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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-10
The Kansas Question-rhc View Movemsns
OF Land Specializing Companies.


OF Land Specializing Companies.
1t is very extensively believed that the late
arrangements Of the pro-slavery Legislature of
Kansas will result, before the summer Is over, In
the adoption Of q slave State constitution. II Is
also feared in some quarters that a. The action
by the convention TO be elected in June Is 10 be
final, according to the plan Of the late Legisla-
ture, that the fate Of Kansas Is fixed and that her
destiny as slave State Is beyond any immediate
remedy.
But there are other elements and causes at
work in Kansas more powerful than pro slavery
Legislatures or border rufiian candidates for the
United States Senate. We undertake TO say that
the Kansas emigrant aid societies and stockjob-
bing land operators and SPECTATORS will settle the
question In favor Of Kansas as free State, even
should the proslavery party succeed in the com.
plete ful6lment OF their plans for a slave State
State constitution II Is understood that the free
State party of Kansas intend neither TO participate
In nor 10 recognise. In any shape or form, these
proslavery proceedings. On the contrary, the
free State settlers intend to have their own indie
pendent election and convention, as If no such
thing The late Kansas Legislature and lie cleo
ton laws had ever existed.
Now let the proslavery party hold their cleo
ton, call together their State convention, adopt
q slave State constitution unanimously, and con-
clude that Il IL not necessary to submit their
work TO the ratification Of the people of the Ter
ritory-what will followi They will submit
their constitution to Congress; the free State
party at the zane time will submit theirs, aud
both Will be referred back 10 the people; or, at
best, should Congress accept the pro slavery con-
s'ituton as the genuine one, II will still lin view
OF The counterproceedings of the free State
party have 70 90 back for the ratification. bona
tde, OF the people of the Territory, before the
Northern democrats Of either house will dare vote
kansas into the Union as a sovereign State.
We may conclude then, that Kansas will not
be admitted into the Union at the next session of
Congress In the meantime, the spring emigra-
ton from the North, which is pouring into the
Territory, has given an impetus TO town lot and
land spcculations which overshadows niggers.
border rufIlans, and everything else The New
York State Kansas Emigration Company, lately
organized at Auburn, will probably throw into the
Territory some considerable free State reinforce
mens, land or no land before the expiration Of the
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Railr Dad Tichet swindles.

ALBANY, April Q, 1857.
Three passenger ticket swinders, named Dsysv nan,
Ryder ssd hcCann, who connected with Noe ,ter's
establishment In this city, tried 81 the oout Of s.s
siohs his morning for selling fraudulent railroad uokes
and sentenced 10 sx months i'm prfsopms us esch
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Conviction OF a B1us de ror.

BosroS, April 0, 1857.
The second trial Of Jsmu ksgee for killing Mr. walker
hs Deputy Warden Of The State prison, which oou
msDced on Tuesday, oaus 70 close ct twelve o'oosk
ksI night Ths jury, after two hours session, brought
IN q verdict OF "GusltyD
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+ 81 e L A EST NEW 8.
Affairs In Warrington.
TIE ouIRAI nnwsPAPlR DESPATCH.

fHu 0unkAI HnwsPAPlR DlsPArCH.
INDIAN TROUBLES IN FLORIDA-rHE APPOINTMENT
OF FORRI0N Observation-Disclosures FOE
TIE CHINA SQUADRON, ETC.
The AdmiAissfation has had under consideration The
subject Of the Indian doauss In Florida and such mea
sures are row In progress lead 70 the belief that sE
removal viii be peacefully effected.
Mr.. Denver, an ex-Oonsressmaa from California q
present rsadirg In Ohio has been noaed Of h appoint
ment - Conmissioner Of linden Affairs.
asssstsd on good authority that the general quss
ton s The appointment Of foreign Masters viii not bs
considered In the Cabinet for month or two.
Orders have been ssusd By The Navy Department TO-
day bas Ne steamers Minnesota and Assiappt sna the
sloop Germantown b imnsdsssy prepared Tor the EAs.
Indies. ne onosEs are not yst desgnasd. rhs sss
ship Cumberland win b the aAs ship OF ths African
squadron.
