corapsson with all ctner makes
sslIarf co.'e premium pianos, with or without the
go 10 n.s aruale IT American ranrsgc.arc has,
So ,~are upiversa mmcndation fvio The press,
osvsop. the cfv:iarc world than t.ese celebrated,
49, f,lI~ft's r. ueoir pianos. Halst tATngton'B
.-.a az the ~ n~r IL Bsilsu Co. Jacob Chicksr-
-. tfarcs Toe s,o-e napos TO he foorS only 1t the
49, rusgo eafablistnen. Of HoRa1K wsftRS $50
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W,llSssas barx City News.

The EgcTgr en- Cemetery Comoauy haze offered to PRO
NLc the Fire Department Of William sbnrg burial place
fr the interent Of sch OF their members may lose
their lives IN the dsoh OF their duties otherwise
Tue oer mas been accepted and the arr,ps emsnts w
soan be completed.
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issue, We trust tbsi there y sufficient spirit and
.slfre-p'c. IN the community to teach these
petty desposs that In c"untryrshere the peo-
pie are masters, there Is = remedy for every
ahuse. and measure of punishment for Az Who
attempt TO set public opinion at defiance. "a j,
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MoRE Own Issues OF SrocE.-The Brook
Ign Anti Nebraska Convention, The other even
ing, was slim affair IN numbers like iis pre-
dccessor in The PMk; Tut like The PARK nsscln-
bloPe, the Brooklyn gathering spPointed a
formidable list Of delegates 10 Saratoga TIL,
proves ibat The forces or The new alliance o.
Tie arti.slavery fsc,lons ere saving their
strength, or elso that they are doing large
business uron small active capital. over
issucs oi stoek, p1rhar..
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n ast The vnsiuu 81 u in clothing, now visiting
ne ely Tor their faA eugcnasesl 10 iasl,es Zoe
vnx thc most v0psive aasotaenis of the better
tHeiits - NeBa Abd boys clothing. The deuend io
N0tbinv a our IA agscture has incraasta - much
1vw siNcst efNry diy anf foso Ia the tn.e3 states
Naf faFe LAD a. maize arrangements n orr new
rNfehauae 81 ~ insure n buyers larger and more
~ 81 mcrt. ~ tgnea wbch no emsllr house Gao
eH&d. hnye 0xed grade q Dcodts M = ,or
xas - a@ue t very lsvge trade sc pro g0se d0ina
aeY q. afiunent ~ basness. All rGn1s from II
stAh hment warranted both for st,ls and qrality
.R -s'rr .~fI A. 1'v~ wf-er sstiaf. -sior -
-~-~y ssrw~ns lgsiAr a., Sos re, ~ A.a ~
ls~s@vsy cer~g u Warren street
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There are ~ patient. remaining.

Ihe4t AT Y INIents fefnkIhlnx
wfILfAMsBCEG.
No of cholera reported TO the Board of
l'eaith yesterday and bat patient IN the
hospital
pRoOkLyy.
AZ tho meetiag Of the Board OF Health, yesterday
morning. eight aud two deaths were reported for
The preceding twenty -four hours,
CHOLERA AT st. JOHN, y. B.-rAsr DAY.
Bosros, Aug Ii, 1854.
Tuesday last observed NJ st. Johu N. B as n cav
at fasting and prayers account of the choera Twe
~ Gases and nine deaths occarrcd on that day.
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Gosh OF MAncY's orTRAGE At GREyrowN.---
We understand that bills have already bccn
made out against the American government by
citizens Of San Juan or Greytown, claiming
one million OF dollars for property destroyed
during the Commandment We give elsewhere
an extract from Central American paper con-
tain'ng the figures. II Is more than likely that
few weeks hence this sum viii have swelled
TO double the amount named. New losses win
be discovered. and as matter Of course, each
merchant whose business il destroyed will claim
damages for its loss as we'll as for the dcstruc-
ton OF his property. We may consider our
selves fortunate II we escape with net loss
Of three millions. Ii would lie curious TO
estimate what the luxury Of Marcy viii have
cost the nation by the time he rctires into
private life. Ten millions gone TO help Santa
Anna TO make an empire in Mexico; two 10
pay for TIE HOMES Marcy had burnt al SsA
Juan; and ever So many more gone in projects
OF one Kind or other, patent extensions, &c,
&c Altogether We shalt thick ourselves lucky
If Marcy costs us no more than twenty mil
lions, or FIVE millions a year during his admins.
