The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1854, Page 2

“THE LAKE SHORE TROUBLES, CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. LETTER FROM GUL CORRESPONDENT, MEBTING AT ERIE. SPEECH OF MAYOR KING, The U. 8. Marshall and Mis Aids Arrested. Wewspaper Accounts and Opinions. Proceedings in the U, 8. Court at Pittsburg, &o., &o., Our Erie Correspondence. Eun, Pa, Jon 11, 1854 wealion of Hosiilities An Armistice Agreed (o—The Track eit Lata Over the Disputed Ground Witwout Opposition Masi Meeting of the People, ho., &e For the present the railroac difficulty is set at rest, both parties having agreed to a cessation of hostilities for about twenty days, as will be seen by the report of two meetings which have taken place here today, ands synopsis of which I send ycu. So, no apprehensions need be entertained till the expiration of that time; but it must not be supposed, from this, that the people of Erie have at all receded from their former position, for if then the ra lroad company refuse to accede to their terms, they qwill again, as they say, ‘p'ace themselves upon their fights.” It is hoped, ia the meantime, that some action ‘will be takem by the courts and Legislature which will be fatisfactory to both parties, though what that may be the future alone can determine, Last evening an attempt was made to burn down the Bix mile bridge at Harbor Creek, but it was frustrated by the people themselves. This bridge is about twenty rods Jong. Now, it may appear strange that the people should Prevent the destruction of railroad property, when it 1s wonsicered what feelings of ¢nmity they entertain towards the company; but (and I give it only as «common ru- ‘oor,) it isseid that the attempt to destroy it was made Dy persons in the employment of the company, By this means, it is argued woat anodium would be fastened wpen tbe Feople of Harbor Creek, who would natarally be muepected of hay.ug dope it. It may be observed, im this ©onnecticn, that the speakers from Harbor Crees, at the ‘Meetiog, promised that the Marshal should receive no on fiom them, in the event of the track being ed under his super risio1 ‘Tke Marshal commenced this morning the relaying of the rails where they had been torn up by order of the ‘May cr, ano did pot meet with any hindrance from the ple. As this is but the work of » few days, commant cation will be almost immediately resumed ostweea the Eastero and Western liars ‘Tos travelliag public will then only have to walk » few 6 to the other; whereas at conveyed in’ stages over a distance miles. Thismorcing, as I stated, a mesting w: with the view of making sme compromise wita tue com. yy. Ts was conveved in the Common Couacil cham- ir, at LO o’clock, A. M., Jan. 11, 1854 to receive and Oonrider # proposition relating to railroad matters, from the Marshal of the Unites States Court ani the Erie and Northeast Railroad Oowpany. Whereapoo, Mayor Kiag ‘was appointed president of the meeting, aad the foliow ing rerolutiors passed :— Resolved. That the ‘be permitted, Failroad track to idges on Cr aoré.s French street sad Febuilt over the track lying west o. #r: Failroad matters now i Litgetion shall be log Beeolved, That the meetizg do now adjoura, ty aot at tho Court Loure, at two o'clock, ¥. M.. to receive the answer of the Mamhal acd the Kailr sd Company In accurdanse with the fore. cing resolutions, another mveeting was beld this afternoon, toc usider what further Measures should be adopt d, and :o hear what propost tion Mr. Metcaif, ove of the Erie Railroad Directors, bad to make on bebalf of the company. At least our bs: fore the appointed tims the people assem dled in crowds in front of the Town Hall, wich banners fl) ing and drama Desting, avd ihe greatest rutbusiaem prevaisd amongst them. lcdeed, if it be fair to jutge from the present @tate of public feelng, the peop's im this towa are as de. termined as wen cau be in preventing what thoy term “the encroachments of a great reilr.ad moaopoly.”” At two o'clock between two and three thonssad peop’ e seem bled in the Town Hall—an immense gathering for #0 pmails town as Eric, The meeting was called to order by th = lacteeck of Mr. Kiog, Mayor fie, an Provident, ard Mr. David Kennecy acd James Bradley, Esq, an Vice Presidents, aud 3. Mervin Smith, Exq , ss Soceevary After the meeting was organized, it was ang yunced that Mr. Metcolf was outeide of the