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THE ELECTION To-MoRRow.-There is an old
aud trite saying, that things never so bad that
they may not be worse; and that is certainly true
of the condition to which our municipal system
has fallen. There is another old saw, which pre-
diets that when things come to the worst they
must mend. Few would have supposed that the
government of this city could be administered in
amore disgracefnl and ruinous fashion than it has
been for some years past, yet it is pretty evident
that we are about to experiences still worse con-
dition of affairs next year than ever before. And
if the second old saying be true, it is natural to
conclude that things have not come to the
worst with US yet, for instead of mending they
are falling deeper and deeper into corruption.
AS an evidence Of this it is only necessary to
refer to the class Of candidates to be voted for
tomorrow for the most important Offices in the
city government We have already published
their names, occupations and positions in the
community, and we venture to say that cata-
logue of aspirants for official places more richly
fruitful of promise for an incapable and democrat
lied government could not be found in the whole
city.
There are one hundred and twenty-one offices
of importance to be flled-we do not include
ward cOnstables in the class Of important Offices
and for these there are three hundred and fifty
four candidates. Let us see how they are divided
as regards their occupations or no occupations,
for many of them have none at all. Here is the
list
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The December Term or the Law Courts.

This being the first Monday Of the month the Law court
calendars will be resumed yet probable that much
business will be transacted until after the election Tho
Of the indicted officials down for TO day in the
Court Of oyer and Termner, where panel Of thou
sand jurors win be called. Canccmi the Italian will be
tried again in the Supreme Court Circuit this term tho
Superior Court will hold two trial branches for the pre-
SENT and In the last week Of the term there will be four
Judges presiding at jury The Common Pleas viii
also have two trial terms.
The December term Of the General Sessions will be com
menced this morning. Recorder Barnard presiding but in
consequence Of the election Tuesday Is not probable
that much business viii be the first week of
the term. The prison calendar being very large aud the
end Of the year hand the criminal Judges and
the prosecuting officers and their are very
anxious 10 clear the prison before the year dawns
II s probable that efficient and aborous City Judge
will hold another branch Of the Court thus contribute
his valuable services in dsposng Of the prisoners who
awaiting their trials The majority Of charges
are a. usual, feionious assaults, grand
ghres; stll there several capital cass that will bc
tried this month, among which are the following jas
Iarkn, for the murder Of Jas. Dowing barkeepcr in
Mulberry street, John Kcho and John Hays for the hom
eide Of Maurice Tuomcy, and Chas NcDcrmot, for killing
Carson coster, IN Henry street Tho Of Moses Erch
who charged with receiving large Of property,
knowing 10 have been stolen which has been called up
repeatedly. will be disposed OF during The month Tho
papers in the Of James stephens (who committed,
charged with poisoning his wife, not given 70 the
last Grand Jury but they will be submitted to the Grand
Jury as soon M Il is cmpannelcd.
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q.
Since last the weather has been spring like and
with mild scuthery wind the Ice both in the and
canal, u gradually dccayng. The most formidable OBJ
strucon present the river Red Hook whore the
ice h drilled ~ the hats and lodged in the channel II
u there from two and half 10 three inches thick. A.
Caetleton and opposite TO this city u is mere slush
There rs good depth Of water the bars, and the
tows which left here last evening through without
detention Tho steam tugs Belle and Ontario will leave
here ~ high tide this evening, with tow Of twenty
boats
The passenger boats from New York last evening (he
Isaac Newton aud Hero). arrived here nj seasonabc
hour this morning. The steamer Eagle which len hero
tive days ago, IN hurry, for roughkcepse len that place
again this morning, and will leave here usual 30
morning
The Canal Collector a, Schenectady olegraphs At lo,,
" that boats were not moving NJ that place, but from
dispatches from other offices west there IT, with the
continuance 81 mild weather some prospect OF rcsump
ton of canal navigation.
