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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12
CASE OF BOOTH AND RYCRAFT.
rro~ TIE Milsaskes Free Democrat FEB. S.

rro~ Tie Mls,askes Free Democrat Fs5 S.
On Saturday, the Sd inst., the supreme Court in
session at Madison on the petition Of John Ryerafl
and Sherman N. Booth, unanimously discharged them
from custody under sentence from Judge Miller,
charge of violating the Fugitive Slave Act. The
judges delivered separate opinions. Justice Crsw-
ford while adheriog to his opinion Of LAST summer In
favor Of the constitutonaty Of the Fugitive Act Of
$780, gave an able opinion, affirming the insufcieney
Of an indictment to warrant an imprisonment, be-
cause it charged with oense known to the laws
Of any State or Of the United States that as the
ale alton In the ndictmen, did not aver that Josbus
Glover rds fugitive slave, it was the same az II il
was alleged that We had aided the rescue of Joshus
Glover, q free citizen Of Wisconsin, and th.t the
sentence of Judge Miller, under that indictment, was
a. truly nudity II he had sentenced US ARBITRARILY
without conviction without trial, and without even
potify ing US tina. we charged with any offenss
ARD IN this opinion Of Justice Crawford all tie sm-
ttrs OF the Court concUrrea
This decision of the Court was peculiarly soothing
70 the vanity OF +. G. Ryan, Esq who boosted after
the conviction Of Rycraf that be had drawn the In.
dicments, and claimed that the conviction under i,
was owing u his legal skill in framing IT,
Chef Justice Wilton affirmed his former ooinion
that The Act was unconstitutional because it annued
the writ OF hsbeas corpEs and the right Of iris. by
jury. he also took the grourd that Law mi -ht be
In some parts and constitutional In
ether parts, 20 that conviction might legally take
place under il, but whether this wa, such csse he
would not inquire. II was sufficient to rest the dis
charge on the grounds affirmed by Justice Crs~ford.
Justice Smith gave a long and very Able o,inion
tfirniDg all be hsd said in bis tint opinion dsnving
the power Of Congress TO legsste on the subject re-
viewing the whole question Of State Sovereignty and
State Riekts, affirming the power Of the Stats Cont,
States officers ard 10 inquire into ths legsty Of the
proceedings Of tie Federal Courts, g freely a int,
the proceedings Of any ether Court. The py;scce-s
we're ordered TO be discharged from en- s.ody
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DEMOCRATIC UNION CONVENTION.

The Convention 70 make arrangements for gene.
raj demonstration in celebration Of the CONTEMPLATED
"fusion Of the two Liquor and Administration Hard
ard Soft factions of the Democratic party, met at
Tsmmany Hall, on Friday evening.
There were about twenty persons present; only
eighteen, we believe, were Custom House officers
two being Post Office clerks.
The Special Ward Committees reported on the
standing Of certain persons in the respective Wards
and the probability Of their allowing their names 10
be used as officers Of the great Fusion meeting, to
take place some time in March.
The resolution passed at previous meeting, pro.
vidipg that Custom House officer or person con-
nected with the General Government, should act a.
an officer of the proposed Fusion meeting, created
rome considerable difficulty and discussion among
the esid officers and the members Of the Ward Com.
mittees. The difficulty came from the fact, that Of
the two Presidents and Secretaries in each Ward
i. wss found that one of each was Custom-House
officer.
JOIN CocBRASE announced that while he was in
Washington the subject Of this meeting had been
much discussed. 1t was recommended that no per-
con should be permitted to take part in the meeting
who wss known TO be an oficeholder under the Gen.
tral Government, and this suggestion he Mr.. Coch
rane) Endorsed, Is the cry would be immediately
raised by Interested parties that the Custom House
was at the bottom Of the whole matter. II was also
TO commit the united party to any doctrine that might
be deemed objectionable. Several Of the Senator'S
at fret thought it advisable to have but one resou
ton against Know Nottingham or something of that
kind, but, on further consultation, even this wss
abandoned.
After Mr.. c. had concluded his remarks, the Ward
Committees proceeded with the business, filing up
the blanks in their lis Of VicePresidens and Secre-
tariss.
J. NJ. SMITH, the Recorder, hiss consented to pre-.
side on the fret evening Of the meeting. There are
TO be three.
Mr. HARRISON from the Finance Committee re-
ported the receipt Of eco, and stated tbs. he had
hoped 70 raise $500.
Capt. RrSDLRs remarked: Oh. that won't do at
all! understand that some of the fellows around
the Custom Hoase only came down with dollar.
Now, am opposed to taking anything less than
from any one in the employ Of the General Govern.
ment.
The Captains suggestion was adopted, and several
who had paid in but small sums "forked ovsr'
enough to make up the required amount. 1t wss de-
cided that the tax should be laii all the office
holders, TO be paid up as possible The CON-
nit.te further agreed to hire Tammsny Hal, At the
rent Of $50 for the frt $40 for the second and $50
for the third night, should it be required.
The Captain announced during the evening that be
INTENDED to 90 to Virginia about the Let Of March
next to help Wise in his crussde against the Know.
Nothngs. ADDS.
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grant and other unemployed psross reported. and,
The Committee on Finance reported that since the
last Monthly Meetisg Of the Board siiso hsd been
received into the treasury.
The following resolutions were adopted:
RssssI That he snhs Of the Board Be traasrsd to the
Coumes Of Dnbsses Of Of ne reeset Cos.
poor Of this City, fof ther liberal scnstioa Of $50 70 the
fspts Of this Society.
R<,assS rnst the Committee Transit be authorized TO
solicit contributions for the purpose Of rwsdas enisns
psrsons In the country soliciting asosera
Received That Committee Of three be appointed
me ,he vsrcas bills before Coasre relating TO enSs-
ton 10 prepare mortal 70 Congress 70 be presenter 10
the Board 81 its next meeting
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DANIEL ULLMANN.
NEw.Yosy. Feb. l. 1855.


