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G5r we:e'klg Cnlupt
Thursday Morning. /: July s, 1855.
How. SAM HousSor, of Texas, will
please accept our thanks for Congress
sional favors by the last mail.

10 Tho Gazette leagsss, that Asst
Surgeon Haden, who has been sta.
toned at this post since the withdraw
al of DR.. B. +. HARVEY, has received
orders to repare to Jefferson Barracks,
to join the Sioux Expedition. DIR.
HARVEY, is also going in the same d.
rection.
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10 A project is on foot in San
Francisco, to lay down iron or gutta
percha pipes from Contra Costa along
the bottom Of the bay, for the purpose
Of conducting pure fresh water into
that city.
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TThe Cleveland Herald offers to
stake its reputation for veracity, that
-four will be down to $500 per bar.
rel in thirty days. 1t says the crops
never looked better in the State of
Ohio, and the prospect is that there
will be the largest yield ever known
in that state. m
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A man committed suicide on Feath.
er river, California, when a Coroner's
jury was empannelled. heard the evil
dsnce, and brought in verdict that
the man was q Odd fool"
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tr-The Southern Standard (StaDd.

1.-THE Southern Standard (StaDd.
ard Of what , A New Orleans rehr
gious paper, D$ings us to stand still,
in its last issue, with half column Of
small canister abuse, winding up thus !:
You make it practice to offend
the Catholic, and even the sensible
portion of the community of Baton
Rouge by the blasphemy and insults
contained in your columns. To tell
you the plain fact, which, perhaps,
you know and need no information
upon, the Almighty Dollar Is your
God to this idol you would sacrifice
truth, religion and candor.
What shall we say to this man ?
We who have been wasting all our
energies the past quarter century, in
frui,ess efforts to knock off the rough
corners of things, and set the world
right, in reference to matters of i'm.
portance in which people have pre-
ferred all the while to 60 wrong
Shall we get mad, and pour out a
measure of billingsgate at him? No,
it would do him no good, and would
injure us exceedingly much. Let us
honestly confess then, that you are
right Mr.. Southern Standard. We
do labor for love, and there is no more
certain avenue to mans heart (Which
is supposed to be made of love) than
money. We can even have heartfelt
prayers poured out for us, for-money
which is love !; and should we leave
enough after us to pay all mortuary
proceedings, what is it that may not
be done with the Great Powers Above,
for the peace and quiet of our bound
less and bottomless soul /? Since mo-
ney is love, and love accomplishes
so much hereafter as well as here
was not "Iago' nearly right when
he, in the most friendly manner adj
vised "Cassio to put money in his
purses
Now, Mr.. Southern Standard, that
'oe have made an open confession Of
faith, pray tell us, what are you
hammering after
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WHAT AN EYE DEAR.-Among the
recent inventions of science is a false
movable eye, warrented to open and
shut, squint, stare, wink, cry, and per-
form all the other operations of which
the human eye is capable. Unfortu-
nately, the inventor cannot promise
that the false eye shall see, though we
are well aware that looking at matters
with false eve is very common prac-
tice. Ingenuity certainly goes very
great W. y in these days in supplying
by means of objects of arts, the de.
ficiencies of nature. We cannot enter
an omnibus without being told, though
the medium Of a CONSPICUOUS placard,
that there is mo more Grey Hair :"
though we cannot help taking it into
our head that there is, for our locks
give the white lie to the fattering an
nouncement. 1t is true we have not
accepted the invitation to 60 to some
Emporium, and have our poor old
head placed in the dyer's hands; for
though we would do almost anything
to render ourselevs agreeable in the
eyes Of the world we are not yet pre-
pared to dye for it. Besides, we have
seen specimens on some of our female
friends and we have great objection
to the prismatic head of hair, which is
the usual consequence Of an attempt
to turn grey into black, or a decided
carrot into delicious chestnut.
