The New York Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1849, Page 2

Mrsrerr, Barnarrry, anp VIOLATION oF THE Dgap.-—Suppose the father, mother, sister or brother of any one of us, or of any citizen, at some distant place in the Union, was te come on to New York city, a stranger, and on walking along the streets was fo fall down and die, from some one out of the many causes, accidental or natural, which cause death—what would become of him, her, or them? It is awful to relate; but the fact is now leaked out, and it is proper the public should know it—he or she would be carried to the bone- NEW YORK HERALD. Korthwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GORDON BENNEP?, PROPRIETOR. 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Orders recrve the ae. - CUTE HERALD ESTABLISHMENT ts open throughout the AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BO" THEATRE, Bowery—Boamowa—-Navat Bx- @aGeuxnte—Lavaren Less PoRrommances. BROADWAY THEATRE, Bioadway—Mowre-Cawro, NATIONAL THEATRE, Obatham Square—Ourmrio Davita —Wacovera—Tue Swiss Swaine, BURTON'S THRATRE, Chambers —Encnantao Isum—A Sorrux or Cuanracn, MECHANICS’ HALL, Broadway, Near Broomo—Ouaurr's Mourne, SOCIBTY LIBRARY, Broadway, I 5 EERaey. way, near Leonard—New On- ALHAMBRA, Broadway, near Prince—Sanvs, Lew & Co's, Amunwan Circus, ZOOLOGICAL HALL, Bowery —Vas Axnunom & Co's, Mxnaczais. CHINESE MUSEUM, Broadway—Ontwese Cuniosrrims. street—Haunran Man ry New York, friday, January 19, 1849, Our Foretgn Correspondence. Our readers will find in to-day’s paper an ad- ditional letter from our accomplished and able correspondent, Marcus. This gentleman 1s an American—a Western man, of distinguished ta- lent; and his letters are acknowledged to be the most perfect and erudite expositions of European affairs that ever have been published on this side of the Atlantic. Opposition, in Adv: ¢, to General Taylor's Administrations It is very evident that the various political fac- tions of the North and South, and perhaps of the ‘West, too, who were deteated 1n the recent Presi- dential election, are very earnest, and are struggling hard, to organize an opposition of a guerilla kind, im advance, to the incoming administration of General Taylor. This opposition is intended to operate in Congress, as well as out of it—among the people. There are more than ninety members of Congress yet to be elected for the session that will open in next December. Judging trom what has been the result of the full elections, the chances are that a large majority of those members who are to be elected will be favorable to the party which elevated Gen. Teylor; and, therefore, with them, and those members who were elected re- cently, there can be no doubt but that General Teylor’s administration will have a great majority in the next Congress. If the result of the elections which are to take place should be the same as that ef the recent ones, the majority in favor of the new administration will be thirty-five or thirty- seven; but if, uuder the new agitations which have been set on foot by the various factions throughout diflerent sections of the country, new issues should be made, the anticipated majority for the new ad- ministration may be reduced to nothing at all. The political movements which have recently taken place at Washington, under the auspices otf Mr. Calhoun and some of the Southern members, in reference to the slavery question, have probably as much bearing on the orga- nization of @ new party at the South, which will be opposed to General Taylor's adminis- tration, as they have on the avowed purposes which the originators of them have given out.— The aggressions of the Northern States of the con- federacy towards the Southern, on the slavery question, have been exaggerated and enlarged upon, for the purpose of furnishing a platform in the approaching elections in the Southern States, 80 as to enable the new opposition to carry a ma- jority ot that section of the country against the in- coming President. Some of the Southern mem- bers appear to be very violent—threatening, as they do, a dissolution of the Union, and tulminat- ing their diretul purposes, without regard to pru- dence or moderation. The greater portions of those threats and tulminations are, however, in- tended for Buncombe, and meant as capital to be used 1n those elections, tor the purpose ot prepar- ang the public mind to oppose the policy of General Taylor; and as such, they are beginning to be un- derstood. The movements of Mr. Van Buren and the free soilers ot the North, including the edds and ends of the abolitionists, who have united with them, have undoubtedly a similar purpose in view. The party which supported General Cass inthe North, 18 entirely broken in pieces, although somie of the individuals who acted as leaders, may survive the wreck of the vessel, and float ashore on sticks and spars, here and there, along the political coast. General Cass himself, it seems, is to be returned to the Senate by the Legislature of Michigan. If this should turn out to be a fact, his will be one valuable life saved from the general wreck of the Jackson democracy. Others, 100, may be saved by theirindividual efforts; but on the whole, the old democracy—tnat is to say, the democratic party which rose up with General Jackson— may be considered as consigned to the tomb of the Capulets, and must give way to new combinations and fresh movements of parties and measures. Mr Van Buren and the free soilers ot New York and New England, intend to hold the Vantage ground of opposition to the new adminis- tration; and the movements which will soon take place, in which members of the new Congress are to be elected, will be conducted in direct hostility, an advance, to the measurrs, and purposes, andJad- ministration of Gen. Taylor. Tlus combination will form another branch—a Northern branch— the new opposition to the incoming administration | What a singular spectacle dees not the politica | aspect of the country and of the nex: Congress pre- | sent! Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Calhoun, who bave | agitated the country for the last quarter of a cen- tury, now uniting in a nominal opposition, as re garde their views, but perfectly coucurring in the ultimate purpose of purting down the ae wv adminise | tration, and endeavoring to do so, even ta advance, | each in his own way! These movements are daily being developed as we represent them. A new division and reorganization of parties are now | | The new admimetration must take a | certain. conservative position in reference to the slavery | and every other question It must take a positive stand in opposition to the disuaiontsts of both sec- tions of the country—the North as well ast South or factional see- Of course those gue ri! tioniets, although ostensibly opposed te ea h other, end vtterly and irreconcilably at vartagce intherr | avowed purposes, wil forma kind of combina.ion yn the next Congress, for the purpose of embarraas- ipg and weaken ng the adiniowiration ot the new | Prevident. it wiil be well forthe whe ountry to Jock on their designs and thei) movements in this Jivht, as by so doing it will be enabled to meet aad ebviate them leiter, received SrramMer ' in this city, from Chagres, by the Falcon, at New Or'eane, mentions the arrival of the math steamer California at Paname, previous te the 30th Dee. We wre wwelined to doubt the trath of this report, | store the 7th, having mr as she was netexpected domany dwye et Rio. ewer the tine aoect pee Wlich wecerturily deloyed ber wrrival at Pawama, | But such would not be the fact ; 1t i house, a Coroner’s inquest, pro forma, would be held postage ‘oul'he dedosed drer, | over the body, and to all appearances, and accord- ng to all accounts, and to all the information to be from any quarter of the world; Y used, will be | got from the authorities, the body would be decent. ly interred in the Potters Field on Randall's Island, probable the bedy would never reach the burying ground; it the | would be taken away, cut up, mutilated, and dts- sected, and the torn and lacerated fragments and with | thrown out into the streets and gutters of this filthy city, to be torn by the dogs, and devoured by the hogs. These terrible facts ; this atrocious viola- tion of the dead ; this indecency on the part of the city government towards the city and its citizens ; these outrages upon humanity—have all come to light by the persevering efforts made —and made ia vain—by an affectionate son, to discover the body of his father, who accidentally died in the streets of our city the other day. Officer W. H. Bell, of the Eighteenth ward, was the person chiefly em- ployed to aid in the search after the body of the deceased; and the scenes come to light im the course of their vain endeavors, the sights they saw, the dark mysteries of the dead house, which Mr. Bell, and the son ot the deceased, together, found out in their long and vain pursuit, would harrow up the feelings of the most insensible, to hearthem relate them. We think it our duty—a solemn duty to the living—to give this account of the secret horrors practised uoon the unknown dead who may happen to die in this city, away from their friends. What is most extraordinary in this matter, 1s the fact that the public city au- thorities know nothing at all about the matter; moreover, they care nothing at all about it, and bandy about the child in search of the body of his beloved parent, frem office to office, from place to place, with scorn, contempt, and neglect, without caring, or being able to give any information. Mr. Buskirk, a respectable citizen of Staten Island, lately died suddenly in the city, and his son hav- ing come here to obtain his body, has found it gone, and digposed of, nobody knows where. [a the course, however, of the painful reeearch, ithascome to light that the bodies of those who die in the streets are sent from the Alms House and other places to be nominally interred in Potters Field. Out of nine bodies sent by the Alms House Commissioner to be thus buried, en the 5th and 6th ult., four only out of the nine reached the ground! Mr. ssuskirk, Jr., and Mr. Bell, the officer, opened six coffins at Potters Field, in search of the body of Mr. Bus- kirk, and they found only mutilated remains and pieces of flesh—a trunk without a head, and all sorts of mutilations, too horrid to recount. Where and when the bodies disappear when they are chopped up, no one can or will tell. They are left inthe bone house at Bellevue, for a time, in the care of a pauper—then they are carried in a boat frem Bellevue to Randall’s Island, and here they are given to the care ot the sailors, also paupers; and the coffins are lef: for nights, exposed and un- protected on the wharf, tossed negligently on the shore, and less than half reach the burying ground! Now, if these were only poor people’s dead bodies, the rich might laugh atit; but let the rich, let all men, recollect that the bodies of their own fathera or wives, or of any stranger who dies in the city un- known, will be treated inthis manner! It such a thing had happened in heathen lands, among the Romans, Greeks, or Turks, it would have roused the living to a state of horror and indignation which would have produced a terrific revolution and awful retribution upon the guilty authors and connivers at such outrages. But we live in Chris- tian times, and these are Christian practices. Gxnerats Taytor anp Woo..—The attempts recently made in this city,, by certain journals, to create a quarrel between General Tavlor and Ge- neral Wool, in relation to their respective merits on the field of Buena Vista, have received some encouragement in other quarters. The North American, of Philadelphia, in its Washington ecor- reepondence, re-cooks the same views, with the same sauce, which first made their appearance in the columns of the Courier and Enquirer, of this city. Such efforts, for such purposes, will be deprecated by allintelligent minds. The motives which may actuate these individuals, 1a attempting to excite a quarrel between these distinguished officers, will probably be revealed at an early day. It is easy to guess at them now. Selfish scrambling for office, oran attemptto play upon the unsuspecting feel- ings of distinguished men, may be disguieed tor a short time, but will soon disclose the cloven foot. We are sure, judging from the private characters of Generals Wool and Taylor, that r either of them will notice or countenance such projects to raise a disagreement and excite jealousy. The two jour- nals, however, now professing, from an extreme regard for Gen. Taylor, to originate a quarrel of this kind are well known to have been, both of them, bitterly opposed, as long as they possibly could be, to his advancement to the station which he will soon fill. One of them struggled for months and months, in every possible way, against the des- tiny of General Taylor, thatit might bring out Ge- neral Scott as the whig candidate; and the other, until the last’ moment, was a furious advocate of Mr. Clay. Now they come, this late day, and profess to be the only guardians and the exclusive friends ot Gen. Taylor, in support of his military reputation, against attacks coming