From the Albany Journal, Dec. al
The prospect Of prolonged continuance Of river nav
Caton quite gloomy, and s considered by old cxpe
rienced nayiga'ors q the river Last night the wind
vccred around 10 the west, which followed by a
speedy change in the atmosphere ~ O'Clock this
morning the thermometer down 70 twenty four, and
~ ten O'Clock northeast snow storm set ~, which,
prolonged, will do up the work
The passenger boats from New York last evening Oha
New World and KnickerbockerD reached here al an early
hour this morning
season and went the bars with comparative ease
The obsructious Red Hook are less formidable than
they were yesterday morning
The tug boats cayuga and Syracuse will leave this aer
noon al high tide Uhrce o'clock and will take all the
boats in readiness. Tho two tows will number about
twenty boats
Prom the canal VI 10 the present writing nen o'cock)
We but little reliable Information but our usual eic
graphic dispatches which will be received time for this
issue. will tell the story.
Commissioner Sheriff. last evening teegraphed 10 thee
in charge Of ths canal along his division ~ 10 work this
morning and set The boats in motion. We learn, yer
baly, that some twenty boats had worked their way
through. and had entered the river West Troy this
morning
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OF hundred years or more has proved
that not only can free white labor and black
slave labor flourish together tremendously under
the same general political system, but that they
can exist happily together in the same local
community. the same State, county, city, town
or hamlet. The fac is that Seward in that
Rochester speech overleaped his mark; and in
adhering to it his supporters will be reduced to
the abolition camp. The republican party must
reject him and his reasonable instructions, or
they will inevitably lose the next Presidency,
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New York Observation-Disclosures Edit

New York Observation-Disclosures Edition.
The United States mail steamship Illinois Capt John
McGowsn, will leave this port this afternoon, at two
O'Clock, for Aspinwall
The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific
will close at one O'Clock this afternoon
fhe NEw YoRx wEx.H HEsALD-California edition
containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the
world, viii be published at ten O'Clock in the morning.
Single copies IN wrappers ready for mailing six cents
Agents will please send in their orders early pos
p,ble.
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No occupation In the Directory. 10
IL is only necessary to say that the largest num-
Der Of any one class in this catalogue is that of
parties who have no apparent local habitations
and no business; that the next, in point of num-
bers is composed of proprietors Of porter houses,
corner groceries and low drinking saloons; that
large number Of the candidates are at the pre-
sent time holding subordinate positions in the
several Offices of the Corporation; and that nearly
the whole lot are hungry politicians, more
greedy, If possible, for the flesh pots Of the city
treasury than their predecessors.
As far as the payment of taxes is an indication
Of the interest one has in the common good Of
the community, the following classification will
show how our candidates stand in that respect
Whole number Of candidates.. 35s
taxpayers .1ss
Non aNraye .16I
Giving the taxpaying candidates only ma
joriiy of twenty over those who pay no direct
taxes.
II il idle now TO refer to the cause of so deplo-
rabe state Of things The only rational con-
clusion to come to is that for the property
owners, taxpayers and rentpayers Of New York
oppression and msgovernment have not yet
reached an uncomfortable point. When they do,
perhaps they will make some effort to rescue
the city from the hands of the rowdies and bull
lies who now dictate to the voters the men
whom they intend shall govern us.
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THE Hr,p Oh me CATHOLIC CHURCH R
AaEmcA- some time ago, a. our readers viii
remember there was good deal Of talk about
thc Pope clcvatng some member Of the Catho.
~ hierarchy q this country g. the rank Of Car
<linsl' aud Archbishop Hughes was very general
" spoken q a. the one most likely to be select
81. Recently, however we have heard nothing
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The Weather ut Boston.

BosToS, Dec. 4, 1858.
There has been quite thick storm this afternoon
and evening" but the weather is mild there are ndica
cations Of a change to rain.
Dec S, 1858.
Tho sed alling this morning. when there were
from two TO three inches the ground. Rain has been
falling all day.
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THE LATEST NEWS.

Non-Arrivsl OF the City OF Washington.
SANDY HOOK Dec. 5-9h p. NJ
There are no signs Of the steamship City OF Washington
now in her twelfth day from Liverpool aud about due
The weather is thick that cannot see outside Of the
beach. Wind light from northwest
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AwArr OF DAMAGES AGAINST THE NFw YORK AND
NEW HAvsN RAILROAD CoMPsSy.-Mrs. Johannah klinge-
man IN suit against the Now York and New Haven Rail
road Company of damages for The loss o. her husbd
caused by caressness " thor employees, obtained YER
dict the surHcmo Court, Weschestcr county, q White
Plains before Justice Daniel Ingraham, on the I'D inst
lVr tue sum VI 5000.
