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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
But, while wikofr gains popularity as an

But, while Wikof gains popularity as an
amusing racenteur, and fills his pockets with
dollars, the people Of sentiment are unanimous
in execratiDg him as one of the most heartless
SPECTATORS in love that ever feigoed that
heroic passion, and think that If Miss Gamble
bad occupied the other wing OF the Genoa
pIison, and tbat If both bad been colfiDed there
for three years, three months, three days and
three hours, they would have received no more
than their deserts.
Barnum's book is the most vulgarly written,
Greeley is the most stupid, but Wikoifs has
the style Of Chesterfield in his Advice to
bis Son." with just as little moral principle,
and just as little heroic sec timent of action.
In literature Wkof is sort Of Rousseau,
deeply dashed with the modern politician aud
the Wall street fioancier. The present book is
probably the beginning Of a literary career Of
novel and eccentric character, and it Is very
probable that the Chevalier Wikoff will give us
the other chapters OF his life with the same
nair.t<, and in the same ChesteTfeldian style
that has immortalized his courtship with Miss
Gamble av
The Chevalier Wikoff was the predecessor Of
the Chevalier Barnum in theatrical humbug.
1t was Wikof who first set all the American
people running after foreign .fgurante-he
originated the tactics which Barnum, as pup
pet in the hands Of Jenny Lind, afterwards
adopted. Now, if Wikoff, with the spirit Of
the " Confessions of Rousseau" and in the style
of Chesterfield, gives us the details of his es-
capade with Fanny EllsIer through this country,
it will sell even better than his account of the
Gamble affair. Let him think of it. After
that he can give us book on Louis Napoleon
and his affairs; another on Lord Palmerston
and the British diplomatic service; and every
year produce volume, sometimes on Russian,
sometimes on italian affairs. Then the Wikoff
library will form valuable addition to our
standard literature, and take its place among
the most valuable philosophical works
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
shooting Array nc Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI Jan. 10, $50.
A distressing affair occurred here Saturday night
in front of the National theatre. young named
Jennings circulated reports TO the character
Of young Lady recently married to II. n. 0rmsbee a
clerk in the National Telegraph oce Who meeting Jen
nings in the theatre called him out and asked him be
the author Of the alleged reports and he replying In
the sruAtive, 0ymsbes took cut pistol and shot him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
John Mitchell at Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Jan. Is, 1855.
John Mitchell received at the Burnett House this
morning by the Mayor, the committee Of the City Coun
ellis not attending mass meeting held at Green
wood Hall to night at which the members Of the City
Councils we're denounced for their action in welcoming
MI Mitchell 10 the city,
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THE CALAMITY AT Fort WAsHIsaroN.- was . re-
port in town yssrsrday that Miss Anna Langdon Haven
had died from thu. effects of the sufocation she expe
rienced at the bgrpS the residence Of her father,
Saturday morning - We are happy to learn that
such is not the cast she is living and yesterday
pronounced out Of danger by her physician 1t will be
recolected that Miss Anna angdon the rescued
by Mr.. Hopkins her brothern-law, from the balcony
window
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
RESIGNATION OF Mr.. soULB, MINISTER TO SPAIN
APPOINTMENT OF HIS sUCCEssoE-THE smrTHso
MAN INSTITUTION, ETC., kTc.
UNITED STATES SUPREME coRnr

WAsHISGroS, Jan. 10, 1865
No. 42-Peter J. Burcheli appellant, vs.. stewart c.
Marsh, ct al. Argument CONNIE need by Mr. GiIett
for the appellant, aud continued by f. b. Washburne
Esq. Tor the appellee
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16
Pennsylvania LeQfslafurr.


HARRISBURG, Jan. Is, 1885.
Eli slfer native American, elected BY the Legs.
lature State Treasurer day The vote was as follows
-slifer SO; T. W. Hamlin democrat 35; scattering A.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16

SYRACUSE, Jan. IL, 1855.
The trial Of Alfred Tyler for the murder Of his wife,
has been postponed until February on account Of the
sbssncs VI important witnesses. ...r
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-16

