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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-12
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WAsfnNGros, Nov. II, 1858.
The Treasury estimates Lot yet completed and unit,
they will be impossible for the Secretary to know
what probable amount Of will be required for the
next fiscal year In the absence Of this necessary nfor.
nation, II cannot be determined what recommendation
should be made to Congress, hence newspaper spccus
tons upon the subject are without authority The Sccre-
tary has no, yet written line Of his report.
General Ward, Of Georgia. though he has accepted the
tender Of the mission 10 China viii no, be nominated to
the senate until after the ratification Of the Reed treaty by
that body.
More than usual caution Is observed with view 10 pre-
vent premature discovery Of the contents Of the forth
coming executive reports and especially the Presidents
message.
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por Orr1cv CIKFK ARRrsrD-Henry Reed, night clerk
in the rcs, once this city detected "Wednesday night
in the Of puroinns letters and packages from tho
mails Several important packages had been missed re-
Gently appears which known 10 have been placed
upon the counter whore Reed worked, and suspicion m
tcnng upon him, close watch was kept upon his
ments ON Wednesday night Mr. Holbrook, tho special
agent Of the Post once Department, and Mr.. Thomas
Clark Of the City Post ONCE, while the watch, saw
Reed steal number of letter packages and sccrcte them
about his person. and Immediately followed him into the
baeemcnt Of the building, where he caught in the
operation Of breaking open the letters Ho once
arrested and taken to tho police station Beekman street.
and after placed in the hands Of the United states
Marshal
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No OLD HACKs FOR OFFIcE.--In making
nominations for the new members Of the Com.
mon Council to be elected next month, we hope
that the Conventions Of all the parties will re-
ligiously avoid all those men who have been in
Office before. They are almost all corrupt, OF
open 10 suspicion Of corruption. There are
plenty Of new men>to be had and LET us try
them: they may be better, and they cannot be
worse than the old ones. If any Of these old
hacks are nominated, the taxpayers should
scratch them off the ticket in every instance
The city Il sick Of them.
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H4skin's majority in the district. 10
The anti Tammany City Convention met last night
and nominated James T. Sou,ter President Of the
Bank Of the Republic. a. their candidate for Comp.
troler, and Mr. James Lynch as their candidate for
Almshouse Governor.
The Board OF County Canvassers assembled yes
terday, pursuant to adjournment, Supervisor Purdy
in the chair. Supervisor Kennedy reported that
several clerical errors which were made by the dis
trct csnvassers had been corrected These were
principally in the vote for the District Attorney,
and did not affect the result materially In the re.
turns from the Second district Of the First
ward forty votes were marked down by the can
yassers for John Williamson. and this was a mis-
take on their part they were given to Amor j..
williamson, and 50 put down upon the return. No
report was made In reference TO the case Of the
Fourth district Of the Fourth Ward, the examina-
ton having been unavoidably postponed in conse-
uuence Of the failure Of the candidates to attend at
the specified time. The case will come up again at
eleven o'clock this morning
One Of our Washington correspondents gives dc.
tailed accoun, or the dongs associations and
ments ofwalker in the federal city, aud shows what
athorough medley q interests l. mixed mp in the Nj.
cssguan question. II Walker will persist in going
back 70 the land Of volcanoes and revolutions, in
spite Of the warnings contained in the Presidents
procIsmation-hh be will ahjure his American cti
zenship and put on the citizenship Of Nicaragua
he VIII do 30 At his own peril. and can blame no
one but himself II some summary way Of dsposing
finally Of him and his pretensions should be adopted
by the country Of his adoption.
Judge Metcalfe rendered an elaborate decision
yesterday In the Tompkins arson case, on Staten
Island. lie declares that the Quarantine buildings
are and will Il rebuilt, be q nuisance, and shows
from medical testimony that contagon will dissent
nate throughout the village Of Tompkinsville. lie
discharges the parties implicated on the ground
that they removed nuisance--one declared so by
the Board Of Health Of the county and the evidence
OF the medical men Of Staten Island
meeting Of the members Of the medical profes-
sion was held last evening al the Medical College
in Fourteenth street to consider the sanitary con
dition Of the city and other business The chief
object was 70 recommC d the appointment Of none
but physicians 60 the Office of City Inspector and
members Of The Board Of Health az such only could
be properly acquainted with the duties belonging
70 such positions and the subjects submitted for
their CO.. efuon a1d action. A resolution was
sdopte u n..t aeah
Artfne wa t.1 at te Reformed Dttch
church H evening. at which .b'sra s- e.
mcl'. urv uad. Ug .he pwR 80 tma.
fosH pio....alN.n France anil eaae.A1e 4e
AusEeaU Protestant efa#. 81 pgft. Tt. chapel
H. In rrcsperOUs can al aaa sarded with
much favor y A4lcf'saA i ~ and sqlourners
Fl ps-'e Ite intolerance existing IN sweden, by
as and homsn g iholica arc denied the
d t.o.r conscientious belief In 1. yious
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tbs Orrpl 1w AcanE.Y--T "non Giovanni" will
Il given FOR the Third time this evening The Opera In.
in interest with every performance Tho artists
better, and the puolo rs more caF.be n approaching
the elaborate beauties Of tie work. Focoomais zsrn
has enchanted everybody and the whole performance il
I'll ~ ugst
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dollars, without allowing for stealings. Still the
men who have done duty at the Island should
not be held responsible for the laundering Of
Governor King and his advisers, and the distress
ed warriors will get their money sooner or later
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Arrival OF Another Captured SLAYER nj
Charleston.

