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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20
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CbNThBSlLLB COUhs6, lie Is-THOTTIN0s
AtrottIg match. mile heats, best three In ave -
wagons came OF yesterday afternoon, betwsenb &. Jim
and B. 6 Tom lhumb, which by Jim in three
straight heats Tom Thumb favorits previous to
the start 1t two to one ou his hackers, not having
very high opinion of him. scsount Of his condition,
thought prudent keep their breaches pockets but
toned, and therefore did not fall very heavily. Jim,
trotted better than expected.
race against time followed the above, gray horse
being matched TO Irot three miles In nine minutes The
betting dollars shi lines that TINS would win;
bnt the horse performed ths distance in $40 IN good
style and the takers Of the OILS vent away reoicuR
hen followed match for t2v0 mile heats. in har.
nsss bstweens g. tsinoeer aoa b. g. Tom Thumb, mot
the one ,hA, trot'et against jim whish Va, most
tssted rcted squarey by both horses; but DARK.
ness coming before the secDd hsat started both
horses rar tie greater part OF the distance, Reindeer
The following = summary OF the days sport at ths
THulsDAY, Oct. le-'ro.t,og Match-s6Oo, p,ay or
pay mile heats hest three in ave, to wagons.
a. Woodrnf Dsmsd g. JIM. ............. I
Iine-SAe-2:4sh- 2:lS
fame Isy-sroiting Aatcn-s2t0, mic heats, In
VI. emith named e Reipoe.r. ........... II
Mr.. Brown named >. Tom Thumb ............. 2 q
Ttme-248-2:39
UNION COURSE, L. I.-TR0TTING.
At the Union Course there also considerable SPORT
two trotIg matches taking place during the afternoon
the hrst between m. 6ontag and 6. John Wan, the
to dve for oo0 me nsats best three in nvs
In and the other bet m Alice Grey and br
m. Dutchsss Sontag hsr with the grsatest
ease and Acs Grey proved too much for Dutchss The
following Ia 8 SUNNI sry-
THURsDAY, Oct J9.-TrotsiDg Match--1l, 400, mile
hsafr beat three N ave- IN harness. owners to drive
OwLer named br John Wau. .........,.... 2 2
Tims-24s-2se-2:a2
Same Day Match s 100, mile heats bes. three in
five, In harness
Il. \ Jones ramea z m. Aiics Grey. ......... 1
L. Carey named Or tutchess. ,,.. z q
Time -2:5c-2: al b-2:51.
To-day there will be trottny match at the Union
Course betseeu Tscopey L.oteso, mile heats best
three In five under IN. ssddie for 50 90 Lantern Is
yoDDg horse, known the WoodraG COLT add this siil
be his frst appearance track m aat be rood
one, or To would not have been matched against
TacOn0v.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

PORTED by Mr.. O. Boutaos ~ Dsnbsnton, Jordan .
ChsppArd Ne walden g. fouusrd LApgdon Oousrsll.
IIDyd Didier. rozsr JoHqaet spencer - Martin,
Iuns aobert Miss Wood Ward - Jude Lesurqass
and Yrs Jordan - Jeanne JuagiDg from the favorable
reception Of oeht the Courier Of Lyons VIII have
long The .ftevp'sce. however, waa NOT quite farc
cal enough for thu maj rty OF the audience, who
always expect TO sDo good laugh after the afs pees
IL over,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

REPEAL THE DUTY.-It is reported that some
ofthe Pennsy lvania coal miners have resolved to
suspend for while their supplies Of coal to
the market. If this experiment should be tried
the very first act Of Congress should be, and
we hope will be, the absolute repeal of the duty
on coal.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

TESTIMONIAL TO TIRE Grew OF THE ARCTIC
The ladies Of New York have it in contempla-
ton to present the survivors of the crew of the
Arctic with leather medal and q life preserver
each, as the most appropriate memorials of their
late achievements.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

