The New York Herald Newspaper, January 12, 1849, Page 2

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Astounding Official {nteallgence from Call- fornia, Suppressed by the Government, Rumois have been in circulation in Wall street, dunng the lest few days, to the effect that some ex- traordinary officiel intelligence has been recently received by the Government at Washington, giving accounts even more brilliant, concerning the gold mines of California, than any that have heretofore been published; but that the President and his cabinet have thought proper, for reasons not ascer- tained, to suppress their publication and keep the information for the use of themselves and friends, until Congress shall have agreed on some territo- nial government for that region. For some days past, the particulars of those despatches have leak- ed out, been discussed and canvassed, in Wall street and elsewhere, anda fact would occastonally appear in some of the journals. We have not thought proper to give currency to any of those reports, during the present excited state of the public mind in regard to California. The matter, however, has now assumed such a shape in the newspapers, that there can be no im- propriety in reterring to it, and giving the public some inklings of its character, as far as possible. Accordingly, we extractfrom the Evening Post the following article on the subject :— SUPPRESSED INTELLIGENCE ABOUT CALIFORNIA, Sin :—I perorive in @ lute namber of the Evening Post the following paregraph :— “It ie reported that the government are in possession of such sturtiing reports of the riches of the California doubt engpuadle wll spring we un these mat- ters, and speculators will endeavor to fill the minds ot the community with visioas of wealth which will never be realized; bot who would have be- heved six months ago, by merely reading in the columns of any journal, the official statements that have recently been put forth by the Preaideatat the commencement of the present session of Con- gress? It was about the muddle of last summer, that we received the first smtelligence of the vast | diseovernes of gold mines im Calitornia, from our ie 1 that region, and published them to the world. We beheve that the New York Herald was the Gast, or one of the first journals, that gave publicity to the astounding discoveries oa thatrepion. Yet, altnough the description which our correspondents gave us, did not surpass, but in tact were rather ehort of, the official accounts put forth by the government in December last, there were but few that paid any attention to them, either im this country or in Hurope. The discoveries were ridvewled at the time by many of the journals on thie side of the Adiantic, and they met with the same fate in the press of England, and other parte of Europe. There were some, however, who had faith in them. We know of two or three com- mercial houses in thie exty, who had faith in the statements published m the Herald, and they organized private companies, purchased vessels and filled them with merehandize suitable to that re- gion, and sest them around Cape Horn; and pro- bebly, it they reach San Franciseo in satety, these merchants will :eap immense fortuoes by the sale of them. One of those merchants expects from this venture to realize at once a fortune of two hundred and fitty thoasand dollars; and the others, soms varying from one handred thousand down ‘o thirty thousand, according to the amount ot goods which they sent to that region. These are very snug results, growing oat of a belief in the New York Herata The charge made by our cotemporary against the Government, for holding in its possession, dur- ing the last summer, intelligence respecting the wealth of California, is not, therefore, made out, and is utterly futile and absurd. We had intelli- gence of those discoveries last summer ns soon as the Government at Washington had them, and we published it the day after, as can be #een by reter- ring to the columns of the Herald. The official accounts at the commencement of the present ses- sion, were pot more striking, more truthful, or more accurate, although longer, thaa those which we published at that period. Its unfacr, therefore, to charge the Government with concealing intor- mation on this subject, nor do we believe that they possess much in addition to what was received in the last accounts trom California—accounts which were first published at New Orleans, we believe,and afterwards in every other erty in the Union. The Government may have fuller and more exact state- ments, by the despatches recently received, than those that have been published ; but we have no doubt that they will be given to the public as soon as possible. Another point of importance in relerence to empgration to California, and the discovery of the gold mines there: Congress is yet wasting its that region. Few of the members seem to en- tertain right notions on the subject. Mr. Douglass, of Illinois, may be mistaken in the policy of insti- tuting, at once, a State government there ; but we suspect that he is right in the opinion, that Cali- fornia will very soon take the matter into her own hands, and organize a government of her own, by setting up a separate republic on the Pacific, with- out caring what is done in Washington, or what debates may take place in Congress. The cha- raeter of the emigration from the Northern States, warrants the accuracy of such antieipations. We mines, 1d to publish them.’