CHARtNroN, NOV. 10, 1868.
The kctcb Brothers arrived here this morning In char,
81 Lieut. stone. She was taken the south ~ Az
RIGA, suspicion Of being SLAYER. The kctch Brothers
formerly owned by Street Brothers. OF Charleston
and sold 10 parties In Havana She was provided
with slavcrs ouht and had - 700 in gold but had no
slaves on board at the time OF her capture.
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Election OF John b. Haslkin In tho Ninth Con-
gressiOnol District.


The Official Of the in Wcstchester county
was completed this afternoon with the following result,
regards the contest between John B. Hasn and Cow
Kemble represent the Ninth Congressional dis
trict-John B. Haskn, 69os; Gouverneur Kemblc 1884,
Mr. Haskins majority in Westchester county O22 and
Mr. Kemblcs majority in Rockiand and Putnam counties
600 Mr. Haskin's majority the district 49, excu-
sve Of tie votes cast for j. D. Haskn westcheser and
Putnam counties, where they were rejected
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Tho Railroad Convention was occupied all day in dis
oussng the report e the Committee u the Niagara Falls
Convention ard the Indications favorable for an
agreement upsn the plan proposed BY them The greater
and more important part Of IL has already been HHrccf
~ in committee u the Whole Great interest VS. ie IA
the proceedings 10 day, and there icrctea o.
tendance.
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Explosion OF a Steam Mill.

ONE MAN KILLED AND THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED.
koUsSs POINT, N. ", Nov. IL, 1853.
The steam stavo and heading mill in this place belong
ing to Mr. Rich, of Moores, N Y, burst this morning.
killing man by the of Schoolcraft and njuring
three others badly that they expected live
The names OF the three injured not yet asceraned
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WASHINGTON, Nov. IL, 1868.
The steamship Black wrrror arrived at New Orleans
on saturday, bringing information from Havana that the
bark VENUE, formerly under the Mexican flag was cap
ured with nearly hundred negroes on board OF the
the Moro BY Spanish war steamer.
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Important from Bermuda.


TERRIFIC HuRRCAEB-aREAr DESTRUCTION or PRO
PERTY-DIsAsTERs TO THE FRIGATE SABINE AND
OTHER AMERICAN VESSELS, ETC.
HALIFAX Nov. IL, 1855.
The steamer Delta, from St Thomas the Cd and Der.
mnda on the 7th inst arrived here to-day.
Bermuda was visited with terrific hurricane the
23d 24,h o5th and Goth OF October and immense damage
was done 10 property.
The United States frigato Sabine put into Bermuda
the Sss uh having been disabled the hurricane the
Path She lost her mainopsa and forosal and had her
bow ports forced and her steering gear seriously
Jured. Great facilities for speedy and effective repairs
promptly and cheerully afforded by the British
thorities, and the Sabine would again few days be in
complete order for proceeding TO Buenos Ayres
The bark W. H. Chandler, from New York for vigs,
put into Bermuda the 10Th She encountered the hur
ricane on the oath. and thrown her beam ends
and compelled to cut away her rnssts.
The schooner General Grant, from Baltimore arrived
az Bermuda on tho GOTH with a large part OF her star
board waist torn out by the hurricane The Gen. Grant
passed large ship bottom up, and two other vessels
laborng heavily in the gale
The schooner Harkaway from New York, reached Bor-
muda on the 28th. Part Of her deck load had bceo
washed overheard.
The bark Eliza Barss, from New York. also arrived at
Bermuda on the 26th.
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Alleged Murder In Boston.

