The New York Herald Newspaper, September 8, 1856, Page 1

ooo THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 7314. THE PUBLIC HEALTH. The Health of Brooklyn. Another of the Bergens has been carried away by the yrellow fever—the victim being John S. Bergen, Jr., who taad been sick for some da, His daughter and sister are reported as getting better. A woman from Gowanus was conveyed to the County Hospital on Saturday, hay- ing been attacked by the yellow fever. Daniel Coligan, lighterman, residing in Furman street, near Montague ferry, died on Saturday of the above named disease, Several other cases are reported, but are not sufliciently suthenticated to give them publicity. WESKLY REPORT OF DEATHS IN THE CITY OF ENDING SEPTEMBER 8, 1856. 40 Female 43 23 Minors 60 vee 83 PRINCIPAL, DISEASES. Bilious fever.... + 2 Debdility 3 Bilious tivefever. 2 Dysentery. oe we ‘Cholera infentum 12 Hydrocephalus : Consumption .. & Hooping cough .. 22 ‘Congestion of the brain. 8 Inflammation of bowels, 2 Congestive fever 2 Inflammation of lungs.. 2 Convulsion: 5 Marasmu 2 ‘Diarrhea. 8_ Yellow fe M. WENDELL, Healih’ Officer. Death of Mr. William Raye. Mr. Seber, a son in-law of the late Mr. William Raye, of ‘No, 376 Fourth street, has called at our oflice to complain of some-of the remarks made in a letter signed ‘*C. I.,’” ‘which appesred in our paper of the 6th inst., with refe- «tence to the disease in that house. Mr. S. states that the «Rouge was thoroughly purified, and the bedding, &c., destroyed, by order of the City Inspector. He doubts if “Mrs, jb ba ‘ellow fever at all, and says that her son, who is now sick, and on whom sbe attended, has no ap- : of such complaint. Everythiog in the house of ir Raye, be says, was comfortable and cleanly, and Dr. Rockwell's orders for disinfecting it were fully carried ‘out when given, Weekly Report of Deaths, ‘€2 the olty and county of New York, from the 30th day ef August to the 6th day of Sept., 1856. Men, 69; women, 88; boys, 199; girls, 15°—total, 505. ‘Adults, 147; children,'358; males, 258; females, 247; co- lored persons, 6. Fever, scarlet Fever, typhoid Fever, typhu: Fo er, yellow * Fracture of the arn. Tracture of the seull. Heart, disease of, Hooping cough. Inflammation of bowels. Tuflammation of brain.... 6 Tofiammation of chest. 1 Inflammation of heart.... 2 Totlam mation of lungs.... 8 Inflammation of stomach. ; 1 3 1 rer eter eret Torey totummation of womb... Intemperance. Liver, cisease Lockjaw. Marasmus, infantile... i 5 4 2 ry iF 3 <7 Premature birth. 19 [10 Serofula. <1 Smalipox ‘36 Spine, disease of. 8 Sprus 1.1 Stiltborn. i 6 Stomach disease of 1 * a reerers rs Suicide by cutting throat. 1 Teething. 6 Ticeration of the bones... 1 Ulceration of the bowels. Uiceration of the liver. Ulceration of the thro’ Ulceration of the womb Varicella fying to notice the he ©. the present week showing a de ‘crease of 67 from the number of the previous week. The umber of deaths compared with corresponding weks of 1954 and 1955, aad of last week, wa: as follows: — “Week coding S ptember a isi “ “ rs - “ Avguat 80, 1816. bd “ September 6, 1866.. ‘* Two deaths by yellow fever were returnad, of which ‘one is stared, on the authority of Dr Wm, Rockwell, resi «dent plyricika, to bave been typhus, and aot yellow fever, as was reported. RRCAPITULATION—DIAWASES CLASSED, 6 Suilborn and prematare birth seees Stomach, bowels and other digestive organs. Uncertain seat and 30 Total violent causes, 60 to 70 years. 70 to 80 years. 80 to 90 years Uskaewa Germany. PUBLIC LNETITUTIONS, Alms House, Bik'ls Island 8 Lu Bellevue Hospital. 2 Rand’is Ist a ity Hospita!.. 6 St. Vincent's Hospital... ‘Solored Lome Hospital. 1 Ward’s Isl’d Emig't Hosp.13 Jews’ Hospital.. « 1 W'khouse, Bik’s Islaud,. 2 Asylum, Biki'a Isl.) 3 ‘70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Bautitons, Sept. 5, 1855, The yellow fever is original’y miaematic, produced by mospheric tutuences, becomes then contagious, and “@ terminated by other atmospheric influences, The ymptoma avo those of nervous and putrid fever. The 1 yeilow fever confites tteelf between the equator aad ithe fortieth degree o North latitude, and never pene- trates Into (he-interior more than eighty miles from the comet. ‘The question whether it is contagious or not ‘uneettio’, most emiaent physic!ane—for instance, Cher- ein and De Widermdcevy the contagion; while Dr. Mat- wi, ip bis prive essay On this disease, supports the op- /e opinion with strong reasons. Dr. De Reider asserts yellow fever originates from the “evaporation of the dirty water collecting at the bottom of ships; andl add wharves bollt of wood, with stagoant salt water » owed together in narrow and ly voutitated rooms; it begins and nde with the hot, Disproportions in the atmos ply oloo play ao ia the drama, bee: th ins with changes so euditen, that th “ ometor B.. - momentarily from 0 to 5 degrees. A. ve Homboldt and Dr. Sheout, of Charleston, prove this Satiniactorly + the disease and the dissection of its fd, ‘show the most jutense congestion of the liver, sto dvodeoum and 5] ‘and & vidlent irritation of the utritive ner ees. The five different stages through waich a runs and theif disease. products indicate ies adapted for subdutog irritative and inflamma. ry action, dnd such as have the power of giving tone , Of stimulating and rousing ergans whose functions are t'n low ebb, or Obstructed and torpld. The most effi means known to practical medicine for subduing {sceral irritation and congestion are more or leas hot, ‘mors or lesa frequently repeated fomentations to the ly aud principal! and arily principally affected. ‘as invaluable, and a! e tried them feel deeply grateful the rec ym- In yellow fever wo a oof = ey My a capes 0 breastbone . e fementations to the abdomen, of it between the bottom cf Davel, and across far back on both sides. jude here, besides the large digest largo and thick network of gang! we faegicns themselves, which pervade aol inte ti actions of the great organs of primar, apd excretion. The pliyvioiogical puysiciaa wil! delighted with th ing and pounteracting efect of f .