? have every reason to believe that many of the authority the government +e6 this information respecting our new posses im. California, [eit that a'l the friends Of the cabinet may have the first chance in, their fortunes, without being obliged to General competition? | perceive a California company ‘wae raised ip Albany # short time since, of which near relatives and ets of one member of the cabinet figured me cabinet officer hes had a som rkinthe mining districts y for more then six months; andit isthe first time the latter was ever known to be quiet so long in bis life. The confidential secretary of another memter of the cabinet has gone. or is on his way out there, in connection with @ band who have not, probs- bly, remained ignorant of the informstion which the cabinet bave pot dered to communicate to the public. I would ask whetner it would not be as well for Con- owledge of good and whether the American heve got Grmness enough to bear it. — Resprotfally. yours, XENOPHON. quiries of our correspondent are very natural, doubtless eccurred to most persons who read ouncement contained in this journal. We had heard the same story some time previous to its publi- cation, but we particulars of which are nos in our possession, but in our judgment they bave assumed an unenviable res- ponsibity. In the fret place It is diMoult to see what evils can Scorue from there revelations, which will not be just as certain to foilow the receipt of the same revelations in Wall street. in less then three months, direct from California; for within that period probably the whole country will know ss much ofthe gold region as Col. Stevenson, or Mr. Commissary Marcy Im the next place those will look upon its suppression ss an officious and corrupt affectation of solicitude, employed to cover of their own. those who may be led to ttory bas been given out merely to ernment for having beld in its posses- the whole of the past summer, intelligence Teepeoting the wealth of (alifornia, which no one hes bad the vpportupiry of taking advantage of except those who have been in the employ of the government by the appointment of President Poik. Some of these, it is well known, are returning, or have returned. with their millions, and if the suspicion ebould get abroad that any portion of the cabinet had copnived with these operators, by keeping from the public the earliest imteiligence from California which they received. thi will them repent an act which, without any imputation upon the parties advising it, is. quertionsble piece of statesmanship. By thie statement it appears that our cotempora. ty had heard of those rumors in common with the Aabitues of Wall street, andcoula not resist the de- sire to trace them to the sources from which they sprung. We learn that one of the “respectable sources” alluded to by the Evening Post is a very eminent merchant down town, Jas. Lee, Esq.; per- haps other authorities are given, but of those we have not heard. venturers, now flocking to California, are full ofthe idea of making that region a separate and dis tinct republic, with the Rocky Mountains for a boundary line between the old States id look to the day when they wilt be able to take all Mexico under their wing, and possess control over all the ehore of the Pacific from the Isthmus to the Rus- sian possessions onthe north. The idea of a great republic on the Pacific, with its centre in Cali- forma, and its wings extending over Mexico to the south, and Oregon down to the R sessions on the north, 18 beginning to prevail among many of those hardy, determined, intell:- gent, enterprising emigrants, who are leaving the Northern States, and crowding to that new El Dorado. If such views and purposes take root oe thore men, they are going in such numbers as wil! enable them to carry them into execution easily. Where will Congress and its legislation be then? What of their absurd, techaieal, and abstract de- bates about slavery? California, from present ap- pearancee, is destined to become one of the most remarkable countries on this continent. The men going there will give it that character, and aothing less. Tux Stavery Question IN Conaness.—The slavery question, with reference to Califor- nia and the District of Columbia, which hav #0 long, ana to so little purpose, agitated Congress, begins to exhibit a new phase—a phase that beto- kens an early subsidence of the angry feeling it invariably excitee, and a new and local direction to the general subject. Mr. Got 's resolution about the slave trade in the District of Columbia, has been laid on the table; and the Wilmot proviso, touching the new territories, seems also to be prevail, that California may declare herself an in- dependent republic; and this appears to have ope- rated as an extinguisher for the present npon the slavery excitement at Washington. Mr. Metcalfe, one of the Senators from Ken- tucky, in the course of some observations he re- cently made upon the agitation, alluded to the pos- sibility of Kentucky actually abolishing slavery herself, at the convention which is to meet there shertly to revise the State constitution. This, however, would be nothing very novel or very start- ling. During the sittings of the Virgina conven- tion, which was held about thirty years ago to re- vise the constitution of the “Old Dominion,” there Looking over the whole matter, we cannot resist the conviction that there may be something in the allegations made against the government for sup- preseing the intelligence which they may have re- ceived. Our cotemporary alludes, without namin him, to a certain relative of a member of the ad- ministration, having already made an immense for- tune in California under this state of secrecy. It is said that Captain Marcy, son of the Secretary of War, has been selling every thing in his camp in exchange for gold dust, that he had collected filteen barrels full of gold ore, and been under the necessi- ty of buryirg it very secretly, uotil a vessel of war would arrive and convey it to the United States. Other statements go a greater length, It 18 said that immense masses of