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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

The GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA PUTTING Hn
SELF RIGHT ON THE RECoRD.-A few days ago
we published one Of Governor Wise's peculiar
letters, which was first sent to the Union. The
Governor INDUCES in some expressions which
are not known to Walker, Webster, or any
other photographer, and we don't wonder that
he puzzled the printers. He sends the follow
ing to the Richmond Enquirer
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER =
RICHMOND Va, March IL, 1856.
GENuEMES-I obliged to you for pubhshipg my le..
ter Of the Sd instant to the Union and will be still more
obliged you will correct error q that
"lhey can put up better with pure Afiicans-woo fat
nose odor ebon-skin and gizzard foot and ALL" &C. IL
caDs-woo fiat nose odor ebo rkn gizzard foot and
al, !" &c. Yours truly, &C., HENRY A. WISE,
The printers were puzzled again, and the
Governor was obliged to suspend the business
of the State and correct his correction, az
follows
TO TIE EDiToRs or THE INQUIRER
RICHMOND, Va, March IL, 1856.
In my you Of the 18th asked to have the word
ebo-shin put for skin. In the Enquirer Of this
know what an ebo SHIN ss Do leave such mistakes to
Know Nothingsl Your .riend HENRY A. WISE
We trust it is all right now, and that old Vir-
ginia and its Governor, with his ebo shinaed
negroes are placed right before the world and
the Cincinnati Convention which may take up
thi tender part Of the niger question. There
might he some difference of opinion as to the
propriety Of the Governor of the digniGsd
State Of Virginia continually rushing into
print to correct slang terms about nigger's
anatomy, but that is a matter of taste-some-
thing that Governor Wise knows nothing about.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17
= 13 IA1nsx W1Ws.
~ sAsNtTe AND pmMTlNs relEsRApss.


From Washington.
ePEcULATIONs REaARDrNG THE DEMOCRATIC MA
TlosAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AFFAIRs-REPoRr-
ED sETTLkhENr OF THE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN
GEN. WALKER AND COL. KINNEY, ETC.
WASHINGTON, March le, 1856.
The Cincinnati Convention Is the great theme Of c,n
verfa'op here Many delegates in the city for he
purpose q conparrg notes. nomination is regarded
equivalent election. The Ohio delegates present
ssy Douglas will carry majority of that State aud that
Buchanan and Pierce will get some One OF the
delegates at large from Tennese says that State will
vote q unit Soc will claim the nomination for tbs
south--for Governor Johnson--bu win be satisfied with
Douglas, Pierce Buchanan. Things becoming
interesting.
Prva'e intelligence from Kansas staes that the free
State Legislature adjourned from Topeka Law
renee the latter being fortified and the members tearing
arrest If unprotected. General Lane and Governor
Reeder the prominent caaaaes for the United States
Senate.
Prem. emit Pierce has authorized member Of CONGRESS-
to deny that he offered G-vernoI Reeder another
sppointn ent to resign the Governorship of Kansas
private letter from high official at Granads says
The best understanding exists between General Walker
and Colonel Kinney who have entered into . written
agreement but the prece object of which he could not
learn.
We take pleasure In removing any injurious impress
ons which may have against Mr. Charles Mahon
Of this city, conseq OF the ARRAY at the National
Hotel on Sunday last, by stating that we have seen let
from every gentlemen present At the encounter and
others acquainted it'll the circumstances, which
completely exonerate Me-. Mahon from biame-his action
in the matter ubeng solely self defence. We have also
very complimentary letter from the lady boarders
of the National, inviting him to continue hs visits
Mr. Nahon had acquaintance with sfr. Stuart and
has even yet to speak the first word to him.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

LECTURE ON sHAKER@x.-Mr. Evans, the able elder of
the community Of Shakers, who made quite little
breeze BY his Tabernacle lecture lev weeks ago, win
rive another at the same place Tuesday. II will be
curious and worth hearing.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

profits. A solid government Is necessary
TO the success of every enterprise. It is as
necessary TO keep corporations in order IS
to secure them against eruptions Companies
like that OF the Accessory Transit can live only
in an atmosphere of 'lav aud order"
The prsctical operation Of this movement
involves. most likely, collision of the sharp
men Of San Francisco and New York, and its
effect, from present appearances, will be to
transfer the direction and control of the Nj
carsgua Transit route from the latter to the
former city. If we consider it in this light,
and consult the rival interests of prominent
persons of the two cities, regardless of those
of individual stockholders, which are seldom
consulted in such operations, we shall be far
more likely to arrive at the truth of the whole
matter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