General sootS headquarters viii continue 70 be In Ne
York he he's taken rooms IN Washington. and VIII visil
Ne city occasionally. He b new here
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But this Is not all. The Duke Of Wellington,
one Of the largest ships In the British Navy, and
other vessels engaged in the review, had visiters
on board What does Mr.. Toucey think of the
Inconvenience to the service which these
must have causedi
There Is another consideration which must not.
however, be lost sight of here. The vessels
which have been appointed from our navy-the
Merrimac and NIagars-are TO be employed in
very different service from that for which they
were constructed. They will be engaged In
laying the great submarine cable, and the better
70 qualify them for this work their guns will be
removed, their captains viii act under the orders
Of the Telegraph Company, and even the "rules
Of the department" viii be made TO certain ex-
tent subordinate 10 the great object Of the ex-
petition When the Russian war steamer Hams
chatka was constructed here, one of our reporters
not only went on her first trial trip but her COM
mander extended ms an invitation TO cross the
Atlantic In her; and the fact must be still fresh In
the memory Of our readers that the government
Of Russia, which is regarded as one Of the most
absolute In the world, permitted the daily publ
cation Of dispatches from the Crimea during the
late war. The conduct Of Mr.. Toucey ia this
instance contrasts strangely with the cases TO
which we have referred, and places him in more
conspicuous than digni6ed position before the
country.
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cutting up Broadway and still further obstruct-
Ing that thoroughfarc, the great artery of Che
metropolis That is the real state of the case.
The bill was kept very quiet and pushed
vigorously by one of the Times attaches Had
the matter not leaked out in the HERALD the
scheme would have succeeded without opposition,
but now there will be strong opposition to it.
A monster remonstrance against the bill has
been circulated within the last three days, and it
will 60 to Albany with the names of thousands
of our worthiest citizens who are justly indig-
nant that the chief thoroughfare of the city
should be used for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of a clique
of stockholders.
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SINGULAR CAE-In the Court Of Queens
Bench, montreal, vsrsy vinceles Notsyy late OF shs
Pavfsh OF g. Ahansse, put upon Me Hial charges
WIN stealing ss1 los Tho property Of Joseph Gsbouf.
rhe money IN question, - $50, found BY Gasour m
Canada immedassy but being afraid 70 change the so>ss
himself he pioyed the prisoner, who vns 70 recetvs
commission of ten per cent for ks trouble Tha nsavy
having sos the money isso bic possesson kept putting
OF q, bour from time " time with excuses, and HNsml
10 the amount OF Gao In al Az last the prcssc~Nsw
becoming pressing he denied ever m vng reosvs6
anything from end IN ned him out cf his honse vha
couvt charged the Jury that neither ths crime a smbe~
semsnt ncs larceny he'd ben made out sxna NJ -,
eueed. ho yNs scuuft1ed.
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The Objects for which the New City Char
ter was Concocted.
The new city charter passed the Senate yester-
day and only awaits the concurrent action of the
other branch of our State Legislature on few
immaterial amendments and the signature of the
Governor to become law.
We have already called the attention of the
public to some of its worst and most Objectionable
features; but there are others which do not ap-
pear on Its face, and which only require to be
exposed to render the measure still more OBJ
noxious. The whole movement which originated
the bill was corrupt and insidious from its very
inception the great object of those engaged in 1t
being to increase their own gains by an increased
expenditure of the public moneys 1t was, in
fact coalition of republicans, democrats and
Know Nothings, having this improper purpose In
view, and the success which they have achieved
shows with what wonderful unanimity they have
worked.
The Departments Of Repairs and Supplies and
Streets and Lamps have been abolished, but
the general business Of both will here
after be transacted by the Street Commissioner,
who Is one of the principal parties in this piece
Of official schemiDg and who will be one of the
greatest gamers by it The expenses of his de-
partmeut will, it may be expected, amount here
after to between two and three millions Q year,
which will be divided among Know Nothings,
democrats and republicans, in proportion to the
services rendered by each In securing the passage
of the new charter. II should be particularly
noted that while this officer il allowed to serve
out the full term for which he was elected, the
Mayor, who has yet more than year and a-half
to serve will be deposed from that office, In which
he was placed by large popular vote, before he
shall have entered on the second year of his ad-
ministrstion, as the election for Mayor, Alder
men and Councilmen takes place on the second
Tuesday Of December next
The Comptroller, whose powers and authority
remain untouched, whose department is charged
with the collection of ali the taxes and revenues
OF the city government, and without whose con-
sent not a dollar can be paid out of the city
treasury, has not been disturbed, and will remain
in possession of his Office and emoluments for
the full period for which he has been elected
Here, then, we have q grand coalition Of the
most corrupt politicians Of the three parties for
the purpose Of continuing in power those who
are favorable to their designs and of removing
all who would not become parties to them The
result must be that we win have the most extrava-
giant, the most corrupt and the most inefficient
government that we have had yet, with an in
crease Of our taxes from seven to ten or eleven
millions OF dollars year, an utterly useless po-
lice and a gang Of public officials whose sole
object is The plumber Of the public treasury.