lration. Talk Of The cheap officials Of republi-
can countries: what would the French or Eng
lsh think Of q MiDister al five millions Of dbl
lars Year,
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.4slnd~uns--s. u. - A. w. Smita7s Melc-
.,ts eeierraca tor ygsresau9 greater poe r. purity
a. t~tress cf ban those of any olao- uiakerf
- wial.snt 80 ~serane, OF purchase a. q ve-y iow
80. r1rNtr, u4e ogtINHnspt s0oule cal IL tie solo
mfwrs No COB rrssrwsy Aso1s0ns ~ Al other Al gl0p
~ p1oss cs14sA1ty 90 tAnd hORb.b WATERS
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Coroner Hilton held inques. the body OF Thomas
Lamb, al No rs City Bah piece who to his death
from being attacked with the cholera. The testimony
vent 10 show that deceased being attacked with the
disease Thursday morning. and not having proper at
tendance expired on the evening. He native
Of Ireland and forty three years Of age Verdict death
by cholera
Coroner Gamble held an inquest yesterday upon the
body Of bpgh Birmingham who Died OF cholera In Forty
second street between First and second Yer
diet, death by cholera.
mAckwrII's fsIAyp
The following IL the report VI the lan Governors 70.
the ,sesty four hours ending at noon yesterday
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12

Tpy IrsIpySrs ON rRyKsrH AyrNr-r. WRISTS Tn
Hrpsos K,vER RAILROAD cexrAEY.
n' s.'1e', anu p'',ns o"nins P'operV On 'he ''ne
Co.,, ,..,n. e. o,ss, =, ns.r ~. ,.o-t 20
..,a,n,,ah =, an. go. -,,h 49,, a. ,.,. .nv
zee srPoh'eop ~ Inc PeoP'e, Win power 70 AAs any
steps which they deemed necessary in order to stop
steam cars from running On that avenue south Of Six
.,.,..
"e'n s".e'.
The meeting was called for seven O'Clock 7. NJ pre-
spsie ,ps,;saal near ,bs old r's,serm. NV
About eight O'Clock nine little boys marched mp from
Toe bsnrer inscrihcS y,,h soye inasmma,o ry motto
amongst Tie forsmos, were The iolloning-
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hsar dpiius vilsA ts,s ~ et,se bsIow Va, con
1lssrsh'y rcsnf,ss.a ~ a n asatsr 81 rssseuaca-
ia shori tise poi slssi o'sl ~ 100 .ootin- vas
$50 '''''" = w
~ T. srsliar naafstsee So Fnxsgt.r hsv-'rg - the
fstf'e r.sffff to tress4st H. - ! 4 I,sptSt tls
sgi.sly 49, ~ - rs
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-12

THE Know NorniSG PLATFORM DIsoovERED.
We publish this morning, from the Richmond
,Na.) Examiner. a curious affair, purporting
10 he the organic law Of the mysterious FRA
tcrnity of the Know Nothings III IL be so, the
mystery Is at an end, and This secret order
under another name, y but the revival Of the
old native American party. Considering the
rresent Reorganization and dcmorali4 alton Of
&c old political parties Of the country, and
the corrupting spoils policy of the admins
traiion, the successes Of The Know Noihlngs in
most Of the late elections are not at all sur
prising. They WILL probably, convue 10
spoil the calculations Of all the old Neal
huckstcrs until come great national 10y l.
organised upon The sound platform Of the con-
stitution and in accordance with the progress
sivc spirit OF the age. But In the meantime
all the efforts Of the administration Iarty to
rc-organize the democracy upon their spells
policy, ard oil the expcdients at all other fac
fions-wbigs, democrats. temperance aud free
soil--will be very much cut up by the Know
NotbiDgs. A new national party upon the
platform of the Union, the constitution pro-
gress and manifest destiny, Is the only organ.
izaiion which can prevent the Know Noshngs
from exciting perious conflict OF races and
cree6s in reference 10 the next Presidency.
Where arc the remains Of the patriotic Castle
Garden Union Safety Committed Call them
OF.
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DEMAND ASp SrFrLY.--Our cholera hospitIs
arc still furnished with patients, aud our
markets with green apples, hard peaches and
stale vateIuelons. a. reasonable prices. The
cholera Il ous lib rally supplied in IL de-
mti.Ss.