native gold, amounting to one, two, and three hundred pounds in weight, have been discovered, with what truth we are ua- able to determine. Again—great suffering, it seems, exists in California tor the want of food, and all the whale ships are selling every thing they have, at Monterey and San Francisco, at immense profits. Emigrants from the! Sandwich Islands, Orxegon, Mexico, and other countries bordering on the Pacific, are crowding into California, in im- mense numbers, In tact, it 18 supposed by some that the mineral wealth of the region of the Sacra- mento, San Juan, and on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, including the great basin which the Mor- mone have sppropriated, surpasses in value and abundance any thing of the kind that has been dis covered from the beginning offcivilization to the sent day. oreo Tyaienitatioes, added to the official in- formation heretotore communicated, wil! tend to mereuse the fever for emigrating toCalitornia, No was a very strong movement from Western Vir- ginia, in favor ot manumittiog the slaves. effect, however, which this would have had upon the stability of the institution in that State, was quickly counteracted by the dictatorial and im- termeddling conduct of a few sanctimonious and popularity-hunting abolitionists in the North, who mede their professions for the slave a cats- paw to work their way to political power. If the Northern representatives had long since ceased their eternal talk about slavery, and given up their intolerable insolence towards the South, many have predicted that Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and perhaps Tennessee, would have long since made decided movements in favor ot getting rid of their slave population, At all events, there seems to be consider- able subsidence of the slavery excitement in Congress, judging trom recent votes; and we doubt very much whether the much-talked of report of Mr. Calhoun and the Southern caucus, which 1s to be made on the 15th inst., will have the effect of getting up much steam on the matter. The whole country has got heartily tired of interminable dis- cussions on aystract questions. Slavery 1s a pecu- liar institution ia the Southern States, and these alone have the right to treat the matter as to them may appear best and most suitable. Cxxtivicarss of Damaor —For the benefit of the commereial community, we would state that the marine Surveyor’s certificates of damage sus- tained on the voyage of importation are received ue evidence of the fuct at the custom-house; and that the recent decision of the Treasury Depart ment in regard to the port wardens, hag beeo re- scinded time on the subject of preparing a government for | an pos | abating its importance. The impression begins to | The | Bisnor Hvenzs anp tas Pors.—Some no- tice has been takea of a sermon recently preached by Bishop Hughes, concerning the late events in Italy, and the unhappy elo»emeat of the Pope from Rome. Bishop Hughes expresses a great deal of sympathy for the distreases of the Pope; and every true Catholic, and many honest Protestants, will join with him in such feeling But while the bishop feels like a man of piety and humanity fer the misfortunes of his Holiness, he thould notindulge in terrible denunciations against the cause of popular liberty and human rights, now in the first throes of parturition tn Ttaly and all over the world. Atall events, the bishop should be consistent in his opinions for one year, at least, or if he could not hold out fora whole year, he might try to do so for six months. Has he forgotten the speech he made at Vauxhall Garden last July, in favor of the Irish insurrection? Has he forgotten the splendid subscription of $500, (which we trust is not among the bad debts referred to so suspicious- ly in Robert Emmett’ letter,) given by the patriot prelate to purchase a shield for the Irish heroes who fought and bled on the terrible battle-field of “Slievegammon?” On that occasion Bishop Hughes was one of the most ardent democrats of this or any other country. He invoked the spirit of liberty and the spirit of religion in the same breath. He made the crowd of listeners at Vavxhall almost leap out,of their breeches, by his spirit-sturring appeals to their patriotism and their pockets. Now, forsooth, because the ‘hterogly- phic” account of the battle of Shevegammon was rather incorrect, and the Irish patriots, instead of standing up for their mghts, as they ought to have done, all ran away, the bishop takes the opposite tack, and pours out his unmitigated denunciations against every eflort in favor of liberty and human freedom. We do not object to sympathy for his Holiness. We agree in opimon with the bishop on that point. Pope Pius the Ninth 18 an exalted, worthy, and be- nevclent man, and was too good for the age and for the people among whom he was placed. When he ascended the pontifical throne, some of his sub- jects commenced firing off the firecrackers of li- berty, as the boys of New York fire off their crack- erson the Fourth of July. His Holiness did not unitate his predecessor, Gregory the Sixteenth, who suppressed every popular movement of this kind, but joined in the sport. He no sooner put on the tiara than he fired off a few himself. The people applauded, and admired the novelty as well as brilliancy of the spectacle. But whether the su- preme Ponti! was not sufficiently trained in the preparation of the combustibles, or was detective in his manipulation of them, we regret to be obliged to add that he burnt his fingers. His Holiness is now at Rome or Gaeta. He is still however, the head of the church. The church is etill the same; and the progress of liberty, and the establishment of democracy will no more affect the Cathohe religion in Europe, than they do in this country. It is narrow and inconsistent in Bishop Hughes, to take up the cause of liberty, | and lay it down again as he would his cassock. Let bim get up a subscription to aid his Holiness | and we shall help him; and if the Irish directory, or Mr. Emmett, will diagorge the $25,000, which they have in hand—the shield money inclusive—we have no objection even to hand it over to his | Holiness, Pope the Ninth. | A New Kixx wy rus Purosormen.