A THEATRICAL ExTr--Barnum seems to be
making the preparations usual with men who
are about to square their accounts with the
world namely: selling of his stock in trade,
and writing his memoirs. 1t is sail that As
of mel apcholy, induced by his last abortion of
the Crystal Palace revival, has decided him to
renounce forever the pomp and circumstance of
the showman's life. His merits may he summed
up in the remark that he will leave void in
his peculiar line which no one will have either
the ambition n the impudence to attempt to
fill up. By the bye, in the list Of his travelling
menagerie and museum. which we see -adver-
iised for sale on Thursday next, we see no men,
ton made of the mer maid or the woolly horse
We trust that he has not become ashamed of those
interesting episodes in his career, and that VIC
hall not find the same omissions ia his forth
coming autobiography. Separate Barnum from
there triumpbs Of human ingenuity, and he be-
comes but ON ordinary mortal. 1t is strange
how prone M n Of genius are to kick from ua-
der them the ladder on which they have
noun ed to fame.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

CoLLAPsNG.-The rotton banks all round the
country. Steer clear of Western bogus and wild
cat bills, and all sorts Of shin-plasters Squally
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

EH1 NEW YORK HERALD-CALIFoRSIA EDITION.
~ United States NAH steamship North Star, Capt
viii leave this port this afternoon, at two
sssAosk, for Aspfnwan
Ne mails for California and other parts Of the Pacific
I'm close At O'Clock.
Ehs NEW YoEK WEEKLY HERALD, California edition
sustaining the latest inte9en from al parts Of the
vorid viii 90 published ten O'Clock in the morning
Ange copies sixpence agents viii please send Il
sAslr orders IS early as possible
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

WAIAcx's qHEATRE--RosA BENNETT Mas Rosa Ben
pet the new ksoiDs actsss for this thssts made hsr
first appearance the American stage last evening"
Lady Gay SPEAKER, IL .Lendon Assurance" The house
rosded to Miss Bennett mss been during
the last three years fAyorite acte in the Engsh
provincial theatres and succse5sd in satisfying the Hay
market audiences Her sister, Julia Bennet, Ia
eelest actress consequently she had excellent pes
tge On which 70 found her fame IN New York.
"LondOn Assurance wss cast ~ follows
Dazzle Mr. wallsck
Hsicourt Cour,Iy. M Brousnam
Mead Mr. Bake
Mr.. Aociphus spanisr M r A. Vince 1t
Max tarhsway Mr. Chippsndaie
Gooi. Mr. 81 vert
Usacs ............... ..-.....A Bernard
P.on NJ G9loy
u sce harkawsy Mrs Hoey
Pert minimum. Mrs stephens
Miss Bennett received cordially. She youthful
and beautiful woman with petite figure, com ole xion
neither blonde but having spirtuee OK.
preston Of the former with the pqaaney Of the latter
q pis ant smiles voice which, II not melodious
many that We hsvs heard, Ia still ruI powerful and
sympathetic and . riogiog laugh. With all these 70.
quistes of success failure out Of ths question She
daahed through the third act with degree Of spirit
which ensuY her cal at the fall OF the drop. The
fourth and tn uneven and thou her per-
Torrance displayed many beauties, yet as whole, she
did not fil up the part In her scene with Sir Hir.
court she play too much to the house. and too nts
to him
The piece Was we'll Played yet not so perfectly as might
be expected from tho array Of strong in the
Mr. wallach, Mr. Lester and Mir. Vincent particularly
distinguished thu selves and probably the parts they
played we're bette, done any Broughaus
sir HaTcoust udicoas and sensible Performance.
Mr. BlaAe. hr Chippendale, Mr.. stewart, Mrs ssy,
and Mrs Stephens gave respectable rendernSs Of the
characters which they represented The pieos put
upon the stage In the very beat manner and the audi
ence seemed highly delighted with the Performance
"London Assurance" win bs play cd this evening.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

