davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

~ The Twenty first for the same cause The ohargr
against Deputy Superintendent Folk. of striking
ineinsn who had nsulted him. WAS dismissed, ar
Proposition 10 reopen the cs,e of C. R. Jump. of 'hS
Twenty first, WIS hid upon the table IL secret SEES
sicn il was understood tina, tns BOARD had under
consideration TIE completion Of the plan of dvd'og
thecity into three sub districts the fret beoS Canal
street the second betxeen Canal and Fourteenth
streets, ard the third above that II Is Understood
that inspectors will he Appointed. sort OF sub
deputies, to report to the CONDITION OF the police
and station houses in these districts, making three
fat Offices for somebody.
The Excise Commissioners met yesterday after
noon and granted siorekeepers. and one iun
keepers license, for which applications were made
They then adjourned till three o'clock to-day.
A manifesto ~ the Secretary Of the New York
Colonization sA1beg, reviewing the circumstances
under which w11emt Benson and the colouists at
Liberia have been charged with conniving 81 the
slave trade, will be found in our columns this morn
ng. He feels confident that Liberia will he vindi.
ated from the charge, and ashs for suspension Of
public opinion.
severe storm, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, visited Boetcn and its vicinity yesterday
afternoon. The lightning struck in number Of
places doing much damage to property. ana in Old
Cambridge it entered dwelling house and one of its
inmates WAS instantly killed. Several other persons
were injured but none fatally.
The Railread Convention held at Cleveland.
Ohio, on Wednesday last, determined 10 make the
through passenger rates the same as by the Erie
Railroad, and freights one dollar per ton less.
A severe hail storm visited whitby. C. W., on
Tuesday last, by which the crops in the vicinity
were totally destroyed. houses unroefed, and q
schooner dsmasted.
The cotton mAket vas comparatively quiet Yesterday
Dealers appeared disposed s~s ,s receipt or lstee
foreigo by the Cursrd steamer due At shs port.
doirg much The sales were coufosd 70 Q Re han
cred bales ed prices Ths feature Of the "a,
the heavy transactions sugar, which
The lArgeet before made In day in this
city They embraced about $500 70 COCO hhds and
2scc boxes, NJ rates given Ia another rhs
re. oloesd at advance Of per h. Part OF the sales
WIRE speculation part TO the regular trade and
part u refners rherc said TO be soms or
dess western sccoupt Market and FAR distant
50. Louis. Flour, With light receipts Of desirable
shipping brapcs Ct State and Western, was again
e'nsr, with fair sales, considering the supplies
Wheat continued firm, while sales restricted from
the ssccka Saes Of Southern and white
made at ra,ee giveo In another place. Corn
quiet and sses light Unsound mixed Western ranged
from CSC to 7br and sale OF prime Southern ~he
sde st CSC Pork steacy, with Gales Of at sl7
SIT r. and Of urine as sl3 80 slA Coffee was steady
TIE cargo per Caya embracing invoices Of 900 bags
Of RIO, sold on private serms. Freghh to Britsh
ports continued frm, with fair epgagcmsnw ct full
rates.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

ANOTHER RAILWAY MURDrR-The telegraph
informs us that on Wednesday coal train on
the Lehigh Valley Railroad went through the
bridge at Allentown, Pa, and that two men
were killed. One account says that the break
ing Of the bridge was caused by the cars running
of the track At the same time we arc told that
the bridge contained two spans supported by =
pier, and that the span broke, precIpitatins the
cars into the river. Now II seems to ms that II
the train ran off the track while on the bridge
the span would have held, had II been securely
and properly built. The fact is that railway
bridges arc too often very poor affairs, as the
late slaughter on the Central fully proved. In
the case Of the Lehigh Valley road we have q
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

gAs New vs-k Herald Aussanw Eor n1~xOlses
TIE uaii steamship Fulton, Capt Wctton VIII Leave this
port 10 uncrro-, noop for southampton and Havre
The European uas Will close h this city at hafpsss
ten @ 'ceck morrow w"roipe.
me Eurcpeas edivos Of ths HEAD printed In French
and cnsDsh sill Ne published 81 tec o'clock u be
rorcins siug,e copses, 10 Wrappers, six ceuts-
Subscriptions end for AAy edition Of to,
Nrv YORK axS.r ~ received II the following place
. EuroSss-
0pupox saxnS0A Low son Oa. ~ Ludgxse hii
Am. European Express Co., 81 King w,'',sn 81
PsRn European IN ,ress Co g Place de In Rourrs
GwgsSooa- ana european rxprass Co Chapel s.-,o-
srsrs 10 Ercnsn re street. Esst
uAvEs Ar European Sxr-ess Ia. ~ Rue Corn lille.
ina contents 9, the Ee-cpesA sd,sios "s tue srRstr
will cubis The received sy mali and telegraph a.
he Office surns he previous --s and NJ N the eo'v o.
HabnnstinE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

