Buffalo Courier Express from Buffalo, New York • 2

A HUNKER'S IDEA Of A OOOD TIME, K.N ERA SUUMAtk flOBXINCBXPRBSSr Hit 1 I feTIl Manism Lectnreil as." Ptotiak' CoJtmiom and lawi It might pi! hit Hif hnata, that IbtY, bit, ditiiultervaut should pua ie3aifiy iBoasrony la 4seriasvr Ilaaa ooly ba broofht beck ttjmro Repoblieen latd- markt, tblistid by it founder, bf a raatrlctiot i tin crrt; BUFFALO, THURSDAY 18, 1848. EflOCBATIO WHIG NOinilVATlONi. FOR PRESIDENT, ZACHARY TAYtOBr Of Louisiana. MILLARD FILLMORE, ft- rr-Of NtW York rniJ. JV Eloetoro at Largo, HENRY H.

ROSS, of Essex; JOHN A COLLIER, of Albany. District Bltetoro, -i I. Abraksm T. Roa. 1.

Jh 0. Doff. IJsmM. Cross, Job Bradly t. DuM Lord, Jr.

W. We WeHtav 4. Joseph Hoxl, SI. JHalel Larkln, 1. Tiaaotby Whliletsor, M.

ChulM E. Barslow, i. George nriewoid. Oliver Poni. zr.irit.

7, George Beaso, at: Ikmieii Kellogg, Wiftlt aesohen Fawner, t. James D. Ball, KU aheUos. 10: J.iMphW.Olw,- II. Robert Dortos, trf.

Erasmus D. Bmllb. texet efeytatyar, M. Beef, r. Hsrwoad, IS.

Clerksoe P. Crosby, SO. Samuel kuseell, 14. laaets MeKle, SI. Delo B.

Bill, It; 1 f. Was. 1ft. Beats! Freeman, S3. Augustus P.

Hasesll, IT, AesChaUUld. Boleasoa Parma lee. -m WHN aJTATB NU9IIH ATIOHS. 5 FOR J- AM I ON-FISH; af Now York. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, 0 B' VT rP A 8 0 of Chautaoqu.

For Canal Committuntr, CHARLES COOK, of Cheraong, rer Stato PrioonJnopoetpr, ALEX. H. WELLS, of Westchester. Coauttr Namlaatlaa. TOR MIMICt Of OONOttea, ELBRIDGE SPAULDING, KWaAajktT jftRHTJANJIia roa oTSMtau or thi root, LESTER BRACE, if Buffalo, N.

M. MANN, ef Aurora, E. M. ADAMS, of 7 roa coaoNca, DAVID BUTTS, of Tonawania. Ourratnrna both from Ohio and Pennaylvania are late full than wt had tdtlclpated.

Aa to Ohio, there teerne to be no doubt that we have twept the Stale by a majority large beyond all prece dent, tinct 1840 Tht reault iit-Peliriayrvnnirla yet doubtful, u( Oie 'whip, ao far aa heard from, hva maJetuchaiD at to renderlheCiMCauae hopeleaa. If the whig Governor ia waa dttaitd ptobabre inPrrthrdetphia yeeterday, Geu. TaylorwiH elected byO Wijia I.POTUEKt ON THE UNCHRISTIAN TIEAT-MEMT UK PiSMAI.Ee, In th fnfof.looul. by PoaUh -frlMW, (and "Sit awdiu.et dais, ala daaiaa. steva Iaohmr.

Kit locuiet will kodallvtmHw 4 J. ri rrldar E', Oct. IS. Is. UtUme fane ttia Laila Theoii(y of the Infbliib aCberch aoaaer which Onalntaa tr.

tmt ay public request, uaatltisd. aa pobllibed with th ilial Lst- a a aioe me paae, ana EDiiin en ma iitaar.aaa -will aa oeTsnd flir sal oa ne evaaiaf of kit UcUuas HWttMti.ni eopr. i I 7 i LMMaaia bohumi aroaibUM noasaeaiHta IhaM yvaih, ae eoaap ewfei dlselseasaa Will I UaelarMbeaUBacat71'elktk. Tkkata tl caala. oelStU -r ewaeaaaaaaaeaaaaaaaaawaw OT Tbo faaaial 1 tk late Ut.

Bswas will lake ateen thi afiwo, efsMfc ftnsni leltAMWef8 6. T. street, aeat Cold fc(irla. Car- riafw wUI tev troat the ftoMeaf flee Chankaa, at half teal Eazle Street Theatre rearth Nlfht ef the Enjrafeaiaal oTXiT OretaU-ili; TBVHSDAT trtttUtO, OCTOMCM 11, ISM, Will be acted lbs bliral Play of THE MEECUANT Of. uPI.

Bhvloek K.Bral retla.ww-....w..Mw. MlaaH.htathaws. by Hadd'll Oanraes. Toeooelode wUkthaFareeof CAKNIVAL BALL. -t.

Id4y Jolla. Mise H. Mathews. EaT Boxes It eantt, Private Boxes tS. Pit SS seats.

Colored Gallery ctt. Doors open at fsrformanea wtlteoinwcaat to ge'clocb pfglaely 'J BnfFalo and Cincinnati -3A1LH0AJ1-JLIW1S- ep a h- titt w.m win teave vamwj lor srio, 4 8AKD1JBK YTH IS JtT p.aMM tlekclsd tbromh to Cloelnaall for tit. la- clodln KutO'Booai oa the Lake. For tickets apply at the Claetanatl Bail Boat Office, Ne. a Kxttaaat street, andw tb Maaalo NaaM.BoOjilo.

Tkkata eerehaaed at th One have hum aoomt leaervee for taaab. N. peraOBIB DlinnlO It AHBtUJiW ho received oa la Ea limed. i wis i GEO: W. BULL, Ageat JReed'a Llot-Far CJhactigOt 'a.

The splendid Steamboat LOUISIANA, Taos. Hicn asds. will leave Buflblo fni Chicsgoand iatermeiUata ports oa Saturday EvesiBg, Oct. li, at 7 o'clock. iro Freight or Paatats, apriy en Board, or to -sSESSfi.

