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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-23

THE CARE MAys-The wreck OF tho Cape May,
sunk at Mount Vernon, Ind, has been pretty chec-
tusly broken up In the search after her cargo, and
now lies an indlstinguiehablc mass Of ruins. Tne
greater portion Of the cargo consisting Of dry goods
has been got out in partially damaged condition.
The machinery will also he recovered. Tho total
number OF BODIES found up to this date Ia seven:
Two male and two female admits, two white children
and one colored. Thee compose, With probably
one exception, all Of the victis Of this deplorabe
catastrophe
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10 the EDITOR OF TIE NEW YORK HsAnLp.
DEAR SrR--Haying noticed The &C cunt of tho &C.
cident which occurred 70 Mr.. John Brown on Sa-
turJay morning, would he happy TO have you cor
rect by stating that his arm was not ampotatcd,
but Is on bis body and doing well, under the
kind caro- of his physician and sttendanta by In
sertirg The above you will greatly accommodate his
fixnta Yours. &c, l..
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Back Fglseas LoUrsA, before reported lost Lop
Sunday, Orkney Islands, good vessel OF 20
tons reGtster built at Portland In ls46 owned by John
Hill OF this city and With her freight, is insured here
for $40 900, which fully coyess the Ices.
Bn Baa scuTs BcsroS, from Boston for pctou, Is the
weasel before reported ashore Nix Mac. Steamer Sep
unsuccessful attempt to get her o.
Bic LADY og LAKE, of Belfast, from Bangor FOR
Providence, put into Belfast 10th inst having been
into in Dsfss. hay about AN 10th inst In thick fog
by steamer n Webster. The brig had bulwarls and
.hrouds s-o carried sway, also foreysrd So
the shock that the steamers bows very
badly broken IN, and tho water usdo rapidly She backed
about r,le into Belfast, and there beechci, the
water then having entered her lower cabins notwith-
standing every effort msdc 70 III the breach With
beGd1 &, &c. The furniture &c, We understand, was
raised out OF the reach Of the water Tic passengers
the Webster transferred 10 the Boston and Pc
nooscos, and srryee ~ on Saturday afternoon. a
later account sys the Webster would be repaired al Bel
fns, as 20 resume Ee- trips eIst The brig Is UP
to the wharf
Scg,G RxptSoros CT - George before rcported run
down by ship HUDSON, fallen in nth inst lat 40
IS bon ~ IL by schr Julia at Boston, who took from
tho wreck yaw boat, two sa tcpsa and sone running
rigging Tho soon after settled down, leaving her
storm only above wsier. Some ladies clothuS aoated
from the cabin
STEaMrg oscroLi Of the Providence i,ue which sunk
at hor wharf the North Ryo- night of leh has been
pumped out, and her cargo discharged. The sugar,
which composed Part Of hor cargo, badly damagod
and the whole loss viii be $1,000 5000. shc sprung
alcas-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-23
NoalcN TO Mariners.
REVENUE CrTTrR WAsEs

LoEo Island SouEp, Aug 10, 1854.
WAriB. r. .oyrx Esq, President OF Board OF Under
writer's New YorkSir-i append this note extract
from the journal Of this vessel OF this date 70 which,
you regard II OF sufficient importance win thank You
TO give publcity an sir very respectfully Your Ole
Gent servant, ALEX. V. rkAf2.R, captain
At A N, calm discovered vessels mast on shore.
Captain Fraser went orFsidc with q boat Found the
mast apparently sed from tho step and only held In
rcsitcE IN Tire partners, end had teea sckep on shoa
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Tclegraphic Marine Report.
MN ORLEANS, Aug Carr schr Kate Hdghsui,
Inst.u
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-23

