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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

ANo1HER GRAND SCHEME TO PLUMBER THE
Cry TREAsrRY-The New York Tax Levy bill
for 1859 was reported favorably upon in the
Assembly on Wednesday. In section five Of
It's provisions, it contemplates depriving the
Comptroller Of most important prerogative
now enjoyed by him, in setting aside fraudu-
lent judgments against the city, and transfer
ing 1t to the Corporation Counsel. 1t further
provides that "The Comptroller is directed to
pay all the judgments heretofore received
against the Corporation to which an appeal is
not taken by the Corporation Counsel The
few words expressed in the latter sentence
comprehend more in reality than what ap-
pears from superficial view. 1t is q grand
scheme by the republican lobby at Albany to
fleece the city treasury out Of nearly one mil
lion ofdollars The question naturally arises,
what are the Judgments against the city The
first and principal one is the West Wash
ipgton Market judgment Of 100000, aud the
second the cid Sharp Judgment against the
city, in the Wall street ferry case, amounting
to $4,000; besides other small judgments
which in the aggregate make nearly a million
Of dollars There is large delegation of lob.
byites from this city now at Albany for the
express purpose Of procuring the legislative
sanction to this projected plot for roSbiug
the City Treasury.
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into several democratic papers in Illinois dur
ing the campaign in 1853. II is also proved
that Greeley stated in one conversation that
the republicans OF Illinois made great mis-
take in not taking mp Douglas as their candi.
date, and letters had been addressed by him to
leading republicans in that State urging them
to nominate him. Then, after these conferences
in Washington, ii is shown that Senator Wilson,
who was one Of the persons present, and Mr..
Buflingame, republican member Of Con-
gress, of Massachusetts,, recommended his
election. Wilson said privately be was
" all right on the slavery question" and Bur-
lingame said openly in speech, that in the Le-
compton struggle the Douglas men 81 had kept
the Wilderness of their souls" and he called on
the young men, in all the enthusiasm peculiar
to their age, to 60 for Douglas. Several persons
are named by Mr.. Kellogg in confirmation OF
his statement, and, besides, some Of the facts
speak for themselves.
It is not for nothing, therefore, that Greeley
has been landing Douglas so long. It Is not
for nothing that he has been recently writing
letters from the West, in which he represented
Douglas as having the best chance Of the
Charleston nomination, and as being the best
candidate for the democratic party to select,
when he knew well that Douglas had no
chance at all, and that he would be about the
most unlikely to win that could be put for
ward. The design Is to pave the way for
Douglas and his men to bolt at the Charleston
Convention. and either TO get up factious
ticket on the squatter sovereignty humbug, a.
Van Buren, ran on the free soil Buffalo platform
in Is4s, or to openly espouse the cause of the
republicans, with the understanding that If he
does not get their nomination now, he will get
II for the succession in 1864.
Haskin, Clarke, Forney and the rest of his
tail are included in the arrangement As q
first instalment Of 1t, Forney has got the Office
of Clerk to the House of Representatives, in
which there is plurality Of republican votes,
and he has openly joined their ranks. He is
the dirty pioneer, who has gone before to do
the dirty work. The little general at the head
Of the whole squatter sovereignty phalanx will
soon follow. Whether Douglas is to run on
his own hook in opposition to the regular de
mocratic nominee, or to cross over within the
lines of the enemy, and wear his uniform, is
only question of calculation as to which
course is best adapted to defeat the democracy
and render the republicans triumphant in the
great Presidential struggle, on which hang
the fate of the Union and the hopes of freedom
on this continent, and Of humanity throughout
the world.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

VIII the numerous advertisers in the metropolis
do us the favor TO send in their business notices
before nine o'clock in the evening? The pressure
of all sorts is now so great upon our columns that
minutes are of more value after nine o'clock in the
evening than hours are before that time. Adver-
tisers, in complying with this request, will derive
the most benefit, for in the early delivery of the
paper in the morning are their interests best sub
eerved.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

The GRIproys AT ALBASr.-several editors
Of this city seem greatly rejoiced at the smash
ing Of the great Gridiron Railroad bill at
Albany. The cause Of this satisfaction is the
fact that there are Eve small gridirons left in
the Assembly. uDon which these editors have
each nice steak broiling They did not like
the large gridircn, which kept their bfoils from
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