hall, and the: he hada opotition to make on betalf of the railroad cwpauy. IR hee did not make fis Appearance in the mevticg, wow aver the Presicent went out acd received the propuuitiva, which was presented ir writing. While the Presi¢ent was absent, Mr. Loway addres d the weeting sub. tantially as follo During the absence of the Mayor ws may se will p haps, in aqaiet way, keep sight of the origival caw that ba: excited thin commanity; aud in doing so it wil be remem bered thet we stand upon @ piece of Ud's 00% stool, Known aa the top chimuey of Pennsylvazia aud cha’ Pennsylvania exteuts from the lakes to tre eeadoard. We wtard here in Peoorylysois We are a littl awe New York, upon the one side of her, adopted railroad upon a etx foot geugs aad & foir feet eight and a half inch gauge. Yet we wore «l vd Obio. wpon the west. aod oot only her, but tae whele West, adepted her four feet ten incb gaoge. Asn oonsa- quence these roads had to meet at soms point ant woe-e sver that point met it was ostural that there sould 944 preak of ge We sa¥ our position, and while ‘ond Company ay down their bat that the yest be not We bave taken the best legal advice ae to any step we Dave moved. Cities, boroughs, towns, and incividuals, well as railroa’s; aud remember one thing go forth to the world— that po Court em earth has Vie are wrong. nd that the cfor are not right They mre te it down, Mr, Reporte raid thet Herbor Creek peinciplee we are ornten | hight. apd will he decided to be so by the courts, Toere principles have taker too deep root to ba obliter | wed, They never can v¢ obliierated, We may | cie or be killeé; but you might as well tr; ra’s molghty fall with » geatie m the freemen of this city and | coun'y S ateo! Peaveylvavia afi m adherence | to principle aod right. The railroad company never haa er the permission or right to blosk up the puolie zbway in Barbor C.cék, or toobstruct the stree:s of this y by the erection of bridges in and the layiog of the track over them. Never, Oa the eontrary, its charter | probib.te ard the Jaws of the State forbid such obstruc- | Nore, 1 confess that, to assemble here quietly aad talk | cver these ma tera with men @rough on hand to rip the whole road, from York State to Unio, i au hour, and at the same tine the United States Marshel quietly procesd ing with bis track laying in the city, makgs your and my biood—run smooth, and gives us extieme satisfaction. Do not, and you must not, infer that I had the lasst intention of ending the last sentence differently. Bat the fact is, about a menth ago sven writs were served on me; ® few days after, five more, and this morn- | to st pthe force of Mia breath as to eradicate fr owe ing another, citing ‘me to appear at P bug neat ‘Moncay, and show cause why rhould not be jugged | These writs, however, aro preli: minvry injunctions, and decide no merita. (A xeatlman in the awéting hers asked Mayor King what the Iss; writ on him f, I cannot imagioe why this last served. It professes to say for res sting Depaty Marsbal Sproul, in taking our Harbor Creek brethren to Pittsburg. Why, gentlemen, Mr Sproul was never bet. ter treated than he was by ‘us. We treated hia with every attention and kindness; there was not an uokind cr ap ungentlemacly word ssid to him at the time, and only any time, thet could be referred to. O:hersand myself interceded with him to allow four of as good men a ever breathed, to go through Pennsylvanis to Pittsburg, in- stead of going by way of Cleveland; he agreed to our re- quest. We were well satisfied, and had no idea that the railroad companies were golng to drag us to Pittabure for this. This isanother outrage in the series of oppreasions we bave to uxdergo; but, gentlemen, we are not half whipped—not roused up'yet, and bend by we will give them a legal whipping that ‘they will remember. toou at Harbor Creek and Erie. Two small to hting ap a'most all powerful combi an. 14 most wealthy railroad monopoly in worli—for hs, Pennsylvania bes sustained us most nobly, ean ride over us. Phila- Gelphia has subscribed two millioos by an almost unsat- most vote of her councils, to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad. and we never can be grateful enough to her. The Goverpor has no idea that our righte shall be tram pled upon, and the Legislature and judiciary will sustain us. Iam aware that the press condemns us; but much of this condemnation