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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS IN MAINE.
PoR1IAx Me. Monday. Jan. 81. 1876.

In Supreme Court this morning, Judge Davis de-
cded that the recent appointment of new Sheriff for
thi- county by Gov. Wells, who had removed tue old
one was Illegal under the resolve amending the Con-
sItiop of TIE State giving TO the people the power
TO choose Sheriff, judges and Registers of Probate
The ca.e came before the Court on tue attempt OF the
newly-appointed Sheriff 70 take charge OF the Court.
The udge dec ided that the old Sheriff was legally IN
Office. A similar decision has been given by Chief
Justice Tenney in Somerset County, a II relates TO
Registers of Probate These decisions: If sustained
bv the full bench render nugatory ali the recent aP
aintments Of Sberffs and Registers Of Probate made
ty Gov. Wels. in the places Of persons removed ~
him from those offices. The case goes to the iaLi
bench.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22

THr HCNDRYp DOLLAR AwARD.-A benevolent
Individual some timc since authorized the American
Reform Tract and Book Society to otter premium ct
500 for the best Ant-Savery Sunday School Book.
noucating the principle that slavery crime toward
Cod md man. and showing the necessity Of its mlne-
date aLolishment. Forty-six manuscripts were re-
ccived, and a Committee appointed 10 exsnnins
tbcrn aud make the award. They have recommended
Ge,n of them for publication, but give the preference
to one entitled Gospel Fruits; or, Christianity Illus
tratsd written by Mrs. Maria G.. Frost of Janesville,
Wisconsin, TO whom the premium has been awarded.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
FROM TIE PLAINS.

ST. LoUrs, Monday. Jan. o., ls56.
TIE Democrat received an express this evening con-
v.ying intelligence from Fort Pierre to December
18th The troops were comfortably quarered. Ma
jor Bawe,'s command, which sent to . Lean DE
Cour,, bad not been heard from. General Harvey
was fitting ont an expedition of hundred men 10
make IN excursion up the Missouri The Sioux In
diaus were to hold grand council at Fort Pierre in
February in order TO settle basis for peace. Much
snow had fallen, and the weather was very severe.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
FIRE AT SYRACI Sc.

SYRACUSE, Monday, Jan. 81, 1856.
The buildings at the corner of Water and Clinton
stIeete in TIL city, known the Conical Mills, owned
and occupied by Messrs. Forshee, Smith & Hicks a
Touring establishment, were destroyed by fire at 2
O'Clock yesterday morning The flames communicated
TO TIE adjoining building which was slightly injured.
Tie total les Is about SEQ 000-nsured for $4,000,
n portion Of which il in companies ms follows:
Western Mass, 90; Phcnix, Of Hartford $4,000; City
Of Hartford $500; Bridgeport $1,000 Lafarge $4,000 Mar
ket. S4t0. -,
The look. and papers Of Messrs Forsbee, Smith Il
Hicks were DESTROYED
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22

AccIprxr on THE H'EfFn RhLRoAp.-Ihe MAJ
train from Albany, al $50 Il. H. yes''Iosy on tue
Harlem Reilroad ran off the track JUS below Cro,"n
Fslls causing delay of an hour o"t dong 10 o'n''
damage. broken r' WAS the cause " 'n'
The same train, at White Plains, cane IN contact WIZ,
sprung rail- breaking the co"-ca'cheF 10 Pcs nm
Featuring the cylinders and one OF the Spfig' :" '"9
engine rendering it r"ce~a'y to proceed a.
.low pace. AT Tuckahoe the Mail tram was op.sVu
10 lie over Cor nearly an hour until The Dover N6
Express, and two White Plains trains hSd passed. IL
consequence of an accident to one OF the UP trans q"
MahOpoc Bridge, BY the breaking oil an axe in'
Mail train did not arrive in New-lork un'l ~ ''"A
last night seven hours later than was d"e' NJ
person was injured by either Of these caSpsV'-'
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
NAVAL COURT-MARTIAI..

PHILADELPHIA. Monday! Jan. 81, 1856.
The Neva Court Martial effected an organization
to-day and proceeded with the trial of Conman der
Richie, who pleaded not guilty. Mr.. Etherdge the
Chief Clerk in the Navy Department, testified, giving
an account of the transaction as detailed by Mr..
Richie, who boosted in presence OF witness OF having
ua, d the words Thar" !'scoundrel" and coward.
The examination for the prosecution was not COM
pleted when the Court adjourned.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
rpnM WASHINGTON.