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Three days ago John cochraro tried . gst sen ms7
to recommends certain notorious su9dy a1a vt4b1n
for ,lacc In The Custom House. The scouusrcl has
been pasio,ce with NJ least twcaty ciuaiad Ia
dicmcpis and las ~ tho present time ona haning efer
his head, and john sochrano vents " gof ha lao le-
specab.c gGsrtsrs,r ailh his o. Dla Ar
soaietes, already rqprn'ed ~ toe conaacnal head
cbfE.
Doc not this look like fusion of the fac
tioDs At tie Soft Shell Syracuse Couvcniioa
Now Is the time 70 bring ont til scarlet letter
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CoNsoLNG INrELLI0ENcE.-The news Is con
...l>G -. H. streets II L.. -. &C III
suary clean.
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Progress OF the Cholera.
The following Is the report Of the two cho era
in this city for the twenty four hours ending at II
o'coci yesterday forenoon:-
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LATEST rpox THE CUsroa HorsT. The orgs1
Of the hnrd shells publishes the following Intel
ligencc, being three days. later than the last
previous news from the Custom House -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-17

nth the nupd of fiddle, that be cbn;klsd over
she thought that ooe day MS own entrals would b
mac. 70 produce Just snch DELICIOUS sounds, All
se did not get nut Of his ecstacies until sober
minded horse asked him where he thought be should
be h'mself at the time his bowels were enchanting
the world. Is
The celebration Of the foundation Of 0roton Ace
DENY, on the 18th, was Q very pleasant affair.
Some SIX hundred persons were present. Speeches
were made by ex Governor Boutwell,, OK Mayor Big
lowe, Mr.. Abbott lawrence, Samuel Lawrence, f. A.
Farley, and other distinguished men. Mr.. A. Law
rsnces speech was very agreeable performance and
was vastly liked. The Lawrence family have given up
wards Of $4,000 70 the academy. Verify they have
done their part for the cause of education.
The Wing State ConveQtion has been called to
meet at Faneuil Hall, Boston, on Wednesday,
August Is, one month from now. Tho number Of
delegates 70 be chosen is dive times that Of tho
Der Of representatives 10 which each town "a en-
titled In the General Court. II every town should
avail itself OF its right under this CALL the conven-
ton will contain some 900 members, 70 soy nothing
Of amateurs. Pha call cootains an allusion - the
Nebraska matter, and II 10 with reference to that
that the convention 10 to DO OF mass character.
The wings are putting on their old abolition gar
nents, which they laid aside in l848 after the n0ml
nation Of General Taylor. They have been 90 well
kept - TO be almost as good % new, and VIII wear
through the next two years without bec0mng either
very dirty or badly torn. The whig net 70 now 10
progress Of hauling In aboltonists free sellers, and
20 forth; though the free sellers evince great re
pugnance to being caught. ALGoAA.
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kURvEYIxG OPERATIONS ~ THE RAPIDS or rHE
81. LAwRiEsE--"e asc informed that these into
resting olerttions are progressing saiisfac'ody,
rntpnfst nding the delays AMI disappointment, -
tie engineers have experienced In the building and
Quilt OF tie Numerous greater and smaller survey
ing crafts, with which they had TO provide them
selves.
The difficulties and dangers CONNECTED With Q
ufyey In ,rch turbulent waters, and Ia an exceed
inply swift current, compelled the engineers 10 pro-
cure n large iron barge, and several OF Frarcis'
Justly celebrated metallic lie bats, besides GER
tain number oil wooden scows and boats, and some
TRAIT furnished by the Department Of Public Works.
Tie iron barge has been built az Montreal; she IL
l1iy.fye feel jong, by eighteen feet beam, and - t-
weed into four compartments by three water tight
iron bulkheaas; two Of tue compartments ecvc Ms
cabin aud kitchen for engineers and mea, ana the
Other two, one fore and att are kept and
serve rs air chambers to prevent tie barge from
sinking, 10 case she should strike the rocks and DO
cone haky.
This barge draws less than one foot Of water, Ia
entirely fatobttomed and In all respects construct
ed and lifted out with view Of offering as little
resistance % possible 10 the current aud Of being
At the same time Of sufclent strength and stability
10 be fed as surveying vessel In those parts OF
the rapids In which toe swell Il too great and the
water too rough for the metallic LIE boats. Of
these latter the engineers have three on board of
differ ems dimensions, all with water tight ar-cha-
beers, one fore ANA aft, and one Of them, moreover
provided with corkfenders and with two longitudi.
nal air-chambera Thus far, nothing has been
spared TO prevent accidents, and none Of the pro-
cAuious which experience indicates and prudence
could recommend have been neglected. Montreal
Herald, Jug -.