THE REAL VIcToR IN THE CRINEA.-We have
sten no mention made of the active part which
Madame st. Armand took in the invasion of the
Crimea. There she was, nevertheless, as busy
and prtmin. mt as ever. The del.y in the de
parture Of the expedition was, it is Well known
occasioned by the large amount Of baggage
which this lady took out with her from France,
amounting, it is said, to something like fifteen
hundred bandhoxes. AS French woman's
traps are exceedingly frail and require delicate
handling, it was found necessary to provide ad
di,ioual transports for their conveyance to the
CbeJsonDean peninsula. 1t is said that the de
termination to attack Sebastopol was the result
Of n coup de hfe on the part Of the poor Mar
>bal, who has been nearly driven crazy by n
concentration Of domestic as well as military
endorsements. 1t is fortunate for the coali
ton that they have got such an ally, for with
out some such spur to his military ardor as hts
spirited elpmate, we fear tn tn commander
in-cbief OF the army Of the East would have done
but little to descrs ehis Narshal's baton.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20
The Coal Questaon.
THE STRIKE IN Tbs eC7UYLKILL DISTRICT.
TO 1UI EDITOR on THE HERALD

EDITOR HERAID.
NV YoRK, O,t 10, 1854.
At the beaiur OF this year coal mpapy ia the
Cumberland district found they mad arss supply Of
coal miueo and their wtarves they therefore sud-
denly ived the ,hstthey paying too high
rate 10, mfprR, v1S3 spts per ton Of =, $40 los.
run Of the mpes ara their emit immediate
y reduced sue rate 10 Is cents The vas
the strike In that district at the commencement OF this
year DISASTROUS to the miners and their ubfort mate
families, and bearing hard from the nous In.
in The price of cca upon the ner; that
strife might have been enasd sooner, but 1t found
more convenient 10 lot 1t continue When . company
pays NO divioeLd three months u IKE forrs petty
loophole for directors 10 czssp through.
be
IN the state te Tut forth. viii write again and let
you and the dupsd public and Shareholders little be-
hind the scenes. SIP.
sUsPBxsIos OF COAL SHIPMENTS.
From 'be Phia elphA Ledger, Dot. 10
For the last DAY or two have had reports that In
consequence Of the reduction Of tue prize Of an,urasis
coal IN the Eaen ksts operators in the Sob ayixi
region thsstsned nsion Of hiomeuts OF coal This
,niest We nndsr. Aod mas reen carried into feet Add
Of coal
The operatcys hsa do not ,knowlsirs the rsiuc-
ton OF the prioa In the hoston msrset the cause but
put It on the high v.sss miners which IL Is - sgsd
prssents the prd.c ION Of coal % any lover price
s sspS : =:
This movement cannot 81 oonsde ID ethsr thsn most
unvise one, sni % fear IL may prove .se TO
than met, all the ping comp.ns. work up to
c0o4cfty. ii
held prces must advunce, the consequence Of which
win fan most heavily those last able TO besr It, for
the rich have mainly laid IN their winter's supp
The effect vii not, however, stop here Congress win
Be appealed TO for the oon Of the duty foreign
COAL that consume may supp thsnsevss from abroad
orr own miners win not meet the demand reAsoaa-
BILE rates With esinene Of unise1 effort Of producers
keep up prices Congress will be apt to give the propo-
sition feTious consideration.
FRoN NEW BRUNswIcx.--We have st. John en-
pagers TO oct ~ he b,iier Of the stssmtag Mag.
net lying At Indian Town expode the 10th causing
the vessel TO all AVID severely scading and oraios the
captain and four Of the hands. Toe fireman, nigby,
wss not e,pecssi 20 The boiler was new aad
cause Ia assigned fer the explosion Captain Caleb
soody OF the BRIG zenoph,p, Of Portland, married
on the I'd instant to ,ouug sds In pctou In. next
day be sed for Phi aae pha the 5th fsu ovsr-
beard OIL Cause Light, while ressns topssis ana was
drowned.
MINER OF CoNaREss TN Row~The La wrenoe.
bo IDd Press gives account Of fracss wbicn to1k
place ~ thai town satorcay weex bstsern hon D.
Labe member CO. arsss fr that dfstrct ana John
Vail fsq., az that place LSue Assaulted Vau .tto
care IN the street. ~hes the latter snos Lsne "a me
side 1hs cOmsatanss were separated. The wound VS.
not dangerous.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20
Marine Attain.


