The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-16
From Our Regular New-York Correspondent.
Matters and Things Is Ncw-YOrk.
New York, Nov. 3, 1854.


The excitement in regard to the coming cleo
ton in this city and the state is tremendous
1 have witnessed nothing equal it since the
"hard cider campaign" of 1910. Money flows
like water, and candidates are "all things to
all men," The wings the democratic parties,
hard and soft; the temperance organization !;
the Reformists; the liquor dealer association;
the Know n othings; and heaven knows how
many cliques and factions besides, are manru-
Trcing, plotting and intriguing to obtain their
special ends The candidates are equally busy
in trying to please all sides and concentrate the
votes of opposing interests upon Themselves
Letters, not for the "public eye" adapted to
the views of half dozen different factions,
and all signed by the same candidates, arc cir
cuating where they are most likely "to TELL y
and such system of cajolement, equivocation,
humbug and downright falsehood, as is now in
progress amo~ g us, has seldom been known be-
fore even of party welfare. The provcrb says
that between two stools man falls to the
ground but some of our aspiring politicians
arc essayng to sit upon at least half dozen.
Only think of it, there are l6 organized par
ties in the State, and upwards OF l0OO candi-
dates.
In this city the contest for the mayoralty
excites the greatest interest. 1 have not the
slightest doubt from facts within my own
knowledge, that from 100000 to $4,000 have
been expended in electioneering by the candi-
dates for that Office and their friends.
1t is impossible to guess who will emerge
right side up" out Of the political chaos. The
liquor M merchants, irrespective of party, go in a
body for Seymour, the "Soft" candidate for
governor, and bets are freely offered that he
will 60 out of this city with 10000 majority,
but think this is an over-estimate. Fernan-
do Wood, the Seymour party's candidate for
mayor, is confident of being elected, and the
sporting men" back him at odds against the
| field. On the other hand, j ohm 1. Herrick, his
wing opponent, and j. w. Barker, the Know
Nothing nominee, are equally sure of going
in" Wilson &. Hunt, the Reform candidate,
and perhaps the best man in nomination for
the place, seems to have the poorest chance
It is very nice kettle Of fish, take it altogeth r.
The clashing interests involved in the strug.
gle have generated much acrimony and il[fcel.
ing. which it is feared will find vent in acts oil
violence at the polls If Tuesday, the 9TH
instant, should pass off without some hard fight
ing and smashing of heads and ballot-boxes
I shall be agrecably disappointed.
We have had another murder with the knife
several deadly assaults and two suicides since
the date of my last letter. On Monday eve
ming quarrel took place in sailors boarding
house in James Street, between two seamer
named Matthews and Tell. During the alter
cation Matthews drew his knife and shcathet
il in the left breast of Tell, who died before h
could be removed to the hospital. Both wer
drunk at the time. The evening of the previ
GUS day Sunday was selected by brace
rowdies, Germans, for the preparation OF
. crime still more wanton. These wretches, (thei
{ names are Echarat and Werner,) appear from
the confession of one of them, to have starte'
= about dark ON what may be termed stabbin:
excursion. One said to the other, " Come along
1 am going to stab some One" and off the.
went in search of game. Meeting two peacea
hle young men, brothers, of the name of Deer
Werner plunged q dirk into each of them, il
both instances woanding dangerously. Verify
the Thug Of India Or the furious Malay, crees