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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-25

Shepherd, brother oil James Shepherd. now under
sentence Of death. lie pleaded guilty 70 forgery in
the second degree. and sent to the State prison
for five years and four months. Henry Newell. in
dicted for an attempt at arson in the FIRST degree
was sentenced to four years and ten months incarce
ration in the institution.
General Superintendent. Tallmadge was yesterday
presented by the acting Inspectors Of the Depart.
ment with beautiful gold shield, which has been
already described in the HERALD.
The sales Of cotton yesterday confined to about
eco 800 bales in lots, chiefly TO spnners included Ia
which were reported good mddng upands at loo,
though prices general way unsettled and rrcgu
lar as dealers disposed await the receipt ofhe por
sas news, fully due Flour steady with fair sales
a, the previous days quotations. Wheat in moderate
demand with sales of Southern red 81 IL white do
81 rs, and prime to choice Michigan al 81 Is Wisconsin
(o Grande red at Q5c and Chicago spring 81 DOC Corn
sold TO moderate ut 56c 5Sc for Jersey and
Southern, and at o0c &C. .or yellow Southern, with
lot Of cid do at &C Mess pork sold at SIS SO SIS rs
for unexpected and inspected Sugars in moderate
request and prices steady, with sales Of 100 hhds New
Orleans and 100 200 do Cuba muscovado al rates given
in another column. Coffee unchanged and sales light
taken at e., and corn, in bulk and bags ut sgd
Cd To london -four engaged at D. 3D. and to Gias.
gov at q. Cd.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

ImpOEtANt from Kansas,
BLOODY BATTLE AT FORT SCOTT-FIvB PRO-SL AVERY
MEN KILLED-TwENrY PREE STATE MEN TAKEN
PRISoNERS-MoRE vIoi EECB ExPEcTED-A CALL
FOR ANOTHER FREE STATE CONVENTION, ETC.
ST. LOUIS, Dec "a, 1857.
Kansas letter 70 the Democrat says tina, the
ing Of the 10th battle occurred Fort between tho
oslavery ana free state Five OF the former
killed, among them Blake Little, member Of the lie
compton Convention. Several wounded on both
Sides and twenty free State taken prisoners
and confined id the fort
The Mssourians assembled in strong force the
border, and more fighting apprehended The
difficulties grew out OF the fact that Clark notorious
the murderer of Barber two years snce went about
accompanied by Deputy Sheriff collecting taxes Of tho
free State men, and seizng their property in default Of
payment making prosecution under the rebellion law
The Territorial Executive Committee had issued call
for the reAssembng Of the delegate convention held al
Lawrence the ID instant TO take into consideration the
best course 10 pursue in consequence Of the Legislature
having failed to submit tho Topeka constitution the peo
lie with the Lecompton instrument.
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the neyer-ending, dull, straight Lines and level
surfaces. In the second place, the filling up Of
hollows in which nature had placed water has
led to the customary vindication of natures
laws Fever and ague has broken out in some
of the most fashionable up town streets; if the
truth were known, it is as familiar to some Of
the residents round Madison square as to the
Jerseymen.
If there be any decency, any common sense
among the citizens Of the upper part of New
York, for heavens sake let this barbarous way
of outraging nature be abandoned. Let the
land not yet laid out in streets be left as nature
made it, and let the streets follow the lines
marked out by nature. If this is done, New
York will be some day fine city; if the present
smoothing plane system be carried over the rest
of the island, it will become as stupidity dull as
Philadelphia, and as unhealthy as Brooklyn.
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Williamsburg city News.

FHE IN LUMBER YARD.--Iast evening, between and
O'Clock, fire discovered In the steam planning mill
Of John A. Cross Co., in First street. Kent avenue
The flames spread rapidly, and in short time the entire
building, together with large pile Of lumber near nv
we're FIRE. Tho 1rcmen worked faithfully n, IN m
o'clock but were only able ~ prevent lie spread +.
that and the adjoining yard, belonging 10 M.ssy o.
there was probably not less than 500 600 worth az INN
Der which must have been destroyed bad tho wind bec,
high on the previous night The loss on the budin,
and machinery & about $500 on lumber al 900 In
sured In the Williamsburg CITY and S. Marks of Nev
York, for $500 each The fire occurred some futy fes
from the FIRE rooms and was undoubtedly tho work of "a
lncenaary |" no p Mas used the vicinity a the build
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NlGrkrts.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.

PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec "a, 1857.
STOCKS dull Pennsy lvana State SIS, s44; Pennsyva-
MA karoaa, 3sl Reading Railroad, n Morris Canal.
40 Long Island Railroad, Oh
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 90, 1867.
Coon-Saes 10 900 bales irregular prices the markee
closing with declining ten iency and holders pressing On
the market We quote mddlng at eAc q eye Sugar
buoyaIt fair to fully fair 4nc Axe Flour eteady a
Na46c. Corn closed with declining tendency: salos
athsc. Mess pork sl4 keg lard exc. Other articles
unchanged
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. "a, 1857.
Cotton-Prces irregular and quotations nominal Saleg
to-day ii 500 bales at &C. 9ac for mdding Sugar
Prices irregular fair &c fully fair 4sc Sc Flour de-
clned &c. yellow corn Che Exchange on London io4
los Exchange en- New York x x per cent discount
CuAaIxszOs, Dec. rs, 1861.
ine sales Oh cotton 70 day were 500 bales l0c IOkc.
SAVANNAH, Dec %. 1851.
Sales Of cotton today 200 bales, a. 9.c. lO,,c
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The GRADING or THE UPPER PART or THE
CrrY.-The measures which are being taken for
the laying ont Of the upper part Of the city are
in the highest degree disgraceful to the citizens
In the first place all the contracts for grading
and laying out new streets are corrupt jobs en-
gineered through the department by the grossest
corruption; the contractors think Of nothing
but making money for themselves and robbing
the city. We had an instance Of that in the
late csclondrc in Forty-second street. II seems
impossible either to hold o contractor to his bar
gain, or TO get out of bis hands contract which
he is using to the injury and Disagreement Of
the city.
But the principle on which The new streets
are laid out is as faulty as the practice of the
contractors The scheme is that all streets
must he straight, and as nearly as possible rec
tangular to each other; also that all inequalities
in the surface Of the ground must be made to
disappear, the hills shaved down. and the hol-
lows filed mp. The consequence IL that, In the
first place, that part of the city which has been
laid out in this way has monotonou-, stupid
and unin,crcsing appearance; nothing 70 break
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JOIN VAN BUREss SpEEcu AT TAMMASY HALL.
We presume that nearly every one has read
the speech of Mr.. Van Buren, delivered at Tam
many Hall on Wednesday, and published rerJa-
tim in the HERALD Of yesterday. II il the ablest
defence of the administration of Mr.. Buchanan
in or out OF Congress, and, TO our Judgment,
much clearer exposition of the views of the Pre-
sident upen the Kansas question than has been
given in any Of the Senate debates since the dirt
caters war commenced. Mr.. Van Buren, treats
the matter in calm, phiosophic point OF view,
and makes out his case, a far as the details arc
concerned, with the precision Of On adv ocate,
while his argument IL founded upon broad, con.
stitutional statesman-like views, such as will
commend themselves to every man of common
sense. Mr.. Van Buren, joins issue with Mr..
Douglas upon the question raised by the latter
in the Senate as to the true meaning of the Gin
cnnati platform; and - Van Buren, shows
quite clearly that the President has been as
sailed simply for adhering rigidly to the doc
,rinc Of non-intervention as laid down in that
platform. Mr. Van Buren's argument upon
this point, which IL the most impor-
IAlt 30 tut u the pOsltiOn Vi tHc ScuatOT from
Illinois is concerned, Ii clear, able, perspicuous
In fact 1t does not leave Mr.. Douglas leg to
stand on, and carries him over virtually to the
opposition. II i quite clear, as Mr.. Van Buren,
says, that If Mr.. Douglas has not joined the OPP
position the opposition has joined him. Judging
by the past, IL seems a strange state Of things
when John Van Buren, reads Stephen A. Doug
las lecture upon political orthodoxy; but 80 Il
IL, and Mr.. Van Buren, has done IL 20 we'll as 70
use up the Little Giant" altogether. We re-
commend Mr.. Van Buren's speech to attention
az universal as its circulation will be general
II is by such speeches as this Of Mr.. Van Blu
ren's, and the discussions in the free press Of
the country, disseminating intelligence far and
wide among the people, that the great political
questions of the day will be settled, while Con-
gress site month after month frittering away
the time in windy harangues and idle gcnerali-
tics, without end, aim or purpose except II be
to multiply public documents, put money in the
pockets Of the printing lobby, and load down
the mail bags with trash which no one will ever
read
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WASHINGTON, Dec "a 1857.
No. IS OF tho December term Of 1856 Augustus Hem
mcnway, claimant Of ship Independence, vs.. W. n
risherChief Justice Taney delivered the opinion OF the
Court. overriding the motion for damages.
No. White, Stevens Co. Va. Paschal Roses Ad.
miustraors Judgment OF the Circuit Court OF the
Eastern district OF louisiana affirmed, with costs.
No. 2Z2--The United states W. james Nce-On motion
the was dockcted and dismissed.
Adjourned ti Tueeday newt
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PORTLAND, Me-, Dec - 1857.
Tho steamship Anglo SAXON Of the fast screw boats
Of the Quebec line, will leave this port for Liverpool d.
rect al O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Merchants wish
ing communicate with their correspondents Europe
can do so late II O'Clock Saturday their
dispatches at No. 81 Wall street. New York The Anglo
Saxon Is expected make tho passage to Liverpool in
about eleven or twelve DAYS.
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u,r~pmostve Erplo-SOu.