We should like to see the expert
ment tried of bow far the false might
be made to supersede the true, in that
decided matter of form, the human
body. Legs and arms may be, and
are, replaced by artificial means teeth
hair, and eyes are to be brought singly
or by the set and who knows how
many people we should find with false
tongues, false hearts, and wooden
heads, if we had but an opportunity Of
detecting them We must confess
that in the notion Of false eyes we see
very hard to realise.
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The plague said to exist in New
York turns out to be soma half dozen
cases Of an eruptive disease called
Pustule Malignc. A few cases ex-.
listed last year. tits characterized by
the appearance Of pimple, rapidly
increasing in size to that of an ordin-
airy boil, with symptoms resembling
those ola carbhncle, great fever and
very severe constitutional dsturban-
ce. One or two Of the case have
recovered, but they have gener-
ally been fatal in a few days. The
disease is not new disease though
nnfrequept there and it is well known
not to be Of a contagious character.
The Madison Indy Courier ofMon-
day evening, gives an account Of a
dreadful accident which took place at
the foot of the plain on the NJ. g. I.
Railroad, about 7 o'clock in the NOR
ming. It seems that the engine 1ndi-
ans was going up when the engineer
Mr.. j. W Lilly, observed No. Accom-
ming at a rapid seed, and ere he could
reach the station, saw that collision
was inevitable, and before they came
together he and fireman jumped off
uninjured. Sam. ldler, one Of the
Oldest engineers on the road, was kill
ed. Thos. Barrest, fireman on No.
IA was found lying on the track dead.
An attache on No. IA was seriously
injured. There was great damage
done to the cars. It is supposed the
accident occurred from the wheels
being creased by some rascal the night
before, which made engine No. Il un-
manageable.
WONDERFUL HARVEST IN KEN
rucKY.-The Louisville Courier has
information by letter, and through
friends from all section of the State.
to the effect that there is every reason
able prospect Of harvest unparalleled
in the history Of Kentucky. Every
species of grain has grown with the
greatest luxurance. The orchards
are bowed down with their fruitful
loads. Hemp promises to be-. q fine
yield and tobacco will be far better
than last year.
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The JUDICIAL ELECTION Returns
are not sufficiently complete to indi-
cate to a certainty who has been cleo.
ted Chief Justice, but if the vote for
Merrick, in the parishes to hear from,
continues to increase, he is most un-
doubtedy elected. The vote in many
Of the Northern parishes proves how
thoroughly was the X. N. organisa-
ton in the contest.-Democratic Id
vocate,. Ord inst.
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BLOODY INDIAN WoRK---A Comma
ny Of Troops Killed.-A recent tele-
graphic dispatch from St, Lonis, an
nounces that an arrival from Mexico
brings a report that the Apache In
dams had attacked two companies of
United States troops garrsoned in that
territory, killed upwards of fifty men
and all the officers of one company.
No particulars are given.
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jury system AMONG THE INDIANS.
The Austin (Texas) Gazette remarks
that one good evidence Of progress is
to be found in late amendment pro-
posed to be made by the General
Council oc the Choctaw Nation, that
Judges shall have full power to sum-
mons a jury of twelve men to decide
all criminal acts, With the exception
of murder. The Choctaws are doing
much for the order and peace Of so.
ciety.
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The grand jury of Washington city
are. engaged in examining witnesses
to ascertain who it was that destroyed
the stone presented by the govern
ment of Rome for the Washington
Monument.
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If you wish to set a room full of ST.
lent people of talking, get some one
to sing song.-Good Ruiz.
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EARTHQUAKE IN THE NoRTH.-On
the 18th ulto., at Baltimore, a severe
shock Of an Earthquake was felt
AT IL o'clock on the same night beds
were shaken in such manner that
the whole city with one accord arose
to see the cause. The shook was felt
at Philadelphia, New York, Washing
ton surrounding and sections Of country
This, is charged to that sworn friend
and alley Of Sam 's--the Devil.
