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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13

HERMAN FESTIVAL IN NEWARk--Our StIecS
were cnlvcned this morning by crowds of Germans in
uniform and civic dress who celebrating their san-
gcrest" yearly singing feast. Old and young men,
and children OF all ages and conditions, are en-
oying holiday according TO Of the customs of the
aihefland and eagerly vending their way TO the
place of ieast-at Roseville, about mile and half
from the OF Broad and Market streets At nine
O'Clock this morning the singers and Turner's of this city
marched in procession to the Market street depot where
the societies from New York received and escorted
70 he Washington House. After their arrival there and
friendly interchange Of feeling goblet about foot
high made rom solid oak, presented by the Rhein-
sche Sargerhund, Of New York, TO the Newarker Elm
taoht andcomplimenary speeches made by mem
bers Of each party procession then formed head
cd by the Jefferson Rifles and the jefferson Rand tolloS
cd by The Turner's with Rubsams band and the singing
socic.ies The procession finally moved to the Festal
Grove. which from its elevated position commanding
prosIssa and freedom from underwood, Is admirably
adapted for the purpose. Here ample stage erect
ed and decorated with flags and banners while booths
and stands thcky planted among the trees for the
sale of their ayorite observation-disclosures bier, bread
chtee and saussgcswhich supplied In great pro-
fusion. The grove also surrounded by the wagons
Of hucksters and oystemen who the vicinity quite
the appearance OF national holiday -Necdrk Adperi
ser Sept. 10.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13
PARIS, August Il, 1855.


Souvenirs Retired by The Qn Of Englands yisit-Hieo
real R,i1aaion- Interesting Incidents Of he Queen
Departure, DC, dc.
The Queen of England has gone. With the exception
Of that conretemps-the irreleemabe error about the
hour Of her sivsl-nothing has occurred to cast sha
dow upon the srangest event Of our She came
lie wings Of victory for the Of The fall
q sweaoorg and her arrival fell at and the
upe on the ear Of France She has traversei the streets
anS magnificent hshsays Paris experiencing one por
pesa heVerufng ovation She has visited iis palaces
".hs'eo AZ 's 'esuS'nes has stood among rs mighty
en- q vsIor and has felt tho earth trembe unser tho
nques Of warriors who shouted death 10 her ance,ors
t'vho filed the all with aeclmatons for her vol
eeona prosperity. She has done more: she has zone
~ ht o. torches, TO the sepulchre him who IN
LEI reign o. hes grandfather and in the regency Of
uee ffatpti among the ieso'ste waters or The
4 A.4o,s, a.d .sgse ehaiac1 70 rock; exposed "a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13

The steamship Africa, from Liverpool via HALIFAX ar
rived at Boston about yesterday with the European
mails to the LIST inst Our packages came to hand
O'Clock this morning but find nothing OF importance
in Giles that was not embraced in the comprehensive
telerrspbc summary Of the news received from Halifax
and published in yesterdays paper.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-13
1tFtIge NSr 20 10
TIE following is memorandum Of sales by Mciraw &

Ais, one lot Of store sheep 129. at 1918 10.
At Ghamberlans the bnssness of the week in all kinds
of stock has been to fair extent and prices it will be
seen, about the at the upper yards. Very
few beef cattle other stock left We annex
c0lnt Of sales:-
S34 beef cattle $40
7,i.6 sheep and lambs Observation-Disclosures. "a
Fo COWS ana caves .................... 20 uV
las veal calves Give weight &c. &c.
At O'Brien's, fair demand has prevailed, but prices
for beeves liver. In other stock change of i'm
portance The sales have been as follows
125 and calves. rs SO
SO veals Give wessbt) ...................5a exc.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

