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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19

TERRIBLE TIMES IN OLD VRGINIA-The tele-
graph informs us that Charlestown-where the
condemned leaders in the Harper's Ferry affair
are now lying under sentence of DEATHS
strictly guarded, and is really under martial
law. A large body Of troops is ready for
service at Richmond. A battalion of rihemen
and battery of artillery have been sent to
the seat of war from Alexandria, and by this
time Colonel Davis, the officer detailed by
Governor Wise, must have considerable force
under his command. 1t is stated in some of
the papers that there have been several incen-
diary fires in and near Charlestown, and that
the country people labor under the idea
that the incendiaries are the advance guard
OF body of abolitionists who are to
come from the North and rescue Old
Brown and his fellows. We do not be.
lieve that Governor Wise or Colonel Davis
has any such idea, because they are men of
common sense. The concentration Of troops at
Charlestown is prudential measure, and they
may be useful to protect the prisoners from
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19

VoTE ON THE STATE LoAN-APATHY OF THE Poo
PLE.-The friends and managers Of the canals,
of both parties, have been for years past ope-
rating with them in such fashion that canal
debt of nearly forty millions has accumulated
and every two or three years an application for
a loan of few millions has been made, upon
which the vote Of the people was to be taken
At the late State election a loan of two millions
and half was to be voted for, and the result
presents curious instance of the Indifference
Of the electors to this financial question, in the
face of all the grumbling about the onerous
burthen which the canals have become. In no
single county, as far as we know, has the vote
on the loan been anything like as large as that
cast for the candidates for Office, and in several
counties no vote seems to have been cast on
the loan at all, although one might sup
pose that to a heavily burdened people like us
any proposition to increase the State debt
would excite the liveliest interest While in
some counties, the votes for Secretary of State
amounted to ten and eleven thousand, the votes
cast for and against the loan numbered little
more than as many hundreds
The following table of the returns from eight
counties where any vote at all was given on the
loan question shows singular deficiency of
interest in it,
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Political Intelligence,

THE SPKAKERsInp.-It is said that Thomas s. Bocock
democrat Of the Fifth district Of Virginia. and Gausha
A. Crow republican, Of the Fourteenth district of Penn
sylvana are to be the opposing candidates for Speak
ershp.
THR PEOPLES PARTY CoNGREssMES-The Washington
States is assured that Of the eighteen members Of
Congress elected in Pennsylvania by the opposition
peoples party will participate in the republican caucus
for the organization Of the House.
CHANGES IN THE NKw York LxGBLArrRE.-Ony four Of
the members Of the Last Senate return next winter
Messrs Williams Prosser and Truman, republicans, and
Spnoa, democrat. Mr.. Ramsay was in tho Senate Of
1858-57. The rest all new men. In tho Assembly
there twenty two of last years members re elected
Mcssrs. Collins Of Albany; Payne, of Cayuga; Miller, of
Erie; Moulton, Of Genesce; Wiley, OF Livingston Pond
and Perry OF Monroe Conkng, of New York; Van Horn
of Niagara POWELL Of Ontario; Lttcohn of Oswego ST.
John, Of Otsego; Pelton, Of Putnam Coleman and Bing
ham, Of Rensselaer, Crockcr of Steuben; Lee and Hub
bell Of wcstchcstcr, republicans; and Mcssrs Woodruff
Cover and Masterson Of New York; and Cornelius Of uf
folk, democrats.
FUNY-An opposition meeting, in Norfolk county, Va.
held at Deep Creek the 18th instant resolved that the
mantle Of Henry Clay had fallen Oh the shoulders Of John
Minor Bolts,
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RUMSEILING ACCORDING TO LAw.-That re-
markable body, created by the no less aston
ishing Liquor law, the Board of Commissioners
Of Excise, held one of their spirited sessions
yesterday, and granted no less than seventeen
licenses, to fit and proper persons, SO endorsed
in each case by twenty-five freeholders. This
Industrious board is composed of three persons
obliged by law to hold fifty sessions in each
year, and they are paid four dollars each for
every one of their days Of weary toll. They
have held, so far, forty eight sessions and have
granted altogether three hundred licenses, for
which the endorsed liquor dealers paid thirty
dollars each to the county. There are in the
city twelve thousand places where intoxicating
liquors are sold publicly, so that there must be
eleven thousand and seven hundred unen-
dorsed dealers in alcoholic posons Under the
law it is the duty of the Board of Excise to in
stitute prosecutions against the unlicensed deal
ers; but it appears that there is some difficulty
about getting the money from the county to
pay the necessary expenses of bringing the
suits. There is provision in the Police law
which provides that it shall not be lawful to
sell liquor on the day of any general election.
under penalty of fifty dollars for each
offence. This operates about as we'll
as the Excise law. Nearly all the
grogshops in the city were open during
the last election day, and we have yet to learn
that pious Pilsbury has caused the arrest of
single offender. In any other city in the world
those persons who openly violate the law
would be promptly arrested, their shops shut,
and their trials promptly moved on in crimi-
nal court. But in this blessed city the re-
spectacle people are SO busily engaged in
buying and selling that they have allowed the
government of the city and the administration
of the laws to fall into the hands of these twelve
thousand liquor Dealers who, with their chief
customers, the DULLES and blacklegs, are the
governing classes to all intents and purposes.
AS the illustrious eleven thousand seven hum
dred rumsellers outside the law are now engaged
in deciding for the people who shall rob them
officially for the next year or two, it is pro-
bable that they will not attend the remaining
sessions OF the Board of Excise, and that the
Commissioners will earn their pay in the usual
easy, light and agreeable manner.
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CANDIDATES FOR THE CLERKsHIp OF THE HI