* . Ot the same timo, a Gory Woll Coverst during iMate cation, call forth most profuse sweats. a devideratum for which every practitioner longs, io yetlow fever, xs the cunditio sine qua non of @ ta rosutt of all treat- ment. Drs. Meroser and Challier, of New Orleans, tried to produce and heep up sweating in ai} cases that came ‘uncer their bands in their hospital; they ordered strong Mustard baths, whenever the body began to cool down in consequence of exbauation, to such an extent, that one Patient got even ten such baths in twe days. Not- Witbetanding the weakening skin irritation such baths must produce, the treatment was very si . The hot fomentations wi!l do away with the necessity of mus- tard baths, and allow their immediate repetition, if pe- ceseary, after the body bas been washed off with cool water to strengthen the skin exhausted by the preceding sweat. Besides this, there is « far bet'er method to rouge action on the surface than the use of mustard, viz. : —Rub the surface of the body all over briskly with hands dpped in very cold water, in the same manner as you rub your hands with snow to warm them, or, better yet, dash ice-cold water suddenly over the boad and of be patient. The diet must be spare aad simple, and ool water the only drink, while water injections will keep the bowels inorder. The practical a9 of a sensi- ble physician wil! soon bow far he ought to go with be above mentioned application; let him only avoid all drugs. My anxiety to see my proposttion tried is great, and ‘hope it will be eminently successtul. You, my dear tnd respected sir, please to accept kinily the assurance of my deep respect, with which I always romain your and yours, DR. C. C, SCAIEFENDECKER. Gen, Walker's Army—Its Discipline, Pay and Rations—Report of a Returned Soldier. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Having been in the service of Gen, Walker for some five months, I think it becomes me to present to your readers, through the medium of your widely circulated Journal, a narrative of my experience, with some advice to young men who are about to engage in the Walker en- terprise, so far as wy humble abilities will permit. I left New York on the 25th of February last, under the command of Capt. Creighton, a brave and worthy officer. We arrived in Granada on the 9th of March, and the day after we received orders to march, but where to we (the soldiers) knew not until we arrived at San Juan del Sur, where we were informed by the notorious and cow- ardly Col. Schlessinger, in a short, patriotic and encou- raging speech, that ina few hours we would be in the evemy’s territory, and that we bad a hard task to per- form. This I afterwards found to be too true, for such a march I never again wish to experience; but after the ill fated battle of Santa Rosa—the particulars of which it is pot necersary for me to recepitalate, aa your readers bave been aiready iuformed of all the facts connected with that memorable event—the retreat was still worse. On our arrival at Virgin Bay we were almoat destitute of clothing, and exhausted with fatigue and huager. {ao this expeaition I think Gen. Walker displayed no great amount of talent, in fact, Ishould ——— he was some what deranged 1a bis ictellectual facuities in sending out mep just from the United States without their being at all arilicd, and some of them never having before haadied a gun, © meetan enemy far superior in numbers, weli drilled, weil armed and accustomed to the climate, in- stead of pending those that bad been longer in the coua- uy. and having garrisoned the State with us greenhorns, when we could have a chance to learn which ead of the musket to put to our shoulder in case of au action. To predict the fmure success of Walker is, ia my eati- mation, done withont very flattering prospects. 1 judge by past events, and the manner in which he has treated his mea. He lost the battle of Santa Rosa, and was de- feated at Rivas and oblged to retreat in the urmost disor- der, leaving mavy of the wounded to the mercy of those bas barous and bloocthirsty Costa Ricans. He did not make use of such precautionary measures as are absolutely necessary, in time of war, for any army io the world to take, ia order to prove victorious. He made no arrangement for supplies of ammubpition, cr provisions: of apy kind, for bis men, to continne the fight; therefore, he may attribute his il! fated losses to his owa misma- negement. How he can expect to succeed by the treat- ment he gives bis men is a mystery to me—marching | them in the heat of a burning Soutnern sun, with scarce- ly anything to eat, belf clothed and shod. I wonder not at his men being discouraged and leaving him, as no man of common sense or unprejudiced feehags can blame them whatever. They who remain are not fitted for homes or families, and those that are there on the promise of twenty-five dollars a month and 260 acres of land I wish better Juck to than others who came down from Cahformia and joined bim for sfx mouths, and whose time expired on the 6th of June lat They did not get their dieebarge nor were they exempted from duty tll a few days before I left, which ‘was on the 24th of July, Then they got their olzcharge, but were told they would have to wait about a month betore they could ge: their pay, and they would have to fied themselves in pre jone; or it they chore they could join the army gain. Beautiful (restment, aftor a man had sacri‘iced, might say, three years of his existence, to be humbugged in that mapner! one of the army, before the arrival of a cargo ns from the States two or three months since were very poor; t they wore reduced to halt rations We got coitee, fresh beef and hal(a totilla (cakes maite 0 cor.) for Dreaktast; rica, somtimes beans—with many worms as “cre Were beans—iresh beef and ha’ tertilia for dioner. One man could eat four men’s rations such as I have described, and I defy any one who has servod ay lei gth of time ia his service to deny any por tion of the above statement. Iu conclesion, | would say that I do not consider my- self a deserter, for I never signed any articles whatever, bot I lett without leave, being perfectly satistiea that ao meney or lands that General Walker covld give me woule compenrate me for’such treatment as ( had re. ceived, apd to ran the risk of }ife, health, character and freedom as I did, for the epace of time that I was subject to bis command. I advise all young men who valae their live? or health, and respect their chatacter—even ii they can only get two meals a day—to stay at home, for those that go are principally rowaies and blackgaards of the lowest class of society. by giving the above statement space in your co ma, YOU Will please except the thanks of your obedient vervant, JOHN f. GLIDDIN. 271 Gaeeswicn street, New York. £ Police Intelligence. Artexet To Pass Srcrmocs Bayk Bruts.