The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-09

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'e hoIsa7, lots, a. Of waich, With Few
xeepnoDs, were gee th5uga RIB. Tns auc-
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Sere Zinc O ladies' and q tlemeus Par loves,
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tepsiye In and gr, variety Of de sines, aud go
wise six goods rpe sae attracted very yocs
and spirited compang. AL the shAw,s YER se.d.
including wool Petkrrs, o every Variety Of solors
o. pstte ms, at price ranging from ~ "a 50 IS.
The de- bege robes YET al s0bl, and chiefly ranged
from 50 80 TO- Inc hes. were dn, hcsted. For a
range of prices at which the other goeas were sid
sion Of thu city trade report.
Aessrs. sgilmerdings Il Nouns ield catalogue
sale of stuff dress goods, vessngs tailoring silks
ard other goods rne list coia pIised 7O2 lots TIE
sale drew COED house, ana all tue higher priced
and seasonakv. goods wett of at rather better
prices than tsose realizes, at the commencement Of
tire season Some tote OF the low grades were
passed. Among the goods were white and brown
linens, bollar d., &c., which were all sold. For
general statensat Of the range of prices ostsiued
we rer TO the satrc a. the conclusion oil the city
trade report.
TIE total amosnt of goods sold by the MesErs'
Foster probably did OF fall much below 100000,
ard that of Messrs. Wilmerdipgs & Mount did not
probably vary much from $4,000.
TEE LAST SYRACUSE CONVENTION.
We give TINS morning full reports of the very
peculiar, piguant and interesting convention held
by the soft shell democrats at Syracuse on Wed
nesday and Thursdsy Of this week. We have pre-
viously given o sketch Of the proceedings OF the
convention, as trar smitted by telegraph; bat the
very fall reports by on, special reporters viii be
found none the less interesting on that account. In
many respects the soft shell convention was the
most important political gathering that has been
held in tsis State for several years, and its pro
ceedines will conn ana the marked attention OF
politicians oil over the country.
RAvAGEs OF THE YELLOW FEVER.
The statements that we publish relative to the
mortality from yellow fever at Savannah present a
melancholy picture. From the 9th OF August to the
18th inst. eighty five persons fell Victims aud still
the disease increased. TIL peope seem to he panic
stricken by the fearful visitation. Numbers have
fled before the destroyer, tue hotels and boarding
houses hare been closed, the com nerciai establish
meDts are shut up, and one Of the daily newspapers
has suspended publication for lack Of workmen
Bus il appears that il is not so much the mortality
from tee disease as the great number OF sick taat
hiss caused this painful desertion and desolstoL.
Many of the sick poor, and are unable to procure
prompt medical advice and faithful nurses--in iced,
both doctors and attendants are worn out by unre.
hitting exertion. In view OF this deplorable state
ofthiDgs, meeting OF the citizens of Savannah now
sojourring in this city was held at the Astor House
last evening. and We presume preliminary steps were
taken towards aeviating to some extent che suffer
iDgs Of the Inhabitants of the plague stricken CITY
At New Orleans the epidemic has increased to such
an extent that the Howard Associa ion has com
menced taking care OF the patients.
The Late Farce nj Opinlcns of the
NewAaapsxs-Thc Prospect.
Considering the late syracuse Convention as
Winding up the official history Of the Pierce al
ministration party in New York, we have
deemed it a matter of sufficient Importance for
future reference to publish the full details OF
the proceedings of this lamentablc farce, as fur
nished by our own reporters The telcgraphic
outline, which we have already published was
well drawn; hut now we have the filing up re-
CURED to bring out all the lights and shadows
Of the picture. We shall also publish to NOR
row. for the fullest lightenment of our readers,
the current opinions of our contemporaries of
various stripes of party politics upon the
general merits Of this lamentable Gzzling out
of the great New York spoils party Of 1852.
The Importance whichwe attach to this con-
venton aries from the fact that it closes up the
history of the ad 1inistration spoils coalition in
New York; reducing it, from a respectable fac
ton upon some remnants of principles, TO little
knot Of spoils politicians, whose political aspira
tons arc limited to the Custom House. A more
formidable democratic platform than this last
from Syracuse, prina .faeie, was never pre-
sente,a; but upon inspection, it Is very riekety,
and stands upon broken leg. We know
not witch most to admire, the cool impudeacc
Of the Nebraska dodge, or the infeyible otsti-
macy Of a part of the convention to resist the
nomina' lion Of Horatio Seymour "by acciama-
ten" Between these two stools tie who,s cen
Germ fell through the flooring. The county
delegatcs, true,to the doctrines OF the Bufllo
coalition, after having Indignantly refused to
straddle the tcp.rdil OF the Nebraska bill could
hardy have been. eypeetedto consent to q can
didats for Governor so enthusiastically sup
ported by Cochrane and Rynders as WIS Gov.
Seymour. They naturally concluded that he.
too, must be q trimmer upen Nebraska; and
this suspicion they will doubtless Gifuse
throughout the "rura, districts What will
he the result in.the nest election may be par
TALLY conjectured. The only question Is, will
the softs go into the fight at all, Or viii they
permit the election TO GO by default as between
the wings and hard shcllsP
None Of our eotemporaries seem e re salts
fed with the new Custom House platform. The 4
Euening Post endoavors to be cheerful over it; |
but it is the cheeriulness Of hungry traveller |
over dish of dry bones. The convention de-
clared that the repeal Of the Missouri compro- |