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Markets

PPolInkHrs. Jelly =, 1857.
Prlntrg ooihs-The Journal reports the market Arm;
sales Of the week, ~ 600 pieces, 60 By Co. a. J;c a5c
Cotton quiet, with small at fai, prices woo-Tne
demand rood and the make, better supplied sales Of
the week, 6S eco lbs.
BurNo, July $50 Z. "
Flcu steady, with good inquiry FOR choice grales
Sses 200 ebls s ~ ~ FOR extra Whco1Bn, aud Sc 20
o. q for rkna GAO and iniiars Wheat dull small
sales al 81 81 Cor Chicago spring and 81 g for Mwau
ke club Ss;kt steady. Sales q, 900 bushels At
&c. Oar rominally Sc whsSty 30C Frcgh,s-llc.
for corn and l4c for wbea 10 Ner YORK lake impots
for the "a hours ending At 70 day Il 600 bb -four
is COO bushels wheat 5000 be bel, corn OcO bushels
oats Canal txporl9 900 busneis wheat mostly 10 the
interior, 5000 bushels corn, two tblrds 20 tide water
5000 bushels oats, to the interior.
Oseu a. July 25-sP NJ.
Flour dull and unchanged whea, iicady; sales 1900
bushels at 81 IS for Chicago spring Corn good de-
msaa sales 12,0co bushels at lie siost. and Il 200
bushels al Tsc delivered. Canal freighs 10 New ors-
Wheat 1oc, and coru 10 LAKE imports to.day-1 900
bushels wheat, 200 busbels Canal exports2 900
bbs four, 100 bushels wheat, II, 900 bushels
CHICAGO, July 2s-G y. NJ.
Flour steady. Wheat quiet. Cora declining
tendency. cats hrm. Shipments 10 Bu sloNo -four, no
wheat, 5000 bushels corn shipments 10 osveyo--No
-four, IA 900 bushels vbcsl, receipts to-day
200 bbs -FOUR 5000 bushels wheat, 0s,Ooc bushels corn
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Sec eary Cobb dads able assistant In the pesson
Nr Clayton, who now fills the mos. sborous and the most
responsible pos, under the federal government and re-
gre, 70 say one OF the poorest paid officers To guard
the renury 10 preserve The public morals This is but
one OF Mr.. Cayton's mutfarious dulles.
nd that sketch reports OF the testimony before the
Naval Courts making people squlrm They know
the action OF the famous Retiring Board will no, stand the
test OF an investigation, and they would keep the people
In ignorance OF the In which the government
utterly failing in all Ia prosecutions C perseoruons) or
these branded officers II 10 said those reports viii render
Necessary the publication Of the whole testimony al an
enormous expenditure. ] hope they may accomplish a
result desirable lie, the country have all the facts
smother up pothng Congress will cal these reports
and for expense, who will he to blame br, the Retiring
Beard who rendered this second proceeding necessary
and the presen, Courts which permit the records be
loaded with irrelevant matter.
Ny version OF the removal transfer OF Colonel JACK
Hays from California to Utah. correc, 70 The Letter the
contradiction by others TO the contrary notwhsAndng.
Colonel walker, of the Cincinnati Encdr is now stop.
ping =, Willard
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out to you-g bus:nss men the danger and the
folly Of ensgkns in half dozen businesses at
q time, ard Of wanting to grow rich too fast.
Had this patty kept to his legitimate business, he
might have been well of to-day; but be must
needs manage bank and dabble in railroads, aud
paper at three per cent month; and now we see
the result. We venture to express the hope that
neither the paper with which this party was con-
nected nor the bank of which he was ga officer
viii be affected By his failure.
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Our CoIIEGEs.-We have already recorded the
annual proceedings OF the Harvard. Union, HamiL
ton St. Newer St John and Columbia Colleges,
and New York University; ard to-day we publish
some Interesting preliminaries respecting the
commencement exercises Of various other educa-
tional institutes. The spread Of knowledge is
one Of tie surest signs Of our advancement, and
the best security for the propagation aud per
petuaticn Of republican Institutions. We have
every reason 10 congratulate ourselves on the
rapid increase throughout the country Of cole
giaie Institutions, and the efforts made 10 make
them worthy Of an age - prolific in social and
intellectual PROCESS In 1890 We had forty
three colleges; IN 1910. nineiy-fvc; and in 1851
we hfye one hundred and twenty seven. The in
create ia the number Of students has been in q
corresponding ratio. The total annual college
charges average from $50 TO $685. and board dur
in the session Of forty weeks amounts to from So
10 Sl20; 20 that for an average total of 81 10 an.
nualy all the facilities Of a collegiate education
are thrown open to the people. As an instance
Of the extraordinary progress 10 the library de-
paitmcnt, We may mention tia. in $50 the mum
her Of all the volumes in the different college
libraries was l2s u.s. and that in 1857 il exceeds
$4,000 volumes. The small charge Of the an
nual payment in comparison with the advantages
TO be derived shows the superiority Of our ,du-
