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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29

The GREAT NEws.-The news Of the fall of
Sebastopol created the greatest excitement
that the city has experienced since the loss Of
the Arctic. We published the first dispatches
at half-past two on Thursday afternoon, and
between that time and eight o'clock on Fri
day morning eighty thousand sheets of the
HERALD were printed and distributed all over
the country. The celebrity with which the
news was received and printed, is quite aswen-
derful as the siege itself. The event took
place on the 9th Of September, and by the aid
of the telegraph and our fast ocean steamships
we are able to give an extended account of it
in less than twenty days afterwards. This
must slightly astonish our elderly citizens, who
were obliged to wait three months for very
meagre and one-sided reports Of the battles of
the first Napoleon. Things are changed now.
The age of steam and electricity has brought
about many wonders in war, diplomacy and
newspapers.
The effect Of the news on our English and
French residents was almost overpowering.
Subjected as they have been, for the past eight
or nine months to the sarcasms of the pro-
Russian party, they had become almost dis
heartened. The little bits of glory from time
to time, did not approximate their boasts when
the war commenced, and they could not retort
upon their opponents. But on Thursday night,
when there was no doubt that a part Of the
Gibraltar of the Black Sea had fallen before
French impetuosity, they had good cause to
rejoice, and they improved the occasion to the
| fullest extent.
Our readers have seen that the successful at
tacks on the Malakoff were led by Generals
| Bosquet aud MMahon. The last named officer
| is said to have fallen in the moment of victory.
Although a general in the French army, he is
really British subject. Gen. M'Mahon was
born in Ireland; his father was distinguished
physician, and was one of the leaders in the
memorable instruction of 1898. Like many
other gallant lrishmen of that day, he sought
an asylum in France, and was for many years
librarian in the College of Medicine at Paris.
His son, the hero of the Malakofi, was educated
at Napoleon's military academy, the Ecole
Poltechnque, and distinguished himself in
the Algerian campaigns. This is not the first
time that men who have been outlawed by the
British government have done it essential SER
vice.
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IESmT NoRroIK SrrrERERe-we have beer
fay rcd with copies of correspondence between w. N
Marcus, Esq. Of the Relief Committee and Mr. william
Milo manager Of Nibo's Garden, Mr.. W. r. Brough,
fgent for the Pyne and Harrison English Opera rours
and Mr. Henry Wood manager Of Woods Minstrels AZ
Broadway Mr. Niblo tenders the Of hs house gratis
for benefit for the sufferers by the pesence at Norfolk
snd Portsmouth, and the Opera Company give their
vices free Il charge. The benefit will take place thu
9th October. Dir. Henry Wood win give the entire
cets at Az Broadway this evening, TO the object
VIII not the other managers follow suit In the good
work.
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has been shS-sp SAas~~1er such . rystem as
theirs, Where birth and money take the place
ofeSacation and merit, ignorance and inca
pacity must be the rule; yet no change has
been made, and in the face of warning after
warning, the highest military authorities of
Great Britain persist in regarding the present
plan as the best that could be devised. We
shall see whether the cutting sarcasm of Queen
Victoria herself-the message in which Gen.
Simpson is directed to compliment Gen. Pelis-
sier ION his victory"-will shake their faith
in the supreme advantages of aristocratc man.
agement, and old fashione routine.
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These have been comparatively useless in the
late siege, any naval attack having been cut
off by the sinking of those eight men of war
across the mouth of the harbor, between forts
Alexander and Constantine. The Allies haze
been occupied for the past year with the loop
holed wall and the impromptu defences thrown
up around the land side or the rear of the
city-including the Garden battery, the Ce-
meteTy works, the round South fort, or Cen
trail battery, the Great Redap, the Mamelon,
the M:slaioti, the rife pits, the White Works,
she Liftle ,Redan, and other works, comprising
altogether, perhaps, not less than five hun
dped pieces of artillery, brought up from the
arsenal, IA side forts, and the ships sunk
acposs the mouth of the harbor. All these
works (not previously captured) and the
naval fortifc, Wicns above named fell into the
possession of the allies, with the abandonment
by the Russians "a the town and the South
side of the harbor.
On the North side of the harbor, to which
the Russian garrison IL I'd retreated, aud which
yet remained intact at the last advises, there
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Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept 49, 1856.
Stocks were dull at first board to-day, at the fol-
lowing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES State SIS 65k Read
ing RR, - Long Island 14k Morris Canal, lax; Penn
sylvania RR 461s.
Cotton has recovered from its previous Decline and is
firm at &C. 94c for middling Sales to-day 500 bales
Sugar has advanced hc and IL quoted at 67Sc 7c for
fair quality Prime lard is selling at ii NC There is
little frmness In -four market, and advance
quotations to 81 z6 Western white corn Ia worth 6lc
CHARLESTON, Sept. q, 1885,
The sales of cotton for the week foot up $500 bales
Prices have declined &c. &c. Mddling fair is quoted
at ezc. 9Tc The receipts Of the week 500 bales and
the stock hand 900 bales Rice has undergone
change. Wheat advanced &c. &c. Flour steady at for
mer rates. Freghts to Liverpool, 9-16d. q ssd
BALTIMORE, Sept. %, 1861
At cattle market yesterday the offerings of beeves
amounted to 1850 head The dema d was brisk but
prices slightly declined the range being SO 50 25 per
100 lbs net Hogs and in demand, sales at
IS 80 q 50 per cwt.
Flour dull sales of 900 bbs at 81 81 SO for common
Wisconsin, and fancy Ohio and Indiana. Wheat quiet
and dull Corn lower sales OF % 600 bushels ct 74c,
free to boats Oats held 34c Canal freghts lower
13c, and wheat tic. to New York. Lake imports
yesterday: -four 1000 bills wheat, 1854 bushels; corn
23 l21 bushels oats 0 do Canal exports: four 562
bbls. wheat, 40, 103 bushels; corn, q, 1875 do.
Albany, Sept. %, 1855.
Flour in fair demand sales 800 to 900 bbls prices
in speculative demand with fair business to the trade
sales 600 bus nes at 81 % for tworowed and 81 q
81 y for our-rowed. Oats 43c. measure for State.
Receipts by canal to- day. 400 bbls -four; "a 1875
bushels corn 405 bushels barley; 1855 bushels oats;
$500 bushels wheat.
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Important from Mexico.
ALLEGATION OF PRESIDENT CARRERA-THE PLAN OF
AYULTA ADOPTED BY THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL,
ETC, ETC.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. &c, 1855
By the arrival Of the steamer 0rzaba have dates
from tho city of Mexico TO the 10th inst from which
learn that Carrera had abdca ed his Office of Provisional
President.
The Council had decided to adopt the plan Of Ayutla
thus putting an end to all fear Of collision between the
army and civilians. Still however, it cannot be said
thai there any actual government, and there well
grounded fears that anarchy will yet prevail in the city
and country
Generals Alvarez and Com ,nfort daily expected at
Caernoaca.
Yucatan Carmen, and several other places had de-
clared for the revolution. General Larcasno's brigade
Of thousand strong had surrendered to the
national Ioops
yidaureri has published new and more liberal tariff
and decree had been issued recognizing the army.
At Vera Cruz 500 national guards had been
pnr, He'd
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In addition to these there is the Wasp fort
various earthworks and the gre 1t Star fort
capable itself Of holding CARR son Of ten
thousand men, with an amount o. artillery
equal perhaps to two hundred addtio. nal guns
which would give an aggregate to the regular
forts, batteries and earthworks on the North
side Of upwards Of 500 guns. These hav yet
TO be taken: but as they occupy lin. of
cliffs commanding the town, they cannot be
taken by bombardment from the opposite side
The Russians (unlcss they shall have deemed
it expedicnt to leave the Crmea) must be met
on those heights before Scbastopol is complete
ly in the occupation of the enemy. We must
have the issue on the North side, before we
can make up our summary of the losses of the
Russians or the gains of the Allies.
We have no specific data Of the Russian
Black Sea squadron at the beginning of the
siege. Prince DemidoG, in his beautiful work
on Southern Russia, published in London, in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
Political Intelligence.