—Massa | Greeley comes eut boldly to defend the recent reduction in the wages of the factory labor- ere, by the rich manufacturers of New England — How is this? It was only the other evening, at the annual festival of the Columbian Typographi- cal Society in Washington, that this versatile member of Congress, enunciated the very op posite doctrine with regard to the printing craft. Can there be any consistency or sincerity in this mode of reasoning tor journeymen printers on the one hand, and hard-working and miserable factory operatives on the other. It is about as consist- invectives against the mileage of members of Congress, and this advocacy, a few days afterwards, of an enor- mous appropriation to them for books. We fear, aif Horace continues this line of jim-crowiem, his black admirers on Pennsylvania avenue will begin to look at him with the whites of their eyes as he | pasees, and regard him in much the same ridicu- lous light as the people of New York—the hat, and the new coat, to the contrary, notwithst .nding We very much fear that Massa Greeley's honesty in these matters is scarcely above suspicion. He is | beginning to show his hand more openly than be- | fore; and we should net be much surprised if his affectation of humanity and general philanthropy may come out at the little end of the horn, ene of these days. Vork ov France —It may not be generally known that the popular vote of France has been | brought out im force, four times, in the last fifty | years. We, therefore, give the time and number of votes at each period. Consulate in the year VIL. Ay He Vote... REND In fever..." Sansa | In favor A In faver, These were all N Napoleon, first, for the Conswlat en an VIL; second, tor Conswlat & wie ; third, for the Empire Héréditarre ; and sow, a grandson ot the Empress Josephine, and nephew of Napoleon, steps in, forty-four yeare atter the vote on the hereditary empire, and is elected President by an absolute Majority greater than Napoleon's full vote at any one of his three periods ‘ Posta Martens —The Manchester (Eg ) Ex- amumer gives the following scales of postage — BRITION SCALE OF Peer aoe. ncending Mor... i eee penny. Wsnrsat ov anen 1s 2 Rs 1 68. 906 1 ot excreding 3 08 4 - Vourpence. Don. and wot encoding Jo 6 nates eee, Om, erramng (we Fetes of protege for every FRENCH AND BELGIAN bOAL® OF FosTAGR \o. 1 a Fos 8g iES 8 and ender toe --§ | NOR. anneeineeaiinn | The Waexiy Hamano will be isened at nine | o'clock to-morrow morning Twa Mane—The mais due ot Buffalo from the | South, are said to be bebind several days of late. fe | pers are precared from travellers several days i= of vanes of the mall What is the matter ageis’ Never mind the present imeMoteat heed of the post office Gepariment wil soon give place to some cae whe will probably pay proper attention to hie busines. Movements of Individuals. The following arrivete toot Cy ey —Awe- nican—J Powe, Philedeipbie; Boston Cushing, Hartford ; De. Choraty, U SN; Hoe. c a i Mema@er-iy, ‘Trenton, D ro ), Boston, °. MoK-am, = . Ce “ey x) the Weet; « Greene Boston, W Sweet. Ameterdem; J © L 5 A: Hee. A. Groves o crlpbia; J Keeler, st. b Co; Lieut Watson, U 8. N JH Chee Bow kelow. Cm on, Perto Rice eon, New Haven; H Tre U.S Aj Col Steplow. do ; . 4. Pritchard Ports Rise; Wood Misvivippl; W Bor Baitimore, Mo MePaer Philedeipbia; L Mor do, A Orake, Mayourd, U9 N APrornTMRNTS KY THE VaRsoReT—Robert C Ewing, to be marshal ot the Uaied States eistictot Miseoun, trom the 1 Wis present commission will expe eappointed collecto ict of Baltimore, Maryle Theatrical and Musical. Bowsar Tuzatns —It bas been so latensely cold fos a fow evenings past, that the theatre-goers have been deterred, in a greet messure, from patronising the dif. forent places of ment with thet readiness which is neuslly evinced when sented es there are at the Bowery thestre ot this pre sent time. The spectacle of *' Boadioes” ts well wurth facing the evening air for. and these @i ed it all agree that it ts persot is fully worthy of bei tion and standing im the dramatio circl Gilbert's acting, as the aged Celt strivi: bis children from the ruthless grasp of rapacious Roman invaders of his lead. highest encomiums. Mise Taylor looks most cherming 98 tbe ai 'd fro iosome wife of the eomical little oys, ter vender. who jaro funnily personsted by Vir. Winans. Jordan, J H, Hall, Mrs Herbert also act in their respestive p: costumes, banners, Amazonian evolutions, elegant dances by large numbers of beautiful females the splendid cars drawn by slaves, and all the other attrac render it indeed a most remarked! rs ous display of stage effrots, aud they are eathusi- aatically o} uded every ening. To-night the little comedy of Uncle John” will played fret The stage mapager. Mr. Stevens has done much for 'hesuc- owes of * Boadioea ’ by the admirable way in which ail in bie department bas been done. The various new reenes, too, are most beautiful seen more splendid scenery o: Broapwar Tuzatae —It is @ remarkable fect in dramatic history and lithrature, that of all great dra- matic pieces which have had what is called, in theatri- cal language,‘‘a ran,’’ such as now is nightly wit- nesred at the Broadway, there have been none of therplendid melodramatic nature and romantic chi racter of ‘Monte- Cristo,” if we except, perhaps, in som: 2 most famous for long