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direct. Thus man is rational
animal measuring thirteen inches,
from PROPOSES to os.posteriorss" SO
talk the naturalists: but then man
comes along measuring much less;
and because Of this exception to the
rule shall we call man an ass 2 By
no means, and yet asses are known
by other features than long ears, and
their heads are not unfrequently found
in the body Of the people. Let nat
uralists not be COMPOUNDED, for their
science is founded upon fundamental
principles examined and fixed by
NJ. Courier and Button.
What calls forth this speculation, is
q bottle forwarded from the plantation
Of our friend Col. Alb. Converse, near
where Bayou Sara, use to be, before
it dissolved into the fabric of a vision
and went - away in smoke-thin
smoke. The bottle contains verita-
bic Shanghae cock. who from appear
ance must have lived to the age of
discretion, and who has-or rather
use to have four legs-well defined
legs, as ever cock strutted, in the
morning walk with. This cock 1--WE
have it from the Col.) was in the habit
Of growing in most singular fashion,
and the words he gave utterance to
were con't-come IT," SCant come
til" The ominous forboding. in
this, may be seen at a single squirt.
No explanation is offered and it is
hereby turned over to the learned for
solution. All we have TO offer in proof
Of the allegation, is the silent elo-
quence Of the cock himself, and be
may be seen any day on our table,
dangling BY the neck, in quart bottle
Of fourth proof spirits. For fats of
the case, the learned are referred
directly to Col. Converse. Would not
it be we'll for the Medico PHYSICAL
society, to send up a committe of
investigation
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tn. atres and Exhibitions.

ACADEMY MusIc-The benefit of the employees OF this
opera Of /" Lucia OF Lammermoor' win be performed.
Sgnpr Brignoh will make his first appearance as I'd
CARGO Eoda as Ashton and Mad BertIccs Marstzec as
Brgnch, who is said to possess tenor voice Of great
compass and sweetness.
BROADWAY TnrArRE.-The manager of this theatre has
engaged Miss Bridges, who will make her frs. appear
any stage evening in the play Of the
"wiien She will sustain the character of Marianne,
and Mr. Conway Rs Julian st Pierre Miss Price will ap
pear in a fa,orite dance and the will close
with the farce OF "Bghted Being" Davidge 40 Job
Wort.
BowERY TnYArRF-Mr. j. r. Scott will commence an
engagement at this theatre TO eveding Rob
Roy, in the favorie musical drama of that Mr..
r. johnson win also appear Phillip Gabois in 100
and the ipimatabe Du tch representative, Mr. Ghun will
perform the Yankee character Of Deuteronomy Dutfu
Burrows THEATRE ggravatpg SAM will open the
smusements of tomorrow evening. The successful
dramatic anecGote OF the /" Black Swan" and the hu
morous piece of the Wandering Minstrel will follow,
in the latter of which Mr. Burton will perform his great
character Of Jim Bags.
wAIIAcK's TnKArRE-The fine comedy OF "John
Bull ,, with powerful cast viii, by special desire, be
rtproduced. Teacher Taught" received on Friday
evening with the greatest enthusiasm will be repeated
AMERICAN MusEuM.-The selections for tomorrow
and the farce Of Ichabods Gomez and In the evening"
OF the drama Of Honesty the Best Policy" Clarke,
Miss Mestayer Hadaway, and other artists celebrity
In the cast The "Double Bedded Room" concludes the
amusements.
woop,s MNsTRyIs-The burlesque on Shakespeare
tragedy of Macbeth is again announced for tomorrow
evening. Also various melodies and nstrums pieces
BucKIKY,s SEREsADEks =" Luea di IAmmermoor'
will be produced again Monday evening in splendid
style by SPECIAL request c. s. Buckley will sing for the
fist time, ''My Old Kentucky Home"
HoPE CHAPEI,-Mr. Mcintyre will give Of his even
ipgs with Burns, al the above place, on Wednesday
evening
TIM BLACK SWAN is announced to sing at the Tabernacle
on Monday evening,
pFRIAMis OPERA HoUsB-This establishment will re-
open 10 morrow evening for which occasion . grand
programme has been provided.