from the opposition press—attacks which are only con- cocted and published for the purpose of being re- pled to. Itis a witless and miserable intrigue, and de- serves full and ample exposure, which we shall make of it at an early day, if it be necessary. Tue Unrrep States Senator From New Yorn. We learn from Albany that the strongest efforts are being made to return the Hon W. H. Seward as United States Senator, to fillthe place ot the Hon, Senator Dix. His friends are electioneering with a good deal of effect against Hugh Maxwell! of this city, The principal ground of opposition to him is said to be that he was born in Scotland, and 1s not, therefore, a native born of this country. ‘The fact that he was born in Edinburgh, we be- lieve, is not denied; but he came over at an early age to this country, and was educated at Columbia College, where he took his honors. The new Governor, it 1s said, is in favor of Mr. Seward, and it appears probable, from the cireum- stance of the latter having been appointed lately by the former to the respectable trust of directing the Van Rensselaer suits on the part of the State. There are many excellent candidates for the office of United States Senator, and all of them we think preferable, in some respects, to W. H. Seward, who, though an able and talented man, and bearing a high reputation, is yet suspected of such strong ultra notions that he would be very likely to do great injury, in the present agitated state of the country, to the incoming administra- tion of General Taylor. Survevine Exexpirion To Tue Isrumus ov Pa- Nama —An expedition, composed of Major G. W Hoghes, Capt. Tillnvan, Capt. Sidel, of the army, and Mr. Norris, of Philadelphia, with their ases- tents, numbering thirty-eight in all, leave this city on Monday, 1n the bark Templeton, for Cha- eres They commence, immediately on their ar- rival, the survey of the track selected by Mr. A® pinwell and company, for the construction of the teilroad to Pansina, ‘Thie ie the commencement er dangure well for its speedy tit terpre of the onterpr Oe lag oe Tox Government ann tne Catirornta Das- patcus.—The Washington Union charges us with injustiee and illiberality, because of our giv ingaemall bit of confidence to the rumors circu" lating in this metropolis some time past, that offi- cial intelligence from Culifornia had been suppress- ed at Washington, and held back from the public by the governiaent. Our cotemporary at Washington is somewhat guilty, both of injustice and illiberality, in buadling us up withthe Evening Post, or including us in the same category. We did not fully believe the sto- nes circulated in Wall street, and our purpose in publishing them was to bring forth an official de- nial. We are now perfectly satisfied, from the most authentic information, that the stories in Wall street were mere inventions of the speculators, and that the government at Washington have had no information other than what has been already published. It must be known to the government, as well as to others, that the California fever in this and other cities, is aflordng to speculators a vast field of operaticns; and that all sorts of sto- ries are invented, and every species of fraud re- sorted to, in order to increase the number of dupes, and blow the bubble to its broadest dimensions. There 1s good foundation for the belief that Cali. fornia is going to become a very important settle ment, and that vas‘ fortunes will be made by many adventurers, both by digging and by commercial operations. Butno species of commercial adven- ture or opening can exist in this country, ina mode- rate shape, for any length of time. The beat evi- dence is, that the speculators are now at work in all directions, to get up expeditions, to collect money, and cheat the public, under the golden dream of going to Califormia, and becoming mil- lionaires in a week. We acquit the government, therefore, of all con- cealment in its official intelligence, and desire its venerable organ to extend the hand of forgiveness, and make the amende honorable. Tux Orgra anp rts Crrrics.—What is in the wind now? Mr. Fry does not seem to manage hie organs very well, nor do they play at all in tune.— One of his favored journals has been the Courter and Enquirer, and the savage manner in which that paper now comes out upon the new opera and the artists, is such as would make an Osage Indian of the Upper Mississippi condemn it tor the cruelty of the operation. Benedetti, Rossi, and even Truffi—all poor Italians, who have been laboring and working for the season to repair the blunders Musical, Bow — After the pleasing little comedy of “ Love’s Strategems,” ng. Mr Lavater Lee eppeared. and went through bis remarkable feate ef equilibrium. on the bottles; and we must say that they exceed everything we have ever reen in the balancing line, A glass decancer is certainly the last thing in the world we sbould think of for a man to balance him 4, in this position, he pie; lances sticks on his chip, aud plays s variety of feats. Not oply on one bottle does be rest. but on one which of next pertor sions, choruses, the urnel eae bearengges orgeous scenery, proc tures of the pisoe Some further beautiful gym- astic performance the Lees and their young pupil. concluded the entertainments, For to-night’s bill we refer to our list of amusements. Buoapway Taxatak.—Last night was about the twenty-eigbth representation given of “ The Count of Monte Cristo,” at this theatre; and yot, the deep in- terest felt by the public in thie great and magic plece of scenic beauty and farcination continues, if pos- sible, om the increase, rather than to exhibit symptoms of ccmipg to an abatement or diminution. '@ ob- serve, bowever, till increased and sdditional attrac- tione added to the piece in some of ite parts. The carpivel sports, which form such a marked portion of the beauties of the piece, and which contribute 60 greatly to its general interest, have been still further augmented, and an addition of new grotesque charac- as béen made. which adds very considerably to ‘neral charm and entertainment of the whole The interior o the grottos, the interior of the island, Court of General Sesasions, Before Judge Daly, Aldermen Downing Jones B Phin Eng, Ane te Jan: 11.