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THE MINNESOTIAN. .Saint panl, Soiiatt, tttabtt 30, 1852 fob PRESIDENT OK THE UNITED STATES, GET WINFIELD SCOTT, or KEW JERSEY. FOR TICK PRESIDENT. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM, or XORTH CAROLINA. DEATH OF MR. WEBSTER. Boston, Oct. 25. linn. Daniel AYebster expired at his residence at Marshfield, at twenty minutes before 3o clock, yesterday morning. By the last mail we received the alnivc unex pected and most melancholy intelligence of the death of Daniel Webster. Scarcely had the American people performed the last, and most solemn duties to the patriotic and noble Cl.it, “Ere unothe* innimont cornea* Like & vindictive terror from the tomb,’* and strikes down another, and perhaps the most gifted of American Statesmen. In some particulars Daniel Webster was un. questionably the greatest man of his age, and in all particulars, tve very much doubt whether there ts any man now liting who is equal to what Mr. Webster was. This bereavement falls heavily upon the whole American people, and perhaps unusually so, from the fact that his dis solution was not anticipated at this time. No man has done more to give permanency and weight to the institutions of our country than Mr. Webster, and no man, in this, or in any other country, has built up for himself a mop enduring reputation, than that which Mr. Web ster has erected for himself. The name and memory of Webster is insepa rably connected with the Constitution of our country, and so long as our present form of Government shall endure, the memory of Web ster will l>e held in profound veneration by the American ])eople. The absence of the junior, and the sickess of the senior editor, will account for the small amount of origiual matter in this issue. FACTS AND FANCIES. —By the late fires on the prairies, we learn considerable damage has been sustained by quite a number of farmers, in the loss of hay, fences, Ac. Down on the I’rairie about 12 miles east of here, the destruction lias been very great, almost the entire crop of hay. and large quantities of fencing have been burnt. — One farmer, (Mr. Bissell.) was swept almost clean. Losing his barn, grain, hay and fencing. This will be a severe loss on Mr. I!., coming as it does just on the eve of winter. But like a true philosopher, he says lie will pick his Hint and try again. May better luck attend you, friend 15. Messrs. Willoughby A Powers, the enterprising livery proprietors on Roberts street. lost about lot) tons of hay, which they had cut and stacked on the Reserve, to fodder their stock the coming winter. —On Wednesday last, a party of emigrant‘s consisting of Mr. 11. 11. Spencer, Mr. Keenei and lady, and two Germans, were on their way up the Minnesota river for the purpose of making them a home, and when about five miles above Holmes' Landing, they were met bv a party Of Indians, aliout twenty in number, who demand ed something, they could not understand what. After a fruitless effort to find out what they wanted, the party started up their teams, when one of the Indians' fired at Mrs. Keener, killing her instantly. The hall passed through the neck of Mrs. K. aud struck one of the Germans nam <1 Schroeder, in the cheek aud passed out through the tip of the nose, making a very bad flesh wound. The Indian- then fled. On receipt of the news at the fort, the Commandant de spatched a file of thirty men to bring the mur derer in. The Governor appointed Thursday last to hold a Council with the Sioux Indians at Men. dota, in relation to the manner of paying out the money due them under the recent treaty Stipulations. The Governor was there at the appointed time und found the Indians on the ground, but hearing of the murder of Mrs. Keen er, refused to hold Council with them until they brought in the guilty party. AVbcrcupon a large party of the Indians started after the fugitive, declaring that they would bring him in dead or alive. AVith such promptness on the part of our Public Officers having the charge ol the Indian Department in the Territory, then need be no fear of a repetition of a like charac ter soon. The Governor is determined that the guilty party shall be forthcoming liefore he pays out a dime. The Indians were never more peaceable than at present, and no fear whatever need lie entertained by persons wishing toecttle on the fine land bordering on the Minnesota river, from tliis source. Since v riting the above we learn the Indians have brought the murderer of Airs. Keener to Fort Snelling and given him up to the officers, lie will no doubt be tried at the term of the District Court, which commences in this place on Monday next. Dr. E. B. Olds, loco, is elected to Congress from the 12th district in Ohio, by 14 votes This was caused by the judges in one of the townships throwing out 19 votes cast for Gallo way, AA'hig. and inadvertantly put into the As sessors box. Galloway will contest. Messrs. Rey & Farmer have just received one of the largest stocks of Groceries and Pro visions ever brought to this market, which they eay they will sell very cheap for cash. Liberal advertisers always do sell cheap, mark that.— Aft’e refer you to their advertisement in another column for particulars. Mr. Tyson, at the Grocery ana Provision Store, corner of Roberts and Fourth, has just received a mammoth stock of Groceries and Provisions, which he says he will sell as cheap as any other establishment above Galena; his stock consists of everything usually found in the most complete establishment of the kind.— Mr. T. advertises liberally, remember that. Advertisement with particulars next week. . Messrs. Wiune £ Cooley, at the “Cash Fur nishing Store,” on Roberts street, have just re ceived a large stock of goods in their line, which they intend selling as cheap, if not cheap er, than the cheapest. Persons wishing to rig themselves up in superb style, can do so for a small amount of Cash at this establishment. Their motto is, “No fit, no pay.” See adver tisement. —ln fifty-five counties heard from in Ohio, tb« Whigs have gained 10,000 over Wood's ma jority in 1851. —Charles W. Christmas, has been appointed Receiver of the Minnesota Land Office, located in Be.itou County, and Reuben M. Richardson Bogisfer. (lood. We take the following extract from the ex cellent Minnesota correspondent of the A\ abash Express, G. 11. S., a gentleman who has spent considerable time exploring the country border ing on the Minnesota river, and whose judgment and word may be relied upon. He says: ‘•ln conclusion, I will now state some of the inducements to formers toeome to this country. In the first place, the climate is pleasant, and healthy: the soil equal to any portion ot the United States, with about enough of prairie and timber to make farms w ith little labor. Second