THE ABOLlTlON STATE CENIhAL COMMllIEEs
The Presidents Of the respective abolition gatherings
recently held at Syracuse have designated the following
named persons the Republican State Central Commit
tee
New York-Edwin D. Morgan, Dudley D. FieM Simeon
Draper Joseph Blunt, Jas B. Taylor, Jas. W. Nye. Al
bany-John L. Schoocraft Thos. Hun, Deodatus Wright,
Q. p. Williams Joseph Davis, John Mob. Davidson.
Troy-George Gould, A. b. Olin. Delaware-Stepen G.
johnson. Otsego-Levi c. Turner. Broome-Levi Dim
mick. 0nondago-Allan Munroe, Daniel T. Jones. Mon
roe-Samue p. Allen. Orleans-Silas M. Burroughs.
Erie-E g. Spauldng, Philip Dorsheimer. Wyoming
thas. o. shepard. Cattaraugus-A. g. Rice. Herkimef-
tandish Barry.
wEsTCHEsTER COUNTY DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION..
The democrats of the First Assembly district of West
chester county, on the Goth inst nominated Abon r.
Strang Of Yorktown, for member Of Assembly.
Calvin Frost, ESQ., was chosen judicial delegate; F. j.
Horton Francis La kin, Abram Putncy, Joseph T. Car
enter and Amos Northrop chosen Senatorial dele
ates.
The straght-out wings of the State of Vermont have
single representative in the legislature Of that State
Our neighbors of the Courier say-t IL to be hol
that he win bear the honor of his position with due
consciousness of its importance and dignity"
The State Temperance Convention of New Jersey met
on the 26th inst. at Trenton.
We understand that Governor Gardner has to the
determination 10 accept nomination from the Know
Nothings which will probably be made at the convention
to be held in Boston on the Sd Of October
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
The Briggs Contempt Case-Order Discharged
COMMON PLEAs-IN CHAMBERS.