is hired and paid for. His Horor the Mayor of all Erie, comes infor a full share, Mr. Lowry fora greater. So let it be—we can stend it. Excuse the digression, but, gentlemen, I had ro ides that ® poor country lad like myself was ever to become so no- torious. My father was a Pennamite, and done service for his country in the last war with Great Britein; his father wane lieutenant in the Revolutionaryarmy—re- ceived from Pennsylvania a grant of fonr hundred acres of lard im this county, for forming a treaty with the Six Nat ons of Indians; assisted in carrying the noble but wounded Lafayette from the field; and when this boon friend cf Wasbington returned to’ visit the country, the freecom to which he had c¢ntributed so much to estab lish, he apd Lieutenant King, both old and infirm, Tushed into each others and wept lite children, But to return, gentlemen; to the proposition, let it be accepted. It 15 the best we can at present do Tke following is the Froposition whish the President received frcm Mr. Meteaif, the railroad director:— That the railroad company be 4 teet 10 inch track to Frone ; that nothing be do towards crecting the bridges on French and Stase str until after thenex) election of a board of directors of company, anc then not uotil after fifteen days notice, The foregoing resolu ion met with much opposition, but after rem rks from the Prerident, Jacge Sterrit, Wil won late » Eq, and others, it was almost unsnimoasly pte Mr MoGit, @ resident of Herbor Cresk, promised, on bebal’ ct the people cf that place, that no opposition theuld be made to the Marshal In the course of bis rema ka he expressed his rm conviction that the at- tempt which was made yesterday, to bura the Six-mile bridge, wae the act of thé railioad employes. After the proposition was acoapted the meeting ad Jonrmed. And eo ends for the present the war betwoen the Erieans, the Harbor Creckians, and the Erie Railroad Company. CIRCULAR OF NEW YORK MERCHANTS. The undersigaed, merchants of the city of New York, engaged in the South the rail mand Western trade—in view of é difficulties which now exist at Erie, in the it Pennsylypnia, togetter with the uncertainty of an early adjustment of those ¢ificulties, and the obstacles thereby created, to the uviaterrupted, ecoaomioal and ex- peci 1 us trapaporta ion of merchandise to the West, for the early spring trade, by the usual raitroad route through the territory of the State of Pennsylvania—have deemed it jucicious and advisable to seek some other route where- by mercba: way to the Weat may not be and- jected to the vexatious detentions and oppressions which ‘bow hamper it at Eri Thev theretore issue this circular to the merchants of the West and Southwest who may desire to make early 8. ipmente of goods from New York prior to ths opening of lake rav gation, apprising them thereay that they have united ip mak'pg an srrapgement with responsible for- wai ders for the delivery. withiu a specified time of such 40 de ws may be purcbared of their respective firms this Fp ing, at the usual ports of travsbipment ov the Ohio and Mieria ippt rivers, at prices below the published rates f.r carriage by apy of the routes from the Atianti: to the Wrst avd that it will be their costinued endeavor tokeep the pri es on aa equality at least with thoce which may be acopted ard published hereafter, in good faith, by re- popsicle and re-pectabd'e propristors or conductors of apy 8 wi ler and equelly reliable and ex peditious mode of con yeyarce to the Weat, By this arrepgenent goods will be transported from New Y rk to Ba timore by a daily line of rteamere, and thence by the Baltimore anc Ohio Railroad to W! ‘ing Virginia, on the Onto river, thue eecuring the chaspert, surest and post expr dit ous conveyance tothe West, The u x ereigned refrain on this occasion from indolg- hilacelpbia and the easter. portion of Peaosylyania ‘aw it, they were not quite as ready to act as we were. Northeast anc Erie railroad was created in 1842— | bat is, the road extending from this to the New York | Iwas inthe Logivature of Psonsylravia ia ed I voted for the Northeast snd Erie railroad, | was told that I wae voting for a road to connect Erie (Langbter.) The Northeastern | ad vith a stone quacry tailroad Company gave & i¢s conuection on tae ssst— ymuch fir that Ia 18)0aad something tha Legale. | are of Penvsylyania created a company from thia