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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-20
The State Reports.

We have had before us for some time several
reports of the various State departments
Comptroller's Report, Report Of the Bank De-
partment, Canal Report and so forth docu.
ments which, like the Governors Message, are
to be contemplated with respect, and not has.
tily or recklessly read. The temptation to
read them is, indeed, seriously lessened by the
fact that they do not contain single item of
information, or suggestion, not already known
to the people. Nor is ii enhanced by the pom
derous style and dull manner in which the
secondhand statements they contain are con-
veycd. In word, the Governors Message
may be said to be dry; the proceedings of the
Legislature always excepting the remarkably
sharp proceedings by which the combined softs
and black republicans obtained the control Of
the organization are drier; and the reports of
the departments are driest of I'LL.
To begin with the canals. During the past
year, gain of over quarter of million has
been made by the government, not so much
by the increase of the revenues of the canals
(Which are only some S3l 00O but by an ccono-
my Of over $2is, 900 in the expense of repairs
and superintendent. The chief source OF the
economy lie the new plan Of making all repai rs
by contract and for this praise is properly
due to the present administration, though it is
hardly to he doubted but the substantial OBJ
jccts the wings had in view in supporting the
canal enlargement have by this time been &C
complshed. Still, notwithstanding the gain,
the canal revenues are unable to defray
the charges upon them, and recourse will need
to be had as usual to State tax. Governor
Clark proposes that in order to obviate the
| necessity OF recurring 10 this resource, the
constitution be amended SO as to lengthen
the time now fixed for the liquidation Of the
debt. There Is great deal Of sense in this
suggestion. Posterity will reap more profit
| from the canals than the present generations:
| il would only be fair that that they should pay
a portion of the expense. II IL, however,
greatly to be feared that the advantage 9
| the canals will confer upon the State will be
| impaired by the constant temptation they will
| afford to politicians to sell their souls For
years to come we see q never-ending vista of
canal repairs before US. Every successive ad-
ministration will try to pass some measure for
enlargement or wholesale repairs, in order
| to curry favor aud buy votes. We shall secure
the corn and wheat of the West, II Is true but
! ut the cost Of fostering sore in our side,
which may cost US more than we know.
From the Comptroller report VIC learn that
he estimated revenue for the fiscal year end
| Ing September, 1856, slightly exceeds two mil
lions OF dollars, of which si,G50,000 are de-
rived from the direct tax. The estimated ex-
pcnse for the year exceeds the estimated
revenue by s5l, 1913: but this includes Sj3l, sG3
deficiency in the revenue Of the general iuni
on the 3oth Of September, 1855. The general
Iund state debt IL $c,eeg,6ji; an1 the co4!Ia
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policy by which our security against Interior
ence from the governments Of Europe has been
maintained and preserved.
If monarchy lie the law on the other con-
tinent, rel ublicanism is The law on this. We
SEEK only to give scope to our industry; our
copquests are individual, not national; and our
success has benefited Europe, including Eng
land, almost as much as our own people. We
have opened our ports to their shipping-our
Institutions to their people-our markets to
their productions-our lands to their use-our
Improvements to their capital--our inventions
to their industry, and our success for their
emulation. We have interferred with none of
their rights on this contipcnt-we have given
them no just cause Of offence, aud we are con-
6oent Of orr power to resist their interference
with what We regard az due to our safety as a
republic in the midst Of world Of abso-
lutism.
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Personal Intelligence.


