AMERICAN NEWS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 593, 9 April 1851, Page 4

AMERICAN NEWS.

Robert J. Walker for President,The Tribune says that a secret movement ij going on in New York to effect an organiza. tion of the Free Trade Importers, Shippen, Agents of Foreign Manufactures. &c.. toy. complish the nomination of the Hon. Robert J. Walker, of Miss., as the next Locofoa candidate for the Presidency. Theschemeit said to be supported by a subscription over 200,000 dollars—one half of which is payable on demand, and the residue of the sum is six months; with the prospect that the subscription may be increased at New York and at other commercial ports on both sides of the Atlantic, to a million of dollars. From what we can learn from newspaper reports and private advices, we are disposed to beiiue that this scheme of forcing Bob Walker on the course, is seriously contemplated. We will agree to run a Whig who will distance either be or Cass in the next Presidential race, James S. Calhoun, of Georgia, was nominated by the President as Governor of lb Territory of New Mexico, and Hugh N, Smith for Secretary. No nomination has yet been made for Judge. The Navy Department has given ordersH have the ship of the line Ohio fitted for sa with all possible dispatch, to take specimen. l of American products and manufactures a the World’s Fair. Among the articles tob sent is a piece of iron ore, weighing fivetoo!, from one of the New York mines. Barnum’s First Operation.—A years ago, a small drove of buffaloes driven East for exhibition, but the speculation proving a failure, they were sold in life N. Y., to pay expences. The Clevelad Plaindealer says : “ Barnum nearing of this, lost no timeb buying said buffaloes, getting them cheaji He took them to Hoboken, where he hirfl them to keep, saying nothing to nobody. Hi next went to all the ferrymen on therirU and asked about what their daily receipts wert. Ascertaining that, he proposed to chartertheo services for a single day, paying them a sligb sum above ordinary receipts. To assented, and he bound the bargains by vancing a portion of the pay. Next barn door bills, in flaming capitals, posteu over New York, that on such a day would be a grand Buffalo Chase at Hob°W Eighteen live buffaloes, fresh from the paries, and wild Indians mounted on naUJ chargers, to chase them, &c., &c., all« j seen free gratis and for nothing 1 N Tesf * ol | turned out as it never had before. The 81 1 boats ran from early light till two o’clo?-,. next morning, loaded to their guards passengers, The net proceeds of the ff ’ operation amounted to 5000 dollars, and was the beginning of Barnum’s success, 8 his subsequent fortune.” .