cational institutions over those in any other part
Of the world In Europe, however generously
: poe-i private individuals and governments
icsy have been to promote and foster education,
there .hl Turks in the college system an aristo.
crot.col slobbism which exetciAes a pernicious
influence To be sent TO college is looked
upon as o boon Of The favored few
who, through their position, or being in
favor with some great man, enjoy those
intellectual advantages which are here com.
mon 10 us all. We have no petition beg
ging nor pro'cgt dependence, nor second table
waiting nor small beer" distinction. nor mar
riage restriction, nor any Of that gown" ex-
clusion which is TO bc met with in the colleges
Of England. The healthy influence which our
republican institutions shadow forth is no.
where more apparent than in our collegiate sys-
tenn. Industry, good behavior and talent are
sure Of their reward, and every Involvement con
genial with intellectual pursuits is held out TO
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Interesting from Warrington.
AnCABLE ADJUSTMENT OF TIN sPAHIsa MEXICAN
oUAHKM-ALL QUIET IN kANsAs-6Ov. WALKERS
COURSE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THs CONSUL.
AT FARi6-FORxT0N APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
WASHINGTON, July q, 1857.
Notified by earneas aud repeated efforts Of Mexico to
conciiate the offended honor and dignity OF Spain the
government OF Isabella withholds the projected naval de-
monsraion against Vera Cruz, possible satisfactory ad
justmnt Of the pending questions being FOR the moment
reasonably percepble In the nature OF the incomplete
oyerures already made to Spain by the Mexican govern
nent
Our government ha, recently received adyicss from
Europe which place hey ond doubt that the Spanish and
Mexican i6roglio will be arranged in satisfactory
The French Minister, Count sartses, has also
ceved the intelligence and has notified govern
uent to thai effect, Our Minister 81 Paris Mr.. Mason,
communicating with the State Department upon this subject
,sys that the English and French governments have been
very active In bringing about reconciliation and proper
adjustment Of the pending questions and that there has
been no time during the tendency of the difficulties th
seriously believed by France and England tina, rup
ture would take place Mr.. Dodge, our Minister at Mad
rid has not conceived the i6ro be Of sufficient In
portanco to communicate with government, upon the
subject or, in fact, for six months upon any subject
Information has been received here from Kansas to the
eec, that the Topeka party have yielded The formidable
array OF troops and tho determined action OF Governor
Walker any outbreak occurred have the despatch
says brought them to terms. Governor Walkers des-
patches the Presidcn-whch have been the subject OF
Cabne, consutalon-n vndicaton Of as in Kan.
sas, emineuy satisfactory to every member OF the
Cabinet.
Duncan McRae, United States Consul at Paris, resigned
yesterday.
The administration is arranging a few more foreign
ha
norg them Judge Borden, Of Indiana, Comrssoaer to
the Sandwich slands and VIM II. Miller, OF Pennsylvania,
Consul a, Trinidad de Cuba.
The Teasurers weekly state mens OF he public funds
has lust been reported 10 the Secretary and stands thus
Treasurers weekly statement, showing tho TO his
credit sccordiDg to returns received TO Monday July
% IN the United States Treasury, With Assistant Trea
and designated Deoohtor.es also the amount Of
drafts drawn but not yet paid And tue smourt sub
ject to draft
nrY4t. Tr tasC Js
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STRENGTHENING, cloudy afternoon, clear evening
Clear.
Clear
Non1ay-soruns, clear; Afternoon, cloudy and suitry
eveblrs, o.oody and suliry
1geeAy-.horninT, clear, afternoon, 90, and blowing
fresh from NE
wedneesy-ncrning, clear; afternoon cloudy; evening,
ran
pnd carry PAR, Of night
Friday-hornng, cloudy sod warm. Alderman. heavy
Ys.D, vih thunder and lightning
saiurdsy-Horning. cloudy
The sales Of cotton Saturday embrace aou, 700 400
bsles, the muke clorng arm and al fur prieo. rlopr
vs unchanged, while there were moderate sale. boh N
The local sod Eastern trade with purchase. 10,
pori especially 10 the West Indies wheat was oui., ana
prices genera way unchanged while sales were lin
Sed 10 southern sns los and OIL 80 for new red
o. 20 for amber oolored, and 81 % for white Indian
porn W. some hrmcr, with moderate sale, at Sc ssc
tr Weslern mlted, with lot Of prime quoted Al Soc
Pork steady, viii sales Of ims LOO. Of mess s2i is
o so n, and coo 10 sold, eiverabe and paya
be days, ct s2t H. Sugars closed with an cas- er
sne than they manifested the early part Of tho week
With fsr amount G sales Coree nru, and sales
r,odotd IN about go bags Of Rio Of II 1o Freight en-
r.eemcnn we're light while rates unchanged.
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Preparations for enc Fall Election
TO THE EDITOR OF rHx HsRALD.