—Martin Unjor, a German Jadorer, was arrested yesterday morning for attempting to pass worthless bank bills at the eating house of Sickles & Moremus, corner of Grand and Essex streets, The accured, it appears, offered as pay for his br fast a $1 bill on the Berri Michigan, which was Wortbieas; ard being refused, ho ext offered a similar bill on the Central Railroad Banking Company of Georgia; and” as this was alro declined. be then at- tempted to pass @ $2 bili ou the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bark of Memphis, Tenressee, also worthices. He was then arrested by cfifleer Miner, of the Tenth ward police, and locked up by Justice Wood, He had, at the time, sil- ver enough in bis pocket to pay the broaktast bil. Atrorp Fravp wr A Sexvayt Gmt.—Mary McGinnes, formerly @ servant in the employ of Mr. 8. Hum yurey, No. 84 Frankiin street, was arrested on Saturday tor defrading Thomas Hope & Co., grocers, No. 132 o bers Street, of groceries, to the e of $13 64 The appears had been in the habit of buylag wm Hope & Oo. for her employer, aol alter her , two months ago, she continued to bay is to ber own use. Bicaway Ronnery.—Detween 2 and 2 o'clock on Sun- day moruing, Mr. Franklin Braust was paseing through Twenty firet street, when a Gorman, named Wan. Fribel, eprang suddenly upon him from an al'ey, knockod him down by blows upon the head with a ciab, and vas en geved in robbing him, when officer Drew came ap. aad after & desperate tussic succeeded in afters the robber. He was taken before Justice Wood and locked up for trial, Rowaxay my 4 Servant —Eliza Clark, an Irish servant girl, employed at No, £9 Thomas strect, was arrested yerterday, charged with robbing the room of James Brown, of Philadelpbia, a lodger in the above house, of a gold watch and chain, vaiued at $110. Mr. Brown, itap peare, left his watch under the pillow of his bed, aud was gone from the room a few minutes before he was aware of that fact. Te immediately returned, and found the ac cused in the room, but tho watch bad vanished. On being questioned in regard to the watch, the girl denied baving seen it, but it was discovered oon after concealed under a settec in the front basement. The girl was then arrested on suspicion, and locked up by Justice Connolly for exam! nation. Aseatrt with an lox Pick.— Iwo women named Marga. ret Bergen and Catharine Kelly, living at No. 64 Cherry street, while drank om Saterday afternoon, got into a fight, when the latter seized an ice pick, aud with it stabbed ber adversary in tho head, inflicting a dangerous wound. She was arrested, and locked up by or Connolly. The injured woman was takea to the New York Hospital. Pronamts Fatat Cast oF Sranmive.—Patrick Giyson, who was stabbed on the 18th ult. by Alexander Rannick, now lies dangerously il] mt the New York Hospital, and bis dy depoeition was taken on SaturJay a’ternvon by Justice nolly He charged Ranaick with the commia- tion of the act; and the latter, who ia now in custoay, confessed \t. Our Philadetphia Correspondence. Purtapenema, Sept, 7, 1859, The Weather—The Caps May Catastrophe, ke. Tho weathor is clear and sultry, with a light brooze from SW.; the thermometer at neon and 37. M, 83 in the shade, Upwards of 2,500 persons left the city yoe- terday for the Atiantle City and Cape May. At the latter place much excitement provalis relative to the burning of the Mount Vernon Hotel, and the denth Of six of the inmates. The howe and furniture are in sured in New York, Pittsburg, Jersey Oty and Paiiadel- hia, &e. The following aifices are 1 “or the following == joward office, Philecelpbia, $5,000; Quaker City, do., $5,000; Provipo val, 00, Bachango, do., $5,000; Merchant's, urers’, do., i Atianti¢, da, § Peonsyivania at Pittsberg, 85,990 Brate M Te fe. 85.600; National, Jorss: $2,090, #95 x Clty, 925,00 PoMtical Gossip. We give, in our recapitulation table below, the aggre- gate of the returas we have reeeived from 186 towns in Vermont. In these towns the majority for the Fremont State ticket exceeds nineteen thousand, an? the net ro- publican gain is nearly thirteen thousand. The vote for Governor in 1855 and 1856 stands as follows: ——- 1855 "1856 - , Clark, Fletcher, Keyes, Counties Dem.’ ~ Rep.’ Dem. Addison, 24 towns 617 2,428 879 448° «LT 138 1,071 -3/362—«1,002 7383454847 B19 "498 BOL 61,8445 108 = "240 82 455 (14IT aD 1,639 2,504 1,888 436 1/281 483 Rutland, 17 towns. 695 21948569 Washington, 13 townz,..2,378 1,501 2,665 1,185 Windbom, 22 towns....2'484 958-3885 "683 Windeor, '20 towns JILL «1,122 B84B 1,108 934 10086 28,648 9,309 80 far as ascertained, stands as follows: cently held in Arkansas for Governor, members of Co1 grees and members of the Legislature. The vote for Go- vernor stands as follows: Conway, democrat... Yell, Know Nothing. Democratic majority... . 12,723 In the State Senate there are twenty democrats and five Know Notbings; in the lower House sixty-four demo- crats, ove old line whig and nine Know Notntngs. the Northern Congressional district the yote is as fol- lows :— Greenwood, democrat... . Thomason, Know Nothing Greenwoed’s MAO 000 cece ccevcccs The vote in the Southera Congressional district stands as follows :— Warren, democrat... Fowler, Know Nothing Warren's majority... vee 8184 A Fremont electoral ticket has alreaiy been nominated in Virginia in the Congressional districts. The following is the list, complete, save two electors for the Stste at large:— Dist. 1—Charles W. Newlon, of Taylor. 2—And. 8. Holden, of Harrison. 8—John S. Barns, of Marion. 4—R. W. Caruthers, of Monongalta. £—Job Crabtree, of’ Lee. €—Absalom George, of Tyler. T—William Lants, of Monongailia. 8—James T. Melver, of Scott. ea B. Kee, of Pendleton. 11—Joseph Kelley of Russell. 12—Hiram Riggs, of Scott. T. Brandon, ot Preston. The Hon. Anson Burlingame will address a young men’s mass moeting in the Filteenth ward, on Thursday evenipg, the 11th inst. The Hon. John Whipple, of Rhode Isard, may also speak at the same mecting. Hon, William Aiken, of South Carolina, has published a card to his constituents, declining to be again nominated for a seat in Congress. The Norristown, I’a., Herald says that Henry D. Phil- lips, who represents the Tweniy-second district of Penn- sy!vania on the Fillmore electoral! ticket, is well known to be an ardent Fremont man. This makes five such on tho same ticket, viz -—Caleb N. Taylor, of the Seventh dis- trict; G. W. Youngman, of the FiMeenth do.; 8. E. Daf. field, of the Seventeenth do. ; John H. Wells, of the Twea- tieth do.; Henry D. Phillips, of the Twenty second do. ‘The Republican Convention which met at Middlebury, Vt., to nominate a successor to the late Hon. James Meacham, selected EB. P. Walton, Esq, of the Montpelier Watchman, aa their candidate, aud he is eheted by av overwhelming majority. All three of the brothers Washburne are renominated for Congress. Altbough one represents a district in Maine, anotber in Ulinois, and another !n Wisconson, they