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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-13

The GAMBLING NDICTMENTs-RECoRDER SMITH
on LAW PorNT.-We recently complained Of
the District Attorney for his apparent neglect
Of duty in the matter of some two hundred in
dictments against the gamblers said indict-
ments having been found some time ago, then
hung up to dry, while the dice box ratified as
merrily as ever. We pointed out the inconsis-
tency of Mr.. Halls conduct in endeavoring to
carry out his political schemes disguised under
the name of city reform, while the duties of his
own Office were neglected. We have now re-
ceived copy of the decision of the Recorder in
these cases, and we give it elsewhere He ar
rests judgment after the defendants have pleaded
guilty, on the ground that they being guilty only
of misdemeanor, were entitled to preliminary
examination before magistrate. So the Recor-
der, on purely technical point, discharges the
gamblers and whitewashes their characters; for
although Blackstone defines the words crime and
misdemeanor as synonymous terms, yet the i'm
preston conveyed to the unprofessonal reader
by the Recorders decision is that the keeping a
common gaming house is improper, but not cri-
minaL We do not think that the Recorders
law will stand as precedent, and the District
Attorney should get a decision on the matter
from the Court of Appeals. wecannot have the
Recorders decision accepted as precedent.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-13

and figs which Mrs Cunningham swears that
Fckel brought home that night; concealed them
selves in the Doctors room till be appeared then
fell upon him and 0nitedly assassinated him; that
Eckel went to the door to see If any one was
watching or listening, and was seen by Farrell;
that the clothes used by the murderers the cord
and the knife were made away with; that these
two persons-Eckel and Mrs. Cunningham
so steeled to crime that they were enabled to
pursue their usual avocations next morning with
out betraying by the least agitation the awful
deed they had done overnight.
The other theory is that Harvey Burdell re-
turned home and found in the room some per-
son who bore him grudge, that this person MUIR
dered him, and escaped, not only without alarm.
ing Nh. Eckel and Mrs. Cunningham who were
close at hand and awake, but without meeting
any One at eleven at night in Broadway or the
BOwery, who remarked the blood that must have
smeared his clothes This theory is purely con-
jectural, and no evidence has been adduced in its
support.
The Coroner's Jury will doubtless express a
preference between these two theories; we have
no desire to anticipate its verdict. The case has
however, by this time drifted on the tide of pub
lie excitement fairly out of the hands of the tenn
porary body over which Mr.. Connery presides;
it is not in the power of the jury to add anything
to our knowledge, or to intensity or weaken any
of our Impressions. The wisest thing which that
body can do will be to render short aud honest
verdict, as quickly as possible, and surrender the
case into the stronger hands of the District AT
torney and Grand Jury.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-13
sew York, Friday, February 10, 1857.

Rnesease of Business for Isj7-AdvertisIng
and Ejaculation Of the Herald.
an acknowledged general fact that the business o.
this metropolis for opens under the most ourshine
ausp,oes Nothing indicates this view more than the
growth ard deveopement Of the newspaper press Toe
folio spg the daiy circulation Of Ths Nav York Hs
RAID for 1885, 80 and 'b7 during contemporary dates In
this month -
Daily recitation 81 the HvnAID 1855. SO 900
Do. do 1850 ............ 10000
Do. do 1851 ,Sl6AC
The following Ia the movement In advertising bust
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-02-13

DIsuNIoN CONVENTION IN New YoRK.-We
see by an advertisement in some of the papers
that Garrison and some of bis compatriots intend
to hold Disunion Convention-the first of the
kind in this State-at Utica, on Monday and
Tuesday Of next week. The feeling which pro.
duces these disunion conventions, which started
at Worcester, has, from opposite causes, many
supporters in the States of the South The re-
cent Commercial Convention at Savannah was
almost as hostile to the constitution, without
being nominally so, as the Disunion Convention
at Worcester. The efforts of the anti-slavery
patriots Of the Tribune newspaper, and ether
supporters Of Senator Seward, all lead to the
same result and tend to the same end as this Dis
union Convention. So we find turbulence, trea-
sop disurion all at work to eliminate in some
grand crash in 1860.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
A Brotherly Contest.
From tn Rn,rnn Lnurnal-

