The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-22

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The News.
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10 late hour last night.
Attention centres upon Philadelphia and Pitts
burg. At these points the politicians are actively
engaged in mapping out the Presidential campaign,
and our copious reports OF their doings which we
publish the first page OF to-days paper, will, no
doubt, be read with the svidiry the importance
Of the subject justifes. The American National
C0ancil a, Philadelphia yesterday made an i'm
portant move. The platform OF last year was
tArown overheard and another, called the Dis
wict Of Colunbia platform, erected in its place
by large majority This new declaration of priaci-
pies embraces 6 good deal Of horhast and gammon
hs recommended ms are thai it totally ignores the
slavery Question and the religious test, and evinces
proper appreciation Of the water Cruel adminstra-
ton OF Frankli. Pierce. The Council adjourned TO
l0eet in New Yorkin June. The American Conven-
hon called to nominate candidates for President and
Vice President meets to-day There is much dis
cussion as who will be the nominees bIt it is idle
10 speculate upon that matter. General Houston ms
declared that he viii not play second fiddle to any
one, so he may be regarded az out Of the field alto
getber. TIE following is the official cal for the
Convention -
70 TIE AMERICAN ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES.
NATIONAL AESEJai oGScIL, ENFtt TIVE bfFtE,
C0lNG1uS, Ky, Sov. IS, 1855.
Bt Il luc VI Nat -ae annual meeting If the Na-
Nora copn;D in june 1865 he fahoNnc resolution va
Re-olvec lhat csrve- H. for TIE parpose Of n,uai-
mating candidates. fr he Presidency ard Fss Presdeny
- held nj a.e,n the ga Of Feetutry 1850 70
be composed cf deiegStes elected by the subordnae
councils, each Congressional district, and two by
each sis' Council, Senatorial delegates ~ large.
IN consequence Of the existence Of this resolution and
give full effect hereby proclaim and make it known
Nat without eesy the Councils OF the order IN esca
ngressonal district in each state that each STATE
Council snail proceed TO elect deleg4 t, tnen
10 ssd National Convention app 2uted by said resoln
taor ana % secure fun representation, it is
mended that for Congressional aud state delegate
two aernaes be a. the sane tine chosen BY cash dis
President National Coun ii, Z. S. MA.
The Niger Worshppers Convention at Pittsburg
vii! no doab. be attended by all the greater and
lesser lights Of that organization. Yesterday
large number already Oh the ground. The fol-
lowing is the call under which they have as
sembled:-
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE UNITED STATES.
accordance with what appears to be the gen sral de-
OF tie republican party, and II the suggestion Of
large portion of the repu 1can press tie dersigned
ve1mont auses, New York, Pennsylvania Ohio,
Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin, hereby invite the
P.soug the 22d Of February 1885, for the purpose
at percting the iona Organization and providing
National Delegate Convention OF the repnbhca party
NJ subsequent day to nominate candiate for the
yreseency and Vice Presidency to be supported az the
A. p. STOVE of Ohio
J. L. GOODRICH, OF Mass.
IawREScE BRiikEse ofvt.
WILLIAM A. W arr Of Wis
RUFUS H0SMER, ehKrnian,
Of.he Michigan State Republican Committee.
Nothing worthy of mention occurred in the United
States Senate yesterday. The House. after farci-
Cal and somewhat protracted debate, elected Daniel
Waldo, to the chaplaincy. Mr.. Waldo is of this
oity and is in the ninety year of his age.
he was soldier in the Revolutionary war, and has
served under the banner of the Cross clergyman
Of the Congregational Church for than seventy
years The Senates appointment of Hon. George
E. Badger and Professor FELTON,, as Regents Of the
Smithsonian Institution, were concurred in. Seve
raj bills were introdu, ed-among them one for the
construction of railroad and telegraph line to the
Pacific. II was referred to a select committee of
thirteen. Both houses adjourned till Monday.
large number of Congressman Immediately pr
ceeded to Philadelphia and Pitsburg to attend the
national conventions.
Edwin D. Morgan and Cyrus Curtis have been
appointed Commissioners of Emigration in place Of
Charles A. Marshall and James Kelly, resigned.
The Board of Aldermen met last evening. The
annual report of the Comptroller giving the receipts
and expenditures for 1855, was received. We give
the document elsewhere.
Fire Marshal Baker, it seems has been, with his
customary indefatgability, following up an incen-
diary charged with firing the building No. 50 Mas
sau street last Sunday night. The accused escaped
from the city the morning after the fire, and took
refuge in Philadelphia; but the persevering efforts
of the Marshal have caused his capture. He is now
safely lodged in the Tombs. An account of the af-
fair is published elsewhere.
The Rhode Island Democratic State Convention
81
Deous v. Potter for Governor.
The new steam frigste Nerrimac, which leaves
Boston on Saturday on her trial trip, has been
dered by the Secretary of the Navy to cruise in
search of vessels on the coast in distress.
il was stated on Change yesterday that the pri-
yste letters received by the Canada, which to
hand yesterday morning, contained orders for the
purchase of considerable cotton. The market be-
came quite excited and very active and with one
two exceptions, the sales larger than hitherto
made in this market in single day for the space Of
some eight or ten years, having reached about a.,
600 bales chiefly in transitu The transactions for
lots on the spot were based upon middling uplands
at about JOB cents and Mobile and New Orleans do.
at l0a cents, closng flrmer common and extra SUI
perine State ranged from SC IS l22, within which
range, ! 500 bbls. were purchased for export. In
the absence of sales wheat was nominal. Sound yei
low and white Southern corn sold at rs rs cents
Pork was little irregular, with sales Of mess at
81 STA sle slgurs about Ca 10. higher than
before the receipt Of te Cahawba news from Hava-
IA. with more doing. Coffee continued buoyant and
IN accc demand. Treishts we're irm, With fair en-
gae,mea'7 e lnelah uqr.s. - theCcutiDeds hip
pt Hw Ngea