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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-02

N EhGLIsfinaN or BUSINESS REQUIRES IN
~ ployue the whole OF Europe well. speaks
rrench and first class salesman address, commerce
Office 10 1874 froatway
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WJ ANTEn-IN n SMALL FAMILY, TWO PROTESTANT
w women AZ cha,bernaid ana waiter the other as
the beat city references re1uicd but
eyperienced persons need amply. Apply Wednesday and
Thursdly mornings, from IL 70 a. ut Al West go st.
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hE PER TDN-rTyE TOM AND UPWARDS, NOT
III exceeding blocks carriage over S5 Is g so Tor
Peach or hard aid high coal Warranted The best qualify
and loo bs Give new beginner y cab
IA u. HOWELL, 81 Wcs Washington place.
(yon-pEACH ORCHARD or TiiE PIRsT QUALITY,
~ and Lehirb genuine and pure a, The lowest market
Price. rrseeencd from yard 20 CENTS the
oats Also Liverpool orrei csnsel american and Engah)
and Cumberland. BENNY REEVE, norsor N Canal and
Centre streets and corner &c Jane and West streets.
THE CELEBRATED BRECKENRIDGE COAL IL NOW
for sse al the olowiny coal Yards at ffeca dollars per
ton for The present
Col r. l. srov No 30 Eighth avenue corner Of Twenty
seventh street. NY
Walter kckcr cornc~ Atlantic md Furman Streets Rroos.
A " weldon No 70 South ~rce.NY
InThau Hall Co.; ofcc southwest corner Of Montgomery
Greene yard ~ Ese~x sgect, Jersey Cty.
Orders also be 1e 1T the Banking oce Of }. THOMP.
SON No WAN street New Work.
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be secured selfsustaining balance of
power in Congress against all chances
Of future aggressions from the North upon
Southern rights The Kansas Nebraska bill,
If honestly applied, will, I'VE are assured, re-
suit in the admission of Kansas as free State;
and the Southern offset to this and to California
is provided for in two additional slave States
from Texas, according to the Texas compact OF
annexation.
This is the policy Of justice, Of conciliation and
compromise, while the programme OF Mr. Davis
is nothing but a programme of boundless confu-
sion and endless war. We are happy to learn
that Nj. Buchanan is inclining to the policy OF
peace and harmony. 1t is the path of honor and
success, and the only way Of safety from these
h-e-eating conspirators against the peace OF
the Union and the peace Of the world
Thus Mr., Davis has issued warning voice to
Mr. Buchanan, and so have we. The responsi-
bility Of the one course or the other is with the
President elect
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Tremendous Fire at Syracuse, N. Y.
LOSS ABOUT ONE MILLION DOLLARS.

SYRACUSE Nov. 8, 1856.
At three o'clock this morning the largest lire that has
visited city broke out in the First ward In
the short space OF three hours twelve
burnt and about hundred buildings consumed
The ire originated in the barn back Of Grants Hotel
which had not been occupied for two three years 1t
Immediately communicated to Grants HOTEL occupied by
Barney Grant, which consumed. The loss on the
building ID estimated at S. 000 The store OF Mr. Nc
$1,000. The flames then spread to the and magnH
cent building owned by Messrs. Slatterly Ford aud
soon 1t was in a mass Of ruins. II occupied BY
Lynch Brothers, who had just got in entire new stock
Of goods. The loss on the building will be about
$40, o0o-insured for $4,000. che Lynches will lose
about $40, o00-insured for 50 oc0 A large nu,----
Of wooden buildings in the and adjoining block
consumed. The Avery block, owned by L. G. AgoFr.
was entirely destroyed. Loss, $40 00o nsurancs
ascertsined. The Bank OF Salina consul ~.
loss on the.bulldng $4,000 All the books and 8.rs
OF the bank were saved. The Post ONCE and telt
office were destroyed, but We learn that all the .sf
and papers were saved.
The water al the reservoir turned of and .uDss-
quenty the hydrants were useless. A strong west
wind was blowing at the time, and our citizens were
compelled to stand and their property consumed with
nothing TO stop its progress The entire loss fsn
little short Of million Of dollars and may reach
more Over one hundred families have been rendered
homeless The fire undoubtedly was the work of an in
cepdiary
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Mon II 3l30 4453lS w 100 AL Is S0 S5o0s wi53lo 81
Tues 4lsU l662I s. l9g2Is s. $50 0s|57is. go.
Wed $50 2l42lN w l30 al AIN. w l30 633ilS Wl2l
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Fria 5lSog Aols W. 30 50 l55 Is. W. ~ ia. E.l3
til 1880 56l54l E.