y. Jackson Doncl>on.aS he would write his
name IT he were literary gentleman. which
he Is not. will he rccollectcd as the man whom
ParSon Brownlow. in an American Cou,cn-
ton last year atfcc;ionatclv hailed as the
great greasy Tcnnes>ecan." lie was also a
candidate .or the Vice Presidency. though
tins may have passed out of the public mind.
but IN that canvass. although he represented
himself as all that politically remained of the
original Andrew Jackson. he found quite q
number of oppo>ers. and. sad to relate, his
own brother Daniel among them. We do
do not learn that he SAID much on making
tins discovery. but it is fair to presume tina,
he kept up some kind of thinking. At any
rate. he now thinks that Daniel is hot the
proper and most desirable candidate for the
Spcakcr>hir of the House of Representatives
OF tennessee: which is contrary to the
thoughts. wishes and efforts of Daniel ;;bou.
this time. Hence correspondence between
these two promising >conS of the Donclsou
family. 1t seems that the main point in dis
putc Is. which brother has inherited the true
Democratic mantle of Old Hickory. Andrew
has more oifhc name. X ID. claims mere of the
substance. If Andrews flight is the higher,
Daniel pretcnds to have been longer ON the
wing: If Andrew : Democratic flame is the
tic:ccr. Daniel has burned with a stcadicr and
NOR" consistent zealand SO on. as in the
case of Pope and DRYDEN. But to be specific.
Daniel maintains thai while MANY old
friends were deserving President Jackson in
the South Carolina notification times, h.
stood by the patriotic veteran through thick
and thin. Stirred up by this declaration.
brother Andrew publishes letter written to
HIM by Daniel. in February. 1883. in which
the writer says that his feelings are wholly
with the nullificrs.7 and tcnounccs the pro-
of Gen Jackson as containing . yl-
ira Fe'e'0i docf,incs" This is an extinruisb-
er on Daniels claim to high caste Democra-
cy, SO far Is he rests them upon his comple,e
devotion to Old Hickory in the latter's mos,
trying ordeal. Andrew may be considered
to have done sharp thing bat when we
consider that the world is not edited by
brothers quarrels, and that private family
is gcnerelly sacred. W. NAV
doubt If the sharpness will not cut both WAYS.
and hurt the sharper quite as much as Ito
'om new word for new event,) the
Sharpce.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
y CHANCE FOR N INfEFN,r-In

n ihANCE FOR N lNfEfNtr-In PASS
ll'S down one OF oar bach streets. few DAYS
slice We Heard Il ro,loquv between a c,,inlc
q oarhlc>. and wcrc jju>t ii time To- hear the
following:
Now. lcok'cr ~. Charley. Jim mout he
an honest bigger. and ihgn asin he mout,'f.
hut IF WAS chicken. and know,d ,,at h.
MAS about dc ward. tell v,r Wet. ,l,c-cr. Id
ro">t high. would"
We "vrr satisfied on the point of inns
honesty and. therefore. pursued our oIls' ard
oour>c--N.LI,. -iIr,rti.r.
\ great stampede of slaves took ,,lacr
Al (amtrC~c. Md. on SATURDAY. night la>,.
\" less than thirty made their c>canc-fftccn
h,ion"inS 10 Samuel F.,t;>cn. E>a.: seven 10
Miss Jane Gator: three to Richard kerpe.
one 10 ". Y. Brannock: one n Reuben +
Fhnr>: one To the estate of William u.
Traverse deceased: and two free negroes.
Ih'>r make t"r'y-tour who have left that
place within two weeks.
4" Quite an excitement was created last
week in London. Ohio. bv the arpearancc Of
well dressed >talwart Negro. bringing WITH
him delicate and evidently wcak-minded
white girl. who had clopcd with lin. ri,rs
were about to We married. when the landlord
OF the hotel at which they stopped ntcrfcred.
turned the negro away and sent tn. delldci
girl back 10 her friends. Retaining reason
will probably clip the wings of romance. and
she Will see the folly of 80 d.,,k an .!uncment.
e y fellow was put in 4 station hoase in
Cincinnati. a few nights ago. charged with
theft. Soon after he wa~ locked In his cell.
terrible cutlery was heard from Ike adjoining
apartment. and the officers. oh examination.
found that 81 fingers had actual, reached
through hole in The wall. and picked the,
pocket of his ncichhor. who discovering his
loss howled like Il Bcdlamite The acqui>iti,e
man was forthwith placed beyond tie reach
OF temptation or ANYTHING else
An llEls N TIE AI.-nurinS the storm
last week. an irish tenant of house in Fast
Twelfth street New York. reached out of
third story ~indow 10 shut /. blind which the
wind WIS Slamming with aluch violence She
held nursing child At her Breast: but either
from being Slightly intoxicated. or from the
force of the gale. hcr hold upon il aa> not
strong enough. and the little fellow WIS blows
out of her arms. I'royidcnria lir. the chic
was carried bv the wind into tree. on the
other side of the street. where ii was found
by member of the Metropolitan Police
hanging by lis shirt 70 a twiS. and screaming
LASTLY,
rg Mrs. Fremont is expected III New
York by the arrival from Europe of the
French packet now due. and Colonel Fremont
is also expected to arrive from California N
the Star of the West Mrs. Fremont returns
in consequence of tidings of the illness ofCol,
Benton who, however. is now recovering,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