ly. as a grazing and stock country, I am confi dent, impart of Indiana. Illinois, or lowa, can beat it. Grass is abundant for summer use, and cutting hay for winter; not only so, but there are thousands of acres covered with rushes, oil which almost any quantity of cattle can be win tered without one dime's expense, except salt. Nor is this all. There will be paid to the Indians at some of these points, $30,000, annually, until 1856, and then $20,000 for fifty years. The emigration will also consume a large quantity for many years yet; so that farmers may expect the very best of prices for everything they can raise for many years. Make your arrangements to come early next spring, w itli cattle, horses, hogs and sheep, and all the requisites for breaking prairie, farmiug, and raising all kinds of stock, not forgetting chickens. I find by private letters, that some of my friends have told that I am dissatisfied with this country ; but I wish it now distinctly un derstood that it is only the workings of their own imaginations, and unauthorized ; for 1 am still better pleased than ever, and the more I see of it and know of its resources, the more am 1 convinced that 1 have bettered my situation in every respect. The health of the country is still good. The river continues low yet. We have had three frosts, ou the 14th, 15th and 16th inst. The w eather pleasant—crops tolerably good—no rot among the potatoes—fire wood $2,50 to $3,00 per cord." The Nominee arrived here on Friday, with two barges full of freight in tow, and a number of passengers. AA’e are under obligation to her attentive Clerk for late Galena papers. Mr. L. M. Ford intends commencing a class in vocal music on Tuesday evening next,at. the Baptist church. John L. Stephens, author of “ lucidents of Travel in Egypt, Arabia, Fetrea and tlie Holy Land,” died in New York city on the 12th ult., in his 47th year. Mr. S. was President of the Panama Railroad. The Black Hawk arrived in port on Sun day last, with a large freight and quite a num lier of passengers. Thanks to her gentlemanly Clerk for a bundle of late papers. The boat which beat Dayton's Lime Kiln, and bantered the saw-mill to run a race, arrived at our levee on Wednesday last in charge of a couple of Keel-boats, having made the trip from Galena in forty days. She started back the next day, to get to Galena if possible before the close of navigation. The following protest was made by Capt. Porter, and laid before tbe Captain General, on the refusal of the authorities to permit him to land the passengers and mail of the Crescent City : AA'hereas, the Spanish authorities in Cuba have issued an order to prevent the entrance of the U. S. Mail steamship Crescent City into the port of Havana, to which said ship is bound, in the pursuit of her legitimate business, no offence having been committed on the coast of Cuba against the laws of Spain by the officers or crew of said vessel, and the said order being a direct contravention of the treaty stipulations between the two countries. I do therefore strongly protest, in the name of tlie United States Steamship Company, whose interest I represent, and also in the name of tlie Govern ment of the United States, w hose officer I am, against a proceeding so arbitrary. The Spanish authorities in Cuba, in the extra ordinary course taken by them, profess to hold tlie United States Mail Steamship Company res ponsible for newspaper articles published in the United States, and which are alleged to have been written bv the Purser of the Crescent Citv. It has been distinct !y declared by me, (though no such declaration was called for on my part.) that Mr. Smith, the Purser, lias no agency in composing or publishing any such articles. I protest against tin' United States Mail Steam ships Company's being held responsible for the publication of any articles in the newspapers of the United States, as such matters are wholly lieyond the control of the said Company, as well as the officers of the ships connected there with. The President of the United States acknow l edges no direct censorship from any quarter whatsoever, aud is answerable only to tbe laws of the Government. I protest against an American citizen, and ail officer of the ship, being held responsible for such publications, and lieing treated with persouol disrespect.— Such conduct is unworthy of a nation that pro fesses to have attained the highest degree of civilization. I protest against the non-admission of this ship into the harbor of Havana, as it is a deep injury to the United States Mail Steamship Company, who are thereby disabled from com plying with their contract to the Government of the United States, and which Company have already received most serious injuries from the hands of the Spanish Government, by having their ships driven out of the harbor of Havana. Respectfully submitted. DAA’ID D. PORTER, Lieut. U. S. Navy, and Commanding U. S. Mail Steamship Crescent City. To the Authorities of Cuba, Oct. 3, 1852. Pennsylvania Election.— The Philadelphia United States Gazette thus speaks of the recent election in Pennsylvania : The friends of Winfield Scott and the Union, so far from feeling discouragement, have every reason for confidence and renewed effort. Polit ical attachments and other reasons contributed to produce a result which cannot operate, when he is distinctly presented as a candidate for the suffrages of the people of Pennsylvania, relying upon his own merits and that deep sense of grat itude which they have so frequently and so fer vently expressed for him. Local embarrassments which interposed yesterday, no longer exist.— To-day the tw o parties are directly against each other, and with certainty, too. tha’t tens of thou sands of honest Democrats, who voted yesterday according to their party predilections, will be t'ouud on the 2d day of November, earnestly and cordially enlisted for the Hero of Lundy’s Lane and the Conqueror of Mexico. AVe say confi dentlv to our friends throughout the L’nion, be of good cheer, for Pennsvl vania. which never deserted the country in the hour of need, w ill not desert the greatest living soldier, when called upon to evince her fidelity or to vindi cate h\» claim?. Now that this first struggle is ended, let us buckle on our armor for tbe great contest, and burying those differences which may have setm rated friends for a .time, rally to tlat common standard of the l-nion, which Scott has so often aud so proudly carried forward in victory and to immortal glory. Accident os the River—Siskisg of a Schr —Last night the steamer Francis Skiddv. w hen opposite Stony Point, ran into and sunk a schooner deeply laden with iron or coal. The schooner, on being struck, immediately filled, and the steamer passed over her. The shock was scarcely felt by those on board the Skiddy, and only a slight grating noise was heard when the steamer passed over the vessel. There was a cry heard w hen the vessel was struck, and the steamer s speed was stopped and boats sent to the rescue ot those on Imard of the schooner, but not a soul was saved, although every exertion was made. The name of the vessel is not known, but she is supposed to have been loaded at Kingston.