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

TuE OH FoGEs AND THE NEw FREMONT
MorEMESr-MR. CLAYTON, or DELAwARE.--On
Of the strongest proofs that mighty and whole
some revolution isinvolved in thepresent trcmend-
Gus popular movement for Fremont may be found
in the fact that most OF the old party hacks and
political 'ogies of the country shrink from it. II
threatens to abolish all the old party machinery
the corrupt cliques, the little regcncios of old
wircpullers here and there. and all their old land
marks and guide posts. which have heretofore
enabled them TO manage our elections and receive
the spoils. Worse than all il threatens to abolish
entirely all the system Of choosing old party
hacks and caucus managers. and the tools of
thimble-rigging conventions as candidate for the
Presidency.
II Il not n matter Of wonder. therefore. that
Martin Van Buren,. late champion Of the Buffalo
party. should declare In favor of Buchanan and
Kansas as slave State. in preference to Fremont
and Kansas as a free State. In the same general
view We find host Of old political fogics, cling
ing to the skirts Of Buchanan or Fillmore, in pre-
ference TO the support Of this dangerous innova-
ton fresh from the people, Of the nomination Of
Fremont. Tue tdrN ea~e ILLUSTRATING 'ulr rpIlt VI
rebellion o. old foUydom against this Fremont
movement is the reported enlistment
John NJ. Clayton, Of Delaware in the
ranks Of the Forney democracy. A friend, l.
appears, Mr.. Senator Bayard, has been author
lied to make this important announcement to
the world.
n. indeed Mr.. Clayton has gone over to Mr.
Buchanan. the great principle which has carried
him into the democratic camp at this late day
can be nothing else than the attachment Of one
old fogy for another II Is but fusion OF two
Of our old fogies, each representing branch OF
our ancient Bourbons Of the late wing and de-
mocraiic parties. the remnants Of which are all
that now remain. Very likely too Mr. Clayton
las been drawn TO Mr.. buchanan from the neco-
iiations Of tho latter in London upon the Clay
on-Bulwer treaty, the venerable Pennsylvania
faving preached up that humbug all the way
trough a. the very essence Of human wisdom
ard AZ unsuccessfully as Mr. Clayton himself
psrI aps. too. the veteran Senator from Della
wa,e. lin the evening Of his days" like Martin
Van Buren, and Mr.. Buchanan, may have turned
fiitrs cr lust ss an aged gerdam uron The
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verge OF the grave, sometimes cuts new set Of
teeth
1t is but just, however, to Mr. Clayton, to say
that we entertain lingering doubt of the au-
thenticity of this news of his adhesion to the
modern democracy. We know that as the Pre-
mier of General Taylor, he has no occasion
for any overwhelming amount of affection for
Mr. Fillmore, because when Mr.. Fillmore
succeeded to the Presidency, he cheerfully ac-
cepted Mr. Clayton's resignation, and appointed
Mr. Webster in his place. According to the po-
sition Of Mr. Clayton, then, as the prime minister
of Gen. Taylor's policy on the niger question,
he should now be in favor of Fremont; but we
must remember that little Delaware is slave
State 1t is due to Mr.. Fillmore and the Know
Nothings, however--due to the old-line wings who
are still astride of the fence-due to the demo-
cracy and to the public, that Mr.. Clayton, for
himself, should define his position. All the old
fogies are writing letters. Let us have one from
Mr. Clayton.
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House Of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, Algnst 9, 1906.
p4eFttst frtffsNI~rt

NASHiSttCNs August y, 1900.
rrmiC pocrMENIf
On motion Of Mr. Kiso niger worshprer) of ". ",
resolution was adopted requesting The Postmaster Gen.
eral to make special and vean inquiry az to the places
where and tho persons who have unlawfuy ab.ractec
or detained IRON mails transmitted from Washington
books and public distributed by members OF
Congress and when discovered
AUTHORIZATION mi.
The House resumed the consideration Of the bill mllnQ
appropriations Tor lighthouse. and land surveys
custom houses, marine hospitals &c. Among hs cms
are appropriations for post office. custom house AMI
court house IN Philadelphia tor six cutters on
the lakes: S75 900 for the purchase Of tho cuttings ana
seeds Of plants for distribution through The Patent office
The bin also provides that after Nov Is The military
superintendency o. public buildings be abolished
The bin was passed by vote a 90 against 30.
PERSONAL HNrtAyATiox.
Mr.. SurRNAy, rising question Of privilege c,les1
attention 70 the fact that air. savage had 10 speech
made Wy him, characterized the report Of the m nifty Of
the Committee on Kansas affairs a compound Of gross
Partially, aud misrepresentation and perverson Of
TRUTH put forth with impudenoe and unblushng false
hood. All that he (shermsn) had say was that the
language was volatve Of the rules OF the Honse thai
u vas breach oil parliamentary dccoiem and coir,esj
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1IIIRTY-FOURTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.