IN 1853. the total exports from the United
States, Of all articles Of domestic produce,
amounted to s2l3.il7 .697; in isjl, S252,0l1.-
s06; and in 1853 s2a6, 1855 The New
York Journal Of Commerce publishes detailed
tabular statement Of the exports for the past
three years IN reviewing this table, We lind
an increase in the present year, in the exports
Of Products Of the Sea. confined exclusively TO
Sprm oil The shipment Of Products Of the
Forest have ncreaed about million Of dollars.
the Increase made up Of wootlenwarc, slaves
and hewn timber IN Products Of Agriculture,
the exports show All increase in beef pork, tai
low and hides but u falling of in butter
cheese, bacon AMI lard The most notable
change Is in hl,adsiufls The exports Of wheat
AMI Hour are only one-iourth as large as for the
preceding year The exports Of cotton have
increased in quantity but decreased in value
The shipments Of the article Of tobacco
have increased largely and the demand for
hops the first foreign trade in this article for
many ycars brings the total shipments up to
81 .3iO,120. We have shipped largely ofsprits
mostly to Europe The comparison in Naval
Stores is divided, the raw turpcuiine anil rosin
bcug classssl IN products Of the Forest, while
spirits turpcntine are included in manufactures.
bu, neither show any important change. The
shipments 81 cotton gouE continue 10 decline,
ow ing chiefly To the difficulties in China, that
Empirc having Isen the heaviest customer for
our domestic goods. Thus the total value Of
plain shecting, ,irillngs. and Shrtings. which
was Sc 92G.is; in 1929. Ell of to s3.927.-
| - in 1884. and to sa,901,2,6 in 1875, the
year under ryew The exports Of colorel and
AMI printed cottons has mor than doubled. and
this branch of husiness is steadily Increasing
The shipments Of cnin and bullion have incrras-
el US already previously noticci The Ice trade
has also steadily grown in Importance. From
this comparison /, Il easy to -es that but for
the short crop ofccreas herr, which limited the
shipments Of wheat anil -four, there woull
have ssn no decline in the eypgts during the
hast wear.
In 1854, the exports amounted IS 5,33s,243
more than they did for the fiscal year ending
june 10. lsSS The exports II the latter year,
as win bc seen by rcsrrncv TO the above iigurs.
exec,Sl these IL 1853. S33,a90.s5e.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
The succession.

The New Hampshire Democratic State Con
vcntion met recently in Concord, and nominated
State officers to he voted for at the next State
election Resolutions were passed, and dele
gates appointed. favorable to the denomination
Of President PrKRcf.
The Vermont State Convention also endorsed
President PIERCE, aud appointed delegatrs at
large f,vorably disposed towards him.
In Massachusetts. delegates at large AMI sew
craI district delegates have been chosen all zeal
ous friends Of Mr.. PIERcg.
In Pennsylvania. movement bas hscn com
menced looking to thu nomination oi Mr.. DAT
LAS. II is more likely designed and calculated
to operate prcjudicially to the chances of Mr..
BucnAxAy in the National Convention,
The black Republicans are keeping dark on
the Presidency SEw,Rp's chances W the
empty honor Of nomination have lsvn con
siderably damaged by the recent election in New
York. and CH,sE stock has riscn in proportion.
Fenp. Dormsss aud G,RRsoy will no Ioub,
be prominent candidates in the Fusion Conyen-
ton.
Our Republican itend of the Gaena Adrey-
iter il in faver of Epw ARD B,rEs. of Missouri,
Shareholder and national man in principle, for
the Presidency. The idre't'ser says III may
scr III bc contradiction. yet il is not 80, when
we say all parties and factions eau unite OF him
Mr. B,rn, the morc readily BECAUSE nv Is w
rnrroNisr. and could 60 into the Presidential
chair untrammcllci and frer. with M prcjudic's
or opinions that could stand betwiSt him and
his duty 10 his G'llow mcn his country and his
God"
What becomes OF the idreff,ses's Repnbli-
cauism in the meantime
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