DrAk s have received your letter Of the seth ult
stating that the effort being made by MI Wise In all
s harsnsuss before the people create the Impression that
the Know Nothing Order other than Anti slavery
reply although thereby deprive nyself Of the op
COR unity to dscus this sPersoo Of great and
patriotic movement fully - the oeession denSpds
From early and intimate association with the American
sesnst the Orsasisseu North utterly AMI sarsy
ais do not know what may have eeen said BY the Rev
Mr. Carks Of Boston In the alluded to- DOL know
whether be recognized member In good standing Of say
American Orssnsticp; but we'll aware that political
Aholitions especially those pelpi politicians Who ermnd
that sive tribute unto Cxser nof degrade their holy
calling BY minslne In sre have attached themselves
IN instances 10 the American party they hsve to the
Democratic whs psrties to secure their ovn snhsnoved
purpossa That our Org snissoz i,ss how pare both
In principle md practice from any such hcesy 70 the Ceasta-
ssd Cnson proudly sed defantly ssse The sho
have adopted the Farewell Address Of George Wsshnson
their political ex bok never be traitors 70 their country
nor 70 any portion oft
need scarcely call alton 70 the fact that the
prominent Abolition newspaper IN this STATE such IAs Al
eaS ossai ard Isbsnf srrsyed deadly hostility
% me % called Order OF Nohrss and that ne
OF the Order promote the political views Of tss
AsSnss ZpoQa. William H. sewssd, has given rise {,
spurious sfsanisstioe, which, though regarded By us
nai Posto anxr created for tis1e, among TIE nts
sorssc erous spprshenscns Of splt kewYork II NJ.
seward eesen u the Senatorial contest next week his de
fet VIII Be osns TO the efforts Of the oder and TO
predict that II any member Of the New. York Lsss,ure vho
kss been hitherto Affiliated 9TH the American
for William D. seward. be would hereafter ana fsgsysT
Irurned and repudisted By the orsAsisstson-
In concrCon have DO wods to express nv astetaon Of
fca Tor base ard selfish purposes; and heeeesh nv
srethrsa Of the soath dheseS The isss ana sss
sporf spu the demaseesss who originate On rive
Snsscy b IT, Ysus Ansriesa hretAeD u the North sfsr
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FIRES.
Ne c siUyes''
FIRE IN sIxrH-AY.


