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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30

"the province remote from each other and be
named the six routes one OF when was mr.,
Third Great HestcrH, from Ham'Ao" to VIVA
sOr, 22s miles" u;,d.
Now. this statement was untrue, ana els ioru.
shin intended 10 deceive his countrymen when nc
made il.
From Windsor 10 Hamilton, part OF the grasd OF
main line through Canada, there are leot Niles
fairly entitled under the act TO the E3OOO per Hi'i
but from Hamilton to Niagara Falls, i2t miles,w
rise of ground in the last IL miles OF nearly iyo
feet the railway was to be used to carry me trade
,vay from the Canadian TO the United ates Sea-
ports. Boston, Albany, New-fork, DC or as hls
iordsbp states (psge . the multiplied ION OF rail-
"vays connecting tn Southern bank OF the st
Lawrence with different points on the coast, have
diverted portion Of the trade of that river from
"the Canadian seaports TO those of the United
States" In the Canadian statute that part (42t
miles) was excluded as not part of the Grand
TruDb, but in August, 1851, special act was
signed by Lord Elgin, allowing S6OOOJO to
Sl0O0C00, to be drawn from the Treasury, to tap
the Canadian Railway by that sde-llne from Hamil-
ton to Niagara Falls; and his lordship next year
resorted TO the shabby deception of telling the
Queen that royal aid had Dot been given to the
side line Of 424 miles, but that Hamilton was 225
miles from Windsor, though it is Al miles less
This 424 miles tapping act is also omitted from
Wcksteed's official index to our statutes, under
the heads Hamilton, Great Bes1rn, aud Grand Trunk
and the better to deceive Grand Trunk subscrib-
ers in England as to the real value of the route,
Messrs Gly n d Barring explanatory map 10 their
prospectus Of the proposed railway contains other
RAILWAYS made aud to be made as far south az
Baltimore and ST. Louis, yet excludes the New York
and Erie the New. York Central, and the Western,
from Albany to BostOn-ali Of them rivals to the
Grand Trunk
With such royal agents as Lord Elgin, Messrs.
HiDcks, Ross, Macnab, C1yley &c :, it is deception
all round. HARRY NANE.
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Of The Baltimore American.

RIO De JASEtRO, Tuesday June 70, 1855
Our last circular adyic under date Of the h Inst.
Of Flour have Is yi
b the United States 6 bbs from Europe a1d equal
Baltimore City Mills 20 cr bond export TO River
Plate sec bhls Chill 1t % 80 cI l5 bbl. Baltimore extra
.t i51 bbs Rchmnd Gig hu- a. 80 aad j6 er
snd 6 bis Tree sold 10 arrive previous TO above receipts
iron On u .,ses n SsSa. y s. s.nle At 5000 b
which qusnity 1874 bbis Baltimore snd geo bo aich4nond
Ss quote Baliimols City NILS at 23.aSi; Richmond
Is somewhat latter under recent receipts and the
future Of The market dep nds entirely upon ecep
From the nesAboIRs without later dates.
We quote Drills bossn 50 in lO5GlioT b.eachsd Dds llo
DENNIS. 50 H. 3 ~; Boot Blue ills. good 50
IN cases a,so I'd good Sc in IS 2ri siolt Shrtns- . Ia
49, lsr; SO n 1907 DO. ~ . IN lOri Osnsburss,
2or 2 ysrd Tor good qualities cree' -. -.
