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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-29
Brcbnnan's majority ,


for rhnore'
Brcbanans majority .......................lot t3I
But b pot probable TIA, ths vote has been obtained
In the remaining counties, and ar Buchanans friends
will bave content themselves with majority oi about
9,7oo In the State
The fallen short some eight thousand or wha,
Il Vas In August FOR Governor.
ELECTION oy usrsp srArss SENATOR N PssssYLvANs.-
Tho state act OF July 2 1892 fixed he second Tuesday Of
January for election Of United Senator the oct
OF April 1s lss3 changed the tune tuesday
Of February. The &C, Of January lsse repealed tho
OF 1885, that the election United State senator
win take place the second Tuesday Of January next
the 18th.
THx NV skSuoR FROM nxIAwaRs.-rhe Dover STATE
Reporter Of the 2sth inst, says
In our last edition We stated that Governor Causcy had
rendered the CON nss OF United States Senator TO J,
T.. Comegys, Eco. Mr. Comegys has accepted, and viii
bold the office until tho Legislature elects which will be
about the second week In January this appointment s
certainly the best that could have been made Mr.
Comssys stands deservedy nj the heed OF his party In
this state Though nomnally classcd - member Of
the American party, 10 has not acted voted ~th
since the winter OF ls54-56 II Is generally under
stood here that At the late election he voted for cleo
tors and tor ai least half the democratic ticket Hc
would not oppose The restoration Of the Missouri npro
mse line.
Nxw JKHskY sEsAroR.-rhe Salem Cs J) Stasiard
says that Hon. Joseph Klc win be candidate for Uni
WhoSc
term expires with this Congress.
CoSosnsosAt NOMINATION Al . meeting Of The demo.
crau, In the First Congressional district in New HAmp
shire, holden In Iover, the Hon. Geo. W. Ktredge was,
the nrst ballot nominated for Congress.
PIArFoRs OF PIrsroS 8 BRooKR.-wc find IN the Tau.
rensvilc c., Herald short synopsis Of the speech Of
Col Brooks lately delivered 10 his constituents OF that
district His views the conditions upon which har
mony may exist between the North ami south worthy
Of notice.
Mr.. Buchanan Was that man, and whilst he thought
him sound the slavery question be had no hopes that
his election would 20 the South greater advan
age than four years possession Of the federal
ment without bringing any lasting benefits. Hostility 70
the south end the institution Of slavery growing In
strength, and he was sausad the issue between the
North and south lie said he was opposed TO
any further compromise with the North, unless upon
three conditioue;-
That each State shall be permitted 10 collect hs proper
tousie hare ~ the public rcyeaue under 1 own laws,
and by ts own officers
Secondly, That the representation Of each State In the
federal legislature. sha DO based upon tho entire popu
aiion that every slave sha count one nstesd Of
now, tive slaves counting only thres.
Thirdly That the Offices Of President and Vice Prcsden,
shan ned from the Nsrtherp aud the other from
the southern States, and that bill shall become av
without the concurrent Signatures OF both II such
compromise should be offered he would vote FOR n bu
other.
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srIcInu or AN UsSSowS MAE NJ HAxexo.-An inquest
vas held yesterday by Coroner s upon The boiy
unknown man, about so years Of age Who committed sui
eide ~ hanging himself an empty barn, In the neigh
borhood OF Harlem The deceased had evidently nted
the act OF self destrucsn Thursday night his body
vas found quite cold Il sx O'Clock yestssday morning
The deoessed ave feet eight inches p height wore
eenuUn ovsrhaus check Shirt sailors Shirt and cap
~ r.ss color Avevdscs Of deaAh BY suicide vas rem
t'e ~ the jury. Tho body d deseased vas taken 10
l5uei Field for Intsrmenl
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MATRIMONIAL.