WA.BiSeroN, Aug. ., 1866.
The Senate parsed join, resolution authorizing Prot.
Patbe Of the Coast Survey accept the medal present
ed him by the King OF Sweden.
rAY ~ mErEEs - CONGRESS.
MIR. HrSIrR (dom.) Of Va, reported Substitute Tor
the bill regulating the compensation Of members q Con-
gress giving them ~ 500 instead Of 81 000 year with
section providing that any books be dsrbuied
bers by resolution either both houses the price
given for the be deducted from their annual
pcnsaion provided that ths shall not extend books
ordered 10 be printed during the Congress r whsh the
members respectively shall have been elected.
COMMODORE sT0cEToS ASp cotoSI FREMONT
Mr.. thomson Of MI maize speech % show that Com.
modore -tockton, and not Colonel frcmcrt In h0u "
claimed by the atter's riends) was conqucror q Cali
fornia.
Mr. JoSEs, Of Tenn, examined the platforms Of the
democracy and declaring Lo should support Mr.. Bu.
chanan believing that tie safety Of the country deendei
on his election.
rosu1oS o. SENATOR BELL
Mr.. BILL, Of Tenn fcIt impera,ively called apou &c
define his position. lie was not a member q the Anne
rican party but should supp,r Mr. Fillmore
COLONEL rREMUNr's ACCOUNTS.
Nr. BCitR (dem) Of la, submitted rc7o-
luton, which lies over. calling the President
for copies Of The vouchers on wbicn ~. Ire
monts accounts, ns al officer of the government,
from bis hrst expedition 10 California settled,
so that the nature Of the disbursements may
appear aso inqurng whether there is any rrbc money
papers Gle la the departments from on lal ourres
charging him With Dafcssance IN case, 40.
The KAy-as QUESTION
Mr. TooTE made speech on the wrong Of kansas,
m,ntaning that the repeal OF the Missouri compromise
the Of the prescn, excitement throughout the
country, which wa threatening the perpeiry Of the
public The primary purpose aud chief fruits VI sbr0
cation was 10 lastcn slavery kansas either peaceaby
iorcioly Tie poke Of squattcr sovereignty feet
ing phantom abandoned by IT, original friends, an6
Of the subugson Of the people Of Kansas BY invaders
and u-urrers.
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PRIMARY ELECTIONS DEMOCRACY HoLD-
ING FAsTTo THE SHORT BoYs.-The General Com
mittees Of the democracy of this city have had
der consideration the important questions, Shallwe
abolish our old Tammany Hall system of prima-
ny elections and adopt some other and more re-
spectacle system Of making our party nomina-
tions for office, shall adhere to the old plan
Of leaving the selection Of our candidates to the
rowdies and ruffians who have heretofore so
cheerfully discharged this important duty? But
as yet the General Committees have come to no
definite conclusion. From all that we can learn,
however, we have little hope of the abandonment
Of the old rowdy policy of the primary cleo
tons. The desperate straits of our demo-
cratic juntas at this crisis, will hardly permit
their abandonment of the short boys shoulder hit
ters ballotbox suffers and such likeusefu classes
of our fellow citizens at the polls. If repudiated
by the democracy, the Know Nothings may add
them to their own forces Of similar materials,
and thus sweep the whole Corporation by an Or
ganized terrorism which will be perfectly ire
sistible. Inasmuch, too, as the late proceedings
of the San Francisco Vigilance Committee have
resulted in considerable acquisitions to the short
boy forces Of New York, we conclude that the de-
mocracy will be compelled to adhere to their old
system Of primary elections; and that in Novem-
Der, as heretofore, the balance of power at our
city ballot boxes will be held by whiskey, slung
shots and cudgels. Let us have the decision of
the democratic committees that our peaceable
citizens may be relieved of their present sus-
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Among the most prominent causes Of death were