CANDIDATES FOR THE CLERKsHIP OF THE House
OF REPRESENTATIVES, Candidates for the fat
Office of Clerk of the House appear to be quite
numerous and quite industrious in drumming
up members. Prominent among them are Mr.
John W. Forney, of Philadelphia; Mr.. B. B.
French, Of Washington (both of whom have en-
joyed the sweets Of the same Office before); Mr..
Underwood, of Kentucky an opposition mem
Der of the last Congress-; Mr.. Hoffman, of Ma
ryland, also an ex-member, and Mr.. Allen, of
Illinois, the present incumbent. The nominal
salary is only $1,000 year, but somehow its
annual value is estimated at between twenty
and thirty thousand, with some little risk and
trouble from possible investigating committees
The Offices of Clerk, Postmaster and Doorkeep-
er will all be contingent upon the bargain to
be entered into for the Speakership. So it will
be, also, with the public printing, which is
worth, at the lowest calculation, half million
for the Congress- Thus we 90.
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In the first four counties there was majority
for the loan; in the other four, against it. We
yet; but we have no doubt that the vote on the
loan question was exceedingly small here as
elsewhere The inference to be drawn from
these figures is that the people who do not take
the trouble to express an opinion upon a finan-
cial issue of this kind, by which the State debt
may be diminished or increased at their own
will, have no business to complain of its grow
ing magnitude.
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ALBANY, Nov. 1S-loP NJ
The following the mAorities according TO the Adas
and Argus ngurcs--Jones 80; Richmond, i,loo Skin
ner, 1877 Forrest, COO.
Carefully made figures, however, show follows %
the vote for Canal Commissioner majority for Cha
pin, published this morning, with two amead-
from official returns, gives him 2 i3s. and Other
counties heard from add $685. making chapns t,ta
jority 3o53s. SINNERS maorities in all countess
ported, 80 $50, leaving him majority Of u only. In
this calculation Chenango steubcn and Yates uno
cial Chapns side, aud Kings, New York, Orange and
Sullivan on Skinpcr's
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T.f eaaiG, fslrl 81. Thomas, which island she lett
| 81 bc 3isf all wi,h ths West India mails sixty
~ sueers and 90 600 "u f-ieht bound to South.
c.4ft0a, arrived Nere on Saidsy last. ia a ieaky
condition. Tie Tasmania is n quarantine hav,og
weny cases % yellow fever on board Two of
tie scaioon dled Yesterday Two DEANS had oc
c.rs q che shin ana passengers have not her n At
lacked. she may leave tomorrow morning" The
saGe paper ADDS, with ,egaId to tue Harper's Fer
y afair: THAT Captain Brown and his comrades
VIII forfeit their lives for the part they have taken
~ 'l,s outrage, cannot be doGbted. AS little need
4 hc doubted that ever, effort will h- made by the
democratic party 10 lay the respons billy of MS
iourderous riot at the do"r al The republicans"
The cotton market yesterday closed rather t,msly
Wilde the eeies embraced about 200 bales, tbs basis
OF llssc for nl!cd.ias upuds though lots
!orted frac,on above this ngurc The receipts of
western ard state brands of tour to fair extent
hio the marSc. ciosec tu ami &C.. and in
ltc per ob cheaper. Wheat less active; prices for
p,oa prime qasiis ho~ever, were unchanged Corn
il good supply and the market easier with moderate
sales. The receipts OF -four for the ending yester
dsy embraced 1885, 200 bbls,, OF which 93974 bbs
came by canal, 5a,so7 bbls. BY railroad, and
400 bbs. by other routes, chiefly coastwise,
rom the South. The receipts OF wheat embraced 4ss $40
oushels OF which $50 olo by canal 81, ol2 by rail
road and 900 by othe' routes those Of corn amounted
35 IA bushels 200 by canal, 5000 BY railroad and
oa BY other routes chiefly coastwise from the South
those of amounted s24 sos bushels of which
l1,72o came by canal and those Of barley to S6,l5l,
about 600 of which came by canal and l0,o57 BY rail
road Pork was IN fair demand and the sales included
mess at SIS l2 clear do at ST. aud prime at $40 50
slo62h. Sugars firm with sales of 800 hhds. 100
boxes and 5000 bags MANILA at prices given in another
column. Coffee quiet with moderate sales at steady
prices. Freight engagements to English ports fair
while rates were firm
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Fire ut Mohawk. n. Y.