W.sHISGToS. Monday Jan. Il $780,
Tbos hcen aecertained from authentic source
80. H. Iongtslked-of alliance between SPAN, Great
EGssin and France has been formally cOpsumnoted ed
The 6rs binding herself to send into the heid iOuvo
TO 70 600 men in the Spring while he' in Tra pnd
ticularly in Cuba, are TO be pro'ec'eu U!
ln.rland
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.

WAsHINGToS, Monday, JAN 81, 1850
John NJ. Parker and John ' an Allen Of New-iOrk
were admitted
No. 58.-The United States vs. Minnesota and the
North-westom Railway. Argument on motion to dis
miss tine concluded by the AttOrney-Generd for
dismissal
No. 1j5.-Motion to dismiss the cause. Argued by
by Mr. Day in favor and by Mr. johnson in opposition.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW IN NEW
BRUNSWICK.

ST. JOIN, n. b., Monday, Jan 81, 1856.
AT meeting Of fifteen hundred inhabitants of Fred
erckon on the 10th ins the Mayor presiding, resolu
tons condemnatory of the Prohibitory Liquor Law
were carried by vote of five to one Speeches were
made both sides. The proc eedngs were harmonious
and conducted with much good feeling, closing with
three cheers for the Queen.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
From ALBANY.
: CnrrasINuAcnf.

ALB,Ny, Monday, Jan. n, 1885,
Neither House was in session to-day. The Senate
,sa adjourned over til this evening, and there was
70. quorum of Members of the Assembly present =.
There has been some little sharp practice since the
adoption of the resolution authorizing the Speaker TO
appont the subortlnatc officers of the House, among
ne officer. Partisan leaders too, took part IN The
sir6,, Tho "Aalon Ward Democratic Saucus
~b;ch nominated BENJAMIN Bailey for Speaker also
nominated sIemaa McE%n for H. S1 GsSS Dom at
an. H i ;o ,;on'be soft Caucus not having
p made nCmination-he was entitled to the Office
Mr. Rcbuon The speaker had almost ssctcd upon iD.
appointing him when the Other party, a"ahe "
t,rest and claimed the office for Democrat o. thY
own selection. They therefore selected George i.
Woodbridge of sullivan County believe, ana Wno
held the position of First DoOTkeeper when Ludio"
wns Speaker. / understand now, he VIII be apponted,
IS also Democrats of tie same kind for DooAeepers
There are q large number OF Ofce-seobeIs 10 town
hooking for Appointments by the CoNal Board. The
,nnoinimeuts viii be- announced tomorrow.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
THE TROUBLES IN KANSAS.

n. LOUIS Monday, Dec. T, l-is.
di-patch from Weston says, " The reported bat
tie in Kansas greatly exaggerated. Nothing Sc
nous occurred. No one was killed, and but few slightly
wounded.
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FIRE IN CAMBRIDGEPORT. MASS.

BOSTON, Monday, Jan. II, 300.
fire broke out in Cambrdgeport this forenoon, and
destroyed the large building Main street occupied
by jones G.. Blake Il furniture manulactOry. Mr.
Bakes los is about GOO, mostly insured in Phila
danh;a and BnltimOre.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
WEATHER SOUTH.

RitHMOND, va, Jan %, Ieo6-p- M
snow has fnllen here to day to the depth OF six
incies and the storm still continues.
A dispatch from Petersburg makes the same report
No train has arrived here Rirhmond' to-day from
the north.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
THE SOUTHERN MAILS.

BALTIMORE, Monday Jan. 81, 1856.
We nave received no mail here south q Washing
ton to-day.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22

STATE TREASURER OF PENNSYLVANIA.
HARRIsBr re-, Monday. Jan. 81, l1J5
Henry 5. Magraw Democrat, was to-day elected
State Treasurer.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-22
FIRES.


