The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1852, Page 6

NEWS. City Politics. " THE DEMOCRATIO PRIMARY MBBTINGS. “On the 16th of July last, the obairman called a special meeting of the General Committee, at Tam- many Hall, simply for the purpose of accepting tho invitation of the Common Council, to attend the funeral of Mr. Clay. The committee is composed of national democrats in large majority, yot few at- tended this special meeting, supposing that the busi- Dees for which it was specially called, would bo ap- Propriately done. But, to the surprise of the few whe did attend, it was observed that every one of the barnburners were in attendanco—a fact which had not occurred since the first meoting in January. After the special business was closed, the secret ame eut. Mr. John A. Kennedy rose, and pulled from his pocket a carefully digested plan for the primary mevtings preparatory to tho elections in November. He was supported by Mr. L_ B. Shepard, and every one of the barnburners, in all numbering 17. This call was warmly opposed by tho national democrats present, who insisted that it was unpre- codented, and unfair to the majority, who could have bad ne idea, that at a special meeting, called to go honor to the memory of Mr. Clay, such a project Would be brought forward But cvery argument was ia vain—and the call was passed under the of the previous question—17 to 10. This call introdused, ani sought to establish, three important alterations in tue practice of the democratic party. In the first place, it ordered the elections to be held between flve and seven-o’clock ia the evening ; in the second piace, it disfranchised the ward commicices, and wok trom them the ap- aeet of the inspector; and, ia the third place, it conferred that power upon the three delegates from each ward to the General Comwittos. epartures from usage occasioned goneral sfaction throughout the city, and everybody saw that this was one of the tricks aud manwuvres by whict the barnburners would be enubled to con- the primary elections, and vest themselves finmly in power, from the Mayer down. ‘There was, however, good reason tor one of the changes they had introduced, that is, taking away from the ward ceumittecs the appointment of inspectors. And tho reasons were these—in some of the wards thore were uo Ward committees, and in others there were two ward committees, both claiming to be regular; in tome, the Pierce and King associations hhad taken the place ot the ward committees which head been discontinued; and in others the ward com- mittees had been organized by a few designing men, without notice to all the members, and thes assumed tie control of the ward, in defiance of its citizens. There were cogeni reasons, and were en- tirely satisfactory to show that tho baroburners wore right in refusing to authorize the ward com- mitteos to appoint the inspectors. But what sub- stitute did they propose aud pass? To whom did they give this important power of appointing the tors? To themselves. They decided that the three delegates to the General Committee, from each werd, or rather two, being a majority of threo, should exercise this valuable power. It was in vain that the national democrats argued that this course was upprecedented—that it was a bold and selfish usurpation, and enabled two men from each ward to contro! the politics of tho ward, and pere petuate their own power. Their argumonts were treated with contempt—the previous question was Sprung—ard the call was passed. On the 5th of August, the first regular mecting of the committee was held, after this trick of the barburners, and by the decisive vote of thirty to seventeen, their cail for the primary elections was reversed, and a new one instituted. “Tho latter dif- fers from tie former in two particulars. It restores the old hours of holding the polls to7 and 9 o'clock, thus enubling the working classes to have some- thing to say in the mutter: and it takes away the appointment of inspector from the three delegates from each ward, and gives it to the whole sixty members of the committeo. Tho barnburners had proved conclusively that the ward committees could net be intrusted with the power. The ma- jority in the Gencral Comwittee did not think that it would be foir, or democratic, to aliow two out of the three delegates from exch ward to exercise a power cenied to the ward committee, and deter- mined to pursue ihe only other course which was left. Acting as the representatives ot the entire do- mocrecy of the city, tuey appointed all the inspec- tore, selecting from eaeh ward men of character and truth, who would rece've the vote fairly and make true returns. And thus commenced the first move ment towards the refurm of primary meetings co much 1 dd. Tho action of the General Committee has met with the univer-al apprubation of all true democrats who understand its bistory and object; but the barnburners growl cousiderably, and conceal the real motive of their opposition to it, by pretendinga warm zeal for the rigbts of ward committees, who, they now pretend, should have heen allowed to select the inspectors. They did not think so on the 16th July, sud gave, then, very conclusive reasons against it. Why, then, do they growl? The question is simply answered. Their cull of the 16th July se- cured to them fifteen out of the twenty wards, ir- revecably. By allowing to ou* of the threo delo- gates to select the inspectors, and by confining the selection irom among those who were elected in- spectore last full, ey had fiftecn ont of tho tweuty wards; and. for al) the good which democrats could have achieved at ube polis, they might as well have gone to eleop from that momeut Take, for instance, the Twolth ward. The delegates to te Geucral Commi are national democrats, but all the ia- ans ected last year in that ward, without a ic exception, are barnbueners; and io give to those del gates the right of selection, as proposed by the call of 16th July, was sitaply to allow them to select among their enem‘ And so on, though- out the city. If any ove will take up the returns of the County Clerk, giving the names of tbe clectod inspectors, and compare it with tho list of the Generel Committee, he will tind that tho boast of the secret organization, that they would carry fifteen out of thetweaty wards for Kelly for Mayor, Coch- ren apd Fowler for Counsel, and Purser