REED'S Office, Wiler sf GEq DAVIS Loni Wharf. HtilfeUo and Cstnad Went. Th Steamer DESPATCH. CapL Wa. B.Havcock.

will leave Buffalo Port u.niBV. eailins at the intermediate norta. every TUES DAY and FR1DAV Evening, at 7 o'clock, connecting at Dunvill with the Biesmsr fur Braatford.aBd Plaak Road to Hamilton. Buffalo, iept 19, 188. self ff PREMIUM SILK HAT MANUFACTORY.

I jL The nndertlgned it saanufaelurlng ail qutllllea of JrBUk Hasvwhlch hewHleH to the trad, at a lsas- pik4val-etteTtiattbsa An be bought at say other establishment. Hit Httt obtalaed the Diploma at the hit Stat Fair In thialty Purchaaers, either at whole sale or retail, are requested ts examine his assortment at HALL'S FASHIONABLE HAT STORE, 158 Mala street. WATER PROOF INDIA RUBBER VER COATS, The largest and beat assortment, and at lower orl. ees than can be lound elsewhere, at ANDREW A HALL'S, eeW Silk Hat Manufactory and Bales Room. BOYBYQUTBa'-fcJNFANTBeAPBteTfc iresf" sit variety, end the largest assortment In this city, can hadsX f'Kii' A.

A. HALL'S HAT AND CAP STORB. oeli '7- -150 Mala INDIA BJJHBEROLOTH-r-By the pleee, yard or other-, wlse.can be had at Factory prices, at ANDREW A. Fashionable Hat Store, oelS, 1S8 Main st. MUFFS.

AT WHOLESALE A very large quantity, of all Dries, suitable for Western Countiv Trade. eaa be had at uuuinally low prices, at A. A. Atitrt rtf A KrU Minn. isa Mala street.

P08TOFFICE ENVELOPE PAPER Lmgesite, Blotting Paper, SeallBgWax, Wafers, ate, lor sale i.ot PECKS' STATION BUY ESTABLISHMENT, oclS Cemmercial Advertiser Buildings. HEAD LEY'S NAPOLEON AND HARSHALLB-Waahlngton and Generala vols. Charma and Counler-Criarms. new anpply at PECK'S BOOKSTORE, oclS Commercial Adverllset Balldinfsv" BIDDERS' STOCK-Medlura and Double Cap Marbisd Paper, waved and spot; Russia Leather, Oochlaeal Silvers, Bine Btivera. siaroon tstivera, atnasel ijbii, sarK Skivers, Binders' Board, Not.

30, 40, 90 and flu; MarabaU's rnread. Ptos-nsana 10; uticuing wiBe; yard wide Ulota black and pnrole: half yard Cloth, purple and dark (rasa; Octavo Twine, Ruling Pent, Brssll Hnst, fcc. for sal at PECKS' STATIONERY ESTABLISHMENT, oeli Comrserelal Advertiser Buildings. TAGAZlNEet FOR OCl'OBKh T-r- 1TA Democratic Revlew-113 ctt. American Review, with a portrait of Fillmore 50 eta Hunt's Merchants' Haraxine SO ata.

Graham 'a Magatlne-25 Elscile Magaiine-W cla. nr Godey's Lady's Book-Ji 41-. Knlekerbocker SO eta. rlirenologieal-Journal-lOetsV-r-: Hortieuunriat xo cis. Water Cure Journal 10 eta.

ett. Xulumbian Mayaslne 55 ctt. For aale Ihe Literary Depot, Post hawks. I 1 KAT HAKGAINB IN BILKS Juat received, St VJI pieces very superior Silks; selling ai 4sOd, worth 7s. wHiik oeit- tt-W stnla street.

fPHE AMERICAN WHIG REVIEW FOR OCT. A -VauttV Fair, bv Thackerav. utmartina History or tne Ulrondlsts. webaier's-ljarte Ulctldnary: Webster's Royal Octavo Dictionary, Harpera' eillliou, Worcester'. Lnres- Trl An Webater'a Encyclopedia of Domestic Kttmfmfissi- Hrande'a Encyclopedia ef Science.

Literature aad Art. Ciamber'a New Miacellanyof eleiantLlteratore. ine rssaani anu nis uarjoioni, by Mary Howitt. Sir George SimpaOn'a. OmlAB.I Journey nnifrHs ur rj Longfellow' Poetical Works.

aImaiiUv hn 1 and Poetry -eEBrops-amt America, by Morris and WilllaFor sale at BURKE'Srnnder th Mansion Honts. READV RECKONS For Timber Mes.ure: vr useful article fcrLtmiberdealeTa, for sale at oclS HOI.LIDGE'8 BOOKSTORE. 817 Mala STEEL BEADS 7 I Trimmings of all hinds. Also, large quantity of Ih latest Importations of Fine English French aad Gmaa Fancy Articles, purchased at very low prices forCajh aad will be sold very ekaap, at HOLLIDGE'fl BOOK fc STATIONERY STORE. ncl '217 Main atmat.

PERFORATED BOARD Gnlli.SII.r Plain mmA (Vl.u ores rerioratM tinar, tor aale in on orad Perforated Board, for aale in nnamltiM tm nit. aa HOLLIDGE 8 BOOKSTORE, 817 Main at. AT COMVKHT H4I.L,.y tha Eev. LEAHRY, fctfrly Moak of La 'I'vampe, ha- raa-lorof tlM MlMloaarv Church. Albeav.

Tka Lmiim vtlt I lllualnle bv A Mil ft.uliMMA nf fneanUNMr.alLUA.M. 'r "TTtODEffS DEMbCBACY. AND ANCIENT FEUKR-' ALISM ZZZ rr.h named Short aiteropUdm fc.vW Wm-, aelf oa Saturday week, at Dayton, Ohio, by out-' bio throat. lie cut hie tlirott in tit or eevea placee with a raior and then, net tnooeediog ia killing bimeelf, be deliberately walked la the river, which wat a eoniderable diataaee off and pjoa. la tad drownea bimaalr.