AN ILL WIND &C.-lIunareds of citizens
at Nantucket, says the Inquirer, have found
much needed employment and fair wages in
discharging the cargo of the shipwreckcd
harquc John Swascy. which went ashore at
Nantucket on the 10Th inst. The aggregate
wages fox labor and cartinS will amount to
about 5000.
- The late vote III Kansas will range
between 10000 and 10000, indicating a pop
ulatlon not much below 100000. This is
constantly increasing by overland arrivals.
The Lawrence He,uid If Fyee7om saws that
the roads arc covered with the wag CONS of
families seeking ncw locations.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

HE MoRMoNs.-Major Van Vilet give,
the following specimen of Brigham Young's
bravado =" Young made speech to him, in
which he recountercd the prowess of Mormon
arms. and threatening death and destruction
to the American troops. lie wished Major
Van Eilet to reply, but he declined, saving
speechmaking was not the object of his mis-
sion. lie replied, however in these words
Governor Young, you have been honest in
your expressions, and will be the same
Ehe troops we are sending to Utah are not
sufficient to whip YOU. This know very well,
But You know equally we'll that if you resist
these few the government will send enough
in the spring to annihilate YOU True said
Young. but when that time arrives YOU will
ind ttah:a waste. every house burned. and
every tree teilcd. We shall send our PROV
endcr and supplies to the mountains, and re-
treat there. will fire my own house if ne
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
FIRST SUCCESS OF PEIOEESS IN E.\GI.

FIRST Success OF PElURESS IN ENGLAND
-Nr. Ten Brock has displayed strong
faith, and a spirit OF perseverance worthy OF
the american national character. He took
his horses to England With Ugh anticipation
Of their performances. and several successive
defeats We're we'll calculated to damp his ar
dor. il 70: to cause his return in disgust. Bat
Ten Brock and his American hackers would
not give up til" contest bcca;,sr the fate
seemed against til M and now. when almost
everybody here had rttird down to TIE con-
vctlpn that lt-w"> 40 use trivia" any more
comes the unexpected news that the .tmcri
can mare Priorcss turned up winner on tn;
Cc>arcNitch Day. at t.lc Newmarket second
October meeting. The race was a splendid,
and exciting one the CcSarcwi;ch being one
of the principal hardicar> of the >ca>on.-
There was a large entry OF first class horses
which enhances PriolcSs' victory.
The races in which Priorcss has been vic
tor was established in 1915. the year when
the late Emperor Nicholas |. visited England
lie gave an annual donation OF S25OOO. in
the form OF a work of art. to be run for wear
i. at Ascot and the race :nr this prize M
Ill the breaking out Of the Russian war. was
always regarded rs the most important at
Royal Ascot" The Ccsarewitch and the
Grand Duke Michael Stakes were instituted
at Newmarket, in honor of the visits of the
two royal scion> of Russia the races held at
the metropolis of the English turf
The stake alone is worth from ten to four
teen thousand dollars. and it is said Mr. Ten
Brock has won in bets nearly quarter of a
million dollars. In his match with Babylon
against MIR. Jackson's Sauntcr, he paid forfeit
to the owner of the lattcr.-.N. y. Sun.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

TIE Ono LIFE AND Trust COMPANY
MEETING OF TIE CEEDIToRS.-A meeting of
the creditors Of tie OHIO Life and Trust
Company was held in Cincinnati on Saturday
afternoon. to hear the report olthc committee
that was appointed at a previous meeting to
confer with the trustees of the bank Fifty
nlnc persons were present. The committee
had cndcavorcd to obtain copy of the deed
oi assignment and to ascertain what appoint
mcnt had been made of Tic assets. The
trustees, however, would give no satisfaction
IN the matter, protesting to be entirely
ignorant of the facts in consequence of the
dcrangtd condition Of the New York branch.
he con'!uct Of Mr.. Ludlow, the New York
agent, CT the trustees and of the assignecs
was severely ccnsurod. \ resolution express
ing want of confidence in the Beard of Trus
tees and the present asst ynccs Of that insti-
tuition w;sa vigorously pressed. but finally laid
Oh the table. The old committee was dis
charged. and new one appointed to wait on
the trustees and obtain accurate information
respecting the condition of the company.-N.
J. Post.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