Yellow Pine without assortment, az 4 seer E dozen and
cargo Red Pine OF good assortment al ~ 2ozen.
bsg leave 70 call the teutor ieuds
sy Of sending every lensths and
the pine tina; the Is liked best and Will
ExroRrs-CoEFEE-SA have Averaged about
loL h.ss per day principally fo the United States. Al
which demand while the bulk Of the stock composed
oflo" qualities We quote Ansrssn ots q 90 a4so; .eee-
tens Of good asis aid gpeTo 0Oo Q+ O. he rate for
choice samples Of Ierors Eur peun soCd4.A0 2
Hipss~s5ees 50 RIO GrsHSe' We quote s5I : n
SUGskS cok c-rnpfises 80 cases We quote Whites 600
FgEcsIs-ve quote nouuAly for the United Sts,essO age
ard & cent Reg 10 Atlantic pors TO NewOiesns &C.
q The the vi ns 70 20 and
higher rooLate rates danded TO "a ope y quo e
IS 81 r. ron!lel No curry exists To- lny uarer
kNcBAsGE On knetuc has ruled 60 a y LII. ~ days
sPi Civ quote spanish and Patriot Dou5ils y Z q 100
spHnh DolaIs .s9cI PatIot .. al ,osCdi 9sr.
PERU 18th August stock 80 bbs co sacks last sses
az hithm0Ld s.. PbiAde pha So go credit
HAHAI 1t JUu,-Stock or bb.s Qu-at'ou. u q ~ fr
Beltintre; 81 ass for Rehmsod City ifl-
Rio GkaSDE "a June-W hout much Ia stock O,o.a Rirs
uo1d Soi 05+.i Baltimore g Phi.aie phia 81 d3-H
NosTEV1DFo 1t June Amer qu ted 10 spanish net
bVEsos AYE's, Sist AususLa' 'as 80 . on bad
We remain sPectfu iy, you friends ani swans
MAXWELL, WRIGHT A &C.
y. h-Rspre'enteo By paruers W. Il. D. C. A Robs C.
Wright. Baltimore
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bis Cabinet, can hold tho rcins Of C;oveFpme,, a.
years IN spite Of the peoples scorn and ind,,,.Sa
we must submit to The term Of pensnee vS;es ~
election Of such an automa.on ~ the preseu, 49, ~
for President has imposed upon US Bni wfeoo.ogy
submit we can siill appeal 10 the sovcreign-.o :.
people. The Cabinet 81 Washington h4s see, K.s'
inyaced by armed men from Missouri; the law, -
sbed for the Government Of that Territory set A. ~
ance BY those rufiaps; he ballo,-boxes broLss 20.
the ballots Of the actual Sc ers DESTROYED; the Ei
the inmigl threatened because they refa.ea
ognise those druuken flibusters as warlcp- "a ~
OF election the polling stations taken Dos .es.,~. :,
and spurious Legislature elected, and VET h 49,
moved a muscle 10 correct thea Il .ring nhasas
wiukt d al them-i' proved OF the Mt e. cou,..l
them end il inspirited Stringf-hoS and biz Sss''
pros eed in the career which they entered on ~ =
leaders Of the invasion Of kansas met a. Pasnas..
the Leg stature Of the Eri'oy; ana Ia cefaoca 49,
Tfited Sisfes, - represented by Governor Re,s.
and the Ter soiial laws. they ailoRTed rbe a., !,
eoyepmept TO the borders of Missouri elected 800
man who wac fair elected 10 a sat in The T.sv..
,ure gave Slavery a legal tenure IN the trit,ry -
siituied every M~soUan who shall register hin, ~,
such voter in Kansas, passed 40 edo, for the uw
rose of testing the opinions OF all lmmi4rans 10 X,
ses on the Slavery question, and proposed ths,ya-
England settlers be especially required 10 swear ~
glance 10 the laws OF ss0uri and 70 the Fueitva
Slave e6ict. Still the General Government reasi-,
cOmyaceDty passive. IL silil encourages proeps
of Missouri rufianism in Kansas, and the prcgrtnss
of he next act OF the play il Issued. Sr,n fellow %.
Co., now propose. with consent OF the Legislssa
NJ ssouii.l to annex to h. T., Platte County, Va
This sct OF annexation would give 10 Kansas al !,
selffefepsive assO aion-al the press destroyen a.
swash buckers OF Pars sville, &c; and u would On
Ksnses a population which would az ooce entue ss
10 ask admission 10 the conicjeracy as state. Tia
scheme which Frank Pierce, nc doubt, approves o.
