The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-10-03
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, October 2, 1854

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All the gubernatora have gracefully acceded to
the wishes of their respective conventions All the platforms
have been erecedal the divisions and fragments of the
great and small parties have been msrshaed battle
ray and the fall political Of 1854 be said to have
fairly commenced With eight State tickets in the field
is that our shrewest coolest politicians are
puzzled Prophets and beters nowhere be found and
must therefore, wait patiently until the balobox reveals
to the of the successful candidates. There
portland have the best of for believing that the
port is founded in truththat meeting of the grand
Gil of know notbngs will take place in this city Wednesday
next for the purpose of taking action in the pend
ing gubernatoT;si contest 1t is believed that the coun
ell WIN unite on Judge Bronson their candidate for
governors and in Of such contingency order win
be issued the following day. Thursday the subordinate
lodges throughout the State give the knowaothng sup
port the candidate OF the hard In Judge
Bronson does receive the endorsement of the know
ing council it is understood that he will withdraw from the
canvass.
shocking tragedy occurred Brooklyn yesterday
ing in which a man named Michael King attempted to muir
der his wife by assaultng her with razor and then
mary terminating his existence by cutting nis throat
with the instrument The of the dreadful deed
is said to have been Jealousy the part of the husband
though he 40 years of age and his wife about five
his junior and together having family of FIVE children the
Oldest not more than twelve years. and the youngest but
months old.
1t appears from the statement of officers REYNOLDS and
Byrn Of the thrd district police the people who re
side in the same house. that about II o'clock cry of
der heard from the occupied bv King On pro-
ceedng to the door found be locked and woman
with the youngest cd In her lying upon the platform
al the head Of the stairs and wetering in blood Officer
Reynolds who heard the tumut Immediately ran up stairs
and by main strength burst open the door, King
standing, half stripped with in his hand As soon
he the officer he deliberately drew the instrument
his throat and with such precision and force that
he completely severed the windppe and every vein and
terry connecting with the body So thoroughly the work
done that he dropped down the floor and with few
4 vulsive struggles, terminated his existence.
The officer had not yet got within reach King although
but few feet distant when he committed the deed. The
woman was found had sustained terrible cash. reaching
rom tpe right ear to the mouth She raised up, and
Dr. Brooks sent in who dressed the wound and
vital part thought to have been touched it expected
with care she may eventually recover.
The contractor for the building of the steam rgate
at the Brooklyn yard will operations to-day
She is to be named the Niagara The Niagara
six steam rgate ordered to be built by Congress
winter The other i've all under way having been com
msnccd about two months since.
The packet ship Patrick Henry which arrived from Lon
don yesterday with four hundred and three passengers had
eleven deaths on the voyage.
There nothing interesting preaching yesterday
Some of the smaer fry" speakers held forth in the Park
and the Battery, but the audiences both places
small and at the close of the day dispersed in good
order
The official report of the city Inspector shows that the
deaths in the city for week ending Saturday last
numbered oi2 being 10 than those of the week pre-
vious. Cholera took of but AZ Deaths which shows de-
of 80 in week The whole number of deaths
city from cholera, since the disease first broke June
last, has been 2,325.
The Agricultural! Fr opens morrow continues
til Friday next Room made for the exhibition of 900
head of cattle 500 sheep 300 hogs and any moderate
Der of the domestic animals Prizes the
IS 900 to be distributed The American Institute and
New York Horticultural Society to exhibit in the Fair
Hon. John p. Hale delivers the annual address
tBy Telegraph
The stock market is quiet Canton sales; Erie 49, ;
Reading, u Cumberland Coal, 81 Nicaragua, 23A NJ
Cold no sales The Hour market is shade rner sales
1000 bbls State 81 IL 81 81 southern So So per
Dbl Corn meal and rye -four unchanged. Wheat triae
rmer-sacs 2,ooQ bushels red at 81 80 81 Sc; white
southern 81 20 81 u.s. Sales OF 40 900 bus heels
Is &c cents Oats, 50 81 cents Rye 81 49, Provisions
quiet Sales pork at sl3 so Whiskey Al AZ cents
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