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

GENERAL WALKER AT MONTGOMERY, Allan
immense eoncourse OF citizens crowded into the House
Of Representatives hail. at Montgomery the 18th inst
for the purpose Of giving appropriate reception" TO
cen Walker, who bad arrived in the city Hon. Allen
Jones presided the meetings, and speeches
made by Hon Vim. L. Yancey, Judge Cherall and ota
well known gentlemen. The following resolutions were
offered by Judge Cihcrs seconded by Hon. Daniel H.
Horp and passed by acclamation;-
Resolved, l. That in the opinion Of this meeting the
Of Gen William Walker and the liberal party Of
Nicaragua In their efforts 10 establish free, independent
and republican government IN Nicaragua, 10 identified
with the progress Of liberty the march OF civilization aud
the exteoson Of American principles the American
continent.
That in the opinion Of this meeting the expedition Of
Gen Walker volave Of principle Of statute in
ternstions law that every American citizen has the right
any other country ana 10 become citizen thereof
and In the exercise OF this right may boar for their
for their oefence
g. That in the opinion Of this meeting the seizure Of
Gen. Walker and his men by Commodore Piulding a
gross outrage the Law Of nations and without parallel
in the history OF free governments and that simple justice
demands that ample restitution be made by the govern
Of the United States 10 General Walker and his
patriots and the act Of Psuding be emphatsly repu-
dated.
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Court OF Oyer and Terminer.
Hon Jndca Incrahau pres,d,np

The BOND STREET MURDER. ]. EcKEL pIsCH ARGED
THE GREENWICH STREET MuRDER-Two OF THE
PRISONERS PLEAD GUILTY TO AASsLAUGHTER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE.
JAN 25-This being the day TO which this court was
adjourned, the room densely crowded by q very
large panel of petty jurors and witnesses
Amongst those present John ]. Eckel, who so
unfortunate as 70 have been mixed up with the
Burdel for time but who has been out his
own recognzance the acqutal OF Mrs Cunningham
q the charge Of having murdered Or Harvey Burdell.
Mr. Ecke looked very well; he does not wear such a
large beard be INDUCED 10 on former occasions.
Maurice o'Counel, James Toole, William Hagan and
Daniel Pembroke the lads indicted for the murder OF
Terez. Sptzen, by stsnglDg ner In Greenwich street,
also present Their range from about l6 10 20
John Mofobey, indicted for the murder OF Henry Ba-
milton by shooting him with pistol in Canal street. was
Also present He stout built looking man, about 20
years of aye The prisoners all seemed uncoucerned the
sour youths OF Greenwich street Doorey INDUCED some
times a little laughter.
The Court occupied for some time n bearing vari-
Gus excuses o. large number OF gentlemen who had
been subj oDaed AZ jurors.
M Seds sck Assistant District Attorney stated to the
Court that be expected Mr. Hall would have been present
so have stated the reasons why had been determined
part OF the people, 70 ask the Court for permission
10 enter mol posequ, IN ne case against John j. tcke
under nctmrIt for the murder OF Dr. Harvey BuTde,
but hrs own recognizance. They had come TO
she coo cluson just ground for putting
Mr.. Res el on trial
The Court then discharged EckeL
The indictments against VIM Handy and others, for
assault and riot were, motion OF Mr. Sedgvick, As
sltnt DistT ot Attorney ansmted the Sessions for
trial. Mr. Sedgwios said the prosecution we're ready 70
proceed OF murder-hat ~ MorOncy, for the
hoo ang of hamhtsn and Maurice Council, the prnC
pal Of four parties indicted for the murder OF rereza
Spzlen TIE witnesses not all In court but he pro
posed 10 empanel jury IN the case of Maurice OConne
Mr. Clinton counsel for O'Connell and Hagan indict
cd for the Greenw ch street homicide sad that after
sutng with Mr. Whnipg and Mr.. Sedgwck counsel for
The prosecution be ha come 70 The conclusion Of advising
his clients plead guilty 10 mansaughter in the FIRST de-
gree. BE asked that the sentence be deferred until he
had an opportunity Of putting IN afiidavts.
Mr.. Whiting SAID that looking over the papers IN this
case bad doubts Of being able 10 sustain the charge OF
murder
The prisoners (OConnor and Hagan) were then put
forward and withdrew their plea Of not guilty Of murder,
and put pea Of guilty Of granddaughter in the nrsi
degree.
STATE prison from years 10 during io in the dscre
ton o; the Court
yr Sedgwick then announced that be " )uld proceed
With the OF other BOYS indicted for the Of
fence the morning The Court thereuPon adjourned 10
10 O'Clock Tuesday morning
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Leaving 10 account for this sum. ......
IL is known that about 81 600 600 was re-
mitted from the assets Of the North
American Trust Company. being an &C
c. mutation Of seventeen or eighteen
years and paying not more than fifty
cents on the dollar OF the debt. This we
will deduct as not having any connec.
ton with OF relation 20 modern debt,
paying. say. ...................
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The French Slave Trade.
rem the Partisan correspondent Of the Courier des
Flats Tnis