— Trial for Forgery. forward on trial, oberged with Corp was put forgery {an the second parsing five $10 oounterteit bille, purporting to the Hampebire Manufacturers’ Bank, several perties in this city being @worn, testified that he ts d Ammerman, dry goods Ths ohurettea, Cornell 1g at No, 603 Greenwich atreet. cal the stere, on che 13th D: persed @ counterfeit $10 bill in the pure! silk handSerobiefs Witness handed him back, tes apa change, $6 60. The note produced was the 0 priconer banded him This note was a forgery on the bank. Sauce. Keity, exchange broker, testified that the notes produced wore counterfeit ones. [Witnens here me ia wes chown the different $10 bills that were passed by prisover } ‘Tomas Suanvon, residing at No, 210 Fulton street, tertified that one of the $10 bills was passed on him on 5th December last, by priaoner, in the purchase of cape, and be gave the prisoner $8 60 ia ebange Putie J Bonestexs, grocer, testified that one of the $10 notes was him, by prisoner, in the pur- obase of groceries ; gave prisoner $9 87}, in change Jonn Brown, of Bleecker et.. groorr, testified that prisoner passed one of the $10 bills on him, in the pur- chate of greceries corroborated the tentimony of Turovoae R Wes Mr. Bonestee!. Followed the prisoner to Mr. Brown's, ‘and told him to give him (the priscner) no change The prisoner made no defence, and the jury readered @ verdict of guilty. It appeared that there were four other indictme: om cimilar charges. against the presnani but additional trials were deemed annecessary y the District Attorney Sentenced to seven years and three months confinement in the State prison, Pleaded Guilty.—Hiram White charged with grand lareeny in stealing a quantity of dry goods, the proper- the grand ballet. and many other rich scenes, would dererve each for iteelf separate notice. so rich sad surprising in their effeet; but time and epace will not admit of doing justice. either to the able company of performers and their talentad performances, or to the Grama Iteelf. and its rich and gorgeous scenes. It must be eeen again and again, to be fairly aud justly appre- ciated. Nationa Taxatax.—The little piece of “Olympic Devils,” now acting at this theatre, is a most amusing one, but as the story of it (if story it may be called) is founded on the ancient mythology and fables, regard- ing Orpheus, Eurydice, ke , the allusions and classical pups fall rather unbeeded on the ears of the majority till, as the dialogue is smart and wit- nery, &o. all pretty, and Miss Mes- pnan, Taylor, andthe others, act very wittily. the piece goes off am gly enough. We uld compliment the distinguished young leader of pd on the way in which he performs “Oh Susennab” and other Rindred tuneson the violin; the little Bacchus, too, (young Sykesey, if we are not mistaken.) though be bas nothing to say, yet looks the obaracter to admirstion, “ Wacour was played last night. with ite usual euccers, and it seems a¢!7 the ublic grow more pleased with it each evening that it iA performed. To- i pe the same bill will be repeated, the laughable farce of “ Swiss Swains” concluding the performances. Bunton’s Tuxatne.—Mr, Burtom took his benefit last evening, and the reeult was a house crowded from top to bottom with a highly respectable audience, ty, the dance: tayer, W. B.C! of Mr. Fry, and fill the house as well as they could —are horribly treated, while moderate and mid- dling singers receive eulogiums and praise. This 1s hardly fair or just criticism. But it is none of our business—the cookery 19 in other hands. Tus Weex.y Hxraxp, tull of interesting mat- ter, will be published at nine o’clock to-morrow morning. Tue Srzamsuir Unrren Srartes will be due at this port to-morrow, or Sunday. City Intelligence. Coun Weatnen.—The weather. yesterday, was quite cold—slmost as cold as the coldest day of the winter, Suppen Dratn —The coroner held an inquest yer- terday, at No. 83 Pine street, on the body of Alexander Vau Buren, a hatter by trade, eged 44 years, born in New ¥ to his death. yeaterday, by dis- . Itreems the deceased was at work, ly fell back. sunk on the floor, and expired ently. The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased came to his death by dinease of the heart. Common Council. Boamp oy Assistant Auvkamen —Janusry 18,— This Board held a special meeting last evening, in rela- tion to the amendments proposed by the Board of Al- dermen, to the city charter; the President in the Chair. go into committee of the whole, was A motion to taken, and lost. It was moved to take up the dooument by sections, upon which the following was adopted—ayes 8, noe: Sxo. 1 The legislative power shall oon:inue to be vested in id & Bourd of Assistant Aldermen, who, to- Rether, sha'l form the Common Counoil of theoity. The Beard of Aldermen shall cous.st ef one Alderman from each ward who shall be elected by the people of who respective wards for two Th Of Assistant Alderman shall consist of one ai h ward, who shall be eleoted in like fice for one year, wanp moved the following “and every white woman of the age of twenty-one years, who shall havo been # resident of the city for one year preceding any charter election, aud who shall be possersod of property witnin the city, and shall bave been actual y rated and paid a tax thereon to the City Treasury, shall be one of the people within the meanin, of this act. and sball be entitled to vo'e at any election for any of floer «lected under the charter, and to all otuer privileges thereby conferre After some few remarks, it was moved by Arsistant Alderman Scuuutz, that the charter be corrected in conformity with the first section, as pases ed. Adopted, ayes 12, noer 1. The Board bereupon adjourned. A commmittee of conference, it is expected, will be appointed from both boards, when the amendments to the charter will be finally Police Intelligence. Charge of Embezziement.— Officer Edwards, of the Third District Police, arrested, yesterday, a young man, of the name of John A. Laforge, ona charge of embezzling various sums of money. amounting to nearly $100, from his employers, John Boardman & Co , No. 388 Broadway. It seems that the complainants are soda-water manufacturers, and the accused was one of their men, employed to carry sreund the soda water totheir customers. In this way the accused is obarged with receiving bills, on account of bis em- pleyers, witbout rendering an account. Thy case is now under a hearing; and Mr. Laforge asserts that he can prove the charge to be one of malice on the pat of Mr. Boardman, becaure he has left his employ and gone to work for an epposition line of soda water. Charge of Grand Larceny.