The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-19

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The News.
The Know Nothings Of New York, Connecticut
and Vermont, have recently held State Councils the
proceedings Of which, 30 far as they have trans
Dired, indicate thst the onward progress Of the
order continues unimpeded. Our Syracuse CORES.
pendent hiss furnished the results OF the sb1rs Of
the State Council held in that city last week. The
officers for the ensuing year were chosen, and dele.
gates to the National Council were elected. Lists
Of their names are given in the letter alluded to.
The order has been purged Of the unceau birds that
have defiled their own nests, and harmony reigns
throughout the entire X. N. camp. As proof Of
she rspd progress Of the order in this State we will
mention the fact that at the convention held in id
Feows' Hall, in October last, st which candidates
for State officers were nominated the total number
Of members in good standing was represented to be
but sixtysix thousand. On the day of the election
enc hundred ard twenty-five thousand votes were
east fer Daniel UIlman, the Know Nothing candi.
date for Governor. OF course it ID hardly presume
Ae that all thoee voting for Ulman were at that time
members Of the order. At the recent State Council
The number Of "tested" members Represented was
enc hundred and foftytwo thousand-a two fold ia.
crease In the brief space Of four months, aud that
TO, IN the face Of tae tive and uus rupulous bogus
organizations Of partizans Of Wm.H Seward. The
Btate Council Of Vermont met at Mortified last wesk,
three hundred delegates being in attendance. The
State Council Of Connecticut was held at New Haven
on the 18th inst One hundred and sixty nine subor
dinate councils, embracing twenty thousand mem
ben, were represented. convention for the no
mnation Of State off pers will be held a. Hartford
on the anniversary Of Washipgton's birthday, next
Thursday. They confidently expect on election day
10 scatter the dry bones," a. the fossilizsi old
parties are termed, beyond all chances Of resurrec
taon. They Know No.hiDgs Of New jersey have So,
ceeded in obtaining the passage Of an act, in the
House Of Representatives Of that State, incorporat
ing the Char Gerry Of the Order Of United Ame icaus
The vote stood fortyt to fourteen. Such il the drift
Of The tide.
The latest accounts from Texas represent the In.
dams as being more hostile and bloodthirssy than
ever. Eleven men had been killed on the frontier
early in the present month"; and four had been car
lied into worse than Egyptian bondage. The set.
tiers consequently were in the greatest alarm. The
Camsnches were endeavcriug to effect q junction
with the Northern tribes, aud geuerel war was
regarded as imminent. Active preparations, how.
ever. were being made to protect the families Of the
settlers and to defeat the savages. While this state
Of things prevails on the frontiers, Congress s per-
hitting the bill providing fer the increase Of the
army 10 rest quietly in the hands Of the committee,
deemng patent extensions and other schemes of the
spoismen Of greater importance than the lives aad
property Of the bold pioneers Of civilization.
Our Garthegana correspondent, under date OF
November 10Th, gives en- estimate Of the weigh. in
which Santa Annals private and public polisasoal
character was recently held in New Granada
His old home at Turbaco wss still ready for his
reception, provided be sbdicsted his executive
chair, which IL was thought he would soon d.
We publish elsewhere an il teresting and important
letter from the city Of Mexico Our correspondent
states that the capital is the of the greatest
excite ment Of the present moment. Santa Annals
funds seem TO be at the lowest ebb, and rumors
rife thEt to raise the wind, his prime minister,
Bsper Bonills, had made propositions to General
Gadsden fer the sale Of Yuca.an, and that in all
probability our minister may be expected next
month in Washington with the project OF q treaty
IN his pocket. Intelligence by the next mail will,
perhaps, throw more light upon the subject In the
meantime, we commend the letter in question to tue
attention Of our readers.
Col. Francis Kinloch Huser, an eminent citizen
Of South Carolina, died at Charleston on Thursday
lsat, sged eighty two years. When Q young man,
and fully Inspired with the ardor Of American re-
publjcanism, he joinei d. Eric Bollman, Of Phila-
deipkia, in his atterpt to hberate Gen. Lafayette
from the dungeons OF Olmu;z an enterprise ehich
led 70 long Incarceration Of the young and adysn.
tarous patriots.
From the Bahamas we have files Of Nassau IN P.)
Papers 10 tie 27th Of January. The Bsbama Herald
Of the Gath ult. states that . British colored sub
rect, named Cox, had been kidnapped by an Amsri
can shlpmastcr, and sold into slavery, in Virginia;
and fears were entertained respecting the fate OF
some ether men who sailed lately for Texas. The
PAPER cautions It's coiored friends against going to
sea in American vessels the captains Of which are
no, well known. Il In asserted a. II on authority
Mat the forts Of Cuba have recently received heavy
srmsmeDts from Europe. The sIk cotton trees
we're in god condition.
A meeting Of thoee favor able to the establishment
cf Kanfss ss free State he Id Saturday night
- Hope Chapel An address was delivered By d..
). u eIodgrsss, who has lately been elected vi Q
President Of the Kansas Settlement Company Of
This city. report Of the proceedings will b.
found elsewhere.
The salts Of cotton on Saturday amounted TO ABOUT
. 900 baies, o part Of which was 10 trAnsisu. The
pseher eYsdss we're scarce aud firm, while qualities
bs,ow uid6iDs continued easy 70 put chase, without
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