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Mayor Woods Proper Jurisdiction.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.

NEW YORK, March Z, 1850
Your remarks in this day HERALD in relation to the
powers OF Mayor Wood worthy of careful consdera
ton by our worthy Mayor Mr. Wood far, has accom-
plshed great good; but he should be careful not to
interfere with the courts of justice and thereby destroy
his usefulness otherwise Speaking of complaint making
such wives charging their husbands with desertion
servants being i'll treated by their employers, &C. &c.
you very justly remark that over OF these
has the Mayer the least contio jurisdiction and when
he acts upon them in his official capacity, he tran
scends the limits of his authority
Mr. Wood has done more for the citizens than any
other man in the oifce-l except none;-but, a.
you ray, there is stl wide field for action Take the
dry goods for instance in Catherine street and in
GIapd-in fact il amost every street they in the
CITY ordinances violated every day with impuuty
and to the great of shopk.epers who happen
be unfortunate enough to be alongside Of Of them
Large tied to the store and awning posts and
the strung full Of dry goods OF different kinds
that adjoining stores, in other business almost
hid from public view. The police officers well
Of this, but scarcely ever report the matter.
The citizens rely Mayor Wood TO apply the remedy
and have doubt he will do II in time.
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Disasters.

BRIG HvspoLDr OF BOSTON, CHM from Port au Prince.
doeked roefiyn BRIG has not rsceived any serious
Co. q this city
scHR ROBERT MORRIS, Of and for Lewes Del. which was
eu through by the Ice recently and sunk near Chester su
h anS sd 20 n s own
ashore on Bead Hill beach to prevent her sinking She vi
cruise ashore night sth between lights Plum
Follansbee, was drowned.
Sem seen to ssp,.s and supposed ,s
during the squal in which the bark Lysander thre
Notice to Mariners.
The ssTd saS. M has been IGNORED 81
by order 1.-THE Lighthouse Board
Lighthouse Once, New York. March 10, 1855
orom Atlantic Ocean,, Westport.
schr Jane Ingraham Halves from New York for Jacmo,,
schr John CLARK hence for Kingston Js no date lat %
Ion 70 ~ by tie L Boggs, NJ PhiladephiA 9TH.
Foreign Ports.
sS1 I s :'hr Sarah Boz
Home Ports.
APALACHICoLA-In port March ship Oxford, sturdi-
y ssrE PFdta Horn new Of Boz.
S ss'ss: = s. So ses s:
Howes EOrlesns; brss Chatham HARDY Africs Tibsriss
sm Tus Bss ,Sss1 .E.,s; :ss:
s.t l1 s.sIG q leland city ,y k1sy
Road, sr sarah coSa, and sseo rAa schF o.ss
BATH-cla Mar ship waiter Lord new 1919 tons,.
BRsT9L,s port March brig. Maria, Gage, for Ha
SID sss, sns s ,ss Boston
,DARThoUTn.sId March 'chr Charles Edward drs.
EAsT EhcHAs-In por. March ready .shI Sarah, 70.
HoLisEs's HoLE-Arr March q Pm brig Civilian, wsb-
walsh, Eaton; B.iinOre ioI DO; Bovey Young. No.
Rsturned bark California Sid sehrs Benjamn, HUI, ~
'n Art aS revenue cutter Morris, whi,soms, fro
Arr 9TH brig sheet Anchor, Croker WILMINGTON NC :
1ts i'h9 yss PIN Ns
.a.na .rs: Helen s. GSspiT P' Sss
1sI Native American Freeman, James s!r.sp ny
EeSuts gSn ; fsn ss1 ea,, w. Norris D'~'
Renamed AZ PAN, wind sW sehr John Tyler, and U .