At ~ ooicck yesterday morning Are e'ss Discovered
iseuog from the store oi Mes,rs Plat; Brother. I'M
pcffers OF -retwere, jeweiV, silver plates ware.
&c, No. 20 Maiden iane. The man who sleeps "a the
store wa, aroused by dense smoke coming up frva
the basement, which nearly sufocatsd him. He sue
ceeded howeva, in getting into the street and gave
the alarm, when notwithstanding the intensely cold
weather and the Obstruction OF the thoroughfares by
snow snd ce the 6renen quickly responded. and were
soon at TIC scene f.sction. Upon opening the base
men, 4, was found that the floor fire over tho
furnace IN the spbeellar. The flooring was torn up.
stream OF water was thrown upon the igned timtsrs.
aud in shcst tine the fir eytingushed.
There was large stock Of goods in the basement.
nearly all of heh were destroyed BY FIRE ana wster.
The frst end sccoad aocrs of the bning wers dam
aged b. water. The building WIS owr-d by Pfrts e.
Brother. and their boss ON that and the stock WI
amount 10 about $1,000.
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FROM BOSTON.
ionaiCorrasDoudenr.

From An Dee asionsl Correspondent.
BosTON. Saturday, jan 10, 1856.
Yesterday was one of our great Feast Days. Ii
ves the Fate day of ST. Daniel, the Defender, and
WIS duly solemnized with appropriate rites at the
Cathedral in Bowdoin square, called OF men the
Revere House. because of the reverence In which
II ia held by all who consider how much good things
have to do with good living. 1t was eminently
proper place for the soemnity for it was in front OF
this very edifcc that the departed confessor deli'
cred one of his most celebrated homilles to the
people in which he exhorted them ITO conquer
their preiudices." Unhappily, he delivered to the
wrong audience He should have uttered II IN the
streets of Richmond or Of Charleston, for there
were the preudices which being uneonqueres, leu
70 his cruel martyrdOm on that OF June, 1917, q
Baltimore, Of which the tOsnen's were spun OUT
for fonr or FIVE months before Death PUT MIN OUT VI
his misery. Orr prejudices we're mighty little 10
the purpose. ..h;,,
sscatic about this celebration. Do not let your
riotous fancy depict to you the mourning Hunkers
of Boston in sad procession with halr-shrts Oh
back and discipliues III hand. vylng win one GU
otber in their jealous self-t0rmentlng that thus
thew might make their patrons canonlzatioh
doubly sure. No such yicarious sutierings ciai,h
YOUR sympathy. Ihey "enI 10 "olH ~ , 1.S;cb
more wise-lke way Ii was service IA "a ~,
tbe bells. and not the back. was tasked. Inc
"funersibaked meats were by no means coldi
fat aud hot were they served up and washed dow
With brimming glasses of generous VINE; inc
f.,oEo vere such as must have been well-pleasing
TO the manes of the departed hero for he lovea
Iapd small blame to him , good dinner ana .
JAS of good wine while he lived. if all tales DC
true. So it was Mt that the altar should snioAe
with savory offerings.
mea,s Of mobiles, sort;
I'd SAVIOR. beasts a. chase and owl o. fare'
In TastsN built or from the spit, or boiled
and that the lbaon should be poured in the juices
If fragrant vines to his memory.
One should be churl to erudge these worm,
gentlemen their good cheer. They were ainP.'
sble 70 pay for it, and if il is any satsfac'ion u
| them to -. AIN.
in the hope of eating and drinking Immortal lam
80 Mr. Webster, let them have it in Coo hame
| Tbpy bsve bsj notifications enough Of inc spur
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They are injured in the following ofiiees..
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WIRE IN MADISON srRrET

Last night Gre broke out in the Undertaken shop.
No. 30 Madison street, caused by the explosion of
gus meter. The flames were scon exsNsuished and
before much damage was done.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

The ROTATION OF THE EARrH.-The New
York Advertiser says: "M. Boutigny has
given an interesting explanation of his exper-
iments on the rotation of body in sphe-
roidal state. By means of few drops OF
ether he attaches small cone of gum guaia.
cum to hghly-heated silver capsule. As
socn as the cone reddens on the summit one
or two grammes Of common water are drop.
ped INFO the capsule, and remarkable effect
takes place. The water becomes agitated
from right to left, backward and forward
indeed in every direction; but presently, as
it assumes the spheroidal shape, it sets itsel
spontaneously in motion around the conc
from left to right, or from east to west. The
motion at first slow, to be followed by the
eye. If the spheroid be stopped by placing
small glass rod in its way, it pauses for .
while, but only to resume it's former move
ment. NJ. Boutigny considers this phenom
enon to be well worthy the investigation o
geometers, and strikingly analogous to tn,
rotation of the earth" 1A~
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