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TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
Herewith please nnd a memorandum Of INSTRUCTED let
ters aken from the advertised letter list Of the ERp
q saturday Dcc a. which please publish you did as
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wALLACK's THEATRE, Broadway.-AnERIcAss
PARIs-A GEsrIEsAs FROM IRELAND.
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BARSUMs AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway.-After
snd Evening-kIsG, MIsIsTgR GESERAL-BALxr
DTvkRrIssxx ENT-ARAB CIR
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WOODS MINSTREL BUILDING 5sl and 5ss Broadway
ETHIOPIAN SONGS DANCES, &c,SouTnERs LIFE
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LAURA KEENEs THEATRE No ga Broadwsy-OuR
American Cousls-BossiK fsHwIFE.
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BUTTONS NEW THEATRE, Broadway-woxAS
HkART-IS or or PLACE
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MECHANICS HALL, AZ observation-disclosures MISsrRxIs
NEGRO Songs AND buRIEsouEs-I Amt TINE FAIRY
CAMPBELL MINSTREIS. 4H Broadway-ErHrorIAN
HARAcrKRIsrIcs Songs, &c.-MAGic GUITAR.
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EIRLo's GARDEN, Broadway.-THE scHooLxAu zR
FKsrnAL DAssAsIE-JoCKo.
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BROADWAY THEATRE acknowledgements
GrssAsrics-FouR LovkRs
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ACADEMY OF MUSIC Fourteenth street-IrALIAs oprl
THH HuGUksors
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BowERY THEATRE Bowery.-RoLrx, Oh rHE RED
RlcnT observation-disclosures TURNED LORD
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-01

An Invention Wanfed.-One of the most
useful inventions positively wanted by the
gas light using community, is some method
Of positively preventing. the gas jets from
Pickering. Gas regulators have been in
vented to graduate the quantity passing
through the. tubes under varying pressures
Of the gas, but none which provides for q
steady flow to the burners. The vibrations
Of the gas light produce similar v;ibratiions
in the retina of the eye, and thereby uu-
duly excite it. According to the compute
tons of Drs Young, there are as many as
$4,000, 900 of undulations in yellow LIGHT
the raywhich prevails in gas jets-pro.
duced in q single second. It is very evi.
dent, therefore, that the disturbed vibrations
by Pickering gas lights must effect the eve
injariously. 1Gbas been found that a. per.
non can study and write great deal.loneeer,
and with greater ease, by the light Of 4 I
sperm candle or oil lamp, than with GAS /:
but this would notbs, the@osse, were aas
lights remedied Of the evil offaiekerine.
. - - a<t
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pause. With q smile in her eye, withou
knowing what she does, the little girl open,
the Bible as it lays OH her mothers knee
she turns her laughing face away and pla
ces her finger upon line.
That awful silence grew deeper. The
deep drawn breath Of the brother and tho
broken gasps of the murderer, alone dis
turb the stiffness; the widow and dark
eyed boy are Lrcatllless. The little girl un
conscious as she was, caught feeling o.
awe from the countcnance around her. and
stood breathcss, her face turned as ide and
her tiny fingers resting Oh that line of life
or DEATH
At last, gathering courage. the widow
bent her eyes to the page, and read:
"Lore your encmies."
Ali, that moment was sublime. Oh. NV.
tul book OF God, in whose dread pages we
see Moses talking face to face to Jehovah,
or Jesus waiting by Samaria's we'll or wan.
dcr'ng 10y the waves of dark Galilec. Oh,
awful Book, shining tonight, as speak,
the light of that widows home, the glory
OF the mechanics shop, shining where the
world comes not, to look on the last night
OF the convict in his cell, lighting the way
to God, even that dread giLLet. Oh, book
OF terrible majesty and chillkc lovc-of
suLlimity that crushes the soul into awe
kof beauty that mcIts the heart will, rapture,
you never shone more strangely eau,iful
than there in the lone cot of the WissaLi-
ko", when you saved the murderer's life.