continued recollect rightly, chiefly the followi: to," The Beggars’ Opera,” and « Pi- nd; then “Mose,” and now “ Monte- Cristo,” in New York The first of the above mentioned dramas altogether owed its popularity to purely political excitement ; “ The Beggars’ Opera,” to the staging and audacious povelty of the character of Maobeath; ‘ Mose,” here at home, has owed its popularity te its pe- ouliar and familiar local descriptions and Chanfrau’s able delineation of the b’hoy; while the *‘ Countof Mon- te-Cristo”’ alone, as now performing at the Broadway, i ther, we may say.to the fine soting of Mr Leater, ling beauty, interest, and gorgeousness of the whole piece ; that is to sey, it stands upon its own merits; it owes nothing to local attractions or popular causes of excitement ; it has carried awey the town with rapture and delight, from its own intrinsic excellence, the acting ef the above mentioned unequalled comedian. and the other talented. members of the company, the deep excitement and interest of lot, and the more than oriental grandeur. richn of its a ; singly and individually, and of the fout 2nsembie, col- ively and integrally. Last night the run continued a0 strong as ever, and quite unabated, and the piece was brought forward, if possible, with increased ex- cellence in covery part. Lester, as usual, drew down torrents of applause, and hearty. unbounded approbs- tion, Dyott, nightly shares no little portion of the public applause in this piece. He is decidedly an actor of pre-eminent and versatile genius. But to be appre- nd magnifice: olated, this wonderful piece must be seen, and seen often; and the we seo it, the more our delight aad interest is increased, both with the acting, the actors, ana the great spectacle itself, Natronat Tueatar —“Wacousta” is all the rage at this houee, and we must say it is as splendid and inte- resting a piece as Chanfrau has ever produced, and we doubt mot it will haves very long and successfal career. The story is founded on border scenes “long time ago’ in the western country, when the insidious but deadly attacks of the red man made those parts the scene of many a thrilling and bloody tragedy. Mr Scott as Reginal Morten, or Wacoust: te with his usual spirit, and supported as he is by the excellent company of the National, the piece is as acted as it can be. e where the schooner is brought on the stage, t ingeniously contrived one, and is much applauded every night. | Mrs, Isherwood, as the Indian maid, acts with much taste, end is much appreciated by the audiences, Booth’s Pompey Sip is ‘8 very ludicrous pes of acting. Booth has become a great favorite &t the National. Herbert, as the skipper of the schooner Firefly, and Dawes, McFarland, Tilton, and the rest, acquit themselves well. The laughable farce of “A Loan of s Lover” will conclude the enter- tainments thisevening. We recommend every one to Bee “ Wacousta,”’ as it is decidedly a great performance. Burton's Turatrs —Notwithstanding the inole- mency of the weather this theatre, last evening, was very well attended The entertainments commenced with the popular drama of “ Dombey & Son,” in which, as usua!, Mr. Burton was the main feature, as Captain Cuttle; all the other performers were most excellent, and the piece went off with the accustomed rounds of applause. The ext piece was the second representa- lop of the new drama called the ‘“ Haunted Men, and the Ghost’s Bargain.” Rediau, the Chemist, Vr Lynne; the Ghost, by Mr. Brougham; both of which char- acters were well represented Tetterby & Co.. a news- paper seller, by Mr Burton, was acted to the very life, and Mrs. Vernon, as Mre. Tetterby, was equally good Theee two characters hrs the audience in a perfect f laughter the whole and especially when Mr. Et baby. The Wild Boy, by Mr. Par- d. In fact, the whole piece is well is it exceedingly well Performance con- act of the ‘ifornia Gold To- Might an attractive bill is offered—“Luoy im Amour,” “The Haunted Man,” and a Crasher.”’ : ent & Co. are still en- Joy ity for thetr exhibitions at the Albambra be 8 per- may have an opportu. ir appropriate holiday. This band now consists of dozen of more amasing and enlists are not to by found ‘Their prograwmes hare lately been entirely changed end they every evening present a new one, We not ray that their roome are always crowded by fashionable audiences. Tue New Oareans Senenavens are work! Cun gold veins. Swaine that they discourse mest eloquent music, iner, Collins. Ole Bull, apd the rest. sing most harmoniously Long may the Serenaders continue to enliven our citizens with their eles it concerts. pron —The entertainments here are very awu- the crowds that nightly frequent the houses 4 well satisfied with their visit Kurs Lrcaum keeps fall nightly. It is aged house, and dese: Tue G Cw fa visited by of our citizens. ‘The very faithfal and which ves of the traor ot fail to interest all. Jamer Wallack, Jr, has commenced an engagement at Rochester. On Monday ast. in Boston, of err Drieabach made his “ nee in an elegant sleigh with his pet tiger by for Hi ,saeaed $0 enjoy the sleighing hi hy. and vpon ic! face and showi: other signe of excitement. ser spurte. Mr. T Plecide tein janati, The entire dramatic corps of the Lawrenceburg theatre, (ie) have joined the church, destroyed the scenery and curtains of the stage. ‘The Weather, ac. The meroury stood, at seven o'clock yesterday morn- img, Ot 435 deg ; at 12 M., it marked 16 dog ; at8 P.M, eet GiMculty im making their passages. The steamer Seater arrived from eastward several hours be- ber time The steam togs U a stove by the ice, wh! muok, Th seven o'clock, yesterd St the former place indicated st Hertford, Comn.on Wednesday morping. stord at 4° above aero At p et Pa., the snow is two feet deep. sighing ie Boston Nook is said to be very fine. Teercey evening there were about ten thousand end gentiemen enjoying the ar cold the thermometer standing at 0° In Phiedripbia on Turaday might, aboat 11 o'clock, the wind ruddenly veered to the northwent, aod blew tm Otol gurte for several hours. and tnoreased Im cold- Bree #teTy moment. @, Platte Co., Mo., on the 25th y inobes deep, and the thermometer ¥ AT, 111 17 810. 