BOSTON, NOV. II, 1868.
Ann Stewart was found in barber's shop IN this city
carly this morning, with all her clothes Of aAd
her body shockDgy burnt. She taken to the hosp
tai and in her dying deposition states that muatt>
named Mitchell threw camphenc her. which ignited
when he fed She will not live through the day. Mitchell
has been arrested
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HAhHIsHK Koi NUF IT INOs.
The Governor has issued writ for extra election in
Berks county, the 3oth November, for member Of
Congress 10 supply the vacancy caused by the resignation
of j. Clancy Jones.
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The Pacific for Galway

ST. JOHSs N. F., Nov. II, 1883.
The steamship Pacific for Galway, will not leave this
port before Sunday and dispatches filed at 81 Wall street.
New York. Saturday in TO reach here the
evening, will be duly forwarded by her.
She has not yet arrived, but will probably be here TO-
moi
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Frost at the SOuath.

AUGUSTA, Ca Nov. II 1858.
The despatch sent from here yesterday should have
read-The farmers say there . killing frost in this
section yesterday instead Of there was no Killing frost
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We have accounts from Bermuda to the 18th inst.
terrific hurricane, lasting from the ed to the 26th
ut., passed over the island, doing much damage to
property. The vessels in the track Of the hurri-
cane also suffered severely. The United States
kigate Sabine, of the Paraguay expedition, put
INTO Bermuda on the 3lst, having been disabled in
the storm on the oath. She lost maintopsail and
foresai had her bow ports forced in and her steer
ing apparatus injured seriously. The British au-
thorties promptly and cheerfully rendered assist
ance 10 repair the damage, and it was expected the
Sabine would be in order TO proceed on her voyage
in few days
The United States steamers Fulton, Water Witch
and Harriet Lane, Of the Paraguay expedition,
were at Barbados on the 2lst ult, also the ship
Ocean Bride. laden with coal for the feet They
were 10 sail in few days for Montevideo, via
Pernambuco and 81. Caiharines
The official canvass Of the votes cast for Con-
gresham in the Ninth district was completed yes
terday, and the result is as annexed -
Cornsa kepll>s Ny. HdSlinS Nay
Putnam .................... blo
westhes,er ................ io2
Total lo0s lo22
009
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GRoANs FROM THE ARMY OF OccrArroS.-we
have received several complaints from the MEM
beers Of the militia force that has lately been de-
tailed for service at Staten Island and print the
annexed as specimen of the whole
NEW YoKK, Nov N, 1853
Mn. EDroR-will you please say somtthlng in your
paper about the pay OF the militia that have done duty al
Quarantine belong 10 the Seventy first and the worst
Of the game ", lost situation by rendering the
service am not the only one, for know Of plenty of
other young In my and the Eighth regiment who
are In actual want Of their pay for their support
ONE or TIE SEVENTY FIRST
The question addressed by zone of the Seven
ty-Grst' was touched upon in these columns at
the time when Gov King ordered the Eighth re-
giment to Quarantine We were at loss then
to perceive who was to pay the men the stipend
which il allowed by the State for routine service
II is claimed by the citizens Of Richmond county
that the militia were sent there illegally, but that
in any case they are not bound TO pay. On the
other hand, the State Treasurer and Comptroller
have no color of law to warrant them In accept
ing the drafts Of the military authorities, If any
were made. TIE only consolation that we can
offer TO our correspondent and his fellow sufiercr
is this The Sta.c has emp Dyed the militia, and
The State cannot rcpudate. II will probably be
necessary for lie Iext Legislature TO pass spc
ca' act appropriating sufficient sum to pay the
men and the expenses Of hcir maintenance. II
will bc mcrc bagstelle-say half q nillio o.
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aAy EXQUISITE STORY BY 1LdM.fRr7NE..

