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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31
IINITIp Stats MAIL LINE ToK cALIrosNIA

/ NITIU STATES UAIL LINE lux CAEIFUHNIA,
~ via Aspipwsn and Panama. Califoyn1kas
formed that the Panama railroad 10 completed and me
70 ocean No NOR: mule t.aysl.no river boating. on
street North river win be despatched the aeet
steamship GEORGE LAW, Capt O. Fox, U. s. N. to
JOHN L. sTlpAEss. apars boa. always KEEP. 2. Pa.
to prevent detention In Of accident No freight
received O'Clock tho sailing day For passage ap
ply at the eompany's once, No. LIZ West street., TO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

R0UNTY LAND, PENsIONS.-NoTARY PUBLIC
- Sailors, soldiers, &c., wid2ss snd minors wishin
Cases Of Claims Law business
fully DONE WIN. GKANDIN, 70 Nassau street. room TO-
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nR. JOHNSON. 80 BAXTER LATE ORANGD STREET,
~ Anthony DO consulted usual st his Of
nee Speedy cures guaranteed. Charges moderate Sre-
cine ite 81 per box. No mescury.
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u the furniture carriage, dc and twenty acres Of land
and halt miles the New Brunswick depot, N.
the banks Of the Raritan and magnificent
Wow The house in the Gothic stye lately buit wish the
best materials and filed in with brick photograph Of
the place be 1T the ofce Of r. DHERvILLY, No.
d Exchange place.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

TOR sALE-A HORSE POWER, WITH SAW, BENCH
and pulli.s .na mor.ce machine, and one Of FAYE
bsehes and tenh machine goes by foot The whole
viii be sold low Inquire At L. Atlantic street, Brooklyn
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

E0R SALE CHEAP-A THREE YEARSl LEASE,
stock snd hsturss Of the coffee cake and oyster sasos
IVY NISSAN erect This saloon good business but must
sold the present proprietors wish TO 70 West For
1"r'her particulars inquire on the premises
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

no NOT BE WITHOUT THE CHEAPEST AND MOST
~ beautiful farm Staten Island three quarters Of
nesm Rossyille, nine from vanderbilts Landing and I
from Port Richmond In good order; two
house, fourteen good Price 800 1t
10 the best the island Terms half cash. Apply
et 81 Fulton street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

REDUCTlON OF TARES TO SUIT THE IIAES-
N New York ans CALIFORNIA; ste Amshp line, NiearaguS
Accessory Transit Company, Of Nicaragua. proprisors
through In advance Of thema7 miles shorter than
mile, Of danss.ous ses,ns in psn.~a Bay The splendid
Captain Turner i'll eavs pier No. North river
o'clock p n precisely Punta Arenas Tuesday june
tons Transit route having but
twelve miles Of land GLASS carriages
For information passage reduced rates apply only
TO CHARLES MORGAN, Agent, NO. Bowling Green.
received
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

nLYMPIC CIRCUS, 45 BOWERY.-H. FRANCONI
" Burneu Eunneils, proprietors-The above establish
ment will open on Monday ming June with full and
brilliant equestrian troupe The performances viii 10 given
under or pavilion being the only tho.oushy
reserved seats 80 CENTS children, half price, Places
VIC cd for colored pfonlc
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

DR0CKLYN ATHEN EUM THERE WILL BE GIVEN
ID At the above naed place, grand MAGICAL entertain
ment with ventriloq this Thursda evening Tickets
rs cents Doors open A N o'clock to commence at 8.
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IMPORTANT TO SEA CAPTAINS AND SEAFARING
For SALE childs cau which will be sold for less
than half its value note addressed to corner But
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

DRAMATIC TALENT WANTED.-THE NEXT ORA
~ mafo season Of Barnum's American Museum will
early in September To professional
the first order tte liberal will be extend
ed. APpls to, or address, p. T. BARNUM. American M
scum, New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

u,OR NORTHAMPTON AND HAVRE.-THE NEW UNI.
II ted States mail steamer ARAGo, D. Lines command.
az win leave for Aavrs uehiRs ~ Southampton to land
from pier No North foo. .. Beach street Pros
wanted during the should DO sent board the
before sailing marked below" No freight taken After
Thursday May 81 For freight passage apply
NGSTON, agent, s. Broadway n. R.-AN letters muss
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PERHAxs BuRLEseuE OPERA HOUSE,,