— Journal. New* bj Telegraph (Reported Expressly for ibe Doily Advertiser-] Boston. Oct. 22—8 P. M On Tuesday. Mr. AA'ebster was considered by his physician as not in immediate danger.— There was a probability of his being aide to re sume public business in a few days, but before evening his disorder, which is inflammation of the brain, continued to grow worse until yes terday. w hen Dr.Jeflrieß lieeame alarmed. Mr. Webster's wife and son were with him, and Dr. AVarreu left here for Marshfield this morning.— Tbe distinguished man is fully aware of his danger, and his intellect is unclouded. He is aide to converse freely. A special meeting of Mr. AA’ebster's Executive Committee was called early this morning. It was resolved, in com pliance with tlie wishes of Mr. AVebster's family and friends, that all political action lie suspend ed for the present. During last night. Mr. Web ster was very low', but at 5 this morning, when the messenger left Marshfield, he was asleep.— He yesterday prepared a bundle of documents to be despatched to AVashington. Boston, Oct. 23—3 P. M. The express attached to the Journal office has just arrived, having left Mushlield at 11 o'clock. Mr. AVebster is gradually sinking, aud it is evident that in a few hours all w ill be over. Ilis mind remains calm, and he is tran quil ami happy. It was suggested to Mr. W. that he make his will, to which he gave his consent, but it is barely possible that he will have sufficient strength to do it. Boston, Oct. 23— C I’. M. Advices to 2 P. M. have just been received, which confirm the reports of Mr. AVebster’s critical condition. The great mail is gradual ly but surely sinking. It is thought that he may survive through the night, but improba ble. New York. Oct. 18. The passengers by the Black AVarrior. report that it was rumored at Havana, that if Captain Porter should insist oil landing the Crescent City, she would he tired into. The greatest ex citement prevails in consequence. Should a shot lie tired. Lieut. Porter lias orders to sur render his vessel. The ship Elizabeth Jones. Capt. Brooks, is said to bar e been outraged by tlie Havana police, who searched her cabin anil examined all tier private papers, on suspicion that he had Fillibuster correspondence on hoard. Further conspiracies have been discovered at Mantanzns Del Rio and other places. The situ ation of the Patriots is every day more and more compromised. Imprisonments and denun ciations multiply. The conspiracy lias been de nounced at Mantanzns. and a section of the mil itary commission despatched thither to enquire into the accusations and command tlie trials. Tbe Captain General is very uneasy about tiie Crescent City business, and he has had very serious misunderstandings w ith his Secretary. Martin Goliano, who has been his counsellor and guide in the transaction. Goliano wished to resign his Secretaryship ; Cam-do, however, has not accepted his resignation, lint on the contrary, told Goliano that, as lie had led him into tlie bad scrape, he should see him out. aud stand by tlie consequences of his conduct. The community have suffered much inconve nience from the arbitrary conduct of Gen. Cane do. and lie will undoubtedly lie recalled by his Government. Quite a number of persons have liocome obnoxious to the Government, lint are safe from its vengeance, because in tlie United States they are politely requested to return, stand trial, and lake their chance. Among the passengers in the Warrior are several Creoles, of large means, who have come here wjtli their families, and design becoming citizens of the United States, as they declared it impossible for any person who has the least self respect, to live longer at Havana, or indeed ou the Island of Cuba. A\'e learn from these passengers, that the Count of Povos Unices, brotlier-in-law of Lopez, is still in prison. He is confined in the most loathsome dungeon in the castle. All his prop erty, w hich was very large, lias been confiscated to the Government, and it was rumored that the noble Count himself w ould be given to the gar rote, together with lilts brother, Don .lose Fras. who was arrested at tlie same time. Three oth er persons, Senovs Quatero, Balbin and Gonza les, have lieen tried and sentenced to death by the militairc, ami are to lie garroted in a few days. The trial of numerous persons was pro gressing. Domiciliary visits were more numer ous than ever. They are now made by day a well as at night, and bands of soldiers may lie seen at all hours conducting some unhappy prisoner to the castle. There was no sort of security for either life, property or person : all tlie Creoles who w ere able were making prepa rations to leave the Island. Chicago, Oct 20. About 2 o'clock tliis afternoon a fire was dis covered in tlie belfry of the First Baptist Church, situated on the corner of La Salle and Washington streets, and in a few moments the whole spire was enveloped in flames. The wood work of the church was entirely consumed, leaving tlie walls standing. The origin af tlie fire is unknown, lmt as workmen were engaged repairing the roof, it is supposed to have cought from a pipe which a workman was seen smoking on the roof. No insurance. AA'ashington, Oct. 11, 1852. There is a great run on the bogus Banks at AA’ashington. The unknown Banks circulating and dating here, are tlie Central, Citizens. Em pire. Fulton. Mechanics’,Merchants’, Exchange, Merchants Si Mechanics’, Metropolitan, Ocean, and Railroad, with about a dozen others, on which the run is lieing made. The Bank of the Union had a large circula tion in the District. Washington. Oct. 23. It is rumored here that President Fillmore has writtcu a letter, urging his friends to rally to the support of the AVhig nominations, anil send AVhigs to Congress to support the adminis tration. The steamsuip Fredonia will shortly leave with troops for Texas, to check the marauding Indians. Baltimore, Oct. 23. The opening of the Ilanovcr Railroad was celebrated yesterday evening. It passed off pleasantly. New York, Oct. 23. Steamer Franklin sailed to-day for South ampton, with 100 passengers and $160,000 in specie. Philadelphia, Oct. 23. The steamer City of Glasgow sailed to-day at noon for Liverpool, with 45 passengers and SBO,OOO in specie. Montpelier, Oct. 15. The Legislature re-assembled this A. M., and resumed balloting for Speaker. On the 24th ballot, ’I hos. E. Powers, AA’hig, was declared elected. New Discovery.