arrived At Quebec aug II, reports passing the 18th
with white painted streak apparently burnt This /.
the Same weasel passed BY the Mary Morris the 1stn
Aug and supposed By Capt McLeavy to be the wrecz
Of the steamer City Of Glasgow. A. the latter had
'vhie strsas,' the WRECK could mot be her. 1t was
doubtless that Of the British iron ahip Shandon sug
sested at the time.
sKzuRR OF SUPPOSED sLAvm--Ths brig Sierra Leone,
Formerly the Lyra Ann,) which cleared Wednesday
for the West Coast Of Africa sesed yesterday by
the authorities the ground Of being intended for slave
trading. The District Attorney and several revenue
officers board Of her during the day. An exami
nation will be had to-day.
THE WINNER OF m NEW ORLEANS PRru The ship
EvsDge.ins Capt. Fairiam which the prize Of $500
for making the quickest trip between New Orleans and
Liverpool during the last year, h British iron cippsr
OF shout 700 tons.
LAUNCH on PAoxm sMP.-ship Mr.. Vim rerine WIN
launch from his yard ct Gresnpoint 70 morning
at high water the ne ship Johannsberg Of HOO tons
Her owners are Capt Ssgory and Others she l. to
b smplo,ed ~ regular packet between New Orleans
and havre.
PRonAmI Rx1Ics or THE AAcnc-The China. which
at Quebec lately, reports seeing floating OF Cape
Race the Both ult quantity Of wreck aud Reess
number Of chests The, probably belonged TO the
fortunate steamship Arctic which met her disast bat
TELEGRAPHIo.
SHIP CAPsIzED WHILE BEING LAUNCHED.
BANGOR, Ne Dot. 10, 1854
The new ship James LttlsAeId cApsized in launching
to-day she was fully rgsed and considerable time and
troub win DO expended In rghtirs her.
BRIO HORACE GREELEY oAPsrzxD-Loss OF LIFE.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct l9-4P.M NJ.
The brig Horace Greslsy, 3spt. smith, from George
wD, with timber and naval stores, bound to this
port cspsized the gale Of the isth ins She drifsd
bottom upward on Pomiey . Island, twenty miles NOR h
ward Of sp With considerable amount OF her
on,ro An her hold Tho captain and mate dro Ened
he o mar has left wife and several children TO mourn
their sod bereavement.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

ACTIVE REsIsrANcE-AC CONSTITUTIONAL CUES
rIoN The City Councils o.. Wash ngton have
been making some experiments Of late for the
oppression of liquor drinking in the national
capital. And they have gone to work in the
usual way of an attack upon the taverns and
oy ster cellars. But the holders of these estab-
isbmtnts have had private meeting upon
The subject, and appear to be resolved upon
-ome plan Of open or underground resistance
Now, the Constitution Of the United States ex-
pressly provides that Congress shall have @ ex-
elusive legislation" over the District of Colum-
bia, "in all cases whatsoev err" This is Case
this liquor business, o hard case-and one in
which both houses and all parties in Congress
are largely interested. Let the refectories of
Washington, therefore, appeal from the Corpo-
ration to Congress, and they may get reduc.
ton of Their taxes upon toose indispensable I'D
juncts to stale oysters, to wit: bald-faced whis.
key and home, made brandy.
New York PoLrT1cs.-We give in another
place all the State and city nominations yet
made, so far as we have been able to ascertaio
them. On account Of the multiplicity of candi-
dates, this list may be Incomplete, and we re-
quest the politicians throughout the State to
send us such corrections and additional infor-
nation as they may be able to make or to
gather In sending nominations for Congress,
se desire to obtain the number of the district.
and the county or counties composing 1t, aus
in Assembly nominations, the name Of the
county and 'he number Of the particular dis
'rict OF the county. Ia city Assembly nomi
nations. the plumber Of the district is necessary.
By these means We may be enabled to make
iull list tefae election day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