belpre hon. Judge WOODRUFF.
SEPT. 8.In the matter n Alderman Briggs rs. Mackel-
lar, Webster and AcCdnn.-This again come up on
an order for respondents to show why they should
not be punished for contempt in refusing obey
of this Court directing them to questions an
yesgating committee Of the Board of Aldermen of wch
Mr.. Briggs is chairman.
Mr. Brady made preliminary objections and after
reading variety Of papers submitted there was
contempt committed by the respondents and that they
had never been served with the amended order Of Judge
DAILY
After considerable discussion between the counsel on
each side the Judge made the following order -
Amotion having been made in the above entitled pro
ceeiDgs for attachment against the respondents respec
lively for not complying with order made by the Hon.
Chaa. r. DAILY filed in the Office of the clerk Of this
court the 18th Of August 1885, but purporting to
have been made of the 18th Of June 1855 and
IT appearing that such order not daily
served upon said defendants, or either of them
it Is now, after hearing counsel for the notion and John
D. James T. Brady in opposition that for
the want Of such service of sd ORDER the order to shew
cause made by me the 18th day OF September 1856
be, and the same s hereby, discharged.
l.. b. WOODRUFF.
The parties then left the Court.
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THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY COMMIssION-MR.B ucHAN-
AN NOT COMING HoAE-PREsroN KINa's NoNINA-
TON, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1866
understand that the Secretary the Interior has re-
ceived information from Major Emery, Boundary Com
missioner stating that he will not leave for the States
until November owing to recent difficulties that have
arisen since Santa Annals abdcation.
am informed to-day by friend Of Mr.. Buchanan, that
he win take the HERAIDs advice and return before
March next.
Todays Union announces that Preston King has beep
nominated for Secretary Of State by the abolition conyep
ton of New York. Where's MarcyY
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29

RESIGNATION JrDcr PrnT, on lSpiASA-The following
Is ex-United states Senator Pcrs letter resignng his
seat as Circuit Judge Of Indiana
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept. Is, 1855.
hereby resign the office a Judge Of the Twelfth Ju-
dicisI Circuit, take effect the sh day Of October
1856. In doing this tender TO your Exccllency my sin
cere thanks for the kindness and confidence manifested
In giving tho appointment but cannot longer hold o.
once, The salary Of which will not sustain .maD
fanny 70 This city JOHN PETITE.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29

HARRISBURG, Sept. IS, 1855
The Fusion Convention las. night nominated Mr.
Thomas Nicholson at present Cashier Of the State Trea
sury, for Canal Commissioner, In place of Passmore
Williams on, whose name is withdrawn.
LANCASTER, sept. IS, 1855
The nomination Of Thomas Nicholson for Canal Com
missioner is well received here. Peter Martin the
previous Know Nothing nominee expressed his determi
nation to do all in his power to the election Of
the fusion nominee.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
1853, gives US the following catalogue OF the
Black Sea feet of His Imperial Majesty =