ton. TIE pubic sen iment Of the StAtcsof New York.
1t win be listened to and respected. The error into
which tie acDinistration and the people Of the
South have fallen viii be corrected, and all parties
II the advocates Of the extension Of slavery shall in
eiss upon pushing that institution bcyond is present
limits, they will sce clearly against what they win
have TO contend. II il Is insisted upon that free Ia
Dor shall be ostled by slavery in territory consc
Grated By solemn compacts to freedom, that the
balanoe Of the Union shall be made TO depend upon
the admission Of slave States as an equipoiso to
those by whose constitutions slavery has no legal
existence then there Is great contest in the future,
don; and the people Of the whole country should
know IL
From this time forward constitutional aSstrac
ti0ns Will not be the support or t,e apology for
the expansion q human slavery. II b,s como to o
great pfa ctical met one about which tho people Of
Tie North are thoroughly arouscd On this sub
Jet, IN the present state of thc u5lic sentiment
proved them TO be ropes OF sand, aud free nstitu-
lions and elavo institutions, free labor aud slave
labor, must hereafter rely each its own strength.
II the friends Of slavery insist upon the principle OF
expansion as contained In tue Nebraska bi then
tho struggle win be In earnest and the weaker must
10 10 the wall.
We were not among tho originators or the adso-
Gates Of the SARATOGA Convention. VIC doubted its
policy and dreaded the occurrence Of hasty action;
what it he's done, we cannot deny that II has given
In the language Of truth, just and frank expires.
siou Of the sentiments of the great body OF the peo
r.e OF this State. Sentiments which square with
The spirit ofYepublcan institutions. are In accord
snce with the civilization OF the times, and tho
syirst cf progrses In all that relates 70 human
sissnsst, that MARKS the sGe In which We live.
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persons employed usually lived in the family of the
employer, and everything waS conducted in the
most economical manner.
The Oldest booksellers, or merchants lfor tho Y
are ~ much merchants as any in the ethyl, ore the
well known firm of Mcssrs. Croker e E,ewstcr.
We speak OF those, Of course now actively engaged
IN the business They became the suc essors Of Sanl
I. Armstrong, on the spot where he accumulated
his fortune In Isis, where they have been in bust
meas ever since. or thirty ak years. Another old
firm Is that OF Gould lincoln. The store is par.
ticulariy known as book store, since Il has been
Other gentlemen who have long been engaged in
the business are Mcssrs Tickner, Mussey, Greene,
Little Il Brown, Durham and Others
II Is difficult to estimate the amount OF capital
now. invested III the book business in this city, as
we have met with 10 published statistics. From
Careful inquiry VIC feel safe in saying that the amount
cannot DC less than from 81 900 600 10 80 GOO 600.
And then i we include newspapers and periodicals,
The amount would be much increased.
The amount Of business done annually, IL IL
thought would give lEger sum. The number Of
persons employed In The printing business II we in
cindc booksellers and binders, compositofs, paper
makers, type and stereotype manufacturers authors,
sands In this city ard vicinity,
To classify houses little: Tie house Of it'll n
Brown, publish more law books than any house ia
the United States. IL IL believed that no house i'm
ports 20 many English and Frerch DO us. They
largely reprint English works. Tie house of Fail
lips, Ssmpson Co., though comparatively new, Is
the laIgest general publishng house In Boston.
works. The old house Of Croker & Brewster have
ssucd several STANDARD theological and religious
books, hcsidcs several OF the Latin ossics md OF
miscellaneous works. Their near ncighbors. Gould
4 Lincoln, publish extensively relgio1s education
q and ecicntlac hooks. 6anlud Hall vas book
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-15
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
MONEY MARKET.