MATRrMoNIAL-RosA NIGNror WILL. UpoN RR.
Avl ceipt Of twenty ave equiv stamps
turn 70 sny person lucid picture cf their past prcsen, and
future e, from specimen together
daGuerreoyre picture of future wife husband law srs
t,nrneys lucky numbers, &c Address Rosa Mgnou, Pos.
u4Hce New York. "
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THE TURF.

(ENIERyftLE TRAcK.-A rRoTTtNG MATCH FOR
~ $50 will on the Cenervlle Course FRIDAY.
the 18th instant Hiram Woodruff names Ned; ". " W.
hnedicor names q. RID, 10 wagons at ~ O'Clock.
JOEL CONkI.fN. Proprietor
JrHToN COURSE, LONG tsLASD-rRoTrING-K
~ 2ociock Y. NJ, ssweersskes for $500 viii come OF
SatIdav, the 2qh mile beats ~. Scarf
e. cNhgo. " Woodruff enters Dandy JIM
b m Fanny Fern; owner enters b. 4. Bowery Boy.
To come or rain or shine.
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kBoN -HAS-El

A SERMON WILL BE PREACHED By THE Rr. rev
n DIR. Bsyley OF Newark, NJ j., in st. Josephs church,
Sfxh avenue Sunday evening November 3D. A. O'Clock,
sor the benefit Of ST. Josephs Schools Tickets ~ each
NBRTsT1AS sr1RrTuAIIsM -REy. 7. L. HARRIS
~ viii preach usual at Acsdenv Hall Broadway opuo-
cite Bond street AZ los NJ, and az " 10 morrow.
Monf subject The Angels and Spirits with Man Evening
subject, Fsvchomefry aud Ne dedn-ons X
MEMORIAL CHURCH REV. DR.. DYER WILL
vl preach (sunsavl eveung 10 the church
Of Hammond street and wsverey place block from
the junction of Eleventh Greenwich
avenues serrices-Mornng i0i afternoon evening, IL
seats free
DFLIGTous.-REv. n. 8. BURNET, LATE OF GIN
~ cunat, Ohio, will preach % chspei on
Mest seven,eeph street Immediately Of sixth Avenue
Bubects-ai baf past ten AN God Tncarnas Christ
seven y " God fncarnaie The Spirit IN the Heart
r1fiE REy. A. n. vANz.NDr, or THp CENrR.T gE
Il forned Protestant Dutch church stree, will de
yer the second of the OF mum
the general opic The Bble the Young Mans GuiieW 70
O'Clock = -
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Political Movements.