are ali Fremonters. Is Fremont a Catholic? Read the following letter frow a companion of the Patbdater in California, which we find in the Huntington Leng Istander:— Weeneront, N. ¥,, Ang. 22, 1854. As you are aware, I was Surveyor of Customs au nta Barbara, and Collector of the Port ment from 1949 to 1854, and neckd with big iu business trausnetions aad up. on terms of personal familiarity portion of that time that he was la Califor: his religious views, feclings and assoc those of any one with whom | have been acquainted for pet end know that be was not x Catholic, but a Pro- testant Episcopalian. I was with him during the canvars for the second term of Sei time nearly every mem) trom the si ali it would bave requir a once, would have been for him to be @ he: but he was not, and did not get that infla etme I knew Fremont be had every political in decement to be a Catholic, but was not one; and it is strange that the attempt shovld now be made to mske out that he is or ever bas beea one. | speak what I know ears of political iy! ith bim, and | know it om bis own lips I was Ip California at the time of the adoption of their State constitution, avd voted for it, and no man in California dit as much as Col, Fremont to make ita free State; and when slavery demanded a divi sion of tho State, that her institution might be engrafted upon the southern © other man did aa much to preg vent it aa did Jobu C. Fremont, and upon free soil prinel- ples. Ttpenk of ibat which I know; therefore as a New York free eoller of 1348. 1am for Joha C. Fremont upon free sol principles in 16. SAMUFL BARNEY. Sixty-nine old hne whigs of Detroit, Michigan, having iesved an address recommenting James Buchanan for the Presidency, two hundred and sixty-two other old line ahigs of the same place publish a card declimng the ia vitation, and expressing their prefereaces for Col. Joba C. Fremont. Oa the firs! of October the Forney democracy in the river cour ties of this State, are to hold @ mass meeting nt Poughkeepsie, and on the Sth the Fremontera will do the same thing at the same place, It may not be gene rally known that at all the democratic meetings the Fill more men turn vp in large numbers, giving those meet- ings the appearance of being respectable gatherings ta polat of numbers, and that such smell favors aro always rec procated on tbe part of the democrats, Joba W. Forney bas issco! an edict to the democrats of Pennsylvania, commanding them to be firm in the present contest, and warning them to beware of Freemontism and Know Notbingism The edict or address is a long rigma- rele of democratic nonsense and political history, which will puazio the simple, boneet Germans of the Stato, and leave them as free to follow their (pclinations as though be ad:ress had not beom Issued. We are informed by Mr. Sawyer, of Pittsburg, Pa. that « resolution of endorsement of Mr. Fillmore was pending before the Lancaster Council, and would have been adopted bot for the early putting of the motion to sojourn sine die, Me. Sawyer says that our Philadelphia denpatch, in the Heracp of the 4th inst., is inaccurate, and that the previous announcement of the above fact was correct. A @rand © democratic, ant) Know Nothing, State rights constitutional party "’ barbeeue is to be be held at Eufan- ‘a, Alabama, on the 6th inst. All the orators of Alabama and Georgia are to be there, as well as the rest of man kind, Hon. Job R. Tyson, member of Congress from Mhiladel- phia, did not vote for the Kanaas restriction in the Army Dill, because such a provision was out of place in an ap- propriation bill, was wholly anomalous in our sj stem, ‘nd clearly unconstitutional—eo be saya. The Legisiature of Texas adjourned on the lst of Sep- tember. Among the speakers at the democratic meeting at la- fayette, Ind., on the Sd tnst., were Lewis Cass, Stephen A. Dovgias, Joun C. Breckinridge, John Van Buron, Col. Preston and James B. Clay. The New Orleans Delia says it is true that Mr. Fillmore nominaily leads a party, but in fact he is out of the ques- tion at this timo in the canvass. The ambitious tide that for a moment bore him on, has ebbod; the waters have left him igh and dry, and he stand, or lies, a helpless bulk vpom a desert strand, As regards his own chances he is in aetate of “nowhercness” in the oanvasa, He is not a mveh as a bomp on « log, or hump on a camel's back. or the conceited fv on the wagon wheel that imagivod it wns kicking up all the duet, Fillmore, therefore, i) ir rofevont matter, Let him pre A Fromoat map’, moywng # be heid ia Prov doves R. I, on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. Delegations will be present from Boston, Worcester, Hartfo."d, and other places. Are there not some spirited Fremont o,'ubs in New York that would represent the Empire city on nat occasion ? The clection in Vermont, which was held om Tuesday last, resulted tn the defeat of the eutire democratic ticket. This may be regarded as one of the sigas of an approaching democratic triumph, for the great demmeratic victory of 1852 was inaugurated by the same State the same way.— Washington Union. ‘The great defeat of the democrats in 1840 and in M8 was also Inaugurated by the same State in the same way. The Legislature of Wisconsin was to meet in Madiaon 09 the Sd inst. The tand grant of 2,225,000 acres is to be disposed of at this seesion for railroad purposes. The session, says the Milwaukie Wisconsin, will be an impor- tant one, and is likely to give rise to much feeling throughout the State. The combination known to be formed to get possession af the land grant by means of a State-wide aystem of bribory, will be fully developed, and its various biandishments will severely tost the in- tegrity of the members, ‘The Welch people are quite numerous in Cincinnati; have several well sustained religious societies, and are ap industrious and intelligent part of the population. In the days of the old parties a very large proportion of them were democrats, but row they go almost unani- mously for Fremont. ‘The Know Nothings of Cincinnati serenaded Hon. John J. Crittenden and Hon. Humpbrey Mershall ou the 2d inst., and were in return treated with a speech from each of those gentlemen. Ex-Governor Bigler of Culifornia, addressed a demo- cratic meeting in Germantown, Pa., on the 3d inst, The new Legislature of North Carolina is classified as Joint ballot... seeeeeseellB 57 Buckanan majority House, 40; Senate, 16—total, 56. ‘A South Carolina exchange calls attention to tho {act that the vote of South Carolina in the next Presidential election is in tue bands of one man. “If Gov. Adams should fai! to call tbe