sASprsKy, Dcc. "a, 1857
locomotive attached 10 freight train the sanius
Ny Mansfield and Newark Railroad, which left here this
morning exploded Monroeve station, injuring only
tho engineer and fireman, the latter seriously.
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THk liicuA Dec c.-SpM
Tho wirc which crosses Shrewsbury river, between
here and Sandy Hook broke this afternoon aud hc-
efforts have been made to repair the damage tho wire
could not be got up tonight The limo wl probably be
In working order TO the Hook by Q A. NJ, 10 morrow
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Oar Kansas Correspondence.

LKAVENWURrH CTr n T., DEC a 1907.
Movements Of the New York Navy Agent
George N Sanders leaves in a day or two for New
York During his sSy in this city he has been quietly It.
tending to bis OWE business keeping entirely aoor from
the political agitation in the Territory With keen com
prehenson for business beyond men, has sees The
rapid and to be continued growth OF this city and invest
ed accordingly BY his owr judgment and that OF his
CHIEF engineer, Col. ABb0th, some material new plans
have been adopted which have already infused their VI
tally IN various ways. He contsmpates making Leaves
worth his future residence He IL well assured
There Is tide in the affairs OF Kansas
Which II taken at the food leads on 10 fortuna
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Indictment for neutrality-suspicious. Eicc-
sion.

BosroS, Dec. "a, 1857.
The Grand Jury, " lie reported, have found bill Of
indictment against John Joyce for tho murder opoliceman
Bodson. Joyce Is In custody.
The Governor has ordered election in the Seventh
district for member Of Congress in place Of Hon. n p
Banks on the eth day Of January.
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. SSp"kViiA DC. q, 1867.
On Tuesday night the Governor vetoed the for the
esaizaon Of the suspension u specie payment b, the
bsnkr The Ieosssure has since passed the bill OYER -
veto Jy a la tnirde yote
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Xllocsaon Riot In Canada.

TORONTO Dec. "A, 1867.
serious ARRAY occurred at the election in Fergus To-
day, il which named Farrell shot and Instantly
killed, and another named O'Caiaghan stabbed.
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VaNhs.fos, INC 80 1901.
requston Was made on the Treasury to day for
$3.50 900 for the pay of members Of Congress from The III
OF March last under the joint resolution recently passed
OF this amount $40 has already been discussed
in gold
In addition 10 the Pawnee delegation Of Indians dele
cation Of the Pcncahs from Nebraska have arrived here
both on business with the government.
The President has issued proclamation setting apart
the 18th of February for taking tho the voters OF
the p.s,rc, Of Columbia 4 code OF laws.
The President in reply to resolution Of the Senate
transmitted TO that body yesterday tho correspondence
which took place nearly year ago 10 reference to tho
bombardmcnt Of Greytown Count sartgcs, II appears
asked indemnity for actual losses by the French
subjects, who, he says, found physically impossible IN
their goods from the CONFEDERATION caugcd by the
movements Of the commander Of the soop war Cyane
Governor Marcy in reply informs him that the President
has rot been able to Cad upon what principles OF right or
Of equity the reclamation be sustained and In
long despatch cxpounds him the international Law
Count Sarges Acknowledges IL receipt and says lac will
not fail TO send Governor harcys communication 10
the French government No response latter il en-
brsced Ia the documents. Although the resolution calling
for the Information included any correspondence with
Great Britain, transmitted to the Senate
To tmc allowed va 20 short Cor copying Secretary
Cass' letter accepting the recognition &C Gov. Walker
tat several errors acre unayoiably made 10 oonse-
qucnce uno cutoset should read" lie, the President,
cntCranc expire the opinion that The Con
vention bound ~ submit any rorou Of ;ie c0,si.
tuition 10 the people orccp the question u slavery much
less that the other por jon VI &c Constitution would BE-
invalid without such a I ibmisson
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS DAY AND EVENING

