The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1849, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. +t creepaaer de Slorthwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, UNTARY CORRESPUNDENCR, cont tm. eee eee ieortes of the worlas Seed, rill be liberally paid for. ie NO“NOTICE taken of anonymous commu ations. Waite DalLY HERALD, 2 conte per copy—8T per arm ory o this Con= ie WEEKLY MERALD, for ctrowlation om donery Baturday, OM cotite per vepy, or $8 per ane som Jer alostee te Baroy, priate Bech and I Saccconte per copy, or Ba per nan Pike DOLLAR WEERLY TREAD, every Monday, % gente por copys B1 ver annum; siz copies 19 elube, Gem LETTERS by matt, fo to be port paid, m ney remitte ubscriptions, of with ad= Jr the postage will be deo NTS at’: ables or err. AMUSEMENTS THIS RVENING, BOWERY TUPATREK, Gowery—Tne Tunes Qvanps- men—Koveny ALR. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Sonm rune—Jnist Reckvir—CaTHERINE AND F BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street--Senrovs Fa~ MiLy—JeusEY MONOPOLY~ Mas. 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With the arrival of the steamship Crescent City, yesterday, we have one month’s later intelligence from California, to the details of which we devote alarge portion of our columns to-day. They will be found important and interesting. ‘The steamer brings over a million of dollars in gold dust and epecie, exceeding any shipment yet from the Pacific to this port. Gold continues abun- dant in the mines, and the health of the diggers is good. Ships end emigrants continue to pour in by hundreds and by thousands, from all quarters, there being on the Ist of November one hundred Bnitish vessels in the port of San Francisco. Among the passengers by the Crescent City, are Mr. Judd, Minister tothe King of the Sandwich Islands, and the twosons of the King. They come to visit our government, and the governments of England and France, in reference to the recent outrages committed at Honolulu, by a French Ad- mire], in a seizure of the forts and a couple of the ships of the island. Another of the passengers is Mr. Edward Conner, the bearer of a treaty lately concluded between the government of the Sand- wich Islands and Mr. Gomez, our new commis- sioner. The treaty, we understand, is a very libe- ral one, and embraces a provision for the estab- lishment of « line of American mail steamers from California to China, to stop at the Sandwich Islands. Mr. Conner left last evening for Washington, with his despatches. Another important piece of information is the re- Bignation by Mr. T. Butler King, of Georgia, of his gat in Congress from that State, which he appears to have relinquished for the prospect of being re- turned a Senator from California. He and Lieut. Col. Fremont were the two most prominent candi- dates in the field for the U.S. Senate. The re- signation of Mr. King, ot course, cuts off all calea- lations of his return to the House, and leaves a va- cuncy to be filled by the Governor of Georgia (de. mocrat), or by special el: The State constituti ed, and by some one of the bearers of despatches from the new | State, will probably be delivered to the President to-day, to be by him laid before Congress. The Proviso isin the document, as large as life. This constitution will be found among our news. The overlaad emigrants were slowly arriving, having suffered dreadfully in the Great Basin. The details of the news will be found to be full of interest and variety. Politics, gold digging, speculation, frolicking and gambling, were carty- thing before the ‘Taking it altogether, are having a perfe rnival in California The amount of gold dust which has arrived ia the of dollars ; the additional amount which is supposed to have gone to Europe 19 estimated at tea or twelve millions, The yield of the present year has been estimated vty milwons ; but a great part of this amount har not left California, but remains there m which is founded all the transactions and specu vg on in California, at their inflated prices. The credits growing ions may be estima- ted ato! gold duet terest among the epecelatora, whieh is the whole popu dnegroes. The rive, progress and position of th markable territory and its futare ‘The next accounts present or as a circulating mediu ions now put of theee trans » hundred millions; and money, that 1s, recent amonth in- bags, fetehes 10 5 tion, except Indians a j@ a miracle in commercial hist unfolded w amystery yet to will even be more interesting than the the pest Tre Parkman roy.—We perceive in the newepepers thet, in the discussion of this mysteri+ an opinion held by some per- a murdered ‘Tra ous afluir, there sone, that Dr. Parkman has not bee It is svepected that the relatives of the missing mon are desirous to appropriate the great wealth which he possessed, and are too easily satisfied that the hun augments discovered are those of Dr. Parke Another thing which has created a great sensation, is the secret and curious investi gation resolved upon by the thoriti They mode n good deal of uanecessary parade before that is to result from it Such a secret investigation of a monstrous erime involving charaeter, and life or death, is nothing but a return to the practice of the dark when the public were considered nothing, and p g. The course of the authority everyt! anthorities y inconsistent with the civili zation ot th age. They have no right to impoee this examination, The reasons futile, w The se ve of mise which they aesign for it are and impertinent to th thing can only be prod judice ageinst the author eet es, want of confiden ‘and of suspicion from the begining to the end. They are making a dark mystery of the whole matter, when nothing short of a full, clear iavesti- gation, open and accessible to the press, is de- manded, and when nothing else will be satistactory to the ends of justice. Goon News ron Hoipens or Piairieey Notes. —Among the consignees of the gold dast by the | Crescent City, we find Moses Y. Beach put down | for $18,000. We trast that Mr. Beach, who has now joined the church and taken the pledge, wil call together the poor holders of the Plainfield bank notes, and pay what he owes them by that explosion. It is never too late to be honest. Tar Cattronnia Maits.