— The Alexandria Gazette says that Signor Pagliare. has recently succeed ed in discovering a liquid possessing so extra ordinary pow er of coagulating blood, that if to a large basin containing this fluid, one drop of the styptic be added, complete solidification en sues,so that the basin may be inverted without causing any blood to be lost. The following is its preparation :—Take eight ounces gum hen boiu, one pound of alum, and ten pints of water. Bail all together, for the space of eight hours, in an eartheuware glazed vessel, frequently stirring the mass, and adding water suflicieutlV to make up the original quantity of that los't by ebulition, taking care, however, to add the water so grudimlly that boiling may not be sus pended. The liquid portion of the compound cork tmuies ,rainedoff ’ and ~rCSt>rVed in Wel '- Tribe" of Hamilton count v. is so badly beaten that the Enquirer beseeches McLean and Rule, on the electoral ticket, who are members of the tribe, to resign. One or both will do so. —(leveland Herald. Tbe Fire Annihilator was tried w ith great success at a fire in the Mercantile Hotel in New York city, extinguishing not only the ’fire m the rooms but also in the chimney, at a height 6». Scatt’t Speech In Buffalo. Mr Fellow-Citizens of Buffalo: — l am hap py to be able to feel that I am not a stranger among among you. It is now forty years and one week since I first visited this place—since i l first caught a view of the mighty inland ocean which now lies spread out liefore me. It \ is upwards of forty years, as your Mayor has reminded me in ttattcriug terms, since I was called upon to form a camp of instruction in this neighborhood, and since tlie army first or ganized here and prepared for those great ’bat tles which our countrymen do not now choose should be forgotten. [Applause.] I w ell recolleet the scenes w hich were enact ed in tliis neighborhood at that period. Thty are brought back forcibly to my niiml this morning when 1 lx-bohl some of my fellow-ac tors in those scenes ; for although so many have passed away, 1 thank God that a few still re main of niy old companions of 1812. In the space of time that has intervened siuce then, Buffalo has passed from a hamlet to a mighty city. Thanks to the enterprise and intelligence of its inhabitants,an important city now ris es where then all was desolation. Buffalo was burned in thewiutir of 1815-14. I was at a great distance from this place at the time of the burning, and the whole frontier was in a state of despondency—of despair. At that period 1 was sent here by the govern ment, to form a new army, aud to endeavor to make head against tlie enemy. AVhile tbe army remained, (and I am proud to say they render ed good service,) the inhabitants took courage —they returned to the smouldering ruins where once had stood their dwellings,and couimencep rebuilding. AVhilst I remained 1 had the pleas ure of seeing their laliors progress—of behold ing their houses rise from the foundation to the crowning roof. I had also the satisfaction of hiring out volunteers to assist them in their w ork from amongst tlie mechanics who had en listed in the ranks of the army—und brave, no ble soldiers they were. They aided the inhabit ants in their work, and contributed all their power to their relief. These are the recollec tions which make this spot most interesting, aud render the present moment oue of the proudest of niv life. There are other associations, too, more per sonal. vv i tli which these scenes are connected.— I do not forget that it was in this neighborhood, forty years and four days ago this very day, that I heard the report of the tirst cannon and first musket that 1 ever heard fired in war.— (Loud cheers.) I well remember—never, in deed. can 1 forget—the valuable assistance w hich the brave and patriotic citizens of this vicinity gave to the army of their country in securing the victories which followed. 1 re member the assistance, indeed, received from the inhabitants ou the entire frontier, who came to tlie aid of the regular troops and help ed not a little in achieving the victories which thenceforth crowned our arms. I thank you, then, heartily, my countrymen of all parties, for this welcome. 1 make no dis tinction, and I trust none is made by any on this occasion, between AVhigs and Democrats. — 1 have made, and 1 make no allusion to party topics; I say to ail my country men, whether of this or that parti—whether l 'orn upon tlie soil or adopted by their voluntary acts—l thank you for this greeting, and am proud to call you my countrymen. Yes, I am proud, too.' to claim your great State of New A ork as my home tiir thirty odd years. 1 am happy to I elong to tlie great and glori ous Union, of which this is the Empire State. — I am proud and happy to owe allegiance to that Union—to owe devotion to the constitu tion. and to all tlie compromises of the consti tution. In this day of prosperity and sunshine there is little merit in boasting that, like you. 1 have been ready at all times to lay down my life in the support of that Union and constitu tion. But may I not hope that my past life, in darker hours, has proved my sincerity, and is sufficient guarantee that I partake of your de votion to the best interests of our common country. My friends, being debarred from all party top.es—being resolved not in any instance to touch upon such subjects—l have little more to add, except my hearty thanks, tlie thanks of an old soldier, for the honor yon have this day done him. The occurrences of this day will lie added to my other pleasing recollections of your city, and cherished the remainder of my life—a life already entended to the usual span, aud which cannot last more than fifteen or twenty years longer. Accept then, my friends, my hearty thanks for the warmth and sincerity ot your welcome, and may God bless and pros pe r you all. There were loud and enthusiastic cheers« hen the Gem ral had finished this happv address, and the effect of his quiet, but earnest manner of delivery was great upon the assemblage.— Every man appeared delighted with the old warrior, and they who had been accustomed to believe that he was an awkward and bungling orator, stared at each other in astonishment.