HoyoR TO CHARTEr IEADER.-We call the attention OF
our readers to advertisement In another column with
reference grand reception bail to be given In honor
Of the distinguished English exile, John Frost Eq az
Mayor of Newport, MAmmothshire Wales who trans
ported In 1870 for life TO Van Memans Land for high
treason,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

RESIGNATION OF Army OFFIcERs.--The resigna.
tiops O, Captain Thomas r. Mcdonald Fourth ipian nv
and Second Lieutenant Edwin f. Townsend, Third aril
lery have been accepted BY the President to take eec.
kArch II, 1856.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

GRAND BALL RE GIVEN THE ACADEMY OF Music IN AID
OF TIE NuRsERy.-On Thursday, 9th inst, grand ball
for the benefit of the Nurfery will be given ct the Acsd
my Music This of the best of orr benevolent in
situations, and will trust NEE. with that liberal sup
port and encouragement which It deserves At the ball
given last year thousand dollars were realized
and that too, during period Of great financial depres
sion so much could be done for the Nursery at such
tme what ought to be d,ne for 1t that business
has revived and the city presents aspect Of increasing
prosperity
Tho Nursery has now been in existence about two
years, and during that time has done great deal Of
good. It is under the direction Of the following ladies'
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

DEATH OF AN ARMY OrFIoER---Capt. BENJAMIN
u. Arthur, First regiment Of infantry, died at Fort
Cbacoourne, Texas, Tsh. II, e'peumoniA.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17
REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA.

! No.
! Hssd q Wash REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA
Sassnnss tVignette-1ropicN scene s@mwg
( Cocoa trees bordering Lake 500
& ns..s>. hicaragua-One OF the assnS.
: Am,ofNe. = Transit steamers, &c.l
ssuaIhs 'na En- yirtud de I'm Decreto pssado az.
,aan =. robado el dia doce de Novenbre del ano
rounded viii h. de 1885, apocerando e. Senior Don Edu
Dps-- afao j. G. kewen de Ia ciudad de San
tnes = I.ser francisco, Agente Financial de ia Re.
tao eos'espo publica de Nicaragua ell Estado de
snp,@ ~ NJ California; 81 Goberno Supreme de nj.
carRgua sc comprcmete pagan Ell dia
prfmero de Enero de IS-- antes q, Ia
orden del Senior - In canti-
dad de oUISrENTos PESOS con el interes
Nr $50, O .s,s de por ciento ell por el vaor
~ ass s ates 81 Recibdo
pu.nrsn .nd Para ell pago de Dicha Suma Ia buena
freight landing Re del Esado queda empensda
lSignaure.l
ban FRANCISCO DF CALIFORNIA Eagle Agente
ci dka de de laS, with olive oebsrro suprem,
branch De Nicaragua.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17


America has never seen such gathering of
savants as Albany will witness in August next.
The annual meeting of the American Scientific
Association will take place in2hat city during
the third week Of August, and invitations
have already been extended to most of the
distinguished savants Of Europe. Some of
these have accepted. Others have apparently
declined the invitation on the ground of
expense scientific men being, as rule, by no
means the richest in any community. To Oh.
viate this difficulty, the association have adj
dressed letters to the various transatlantic
steamer and packet companies, inquiring
whether one or more free passages could be
placed at the disposal of scientific men from
Europe, in order to enable them to attend the
meeting in August. The association itself is
too poor to be able to defray the expense.
Answers have been received from several
companies. Mr.. E. Cunard, of the Cunard
line, writes to say that ne "pIaces at the dis
posal Of the committee for any of the gentle
men named free passage Cor two, if required)
from and to England in any one of the Gun .rd
steamships" Mr.. G. Fl. Sand, of the Bremen
line, "will feel happy to give free passage
in the Washington and Hermann to any four
Of the distinguished guests" Mr.. Mortimer
Livingston twill most cheerfully give free
passages to any persons named by the commit
tee whose convenience may be consulted by
making the voyage in any one of the steamers
under his control" Mr.. E. G. Morgan, of the
London line of packets, will give four free
passages, and Mr.. Cornelius Grinnell, of the
Liverpool line, one, to any person named BY
the committee. Mr.. McSymon, of the Glas-
gov line, has forwarded the committees
letter to his directors at Glasgow, who, he has
not a doubt will look on it favorably." No
reply from the Collins line has yet been made
public.
This very gratifying. It will evidently be
in the power of the committee to invite over
score of the most learned men of Europe to
Albany, and enable them to make the trip and
return without expanding cent. Even should
the hotel keepers be likely to evince less libe-
rality than the steamship companies, the
ancient Knickerbocker hospitality has not yet
died out.
Nor will the proceedings in August be un,
worthy the attendance. The State Museum
Of Natural History is to be inaugurated,
and VIM. 81. Seward is to deliver a lee
ture on the occasion. A like ceremony will
take place at the Dudley Observatory--an
institution which promises to be of signal SER
vice to the maritime and railroad interests of
the State-and Edward Everett will deliver an
Grafton. Altogether, men of science will have
a good time.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