—The steamship Ohio will probably arrive to-day, with the Califorma maile tion. | ‘. ” | for some United States, up to this date, is about six millions | tery | otiem? | the Union, the fortunes ef the whigs were declin- | why the American people seemed to be dissatisiied | with his administration | unless these men give plac | the people had chosen to be its great | gerthe republic would it have been had all this | mexplieable, change cameon. The sun which broke | change became manifest in the public mind. Was Tayler, His Cabinet, and the People, Since the inauguration of Washington, as first President of the republic, no chief magistrate has been called to the office with more perfect unani- mity of popular feeling—no one has been greeted with sincerer acclamation when his Inaugural Ad- dress was delivered—for the administration of no one has mere flattering auguries been pronounced. For thetme, party feeling gave place to a nobler sentiment—selfish and profligate political game- sters, perceiving the irresistible drift of public sen timent, threw up the cards, and left the people to manage the game forthemselves. So vast were the services (eneral Taylor had rendered the nation— so meekly had he borne his honors—so brilliantly had he reflected our fame on ‘he shores of the old world—so reluctantly, withal, had he awaited the supreme honors of the republic, a sentiment of national gratitude overwhelmed the barriers of par- ty,and he became President, as the early chieftains of the Christian faith became Bishops of Rome— by popular acclamation. A few of the old friends of Mr. Clay, on the one side, long attached to his person and proud of his fame, made a final struggle to write his name on that eternal column where, by force of statustics, if in no other way, the names so written become immaggal. A still larger num- ber, who had during a polifical life-time obeyed the mandates of Mr. Van Buren, a sort of Géethes Faustus in ourpolitical world, filed off'atthe last mo- ment fromthe regular opposing column, and by de- serting their strength from their party added impetus tothe general movement. But these noisy displays were only counter eddies in the greatstream which, in its irresistible sweepings, was to level every bar- rier, and bring the hero citizen to the top of the commonwealth. From the day we proposed his name for the great office he now fills, till his elec- tion, we entertained no doubt of his being brought to the post by the unbooght, uncorrupted suffrages of his fellow countrymen. A common conviction filled the American heart—that he was an honest man—(and God knows things had come to such a pass that we needed one)—and would be the President of the nation, and not of a party. The country had reason to think so, first, from his character. During a long life of publ service, away from scenes of political excitemeat—in the everglades of Florida, or on the solitary westera frontier—he had obeyed {the orders of his supe- riors, sustained the honor of his country, and shed for her his blood. Distinguished for a bravery as cool as the Spartan’s—a heroism as brilliant as a Crusader’s—a simplicity as great as a Cincin- natus, and a patriotism as pure as Washing- ton’s—the nation found in his character a sufli- cient pledge. But other, and, to many persons, more satisfactory, guarantees were offged, by his own words. For when this noble man, whom repre” sentative, took upon him his office, his first words confirmed the judgment of the nation, and he de- clared that he would not be the President of a party, but of the whole people; that he would allow no man to be prescribed tor his political opinions ; that he had no friends to reward, no enemies to punish. From one border of the country to another, the de- | claration was received with exultation, and many simple minded, honest, but credulous men believed that the triumph of party was over—that proscrip- tion was at an end—that the entire nation would once more repose, after her ferocious struggles, under the broad shadow of the great tree of na- tienal umion. To the superficial observer, it did for a while seem so. There were few exclamations from any quarter but those of satisfaction—few demonstra- tions, except of contentment. The heart of this mighty republic beat to pulsations of joy ; and wel} continued. But a sudden, and, at the time, almost forth so glonously from the east was suddenly ectipoed. It'grew dark, while it was yet day. Hard- ly six months of President Taylor's administration pressing the life blood from the lacerated bosom of. Hungary. This is the sentiment of mankind—the Jaw of destiny—and General Taylor will form no exception to the general rule. To extricate him- self fromthe dilemma, he must dismies his prin- cipal secretaries. The incubus 1s ‘weighing him down like @ mill-stone, and he must shake it off, or sink, The men who put him there are-clamoring te have them out. The people knew, wher they elected Gen, Taylor, that he was not familiar with the de- tails, only with the principles of civil government. But they knew that he had other qualities vast- ly more important. His heart wae filled with honest and incorruptible patriotism ; and he could find a cabinet of statesmen fully capeble of farnish- ing him with all the facilities for cerrying on the great machinery of government. There can be no doubt that General Taylor made all his pledges with honesty, and that they have all been perii- diously broken by the cabinet. It follows, there- fore, that since he would not knowingly have ap- pointed men who would misrepresent his honest sentiments, that he finds himeelf in the mortifying position of being obliged to get men who care more for