— The Scott glee club of Buffalo then advanced to the front of the balcony, while the General stood hack, aud sang two of their songs in a style difficult to equal and impossible to excel. The General was evidently delighted at the beautiful singing of the Club, anil w hen they had concluded, lie shook all the members by the hand, assuring them that during his life time, he had never heard the songs they had favored him with, executed in better style. The General then withdrew to the drawing rooms, and received the visits of his friends, who soon tilled the spacious rooms to overflow ing. lie leaves town, we believe, ou to-morrow morning's train for the East. Great Salt Lake Basin. —A etc Discoveries. —The Joaquin, California Republican, contains a sketch of a late military expedition into the Salt Lake Basin, by Lt. Moore, who was sent out to punish a tribe of Indians, known as tlie Yo-semites. Tlie following extract from his ac count is interesting: About 120 miles east of Mariposa they found a lake, not laid down in the maps, some sixty miles in length and twenty or thirty in breadth. This they called Mona Lake. Into it enipfv five or six fresh water streams, one or two of which arc of considerable magnitude. The Lake itself is alkaline, and contains no fish ; its margin is encrusted with saltpetre and other salts. There is considerable wild game in the vicinity. He killed a species of grouse as large as a turkey. Tlie company took several of the Mona Indi ans prisoners. * They were evidently of a differ ent race from tlie rest of the California Indians, speaking a very different language, having strongly Roman features, and are almost white. It has been stated before, that a white race of Indians lived beyond the mountains, but the fact has never before been ascertained. AVhile in the valley the command were twice at tacke-d in the night. Falling into Line. —Honest and straight forward Democrats in Delaware, as in every other State, are repudiating their former politi cal association, and gallantly rallying under the flag of Scott and the Union. The AVilming tcu State Journal of Tuesday contains an able and convincing letter from the lion. Albert A. Newton, a Democratic member of the last Leg islature, openly renouncing “hereafter anil forever, his allegiance to the Democratic party, with which he has been heretofore identified." and declaring himself in favor of a Tariff', In ternal Improvements, Distribution of the Pub lic Lauds, and for Scott before Pierce. Signs like these are crowding upon us every day, and before the election they will be swelled into tens of thousands. The current is running one way, and the ebb-tide will leave the candidate and champion of British interests and the fa vorite of the combined British press stranded on the shore amidst the wreck 'of demagogistn and the prostration of all corrupt coalitians against the peace and prosperity of the coun try.—A'orth American. Sudden Death. —A most remarkable and sud den death occurred yesterday morning, on Broadway, in the immediate neighborhood of the North Market. A lady dropped her pocket liqok. but was not aware of her loss for several minutes. It was picked tip by a woman who was behind her. from whom it was reclaimed. On receiving the book, it was alleged that ten dollars had been taken, and some threat was made to search her. This so aflected the accus ed that she fell dead. The Coroner was sent for, to hold an inquest upon the deceased. We did not learn her name.— St. Louis Repub. October Election!—Scott win* in Rorembor. The October'elections are past, and though the returns are by no means full, enough is known upon which to base a calculation of fu ture results. To our mind tlie evidence is con clusive that Pennsylvania and Ohio will be for Scott: aud New York we consider certain. In diana is safe for Pierce. Pennsylvania gives 12.000 to 15.000 majority for AA’oodward, Supreme Judge ; and for this he is indebted to the Native American vote in Phil adelphia county, and to the light AVhig vote in portions of the State strongly AVhig. In No vember the majority of the Naturalized citizens will vote for Scott, and the lumber and moun tain regions will give him a telling majority.— Set Pennsylvania down as sure for Scott. On the 25th ot September we wrote to a friend in AA'ashington, a letter from which we find the following extract in the National Intelligencer: “In the State election I fear we shall be beat en. There are no officers to be elected (or whom the masses feel a special interest. But if they do not beat us over 10,000 votes, then Ohio goes for Scott in November.” The result will show that we prophesied well. The Intelligencer of October 12th. in the morn ing. before a vote was polled, says: “AVe have never expected the AVhigs to lie able to carry tlie State ticket either in Ohio or Indiana. The chances are all against them. In Ohio, Mr. Caldwell, the Democratic candi date for the Supreme Bench, is one of tbe most popular men in his party. We have not the vote at hand by which he was chosen when a full Bench of Supreme Judges was chosen, in October 1851 ; but our impression is that he beat his Whig competitor something like thirty thousand votes, aud ran five thousand votes ahead even of Gov. AVood himself. In drawing for terms with his colleagues last winter he drew the shortest, (oue year) and was subsequently nominated for re-election. As his AVhig com petitor (Mr. Haynes) is a new man, and not very generally known through the State, he can hardly be expected to cope with such an antag onist. The AVhigs of Ohio have never been re markable for their alacrity in coming out to the polls at a State election : and. even if they were, they would naturally be discouraged in an un equal contest like the present. The contest is not calculated to enlist the feelings of the mas ses, and we consequently anticipate a small rote in Ohio to-day, and the election of the entire Di raoeratic State ticket. AVc shall, however, consider the result to-day as no criterion by which to judge of the strength of Gen. Scott in Ohio, and any one who does so will find in No vember, that he has largely miscalculated.” The result vindicates the correctness of the Intelligencer's judgment; and now we predict. Ohio is from 10,000 to 12.000 Democratic in October. The Reserve w ill give five thousand more votes for Scott than it gave for Humes, and Pierce will get 2,000 less than did Caldwell. Here is 7.000 AVhig gain ; and in tlie AVlieat belt of Ohio, Scott w ill gain on Pierce over the State vote at least 5,000. The Centre will in crease its Whig vote over four thousand; the Northwest 2.000, and Hamilton Comity and tlie South w ill gain 3,700; anil we claim Ohio for Scott by 10,000.