SIwbSRSfoRT.siS & ss'a .sar James Taylor, n.
y,M,tEW L9NDoN-A,r March selrs Milton, H.vSins
a ior rso,'dsnss; NstIs GurPey wsrsh.n for Nc
and Elle1 Perkins, Baker. New York chaiisase, r.
and Bella Peek, Deiany Norfolk; sioOp Franklin. Ave-
NEwPoRrxsld March g Ps, bark sOntherner. wai.,1
NEW HAvIN-Ar Mar = brgs Rainbow, Nelson Nay,
fSs' Il, rh S va sf0rt Armstrong Thompson Hobo
rmltADshrRR n.c1 M.S:a Abbott
cd Iris Mary h. Bs,sr osSa; .eirs wm csI An9c
Ann Smith New YORK WSi,asr h' wS rsns aps ssst
BITTER ard nrrell, Hlsgins, Boston; Mary Xatths
rosTL AM March sols p,ln s.dlaE
sid brs iyda Slower, M Sn,g.Par s'e'
nrsSsseaSsF D.s ,s Ssf b. rsEyT
u he vas Incorrectly sepertss BY telssrspi ysssrr
fo s1s 'i s!.- s sSs s. s1 I, :sS
''s@'s f's'h '''''' A. s,sss'f Ttss As, Nal, a..
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MARITIME INTELLIGENCE.
Port OF New York, March 10, 1885.

CLEARED
steamshp Black Warrior Bulloch New Orleans LviaSs-
s,ssm:hp A"sSSss Lyon
ton 4 Co.
Rsss
Ship Georges, Slater, Sydney, NSW, Cameron.
asssi; s
co sS'ii Aas~si
Barn Rhsn HAM. Hack, n.mbuTt, Bsoh Ku.hards.
Bark Clara Windsor, Button, Port Prince, Book.
Brig Nuevo Providenaa CNeap), starsce Naples,
ssrs Sra Fson.rs fssr
Brig LayaOca Greenwood, Matagorda stanton-t Thomp
Brig Gspsn Norton cisnfusgos Msyhsy Talbot Co
Bris M,5ssqs Hatch PoT. an Prince, Brett ssn @.
Brig casa (Br), Robinson Belize, J yex:
Brig suwaneee Barrett St Marks, smailwoOd Anderson
Bris Detroit; Robinson, Garden Key, Benner 4 Dssk.
Boram
Sch 1:Iss! 1 .I Burgess 5. John b Ng Pswef
s ssI f nSn J sn smith JssHscnyi s %
sohr suwassett, Hudson, Fredericksburg johnson 4
sehr Emily johnson, Tunnel Baltimore johnson Low
Es Week: gstinq,: Yam s.
I sm.
s.: asssss; s; s:k:s @'
seSr Jasn., Parker, Portland, russell Winning.
Schr c Akin, Hoyt Norwich. II Ravens.
Sloop Maria Louisa, Bennett, Fall River, master.
Slcop Senator. Estell Newport ms ster
Sloop Hadden, Smith, Providence. IN sster
Steamer Tstten: Lewis, Baltimore Cromv els Line. -,
Steamer Novelty, Bell Philadelphia, J q N Briggs.
ARRIVED.
Schr Ship Carpenter, Murray, Smyrna, Del.
Schr Express, Brown, Boston.
schr Sarah Mcdonald, Hall, Boston
Schr Rachel Snow, Snow, Rockland.
Schr Emma Furbush, -, Rockland.
There have been arrivals to day Of Sandy Heck
No inward bound vessels IN sight at sunset.
RETURrED-The schr Henrico Chester hence for Rich
mond towed to the city this evening by steamtus taa
Capt Marshall having been in collision with steamtux Js-
sah night Sandy Ho Ok and lost bowsprit
jibboom, head rails, and tore sails.