ENN"l'''f OF 'BE"kIE- Some inquiry
has been made regarding The dcti,l:ti N and
origin "tthc term broker" and wc viii try
10 cluc;iatc the question: Webster has I'M
mort 'lizrd the class br stating with great
pcrtinerc, that. Broker i derived from
Broke: derivation no one will have the
hardihood To dispute. II refers Al once. Ia
the cause and he consequence Of brokers
business. - h. i breaker Ia every CONNER
clal ship that touches him: and in the vncal,
u!ary Of trade. The FORM 70 look on for
breakers ahead has changed 10 look on,
t'r h, kcr> ahead" Wherever breakers az,
>r"n rocks are beneath. upnn which a craft.
no matter now >.aunch must founder If he
gets among them. Now merchants some
t.ra,> -, a,aou->' tn brokers' in ,r.,>,.i. Of
rocks. an alas cor cash. hut i argues an
in>,.'.i'H and rrchl,>>n,>>. which mus, una
'olcianiy result in after wreck and ruin 10
them. There arc >c,cn kinds of brokers. IS
there are seven cardinal >ir>-N,,-7rk II
rEuY.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
Che Californian.
BY c. NJ. STONE & co.
St. Johnsbury, Nov. z, 1857.

u 1t will be the aim of the conductors of THE
CALEDoNIA:i to give the News i'll attractive
form and in its season: to make an interesting
and clevating Family journal; to discuss public
affairs with independence and rivacity; and to
reflect the common New England sentiment against
the great Wrong of Slavery.
COREEsr0NDENCE.-W solicit r0luntaly COM
munications from all parts of the country upon
matters of interest. Q ? Items of Ncps, in par
ticuar, will be thankfully received.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

- To advertise is ALWAYS the duty of III,
business man. and never more 50 than wber
1.-THE times are hard" This dutv is recorniz-
ed by all sensible traders. who know ,ba,
there are men who have monevto spcn! cyt,
IN these days. and who Will spend it if the,
can get good bargains. To get such bargains
they must make themselves acquainted with
what is gong on. and that they can do onl,
through the papers. If they find one hou>,.
advertising. while other houses DO not aavcr-
ti>e. their custom Is attracted TO that house.
Hence adlvcrti>in. is duty. if business men
are f1r Success. The retail trade i not dead
by any means. and. indeed. cannot de except
with society Itself. The men who DO the best
at II. arc those who bc>t understand the na-
turc and use of communicating directly with
the public through Tie press We sax moth
H. against other Modes of making such com
ln'.':lc.iIoil. bu; the press i the true mode
after ali Business men >hnl.ld avail them
>.lIc> If the efficient influence OF an aIv,r-
tl>ciacnt IN live newspaper Ike The Trqr-
ei'tt. If ever advertising does good. i i. 4,
Il contemporary Wis, ~ remarks in times Ike
the present. 1t is not the rich land that the
:l'1a r treats 10 grano and the pho>pha;g<.
but tn comparatively barren. Therefore.
reader. lie quick in handing in rour advertise
nlclit>. OF some cnr viii "; ahead Of vol.-
Tr1r,Hy
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
REMARK lBI.E INSTANCES OF IJrE,

REMARKABLE INSTANCES OF IIrEoiSM-
The Rev. Mr.. Scuddcr. of India. in a letter
to the Christian IntclIiycnccr. gives the fol-
lowing instances of hcroi>m, called forth by
the Indian mutinics:
"l.ct Americans never be ashamed that
EnSlshmcn are their torcta,hcrs England
Is noble country. Her sons are heroes and
her daughters are hcroincs This rebellion
has brought out deeds that deserve to he
associated with those valorous actions which
We with throbbing pulses read in history. In
orc place, a lady and her husband fled in
their carriage. lie stood upright She took
the rcins. She dashed the horses through a
band OF mutincers, while he with cool aim
shot dead one who seized the horses heads.
and another who climbed upon the carriage
behind to cut him down. On they fled. till
they found a rope across the road and pro-
Src>> appear impossible True to herself she
dashed the horses at full speed. against the
rope and as they. bearing it down. stumbled.
she by rem and whip. raised them. while her
husbands weapons again freed them from
those who succeeded i'll lcaping upon them.
lie was wounded, but both escaped with their
lives. In another place. a young lady. the
daughter of an officer. shot seven mutinccrs
before they killed her. \ captain, pressed
by his SepoyS, with his good sword slew
twenty-six of them before he fell :"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