— The police of t jecond ward arrested, yesterday, a young man, of the name of Edward Kelly, on s cbarge of stewling. on the 24th of December last: from the premises No. 55 Dey street, a gold lever watch and ourb chain, pair of black pants, Statin vest, and a newly footed pair of boota, the Property of Mr Samuel Downing. On the arrest of the prisoner, the boots on his fect were identified by Mr Downing as his property. The wh stolen at the time amounted to$110 The being strong against the pric: committed him to prison for tri Arvest on Suspicion —A wan by thi chael Rofl was arrested yesterday. on steal! icion of $100, from John White, residingin the Fourth ‘This must have been a gratifying sight for Mr. Barton, not only ima pecuniary way, but showing clearly the high estimation in which he is held by the public. The excellent somedy of “ John Bull,” one ef Col best, was played with much Thornberry was 8 piece of g with that spplause which none but a delighted audi- ence could give. The new farce called A Bottle of creemencs or, The Witch of Windermere,” was re- ceived with the utmost acclamations of delight The entertainments concluded with the popular farce of “Poor Pilliooddy’? John Peter Pillicoddy, by Mr. Burton, kept the audience in roars of lai the excellent exqi ter. To-night a very 5 launted Man,” “ The Enchanted Isle,” and “A Bottle of Champagne.” Americas Cincus.—The performances at this place of entextainment commenced last night with « brilliant ten horse entrée, which afforded the most unqualified delight to the admiring epectators. allt gain dieplayed bis beat tifal borse: and bie talented children. Maurto the greatest appisuse by their surprising pe and iter Herpvandes was the wender of all who nerred the astoundin, which be accomplished — The brilliant evolutions on the flying cord by Mr. Rug- ghting ponies, and the fighting men, the Bracetul movement of the dancing horses. the Jaugbable after il of fare un! for ite variety and amusement ; and which may warrant the proprietor in challenging s comparison this establishment with any ene of a similar kind in the world. Tue Distin Fasiiy.— It will, we are sure, be a source of general regret that Mr Henry Distin, one of the ac- complished performers en the eax herns,is not yet tvfiiciently recovered from his recent illness to enable the femily to gratity the public with ancther of their Magnificent entertaipments. This young gentleman has eo completely enraptured the lovers of sweet eounds in this city, by his wonderful execution at the last concert. of the air “All islost,”’ that this plaintive melody might be justly considered the echo of the public feeling in consequence cf his prolonged ab- sence.and thet ofthe family We trust, however, that we sball shortly have the pleasure of announcing his convalescence, and of intimating that an opporta- pity ef feeling the delightful and irresi. tible influence which be, with bis father and brcthers, aod the en- cbantivg Mire O'Connor, exercise with such command. ing power, will be room again afforded to the public. Tne Honsetocns —An excellent programme of the mort varied character, in the selection of musical gems. is offered to the dilettante of this city, for aumvurement, to morrow ning. at the New M Hall, 639 Broadwa: We hope this, their last conc will be visiud by large asrea.blage of the musical gentry of thie city, testim of their exeelience a6 professors of the violim and pianoforte. Cunisty’s Minstrecs, notwithstanding the cold evenings, sre doing @ fine business, as nothing can cool off their friends and patrons from attending their truly racy and uniqueconcerts. The variour features of their entertainments bave been so often described by ur, that we can now only say, they continue as good as ever. Tux New Oateans Serenavens, with their tasteful singing ¢ beautiful instrumental performances, de- Night their audiences nightly Seldom hus such a well organized band performed in New York ; and thore who wish to hear most elegant Ethiopian concerts, will be fully gratified by a visit to the Society Library, any evening Camrarii’s Minstaece are giving concerts at Hart- ford. this week They play at Springfield on Monday and Tuesday next, aud at Albany on the 24th, 25th, 2otb ane 27th. Mr. Vow Bonnun now performing id Jesse, .—Thin excellent banjo player, the Olympic. is considered the greatest artint in hia line. that ever has app country. He leaves, to-morrow, for Pali fulfil an ep, ent there The Greek is now on exhibition at Lovisville Signore Ciecca and Signor Neri are at the Walaut street theatre, Philadelphia Booth, the tragedian, is playing at the American theatre, New Oriewn Gung’! and his favorite band have been very suo- crrrful in Borton and Providen: They will perform ward. The magistrate detained him for # further bearing. Steuang Jewelry --Some thief on Wednesday, tered the premises No. 196 Elm street. and from one of the rooms, carried o@ gold watch and chain, diamond pins, cameo bracelets, gold pens and various other articles of jeweiry, valued in all at $250. No eat. Forging on a Brother.—OMloer Shadbolt srrested yesterday, a man by the name of Charles H. Nase,on « MeGrath, wherein he stands with forging a promiescry note. purporting to n by his brother. Mores § Nave, for the sum of $1,000 This note he parsed to a Mr. Josiah L. Barton, No. 107 Murray etreet,on the 10th instant, under the following circumstances It seems Mr Barton sold to the scoured a n_ of horres $700, and reovived $100 carh. and thir $1 000 note, and for the balance due the accured in exchange, Mr Barton gave hie own note, Sub-+quently, on the presentati n of the §1000 note tothe brother, Mr MocesS. Nase, it wan declared at once te bea forgery. The accused was committed to priron for trial. Arrest on Suspicion —Oficer Gardner. of the 6th ward. arrested yesterday, the cunning Bob Moore, or more commonly known as the King of the Five Points darkier. on suspicion of stealing # lady's cloak, vaiued at $7.from a store in Catharine street. On the ovi- dence being brought before Justice MeGrath, it was sbown that the cloak in question was found concesied under the bed of Bob Moore. situated in a little room at No. 19 Mulberry street, The oloak was found folded up between the sacking and the straw mattress This tact alone was enough to procure hin discharge, as the magirtrete very justly obrerved that a cunning thief like Bob Moore would never steal, nod then hide his plander ip his own room =‘ This was evident- ly,” raid the Justice “a plan to procure Bob's convo. by the real thief pleoing the cloak under the bud witbout the knowledye of Bob’ Taere ix mo doub: but that Beb iea notorious thief; yet in thia care it is plain encugh atric: bas ben played. as Bob is wo cunning &@ thief to be caught with stolen property in bis own room. Boh wee dixcbarged from custody, and walked laughing out of the court. Detoining Emigvani’s Lugeage—A complaint was ry ay, before the sitting mazistrate. by an it called Samuel Finig, ag the Stokey. keeper of au ewi bor reet. charging bim with ning bis y tolaw. A warrant was issued for his arrest, Anpuction.