for Comp. trolier, was true. If ube General Committee had not stepped forward and checked the trick, this city hed been soli and delivered to nen who have never hed the cocfitence of our citizens, and have never gained any political advantage except by maneearre. The Land Reform Movement. MEETING OF THE REFORMERS—PROJECTED MEETING IN 112 PAKK. The friends of the Homestead bill assembled last evening, to the number of some forty or fifty per- gons,in a room iv Militury Hull, Bowery, for the purpose chiefly of expressing their contempt for the majority of the commitice in the Senate, by whom their bill wes reported adversely. Mr. D.C. Smith, fo the Sevonteenth ward, was appointed Chairman ; and D. C. Croly, Secretary. The following resolution, expressive of the senti- monts of the maceting, was introduced by Mr. Jomy H, Kozarr. Resolved, Thet we bold an indignation gathering in the Park, at un early day. to express our disappro!a'icn of the infamous course of the majority of the recreant land committee. of the presen’ Congress, in suppressing the Homestead bill, after reectving {he sanction of the douse of Representatives. and sustained by the universal voice of the peopic Mr. K. in moving its adoption, said ho thought thie body could not deal too severely with the ob joote of thoir censure, if they even went eo far as to burn them in effigy. Mr. Paxson E. Dae concurred in the terms of tho resolution, and the sentiments of the last speaker, with tho exception, that he thought that the three gontlemen referred to, deserved to. be hung on tho gibbet quite a8 much as Arnold orjany other traitor. Mr. Joun CumaexF orn also spoke ia favor of the resolution. It was bia opinion that King, the de moeratic candidate for Vice President, selected these three men who formed the committee, for the exprese purporo of doing what they had done. He would not support Picree, because he was hos- tile to the monsure this assoviation sought to carry They had beew working now in this cause teo years, and this Pierce who now stands as the front rank man of the democracy refused to answer the = whether le would support their eiforis. bat was the reason why he was Lis decided cnemy, aad he would vote for muy other candidates in pre- ference to uch mon us King and Piereo. Tho Berard bad toia them i iclo that they were a parcel of men # other, and wore #0 lazy that they o & ton foot pole. This w Hunaip; but there were mt time who would ¢ ef the untreth of such © di rd reboke from wt ary orga like HEracp, but they sbould act nccording to the lation offered, so as that thoy shou'd vend a of terror to the men who have acted in oppos to the bill. He concluded by affirming thut ho y in favor of the proposed mee Mr. W. V, Barer acked what wer to lose by dofeating Pierce and King nothing; but thoy should consider w would gain anything by the election « sm. He would not say whether ho would voio for the latter, but he certuinly would vot vot Pierce and King. Hy would go with the | 1 ers and adtpt their ueesures. They could nut be particans of the democratic party at all oven’: 5 but before thoy should plodyn themselves to support Boott and Grabam they rlould coasider who they are. The only two purchaseable members of the MASS #83 the public lands, but thelt v votes. He thought they ma! Grabam, Pierce or King. Mr. L. W. Rycxman considered it would not be their interest to refuse their eu to both pledged themselves to the 0 idea of neutralit; variance with He woul shatpenyy, who will do us good, ando which we have nothing to expect. He thought that the democratic party should now be gone against most decisively, as or. co not get a breath of sym of leading men. JuLIAN A. McGaGness next 1d the moet- ing. He had been making a caloulation of the force they will be able to bring into the field at the next election, and he found that they could com- mand ten thousand anti-rent votes in this Stato. The antirent party will co-operate with them against cither party, but they were not even depen- dent upon them, as their own forces will be increased bray others, who have no sympathy with either whigs or democrats, but are in favor of the abstract principles put forward by this association. He thought they were fully justified in questioning the Prpsidential candidates, and see how they stand upon this question. They wished to stand indepen- dent, though it had been insinuated that they would form a third pe They would stand to their own principles and their own measures, without respect to those of either party; but they would give their support, at the coming election, to those most fa- vorable to their views Some dozen others addressed the meeting, giving their ideas of how the association should stcer its course in the coming election. Most of them were of opinion that they should resérve their forces until they got some definite assurance from one party or ether; but the general feeling was, that iP neither candidate or party would make thom a pledge, then they should cast their votes for the whig party as being the least objectionable The following resolu- tion, adopted by the Democratie Convention at Bal- timore, was read, to show that they had no chance of support in that quarter :— Resolved, That the sales of the public lands ought to he sacredly applied to the national objects specified in the constitution, and that we are opposed to any Jaw for the distribution of such proceeds among the States -as alike inexpedient in policy and repugnant to the con- stitution, Some more members afterwards occupied the floor; and one or two of the speakers boasted that they could secure the co-operative votes of twouty thousand apti-renters; and some were opposed to the project of the Park meeting. A motion was then made to lay it on the table, but was lost; and the original resolution was put and carried. The Secretary offered a resolution to the effect that a committee should be appointed to make another attempt onthe Presidential candidates, and try whether they would give a dofinite answer as totheir views on the Homestead bill. A motion was made to lay it on the tabl:, and carried. The meeting shortly after adjourned. join m. Building in the City, IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SIXTH WARD. This ward is sunk the lowest in our city, both morally and physically—the one being the cause of the other. From the lowness of the ground in the greater part of the ward, it is unhealthy and damp, and, with a few exceptions only, the lowest class of the Irish population and colored people reside and’ carry on business init. It is the filthiost ward in the city, and the centre of it, including the Five Points, is of the lowest description of vice and do- gradation. It might, therefore, be expected that the building improvements in this locality would he but few; and so they are, in point of fact, and are likely to continue so, till this low ground, which was formerly a swamp, is filled up and raised to a higher elevation. Portions of this ward are, howover, the best part of ihe city, extending into Broadway, and here, of course, the improvements are keeping pace with thoee in the other localities. Subjoined is the list : Tne New Sessions Hovse.