Ha wae a copper- '-T V7 A tarte outract wae perpetrated tbo oth night at Cincinnati; upon John Garnhart, boarder at tbo Green Tree Hotel. He wa aecat: of ttealiug fifteen dollara from one of tht boar, dera, which he denied, whereapea they tied him. kicked bim.beet him with a board Jioroewhipped him and, threw him out on a pile of woed he the yed, die. Hit eriea brought teeietance, and Iht an-thort of Iho outrage were arretted and committed trial. Garnhart ia very feeble.

ST An old Nevro named Guinea Pete, other- wiot Peter Lonnatretah, died recently in Back County, Poanoylvania, at the ate of on hundred ana two, mmt: anont tewtfifywrt' oti age, ho wat eeixed oa tho African Coaat by ranch elav trader, who on th jfgyagt tiye-Weet aie, war oapturaa oy an American tnia ana broagbMiUjetphja. --K left a wife and family in Africa, whare he wa a wealthy trader, but gaining h'w liberty again ht married another wile and amaeted conaiderable property renn- CTJohn Hunt, th forger arreeted at Albany, turn out to bt Cuarlee Webb, a notoriou burglar who about an year ago, fled from hi country and went AbnrnoN ie tbb SriLLma Book. A little firl ont of our public aohoola on wat aeked the oth erday, 4Who It the President of the United Statet answered, Jsmes K. Polk, and I know who it goinr to bo the next President Old Zack." Tall Waucino. Gildersleeve, the pedestrian, who to ramon tor hi specimen of tall walking, as lately taken one step loo many He walked into the affectione of a pretty sir! the other day nd mtrned lier, wiiertapoa hie flrl wife had him.arr.estedJ'ot bigamr-If he ahonld eralktuts jail, finally! he would beat Barlow and Green heigh all WisTWAtD THrSf AaFac.ThTtarBurih (Arkanau) Intelligencer of September 16th, re port the progrea of ao attempt to establish a cot ton factory there.

Half the amount required was aubwibedjjdljja. pcoapeet for th other half was iau. IT Low water ha it advantaire a boat with fonr person npeet in the Ohio, but the river wa i. i. iuw Mioy wnuoisuuro.

Halifax paper of the 4th inst. (peak of the all 1 rade ae being tolerably brisk. I he frame of a large Temperance Hall haa. been raised in Uigby. 1 he census of.

rnnce Edward a Island givee 62,000 inhabitants. l3o)eBg1hFvicn1T' ohtMelfatpta on the 6th of Sfplembar, was Mr. C. F. Newell, an eminent American merchant, who had juat arrived from Boeton.

Ue died after, an ilioees ef only four boore. A duel wae fought on Saturday week, at Frederickton, in the British Provinces, between a gentleman of that place, and anoiher who formerly held a eoinmissiou in the army but who aince his wriage Jiu-resided at the bpiscopaJ.fJjty.-: cool ibot at hi adverearj whodejibpjatcly fired in the air, Nobody killed, Both aatietied. t- aqae of the du el not to be mentioned. The Turkt on board the" Ararat at Boston, took offence at a funny letter which the Transcript publiahed, as from one on board to his friend to Constantinople. The editor explained that it was only done to amuse his American understood it to a jofee.

i he 1 urks eaid it might be all O. but they couldn't understand the joke. 'r Cms East ajp jVciT, Brooklyn, N. fw a population ef about 80,000, and 53 churches. in proportion to tne population, ine cnurcnee are nearly two to one compared with New 'YarkV- At bany ha a population of 46,000, Buffalo of 45,000, Cleveland of PrwceetUna; of the Board of hnporvU ear of Erie Countr, a.t their knanal AFTERNOON SEfSION.

TuBIDAT, Oct, 10. The Board Mlnafcs of the moTelng ceuloa read and approved. "Sundry aceimnti were presented and referred. Urn for the special -order ef -the day havinc arri ved, ueini tne appointment or intpeciors or Turnpikes, on motion of Mr.Cunlssthe same was postponed until iu o'ciocb to morrow mornini. ThercnoM of the Gmamitsionusof the CuuntV Work houie was received, read and referred to the Workhouse mltree.

(Report hereafter. I ine tHanr appointed ueurt. usrrow, wood and Btaait committee on tne resolution ol Mr. narrow reia Unr to weiihts and measures. The report of P.

A. (Jhilda. Police Justice, was received, read and referred' the Commlllee on Judges anil Justices accounts. The report states the amount or nnes stceiveo oy nun to oe ou Amount paiu ionsuiDies, nv Balanrirni ff'iYiidi 314 07 Durlnsthe vear endlnx See tember 30tE. thsre have been brooghLiiefore him for -eiaminatlon orer twelve hundred persons, charted with various, offences.

The report eoaclndes as follows it It evident thi thalrietanir-exBerrie Brtho Po lie office would be (ready diminished and made much moreeenenetat to the Dublie. were our laws so amenoed as tp proli Iblt Jasticeeof the Peace from istnin warrant fiirassnatit and bitterlcu, and for vagrancy, retornable nciore tne roiice Jnatlce: and as lo mate the police offiee'rs a separate and distinct bodv from the con-1 Itaoies. woo are to execute eml proMsses. There ahonld be about 4 in number, under a Oity Marshal, and paid a axe The tendency of the aresent system If, to nrodoee jenlouiv and strife amonx officon, neilect of duiv In re- lauoa to civil business, and trane the nnmoer or Warranu, and tnote too on tne most frivolous eoinplamta. Decause tney are the moat eaaii diapoaea or.

neraas, to ferret ont aad aeeure for puniahment the perpetrator of a lelqny.requlrear-te- -moat insttnessr erael htbor as wall as circuit or action, tor men tne omeers receive, comparatively, ne cempensatura -It is true, however, that we sometimes Aad officers wllllni to work wlthont eompensaUon: aad hav known Instances where days and even, weeks-ef almost incess ant labor, and sometimes expenditure of money have neea devoted to a single ease, In wmen, snecssaiui, the officer fees would tie bat Irum nve to anu Unit. But there are exceptions: and where there are not, would It be Juat to require each service without an ad quote compensation 1 It seaau annarent to those eonveraaat with the matter. lhattf some aueb avitfim aa hu been auiteated could be adopted, more legitimate add proper faualneas would be iraatacieti at tne rouee umce, sna lar ie oi mm in. olonseomDlainUof assaulu and batterlea which orlal nate lor the moat part among aeiass oi vagranta, wimin the true intent and meaning oi ine law Uespcctrally snbmiited. PEARLY A.