country than party—who will redeem his own generous pledges—who will allay, rather than irri- tate, the already exasperated mind of the nation. There would be very little party spirit among the people, were they not goaded on by corrupt and selfish leaders, who inflame passion, ouly to in- crease their own power—like the desperadoes of the rabble, who infuriate the mob only to become its leaders. The country is filled with these curse- bearing profligates—Ned Buntiines on a large scale —who do for the nation what he did for the mob of New York. The difference between them 1s only this—the one appeals to the blood-thirsty passions of the mob,the others to the proscriptive spirit of a party —the one relies on slung-shot, revolvers, brothels, gambling hells, over all of which whiskey sits as the presiding divinity—the others depend on intrigue, berations presides the remorseless spirit of pro- Scription. The one hold their sittings in cellars and grog shops—the others assemble in elegant saloons, and assume the dignified epithet of coun- cils and cabinets—the one are caught and sent to State prisons and penitemiiaries—the others batten upon the spoils of office—the former burn dowa cities—the Jatter kindle conflagrations among na- tons. Such is party spirit—such the genius and fruits of political proscription, Did the people of this country, in voting for Ge- neral Taylor, have the faintest idea that with his advent would begin a reiga of proscription more merciless and universal than the nation had ever before been cursed with? Why, the Secretary of the Home Department has displayed a spirit wor- thy of the days of Robespierre; and the Secretary of State has made us the langhing stock of every cabinet in Europe. What right had Great Britain to suppose that Mr. Clayton would take umbrage at her outrageous pretensions to the control of the Southern isthmus? He had compromised his dig nals term it) with M. Poussin. He had truckled to Spain—he had let gallant Hungary go down without lifting a finger, but getting upa juggle. He had uttered no word of sympathy even for the nising republic of the Tiber; improving every facility to blunder which chance threw in his way, and blindly missing every opportunity good fortune offered of reaping golden opinions for himself, the, rest, and the nation! No wonder England, who wanted Darien, as she has Suez and Gibraltar, thought she could seize it dinary diplomatic man of straw, but by crowning a thick-lipped, drunken negro boy, and in his name bully Mr. Clayton into concession. But it is strange that even this latest, boldest and ground- jess claim has opened Mr. Clayton's eyes. He seems disposed to make some atonement—aand itis time—to pluck a few laurels; and Heaven knows he needs them! had passed away, before auniversal, an all-pervading it in the popular feeling towards General Taylor himself? Had those who made him President lost their confidence in, or their respect for, the man? Had the sentiment ef national gratitude for his | illustrious public services been extinguished! Did the people suspect his honesty, or doubt his patri- By no means! Why was it, then, that | when this same heroic man read the journals, he | found “ condemnation” (to his party) written on | every page? Why waa it that in every State of | ing? Why were “Taylor men” everywhere de- feated! Why was it that at last, when the elec- tion returns were all in, the people who had made him President by acclamation, would not give him members enough in his first Congress to command a majority or elect a Speaker? It is perfectly cer tain that General Taylor now found himself in a position of embarrassment and surprise, and that time he could not selve the mys | Unused to the tricks of party—undex- | trous in managing the {wires of politica, | and with ell his senee and knowledge of hu- man nature, too honest to suspect the trae cause of these strange developemeuts, he asked with amazement, “ What have I done 1 His advisers may or may not have been able to solve the pr: lem—but it is perfectly certain that for mouths together, if not indeed tll the present hour, Gea. | | Taylor was profoundly ignorant of the true reason Important from Central America. We learn from Capt. Stoddard, of the Crescent City, that the captain of the British steamer Avon reported at Chagres that “a disturbance had oc- curred at Costa Rica, but the particulars of which he was not informed.” According to our previous advices from Costa Rica, we expected that the next account would bring us intelligence of an outbreak. It will be re- collected by those interested in such matters, that m the late negotiations between Nicaragua and Mr. Squier, the American charge, it appears that Don Jose M. de Castro, the Governor of Costa Rica, had piaced himself under the protection of the English government, and was aiding the Eng- lish, through his minster in London, and indivi- dually in Costa Rica, in their claims on the San Joan River. Our previous advices stated, that, in consequence of thie, alsog of the growing unpopularity ot Castro, and the desire of a portion of the inhabitants to ob- tain the friendship of the United States, instead of that of England, an outbreak was daily expected. It 18 not improbable that the “ disturbance ” re- ported by the captain of the Avon, was an attempt to overthrow Castro. Arrains or tre Bartien Weer InnresMore Aynexation.