ready has a saw and grist mill, TWO stores, a
hotelgoing up, and the country around rapidly
filling up with Industrious and thrifty farm
err" The Yankee borrowed his money for
two ye'rs at &c per cent. to pay bis "gas !"
bills, and surveyor for Staying off the town. .
and few little improvements to give it a
start" The land not being in market yet,
costs him nothing. The farmers all around
are anxious to secure "corner lot,n and $50
for it they think slow enough" Enough of
that 100000 increase have actually set
tied in and about this town, to advance prices
of lots one hundred per cent, and make the
land worth SIS per acre for miles around. So
at the end of two years the yankee has made
nice operation, pays his money with &c per
cent interest, and concludes that Minnesota
is great country"
This seems almost fabulous, but it is really
fiction founded upon fact. Here is fact,
without any fiction. We have bold spccu-
lator in St. Paul who entered 5000 acres OF
land in April 1855 at Government price, Is
miles from here, costing him say $6,25O. In
November, lie sold it to DIR. Phillips as
agent for 25 Pennsylvania farmers, for five
dollars per acre or SOS, OO0-making in six
months the eat little sum of 1913, $50; which
is about six hundred per cent per annum. II
he borrowed the money at SO per cent. Gas
lie often does) you see how he could afford it.
The following table of steam boat arrivals
for the last twelve years will show the rapid
increase of trade and travel here, and serve
as an index of our general progress and i'm
movement.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

Senator Douglas srihds his teeth over the
result in II illinois, and gives vent to his feel
ings through his organ, the Chicago Times,
as follows -
"The men elected to State offices in Illi-
nois, are fitting representatives of the party
which elected them. The Governor Is man
whose public career has been stained with
the odium of pilfered gold-gold taken from
the public Golfers without shadow Of right
gold taken as a representative of the State
of Illinois for services against the State of IL
linois. He has during the campaign proved
himself false in his plighted honor, false to
his bosom friends, false in word, act and pur-
pose to an honorable and absent friend. He
enters upon the duties of Governor, if he
does at all, by falsely swearing to support
the Constitution of the State; and 10y swear
ing that lie has not done that, which history
and himself, by word and writing, have de
clared that he has done. He is the man who
has been chosen Governor Of Illinois a
handler of dishonorably obtained gold, and
an open, avowed perjurer. Is he not fitting
man to be elected by the Republican party
of Illinois? The election of such man i'm
open and proclaimed violation of the Consti-
tuition of the State, discloscs the fact that the
same men would have voted for negro with
as great unanimity as they have for Bissell.
The election of negro would have been no
greater violation of the Constitution, than
that of Bissell."
What could be more dastardly, remarks
the Chicago Journal, than the spirit of this
article!
We congratulate tie people of this State,
that party whose leader INDUCES in such
vtuperation, of one of the noblest and best
of its citizens, has been so overwhelmingly
defeated.
While the canvass was progressing, there
was some allowance to be made for the vim
dictive and bitter assaults upon our candi-
date, but now, that he has been born trum-
phantly into the Executive Chair, decency,
at least, should close the mouths of his ca
lumniators.
Thus writing under the defeat which be-
tokens political humiliation, the rage is i'm
potent which Senator Douglas vents upon
Col. Bissell, and is but the reptiles slime
upon the marble. We pity the weakness of
the man, but hold in contempt the grovellins
of the politician.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15
wonderful Escape from Death on the
New Jersey Railroad. ,..

The passengers by the : O'Clock mail train
for New York, a few days since, made most
fortunate escape from a terrible calamity,
seemed for few moments to be inevitable.
AS the train neared Uniontown, on tire New
Jersey Railroad between New Brunswick and
Railway, it was perceived that some men
were engaged with team in hauling huge
log across the track. Seeing the train COM
ing, they Embarrassed the team, leaving the
log directly across the track. The engineer
stopped off the steam and reversed the en-
CINE. The fireman leaped from the train, was
followed by the two engineers and the con-
ductOr, Mr.. William Coulter. Col. Leidy,
the mail agent, was the only one attached to-
the train that remained upon it. The engine
continued its speed with but little abatement
and, striking the log, knocked it of the
track, and before the passengers were aware
of the eminence of their danger, it was pass
ed. The firemanwas, however, terribly in
jured by his leap, and it Is feared, cannot
survive. The engineers escaped unhurt. The
conductor was severely injured, and although
able to continue at his post, remained at Jer-
sey City upon his arrival there. The engine
is one of the coal-burning description, and
its immense weight and power was possibly
the cause of this most fortunate escape.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15
MIRRoRs IN CHuncHEs.-Theo ORIGINAL n,