CHILD3, Police Justlee. Adjournell i MORNING SESSION. WsoitBaBAT.Oet.il., Board met. "Hlntitei of prevloos sesaioa read and ap proved.1 i Sundry acconnta were read and appropriately referred, Mr. Curtta.

from Committee on Judie'a and Conata- Ma's aceouati.re ported In favor of suadry accounts, which were allowed. A eoatlderable number were referred back lor not being made out, in compliance with the statute. Mr. Darrow, from the committee oa Coroner's aeeoaats. and Mr.

Cornell, from the committee on Town Omeers accounts, reported in favor of sundry accounts, which wsr auowea. la piirsaanee of a previous resolution, the Board pro ceeasH in anpoint toree lnipectora ot Turnpiaea. On mnnoB of Mr Rnsaell, RmdoaL. That Ira E. Irish.

Of Hambarzh. Jacob B. Miller, of Black Bock, and Joan 8. ni. of Ambent are hereby appointed Inspectors of Turnpike aad Plank Road uompaBiea, pursuant to tne 3M seetloa ot the actot 1S47 eaiitled "at act 10 provide lor tha lncorooratloa of eon- paales to enoatruet plaak roads, aad uf com pas lea to construcl tnrnnika rmdi.H "1.., OamoUonnrMr.

DeuelL. Rtfivtd. That the same persons be annotated Insnee- tnra for the County of Erie, under the act of February 17th, 1818, entitled "an act fjr the ap-olBtiiientol Inspectors of Turnpikes ia the several counties of this Stale." Adjourn. Third Ward Bongls atttd Heady Ctue, wa Es politioal mooting la an edjweot town, preparatory to the ooming ttrnggle ia old Erie, tad from an aeooaot of it given by one of tbo gathering it matt htvt bona an extraordinary good time. A or two after the meetiDg came off, tbo peraoa Itowbomjrtrtforj uiwnyaueof hi naTghobra.VoJ'the following aolloqay neatd; )i )j I'Wtll, B.

what eorfcof a meeting did you hart at )he other, dtyt: Very good not at numeroot tt I havt teen, marked with vary good Evert thing Glad to bear it hope yon bad a good lime." 1 Y-o-o-rjatbor, -mSji." How many wort freeant, thonld you judge -1 oonotod thorn myeelf, and foaad that there were juat three of Wbewr MMeie that all "Well! we eat downr-talked tho matUrall ever gave the whig and free toiltrt a little par ticujergoee toot! aomething-to -drink -aong whan thall wt three meet and then kd joarnedj mh dio." From the W. 0, Delta, of the SBth nit RaroaTt Maaaioit -or U. SrDaAoooNB iir CaaaMCHitk Some week aro a company of vragoon, anaereommano or UeuL buford.left Fort Gibaon (Arlul for Santa Fe. Subeeoaentlv of tho private who ttaited with the command returned lo rort Aiibaon, end reported that aome dwtaseo beyond 4he Salt Rock, the Camanche atole aeveral horeee; a tergeant with a detach ment wat tent la pureuit; they came up with the Indiana, recovered the horeee and etarted back to rejoin IbV main body, but had not proceeded far oelore lhay war overtaken by a larcro body of Ia diant whoharged-jpon- thani and killed one of dragoon, and were in punuit of the other. when ha (th returned dragoon) made hie eacape, running hi horaa to death, Being anabte, he eaid, to rejoin hie command.he had made hoi way back to the Fort, without knowing the fate of hie detachment The reDorta made bv thia man ware not believed at SjvA ttZQSiZXi, reciting thaee 1 pwtieote Chwokej llth following: Sine then, however, it ia eaid that two other dragoon of tho tamt command have reached the upper tttllement of tbeCreekt, one of them bad- wounded, and that a wagon ha been cent from rortUibton to bring them iu.

It thw laat Information be correct, it leave hut jittle room to doubt max mere naa neen aimcuuy between the unman. Che and the and ee thete 6 one" company of the latter, there ia no knowing what may have been iterate. We rive theae report aa wefove received them eimply adding that there nodouht a to the return of the dragoon to Fort uibeon. It will be remembered that tho officers attached to thia company are Lieut. Buford.com manding, and Lieut.

Sackak ExruavrioM or Cauvosnia. Col. Fremnnt I mchedltJirane vertieed to atart tho next day on hi eoientific ex ploration to tlef-enrbe attended by apartjLo abom4wentyjmenywh4iave hither "is now. nearly ten yeare eiuce he 'firet commenced the great work or exploring the vast regiou lyiug between the Mieeiaaippi an the 'Pacific ocean, and if his labor had not been 'Interrupted by the troubles iu hewpldj probabty huve Cdmpleled, by thi time, aud undertaking which haa contributed to. much interesting and valuable matter to science.