—This fine building, which is situated in the Park, running through to Chambers street, will be soon completed. The building is divided into six court rooms—two on each floor. It is seventy-two feet front, one hundred and five fect deep, three stories nigh, and basement The height of the basement is cleven feet: of the first story, cighteen feet; of the sccond story, seven- teen; of the third, twenty-three. Tho fronts are brown stone, and the side walls brick, painted in imitation of brown stone. The beams are fire proof, being made of boiler iron, filled in with concrote. All the windows will have iron revolving shutters. The halls will be paved with marble tiling. The roof will be made of copper, and the main cornice of brown stone. The foundation is of blue stone rubble work. The style of architecture is Italian. The building will cost about $100,000. R. G. Hat- field is the architect. Tne New Anmory.—This edifice, which is in courte of erection, is situated on the cornor of White end Ejm streets. It is one hundred and thirty-one feet on White street, aud cighty-four feet on Elm strect It is built of blue stone, only two stories high, the first being thirteen fect, and the second thirty feet high. The windows are very narrow, being only eighteen inches wide, so that, in case of an assault by a mob outside, the build- ing could be defended with success by fifty men. The first floor is to be used os a gun room, the se- cond as a drill room, a rendezvous in caso ofa riot. The style is gothic, and on the three corners of the building are situated towers; there will be five doors on White street, and one on Elm, which are mado of boiler iron. It is built on piles driven into the ground—it will cost about $25,000. R.G. Hatfield is the architect. Tne East Tuver Savines institution is building a bank at No. 3 Chambers street, near Chatham stroct. Itis thirty eight fect front, ninety-three feet deep, and four stories high The firat story and basement ave to be white marble. and sbove that the front will be brick, trimmed with white marble. It will be finished alsout the first of October, and will cost about $12,000. Wil- liam A. Thompson is the architect. brabam Clark is building a store No. 196 Chat- ham street. Itis twenty-five fect front, onc hun- dred and twenty fect deep, and four storics high; the front will be constructed of brick. Cost about €10,000; it will be finished next spring Tue New Drvot.—The depo! for the Now Haven aud Harlem Railroad Company is situated in Centre street, and occupies an entire block, bounded on one side by Franklin aud White streets, aad on the other by Centre and Elm streets. One-half of the building is now finiehed, and the other half is in the course of erection. The building, whcn finished, will be two hundred feet square, and four stories high. he first story is granite piers and cast iron columns. Above this it will bo constructed of brick ly the first story will be used by the Railroad Company. ‘The upper part will be rented out for offic lv will be used by the Harlem Rail- road Company as a passenger and freight depot, and by the Haven Reilroad Company as a ighé depot only. The building will eos $75,000. R. G. Uarfield is the architect. Crvizens’ Bank —This new bank, which is erect- ing. is situated on the corner of Bowery and Walker street. It is twenty-five feet front, one hundred fcot deep, and three storice high. The fronts on both sirects are brown stone, beautifully evt and IxsrrsvTion.—This N ornamented. The barement will be occupied by the C s’ Insurayce Company, and an exchange office he first story will be ocenpied by tl be and the upper part of the building will b finished off in handsome style, for offices. It will cost about $30,000, and will be finished ip November. Jobn Walker is building a store No. 4 Contre stroot; it ie twenty-five feet front, twenty-five feet deep, and four stories bigh. The front will be Philadelphia brick. Cost, $3,000. ‘Tne Pank ENoixe Hovse.—This fine building, which is situated in the Park, ee on Chambers cet, has been recently finished. [t is fifty-five i front, seventy fect deep, and three stories high. ng are brown stoue. o s are occupied by Protector Company. No. 22; Pearl Hose Company, and Mutual Hook and Ladder Company, The District Court for the second judicial seupics the upper story. The entrance ines ison Chambore street, and to the the Park. The style of architecture fa Cost, about $15,000. R. G. Hatfield is for the court, linlien the architect. Awong the new storot in the Sixth ward, which e mentioned iu the list of improvements in iway, are Nos. 886, 353 and 362 Broadway. AULE OF THE COST OF NEW BUILDINGS NOW ERROT+ ING IN BIXTH WARD. Seesion House,....+ $100,000 | Armory, eorner of White 28,000 | New Depot, Centre street, . «+ + 75,000 Fost River Savings Institution, 12,000 No. 1% Chatham street, 10,000 No 4 Centre street, | Total, oo Cowremetipte Rossrr.—A most painful eerntion end robbery was practised upon a woman, mame Julia Howley. who arrived. tn this city fom Ney Haven on' night. It appears that the girl stepped from the cars at T ‘seveath street, but oxpected to see the conductor before he left, and get from him ubout proceeding to the house of her fricads. While she was standing alone she was accosted by & re- Epectable looking swing, man, who offered.to show to place, but instead of doing so he walked with her to Feeney oie, Dene ecomsesiesel, Whenw he took — ion of her c . containing wearing a) an Other articles to the value of ‘itty dollars, GO roapi appeared. The girl was soon after found by the Highth ward police. and taken to the station house. and made comfortable for the night. Yesterday morning Assistant Captain Warlow accompanied her to the residence of her uncle, Mr. Charles Howley, in Twenty-fourth street. The base villain has not yet been arrested. jous Accipenr To ont oF THE New Yor Vouun- terxs.