MIRRORS IN CHuRcHEs.-The original ma
tional religion of Japan is called sin-syr-
from sin, the gods, and syn, falkland its
followers are called sintoos. The only dec
orations of the old temples were a mirror,
the emblem of purity of soul, and many
strips of white paper formed into what is
called a gohei, also an emblem of purity
There the votary performs his additions at a
reservoir provided for the purpose; he then
kneels in the vcranda, opposite to grated
window, through which he eazes at the mir
ror, and then offers up his prayers, with his
sacrifice of rice, fruit, tea, or the like. This
done, he drops his coin into the money-box
and retires. .....
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

& THE DEAREST FuRs.-The Russian sable,
the scarcest and consequently the dearest fur
we have, is, We understand, struggled into
this country, its expectation being prohibit
ted by the Russian Government. A small
muff of this fur costs four hundred dollars,
and the entire set, consisting of cape and
cuffs is worth l,400 or $500. Mex in
Importance comes the Hudson Bay sable, is
price ranging from $500 to 500 the set, its
value increasing as Its color darkcns. Then
VIC have mink, a beautiful fur, almost rival
ing the sable; and next, "fallen from its high
estate" comes eriniDe, now only fourth
rate fur, Of which in good cid times kings
had the monopoly. n' ifre ~
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15

q g
AN AMERICAN SwINDLER AT PARIs.-
The following paragraph is from Paris let
ter to the New York Express: "Some
months since an association was organized in
Paris, calling itself a Colonization Society,"
and claiming to own million of acres of
land in Western Virginia. Grants of this
land were sold at very low prices, and the
bait was taken very well amongst the incau-
tious, when it was found out that the title to
the lands which the company claimed 10 pos
sess was utterly worthless, the fact being
that many of the lands were already occupied
by people who had brought the property
from the State of Virginia, under the law
which enabled the commonwealth to sell un-
claimed real estate to pay taxes. In short,
the whole affair was swindle.n
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-11-15
From the London Daily News.
Continued Excitement in England
About the Merrinac.

The United States screw steam friSate
Merrimac will, it is expected, take her de-
parture from Southampton Water in about
fortnight'S time. Among the visitors of the
frigate during the last week were several
captains and commanders in the royal navy,
and military officers Sir John Rennie, the
engineer; Major-General Dickson, who
fought in the last American war, and the
Portuguese Minister to Brazil.
On Saturday the frigate was visited by
Count POutiatine, a Nice-Admilal in the
Russian service, and aide, de-camp to the
Emperor.
The Count commanded the Russian frigate
Diana during the Russian war, when she was
chased by the English and French fleets
throughout the South and North Pacific
Oceans. 1t will be remembered that alter
Drawing the combined fleets of the Western
Powers i"r nearly two years, she was final
~ enculicd, owing to an earthquake on the
japanese coast, her officers and crew being
saved.
The Russian Admiral was saluted with
thirteen guns on his leaving the Merrlmnc.
! The remarkable shape OF some of the
| frigate's guns has excited great curiosity, the
pivot guns having the appearance of NAM
moth black bottles, from the e, ormous size
of the hinder part of the gun as compared
with the circumference of the gun towards
the mouth. The brass howitzers, or boat
guns, on board the frigate, Lave also at
tracted attention. Their carriages appear
something like children's perambulators
The guns can be lmbcre and unlimbered
with remarkable facility, and the apparatus
for running them ashore and guiding and
moving them about on land is very complete
and ingenious. These howitzers throw
shrapncl shells of about IL pounds weight
each.
The officers of the Merrimac have been in
vited by the Mayor of Southampton to tie
banquet to be given by him to the Directors
of the European and Australian Mail Packet
Company and the heads of the city govern
mcnt.
An order has been issued by the govern
ment to allow the officers of the Merrimac
to view all the dockyards and naval estab-
lishments in the kingdom that they may
choose visit.
The Merrimac was designed by Mr.. Len
thalI, the chief naval constructor of the
American navy.
The royal yacht was proceeding up South
ampton Water one day, when she was stop
ped, and permission was asked for one of the
maids of honor and a gentleman belonging
to the royal household to view the frigate,
which permission was Immediately accorded.