A part "of Upper California, north and east ifJTlamath Lake, and Uie distriot of country about, the aouroe of the Arkansas Rio del Norte, with the mountain region remain to i explored. These ue the only portion embraced in Col, Freoiont'a original plan that are not yet surveyed, and when finished will enable hurt to complete a map from actual importance in illustrating the topography, as well as the geology and natural liiatorypr' thuura menee-and" nompara'ti'vely' unknown country I he enterprise, ae weatatedon a former occasion undertaken by Mr. Fremont on hie private ac count, no proviaion having been made by Congree for the continuance of the explorations: irnt we cannot think that the Government will permit labors to go iBarewarded, or allow them to eland moomplete for want of a email appropriation. Itlorp extra allowance were voted in one day, at t)iecloee ofthe last than the two; former expedition of Fremont actually cost PAil. Tbs PiacoN Exraas: We dated some week since, that the news which mysteriously made its appearance in thw city, and was despatched to the South, for tht.

benefit ef operator, in advance of the arrival of the English tleam, weob. taiantf-by mean 'of Carrier Pi'ireous. which had been for tome time in course of tramingJoMhis purpoee. The plan has been for two men logo on board the steamer at Halifax, with a-sirrall hantf-ciUe of type, and a box of pigeons. Haviug selected the new, it ha been act up an their t8teroom and printed off on very thin paper, in the manner in which proof are usually takeu to a newspaper omce; these proof wer then to the pigeon, which, were let loose -frflra the window of the state-room.

The captain of the Boston steamers have had their suspicion awakened aslo the modu- ope randtv for tome lime, and had received instructional from the Cunard Directors' lo break up this mo. nopoly of new by.a. prohltition-eharge for tht I passage of the pigeons onlhe passage or the Cambria from Halifax, the auspicious of Captain 1 Htrfleon ware confirmed, by the discovery of a box of pigeons whichwereJbrouglit--Br--baard rati HaliTaxTand which were seized on the refusal of the person having them ra charge, to pay the price demanded fortheir passage. 'Boston Traveler. HoaaitLC Moaoaa.

Peter Turner. Caotain of theTeoronto, one of Col. Hooker' canal boats, was killed at lock No. 11 of the 16 locks." on Pnday last, by James Whaling, under the folow- ng circumstances Whaling was steersman of the boat Oregon. The two boats were advancing to euter tho lock, when the tow line of the Oregon was whereupon Whaling remarked thRt itwaeth last tow lint the Captain ef the Teoronto would ever cut." As the Teoronto rose op to the top of the lock.

Whaling, who had cu a heavy pair OF coarse nools, kicked lapt. flicting a horrid wound, throwing him some twen ty featacroat th deck into the canal, Irom which CapL Turner was laken-out dead. Whaling lu i-ui at Albany. 2roy Com.4de. i i it J.

i i ST Gov. Crittenden, of Kenlncky.haa forward ed aword, prepared by order of' the LrgHtHture, to Gen. Wm.O. Cutler, by the band, of hi son, Lieut Col T. L.

Criitenden, accompanied by i very frieudly letter. Geii. Butler repliea' iu thi same spirit1' letter conclnde thns: "Permit, me, sir, to tliunk yoa for tne very kind and' oemplhneatary manner in which you havobeeu pleaeed lo. execute -the duty devolved upon I am ao little gratified that haa been performed by a personal by hut able ef forts ia the councils of the aaliouonlributed large ly to the success ol our anna iu th Mexican war; and that th (word awarded me was presented by a gallant brother eoidier ol that war i -I, tT Tlie Boston Putt, the Locofoco orgau, pub ishea th ratorna frem whrch its par- ly at aaarly annihilated, and exaltiugty exelaims Democrat of Massachusetts your tufa will ting ged er ed to for on ia i OcToeiaW." Tsaan Urn tint the Beiqee 91. loadai wttk laaiaar, waa oa abaft at tht JliaaiealU Ulae4.ee la a total wreck, Sha wt a4 ay Mr.

Jea TAvrea, ef thle altr, est Otattla MoGtu. who aalla4 ker Um MOS.tBaarat gM.vl. Noam Exraas Omct, I aaaaiev ucl is, tees. i The aaarfc aeeaed wy fall ytrday. The only trauMtlou that aatttear aotleo la IhetMmlai waretOOkbia food kraais Ohio, oa btra i kbU athoka aTlekliaa hmad at T)r aothlag doao la grata.

BoUon tf Ohio wheat wsrt Cora ia kU at It. tVMM8takhl(kwhMaeU tt) Iht trad at pan aaooBeroverSl(. ') There wettallaatevealar JM bU tood lek- tiaa Sear at M. Mixed lete lek4 1 tt Caaal freight art KasOe ea Soar to Albeaay, Tt fc The ftiUwts( are the prlaelpat artlelasof lnpoiltal IhUPort IbrtaelaslSt heirs: flow Pork Cora. xtu 14 OeutuLj Cora Maal.

Har ana it.ri.v riih. 11 Sacoa .114 ItM ta. Lar. 4, t- teller, rni i bar. Athti 11 Lumber Met Hiibwlaee.

iroa. u.hhds Coal, Wool bate. IS Hide ao. Brooai-eoTa. Craakent bbla Copper toe "MEW YORK MAKKET Oat.

117 H. BiTtttgrofk Jot th Bntlt Morning Ktprui. neur-Ther hat ban a good deataad te-dsr, bet tha market waa rather 4ty for the barer towavda the elect however, ftaadag kxa belag eg (hi. a)vkt4oUUii Jw-tame Tittle atl (Tar. fee MOO belt ettalght Ovweto fi JT waa reftiaed fur export.

The aalee sTtho day have beaa froai SI te hrfotmu: Jxalxad-Weeuta-Sales ttraightlttat at tl SL ror Osastsa waeflrat atJ44 a9 St, and 800 bbb Oswego sold at th blf berprie. Tb afiretate aalee are IS to bbla tt the above flnrea, iaeludlBf SMS for Nov. delivery tart at 93 SO, aad Sot ttO a ainan at M5 37 lS aa. Inelndad alio In the salei Salea 80S bbls rye Sour at ItaS 3. Mesl Is S3 SJi a3 37i for Jersey, with sale I or SOS Graia la wheat there lit awdarate loenlry, aad tht market la rather firm, eipec lally for neditun grades.

The tales' are TU0 koah Oeaeteeal 13e, aad 3300 Ohio At 118 aI18e. Cora has a downward ttadeaey, with aalas 10,000 buhueaUfor for Sat Bon then and Wsitera yellow47ie for round yellow. Balca of 3000 bush rye at 09c deUvered. Bales SMS bosh rleyat 6Sc. Oats steady at 33a34e; aaoderaM sale.