About lOI O'Clock on Saturday night fire broke out
in the frame building, No. $50 Sixth-av, owned by
Thomas lawrence and occupied in the lower part as
ahst and cap store by Diedricks Gauter upper part
BY The same firm as dwelling. The fremen were
early on the ground, and soon entnguishod the
flames; not, however, before the building was dam
aged by fire and water to the amount OF about $780,
The stock, which was insured 81, $50 in the Brook
Ign Insurance Company, was damaged to eonsd-
erable amount The furniture Of Diedrcks & Gautier
was insured $500 in the u. s. Insurance Company.
The origin Of the fire has lot yet been ssceftained
FIRE IN GREESwIcH-sT.-sUsPicIos or ARSON
Last night, about IL o'clock, fire occurred in the
clothing store of MIR. Lane, No. 279 Greenwich-s!,
underneath Patton's HOTEL Upon breaking open the
door of the store, box containing cotton waddug
was found in flames near the stove. The fire was
room subdued, and before the promises sustained
much damage. Insured $4,000, but In what CON-
paDy we did not learn.
The inmates Of the hotel were thrown into crest
state Of CONSERVATION by the alarm, and many OF
them hurried to the street with such Of their property
as they could gather up in a few moments. The
hotel, how. yer, sustained no damage.
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.h; l..S In 6,fsrra regard for the esnn,u vesrs o.
our whole ds...s e you 20 ann, 3 y. Ssr,
,ns2,o. D. Slavery ssssties 9Th The remo q 81 ne
i-.pd they promise sscredly TO regard the
IN Of the ssst.. They st hovever ,onr esrne CO.
ct. from the dangers OF foreign aggression soa
s,.sehsry 20 Linked may bsd indi&
a. liberty T. male What thinh proper Of this
hurr.,d epistls. I am. With r.sP>es
$50 w. BRYCE
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AMERICAN AND FOREIGN EMIGRANT PRO.
TEcTIvE AND EMPLOYMENT SOCIETY.

Asa Monthly Meeting of the Board of Managers of
the above Society, held on the 2sth ult, at their
rooms, No. - As'or-plsee-Peter Cooper Esq Presi-
dent Of the Society in the chair-the following busi.
ness was transacted:
The Committee on Transit reported thu. s5 persons
have received travelling tickets and been forwarded
into the interior.
The Committee 70 whom was reported the subject
Of tie bee: pan fer 5cSrSdis2 &c the a.e.o. eni-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12

-, ..;n Won may be sure that II il al right within.
At7epstE the ave hours were accomplished the
train came thur 6eripg mp with double team OF en-
eines The crowd poured forth eagerly, and 10 few
moments we were dsshng of toward Albany which
for sny train to New-York that night, thus escaping
. night ride, and an article from The Norrich Exam.
tneT about the sin Of Saturday might violations OF
Supdsy-venisome and sleepy experiences o0'n
would have been.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12
Frsa 7zs Qsscee MeresSr

SLIDING.
What lovely night the round red moon
Ga;ls bigh in the air ike great balloon,
While the stars shine brightly, like 30 many ny
n, d;amouds imbedded in topaz rockets;
And, flick riDg over the Numbering town,
The moonlight il streaming up and down,
Till each slated roef and tall thin splre
Glows silver and red, with its mystic nre,
Nature, though dreaming, yet smiles IN giee-
What night for slide down the steep giacs'
So let's away
'Tis no night for sleep
See tho moon. beams play
On the glscis steep,
And the moon looks down
With laughing air
Oh let's not mice
A night 30 fair.
OH here's health to the lucky man
Who first invented the tsbOgan:.
The red mani tolls would be well repaid
IL he lust tried slide with bis Indian maid
Here's the top OF the hli-now Gown wego'
Swift ss the shaft from the twsnging Dow,
Or, slieker than lightning over way
Well oiled and creased, es our trsends would sayi
()ur breath is gone, like bis who WAS tied
On the wild steed's back, for the dreadful ride.
They may talk Of ely Irritation,
BY the light Of the chandelier,
And such like dissipation
When nobody's very near
But then they never tried,
On star lit night and clesr
Down the steep glscis. slide,
With precious freight to steer.
They may praise the polks's round,
Or the waltz's giody whirl-
To musics melting sound,
As up and down they whirl-
But give me the slippery steep,
Give me the cold moons ray!
The cooling rush Of the outstripped wind!
The glide Of the Indian sleigh
For though we may lack the chandelier,
The light of the moon is passing clear;
And though we have not soft music's swell,
There's a silvery voice love as we'll
Our roof is the azure sky, uniurled,
Studded with many starry world,
Which shadows gsyer and grander hall,
Than ever witnessed q throngng ball
So IL dull care should come in your way,
The best receipt is an Indian sleigh.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-12