Gov. Wrigh, says that our grass crop Is not
properly appreciated No crop, be saps' p
prosehes 80 ussr spontaneous yield, and none
lyields so large profit. The hay csop Of the
United States 10 1850 he estimates at ls'-
100000 tons; that for 1855, he estimates at
Is. .OO0y0 600 tons; which is worth si5o00o. 900
while the whole cotton crop Is valued at only
sl2s 100000. OF this crop more than half
produced by the foaI States--New York
(which yields one-four,h Of the wholeJ Ohio
Indiana, and Illinois. The grass crop which
is used for pasturage, is at least as valuable
50 that single herb is worth annually over
three hundred millions ofdollars Few people
will believe that the grass crop OF New York
State is worth more than its wheat, and YET
statistics show that such is th, fact.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
Counterfeit fves on the Mechanics Bank Of
Philadelphia are in circulation.

TucKER,Y's EJoQrEScE Mr Thackeray
concluded his touching picture Of the closing
days Of Gcorep Ill, when sans brain. sans
sight, sans sound saus everything, he erased to
rcgu, with the following beautiful vor,l
% brothers, speaking the same dear mother
tongue q comrades, eDeni4s no more. lct as
take a mournful hand together as We stand hv
this royal corpse and call truce 10 battle
Low he lies, cast lower than the poorest dead,
be whom millions prayed for in vain. Driven
from his throne, haEted by a rub hand the
darling 81 his Old age called away hefnrc him.
our Lear hangs over his bccathleSs lips and
crsS. ~Conielia. Cor,iets, stay little. ronHd
then trumpe,s. make mouriful marrh he
scN'ui DARK curtain On hi' Pa1ean; has PRIDE
his grief his awful tragedy
\, the clos, sn applaGse which hall re
qusnily interrupted the brilliant passage oi the
evening. rose into an enthusiasm which @, on
Mr Thackcray'' Gcocrc III crown Of fuH
.uccsss.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
Troops Tor the Crimea.

We learn by a private hitter from France
that trcops continucs to go forward in large
nambrrs TO the Crimea. and they are all hurried
oil by steam frigat,S. and large British Steamers
which during the hast sw days previous 10 III.
sailing oC the ASIA. have taken 5000 from Mar
seilles Thnr large American clippers arc
rcady to sail tom thencc fill al military stores
AMI another entire division Of troops r,a,ly 70
embark puring the past month 30.O00 men
and 2-'ioo hor~s viii have leii Toulou and Mar.
seilhs, The facility and promp,n,-s with which
all this immsus military s,r,e and the uc,Sssarv
supplies are co'lccted and ant forward is alglos,
incnNi'hlc. la former inns an cxp-Sii,ion Of
2o'ooi men rcquircL mouilys eT il, preparation
ami crnbarsuwnt. hut noW !, is accomplished in
as many ,e'ys, aDi wlsen thc pr,,cn, ,roo,s have
Sailel fnancr viii have soui 100000 men and
10000 horses. IN dls,snce rE.arly equal 10 a
trip scrss thu Atlantic tosv,bcr with all tin
supplies Sv such vast body. ami all tho
ss'ssyrol rcqsircd ior their us' az sciiys IAN,
paiyu.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

iIiiSoI>. The census just taken in lllinoi.
shows remarkable increase in population
Returns from sixty four counties show gain
Over the last census Of 93,s42, and it is esi-
mated that the total population will run up to
| 500 600, In 1850 Illinois will be the fourth
State in the Union, leaving Virginia in the
rear. In l'8', when Virginia ceded the North
western Territory 10 the Government that
State vas the first in rank in the Union.
and Illinois was total wilderness Now the
latter has outprown the former, and leads her
in rank the daughter takes precedence Of the
mother
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
The Indians continue their depredations on
the frontiers of Texas.