Legislature together at the time of clection, either because ho thought the State ought not to vote, or that it could not be an extraordinary occasion which bappened regularly every four years, the vote of the State would he lost.’” The Somerset, Pa., Herald and Whig, heretefore con:i- dered exclusively a Fillmore paper, now places at the head of its columns both the Fremont and Fillmore tick- ets, and defends both. The New Haven Palladium has been told by those who ‘were ogncerned in the nomination of William F. Johnston, of Penneylvauia, that the report of his having declined the nomination of his friends for the Vice Presidency, is not true. ‘The Know Nothing Council at Prattsburg, N. Y., met ‘eet week and passed a series of resolutions deolariog— ‘That they repudiate the nomination of Millard Fillmore and Andrew Jackson Donelson, and dissolve all political connection with their supporters. That they adopt the nomination of Fremont and Dayton and will work for their election ; and that tho charter of Souncil 254, of Prattaburg be,* and}the same hereby is, surrendered to the Grand Council of the State of New York. These proceedirgs appear this week in tho Steuben Courier, duly signed and authenticated by the members of the Council in a body, headed by C. L. Cole, £1q., their P’resi- dent. The Waskington Inéclligencer has finally concluded to take the neutral ground in the present Presidential cam- pain. It says it belongs to the whig party, and as that organization bas no candidate in the tisld, it will avstaia from taking pert inthe canvass. The Intelligencer says:— But supposing the whig party hat been wholly plotted out from the sphere of American politics, towards what party could we have boen attracted by aa clective ainity which would bave mado it exsy for Us to merge our po litical tdentity iw that of another body? Was it the demo- cratic! To that party we have been antagonistic on pria- ciples of @ fun character, whica, if they do nov all survive tw (betr vigor, are yet euillevont, in oar est)mation, to mske their ad mission @ matter of toleration opéer protest rather tban of swift and oager acceptance. Waa tt the Americav’ We could never approve the agen cies, and, so far as we can leara thom, the objects of that “order,” which, besides, wat not the more com neaded to our regard by the pari it played in breaking down the whig party. ‘a3 it then the republican? Sarety, with our know® antegoriem to al! soctional agitation, we can- not be presumed to regad with less disfavor the bitter fruits of those broom § Civeensions, the seeds of which we gought to dertroy when first they were gown anew by the democratic party two years ago. Ia flac, whichever way we turn, we fini in cach and all of these organiza tions more that repulses than attracts. Dr. George D. Blakey, one of the republican electors for the State of Kentucky, made a speech at Russelville, Ky , « fow days ago, in favor of Fremont ard Dayton. ‘The Clarion (Pa.) Register, heretofore for Fillmore, bas come out for Fremont. A gertleman in Cincinnati engaged ta the publishing businers, recently sent to bis correspondent at Sandusky. an invoice of political song boobs of three varietles— Fremont, Buchavan and Fillmore, A day or two since he received a note from the agent, saying that he should be obliged to return the Buchanan minstrelsy; for, said be, ‘ There are but two Buchanan men is Sandusky, and they can’t sing.”” The Tarf. CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. I.—TROTTING. A sweepstakes of $300 was trotted for on Friday Inst mile beats, to wagons, by b, g. Major Wandoll, b, m. Lady Phillips, and b, g. Bon Bolt—the frst named ban- dily makin, hort rubbor—all from New Jersey, Fuipay, Sept. 6.Sweepstakes $300, mile heats, to wa- Soese Wandell named b. ¢. Mejor Wand Mr. Vbillips named b. m. Lady Phillips Job Stnith pamed b en bol ), 2:58! RACES TO COME OFF. Ad unusual number of matches have been mare for the fall reagon, to take place on the Union and Contrevilie tracks, and some of the very best horses in the world are to contend for large amonnts. Altogether we shall have 4 stirring time this reason. We subjoin a list of sach metches as have come to our knowlodge, and in which Hiram Woodruff will drive, the most of which take place this month, and embrace a total amount of $37,000, In- cluded in this Het are the matchos of Lantern and I'rince, to wagons, two mile heats, for $10,000; and one between Lady Litebfield and La'y Franklin for the same amount, mile heats, in harness. The race between Lantern and Prince, which comes cffon the 18th, will bs au exciting and draw an immense crowd to witness it. Tue maich was made several months since, and sporting men aro anxious to see it come off. Both horses aro celebrated for epeed and bottom, and the race cannot fail to be one of the best on record, The match between Flora Temple sat Lancet will come off on the 20th September. Flora #11 go in barners, driven by Hiram Woodruil, and Lan- cot ander the saddle, mile heats. It is expected that ox- raorcinary time will bes made in this mateh, and that 2.24) whl be beaten, We shall see. The following are some of the matches referred to:— On the 12th of September, Rose of Washington and Chicago Jack, for $1,000, mile heats, best throe ia five, in barnes. On the 18th of September, Rocket, Brown Dick and Lady Moscow, mile boats, best three in five, purse and stake $2,000. On the 18th of September, Prince and Lantern, for $10,0€0, t¥o mile heats, to wagons. On the 19th of September Hiram Woodruil’s brown mare against Jas. Whelpley’s Hawley. On the 20th of September, sorre! stallion ram Woot- roff and Honest Peter, for $1,000, mile heats, best three in five. On the 224 of September, Rose of Washin ston and Chi cago Tack, {oF $1,000, mile heats, best three in fire, uader the raddic. On the 26th of September, Rocket, Lantern and Lady Moscow, for a purse and stake of $2,500, two mile heals, So barnes. Gn the 20th of Se>tomber, Flora Temple and Lancet, for £2,000, mile_hoate, best three in five; Fiora ia barnoss, Tencet under the saddle. On the 3Cth of September, John Wans and Commodore, for $1,000, mile heats, bort three in five, to wagons, ion ant Caicago tive, in harness, roa and lady I'raak iin, for fA jive, ia harass. ‘On the PY) of Laty Fraoktin, for $6,000, mile heats, best three in five, m harness, LYXINGTON THE RACE MORSE SOLD, The Louisville Journal says Mr. Alexanter, of Wool. ford, has purchased the celebrated race horse Levington. He met Mr. Ten Broeck in England, and the purchase was made there, Tho price paid was $15,000. This, wo be- rere) conse lieve, is the highest price