to the Ybio State line, I: was sneaked through the Logisl; are. A Vorce—That was in 1849, Mx. Loway—And so there was ‘oad from Eris te the State line. The peojle of Eria for some cause or | | ther—probabl; because they felt that this was a mo reptous qves'ior—cid not take oat their charter, aad ne Legislature in 1850 repealad the charter of 1549. Then chat vas the next more? Different dev ces ware ur pose of makirg this connection rty gotup the proj-ct of making # » the Pitteburg ani Erie Railroad An-ther plan as | ino got up; but the masa of tie people did not cere wai'h | | | ar adopted. so they had @ connection between the Xast ad the Wes; New York and Ohio were satisded tn spnaylvania khould permit each of thos Stetes to come ¥; bat tbe rajtroae men cf the cour try serine the posi D * wire in, intended 10 rue the road of the west past ut barbor of Evie avd make an exchange at some poiat at of Penos;lvania where Perneylvanis could not reach by any means rhe could slopt That awakened the sople of this place About the time ths wrvag was to yconsummated the Frapklin Canal Co , with its charter ‘om this to the Ohio State line, was completed. Reilroad fon were then very clever feliows—they iavited us tos ceral banquet at Brown's Hotel. Railroad mea repre soting miliions cf dollars, from Boston, New York, Aloa i ind, Chicago, 3b. We went cthe banquet; jt masa; edeved in iakiog this connection that we were only affering our streets to be bicckaded for ths time b rg; but when they got us there ‘together—waea nd qgten of the things of this world ani drank perhaps prudent, Alfred Kelly, #ho ‘an President, broached the subjec'; he in'roiucsd to ig arsembled guests ** Mise Franklin Onosl,” » b-aatifal dy from the Buckeye State. (Langbter.) bea whe roased the Ohio ling,’’ be said, she was timid ass few od when she came to Walaut crsek, she trem ied a’ she jood on its western bank and gazed imto ite guif, bat re- overtng herself, wita a single bound abe leapt tot aetern bank, as she would viosteen miles eastwardly ‘om Erie into the arms of J)san Ricbrhond, the Eastern ‘ing—and their nuptials would be ¢Isbra'sd ia Bult.!o rough all coming time’’ [he declaration was nusx- voted. Coming from sueh a foarce, from such bigh aus sority, at such « time, it sturo-d—absolately stunned us eppgylvanians {nto Filence Mr Lowney procested to epeak at still greater leacth pon the wrongs which he believed the prople of Erie had affered from ths railroad company, aod conoladed by tating ‘bat be. too, had been rmmoned tes Pitt barg ail, like Mr. Kilpatrick and others, because he had stood 7 them in their neceasi:y—becasoe, whan they were sr seted and in the act of bring taken of to Pitteharg ioe alf nabed conditior, he had giver them his own clothes » shield them from the Inclemen: © weather Mayor Kixc stated substantially as {olows: Fellow (itizens—I will rot detair you buts few moments hie evening. The proposition of Mr Metcalf, ‘he only silroac director in the eity, you bave beard. It is oot | bat we want, and if it was asything more thaae mere smporary arrengement, withou the concessioa by Har or Oreek and ourselves of any principle or l«zal rigt, hould most certainly oppose it. An tt is, and uater the couliar circumstencey in which we are placed, a0. owing > the urgent advice from our sttormeys and repr ves at Harrisburg, and ovr Harbor Oreck frien ttorney at Pittsburg, I will strooate it. Iams bet Mr. Metcalf, in meking it, bes done at we'll ae he ould. The United States Marshal must not be resisted, fd Iam proud in being ab'e to ray tha! [ have aor beard 5e person prc pone, or ip any manner hin! at, the {i selatance te Uhis officer in the execution of the or be United States Court. The worst featare coutemplated y this p tion (if contemplated it is io the eompro- iise,) in that the track goss through and over the public ‘way in Harbor Greek, while it is aliowed to coms only renoh street in the c ty, leaving & break «reap where be two bridges or nuisance) wre removed. (-atiemen will never consent to any arrangement of any kiod or bout Harbor Oreck also consents to it Wehive | yught this ight together, aud together we mast sink | rewim. Harbor Creek hae stood ap nodly io dsfease f Inward order, and in observing and enforsing righis uarapteed by the Constitation cf Pennsylvania ao) so | are we. All we can do, stoul | tas proposition pass this eoticg, and thus be binciag, for the time being, on the silroad company and citizens of Fria, 1: to use our best adeavor: with the good people of Harbor Creek to induce ing in an’ comments on the extraordinary piossediugs which bave taken place, and are still going on, at Erie in the State of Pennsylvania, and which bave laid on them the imperious necessity cf taking the steps which this ciroular aonounces. it to the enli matter, and io such mey be judged moxt expedient, when the vat importance of the various public and private inter. erts of the Wert ard South, which are so rertonsly em barra sed thereby, are token into consideration. New York Jacuary 11. 