AtheaaretS lStaS 181 for Pots aad Pearle. Bales ISO bbla, laelBdlBf 8t bbls Caasda Pole. Pork la dull, aad bobUbI at tlS TS aad S10. Bald of new beef at fl3alS SS aad S. sides for En land at Bsc Cheua Good deaMUHh aalas 3000 hxa and eaks 5a7i.

WhUkaygaaSarj aaleaSOt-abls. llEHih Untaed Maifc: Amerlcaa 56a37o. Treainry notes AmUIm Prelfhtinrm: coBsidenttlentfemtDU flour at paiafiidr Prt BiffaU. ARRIVED October II. Steamer Mlebifan.

8wwart. Chleaso lot bbls of flour Lf lesharty 4a Wanea bbls ourI13 bbli ofbeef nnes aama esavaatea hems Holt, rainier fe eo; too bbls flour 0 Saydam I betes wool Peters SO bbla floors do flah Mann Co; 1 bbla (tab. Muniur It Wll-lard: SdS bbla floor It bbla flsh Hazard. Mnntath A Bhsiman 68 ban bsf Oelttos Evans 8 do Deaa men mend tierces half tlercr-s beef Sternberi fc co: 17 bbla tah Nile WherHsr. Steamer Chautauqua, Rossinaa, Barcelona -'7 hate woo) li keis kutler it oaaka cheese Htern'jerv at eo Si legs butter Beaeber; tS bbls tallow John Both 1 fts butler bUa frntt 4 ken batter Ab all Hardier 17 eaks cheese Halbert; casta c'nea-3a sega of nuner Mesaa xneese aega autter Bfcaaaahea NIlea fc Wheeler; 10 kegs butter Holt, Paltrier at eo; boxes crapes a laumaw aeis Doner nana i ie tas- kU ftnlt Baker; beer bbls Moffa it; 10 kefs butter aa aanes saomiinsa w) now apple ia packages sundrieaW baas shoe pets 3 bxs broom handles A bell tt uardner, aeasas ashes owaeiea I ward; caka high wines Batata; so.

Per Steamer Ohio, Ludlow, Sandusky 433 bbls flour Cobb at cot a' air whbibs eesosi tlawley et do Drenner, 1M bbls floor 11 esks ashes 9 kegs butter 14 bbls teed Uelaton Evana. Per Bieamer Canada, Vaa Allen, etroltf 1 baTea wool jaaon raraer; oaiea wool ci wood tteo; ,18 bones owner. Steamer London, Wllloughby, Df itrolt, steamer emerald, rouui, (Jnippewa. Profiler St Joseph. Sauier.

St Jnsank IHO? hhla flnnr at, niKneocs; i so ao a Tveed eo; 4tf bBW floor xo caas nignwinee cement naden; 190 bla Pour Kim berly, Psassaeo; 30 do Rlclimond: tS do Hazard. Mon- teath fc shefmaa hegs butter Smith 4c eo bbls laid 3 kega butter A be'il fc Gardner Brig Uotllster, Napier, Ch icago; 8966 bushels of wheat jonn noiiiaier ion no tvaikarfc Clark; S8 bbla flour tuiue now now so corn 1 do beer Maxwell CO. Brig Jeslt ta wiiains-- i A Brig Burlington, TraveHi Ctsvsland; 1000 bus wheat SS4 nriiaoi nour Mmoeriv. reAae co; so m. nnr Mwcn.

Han fc eo; 44 do Daw Ml bbls flour 111 paekagea of raerenanuiai naars wrimia; sep Duller tiawxins, Austin fc eo. Schooner Rocky Mountain, Gardner, Detroit 89S bbls of nour si wees eo ixr ao rum fc eo oois do Woodbridxe fc eo 8 bbls eranberrlea KJmbeilv. CLEARED October li-l7 8temr Superior, Wllkesoe, Chicago. Steamer London, Wllloughby, "-trlt Bleasiai PiankllBTEdmoada tJii-- Propeller Montlcello, ttobertsoar, Detroit. Brig U.

Sixer, Moore, Detroit. -r-jjV Brig Owanuoga, Freeman, Clevelani. urig Meenanicmodgtina, cnieagoj. 300 bbls salt, nng Amazon, wear, Sehooner Northampton, Borden, Sandusky; ISO bbla aalt, Benooaer Aiiegan, ionoiy, roieoo; war Cleveland: Sua do Schooaer Selota, Tlnsler, do r. 1S8 Sr-do Schooner Fanner, Ferguson, doXT BcBooaer at uognea, wisziafv i-ree-T r-Schooner Crevola.

Philip. Toledo, Behoooer North Cerotina, Porter, COaneAuT." Schooner Buffalo, Iawlin, FalrporL jsSt scnooner aamias, nwcaie, pandas arr. Schooner Joeee, Davte, Rowan. Schooner Plymouth, Maxfleld, Hnroa. Schooner Cambridgp, Waterbnry, Moaro.

Seboooer A Adair, Perrln, Erie. Schooner Caledonia, Brown, ido- Schooner Tempest, Brown, RaeiBe.H First Assemblr Dlstrlct- INDEPENDENT NOMINATION. To tsi ConasaciAL, MaacAimLt ass NaoautmcA IiTtaasTs or Borrito 7usmts I offer myaelfaa a candidate, at the ansn- Ing election, for Jlfestecr tf JumUf. Believing that the time has antvtdwhea lb grx huinut t'stsrssts of ear rapidly growing elty ahonld be considered paramooat tp msrspeHf ssaubtm, aad Hat. tartng myself that I sat cpaversut eaoiigh with what those Interests require from the Legislature, to represen you properly, I respectfully aak your votts.

Should questions arise at any tia daring th sesslen in which as a city, waare parttcnlarly iataresUd, and oa which I may need advise. I ahall naheaitatlngly aak it ot, yoa; aasartnf yon that will be as kindly received. as I know It will be cheerfully given. I am, sincerely, jours to serve, otStf GEO. W.