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TIE PoroNAe SHAD FIsHERY-Mup FLATS Or.
rors WASN'T eros We are sorry 70 Iears that m ~
Der OF the fisheries the Polonas below mis- city aSe
experiencing much Interruption and los ron ne No.
basks formed last winter We learn that wnesev ~
heeye The mass ~ melted, vas replaced ~ deposs
ofmud extensive V become visible ~ low veaev.
and they interfere much with the "haulins In Az 90
fishery on yesterday the seine hung and psrs 9. msf
seipo veye ost m the effect Of ioe dvirn 10 creaAa
mud banks everywhere .. they have dous down on tss
bsvc ssovn won erfdIiy last winter. The dvifSsA
Ice vss bcaped and disposed IN long BANKS over ths
shoals there In the most surprising manner We dousA
seros,ts no extensive and curious were ever befors
seen there - TNcinsa Ssnfinsl, AprIe
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summer, and numerous other c0mpAnies Of this sort
may shortly be expected to take the field FROM
moot Of the northern Statea The consequence
must be that by December, the bulk of the free
State local population of Kansas will be so great
as to overwhelm in any popular movement, the
disposable border runian Missouri force of thirty
five hundred mea. So, too, by December, the
mass of the Kansas settlers and the spectators in
her lands, city sites, town plots, factory seats
&C., whether such spectators may be pro-slavery
or no-slavery, will be in favor of Kansas as Q
free State, according to the pressure of fifty or
seventy five per cent discount pro slavery, and
one, two, three, four or five hundred per cent
profit, no slavery. on the same town lot
Thus the pocket argument of the landjobbers
ard real estate owners of Kansas will make her
free State Nor will this new and powerful
element of Northern joint stock colonization and
land speculation companies stop with Kansas.
Before ten years shall have elapsed, these waste
land homestead companies will very likely revo-
lutionize public sentiment in all the present
northern border slave States. But the field here
opening before US is rich in itsmaterials we have
numerous vouchers at hand Of most remarka-
BILE character; and we shall recur to the general
subject again and yet again. Let 1t suffice for the
present, that the question of the price of lands
and town lots in Kansas, pro-slavery or no-slave-
ry, will inevitably make Kansas free State.
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Mans ron Eusors An arrangement has been made
By which he steamship Alps will sail saturday sers
10 morrow, as the Unasd stes contract PACKET. This
arrsssemen, oopouded BY Mr. Ounard and the Post
mssser and bas references 10 The Collins contract the
Aps having been accepted By ths Pos ORcs Department
90 NE United States packet, and sos a. . subatuts
rendered By Mr.. Collins In plscs q Ne AnanHs
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The GREAT SUBMARINE CABLE-THE CONNER.
GAL INTERESTS OF THE WORLD IN CONNECTICUT
PEDDLER's PoNr OF VIEw-The refusal of the
Secretary of the Navy, Mr.. Touoey, to comply
with the request which we made, that reporter
should be permitted to go on board each of the
vessels that are to be employed in laying down
the great submarine telegraphic cable between
the Old World and tie New, has become sub.
ject Of general comment and surprise. In our
application we stated that the gentlemen sent on
the expedition would place themselves under the
control Of the rules and regulations In force in
the United States naval service, and that all their
wardrOom charges and other expenses would be
paid; but Mr.. Toucey, overlooking the fact that
this is an enterprise in which the whsle CONNER
cial community and the country at large have q
peculiar interest, has narrowed the question down
to matter Of convenience, and on that ground
will not grant the application. In his re-
ply, dated April 4, he says it Is "incon-
venient to the service to have passengers on
board vessels of war;" and this, too, in face of
the fact that several persons who have had no
connection whatever with the navy have been
allowed at various times the privilege which Mr..