Douglass would sssuredly lie TO see D. accomplish
and Atchsoa will cortai'ly 90 all he can to consa
mate il; but what viii the people OF the Nor'hss
to il
VIII they sanction Il VIII their representative
approve OF il , VIII they give authority TO this "a
eli otle, acts Of tn, filhbusteis by admitting kanss
with Slavery Ito the Union lhls 10 The quost9
which tie people must answer in 1886.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-30

SO deg. Fahrenheit, and this, with our delightful
sea breeze and frequent showers has been far from
uDpIeassntly bot.
The official paper of this city, of the 18th inst.
contained the sentences agreed TO by the final tn
bunal in this island, to be passed upon some Of the
parties charged with being connected with the re-
cent conspiracy.
The following is list Of the sentences Don
Mariana Ramirez, six years imprisonment in
Ceuta; Don BeDigno Gener and the refugee Don
Miguel CsnteIo, each to four years Punishment to
the Peninsula under the vigilance Of the authori
ties at the place to which her Najesty's Govern
men, may destine them; Ton Alejo Iznaga Miriam
ds and D. Francisco Perez Zuniga 20 two years
of like Punishment and vigilance; Don Domingo
Guiral. D. Ciriaco Frias Cintrs ID Vicente de Cas-
tro who resides in New. York. and some eighteen
other parties are declared innocent and absOlyed
from oil punishment.
We have nothing in the shape of epidemic dis
ease here There are, of course, some few cases
of yellow fever. The weather-wise foretell Sc
were hurricane season.
=. Sit is reported that some few cases of
cholera have taken place 10 this city. regret to
notice the arrival yesterday OF the American
ship Hound, from Macao, with 20S Chinese free
cOlOuists
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THE WAR IN THE WEST.


Our people have great deal to say at present about
the War in II East we should like TO know what
their opinion Is about the War in the West. The war
il the East is interesting to al of US for all Of
men and we are interested more or less, in whatever
affects humanity. But tn war in the West Is our
war, and Immediately concerns our honor, or fame,
ano our freedom; and it ought therefore, to be Of
much more interest TO that anything that can lake
place outside Of the United States. Ia the ist rival
nations are coDtending for the mastery over each
other; the isfue of their combat viii decide nothing
than question Of European pohcy--it will not
settle any question Of moral or political principle. In
the West liberty il assailed by slavery, with all the
legion OF rufeIs which the latter purchase aid
her IL Ter unhsoVed wo-k, and in the issue OF III It
contest is involved the huma ion ofths Republic aud
the sube,on to Slavery OF oil the territory which she
low claims.
The war in the West il therefore q much more i'm.
portant 10 us 10 country and to orr poserity
than the wsr in the Fest Will our peoole continue
then 10 turn their eyes towards sevastoDol and will
they hear vi indiei ence, aLberty being driven
from ksIsssi
II il Of no use 70 appeal TO the General Government
10 rtorss the wrongs OF the settlers in the Territory.
II II ore OF the msfodunes OF our political system that
sSch an moeele as Frank Pierce AID such traitors as
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FROM KANSAS.

The expelled Free-State members have held meet
ing and called convention of all who in IA
of making hanses Free STATE to be held in Law
reuce Oh second Tuesday Of August 70 take into
consideration the situation of the Territory in reference
10 It's government.
Correspondence Of TIE Missouri Democrat:
kansas, Monday, July 23-5 z. NJ.
Governor Re-der has taken upon himself the re.
sponsbiy of veoing all a. bills thai have yet been
pesented 10 bin He states 10 his Message that there
l. Lothg Objectionable il the bills themselves, but
tina be does and will not consider the Legislature
being leg al session He bases ths opinion upon
the fact that the Legislature has removed from Pawnee
without authority and in conravention Of the pro-
visions Of the KansasN ebraska bill Furthermore,
be informs the Assembly, in a very peremptory tone,
tia if il uersis. in It's removal the Executive aud the
Legislature act ndeI evidently Of each other The
Legislature took the vetoed bills under consideration
and passed them over again through both branches,
by large msores. Great excitement, prevails 10 con-
ssque OF this act of the Governor The Legislature
is dete mined insist upon It's course, and the Gov
nor II equally stubborn in bis refusal to recognize
the laws tey may pass. What the result will be Is at
present bey Ond conjecture.