The CABINET SoUABBLEs FOR THE SUCCESSION
PIERCE CANDIDATE.-We are advised that it
is mistake to suppose that Gen. Pierce has
abandoned the field for the succes.ion-that, on
the contrary, he is still candidate for the
honor of second term. He is said to be very
hopeful against all his democratic rivals, from
the suggestions that Douglas is killed
of by the Nebraska bill, that Buchanan
won't do, that Cass is too old, that Gushing is
too green, and that Marcy may be managed.
We further understand that the lately discov-
cred treachery Of Cushing and Forney against
Pierce and in favor of Buchanan, has thrown
the Executive completely over to the side of
Marcy which blocks, for the present, the Buch-
aDan and Soule game Of the Ostend Convention.
And hence the return of Buchanan to manage
the plot, which was to be in the spring, is now
said to be postponed till next fall, unless the
wind at Washington should shift again to his
J advantage.
Another thing which goes to prove that
Pierce is still candidate for the succession, is
his speech to the Veterans of 1912 on the occa-
sion Of their late call at the White House. Gen.
Cass was among them, and the President made,
in the course OF his remarks to the old soldiers,
some highly complimentary illusions to the
patriotism and craftsmanship Of Gen. Gass.
Some say that this was intended to aid in the
reunion Of the New York hard shells with the
soft shells, in spite of the fact that fine words
butter no parsnips However thus may be, we
learn that TammaDy Hall will very shortly
make formal nomination of Gen. Pierce for
1856. And why not? Has not John Coch-
rane, has not Sachem Purdy, declared that,
against all enemies and all rivals, they would
hold the President in their arms? Did they not
cay SO on the last fourth of July? Aud
would not John Cochrane and his democratic
associates in Office, and John Van Buren,, still
out of Office, be the most urgrateful wretches
in the world should they refuse, ut this crisis,
/ any declaration Of gratitude which might be
useful to restore to Gen. Pierce the wh,phand
of the Cabinet in the matter of the succession !
Consider, then, that Pierce Is still candidate
for 56, and look out for the proclamation Of
Tanmany Hall on the first fair day. Where is
the Gushing and Forney kitchen coalition now!
The THREE CHEvALiERS IN EIoGRAPHY.-lt is
now nearly week since the autobiography Of
the Chevalicr WikoG was published, and it has
already taken the wind out of the sails of the
Chevaliers Greeley and Barnum. Barnum's
coarse attempts at wit have only excited dis.
gust among his literary readers, and they are
very apt to think that he better deserves the
fifteen months in the penitentiary which wac
suffered by the Chevalier Wikof. Greeley
book lie as dull and stupid as his own columns
On the contrary, Wikoff has created quite q
sensation, such as 1t is, and a very curious
sensation it is too. The sales, Of course are
very much increased by this sensation, and il
IL generally supposed that the publisher Of
wikof's book will be obliged TO issue three
times as many copies Of Il as Of Barnum's OF
Greeleys,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
GRAPES SWEET AND SOUR.

The passage of Resolves in favor Of Gov.
sEwARD's reelection by the Wing Young Mens
General Committee of our City, seems to have
wrought signal il not salutary change in the
views Of The Express. One year and Eve weeks
ago, on the winding up Of the Young Mems Com
mittee, a resolve was passed com pllmeL ting its
Chairman, Mr. ERAsTUs BROOKS Of The Express,
who thereupon responded in a speech, in which
he said:
"Wbat the future of the Wing Party was to be,
il remained for these General COMMITTEES. in comm On
nth other Whie organizations, and the Wing Party
Generally 10 d.cioe Az members OF a great
National Party. If we held principles in common, We
copsciences judgments or opinions would not allow
us thus to &C, in harmony the only manly course was
TO cease to be Wings and TO join that party or seq
uent of a party with whom we could act without
violating own innate sense OF wnat was rsht III
itself Men might be Attached TO all the ism', ex-
remes and section alisms of the cay but they coua
not be Wbjes if these discordan and radical notions
controlled their seton at the 6sliot BOX.
shall 90 10 Albany from this COMMITTEE, trusting tnat
Wings, clothed With Legislative power, will, upon
all nToper occasions manifest and sustain the princi
pies which have been approved here. 10 supporting
them elsewhere, msy not hope, 80 far at least 10 DC
still the organ of this Committee, and thus to cou-
tnue an association which has been personally aud
politically among the peasantest events OF my liie
But I" this Committee" having, By solid
vote. demanded the reelection Of Gov SEWARD,
and refused to advertise in The Express, that pa
per calls its proceedings " mingled farce and
forgery" declares Broadway House place 10
which sswe do not see how any man that res poets
" himself can longer be mixing" and asserts that
" The E1pyess would as lief be the organ of
n. of fha Whi0 foun0
Mems Committee, whose freshest ex. Pres-
dent is Editor ERAsTUs BROOKS! "And this is
"sworld, philosophers Sampson Brass, (Which
has lunar influences AMI revolutions on its axis,
"snd comes various games of that sort"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
IysTRUC TIVE.