A. lNDEPgSDENT NoTEn.--A As We were stand
ny at the polls Of the second district on cleo
ilon day, rather seedy looking individual el
bowed his way through the crowd, and having
reached the place designated to deposit his hal
lot, drew himself up 10 his fuIl height and in
quired Of the board what they were paying for
votes, No one replying Immediately. an urchin
standing by sang out, Three shillings"
j. that all ? inquired the indignant tree
man -" think wont vote q, all !" and turuai
upon his heel aud left, uttering bitter male,iic
iio's upon the comparative had state Of thc
market tor his hvoritc commodity. - Sarefogc
Past.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

SArK RAPiDs.--In reference TO the land sale
xhieA eonmenced at this place on the 5th inst,
the frnttismrn says the sale continued for
eight days Everything passed of to the en-
tire satisfaetion Of all parties. Several persons
from abrosd were present to buy lands, but tAe
rishts of actual settlers were in every instance
respected The lands on St. George Prairie,
Elk River, Mayhew Creek, Platte River and
about LATHE Falls, and along the Mississippi
River. from the latter place down to the line OF
the previous sale were principally sought for,
and nearly all Of st. George Praire between
Mayhew Greek north, AMI FAX River east, were
sold There are now heavy entries being made
on lands Just brought into market in the town.
ships east Of Sauk Rapids, numbered thirty-siN
north Of range thirty west, The entries are
principally on Elk River, which in that town
ship, runs through most delightful region OF
country. with choice prairie and heavy and
abundant timber. The Ffontu1mon adds that
the sales Of lands during the present month will
amount to upwards Of 10000 acres, and large
proportion of the lands have been taken by ac-
tual settlers.
Tnr MINNESOTA VALLEY From the ST. Pc
ter's Coprtey Of the 18th, We CLEAN the follow
/ items
/ We learn that Rev Mr.. Adams preached a
powerful sermon against Know Nothingism, at
Traycrse last Sunday He took for his text,
DO unto others" &c, and demonstrated that
the war waging on our adopted citizens on ac
count Of the accident Of birth, is neither Chris
tian nor Republican.
MAJ MrRpuy has ben quite sick at Red
Wood for some time past. We are happy to
hear that he is now convalescent, and that the
payment is at last going on amicably.
| VIZ bear Of many andextensive preparation,
nov making for the caection OF buildings in this
city and Traverse, in early spring. We predict
from the lights before us, that during the build
ing season next year, more houses will go up
than have been erected since the towns Were
first laid out Stick n pin there.
QrIrE a number Of claimants in this vicinity
have just returned from Winona whittier they
have been proving up and paying for THEN
lands.
A correspondent Of the Coure,, writing from
Mankato, gives the following account Of the de-
struciion Of liquor shops in that town by the
ctizcus
We have had quite On excitement here. On
the morning Of the sth, the citizens turned out
ea mas'c, and broke up all the liquor shops III
town. This was in consequence Of liquor he
ing sold TO the Indians and our people thought
this the only way TO rid themselves Of the nui-
sance, and the annoyance We have had lately
rom drunken Winnebagocs. Those who sell
the Indians liquor, are worse than the indians
thcmsclvea. A stop must be put to 10 this
traffic.
will have To give Traverse and 81. Peter a
small touch an their law abiding purity: On
the 10th inst, after all the liquor in this place
had been spilled, number Of the Indians start
ed for Traverse, and returned all drunk, and
bringing with them five kegs Of whisky. There
is no use for us to stop the liquor trade here un-
less the citizens Of those towns will see that it
il stopped there.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS AND ExPESDirrREs
During the quarter ending the Both Septem
Der last the receipts from customs amounted
to Sl7 0s5,23S; from sales OF public lands
50 35j,,25, and from miscellaneous source;
1898 ,495--total sl9 994,46O. The expend
lures during the same time amounted to sls,
59i, ,ll5, of which S4,2s2 ,292 was an accoun,
Of the Navy, s5,l45,lll for the War Depart
ment. $50 for civil, miscellaneous aud
foreign intercourse, and s252, ,2O9 for redcmp
ton Of public debt, including s2O,s for pre-
MUM redeemed
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