Th">' persons in want %: Clothing Hats. CAPS
ana fur>. "iu please notice IL, al, ci-i>clncnt Il
Ira Dresser Iii thi> paper. In, rc;,or,> are he l.
selling goods foT lc>> Than cost. We advise all in
Nant Of goods III hi Inc 10 -i,c him all. - he
i determined ~ close up IN a few weeks.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

How PRESIDENT BUCHANAN RECEIVES THE
LApIES-A Washington correspondent of
the South says
MIR. Buchanan still continues to have
hosts Of lady visitors, and scarcely pretty
woman comes to Washington, but she must
see the bachelor President. His manners
towards his fair visitors show that he is
no 'ladys man. his graceful commonplace
seems to fail him with them; and have
seen him evidently sorely taxed to find few
words to say to the fair DANES who will find
their way to his reception room. lie is said to
have been compelled to have recourse to two
stereotyped phrases, which he invariably adj
dresses by turn to the ladies'. as he runs the
gauntlet of them at reception hours. They
are these-'Madam is this your first visit to
Washington A pause. and then. Madam
would advise you to visit the Smithsonian
Institute After which the lady is expected
10 vamosC,"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07
Financial.

| ticular, will be thankfully received.
.&EsH1E'.e...@
Financial.
| The financial condition of the country
seems to tc very little improved since the
suspension of specie payments by the Banks,
and the embarrassment throughout all the
departments of business is without parallel
in this Or any other commercial country.
The embarrassment is not confined to spec
ulators or to parties engaged in outside ell
terpriscs; but it extends to the soundcst and
most careful business firms. with large means
and surplus assets. Hundreds of the most
respectable and substantial business Houses
in the cities and manufacturing towns have
Welded to the pressure. and suspended pay
ment. from their utter inability to procure
money either by collections or loans. \ mer-
camille firm in Boston whose failure has been
announced. offered to any party who would
carry them through. bonus of One Thou
sand Dollars !; day for 300 davs-showins at
the same time surplus of more than mil
ro os,,uom
Almost every species of property is value
loss f,r ,hc n,.,,oo - ,.,.
lo.+ o,J,,.al ,',,,ou
com, ~ ,.,.s ,,';nou.. w., h,,,..
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'''i ''' ''>''' as 81 '''"l''''!of' ana must Al
Various theories Al" advanced as to the
causes "hich have Icd TO such universal
cF''>h' no one OF winch seems cancin>iNc. The
'""'"'"'' cause.-the immediate f"r"r opera
ting 20 produce and ha>tcn the c!ta>.rophr
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

LIBERTY FADING OUT.-It is a curious fact
(SavS the Adrian E1poxitor.) that in the
various issues of coin frcm the L. s. Mint.
the motto "lIhcrty, ever since the first wears
OF our government. or ever since slor,ry be-
gan to be profitable has been gradually fad
ing from our national currency. until upon
the last new lS>ac.thc new cent. the "Libertv''
Is left off entirely. We take at random from
our wallet two half dollars. One of the date
1881: and the 'lbcrty" is bound las a front
let upon the image on the coins in fair bold
letters. The other is of 1875: and the
"llbcrty Is on Il shield. in much smaller
letters. and the shield cast down upon the
ground: the "Liberty" on the coin of 1850
being only about half the size of that of 1884
and much less prominent in position. And
as we have said. upon the new cent of 1857.
there is no "I.ibcrty."
The E"p"sitor gives very plausible cx-
PLANTATION of the treason WHY" The slave
holders regard this Observation-Disclosures
of "inccndiary" character. They are afraid
that the purport and significance of the motto
might be too much inquired into bv the
slaves ; and hence the systematic work which
has been carried on to oblitcrate. or render
as obscure as possible. this mark upon all
com likely to pass through the hands of
slaves.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-11-07

= The New York Express tells of a lady
who, in her anxiety for "cheap goods" en-
countered "a dense crowd, tore her silk half
OH, lacerateu the lace On her mantilla. and
lost her temper, to secure silk at twelve
shilings yard, which she did not want i'm
mediately, and which she afterwards found 70
be the same in style and pattern with one an
acquaintance had bought for dollar and
quarter in ordinary times