When the Democratic party wished to make
tbs United States Senate do an UNCONSTITUTIONAL
act BY mutilating and falsfyiag its own records,
Legislature afs.r Legislature was Piled VITA re-
solves insfrueti.g their Senators to do what they
bad no right to DO, and the Senators were there
upon commanded to obey or resign. Tue duty to
do so was pronounced fundamental Democratic
principle, and he who did not conform was brand
ed recreant to Democracy. And thus such
men 90 WIN. C. RIvEs were driven out Of the
Senate, and the deed of darkness and mutilation
copsonDattd.
Last winter, Congress passed Senator Doug
lass Nebraska bill, its friends just5ng it on tue
indefessibIe, indestructible principle of "Pop-
"ulsr Sovereignty" On this ground Gen. Cas-
aid Mr.. Stuart Senators from Michigan, sap
ported the BILL against very strong expressions
of the repugnsnce Of their constituents.
The opponents of the measure took an appeal
from Congress to the People, organized on the
ant-Douglss platform. and thereon carried most
of the Free States-Mchigan conspicuous among
them. The Anti-Nebraska S ate ticket was car
ried entire, with three Of the four Members of
the House. and Legislature which has just IN.
structed, by very large majority, Gen. Cass and
his colleague to take the back track Oh the Ne
braska question.
Gen. CAss thereupon notifies tie Senate and the
Country that he non't OBEY aud pont resign, but
will persist in incorporating and defeating his
constituents to the bitter end. Aud Of course hs
will do as he says.
will anybody ever hencefortb be swiadled
out of the Senate or out Of bis conviction. by
" the Dem ocrssic doctrine of Instruction ~
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
PRIZE FIGHT TO-DAY.

lis expected that another brutal exhibition, h
nominated Prize Fight, will come of today inA
vicinity Of New-York. The parties who have
tered the lists and offered to pound each other sns
to death for the amusement of the vicious horde hs
will attend the Disgusting affair, and to afford gan
blers an opportunity to win money upon tho rssss
are fellow named John Leese, Of New York, ~
one James Mcintyre. OF Philadelphia TIE nsrs
has been made up for some time past, and the balls
have been undergoing course Of training for n'
development Of their physical abilities and the sss'
walton Of their animal courage. Leese b nS
about 80 years Of age, and though known smonsn
the rufians of the City as Fighter" he's nsvs
gained notoriety in the ring. Mcintyre ma
about fory-fv years Of age, and hiss hsd sons o.
perience as a prize-fghter. The parties hsvags
charge the arrangements for this lawless event hsn
caused notice to be given that it will coma %
somewhere in New-Jersey, about halfway bs's's'
New.York and Philadelphia. This has been doss@
put the authorities and those whose presence ~
wanted, off the track Tickets for steamboat efsp'
sion, at 81 each, signed by Robt. Leese, prophsme
a drinking house in West Broadwa aud brotss
one Of the combstants, have been issued, desgns1F
certsin points at which passengers for this eIessr
will be taken on board from until O'Clock A =
to-day, TO 60 TO tbis scene Of disgrscefa encouss
Its probable that the steamboat having them oab's
will proceed up the East River and Sound, sndsx
upon certain Old battle ground upon the shsss
Long Island, where q similar occurrencetook plsS'
few years since. They will light and leave the gross
long before the authorities of the county 10 ne
they have selected a spot for tho fight vii wsns
to prevent the disgrace or arrest the principals
affair. Whether or not measures have been ssEs'
prevent it remains to be seen. The sutiSrit'e'"'
had ample information upon the subject.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06