GOVERNMENT DErAULrERs 1t seems nat at
Last some rteps are beiog taken to col .ect the
moneye due to the government by the various
defaulters hitherto uupunished. When Mr..
Ga,brie was placed at the head of the Trea-
suzy Department, 1t was found tina. no less q
cum than sl32, 52l ,704 SO was due TO the De-
psrtmeDt A portion Of THE had been due for
many years, as many as twenty in some in
stances the defalcation having occurred in the
years 1898. These old defaulters availed
themselves Of the act of lS4l, aud went
through the Bankrupt Court, surrendering the
whole of their property. This surrender has
been implicitly construed by the Secretaries of
the Treasury subsequent to 184l as compro-
mise which released the defaulters from
further prose cution by the government. Mr..
Guthrie has taken different view. According
to law, no statute of limitations or statute OF
bankruptcy can be pleaded against the
government. The Treasury Department was
expressly relieved from the operation of the
law of 184l; at least this is the doctrine set
up by the law officers of the administration,
and approved by Secretary Guthrie. On the
strength Of it, Mr.. Guthrie has directed legal
proceedings to be instituted against all the
old defaulters and the case is now under con-
sideration by Judge Belts.
At the same time efforts were made to re-
cover the balances due by defaulters suose.
quent to ls4l. So vigorously was the matter
prosecuted, that up to the present time nearly
thirty millions Of dollars have been settled,
leaving one hundred millions yet due to the
government. The circumstance, and the whole
procee ding reflect credit On Secretary GutaEie;
who, it may here be said, though member OF
one Of the most justly contemplate admins
trations ever established in this country, has
earned some claims to the regard and esteem
of the public. It is disgraceful to his prede-
cessors that so large q sum should be yet due
to the United States; 1t only shows what class
of men fill the government offices, and how
little the interests Of the country are cared
for.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-17

The FALL OF BARNuM-The author of that
book clarifying himself as millionaire from
the arts and appliances Of obtaining money
upon false pretences, is, according to his
own statements in court, completely crushed
out. All the profits of all his Feejee mer-
maids, oil his woolly horses, Greenland whales,
Joyce Heths, negroes turning white, Tom
Thumbs, and monsters and impostures of all
kinds, including the reported SO, 900 received
by the copyright of that book, are all swept
away, Hindoo palace, elephants and all, by
the late invincible showman's remorseless as
signees 1t is case eminently adapted to
'point moral or adorn tale"
But if the world has heretofore looked on
with admiration and establishment at Barnum's
sbrewdness, talents and successes, it will nov
learn with equal surprise the astounding fact
that all his splendid enterprises and their gold
en- returns of twenty years, have been swal-
lowed up in single confidence speculation in
Yankee clocks-a Yankee clock speculation in
which the great financier has fully eclipsed the
folly, credulity and carelessness of any conf,
dence Gaze we ever heard of. The history OF
the great Snowman is thus, however, eonsis-
tently wound up. The poison Of that demoraliz'
ing book is thus effectively rendered innocu
GUS It can do no further harm. The forfeit
is paid. He has made clear atonement, and
sacrificed all. He is entitled to credit for i.
The public, therefore, may now freely sympa
thise with Barnum as the victim of misplaced
confidence in Yankee clocks; and the whole
community will be pleased to learn that IN
spirit he is not broken down, but that he has
yet the will and the activity required to start
with the world again in less ostentatious, but
more honorable business career than that
which has made him Jeremy Diddler,
mountebank, millionaire and bankrupt.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-05
MORTGAGE SALE.