1864 JR Jaffray & Sonn, 73 Broadway, Dewen McNamee & Co, 112 Broadway. Clarke Wateon & Co., 1 Ww. Hi, ¢. 245 Pearl rtreet. a end demanding that that who was notin town, should be delivered into théfr Hands. The more re. spectable citizens of Erie, of course, repudiate all ides of baving any connestion with this mob; but they must re member that their own bands have kindled the fire which ROW prc ves $0 uncomfortably hot, Oa the sams ersaing & report reached Erie that Mr Kasson was oa the t to Herbor Cree, ano would be io Erie with the rest of the passergery. Iu gonsequscce of this a party cf men pro» ceeded to the defor, with the all-ged iovat of arresting thet gentleman upon m Justice's warrant. Mr. Kasson wan vot there 4 report wax sent over the O'Reilly live lact evening, tating that the people had *agreed’’ to let the track oa the Erie and State Iiaw road be laid coma to within one hancrad rode cf the Erie and Cle No such reement’’ bas been made, anc we | un¢oubted authority that the report is unfounded. The rauroad ecmpeny, supported by the law, will proseed with the relaying of their track and the rebuilding of the bridges on the entire line of roac. A portion of the road was completed yesterday, and the remainder will be put through without any delay. [From the Pittsburg Post, January 12.) The Cleveland editors are beginning to see ths utter ab surdity of their late wrath agains: all Penosylvanis on the occa: ion of the late ditfiovlties at Erie. hey charged the whole State of Pennsylvania vith alcost every kind of crime, and set their scbeming braios at work to devise ways ard means to ruin ali the best interests of the entire State of Prrnsylvania | Pennrylvania Legislature that repraled the te orized the charge of gauge they de morylvania Judge thst imprisons taose who are engaged im tearing up that road. The Furat Cily Democrat only a fow days ago, ws exalting over a false report that large orders to Pit‘sburg manufac:urers had been withdrawn by Obioans. It is now hurraing for Judge Irwin, ef Pittebure Weil neighbor Democrat we told you tong ago you were | too fast, and mush toe aburive. Pennsylvania willde justice by dae course of law; but she will neither be frightened, nor defrauded, nor blackguarded, without re- .} P fhe Democrat also represents the Marshal of our dis. trict as having employed great severity in arresting the persons brought to Pitteburg. Itisnottrue. They came like gentlemen, and were treated as such, (Frou the Boston Atlas j We| have read the sta:ement o! the Mayor of Erie, anc also ihe message of Governor Bigler, in relation to 6 Exte riots, and we mdst say that they are both un- worthy cf the source whence they emanate. ‘Th policy of then officials is more narrow than the gauge of the reilroada of which they speak. Tbe iiea of o trade, and compelling the pe »ple of the West to do buri- nese with Phi adelphis or Erie, is too small for the Gover- nor of any State. The statements which have been mace,that Evie inten to compel travellers to buy “cake and beer” in Pennsylvania, though not parhaps liters lly true, is @ pretty felr representation of the displayed, ever by the Governor himself. Lot the ev: cf Vi late> law rest upon the heads of those who are gov- erned by such narrow seltishoess. (From the Michigan Expositor.] The business men of Erie are now feeliog sensibly the il) effects of their outrsgeous and lawless conduct. We bave seen, within fhe past twenty-four houra, three or ders {rom firms in Ohio and Michigan, to wholesale heases in Buffalo, all accompanied by letiers stating that the writers hac been in the habit hitherto of tradi t Erie, but ‘‘aow decline any further trade at that it.” We trust the'example of these men will be fo! d by all; and we see