Ssturday-Mornng clear and bright sunshine; after.
clear.
Strengthening clear and bright sunshine; afternoon
clear
Mondsy-Nornipg clear an bright sunshine; afternoon
ruesday-Morning foggy and light rain; Kneruoon
cloudy and warm
Wednesday-korning cloudy ard cold; afternoon
cloudy and cold, light shower.
MISUNDERSTANDING and afternoon clear.
Friday-Mornng clear afternoon clear, very light rain
Saturdny-NorDtpg clear With sirong breeze.
The Governor has transmitted the commission Tor
the Judgeship of the Supreme Court, vacant by the
resignation of Judge Whiting, to Judge Peabody,
and it has been filed in the office of the County
Clerk. We understand that Judge Peabody was
sworn in at Albany yesterday and that he viii take
his seat on the Supreme Court bench tomorrow
morning.
The city of Syracuse was devastated by confa-
grafton yesterday. About one hundred buildings
were consumed, including the Post Office, the bank
ing house OF the Bank OF salina and the Telegraph
office. The loss is estimated at more than million
of dollars. Brief particulars of the disaster are
given under the telegraphic head.
The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about
$500 bales closing with the turn Of the marks. in
favor Of the buyer, the prices still being considered
too high in this market TO afford margin for ship
pers. Flour was frmer and more active, with an
advance in some cases on common grades OF SC. per
barrel higher. There was no tows in down the
Hudson river to-day or yesterday, hence the sales
Of graf were very limited. Low grades Of wheat
we're dull and easier, while prime to choice qualities
were unchanged. Sales of corn were also light at
7l4c. for Southern yellow, while Western mixed was
at roc. Tic. Prime North river rye sold at sac.
Pork sold moderately at $50 per barrel for mess
Sugar and coffee were quiet and without change Of
moment in prices. The cargo Of coffee offered at
auction was mostly withdrawn, and the portion
sold was rather common and afforded no correct
criterion Of the state Of the market. Flour regh.s
to Liverpool were higher, with free engagements.
Grain ranged from SD. ID. in bulk and bags.
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with which an alligator may bc supposed to re-
gard its cub cutting its first teeth. The idea Of
Brother Jonathan giving them lesson in naval
construction and armament, must strike them as
something quite incomprehensible. They no
doubt feel their pride hurt by it, and would viii
lingly shut their eyes to its merits, could they
possibly do so. The concurrent testimony of all
naval judges is, however, too strong even for the
prejuaices of the sailors, and the Merrimac and
her Dahlgen ordnance will claim their just share
of admiration wherever she appears in Euro
pean ports.
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PROFITS on LYNG.-The Erpress, the other day,
announced that its principles were not for sale.
This reminds one Of Queen Charlotte, the wife r
George III. who was 80 fdghthlly plain that
people turned round to stare at her; in her old
age she boosted that whatever other faults she
might have, she had at all events preserved her
virtue without stain.
The Erpyess, however, boasts that Il has made
$40, 900 by the Fillmore campaign II does not
saw how the money was made, whether It went
directly from the pockets Of the rich Know No
things into the pockets Of the Brookses, or whc-
,hcr Il came from Philadelphia in the shape OF
check from Forney. We should be inclined to
doubt. ourselves. whether any one was crazy
enough 10 give so much for the pair Of Brookscs;
they would bc dear at half the money; but IL the
story he true, how awfulIy sold the givers must
feel rowl
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The Turf.
UNION COURSE, l.. l.
FINE PERFORMANCE IN DOUBLE HARNEss-BHsr TIME