There were also deaths OF apoplexy, OF conges-
ton Of the brain, Of Group, "a of dropsy in tie
bead, $ Of bilious fever, ) of typhus fever, Of
hopping cough Of Inflammation of the brain, of
inflammation Of the lungs, of Inflammation of the
stomach, G Of teething, and 2 of old age. There
we're premature births, 80 stllborn cases, and II
deaths from violent causes. Sc deaths occurred
in the public institutions of the city.
The following table gives the classification Of
diseases and the total number of deaths caused by
each ii ease during tie TWO weeks ending
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III T. L A T. e 3 + N + w Il
~ MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPas.

Four Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLo-sAxoN AT QUEBEC.
QUEBEC, Aug. 9, 1856.
The screw steamship Anglo Saxon, from Liverpool on
Wednesday July 3ofour days subsequent to the Asia at
New York on Thursday afternoon-pased the telegraph
station at River Du Loup seventy miles below this city,
this evening" but possible TO obtain her at
that point She will be due here early hour to-
morrow Sunday morning.
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News from Kansas,

CmcACo, Aug. Q, 1855.
Between three and four hundred Kansas emvrants left
Nebraska City the 4th inst for Topeka, where was
expected they would arrive Wednesday following IN.
lees interrupted their march by Mssourians T~i
hundred Of the latter had en wcs,porand Kckapoo with
the intention Of nterruptng them General lane did not
accompany the emersnis. One hundred men from TO.
peka have gone up the Iowa road TO NEE. and assist
Hem.
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The News.

We are gratied to learn from the report OF the
City Inspector that there were ll9 fewer deaths in
she city during the last week than the week pre-
yious. The entire number reported for the past
week was 627, of whom 463 were under five years
of age The following is a comparison of the NOR
tality OF the two weeks
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
ACCIDENT TO GENERAL cAss.

1t is with extreme regret we record that
yesterday, about noon, while General Cass was
descending the steps on the east front of the
Patent Office, he slipped on the ice, and fell,
cutting his head severely and otherwise injuring
himself He was taken up in an insensible
condition, and conveyed to the Patent Office,
where he received proper surgical aid, and
was aferward carried to the National hotel.
1t is gratifying to be enabled to state that
the injuries are not likely to terminate fatally;
but on the contrary his present condition
affords ground for the belief that he will re-
cover from the effects of the fall
The sympathies Of the community are
aroused in his behalf, and general regret is
expressed in consequence of the sad occur.
renee to the old statesman who has served his
country so long and so well.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
Adjourned until Monday at / o'clock.

DESPERATE AFFRAY IN A SCHOOL HOUSE,
The Lebanon (Tenn.) Herald of the oath ult
gives the following account Of terrible and
fatal fight in school room in Wilson county,
in that State:
"The most distressing homicide we ever
heard of occurred in this county, about seven
miles northeast of Lebanon, on last Monday
morning was week ago, between Rufus Wat
son and his three sons on the one side and
two sons of John New on the other. The I'M.
fortunate difficulty occurred in a school room.
Young New, aged about nineteen years, was
shot through the heart and expired Immediately;
and his little brother, some thirteen or fourteen
years of age, was almost literally cut to pieces,
receiving no less, we learn, than seven danger.
Gus wounds. Strange as it may appear, he is
still living, and hopes are entertained of his
recovery. Rufus Watson received the contents
of pistol loaded with birdshot, in the breast,
but was not seriously hurt. The difficulty grew
out Of an old grudge that has existed between
the heads of the respective families.
watson and his sons were examined at
Taylorsvile on Friday last. On hearing the
evidence the Court held them to bail in the sum
Of $4,000. One Of the boys was baied out, but
the other two and the father failing TO give bail,
were committed to jail to await their trial at
the next term of the Circuit Court.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
what the French Think of us.