NEWSPAPER MoRTALrr AT WAsuISeToN-T
Of the Washington newspapers--the Natioaal
Era and the Republic have recently deceased.
We hope that they will have a respectable
funeral. The three or four journals which
still survive, kept in life Ivy little pap, have
a ghostly and unearthly appearance, and will,
most probably, soon sharc the fate Of their de-
parted fiierds. "a
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

UNPARALLELED HYPoCRHY.-While the mem.
bers of the Albany Legislature are unscrupu-
lousy depriving the taxpayers Of this city of
all their franchises, rights and privileges, by
every unprincipled and villanous method
which they can devise, and are otherwise rem
deriDg themselves infamous for their notorious
corruption, they expect to stand well before
the Court of Heaven by passing bill pro-
hibiting concerts on the Sabbath evening!
Was there ever such impudent hypocrisy as
thiss
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

The CONNECTICUT ELEcTI0s.--The Connech-
cut election, which is to be held next month, Is
creating good deal Of interest, and the can
vass is carried on with great vigor and spirit
by the democracy, who have obtained the able
assistance of Mayor Wood, Of this city. There
Is every prospect of q successful issue, which
will be an Offset to the defeat in New Hamp-
shire, lost partly by the apathy OF the demo
crazy Of that State, Disguised with poor Pierce
and his clique, and partly by the treachery Of
the Boston Post faction and its spoiismen,
whose game is similar to that Of Cassidy, Gag
ger Il Co. In Albany and Western New York.
Their plan is to divide, distract and defeat the
democracy, and to reduce its numbers, in order
that they may keep the Offices among them.
selves. There were NO exertions made in New
Hampshire-it was allowed to 60 by default
There are NO exertions being made in New
York by the Albany Regency to overthrow
Seward and his party; on the contrary, they
are playing into his hands, and intend to let
this State 60 by default, like New Hampshire.
The campaign in Connecticut is conducted
in very different manner from that which has
recently been carried on In the Granite State.
Tremendous efforts are being made, and it is
hoped that Connecticut will redeem the dis
grace Of New Hampshire, and give the first as
surance in the Eastern States that they will not
all go for Helpers book and irrepressible war
fare against the South and its institutions.
Whilst Mayor Wood is being abused by Cagger,
Cassidy q Co., be is working bravely in Con-
necticut against the black republican host, and
will conquer by the same generalship and skill
full tactics by which he overthrow the black re-
publicans in this city in December last, to-
gether with their allies, the free soil democrats
under the command of the confidence men Of
the Regency, and their local organs in New
York, Aminadab Sleek and "the Little Villain"
As victory then perched upon his banners, so
will triumph now crown his canvass IN the
"Land of Steady Habits" The Empire City was
the Magenta Of Napoleon Wood: his Solferino
will be Connecticut.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-16

ABUSE IN THE POsT OFFICE DEPARTMENTAL
was, If we remember right, during Mr.. Wick
liffe's reign as Postmaster General that the
phrase "mailable matter" began to assume the
very extensive Specification which it now bears
in the Post Office Department. What latitude
this implies few of our readers, probably, have
any idea of, and they will be surprised to learn
the fact, that instead of merely written and
printed matter, it includes every description Of
merchandise upon which the senders are willing
to pay one cent per ounce for conveyance any
distance under three thousand miles. The
consequence is that the mails are loaded down
with stuff which, in old times, it would have
been preposterous to offer at the Post Office.
This absurd and most injurious abuse had its
origin some years ago, in the acceptance of
packages Of jewelry for conveyance at the Post
Office; and 1t led to description Of under.
writing at that time entirely novel in this
country, viz: the insurance Of valuable parcels,
&C., sent BY mail. Several insurance compa-
MES now take many such riske. OF course, a.
the Post Office Department Is not liable In case
1t loses any of these valuables, the policies are
very desirable as means of naturalization.
But this custom is all wrong, and nothing can
be said in defence of the Post Office Depart
ment's being mammoth freight transporta-
ton company.
Surely, it is enough that the mails are en-
numbered daily with tons Of mercantile lot
terry and medical circulars, which the "com-
mercial agencies" are employed by business
men and quacks to send forth, at so many cents
per thousand, to all the Post Offices throughout
the country scattering broadcast, not good
seed, but what is treated, upon its reception, as
go much waste paper. There is no shadow Of
reason for superadding host Of packages Of
jewelry and other merchandise. No blame is
attached to the present administration of the
Department, for the practice complained of is,
as we have already stated, of older date; but
Judge Holt will agree with US, we think, that
the nuisance ought to be abated.
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Gov. IAtcher, q Virginia, wss expected p mp u
weshrslpn On hS way V 1arieatoH m - ssns We exc
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the fire, bat, being hungry fellows, are now
joyfally smacking their lips and waiting for
their tit-bits to cook.
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New York, Friday, March 1s, 1860.
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Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07
PRICE ONE CENT.
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH
The Prlnce OF wale. In Capadn.