— Cleveland Herald. Ax Editor in the Blues. —The editor of the Saratoga (N. A .) Republican pours forth his lamentations: “Having made precisely money enough at the printing business, tlie subscriber is satisfied to give up and retire to tlie poor-house. Under these circumstances, he is induced to offer the printing establishment of the Saratoga Repub lican for sale. The pnpi r has a circulation of about one thousand, one-lourth of which maybe called paying, and the other three-fourths non paying patrons. The office has a good \ariity of job type, and a fair run of work of this de scription. provided the work is done at the re duced New A’ork prices, and the printer w ill take ‘eats and dogs' for pay. This village is one of the prettiest places in the world tor a newspaper publisher. Every body will find fault, do the best you rail, and the editor who pleases himself w ill stand but a slim chance of pleasing anybody else. The subscription list and good will of the office will lie thrown in. if the purchaser will take the type, presses, and materials for wlmt they are w ortli. and pay for them, so that there will lie no probability of the present proprietor lieing obliged to take the establishment back aud return to the business.” Giving it it. —The New A’ork correspondent of tlie Cincinnati Citizen, tLocofoco) main s the following confession. It is in confirmation ol what lias been said from the first—that New York was sure for Scott and the AVhig ticket.— Tiie support of Captain Rytulcrs cannot save them : Strong efforts will be made to produce a fu ■ sion of tbe Barnburner and Hunker interest, which united would doubtless insure a triumph for the Democratic party. The hope of the AVhigs rests in the belief that the two wings of the Democratic party will never be reconciled, and be made to act in unison. Captain llyu ders, of the -Empire Club,’ has given Ills power ful troops orders to w heel into line, and give the regular Democratic nominees their fullest support. But, notwithstanding this, sound, hut less sauguine Democrats, think that it is hold ing out a delusive hope to promise a certain victory over the immense personal influence of AA’ashington Hunt, but nevertheless, no stone will be left unturned to place Mr. Seymour in his position. Realties of Lynch Law.—A correspondent from Mariposa. California, furnishes tlie Sacra mento Journal with the following melancholy and hasty action of Judge Lynch. Tlie lives of all the rogues in the land would not compensate for the wrongs done the unfortunate person men tioned in the communication: j Carrico, a young man from some of the AA’est ern States, was found guilty of robbing the house iof Moore & Co., of the sum of 8900. The rob bery was committed on Snerloek's creek, seven or eight miles from this port, and suspicion at the time lieing directed to an old man named Johnson, he was arrested by the mob and hang ed by the nock until he became insensible, and whipped upon the bare back in the most cruel manner: lmt all this failing to extort from him a confession of the theft, Mr. Carrico, who was the leader of (be mob. proposed to place his bleeding and lacerated body upon Lot embers, and to extract the nails of his lingers and toes with a pair of bullet moulds. This diabolical proposition meeting w ith no support, the poor old man. more dead than alive, was set at liber ty. A fi-w days thereafter. Carrico left the neighborhood under rather suspicious circum stances. aud being followed by an officer and arrested, a part of the gold dust, the identify of which he had endeavored to destroy by beating it up. was found upon him. which circumstance, connected with others, led to his conviction and sentence for live years in the State prison. “Pebiir by Sf.a."— On the 9th of August last, the ship Maise, Capt. Pearson, of Queens town. was totally destroyed by lightning, when off the island of'Malta. This -.hip, being on her passage from 1 brail to Queenstown, w as overta ken by a violent thunder-storm. At half past ten I’. M.. the vessel was struck by lightning, which passed down her mainmast, and striking the hull, separated it into two pieces, fore and aft. The ship instantly went down with tlie crew, fourteen in number, and two passengers. Capt. l’earson. on rising, eauglit a floating spar from tlie wreck, on which he continued to buoy himself up. and for seventeen hours afterwards he kept himself above water, when he was hap pily descried by a Alaltese coasting vessel, and landed at Queenstow n. Ireland, tlie w hole of the crew and passengers having perished. Great Sale or Short Hi rned Cattle. There was last week an auction sale of import ed short horned Durham cattle made at the farm of Dr. M atts, at Seiotu. Ohio, at which sixteen animals sold at the enormous price of $21,785. One bull “old at $2510, another at $2248, another at $1825, and so on. One of the cows sold at $1650. These prices arc enor mous.—llb. State Reg. The Saugerties Telegraph says that Capt. Farnham, of the Reindeer, soon after the explo sion, received orders from Messrs. Bishop & AVilson. tlie owners of the boat, to pay all ex penses, included in the doctoring and providing for the wounded. These expenses, including coffins and the removal of the dead, will exceed five hundred dollars. The great portion of the amount has been already paid to the proper claimant*. Masonic Celebration. I On the 4th of November will be celebrated at St. Anthony, the anniversary of Geo. AVash ington's initiation in the Order of Free and Ac t cepted Masons a century ago. 1 The Brethren of the Order in the Territory of ' Minnesota, are requested to meet in Masonic ; llall at St. Anthony, on that day, at 3 o'clock. I’. M., when a procession w ill l>e formed, under the direction of Marshall J. McAlpin, Esq., and | his Aids, preceded by the St. Anthony Brass Band—passing down Second street to the Bap ' tist Church, where the following exercises will take (dace: Opening Prayer by Professor Merrill, Chap lain of Cataract Lodge. A’ocal music, by members of the Order. Oration, by 1. Atwater, Esq. Instrumental music. Beudiction. After the conclusion of the exercises at the Church, the procession will re-form and proceed down Spring ft. to Main st., thence up Rollins st. to the St. Charles Hotel, where supper will be prepared by J. C. Clark, Esq., at 6 o'clock I*. M. Tickets for the supper to be procured from the proprietor of the hotel. Preparations will lie made by Mr. Clark to accommodate those persons who may wish to remain and enjoy the pleasure of a cotillon during the remainder of the evening. By order of the Committee. J. G. LENNON. Fire —Loss s7s.ooo— One Man Killed.— Cleveland, Oct. 12.—About half past two o’- clock this morning our city was startled by the alarm of tire. It proceeded from the building on the north side of Superior Lane, next to the Railroad. Before the engines could get towork the flames had spread to tlie adjoining building and had gained such headway that to extinguish them was impossible. A fresh breeze was blowing at the time from the south, which fanned the flames and they rapidly communicated to the adjoining building. 