L 6e3 BROADWAY
TIE GREAT BUR- EsQUE BABY SHOW,
the most piece ever produced In the 1roAE
BUSINESS will be repeated evening this week, and
Wednesday and Saturday Afternoons, At s O'Clock.
Previous to BABY snow Ethiopian Conceys and Ohe.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

ar LARHoNT, PARIS AND LONDON PHYSICIAN
M and author Of tho Adviser and Mar
rags Guide $40 10 sngravRg (mailed by him. sealed
ooiey. any address r SD 70 consulted AZ ReAde
street. eorntr Of Broadway from II A. T. I'LL and 10
Pm, avs excepted Those distance treated by
mail and express We concur with other papers In recon
mendipg DR. L. and his Courier de Flats
Unis Day Book N. Courier, National Democrat &c.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

ToR sALE-A FARM or 100 ACRES IN wEsTCHEs.
ter county, mile and half south west from the viii
lage Bedfod where extensive female nnary
70 be opened farm occupied By the owner in fine
tie station the Harlem Railroad Also at Peskskl,
superior building SITE about three extensive view
Of the Hudson river and three minute, walk from s rail
road station. Apply to e. II. BRoWER
III Wall street. from tn r M
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

Eok BAvBE DiRECr.-THE FIRST CLASS STEAM
ship ERICSSON, A. D. Lowber, master, will leave New
York At on Saturday June 6th for Havrs
erect PassaSo $50 Tho owners will not be accountable
tor god silver bullion, otk or vAuables unless bills Of
lading signed therefor NO berths until paid
for Let prepaid IKE half will be received
At the once up 10 II A. Of tn day of sailing For freight
or passage, apply TO JOHN D. kITCHfNG, Agent,
Beaver street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

THE BABY sHow,-THIs QUEER AND MUCH BE.
rated exhibition projeeed ty Brnum lie to open the
continue until the following Friday evening We
derand that hundred babies the number which
exhibition limited all reserod Friday night
ans that twice could have bean obtained II
desired Ample and comfortable arrangements,
ceve made ct the Museum for the mutude Of visters
expected well for the hundred infants their
stendants The judges are all ladies Of respectabty and
tie private perusal
TIE parents OF tho competing children en- bodyug such
pointr IL is deemed Judges TO Be we'll
informed upon Evening Post.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

E,0R SAN TRANCISCO.-THE !, NEW STEAMER
Astoria, OF eco tons bursheb will be despatched the
9th Of June Fof freight and passage apply 70 the under
accom- medaton fer limited number Of passenger Per
danger Of sickt the Isthmus
WIN. LOBACH sCMEPKLER, 80 Beaver street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

TNOR sALE-AR BIGHr HORSE STEAM ENGINE
II sad boiler. Inquire Of RICHARD WIGHT, lA Thomp
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EXTRA PAY.

BOUNTY LAND OFFICE, 8 WALL STREET BASE
~ mept-soaiers, sailor, ana teamsters In war sine
fgent r. T. BETTS, Wall street.. No charge until col
lectsd.
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These steamshps sAssed ct the insurance Offices
and sce and will be insured in them To- rates
OF other cross the
For freight OF Passage, apply to
ID. TUkRANCE, No D Bowling Green, New York.
SUMNER, hoNTANT 4 DRAPER, Is Rue n. d. dss Vic
cnRYsTiE, sCHLoEssNANR 4 co., q ousi Casmir
Dolayiane. Havro
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I,oR sALE-A GOOD SECOND HAND COPPER KET.
IL tle will hold about II barrels; slso variety OF iron
boilers and PANS OF every DO cold cheap
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

CoLDlERs IN WAR OF 1872 ANY PERSON NOW
- living the representative Of one deceased, whs
attached to Capt Ezra Woodhaps company In the
1ft regiment infantry commanded By Lieut., Col Dodge
which called init service in the fall OF 1874 W calling
On ISRAEL RUSSELL No g Peatl street. can get all shs
to avah selves OF the act passed
March 1855 granting bounty lands 20 such soldiers The
place OF this compsny was In the Park In trent
of the City Hall steps.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

RIO CAPITALISTS.-THE FOX AND WISCONSIN IN.
prcvement Company offer to capitalists investment
che remaining halt Of their cent bonds, S25O
able Fs!raar 1853 interest semi annually at the Banh
Of North America city Of New York These bonds
cured By 6rst mortgage lands WORTH at low vaua
tion more than amount also the improve
INQUIRE Of the once Of the company II All strest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

TOR sALE-A NEAT TWO STORY AND ATTIC cor.
IL tage house, situated In Washington avenue, Central
1orsi.sna near the depot. The houss well finished with
rooms and the ground well laid cut Nth
shrubbery and fruit with wire fence In front y foet
zs, fronting oh Railroad viii sold toss
ther separate for about thirds Of the original
Apply to WIN. WEED, 70 Bowery. or ISAAC AkERAAN,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