FREDBRIoKToN, August 4.--To-day has been
the most delightful yet experienced by the
Prince since his arrival. The boat ran ND
the st. John River, through the most beauti-
ful scenery, and with fertile country on
either side. There were groups of people in
boats, on wharves, on every projection, and
even in the church-steeples, who displayed
flags with royal notices, rang bells, fired
muskets and cheered The Prince directed
the cheers to be answered by the steam
whistle and by the baud. The Prince lunched
on board with the Governor and suite, Gen
Trollope and suite, and several members OF
the Government Legislature and Council,
and the Mayors Of Halifax, Boston and Mon
treal, He arrived at Fredericton at six P.
NJ, amid salute OF guns.
The Prince was received by body of vol
unteers drawn up in order with a great
crowd on the wharf, who cheered with great
enthusiasm. The Prince and his suite, in
uniform, drove in carriages to the Govern
ment House, and the members Of the Legisla-
ture followed the procession. The Prince
will spend quiet day on Sunday, and on
Monday he will receive an address and q
levee, and ball will be given at the Parla-
ment Buildings The town is decorated with
three handsome arches, and with flags in all
the windows and on all the telegraph poles.
More addresses are being presented TO the
Prince than were expected. If such an ava
lanche continues, collective replies will have
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NEW York, August 6.--Martin Hallyan
brutally murdered his wife in Forty-third-
street, last night, with hatchet. ....
Three men, named John Smith, VIM. NJ
johnson and Emil Berger, have been arrested
on suspicion of setting fire to an unoccupied
house in Church-street. They are engine
runners.
Moses Y Beach has retired from the Sun
and is succeeded by VIM. @. Church. l0 ra
An attempt was made on Saturday after
noon to circulate counterfeit tives on the Ad-
olson Bank Of Addison, New York. The
police notified the storekeepers, and but one
Or two were passed. No arrests Hi
The brig w. r. Kibby, from New Orleans
which had previously landed cargo O
slaves was found abandoned off Auquilla by
the United States steamer CRUSADER, an(
brought to Key West on the Gath ultimo.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07