babitapts.
FROM all this be argues that the Empire IL
reaching the acme Of bu financial ai!airs-a
| point beyond which shc caus0t pass --and the
| gap Is widening each Day between her own de-
mand and home supply of ffocS. Revolutions
upon her soil need 9 no buina propsssadso
They come with hail. frost, aud blight. deficits
in budgets, new taxes upon land. Quieiade
! u. Trance 10 ma u,tsr impossibility natare
herself wars against it" The late news Of the
financial crash in France. and Of the threatened
bread riots in Paris, give considerable force
10 this visw; and We need not b. surprised u,
bcfo,c the close OF The present winter, Ma
poIcon hnds within his own capital and 10 his
,tarviDg provinces. work for the exercise Of
his best abilities. He has previous to this
year, enjoyed the aid Of nature, in the most
boantiiul Of haryests, and has been successful
to the astonishment Of all who have not care
fully studied the phenomenon Of French govern
ment; we shall see how he win battle against
the old enemies Of French rulers Famine,
aud a disorJercd FiDance.
In the precarious condition Of the French
government, We think may ie d,sootersl an in.
surmountable obstacle in the way Of n war he
tween our country and England. even if the
ministry Of the .iatier government should he
ioolhardy enough to desire it, England could
not enter into contest with the United Statas
wiihou, All open alliance therein with Napoleon
AMI he will be IN no haste to engage in new war
like enterprises, within bad job Of The samc kind
now Oh hand in the Crimea and the volcanic
fires Of revolution burning just under the sur.
face Of French society rcs,i 10 burst forth into
consuming anddeyas,atipg flames, on the lcyyinp
of fresh imposi, or the breaking out Of fam
ipe panic,
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
sssas q, Ncw York CITY Officials.

The New York daily papers Of the lstt
inst, contain the firs, day prccccdiugs of til.
trial Of Sydney II Stuart. City Julgc, ,cr
bribery AMI corruption. in eonnivng a, the
escape Of u notorious criminal named Vim
Donn,lly, otherwise "Rutalo I,ill The Dis
trict Attorney bring witness agains, Stuart,
the Prosecution IS conducted by Hon. Francis
Il. Cutting. II one half the statements ma,ie
by Mr.. Cutting in h,s opening address arr sus-
taiued by the testimony. the City Judge de-
scrveS eell in Sing Sing for ten years. I,
appears trom his sp,s,ch that Stuart received
$500 from the wife Of Doanelly to have an in.
dic'men, Of burglary agairs, her husband node
F'owyn'e',,. and that the indietsen, was 50 ,iis-
missed. To the vie he gave as reason for ac-
ceptilg ,l,e moacy that it Vas necessary to
pay the District Attorney and other officials
something; to the pisirict Attorney he argv,
its dismissal 90 the ground that II Was case
Of no Importance, bat ouly desirable TO restore
the man To socic,y' Sorely New York is q
great placc. eau any other eity boast o,
having thr,c Common Ccapcilmen, four Alder.
men. ard the City Judge I'll under indictmsu,
ior bribery and corrur,,cn'
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