MissrsrPr Forty nre counties OF Mississippi show
the following aggregate
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buchanan. Fillmore Nero. Fon,usne
Total. ..............300a 0a9 20,6j5 81 800 % 266
puCuAnsn maJorV
We have also the reported msiores in two oLerjcoun
ties asper and Cla-ks) increasing suchanans majority
TO 1854 The ntne counties unheNd from gave year
7l9 democratic majority.
MISSOURI ELECTION RFruxSs -Offcial returns have been
received from hundred countless WHOM foot up fol-
loWs:-
BucAandn Fillmore
Aggregate vote. ote..........,......... 6e,t.o 1911
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Ibcee counfSss suOui como m the eeme ~ r0w,
giving Renon Aaa PolSs vote to Buchanan and Ewing
70 Fillmore, the result woald be -
for fiinore as lao
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q taste of fresh water during all these days
we were Obliged 10 drink wine and water. Duriug al
or habIaons of other living cros,sres We ssw csleav
crabs Ihere were some tracKs Of "bches" and OF
tsers, and we sew few monkeys passing back wsris
and al nistt We were tortured by mou.tqucsn rad.
nlcs mosquitoes, aud'the common COW ny Al length.
after much and und sscribable suffering on the 25t6 Of
August at ~ O'Clock mid dsy We reached some iuha.
btSf houses, tho first had secn were k,niv rs
ceived BY the Inhabitants one Of the sent for the
Iutch commander OF the post who resided The moaa or
Mott creek Thi gentleman happily for us could speak
French we'll We related 1, him the dsnaers we had
passed through, and how had left com panon,
In misery ON the coast, anxiOusly visiting FOR our
return and hoping for relief aud msistaoce.
We concluded our recital BY entrcst'ns him 70 grant
NJ some Immediate relief; but entreaues were IN
vain. We refused all reei and were tod that We
should be taken 10 the captain Of the district who
would take the proper regard 20 MS When
we arrived at the house Of me Captain, II being nos
pight, he sent us 10 bed and Bext morning started
TO Paamarioo, 10 the Governor We arrived a tho Cover
nor on the Goth early In the morning, aud were
medistely taken before the Attorney General, who,
sner examining and qucstiousne us, ordered rms.
datey 70 be sent TO prison Aes We hal been confined
In jail about thirteen hours agent Of police
with 70 the relief Of nve companions, 20 the place
where We had left them. We met three Of them the
road, and learnt that, despsiring Of hearing any
they bad pursued their journey along shore in
the ran. That the raft having been grouned
and not being able 70 get OF, they had taken 70 the
woods and wandered 70 where we nos had met them
Our other companions, learnt Of them Afterwards,
finally reached tho Dutch settlement on the road pens
IN place where there shade, one OF them had
dropped down rscnsibs from fatigue. and lfsing him
uph was found that the heat of the he rendered
hm suddenly deaf. Az length, on the LIST q september
The chief Of The settlement DOCTOR the two men or.
three ssss sss .ss, s os. sSs
searching tor the other Of comrades but could End
nothing o. them. Some weeks Afterwards Ne vsre in.
found them the mud Marshes with their eyes sst ous
ana hen hands toSoured By the crabs ne names OF
The daily union., 1856-12-10
TRANSPORTATION OF MAILS TO THE PACIFIC
COAST

The report of the Postmaster General makes exhibition
Of the attitude held by the Panama Railroad Company To-
wards this in relation TO the public mail ser
vice New York journal gives information respect
ing the tariff of prices on that road for freight Of other
ces besides bags of mail matter and 1t is found in the
tariff of charges for transit the road that express mat
ter taken at ten cents per pound other freight which
the company is obliged to handle pays fifteen cents but
the United States mail the company will not convey over
its road for less than twenty-five cents pound This
enormous charge gives it compensation during the pres
ent YEAR for a mail carried twice a month each way equal
to double the paid to the Erie road for carrying
the mail seventysix times month over nearly ten times
| the distance of the Panama road.
The Postmaster General deemed this charge exorbant
and refused to pay than eighteen cents per pound
which was certainly very liberal compensation. As long
as rival route existed through Nicaragua the company
assu;polv assented TO this reduon of their demanaa ba
- -. v.s that stopped by the seizure of the
| -, . - transit Company by Gen. Walker than the
Ina railroad, avaing itself of its monopoly, refused
to convey the California mails for less than its original de-
mand of twenty-five cents pound and, moreover, that
the back difference which had been withheld by the Post
master General should be paid to it, In view of the bank
ruptey and ruin that might large portion of the
commercial community by cessation of the mails between
New York and San Francisco, Mr.. Campbell compelled
to accede to the demand The company evidently try
ing play the game of heads win, tails you lose.
The Postmaster General In view of theso facts, and o
the great increase of trade and correspondence with
the Pacific asks for action of Congress in the matter
and for weekly mail TO California by any other route
| Let us have it. by all means.
The daily union., 1856-12-10
SENATOR SEWARD.