The GRAND CONTINENTAL Tour OF AMERICA
We present to cur readers to-day the outline
of tour from the Atlantic to the Pacific, which
may we'll be designated the grand Continental
tcur of America, and which will, doubtless, a
few years hence, be made by many party Of
pleasure seekers Nowhere else, in countries
uaversed by civilized man, are such wonders Of
nature preeeBsed with 80 lavish hand. From
tie rapid rolling Missouri to the placid waves
Of the Pacific, by the ronte we have outlined,
every variety Of scenery that can charm and
awe the beholder, from the park like prairies Of
Kansas to the pyranidsl peaks of the Sierra Me-
vads, rising seventeen thousand feet above the
level of the sea, is presented. In comparison with
these stupepdous works OF the Great Architect
OF the Universe, what are all the objects of ad-
miration that lie along the beaten tracks If
tourists Absolutely tame, common place and
Insignificant.
The sights that enter into the programme Of
q European tour-the Giants Causewsy, the
lakes of Killarney, the Highlands Of Scotland.
the Cumberland lakes, the Tyrol, Mont Blanc,
the Lake of Geneva, Vesuvius asd all the rest
Of them, are grand in themselves, no doubt, bus
can bear no comparison with the sights on this
continent which we have roughly jotted down.
And 80 it is With the great sights nearer
home. Niagara, the CatskiL mountains;
the White mountains with the Dome Of
Mount Washington Rlistening high over all,
lakes George and Ctsmplsin; the St. Lawrence,
with lite rapids and thousand Is,ards; the Nam
moth Cave Of Kentucky; the Natural Bridge If
Virgins; Saratoga and It's mineral springs-all
find their cOunterpsrts on much more magnid-
cent scale in regions almost fresh from the
hand Of nature, and whose solitudes have been
invaded by few civilized men, save trappers and
scouts and government explorers.
There, indeed, is a virgin field for tourists
ard naiuralIsts and sportsmen, and all who
worship nature in its grandest Developments,
and to whom perils past constitute one Of the
greatest charms Of travel The Plains abound
In bufisloes and anteloper, and all sorts of
festhsred game. The Utah expeditions and the
Indian bottilties have led to the scattering over
the whole route thousands of troops by whom
these roads will be opened up, new passes
through the mountains discovered, and much Of
the pre-existiDg perils and difficulties of jour
ney over the continent removed Recent events.
too, are conspiring to urge on our government
the necessity Of an immediate construction Of
the Pacific Railroad. Tn n, If not before, will
American tourists, instead of following tho
beaten tracks Of their grandfathere In search Of
the picturesque. either to Switzerland or the
New Hampshire mountains. cross the continent,
and halt only where the blue waters beat against
the lonely shores Of the mighty Pacific.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

The HARRIET LANE CUTTER AND THE NAVY
II Ia announced from Washington that the
steam revenue cutter Harriet Lane Is to be
loaned to the Navy Department. and will form
a part of the expedition to Paraguay. This
proceeding is a practical compliment to the
efforts of individual citizens to improve our
navy. The Navy Department itself has never
succeeded In obtaining the construction Of
small and light draft steamers. After some
years of exertion, the merchants aod under
writer's of New York succeeded in getting
through Congress bill authorizing the con-
structon by the Treasury Department of a
steam revenue cutter, for the purpose Of rem
dering assistance TO ships approaching our
coast in the winter season. She was not com.
pleted In time to be OF much service last winter,
but great hopes are entertained Of her useful
ress IN the future. We have no doubt she will
prove the most efficient and serviccable craft
the government can send on the Paraguay cx-
petition: but we trust that the navy will get
through with her in time 70 enable her 10 re-
turn 10 her station before the storms of winter
commence. Perhaps the bureaus Of the navy
will learn. from the good service of tho Harriet
Lane, the folly of building large frigates for
commodores who are only 1t TO cruise on such
holiday stations as the Mediterranean. We
want in orr navy more small vessels and
younger nen TO command them.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