Esved the risk 10 parties rsnitsins would be hr
less than at presaat.
Under Money Order system. the perscn re-
hitting would simply apply 10 bic Post Once. sad
get sn Order. and IL he moved away and heard Of
his money miscsrrying. no could easily recollecs
his former residence and Post Office. Reduced
to such limited ground, Possmssters woald
doubtless make an effort to frd the owner. Wnea
money was lost by casualty. death, carelessnes'
or other causes, there would be no recipient so
proper 80 the Government They extend the ac-
commodation and for the increased safety, cheap
ness and celebrity, should receive all profits, acci
dental or otherwise.
There can be no difficulty in establishing the
system in question in the United States - branch
of the Post. Office. The law should define the
limits Of the business. Security should, Of course,
be required of the Postmaster, for the faithful
performance of his duty uuder the law. Com
mencipg on a limited scale, the system might be
gradually extended to places of less population and
business until it should be brought into general
use. We should have the benefit Of Great Bit
aims experience. Ii would put stop to the
numerous robberiss, committed BY Postmasters
and Others, as there would be no longer any OBJ
iect in riding the MALE. We close our remarks
with an extrsc, of an srticle on the Post-Ofi 'e
and Money Order systems of Great Britain from
The Londo, Daily Netes:
"Wben the Penny Postage plan was introduced Il
was obvious that the publi, would tske Advantage OF
i, 10 irspsDit snail sums of money. IL was neces-
sary therefore that the pubic should be enabled 10
se1d those sums in the safest and most economical
maIrer and 50 as not 70 impede in the business OF
the Post Office Department more than was sbs' utelf
Necessary. The Money Order system was found al
mirably adspttd for this purpose and it was imne-
6iat,ly made gigantic auxiliary in carrying Out zoe
Penny Postage schsme. Even II the Money-Orler
system however had not been in existence when the
postage was reduced TO a low and uniform rate, II
must have be invented flowing naturally from IT.
Il would have been spendid corrollsry eeduced
from that demonstrated usefnl measure
We can add nothing TO the force OF this Ian
guaee, or the conclusiveness of this evidence.
The great want in our postal arrangements is OBJ
vous. Is not it's practical solution quite as OBJ
yiousl Will not statesmen take the matter 10
hand, and give us the Money. Order system
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06

The New-York Industrial Association for Tie
Protection of Home Industry advertise il our
columns, this mornipg, that they have opened n
Office at No. 463 Broadway, where the working.
men Of the City are earnestly invited to eater
their Ames as signers Of Pledge to use cloth.
irg ard other articles of American prodaesisa
only. 1t Is an attempt by the People to escaPs
the fatal consequences of the present tariff
fastened as it Was on the country BY pclisicd
swindlipg-snd by private action protect their
Industry against foreign competition. If q NIL
lion of persons could be found to enter heartily
into such movement ard carry out its purpose
tie great end might be accomplished.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
FIREMERS BALL.

The annual Ball Of Engine Company NO. III
place Last evening at Niblos salooo. The ns' Ia
ing and estimation with which this Company ss -
drew together a large and fashionable a''eno-I
and showed conclusively tina. they have = 80
friends, not the least portion Of whom are o.
EEK. The large hall was filed to erce" ID
lumber OF prominent gentlemen were pre.s ... ~
participated in the dance Shortly ai'F1 ~ ~ 49,
National Guard Band commenced soms -.
choicest music and the promenade, ea.drHs, -.
polka, schottisch, &C., were psricps'ee =, ,s,
paDy in quick succss siop. At l2i O'CLOCK Nv. Oa
cessation of music, during which the c'nP. 1870
advantage to fortify the inner man win ~ ;s,r
supper, after which the dance "" resau,, ..S.ss,
uncon6ned and at late hour the c'mPn! go
without anything having Occurrsds' "' vs.
tea of the occasion.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
On the reverse Of the order are these


INSTRUCTIONS
For the issue OF Duplieste Money Order 5r the
TRANSFER or pay Of Order additional Com
ehsrf.d which must be paid in postage stamps enclosed
In application 70 the Pr.ideat Of the Money Order
Order ssued 10 England oT Wales Ireland OF scot
Fer Stopping payment Of an Order the same Zee be
cent 10 The sSen Of the Chief Money Order Office Of
the letter eudes Qn caon beth for the soppsgs
payment and oI repayment 10 The Remitisr oay one
To save time spd prevent errors hs Pubc .re advised
10 furri.h In writing the hsing Postmaster 81 the line
OF sppe alton the fu particulars Of every Money Order
r.qDed, and 70 ASCERTAIN, before quitting the Issuing
Oce that the Order ponds wi hose particulars
The receipt the other SIDE must be signed II the man
there described
whoever presents the order for payment: whether the
risbtiu otherwise must give full information -
t. the Chris: Name surname, Address srd Occupation
OF the party who orisinaiy obtained It, srch party
be Firm when the Name Of the Firm together with its
Address and Occupation will suffice TIE only exception
this rule 10:
When the Orser presented throuxh Bank Of the town
upon Which e drsvn N which case Il viii suee tns
the oder being properly signed b- also crossed viii The
Bankers psme.
These hsve been laid down 70 secure far
practicable that payment Be made 10 the rshful party
force then far due regard to psbe convenience vii
permit
uhorso.,er presented the Oes wiz De liable any
further claim; the pubic are srEiely eiuiiere3
ls To take Al means to prevent tie cs- Of the ssn.v
Order.
I'd Never to send the Money Order in the Letter
with the piornstion required the payment thereof
Sd To be careful on taking oct Money Order, &c SAFE
correctly ,he Chrisisn vel ssrnans, OF hs P-rs'E
IL vhoie favor Il 3 70 Be drawn
ih To see that the Name. address snd Oe-ur-fion o.
tie person takinE out The Money Order. correctly
Known to the person in vhOse favor L IL drswn
NEGLECT Of these Instructions viii risx the loss Of the
horsy besides leading 70 delay and uoubs 10 obtaining
payment
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06