AS act of simple justice to this gentleman we cheer
fully give place the following satisfactory explanation in
relation to charge which, upon investigating exhibits
Mr.. Seward in amable light than he is usually
seen from a democratic stand point of view
the Buffalo Express, Dec. 6.
We derive the information which use by way Of
explanation reliable authority and give narrated
to us in conversation with intimately acquainted with
the facts appears that Gov Seward is the of
store in the city of Auburn which unoccuped He de-
sired tenant and found young of good character but
limited means who desrous of establishing himself the
business of selling paints and oils Regarding that safe
and unexceptonable traffic, Mr. Seward embarked
sand dollars with Mr.. Rhoades in that exclusive branch
trade silent partner. In drawing up the articles Of
partnership when the character Of the business
designated Mr. Rhoades asked that the words paints and oils
might be followed by &c. When asked why he desired this
he said that there many articles of trade incident
to the paint and oil business which not strictly paints and
oils such brushes, glue and other articles holding eg
mate relation that line Of trade This seemed but
able acceded The subsequent license taken
der the &c the articles of eopsrtnershp in extending the
trade Of Mr. Rhoades wines and liquors. informed
not consistent with the views and purposes Of Mr. Seward
and annoyance and verAton TO him. He being
silent partner has voice in the conduct Of the
business and forced to submit TO the modification until the
term Of the copartnership
The daily union., 1856-12-10
CONGRESS-TUEs

sESArR-several House bills, which were not disposed
Of at the last session Of Congress were taken rom the
table and referred to the appropriate committees The
motion to print the Presidents annual message being
again taken up for consideration, Mr. Colamer made an
elaborate speech in behalf of the aims and objects OF the
republican party and in reply to the speeches OF Messrs
Biuler Fizpatrick and others the democratic side
When he had concluded Mr. Jones of Tennessee obtained
the floor, but yielded it to Mr. Pugh and thes sh1 Din ..1,
adjourned with the underestimate
lom0row "; KEPREsxsTAmvEs-Afte locking the wheels
Of legislation for than week. and after furnishing to
the whole country, in the form of mpotent magnsney
most instructive sson the black republicans have at last
yielded the Irresistible force Of truth and right John
W. Whitfield the legally delegate from the Terri
tory of Kansas permitted to take his seat to-day The
vote stood l2 yeas l08 nays Whatever semblance OF
AN excuse the opposition may have had to dispute the seat
of Mr. Whitfield the last session of Congress- not the
slightest pretext could be fairly offered at this session for
such course of action At the last session majority of
the House decided the dispute between Messrs Whit
field and Reede the contestants by declaring the seat
can't To supply that vacancy election was held in
Kansas not under the Janitorial laws but in accordance
with the proclamation of Governor Geary Mr.. Whitfield
NANN'
sufrages There opposing candidate and he was
elected unanimously Or if there was opposition failed
to show itself through the only legal constitutional
medium the ballotbox The credentials setting forth
his election duly signed by the governor, and at
tested by the secretary OF the Territory brought
by Mr. Whitfield to Washington and were present.
ed to the House by Mr.. Phelps, of Missouri on the
first day of the session Accidentally having the numer-
cal strength on that day. the black republicans violated
the constitutional rights of the people of Kansas by refusing
to admit their delegate to seat in the House although he
was provided with the necessary credentials assert and
prove that right The actous and might truly say
revolutionary opposition continued from day to day
until the democratic side of the House received such
sons as to be able make have already announced
successful demonstration in favor of truth and right 1t
to be hoped that the rebuke administered by the people
the Of November last and the pointed rebuke OF to-
day will exercise restraining influence the blackre-
publican members of the House. and that its effects will
be speedily exhibited if not in discharge of patriotic
duty least in decent observance of rights and priv
eges hitherto regarded sacred and invoable under
the constitution.
The debate commenced yesterday by Messrs Campbell
and Sherman was continued to-day by Mr. Smith of Ten
nessee His speech made marked impression upon the
House We expect be able to lay full report of it be-
fore our readers in next issue.
Mr. Walker, of Alabama, has the floor tomorrow,
The daily union., 1856-12-10
CITY
WEDNESDAY MORNING, DEC. 10, 1856.