CITY AND COUNTY or NEw. Yosx. IS Mary wasao, 70:
:as, a. No u. ch,,s ssias suy sworn ss':s: e. e.
taken BY named Charles keinhs, to whom she b.t ~
nd o,s:i s: g.. ss:s
SS1 ei s1I;s W.: ss. Of e she 'S
place. tho s Rsss is:n ,oei her o. IL. so.ia:
Ing under the pretense Of furnhns her with smother es
Christian Herman TO which he conveyed her with hss sk
and band box ssd deponent further says that this place -
sSSss sa .:s 81
% that che YVES not able to asd the place again. she -
sss found s.M Rsinh, It b. rssdsnss No 100 Brsssss
and I.qs.a him 2 convey he, 70 ssIm:n place. 2 I.s,s
By said R.inhst when .sa Herman refused 70 give % -
effects without being paid ~ So which the dsponent id s
Il: aid ksshst i good belief Of ss ssa.sy. via ssr..
pieces Of furniture which he keeps yeti and dspensn fs3
been taken e here. here. - 'A-' NARY wUsDoL
'"a' w s It s n n; I,s tss Decd.
CRY 1so cousIY OF NV Yoax "-chris.i.a Asm.S;
being duly sworn dseoses and ssys Th.. be sthe ass,
.bost Ne 2sh JsIu.Iy lsss psr.on named chsls -
hart called the seevs.nsaiionsd house. s:scnIs,a
and sLsd dspsnent he wsoted rl; dspon.nt rs(tsl
be Cd no, care, depones. shss .tsd .is gu, - -
said Rsnhsrt then Semsadsd from dsponsas The sa.SG
which he paid hin Deponsrt farther ssstes tsss - -
brought the sid hsy there for the pafpose Of proe
Depenent also states that the ssa hsy In she = d
Al 4
this m0nnx .. uSe
sworn before ne this 10th d.y Of February, lss5
WM. n. STEPHENS. Comnissionsr o. ~.
1t is common practice for girls newly snivsan
this country to be taken into such places
runners, for which the runners are pad NON
s. Thus decoyed, the poor girls are forced, u ~
instances, TO remain and prostitute themssive
they have contracted disease, when they Gro Ut
out to die, in order to make room for new
arrivals. -Ss
Ward, says: There appears to be general comR.s
throughout the Ward concerning the ssh-can = ~
are very seldom seen. There was cny +. 1s1y
Ward yesterday, and the walks are piled sp ..ssx
places with heaps Of ashes, and no sIv .s. I'm
remedyipg the evil. Lieu Grove, OF ps
Ward .sss: No lamps were liz in ths Wed 1870
ine, IN any Of the streets or rosds. Lisut 49,, ~
tbe Thirteenth Wsrd, says: Barrels, bozes ~ ~
Gems, fllsd with aahss on the sidewalks ~ ""
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
SCIENCE, ART AND DISCOVERY.

BoNELIs LOCOMOTIVE ELECTRIC TEIE-
GRAPH.-A second successful trial of Bonelis
Locomotive Electric Telegraph has been
made on the Turin railway with the concur
renee Of the Ministers Of State and the diplo-
matte representatives Of France and England.
Two trains trayersing ive-mile track ex-
changed communications until all parties
were fully satisfied The correspondence
with the stations was equally satisfactory
and orders to "stop" and to proceed" were
obeyed as by volition. Morse's apparatus,
reduced to the dimensions of coat pocket,
including paper, &c, was used on this occa-
ion. The simplicity of the invention is anu
sing. The wires, running from the little
pocket machine through the bottom of the
car trail on parallel insulated iron rods.
which are the mediums Strange that the
notion never occurred to the Yankee nation !
The inventor, who is the Director of the
Sandman Telegraphs has submitted to the
Government an inexpensive project for
working them, and also for continuing the
submarine line now in use between Genoa
and the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, 1.-TWO
hundred miles, by way of Malta and other
intermediate points, to Constantnople and
the long black Sea line and which will also
be propounded to the electricians ofthe thou
sand-leagued Atlantic. So much for Frank
Inns kite playing The wonders of magic drop
out of sight before the miracles of science
European Correspondence Of the Newa Il, Id
rerttSer.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21