that was evor pail for any horse in the United States. Mr. Toa Broouk’» stables ar The fs said rived in pafety at Glasgow, where they sili romain: ho,ees inexcelont Dealth and flay condition, fort Me Tem Broeok’s intention ist rena PU next autom@, an! thea enter hic sicbies © er by and the Goodw ', MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1856. Our Mexican Correspondence. City or Mexico, Aug. 19, 1856. ing Religious Toleration—Law for the Sale of the Church Property. ‘The news for the last fortnight will aseume more the character of Mexican than what has preceded it for many months. Hevolntions are again the subject of street talk, and serious pretended apprehensions for the longevity of the present government are expressed by those who pro- fess to Bave a grea interest for the nation, but unfortu- nately Ewe been usable to get anything out of tho exist: ing government of General Comenfort. It cannot be dis- puted, however, that we aro in the midst of times that may be big with coming events, aad it would bo difficult to predict a month abeed. My opinion, howswer, is tha all attempts at revolution will be nipped in the bud, as the government never sleeps but with one eye open. On Saturday night last six persons were arrested i their houses, and on Sunday morning, the 17th inst. were supplied with an extra diligence to convey them t» Vera Crus, where tbey will take the steamer for the United States. They will, no doubt, find a warm sym- pathizer ia the person of Senor Robles, the present Mexi can Minister at Wasbington. The government of Mr. Pierce should be highly esteemed for its course towards the principles of democracy on the American continent. It recalls Gen. Gadsden for having too much to do with American or Mexican affairs (Godt knows which) a} the request of the Mexican government, and tolerates a Moxi can Minister at Washington who is on friendly relations with all the Mexican conspirators, who, aimost to a man, are working against American interests in Mexico. Railroad schemes are attracting considerable attention at the present time, and the fact that American enter prise has taken hold of this important intervst, gives as- surance that, at last, the projects taken hold of will be carried through in ‘a prompt and satisfactory manuer. Mr. Hammekan, of this city, an Americau, and an old re- sident here, has procured a'grant for a railroad from the Grand Plaza to Lucnbaya. From his high standing here he will have no difficulty in procuring what moncy he may Waut for its construction. This says a great deal for the prospects of the road, and for the ckaracter of Mr. Hammekan; for Mexican capitalists have not much coati- dence in any one er anything, uniess they can see the bard dollars within their grasp. The Liunos de Apoin Railroad is being ree forward with all possible vigor, and we shall likely have the road completed to Guadalupe this year. The results of railroads in Mexico will be most salutary on the national progress Vidaurri stil! helds out in New Leon and Coabuila; but his scheme will unquc ably meet with a death viow tw a short time, as Goy, Garza, of Tamaulipas, will ope- rate against bnn on the south, aud forces of the general government on the west. From Sonora, there ts n¢ of a revolt there, headed by the Commandante Geveral, Gen. Gandara. Gen, Yanez leaves here in a few days, with a brigade, to re- store order in this northern Stete. Congress 18 plodding along. The 15th articlo, granting rehgious toleration, was lost by the opposition of the ministry. This body bas now got on to the 25th article, and all of the articles, except the 16th, have been adopted. ‘The law for the sale of the church properties is suc- ceeding well, and from ail the States and departments we hear of lurge sales under this law. ‘There is little cther news of importance. Vara Cre, Aug. 20, 1855, The Tehuantepec Route—Wholevale Process of Political Fay gation—Prospects of Tranquillity in the Republic— General Gadsden's Reported Recall, dc., dc. T could not find time to write you by last mail, and to- day I have only five minvtes to inform you of my return from Minatitlan, Coatzacoalcos river, where i ind every thing marching ou bravely. Colonel Smith and Mr. Harper, agents of the company, assure me that before the end of the year they mean to drive a buggy from Suchil to the Pacitic ocean in twelve hours. 1am stopping at the Hotel de la Diligencio, and find the house crowded with generals, priests, and other des porate characters, ali to be banished from the coantry. i remember only the names of General Juan Suarez de Navarro, General Romulo Diaz de la Vega, General Miguel Blanco, Colonel Mat.ucl Gamboa, General Mendozal —all of whieh will be embarked on board the Texas, for New Orleans, Congress is trying to make liberal laws. Vidaurri is not feared at all. ‘The interior ts quiet, and foon as government has dis) there will be lees trouble An English eteamer of war, the Tartar, is at anchor off Secraficie, and the Spanish mail steamer Mexico arrived yesterday from Havana. l return to Minatitlan, and expect to be in Mexico on the Ist of October. I find the following in the Mexico Eetvagrdinary of the 18th inet. — ‘There seems to be some mystery about the reported re- call of Gew. Gadsden. The avnouncement has been made in many of the American prints, bot in none of the Wash Ipgion pepers bas it made its appearance. The oan of the government—the Washington Union—does not montion cither the reeail of Gen. Gadsden or the appointment of Mr. Forsyth, and ibe Notional Intelligencer, of Washiog- ton, mettions the rumors of uch chauges as idle, as pub: hehed in other papers. We learn from good authority that Gen. Gadsden received by last mail a most important document to lay before the Mexicun governmeai—the most important that has been entrusted to his care since be bas been Minister to Mexico. The course pareued by his government, if reports be true that bavye reached us. people want pence; and as of all the idle generals Tus Waatner.