—Benj. F. Ruesell, of North Adams, Mues., was arrested on Saturday, on a charge ot abduction. The arrest wan made at the instigation of Mr Hodges, an ¢ficer of North Adame, who aoted for the parents of one of the abdu ted parties. It thet the prisoner, about the 16h of December t ducted two temaive from the town of North Adama, fied with them to Troy Their nemer are Mina Staples oged 20. and Mise La Belle. aged 16 Both hitherte rustaiped respectable characters,and both buve reapect- able parents residing in Massachuretts, It te beileved tbat the ebdvotion was effected by some young m Nerth Adaws, Rusell acting as ‘heir bited agent. that it wae doneto prevent rome unpleasant dinston The pirle are suppored to be im Troy, an they have been irrord to this ety though forte to ree ave thus far proved vorucorasful, The pri o20ered to find baiiin the sum of $500, in @ which be wan sentto prison, After the fivied to produce the ahdnoted girts, rt re: gthimetilberty, Trey Budget, oe horitic nid ‘ here early next week From Nassav.—The brig Pedraza, Capt. Dori arrived at this port yesterday trom Nassau. By thie versel we received files of Nassau papers to the 6th inst ixciusive We understand that Capt. Jellison, bis mate and four of the orew of the brig Levant. whose wreck oa Abaco on the 1éth ult. hae been previously mentione ure paseengers in the Pearess, [he four men are u der charge of mutiny. having plotted to ta life Capt Jellleon, previo J. bad found it necessary to shoot one of bis ore the time. To their mntinous oc nduct is attributed the wreck of the vearel Shortly after the Pedraza left Nasean, the four m were detected in stealing from one of the pa-sea, and beconing ineolent, they wer Ten were put on board the Pedr States’ Coneul, with directions to delive to the authorities here, which was done last night, and they were put in jail 234 ba , ¢ The British West India steamer Avon had not yet made her appearance. aud was felt for ber safety. The West Indi New York maila reached Nassau on the 6th. by # sohooner deepateted from Bermuda on the 28th ult , in conse- uence of the non arrival of the steamer,— Charleston levcw y; Jan. 13 Sinerrar Disease or rue Eve —A singular case occurred last week at the Glasgow Eye Infirmary. A girl, of sixterm years ot sge. having aupiied on wo- count of lose of aight of her left eye, the wan as- certained to be the prerence of s living worm hydatid (the cysticercus of scientific naturalists) in the eye, close before the ich it completely obstructed. ‘The rpec pimal consists of a round bag bor the size of from which on one #\ All this but ap throug tore im the inter! r of the eye not only prevente vision, but ultimately destroys the whole textures of the or ft wae reroived to remove it by operation This wae successfully effected on Seturday ‘ant. The patient bebaved wirb perf-ct stead! ern, and found her vision ately rertored, The hydatid continued to live er than baif ap hour atier being extracted As Arr on record, the worm excited unexamined by pamerous visi. for only four eiaiar much curioriiy. and tere, both lay and medical — Glasgow (Canada) Chro- nicte. Cnoetaw Emiaration —A party of Choctaws, 2 ‘in number, under Hugh MeDonald, Esq, pureed through Jackson, on their way to the Choctaw Awenoy West of the State of Arkannss, on the 47h inu: They were from Nerhoba county Another party of 180, Under the cbarge of the Rev, T © Stewart, (hav ‘tg tle fame deetination, took the Canton row to Viek+ bur ew days provionsy, There are till about 3.100 Indiave fo this State prinaipally in Bast Misaia: sippi; but it t# believed, if the goverame nt cootinnes fo nilow the preeent compensation for their removal, ($96 7) exch) it will not be org bef re ths people of chie state wil get ria of @ popniatten which greatly retar se ‘in prowth and sett emert Many of those wha pasres brevgd thie place were unusasily One looking aen tl con (Mews) Sowthron, | ks of Merers. Beekman & Titus, pleaded pits tothe charge of petit larceny. Sentenced to four months confirementin the penitentiary. Sentenced.—Al iam Bostwick, (oolored,) found guilty of grand lsrceny, was sentenced to 1our years and Bipe months copfinement in the State prison. Grand Jury —The grand jury having disposed of all the business committed to thele obarge, were discharged for the term. Trial for,Grand Larceny—A “ Touch Case.!"—Charies Slaight, @ well dressed and rather respectable lookiag young man, about twenty-six amas of age, was put forward on trial, charged with the above offence, in abstracting from the pooket-book ef a gentleman who originally made tbe complsint Repsnael ge cine under the name ef Irano Newton, the eum of $850, in this fr the 12th December last. Atsievant District Attorney, in opening the +8 frequently drawn intoa snare in this city by females, and were robbed by men such as the prisoner, who em: loyed these female accomplices to aid them iu ‘hei infamy. Many men thus plundered of their propert; were deterred from prosecuting such partive as the soner, through fear of ¢: ing thei ing; but the prosecutor cizcn: com Deed, they weuld not 140) any 2'Mdence in Defore a jury to the street in this vicinity when I met Clara Wood. the name of Clara Wood at this stage of the trial, inas- mveb as se te tria's were demanded by end Ciara in this transaction, and theret not to connect them with Clara Wood, and then went home with her to No. 26 John street; I'sat by my sice; took off my clothes * joining. was bere put in, as evidenee. book, containing $840 in notes, was left in my coat Bite, id the remainder in two $60 bills and motes; I dressed myrelf age fier @ quarter of an hour, believe, and left; [ did not look at the large netes in 01 the pookets in the pocketbook, but banded bh three dollar bill on leaving. which [ took out of the pocket where the emall notes were kept by me; she euid she was satisfied; I did not look at the pocketbock until the following morning; I then misted the money; she left the house with me; when [ opened my pocketbook to give her the three dollars, I did not look at the pocket in which I kept the large ite im the dock, and had an infant ; ppeared much dejected.] Witness bere withdrew, without eross-examination, which is reserved. + Sanpers, the landlord residing at No. 25 eet, testified that he let the froat r cond story. or three roem until May, year; the prem he hired them; the tarntture consisted of a chair, le, bed aud other fui fei resided there him; very seldom saw bim. only when he came to