The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-26

drawback however, Is an inadequate supply Of timber.
But Of this anon. large emigration is expected
the spring. and think can give the poor . word Of
advice.
The democrats successful in the election on the
s.h as the telegraph will have informed you The free
daB more and more what dupes they have been in
listening to Greeley Wilson Co.. and refusing 10 vote for
conventional delegates They deserve sympathy and
but little consideration from Congress- Kansas Is ad-
uitted Is slave State, s their doing; no amount
OF logic can make otherwise. The to be regretted
Is that the fauatca consprators abroad will succeed in
what they have secretly prayed for from the beginning
They know the slave STATE condition can only be tempo
rary but in the meantime they have secured harp on
which the usual fs and shreks can be continued.
General Calhoun recently assaled by a species Of
inmates who fed TO the ferry boat for safety Contrary
the entreates OF his friends, he appeared the bal
cony made speech and eowed the a1dacity Of his as
has given him the protection OF company Of dragons TO
LecOmpt0n
whitfield also threatened the land Office at Kicks
poo company of artillery has gone up protect his
life and the public money The respectable part Of the
party. mas 20 with asss
given out Many of them may trace their appearance
here 70 the hot bed propagandism of the Emsran Aid
Society
Al Leavenworth lately some wag, at midnight raised
hue and that the were crossing the river
the people armed in hot haste. and co@mUton vas
created generally Some struck for the country and
some for the forsurprised. doubtless ut their powers
of speed This old Missouri cry is q favor
tie method OF deceving Eastern readers. In the
great majority Of ii fully as the nursery
very much given starting foxes this lneone pub
lished in St Louis, the other m Chicago-fathfuy re-
nected in New York in nature and name.
General Harvey reviewed yesterday all the troops In
Kansas The long column comprised portion OF the First
cavalry and Second Dragons three batteries Of light art
lery the Fourth regiment of artillery and Sixth regiment
of infanyn all about 400 and 600 horses. Il is
seldom many regular troops in Uncle Sans modest
little army concentrated
have letter frOm an officer of the Utah army,
dated November 2S He complains much Of the want or
cavalry the route, of the attempt of Colonel Alex
ander to reach Zion by Springs and Bear River
valley. Finding the too late he (Alexander)
concluded TO burn all his supplies excepting forty days,
against him This trip was the destruction Of so many
animals. The army is nearly out Of salt but can expect
before spring They troops are housed for the win
bey tents-a tent Modelled after the Sioux lodge.
Phelps battery had lost seventy horses Reno not
over half dozen. Singular disparity
The Of Colt left here for continued trial.
The balls of naked lead cylindro in form,
cased in mixture of beeswax and taow TO keep the
barrel from foung and vary with the cabrethose most
suitable for general service being about the fifty eighth
part Of inch The cartridge wrapper thin metallic
foil and much safer than paper Aau Sharpes carbine
is, that the paper sometimes remains behind, burning
The advance Of red arms toward general adoption has
been very rapid Colt TO have combined several
advantages experiments have afforded, and pro-
duced, in my opinion, weapon, taken whole with
equal The muske wild at forty yards Is TO be
nearly useless; but these rifles are dangerous at mile
The carbine pistol with the grooves and expanding ball
is suitable for mounted ard artillery foot The old
smooth bores and round balls quietly dropping in the
grave Of useless, not forgotten things-n Short old
fogesl
Not particle Of ice in the river here. The Isabella
arrived from st. Louis this morning with heavy freight
II liz announced that twenty steamers exclusive OF the
| mail line, will be put on this route in the spring.
Captain Brent of the Quartermaser Department, died
here Monday morning, much to the of many
personal friends He native OF Virginia, graduated
West Point in 1895, and commissioned in the 9th reg
ment of Infantry from whence he transferred to the
4th Artillery the year folio wing He bore active part
the hotly contested field of Buena VISTA and bre
veei by Congress for gallant conduct on that occasion
AakAo
March, 1s47 He was in the prime OF life and manly
strength. II seems hard indeed TO all ties at such
age and illustrates well the truth
Leaves have their times TO fall,
And flowers 10 wither at the north winds breath,
And stars TO set-but all,
Thou hast all seasons for thine own, o DEATH"