-
lii the tribe Of Neggdeh there horse whose fame
spread far and near and Bedouin Of another tribe
by pahsr desired extremely possess IT, Having
offered in vain fox it his caels aud his whole wealth e
hit at length upon tho following device by which he
hoped to gain the object Of his dese lie resolved to
stain hs face with the juice of herbt ths himself
in rags to tie his legs and mock together appear
like lame beggar Thus equipped he went to walt tof
Naber tho owner of tho horse, who he knew w topAss
that way, When he absr approaching on Ais beas
tiful steed he cried out in weak voice, II a poor
stranger for three days have been unnblc to move nom
this spot TO seek for food dying holP Hsa md
Heaven win reward yous The helonin Kindly offered
to take him up on his horse and carry him home but
the rogue replied, ~ cannot rise Have no strength
left " ys s,osss .,eI,,,tra van. t.e ~ s.,slls srr
Nabcr, touched with pity, dismounted led hs horse 10
the spot and, with great dicnlty the seeming beg
gar ons back. But did Daher feel hhnsalfin
the Saddle than lac set spurs to the hnrsa snd eopea
Oft calling out he did q II Il l. Daher have got
the hosse and am OF with it,so NAbcf tHlled afr rim
to stop and steR. Certain of not been pitrsued v
turned and halted at short distance from Naber who
was armed with spear. You have taken my horse
Had the latter. 'fSnce heaven has we IT, wish ven
10Y Of ID but do conure you 10 tell any how
you obtained IT, :. And why not = said Daher .'Be
cause, said the noble Arab, sinnother might bc
really I'LL and men would foswto help him You would
be the OF many refusing perform act Of char
ity for enr OF being dnpod have BEEN Struck
nent then, springng from the hor returned Il 10 it
owner embracing him 10 his tent where they spent few
days together, and became fast friends for life
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THE NEW sLoop-oE WAR BROOKLYN
From tn. New York Journal of commorc..l


The United States steam propeller sloop DIVA Brook
lyn built under contract with Jacob A. Westeryet. az
the Westervel shpyard Ii in such state OF tor
wardnoss that she will be launched the morning Of
Tuesday the 2Tth instant exactly seven months from
tho date of the laying Of the keel degree OF despatch
which may be sale to has not been often witnessed
with vessels Of her class especially when IL taken INTO
consideration that private ship builders are not usually
expected 10 have hand the stock of live oak and other
valuable timbes requisite to construct wAr vessels at
short notice. fs
The attention of those curious In nautical matters "a
called the Brooklyn she stands upon the stocks
it Is believed that she viii prove one Of the most eicieat
vessels the naval service and reflect much credit upon
the administration of the present Secretary Of the Macy
the first occupant OF that position who has given the
architects of the merchant marine an opportunity Of
wholesome competition with the government naval con
structo, in the production Of veselsofwar aaesfsr
The Brooklyn is OF the class of auxiliary steam
ers which have proved most successful la the naval
vice generally. She Is PAT feet long deck. ~ feet
breadth of boain and III feot inches deep. Her nme
Is entirely live oak including the floor tmbcrs and
the filling in timbcrs which constitute solid vc oak
flooring to the ship IL inches deep, carried out to the
second flttock heads caulked, and made watertight
The keel, keelsons inner and outer covering are of
tho very best quality Of Whit oak selected and carefully
sawed to dimensions the premises The keel IS ~
by 20 inches main keesons II by 80 inches sister keel
IA by II inches and bgc kceons l6 by Is and 10
by l6 inches The outside plank vary from to inches
thick and the inner ceiling plank from to inches
all thoroughly through fastened with onchalfi locust
treenas and one-half copper bolts to the lseet lne
and iron bolts and locust trccns above This ship s
thoroughly iron baccd the inside Of the mbers with
"A by iron, well secured to the frame. &"
The deck beams carnes aud ledges well all the
deck plank Of the finest quality Georgia yellow pine
The deck frame is secured with and Snch oak lodging
and ap-knees, and 10, H. and l2-nch hanging knees
Thcship is also provided with three water tight bulk
heads built upon improved principle, and believed
to add great strength TO the vessel well security
in of accident This Is the first vessel in navy
arranged in this manner, and this addition pro
L aftar Af~ Ia
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A CAT AN UEIRESS.

