The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-05

doobtless b. Cause Of his swee,aess Of temper AMI
his sccommod ,ting disposition. Mr. Stevens viii
Yrobsb'y retain his ofos OF Sergeant at Arms, he
10 menbet Of the ordtr. Four days mere VIII
settle the whole matter. however, and we mu.t npos
SEES our souls In patience" during that fest eeiing
time.
working hard iorit. A story current IL that Mr.
Gardner In desirous ~ being elected and Of
the governorstip. As his election 20 SIR. iockwell's
place would make Mr.. Brown Governor, and ~ Mr..
Brown II q democrat and aboliti0nlst, aud also
supporter Of extreme egisl alton the liquor ques
ton, cannot venture 10 congratulate Mr.. Gardner
In advance on his elevation TO che senate. Accord
ing 70 present appearances General Wilson, chauceA
are decidedly the best. One reason why most
people think that the General will be chosen Is that
the victors cannot drop him, and hope to retain
their power tor second year even ifal other thngs
should be 10 their favor. They canno. afford to
offend the 10000 free sellers who now act with
them. ALTOONA.
Our BunaIo Correspondence.
BUFFALO, Dec. %, 1854.
The Weafhsr-- Busisess-Ship Building Theatri.
Gals Gas Cooking, &c, &c.
arrived In this city about ten days ago, and the
few items Of news collected transmit without delay
TO the rea iers OF the HERALD. The weather during
the time has induged In all sorts OF caprices-pre
sentipg variety Of fair, foul, pleasant stormy and
middling, and the thermometer has been kept In Q
feverish state OF excitement, marking the degrees
Of heat and cold within the range Of 40 above and
IL below zero. The first Of the week we had snow
and good slelghing; then came warm, foggy, rainy
weather, which lasted through Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday. On Sunday il changed TO cold, with
snow; on Monday IL was intense, and has kept 30
ever since, with every prospect Of Q continuance.
Shippers Of produ and merchandise have ex
perienced some losses by the sudden closing OF
canals, Buffalo creek" and the Lake rivers. I'm.
mense quantities Of corn are stopped on their way
that will not reach your market until early spring.
Lake disasters have been numerous, and the suffer
ing and loss Of Afe very great.
am creoibly informed that many business men,
In striking balances this year. will find their gains
en- The wrong page Of the ledger; and the daily
papers tell us that the Sons Of New England are
so occupied that their annual festival Ia pos .poned
until another year.
Many of you readers Ike myself, will, doubtless,
be surprised 10 esrn the vast amount of trade tha.
IN carried on In Buffalo Creak. Tue commercs Of
the year 1854 viii exceed 800 900 0OO requiring
for its transactions vessels Of q 900 1000 four
millions OF tons capicity. Of this Rmount sons
seventy FIVE THOUSAND TOM are owned here and most
OF the vessas havs been constructed aud launched
upon the waters OF that same creek"
Last yeBr there were built upon IFS shores vessels
compr bending, In aggregate capacity, over beven
teen thousand az ,0O0l tons; and there are nov
owned by shippers upon the stream 80 Inc s.eam
ers, fortysx prope lera, barks, 81 brgs, and Il5
schot neIs, besides large number Of smaller craft
and not counting the vessels owned elsewhere
which come pere and receive and discharge cargocs.
Along the course OF the tributary ara located
elevators, erscttd for the purpose Of loadag and
unloading vessels and carsl boats which arc capabo
of handling 20 600 bgsGels Of wpeat Der hour, and
OF storing the yest amount Of 800 600 bushels of
grain within their aails Such are sOme Of tho
uses and benefits OF Buffalo creck - VIII IN richly
deserves, and would he dignifei with the title
Of river were IL rot bfough IN daily com parson
with the robe Niagara, the Jar N whose cataract
scmon's,cs IA oi the insgihcaley Of al other
STRAINS.
Buffalo IL supplied with two first casa hosl,-the
American anG CLARENDON, also, tgO thea.ges-the
metropolitan ans EaSlo sttet. A. the fret named
theatre the Howatds are PLAYING ssar engsF Hm.nt.
LATHE CWdella, To Guild artist appoars nightly -
oyorii Sng h,usts, ~ Ter naap ,r..eh4bc chlrae.
t,a % inle fyn - 90 tcie TOTE Gerry, " tho
Lamp Lighter = anil Katy, In = Hot Cofu.'
1 am disposed 70 say Lothng about tne maHkish
sen'imsnraty ~ these over drawn 0rarhAs--lf they
can ba 80 cailsaDut "a pitlIe u tho old Park
esnn"s s, , &c. ne ih.t'sr, r-rfscs rcscrsnts-
and saying TO uhe readcr Of TIE HERALD sea her
the first opportunity. 10 politics there ~ nothiag
new, nor can any orc tcI wheIe tho old parties
star Norr secm I, manifest fear that The liquor
law viii BE- passed the great dread is that ~ one
"hocus " cus jngSling seward Will be re.urnee 10
TIE fersE, ard ibis tbsy ds"m far greater calami.
~ than The passsgs Of an unconstitutional law that
taDuot be enforced, .... 4.
DR.. sk'nnef, ~ aren't ~ the American la Cook.
log Company. ~ New YORK, gave 70 She ladies and
s. nttmen a BuifAo, ieW nigHt, since, truly
tonishing exhibition, Va simple and cheap apDa
raiUs, and rith 10 nthtr tnel rave The Ras frjm
chandelier burner 10 roasted a tn FOUND turkey
In one bour M t.cbty minutes aud with She same
best boiled water and baked apples and potatoes
ara the whole cott Of gas was only six tG) )cnts
AID ak lniliG, actual measurement bc also broilod
his al
cess is superior 10 quality retaining All the juices OF
meats and IN moet admirably sda 2sUd 10 eummer
uses on account Of ~ nea ness economy AID conse
nence. This u mot trniy m age OF adv Incemcnt,
a the fact ttao Buffalo. AHI9o.