For need tell you that the murdcrcrs' S
life was saved-thc widow recognized the
finger Of God, and even the stern brother
was awed into siIcnce
The murderer went his way.
Now look you how wonderful are the
ways OF Heaven! That very night as the
widow sat at her lonely hearth, her orphans
10y her sde-sat there with crushed heart
and hot c, ebaIIs, thinking of her husband,
who now lay moullcring on the blood
drenched soil of paoli-there was tap at
the door. She opened it, and that husband
living though covered with wounds, was in
her aims.
lie had fallen i'll Paoli but not in death.
lie was alive, and his wife lay painting on
his bosom.
That night there was prayer in that
wood cmbowercd cot Of the WissabiLon
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FICTITIOUS LITERATURE,

In all ages and in all countries, Fictitious
Literature has had its admires as well as its
denonnccrs. We are frequently struck with
some peculiar beauty in fictitious work
and i"voluntarily mire il. Again We sec
some obscure passage unworthy The notice
OF a man, and Immediately denounce it.
We see men Of talent admire, and Others
equally as talented, reject the use Of Fictiti-
GUS Literature, SO our own opinion must, in
some degree, govern us in the estimate we
place upon it.
Works of Fiction arc considered by many
as being highly detrimental to the mind o,
youth; for they are generally exaggerated
representations of life. Things arc presented
to the mind which never existed schemes
are devised Which can never be executed
hopes are inspired Which can never be re.
allied. Liccntious scenes, and obscene i'm
agary, are introduced, and the imagination
becomes defiIed by descriptions which are
revoItiug to every vrtuous and refined mind.
Thus areimpure desires enkin,lled within
the bosom of youth, and lie falls an easy
victim 10 its seductive influence 1t gives
student no taste for his studies, nor does it
enable him to dive into "the hidden myste-
ries of science" Those who have contracted
the habit of novel. reading, often shed tear
of sympathy over imaginary sufferings.-
But let lis turn and view the other side and
I'VE find that to this we are indebted for
some Of the most noble displays of human
genius.
What pictures what scenes are presen
ted to the imagination Of man How much
has our happiness been extended by fiction
which presents to us new words and new
characters! Even in the hour of affliction,
when Nature has no object upon which our
hopes can rest, fiction invites our imagina-
ton to another world.
1t is this which so brilliantly elevates man
from his common station, and places him
in the field of the poet, and>the painter who
draws his pictures, tinseled with every
beauty which pleases the fancy and cap,i-
Yates the admiration. Look at Milton, and
others, whose romantic fancies are expressed
III every shade of thought and every trait
OF beauty. lmignation is among ,he great
est OF human powers, the loftiest of human
accomplishments, and the rarest of human
endowments.-G Georgian.
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Life on tile Pluins.-Herls of Buffalo,
"A member of Company C. lst Cavalry,
U. $. Army, recently arrived al Fort Leav.
enworth from an expedition on Western
plains, writes as follows to his father in
Springfield, Illinois I'VE had an interest
ing expedition, but have had no time to
particularize any Of the many interesting
scenes and Incidents. Suffice for the present
to say, that we travelled over two thousand
miles, and saw some of the most splendid
picturesque and beautiful country to. be
found anywhere, and some of the widest
and most desolate country outside the great
desert. We saw, chased, killed, cooked and
ate' buffalo, elk, antelope, deer, hares, rab-
bits, turkeys, DC. Of buffalo we saw mil.
lions, and very near the same number of
antelope. For nine days of our travel we
passed through one continuous herd of buf.
faIo: The whole country was literally
blackened with them as far as the eye could
reach daily. We had to surround our. camp
with fires at night, to keep from being over
run by mighty herds of this wonderful ami.
NAL" 30. j..