HERKiMER, n. Y. Nov. Is, 1869.
This morning fire broke out in the steam Touring min
Of George Broomhal, in Mohawk, which entirely de-
stroyed together with all his planning MILL mill and
malt house, containing large quantity of grain. largo
amount Of lumber was also destroyed. Mr. Broomhals
loss Is at least s5oo00 and there insurance The
sash and blind factory Of J. p. Faux also entirely
destroyed. Loss $1,000 Several others suffered to
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19

TREASON IN THE PULPIT-We transfer to our
columns to-day, from the Boston Liberator, Gar
rison's paper, some extracts from discourse
recently pronounced in the Unitarian church Of
Dover, N. H., by the Rev. Edwin M. Wheelock.
We do so in order that the intelligent conserva-
tive, Union-loving people Of the Northern States
may realize the imminence of the danger threat
ened to our institutions. They cannot expect
the people of the South to be true and loyal
and devoted to political system which binds
them to a section where their domestic insti-
buttons are reviled, and where servile insurrec-
ton is preached up as one Of the highest and
purest Gospel works.
This Mr.. Wheelock announces that the disso-
luton of the Union dates from the eth of March,
1850, when the Fugitive Slave bill was passed;
that we have had no constitution since; that
freedom has now become the assailant and has
gained the victory; that the Bunker Hill of our
second revolution has been fought; that John
Browns scheme is no failure, but solemn sue
cess; that he has shown that it is no impossible
feat to plant permanent armed instruction
IN Virginia; that he has succeeded in rendering
lavery insecure; that from his martyrdom dates
anew era ofthe antislavery cause that to moral
agitation will be added physical-to argument,
action; that other devoted men will follow in
the wake of Brown, and carry on the work he
has begun; that John Brown would be &C.
cepted in the North as the peoples candidate
for the Presidency, and would receive mil
lion votes; that his gallows will be in politics
what the cross is in religion; and that from his
sacriicial blood the temporal salvation of four
millions Of our people yet shall spring.
We submit this sermon to the calm con-
sideration Of the people of the North, and ask
them whether it does not call for such an ex-
preston of the real patriotic, conservative
sentiment of the North as will rebuke those
abolition priests who disgrace the religion
which they profess to teach, and will at the
same time give assurance to the people of the
South that such doctrines find no response or
approval here.
Sanctimonious scoundrels in the pulpit
should receive as little federation as is given
to sanctimonious scoundrels armed with
Sharp's rifles and murderous pixies
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CooUErTrN0 or PARTIES Amour THE MAroa-
ALrY.-Ali parties and factions In this city are
greatly exercised just now about the MayorAl-
ty. Tammany Hall in particular Is in the crisis
of the fever, and we may expect some great
dongs ut the meeting which comes OF there to-
night. A curious phase In this Mayoralty ex-
citement Is the fact that the republicans are
coquetting with old Tsmmany, and, Il IL said,
are willing to make a compounds with that
democratic section, provided they can secure
the Corporation Counsel In lieu Of their sup
port for Tammany Mayor. The following
names are spoken Of In connection with these
two Offices
Mayor. Cwysrutso~ Css~sd
Robert Dillon, John Van Baren,
Vim. T. HAvemeyer. Samuel J. ndeu.
1t is believed that the republicans would &C
cept the nomination Of Mr.. Dix for Mayor from
Tammany, in connection with John T. Deviin,
the republican candidate, for Corporation
Counsel, Mr.. Dix being considered about half
republican, from his freesoil proclivities Then
there are several lesser lights Of the TammAny
school, such as Godfrey Gunther, Kennedy,
Fowler, and others, also spoken Of; but the in.
tention seems to be to nominate what Is called
respectable ticket from Tammany-if any
good can come out of that Nazareth-for the
purpose of forming strong combination, ~
was done at Tiemann's election.
With this view quite number Of the lead
ing republicans from Albany are in town, and
they are, curiously enough, to be found
around the haunts of the democratic wire
pullers.
There is good deal Of planning and schem-
ing going on all round, and we may see very
singular issue yet out of the municipal cleo
ton. Now the great struggle comes off in
Tammany between the great unwashed huge
paws of the democracy and the RULED bosoms
of the party.
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CINCINNATI, Nov. Is, 1850
terrible accident occurred the Indiana Csutxsl
Railroad, near Cambridge City. rail had been takce
up from the bridge for repairs and before could be
placed, train drawing eighteen cars, oiled with hogs,
came along At high speed and before could be stopped
the engine with thirteen cars plunged through the bridge
into the river. A. j. Smith, OF Indianapolis conductsr
Green, brakeman, and q drover, named Nowby. were
killed. Several Gremen injured. The engincer
jumped from the train aud escaped II is said that over
five hundred hogs killed. The engine, cars ana
bridge are piled up in one horrible wreck.
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Operations OF the United States Coast
Survey Service.

WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1859.
The reports OF the Northern Coast Survey parties have
all been received and made up in Professor Bachcs
Office. Among these operations many interesting facts
are worthy OF note.
The primary trianguation of the Eastern coast has
been extended by the supcrnendcns party during the
past season to the boundary between Maine and New
Bruins wick. The closing results have been looked for
with much interest by Professor Bachc who has con-
Quoted personally the work Of the tranguaton rom
Massachusetts, to the Eastern boundary This part OF 'no
trianguation is the work Of fifteen years, the summer
seasons only being favorable for field operations on ha'
part Of the coast
From the Massachusetts, base Boston, when ~"'
measured in 1914 by Mr. Blunt and which Is nearly eeV'"
miles long, to the base OF verihcston Epping ''as
the distance through the tranguatiou 400 mnes ina
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the rampant chvairy, some Of whom might be
tempted to anticipate the action Of the law.
As Cor the "rumors Of attempts 10 rescue sAey
are sheer nonsense. There are not many old
Browns even among the most rsbid abolitioa-
lists, who generally keep good lookout for
their necks, and. like Fred Douglass, rsn bet
ter than they fight.
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u" best idea; and the Brooklyn people will do
well 10 count the cost before they proceed to
erchain themselves with a load of taxation
greater than they can bear. 1t would be much
better for them to try and keep their streets
clean, and after that, if they can afford the
luxury of parks, let them have them. The
city is already heavily in debt, rivallng the
metropolis in that respect, for which we stand
So pre-eminent among all municipal corpora
tipnS
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The Fire Mt Griffin, Ga.

AUGUSTA, Nov. II, 1862
By the recent fire at Griffin the Empire STATE printing
Office Masonic Lodge building Phillips Co.'s dry goods
store, Cherry Brothers. grocery store Sherman Co.
McWillams Roberts, Samuel McWlliams', and Farraa
Reeds stores and several law Offices were destroyed
Five hundred bales Of cotton were burned; insured in
the Ena Office of Hartford, and North American Com
pany, for S32, 900. The total loss is unestmated
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LOOK BEFORE You LEAP-The Brooklyn
people, who have very laudable ambition to
initiate the metropolis in all its good works,
are talking about surrendering large space of
their territory for chain of public parks,
which will afford them altogether drive Of
ten miles. Tt is very good idea, that of pub
lie parks; but there is such thing as OVERRIDING
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SAcKynLx N b., Nov. IS, 1859.
The steamship America arrived at Halifax from Bostsa
at two O'Clock this morning. and sailed again for Liverpool
shortly before noon
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FRKExANssuRc, Pa, Nov. is, 1852
The Lehgh and Delaware Water Gap Railroad have
commenced the construction of bridge over the Lohgh
at this place. 1t will be completed in April next
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Gale I'm Mobile Bay.
DAMAGE TO THE SHIPPING.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1859.
Mobile papers Of Wednesday have been received here
During severe gale in Mobile bay on Tuesday last tho
steamship jamestown became perfect wreck and the
ships Curling City Of Mobile Lafayette and other vessels
were damaged
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The Yacht Wandercr Trial.