SUNDAY May If p. NJ
The stock market appears to be improving Within the
past two three days there has been gradual harden
ing Of prices and yesterday there unusually large
transactions at pretty general advance Even Erie
Railroad, with all its membranes quite buoyaut
Purchasers at the close Of the could have
closed mp yesterday at profit but the cash sales sti
continue limited Time operations appear to be the most
attractive and seem to suit both buyers sellers At
present the prospect decidedly favorable the
bulls; but we have great deal Of faith in the position
OF the bears and believe that ultimately they will come
out best, II must, however, be borne in mind that
stocks have bceen heavily depressed that the best
dividend paying securities in the market have ham
mered down TO lower points than have been
known for years and that bare investments,
without any regard TO speculative prospects, many
OF them have been desirable purchases. But for the
impression which for time quite general, that
greater reduction would be realized. there would have
BEEN long before this, large Investments made in such
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Value Of merchandise put on market week end.
ing IL, ,705
Value Of dry goods put ON market week ending
e. f5l,IZ5
The leading items Of import during the week. were a.
folowssegars, s9l, ISL coffee SIS, 0ss madden s32
OPS; furs sIo,s0T; glass; plated, s3ee4 undressed
skins, s42 $50; brandy sl1e,oss copper $40 445 iron
sc5b5i iron, pig s4l, $780, cutlery s32 500 hardware
s3sss6; lead, sS5oll; tin, s6Ss72; sugar s2l1 49,
tea, 1912, 5o4; watches, s67o62 OIL whale s12o 4l4:
whaebone, S71,100. :
The Cleveland Pioadealer gives the following dcscrip
tion Of the Lake Superior Canal which connect Lake
Hnron with Lake SUPERIOR
The length Of the excavation from water 10 water ia
and the pier and the bank at the head 1000 feet ions
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securities viii continue, beyond doubt permanently
productive 1t may not be too late yet; but there has
lately been q small advance upon the lowest points
which i 80 much against purchases. rising market
is more attractive to buyers than falling one and II is
pretty difficult to bring in outside purchasers until up
ward turn takes place. The Improvement Of the past day
or two will doubtless attract outsiders and is probable
that further advance to moderate extent will be
allied Whether IL will be sustained not is question
Few days will settle 1t is impression that II win
be only temporary and that those who realize viii
have an opportunity to buy again prices The
bears have great nerve and seldom give up point and
is by means likely that with all the movements
about being made the other side of the Atlantic cal
cuaed to advance their interests they will abandon the
opposition now and leave the market to go up without
much effort on the part Of the bulls.
The expectation of specie from this port during the past
week, is now comparatively limited. will be seen by
the annexed statement
SHIPMENTS OF SPECIE THE PORT or NEW YORK.
Park Clara Windsor, Port au Prince, Am.
Steamer Curlew, st. Thomas, Am. gold... 55475 90
Brig Addy Swift, Maracabo do. 10 200 90
Steamer Pacific, Liverpool gold DUST. 2s5SI 90
DO. gold bars..... 22l 925 81
Do. do Cal lngots... 151 600 %
Do. do Mex. dollars. 5000 %
Total for the week .... $52S, 1877 81
Previously reported in 1854. S,9S1O7S "
Total mi. 20. am AGO aa0 n
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HoSG KoSG, March 10, 1854.
ne Fer M Ro'eits AnnVdl Missionary Report Pro1re,,
y the RerolU'ien- Orr New Consul al Hong Kong and
Amoy- Commercial Ardirs de-
send you herewith q somewhat singular and in.
teresting document, which II you have not already
seen It, you may find to be of sufficient interest to
American readers to induce you 10 give place TO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-05-15

SHASGHAE, CHINA, March 4, 1881.
Shon9aae us'y @ toccne # ne greatest Commercial
fnporftrs in nc WorId-Its superior advaniaees orer
canton and Cd'cmtc--The Bonin fSanis-7heir In
fortance-LeliAood Of deir tecoh,ng Dependency Of
nc Bri'ih Cro'en-Irrrious Influence Of such an Ac-
qnisihon % Ametean commere-Sagacous Policy Of
Graf B,itcin ~ chincyoes,iiy of Reri,iOn of oar
Diplomatic AVID Consular Salaries.
The United States are geographically placed so az
to command the commerce Of the world-thus spoke
Napoleon forty years ago. Ifthat were true enough
then 70 attract his attention what would he say of
US now since we have annexed Oregon and Califor.
MIA, giving Us seaboard on the Pacific Of over one
thousand miles2 Hitherto in all parts Of the world.
except Europe and the West Indies the ships OF the
two great competitors the ocean have met barely
upon equal terms An American and British ship
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-28

The San Francisco papers are full Of the
detail q the extensive operations Of this list
grand sooundssl sAose Eight .by sss suseks
more of romance than any story Of per6dy ne
have lsteiy chronicled. The account says: :,
The Ameriou, It's said was provisioned for a
two years voyage, and her bill for fine stores, :,
such as preserved meats and fruits, spices,
wines, &C., amounted TO the sum Of 81, 3O0s-
1t is also said that she carried four guns, two
of them brass pieces. Her crew being COM
posed of persons ready to do the bidding Of
their master in any emergency, any attempt to
take her at sea would meet with desperate
resistance. The character of Meiggs is known
to be one of prompt decision when in I" tight
place" and it is presumed that rather than be
taken alive and brought to this port, he would
destroy himself H uI.H
Mr.. Meiggs left his mansion, on the corner
of Broadway and Montgomery streets, with
all the furniture in it unsolA and there was
nothing to indicate but that the house was oc
cupied. Even his wife's canary birds in the
cages were left behind. Take it all in all, thu
forgery is Que of the most extensive, bold, and
successful on record. 1t will long be great
fact in the history of San Francisco /; and Of
ter the body of Henry Meiggs shall have beer
worm eaten, the memory of his deed will re
main as another confirmation of the prOyert
that honesty is the best policy. :.
During the week previous to his departure
he had been very busy in raising ready money
for his stocks and it is supposed that he car
ried off about 100000 in cash. 1t is sale
that porter carried down to one of The
wharves two heavy carpet bags supposed tt
contain gold coin, to be carried off in boa
by him. sol.L
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New ORLEANS, Nov. Ii.