THE SUyQUEHANNA-YEILow FEVER on BOARD.
More than a month since the HERALD called
the attention of the public to the delay which
had attended the publication Of this vessel TO
the negligence shown In commencing the work
before the warm weather set In, and the posi-
BILE consequences of this neglect. Straightway
there was correspondence published between
the Health Officer aud the Mayor to put the
HERALD in the wrong, and to lull the public
into feeling Of security. Now what are the
facts? The boosted measures Of the Health
Officer, and the assurance that the vessel was
perfectly cleanscd, and no danger was to be ap.
pretended from clearing her out or landing her
stores, prove TO be official humbugs, and fair
specimen Of the manner In which the public il
inn osed upon by those entrusted with the SUI
pervision Of their most vital interests. What
is the facts Cases Of fever are occurring daily
on board, and those on board-said to be forty
In number-sre very much alarmed, and wish
to get away from her. Five persons have been
taken down with fever since Monday, and il is
publicly stated that all past efforts to free her
from infection have sipnally failed One OF the
suggestions Of the HERALD, made at the time,
we're that she should be sent north among the
ice for few weeks, which would have done the
business; and che would have found plenty of
IL but short distance north of Cape Race.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23


KANSAS AND MrssorRI LEAD OFr,-rhe cleo
ton in Kansas on the Lecomp'on constitution
comes of on the fret Monday In August. the
same day on which the Missouri State election
takes place. OF the five Commissioners desig
mated by the act OF Congress 10 appoint and
superintend the Kansas election. three are al
ministration executive officers. and two Kansas
free soiers-the presiding officers Of the two
branches Of the Territorial Legislature. On
the motion OF one Of these legislative officials 10
fix the Kansas election on the fret Monday Ia
August, IL was adopted. the object being 10 take
advantage Of the day when the Mis~ourians
would be too busy with their own election 10
have any time to spare TO assist In that o. Kan
sss. The appointment Of the day indicated
therefore, is satisfactory proof Of the desire o.
the administration 10 have perfectly fair and
free election in Kansas In addition to this
there can he no longer any complaint In the
Territory concerning the army, for the army
has been removed; and from the general good
order which has followed the adoption OF the
English bill, we may conclude that border ruff
Ganism has been played out, and that Kansas
will bleed no more. Such are the results o. a
Just, firm and decisive administration.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

ExrscTsrIoSs TO frRrHasK CrRA-fhe quid-
nunos Of Washington have discovered. from ga
unquesiionable source. that The government h
now in fair way 70 acquire The Island ofCabs-
We are not informed what new passage has
been discovered through the Acsic regions %
Spanish diplomacy 10 this desirable object
Whether Lord Derby has repensed hI- o. Eag-
lands opposition, Louis Napoleon adopted Tho
policy Of his uncle, Marshal O'DOnnell, the neg
Minister In Spain, obtained new views. or
whether The most unreasoallg gOyerpaell IN
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

fridge that will not sdPport moderately heavy
coal train. and the ros, tteresxt, Ais ieefhcieas
'"r the coBvrysncs cf ite Specia fir eight. We
rave had quite enough Of tnese uurde. ~ OF 'ste'
ana they ore as directly cbargess'., uroA 'oe 40
"in'sn alton OF the railroads as if they ba. per-
'opsily taken of their victims with shot q EEL
Or poison. All the roads need thorma b
hauling. With one OF two exceptions thers
If hardly safe rood ia the couni,y-that is. y
road where the Ordinary precautions are taken
to secure safety OF life aud limb
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

THK CHEyALnR wFrp Avn rHK Fu1~oRH
NASAosHs.-Tbe eoufe-.ion 81 Booty Brooks
and oihsrs that thcy sappHId Flllmor. 10 1855
rot VIII any purpoes 90 hops Of elcctlug him.
tut slmply b. defeat Frrmout l. an od-nce
Which The Cbe,alicr webb can ueithsr forget
por foreivc. He sAys. the devil. "a Il presumed.
derives no i<psht from LEADING ma0liod ints
sip. ssd yei such is the great olgcci OF nj. ex
istsuoe, bocsn- be- glories Ia me sytl he 60
oomplishcs And he msn ~s refer % take
their lessen from their great lsadrr" Thy
we're mo- benefited by Buchansn's slsctioa GO
Fremont defsas; ard yct they cheated the peo-
pie into The support of Flllmorc.- Well we
never have sen The cas- presented IN - strcsx
light bfore, and wlth sach opinions Of The
Fillmore msnag ~ ne do not sondsr thst tAe
Chevalier Webb shoaid become perfectly sassg-
When they rropo-s N come In add dance amons
The repuhlicans over ne hsnt q rhurio~ Weed
in charger We are really affsid thsi TIE
bsdeviIled managers az he rump a The FILLMORE
faction wiIl have 10 fsil baes ap rammany
Hall. leaving their dark lantern outside the
door. They must DO tbs, or oonsrni 10 play -
copa addls a. Thurlow Weed. 90 ioin TIE "rcus-
persnce and Freedom movement In behalf ~
Gerri, smith Or relirhs their dark lantern and
try ID again.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