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ANOTHER IsFgnSAL MAourSE.--Ar. Hilderman,
@ house painter, ia Wcs, Chester, Penn, ON Thurs
day last, 9th instant, fund In an alley near his
residence, in that borough, q small pine boz, six
inches long, four wide, and two deep. The lid was
slid pg one, it'll notch In 1t and MIR. II. attempted
To open It, but found the lid, from cause, last
A thought Of the Cincinnati tragedy fortunately
crossed Ills mind, so lie procured hammer, aud
drove the end ia, when The box was found 10 be
partly filed With gunpowder. and the rest with pew.
ter fand. On the under side Of the lid, piece OF
sand paper let into the wood. Friction matches,
SIX IA nj ber, we're firmly fixed In piece Of wood
running across the box, 10 froDt of which quill was
arranged, and passed down through tho sand 70 the
powder, the quill also being filed with pow
der. When the lid should be drawn, the sand
paper would come In contact with the matches, the
fire from which would almost certainly ignite the
powder In the quill. The OF the lii mot draw
Ing was produced by portion Of the glue running
down end Of the box and fastening IT. ether wire
the explosion would have taken place. No clue 70
the scoundrel who dsvised this horrible engine has
yet been obtained.
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DREADFUL MoRrALrry-A correspondent OF -
Nashville Uni !. writes as follows from Gslatin, on
the 10th ipstant:--In Mr.. Joon ". aenleys famhys
several miles above GaIstin, there has been an sw-
full fatslity-eight deaths In NJ many days-s'x
being last week. A young child was TAKEN yester-
are puzzled TO determine wha, IL ". His wife WAS
taken last night and IL nov dying. Some pro.
noupce it corcestive chilIs--some one thing and
some anotber-but 10 IL certainly mot choaers. u u
reported that eleven ~ his negroes arc taken, bat
not apparently dangerously. There must csrtAiniy
be some powerful locsl cause at work. human
agency. The physicians dissected negro woman
on Saturday, but failed 70 discover any signs q
poiscn. 0allatin ID psrieetly free from Disease 81
" kinds Health nevSg bsfteEs
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.
From tho scbolaris PatrioLl
Il 10 now clearly sscertsined that the burning of
the Rchmondville seminary was the work Of incen.
diaries.
young man who bad been DISMISSED, aad whose
conduct subsequently by threatening IN b. re-
venged, led 70 suspicious that be knew something
OF the ire, was appreheDdei on Friday last aud Ia
bis examination facts we're eict-d which anthc
nzcd the arrest Of several Others, whose examiua-
Ion has Teen going on since Monday last. We learn
by respectable gentleman who was present ut the
examination Of those persons before J. Wcstover,
tsq, on Tuesday afternoon last that the testimony
obfnfntd from them han authorized the arrest OF
four young lads who were pupils in tho seminary.
Their names were Wood, Mcdonald, Lamb ami Pal.
pisI. TIE three first ralucd we're from New York
the last named from 0riskany, Oneida county. One
OF the boys appreneDded freely relates all that nc
Knows in relation 70 the origin OF the fire. Bis tes
tmony shows that young Wood WIS the principal
mover IN ihc atoclous nansaction.
Inc burning OF The seminary had been secretly
contemplated for s0me titoe. On the day Of the fire
Two Lta lnIts had teen made 10 fire the hui ding,
whit oh did lot take effect. In the room occupied ny
Wood they had twice crowded quantity OF
shsvngs through hole where the pGstering had
teen br ken of from the la,h aud aftr having each
time set fire 70 the shasings they went down into
the street. Afr waiting come time. AID no alarm
having been mace, they wen, back 10 the room
anLd found the fire bad gone out withou. DONG any
harm.
They finally nlled their pockets with shayinzs,
which they took Up into the attic, end there kindsd
a Gre between the aths In partition which had not
been pestered. After fastening down into the
street 'he alarm wes sooB made and they vito
oih.Is we're bnsily engtred in saving the furniture
and property In the building from destruction.
report says that one Of the students at Richmond
vile has admitted that be IL IN pos esaion Of some
facts In relation to the cause Of the burning Of the
~ mina-y building Mt Charlottesville and that an In
yestgetion viii be made Of the matter ia few days