ent; 1 reside myself at Williamebugh; there is off the room w Slaight after this oc- ; tome few da this the furniture was y; when I let the premises to prisoner, he referenee in Rose street; [ took a memoran- dvm, but have not the name now; he told me that himrelf and the woman were s new warried couple, and that they would be found quiet tenants. (ross-ezamined— After they left, 1 found a loaf of bread there; the woman used to bring me work; I ocou- d the barement aes boot and shoe store; 1 might bem about five or six times up stairs during their stay there; cannot eay it there was a stove in the room; there was a fire-place in the room ‘Wit1iam Rosinson, manufacturer of watch glasses, residing on the same premises, in rooms adjoining Slaights, testified that on the night of the 12th Decem- ber, about 8 o'clock, he left his room to go for coal in an adjoining cloret; on going out. saw Sleight golog ito bis rocm; [witness here peinted out and described the localities of the different places, as ap on the map introduced;] saw afterwards a large looking man anda woman pars inte the room. inte which yl bad gone; I then went to work; [ heard nothing after for about an hour; about half past nine afterwards, [ heard come sharp words between prironer and two wo- men They afterwards left the house. and vent to- wards Broad a@tiiend of mine was with me at the me, I would know the second female if | saw her; [witness bere identified the second w ) Damed Ja- tab Wood, whom he bad seen on this occasion Cross exumined — A full week expired before [ heard snything about this afterwards; heard prisoner distinctly after he went in that morning, take boots off and go into the cloret roer of Maides Lane and Broadway; ie ght the next day on the landing, going down 7 ‘ourt here adjourned over to this fcrenoon, at 11 o’olock. Common Pie Betore Judi Jan, 18,—Wm E Dennis ther.— This wa 1c plevin, to try the right of property in driving The jaintifl claimed th 1g bee uit by himeelf, while the defendant olai: longing to a man named Fergus b partnership with the platariff, in payment of adebt aueto bim by Ferg! jury iound for the plaintiff six cents dame. cents costs, and valued the machine at $375 After the jury had rendered their verdiot, some inquvsts were taken, and the court adjourned. Circuit Court, Before Junge Edwards, Jaw. 18 — Will of the late Benjamin Romaine, sg — The evidence om boih sides was ctoned ye-terday ove ning This morning counsel commenced summing ‘Up io support of the will, aud were followed by ovansel for the heirs. Two counsel bare yet to sum up. one oneacbaide It is beli ey will consame the tire of to morrow (‘his mori n tothe jury GRNKKAL : Prerent, Justices Jones, Haribat, and Edm Jam 18.—No 50 ia the highert cause on the onlendar carrved cause, was taken up art argned Jan, 18.— Doggett vs simbler ~ Chis wasen actionon & judgment obtained im an Ansistant Justices’ Court, Deore the o Of procedure went into operation. The defendant demurred, on the ground that the court hed no juriedioticn under the code Upon argament of the demurrer, Judge Smith held that section 64 of the ocde did not appiy to judements reouvered betore the ode took effect, and overruled the demurrer, Court Calendar for this Day. Common Fisas, I9¢ pert - S3Y 841, 948, 846) 40, 46 68. 67. 91. 109.127 135 139,195, 29, 211, 269, (11, 117, 181, 177, 168, 166, 207, 241 AccipgNnt on Tax Hovusatonio Raturoan.—Oa Weaneeday, as the Housatonic train was jing from A:bany, when about three miies this side of Bridgeport, Coun., the bumper, which holds one cart the other, gave way, leaving two passen- er cars wbout 300 yards behind the engine, and ur other cars At the time of the disconarc thon the bell cord broke, at the same tune ringing the bell, when the engiveer immediately stopp -d The two back cars being uuder good headway, soon stiuck the forward oves, which made q ute a crash, rome what injuring the brake and the piat- form of one of the cars, The gentlemanly aud energeuc conductor, Mr. Fisher,s000 procared an 0: infrem «a farm house, avd in afew mo- nts fastened them tegether. No person being injured except the brakeman, who was siighuy birten his hip, they proceeded, and arrived in this city at about the usual hour, Missournt —By the new census Poruation ¢ Jt spprere that the popu atton of Sissouri in as foil vwe: Tb 6N8 OTL 73 301 uy 76 767 ‘Total no . . 26h 508 Free white m nty.. 36,968 Numb f aud dumb in yiate, 289 Now be 149 cace, took cocasion toremark|that this was one of those cases in which gentlemen like the prosecutor had been who happened not to be a married man, bad actedin a manner highly credi- table to bim in coming forward; and uncor all the iy prosecute for the offeace. The Prosecutor being sworn, tertified—I reside in Boston; | wes in this city on 12th December last; was stopping at the Franklin Hotel. and was passing down [Counsel for defence objected to the introduction of the prisoner fore they were Witness, in a Ree had 8 conversation the fire; she came and eat by wee eeees sbe desired me put my clothesone chair. [A diogram, showing the position of the room, and the chair, which was placed near the door of a small closet ad- My pooket- oket; the notes consisted of one $500 bill, two $100 other TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, TUIRTICTH COVGRESS. SECOND SESSION. Senate. Wasnincron, Jan. 18, 1849, THR (DIAN APPROPRIATION o/LL. Mr, Arnextow. of New Hampshire, Chairman of the Committee on Finanoe, reported the Iadian appro- priation Dill from the House, REPORTS PROM STANDING COM\ITTERG Several reporte frum standing committves were made, of no general importance MAILS BETWEEN U. 5, AND FOREIGN NATIONS. Mr Auten. of Ohio, offered # resolution of i addressed to the Postmaster General, trecte bud been entered into, or e: ag the mails between the United states and foreiga na tiona,rtating dates, terms, names of contractors, and profits der.ved trom the same by the goverament, CHEROKRE G Laine A resolution was offered ailing for informstion re- lating to o-rtain Cherokee ciaims against the govern- ment, which was adopted, TERRITORY IN MINRSOTA. Mr. Dovatass. of IMinois, moved to take up the bill for the establishment of a territorial government in the new territory of Minerots. which was agreed to, and after being considers d amended, was post Re ee PRESIDENT. * A meerage was received from tne Prosi hands of his private Seeretary, Mr. Walker. Sundry private bills a ‘ehee up and acted upom, when the Senate, on motion, adjourned. House of Kepresentatives, BUFFALO HARBOR AND THE ABUSKS OF PRINTING. The Sreaxex sunounced the first thing in order