FINE PERFORMANCE IN DOUBLE HARNEss-Bgsr TINE
ON RECORD.
The trot between Lantern and DON against Belle
of Saratoga and John Irving, came off last Monday.
Sd inst over the Union Course, and resulted in
the match being won by Lantern and Don who won
easily in the unprecedented time Of 2:432-2:4ll-
2:425. The weather was very bad, and during the
last heat rain fell heavily. The time made was
extraordinary, particularly under such unfayorable
circumstances. The only approach to this splendid
trot the brilliant performance of Lady Suffolk
and Rifle on the Hunting Park Course, Philadelphia,
when, in 1912, driven by James Whepley, they dis
tanced their antagonists, and won in a single heat
in 5:l9. The match on Monday was mile heats,
best three in five, to wagons, and the stakes were
$1,000. Lantern was not originally entered for this
race, but was substituted for Rocket, who was the
horse intended for the nomination. The owners
of Rocket, however, discovering just previous to the
race that he was out of fix, went to Mr.. Hall, the
owner Of Lantern, and requested him to place Lam
en in the race, in they were obliged to with
draw Rocket. To this Mr.. Hall assented, and on the
day OF the trot Lantern appeared side aud side with
Don. Public opinion was strongly in favor of the
black team, who showea high rate of speed, and
bets freely offered al 100 to co. that thew would
win, which was generally TAKEN After the match
was over Mr.. Hall, the owner OF Lantern. stated
on the track that he was ready to match Lantern
nd another horse, which he did not name against
a# mM'F Ell" 2fe6s "a lie eNr,t T. f-lar IL
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T HI E TEST VS..
BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHs.

Tho Schooner J. G. Deshler ashore-Forty-
three men in Peril.
OswsGo, N Y, Nov. 8, 1856.
The wind which has been blowing ierceiy most of the
day from the south changed the north west and
perfect gale blowing Is reported that forty three
men, mostly farmers, the schooner G. Deshler,
ashore nine miles above the city, taking of wheat when
the gale came on, and that they cannot now get OIL
the Is making clean breach the vessel II s
feared they will oil be lost team has been Sent down
tor q life boat
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Markets.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8, 1856.
Stocks better. Pennsylvania Owes, s3s; Reading RR,
OK Long Inland R.R, l2ss; Morris Canal, las; Penn
sylvana R.R., AK.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. :, 1885,
Cotton easier but quotations unchanged Sales TO day,
$500 bales sales OF the week, $4,000 bales receipts
ahead Of date last year, $3.50 bales; feigbts to
Liverpool, I'd. TO l5s2d. Exchange on London, per
cent. Coffee steady; Rio, loslc. lie. Sales of the
week, 400 bags receipts last week. 1900 bags; stock
At this port 43 900 bags Flour quiet at 81. Lard dun
and quoted At lac. Corn firm; sales at roc.
CHARrEsToS, Nov. Z, 1866.
The saes Of cotton to-day were 1000 bales At iu
uricea
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Tur FnroArE MERnvAc.-From the statements
pabli.hed ii the London journals, !, appears that
tits fnc vessel has created somewhat of sensa-
ton amongst The old sails Of the English ports.
They view her with pretty much the same interest
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09

PHLADNPHiA Nov. 5, 1875.
Two lads, named Charles Lutz and Irwin Lutz, found
revolver In the road their fathers house, the
Buck road, and went into barn nre at q mark. o.
Twins cooking the pistol. II exploded aud the bail
tered the head of Charles, killing him instantly. The
BOYS were cousins.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-09

BrcHANAN's MAJoRrTIEs OVER FREMONT N
T1rE Sorm.-The journal Of C0mmerce Is parading
with q great flourish Of trumpets the majoritics
Of buchanan in the South over Fremont-60, 900
in North Carolina, 10000 in South Carolina,
$4,000 in Georgia, and 40 on. But We can show
our Wall street contemporary trick worth two
Of this in the Northern majorities in this late
election Of Fremont over Mr.. Pierce; for Mr..
Pierce was as much a candidate in New York and
Massachusetts, in this campaign as was Fremont
il North or South Carolina
Fremont Majori6s. Buchanan.
tesss husets. .102,OcC -
Ntw ofk.... ............s..2aO,OO -
This,' in the language Of our contemporary,
is encouraging; for il shows that the nation Is
not yet wholly given up to sectionalism aud
uicide"
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There were also death Of bronchitis, Of con.
peston Of the brain OF Group IL Of dropsy In the
head, Of typhus fever q Of Inflammation Of the
lungs. OF smallpox, premature births, "a still.
horn, and II from violent causes.
The following Is a classification Of the diseases
and the total number q deaths caused by each
.,.no.. auy;ng the two weeks
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Fire ana Loss or Nine Lives.