BOLL, law Partaerablp WADo WORTH fc CAMERON hay formed a Fart nersblp la the Prattle of the Law, Ofice No, 1S1 Hals atreet, Buffalo, SepCtt, 1848. -4, Jaatt -sel Reea CAsrsaon. Tlie Belgian GiantK MOKSIE17B JOSEPH Maasnring fevsa fevt Eight tnches la and welghlBg SMISt, has thspiaasu ts aaaonacs time he baa arrived la this pi ice. aad will exhibit hUmir Fsw Dvs.taisCOJIfCa;8raJi.6 ilr. atoBS.

niriin is ins sana last athialKd hluaswlf aa new 1 ore, lew. i-w, a 1-- QTHmuj ofExbihiUoa front A.M. to I P. himiuia aa i.i.iu of ib 1 of tho vote power, and that eta only bo 4ent by ant of two method- tbt snMsdnoBt of tbo Cos. ttltptlov, or th aiairtlaaff I tyior lo ibo rraaidancy.

tj-i-J 'i i tT Wo lotrHron WttbioftM UmI Prat)- dant Polk it dtoply inoanaad tt tho coodoot of CfL BtMoaJa tddreanm bit ottraordiatry com- moalMtioa to tbt ptoplt af CtliforoJo. tab- Mmoo of tbo lottor M-g)ta la tbit fft, what it Drat tppaaitd. Btnloa't tnimoaity towardt Col. Maaoo, tht military Goraroor of tbo Urritory, ia tt groat that bt ttiokt tt nothing to gratify and in tbit Ittttr bt TirtoaJly rteommonda tho poo-pit of Ctlifornia dWrefard tht authority of tho Unittd Stat, and attpp a-gwornment for'thtm- aalra. Tht Pretidtnt haa aipraaaad bio tedignt-Uon tgaintt tbaato from Wittoqrl," In da-oidad (arma; buV Polk it tht moat eowardly of aD haraan kind, sad likt tht man who want through tbt motion of kicking an tnamjrjjifUr jba latttr had turned lh oornar, ha botuat ap bit wrath ant til Btntoa had plaetd Iht Allegany aooanUia ba twoaa bimtalf and Waahington and OTta then; tncb It bjt fear of tho Senator from Hiatoarl, that he oarcfully abalalDi from open dennnciation, and direct the Union to let him aloao.

All thit pre. etntion, however, will beef no trail. Polk ean not avert tht vengeance tf.Btntou. Ho batoi Maroy with eharaeteriatie intanaity deipiaea Polk and Walker, and Uiinke Buohanaa a milktop; and he will not permit the abort teat ion of Con- greaato go by, without bullying and badgering the whole adrninietration. We eenfeaeto rkv been bothered by the pertinaeity with whichjthe honker plpere ineiated that Stephta nominated at a Taylor Elector in the Bute of Dela were, had changed to Caav-'ffae Delaware paper gave no aatitfactqry explanation of theatory.

Jo be aor th. wbip rtatoad mitted no'ono (mm I thetr electDreTiri Wih' help of Stephen; atill there waa a rriya- tery about the which could net olve. -Recently a eearch hu been made for Stephen, aud'he finally turned up a full-blooded, old-faahioned Locofoco in York Co. Peoniylvanie, who had been iut on the ahora Electoral TicXel jjtJihtiaataktaadV-a they pretended to bt frr Taylor In order carry th Stat Election ExTRAoaoiNAar Srcin Recently ia England, oabomajy.ottora- Railroad, eeventj -seven nlei wete paated over by an expreaa train Ineev-eiity-eight miuutea twenty-nme aeconda, iuclod- iiik" Jtoppare of -fi ve- minutea ondaTTFifty-thre mile of the journey were per- farmed in forty-nine inhiutea thirteen ooeoiid. Theepeed to oma eae waaTietjip aUtovMty mile an hour.

Thi rate of epeed wa will bo obeerved on a broad gang track eeven feet wide, and with engiuet havingd riving wheeb iglit feet in diame- terf long wilt II btleiore Yankee ingenuity will rival thi extraordinary apeed. DlTheCharleaton io border to account for the groat whig gain in tho Colombui Coogrenional dietrict, Georgia, uye Ji.SLJm recollected IhafMr. Calhouo, tht candidate, wa Colonel of the Georgia Regiment in fho 'Mexican wan and reppularjtx beyond part Now Tfthe popularity of Calhoun exceeda that of bit pty, for the reasona adduced, what maybe expected from nrTay17T'It will bo re collect ed" that he wa a Major General in tho Mexican war, whipped Mr. Polk' friend Santa Anna, very badly; and baa popularity beyond Ci FtoRIPA. Elxotiom The-editor of th "Na tional Intelligencer have forwarded a telegreph despatch to New York ttating thjatjhjr.higs have -carried Florida by a handsome majority making a clean twoep, electing Governor, Con greetmau and Legislature.

No intelligent man we presume, haa evtr doubted that Florida would vote for Gen. Taylor. Some of the hunk editor hav pretended Hie contrary; but they not belong to that category MmiuottAL RivALar. During tht ale -of the Duke of Buckingham's valuable" not those which hit ancestor claimed from the ThirdTof which hi brother Clarence atood a beaatifut' itatuie of-" Venue; riaing from the "sea" wa hotly bid for by two rival agenU.and brought much more than ill value; The report it" that Iht agents represenieLlha Queen and fritice Albert, who each wanted it to preeem to the other. Thit ita vtry pretty-ttery, but tht poor people will have I pay for the painting Gov.