—Mr, Alexander Moran. one of the glorious rem- nant of the New York Volunteers, was. at half-past five o'clock on yesterday eveni in the shop of Mr. Brady, State street, opposite the Battery, when a few friends came in, and all began to run round and amuse them- selves, when Mr. Moran accidentally fell, and sustained» Dad fracture of theleg. ‘The injured man was conveyod to the City Hospital by officer Wertlermers, of tho First police district, and Daniel Holland, a Whitehall boxtman. Fausine orr a Scarroup.—As Wesley Morris, a house ainter, was cngeged in painting the side of a new house, in Ninth avenue. pear Twenty-ninth strect, one of the ropes supporting the scaffold gave way and’ preciplined him to the ground, a distance of nearly twenty fect, crus ing severe injury to his person He was taken up and conveyed to ward, Tur Late Disaster in Eiaureenrin Stuevr.—Coroner Tver was called upon yesterday to hold an inquest at the house, No, 162 East Twenty second street, upon the body of the man who was killed so suddenly by the falle | ing of the roof at the Manhattan (ias Works, on Tuesday. A jury was cmpannelled, which viewed the body and took some testimony. ‘The further investigation was then ad- Journed tp this afternoon. The men now in hospital, who were injured at the time that deceascd lost his life, are doing well and may yet recover. Tur Resunnectiox or Poraxn.—A very respectable meeting of the Polish sideration the fallen condition of their country, and de- visipg some means of organization, by which a prospect of resuscitation would be held out to her. About sixteen citizens, natives of Poland, attended. Resolutions were adopted to the effect that the individual interest of them- selves and all their countrymen required that their ac- tions should be unitedly directed towards the guod of their common country, and that an undivided associa- tion, to which a patriotic end should bo assigned, should be formed. After much debato and counsel, the meeting 8) ited, having, previous to adjournment, entered tho following resolution upon the minutes :—Resolyed, That a general meeting of Poles be held in New York, for the purpose of deciding upon a convenient and proper pro- ea = the association, on Sunday, the 15th inst., at twoo'cloc! Tas Boxe Borne Nuisance Acary.—Notwithstandiag | the effort which was made by the Common Council some time since to abolith the bone boiling nuisance, there are etill anumber of these offensive establishments in the upper part of the city, throwing off their disgusting and stilential vapors in all directions. One of those, a bone ling and offal transforming establishment, in the Tenth avenue, between Sixty-fifth and Sijsy-sixth streets, under the direction of George Geisafeyer and Terrance Burns. had at last bocome so outrageous a pest in the neighborhood that it was at last declared insuffer- able, and the residents in that vicinity determined to have the nuisance abated if possible. They therefore lodged a complaint of a general character against this and all such establishments in the vicinity. On receiv. ing this complaint, Justice Stuart issued orders to Capt. Maynard, of the Nineteenth district police, to arrost all offenders of this character. (leismoycr and Burns wero, therefore. arrested and committed for oxamination. We understand that Mr. Justice Stuart is determined to en- ter upon this refor task with the ene: which he devotes to enterprises which he is determined to accom- li-h. He will deserve the thanks of the community in the upper part of town, if he sueceeds iu driving these disgusting and polluting establishments from their vi- cinage. Firemen’s Viert.—The Phoenix Hose Company, No. 3, of New Brunswick, N. J.. Mr. Samuel Hardy, Foreman, ard Jacob Spader. Assistant, passed our office yes! day morning, on their return from roy, where they b: been for three days as the pecial guests of Niagara E gine Company, No.7. They were attended by G. Wh: ‘worth’s celebi Inam band, and received at Troy by the entire Fire Department, They had a splendid engino along. with the motto of the company, “ Ready: always Ready,” painted In gold letters on the rear part of Boan Porr Writ. Your Doors —Col. Solomon, of Mobile. one of the boarders at the Astor for who hal premeree himself to start early on Monday morning. on je retwin, baving cousidcrable funds ia his room, was waked wp about . by a fumbling at the lock of hi: ting to pick the lock; but fortunately. the key wa the lock, which rendered it rather difficult uplceked his door, with a defensive w instent the footsteps of a hi clock in the mornir as though attemp: ‘The ‘ing the door— room)-=placed lo an ja undisturbed tillmorning. It is suppos robber from without, who by the means usual to them, obtained a knowledge of these funds. and hed concceled bimseif somewhere until the ded hour of nicht Mad the Colonel beon a hard snorer, in place of a very light sleep er, the room would have been entered, and” probably he be murdered by a single Robinson cut in the head, his money taken, and the robber escape. The impunity with which murder, robt ary and ravishing, has been tolerated in this fated city. by one of the mont diszraco- fal police managements. has made eur New York inscouri- ty of life a by-word in Burope. Drarn resvive rnom a Fart.—Mrs, Honore Leaby, a native of Ircland. aged thirty-five yeary, died at her Late residence, No, 156 Cherry street, on Monday evening, from the effects ot a full It appears that on the 16th ult., the deceased with her husband and others, wore entering the steamboat “May Queen” at Coney Island, where they had Leen on a pleasure excursion, and one of the hatebes being open. Mrs. L. accidentally fell through it, injuring herself in a very serious manner. She was ecnveyed home, ond medical attendance was immediately procured, but she got gradually worse, and died as before stated. Cor- ner Iyes held an inquest on the body yesterday, and after hearing the medical and other testimony, the jury return- ed the folowing verdict: “That deceased came to her death by compression of her brain, eausod by extravasa- tion of Blood upon the same, and the cauce of said extra- varation was an injury received by a fall upon the deck of the May Queen, on the 15th July last.”