The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-08
The News.

Inc hSNS
The steamship Niagara, from Liverpool, is nov
fully due at Halifax, with advices TO the 9th ul,
thrseGays later than these received By the Anglo
Saxon ct Quebec.
Eighty-hve towns in Connecticut that he'd cleo
tions on Monday have been heard from. Fifty
towns haze declared for Fremont against thiryiive
carried by the Fillmore and Bachanan parties
showing gain over last autumn OF thi-syone towns
for yrsmont and thirteen for Buchanan, while Fill
more is lett without even the "gbost OF chance"
Wilson Scaall, the Wood candidate fer Charm IN
Of tire General Committee Of TanInany Hall, was
excited over Horace Il. Clark, the opposition can
<aiaa.e las. night By vote OF II 10 -. The
Young Mems Democratic Republican General Com
zaittee passed series of resolutions denOuncing
Mayor Wocd N severe terms aud endorsing Mr..
Iihbylior Mayer. A report Of the tgo meetings
may he found elsewhere.
We give in ts-days paper a foil repor: Of Mr..
Speaker Banks able speech delivered il Irdepen-
dsnce square, Philadelphia, on Monday afternoon.
1t is ore of the strongest speeches made during The
present canvass.
A mos. Imposing demonstration OF me German
sepubsioe Of this city took place Est evening IN
she ACADEMY OF Music. The hsu was c-owied 10
suflocstisp, and our re2crter describes lie ensh1-
pasison that manifested at any OF the Eumerors p.
aii0sl meetings which he has attended IN this sa5
osler citis sGriDg tic prescat campaign. Speeches
were zade b. The President, Mr. Kspp, and Me:srs.
SAruve, ManeL and Hecker. There was effort On
the pa-. OF scIe rovdies OF the Know Nothing
party = cieste disturbance bg shouts for Fillmore.
BcgeSex, the ate 4pt did lot a-oceed. We give
report 81 he proceedings
TIE Swiss residents Of the c&y held 4 meeting
hast e.eDing, and adopted a. address, Of Sympathy
and encouragement. FOR Their coan.rymen in Eegf.
ehatel, for t1eir courage and patriotism il defend
ng the integrity OF The republic Ga-.cg is recsnt
difficulties.
gr. Pryor, u the Richmond EHq2,Is. aud young
Mr. Eo.ts met Yesterday morning At slssr spring
for duel, brit jhst in the nick Of tine The police
appeared aud arrested the whole party. The com
bat may he renewed, although Mr.. Cheseman, Pry-
or's second, has thravn Up his commission, pgon
Sss plea that John ~ Botts' frieads in Washington
-. tie police tie scent, anS that young Bots
shrsical condition on tie feli was such thai he
Ots,... not 20 lie shot a..
L. se Court Of General Sessions yesterday, after
the na1,es Of the members Of he Grani Jury were
called e7er, Judge cap-oa delivered somewal:
le.g.hg csarge He vas particularly amgha.io IN
dectirg close attention 70 violations Of tie laws
sgains; aspsy. and ex.orton u aud bribery 81 pab
DC cG;cers; slo tie necessity Of scrupulousy 1:lln
ianirg he paz.y Of the ballot box, snd suppress iay
c.rtain fsshssaable criues,r which phrase we
constEre = nssa gambling, Is the City Judge i
especially hard i: agsins, TIA: vice.
We gaTe IN sccscn. 10 yesterdays EEaALD Of
shs explosion Which took place at Have.s.gaF, about
niae o'clock on Monday moraiag, IN board tae
ID Il. lft.a73 IN a. N
sIulies 70 two or the drsI.sn We have since heard
that TIC sufferers lied rev hours after. Tue a,cl'
dent vas cau.od b. some deec. IN the laa, through
which the tseim forced an opeaing and rushing
into The furnaces scattered the Gre about tie place.
The engineer s-as slightly scalled on the agms
The fnnen wete brothers, an their ns-.,s arc
Johis and Jchl Mcis An inquest vii hs held a.
Hsverstraw or TIC b jles Of the decelsed.
Tie New YJik Hstorica. S,ciesy held - a,s'
mon bly, n4ettrg last syt zitg in 70 "a adjournment
a. ilc sumner vacation. u Wa largely a.ies5ei
An Interesting paper on toe Battle q WhitePla ms
or Of tie most stiltrg incidents q he Revolution
prepared Nv Mr.John Mcdonald, Was read Is tas
Librarian, Mr.. Moore.
Accounts from GllTest9n . lie 2Tta OLE. STATE
that Captain Cakes Nth dels-hmsut 81 tie Sc
soa1 Cavalry and Tirss Artillery lad s1scesaci p
roa.hiag the mouth of tie rio Pcoos, ani driving
TIE bottle Irdists ocr5ss ,hs river Ito Me1i.0.
Toe Hio Pc,os j. point mover before reached ~
any troops or surveying rariissl and Las hitls-.9
ben coDsiiered inaccessible.
TIE cotton market continued frm yes erday, =
te quotations given II another Column. Ihs ao1r
mliLct yesterday was hrmsr, and closed - some
instances u an advance o. ah5u. 90. per IL Wheat
Vas in fair activity, a. rather easier rates. Cora
wss also easier and sold a. IS nc. sc., Polk was
heavy, with sales % ness IL go " $40 81. viii
retail lots a. $40. sugars we're nrm, with sales y
600 4 200 bills. Coffee was quiet, II vleS 0- t4e
public sale 70 come Of today. Trsights were
sieidy, without change 3, moment u quotations.
We have rio Jsue.ro dates % the 25th % August,
bu, MT a word 81 political or commercial neys.