—Our readers willfind, in another part of this day's paper, a summary of British West India news, to December the first, which we have extracted from our files, received by the steamship Crescent City, at this port, yesterday. Now, we hazard nothing im saying that there 1s hardly anybody else in the United States, who, at | the present time, has any doubt on the subject. The | epparent unpopularity of Gen. Taylor vs, thus far, | nothing mere nor less than the wnpopularity of his cabinet. The people are not satisfied with it— | ghey feel that such men as Mr. Clayton and Mr. | Ewing do not represent the real sentiments of the man they voted { man who declared he would not be the ¢ rty, but the President of the nationthe man “who had no friends to re- ward, and no enemies to punish.” They not only feel this, but they Amor it, and this feeling and this | ‘knowledge have made them vote for mea who will vote against the administration to others who will re- deem the pledges of Gen. Taylor, he must b the vietim. ‘There is no other mode of relief trom the merciless party proscription of some members of the cabinet, except by sending to Congress the come way or the other. | political friends of the men who have been pro. scribed. And the people have done it. God send that General Taylor may see this before the eon- sequences are visited upon himself—for he will find that however pure and generous and patriotic he may be, his cabinet must be #0 too, or seem so, f he would shun the blow which ought to fall only en the heads of the guilty. In a republic, the | President ufier the reproaeh, and bead under the edium, of the of his councillors. A | king moy, and generally does, escape it—a Pre sident never. England has had but one king | whee or blood the nation demanded | Their fickle neighbors across the channel have manded but one royal victim. But how many es has the vengeance of those nations wreaked if on the heads of cabinet ministers who had outraged popular sentiment? Little is now laid to the charge of De Tocqueville, the supple | jnetrument of the President of France—on the head of Louia Napoleon alone gather the exe- cravions of the friends of Roman and Hunga- rian liberty throughout the world. The insults this man has heaped upon the divine form of liberty, as it rose, in all its primitive beauty, from the twilight catacombs of the Eternal City, are chargeable only to himself. The curses of Europe even now cluster around the head of the chief of France, who cent his chivalric coun- trymen to crush a sister republic im Italy, while his elder brother, the barbarian of the North, was ce Consequently, | By our private corespondence we learn that in the opinion of a great portion of the people of Ja- tmaica, the only means of restoring the pt of that island, in its annexation to the United States, and that ere long a movement with that ob- ject in view will be undertaken. It is supposed, however, that the large colored population, seek- ing for th Ives a social as well as a political as- cendancy, would unanimously oppose it, and that England, while it refuses to support that island, end is too selfish to surrender it, would compel an allegiance to her. It is thought, however, that | much could be done by aceustoming the public to dwell on the subject; and we shall expect, at an early day, to hear of the movement being under- taken in earnest. Tux News rrom tae Sourm Pacrric.—The reat commercial ports of South America, on the Pacifie Ocean—such as Valpareiso, Lima, 1 othere id us occasionally, at long intervala, s of journals, which are generally filled with long-winded discussions upon trifling local te long tales and stories from Dumas and other novel- iets; accounts of the processions of saints and other church matters; and very little, if any, valuable in- formation of any kind, except a new edition of old European news, which, after doubling Cape Horn, comes back to us again ina Spanish dress, filling more then half of these journals. We have received a new batch of these papers by the Crescent City, ies; from which we give the moet valuable extracts, in another part of our columns. The political newa, as it will be seen, 1s of a barren character. We are happy to eay there are no civil wars and dissen- tions—no revolutions, to record. This is good for hurnanity, but bad for New York editors. We have eelected ond trenslated all that 1¢ worthy of notice {t will be found in another part of this day's paper. Death or ax Ovo Dertomat.—Wm. Short, by birth a Virginian, but for many years a resident of Philadelphia, died there a few days ago, atthe advenced age of 91 years. jn the diplomatic eervice of the United States, du- ring the era of Washington and Jeflerson. r ntelitgence. Jobo &. Sellman is the democratic candidate to ep. ply the vacancy in the Maryland Senate, ocomstoned by the election cf the Hon. Edward Hammond to Uon- gress. inti Naval Intelligence ‘The U.S. eteamer Vixen, (3) Lirut, Ward, sailed from Fort Royal, Jam., om the Lith ult., for Maracsibo, corruption, bribery, and bias, and over ail their deli- | nity in the groundless fracas (as the French jour- | and sanctify the robbery by setting up, not an or- | y He was for many years | City Intelligence. Carsrourma Goiv.— Samples of California gold, of all sizes and sorts, and in one ounese to five pound lots. were shown about the city yesterday. We saw several very beautiful parcels. One lot of five pounds was re- ceived by Messrs. Jennings & Lauder, jewelers, aud was composed of gold obtained from fine gold dust and sand, the leavings of others, whiel been refined with quis ver, In this itis expected, that milli: of gold dust, which would otherwise be lostin the sand, will be saved. Hupsow Riven Rarcxoap.—This road is completed to New Hamburgh, a distance of 66 miles from New York, d the trains arrive part with the utmost regularity. During the continuancs of navigation on the river, a steamer will run in connection with the road from New Hamburgh to Kingston, stopping at Poughkeepsie and te piaces. The Board of Assistaut Aider- of the Clinton Market and ground. at th annual rent of $1,500. We suppose the company will use it for a freight depot, Tur Exumition At Nia.o’s Ganven or a Seurxpi Assonrmen or Rrat Invta Suawis, The exhibition of these splendid tistues, which are genuine and of an immense value, Will ‘take place to-day at Niblo’s Garden, and no doubt it will be attended by all the fashiouable Indies of our city, Such an opporunity of buyixg rich shawls is not often to be had. and ic will undoubtedly bring a great number of ladivs to look over them, “They ure to be sold at auction, on Monday next. 1L1CANS.