* Minizary Excunsion.—The “ Martin Cuards,” com- manded by Captain J. Martin, pasred our office on Mon- day. on their way to target practice in the country. They numbered forty muskets, and wore accompanied by Shel- ton’s band. ‘he company made an excellent appearance. Stace Accipent.—A man named John McFerlan was run over. on Monday cvening. by an Past Broadway stage, at the corner of Lewis and ‘third etrects, and sustained a compound fracture of the thigh. Ie was conveyed to the City Hospital by officers Nicholl and Robb, of the Eleventh ward police. It is said that Mc!arlan oxone- rates (he driver from blame, and says it was his own fault his getting hurt. Srreer Destireriox.-A strange woman, named Ann Kenedy, was found lying sick in the street at a late hour on Monday night, by the officers of the Dighth district. She was conveycd to the Bellevue Ifospital. Steamboat Travelling=Safcty of Passen- gers—Vaiuuble Suggestions. Newans, N. J, August é 1852 Sm—I am fully convinced in my own mind that the following sugg ng, if earricd into c!Tect, would be the means of saving many liv I have served on boarda British steamship, and have been otheiwise-cngaged on the water, and (vcl agsured that any vossel adopting them would gain the sup- port of the public. Tho articles would cost but @ trifle more than thore now in use: and if the gow gaw ornaments, trumpery, and showy furniture, £0 much used in American steamers, wore exchanged for good, plain, substantial work and articles of real utility, that portion of the travelling who had any brains would coriaialy yx 80 provided to any other. In the first place, { propose that every bed. sofa, and chair, cushion, should be constructed of India rubber material, inflated with air. Tho chair cusbions should have a strong, well fixed elastic strap running across the edge ot tho under side. ‘The muttross or bed should be in three separate parts, each with a like strap atiached. Now, in case of a firo—asin the Henry Clay—or the sinking of the ship, any persons ta up cither article they might be near, and thrusting their head through the strap, and bringing tho cushion wader the chin, might safely jump overboard, for sink they could not. From three hundred to five hundred loathern buckets, with ropes attached, ehould be hung up ia conepiouous places on deck ; and, mov. important of ali, the salety valves of tho engines should be ea- tirely out of the control of the engincers or officers of the boat ; the pressure allowed should not ex- ceed, at the utmost, ono balf the amount tested. If you could secure up some half dozen honest mon in New York, who would consent to receive some $1,000 per annum to keep them so, for the pw pore of testing every stoamstip at least onee ® yenr, and got » law paseod confisvating every voasel or factory in which others were used, and send tlie owners on # Vivit to Sing Sing for tho term of their naturel lives, it would render travelling in the United Stat arable to Americans, and possibly, to, sir, your obedi TL. mived by the Procident a# Consul bie of Guatemala for tho Vaitod is residence by the police of the Nineteen | “yefugees” in this city was held | upon the 5th instant, for the purpose of taking into con- | waTrMALA.—-Bartolome | i of the family, in 1350, from 8 carriage, and the youngest child, fivey re, was killed. Two daughter, aged an wenty-ano, were among the lost on board the H ry Cluy, and their nas are in the melancholy || t: The mo! aud one gon are itricken houschold. Not Born to ox Kitiep.—Mr. John RB. Harris, formerly of Troy, was on board the MH Clay. He was also » passenger on the steamer Swallow when that vessel was wreckod, and on tho Empire when sho sunk near Nowburg. APPOINTMENTS BY THE PaxsipENT,—Alfred Conk ling, of New York, to be Envoy Extraordinary aad Mini Pleni penta of the United States to the Mexican Republic, in the place of Robert P Letcher, recalled at his own request. Richard Butler, of Mich- igan, to be Re; r of the Land Offico at Sault te. Marie, Michigan, vice Androw Backus, re- moved. J. V. Brown, of Michigan, to be Receiver of Public Monoys at Sault Sto. Maris, Miohigan, vice Honry Acker, removod. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT. Connectxn Wepxespar, Avevst 11, ron rue New Yora Herawe. NEW YORK MABKET. Duties payable in cash. Goods stored to be sold et public ion at the end of one year, The ton in all cases Ce $e 2,210 pounds. ASBES— HAT, 100 1bs.— Pot per 100ibs. 481\{a — | North itiver,... 1— 9125 Poari,....... GW a 5S MP BEESWAX— Russia,cln,ton 200 —~ 4200 Yellow, perjb. — 2¢ 5 0, o | TOANDEES | Tallow,ml'd,th— 10 a—13 | Bi see AV | Lpool, per ch, 725 a—— | Anthracite « 475 abd Marecaibo.... —— a—— Guaynq'l,in bd — B}ga—— Bt. Dom, in bd — 4),2—— jomea | _ COFFE Lavo i | Java. Curacos, | Maracaibo. HORNS | St. Bomin: CORDAG American,prib.—— a—14 | Bore! —10 a— 104 | Bale — 7 a Te pee | gCOEN or jn 0 | eager ig Be'te com. = 2 Wane eed soles coc! LEATRi— Genesee, puro,.— — a—— | Solo. oak lat. 1b—23 s—25 Fancy bran 420 | Bo. middie~ 29 a— 2a xtra brands, 450s 675 jo. hoavy.— 20 a— Bout im 445: Do, dyhide—20 a— 2b b0°} Do. Ohio. .— 20 a— 23 3g , Homiock, lgit— 16%4e— 1814 0. midal 16iga— 1833 Do. heavy...—1¢"a— 16 i | Do. good dgd— 13tga— 15 Do. poor cece jo. MpDer, Sa 19) LIME— | Rockland,o'sk,.1— g—— | LiQuoks— Brandy J J Du- im Rye Northern... Otard Corn, round & Seignetio fiat ag G23ga— 63 pumas 1 Do. whit a— 8 Hea— Do. Guif...— 9,a— DOMESTIC GOODS— Bhirtings, bro..— 4% Di loached: | D 10. evra blu 1b, Shesching, ‘RO’ 4m 7 Cotton Os'b'gs, Ni Tia 8g No. 1. Do. do. So.No.2— Cot. ¥'n,5a13,lb— 15) ga— Do. 14019... .— 17 Do.20 and up- wards..... and 1 per No. Gatinet w'ps on beams, pe yd t= DRUGS & DYES— Alcohol, pr gal Alum, I Aloes, € Annatto. Antimo |, Boiler ead, pi Sheet, in, Ei Arsenic, Asatotica Pd Balsam Copav’ Balam Tol a 0235 a2— & 110 a— 20 a— 20 4a— 16 pee a— Bi JP at — prll-25 s—26 Camphor cr, -—— Camphor, rei Cantharides, Carbonate Aj + white. G. Arabic. Am. per 100...4— a— a ‘white Eng. 1— ‘a= — tie Bertie {ing Ame— 90 8-5 " 1 ' | 20 — aos |. f a7 75 a5 |B amer 350 2 a— 13 ais |} Tia— 11% AB | 3 ait ‘o— 15 3 a 15 a 22 Da 6% a 9 a 250 a3 1% ais | 8 s—75 a—19 a— 1216 a 23 elect 25° | Turkey Otto Rove, o% PinkRoct,w rican Bareap’in, Hon— Cate Muse Bareap'ls, Mox Sen’cn Root,c’h— 25 Senna Alexin..