Eats Unis
According 10 letters received from Marsees the trans
poraton O. free negroes from the coast Of Africa for
the French coones board Of French vessels has
" been the of serious conflict between the French
and the EDgtrh navies. ship belonging TO the port
ofMarseies and which taking board the coast
of Madagascar cargo Of negroes for the Island Of
Bourbon, threatened 10 be dealt with q SLAYER by
English cruisers and obliged return 10 France with
out having accomplished is object, although French
ofwar inerfereo and endeavored 10 make its rights
respected Admiral Hamelin gave way TO some excitement
the occasion, and explanations have been exchanged
the subject between the Secretary Of the Navy add
Lord Convey. As sort OF concilatory measure the B
th cabinet has proposed 10 the French 10 employ instead
OF free negroes from Africa, sepoy prisoners 10 be pro
vided by the East India Company The role Of aer for
England, would certainly not be favorably viewed by
planters. The two cabinets will probably come 10
derstandng, but in the meanwhile steam frigate has
been ut 70 Madagascar 70 protect flag OF need
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-26

There story going the rounds Of the papers which
started by the Tribune this city, the effect thai
Brigham Young the autocrat of all the Mormo one OF
the propretors Of The town OF Florence in Nebraska Ter
ritory The Florence Courier Of the 9TH inst replies
the story ~ follows
Brigham Young, Individually, owns one inch Of land
In tae city of Florence As trustee Of the Mormon church
he holds about the northern outskirts Of the
city called tho Mormon Reserve" and four lots in the
CITY, but, with this exception neither individual
trustee has he the slightest claim IN be termed
the proprie,ors Of the town Of Florence The stock
holders the principal proprietor, and he don't hold
even one share of the stock.
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800 900; France, 10000; and other foreign ports,
SO, OOO We all know how cotton is paid for-and that
is by 60 day bills and hence it is paid for in ordna-
nv times in about 66 days after the arrival OF tho
cotton in Europe. The money is advanced in
this country by banks, bankers and brokers,
and the money is used to pay debts here,
and not European debts due from inselvent houses,
or BY people who failed to pay the other side, but to
keep up credit here by paying debts in longitude q
great deal west of Greenwich. It is possible Loaf
some of the gold that came from Europe "a the fall
of last wear may have been put in cotton, but
nc. TO any great extent; and hence It follows that
this great sum OF SIC 050 600, nor any very large
portion thereof has not been applied to the quida
ton of debts due in Europe from the merchants Of
the United States; and such, no doubt, will be the
opinion of his Majesty the King of Prussia, who, it
is said holds million of the bonds of the Erie Rail
road
Thrdly-And now as to the gain of $34 900 900 of
specie by 1--we of the seaboard Cities since the
panic. In regard to this we only speak
of one of those cities-that is, of New York
and that is occasioned by want of proper returns.
Our banks suspended on the l4th of October,
and if that is to be considered 'the crisis" we
will take the next bank statement DAY, the 18th
of that month. The banks OF this city then owed
demand liabilities and held specie as follows
Circulation. Deposits. Specie.
October So, OPT 4a1 $40, OH 81 8s3 ,230
January 2.....-... 649o ,403 65033S67 q, 76i 9a6
Showing the following results, viz
Gain Of SPECIE $50, 49, l6
Increase of demand liabilities, via
Circulation. ............. S4o2, 1852
Deposits % 1877 1855
Total .S22 FAC, SIT
January 2-Ioans sos 64e, 1928
October 17-Loans 81 245 1926
Increase of loans 81 s04, 09s
SO then we have to pay the increased demand liza.
bili.es Of 1872 ,74O ,sl7
Out of-increase of loans. 81 1904 ,09S
Increase Of specie. ....... 2O,H8,7l6
2022 ,sl4
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EXPENSE OF LEGISLATIVE JoBBYNG.-According
N the acav Of the Town Clerk Of West Cambridge, the
expended by committee of that town in oppos-
ing, last year the passage 81 bill by the Legislature to
incorporate the of Belmont TOR which bill OF par
tcuars wW rendered, was s5Tb. A. much more was
spent by the committee for which the items Of
penditure are givcn-BoaOn Traveller, Jan. o.
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CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT.

