The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-30

THE SOFT SHE'LL STATE CONVENTIONS

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THE SOFT SHE'LL STATE CONVENTION.
The election OF do egates ffom tbs city to the
"a ~ ell Demo cratic STATE C,nveoti IN, BE- mel
- Syracuse, came OF last bignr, according to 40
sentiment. In aDotoer cola nn m ~ be fodud hat
~ rh- delegates. AS Tar we could lea n ter
va Etlr distu bsncs at the poll. t. convention
= Bluffs 10 nominae cegate how We, d no,
pass OF 20 . mopiously. 7 ere the P,st Office aod
Oss" m House cliques ha gu se troubl sons
ene, the ht being ON the en- 10 Sc n-ns OF IN.
Nebraska act. Tn aoti Nebraska men carried sh
day and Instructed their delegates to vote TOR Ssy
Dour TO- Governor.
MAINE POLITICS.
TIE wbips, tn iree soiiers and the Morrill, d.
D0c~ats of Gun berland, Me-, held their SO ar At.
conv-nt"n- at Por land yesterday to nominate
county officers and State Senators, and after 90.
siderable pa aver they fused" and agreed upon a
ticket, II r, ort-d tnat the Know Nothing-
49, met in cooveDt IN, bus OF course nothing was
kSo~ p sit vely ab,u, it.
NEWS FsoM TEXAS.
G eerinR news 10, the MaiI law advocates como
up nom 1txas-it II aDpnunced tina, tue State b \
60 earl. sTstneiy for the anttliqu,r Law. Tue .
n t,w spleI d. opening Tor Gen. Houston to CON
OFT and concoct q new coalition on q platform
bA-s upon an Nebraska aud Maine lqu,r Ia :
p itcplrs. n II, fever still prevailed ~ G II
weston the 10Th ilst., but IL thought the dis
care sould rot assume Epidemic FORM 10 con.
sqnsrc Of the rsvages OF the Indians on the fro
s,.r, Gen. Smith has mad- q requisition oa she
Gsvsror for Fix companies Of m ,aated "a ayers
Ado abe cali has been Complied with. So we nj,
shortly hear OF some share fighting along the o,r
a. Il r,r -. -.
the .rops eie IN dep orable condition. The aon
tract tetsteD the c, mpsiy and the State prov dax
4 = tie coDsuu eton II the siissssippi and Pa,iir
Railroad has been c,noiessd. and will be dellver.
In due form rnk. effect On the 3ls. Inst. is
Lsi., w.n known in the .sric Il re es, died at Sa
Antonio pr v.ous TO the l0'h inst.
toUtsyILIs CALAMITY.
Further particulars II this melancholy occur
renee are given IN de the Geographic had. Yes
feIdsy the dad we're buried. All the places If hu
s'n-es we're closed, In ordance vito the recon-
rendation Of the autht rites Al the faue al Serv,cs
Pv. D.. M"rrisoe, the clergy man who waa OH i. !,
inr IL thu chm ch wis vas dsmoli she'd d. C ibe /
the awfa, some. He was listened % by an immens-
eonccu'se OF people.
FROM THE BAY ISLANDS.
A commuuics ron publis ed else where, revealing
the meth, b, which British suocte led la colo
, zina tie Bay Islands, and making them J.
fetdenciss Of the f,'n Of Engl-n1, viii be r-s,'
with interest. The whole stor, IL very like tn
gaze usually plsyec by England when abe gran-
some stray slAnd or territory to wnioh sae Ia,
seaher right nor tite.
NEWS rsoM rae Rro GRANDE.
Acvices frm he R,o Grande 30 the 10th inst. ar
r.cs,v.d by way o. New Orleans. 10 the Maxic,u
pr vince ef Tsnaulipss the revolution was spre4 !.
Ing, and fevetsl 10 ne bad deciar-d against t =
sup,sne governu ens. On sle 18th inst . fsht s'ok
plsc. between the insurgents aud the government
troos q, rear Mstsn oIss, and the former were the
sicfo,s. From the acfsced.nss of the vainnous
people That dwsll 90 Q d ma bsnks Of the r o
Grande, it IA probable that tie bloc was spilled.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The steamer Alsbsms left Buffalo early yesterday
porni q. iound up Like Ere. and when two miles
sus II, m port sAe s,rnr leak, and sunk on o.r
b twents feet water. Fer upper deck renamed
above ws'sr. The crew was saved. The vessel wa
nos psnrsd.
There ~trs one hundred add eighty seven deaths
Of yellow fever l. New Orleans ouriog lst ~eek
IT, di-tsse was SLOWLY Increasing, and coufned
ts~tf chiefly totte emigrAnt population.
W. PuohbD III y VI VI Ctiunu po'lCUtBrS "
The f,e ox Friday lss AZ Milwaukee, Ia ssudlng .
detailed stsssment Of the lcs~s incurred.
ST. Luis despatch o. ysstss day states that .
dr- was Ia ing in TIE business pars OF that city
Int - are . i,hous any particulars.
I. 10 announced that the President will leave
vssoinstor today, on visit Ia Cape May. Score
tary Marcy il still a. Berkeley Springs.
STATE or rHg nsRxurs.
Extra brands of State aud Western Aour were
easier yesterday, with Gales at 2sc. per barrel do
cine. Common State brasds, In smsll lots, bcousns
$40. fbe chief sales we're made in southern brands
vwoous cosnee In prices. Indian corn varied non
90. for unsouDd a. S5c s6l' for soun3. Gsnssee
wheat cold ~ q 10. sod southern red q 81 co. 8,
~ I've. Mess pork dro- pei d,~n Af;er C ,ang.
~ GA, 1T vhicb 700 tasre wc.c sold. Cotton Sss
dali ~ Monday. quotations..
hessrr. WSlmerdins 4 Mount he 4 sale Of Irish
md Scotch isens yesterday. The catalogue ON
brscsd $40 lots among them were 1000 IA
TO l0l hlescasd dams.ked table cloths, and
70 600 ditto, unbles he'd or brown. The sales .,
srsctsd good house, Including many c,untry
purchasers. The prices cal zed vera about equal
70 those A. the spring sales, d The whole catal,gn
Sss d,spo-ec Of.
Ms.sfs. 6. VI. 4 c. Foster offered catalogue a.
leo cs'es Of French gods 81 recent importation.
cspsistiDg OF monssiDe de la'nes, Paris cashne
d'Ecs.,e, with Psis black bonbszipes, dress siks
sbo .b eoloied plaid, raw silk ,laids, &c. TIL
sale st,rsc'ed a spirited and gooi COO my. aao
The DOR went OF sell, c,bside, ing the early sac
Of The season ard the aener j du tone Of the
Da,ket Prices how yer. for the i@ss .. sirabls ot
AND patterns, AID especially soue Of the pao-.
were about Is or 20 pr cent beos 10 ,ss reil'zea
has, spring. Only shout eleven iots we're passed.
Mss's. Hageet' Jones 4 ca. b"la a m 'deeate
sale Of eoolen goods consisting ~ y ots Of clo.h
csssimsres, with tailoring q k, &c. The sale
VII attended. and only a few lots were passed