WnIJAn'Brss, july %, 1851
notice In your Sunday HsRuD an article on "impor.
tsnt Political Movements" let inform yon there is
another movement foot among the mechanics and work
ipemen Of this oty and State The tept very Sc
crei but am informed from The best Information that
they organizing in every Of the state and al inc
present time they number In New ork city 1000 mem
hers aud 10 the State 25 000 a., increasrg very fast
They intend TO take The sc osnd state
officers next fall. They hold State Convention in New
York in
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27

UTAH AND TIRE MoHuoSs.-Our columns Of this
morning contain a very interesting compilation
from the Great Salt Lake City papers of the
latest date. II furnishes capital glimpse of the
state Of affairs among the Latter Day Saints, and
is highly entertaining chapter Of the history Of
the day.
Serious charges Of peculation and malicasanoe
in Office are made against an officer Of the gene
raj government ia the Territory, aud are sub
stantiated by sfidsvits, 50 far as they 60.
The Deseret Ners is in the habit Of publishing
verbatim reports Of the Sabbath oratons Of the
elders Of the church. Some extracts that We
give from the reported orstions OF Brigham
Young, President Kimball, and other Mormon
lumnaries, will prove to he very spicy and en-.
teitaining, showing as they do the estimate in
which the Mormons hold the Gentiles, and par.
ticularly those representatives Of the general
government that have the misfortune to come in
contact with them. A more convincing proof OF
the difficulty Of the Mormon question could mol
be given, perhaps, than that which is supplied in
The compilation from the Dcserct Nc,rs that we
publish to-day.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27

ANonnR FRANcUR GoyE.Wc deeply regret
90 hear that the principal owner and financial
plansgcr Of one of our daily contemporaries has
gone TO pieces. IL is understood that he was
wrecked On railroad paper. which he had been
rodorsing for heavy considerations. The amount
o. his Indebtedness is not generally known; but
Evil o. course be large.
We nay improve his misfortunos by pointing
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-27

RElTuII,AN SThTE CONyEN Movie have re-
cCiyed the following call for a Republican State
Convention, to be held in The city Of Syracuse On
I'D September next, TO nominate candidates for
tie various state Offices which will fall vacant
this fall
ErrrBLfcNN srtrE CUNvENrI0N.
Al q r1ee..sg 81 the Republican safe Committee, held
o. Septeubt ssretd the ime for hodlog the
oett sssic Conventon, ~lI be by the following
The republican electors Of The saie Of Ne. YORK are
requered 10 choose two delegates from each Assembly
a',Si to meet p slA: Convention "a lhe e oisyrasu,s
O'Clock Doon or the purpose Of presenting cano dates to
be supported for the cces Of Secretary Of State Comp
sufyeycr, Judge Of the Court OF Appeals, one Canal
Commissioner, and one state lrison Inspector
ss'ymiCsN sT,rf CoNxIrrlx
Srv lcrk-ldsin n yo-gsn. Jas. r Taylor = Dad
ley Ted Joseph Blunt las W Nye
AbsnJ-Jean I: schoocrsn Joseph Davis, J. N b
Davidson, {. Z. wliHsma
Iroy-Aershsin r. DIN, Jas Forsyth.
Belso-PhLlp Dor,helmer, y. G.. spsaldius.
Cooperiorp-Ievi {. Turner
Herkimer-Sisndlsh Barry.
BIgbsmtot-Ievi Dir NICK.
De'hi-sepheu G johnson.
sliscuse-Danie 7. Jones, Allen Nunroe
filcovllle-A g. Rlce.
redns-s 81 Burroughs
Rochesfer-Samuel p. Allen.
arcadia, wyor'rg Gov ntv-Chas q Shepard.
Sci eneciaty-Clarke B. Cochrsne.
Malone. Frapklln couniy-W m. A Wheeler.
sandy Hill, Washington oounty-Cbas Hughes
Ssfsogs-wm. Carey.
Oneida Henry J.. Burohard
We should like to hear what the democrats srl
Know Noihings are doing. The enemy, as YOU
sec il alive and astir; when shall we hear from
you. gentlemen,
II ever there was occasion for energy and ac
uviiy in The political world it is now. The afro
cious usurpatioDs Of The republican Legislature,
The miserable manner in which they have tried
to steal away our municipal liberties for their
political ends, the contemplible failure they have
made IN ihcir cndcsvor 70 administer that part Of
our government which they usurpcd and the dis
graceful anarchy they have created in this city.
have dimin!shed the republican party in the
State by about one-half it bchooyes the demo
Gratis and Americana to take promptand vigorous
advantage Of the gain We must rcconqucr our
stolen liberties ihis fall
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Tornado ia riiddIeses County, Mass,