Particulars OF the Explosion of the Steam
ship Ln CrOsse-Nine Persons Killed and
others Missing.
The telegraph has already mentioned the
explosion Of the steamship La Crosse In the
Mississippi River, below New Orleans and
Thursdays PicGyune Of the latter city has
these particulars:
The explosion was quite sudden, and its
cause remains unexplained. The second en-
giueer Mr.. Pell, who was badly injured,
states that at the time of the accident there
was only sixty pounds pressure and four
Rogue had Just left Mr.. Pell in the engine
room when the terrific explosion took place.
It tore up the timbers and the boat immedi-
ately filed and sunk by her stern, her bow
remaining above water.
The boilers Of the boat had been undergo
ing repairs for the past ten days, and, after
the repairs were completed, had been tested
with seventy-6ve pounds pressure. The La
Crosse was about two years old, and had been
running on the ST. Lawrence. Her original
cost was 100000. She was formerly owned
in New York by Chas. Congreve & Son, and
was purchased and brought out here a few
months ago by the Texas and New Orleans
Railroad Company, for the purpose of trans
hitting their railroad material to Texas She
was to take her place In the Sabine Pass and
Berwick's Bay line, when the railroad would
have been completed from Houston to Sabine
River. She was insured, we are informed, in
this city for $4,000, the risk being divided
between different companies.
We give the list OF saved and killed, as
nearly complete. She was reported to have
liz all twenty-eight persons on board.
SdUed-Mr. Otis, first officer-he was not
on board, having been taken sick the pre-
vious day and gone to the hospital; Mr.. Hol-
den, first mate slightly injured; Geo. Pell
| second engineer, badly scalded; A. Melon.
| aid, second mate, - Sturgeon, first quar-
termaster, P. @. Allen, second quartermas.
ter, - Jack, coal-passer, Jas. Hogan, coal.
passer, Jas. o Hara, fireman, Peter Mcintyre
| fireman, - Scott, fireman, Jas. McGee
deck-hand, Jas. Kehoe, deck-hand, Joseph
| Taylor, deck-hand, unhurt; Chas McPher
son, or Indian Charlie, pilot, slightly hurt
Peter Low, passenger, Pat Kennedy, passen.
ger, Jas. Q Martin, passenger, two wheelmen
names unknown, unhurt.
Killed or Missing Capt. r. B. Davis
| Capt. Davis was native of New Haven
| Conn.,, and we'll known as an able ofhcer)
Charles Williams, purser; died after being
taken ashore, from contusions received
| Andrew Rogue, first engineer James Martil
and John Wins, deck-hands; the cook, tn
steward and the carpenter, names unknown
Peter Low is reported by some as saved, ant
! by others as missing. He is a lad of eight
cen years, deaf and dumb. The other fou'
passengers were laborers bound for the rail
road. 1t is believed that some of the bodie
are in the vessel
|
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TEanIBLB EXPLOSION OF KEe OF Pow

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION OF KEG OF Pow
DER = TWENTY-FIVE OR Thirty PERSONS
WoUNDED-EIGHT OR TEN SERIOUSLY On
Thursday afternoon some twenty-five or
thirty Irish laborers, employed by Mr.. MUIR
ray, contractor, in digging canal or basin
in the swamp, some distance above the Jack
son Railroad Depot, in New Orleans, were
sitting down in a cluster, smoking their after
dinner pipes. The conversation turned upon
a keg Of powder, or keg nearly filed with
powder, which had lately been dampened by
the rain. As they talked about it, young
man, who is step-son of the contractor, re-
marked that the powder was too wet to
ourf, and, by way of Illustration, applied a
light to the powder. 20 .
1t exploded with fearful effect, scorching
nearly every man in the party, and badly
wounding some eight or ten. The crazy
young fellow who tried the experiment was
terribly burned; John Kennedy, James Har-
rington and Wn. Buckley were taken to the
Charity Hospital, fearfully dis6gured, and
Buckley not expected to live. Others, who
were badly burned, were taken to theiI
homes ....,I
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A CARELESS CoAcH-DRIvER CONVICTED OF
MANsLAUeHTER.-At the Wexford Ireland)
asszes, George Critchey, the driver of the
mail-ooach, was tried and convicted of the
mansaughter of Mrs. Anne Whitney, who
was thrown off a car, on which she had been
sitting, and killed on the spot, by the coach
coming into collision with the vehicle, owing
to the reckless driving Of the prisoner. On
handing in their verdict of Guilty the jury
accompanied it with a recommendation to
mercy, but when interrogated by Mr.. Justice
0'Brien, as to the grounds upon which they
cause they were Of opinion that the death OF
the deceased might have been accidental
The Judge commented upon their proceed
ings, and sent them back TO reconsider their
verdict. They subsequently brought in the
same finding, but without the recommends.
tion H... tl
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07

WOMEN AND THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE
Women never have been, and never will be,
debarred from praeticing medicine openly or
on the sly. 1t is so natural to them, and so
irresistible while they live in families and
have the charge of the sick, that no remon-
STRANGE or ridicule has ever availed to put a
stop to female quacking. The best informed
and most rational physicians have always
seen, and the most courageous of them have
always said, from that day to this, that the
only cure is in making physicians of some
tice, and the infinite mischief of meddling
with the delicate organization of the human
frame without all the knowledge that can be
obtained of the structure and action of It's
various parts. The time has arrived for this
reform to begin.-Harriet Mdrtinedu in 0nct
n Wax ...f .
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07