A CLERICAL ELoPEMENT.-A clerical gen.
tleman of SHten address on Thursday last
disappeared with wife of the gentleman resi-
ding in South Greek. The gay lothario,' in
clerical orders, some two or three weeks since
being called to preach in the neighborhood
of South Greek was invited home by gen.
tleman. He pretended TO be unwell and
stayed some days at the house. lie then
took u breftrip abroad, lectured on temper
ance, and returned to the house Of his hospi-
table friend quite sick-so much so indeed as
to be closely confined to the house. He was
a guest for some three or four days, when
on Thursday the l4th, his host having some
business to transact in Pennsylvania, left
home not suspecting anything amiss, Hardly
had he gone when the clerical scoundrel sud
denly recovered hishealth. His carriage was
got out, and the unfathful wife packed up
her things and some of her husbands, had
them conveyed to the carriage and with her
sanctimonious paramonr took her seat and
bade adieu to the pleasant home of her two
children, her innocence and peace of mind,
to link her destiny TO shame and the veriest
rascal that the sur shines upon.-Eimira
Republican,.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
DIR. FRANKLIN.

The following passage from letter from
DIR. Franklin to his daughter, Mrs. Bache,
in liza, shows how highly he valued economy,
dceming it, as unquestionably it is, virtue
of no little rank in ITSELF the parent of many
Others and the preventive of numberless
vices. 1t may be useful TO republish it T.
81 was charmed with the account you gave
me OF your industry, the table cloths of your
own spinning, &C., but the latter part of your
paragraph, that you had sent for linen from
France, because weaving and flax were grow
ing dear, alas that dissolved the charm and
you sending for long black pins, and lace and
feathers, disgusted me, as if you had put salt
INTO my Strawberries. The spinning | see is
to be laid aside, and you are to be dressed for
the ball. You seem not to know, my dear
daughter that of all the dear things in the
world, idleness is the dearest except mischief
, hen began to read your account of the
hlgh prices OF goods, a pair of gloves seven
dollars yard of common gauze twenty-four
oollars and that it now required fortune
TO maintain family in q very plain way.
expected you would conclude with telling
me that everybody as well as yourself, was
growing frugal and Industrious and | could
scarce believe my eyes in reading forward,
t,aI lhere never was so much dressing and
pleasure going on and that you wanted black
pms and feathers from France to appear |
suppose in the mode. This leads me to ina
glhe that, perhaps, it is not so much that the
goods are grown dear, as money is grown
cheap; as everything else will do when exces-
slvely plenty, and that people are still as
nearly IN their circumstances as when pair
ol gloves might be had for half acrown. The
war indeed, may in some degree raise the
price OF goods and the high taxes which are
necessary to support war, may make our
irugalty necessary; and as l am always
preaching that doctrine, cannot inconscience
or in decency, encourage the contrary, by my
example, in furnishing my children with fool
ish modes and luXuries. | therefore send all
the articles you desire that are useful or nee
essary, and omit the rest, for as you say you
should have great pride in wearing anything
| send, and showing it as your fathers taste,
! must avoid giving yOu an opportunity of
doing that with lace or feathers. If you wear
your cambric rufles as ! Go, and take care
not to mend the holes, they will come in time
to be lace and feathers my dear girl, may
be had in America from every cocks tail"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1855-07-21
GALLERY OF BEAUTY.

When Mr. Putnam issued book with the
above, or tantamount title, embracing q
number ofportrats of American ladies, we
thought the ladies who could consent to such
an expose of their personal charms, not
overstocked with that modesty which is one
of woman's chiefgraces. Butfeminine beauty
loves to display itself-spurred by vanity,
which is seldom left out of the female COM
pound. Therefore, we have scarcely doubt,
that Mr.. Barnum's proposal to present
$4,000 in premiums to "the handsomest ladies
in America" will draw out our American
scheme did the babies. According to his
programme, there is to be one premium of
81 900; one of $780, one of $3.50; six Of
500 ninety Of $50; and one hundred Of
SO. The competitors are to send in their
daguerreotypes, with or without names, with
sealed numbers accompanying, which are
only to be opened when the prizes are deter
mined-the daguerreotypes to be returned in
due times to the owners. On the 18th Of
October all that may have arrived "will be
placed before the public at the American
Museum. or some other suitable locality in
in New York" The visitors at the place of
exhibition will decide, by means Of ballots,
which of the portraits are entitled TO the
premiums. Those ladies obtaining the ten
highest premiums, will be engraved, and pub
lishedin the French"W orld's Book ofBeauty"
Each lady who may secure one of the ten
highest premiums, will be desired to sit to
the best artist in the city nearest to her
residence who will paint her portrait from
life, at the expense Of Mr. Barnum, for the
French publication.