CEN. CAss ON THE s <uxr-rhe lat, deslara.
tioD Gen. Cas-, ublic speech afDe,roit,
that he wa rbankf' Il hat hI ulsc II residence
Is in Tree State has excited very strong sus-
picions among G. 1rtain organs te Sou hern
democracy Il b. a sound ese on tie slavery ques-
ton. Iney re insulsed-they can't stand it
and 20 sney have exc m nicae the old Sc
nator, RAM III him a. not viii, bett on the
main lssp e than Benton or Van Buren,.
But Gen. Cass is not the man to give il
up so,"' he has put on bis harness, buckled on
bis ~ord, and " armed cap a-pie" with the con-
Still alton and The law, re ha, manf Ally taken
y &c etnmp TO define his position on the Nebras-
"a bill, as contradistiDguis he'd from his opiu-
!, ions Of slavery in the abstract The substance
Of rome two or three of his last speechts is
! given in another part OF Thu paper ; and IN
their Ierusal our readers cannot fill to admire
| the dex'erity with which the venerable Senator
| pulls to The wDdward Of the anti slavery sensi-
ment Of Michigan, in exI oundiDg TIE constltu-
iioDal rights of South Carolina
| Gen. Cas-, however, adheres to one declara-
tion, which is quite sufficient to wind up his
| ton that slavery-the slavery of our Southern
| States-i- " a social and political evil" 1t
| is "a sop to Cerberus"-, declaration To-
tended to soften the anti-slayery sentiment
Of Michiaan against the Nebraska pill,
as the lab0rs Of tie venerable Senator are
| specially devoted to prove that the repeal IF
the Missouri compromise caunot result to the
IoIx rF al Arl ~.
nas lost bis balance on the see-saw of Mason
ard Dixons line, is tilted off the Northern end,
| and is Frustrated If there is to be another
National Democratic Baltimore Convention
which is very dOubtful-Gen. Cass at tnht
gathering will be very apt to be passed over,
SUD sHento, as the most charitable way in
which lie can be disposed Of. His thankfulness
that his residence is in tree State, and his re-
peated conviction that slavery is political
and social evil" render him here after wholly
unavailable in the Souh, whatever explana-
tions he may volunteer in behalf of Southern
right.
II is quite possible, also, that notwithstand-
ing his Mississippi cotton plantation, with its
two hundred slaves in good condition, Judge
Douglas will be called to rigid cross-exami-
nation, on the meeting of Congress concerning
some speeches of his in Illinois Oh the Nebraska
bill. He is represented as having pushed
through the repeal of the Missouri compromise,
because it recognized slavery on the south side
Of So deg 80 min, and his organs challenge
their opponents that the Illinois Nebraska men
can't recognise slavery south Of any line II
is lucky thing that during all this agitation
and trouble among our democratic politicians.
Mr. Buchanan and John Van Buren, have been
on the other side If the water.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20
Mails for the Pacific.

sew York, Friday, Ossoscr 80, 1854.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19

HARD TINES GROWING HARDER.-Hard
times are extending ia New York from Wall
street to other busy marts. The Times, of
that city, says failures are extending among
houses in the regular wholesale and import
ing lines down town. The city trad. on
Broadway. and on the uptown avenues, are
now feeling the contraction OF sales and the
difficulty of raising money, while still under
heavy rents and other expenses, which can
not be suddenly reduced. One Of the effects
of this will probably be very considerable
alteration after next quarter day, in the scale
of rents demanded by landlords, both for
stores and dwelling houses.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19
A Do~b,su, Complaint.