04, 06, 252, 253, 200. 263, 266 28T 268 249 471, 37 S78 to B80, 287 to Be4 300 to SUT, 216 3 Common Puwas —Iet Part — 997 229, 231,283, 235, 237, VOU, 241, 268, Hb, B47, 249, 261, 268, 256, TELEGRAPWIC INTELLIGENCE. 4 proceeded to the copsiderstion of the morning basiners. COMMUNICATION Fi THE SRORETARY OF eTATE, The re 7 submitted « com: lestion from the Secretary of State, which was read so low by the Clerk, as not to be heard Broverion oF rovrsce Verious petitions were presented fa favor of the re- duction of postage which were duly received, and ap- propriately referred Font oF ewray Mr. Bortaro of Arkenses, gave votice of « bill for the ertabdlichment of s port of entry in the State of Arkanses. MILITARY LAND WARRANTS Mr Barese. of I'inole, reported « bill im favor of the esrigness of militery land warrants, was read an RATION BILE The Indian appropriatios bill, lately passed by the House, wap taken upand read twice RATION OF THE UNITED STATES, United States, which, after e slight dis- This being private bill DIN for the relief of John P Gil Blas. Without any farther ection postponed, tH" LAVERY QUESTION. Dovatass. of Hlinole, moved to wake the Call- a ; when, after transaction of some other unimportant motion, the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasninoron, Deo. 11, 1 The members convened at noon, the Speaker ia his seat, who called to order. The journal of Wednesday was then read and approved. THE BUFFALO HARBOR RePORT. ‘The Srraxrn said the first business in order was the resolution from the Printing Committee, in favor of printing an extra number of the Seorstary of War's Report respecting the Buffalo harbor. Mr. Natuan K Haxt, of Buffalo, epoke earnestly in favor of the resolution, and proceeded to reply to Mr. Toombs, of Georgia. who bad, last Tuesdey, mate a speech ac Nes of sald port. gentleman of Georgia had about $15. This was ti gentleman had made v for @ local ject Hi a the population interested in the harber of th that of all Georgia, He sald this Georgia let, of gigantic irteliect, was understood to en tertain aspirations to be placed at the head of the War Department took up the jart of the brig upon It, it was | rapidly disappeari Weansnoven, Simuany 11, 1000, | TPidly sleoppe | olty is now considered healthy ; it is very oold. on, Of Missouri submitted @ resoietion for — ‘The Cholera in the South_Bu tness, do, de. New Oaceans, Jan. 9, 1849, The Bosrdof Health of this city yenterday pronomne- ed the Cholera no longer epidemic here; the malady is , business is resuming its scons- tomed channels, and citizens are returning. Vicxsavuaa, Jan. 10, 1849, Thore are no new caser during last 24 hours, atropg nerth wind bas concurred with the favorable woather te dissipate the cholera. Trade is resuming its accustomed activity—the markets are unchanged. Pirtseurou, Jan. 10, 1849, ‘The weather here is extremely cold - the markets un- changed. Two of our oitisens have arrived to day trom New Orleans siok with cholera, but beth are reported comvalercent Agitation o: Slave Question tn the Uinols Legislature, Civoinwati, Jam 10, 1840, The !iizols Legislature have passed resolutions im- structing their senators and requesting their represen- tatives to use all honorable means to procure theen- aotment of such laws by Congress as to expressly pre- hibit the extension of slavery in newly acquired terri- tories. The vote in the Senate stood 4 yeas to 11 maye —Iin the House, 38 yeas to 34 nays. Railroad Accident, Paiaperenia, Jan. 11, 1840, Jno McCaffray, of Middletown, was run over by the sre this morning, and killed, near Herrisburg. Anin- quest found a verdict that he came to bis death by be- ing run over by the cars, while benumbed and partial- ly insensible by the cold, “Gola Weather, Urica, Jan. 11, 1849, The thermometer at sunrise this morning, in this city, stood at 17 degrees below zero. This is the coldest morning we have had for some years. Markets. Cincinnati, Jan. 10, 1849. dull, Small sales of Hoge - The market fe dull, there is no quotable change tn prices — There have been 360.00 bead of hogs packed up to the time this season, being 90,000 head more than it Sales of linseed oil 2 cents, from store.— Whiskey— Demand fai rices unchanged. City Intelligence, uapeR Case in Srnuce stacet.—The Core- in inquest, yesterday, at the 4th ward station the body of Michael Driscoll, 18 yoars, ive of this city, who came to his death bys flicted in the east, by a boy named The House Lottepe as! some merriment at the re- marks of Mr Hall. Mr. Toombs, being absent from his seat, could not reply. Me Concex, of New York, added some remarks ac- cusing Mr. Toombs of inconsistency on the aubject of printing the extra copies of the report called for. The eubject was further discussed by Mr. Thompson, of Kentucky; . of indians; and Mr Schenck, of Obio; and was finally laid asid CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATION BILL. On motion, the Houre went into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, Mr Smith, of [a., cbairman. and took up the olvil and diplomatic appro- priation bill, MILRAcR. Mr. Eprer, of In, advocated his ameudment for reducing and equalising the mileage. He sald tl thirty members now received $28 per day for this ses- sion. while thirty others reosived but $9 per day. To- wards the olose of Mr Embree’s speech. Mr. Hencey held sn amusing conversation or colle- quy