Toucey in this instance has refused Newspaper
correspondents were on board the vessels engaged
in the expedition to Japan and the Times and
other English papers had not only representa-
tves in the camp of the British army during the
siege Of Sebastopol, but they were allowed regu-
lar rationa And there was not General In the
American service during the Mexican war one Of
whose aid-de-camps was not correspondent for
some paper in the United States The pretext,
also, upon which he bases his refusal is 20 finsy
and shallow that twill not bear even q moments
inspection. The request was in every way proper
"a request which, under the circumstances, no
statesman of enlarged and liberal views would
have denied.
The course which the Secretary of the Navy
has thought ct to pursue in this matter, and the
contrast which his conduct presents to that of the
English Board Of Admiralty under similar cir
cumstances is particularly deserving of attention
In the great British naval review which took
place at Spithead, April, 1885, vessel Of war
was placed at the service of the press, as will be
seen from the following arrangements which were
made for their accommodation, the officials of
government and distinguished visiters:-
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Sow York. Friday, April 10. 1857.
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a1CHAwICs FALL. "a Broadwsy-NsoRs MnoDsss.
DsL--BoB RIpLsY FHsrvAL--BH BRYAETs MnsrRsls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-28
BY A. GREEN, Auctioneer.

by A. GREEN, Auctloneer.
A UCTION SALE OF FANCY GOODS, PER-
IA FUMERY, COMBS, BRUsHEs, FRENCH MIRRORS,
SHOW CASES, COUNTERS, STORE FURNITURE.
CHANpELIERs. AND oTRER RTIcLEs.-WIll be sold
at public auction on TUESDAY, the 28th April,
1857 by virtue of deed of trust from Selby Parker,
recorded In the land records OF Washington county,
ID. c. In LIber j. A. g, No 129 folios to ten,
the store of SAID Parker under the National Hotel,
IN square +9l, Washington city, and for the purpose
OF said trust, all the stock trade Of said Parker,
enumerated in the schedule OF said deed consisting
of various Fancy Goods
large collection of Combs and Brushes
Perfumery, Porte MOnnales, Playing Cards
Ladies' Cabas, Fans, Raisors and Strops
Soaps, Card Cases, in silver and IN pearl
ndia-rubber Toys, Scissors, Hair Oil, Tooth
Brushes
Ladies' and gents very finest Kid and Silk Gloves
Bead Purses, also, three large French Mirrors
3COunter or Show Cases, with plated frames
Show Cases with mahogany frames
large Gilt Chandelier, with FIVE branches
gilt smaller Chandeliers, gilt Window Lights
long Panel Counters, one Clock Oil Floor Cloth
Chairs, and sundry other articles of Store Furni-
The sale will commence on the above described
premises, at 10 O'Clock q. m., on TUESDAY, the 18th
April 1857 and will be continued there from day to
day, beginning at the same hour, until the whole is
disposed of.
Terms Of SALE For all sums of and under S9l,
cash all sums over that amount, a credit of 90
and 80 days, In equal amounts for netes bearing in
terest, with approved endorsers. BY order of the
Trustees: LANES NJ: Mex RAE, and
WILLIAM III. PARKER.
ap l6-d&ds A. GREN. Auct.
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The COMET To STRIKE THE EARTH NEXT JUNE.
a writer Oh this subject in the ST. Louis Republi-
can says: ----..--.---..-
1. There are astronomical calculations of the or
bit Of the coming comet that warrant the predc-
tion that il will touch the earth.
2. Science can calculate the orbit of this eccen-
trio comet no matter how long its period, and |
predict, unhesitatin9ly, that the comet ap-
preaching will come in contact with the earth on
the morning Of the 10Th of June, about 10 minutes
after 10 o'clock, and the point of contact will be
In the vicinity of a place called Vide Poche or
Carondeet.