Ruaawurm of the Maryland Colony in Liberia, stated recently at Baltimore, that to anx iout wore the nativee for missionaries, Sabbath public day school teachers, that aeveral kingeand pcinoea bad-eenl to-4helonyTepetedTyjfbr, as they can themr" uod man and book man," to come among' teach their people that they might becoma white men tame like you." On of these king bad far manifested hi request to be sincere, that he had built, at hi own expense, a large and comfortable church and school house, and wa anxiously awaiting the arrival of tht long looked for Merica man." IT James Bergen, the American citixen," who wat recently imprisoned at i Belfast, Ireland, for being found among the' patriott' jwho invent from New York to take part in the revolutionary movement in that distressed 'country, writee to his friends that he will shortly be orbit way home tht American Cooaul having uiterferred in hia ha li: tT Among the arrivals at the Attor House on Sunday last, were Mr. Secretary of the Navy, and Com. Warrington, Chief Of the Bareeu of Ordnance aud Hydrography. The Court Journal in annonncing their departure from Washington, tay their journey may be extended 'at far aa Boeton. 1 Who Mktiiuj We under ata ad that a Whig meeting will be held at the publio house of Jfamet Chappell, on Buffalo Plain, to-morrow eve ning.

Several good popular apeakert are expect ad to be I ef Troy hav boob isaled the Radley for Member rf Assembly Hoa. A. he last Hoot, sad w'dl be, Ho wa Speaker a. day bat one the by I i ly it Themoatodiouafeatureaoftheold federal bate been khgraftrd upon modern and the principle aud meuure of th republi- can parly of 1789 are denonnoed and derided by the men who tuatain Cam. The great point of difference between the repoblicana and federelieta of JhaVday, aa Jho degree ef pewer -with which the executive ihould clothed.

The federalia'te were for a atrong government an executive with prerogiUivof. a -monarch in kbolule, unqualified veto upon the proceedinge of the Leg- talatore, and aetiZLTiii thdoctrine of the (o-oalled democracy now. The whigi, onthe contrary, with Gn. Taylor at their jiead, are deiiroue toN abridge the one-man power, and restore to the other branchee of ih government the iufluenee which the Conttitutioil intended them to exerciae. The Waahingtou Union, ia deriaion of the effort are making for thit pnrpoas, ay in'ca the effort ihaltauc cead the Preetdent will be annk into a King Log," without power or influence sufficient to en- till him to reepect.

Let ne aee now what the power of the executive, lee the veto power amount to. let. He ia Commander-in-chief of the -Army -7J 1 2d. He lev with Senate, a--co-ordinate branch of the treaty-making power. i 3d.

He ha the appointment-of 50,000 orn 4th. He ia the chief officer of the execution, of the Law of Congie, and for thia purpose may ummoa lohtt aid all tht resource ot the Kepub lie. atiirn may at hi pleasure, call extra teaeiona of Congress, 6th. He may recommend to Coogres the pa- age of particular lawa. haa the pardoning power, Now any one can aee, ayt lb Cleveland Her- aid, that with thi array of prerogative, the Pre- eldedjl It on of th moetiormidable functiooariet among men.

If ho abould chance to be aa am bition and desienioe manTne would be one of 4b meat dangerous men.ThCbDiifitutlbn pla ce in bit hand the word; and recent legislation he given him the puree. The government fund art placed in the custody ot men appointed to office by himself; and in oaee of any official m' conduct on their part, if arraigned and convicted they have the tovereign remedy of the Execn live pardon.1 1 And look at the influence the President may exercise over the action of Congress by meant of tht hnmenee patronage at hit diepoaal, Ia May, 1824, Mr. Benton tubmitted a report to the Sea ate on the extent of the Executive patrouager From that report we extract the following, aud appeal to our eubeequent history to show thitt it I not a mere fancy aketch We moat look forward to Iht time when the public revenue will be doubled, when iho civil and military office ra of th Federal Government will he qnadrupledj when it influence over individuals 'will be multiplied to an indefinite extent; when the noauaatio by the President eaa carry any man through tht Senatat and hie recommendation can carry any metaare throuirh the two House of C3ongrse; when the principle of public actteu will opea end avowed, the Preeideut want my vole aa want hit patronage; I will vote ae he wmh-e, he will give me the office I Wish for. What ill thi be but th government of one man, and whtC tht goverameot of oot man but a awaarchyt" And bow by a' 'orCed eonttrnctrad of ths on" tilattoa, the PreioVnt baa become a eoVnat breach of th Rational J-egUlatare. Nay, the Reprceentsliveaof the people u.T? 'tetnally pre-tented lb 'revelliug epectaole D.ttling the Pteeident nave kaoern to them what kind of AN0 COLLECTORS' CA-" 8ES For aale nt HOLLIDGE'S BOOKSTORE.

7Maln VORY ANCT GOODS 4 jpi(Blu4 Juat A received and for sal at oelt BOOKSTORE, 17Malast. a HAT FALL STVLR, aee fall style will be Introduced oa Saturday, the 98th last. Orders for Silk or Pur Hats, left early la the week, will be promptly executed, at tha wholesale aad retail Hat EttablUbiuenf of aS3 WM. KETCHUM, S0J Mala at. PARROT a Beaeea atreet, a PARROT, which the owner eaa have by esltlmf Oa 9 tltlnf RICR.

toe annaeriber, and paylag ehtrges. oc7tl3 New Goods, STJIECEIVED-At MTr MATtftt PlTKlN'tf, Jewellera. SAND'S 8ARSAPARILLA--W QUART BOXTLE3 Wholesale and Retail Agent, i. wAi HKwa. stale at.

A VARIETY OF received at JX-r-i WOODWARD'S losset Wars aglltf OpsestleGetklcHall. TJpBulre. QBIUUTZ POWDERS-Wholesale and retail. bV AYE' DRUG BTOl at STORK. six Cnraev Mais aad 8or Divialoa sta.

A WOMAN, who nadsrsBMida Cooklag. Apply at No. reari alraet. tj 3 y't Mi The ouVcers aad members of the Third Ward Rough aad Ready Clob i requested te meet at thaPeaddt Haete, THIS (Thursday) EVENING, at 7 o'clock. A paoelaai attends ae.

tt reqDeaUd, a bualaess of Impur- lne njU be By erdefef the Commllte. 4 -i catatr i Yp rttbe guese it seali ia No-ytmbr. in 'r- i tVuniI UKlilMta. At 0C8'- No.8i AdmiaaloatJeeat, nadonbtedly', of tho sexiu on mmmit te er-5 -a.