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PuGnETic Row.-Shor;Iy after 10 o'clock On Thurs
dsy night fght took place al Lafayette Hall. be-
tween james Irving, Of Poole notoriesy. and one
Jacob SoDtriDdyke in which the latter w.s very Sc
yerely banded. John MOrrissey. notorious indiyid
ual, was present and kept back the crowd urta the
fight, Whioh lasted about ten minutes, was over The
police not notified Of It's having occurred mil
the parties bad LETT the house. Somerndyke was taken
sway in a coach by bis friends and yesterday after
noou PROCEEDED 10 Long Island to recruit. The fgbt
grew out Of an cd grudge between the parties.
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Couesronlsnee Of The Boston A'.es.

=
LAWRENCE Monday, July Q, 1855.
The organic act of the rerfi'ory says the persons
having the hest number of kgai votes ia each dis
tricr for meabeTs sha BE- declared By the GorernOr
40 re duly elected, but this Legislature supesedes
be Governor and rejects the persons daily elected
and supplies their places with Of their own choos-
ing. Like il for granted thar the persons receiving
certificates the first election nor resi- enis OF
Missouri and that they were not elected by armed
bands from that State also grant ta .hey were COM
pefent 20 ake laws instead Of birg obliged - import
iiem; even then, ask would not the electment of
u ueu with the certificates of election from he Gov
eTuor and the az hitting TO their seats OF other men,
IulliH he wbCle Thing Can such BODY be l-gallv
the Ifgisaiure of Kansas And if not the Legsls.
fure bow they mske or import laws for the Terri
tory Con en- illegal be6y pass legal enactment-l
The citizens Of Kansas generally have regarded the
Whole ling as farce, end 10 more tie Legislature
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Alsecuote Of Prentice.

When PRENTICE was student at an
academy in c., Connecticut, through
rivalry of some kind, he incurred the envy
and jealousy of a young lawyer, who man
iteSted the same to such an extent, that
an open rupture occurred between the
parties of the "frst" and "second
part" The poison ranked and ripened;
recrimination and mutual anger ensued;
even personal violence was threatened,
and attempted to be put in execution, as
follows: Three negroes of the village
were hired 10y the young lawyer to call
at night upon Mr. PRENTICE, under some
apparently plausible pretext, and to give
him q sound beating They called ac-
cordingly; but the proposed recipient OF
punishment had, by some friendly lis
tener, been made aware of the proposed
visit, and its object; and when they came
he was quite prepared to receive them.
They began to state their assumed errand
when Mr.. PRENTICE said: "Step to the
door for moment; / wish to meet a
friend who desires to see me, while pas
sing hurriedly up the street in his wagon u
The negroes preceded him to the door
When they had reached the doorstep, he
put on his hat, drew from his pocket q
pistol, cooked it, and pointing its deadly
muzzle toward the black bclligerents, said
81 know you-who sent you-what you
were to do. I've heard it ALL Now form
| in single file, and march! l shall follow
you; and the first scoundrel of you who
attempts to diverge from straight line
of march shall receive the contents O
this pistol, as sure as ! am living man y
They formed in line, as commanded: They
were marched through three or four shor
streets, and were finally brought to a hal
in front of the law-otfice of their employer
who was awaiting them, and their report
when their commander said Front face
salute your officer! Eyes right Ioa ar,
dismissedw And home walked the after
ward-renowned EDITOR, without hindranct
or molestation.
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SEs1o1 snBY AUSTIN C. BURDICK.