—Mesnrs, Wessen- members of the lite Ger lender of the Jaden They re reovived by their coustrynen, idents of this city, with great cordiality. Lhe Han. garian and German citizens are preparing to give General Klapke a grand reception, upon bis arrival in this eity. Fine.—Yeoterday, about noon, one of the tar pots beside the floating docks, foot of Pike and South streets, took fire, which was communicated to a quan- tity of timber dying beside the dooks, It was, however, foon extinguished snd no daiwage sustained, farther than the loss of the tar, and the destruction of a part of the timber. Had it not been for the promptituge of attendance, and the vigor of exertion displayed by the different fire companies on the ground, we might hav had to wit jonflagration of imposing magnitude, involving an awful destruction of property. for the floating docks were decidedly in imminent being ennibilated by the flames. in consequ ignited timber being in such elore proximity. About half-past 7 o’clock last evening, a fire, r serious character, was discovered in the of Timothy Withers, Scott’s Alley, Frank- ar Broadway. Although a great number of the fire companies kept continually playing, the tire seemed, for the space of balf an hour, to bid defiance te every exertion of the hose, whereby the buildings, which stood in appreximate contiguity to the stable, were, for a considerable time, in a perilous condition. At length, after the Iapse of an hour and a half, they ied’ in extinguishing tl completely, which, however, destroyed seven very superior horses, five of which were the property of T. Withers, and the re- maining two that of another gentleman. A colored man, named Jobn Scott, to whose neglect the fire is ibuted, was taken out of the stable, nearly suifo- cated, and much burned. Fine —A_ fire waa discovered about half-past 11 o'clock on Thureday night, in the cellar of house No. 675 Washington street. It was soon extinguished, without any material damage. Scene in tie Orrice oF THEZConmMrastON®: oxarton.-On ‘Thursday mornin soene occured at the office of t | Emig resumed to be made happy. It appears that dur- jpg the forenoon ,a stout, healthy loc trom Monroe county, this State, where he resided, and but remarked, that he was |); 80 necessary for the com- and scclal heppiness of a farmer in a retired gbborbood; and iuorder to suit himself with the required belp, he had travelled to New York, and eall- ed on the Commirsioners of Emigration, believing that among their extersive importation of irish las would soon be suited. Mr. Thatcher, the police supei . ie utendent. very willingly exhibited his stock on hand. ‘The farmer went through the list of females, apparcutl: with much care; some he pronounced to be too oli and others too young. on Finally, he espied, sitting in corner, @ rosy cheeked, plump, healthy looking + This was the girl for the farm His eyes uired her she the country, country rituation, The | farmer looked al | walked around aud vt | not being able to please his fancy bet | again to Margaret, and after | tion with Mr. ‘Thate! pored ry that to be the best method of making careful in the management of his do- id. The question was popped to the fair damsel. who, blushing, dropped her head and con- The farmer made ie as he | Fortunately. at this time, Jus- toher called in, at all the farmer he clerk reading who blushed deep! by Klsting the nd laughed A ce a ‘2 | turing. tumbling, &e. onelusively the benefits good-looking. A black dress-c & Fouxn was picked y officer Meek troling his beat, An owner is wanted; a) Fourteenth ward Station House, Supnss Inusees -~"Thureday evening, about 6 o'clock, a young girl. 10 years of age, fell dowu in a fitin the | Yark from whence» she was immediately removed to the Alme House by officer McGrath | Fracture or we Ans.—A laborer, named John | ; living at 154 Allen street, was, with two other | w building in clock. when | of the two assistants | ud broke the arm of | treet, ys the stone fell, in consequen silowing their held to leoren, Waters, Run Oven Montague, re- ‘over, yeuterday, i and two o'elook, by driving at a turious A. sailor, named Jacob Grimwood, belonging to the rebooner Arab, lying at | jer 2K, Fast River, fell yexterday, about 1 o'clock, | rom the maet. Hie head came against @ coil of ebain lying on the deck, by which bis skull wae fractured, Tir body was, besides, greatly bruised Daowsen —On Thursday evening, about six o'sloek, Andrew Nickel 4 mate of the ship Tassel | Glover. lying ot of Spring street, while at- 9 825 fowt Jong. with 2 and is of deautital mod taken to Pier No ST, North | River, for the purpore of reoviving her machinery. We are \otormed that a contract har been made be- tween the New \ork and Havre Company. and Messrs, Weatervell and Meckay, for @ steamship to ran in company with the Franklin, which Is now nearly fm. iebed. he new versel is to be completed within one year Intereetixe Prom THe PLarses —Tar Barrie nereren the Troors avo Pawnres —Vesterday evening. Mr. Pierpont (erry arrived in this city from Fort Larawte, whieb place be left on the 9h of October, and Fort Kearney on the 20th of the same month, Mr. P. brings Dut little adottional news from the emigrants, A few companies bad reached Fort Seott, the Fur Compeny's +t, and would remain there during the winter Yihers were pushing on to Fort Bridger, where they expected to pas the winter; and some others, in ¢om- ny with \r Vasques, would go ae far as the Salt Jake nod perhaps attempt to cross the mountains. Before leaving the Fort, there was a beavy fall of now, bot it laid om the grownd only a few hours, The weather wae eold and bracing in the Platte, at the crossing. there w erunniog ice Mr Perry gives forther and more distingt particulars of the engage- ment of Lieut. Ogle. of Company V. United Staves Dragoons, with the Pawneee, which we noticed in our peper of Monday last, The