CLIPPER SHIP GALATEA. FOR SAN FRANCISCO, IS
~ rapidly loading ~ pier 10 East RIVER and Will
poitively sail before Saturday, 10Th June inst.
Slippers wl please have all their freight beard BY
Saturday 9th hand in their bills Of adng for sigma
tore, TO SUTTON CO So South street, corner Of WAN.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

MONEY TO LOAN.-PERs0Ns REQUIRING ten.
Ku porary advances real estate, diamonds, plate,
swery panofortss dry goods horses carriages
AND every OF personal property promptly &C.
Broadway, opposite the Broadway theatre.
g. WILLS. AGENT.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

CTEAMBoAT FOR sALE-THE STEAMER c. VAN
dersit having beenla'eiy employed the route be.
tiop with the railroad, viii arrive here in few days Shells
Feet long 4 feet BEAM coppered and fasten
3D. and in complete order
full AID complete, adapted carrying
passengers. Apply to j. d. DICKINSON, No. South VIII
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

NAVY BOUNTY LAND AND EXTRA PAYp OFFICE
IN Bounty lands and extra pay" for o. g. Navy sailors
all wars since lO-their widows and heirsprompt
obtained and paid.
Balances Widows heirs Of deceased u. g. sailors
others cocted all kinds Of claims against the Uni
ted States reco vered by EDWARD BISSELL,
Agent and Qate) Purser .. 8. Navy, ~ Wall street.
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with lease Of eating snd drinking saloon Liza Broad.
proprietor DESTROYS Of leaving the city For further
dculars apply tho premises.
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busieees that may be commenced and NECESSARILY
carried either South West, which will yield from
Zoo to net yearly Satisfactory evidence gwen
Address L., box los Brosdway p. u.
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E,CR sALE-AT EIfzABkTHTowN, N. ia CoUN-
try residence The house 10 two and half stories.
wa the depot The new, with all the
modern mprsveu nt having large oistern and well Of
good water tie promises Alec variety OF fruit For
Particulars inquire OF r. J. sTRYKER III Brsadwsy, or
n. ID. WILSON n izabethtown.
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A cARH.-BURroN's THEATRE.
n LAST NIGHT OF THE SHASoN.
SATURDAY, JUNE = 1855.
GRAND BABY SHOW,
TWO LOVELY BHOYs,
each weighing 30 lbs)
MASTER WILLIAM BURTON

MASTER GEORGE HOLLAND.
These two wonderful babies will DO exhibited for nigh
only.
Tho receipts Of the exhibition will approprsssd for tn
BENEFIT OF MASTER GEORGE HOLLAND.
LET Us zee these beautiful and healthy specimens
humanity and nature take pity
the suffering victims VI artificial process rearing in
fancy
Secure seats in time for the show,
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G,OR sAIR-coNFECTIoNERY. ICE CREAM AND
dining saloon doing first class business with lease for
four years from LIST Of Nay, 1855 at fair rent viii ee
A. AKIN, 5GI Sixth avenue.
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COPARTNERsIHP NOTICES.

d n 000 "A PARTNER WANTED WITH ABOUT
p4OsOUU. this amount OF capital to associate with .
In the por and jobbing Of silks ribbons and
millinery goods has first customers and Of
the best stands In the city, Address Eery box l65 Post
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

PICHKOND HILL HOTEL, STATEN ISLAND, WILL
III open the oh OF Juns. The view from
the house IL OF the net In the country embracing The
vide expapee Of the between LONG Island staten Island
and New Jersey. Particulars at s. w. Beneticts store.
NO. o Wall street, New York.
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To MERCHANT TAILoRs OR CLoTHIERs,-FoR
SALE the stock and fixtures of tailoring
in Of the best locations Brooklyn, the City Hall
part taken, with five hundred doars lease
store for four years. Address Merchant Tailor Herald
Office for two days.
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EoR sALE-A FIRST CLASS GROCERY, WITH A
long lease; rent low; on corner Of one Of the best
avenues In the sity pARpiy e m "a N., 49,. =
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CONFECTIONERY FOR SALE. WITH STOCK AND
~ tools complete; now doing . good business. Also, =
ge0s horse and candy wagon fnque At go Hudson street
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HOTELS AND SUMMER RETREATs.