BSoHAMros, Nov. s, 1886.
The house OF named Perkins situated about two
miles from Krkwood was consumed by fire last night.
Perkins, hs wife and children, persisted in the
fames
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New York OIL Tolls.

ALBANY, Nov. 3, 1856.
The total amount received for canal tolls TO November
J. is against 81 e72 for the period IN
1855.
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stnospAere during tAe past week, The range Of the
barometer, the variations Of the wind currents and
The state Of the weather At three periods during
each day, viz at . A. n, and and O'Clock
r. NJ
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Safety Of Lieut., Spence and his Command

WASHINGTON, Nov 8, 1856.
Letters have been received at Annapolis from
Lieutenant Spence, commanding the troops supposed to
have been by the Indians whilst the march
to Fort Pierce. They had say arrived ct that station
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Arrival OF the Kangaroo at Phi1adeIphIa.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8, 1856.
The Steamship Kangaroo, from Liverpool October
% Tor this port passed the Cspes Of Delaware this
ing
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--.. 80 s...,a l....U. = aud u
Don. ,.......... :: ..,...:.:.. L l.
Charles Ransom named br m Belle of Sar-
atoga and br & John Irving. :. ...... Q z
Time, 2.434-2.4l4-2
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-06-27

tween the e-ce- e-of the dead and the portrait
of the living Webster which hung upon the
wall-where also looked down upon the
corpse the pictures Of his beloved son Ed
ward, who died in Mexico, and Of Lord
Ashburton, his friend, distinguished for his
part in the settlement of the northeastern
boundary question. The body, it viii be
remembered, was clad in the citizens dress
he best liked-blue coat and bright buttons,
white vest and neckcloth, black pantoloons
and while silk gloves. There was no ex-
preston of pain or melancholy upon the
swarthy face, but rather look of satisfac-
tion. When the coffin was carried down
the steps leading into the tomb, one of the
silver handles was accidentally pressed a.
gainst the granite portal and lifted up. In
the next moment it was disengaged and fell
with knock against the side of the coffin,
which instantly disappeared in the vault
TO the writer, who alone noticed the cir
cuinstance, tr ivial in itself, il seemed like
the knock of death, announcing that the
great man was shut forever from the world.
The day was bright in the morning, but
clouded up just as The funeral commenced,
and closed in rain.''
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-06-27
A SENSITIVE CONSCIENCE.

A melancholy result arising out Of SEN
sitiyeness for the loss of an employers con-
idence lately occurred in Pennsylvania
One Robert Andrews, foreman to respee-
table Nursery, man living short distance
from Philadelphia, who had lived with his
employer for ten years, and had always
born good character, lately made an ap-
plication for the wages of mau up to that
day, who had been discharged some days
before.
His employer looking .be foreman stead
lily in the face said.
sRobert, do you wish t,cheat me By ask
ing wages for man you discharged eight
days ago,'
He had no sooner said this than the blood
feresook the face of the conscienee-strickenl
man, as if be lad been stabbed to the heart.
When his employer noticed his affliction, he
told him he might retain his situation, but
after such a dishonest attempt, his charac-
ter, and his confidence in it, were gone
| forever
On the following Monday, the foreman
made his appearance in the nursery ground
but he was an altered man. The agitation
of his mind had reduced his body to the
condition of an infants.
He took his SPADE and tried to use It, but
in vane, and being compelled to desiss, it
vas with difficulty he reaceed home. He
weat to bed immediately and medical aid
was procured, but to no purpose, and the
poor fellow sunk under the degradation, and
expired on the follow Wednesday. His
neighbors who watched at his sick bed, say
that a short time before he died he declared
that the agony consequent on the loss Of his
characaer as at honest man which be had
maintained from childhood, vas the sole
cause of his death.
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NOTES.