The Paris correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Inquirer, speaking Of the recent contest at
Washington for the speakership, says:
"The French cannot comprehend such n
state Of things. Said one TO me yesterday
evening, as be was glancing over bis evening
paper, the Presse, and came TO the paragraph
which told him that the House had voted
twenty.six times for Speaker-President, as
the French translate it--without an election,
you Americans are singularly patient with
your Representatives. If France were a re
public, and such a thing had occurred in its
National Assembly, the people would have as
sembled en- mdsse, burst the doors Of the
chamber and driven their unworthy servants
out Of doors or if repulsed BY the troops,
there would have been a general rising, and
the streets Of Paris would have flowed with
blood. There would have been n revolution
II is for this very reason, / replied, that you
are not and never can be it for selfgovern.
ment We Americans vote, and vote on day
after day, if necessary, until at last majority
has pronounced. The ballot is our only arm
in political contests
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER ON
FIsH-MB. PELL, AND HIS sTUB-

In the bteHigencer, Of Thursday, we find an
article under the head of-"Patent Office
Natural History-Agriculture Fishes" It
commences thus:
FIsHEs.-In a late communication to the
Patent Office on the subject of agriculture, Mr..
Roswell J.. Colt, of Paterson, New Jersey, in
cidentaly commends to the attention Of the
office the introduction to the waters Of this
country of many varieties Of fish not now
known to them. He says:
"The mullet of the Garonne would be valu-
able in your Potomac, and also the sardine
The trout and salmon Of the Rhine and its
waters would answer further north; turbot and
sole for the Jersey waters; and trout, carp, and
salmon for north Of the Delaware. | have or.
dered from Scotland the last three kinds for
the waters Of East Jersey"
"Tbe mode Of introduction suggested. by
means Of transporting the spawn from one 10.
cality to another, is entirely feasible and con-
venient.'
1t then goes on to relate how the carp was
introduced into the Hudson river fram France.
by Captain Robinson, Of Newbern, New York,
how the gold fish was introduced from China
by Mr.. Knevels, of Fishkill; how tie smelt was
introduced into ponds near Boston, &c, &c.
These things are by no means remarkable
but the Latelhgeneer goes on to treat its read
ers to one Of the most wonderful Fish stories
Or rather sturgeon stories-that we ever read
Or heard. We subjoin the narrative. 1t is as
follows:
CONNECTED with this subject-so somewhat re-
motely 1t may be-is the experience Of Mr. r.
l.. Pei, Of Pelham Farm, near Saugerties,
New York, gentleman we'll known as an ex.
tensive orchardist, and who has sold as the pro
duct Of bis orchards in one year sixty.six thous.
and dollars worth Of apples and cider, some Of
the former being retaied in London at a shil.
ling each. Haging prepared a suitable harness.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
THURSDAY, February 7, 1856.


Hon. VIM. FL. Kelsey, Of New York, was
admitted an attorney and counsellor of this
Court.
No. At. Patrick Mclaughlin Us James M.
Swami ct al, garnishees, &c. In error TO the
Circuit Court of the United States for the dis
trict of Maryland. Mr.. Justice Curtis delivered
the opinion of the Court, reversing the judg-
ment of the said Circuit Court, with costs, and
demanding the cause with directions to award
ceaire .faciaS de moro.
No. DC. James A. Abbott ct ux. rS the Es-
sex Company. In error to the Circuit Court
of the United States for the district of Massa-
chusetts. Mr.. Justice Grier delivered the
opinion of the Court, affirming the judgment
OF the said Circuit Court in this cause. with
costs.
No. 40. The ship Howard, &C., VIM. +.
Schmidt ct al, claimants and appellants, Us.
Frederick Wissman. Appeal from the Circuit
Court of the United States for the southern
district Of New York. Mr.. Justice Catron de-
llvered the opinion of the Court, reversing the
decree of the said Circuit Court, and remand
ing the cause with directions to dismiss the
libel, with costs.
No. 81. Alexander Hunters executor, plain
tiff in error, os. Philip III. Minor. The argu-
ment OF this cause was continued by Hon.
George L. Badger for the defendant in error,
and concluded by Mr.. Bradley for the plaintiff
in error.
No. 50. John j. Orion, appellant, os. George
Smith. The argument of this cause was COM
menced by Mr.. Lynde for the appellant, and
continued by Mr.. Brown, of Wisconsin, for the
appellee.
Adjourned until tomorrow, IL o'clock.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09
THE NEW ENGLAND PARSONS AGAIN
IN THE FIEkD.