In the fall of 1849, I was travelling in
the West on business. / left the Miss
issippi steamboat at Columbia, KY, having
made up my mind to travel by land as far
a. Muhlenburg county, where I should
strike the Green River far enough to the
northward to take one of the small fiat
boats for the Ohio.
Late one evening, arrived at the town
Of III a. intending to take the stage
from there next morning. The bar-room
ofthe tavern was crowded with people, and
I, noticed that large numbers of the cit
liens were collected about the street cor
ners, appearing to be discussing some
matter of more than usual interest.
OF course +. became curious to know
the. cause of all this, and at the first fa-
vorable opportunity, / asked the question
ofthe landlord. He gazed at me moment
in silence, and then, with an ominous shake
OF the head, he gave me to understand
that most dreadful thing had happened;
but before he could explain to me what
it was he was called away to attend to
other business. .l3Nrs a-z1
I soon found, however, that the "dread-
ful thing" was the subject of conversation
Ill around me, and by simply listening, /
gained an insight, into the mystery 1t
seemed that there was to be trial for
murder there on the next day. and that
the criminal was young blacksmith, who
had been born and brought up in the
town, and who, until the present time, had
borne d character above reproach.
I endeavored to find out the particu-
lars, but I could ascertain but little upon
which to depend, for different people gave
different, accounts, and all who knew any
thing of the matter were too much excited
to speak calmly. murder had trans
pifed only about a week before and con
sequently the event was fresh in the minds
Of the people. - 80
The only facts that came to me, upor
which / could rely, were that middle
aged man named Matthew Hampton had
been murdered and robbed, and that Abe
Adams the young blacksmith had beer
arrested for the crime, and would be tried
on the morrow Some said that the mur.
dered mans money, to the amount of over
two thousand dollars, had been found or
the young mans person; others denied
this statement Yet all sympathized with
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At this juncture, Mr.. Henry Biglel
made savage attempt to break away
from the sheriff, but it did not avail him
The jury were directed to return to theil
box, and then Mr.. Hampton was reques.
ted to speak He was too weak TO rise
but he spoke plainly, and in a manner that
showed his mind to be clear.
He stated that when he reached the
bluff on the night of the disaster, he dis
covered that his pocket book was gone
He stopped his horse and was trying to
think where he had lost it when some one
came up from the roadside He had just
time to see that it was Henry Bigler, wher
he received blow upon the head from q
club that knocked him form his horse
Then he felt a sharp, singing, burning
pain in the bosom, and with momentary
startling of his muscles he opened his eyes
lie saw that Biger was stopping over him
and ransacking his pockets. He could
just remember of hearing the distant gal.
lop of a horsc-that he thought his body
was being dragged to. the roadside; and
I dltel tildt TIC Cotiiu ISuieEiDCi holHiiS VII
he awoke in his own house, and found the
doctor by his bedside
For little while longer the multitude
had to restrain themselves. I remember
that the Judge said something to the jury,
and that the jury whispered together for
moment then the prisoner stood up once
more, and the foreman of the jury said
mot guilty"
Then burst forth the hearty shouts o.
the people. Abel Adams sank back into
his seat, but in moment more was seized
by score of stout men, and with wild
and rending shouts they bore him into
the free, pure air, where the blight stars
looked down and smiled upon them. A
little way had they gone when they met
a young woman, whose hair was floating
in the night wind, aud who wrung heI
hands in agony. They stopped and SCI
their burden down. Abel Adams saw the
woman, and sprang forward and caugh
her to his bosom.
"Mary-Mary-I'm innocent-ihno
cent and free"
The wife did not speak. She onl.
clung wildly to her husband and wep
upon his bosom.
A wagon body was torn from its ayel
tree-the blacksmith and his wife wer,
placed therein; and then they were born
away towards their home, and long afte
they had passed from my sight, l coult
hear the glad shouts of the impu.sive peo
pie, waking the night air, and reverba
ting among the distant hills.
On the next morning. before the stag
started, l learned that Matthew Hampton
had determined to make the young black
smith accept of one thousand dollars
whether he was willing or not.