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AFFECTION FOR A MOTHER

The following beautiful passage, as true
AS it is beautiful, is from Mr.. James:
'l'ound the idea of one'smotler the mind
of men clings with fond affection. It is tLe
first deep thought stamped upon our infant
heart when yet soft, capable of receiving
the most profound Impressions, and all the
after feelings of the world are more or less
light in comparison. l do not know that
even in our old age we do not look back to
that feeling as the sweetest we have through
lite. Our passions and our wilfuluess may
lead us far. from the object of our fial
love; we learn to pain her heart, to oppose
her wishes, to violate her commands we
may become wild, bead-strong and angry
at her counsel or opposition, but wien
death has stiIed her monitory voice, and
nothing but calm memory remains to re.
cspitulate her virtues and good deeds, affec-
tlon, like a flower. beaten to the ground sby
a past storm, raises up her head and smile.
amongst her tears. Round the idea, sve
have said the mind clings with fond affes,c-
ton, and eyen when the earlier period Of
our loss forces memory to be silent, fancy
takes the place of remembrance, and twine.
the image of our dead parent wilhsx gar
land of graces, and beauties, and virtue.
which We doubt not thst,she pos.esses.r
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ing from each State its quota for the ma
t'ons support, that if the people can have the
question fairly submitted to their decision.
it is safe to predict that its obvious tendency
to guard against the practice of profuse ex-
penditure and its consequent check upon
Congressional corruption, would invoke the
warmest support.
The adoption of this system of revenue.
OF course, would ignore the doctrine of pro.
lection, which few still cling to as appli.
cable and favorable to the industry of the
country. l say doctrine Of protection; for
1t can readily be shown that the liberation
of trade from the fetters that the revenue
laws now impose, would place our agri.
culture, manufactures and commerce, in n
still farther advanced position, in the scale
of the worlds competition, than they even
now possess.
We all remember tat ono of the last
public declarations Of Henry Clay (who
has been styled the Father of the Sys-
tenn" was, that Protection for projections
sake was dead" and Il is not too much
now to say that the doze or more years
that have elapsed since it was made, have
not, i'll the experience that they have de.
vclopcd, weakened its force.
The question whether the public lands
should be used as direct source Of revenue
has often been debated. The higher policy
would probably favor their reservation as a
basis for national credit, whenever an emer.
gency might require its use, reserving their
present income to discharge the interest
and principal Of the existing debt. Com.
merce might then be alone charged with
the necessity Of conveying to the Treasury
our yearly requirement, which might, with
out an inconvenient retrencllmcnt, be
brought within the sum of forty millions
of dollars, based upon the scale of values
of the present year.-Ne,o York Journal
Of Commerce.
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"Iommy, my son, what are you goinf
to do with that club 2"
"Send it to tue editor, of course"
"But what are you going 70 send it K
the editor fort"
"Cause he1says, if anybody will send hin
a club lie will send them paper"
The mother came very near fainting
but retained consciousness. enough to ask !:
"But, Tommy, dear, what do you sup
pose he wants of club3"
"Well, I don't know, replied the hope
fal urcbin unless it is to knock down sub
scribers assdon't ray for their papori9 "a
y II you want TO know whether tree il
hollow or not, axe it.
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american Lif.-American life IS but the
agony of fever. There is no repose for
US. We push on in frenzied excitement
through tile crowds, the noise, the hot glare
and dust Of the highways, without turning
for moment to refresh ourselves in the
quiet and shade of the by-paths of life.-
We have but one object in our rapid jour
ney, and that is to get the start ofsour fel-
ow.trayelers. Our political equality, offer
Ing to all q chance for the prizes of life,
and thus encouraging every one to try his
speed in the race, is no doubt spur to the
characteristic hurry Of. Americans. Our in
stitutions, however, are not responsible for
the prize We choose to strive for. There il
no reason that we know Of why 4 republi-
can should have no other aim in life but to
get richer. than bis neighbors :. but there
are thousand good reasons, if we value
health and hspp'ness, why we should pur..
sue other and higher objects. When the
pursuit Of wealth is 1, the great purpose Of
life in SO. rapidly 9 prog' essive state Of ma
terisl prosperity as exists in our commercial
communities, it requires. exclusive devotion
and the highest strain Of the faculties 10
succeed. A fair, competence, however, is
easilyreached andsif ,ws had learned to
care for better thipgs, we should not strive
for fnore. !. - !.