with him about their itive chances of re-elt Same at the drollery of which the House was oo vulee Mr. Vexanie, of North Carolina. followed, and al- luded to Mr, Greeley’s publication relative to the mile- age of members, in the New Fork Tribune, and de- clared that it wassrmall business. He praised his own constituents for thetrintelligence.iadulgence and confidence, and concluded by proposing an amend ment for inoreasing the psy of members. Mr. Garxcer obtained floor, and proceeded te justify the publicetion he had caused to be made in ibune, He asked if any member had been e cbatged with taking a larger amount than the sum stated in account. ge bad been computed by the m Turver declared the publication mali- olously false, and that he was responsible for what he said. Mr. Gareiey was again interrupted. and comp! made by Mr Heraleon, of Georgi . Barrow, of ‘Tennereee, avd Mr. Brawn. of Misslasippt. for the mai ner !n which the publication bore sg: ‘tthem The members of the House ali huddled in the centre, and much confusion prevailed Mr Garecer. amidst the agitation, prosesded. He raid that if he did edit a paper. he worked as hard as any member in the Houre, or in committee, Mr MoKar. of North Carolina. here interrupted Peep complained of injustice to him in the publi. cation. Mr. Gaee.er resumed, and replied to Mr. Root, but yielded to Vr Scuencx. of Obie, who read the Tribune publi- catien, to show that itwas a sneer at Congress, and asked Mr. Greeley if it was not a sneer Mr. Greecer replied, that it was a slant at members who refused todo right Mr. Scuencx—That Is. to vote as the member from New York votes. Mr. Schenck stated th rae that he pursued about mileage. and arked Mr. Greeley if he denounced that as dishonorable Mr. Garexey said in reply, that he disolaimed oharg- ing dishonor in such cases Mr. Murray, of New York, got the foor, when, on motion, the committee rose. Mr. Vinton, of Obio, offered a resolution limiting the debate on the civil bill in one hour after the bil was next up in committee, which was adopted Mr Becwer, of Maine. from the Mileage Commit- tee, eubmitted a report, which was not Mr. Strruens of Georgia, objected, edjournment, wh! ric New route. Mr. Axsany, Jan. 11, 1849, SENATE. THE NEW YORK FLOATING DRY DOCK co. A bill was reported to amend the charter of the New York Floating Dry Dook Company. SUPERVISORS FOR UTICA. A Dill was pasted for the election of a supervisor in each ward of the city of Utio: BAPTIST HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY ‘The bill previously intraduced to amend the charter American Baptiste Home Missionary Society was taken up. and ordered to its third reading in the com- mittee; which reported progress. NIAGARA BUSTRNBION BRIDGE CO The bit] to incorporate the Ningera River Suspen- sion Bridge Company was taken up There was no personal liability in the olause in the bill. It was passed over. THE POWERS oF sUrER le The bill in favor of inverting Boar. Supervisors gislative powers relative to division of towon, location of ovunty buiidings, &c . was debated at some length in committe, but was not disposed of. tek requiren app pardons to be signed by the District Attorney and the presiding Judge, trying the prisoner, accompanied with A statement of the faste of the cane, by the District Attorney, and notice «f the application to be published four weeks im the State or county paper. The bill met with much opporiti Jections were urged aga' a ponents con- tonded that {t interfered with the constitutional rights of the governor The Distriot Attorney might refuse to make application. No action was hed upon the Dill, and it wasleld over ‘The Astor Library Arsoolation Bit! was taken wp, and pasted through the Committee of the Whole, Adjourned. ASSEMBLY. LEASED LANDS IN NRW YORK OITY, Mr. Barwen presented the petition of Mr. Lewis A. Rutherford, relative to certain leases of lands in Now York oity. WILLIAMSBUROM BORROWING MONEY. Mr. Cross reported bill authorising the trustees of Williameburgh to borrow money. REGULATIONS FOR DEALERS IN ovsTERS. Mr. Bann ve notice of a for regulating, putting up, and sale of keg oysters, THE CANAL FUND, Mr. Camrnece laid on the table a resolution respeet- ing the Comminsioners of the Canal Fund, and urging the propriety of limiting the deporites of canal monay in banks, to one-third ofthe amount ofthe capital of said banks, respectively, THe CODE OF PRACTICR During the debate, yesterday. in the Senate, Mr. Fuller intimated that the Board of Commiastoners would report amendments in the present code of plead- ings and practice. ® The debate in th Whole. on the Dill giving to'the oanvassers powers to make corrections of election returns, waa continued on the ground that ite results us [toonferred too much dis- the vanvassers, The bill was not a tly forthe aieee Cud took effect in the left breast, The jury, atter deliberating following verdict :— That the Michael Driscoll, came to bis death by e wound inflicted by the boy Cornelius Cuddy. and that said wound was inflicted witheut any malice and in self defence, The boy was thereupon discharged frem custody. DeatH paom Corn —On Wednesday atternoon one of the policemen of the Eighth ward found a m named John Dawns, lying in the rear of No. 40 Laurens street, almost frozen to death The unfortunate mea ‘was removed tothe station house and restoratives ‘used in the endeavor to resuscitate him; but the relief came toolate. The frost fiend had seized his proy, a would not release him; the oltadel of life yielded to the attack, and the poor man died at half past 3 o'clock in ‘the afternoon. it wae not known at the police station houre what Dawns’s exact position in life was; but it is | great deal more th that he his way from his own garret to solicit the aid of the charitable to prooure fuel for his own grate. “Ah! little we reok of the cheeriess heart! Or the broken w'naow pane ™ - hy, who have Alas! how little do the w power to do good, appreciate their potenoy at the pre- sent inclement season. “Ab! they never dream ‘neath the covering opiftinzeott and cue sine bed, pres ¢ scan’ ‘aud the shiver ny And the ‘yawing ‘roof o’erhead.” “lag Diny in THe Hosritat.