SAVANNAH Nov, II, 1869.
Six witnesses have been examined in the wanderer
slave case, but nothing new has been elected
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Fatal ARRAY mt Nashville.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Nov. Is, 1859.
Allen A. Hail. editor Of the Neos, killed G. Poindex
ter, editor Of the Union and american street rencon
tire today. The origin Of this shooting ARRAY was an
editorial quarrel
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NOn.Arrival or the Canada.

SAcxvILx, N. B., Nov. ls-sP.M
The steamship Canada, fourteen days from Liverpool
and overdue has not yet arrived The weather Is raer
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NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The Reported Destruction 0r Drownsvflle
By the Outlaw s-The Tactics or the Rs-
publacans with Reference 20 the Har-
psr's Ferry A6air-Mevsmsnts or ehs
East Inasa squsdrsn-Our Relations
with Msafco, sc.
oUn SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH
wAsmsGros, Nov. Is 1850
me war Department has received dispatches 4 d.
from Cen T~gxs. the military commander Of the Deusr
seet of Texas, stating that cortnAs had des.revsl
Bo~psvine BY Gre. These dispatches came from Ssa
The Department. doubts the correctHess OF hss,
dess~a0hes later has been received direct frs~
Bro~assle No other action has been taken ,hAa tSss
stated 10 my despAich in thursdays HnAID The forss
already sent n deemed sufcseal
rs republicans here not being able 10 deny the acs e
incendArizm N Virginia, begin 10 change their toas e
rsdcu and 70 endsAvor 70 shin the responsibility of sAs
inosndary doctrines 10 Anatcai aboitoniss a tAsss
any differences 70 Tho consequences Of The ESQ
uinss a either.
Dispatches received the Navy Department from Coa-
modese rstss u The East Inds station. speak Of Mr.
wards frsndy intercourse with the chinese aushorsss
Commodore rAsnaiis nAsxhip, tho PowhasAn, was
sbost 10 proceed ~ japan, 70 hook into the dncsly
shaa bad occurred beswess the Japanese u Nagasln
and the crew II American weasel, where
several lives were lost Ths Germantown hAA
woas 70 yeddo 10 arrange with Consul Harris
for conveying the Japanese Ambassadors the UaisA
States. ms imprss~oa was. however, that they woaiA
20 that time.
The Germantown and Ma~lsippi Of the Eas, Indaa
sqaadrou have completed their In thA, service ana
may be expected home by merit spring
me photographic report 70 Nov York oosemporary Asa
tho President viii reosmmend In his Forthcoming Mes-
cage, the II the Northern states Of Mexico, s
pure invention. We negotiating a treaty with shss
country, and Notwithstanding tho delay perfccung H.
and the umid procrasnatng character Of the govern
ment, Is expected Mr.. McIAne VIII be able 70 send, ~
The meeting Of Congress shortly aner, such treaty,
ratified, as VIII meet The views u The administration.
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IMPORTANT reom TIE MO CsASDg.
Cortinas Said ca have Laid Browsvills
in Ashes. and Killed Oae Hundre<
Americana.

WAsifSuroS, Nov. ~, 1859
The War Department has received a despatch from
General Twggs, dated san Antonio Nov II, saying ths
express had just arrived from RIO Grandc City, stating
that Cortinas had laid Brownsville ashes killing Some
one hundred American citizens and, with egh, hunircl
men, was marching towards the Nueces river.
Full credence is not given 10 the report.
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wssnsoros, Nov. Is, 1859.
The Post Once Department authorses the statement tAal
Mr.. Dckey, the late Postmaster q Buffalo, not re-
moved on political grounds there being charges Of th
character against him but that the u his remov
was naenton to the requirements Of The sub Treasury
art
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS SvkNING.

ACADEMY OF MUSIC. eonr-.-nuh stroet-ira,.s S,p.-
sAMslree at One o'Ciock-THE r,c,iAr FxsrERs--A IA
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BOWEky THEATRE. Bo~ery,-pooM Devyld r
Mn. AND MIS-. PETER WRlTE-SpEcTRn BRIDEGROOM.
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EiBIvs GARDEN, BROADWAY ALL HAuow Evr-ous
GAi-FAAY CircLE.