AT the Smithsonian Hou,e-Cap, Baldwin q N: Joshua "
family l. !; hos Mon'aomery Ala; spcnse, A ha
sons, l. l; Rob zin'ow, Texas ~ ~''' - - -
From savannah, IN The steamship Kuoxvrc--J Hartmann
Roger Geo RAYMOND CONNER Harpcr' fH lar
den spd lady Butcher, Murray. Theooold volzand
From New Urleaus In ship Far west--Mr John Kelly and
vie.
prom Gslye:ion ship " flaming Jelonc four
children, Ms Ilion, Mary Tho
DEPARTURES.
For Liverpool in the steamship AtanoHoraIo Blgesow,
Ihos A Biadc, Phladepha; n Hrschied. N seheuer, Z
Ihos Jehu. Newark Richard Morey and Miss Mere'y Rev
& as. Ras csrrS and ..s Soo oo Charles Ms
Win Bsrmer. John Davis Michigan; d AcKimn, Henri;
s.homdor, 6earge Thomas Washington Mrs job Barry
ton Wallace eo Ssnnes Jose Araues, vile aud hr u
Pamer ssni en sc cnad Pecr ss GSn
chic jean Ascess Chas BeauSon oppephelm staren.
jacques Plat nccniocs Hail. NEW YORK. ad and s ssr
For SbaTesos; 10 the .esmcr souherner-Mss Hattie
I Wright, JOG Parr, Mss Il q Bscot Miss Emma Bacot.
GsRpsson S Samges Nj R.s sa r nrsSh Stone
and Il IN the steer8ge.
For fa, snnah, per steamship Augusta--n q EIspemus-
and lady, ov and lady Reed and aSy Il p rnes
ard lady Mi. Mary Provost. Miss Provost M Fer
Mrs iBserro and brec chdrcp Mrs charles soo Mrs
A6tey Yrs thompson and scyysni Mrs Fielding and infant
s acaiSr s' aoh L HenSy sosn
chd Fielding lady and child Tyler and saT' Lem sua
eood, Henry TAYLOR il Lawrence j Jaeobus S,s nenSo
r,ud and .crysn fsp Charles q, ns, Mice Foonan Maser
%.a'sts', Whine" e Nicho, Mugu, aD4 ~ u.e
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gent State debt, for State stock issued and
loaned to railway companies, $4,000.

gent State debt, for State stock issued and
loaned to railway companies, $4,000.
The only point of Importance in the report
of the Banking Department is that which re-
fers to the deposit of mortgages as security for
the circulating paper of banks. In every case
but one in which mortgages have been taken,
and the bank Issuing them has failed, the note
holders have lost, either temporarily or per-
manently. Mr.. Shoemaker proposes to
remedy the defect by providing that for
the future mortgages be only taken as Sc
curity on farm property, and at 80 cents
on the dollar. The better plan is not to
take them at all. Some years ago the French
government appointed commission of the
leading jurists in France to report new law
regulating the subject of hypothessas mort.
cages are called in the French LAWN
order to facilitate the recovery Of money
lent on mortgage. The commission, at
whose head was Monsieur Toullier, the famous
professor, reported that they could devise no
plan which promised 20 secure to the lender
on real estate equal security and promptncss
of recovery with the lender on we'll known
stocks. Nor can we. All the reasons which
the Bank Superintendent urges in favor Of re-
ceiving mortgages at depreciation of twenty
per cent, apply with equal strength in favor of
their total rejection. If our bank circulation
were wholly based on New York State and
federal stocks, it would be perfect; SO long as
mortgages are received, it will always be open
to suspicion.
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UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.

UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Ingersol.
JAN. 1a.-Counsel for the indicted parties charged
with being engaged with setting foot an expedition to-
Nicaragua in court, but motion was made by
the Dist,ie. Attorney to bring the on.
We understand that Mr.. Cutting will make motion In
the of Mr. Joseph L. White counsel for the Nicara-
qua Transit Company, who was indicted by the Grand
jury on Friday last
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Before Richard F.. stilwel, Esq.
JAN. l9.-Wilam II. Allen, otherwise Galsgner} one
Of the principal witnesses in the Nicaragua affair who
arrested by the defendants Friday night on the
ground that he going to leave for Demarara came
before the Commissioner and entered no 81 600 bail to
appear witness Afr. William Baird Of Brooklyn be.
came his SUI city.
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ANOTHER STATE FOR FRANKLIN PKRCE.-The
Democratic State Convention recently held in
Alabama, among other resolutions passed one
recommending President Pierce for re-nomina-
ton t. the National Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati South Carolina one-Alabama
two. Now for the third. Who speaks first?
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THE NAVAL RETIRING BOARD.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 1856.
Commodore Jones remembrance against the action OF
the Naval Board will 60 TO the Senate In few days
Commodore Rnggolds will be sent in on Monday. II Is
said that some OF the principal officers Of the Board
privately condcmning Its proceedings, and officer
wishes he had resigned before conserving TO serve.
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Necessary for a choice 102.
Aessrs QrITaAS, (dem) o. .Iiss and GROW, (black.
rep OF Ia. mste rches, defending the South
and the other tns North, concerning the slavery
question.
Mr. CoIrAx gave history Of the adoption of the plu-
ralty rule in I84e ing the beore adopt eight
similar propositions came from the democrats and
from the wings. The democrats then claimed to have
majority, but owing to cisaecon in their ranks they
could moi all unite n candidate for Speaker. The
publicans similarly situated, and should have
the benefit OF the rule The democrats denounced the
wigs bitterly they do the republicans
Mr.. RococK, (dem.) o. Va. said II this was mere
squabble betaeen national les he should have mo-
serious objection to the plurality rule but the old wing
party white snow compared with the crimson
guilt (ptli ica'ly speakingl Il The republican party
Wben he saw that the s6op len Of the plurality rule
must result the election Of sectional candidate for
Speaker, he ndelsd he would be justified in standing
here ill the crack Of doom in resisting it.
Mr.. SAVAGE, (dem of Tenn, expressed views smlidr
to tho 9 advanced by MIR Bocock.
Mr.. HrNPnBEy MARSHALL TX. Nd of KY and Mr..
HARRIS, (dND OF H., IN replying to the remarks OF Me.
Grow earnestly denied that ny Clay favored the pas
sage of the Missouri restriction. Mr.. Harris in adj
6iiion to tho Documents referred to the tes mouy OF
General Jessup support VI his position saying that
Mr.. Jessnp was pres ~ the time and took notes.
Mr.. GROW referred to the declaration of Henry Clay
him in the Senate In 1850 to show that the ate1
favored the line Of 80 deg. 80 min.
After further Gcb.te,
Mr.. CIINGMAN offered resolution that for one week
unless Speaker be sooner elected cebste shall be il,
order uniess by unanimous consent.
Adopted by IS majority. Adjourned.
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The Nashville Mt Chm ri eaton,

CH,RIEsToN, Jan. TO- 1856.
The United States mail steamship Nashville arrived
here at T. n. yesterday riday), after very quick
passage from New York.
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Mails for the Pacific,

TnE NEW YORK HERALD-CALIF0RNIAE EDITION.
The United States mai steamship st. Louis, Captain
Boegs, win leave this pert to afternoon at two
s'siock, for Aspnwaii.
The mails for California and other parts 81 tho Pacific
vfn close at one o'closk.
he NEw York Wt1ssIy HxRArD--CalIoruia edition.
scstaDiDg the latest intelligence from al parts Of the
wsria will be pubshed at eleven O'Clock in the morning
Single copies In wrappers, ready fer mailing, sxpencs
Agents will please send in their orders early pos
nSbla.
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Markets.


PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10, 1856
Stocks are neutrality-suspicious. follows :-Pennsyiv
hves, 81; Reatng Railroad. 4ssS Long Island 131S
rennsylvsnia Railroad, 44ss; Morris Canal 12<.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 1S, 1885,
Sales Of cotton during the week IL 500 bales at
changed prices Stock on hand "A 600 bales.
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grerxNrNe 10 PErr. oFr--It will be seen by
n fcrence to our reports from Congress that
three OF the Banks men went off yesterday to
Campbell. Of Ohio On the lower Mississippi
a small rIyulet flowing over the bank some
times in few hours is enlarged to sn immense
,.,,esss. Does this Campbell dodge mean the
ssmc thing -tees co5err
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The Vacant JndSeship Of the Supreme Court.