—The Italian, Antone, whom wo noticed in yesterday's Herald hey been knocked down and robbed on Tuesda; fasts in Orange street. and was conveyed to the City Hospital with bis skull fractured died on Wedasday night from the effrote of the injuries, The Coroner will hold an inquest to-day on the body. Wrar Brcame or Tue Oren Boor ?—A few days since a body was found in a new building uptown. 16 was the remains of an elderly man, and the polire took the usual measures to procure an identification of the ; bat as it was not recogaised., { 8 dto d= ill, and baving no acqustutamses near, *~2 shelter in the place where bis body ap fronen to death. Yesterday, resident in the city, made ties to examine the bodies the public burial ground Teas) that his fatber had been absont fr: been reorived at the public ceme of the dozen. however were receipted naturally enough suggests itself, what bece twelfth? Medical coll and private disseott: clartes must be farnished with subjects; but it woul be just as well to know how they procure them, If it be unpleatant to make a public traffic ia the matter, let, at least, the authorities know what is going on. ‘ho is concerned in this matter? Dca't be fright- ered. young gentlemen doctors; we only want to see things done according to ule, A Founpune in Gooo Qvantens —At about half- past eight o'clock on Wednerday evening. when, as all Will recollect. the cold was exces family of Mir. Albert Fisber, who "at avenno, became by eome means awa: the front door. An inv ted, and said peckage pr "d to contain one fant. The little fellow was comfortab!; id re spectably clad, being provided with all the little spprndages to the infantile wardrobe, He gave evidence once of the healthy condition of hi Jungs. by striking C sharp. and proceeding to rai through s passage of eonsid-rable leogth in t! chromatic scale. He was induced to cesse his mani ané. on becoming quiet, presented in bimealf a9 flatter {ng s rpecimen of ivfantile pauperism, that Mr Fisher, having no children of hisown propored to keep this One until called for; he may, therefore bimeelf informally installed as guardian to th! frost drop Tnx Lost Fouxo- Tur Dean Anty ing Popes to te took piace yesterd: the Comm ers of Emigration furnisbes sufficient capital for story atleast. Itappears that no nee. by the name of Bain, who had ly arrived in this country, was arrested (9 Bucks county Pa, 0: picion of having murdered bis wife He tel friends. and all who questioned him. thet he bi tly after he Ianded in New York; hs 1 made what exertions he coald to fi ir. he had conoluded to proceed to his destination in Bucks county, without her. trusting that abe mieht, chance. berestored to him there. Tale told bat coud not prevail hi 8 to believe it They foun: caused » petticoat which had bel to be made over into the ~The follow. the offise of ) was circumstantial proof of tl had murdered hin better Bistrate, and the poor German soon found himenlf de- rived, not only of his wife. but of his liberty also, je was, in short. committed to Bucks County jali om turpision of murder, His position was now rendered 80 decidedly unenviable and precarious withal, that hie brether, who bad been in the o ery some time, aod wag better versed in the us toms and conduct of affairs in the large towas, post ed on to this ity, and applied to the Alew Houre and Commissioners of Emigration. in hopes the books of thore departments might furnish some light upon the eubject of Mra. Bain's whereabouts One of the olerks in the Office of the Commiraionars of Emile ‘ation, sywpsthiring with the poor man. entered eartily into the project proposed by the ace man’s brother, +r & laborious search. found 8 pame upon the of that ofoe which indicate that the woman hi one the invertig im good health a1 the statements mad» by her huab: their arrival in this city, perfeat # dered out into the streate one da: £6t seperated from each other, her condition she made ns of what efforts sha aon procure information of her hushand; but all wa vailing She never until now heard « word of hi tinoe they were aocidentally parted in the street She heard with great joy of her bushand’s asfety, awd amented the wntoward circumstances which had brought bim foto misfortune and a priton, Mone Miscnire Resvctive prom low ow tHe Som of 'y for making canal appointments was post- ti! the 8th of February. Adjourned, no Ohio Legtsiature. Couum Both houses have been in ression throug! and m' exoltement has characterised the discus tions, which have been mainly upon various 4. menta to propositions before the legislature, relating to the rejeotion of the vote from the oo of Loraine. The demoorate signify their determination te contest the lection of Ford to the last, Wars —An old Indy, named Hannah Hopkt makiog ber way through East Broadway. on Wednee day afternoon, when, In epite of her carofal waking, rhe fell pen the tee and fractured aleg She wasime mediately removed to the office of Dr Wood. where she recalved every attention, and was after ¢ards rem ved to her reeidence at 127 Goerok street How much phy- teal nuffering. to tay nothing of attendant evils, has ed within the pant two weeks and all heoaane perrona refused to comply with the raquire- f'n wise municipal Inw, whieh provides for the of anow and tc# from eidewaika Fine —A fire broke out about 1 o'clock om Thursday mornirg, in the store of Mr. Asa Hill, No. 903 G-sen-