nEFAULT has been made in the payment Of the
sum Of one thousand dollars, with interest at the
rate OF ten pei cent per annum from the 1st day
June, A. D., 1855, which is claimed be due at the
date Of this notice, as the third instalment GER
1855, executed by william Dahl and Catherine, his
wife, Of the City Of st. Paul, County Of Ramsey, aud
Territory Of Minnesota, to Nathaniel Mclean, Of the
County and Territory aforesaid, and recorded in the
office Of the Register Of Deeds of the County OF
sey and Territory Of Minnesota in Book sD' Of Mort
CAGES, in pages $50, 554 and $685. on the 4th day OF
June, A. D. 1856, at two and hair O'clock p M Ana
which mortgage was given secure the pa, rcent Of
the sum of five thousand dollars, with 'nterestat the
rate OF ten per cent annum, instruments Accord
ing to the condition OF six promssory notes. to be paid
as follows, to wit One of i've hundred dollars and in,
rsa ON ,ne 2Sh day Of July s one Of Ave bun
A. d. 1856; Of thousand dollars and interest
on tine LIST day Of June, A. D. 1855 one ,hou-
sand dollars and interest the fst day Of Jupe d.
1857; one OF one thousand dollars ard interest on the
LIST day of June, A. ID. 1885, add one fbolsa md
dollars the first day Of June, A. D. 1863; an carnr
even date with the said mortgage The third install
mcnt above mentioned of thousand dollars and
interest, became due on the first day OF June,
A. d. 1896, and the same Is now due and wholly un4
paid, and no suit proceeding at law been ipsa-
ted to the debt remaining secured by the
said mortgage or any part thereof. That the amount
now claimed tobe due upon the said mortgage is one
thousand dollars and interest thereon at rate OF ten
per cent per annum from the first day Of une, 1866
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that in pur
suance OF power of sale contained in said mortgage,
and Of the statute in such made and provided the
premises described cow red by the said mortgage
10 All that tract or parcel Of land lying and
being in the County Of Ramsey, and Territory of Min
nesota described as follows to witt Part of LOT number
three, ~ In block number thrtytwo (32) in the
or St. Paul, according to the plat thereof and
described as folowS-cOmmencing at a stake on Bench
street fifty (60 'eet eastward from the south cor
ner Of the aforesaid lot number three thence run
ming along Bench street fifty 50) feet; thence north
ward and parallel with the west line Of lot number
three 3) one hundred ami twenty feet geo f thence
at right angles with the last mentioned line fifty (iO)
ieetto lot owned by ]. c. Ramsey; thence
In direct line to the place beginnng., The me
he 10 \
Will be sold al Public Auction the Court House, in
the City Of st. Paul, in the said County of Ramsey on
Inc I'D day Of July, 1856, at 10 O'clock of that
day ~ ~
Dated the 5tt day Of June, A 1856.
NATHANIEL MCLEAN, MORTGAGE.
WILKINSON, BABCOCK s. COTTON,
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1856-07-05
SHERIFF,S SALE

pursuance aud by virtue OF a Judgment of the Dis
trct Court of the Second Judicial District of
rl1ory OF Minnesota, made at special term said court
held In and for the county of Ramsey in said Territory
at the city of Saint Paul, the Tenth day of February
A. d. 1850, in action in said Court, wherein Charles
W Bornp is plaintiff, and William B Lawler; Tn, ma
Hayes and Lorenzo Snow, partners. under the name
and firm OF ssIIayes & Snow, ''-RoswelI $ Benedict,
William Hall, Lewis Benedict and Thomas Shaw.
partners, uner the and firm of ssBenedct, Hall
Co,"-Alvin Higgins, Elias Higgins and Nathaniel
Higgins, partners, under the name and firm of "a
Higgins 4 Co,':-Alexander II Freeman and Aaron
Bright, partners, under the and firm, Free
man & Br:ghr' ; Edward Corning and Jasper E Cor
ming, partners, under the name and firm GEE Corning
Co..; Andrew G Binninger, and Frederick Coz
zenS, partners, under the and firm of sBinnnge
q Cozzens,'; William M Bliss, John Briggs, Charles
Douglass, William A Wheeiock and Charles DAILY,
partners, under the name and firm Of ssBiss, Briggs,
q Dougtass,"; Henry W Haydock, william A Allen
and Robert White, partners, under the firm
Of s|Henry w HaydOck & Cor; Patrick L Rogers and
francisco DeSoccarras, partners, under the
firm of ''P L Rogers & Co,'; Phneas Freeman,
vving partner of the late firm of Charles Freeman
Coz; Lyp Starting, George " Conkling and Ben
)amin Hegeman, partners, under the name and firm
Draper, Moses P. Clark, William Draper and George
Clark, partners under the and firm Of ssDraper
Clark Il Cop; George West and William Newell,
partners, under the name and firm Of 'sWest NcWeio
are defendants which said action brought for the
foreclosure OF certain mortgage upon the premises
hereinafter described whereon there remained due and
owing to the said plaintiff at the date OF the said jug-
men, for principal and interest thereby, APP
pears from the said judgment, the five thousand
seven hundred and sevent Eight dollars and oryfour
cents ($5,77s 44.)
l, Aaron W. Tulis, Sheriff Of said County of Ramsey
Will expose forsaie at public auction, the highest
bidder, for cGsha the Court House in said City OF
Saint Paul. 90 the second day Of August, 1896,
ten o'clock in the forenoon of that day, the real estate
and premises directed by said Judgment sold and
therein described as follows, viz:
'sLots number three, (s) four, (4 five, ~ six, (0
eight (o) and ninc 80 In block twenty (,G)
in the original Town of st. Paul, County of Ramsey
and Territory 81 nnesota said lots being sixtyeghi
feet front Third Street, being easehold interest for
a term nf years granted to the said William Lawer
with the buildings and tenemens thel con and rights
and privileges thereto appertanng.''
- A. W. YULLIS, Sheriff.
Dated at st Paul, NJ. T. June I6, 1856. lei 7d6w
RRISBIN Il BIGELOW, Plffs. Attorneys.
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Observation-Disclosures Sale.