II is known that State Convention OF
the Temperance men Of Kentucky Vas held
last week at Louisville. The Louisville
Times says with a great deal Of apparent
congratul tion-"We heard a friend offer
two to one that not Nebraska man could be
found in the convention who was men,
ber." The Times is quoting this remark as
o compliment to Nebraska men it being Me-
braska paper. We cannot conceive any
thing which better tells the character of Me-
braskaites, than that at State convention
of temperance men, not Nebraskaite could
be found in the assembly. II Nebraskaism
feels complimen'ed by this, it has queer
idea Of general morality. The convention
should feel complimented that its members
were spared any such association.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19

We are rejoiced to welcome "Mose" back
TO his comfortable quarters in our columns
His items to-day. with the exception Of few
at the tail end Of the list, are dated The Cd
inst From the appearance of the envelope.
they were evidently carried in the authors
pocket couple weeks BY The side of various
speculations in gingerbread and Bologna
sausages. But he finally rescued them from
oblivion, opened the envelope, snd put in
more items under date of the l2th. His ac-
count of the Cairo muss and death Of Joe
Spencer, will be read with interest. Ii is
the only correct repoet. probably, which has
yet been published Of that affair. We hope
Nose will keep wide awake, and favor Us
soon again with more IF his inimitable items.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19

A TIp.ToP FINAScrER One OF the New
York JOURNALS relates an incident in bank
rascallty it should be called fnaa-
cieriag-which shows the tact and smartness
of a second Bddle. The cashier ofthe bank
found himself short in his accounts about two
hundred thousand dollars, at a time when he
Dresaw an inevitable discovery from an ex-
animation OF accounts, which was orderd To
take place within a short time. Not seeing
any escape, he Consulted a friend of his who
was an attorney, asking for his advice. The
attorney, on ascertin, that the cashier had
no property that was available 10 convert
into cash To cover the deficiency, recommen-
ded him to take 100000 more, and then,
when the discovery took place, he would
have something to negotiate with, so as 10
induce the directors to refrain from making a
public exposure. The cashier took his al.
vice, abstrarted the additional sum, and
when the discovery. took place, confessed
his error. and told the directors that he would
get his friends to make amends, provided
they would not puaish him. Alter some
negotiation, he compromised with them for
500, 900; and he retired from his situation
with fortune of 100000.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19

New ARRIVAL Mr.. E. Z. Webster, of
Louisville. and famous for his splendid Da-
guerrcotypes, is now making another visit to
our city, and will probably stop here few
weeks. He has made great improvements
in the art since his last visit to Evansville,
and If he orens his apparatus here, will
make better pictures than we ever seen in
this city before. He is now making ChrJs-
talo'ypes. Daguerreotypes on glass, which
are beautiful, also Photographs, or like
nesses on paper, which are colored in oil by
an artist. and are more perfect than any min
iatures. Specimens Of them may be seen in
our editorial room. Stop with US, Webster
by all means.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-12-19
A card.

The Rev. w. H. McCarer hereby returns
bis unfcigned thanks to the many friends,
who, upon last Thursday, united in their tes-
tirnonials of regard towards him and his
family.
He would especially mention provision.
made by number Of gentlemen, by which
the comfort of his family will be permanent
ly enhlnced. 1t was voluntary on their
part. ant, unexpected by US, was the more
delica and grateful to our ceilings.
Taking every thing together, we have
never been more sensibly assured of the
real Kindness and good will of the friends,
amongst whom Providence has cast our lot.
The day will not soon be forgotten. In it.
sell, it was one of the loveiest of the sea.
son--the entertainment, prepared by the la.
dies, was surprisingly rich and beautiful
the company of the evening, numerous and
evidently happy, and the hours wore away
and closed ''as merry as " marriage bell"