BosToy, July %, l35I
tornado passed through Tewkesbury and other towns
in kiddlesu county on Friday demoashrs everything
lie rage, including orchards, fields two bAryA -
other property. Large trees were uprooted, and -
instances carried distance Of eighty feet II, pas~t,
from ten 10 twenty FEE. vida
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.Hsiu storm in Hartford

H,auo8p, joy &c, 49,.
The met powerful rain storm witnessed here &C
Cured between ha pas, ant three O'Clock lns AFTER.
noon The lightning struck IN pscss The streets
were oooted, and in the lower psri Of the city mach
mage done by the luuadauou Of cellars and base.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

Non-Arrlval OF the North American,
QCuMc, July 2S-eP,H
There ere yet signs or the steamship North American
now in her twelfth day from Liverpool, WITH fosr days
later ssws from Europe.
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nLNEss AT FASHIONABLE WATERING PLACES
We have published this season very few letters
from the fashionable watering places of the
country, in comparison to what We have publish
ed in former seasons. The HERALD to-day, how
ever, contains letters from Saratoga, Bedford
Springs, Nahant and Oyster Bay. At these re-
sorts as at all other fashionable watering places
there appears to be an unusual and remarkable
absence Of patronage. The universal complaint
is that they are all comparatively deserted-that
there are no beaux, but few bellies, and that,
consequently, things look rather gloomy to the
hotel proprietors.
There are several causes cooperating to pro-
duce this stagnaton at the watering places. First
and principally, the day Of these" institutions is
past. City residents have been gradually having
their eyes opened to the folly Of abandoning
their roomy and comfortable donicils for misera-
ble dingy unfinished apartments at Saratoga,
Newport, or elsewhere, and submitting to all
sorts of vexatous eXtortions and deprivations of
comfort. The proprietors of watering place ho-
tells must turn new leaf before that objection is
removed.
Then, again, this summer has been unusually
backward and up to the present time there has
been really no reason why city families should
remove to the country. The city has been the
more desirable residence of the two; and as we
are now approaching the first days of August it
is not likely that for the short season that re.
mains there will be much Of an accession to the
country hotels. We are afraid, therefore, that
their propretors must make up their minds to
dull times and small profits.
Further, the reyulsion that has taken place in
the public mind on the subject of fashionable
watering places has operated in two waye 1t
has induced one class Of persons to seek quiet
boarding places, or to hire cottages in desirable
locations in the country, and has induced another
class to make the European tour which they
find can be done with much more pleasure, vastly
more profit TO mind and body, and with little, If
any more expense. The European steamers have
taken this summer TO the other side Of the At.
lantio an unprecedentedly large number of ira
vellers; and we have no doabt that the report
they will give of the pleasures of the travel will
continue to attract yearly more and more persons
to initiate their example.
Another cause, of very great importance, TO be
taken into consideration when commenting on the
dulness Of affairs al the watering places, is the
apprehension of an impending crisis in our gene
ralmonetary affairs This apprehension goes for
more than would be suspected Persons in bust
ness however, know how very universal the feel
ing is, and how common II has become for people
hitherto liberal in their expenditures to begin just
now to economic. These various causes, co-ope-
rating, have produced the remarkable dulness
and stagnation in our fashionable watering places
that is reported on all sides
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thoee who struggle for academic distinction.
What is the Consequence? Look ct the educa-
uonal strides of Our countrymen. In every de-
partment of art and ecience, if not the foremost,
they are among the most successful. No turn
pike being on the road to knowledge, the
compe iton is healthy and produces re-
suits which are everywhere manifest. In
England the colleges are hampered by old fogy
restrictions and religious disqualidcations, which
create pickering and dssension, impede mental
progress, and are a reproach to AZ age 30 pro,
gressiye as this is in iberality of sentiment and
Intellectual development If there be anything
which requires unrestricted freedom to develOps
its powers it is the mind In itself it is irrepres
sible, ilimitable and wherever it is attempted to
fetter it by distinction or prejudice 1t loses its
pristine vigor and becomes depressed and stunt
ed. 1t is true genius has broken down such bar
riers, and even in England shown its giant
might but who can tell, through this system,
how many promising flower has been blighted
and wasted its sweetness on the desert air ."
The good example which our institutions have
set has not been lost on the European continent
OF late years there has been much improvement
tho college system is placed more within the
reach of the people-1nany of the preudices
which have operated to their disadvantage have
been removed, and we may look forward to the
day when "paln'am qui merua terat" will as
with us, be the only standard of intellectual
proves and national distinction.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-04-24
KILLING rHx raxsrDxxr.