HFNFY "a JUDGE, DECISION THE
COURT OF APPEALS.
Tho Court of Appeals has reversed the decision Of the
Supreme Court in the Of Davies vs. Cawles declaring
that the election Of Henry T. Davies in November last
VALID and he accordingly entitled to his seat upon
the Supreme bench The decision of the Supreme Court
Of this city was the other way.
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PHILADELPHIA, JAM 1S, 1866.
The members OF the Naval Court Martial assembled
again this morning. minus the Judge Advocate and Cap
tain Mcintosh, who have not yet made their appearance
Nothing of be done towards the organization
of the Court until the Judge Advocate arrives. His pro-
gress between Norfolk and Washington is supposed to-
have been mpeded by the ice in the Potomac and oc-
casioned the delay.
The members Of the Court congratulated themselves in
the appointment of Conn., Kennedy Judge Advocate
some Of them bavDg remembrance Of the vexatious
delays occasioned the occasion of the Court assembling
in this city since fer the al Of late Com
Downing. Com. Kennedy has well earned reputation
as gallant officer and Is fat with the Of gov
erniDg courts martial which is most important in facid
tatng the progress o. the to before it.
Is source of great regret to the friends Of Capt.
Rtchie and Dupont that the incorporate rashness
Of the former should have induced him sever the long
and intimate friendship and intimacy formerly existing
The Language made of was doubtless occasioned By
false information, il universally admitted that Capt
Richie had not stronger friend in the Retiring Board
than was Capt. Dupont.
The accused has see:ted his counsel ex-senator
Cooper and Josiah Randall Esq, OF this city The
eftapt Richie vii not il is thought, occupy much time
after the Count il organized and It il Known
hat there are any other cases to before the Court
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FATAL ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN ANTrsLAvERY AND
PRO'SLAvERY MEN.
So. LOUIS, Jan. 10, 1885,
The Kickspoo {Kansas) Pioneer OF the 18th says-tA
battle took place last night at Eason between party
OF aboitioniss and some pro slavery men, the former
making tho attack. Ore pro- slavery killed,
and several wounded. Several abolidonists also
killed and some wounded. company from Lawrence,
headed by Capt Brown, commenced the fight with the
Kickspoo Rangers. A large number of persons have
left for Easton The disturbance is supposed TO have
originated out OF tbe free soil election of tho 18th.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. ~, IS5G
Mexican papers to the 9Th inst. have come TO hand
They declare that the present government Is more in
quiatcrial than number Of journals had been
obliged TO suspend or abandon publication altogether
and several editors had been seized and thrown into.
prison.
Dogoado, IN Guapjuato, and Uraga, ia Sierra Gorda
are er gagged in armed oppos ion to Cononorts govern
raent.
General ydauri is STRENGTHENING himself Tor further
movements He is taking to an abundance
of men, arms, ammunition and provision.
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CHlRTY-sOURTH cON0aESS.
FIRST REssIoN.
Hsuss Of Representative.
WARRINGTON, Jan. 10, 16t

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 1856.
apFAKFRsnP.
Mr. ClIsGAAR, (dem.) Of N. c., offered q resolution
that during the calling Of the roll debate personal
explanations be 10 order and that this rule and rule
limiting members to ten minutes in debate shall be-
suspended except BY the unanimous consent OF the
House. He thought the House had degenerated into
debating society. Voting likely result
in election than discussion bssause the latter only
serves nAame parties and factions, thus increasing
the difficulty.
The resolution was adopted and the House proceeded
to vote.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENTH BALLOT.
Banks. o. Richardson .......... .69
Fuller ............... II Pennington.
Campbell Ca 3 Poiter............"...
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-05-02
An Example from Old rIme..