Here we have white increase of nearly
seventy-fve per cent against slave increase of
fifty per cent; but the peculiar advantages of
the free white labor movement In Missouri are
these: her comparatively high northern situa
ton and free State surroundings, the pressure
of Northern free white emigration and the
marked asceudancy of her free white over her
slave population, which stands in the ratio of
seven to one. In Kentucky the whites are
less than four to one slave; in Virginia they are
less than two to one. In Maryland the whites
TO the slaves stand in the ratio of near
ly five to one; and there, while the
increase of the whites between 1910 and 1850
was from $4,000 to All 900, or about thirty
three per cent, the slave population remained
nearly at stand still, the total number being
s9,737 in 1910 and only 9o,36s in 1s5O-an in
crease Of G3l In ten yeare, which is considera-
bly, less than one per cent. In Delaware, in
1910, the slaves numbered 2,605; in 1850,
2,290-a decrease Of over 800, and decrease
from 1880 Of one-third Of the whole number.
From these figures II will be seen that slavery
Is nearly extinct in Delaware; that it has ar
rived at the turning point in Maryland; that
the white population is crowding upon 1t in
Virginia 10 the ratio Of twenty per cent increase
against five per cent; that ii is losing ground in
Kentucky, and that in Missouri it is on the
high road 10 emancipation. Possibly within
the next fifteen years all these will be free
States. And what then Disunions No. A
very large proportion Of the slaves of these Dor
der stss will be thrown into the cotton States
ard from the natural prejudice against free mig
gers in these border slave States, when they
shall have slougbed of the institution, they will
still afford barrier for the protection of the
cotton States
In the meantime 1t becomes q para
mount duty Of the free States, AID espe-
cially the border free States, to carry out faith
fully the provisions Of the constitution Us en-
bodied in the Fugitive Slave law, and to dis
coun'epancc these underground railroads and
all their agents. The only security henceforth
TO the Union is a rigid adherion to the constitu-
ton. The South has now only the justice of
the North 70 depend upon for the South has
Lost her balance Of poser, and from the laws OF
climate, soil. productions and population, she
must eventually lose her present northern tier
Of slave ates. In view of all these facts aud
probabilities, our conservative readers will per-
ceive the vital necessity Of q controlling Union
sentiment Ia 1850 aeains, all sectional agitators
Of " slavery" the slave power" and I" the ag
gressions Of the slave oligarchy." Other wise
the next Presidential election may bring upon
us all the evils Of the mest mischevous disunion
agitation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

Politics AND SECrARIAxisx IN THE PUBLIC
ScnooIs.-There Is evidently something rotten
in our school system. Every day or two some
thing comes TO the surface to show that the edu-
cation Of the youth Of this city Is not In proper
haDda Only short time ago the most scsnda-
lous stories were afoat in reference TO two mem
bers Of the Board Of Education. and now we zee
that their meetings are occupied chiefly with
political wrangles. Every little grcgshep poll
tician shoulders himself into the Board, and
when there knows about n much concerning
his duties a. . IIottentot does Of the SAnscrit.
But q short time ago there was disgraccful
quarrel on the Bible question; aod nos that
gigantic humbug, the Free Academy, has given
rise to a discussion still more absurd. IL seems
that two of the sdolesceot philosophers who were
" finished" at the last term, took occasion In
their charming orations. TO allude TO the politi-
cal topics Of the day, and were particularly Sc
we're upon our Southern brethren who hold the
children Of Africa in bonds This was all very
charming to the bread and butter young ladies
who simpercd at the young bachelors from the
boxes of the Academy OF Music. but IL consider
ed TO have been rather inappropriate to the oc-
cason. If these sucking Ciceros were incapable Of
handling such delicate topics, which puzzle even
q veteran statesman, they should not be al
lowed to touch them; and the fact that they
were permitted to DO 30 argues that the Pro
fessors who have bad the young men In hand
are afflicted with more than Boetian stupidity.
The Board Of Education took the matter up,
ard several Commissioners aired their oratory
in debate, which, rs usual, came TO nothing
The fact IL, that with all ibese quarrels and
wraDg'es and nonsense Of all kinds, IL Is quite
clear that our school system has been perverted
from its primitive simplicity, and unless some
thorough reforms are instituted we shall soon
find 1t curse instead Of blessing. Let the
Free Academy sucns ccustruc their classics
and leave politics alone remembering the good
old maxim, ne aa~ ultra cr7,Lam. The ouly
political text book for our schools II the 'Cou.
stitution of the United States" That the In.
iants can understand; hut when they at,cmp, 10
treat upon Kansas and niggers they are alto.
gcthcr out OF their depth.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