om his table, to be the resolution from the Printing Com- mittee, respecting the survey of the Buffalo Harbo: Mr. Toomss, of Georgia, addressed the House in re- ply to Mr. Hall’s former speech. He said that he had made a wrong issue; that he j(Toombs) not com- lain cost of the printing, bi ublio printing well e: well aid not compiatn of the price of printing, buse of it. The execution of the pubdlis priat- ig was not onl but execrable. fe wished it well done, and well paid for, The Printing Committee were transcending their duty; their eyes were everything. They had priated an immense Pat Office report, made up from scraps of newspapers This Teport thus made up, must be printed, according to this committee, by the hundred thourand copies. He was for reforming thie abuse in the public pria: Mr Henuny, of Indisna. followed, and defonged {ne committee, and expressed his regret that 30 poombs bad not attacked the whole Hsia [nutead of three humble members of the committee. He was @ bold man, and shot!? have attacked the whole House f06 Worihy of his steel. He then attacked Mr. foom! for voting to print extra copies, by thousands, of [ lor’s correspondence with the government. He would of Georgia for genu- ge. He showed that there wing in printing for this Congress the . He admiited that the printiog had been ited badly in some noes, but, in the main, the com- tract system bad worked well. pHgaD, Mr. Mvarur, and Mr, Wentwoarm interrogated Mr. Henley ag to the advamtages of the centract system. Mr. Muarar said tl it, by the The question was taken by yeas and nays, and deei- dea in the negative resolution was then put upon its passage and adepted. CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC BILL. On motion of Mr. Vinton, of Ohio, chairman of the sommittee, the House resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and took up the civil and diplomatioappropriation bill, Mr, Smith, of Indiana, in the chair. Mr. Mutuxn, of New York, proposed an amendment to the rsme, in favor of making an appropriation for the eupport of Wisconsin Territory, as the bill con- tained one for Orogon. which was discussed warmly by Mr. Vinton. Mr Duer, of New York, Mr. Boyden, of North Carolina, and Mr. Thompeon of Indiana, John- fon, of Arkansas, Mr Lynde. and othe: ‘Some contended, in the course of th Territory of Wiscunsin did not ext wes grounds, end sdvocated the proposed amend- ment. After considerable discussion, the amendment was re- Jeoted, when the committee ro: id having come to ‘no conclusion, the House adjo Now York Legisiavure. Axsanr, Jan, 18,1849. SENATE. REPORTED BILLS. Mr. Wixi reported a bill to amend the charter of the Trust Fire Insurance Company ; and another against the petition of A. G. Thompson to amend the Usury Laws. THR UAURY Laws, Mr Boxes introduced « bill relative to the usury laws; but of its inten’ id meaning we have not been advised. THE ELECTION FOR U. 5 SENATOR, A resolution was adopted, for the appointment of a day on which to hold an election for a Senator of the United States, to fill the place of Johan A. Dix. whose ith the present Coogress Th dey ction was the 6th of February next. ENERAL INSURANCE Law adopted by » vote of 2 7 Ip the course of the above debate, Mr. Bokee gave it ‘se bis opinion that the bill introduced inthe Assembly by Mr. Campbell, on this subject, wouid pase that body. 1Nqu RELATIVE TO PUBLIC ROADS Resolutions were adopted directing the Commission- ers to report a bill in acoerdance with the recommen- dations of the report on the subject of highways, ABOLITION OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. The bill to abolish capitel pumishmenc was taken up in committee of the whole. Mr Boxxs moved to strike out the enacting clause, Mr Currin rupported the bill. ‘When he bad concluded, on motion, the Senate adjourned. ASSEMBLY. BROOKLYN CONVENTION CHARTER. ‘The greater part of the morning was consumed ina debate on referring the memorial for a legislative ensct- ment relative to the Brooklyn Convention Charter, which was, however, finally referred to the Committee on Cities and Viileges © aQUaRING THE YARDS”? Mr Baewen notice of a bill which he intesded at & proper time, having for its object of the debts due the oreditors of the L of Alban: Hie bill Jevies @ tax on the existin, 'y Fund Banks, to the last ount of indebted.aess o! that defunct institutio MARRIED womEN, Mr Jonnson gave notice of @ bill to amend an act Previously passed, protecting the property of married women. SUPERINTENDENTS OF THR POOR. A bill was passed in committee of the whole,tooxtend the time allowed to the Superiatendents of the Poor, eleoted in 1848, to file bonds and take the oath of office. Whe Ohio Lroudics, Co.umaus, Jan, 18—P. M. The Joint committee of the Legislature report thet Fird bas @ majority for Gevernor, and is therefore elected. A majority of the committee express the de- cided opinion that Ford is elesrly elected; but the mi- nority differ relative to facts. The How to-day, have adopted the report of the Portage county. (whig,) his contested seat, and vacat- Pcrtage county, (whig,) his contested seat. and vaost- ing the Clinton county reat. The committee to ex- amino the alleged errors in the guberastorial returns, are still pursuing their investigations; = report of which is expected soon. Cholera New Urieani Naw Oarnani ‘Within the past two days there have been 70 deaths; 89 of which were from cholera, The U. 8. 8 tor frum Kentucky. Lovisvieue, Ky., Jaa 18 1849. The election of a United States Senator for six yours from 4th March next, ocours on Monday next. 1 ia still doubtful whether Mr. Clay will be induced tore * turn to the Senate, Tetal Loss of the British Bark Hetena. Bosion, January 16 1849, ‘The British bark Helens, Bueil, from New York for Galway, with 19 000 bu bel corn, wa) a doned oa the 10th inet., in Jac. 39, lon. 66 30 having sprun; dey ina heavy N N E. gale. Capt. B., bis wi fiiteen of the crew, were taken off and brought t» this Pirrenvnc, Jan. 18, 1849, The steamer Mary Ann wan strack bye drifting unk, No lives were lost, ‘The weather ts very pleavant. The river has com menced falling, and th-re is now only seventeen foot there was twenty, ke Clty Guards, Pricavetenoa. Ima 18 1849, The New York City Guards arsived thie morniag, and met with @ hospitable reaepiion They visited, Ouring the day, the Academy ef Fine Arta the Mint, the Fairmeant Water Workn, the Girard College. and Independence Hall, where they wore received hy Mayor Swift, Io theev prepared for thom at General: Naw Onveans, Jam 12, 1999, ‘The steamehip Faloon rails from tbe port for Ney Vork, wo soorrew EEE LE LL