eiroumstances are substan- tinily there: —The mail from Fort Kearny to Fort L venwerth accompanted by three men, was stopped at ibe Little Blve by the hostile demonsttations of @ band of Pawnee Indians The carriers retreated bask to the Fert. Lieut Ogie, with twenty eons, was rent opt ef an ercort beyond the point of danger, At the | Little Bine, the Indians commenced approaching him fecm various directions, and io email parties, wotil they had assembled over @ hundred men. Licat 0 manded to know their object, when they manifes! ho tile Intentions, He thereapon ordered his men to | fire upon them with their bolster pistols, and then with fabres in band eb 4 upon them, driving them into a ravine, where bis horses could not act so effectively. ‘The pursuit was continued some ti and then Lieut. | Opie, with bis party, returned fo the direction of the Fort, [tis impossible to state the loes of the Indians, A number were known to bave been killed and man; mere wounded Seven of Lieut. O.’s party were wound- ed. two of them supposed to be mortetly. was himeelf wounded by an arrow striking mouth, entting both lips, and his clothes completel: | riddled. The wounded. and an exprers, were sent bac! to the Fort. Col, Chilton, in command of the post, joined Lieut Ogle with a reinforcement, but they were | woable to overtake the Indians It was Col. © '* part. pore, in a few daye, —- ‘out with two companies and 8 pleoe of artillery, whip the Pawnees into proper bohat tor, ‘The mail was sent forw by Waldo & | Coe train, Waldo taking shange of it himself to Fort | Leavenworth,—Sr, Lowis (Mo) Republican, Now. 24. | Gen. ‘Thomas Holland was shot dead at Mobile, Als , on the 2th ult , by bis clerk, H. ©. MeClintock. “A do- mestic difficulty is said to have been the cause, | baust bis budget of wit, in order to please those who | a veto of genuine humor, and o flow of spirit and seal, Theatrical and Musieal, Bowgar Tnzatse.—This theatre was again crowded as usual, last evening. trom pit to gallery. The boxes shone resplendemt with fashion and beauty. The scene of such a house is animating and exciting.— Accordingly, as it has been all along with the perfor- mance of the “ThreeGuardsmen,”’ the performers exert- pe more opportanity to the numerous viniters in New York to see this beautiful piece, before sens who may not yet have opportunity of seeing one of the richest, most attras- tive snd animating dramas ever produced on avy stege. Baoapwar Trratre.—The brilliant and crowded audience which thronged this house last evening, on the occagion of Mr, Hudson's benefit, presenting, as it did, such a galaxy of dazzling beauty and fashion, was & flattering proof of the just appreciation of his emi. nently dererved merits as an actor and a vocalist, a gourantee that be will be, on bis future visits to New ceived and welcomed as an established favo- and an old frirmd, The performances consisted of ‘Soldier of Fortune,’ the * frish §Recruit,” and iepeare’s “ Catherine and Petruchio’ In the first ich ia by the author of t! Knight of Arva,’? 1. Hudsen drew forth the most spontaneous feelings of delight --apprebstions due je to the faithful actor wed the poetic author, Ip the © [rish Reeruit,” we felt for the sides of t audienge, lest their excessive laughter should have been too much for the human frame to bear. Mr, Hudson’s represeutations of the Hibernian characters were full of national vitality, and i d by the peculiar sweetness of his voice, nce of bis musical execution, which has re him attractive to a degree. He has won for hineell an vvfading name. But he has now rhown that his accomplishments are not coxfined alone tothe Trish caste, for his Petruchio wa: vivid «nd animated portraiture of Shakepeare’s bold and dashing tamer of the sbrew. ‘This evening, the same bill is presented, and thore who could not ebtain room last night will find ——- of amusement to-night, though we will not promise them accommodation unless they apply early. Nino's Ganvex.—Yesterday evening, being the bene. fit of the wonderful rope dancer, Leon Javelli, this splendid and much frequented establishmes * presented an uncommonly brilliant assembly, coms ising the beauty and fashion of New York. The entertainments selected for the occasion were of a ver amusing character, consisting of the fea! el family on the tight rope, the last new and successful antomime of * Nicodemus,’ the first act of the grand liet of “ Giselle,’ and the grand spectacle of the “Bedouin Arabs.” ‘The most daring and astoundin, feats of Leon Javelli, on the tight rope. fpectacle of t dou admiration and applause of the whole house. This elegant place of amusement will close until Menday, tor the purpore of rehearsing the extraordinory and gorgeour novelty about to be produced by the Ravel mily, with entirely new scenery, dresses, properties, and decorations. Buntoy’s Tiearre.—Burton is always getting up something new, and seldom fails of a good hit. he bill of last evening was something to enjoy after a dull day at the counter, the desk, or the workshop. The “Serious Family” are anything but serious; and the burletta ot the * Que urband.” and the new ex- travaganza ot “ Mrs. {Bunbury’s Spoons,” keep up the fun amazingly; songs and dauevs to dill up the inter. vals, ure like champagne betwoen the courses ofa game dinner; they give @ zest to the substantials, and an edge to the evjoyment of the whole programme. Bur- tou and Brougham, either in getting up a bill, or in getting off @ play, are bound to excel. the adver- Lisement of the bili for to-night, Cyaxrnav’s Nationat Tusatne.—The “Happiest Day of my Life,” an exciting and mirth-stirring farce, jn which Jeffexyon and Burke, and ap excellent east, deride, displayed the highly comic powers of the com- opening plece | e ext followed the deep, sympathetic, poetical tear-moving, mournfel, sentimental, me pastoral, rural drama’ of “Li jen d Linda was played with y . ‘Then came the *Mandsome Husband,” and again Mre. Bowers displayed th talents in performing well, im quite heavy task on the sume evening. TI ther rich and talented programme of attractive per- formances is presented to the public. Ocyuric Theatae.