The election Of Mr.. Banks to the speaker
ship has walked up the New England Parsons
again. They have been resting little after
their laborous but fruitless efforts to defeat the
Nebraska bill. But the late success of Black
Repubhcanism in the House of Representatives
has reused them from their torpor into renewed
activity.
We find, in one Of our exchanges, report
of the remarks Of two Of these wolves in sleeps
clothing, who were called up from their beds
on the night that the news of the Abolition
victory here, reached Massachusetts,. They
thus addressed the Abolition band that called
upon them:
Rev. r. Foster having been called out, ad-
dressed the crowd, according to a correspondent
of the Telegraph, as follows:
II thank you, friends and fellow.citizens, for
calling me up, even IN the small hours OF Satur-
day night to join my congratulations with
yours over this days glorious work. Tonight
may we say, with emphatic emulation, Now Is
the winter of our discomfort made glorious
summer By this son Of Massachusetts. To-day
witnesses the first backward turn of the pom
derous wheel of oppression which has so long
threatened to roll over and crush the spirit of
freedom through the entire North. Now has
the old fre-ship + slavery stranded on the firm
Banks of Massachusetts.
To-day, for the first time IN many years, do
we witness the out-stretched arm OF Almighty
Power, staying the desolating tide Of oppres-
sion, while the voice from above proclaims-
Thus far shalt thou come, but no farther, and
here shall thy proud waves be stayed We
celebrate here and now the most glorious tri
umph the spirit of Liberty in our country has
achieved since the days of Lexington, and
Bunker Hill, and Saratoga, and Yorktown"
GAL honor to the noble men who have
achieved this triumph. All honor to the worthy
son of Massachusetts, who is doing his share
in Strengthening up and stiffening the back
bone of the North which had become SO droop.
ing under the soft nursing of Webster and
Everett and Fillmore & CO. This days work
seals the freedom of Kansas, and saves the
Union. Let her Slide"
The Rev. Daniel Foster spoke as follows, ac-
cording to the same correspondent
"Now let Congress and the people regulate
Kancas affairs, and secure to freedom her in
heritance there, and then, when we have ad.
vanced n. K. Banks TO a still higher post or
put some other statesman into the Presidential
chair, with Congress 10 back him up in a
thoroughly anti-slavery construction of our
noble Constitution, we will let StdUery slide.
Then will we proclaim liberty throughout the
land and to all the inhabitants thereof and
thus stop forever this slavery agitation"
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09

The activity and industry Of birds when they
have young is most surprising. A gentleman
in England, who had for some days watched
the operations Of pair Of titmice while feed
ing their little brood, gives the following as the
result OF his observations:
The parent birds began their labor of love at
half-past 3 o'clock in the morning, and did not
leave off till after o'clock in the evening, after
being almost necessarily engaged for nearly
seventeen hours. Mr.. Weir counted their
various returns to the nest, and found them to
be AS. Up TO 4 o'clock AS breakfast, they
were fed twelve times; between and 6, forty
times, flying to and from plantation more
than $50 yards from their nest; between and
10 o'clock they fed them forty.six times, and
they continued at their work till the time
specified, sometimes bringing in single large
and at other times two or three
small ones. The Germans are the finest appre-
ciators, Of birds. 1t is fact, that when the
Prussian authorities under pecuniary pressure,
we're lately about to cut down certain trees
near Cologne, which we're frequented by night
ingales, the alarmed citizens purchased the
trees in order TO save the birds and keep their
music.
Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-02-09

A SERIOUS Loss.-Mr Hunt the editor of
the New York Merchants Magazine, has re-
ceived letter from Enoch Hale, the author or
the series Of historical sketches on the com
merce Of the United States, which have ap-
peared in the twelve or fifteen successive num-
bers Of Hunt Mr. Hale writes:
] have met with misfortune which must
bring to an immediate close the series on the
commerce Of the United States--a destructive
fire in Rondout on the 9Th instant, pulverized
the Courier Office, aud with il about 1000
pages Of manuscript, in which we're all my
notes for the commerce Of the United States.
] can never again 90 through the labors en-.
dured in preparing these notes. and without
such labor the series could never be completed
in any manner at all corresponding with the
style in which they have thus far been carried.