ceased. = - - !,
Office is hereby given that by virtue of an order
OF the PROBATE Court within and for the Cupuly
Ramsey, IN the Territory Of Minnesota. shall sell at
public auction to the highest bidder at the front door
of the Court House in st Paul. in said County of Ram
sey, on the twenty third dav of Jmy, D. 1856 al the
hour of two O'clock in the afternoon of that day h fol-
lowing described property viz An undivided hair of
twenty acres IF Ian situated in said CoIuy of Ramsey
and about one nike from the City OF st. PauI-be-
ing an undivided half OF the South one half, Of the
East one fourth OF the North West quarter Section
thirty (3O) ia Township twerty nine, (29) North. and
Range twenty two, (22) West of the fourth principal
part Of Lo five ~ and six, ) in Block twenty nine,
(29) in the Town of Paul. said County of Ram >ey,
and bounded and described as follows commencing at
point ON the East side Of Sibey street, hundred and
thirty feet Southwardy from the SbIey
and Third street, in said Town St. Paul. thence along
tne East ne Of said Soiey street twenty feet, thence
ut right angles with said last mentioned line Eastward
y one hundred feet to the line Of lot num-
6ered four, ~ In said Block twenty nine (29.)thenoe
Northwardy in the line between Lots az and
o. IN said Block, twenty nine (29 twenty feet-Thence
at right angles with the mentioned line to the place
OF beginning, and being the premises, described
deed executed 10y Louis Robert, and Mary Robert,
his wife, to the said Merritt Allen, rec in the
office Of the Register of Deeds for said County RAM
Sey, In book IT, Of deeds, and on pages 222 and 223 AL
SO, Ger ain other piece of land being part Of Lots
five (') and sx (6) in Block twenty nine, (29) in the
Town of St. Pan proper, in sal County Ramsey, and
further bounded and described Is follows, viz COM
mencing at point the East line Of Sibley street,
ninety fe, SOuthwardly from Third strect-thence
ming Souhwady the East line of Sbey street forty
40 feet-thence Eastwardly hundred feet, be the
same more or less to the West line of lot four, N in
said block twenty nine (29)-thence NOrthwaidy on
said West line OF lot four ( forty (4O feet thence
Westwar'y to the place of beginning.
Also Certificate or Land Warr,nt for one hundred
and sixty of land issued u accordance and by the
authority of the laws of the United Sates bearing date
the 3lst day of January, A. ID. lS53-being number
1885, and purpOrtng to be issued to Esgrm SkarO and
signed by the Commissioner Pensions authorizing the
warrantte to locate said Certificate Warrant vpn any
quarter section Of land subject to private eny under
certain regulations and restrictions reerredto iii said
Warrant or Certificate. =. =
II Terms of sale-Cash.
ELISHA ALLEN,
Administrator Of Merritt Allen.
June sc, A. d. 1856. je28-daw4w