—Yesterday was another of the glorioas “fertival’’ days which abourd at this seasoa of the year; earth and alr seemed full of light, which reflected back ‘upon ihe countenaoces of thovsan:'s of well dressed people who thronged the avyonues and suburbs of the city Fifth avenue, especially, waa crowded with nicely got up belles who hed returned from the enjoyment of country air aad exerciee with brightened eye and fresh, blooming cheeks, which even the wear and tear of fashionable life cannot wholly destroy. But it is not to these favored children of fortune that so glorious a Sabbath {s the greatest blows- ing; to the poor, who, confined within four dingy walls through the blesred euniight of six whole days, their cars deafened with the poise and dia of a workshop, or fast- ened to a life to whose ceaseless monotony the tread mil! would be a variety—thore are the ones who live a new Nite, who acquire fresh vigor as they inhale the breeze from our fine bay, or wateh the shadows as they flit over the sunlit expense. Certainly great institution is a plew ant Sunday to the working people of New York. In what other way could the poor seamstress or “abop girl” exbibit the pretty muslin drese or the silk mantilla, to ebtain which she bas perhaps set op half the night to give the Oiniehing touen, and whore cost will oblige her to ext many a scant dinner, and repatch the worn out shoes, which hardly now protect her feet from the ground? Lit: tle 1 be cares for that; with her new dress, her parasol and jaunty bat, for one day in the werk she is as good a lady aa avy in upper tendom, and a good coal better, because she carps her right to be so by honesttol. Tre fall fashions are out in fuil foree, and the ely never looked ayer than at present; and there is good reason for it be- ing 80. The fall trade will be good—money is plenty— places of amusement aro numerous and well filled, and the pay season, the holidays and balls, are not far olf, There's fen abe Fine ov Spaccx Syeeet.—The alarm of fire for the Be. venth district, on Sunday morning, about half past nine o’clack, wae enused by Gre by discovered ia a box of rage, on the fifth floor of No. 12 Spruce street, oosuplod by Farwell, Purcell & Co., printers. This, it is said, is the third fire occurring in these premises, clearly grow ing a want of proper care on the part of the proprietors. ‘The matter wiil be thorough!y investigated by the Fire Marsbal, when it ls hoped \ires of this kind will be stop- ‘The loce cn the occasion was but trifling. Deatn OF AN ALoxnotaN.—By the death of Mr, Samuel HH. Moter, which (ook place {n Syne: county, on Friday last, there is a vacancy in the Aldermanic chair of the Third ward of this city. The Third ward general ro. turns a whig, and ae tbat party have not had the advan. tage of Alderman Moser's jal attendance in the Board for some morte past, GScew member wit! place them in the majority. Puesie or A Stante.—The alarm of fire for the Fifth district on Sunday afternoon was caused by a fire oc- curring in aemall frame stable in the rear of 39 avenue A, occupied by Frank Kobel. It was very soon ex tinguished. Damage trifling. Krooklyn City intelligence. Resaway on THe Crry Rannoan.—About 9 o'clock on Saturday evening, the horses attached to car No. 10 of the Myrile avenue line ron away in Fulton street. They ran from Middagh to Columbia street, where the animals wero detached by the driver, who drew out the ring-bolt and turned the horses from the track. A Indy named Keeler was symowbat injured by falling off the platform. Two pasrenger®, a man an! a woman, remained in the car aod cecrped uninjured, but were ly frightened. The man fainted. The car came in collision with another car and caused some damage. Fine From THe Leaxace or A Gas Pirk.—A fire oc- curred in the house of Leander Shaw, corner Hicks and Sommit streets, on Friday night, caused by the loaka se of a pas pipe. entering the room with a lighted ¢xa- alo the fluid ignited and set everything ina dingo. Tos drapery and frrniture were conetlorably damaged before the) conld be extingntahed Av sm of fire in the Filth district yesterday morning was ceused by the Durning of some combustoly in a 4 house at the foot Of Adams street, Shiga canmge Banishment for Conspiracy—Ratlroad Schemes—Vidaurri —Revilt in Sonora—Congress—Loss of the Article Grant- former custom, been closed, with a very few excoptions, and these belong, as a the Bigh Church rection. service, there has been religious worship morning. nine or ten weeks, but the doors will be thrown open for its wealthy congregation next Sunday, when it is sup- yesterday, but the new pastor in _ of the Rey. Neville, who resigned, has not yet appointed. It ia raid that Rev. Dr. Nicolson ‘will be the new minister, Rev. Dr. Neville has been called to the head of a Church 1p Taunton, Mastachusetts. and Hammond street, baa been open the year. This edifice, it will be remembered, was dedicated to the memory o Rev. Dr. Wainwright, some two or three months ago. GThere area large number of other churches which were opened yesterday for the first time for four or five weeks, but those ever, the absen was aleo s00n dashed to pieces on the rocks. rescued. alterwarde, and Coroner Consery held an inquest it, Mr. Garrett was a pative of England, 37 years of age. PRICE TWO CENTS. Opening of the Churches, The summer vacation of the roligious portion of the community has just ended, and neatly all the churshea which were closd during (2 past to morths were thrown open yesterézy. The closing of owr churches dur- ing & part of the summer season js rendered necewary partly by the exodus of their congregations to the water- ing places, and partly tor the purposo of repainting, clexaing, and subjecting te edifices themsetres to @ general renovation, Ata moderate cetrulation, at least one-third are shut ap for a period varying from three te ten weeks, but this iy not the case w.th al!, as the Catho» lic and Methodist chewches are scidom closed, excopt it may be for mach exterzive ulteratioes and improvements as render it impossiblz 9 continue the regular religious services, Last week we gave an account of the spening.of the Old North Dutch Chureh which hea boen closed for repairs, and which is now one cf the finest snd most evbstantial of our religious edifices. The Dutch Reformed church, Twenty- first street, and of whicl Rev. Dr. Macauley is pastor, was opened yesterday with apyropriate religious ser- vices. This building was closed on thesecomd Sunday in July, since which time the interior las-beer repainted’ and greatly improved. I wae cveeted in 1242, and is one of the oldest churches on the Fifth evenue. ‘The congregation of Rev. Dr. Spring, formerly pastor of the Old Brick church, is at present worshipping im Hope Chapel, whieh they have leased till the Lstof May next. It is thelr intention to have » suitable edifloe orected before that time, if possible, in the upper ‘part of the city, but the site has not yet been sclected: ing of the trustees will be held some day this week for the purpose of deciding on this important point. ‘A meet- The impoeing structure on the corner of Twenty-fourts street and Madison avenue, in which the Rev. Dr. Adame officiates, was opened yesterday for the first time since