3. The nucleus Of this comet is very large, ard
composed of the bisul ulphuretted carbonate of the
protoxide of manganese. The tail Is chlorine,
and although you cannot see stars through it, they
will probably be seen by many individuals a: the
time Of the collision.
speculations Of the immortal " Doesticks, ;" set
forth In the New Orleans Picayune. He concurs
In the belief Of collision and suggests that it be
turned to good account, by sending deputation
to the comet, and etfecting compromise on be-
half Of the useful portion Of the EARTH and induce
the visitor to confne his attention to certain spe
cited parts Of it. For instance, any little arrange
nent by which the State OF New Jersey could be
knocked completely out of the Universe, would
be blessing and boon. A kindness of this sort
would be appreciated by all mankind and, al
though the Jerseymen themselves would undoubt-
edly object to this, they do to all other meas
ures for the public welfare the comet would OF
course, fdlnll his contract and de his duty nobly
without needing their illiberal opposition The
vacant space could be Allied i'm and peopled anew,
or Hooded with water and used for quarantine
ground.
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Pianos, &c.
GOLD MEDAL PREMIUM
WILLIAM KNhBhks, fohi
(SemoI partner m the late hrm of
KNEE GAFuIr a. @ VI

III
kSABE, GAEHLE& CO.
Continues the manufacture and sale Of srnnd and
square PIANO FORTES, under the name = -
OF William knabe X Co, at the old stand. ~
Nos. !, 8, 5 and North Eutaw street op- tIIpNt
posIte the Eutaw House, Baltimore.
They have also just opened q new Sales Room a.
No 2H Baltimore street, between Charles and fEht
streets, on the premises partly occupied by Mr..
Henry McCanery as a music store, where they will
keep constantly on hand large assortment of PLAIN
and highly finished grand and square Piano Foftes
also, Meodeons. from the best makers, from To s.
octave, some with double kew boards, double reeds,
and stops to suit small churches.
, being extensively engaged m the manufacture uC
liberal terms.
Our Pianos Were awarded the highest premium
goid medal al the Fairs of the MARY land Institute
two successive years-October 1855, and la56-in on
POSITION TO fourteen and eighteen pianos from some
of the best makers from New York, Boston and Bal
timore; We were also awarded the frst premium NJ
the Industrial Exhibition held IN Richmond, NIr-
gina. 1850 and 1856 They have also been awarded
the hlghest premium isIlver medall at the Metro
polItan Mechanics Fair for 1857.
In addition 10 this we possession of testimo-
mails from the most distinguished professors and
amateurs an the country, which can be seen 81 our
warerooBss, speaking for themselves and others Of
the high appreciation In which instruments are
every where held.
All instruments are guaranteed for Eve years and
privilege OF exchange ~ granted within thefTst SIX
months from the day Of sale the instruments do not
give entire satisfaction.
Wholesale dealers will find 10 20 their advantage
to give call before purchasing.
Pianos exchanged, hired. and tuned.
mar le-ly WIN. RNABE a. CO.
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CHIEF JUSTICE SHAW AND RUFUS CHoArE-
The Boston Herald tells the following anec-
dotes:
Mr.. Choate was arguing case before a full
bench Of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts,
when he, wishing to compliment Judge Shaw,
exclaimed =.
When ! look upon the venerable Chief JUS
tice, am like the Hindoo before his idol
k"o1 thai he IS ugly, bur ] feet that he is rery
grsaf.p =
That created slight laugh, but the next one
was more telling Mr.. Choatr, before he rose TO
ms present eminent position, was in the habit of
geiti1g snubbed when he few too high, and II
gaied MS impatient spirit On one Of these oc-
casions, after Judge Shaw had interrupted him
with much severity and decision, Mr.. Choate
tnrned suddenly to bother member OF the bar,
who was sitting near him. and said
Our venerable Chief is certainly very amia-
Die man, and a very handsome man, bnthe does
MOI kH0D fa1. - 80 =
That did not cause Judge Shaw to quake near
as much as when he was told that Worcester WIS
about to publish adictionaiy containing ten thou
sand more words than any other Dictionary In the
English language
" Heavens" cried Judge shaw, with visible
alarm, pray don't let Choats get hold ofn.' r.
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A VALUALE FARM FOR SALE-5l2N acres
"A of good FARMING LAND, situated in the
County of Eauquier, Virginia, on the Alexandra
and Orange Railroad, a few yards from WarrentOn
Junction; within nine miles by Railroad from the
County Seat, and only two hours travel from the
cities of Washington and Alexandria. The Farm is
in high state of cultivation, and is abundantly sup
piled with water and timber and has much ex Silent
meadow land. Churches, Mills, and good neghbors
within short distance. For further information
apply to JAMES MORROW, Esq, on the place,
or to the subscriber at his Brokers Office, near
marM RoBERT MORROW.