— 12 Senna, El. Sholine ... Bn’ko Roo BodaAvh,i6 pere. Sugar Lead Sul. Quin. 0 Tartar, Aci Ter. Japonte Verdigcis Vitricl, ia DUCK, & D. Bruisying,..1825 91820 7— al7a L do &X Zot'ft & Bilib’s.17 0 ais D, Pilot’ & Hy: . Young tyson. Uyson Skin Vowehong o-— Imp “wg evens, % 2 Do., h @ a7 a5 Bheetings, w's. 975 01025 | Have oy Bhectings, by'n B00 a Q— and wreppers— 25 8 L— FEATHERS. Florid "rs~ 15 a—~ 60 Amworican,,,..-—- 53 a 40 a— 8 Fish— 1 a 20 Cod,dryi12 Ih anut’d No. 1L—16 a= 21 Do pic’ do, middling — 12 a~14 Balmon, do. vommon,— 8 a-— 11 Do. do, 82 Jumpa— 19 a— 2 Mav'l Ne, a 22 Do. No. 3. -—— jo. No. 8. ~ sag, No.1, 6 ei s De. No.2... =i Gor'gr, gi'd, bh 0. KERIO, bom: FRUII~ ] Reiving,eun,ckh—-— a~— | Bunch, box... 210 a 2124) Closter, do = om Currants, BMa— 6% i a~19 Logw on do. St. Domi Figs, Turko; Ginger, Can' MONEY MARKET. Wepnisoay, August 11—6 P.M. ‘The treasactions in the wtock market, to day, were comparatively limited. Quotations current at the first board shown pretty generai dvolime. North American Trust fol of 3% per cent; Canton Company, %{; Edgeworth, 3; Nicaragua, +4; Florence and Keyport, 3; Penn. Coal Company. 14; Erie Railroad, ‘¢; Norwich and Worcester, 4; Resding Railroad, 34; Loong Idand, +j, Metropo- litan Bank edvanced ¥ per cent; Harlem, 14; Rochester and Syracuse Raitrord 154; Rochester and Niagara Falls Railroad %{; Ulster Mining Company, +{, Montgomory Mining sold at 4, and there were offers of 44, buyer sixty days. We have no change to report in N, J. Zino. Busi- ness in the street, to-day, was pretty well divided among the fancies; and notwithstanding the depression in prices, holders appearcd to be in good rpirits, and feel confident that the market will, before the Lapse of many days, receive an impetus that will give them handsome profits, It is merely a quostion of time, An upward movement may take place in a week, ond it may not come along until carly in September; but come it muet. The mopcy market never waseasicr. Any amount of money can be obtained at four and five per cent, and the prospect is decidedly in favor of even a greater abundance, at more roduoed rates of interost, This augmentation of meaus must give an impulse to speculation, and we know of no more settled channel for it to run than in Wall street, amidst fancy stocks. It is now more than twelve months since’ the supply of capital became so great, compared with the demand. . With the exception of a little strin- gency for a short time, in August last, we have had a continual plethora in the money markt. Notwithstand- ing this, speculation in stocks has been carried om very mcdderately, and prices have been but silghty inflated. ‘This is a very extraordinary fact. We have noticed moro cautiousness among operntors—less disposition to take hold of any of tbe bubbics of the day—during tho past twelve menths, than in any previous period of the same activity in the market, This is a most favorable feature. ,We have known times when money was worth one and two per cent amonth. and speculators found it difficult to get much, even at thore rates, during which the most extravagant speculations in fancy stocks have been carried on. Tho present position of the market, the fact that, with every facility for inflating prices, stoeks gencrally rule low, the steady improvement which has for some time past been cing on in most of the leading securities of the day, vl tend to give a more healthytone to operations, and confidence to holders of stocks, the market value of which is comparatively depreciated. There is very little doubt but that we spall have an easy money market for a long time. There is not the slightest inclination of an un- favorable change; but, on the contrary, everything points to greater abundance, cheaper rates of interest, and an upward movement in prices for all the most prominent articles of commerce or speculation, ‘The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, to-day, amounted to- $201,150 20; payments $58,880 21—balance $4,950,924 99, ‘The steamship Europa for Liverpool, this morning, car, ried out $735,406 in specie. There will bo sold at auction to morrow, Thursday, at the Merchants’ Exchange, $56,000 in bonds of $1,000 each, bearing six per cent interest, of the city of Memphis, Tenn $23,000 in bonds of $1,000 cach, bearing seven per cent. interest, of the city of Sandusky, Ohio ; $6,000 in bonds of $160 each, bearing seven per cont intcrest, of thetown of Huron, Eric county, Ohio; $6,000 in bonds of $50 cach same as the Jast. 3 ‘The Mine Hill and Schuylkill Haven Railroad Company have declareda dividend of seven per cent for the last six months. The Hazleton Coal Company have declared a dividend of $3 per share. ‘The commissioner and trustee for winding up the Ala- bama State Bank and branches, has made a report of the collections made during tho six months up to the lst of July, of the debts due under the old State bank system. The aggregate sum is $207,804. The sum paid by ¢he debters of the Mobile branch exceeds $132,000. . The annexed statement exhibits the gross carn'ngs of the New York and Harlem Railroad Company, in each of the first seven months of tho last five years :— Now York axp Harirm Rarroap—Gross Earsincs. 1848. 1851 Janvary..$21,331 $41,501 $45,601 Vebruary..19012 37101” 46,286 Mareh 172 42615 64.254 Ap 49.610 61.046 May. 58045 63.846 June 54.992 66.008 duly. 60,000 70,888 Total. ..