11l a few minutes the old plastered buildings on Union street took tire, and from this point it crossed to a brick block owned by E. D. Clark —from here the flames soon enveloped the Man sion House stables, and in a very short time the buildings on AVater street were rapidly burning. By the almost superhuman exertions of the lire companies the conflagration w as prevented from crossing AVater street. The danger at one time was most imminent and had not the wind par tially died away there is no telling where the disaster would have ended. All tlie buildings on Superior street, between the Railroad and Union Lane, were burned.— ■Some dozen buildings on Union street, includ ing Clark's Block and Oviatcs' Block, and some dozen buildings on AVater street, were consumed. At this time it is impossible tocstinmtc the loss, j It is very heavy, however, but considerable is covered by insurance. j One man was killed by the falling of a cliim ! nev where the fire commenced. Loss must be j full $75,000. j AVe learn tiiat orders were received from the | Navy Department at AVashington on Saturday [ night, direeting the sloop-of-war Cyalle. <!. N. Ilollins, Commander, to prepare immediately I for the sea. and to sail for Havana at the earli | est moment possible. As the Cyane had just | arrived at this port for Norfolk, she was ready I for sea. and accordingly took her departure yesterday morning. She was towed outside the Hook, in order to get a fair breeze, and is now on her way to Cuba. AVe have also been informed, but not from a souree which enables us to make the statement by authority, that tlie steam frigate Mississippi lias been ordered to follow the Cyane witli all dispatch. AA e have lio doubt, however, that the report is true; and that tlie Mississippi will therefore speedily take her departure for Havana. The object of this movement, although noth ing certain can be known in regard to it. can not lie difficult to conjecture. The treatn.e .t ito w hich American vessels are systcinat caliy subjected by tlie Spanish authorities of Cuba, renders ind sponsible the presence of a large naval force for their protection. Tiie Crescent City has been refused admission into the port of Havana, unless she w ill first dismiss one of iln r officers. Tiie pre tence of the Government | of Cuba to dictate to any foreign vessel upon ■such a point as this, is simply insolent. The ’ right of Caban authorities to exclude American vessels from tlieir ports, depends upon tlie na ture of the treaties t ctween Spain and the Uni ted States. But whatever these may be. the net indicates a ho«t'le sp rit on tlieir part, wli'cli w ill vent itself in still grosser outrages whenever it can hope to do so with impunity. —vA etc Cork Tribune. A farmer of Euclid. Ohio, has this year raised j ten acres of Scotch pink eye potatoes, which yielded 300 bushels to the acre. lie is selling them at 51) cents a bushel. The Cleveland Her ald says tin- potato crop in Northern Ohio this season is very fair. The yield generally is not large. Out the quality is good.free from the rot. and the numlicr of acres planted unusually large. The price in market lias not been lower than 50 cents this season, and most of the time has reached from 56 to 75. and early in the sea son as high as SI,OO. Unless the rot shall ap pear. tlie price of potatoes must come down to about 31 cents, the crop is so abundant all over j the AVest. j Starvation at Sea.— Capt. Evans, of the lark I Kremlin, of Boston, fi ll in w ith brig Rostraud, of Genoa. Capt. Francisco Meira. in 134 41 AVest, I at. 35 by 10 North. July 26. 1852, hound for San Francisco with passengers, mostly from I New England, that had started for California, lint were unable to get passage in the steamers from Panama, and were obliged to take passage in tliis old brig. They were out of provisions and water. Capt. Evans look eight of them on board of his vessel, and supplied the vessel w ith provisions and water. Twenty-two of the un fortunates had died when Capt. Evans fell in with the brig. Three of tlie passengers taken off. presented Capt. Evans with a tine gold w atch, with the following engraved on its back: “A token of Thanks for kindness received from Capt. Charles T. Evans, while in distress, ou the 26th of July, 1852. Charles N. Gough, Il.uinv O. Gocgu, Oliver 11. Thomas.” It is a deplorable fact that Gen. fsoott is guil tv of being received with great enthusiasm by the people, when he travels on public business; whereas Mr. Pierce goes all over New England without disturbing tlie public peace in the slightest degree. Tliis is undoubtedly a hein ous crime in Gen. Scott, and should disqualify him for the Presidency. Many things may lie forgiven a man : lmt not tlie sin of lieing popu lar with the people.— -Augusta Journal. The London Times commences a three col umn review of Hawthorne’s “Blithdale Ro mance" with the following remarks: “ AVe must look out! America is going ahead, and threat ens to outstrip us in a direction altogether un expected. It lias taken the energetic people of tlie United States not quite 80 years to con vince tlie world of their unapproachable skill in the art of muterial development. Another half century may enable them to prove their superiority ovircontempornry nations in labors purely intellectual.” To which we can only answer " true.” The llaxdei.’.s-Zeittxg, —an ably edited com mercial paper, published in the German lan guage in this City, is urging the election of Gen. Scott, not as a partisan measure,but as the means of assuring to the country such a com mercial policy as will give actvit'y to commerce, secure a home market and living prices for far mers, and the full development of the mining and manufacturing resources of the nation The Handels Zeitung holds that only a protective tariff can affect this auspicious result, and we rejoice to see a paper whose interests are neutral thus independently and patrioticnly raise its vojeem behalf ot its convictions on this question. -A. y. Tribune. The following persons died from starvation j on Imard the brig Rostraud. of Genoa, on her I passage from Panama to San Francisco:—i Charles Cooper, of Pompev. N. Y.: Thomas C. j Dimoud, Palmyra. N. Y.; Elijah Thomas, Onoa-1 daga co.; Daniel Chandler, Oxford, N. Y.; I Thomas J. Crowell, Columbia, N. Y. • General Land Office, ) Washington, Sept. 7, 1852. ) Sir :—Where a soldier dies possessed of a warrant, it being in the nature of real estate, • descends to the heirs ; and as to who are the heirs must be decided by the courts of the State in whicli the parties reside. Proof of the death and heirship must lie made before a court of competent jurisdiction, to enable the parties in terested to dispose of the same. If any of the heirs are minors they must act by their guar dians, duly appointed by the court, with author ity to sell the specific warrant. A copy of all tlie proceedings bad before the court, duly certified, must accompany the war rant to enable the parties to transfer or locate the same. JOHN WILSON, , Acting Commissioner., Minnesota Meeting.