4 = rf II y e u
One of the most exquisite of musicians in her time
was Madcnosclle Dupuy, of the French opera. Her
playing upon the harp the wonder Of Paris, She
convinced, however, that she owed her artistic
cellcnce to her poe And of this strange intimacy
between u charming woman aud her quadrupcd favorte
Moncrf her biographc gives the following interesting
particulars afs IS 80
OF course the lovely musicians practsings at home,
were assluous and constant. But soon she sat
down and began to prelude upon the instrument she mo-
ced that her cat assumed attitude of intense attcn
ton At The point of the instruments arriving at any
passage Of peculiar beauty, tho excited grmalk went
into feline ccstasy aud. 80 well measured was this
scnsbiIity according to the excellence Of the playing
and the pathos Of tho composition. that lie Dupuy
able to judge Of tho quality Of the music by the
manifest emotions Of her cat She became devout
Iu,scyitc in fact believing that the nervous creature
exact prophet, oretelling precisely how music
would affect audience And she grateful accord
ingy to the friend to whom sho thought she owed main
Iy her artistic success. ~ fgu
In her last Illness at the approach Of DEATH Mile Du
puy sent for the notary to make her will She had accu-
muated fortune by her profession and the first clause
Of her testament the gpiag q her hs-houss and her
cent for the comfortable support OF Tho four
scan during il natural life and to nke sure that this
her last will and testanent should be respected she gave
several egaces to friends the express condition that
they should NE fNlAIent of her wishes 1t was
also condition that they should scvcally take turns
during the week in going 10 and keep company with
the orphan p'ss sia slw se al tsf
Moncrif adds that the relatives OF Al He Dupuy dis
pnted the validity OF the will and law suit was the
consequence ('rimalkin Dupuys nut NE cat gained
ne ca~ and livedout her days with the genteel se,nm
ion between elegant town house and her charming
country house The particulars of the final astrophe
not given.
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FALSE LITERARY lighthouses.
From the Journal of Commerce. j

Gsl Z 4 . = i 4
Mcssrs. EprToRs; Although an old man. am of late
years somewhat stranger to my country, but with
affection for IL increased by absence. Among tho big
and little results of progress in which asked to take
pleasure in literature, the Atantic Monthly has been
named have read the number for June, and in
it political article called with alliterave jingle
.The Presidents Prophecy OF Peace, closing with the
following language
And then the peace and prosperity which Pres-
dent Buchanan saw in vision on the of May day will
indeed prevail and be established while the blacness of
ny will breed forever the memory of the magis
trae who used the highest Office of the republic to per-
peuatc the wrongs of the slave by the sacrifice of the
rights of the citizen. b st atag
And this is only specimen of the intemperance of
language and the recklessness OF assertion which make
up the article at once by law of literary compensation
leading deberatiye to doubt the truth of the pn
cpes advocated by such violence at least to know
that they do not exist truth in the mind which gives
them such expression; but simply an individual or
party interest, which may rest either true false
basis and which overwhems all noble principles and
among them patriotism. slH es t.s. 4gi aEaas3
The article and the book the republic of letters
including not only all sections but all natonalities and
the "infamy with which an American writer would
present the Chief Magistrate of our nation before such
republic becomes all his own. 5{l8 flt st I3Eagi
Among the distinguished statesmen of country, of
all parties, could have been selected whose life and
character would forcbly exhibit the frezed blind
of such abusive language than do those of the Prcs
dent His present station has been reached not by sud
den movement of impulsve popularity but by lifetime
OF service before the country and the people, Legislator
diplomast and statesman. Although he has encounter
ed the most vint political hostility and opposition he
has the respect of his opponents for his purity pur
pose the sincerity Of his patriotism and the extent of his
abilities and some who have opposed him from youth TO
age have yet accorded to him their personal friendship
and affection All this which Is personal to him is, how
ever only important illustrating the incapacity for the
perception and the teaching of truth of writer who
not recognise the law of truth which lies recorded in such
life; it shows the dishonesty which would disregard
this law in presenting political enemy TO the
world. g04asE rafYlehW
out to those seeking the true course, and the literary
journal which raises them is In the position Of selfish
wrecer the beach, rather than that of the watch
cd tower which guides amid tho storm. w