New ORLEANS, Nov. ID.
The weather here is quite cold, and yellow
fever has nearly left us. The number of deaths
last week only 80.
We hear Of number of heavy frosts in the
interior. -r
Texas papers say that Walker and Kings
deposit to secure the Pacific Railroad contract
was made in the stock of the Louisiana Iron
Co., and had been accepted by the State Trea-
surer. The Governor, however, had not as
sented.
1t had leaked out that several parties had
been pardoned by Gen. Pessuela, who were ar
rested for being engaged in landing arms.
The steamer Isabel, previously reported at
Key West disabled, has reached this port.
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LETTERS OF INoulRY.-Nearly every mail
brings MS letters Of inquiry about the Terri
tory-its resources, productions, &c. We
have before Us, now, one Of little differ
ent character, from a memberiof the SMITH
family, w. G. SxiTH, Of Carrolville, Miss,
asking in reference to Civil Engineering
He is DESTROYS to leave the peculiar insti-
tuition Of the South" and try his fortune in
the glorious North. Our advice is, come
on-f you cannot End ready employment
at your profession, you can take hold of
something else until favorable opportunity
offers for your to follow your profession
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The MAIL.-The first overland mail of
che season arrived on Sunday evening. 1t
was immense and Notwithstanding the late
ness of the hour it reached us, Mr.. TERRY
had it ready for delivery by 3 o'clock. It
left Dubuque one week ago yesterday. We
understand that owing to the fact that some
I or passengers were in Dubuque eager
to come hither, it was the intention to send
out another coach, ON Tuesday or Wednes-
day. If this is 50 we may look for another
mail tonight. ~ -. rs. -1u-rs
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CHARLESTON, Nov. Is.

= ....-. -.- CHARLESTON, Nov. Is.
; The steamer, Gov. Dudley arrived at this
port with Huvana dates to the llth. A cor
respondent OF the Charleston Courier under
date OF Havana, 10th, says two American
schooners with arms and ammunition Oh board
had been seized at Vara Goa, and all the par
ties concerned imprisoned. 1t was also rumor.
ed that some 800 men had been landed, but
this lacks confirmation.
Gen. Muciano, second in command on the
Island, left Havana on the 9th, to investigate
the matter. Sis reported that popular out
particulars known.
The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-28

New Posi- RourE. BY reference to the
following letter received by Sunday nights
mail, it will be seen that hereafter we are to
have . weekly mail from this city to Ian.
sing. The great and increasing business be
tween these tive points loudly called for this
route, and we are pleased it has been SC
promptly attended to by the Postmaster
General MAHLos LocxwooD. Of this city,
il the contractor:
IL seF Poss OFEIcE pErARrxExr,
ga Contract Office, 9th Nov, 1854.
8n Efhe Postmaster Geueral has ordered
that . contract be made with Mahlon Lock.
wood Of st. Paul, for conveying the mail or
Route No. l4O05, from st. Paul to lansing
and back, once . week. Report date com
Nenccment Of service.
,,.. Respectfully,
.aeta Your obi serv't,
w. II. DUNDAS,
End Asst p. NJ. Gen.
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= NEW York, Nov. Is.
William North, the author and poet, COM
mitted suicide to-day.
The Washington correspondent of the Daily
Times reiterates the statement that fears are
entertained for the safety of the United States
sloop of war Abby, and denies on the authori-
ty Of the Navy Department the report as to
her intended West India cruise. She has not
been heard from since the twenty-scvcnth of
September.
Capt. Warwick, of the steamship North
Star was arrested yesterday and placed under
five thousand dollar bonds for refusing to per-
NIT the revenue officers to board his vessel while
coming up the harbOr last week.
Mcssrs. II. j. & s. j. Ibbotson, extensive
hardware merchants Of this city, were arrest
cd yesterday, charged with having obtained
$1,000 from G. NJ. Chapman, also hardware
merchant, by fraudulent representations. They
gave bail in $4,000.
BY the arrival of the steamer Orizaba We
have dates from Mexico to the fourth inst.
. The bark Avalanche foundered at sea when
about II miles from Vera Cruz. The captain
and the crew were saved.
A battle had taken place at Campo Dugerer
between the government forces and the revOlu.
tiOnists The latter were routed with loss OF
200 men.
Santa Annals health is said to be complete.
ly restored.
Senior Alton, Mexican Minister at Washing
ton is going as Minister to Vienna and will b.
replaced here by Senior Arangois, at present
Mexican consul in this city.
The Washington correspondent of the Jour
nal of Commerce telegraphs as follows:
/ The French difficulty assumes serious as
pect. Official advices were received by the
Government yesterday. The remonstrancc Of
Mcssrs. Mason and Buchanan was rudey re-
lpnlsed. The insult was apparently designed
md premeditated.
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Tho Wreck OF the New Era.