—The performances at this house’ Jast evening, were for the benefit of Mr. Yates, The Dill of performance was # good one, and consisted of four pieces, with some very fine entertainments, by way of interlude. The comedy of * The Queensbury Fete, or Who's Your Frievd,”’ was frst on the list. It is laughable piece, well worth witnessing. A o —— clog medley and several performances on the accor were fellowed by the capital burlesque of “ Amy or Who Loves Hest?” the «Post Boy” and ballet entitled “Sandy acecrdeon performan: ‘There is no want of attentior manegement, when euch « bill of performance is put forth, Such efforts certainly deserve patronage. Crnrety’s Orrna House. —To-day at three o'clock, tra concert, th wae for ly int Th nedeg performan- ayn attended by large audiences, who gone- retire highly pleased with the negto melodies choruses, as sung by this celebrated band. *, Aston Prack.—Dan Ries, the celebrated takes bis benefit to-night. He promises to ex- way favor him with their presence at the Circua, Mile. Kora wilgexhibit her extraordinary equestrian nd the Biber members of the company will go through their various exercises, in gymnastics, pos There will be an afternoon per- formance at three o'clock. Amrnicas Museow.—The whale, crocodile, bea- | constrictor, rettlcrneke, with many other great ral eurfosities, exbibit 6 thie popeta red devilles, pantomime: 4 entertainment are from three to five, and from half- past reven to ten o'clock. | ‘or'® Bexerrr.—This favorite comedian takes | benefiton Monday evening next. He prese | fine Dill, and no doubt hie friends will rally aud give bim a bumper. Garay Novecry —Niblo's Garden will be loved for ‘one week. inorder for the proper arrangement of seenery, drerses decorations, transformations gical « to the product! ROTgeoUs Fpectacle. ema . always desirous of doing everything Su firet rate style, has consequently clored bie utiful theatre forthe express, purpose of reheersive aud perfecting the complicated inachinery to be ured in the splendid piece to Le played on Men- day the 17th December. Thr Misers Barewan.—The manager of the Broad. way Theatre. bea engaged these youthful tragedians, and they wiil appear on Monday evening next, in Sbakepeare’s Tregedy of “Richard Ill.” The sountey papers generally speak in the highest terms of eulogy renrding their bistrionle talent. Independent of their hnowledge of stage effect. they are anid to possess which gives a relich to the jeste of the hor. or rae Nive.—This is @ very nd in an artistic polot of view. From Washington. No Speaker yet—no House—no Message—ao Treasury Report—no nothing of any importance from Washington. Gn the last ballot, Winthrop: stood 102, and Cobb 66. The House meets again to-day, and probably may fimsh the straggle by the election of Winthrop, whose friends stand’ firm. We have received the report of the Auditor of the Post Offiee Departmen’, and find the following: diserepencies between Mr. Collamer, the Post- master General, and Peter G. Washington, the Auditor:— ¥ AUDITOR'S REPORT, BY POST MASTER’s: Balanee of revenve to the oretit ‘REPORT, Post Office department, and receipts from all sourges for the y + $6,084 001 89 $4,905,178 28 Expend' 4,477 668 72 4,479,049 12 Revepue on band... 600,38 17 691,083 TO Uneollected dues... 86.700 69 00,000 00- Here is another evidence of blundering, that we did not expect in the Post Office Department. We anticipate great discrepancies and great blunders: and great fan in the otber report. A Washington correspondent states that it would not be surprising if the President’s Message and the Tieesury Report both leaked out, as the Post Office Report did, before the Speaker is chosen. Jf so, we may have the Message to-night or to-morrow. Thiet entertaiament comes off patlo Rooms §The programme pieces, 8 Reve. violinist will display bis ‘olos and concerted pieces. t he superintendence of Mr. Madam ) (iler Tal reenas: and Mr. Dempster is giving concerts at Albany. Viva Vock Vorine 1 Coxoness —From the n of government until the third session of wenty-fifth Congress, elections for Speaker, Clerk, and other officers of the House of Rep n. tativee, were uniformly held by ballot. In 184, and | at vanions other times, attempts were made to | change the manner of election to vira gore, but without euceese, until December 3, 1838, at the last meeting of the Twenty. fi b Conazess, when, at the election of Clerk, in place of W. 8S. Franklin, de- ceased, the House, on mouon of Mr. Dromgoole, | # a democratic member from Virginia, resolved that the election should be rina vorr,, and Hugh A Gaerlend was elected Clerk. A week afterwards, viz, on the 10th of December, on motion of Mr. Dromgoole, the 1th role of the House was adopt- ed, by a vote of 126 to 85, by which it was ordered thet in future all elections by the House should be viva vere. The adoption of this rule was opposed by Mesere, Wise, Pickens, Fillmore, and others; nnd at the next Congress, December, 1839, Mr. Ogden Hoffman moved to rescind it, but the House refueed, and it has ever since continued a standing tule of the House, having now been in use eleven years. Desravction of ram Rocnestar Cery Mints.