, I.v.Kl T. JAaEs No. Isl South Tenth street, Phadel
h; 4 our general travelling AGENT assisted BY WA H. WEID
80 ro,Iuss JAMES pEKKKat J. HAAarr r. s. JAHKs, Tnos
n MICS R. w. MORRISON, E w. WILEY, WIN L. WATERMAN
y Nl'a' ~ X MrsTrS BEx. y. swArE T. AsHMAS and
p. DAVIS.
uy HxrnY NJ IKwIa Montgomery, Alabama IL our gen
agent for the OF Alabama and Tennessee a.
,,sa by C. h. LEWIS JAMES o. LEwm and sAA0EL D. LEWIS
10 Mr c. W. JANIS No. Harrison suee olhehAal, oho'
l W eollsenr agent for the States and Texas
assisted by H. j. THoMAE, WLuAA H. THoAAs, fHos NJ IAAEs
pr. al cHrLDs GEoRsE MoRRIs, and RICHARD LEAKE Re
rsipts Of either will be good.
The daily union., 1856-12-10
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

The very able and comprehensive report of the Secretary
Of War which give entire this morning. will be read
this time with particular interest To the language
our cotemporaries of the Heigenee although it
qurs professional knowledge appreciate fully the merits
Of this interesting expose and to speak undersandingy
Of honorable Secretarys views and his plans for the
Improvement and greater efficiency of excellent
small military establishment there several things in
which impress evincing sngacy and high admins
ave ability some of which should venture to point
if time and space permitted" Accompanying this doc
ument will be found the very interesting report of the
General-in Chief Of the army Lieutenant General Scott
The Secretary says in his report that the authorized
strength Of the army is 1884 men. The actual
strength the date of the returns July 1885, was 5s2
The number of enisments made during the twelve months
ending September 30, 1885, was 4,44o TIE number oi
offers refused Of minority and unnsss for
vice was 1894 The number Of casualties during the
time was 6,sse, of which a223 were by desertiou.
All Indian troubles in the West have ceased except
with the Cheyennes.
It Is recommended to eHnguish the pOssessory rights o
the Hudson Bay Company, they allegiance to
government and would be disposed exercise pow
srful influence among the Indians against our people Il
occasion required.
vigorous campaign has been projected against the
Florida Indians General Harney commanding the military
posts
Much space devoted the consideration Of the present
system Of military posts on the western frontiers and
complete revolution Of the whole system is urged The
expenses present enormous without any correspond
ing benefit to the country frontier.
The great number of designations in the army show the
npceggitv n noIirv
urous 10 professional pride while the hard service and
frontier stations Of the officers require Of them sacrifices
which other officers Of the government called upon
to make The expense ofIivng has been greatly augment
ed and the pay Is about the It was City years
1t IS bad economy the report continues drive the
ctve and intelligent from the service which they adorn
The daily union., 1856-12-10
CIRCULARS BY MALL.

We requested to call attention to the following regu-
laton of the Post Office Department viz:
The law fixing the penalty for violation at fifty dollars,
provides that assistant postmaster shall
agent lottery Offices under any color purchase
otherwise lottery tickets and that mo postmaster shall
free of postage frank lottery schemes, circulars
tickets Therefore, all such lottery schemes circulars,
tickets addressed either to postmaster assistant post
MASTER hereafter be excluded from the mail together
0i all other of this kind addressed simply to
office, bor in office, and not TO individual"
We understand there is much complaint that great num-
bers of circulars generally unpaid and in many instances
of offensive character forced upon individuals
by being addressed the number OF the box boxes
they may happen to hold in any post Office and that is
the order of the Postmaster General send all matter thus
addressed W it finds its way into the mais to the dead
letter office.
The daily union., 1856-12-10
AID FOR KANSAS.