SsIoPon ..'''.''''''''' "a '''''
Hig Mercury 90 twe schooners, II each; one cutter
and one tender.
In addition to this list, we find in the Rus
sian account of the destruction of the Turkish
feet at Sinope, three ships, the City Of Paris,
The Grand Duke Constantine, and the Tri Svia-
ltelia, each OF 120 guns, mentioned as among
the Russian squadron; also the frigates Restis-
latf, the Kajonl and Koulevtcha, and the war
steamers Odessa, Crimea, Bessarabia and Cher
concentrating an aggregate of some thirty
ships of war, of all which not a vessel now re-
mains afoat
These specifications, military and naval, will
afford some idea of the necessities to Russia
of her courageous and desperate defence OF Sc
bastopol; for not only was the key to Con-
stantinople and the possession Of the Crimea
involved in the contest, but her Black Sea
squadron, without which her great commercial
outlets Of the Dnieper and the Don, and her
world-supplying granaries of Odessa, are at the
mercy even Of the Turk.
The price which the Allies have paid, and
will yet have to pay for Sebastopol, is and
must be upon o scale commensurate with the
resistance involved. What will they do with
Sebastopol, and with the Crimea, if they conquer
it? What have they gained but lot of dam
aged artillery, and the present Of an elephant!
If Russia still refuse to accept the four points
what next? There is no other point of her ex-
tremities where she may be assailed with i'm
punity-there is no admission by sea to st. Pc
tersburg; and her vast Baltic feet is safe be-
hind the walls of Cronstadt. What next, il
Russia, Withdrawing her armies from the Cri
mea, defes her enemies to do their worst
Shall we have another campaign to Moscow, OF
the adoption ofKossuth's plan of iberating
expedition to Poland? Austria and Prussia
have share of that partition, and how can Pc
land be restored without spoliation of their
territories? Let us not be too sanguine of the
submission Of Russia from the fall Of Sebasto
pol. 1t may be but the overture to q general
war.
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Agricultural Fairs.
FAIR OF THE NEW YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

ELxRA, sept IS 1885,
Extensive preparations have been made here for the
fair Of the New York State Agricultural Soce'y, which
next Thursday The grounds all ia rcal
ness and already large number Of entries Of stock i'm
Elements Of agriculture &C. &C., have been made. It i
expected there will be multitude Of visers 20 the exit
bton and the hotel propretors making every exer
ton TO accommodate all who come. Extra trains will be
run the New ork and Erie, Wiamsport and Elmira
and ndagua Railroads TO convey persons 10 and
from all the neighnoring villages PORTION Of the on
GERS The Society here actively engaged in
ranging the details Of the fair In union with the local
committee. ladies' grand equestrian match will take
Mace a., Saturday october 9th which viii be the closing
feature at the exhibition
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE FArR-GESERAL PIERCE
READING THE NEWS.
PHILADELPHIA sept IS, 1855
oar state fssr closed this afternoon. Upwards Of
PERSONS present 10 hear the address delivered
by Nr. Waits. The premiums announced by Score
tary Waller.
The BAH a the Agricultural societ- last evening was
splendid affair. IL was attended by te President who
cad the exciting foreign news 70 the ssemhsge, which
crea ed great .snsaion The rzss.den Jet lha
ing Tor Washington.
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The Atalanta GAL Bank

CoLUNHA, o. C,J Sept. B-6P. N.
Our correspondent at Augusta learns in reference to-
the rumored failure Of the Atalanta Bank that certain
parties at Chicago have recently drawn heavily upon t
Specie and that Of the banks notes have been
tested. We have seen private despatch from re-
spectacle source dated at Macon, Ga to- day which.
states that the to the prejudice Of the bank
without foundation
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Cap,ain II. T. Walter, Of the bark phan ION, OF Bal
,lmore viii accept thanks for his sindne~ N iaf
p,shing " with late peIcrs, &c, from Mo Janeirc.
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New ORLEANS, Sept. %, 1855.
During the past week there have been 40 deaths from
the yellow fever at vicksburg, and ITO new cases.
At Canton the number Of deaths have been 90
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-29
Naval Intelligence

The United States rigate Savannah, Commodoresale
and brig Cambridge at Rio Janeiro the 18th
August-all well.
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The Africa ut Halifax.
HALIFAX, Sept. %, 1855.
The steamship Africa arrived here at 930 sailed
again at II O'Clock last night for Liverpool.
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PHILADELPHIA, sept. 70, 1Sbb.
suit has been commenced in the District Cour
against Passmore Williamson, for the value of the alb
Quoted slaves belonging to Mr.. Wheeler.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-18
BY LAST NIGHTS MAIL.
INDIANA REPUBLICAN, CoNvggTIo7