MONDAY, Jan ID 7. W
Asrus-The market quiet and sales limited
BREArsTrrrs-flour-The foreign news had effect OF
momoLt upon the market except, anything, 10 increase
the previous want Of animation The sales emb aced
about 5000 goo bbls. at about the following quota
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lIovemsDts of Ocean steamers.

.
Black Warrior. New York. Jan. p. Havana IN O.
STEAMERS TO AND FROM HAVANA.
and ss
arriving at New York 18Th v,ux -. ., , ,,
G % From NOS SsSs 1s g. Hi'n:
h a.1ns Msy Ss Ssr 4oa M arriving .. Havana a
.ss Ne: o...s: ss From Ne" Oiis.n; a'h H.7aaa
"a New Orleans 81 From New Orleans sS h:'sas
BLACK wsssios-Frem New York 9Th, arriving Hav.n.
Mih. a arriving al New York 18Th A-'AAA
ls sE0m tom n snS an sus Z. H Tu n
When the above dates fan Sunday, the win
-----.-~~,
NEW yoRK-rHIs
sun sun msa WATER morn MORN
Port OF New York, January %, 1855,
CLEARED
Ship sul,ana Barrett New OrleansWm Nelson I Sons.
ship Fanny Fosdick, Oimstead, New Orleans-Robson
ship Gpmbsrsps, Merrill. New orleausNesmith Sons.
bark Anna, Wheeler Gsve s,on-Sel.cn Clement. Co
Brig Col Pennimsn, Coffin, TrnidadMayhew, Talbot Co.
Brig St Michael DAM johnson, wilm,nston-A Rossre
fssS sna s2.
sehr Casey, Cudwoith, EiisaSsS City@Gnderhn 1
sehr Jones, Bsdsn Eqrfclt-slurses, Chairman Co.
schr J NJ Vance, Burdge, Philadelphia Hand.
ARRIVED
mse anS sSn sana. VIE
OF II win %
signals with steamship supposed to be The Augusta,
Bark Casco waugh Trinidad de Cuba Jan g. with sugar.
S Sn Pen soa IS e 10
Aroric apparently bark two small (schoo-
SssssS ssa.as sSS1 her,
Sob { sieison, Cobb, Provicce'own
Sea- D rrowbridse, Marin r SeS Haven
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19
Affairs In Norfolk.
[ooaREsposDrscn or 1HE ,Icnxesp DALEY plspArcH ]

NORFOLK, Aug. 1Gth, 1858.
Tne screw steamship Southern STAR owned and
commanded by Capt. Thos. W. Badger, Who viii be
remembered ~ one Of the survivors Of the Ifssed
mingtou. Del Tho Southern Star ts a beaattfui
spccimen oi marine architecture, IL built Of North
Caronna white oak, aud 10 intended to run be.
'~sen petersburg and New York, via City Point
nns n,,s Norfolk She was built ct Wilmington. and
put IN here 10 finish her joiuers' work, which will
aesain her about . week. She 10 represented a.
naving behaved very well on the trial trip down
aere and will doubtless prove OF great service to
the Petersburgers
report reached here to-day, that a whale had
oeeo captured on of the rivers running up into
toe county OF Mathews. His whaieship 10 repre
sen.ed as being fortyour feet long. nineteen feet
10 m circumference. and eleven feet across the tall
:. A"e interesting ceremonies OF q flag preseu ta
s.on VIII take place here on Thursday m ,rning--
~ Inc Jag is the gilt Of Miss Annie NJ Andrews to
we "ooo's kidemen--has faithful likeness Of the
'amented Woods on one side and the coat-efarms
OF virginia on the other. Mr. Thomas w. Upshur
mas been seieced by the fair donor to present the
coiofs. and Capt. Vim. Lamb, Of the Rifles will
receive IT, and we predict that the occasion will be
1ne OF unusual interest. Mr. Upsbur Is well
known IN the literary world, while the eloouepce
OF capt Lamb has often held a Norfolk audience
spell bound. One of the large halls OF the CITY
WI! be used for the occasion, aud we doubt not
WI oe deu'ey filled with the fair daughters of
Business is improving. Corn 10 becoming active:
we quote yellow at 90c.. white and mixed s4ss5c !;
Io,ooo bushels changed hands to-day at these
nsu,es, and but for the want Of freight room Ms
much more would have been shipped Wheat is
also steadily on the increase; four or five thou
sand bushels changed hands at Al 80 for prime
white, $l23 for do red. There is great tendency
in this staple to improve and we yet hope to chro
nicie tue fact that our market is az famous for
wheat as for corn. Pea nuts-which 10 an exten-
sive and rapidly increasing trade-are beginning
70 come In rapidly. They bring from so cents TO
90 ceuts according to quality. aud We confidently
expect ave millions of bushels will reach us this
season.
The Merchants and Mechanics Exchange vii,
move 10 their new quarters to morrow The Ex-
change Bank having purchased the property now
occupied oy them will commence the alteration Of
that property Immediately. with view TO il. cor.
version into bank for their own use Thus we
viii have the new hotel and all the banks on the
same square.
The first through train for Petersburg leaves
mere tomorrow, and one among the frat through
pasoonsefs VIII oe PERCUSSION.
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EFFECTS OF THE LATE CREvAssE The New Or
leans tLa Picayune states that the town of Gretna
1t says: 'Tbe greater part of the town presents
the singular spectacle of deserted houses standing
IN lake. the streets only marked by the lines of
the dwellings. Fish gambol in deserted parlors
The minno cat and buffalo disport in the streets
Immense schools of the smaller denizeus of the
river can be seen everywhere dsrtng along ths
sidewalks. chasing each other among garden
sbrubbery. now dying out by drowning and hiding
in the easements"
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

The EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES of the Vir.
gina Central Agricultural Society held a meeting
1t the office of President Lyons, yesterday morn
ing aud appointed a committee to confer with the
managers OF the various railroads leading to this
city, and arrange with them to bripg members
stock, machinery, etc, to the United States Agri
cultural Fair to be held in Richmond on the 25th
# October. The subject of eniarging the presect
Fair Grounds was discussed, and will be acted
upon hereafter.
The President has appointed agents to solicit
the State; and has also appointed agent for the
city of Richmond. Our readers are therefore re
quested to be prepared to hand over their coutr
buttons when called upon, and receive their certi
ficates of membership.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

ELECTORAL VoTE IN 1S60-Before the next Presi.
Dental election, three new States, additional to
rhose voting In 1856, will have been admitted viz
Minnesota. already in the Uuion, with Kansas and
OREGON to come in next winter. In 1856 the whole
number of electoral votes was 1885, with the above
mentioned new States. the whole number in 1860
will be 800. OF this humber, 154 will be required
for q majority. sAnd of the BOG electoral votes 120
will belong to the Slave States, and 1856 to the
Free States The majority of the North over the
South 10 thus shown to be GO.
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s6s9r LIYr SIZE PHoroosAps.

subscriber taRes pleasure In announcing - his nu.
nlsrouc patrons aud the public st atks. that ~ y
now prepared TO furnish khotogTApha from ntAlar
lures to FULL LltE slZE, either plain or eoloreJ.
which. for accuracy and tnish. he warrants eQehi,
II superior TO any produced In this city, - kss
lxrged 10 any size. .x
Catizens and strangers are invited to call and En-
anime specimens as dlBBe' Temple Of Att. Germ
THAN Hal, Main street. between sth and l1sA.
80 - = 49, "a = Y Ei9lka6.
P.s--If ron want genuine Amtrotype, thh h
the place TO get It, where you will neither be hun-
DugRed in price or work, Also, Aelainotypeas oS
any other Picture in tina Photographs Art
ia IA IL, (.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

PAPER MILLS There are ip the United States
$50 paper mills in actual operation, having 5 O00
engines, and producing in the year 250,000,oo0 of
pounds of paper, which is worth. say cents per
pound. or S27 100000. 10 produce this quantity
of paper over 4O0, 900 of pounds Of rags re-
quired, one and quarter pounds of rags being
necessary to make pound of paper. The valus
of these rags, estimating them at four cents per
uoupd is over $4,000, 900.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

MYSTERIOUS DEArH "A young girl, % years of
age, named Deborah O'Conneli, died 10 Boston
few days since very suddenly. She had passionate,
iy clung to brute who had 80 mAltreated her as
at last to induce her to gather her money, $500,
aud effects, to 60 to California. The evening be-
fore her demise, she called upon q lady forrune-
teller TO consult about her fate and probable ie-
covery of the money she bad loaned her false
lover. The horoscope was unfav0rabie: the seer
informed her .sshe would travel dark road, but
would not go TO California" Unbappily the pro-
phetic statement was too true. She went home,
was taken violently i'll, and in twenty four hours
after had breathed her last. The money is missing
and as pbosphorous was found in the stomach after
death. it is believed she was poisoned in order
that the murderer might obtain it.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

