The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-26

weeks later European news.
The San Juan and Aspinwal steamers, with Cali
forna news to the LIST nst are fully due at this port
Neither of them had been telegraphed at late hour
last night.
The Sewardites, comprising the Know Something's
bogus Know Nothings, fossil wings and republi-
cans congzegated at Syracuse in large numbers,
and are just at this moment the centre Of attraction
for politicians of all parties. The Know Something's
assembled on Monday. Their doings are of no i'm
portance. The faction will be utterly swallowed
up in the whirlpool of new tangled republicanism.
The bogus Know Nothing convention assembled
yesterday, and after choosing officers and appoint
ing committee to do the cutting and carving,
adjourned. This organization will ALSO in all proba-
biity become absorbed. The republicans and wings
meet to-day. According to our dispatches the con-
ventions will fuse without much difficulty. large
number of delegates were on the ground last night,
and the paavering and plotting and persuading was
going ON with great activity.
The American State Convention met at Albany
yesterday. About five hundred delegates were in
attendance Erastus Brooks was chosen President.
Our correspondent has furnished us with list of
the names of persons who are prominently put for
ward as candidates for State officers. 1t is given
under the telegraphic head.
Messrs. Israel ]. Hatch, Samuel J. Tilden, and
Ariel s. Thurston, soft shell candidates respectively
for Secretary of State Attorney General and State
Treasury have signifed their acceptance Of the no
limitations rendered by the State Convention. The
soft shell State ticket is now complete.
The Hard Shell Judiciary Convention met again
hast night at their headquarters, and nominated
a full ticket. The following nominations, so far
made, are now before the people,
FOR JUDGE OF THE SUPREME
Eacs Nothing. Whig Hard Shell.
T. p Cowes. H. i. Cowles James X whiting.
FOR THE SUPERIOR
Murray Hoffman. Murray Hoffman Jonas B. Phillips
Lewis B. Woodruff Lewis b. Woodruff. Michael ulshnHer
FOR TIE
Alex. Spaulding. Chan. Livingston. John X. Brady.
ron
A. X. Maynard. c. +. Birdsall. George f. Alden.
The Know Nothing lodges Of Massachusetts, are
repudiating the action of the Fusion Convention Of
that State. Governor Gardner will, without doubt,
be candidate for reelection.
meeting of capitalists was held at Albany on
Monday evening to deliberate upon the best means of
securing to that city participation in the Northern
trade, which seems now to be pretty well monopo-
lzed by the Trojans. resolution that the necessary
measures be taken without delay for the construc-
ton of line of railroad connecting Whitehall with
the Albany Northern road was adopted, and commit
The following are the names of the committee
Thom as w. Olcott, John v. L. Pruyn Peter Ganse-
WORT, II. H. Martin, Archibald Mcclure, w.
Blocker, C. P. Williams, James A. Wilson, Orlando
Meads, b. P. Learned, Geo. H. Thatcher, James
McNaughton, James c. Kennedy, VIM. Tlinghast
and Edward E. Kcndrick.
The telegraph win persist in placing Commander
Ellison on the retired list He is not retired, but
l. ~ u. r.
ton. Well we are glad OF it.
Over one thousand Massachusetts, Sunday school
teachers visited this city yesterday and were re-
ceived and entertained at the Crystal Palace by the
New York Sunday School Union. About six thou
sand persons were assembled there, and exer-
cises of an interesting character took place. The
children Of the various charitable institutions, to the
number Of 49, were also present and took part in
the exercises. full report will be found elsewhere
New Orleans papers of the 18th inst. contain CO.
pious details of the injuries sustained by the terrible
storm which ragged along the shores of Lakes Borgne
and Ponchartrain on the 18th and 10th inst. The
damage was very extensive. Vessels were wrecked,
wharves washed away houses Frustrated and several
lives lost Mr. Givens son of G. w. Givens and Mr..
Prentiss both OF New Orleans, were killed at Missis-
sippi City, and number of others were injured
verely al te same pace. AZ MODhe u NlOient
storm prevailed from the 18th inst. until the night
ofthe l7th Vast quantities of rain fell flooding
the lower streets and inundating the lowlands From
the direction of the wind-south by west-fears
were entertained for the safety Of the shipping in
the Gulf.
We have advices from Galveston, (Texas) to the
18th inst We no farther returns of the election
published and in fact but little news of interest
report prevailed that party had organized at Go.
lad with the intention of making foray into Mexico
for the purpose of recovering stolen property. We
find the following account OF collision between
party Of rangers and the German citizens of Freder-
icksburg in the Austin Timo:-"A gentleman ar
rived by the stage ON Wednesday evening, and
brought the following report which reached san
Antonio on the evening the stage left The Ger
mans Of Fredericksburg were in bad hnmor be-
cause Of some remarks made concerning the burning
Of the body Of Toncahua Indian. Lieut.. Bureson
despatched ranger 20 Fredericksburg for supplies.
The Germans tied him, gave him one hundred
lashes aud turned him loose. He went to camp, re-
ported, and Barlceon took some twentyfour men.
charged upon the town killed twenty-five Germans,
wounded others, and got six or eight rangers wound
cd some Of them badly lie Is said to have declared
he would have cleaned up the whole place had
all his men been present. Fortunately, later in
telligence fails to confirm this story Of sanguine
slaughter Severe northeastery gales had prevailed
along the coast.
The sales Of cotton yesterday reached about 500
a coo bales. Lots that were pressing upon the
market having been sold. the article closed with a
better tone, and az about lo'c. l0ic. for middng
Uplands, and full lOIc for New Orleans Many Of
the cotton mills in New England, owing to long con-
tnued dry weather, have either had 10 suspend ope
ratons or to reduce the amount Of production This
result has Had tendency to check purchases FOR
that quarter, and which, II much longer continued.
mustnfect the supply of certain kinds OF domestic
Flour declined about l2lc. per barrel all round.
Wheat was firm, with free sales al very fun prices.
or eciaIIy for handsome ard prime lols which co,