The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-25
The News.

We publish to-day full report Of the first day g
proceedings of the State convention OF the national
democracy, furnished by our special reporter, and
likewise report by telegraph Of the closing pro-
seedings yesterday. A list Of the names of the de
Iegates present, of whom there were one hundred
and nineteen out OF one hundred and twenty-eght
elected, is also given. The following is the ticket
Sor State officers nominated by the convention:-
Secretary Of state. aaron ward
Comptroller. n. %. Mtcneu
Treasurer. ..........................J N. Lyons
tenal Commissioner Frederick foiiett
State Prison Inspector ....... Darius Clark
Attorney General Josiah sutherland.
State Engineer. ....,..... .'eorge Cole
JUDGES Oh eoofeo' apie"'s' Short term John Willard
Greene C. Bronson, Charles O'Conor, Samuel
Beardsley, and George w. Clinton were chosen az
delegates at large to represent the hard shell demo-
sracy in the National Convention.
General Cass has published letter in Detroit
paper, defining fully and clearly his views upon
Know Nothingism and the power Of Congress over
the Territories. He has no sympathy with the
Know Nothing organization, none whatever; neither
with the means it employs nor the object it seeks
to attain.
The steamship North Star, which left South
smpton on the 18th instant, arrived at this port
early yesterday morning with one days later news
from Europe 1t was reported that the allied fleets
had commenced to lombard Sweaborg on the even
ing Of the It'll instant. BY way Of Vienna we
hear of increased activity the part of the allies
in the Crimea. Large achievements of men, guns
Mortars and gunboats, had left France.
In Asia Minor the Russians were preparing to
lay down their first parallel lines for the siege Of
Kars.
It was said that England and France had notified
the Austrian Minister that they would not renew
peace negotiations on any terms, but trust the
shaping of future events to the chances Of war.
Plus the Ninth had issued alocutions on the po-
sition of the Catholic church in Sardinia, Spain
and Switzerland and in each case he censures Sc
verey the conduct of the secular governments with
regard to church property bills, marriage laws and
general interference with the clergy
Earl Grey had made most important speech in
the British House of Lords in which he deprecated
the Turkish loan bill in all its provisions and warn
ed the peers of Interior complications with France
On account of England endorsing the solvency of
such corrupt, efete and tottering government as
that Of Turkey. IL could not exist, he sad as O
kingdom for forty years. In his opinion the war
was demoralizing the people of Great Britain, and
its consequent taxation would force the people to
emigrate and thus aid a commercial rival beyond
the Atlantic.
The letter Of our Curacao correspondent, pub
hshed on the eighth page Of to-day's paper, gives
SOME account Of the difficulties between the United
States Consul al that port and the Colonial autaQri
ties. The revelations are important, and will no
doubt attract general attention.
Our correspondent at Rio Janero, writing on the
9TH July states that the GLORIOUS Fourth was cee-
brated with great ecia both by American officials,
private individuals, and many native Brazlans.
Shares in the railway undertaking were at a pre-
MUM. Great disappointment was felt by many at
the mode Of their distribution.
The Supreme Court Of the Second Judicial dis
frct has rendered decision in the celebrated lager
bier case, tried time since at Poughkeepse, in
which the defendant was convicted by the County
Court of violating the Prohbitory Liquor law. The
Supreme Court reversed the decision Of the Court
below and ordered the discharge from arrest of the
defendant The decision places lager bier in the list
Of nonprohibited beverages
The particulars OF the murder of man named
Henry Boomer, by Prussan named Robert Bulius,
in Elm street, near Canal, carly yesterday morning,
are given in another column. The prisoner did not
deny the charge, but frankly asserted that he had
rid the world of a villain.
Inc sales OF COltOu yesterday Were conuHcu w ~
few hundred bales without change in prices. There
were no large lots pressing upon the market, and
heavy holders were indsposed to accept rates
under IL cents for middling uplands. Flour was
unchanged with fair amount Of sales. Southern
fair to good red wheat sold at 81 SO 81 80, and
white ranged from 81 81 10 asked. Corn was
Hrmer, with less doing, and closed at 81 o 9ll
cents. The market for pork continued to be ex-
aaIoo baA aba
barrels including new mess at s2l Is s21 81; 800
DO. deliverable in thirty days, buyers option s22,
and about 1000 barrels were sold, deliverable all
this year, sellers option, ut $40, and brokeragceu
gsrs were irmer, with sales Of about 900 hhds
Coffee was active and frmer, with sales OF 5000
bags Rio at terms stated in another column. There
was more doing in frcights for Liverpool and Lon
don at rather sitter rates.
The following routes for the transportation OF
merchandise in bond, from one port Of entry to
another port Of entry, delivery have been author
lied by the Treasury Department: From the ports
of Boston, New York, Philadelphia and baltimore,
10 pittsburg, Wheeling, Cincinnati, Louisville. st.
Louis, Nashville, Natchez Evansville, New Al
bany Burlington, (vermont) Sackett's Harbor,
Rochester, Oswego, Lewiston, Buffalo, Ogdensburg,
Plattsburg, Cape,vincent, Erie, Toledo, Sandusky,
Cleveland, Detroit, NIichiimackinac, Chicago, aud
Milwaukee, by canal railroad river, or lake, wholly
or in part, the party may select in his entry Also
from port or ports on the Atlantic to any other
pert on the Atlantic, Gulf Of Mexico or the Pacific,
or rice rersa, by such route aud conveyance the
party in his entry may select Also, from the port
of New Orleans to any port Of entry or delivery on
the Mississippi and its tributaries, and by such con-
veyance and route as the party selects in his entry.
Also from the ports Of Charleston and Savannah to
the ports of Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis, by
such conveyance and route as may be designated on
the entry. Whatever mode Of transportation may
be adopted whether by land or water or partly by
land and partly by water the route is required to be
yet lorta and particularly described N the entry.