A Washington correspondent OF
tho Philadelphia American says;
Pennsylvania has by oil odds, the
numerical advantage over other
States in representation at Washing
ton Just now. Whole hosts Of patri-
OTIS from tho interior, lines the ave-
MUGS, and almost beseigo tho White
House. Thoro wero never 30 many
individual mon before, who by their
own devoted efforts, decided q Pros.
idential election, The sufferings of
the President are intolerable. He is
beset night and day, by hungry ap-
plicants, who make no allowance for
the necessary tortures Of Official
routine, and less for tho physical do
bility consequent upon the vestiges
of a scourgiRg epidemic. Still he
bears up resolutely, and II Is feared
by his real friends, with to much Of
fort, TO meet the requirements Of ex-
acting politicians. The re-establish-
ment Of his health needs repose, and
be gets only excitement. No consti-
tuition at Mr.. Buchanan's period OF
life, can stand this constant strain
upon the energies Of mind and body.
Harrison and Taylor were both VIC
tins Of the Presidential Office, not
withstanding all the medical reasons
that were alleged to proves different
theory.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-04-24
rEE CLERK OF THE wrArml-z1s 1z5r
AND HABITS.


In this week number Of Life Illus
trated we find history ofthe indom-
table L. NJ, ,"thc philosopher Of
Brooklyn Heights" who has added
the world s'term" to the language Of
met rology. The accompanying por-
trait justifies the description;--"IIis
hair is grey, but quite thick, and
stands out from his head in every
direction, as ifhe wore insulated and
heavily charged with electricity Civ
ing him strange and striking ap-
pea-ancc. His eyes are hazel, with
narrow but marked ring around
the edge of each iris, Of two shades Of
blue, light inside and dark without.
His head is roomy, and his forehead,
though not very wide, is quite high,
and especially full in the perceptive
region.
Mr.. Merriam, whose Christian name
is Ebenezer, was born in Concord.
Massachusetts,, in 1875, and is there
fore sixty two years old. Atfourteen
he entered country store, and after
wards established himself in the mer-
camille business in this city; he retir-
ed about fifteen years ago, and has
since devoted himself exclusively 10
the care Of the weather and 10 YER
ious other benevolent enterprises.
His labors arc thus enumerated.
"Hc not only registers temperatures.
but keeps careful registers Of winds
and rains, records earthquakes storms
state acts on various subjects, es.
pocially those relating TO New York
city and harbor, destruction ofvessels
by fire at sea, accidents by camphene,
accidents TO bird-shooters, instances
Of cruelty and Of kindness to birds,
and beasts &C., &c. Ho Is On unpaid
agent Of the Onondaga Indians; he
carries on extensive correspondence
with all sorts and conditions of men.
fos the furthcrance Of his own objects
or theirs" His usual hours
Of labor arc from fifteen 10 eighteen,
and as the weather grows colder, he
seems 10 become stimulated by IL, and
often works twenty-five hours day.
II Is needless 10 say that Mr.. Merriam
uses no tobacco, tea or coffee He cats
no pastry or rich food, and not much
meat, finding light diet more favor
able for his purposes, and making
his best meals with piece Of bread.
and-buttor, and nice, hot, baked
potato. A deafness, which renders
conversation with him somewhat diff.
fcult, IL tho only inhrmity which has
ovcrtakon him. His health IL now
as good as Il ever was, and frequent
journeys and continual exposures 10
night-air soem 10 be rather beneficial
than otherwise"
Aristotle and Napoleon were slug.
CARDS compared with Mr.; Merriam,
For weeks bo allows himself but two
hours slocp out Of tho twonty-four,
and four hours n the utmost extent
Of his endulgencc Hc rises every
hour In tho night 20 consult the ten
thermometers upon tho outside Of his
house. Ho constantly employs three
clerks, and elk during sessions Of the
loglslwturc, two ofwohm arc station.
cd at Albany. He has written more
than fourteen hundred articles for the
Journal Of Commerce.