the last Sunday in July. been repainted, and some slight repairing has been done to the mason work outside. This is oue of the mest costly religious edifices in New York, and the inside decorations are very fing In tact, the Presbyterians seem to have abandoned the simple and upostentatious style of the early days of their religion in the erection of their churches at least, whatever changes may have takem Place in the doctrines held by John Knox and the fret atern old Preabyters. A portion of the interior hae ‘The painters were busy for the las} five or six weeksom the interior of the Rey. Dr. Phillips’ church, correr of Fifth avenue and Twelfth street. Tho roof has undergone some slight repairs, and the whole appearance of the building has been greatly improved This was aisoamong the Presbyterian churches opened yesterday. Rev. Dr. Joeb Parker's church, on the corner of Fourtin avenue and Twenty-second street, was opened yesterday, having been closed since the last,Sunday in July. It belongs to the Presbyterians. The greater portion of the Baptist churches have had their summer vacation, and advantage has been taken of the absence of their congregations tn the country to give them a geveral overhauling. Second avenue, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, has been renovated and the gallery fitted up entirely now. Dr. Lathrop's church, ia The First Baptist church, corner of Broome and Eliaa- beth streets, was opened yesterday, having been closed only the Sunday before for generalcieaning. This was the only Sabbath on which it was closed the Whole day, one service having been celebrated in it every Sunday during the summer vacation. In the Oliver street church, of which the Rev. De. Magoon is pastor, they have also bad but cne service every Sabbath for the Last five or six weeks, and the same was the case in the church of the Rev. Dr. Williams, Amity street, and, indeed, with nearly all the charches of the Baptist depomination througheut the city, Achange bas recently taken place in the ministry of the Laight street Baptist church, the Rey. H. K. Greem having been appointed in the place of ‘the former pastor, tho leaac Westcott, who is at present officiating im ie" Gloversville, in tbis State. ‘There is @ report to the effec! that the Baptist church im West Twenty-third street and the one in Hammond street, ip at present | peblicpmecting bal bari Tost ebip at present ip logmeeti they intend purchasing the edifice in Hecmend ereecat which the pastor ts, we understand, the principal owner. The Kpiscopal churches have,’ in accordance ral thing, to addition 4 the. uvusl Sebbete in these Grace church has been shut up for the ina ed the creater part of its members will bave returned ag their summer rusiication. ‘The chureh of St. Thomas wuld ly ay and Twenty:seventh street, Rew. Dr. Mubl pas tor, is closed fer repairs, and will not be opened for twe or three weeks. he the seboolroom until the main part fol the edifice is ready for occupation. Religious rervices will be The Memorial church, on the corner ef we have bamed above are the most minent. Those that have been kept ‘coun ow™ generally been well filled, notwitastanding ofa large part of their congregations from place haying been occupied by visitera the ony thy from the country, who are always among the moat regu- lar attendants, The Late Freshet in Dutchess County. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. MaTtawax, DuTcHEss Cocwry, Sept. 4, 1866. Will you do me the favor of inserting this imperfectly written sketch in your excellent paper, which always takes part with the distressed. A very melancholy affair bere \s connected with the late freebet, of which | was accidentally an eye witnems, ‘The torrents of water that overspread the banks, foam- ing, bade defance to everything impeding its progress, First the bridge was torn away, carrying with {t four large trees; then the abutment of the bridge; large )ocks forced out the side of a dwelling house, from which bute few moments before emerged six small children, “Mother, mother, come!’ The woman was try ing to save something. but the foaming element, damh- ing through the bouse, compelled her to think of her safety wh means for escape presented itself but that of clinging to a plank and floating with the current to the opposite shore. ecreams of these eS chiidrea I sball never forget. The woman had hardly reached safety when the waters swept th walls of the house, carrying on the sw furniture of every description, Among (bese I observed a dog sitting on a Hy EF} ii Fd ik a barn and slaughter bouse, conuiniping « bad e beet apd other ~~? Next went a pen = of which were lost. The poor man who has lost all hie |property by this flood, except his wife and etx Me sero. a very ir estrious men, who hee resided Mattawan twenty-four years, | hope the people of Mat- tawan who have the means of all be sufferings of this family will investigate their condition. occurred: ‘co me that had an accident of equal misfortune in the city st would have soon attracted ben: tion. evolent A NEW YORK LADY. Coroners’ Inquests, Accoeytariy Drowsen.—Jobn Garrett, a gardener ta the employ of Mr. H. W. Johnson, of Fort Washingtoa, ‘was drowned in the North river on Saturday. it ap- pears that the decease! and two youths got into a small boat, for the purpose of taking a sail to Fort Lee, aad when the boat was within a mile of that place it wae apeet by A equail of wind, and Mr. Garrett clung to side of the boat, and were. body of deceased was recovered soon wo Dearns ny Bexss.—Coroner Perry held an inquest yea- erday, at 138 Weet Thirty first street, upon the body of Mra. Charlotte Morgan, « native of Wales, thirty years of age, who died from the effects of brrns reosived in De comber lest, when a fluid lamp burst while she was en. 4 in filing It, ond set fre to her Fenderea A verdict of accidental death, sonal: The fame Coroner held ry upon the body of yh Inglis, oa of the in street, who died from the effec; burns: ceived on Saturday morning in hs S bursting of a consequence of the camphene lamp, which be filing at the church. ‘The Jury rendered a vor - “Groner Coat he! Md an ingnest mt 284 Mott street, upon the body of Mana kewreen, S child three. years of age whore clothing took ‘rom 8 stove, at the house of he: could be extinguished sho was dict of recidental death was rendered by the Jury. Favat Fat tHroven 4 Harcnwat.—Coronor Perry yes~ tor held an inquest atthe New York Hospital jupon the sighteen of ago. body of John Ronly, & German, ya te who was killed by @ fall down the Shakspere, pecelvod & day of two sino. Poctict » Jory, Soeidental death