BROADWAY THEATRE BRoADwAy-Arernocn and
Evening EarrsiEsAs, GEOLOGICAL Asp HlrropkAsic En-
ysRrAlrsErfs.
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WOODS BUILDINGS, SCI and 500 neutrality-suspicious. Z
CH.fSTN WOODS MtnsrRIiG-A Afternoon, RouGuEgIEs
ThosAs Evening. MI faIlsp BLACK GEoEoE fRos wHITE
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8AaSvNs AMERICAN NJ, SECM, Broadway Morning,
wAspEa-G BOYS aiterocon stTwo and -Four O'clock ThK
Rios NV hoRH. Evening NALKsrIsk AND oRsoS.
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BUCKLEY'S oPERA HOUSE No 53 Broaaway-Aftor
kIsloP1AN MFinnEs-Bows ~ MISSISSIPPI Evening
IBygiE .Quf TRos .rosr
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-21

n s.1 bad sesn N r,H Toe uo1e.t .ao and
dr,d With poop cabin and toptAI-n. eeae on oeca
H boa,' appesed .e IId II her anchor, sed i ,ae ,.
seasdhe siDd clipping round 20 ~ sId elLsd". on,
H.. soutl vet and our was then 20 the
,oUtLwNd Of Lookout shos few miles from Cap Lootou
The inpo,,bity Of knowing our phereaboatsthe captain
and Smos broken down from ins.ant aeor and ~sten
tso hundred yards beyond usthe noise Of the
mpe't and sea ss.hr ssan.; the ship all rendered our @
from the Thar our forward iron brace three inches in
eiametI was mapped in two and the ba.ys esadsn a., OF
pieces lii. pane, Of common .s..-
On Sunday night we discovered sh and an hour OF 20 ss'
another which proved 70 be the Aasheat OF zap
Monday Dsht entered the cspes OF Virginia and Tuesday
four mile. below Norfolk Capt immediately started
0I The 81 i D0A S Ss IL p @ me % Peaent
the Board Of Health that the ship could not proceed rearer me
city and that no baggage nor even the ms.
to the Be-. Of n @y t bg the ST pe. ana
nothing Of them at all They were brqqsht b.,s 70 me
ben board when Capt. McGowan took the mails
pP , and NO spoIs lsd been and Hsis sn Te%e1.
beTed tha; our ship lay at Havana within ea2gs easn
from y~ow fever aud ths terrible calamity that befe he peo
PIE OF Norfolk recently from that disease c1niot De n.
much caution report Of the Health Officer the p.s
allowed TO and they chose ana tine same aei
thing we desired to Baltimore winch enabled i'm
medsteIy North Captain MCGOWAN did not himself blame the
Po,tmaitsT at Norfolk.
Ny opinion the gale encountered in the Empire
City is that Of the rotary storms prooaoy n9t
hundred miles il dsmeter but from the fact Of our proceeding
70 the nortbward, sid being ded by the OIL stream We
Rave csuet blowing from The northeast
but by keeping ship constantly head TO IT, got out Of
the edse have but little doubt that both the
Central AmeIirs and Empire City passed entirely through IT.
and while in its thu strain upon each vessel was tehc
To the extreme cannes and OF mind and the perfect
oisoipLe and it exhibited the part Of Capt McGo~sn
the engineer department and every oer and man OF tne rev.
with the serious accident 10 the ma
chipery attribute mainly tsfety The snip herself also
proved 70 be perfect seabost and Of great strength Very
respectfully. your ob.dient servant, A. b. GRAY.
keu. York Sept 10, llj7.
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trail America IN which doub: is expressed .s 70 TIE ,fn
and ,eawerthiDees u .hs: tbip, dem II 9 da'y "
myssh well the public: 70 correct acy 1nfaY Fable imr,
si0n from That quarter or from Sha' motive j: nay "a
relation 20 her gong qIAies WIN 70
contraction the fran. Of the sup vas OF me o-s
mserias oou.tr The TOP timber aid eud James
b. in live oak the double dsgonay brAed
it'll Ion iron reaching from the foors 20 the TOP a. tne
ship No securely or thor Amy oeut
this esp.c The panking ship botn inside and ouJids
IN addition 10 the usual asienne beLed edResse s,rsas
by streak the entire length OF the Sesse-s gss
asain,, v,s..i .ppgin. leak and method seldom re.ored
70 in the construction Of vessels With regard 20 ber s
worne she had proved herself during three years
,rvce 70 be ship requiring few repairs Until her recent gen
ersl overhau-prseIyug her original model IN S
decree and stood high with the uDderwrers. can ssy =
esad 20 her a. ea boat she promo By every
ne Of Der and these poyed board OF mel
be- capital sea boat regarded BY nautical men aad nos
capable Of judging Of The best 9g 90 ms
port. '" H. "HDD"'
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LATEST NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