THE ATLANTIC TEIEGRArH-HorE FOR The
BEsr-we trust that the official account OF Mr..
Field Of the last attempt to lay the cable met
with the attention 1t merited There Is one
point 10 which we would direct particular
notice, as II proves that there is yet time to lag
the cable this eeason. IL Is contained in the
following extracts
The css q Cupsrr steamer Tor eeves voyaess msIe
u June serc<s TIRE North Atsnte and the result shows
ffs' there one cay rses 10 every Days thu
ss,h BE Also exsnea logs for twenty three voy-
made BY the came steamers the u JJy ana
'oey sscv one cay az ssiss svevy dve dsys He
exanlped ne ss ,or eirhts-n vyvsrrs ev ~
sAre ss~sn~rs nsie ,r Arr,s ACC ,re, an. oss a., ~
ssles IN ever, nine days
rhee ex.nii sho~ thai July 10 by far the moss
Ne~icCt clatd
Now, II the Agsmemnop reached Queens
town In fair tint say by the tenth Of this
month the ships could be ready for another
trial by the 18th, 20 that they could have the
early part 81 August, which 10 better than June,
for another attempt At any rate, IL l. proven
that June 10 the worst q the three summer
months aud u IL fair 10 infer that had the
work been postponed three or four weeks the
resul wousc iave teen more suspicious We
don't give n ur yet by sy means When We
learn that "iF one hour and forty three mi
rutes the NaRsra was archorcd Nv ne cable in
vaisr over 1900 fAthons deep and The -iad
biOwing all the time quite fresh. I" W. believe
that all things are po--ib =. AID that the sbips
otly want little fair weather fortune 10 make
the oetsn ielcgraTh perfect success
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

srus Us can rst be cultivated eya St~ss
n,sr 20 d the head q family, irc,ad az
irssn e1ct to hAlf a Gezsn iusty boys u-ace
'ee'e SIC comparatively few shares in wer.ern
Vlrein'a, and Throughout, TIE State tee com
psrative ircrease Of tue free ~hi,e population
h'wee en- the two last census decades pas been
ao@eWost remarkable as viii he seen by the
so'lo~il & sisiis,'cs os tho cersus of Virginia
folilaiion Of 1850. ss compaied with tina, Of
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

SrEAn NAvI0Auos TO EUR0Pk-The speeches
nj ,he jubilse on board ths Galway steamship
I.oisn Empire On "Wednesday, give us so0e
Ugh, into 'be prospects Of rhe rev line. Toe
o. proprietor f tbs ships, Mr.. Lever. has
.,,d.ts,v so,- into the affair With all bis might
40 has plenty u tbat faith which st. Pau
,Il q, cd, move ,oon,ain- His next ship, q
90, q toni s,r.mer c.-isd the American EN-
p.re, 10 expected TO mike the quickest eastern
pssssse ever yet scpiev,d scross >oe A''a""o
sry. II this line h literally and prop,'y con-
Quoted. We zee no ressoc Why it should not %
cue popular with sIl clsssss Of passengers.
Ocean ssssw navigation ia yet Ia its infancy
B,, hVie more than twenty years ago the pho
rstr<hv-thc Sirus-hove In sight of the Bat
,cfy !; srd nov eve are In almost daily commu-
r.icstisp, by ssesm, w',b the principal European
tss's A glance At the following table will
.hos the prosres. that has been made since
1885. ne bumbsr Of liru now ia existence, ex-
ciu-'.e Of the Queccc line of three steamers,
A. II -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

From which it appears that Kentucky holds
her position much better as = slave State than
Virgins: but then she has fewer wornout es-
'atcs, AID her natural increase of slaves has
been pretty much retained at home. The long
Ohio river boundary of exposure of Kentucky,
however, to the free States of Ohio Indiana
and Illinois renders her peculiarly liable to
loses BY the underground railroad, and these
Losses are constantly operating to diminish the
value and security Of her slave property, while
the increase of her white population is rapidly
eDcroaching upon the value of her slave labor.
Missouri comes next in order. Here the re-
lstive increase of the white aud the slave popu-
latiop is very striking