Telegraphic dispatches announce the heart-sicken-
ing tale Of suffering and death upon this i'll hted ship
Crowded with emisranss, within sight and hail Of
the shore, towards which their hoping eyes have
been turned as to the promised land fathers, moth
ers, and children have been swept into the seaAl-
most in the grasp of the stretched to save
them.
| The scene beygars description, and the agony Of
excitement of those shore who could do no,hingto
save the drowning emigrants, was intense. An eye
witness thus describes it.:
| The fog, which Continued to prevail through the
day, occasionally lifted, when the scene f,om the
beach truly appalling The screams and cries
Of terror from the passengers Of the doomed ship
blanched the cheek and made the stoutest hearts
impotence, aud frequent and desperate attempts
made to launch the surf-boats, but each effort
only served TO show the impossibiity OF keeping a
boat aloat in such violent breakers As the fog now
| and then cleared up Tor few moments, the people
shore could the poor enierants cnging to va
rious parts Of the ship, themselves from being
washed into the sea. The bulwa,k Ks had been wash
ed away, and men and women, caspins their chill
dren in their arms, imporngly beckoning and crying
for succor, might be seen scattered the upper
deck. And then tremendous sea would sweep over
them, washing numbers from their frail hold into the
breakers below.
| few.of these got ashore alive, but the greater
portion were drowned. Those who succeeded in
reaching the beach had dashed themselves to panks
and spars, chung fragments OF the bulwarks, and
by their aid managed 10 swim past the undertow,
when they were caught by the surfmen and sa-
we'd.
Another eyewitness who was on board steam tug
which endeavored to reach the wreck, says:
Still hoping for movement towards launching the
boats from shore. continued painful spectators Of
the scene. ringing bell to encourage them, and
reckoning to them the shore to launch the boats.
When our wheels were put in motion to adjust the
position Of the steamer, the passengers, apparently
fearing were about to leave them, would rend the
air with imporng cries, while others tolIed the ships
bell the sounds of which were borne to Us above the
waings Of the surf that swept over the ship. We
were near enough to distinctly see women holding
their little ones with one hand, while the other,
bleached by the spray, chung with death grip to the
ratings on which they stood, one or two in the mz-
gen rigging having nothing on but shirt. On the
forecaste there stood few moments ago a group Of
four cnging to the stay, but they are now .gone-a
heavy swell has probably swept them away. Two Of
them have been seen to Gall from the bboom into the
surf. - - Z
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The telegraph brought US last evening news
of the loss Of the propeller Bucephalus, Capt
Alexander, with eleven of her crew. not fal
from the same place in Lake Huron where SIX
met with disaster early in the season.
The Bucephalus left here on the 9th, bount
down. She had a full cargo of produce fol
Buffalo, mostly taken on at ports above and
the following from here: .. ..t -
ZAP bbls. -four, 2O4 bushels beans, so casks
ashes, 100 kegs hutter.-Milraukee Sentinel
18th. --;
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FRANKs0IVlNG! GOVERNOR,S PRO-
CEAMATION. rt

II has become custom with the American people to
have day in the year set apart for giving Thanks to
Almighty Con for His blessings upon then, nation
therefore,
l. Willis A. German, Governor Of the Territory of Min
nesota, do request all persons to keep and observe
THURSDAY, THE 21sr DAY OF DECEMBER NEXT
Soe such purpose and all persons requested to alb
stain from their usual occupations that day. and mani
fest in ct way their obligations to the Great Ruler
Of the Universe His goodness people, ndivid
sally and collectively.
y WA CORMAN.
Executive DepN, Fxinn. 7err., 18th Nov, 1854.
By the Governor, J. TRAVIS RossER,
eec'y of MINI. TER.