$174,509 045 $272,204 $U4d, S64 38,19 ‘The Harlem Railroad has been steadily augmenting its receipts every month and year, during the above period; and we conceive it to be the best investment in the mar- ket at the low price of seventy-two per cent, paying as it doea a dividend of four por cent, which is nearly oqual to six per cent npon the amount invested; and yet we sce this stock selling twenty-eight per cent below par. The company has paid fear per cent regularly on the oldstock for the last three years, during which time the receipts bave doubted in amount, and are steadily growing largor every doy. month and year, as the above will show; and in July, after paying in cash all expenses of the road, in- terest on bonds, debt, dividend on preferred stock, and providing two per cent, (being the half yearly divi dend on the old stock,) they had a surpiuson hand of $50 000; and the company would have paid at least three per ecnt, upon the old stock, but from the following cir- cumstance. It will be remembered that t e extension from Dover to Chatham Four Corners was built for $2,000,000, for which the company issued extension certifieates, payn- ble in twenty years, but one million of which was made convertible into stock, and the entire interest due the first of Jvly on these certificates was paid by the company in cash, and as soon as these holders of the one million convertil certificates hadgreceived their interest in cosh, ihree-and abelf per cont thereupon for the hoif year, they immediately converted the certificates into stock. and thus heeame stockholders upon an equal footing with the others, and received, in addition, on the first August, instant, two per cent upon the stock thus couverted. which they were undoubtedly entitled to. All this has, however, reverted to the interest of the compa- ny. baying saved them the differunce of paying between four and seven per cent infuturo; but by reason of this movement the company were obliged to appropriate a portion of this surplus of $50,000, to the payment of a di- vidend vpon these new and unexpected sharea thus coa- ‘verted; nevertheless the company bave a surplus on hand of $32,000. Notwithstanding the fact that these certifi- cate holders havo, in this way. made five-and-a half per cent, it must be admitted that all this shows grout atrongth In the company, and must give increased confi- dence to the stockholders, and argues well the ability of the ccmpsny to pay much larger dividends in fature. ‘che earnings of the Galena and Chicago Railroad Com- pany during the month of July, 1852, amounted to $36,- 261 46, against $16,650 67 for the same month in 1851, showing an increnge of $18,610 76 in the month this year. ‘The extension of this road has been steadily going on, and the earnings this year are therefore for a much greater length of road. ‘Tho Western ond Atlantte Rallrond Company of Georgin, earned in July, 1852, $25 438, against $17,822 60 for the same month in 151, Increase in the month this year 96.6 5 ‘The entire line of the Ohio Central Railroad from « point enst of Carabridge, in Guernsey county, ts advertised to be lot on the 20th inst, Thus the whole line from Columbus to Wheoling is in progress, and the line from Columbus to Zanesville will, in a short time, be regularly run. The operations of the branch mint at New Orleans during the month of July, 1852, are as annoxed :— New Onixans Buaxcn Mixt—Dreosrrs axp Coracn—= Jury, 186 Deposits, $ California gold.. Foreign gold... ‘ Silver parted from California Silver from other sources, Total value of depesite....... Coinage Silver—90 (00 quaxter dollars 129,750 pieces. Totateotnnge...... $2 The Louisiana State Rank hes declared a dividend of five per cent on~the profile of the last six months, pay- able on or after the 10th inet, ‘The iron for the oxtension of the Greenville and Miami Railrond, even puiles west from Greenviile to Union, (there to connect with the Indianapolis avd Bellofon- taine read.) has been purchased, and is all to be doliver- ed in Dayton in the month of September. The gralaa- tion is more than balf completed, and there seems tobe no doubt thet tho work will be finished by the first of November next. The Bellefontaine and Indianapolis road is to be finished to the State line by the samo thins, and thus a connection will be formed botween Cincinnati and Indianapolis by railway, which will enable passen- gers by this route to perform the trip betweon there two citics in elght hours. Tho railway f-om Terre Haute to Tndianspolis {1 in full operation, and this connection will enable travellers to go from this city to Torre Haute by daylight For the present seasom, at least, this route will Le the shortest and quickcet betwoen Olmcianati and tit, Louis} News, this isthe first wo have heard of the end it will probably be new te most cf our roaders im Georgia ‘Tum Aamerican axD oy he Titan axv Corrox Lary OMPANY. Beirg an Amerioaa proprietor of stock in the American and Distieh Timber and Cotton Land Company, and be- Meving that I understand its plans and objects, Tread, with much surpri-e, your strictures in your valuable per of yesterday; but when I referred to the ad mont Upon which your remarks are predicated, I am frve to admit that your interpretation is justified by tho laa- @uage of enid udvertisement. which contains men. tal errors caloulated to lessen the intrinsic merits aud value of the enterprive. It is evident that the adver. tisement has been drawn up ¢. respectable toard of agency, who. to my knowledge, are deeply impresred with the magnitude, safety, nu- ine merits of the undertekipg, and justly believe that it cannot fail to be very remuperative to the stockholdors, — if managea with ordipary cere. The company has not been formed for the pury ‘of jasing o large tract of forest land. as all . The are, that the Land has been slready purchased, ‘has already been conveyed by the preprietora to three re- spretable trustees for the use and benefit of the company, and tho decd of conveyance has beem recorded in the countiesin which the lund is situate. The title has been. thoroughly invectigated, and pronounced by emieout lawyers to be undsubted and indefewsible, The duod of trudt wus drawn by one of the most learned legal gomle- men in the United States (Hon. Charles . Mayer. of Bale timore), who is the President of the eaid company, and, as such, bas nou overiooked soy mutters tending to its full ard ample security. Stock Was created and taken in the United States to the extont of £260 060, and beads were issued to the amount of £100 000, bearing 6 per oomt interest. ‘The object ot the Board of Agency in London, in issuing 8 per cent preferential ehaies to the amount of £140W0, is to extinguish or pay off said bonds, and creste a sufficient working capital for tho active overations of the company. The preferential shares holdors bere have the most ample guarantee, The whote one million end forty-two thousand acres are pledged as their security, aud the cial ef aay American stook- holder fur any portion of tho dividends ara postponed until the holders of preforential stock receive their 8 por cent dividend. I beg also to state that the object