Indianapolis, July I8.-The largest State
Convention ever held in Indiana has just ad-
journed. The number in attendance has been
variously estimated at from ten to twenty thou
sand. UnbOunded enthusiasm and the N ost
perfect harmony have prevailed.
The Platform Of last year was unanimously
readopted, with the addition OF a specific
plank. which asserts that Slavery is sectional
and Freedom alone national.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts,, made an
eloquent and forcible speech, which was most
Vehemently applauded.
Judge Morton, Ii. S. Lane, Messrs, CoIfaz,
Holloway, Mace, Jocelyn, and Senator Harlan.
of Iowa, are to speak this evening.
All the speeches thus far made are of the
true stamp. fully and forcibly opposed to Sla-
very extension.
One County sent by railroad a delegation OF
sixteen hundred.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-18

AMERICAN Ga RATIFUDE.-During the admin
istration Of Sir Robert Walpole, the transpor-
tation of C0nricts to this country proved a
very great grieveance. DR.. FRANKLIN wrote
to the Minister the thanks Of the colonies for
the maternal care Of Britain to the country
strongly manifested in this instance and as q
satisfactory proof OF American gratitude, sent
him a collection Of R1ftlesnGSss which he adj
vsed him to have introduced into his Males
ty's gardens at Kew, in order that they might
propagate and misunderstanding him that
they would be as beneficial in his Majesty's
English dominionS, as the British Gad Irish
c0aUict8 were to America! Thus it would ap-
pear that in the eyes Of Franklin, the transpor-
tation to this country Of coacic1s and yaltpers,
was considered as crying an evil as it is at the
present day.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-18

PR0sCRIPrIoN Talk about prescription, and
then look at she course of President Pierce
Man after man falls before his arnl, simply be-
cause ne would exercise his rights as a free
man-because he would vote as he pleased
and entertain the views he felt.--Tak about
the liberation IN Catholics, and point TO the in
stance. We know q young man who lived in
Fremont, Ohio, who dared 90 write an article
for the Fremont Journal holding up TO scorn
the holy ~ -fcther OF that place, who had com,
mitted u brutal assault and battery on = lc3maE.
This young man was a clerk in a large store
where all the Catholics and Irish dealt, and
Mr.. Priest marched to the Proprietors, 4old
them he must be discharged or loose their Gus
tom ana of goes his head. This is only one
instance out Of many. Americans, do you not
feel your nation and your people insulted2-
The evil must and will be put down.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-18
"SAsf's" ORIGIN AND

"SAM's'' ORIGIN AND HIsToRT.-One of the
speakers at 4 recent American meeting in
Kentucky, said that '.Sam'' was an immacu-
late conception. He was born in nPhiladeIphia
on the 4th of July 1776. He was born talking.
His first words are found in the Declaration of
independence, which shook the thrones of
Europe to their center. King George, while
he was young, undertook to whip him because
he was sssassy.' With the help of George
Washington he licked the Kings forces, and
took as much land he wanted. ''Sam'' mar
ried an American woman named Constitution,
and has had by her thirty-one sons and daugh-
ters, all Of whom are now living, and occupy
ing lands from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean. Constitution has five or six young
ones still at the breast. Sans family, how
ever, are peculiar. They ali feed, fatten, and
thrive upon Constitutions republican milk,
and obey their mother. Sam protects his fam
ily by throwing around them a great flag,
giittering with stars and red with the blood Of
the martyrs of liberty. 'sSam'' and his family
are now the greatest people on the face of the
earth. They are known and respected by ev-
cry nation in the world.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-18

THE BIBLE PUT OUT or q WAYLAED SCHooL.
"A few weeks since several Of the scholars
(Roman Catholcs) in one of the Wayland
(MiddlesoX county, schools, refused to read,
as had been the custom, from the scriptures.
They Of course acted from directions outside
the school. The teacher "a female) insisted
upon the system and discipline of her charge
hand by the School Committee, a majority of
whom-two to one-sided upon the Roman
Catholic side of the question, and accordingly
the Bible was banished. The people ofthe dis
trict are indignant at the action of the Com
mittee, and rumor is now current that, un-
less anticipated, they viii be invited to vacate
their posts.-B0stoR Bee.