Two weeks afterwards, while sitting il
the Office Of my hotel in Cincinnati, re-
ceived newspaper from NJ; Henr.
Bigler had been hanged, and on the gal
lows acknowledged his guilt. MATTHEW
Hampton was slowly recovering, and th
blacksmith had after much expostulatior
accepted the thousand dollars from Hamp
toms bounty.
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Nor SO SLow.-An innkecpcr lately
complaining to gentleman that his honse.
was greatly infested with rats, and that hc.
would willingly give considerable sum,
to get rid of them, was on the following.
morning thus accosted by Frenchman.
after he had received his BILL. Il vill as.
sure you, sir, tell you vich way you shalli
get rid of de rat" Twill be mnch oblig-,
ed to you if you can, replied the landlord.
"Well, den, only charge de rat as you:
charge me, and I'll be hanged if de rat
ever come to you house again"
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poetrp.
A STORY OF SCHOOL.
By wM. R. HART.

~ - D..
: Tho red light shone through the open door
From the round declining sun;
And fantastic shadows, all about,
On the dusty floor were thrown,
As the factory clock told the hour of five,
And the school was almost done.
The mingled hum of the busy town
ass 4 Rose faint from her lower plain;
And we saw the steeple over the trees,
kssa with its motionless, golden vane;
And heard the cattle's musical low,
sssxAnd the rustic of standing grain.
In the open easement lingering bee
Nurmured. drowsy tune;
And, from the upland meadows, song
Boa IN the lulis Of the afternoon
Had come, ON the air that wandered by,
Laden with scents of June.
eS()ur tasks were finished and lessons said,
n And we sat, all hushed and STILL
Listening to catch the purl of the brook,
And the whur of the distant mill;
i And waiting the word of dismissal, that ye
Waited the masters will.
The master was old and his form was bent
And scattered and white his hair;
But his heart was young, and there ever dwell
A calm and kindly air, .r .H ltt
Like the halo over a pictured saint,
On his face, marked deep with care.
His eyes were closed, and his wrinkled hands
Were folded over his vest,
As YEARLY back in his old arm chair
He reclined as if to rest;
= And the golden streaming sunlight fell
sess0n his brow and down his breast.
We waited in reverent silence long,
Ell And silence the master kept,
Though still the accustomed sanity smile
Over his features crept;
:. And we thought worn with the heightened toi
OF the Summers day, he slept.
] So we quietly rose and left our seats,
And outward, into the sun,
From the gathering shade of the dusty room
Stole silently one by one
For We knew by the distant striking clock,
SO n vas time that the school was done
And left the master sleeping alone,
Alone in his high backed chair,
with his eyelids closed, and his witheree
Folded as if in prayer, [palm
4 And the mingled light and smile on his face
And we knew not Death was there.
Nor knew that, just as the clock struck five
ae His kindly soul away au7iz @
"A ,shadowy messenger silently bore
From its trembling house of clay,
70 be child with the Saints of HeaSen,
= And to dwell with Christ away!
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A QUANDARY.-A man pretty comfort
ably drunk, was holding on to post,
when friend inquired what was the mat
ter. "Matter?" said the fellow, II am
in ouandary." Why?" eff l hold on
here + shall freeze to death, and if l lei
60 I shall fall in the dock"
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70 KEEP a cososSaAr1os AWAKE.

TO KEEP a CONDENSATION AWAKE
They tell new way of paying OF a
drowsy congregation. 1t was this: The
clergyman after having nearly finished his,
sermon, observed a great part OF his eon>
gregation asleep, and said he thought hs
had better go orer the. whole sermon
again, which be did. The next Sunday
the people kept awake "on' the Grst rcad>,
ing" .'
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GENrIIITY,-A fashionable city lady.
while in the country short time since,
inquired. what those animals were with
posoder harms grosci,,g out of their ears 2"
as though it was not genteel for woman
to know Cow,