ofthe _ company is not to cultivace the land when cleared of timoer as you erroneously ruppore. It is their intention first to convert the valusbdle yellow pine timber inte. sawed lamber fur exportation, which, as facts will show, can be made very protitable; aud then. when the timber has been elearcd off, to écll the lands fur the purpose of cultivation at an increased price. Thas you seo the com- pany has a two-fold source of revenue, either of which must be remunerative, I have now only to add, that L regard this enterprise as one of the safest and most legitimate which bas been offered to the British public, and I do not doubt that any vartics, who will take the trouble to investigate the matter, aud ¢xamine its details, will concur with me in opinion. Your obedient servant, ROBT. 0, GIST. 5 Wannyorp-covrt, July 29, Stock EORADGR: in y Lie... ere $2500 5 6 « L835 100 she * 1g ‘800 Ohio 6' 109 23 1% mouth D Dock 1000 Kentucky 6" 109 60 Oe eevee ess 30 OE 5000 Ind State 241g £00 Montgomery Mining. ¢ 1000 Indiana 2 ae 100 Uleter Mii it 115 Nic ‘Traneit Co 4 50 aes Seesere8Sss: piers 036 mat sunueseussisals CITY TRADE REPORT. Turspay, August 116 P. M. #—Sales have becn made of 100 bbls. pote at 475 a $48144, and pearls at $5.50 a $5 56%; per 100 Lbs. Bneavsturrs.—Flour tended downwards, the business Beluding 12.300 bbls. sour Canadian at $3 $714; super- pedo., ordinary to stright. and mixed Westera, at 3 S114 a $3 93%; choice State, fxvorite Ohio, and fair to foncy Western, at $3 93%; a $4 0644. with common te good Scutbern at $4 314{ a $450. Some rye flour fetched $3 50. and 500 bbis, Brandywine meal $3 76— amadvance. There were 7,500 bushels primo white Gee neseee wheat bought on private terms: 5.000 do. Ohio de, part at e.; 5.000 handsome mixed do. do. at 2c; 3,006 do. do. Southern at 90c.; 1,000 Upper Lake do , at 653Z0,— the previous figures; 39.000 bushels corn at dc.n 62ie. for unmerchaptable, and (3c. a ude. for mixed Western —an improvement; with several cargoes domestic oats at 444i, a 464se per bushel. Corrox —The market continues very animated, the tales to-day amounting to 3.400 bales, for which the ex- treme quotations were obtained. Wequote— Strict Livearoon Ciassirication. Orleans and. Other Atlantic, “Texas. Gulf Porte. ree =—-*- =-s—- = = wto good ordinary. 9 a Dig 9% & 91g Tow to cood middling. -10, 2 10% 10% au to fa Ug a 11g 13 a 12 to good fair.12” 9 12% lone. —About 270 bags Java changed hands at 105; ie fo at 83¢ yt Reversi good. ine Caackers.—A sale of 709 boxes Canton, 46 Was effocted at $1 55, usual credit. eee Fxvrr.—250 boxes bunch raisins realized $2 12)4, and 400 do. layer do., $2 30 Frercwis.—To Liverpool. rates continued dull. 600 bbls. rocin wero engaged at 0d., with 500 bales of cotton at 3s. Viour was at $d, aod grain at Sd.a 316d, asked. ‘To London, 150 casks oil cake were engaged at 17s, 6d. por ton; 500 bbls. naval stores at 2s.; and 400 bbls. flour at 1s. Gd. To Glasgow. 390 bbls. flour were taken at 1s. 6d.; 2 tons hoofs and horns at os.; 30) bbls. ecraps at 30K. 50 hhds, tobaceo were taken for Malta, at $5 per hhd. A vessel was eogtged to lond with 600 hhds. tobacco at Ci Point, Virginia, for Vovice, at 27s, 6d. wore for California, and among other engagements, were 500 — “tem eta 86e. per foot. Rates for Havre, unchanged. Hay —Small sales of river were made to-day for city consumption at $1 1214 a $1 25 per 100 Ibs., cnsh. Hh Eastern and Western continued in demand at ““alotch pig wae held Srm'y at $21 60 per tom, sx pig was irm'y at per A rele of Englich refined bar was reported at “wore Mberally dealt in at $1 75 pee credit. —Eastorn cash. thousan: Motasses.—Thero have been 70 hhds. Muscovado tekem at 220. 26¢. pergallon, Marke’ quict, Navat Stones —Sales were made of 1400 bbls. crude turpentine at $3 1244 por 280 Ibs ; 500 bbls. spirits de. 5 ae per gallon, and 600 bbls. Wilmington rosin at Ons—Woe heard that 4.100 gallons linsecd found buyers at 64c. cash, an adva. Provisions were in moder: ewles embraced 250 barrels rumps. 17% a $17 and $193 # $20; 200 barrels primo tard at 11 \.c. per Ib ; 220 Ui old prime and new moss beef at $5 $9 and $1535 a $184; sundry lots fair to primo State butter at a . With do. do cheese nt 6 @ 6c. per lp. Rice was still dearer; 160 terces prime having beom ken at $6 per 100 ths. Exeans —120,000 Gernian were disposed of during the day at $6 0 $8. usnal time. oar —A parcel of 150 boxes Castile was obtained at fe a Odjc., four months, Seinity —The roles coneirted of 500 bbls, Ohio aad and 22%. 22\/e., cash. prison whiskey at 212f0. @ per gallon Sveans.—Upwards of 750 blile, Cuba were sold to day, at 4c. a 6140. per lb. Inquiry, brick Tarrow —A sale of 7.200 Los, prime was effected, at 9c. per Ib., cach, Tras. both at public and private sale, esemed very dull. Those offered at anction thiy forenoon, were neariy all withdrawn, the prices bid fur them not meeting im porter’s views Tonscco.—The travsoctions embraced 630 bal ance, atJ0}j¢ ,end 70 cases Obio seed leaf, at Sc, Murket, frm, ipo bo and the day's prime end mess pork at tal May- 9649 RECEIPTS oF PRoDUCR. By Nonri Riven Boars 10.784 bbls flour, 702 do, whiekey, 121 do, ashes, 83 do, provisions, 14,210 bushels corm, BOM do wheat, 6.000 do, oats, 02 pkgs. chovso, and 461 bales worl, ‘) By Erie Rarnoa.—-467 pkgs butter, 100 do. chossa, 400 sides leather, 18 bales wool, and 12 bbl whiskey, Br New Havew Ratrorn.~-106 pkgs. butter, 24 do. checee, LO bead cattle, and 1,600 fect timber, SESE eee ASTROLOGY, HN FOLLOWING I8 AN EDITORIAL PRO T the * Central New Yorker,’ of May Hi wees ecditor’s owm words, Com: W. Robiok—This truly ro ck seems to be one of phil certainly worthy of a prom’ amou onerry and veal in bringing the bone th © i before tho Ameri logy has always piven ft at and pl is wo foture good to ranks or lose pher ond artrologit. Let hs Iabors by appre: mod bie m followed, an’ ch social strifo ant do- mostio discord would bo dirw I= K———" All lottoew tol. BACK No.6 Whito atroet, will bo roll o Re attended to, if pre paid. For mot alars oal an Astec logical Almanac gratis, whe 0 Cortitioatas m M* PREWSTER, FROM her mervicar to Vadion and fu sarslony, love snd orn, No by boobé mud weloe ot, oonatuutly telod and will tell the ame of the Ind: by ‘iemta ‘he merry. Aloo, me oF the visdtere’ wantteace, le. ewok, corns of Bowery. Lodios, 30 conta Great Jones centiemoa, 8