A COMPLETE SUMNER HOME ON THE HUDSON
IA River Railroad, New Hamburg, Duchess county,
with gle and double suits Scenery magnificent
water sot fruit OF all kinds abundant and every OF
comfort. Apply for crcuassat 500 Broadway personal
interview ON Thursday. May 81, 1t IL O'clock
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A GREAT BARGAIN.-FOR SALE, THAT DESIRA.
IA BILE property No Desbrosses street, consisting of two
story brick house. 20 by 40 the 'front.' and
frame house story lease Of lot
without ground rent and covenant for two Of
twenty h at yaluston for 000 $4,000
cash saan can remain mortgage Apply to A. SER
GRAN 7, 10 Wall street,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

TOR sALE-50 CASES No. "a GUAsE SHEET CAST
Steel hest quality suitable for postemonnsiss 40 For
particulars apply to THOMAS AoRT0S.
2l2 Pearl street.
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nRUG STORE FOR SALEM ONE OF THE PRINCE
~ pal avenues neatly fitted aud we'll stocked will
genuine medicines The store i doing sood business thu
$40 snd will be Sold If applied for to-day $3.50
qnire 1t Dr. Gileyou 1877 Third avenue Eighteenth
street.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-31

At OTICE.-THE JULY INTEREST. ON THE CIVIL
IN Funds Bonds of State Of Californis will DO pail
by JOHN COOK Jr. At his oce, 81 Broadway, presen
tation Of the coupons after the 30th june 1885
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
letter from, Coz. KINNEY.

The Mobile Tribune publishes the follow
ing from Col. Kinney. giving some interest,"
ing information concerning his Central Am
erican enterprise The letter is dated San
Juan del Norte. August Is. and is address
to Capt Aiaury, who is Col. Kinney's agent
in Mobile:
have just completed the purchase of
30.000.000 of acres of the most magni6-
cent country in the world--a country
which, venture to predict, viii before many
months TEEN with the enterprising and in
dustrious masses of the United States and
Europe. Messrs. Shepherds q Haly have
disposed of their entire right, title and inter
est in the celebrated Mosquito Grant to
me for $5O0000 and 1 shall proceed at
once 10 invite that emigration which isneed-
ed for the development of its unequaled re-
sources. There are three hundred miles
of seaboard belonging to it. and further
back, an elevated table land, healthy in eli
mate, and capable Of producing every sta
pie of the tropic or temperate zones.
Sugar, coffee, tobacco, cochincal, and CO.
Goa are produced in abundance, in addition
TO the substantial supplies of cattle and grain
required by the exigencies Of large popu-
lation Much of the land in the interior
extends along the banks Of the San Juan
river, the navigable highway of inter-ocean-
ic commerce, whence produce can be ship
ped without change or transportation to any
port on the globe. I need not say anything
Of the mining resources. The old Califor-
mans who have lately been up there, say
hey are the best in the world, and a large
accession is looked for from their State
The coal of Boca del Toro, towards the
southern boundary, which has been opened
of late, is 50 situated on account Of the
deep water that steamships of the largest
class can come alongside and load. up with
out further trouble.
hope, therefore, that you and your
friends may be early upon the ground to
share in the prospective advantages of this
vast addition to the field Of American enter
prise.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
Indian Murders.

The IndianOla (Tezas) Bulletin. Of II.
24th ult., says: 'D'
Just as we were going to press, a f.;o- !,
handed US the following item of inteIl;,a1na ,.'ena
just in by the San Antonio mails. d7iyee eVnec' an
of the party belonging to Capt. Pone,a 'lea
pedition Typographical EngineerA Ia eA
been cruelty butchered near their camn nave
the Pecos 1--WE publish the followindP Oa
tract from letter from one of Capt PoD., p W,
party to Mr.. A. Murdock Of this place. f' !
CAMP, Prcos, July 5, 1856
One of the teamsters and four Of H.
soldiers having been sent with a team of ta .ue
mules to haul water to Mr. Brown and isl I:
party, about twelve or thirteen miles f,o"
this camp on the 18th ult., they were Oa ma.
on their return next day by the Jnd;ar"
and all Of them frightfully butcbered
some Of them had eight or nine arrows an
none less than four or FIVE in them: ,br,4
of them were scalped and all of them b.S
their clothing taken off; the mules vero -
ken, and all the leather part of the harm,
cut, and taken off. [ had been with
party to El Paso, and two days after NV -
turn to our camp an express came from p
Paso with the news of an attack bavira
been made on the express from Fort CIayfS
to the post on the head of the Olympia
Five of their men were killed and fourteen
mules stolen.
. Under the circumstances, | consider nv
self fortunate in being alive With reoaTJ
to our well boring operations. we are pro.
crossing very finely; we have bored over
200 feet think in few days We will
have reached point that viii force water "a
the surface.
We may remove from here pretty sann
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