The statistics referred to in the remarks
Of Mr.. Davis are contained in Porter's Pro-
gress of Nations and Wadc's History of
the Middle and Working Glasses, two re-
cent and respectable authorities, relying
for the correctness of the facts con-
taincd in the following extracts chiefly up
on the statistics collected by the British
Government.
These developments show the farmer and
all ether working men the condition of the
working classes in Europe, and upon what
limited means they subsist. 1t is this class
of men with whom they are to run the race
of cheap production, and consequently Of
coarse and wrctchei existence; for the
same causes which rednee them to hopeless
penury will produce like results here. II
a few pence day will not support men
there, il will fail to DO it here. The intel
ligent working man Of the United States
will pause before he precpitates himself IN
to such irretrievable wretchedness to cheap
en- the products of labor. He will inquire
whether it tends to elevate or depress his
race; whether the privileges and hopes OF
a freeman are utterly delusiye. and end in
retracing his steps to the degraded condi-
ton from which we all believed We had es-
caped. In his descent from his present
commanding position, he may we'll carry
with him these reflections, sit down in de-
spair, and spurn all the dazzling theories Of
self government as illusory, if they leave
him to subsist on the humble diet, and to
crapple with the sufferlngs Of the most des-
olate portion Of mankind.
Wages in Frunce.---Calais common la
borers II per day, with board and with
out dwelling, Boulogne, sd per day do, do;
Nantes, Sd per day without board and with
out dwelling; Niarscilles, 4d TO I'd per day
with board, and without dwelling. The
food in some districts consists in rye bread
soup made of millet, cakes made of Indian
corn, now and then some salt provisions and
vegetables, rarely, if ever, butchers meat.
In Others, wheaten bread, soup made with
vegetables, and ittle grease or lard twice
a day, potatoes, or oaher vegetables, but
seldom butchers meat.
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WEBSTER IN DEATH.


The Boston Post gives the following IN
teresting memorial of the great man
.Webster's forehead, renowned for its
massive breadth and fullncss, presented
much smaller appearance as he lay in bis
coffin in the library at Marshfeld. An
ordinarysized hand could easily have cover
ed the whole of it. Perhaps this was owing
to the removal of the brain. Before TIE
open coffin was CARED ont upon the lawn,
numbers placed their hands upon that famli-
lar brow as they took their last look Tbs
lips were slightly parted, the teeth SO long
of extreme whitensss, being just Percepti-
bic. A strong resemblance remained be-
Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1856-06-27
THE POISONED VALLEY OF JAVA

THE POISONED VALLEY OF JAVA.
1t is known as the Gueva Upas, or poi
soned Valley: and following a path which
had been made for the purpose, the party
shortly reached il with a couple OF dogs
and some fowls, for the purpose of making
some experiments. On arriving at the
mountain, the party dismounted and scram-
blcd up the side of the hill, distance of a
quarter of mile, with the assistance OF the
branches of trees and projecting roots
When few yards from the valley,
strong nauseous smell was experienced, but
on approaching the margin, the inconveni-
ence was no longer found. The valley is
about mile in circumference, of an oval
shape, about thirty feet in length. TIE
bottom of it appears to be fat without any
vegetation, and few large stones scatter
ed here and there. Skeletons of human
beings, tigers, bears and deers, and all 9th
er sorts of wild animals, lay about IN pro-
fusion. The ground on which they lay at
the bottom OF the vale appeared to be a
hard sandy substance, and no vapor was
perceived. The sides were covered with
vegetation. 1t was now proposed to en-
ter it, and each of the party having Int a
cigar managed to get within twenty feet of
the bottom, where sickening nauseous
smell was experienced, without any difficult
ty of breathing. A dog was now fastened
at the end of bamboo, and thrust to the
bottom OF the valley, while some of the par
ty With their watches in their hands, OBJ
served the effects. At the expiration of
fourteen seconds, the dog fell off his legs,
without moving or looking around, and con-
tiuued living only eighteen minutes. The
other dog now left the party, and sought
his companion, on reaching him be was oo-
served to stand quite motionless, and at the
end of ten seconds fell down; he never
moved his limbs after and died at the end
of seven minutes. A fowl vas now thrown
in, which died in a minute and a half. On
the opposite side of the valley to thai
which was visite d, lay human skeleton.
the head resting on the right arm. The ef-
feet of the weather had bleached the bones
as white as ivory This was probably the
remains of some wretched rebel, hunted
towards the valley, and taking shelter there
unconscious of It's character.