The n. Y. c'hroaiels copies with great
approval the following incidents in the life
of Col Houghton of Hunterdon county, n.
j., the grandfather Of the latc eminent Bap-
tist minister, the Rev. Spencer H. Conc, D.
D. 1t shows what our fathers thought Of
the relation between Bibles and rifles, and
the bearings Of Christian duty upon a great
public exigency, when unjust and oppressive
violence threatens our fellow citizens in ever
so distant part Of our commoncountry =
at was in Hopewen Baptist meeting
house, where Conant Conc and Alice Hou6-
ton alike worshippOd, and where they we're
immersed, that Joab Houghton received tho
first news Of the battle Of Lexington and
the defeat Of the Earl of Northumberland,
the naughty descendant Of the hero Of
Chevy-Chase, by the half-arrned yeomanry
Of New England. Stilling the breathless,
messenger, he sat quietly through the ser
vices, and when they were ended passed out
and mounting the great stone block in front
Of the meeting house, beckoned 70 the peo-
pie to stop. Men and women paused TO
hear, curious to know what SO unusual So
quail to the service Of the day could mean.
At the first words silence stern as death
fell over ALL The Sabbath quiet Of tho
hour and the place was deepened into q
terrible solemnity. He told them all the
story Of the eoWardly murder at Lexington
BY the royal troops; the heroic renganea
following hard upon it; the retreat Of Per
.cy; the gathering of tho children Of the
Pilgrims round the beleagured hills Of Bos-
ton. Then pausing, and looking over the
silent crowd, he sand slowly: Men Of New
Jersey, the red coats are numbering our
brethren of New England Who follows
me to Bostonp And every man in that
audience stepped ont into line and answered,
IP There was not coward or traitor
in old Hopewell meeting-house that day"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-05-02
F.oEa .he North hins Hsr.la 3, pse. ..
Interestina from Chlna.


On Friday night a party offour American
sailors arrived at Shanghai, who caused no
little curiosity when it was aseertained that
they had travelled under escort all the way
from Corea. 1t appears that these men be-
longed to the American whaler Ttgo Broth
ers, of New Bedford They sailed in her
to the Pacific in June, 1854, and last sum-
mer, they state, that being kept on short
commons and Ill treated By their captain,
they took one Of the ships boats and made
their escape to the coast of Corca, being at
the time to the northward; their boat was
stove in on the beach, but they received
kind reception by the natives, who fed them
and kept them amongst them for whole
month, after which the proper authorities
having been communicated with, they we're
sent on horseback through Manchuria to
the Great Wall, where they were delivered
up to the Chinese Mandarin and forwarded
to Pelzin. The first night of their arrival
IN the northern capital, thcy were visited By
Russian missionaries, who gave them food
and clothing; they spoke but little English,
and communicated mostly in writing.
Afterremaining at Pekin over three weeks
the Russians told them the Emperor Of Chi
na had presented them with some silver,
and they were to be sent down to Shanghae
the money they never saw; button their
road to this port they were very sscantily sup
piled with copper cash; they received only
40 cash per day at starting, which paltry
sum was reduced to 10 cash day, until
they approach this district, when theywerc
paid about 200 cash per day. They speak
well of their treatment both in Corea and
Manchuria, but disparage their treatment
in China. They say that they travelled
through ahighIy cultivated country between
this and Pekin, and passed through great
many very fine cities, which were exceeding
ly populous. Unfortunately they appear
to bevery unsophisticated young men, from
20 to "a years of age, and did not profit
much by their opportunities of travel. In
all the resting places they were kept in the
prisons, and in Corea and Manchuria they
never saw woman; they were jealously
kept from the Fsn-qUis.
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1856-05-02
SPRING Fashions IN THE SPIRIT woR1,

SPRING FASHIONS IN THE SPIRIT WORLD
Betsy L. G., whose letters from the spirit
world are published in the New England
.Spirituahst, thus describes the Spring stylc
of dress in her "diggins:'
The males generally wear loose white
garments with a girdle made of silver cord
Some few wear Jewels, but this is moi
common. They wear their hair and boards
long, and sandals of velvet of various hues
The females are more elaborate in dress;
they have more taste that way; and are al
lowed to indulge il, for motives of dress here
are not as of earth. 1t is not for vanity OF
any such motive, but from a love of pure
and beautiful, and desire to do anything
pleasant in the sight of God. I generally
dress in light blue dress made loose and
flowing, or bound with silver or white silk; a
silver cord around the waist, or a jeweled
girdle. I wear my long hair braided, and
sometimes flowing, or bound with silver
band. Ihave also white dresses, of so fine
a fabric, they look like air; this kind 1 am
very fond of wearing. With such dress
1 wear an emerald girdle, made in tho shape
of leaves and forneing a wreath; this is
clasped by one large pearl. bind my
hear with a string of pearls when wear
such dress. 1 wear white slippers always.