SPIRITS ON BENDER The Newark (0.1 Times
announces tho arrival there of two female me-
diums, Mrs Garner and Miss Vincent The editor
visited them. when they made trumpet ascend
to the ceiliug, as be firmly believes without bu
man agency, and there address variety of re
marks to the company. While this performance
was going on, the hands Of the mediums we're held
by one or two gentismen-a very agreeable task.
rbe editor believes it all to be miraculous, and
will everybody else" in q horn"
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CoFFINED DEAD IN DwELLING- HoUsEs.-In point
Of fact, the corpse is buried in China when il II
laid it's GOTTA. The coffin is made of very thick
heavy timber; and the joints all carefully clos
ed by pasting LAYERS OF paper over them, 30 AZ to
make them perfectly air tight. For greater secu-
rity q little lime il Reueraily put in with the
corpse In this way II 10 possible TO keep the cot
fined corpse in the h ,use for years, without any
unpleasant consequences. The practice, indeed,
il not uncommon Some have not the means NJ
hand for burying in such style as they would wish
They must wait for better days. Some do not md
place to suit them. Thus II sometimes happens,
that on entering Chinese sentieman's house,
cofiu is one ofthe most prominent objects seen
among the articles offurnture.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

Tus REASON FOR THE WAR OF ENGLAND UPON CHI
Ma The London Times says: A Chinese mandarin
has more power to tax the English public than
any single member of the House of Commons
This rebellion at the antipodes has already cost
our industrious classes much more than would
have been required to cleanse the Thames and pu
rify the Serpentine. The Imperial armies before
Nankn all paid from the Shaughae drties, all
ot which are levied upon the cotton we sell and
the tea aud silk We buy. These duties have OF late
years been enormously Increased, and still be-
ing increased for the purpose OF maintaining that
III le army
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

CAUSE OF TIE Sioux AND CHIPPEWA WAR-A
woman is said to have heen the cause of the pres
tracted war between the Sioux aud Chippewss =
The two tribes were formerly friendly and at
peace With each other. until rupture took place
a. Yellow Lake, on the st Croix There. as the
storJ goes, the tribes met for . tets a tefe, and
when they came 20 separate, the wife Of noted
Chippewa chief went OF with Sioux. The Chip
pewa followed and overlook them, and killed the
guilty pair, whom he found sittiDg side by aide
The friends of the Sioux avenged his death, and
there has been war ever since. So much for In
diann.
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EsoAp.D.-Robert, slave to Pinkrs

Burruss, was arrested and Gagged last Tuesday, for
stealing a coat from Frederick Kohner. While in
the second station house. officer Chalkley gave him
two blankets to lie upon, which he afterward.
Used to effect his escape. After scaling the parti-
tion dividing his cell from the officers room, he
hoisted the front window. crept along the cornice
until reaching the lightning rod, aud descending
ny that t the greund gave leg bail for his future
appearance. Bob may have q short run, but he
will eventually be captured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

INCREASED FACILITIES. The Chicta
hominy Steamboat Company held meeting in this
city on Tuesday night last, and resolved to build Il
new iron steamer, at a cost not exceeding $50 600
70 ply regularly between Richmond and the Wind
sor Shades, on the Chickahominy river, in New
Kent county. As our readers are aware, the
steamer Shuitz, under the command OF D. j. Hill
Esq, has been running this route for year OF
twopast, aud has proved go profitable. and of su:i
convenience to the farmers along the iiue that che
company have determined to give Captain Hill =
new and larger boat. and thus enable him to &C
commodate the extensive freight and travel which
he has succeeded in building up.
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FxHUMIsa a Bopy.-Yesterday morn.

EXHUMING A boDF.-I -IeSterd8y mofn-
ing, while number of laborers were engaged In
digging foundation for perch. on the south sids
Of Clay street, near its western extremity, they
tiisinterred the remsibs OF hnman body that had
been in the ground for at least twenty-five years
rhe feathers In tse pillow which had been placed
under the head Of the deceased were In good
state of preservation, but the body, with the ex
ception Of the bones, had turned to dust. The re
mains, as far as they could be, were placed in a
box and buried.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

An EDUCATED CouSTY The County of Hender-
In the State ia which overy male, save one, over
twenty years of age, can read II is doubtful
II the same can be said of any other one in the
Soutb-per haps not even in the New England
States, whore the system Of education is 80 thor
ough.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-08-19

CHRISTIAN HUMlLIrY.-An old woman was prais-
ing, in rather enthusiastic terms, the sermon OF
Scotch minister, who had acquired great
name for depth and subiimity. Her auditor ven
turea to propose . question to her--.Weti Jenny,
do you understand him fn .sUnderstand him I"
holding Up her hands in astonishment at tho ques
tion, .me understand hin. wsd hae the prt'
sumptoa?"