These figures tell a story not to be misunder-
stood. We have the recorded fact that during
fifteen years the people Of Great Britain RENTED
by mail, through Poet. Office Money Orders very
nearly $500, OOO, 900. 1t is safe 10 say that not
one dollar in half q million of this vast sun WAS
ever lost to the owners through mail robberies,
fire, loss ofthe Order or imperiection of the postal
machinery. We notice that more than twice as
many Orders were paid at the London Post
Office as were issued there. In Glasgow also,
the number and amount Of those paid was consid-
eraby greater than those Issued. The flow OF
money is into the towns and cities. People in
country places are constantly RENTING money to
the large cities, to pay for their newspapers,
make every description of purchase, and pay debts
to their tradesmeD. We see tina. the people OF
email places use the Money Order Office much
more in proportion than those in large cities.
Glasgow bad a population in l54l, of 251 ,592,
and in 1874 only Issued Money Orders to the
all cunt of $35l, l55, while the twelve small
towns given above, with population, in lSil, OF
l52, IOl, issued orders, in Isi3 to the amount of
S4IS,990.
We now give blank form Of the Post Office
Money Order. 1t is printed on piece Of paper
81 inches BY u:
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-06
LIBELs ILLUSTRATED.

We were very busy in our working room yes
terdsy, when q shy young man sidled in, handed
us paper as if i: burnt his fingers, and popped
out as if he had been doing an act for which his
conscience pri,ked him. We picked the paper
up and read as follows:
EEwYoRx SUPERIOR CouRT John N Cummnss ss.in.t
Horace Greeley and Thomas EeEeth summons for relief
(Com ITO the defendants You are hereby summoned
and required TO answer the complaint this senon whh w
City of New York at the City Hall in the City Of New York
and serve copy OF your spsws 70 the said compsnt on he
twenty days after the service Of this ummops on you er
elusive OF the dsy Of such .erviee and you M % snswer
ts' .er va 'py to the coa fo the relief demanded in
Inc complaint GO c BLAKE Plaintiffs Attorney
The above suit for da,ges BY reason OF o. published
Jan 81 1855 and eommens.d without previous eomnuaea
take eject
We read IL over and fell to considering who
is Mr.. John n. Cummings, and what we hal ever
done to him, but no shadow Of such apersonage
could be evoked from the chambers Of Memory.
Not on the Merrimsc, the Connecticut, the Hdd-
son-neither by the Delaware, the Susquehanna
nor the Potomac-nor yet by the Ohio, the Nj
ami, lor the Wabash-could we recollect that
we had ever seen or heard of John n. Cummings.
Thence we wandered in fancy TO the Thames, the
Seine, the Pc, the Rhine, by all Of which we had
made acquaintances; but no trace Of John N.
Cummings could thence be summoned. Turning
in despair to our co-labOrers, We asked whether
sDy Of them had ever written or printed, sus-
pected or imagined, aught with regard TO this
mysterious entity but one and all made answer
that they never knew that such q man existed.
Thence we proceeded to our files, looked care
fully and searchipely through our issue Of the
3lst ult., but found there no such name az John
N. Cummings. ReyertiDg in despair to our writ,
we found that the 3lst Of January referred to as
the date Of our publication was too gears back;
whsreupon we returned to our files; yet even in
the issue of Jan. 81, 1853, we found no mention
whatever Of John N. Cummings What can be
the meaning Of this riddle The signature of
Geo. C. Blanke, Plaintiffs Attorney" (alas
for tho density of our ignorance we never heard
of him before assures Us that bis client cannot be
whollya myth; but what are We to think of the
matter Will nobody illumine our darkness :
Do speak, somebody and tell US who and what
is John N. Cummings,
The courteous Mr.. Blanke informs a. that he
commences his action " without previous comuu-
"sication, because he must do 80 .. once or be