Ar 4 O. Delavan has purchased and donated thou.
and dollars worth Of winter clothing for the relief Of the
wferng poor Of Kansas. In noticing this wsdirected
effort Of liberalty the Albany Argus says
Mr. Corning and few others in the city contributed
sum sufficient enable Mr.. D. to send the full value Of his
dooAon undmnishsd TO the people Of Kansas and pay
the expenses Of Miss Pellet Phanthropio lady under whose
charge the distribution Is 10 be made
the honest sympathi1ers with the people of Ksnsa,
would initiate Mr. Delavan, not only in his bensvoence
h good in repudiatng these partisan and PERM
Gou relief committees, they might accomplish some good
and repay the host Of evils which msdrecsd philanthropy
b" inflicted on that people,
The daily union., 1856-12-10
GEN Al NE ws.

A sREAT RUsNEss-The Hudson River transportation
Company says the Albany Statesman have been doing
very heavy stock business the past Since the
ing Of navigation the present time they have carried from
this port forty thousand head OF cattle fifty thousand
swine and about thousand sheep which the back
charges amounted nearly three hundred thousand dol
lars
MISPLACED sY,PATHY-A correspondent (says the New
York Journal Of Commsree) at Stamford Connecticut
account Of poor mechanic who recently broke
his leg while attempting TO raise Fremont flag in that
town. and who remains the "Union House dependent
on the charity Of the landlord and liable be the
poorhouse although about S4OO been raised in the
same place for bleeding Kansas
TIE OLDEST NAN IN AmRIcG-Peter Nassau, colortd
man. now resident Of Woodstock, Vermont has reached
the extraordinary age Of 2s years and Is doubtless the
Oldest living this country. His history has been
traced out by n Haskell esq, town clerk Of Woodstock
and Il appears be born two years before Washington
was 4s year old at the date Of the Declaration Of indie
pendence and long before the second with Great Brit
ain broke out he had passed the scrptura limit Of life
three-score years and ten
STATISTICS or LIVERPOOL sHrPpws.-Gores Advocate Of
the goth ult says:
aThe following ia return Of ships inwards and out
wards in the foreign trade Of this port for the week ending
the 9Th inst and Of ships reported nwards from the st Of
January TO the date compared with the cores
pondng periods in the year 1885 Entered nwards week
ended 9Th November 1866, % ships 5925s tons ditto
9Th November, 1885, SO ships 81 742 tons Increase Of
ships, 80; and in tonnage 27,5l6. Cleared outwards
week ended sth November 1856, 80 ships, 5o,s26 tons
ditto sth November 1885, 81 ships 3666l Increase
in ships increase in tonnage lsGe5. Reported In
wards from LIST January to sth November 1855, 3789
ships 2l40O6s tons ditto TO 9Th November 1856 357s
ships I777,544 tons Increase In ships 210 in tonnage
oG2b25."
DELH OF vErERAN.-Msjor Louis GaIy, at one time
soldier under Napoleon, but for many years prominent
citizen Of New Orleans died the 2d instant The Pic
ayune says that when General Taylor went in s45 to Cor
pus Christi at the Of the with Merioe
the rst artillery be had the guns Of Major Gallys
command, while Galy and his men were there to serve
them
SOMETHING aEMARKAmE-The most remarkable feature
(says the Philadelphia Argus in the financial transactions
Of the government is the fact that in order redeem the
The daily union., 1856-12-10
The New Bedford EIpress says, in speaking Of Gen.

The New Bedford Express says, in speaking of Gen
Pierce's administration
Since the days of jackson, administration has had so
violent opposition to contend against and have Of
ten said like the administration Of Jackson postsrity will do
history will set it right upon the record and the
young American Of coming time win proudly point to the
Franklin Pierce OF the patriotic Presidents Of
odsn time who alike proof against the whrwnds Of
fnaesm the storms Of seconasm, the earthquakes OF
dunion and the thunder from the Protestant Vatican Of
the three thonsand Nsn Eagtand esrgyP"