ADAH ISAAC MENKEN's FUTURE INTENTIONS
RESPECTING THE BsYIcIA BoY.--The New
York correspondent of the Charleston Courier
says: .....-.
Mrs. Adah Isaac Menken Heenan is now
in the city, quietly awaiting the recognition
of her husband and lord" ]. G. Heenan, the
champion. We will now test the truth of
the gossip respecting the marriage of the
Benicia Boy. Thus far he has held back and
sought no interview with his Adah. She
says that if he does not come out like man
and take her to his bosom and his home, she
will publish in the Sunday papers all the
tender love letters he wrote her in the days
Of their billing and cooling. These would
make racy reading, and great is the competi-
tion among the Sunday sheets to obtain these
sweet morsels. Heenan takes the matter as
good joke on bad subject.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07

MosT HORRIBLE DEArH-An accident oc
CURED, few days ago, at Freeport, Penn,
by which man named Frank M'Callom lost
his life in horrible manner. He was boil
ing salt at Mr.. James's works, when by some
mischance he was precipitated headforemost
into the cistern of boiling salt water. He
succeeded in crawling out, but there being
no one near to assist him, he unfortunately
fell back again into the scalding brine. Not
withstanding this second and terrible mishsp,
he got out without assistance and walked to
his home. he was actually flayed alive, and
after suffering unknown tortures, at last
found ease in death, twenty-four hours after
the accident. .-... =. .. ..r...--
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The DoG-KEpT DRovER.--A writer in an
exchange says: 81 know shaggy black dog
who keeps drover. He,i is dog of an easy
disposition, and too frequently allows this
drover to get drunk. On these occasions it is
the dogs custom to sit outside the public
house keeping his eye on sheep, and think
ing. If / could at any time have doubted
the fact that it was he who kept the drover,
and not the drover who kept him, it would
have been abundantly proved by his way OF
taking undivided charge. Of the six sheep,
when the drover came out besmeared with
red ocher and beer, and gave him the wrong
directions, which he calmly disregarded. He
has taken the sheep entirely into his own
hands; has merely remarked with respectful
firmness, That instruction would place them
under an omnibus; you had better confnt
your attention to yourself-you will want il
ALL and has driven his charge away with ar
intelligence of ears and tail, and knowledge
of business, that has left his lout of mar
very, very far behind" t..
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/ IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ONO PENITENTIARY.
The walls of the Penitentiary now inclose
about ten acres, says the Ohio Statesman.
The improvements contemplated are now
progressing toward completion. When COM
pleted the whole number of cells will be
about 1000. The necessity of new estab-
lishment at this or some other point is ap-
parent, as the convicts in the Penitentary,
yesterday, numbered 962. The chapel is now
appropriated TO lodgingroom for 100 or $50
prisoners, so that there is no place for hold
ing religious services, The necessity of the
early completion of the new chapel is, there
fore, a matter of almost absolute necessity.
The improvements in progress embrace,
beside the new cells, a dining hall, kitchen,
chapel and workshops. One of the latter, 10
be occupied by Messrs. Hall & Ayers for the
manufacture Of felloes, spokes, hubs, &c, isa
fine building, about 400 feet long, and has in
it steam engine of 1876 horsepower.
The female department, which belongs TO
the improvements recently made, contains
sixteen inmates. Under the esuperintendence
of the matron, Mrs. Milligan, it has quite an
air of cleanliness and neatness which, but for
the cells, would make itappear more like a
pleasant home than prison, ,F
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-08-07

a DEFoRMED NEGRO PRoDIsY.-7-In Lexing-
ton, Ky there lives singularly. .deformed
inches high, who drags- himself on erutches,
but whose majesty OF intellect is really mar
vellous. A letter from an intelligent neigh
Dor says he is u living miracle of intelligence,
has taught himself TO read, write and cipher
and has learned algebra by himself A kind
friend assisted him, in trigonometryland cal.
eulation of eelipses and now he thirsts after
knowledge He now desires to study BresO-
ster's Optics to make himself a telescope
and know how TO grind his own glasses, and
no doubt will succeed if perseverance, will
accomplish any thing. t-a