— An informal meeting of persons intending to emigrate to Minnesota next spring, was held in this town, (AVilliams burg) Oct. 6th. A temporary organization was effected, by the choice of H. M. Nichols of AA'illiamsburgh as President, and Levi Nutting of Amherst as Secretary. It w-as voted that a public meeting lie called in Northampton, at the vestry of the Methodest church, Saturday, Oct. 16th, at 1 o'clock, P. M. A committee was appointed to report articles of Association at tlie next meeting. The expediency of sending out un agent to examine the country this fall, will also then bo considered. Seymour’s “Sketches of Travel in Minnesota,” a book of great interest to all intending to make that Territory their future home, can be procured at the meeting on the 10th. All interested are invited to attend.— Mass, paper.- Horned Rattlesnake. —Mr. AVm. n. Thomas, of Qnalla Town. Hayward county. North Caro lina. writes to the Asheville News, that a Cher ! okee Indian, named Salnla. captured a snake on ! the Smoky Mountain, which he descriiies ns be | ing of the usual size of diamond rattlesnakes found in the mountains of the county, and of a | dark color. On its tail it has ten rattles, and j on its head two forked horns about three-fourth* of an inch long. The Indian said it seemed to be a king among tlie snakes of its species.— Nothing of the kind has been seen heretofore by any of the oldest white inhabitants. Prim I’eoi’i.f. —There is a set of people whom I cannot bear—the pinks of fashionable propri etv—whose evry word is precise, and whose ev rv movement is unexceptionable; but who. though well versed in all the categories of polite behavior, have not a particle ofsoul or cordiality about them. We allow that their manners may lie abundantly correct. There may lie elegance i in every gesture, and gracefulness in every posi tion : not a smile out of place, and not a step that would not bear the measurement of the severest scrutiny.—This is all very fine; hut what I want is tlie heart and gaiety of social intercourse—the frankness that spreads ease and animation—the eye that speaks affability to all. that chases timidity from evry hosom. and i tells every man in the company to lie confident ' and happy. This is what 1 conceive to be the : virtue oftiio text and not the sickening formality of those who walk liv rule, and would reduce the ! w hole of human life to a wire-bound system of misery aud constraint.— Dr. Chalmers. The Lost Found. —AA’hile in New A’ork. a few days since, tiie President of the Bank of Missou ri discovered in the Bank of America $215,000 of the bonds of the State, duly executed by the proper officers, and endorsed hv the Bank.— They had been deposited tliere for sale as far back as 1837 or '3B; but the singularity of their condition was the fact that neither the State nor the Bank bad any record of their existence. The books of tlie Bank anil of the State Depart ments contained no record of them, and they were taken home and canceled. Swallowed ry a AVhale. —Tlie whaling bark Sacramento. Captain Sowle, of Westport, was spoken at sea. August 22. in latitude 35-50 N., longitude 51-20 AW. and reported that a few days previous they had lost their second mate. Air. Timothy Alien, of AVestport. who was j knocked overboard while fast to a w hale, and when last seen was in the monster's mouth.— j Boston Journal, 13/A. ■ I Feeling tiie Force of Responsibility. —A switch-tender on the Rouen Railroad. France, who had neglected to shift the rails in time, drowned himself in the Seine. No loss of life had resulted from his negligence. This man ought to have been employed on oue of the crack steamers on the North river. It is a musical fact that every orchestra con tains at least tw o musicians with mustaches, one in spectacles, three witli bald heads, and one | very modest man in a white cravat, who from I force of circumstances, you will observe, plays | on a brass instrument ! Cheer from Pennsylvania. —A friend writes I us from Pittsburgh, October l lth : “The Kry -1 stone State will come out right in November, as sure as the sun shines. Old Chippew a will car 'ry this State by a handsome majority. The present state of tilings has been produced by ! the apathy of AVhigs in regard to the State clec- I tion—the Locos getting tlie entire NATIVE AMERICAN, as well as the Catholic vote..— This will lie reversed in November. Scott will get the Catholic vote generally, many Locofoco votes, and a very large floating vote, enough to secure the State."— Cleveland Herald. Florida Election'. —Whatever may have been the exact result of the late Florida election, tbe j gratifying fact is shown, that Southern Whigs w ill come up to the support of Scott with undi vided front. AVe have yet to know the time when that w ing of the great AVhig army belied their professions by their vote.— Gat. Adr. j Greeley says:—“Never bet oil an election to ! be influenced by your own vote ; but if you do I bet this year contrary to our remonstrances, lie careful not to bit on Pierre ! It will be bad enough to do wrong w ithout fooling awav vour ’ money.” j Newspaper Marriage. —lt is understood that the union of the St. Louis Times, and the St. Louis l nion was consummated in proper form last evening. There is to be a union of the edi tors and proprietors, and the paper which is to be the fruit of this coalition, is to lie called the l. nion & Times. Good luck to them.— St. Louis Republican. A sale of $50,000 Illinois Central Railroad Bonds, with the privilege granted of turning the bonds into stock, has lieen made in New A ork at 110.— Galena Adv. Large Stock of Groceries and Provisions. JUST received — : { 300 bbU War Kagle extra new winter wheat; 100 t»bls Belcher’s clarified sugar; 100 bl*ls X. o. sugar; 20 bbls molasses; 20 half bbls do; 60 sacks Kfo coffee; 6 do Java do; 10 chf sis Imperial tea; 20 cad ay $ do; 6 chests T. 11. tea; 10 cads do; 26 boxes raisins; 26 do prunes; 3 bbls dried currents; 3 bbls almonds; * 3 boxes citrons; 10 boxes fresh lemons; 15 kegs ealeratns; 6 kegs ervamtarter, 30 doz<n yeast powder; 60 boxes paim soap; 6 box<‘s variegated soap; 4 boxes cast ilia foap; 60 boxes mould candles; 60 boxes star candles; 2 boxes sperm candles; 60 tacks (1. A. salt; 6 sacks darv salt; 10 bbls cider vinegar; 3 bbls wysiers; . 60 reams wrapping paper; 10 boxes starch, 10,000 Havana cigars, and everything else usuaTfy found in an establishment of the kind, for sale cheap for cash, by Y Oct. 30, 1862. RET* FARBE*. f Aheap Feed for Cattle' Horses or Hogs. The >ul)«crlbcr ha. (or .alt |,u farm wljolnlnrsi hmlu-l* 000 bU ' b "‘ °‘ Ku, “ bos » Turnlpa “ SOceimfj£ 81. Paul, Oct. 30, IRM. "A' l ’ 1. W. SELBY. jV] O-NEY TO LOAN—On unquestion »«urUy. Apply to COOLEY It McCARTT. Attorneyii. Office, H. M. Rice's brick store, St. Anthony Oct. »o. \tM.