The ALLEGED WIFE oF A CATHOLIC PRIr.1
sCrNG FOR DowER.-We have noticed curl
ous case which was on trial lefore the Suprem.
Court in Brooklyn. " Y, on Monday, and
which was undecided at hast accounts Tbs
suit was brought by one who claims TO be the
widow Of Charles Smith. Catholic priest. de.
ceased IN 1851, 10 recover her dover in certain
lands conveyed by her husband. in alienation oi
which she did not join him The lands in que.
'ion consist Of two lots in Jay street. Brooklyn.
nov valued at $4,000, Of which in ls4s. Cha.
Smith was sized. ani which in the same year
be conveyed in scs to Archbishop Hughes g,
the sum cf $500. They are opposite ST
James Charch, IN which smith vas nastor. and
the defendant faughlin. who is the Roman
Catholic Bishop Of Brooklyn, is now in poses
non oi The property. as tenant. The plaintiff
claims to have bcca the wife Of Charies Smith
at The time Of the conveyance Of the property.
and ioF many years previous. and TO have had
two children by him. who are bath living.
Smith otfciatel as Catholic priest ia Albany.
charies II smith, % years Of age was one o.
The witnesses. He had always heard Of Char.es
smith as his father. he was pat by him with
the chakcrs al New l. banon when six ycafs
Old, s'aid there til lSI-; lad Iooney Of him.
Al BIS suggestion raa away ia ls4s, and was
,raied By him rs has sou aier that.
oihr witnesses tesiiGesl Ia similar lacts--
that Mr.. smith bad 10 them confessed that tbs
plaintiff was hts wiie ami that BE- treated hes
as such. though not openly. 6r Hsariy a score OF
vrars
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

WELL DoxE GALLANT LITTLE JERSEY In
New jersey. Of the six Senators elected, five
are Democrats The House of Assembly will
undoubtedly he Democratic, but by what ma
jority canrpt now !e stated with .positiyrncSs.
The county officers chosen are Democratic in a
large majority Of instances. The result Of the
election in that state is important as il insurs
the election of two United States Senators OF
Democratic politics.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

A Clergyman. writing to the Commissioner
of Patents. from IIillsborough, Oregon Terri
tory, states that be has discovered a new kind
of grain resembling wheat, which. If il will not
make bread, will make an excellent food for cat
tie The grain is said to be very heavy-the
heads yielding hundred fold each. Samples
of this grain were received with the ktter
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

Mrs. RircgIE. This accomplished lady,
who as Mrs Mowatt. the actress, and the au.
thor Of her own biography Oh the stage, gained
applause, second to no one whose career has
been public one. has just completed reading
the proof sheets Of her new work. called
mimic Llie; or Before AMI Behind the Cur.
excite a profound interest
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29
Land warrants.

Land Warrants still maintain high price
at tie East though il is predicted there must
soon be a decline On the 9th inst, in New
York the prices were go and l20 acre war,
rants, buying price Sl0s per acre selling
price Sl.lO per acre. 50 and 100 acre war
rants, buying price 81 10 per acre a'iling pric'
81 l2i. per acre
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

FRoa riiE PLAINS. The last ad,iccs from
the Plains announce that Gen. Harney's force
would 20 into quarters soon. on White River /;
and that Gen summers command which had
started to reinforce Gen. Harney, had been or
dered back to Fort Icavenworth, where they
will remain during the winter.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

ssS~A universal and perpetual sun dial has
been invented in France, by means Of which
the hour at any known a,itu,le may hr tol1
whenever the sun is visible; or the latitude
may be determined by measuring thu haight of
the sun. The instrument is Of very simple
construction will tell the time within couple
Of minu,eS, and will serve for twenty YEAR
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

CossrL TO HANBuRo.-We learn that Hon
f. b. Ames, Of IIennepin, ILL.,, has been ap-
pointed by President Pierce, Consul to
Hamburg. Mr.. Ames will sail from New
York for his destination on the lst of Decem'
Der next
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

Total of AIfivnls Al n Fnui, IN 1903 5bU
In the number Of boats engaged IN our river
TRADE il will be seen that the inrrcas. over last
year has been thirty; while in the number Of
arrival. the Increase has been hiree hundred
aud fifteen. Facts like these need no comment.
They s,eak in terms lar more iorcible than any
language we can use, of the rapid growth which
y marking the business Of our City and Terrific
ry aud which IL fast making Of the one a
prominent commercial emporium. and Of the
other the most prosperous Of the States AMI
Territories of the great West.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1855-11-29

Among all her seward looking cliff. spain
has tot single lighthouse, from the Pyrnees
to point Europa: she has no railroads no canals
no telerrsphs. and till lately there has bcen no
safety for travellers on the highways