— A short time since we had the unpleasant task of recording the partial destruction of the city mills by fire. General b 8. Beach soon put ther im as good a mpning condition as ever, and up to Mon- day night was doing an extensive and flourishing business. At this time there were 12,000 bushels of wheat in the binns upon the upper floor, and a cargo of 2,600 bushels was then partially unioaded. A young man, nemed Frank Lucas, who slept in a bedroom by side of the mill, was awakened about one o’e eee ae, morning, by a tre- mendous crash, and without waiting to ascertain exactly what it wae, he broke ont his bedroom window, and jumped into the street. He then found that the excessive weight of the wheat had broken down the upper floor, which, in ite fall, had carried the others with it, and being unfortunately direetly over the race, the wheat was all washed away, ond floated down the riv had a narrow escape, for had ed ny other part of the mill, nothing could have saved him. In addition to the loss of the wheat, the demage to the biniding must amount to six or eight thousand dollars. In consequence of the race being destroyed, all the mills and machinery below it are compelled to stop work until the calamity can be remedied, thas throwing a large number of industrious mechanics out of ment.— Rochester, N. Y., Advertiser, Dec. 5. THIRTI-FIRST CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, DOMBes Wasiixorox, Friday, Deo, 7, 1849, The Senate met, aud without doing any business> adjourned. House of Representatives, ‘Wasnina ron, Friday, Deo, 6, 1949, On motion of Mr. Baviy. of Virginia, the House Proceeded to jvote for Speaker, with the following re- sulls:— VOTES FOR SPEAK: Candidates, Winthrop. of Maos, whig. Cobb, ot Georgia, dom. Rich Wilmot, of Pen Gentry, of ‘Tom Bowden, of Ala, Booth, of Conn. |, of dom, . Strong, of Penn, dem. Morte, of La., dem... jecestary to a choi Bighest vote (for W © There is no ¥ given. in our d cording to the ou Messrs, Crowell, Campbell, and Howe (free soilers) changed to-day, and voted for Winthrop. After there four efforts, the House adjourned till to- morrow, (Saturday ) jc Caucus at Washington, Purcavenesta, Deo. 7, 1849, A full attendance of democratic members met in eal this ev viny, at Washington, in th» represen- tative chamber, on the subject of the Speakership, Mr. Cobb made @ brief speech on the oecasion, in which, it is said, he declined being any longer a candidate for that ofiice. Demoer News from Vexas—The Cotton Crop—Anti- clpated Indian Hostilices, Menrits, Tenn., Dee, 6, 1849. Advices bave been received from Texas to November 12th, stating that (he cotton crop throughout the Btate wes chorter than was even expected, and the news from every quarter continued unfavorable, General Brooks bad received an important rumor, announcing that the Camanches, Wachitas, and other powerful Indian tribes, had leagued, to war with the whi In consequence of this, the military expedition had been recalled, aad the frontier garrison etrength- « Affairs In Donnessee. Menrnas, Te ecember 6, 1849. The Legislature of this State have passed a law byy which Memphis and South Memphis have been united in one charter, ‘The weather is very unfavorable, and but little busi- ness is doing. Good middling cotton is quoted at 10); & 102¢0,, thor 19340. the sales, principally, are at 1034 @ Crneinwart, Deo. T—P, M, ‘The extensive pork. packing establishment of Messrs, Pugh & Co., in Sycamore street, was discovered to be on fire about half-past 2 o'clock this afternoon, and in five minutes afterwards the entire premises were in names, The fire communicated to the extensive house of Meners, Stagg & Sharp, reducing two of the largest establishments the city to ruins, in less than one hour. The buildings opposite, on Court and Sycamore streets, were several times on fire, but were saved by the acti The flames are now almost + Pugh’s house was full of provisions, including 3,000 dressed hogs, the whole of which will prove @ total loss. It ie imporsible to state at present the amount of the loss sustained by this calamity, but it is doubtless very heavy. BStegg & OC large stock of hams was destroyed. Both houses were partially insured. Southern Mali—Later from Havana, Barrimone, December 7—9 P, M, The Southern mail has come to hand, with advices from Havana to the 27th ult., which state that sugare had a downward tendenoy, and that prices were only sustained by the heavy shipments, PPIng kv tellzence. Sept 2, raved uli: ecbr Vinevard, Ta od—*hi raitar: Traxillo, Barn, Doe 3. Cleared—Ships Cordetin, Mobile; Sth, Saratoga, New Yorks Portia, Doo $. 1, Vous and | B For= 14 Corvo, Thomaston, for New lelphias Clanter, Al~ New Yor! Say wor, Deo 6, er, New York. Provinener, Dee 6, F Randolph, and Wao Albany: Margaret Aon, New ina Mom tnt, Albany} Asboliay +, New a es. 4 Oregon, Now York. e701, Doo 6. Artived—Sioop Rxccl, New York. Wann, Deo 8. Failet—Sobe Charles Herbert, San Francisco. Cieared 6th—Sbip Tuke, Valparaiso. Artived— Sobre M De. B Corbett, Phitatet ors Anotnen Mrsrenrovs Disarrrarance, ann Pro- narie Muttorn ww Bosrox.—The following facts ceoneerming the unsecountable disappearance of a gentleman of eminent standing among: the legal ved from undoubted authority. On Tuesday, the 27th ult., James R. Rowe, Esq., a lawyer of high standing, and a resident of Ait bany, N. Y., arrived ya this city for the exprese A delay purpose of taking a lengthy deposition, ‘our days occurred in accomplish- ‘of two, three, or ing the bueiners, on nccount of the deponent not being in the city. Mr. Rowe stopped at one of the best hotels in the city, and called at the office of a legal gentleman, both’ on Wednesday and Fri« day, the 28th and 30th ult. Thorsday, the 29h ult, being Thankegrving, he did got eall at that gentleman's office, so far ee is known. On Satur- dey last, he was seen at his hotel, about two o'clock P. M., at which hour he left, saying that he was ho 2 to a lawyer's office. Since that time, nothing has been heard from him by those with whom he had ness in the city; neither has he attended to taking the deposition referred to, = Wy, L- het 80 pH 8 — in leaving ny! tel ie despate! at Albeny, was reeeived ia the iy Veter, mak- ing the simple inquiry = rt. J. R. Rowe in Boston ? y this, it seems that he is not in Al- bany, that hie friends in that city are beginning to feel somewhat anxious as to his whereabouts, fr. Rowe is known to have some money in, his possession after his arrival here, and three prem: poren, two 1,100 each, and the third for $800. city 1 would like te he ny concerning him.—Boston Advertiser,