- The seamtug Achiles Capt Reynolds up from
this having in tow the eamtug Josiah john
Capt Parks in disabled condition having been
Capt Parks New York Friday morning bound
to Squsn Beach tow to the city brig Humboldt Of Boston
recently ashore at that and with her Is far
heavily anchored the brig under the beach, aud proceeded
on towards the city, Pm was run into BY the schooner
pipe wheel house wheel and damaging guards
sideraby The schooner lost jibboom and bowsprt and
NE was about Is miles ssE rom the HOOK. = WV
SAILED.
Steamships st Louis Havre Black Warrior Havana; Al
gusta Savannah; Southcrner. CHARLESTON; Jametown,
Richmond &c ships Dreadnonght Liverpool: wtchcraft.
and Others.
Wind at sunset, North.
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In BROOKLYN. y. Z. on Friday, March Q, of searist
fever after an illness Of four days, AasH KI sgeA
months and days, infant daughter Of Allen and Cyn-
tha E. Mcdonald.
On Friday, March Q, after lingering Illness EnLr T.
FERGUSON, aged n years and days
The relatives and friends invited n
tend the funeral ut two O'Clock to morrow sftsrnss
from the residence OF her parents wsstehsstsr, N
cAREr wife OF Almon Rolf IN the Saith year Of hsr ~
Her funeral VIII take place this afternoon at t6rss
O'Clock, from her late residence
At Cumberland, Nd on Friday, February 10, at tie
residence Of her son, Mrs. CATHERINE r. NUDGE aged "a
years, formerly Of Guernsey, England.
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Before Hon. Judge Hoffman.
MARCH 10-8nnd n. Stone, by her next Friend, rs.
ChriStopher H. Stone In this suit, which brought
10 obtain divorce the ground Of adultery alleged TO
have been committed by the defendant, q reference
having been ordered the referee reported favor OF the
plaintiff and against the defendant On the referees
report Mr. John h. fogerty, counsel for the plaintiff,
applied TO the Court for anal decree against the de-
PENDANT Judgment ordered accordingly that the plain
til be adudged absolute divorce from the defendant
with Almony and the custody Of the issue Of the mar
rage.
GENERAL TERN.
DrcIsIoSs.-EHsd ,. Busty c9dirst Wm. Wright
Order Diminishing complaint oyerruled with costs in the
court below.
Robert Crowley against Frederick r. Rddclif.-0rder
appealed from affirmed with costs TO plaintiff, TO abide
event. -
Ird,io'iys Nicholas o1dir" George Crirgpld,-S
Nal grated, costa 70 abide eIsnk
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Assembly.
ALbANY, March 10, 1855.

ALBANY, March III, 1000,
BILLS INTRODUCED, ETC.
Mr.. GATES asked consent to introduce resolution
raising select committee to invest gate the charge made
by Senator Putnam that the eighty members OF the
House who voted for the Temperance BILL did in the
expectation that the Senate would reject it. Object
ed to-
Mr. VANS gave notice Of bill in relation to Courts IN
Brooklyn.
Mr.. BLATcHFoRD reported bill for aid to the New York
Institution for the Blind
Mr.. ODELL asked consent TO introduce resolution de-
cang the opinion OF the House, that any amendment
made by the Senate to bills sent from the House TO the
Senate and returned for aendabe and
deba'able on motion to concur. Objected to-
Mr. BLATcHFoRD, to extend the time for appeal in the
Gaze Of Walter Joy and others.
Also in relation to the New York Institution for the
Blind
Mr. STUyvEsANT, to amend the Revised Statutes rela
tive to removal of judicial officers on charges.
MIR. BIAKEsLEE, to prevent abuses the subject of
equalization.
Mr. sEBBrSs, to provide for filling the vacancies in the
Offices OF sheriffs and county clerks.
The House adjourned to Friday next, at II o'co:k.