T Our hitherto amiable neighbor o.
the Democrat seems to have had his equa
nimity disturbed to an unusual degree
Not satisfied with devoting a full column in
his rsPer OF yesterday. to the the editors ol
the Gazette 4- Democrat. and almost as
much space to Ourself. he pitches into our
devil for having written few letters to
the GGzette d. Democrat This We think
IS ungenercus- II our neighbor's Object
was 70 strike at the journal for which he
wrote, he might have done SO without ridi-
euling the unpretendiDg efforts of young
man who never offended him-whose only
school has been the printing offiee-and
whose principal object in writing at all, is
improvement.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

TIE BALTIC FLEEr.-The Allies have
10I vessels of war in the Baltic, Of which
S5 are English, with 2,O9S guns, and l6
French, with 40S guns. In the combined
feet there are % line-ofbatt!e ships 81
frigatcs and corvettes, % smaller steamers
and gun boats, Is mortar and other smaller
vessels, the most magnificent feet ever cal.
lected in any war; and the question is ask
ed in England what have they done, and what
are they going to do ? At the close of last
years campaign, Sir Chas Napier. who had
not more than half the force, was ordered
bone with marks of displeasure because be
had done nothing Thus far the bic feet
has only battered a few Villages and tal
egraph stations-it has not even bon}ardsl
Bomarsund, as Sir Napier did before tbs
time last year There are accordingly a
good many murmurs at the inaetion Of DE
great feet, and the journals grumbli.e'y
say that much smaller would have dore
nothing at infinitely less expense.
We observe by the news Of the Narb
Star, tLat they are about to bombard ST,a-
borg, and thus try to DO something.
n O, Pie
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

prophetic vision of him when he wrote that
celebrated Drama.
And then. again, how his visage becomes
lighted up with scorn He would scorn to
ask FOR Withdrawal card" At first be
was ignorant-he knew not how to get out
of the party but when ne become enlight-
ened, he prefers making public renunci-
ation.and denuncsatiop, to Withdrawing in
quiet and civil manner. How becoming
! ly scorn sits upon his face 1t is absolutely
terrifying, and we do not see how any Know
Nothing can look at him without being
struck with paralysis. or some other terrific
disease.
"As the hole in this Scipio's face flies wide.
And his wrath rolls forth in stormy tide"
Alas for the American Party, when such
men as Mr. II ooKs turns loose his batteries
upon it. We would that we could soothc
his fierce irateness-we would that we could
cool Down his fiery indignation-we would
that we could molify his scorn. VIII you,
sir, be pleased to accept this notice of your
card as white flag Of truce We have, in
compliance with your request, given you
notOriety not dreamed of by you in your
widest visions. VIII you please accept it
as a token Of peace.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19
New York Soft sl.elI Convention.

syracuse, dag. ~.
This afternoon John Van Buren, with
drew his resolution to lay On the table all
resolutions concerning the Kansas question,
and Messrs. Cassidy and jenkins then in
troduced their resolutions on the Kansas
question. The resolutions of Cassidy de-
nounee the armed intrusion of MIssourians.
and calls upon the President to redress the
outrage They also declare the repeal Of
the Missouri Compromise to be unwise.
Dir. Van Buren, offered an amendment to
Mr. CaSsidy's resolution which declares that
"the Democracy Of New York adheres to
all compromises constituting State rights,
and declares hostility to extension of slave
ny into free territory"
The resolution with the amendment, was
passed.
After appointing a State Central Com
mittee, headed by Robt Kell and Jno. Coch-
ran, the Convention proceeded to the nomi-
nation of State officers. The convention
then adjourned
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

70 RUFUS K ARTHUR. Esq, editor of
the Ticksburg Whig. died in that city
recently Mr.. ARTHUR was a native Of
Virginia. and settled in Yicksburg in 1857.
He was for number of years editor Of
the IFhfg. ard was highly esteemed boil,
by his own party and his political o?po-
nents- During the Mexican War, he serv-
ed in the frst Mississippi Rifles at Monterey
and Buena Vista.
Washington telegraph., 1855-09-19

FROM SALT LAKE-Aecounts from Salt
Lake to the 1st Of July. state that the third
crop of grain has been destroyed By the
grasshoppers, and the prospect of famine
was most imminent. The Hon. L. SHAVER,
one of the Judges of the Territory, was
found dead in bis bed on the 29th of June.
His remains were inferred with great eere-
mony.