WAsEIrGTos, Sept. ~, 1921
A dispatch TO TIE Petersburg Express from NOT
folk yesterday says thst the passengers saved by
Marine think that others have been rescued as they
saw several lights in the distance on the fatal nght
They entertain strong hopes Of the safety OF Capt
Herrdon. who was on the wheel-house when the ship
went down. He was lsst seen clingpg to plank
struggling manfuly for life.
When the survivors by the Marine entered the par
Tor of the National Hotel Norfolk, thrilling scenes
were presented. Ladies would look around, and fail.
ing to recognize husband brother or son, would give
utera,ce to their grief in long cries or fall helpless to
the floor. The scene was distressing in the extreme
and beggars description.
meeting Of citizens was held for the relief Of the
distressed, at which $500 were raised The clothing
stores were thrown open and apparel furnished to
many who were nearly TAXED.
Chief Engineer Ashby publishes card on Monday,
asking q suspension Of opinion.
DIR. Harvey of Pscervile awards great credit to
Capt Herndon and all the officers except Chief Eng-
neer Ashby. They stood by their posts nobly, and
went down with the ship.
Great praise il aso awarded to Capt. johnson Of the
Ellen, and his men.
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Arrived. SUNDAY. Sent

u.
Ship Rome (of BATH Lincoln Glasgow Aug 20 with ndse
TO Durham Dmon Aug g. lat 81 49, Ion % o. spoke bark
A. HILL from glasgow for Boston; had sprung foren mast;
vanso % a',.ance 18Th ia.t 80 s. 50 S. exchanged
Ship ZsIen tot Boston, Robinson, Go.nburg Aug TO- with
iron % Ns'niih Son. Sept II lat 40 TO- lon TO- passed
Bslk Mary (of Portsmouth NJ HI Grail Sunderland
Arg z with coal 20 master
Bra Marcus Ncks.on Bangor days With lumber Kssr
seLr J;ck Ea.y Br Lamb Par.bOro' Is days. with with
schr Amia, Carmsn Calais Ii days. with lumber TO Jed
Frye.
sch Csrbagena Baker Boston days with udse 70 orier
sebT Msitha Mara sn al, Salem via Goncs''sf Win "a'e'
schI. R. N D,nil Hendrickson, sayann.h days With
wheat 10 X. ~ Dem On the I'm inst lat - w lon 800.
experts need heavy gale from Lost OVERHEARD bales Of
aud casks water, and filed the catn with water;
sckr Marie Or Borrdsze St Pierre, f. IS days. with
schr Silver Cloud Churchill, Portsmouth, N H. with mdse.
scLr Charlotte, Flood Rcctland with lime.
schr Barnssbe, Gorhan, Bantsbe linseed TO s. Ja!i
schr snds Powers Robinson, Rochlaud with lime 18th
met. % mites s", OF honeghan LOST foremost By ioe'an
scsr Gsnnst, Fountain Roct.zd, with lime.
SehI LsgIauge Fal,s Rocsland with lime
schr MyeIs. Rhoces RocklsId, with lime.
Schr. II. ). LsDfsir Morton Pymouth. Mas.
schf ). r. Collins Butler. Somerset, Mass
sebr Susai Ludwig Walden, Providence for Ezsoe.Por.
sehr. nah MeDo alc Snow, Gloucss er With hsh,
schr. Bio, Ssker Msrbekesd d.ya with fab.
sehr. Whistler Brisby, Newark for Taunton. =
schr CHARLES Cooper. Cooper EizGbethport Tor Hartford
Steamer Potomska Cushlan Nsw6edf9rd II hoaIs, WI
mose. 70 James Allen.
Steamer Upy kerney Providence /: hours mdse to isss'
Od.n
BELow-ship Elizabeth Hamilton, Lewis Liverpool Aas
ls s,o hip rpoied as the ivso. BY the semP %. 10
NlNO-Durine the Gay from mn r.. toN
The Empire City lies anchor in the North River opp'S
Warren street.