that ata late Rica Ws Toledo they resol to Jock to some other place for their supply of coal, all of which the formerly purchased at Eri THE BRIE RIOT CASE—UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. $¥rom the Pittsburg Journal, Jan. 12.) Honorable Judge Irwin on the bench United States ve. Ira Shirin, John Kilpatrick et al purp we of hearicg ar- guments in regard to the application for a new hearing as tothe commftment of Ira Shirwin and others, eom- mitted for breach of injunction. A W. Loomis and E. M. Stanton on the part of the United Sates; H. Hepbarn, 8. W Bick, and Babbitt, for prisoners Mr. Hepburn asked that the priscners be broxght into conrt, to which Mr. Stanton objected. Mr H then pre- sented the followiog petition, praying that they shoul’ beves fu ther hearing: Buflelo & State line R, R pi the Circutt Court of va. the United States, City cf Erie, Ira Shirwin and Western Olstrist others. J of Pennsyleania. To the Honorable Judge of the Circuit Court of the United States, Western District of Pennsylvania: The tetas of Irs Soirwin, of Harbor Creek Towaship. in the County of Erie, renpectfully abeweth : That your petitioner is imprisoned in the county jail of Allegheny County im the raid Western District of Pennsylvania, on A,wartapt iskued by said Court, for an alleged sontempt thereof, in disobeying » certain preiimiaary injunction of the said Court, enjoining kim from doing any injary to the track of the Ene apa Northeast Railroad Compaay, ond that notice of the rule for his com mitment was served on your petitioner en the — (ay of uary, , to ap: pear and avtwer on 6th inst., that the distanse of travel being about 110 miles by stage route, or 7 miles by stage, and 240 by railroad, it was impossible for him to procure bis testimony, and come prepared for a bearing on such short noice particularly as the depositions against him were all taken ezparte withoat notice and he bad po knowledge of the particular acts alleged as breaches of the injunst on. Ard at the time the notice was served on bim to ap- pear, and nearly all the attornies in Erie county bein, : sent, be bad not the menus of obtaining g 20d Leal advice as to the nature of the proceeding against him, or what was recessary to be done in respect to it. Hence, his case was forced tom hesriog without a fair opportu: ni'y for him to procure ter'imony in his defence, or oth- erwire prepare himsel! or bis counsel for the coatroversy. i titiorer far ber says that in truth and fect he has not, disobeyed thei: jaxetion but heth, ed mod the rane. That he hath e me y de- sign whatever to dirotey the same in future; bat intends, ard will hereafter keep and observe the nail ivjucctiva tu all things. He therefore prays the honorad'e coart to heer te: timony in bis behalf, and make such order for hia relief a to equity and justice eball appertain acd be wil pray, &o And further, ttat {f, in svy particular, peti Yiorer hath viclated the ipjuncticn of said cour, (of whiea he is nut conscious ) he regrets it, and wil’ carefully here- after abstain from an; von Mr. Hepborn stated tha: th fo. ere was committed fo t fiawl, mad that they Wer BOW prepared to produce affidavits in sireat op posi tion to the affidavits procuced against thsm on the day the order of the ecurt was made, Toe prisoners wee gentiewen of the highest rerpeotabi ity, and the coussel were prepared to rbow that they werr guilty of ay lite vio'ation cf the law as his Honor. He then made a mo- tion that the prisoners be brcught intocourt, and cited bumerour authorities to show that such was the proper course to proceed Mr. Hepbarn was fo.lowed by Mr. Sisnton io ana@ble argument. Mr. Stantor pteted tha: this was @ proeseding ia ch apoery in the Court of the United States, and that the practice of the court was governed by the rules of the Chavoery Court in Englan’. The first question that arone in bis min’ was the position of the prixoners. How did ibey come bere? Op the 19th Deormoer tbe court had issued on it junct on enjoloing upon the prisoners to de sist from committing infringements of the law; that der on which the pri Moulton & Pub y snd 6 Barclay streets, 1, 0. Wiron & C»., 12 & nnd! street, Dark & Od, 22 Park place son 91 Liberty etreet ud, Stuart & Co, 22 Park row. y Brother & Uo, 19 Barclay street. jambert & Co, 64 Chambers utreet. Burt, Brothers & Co., 60 Br Hoory Smith & “own-end, 119 Fro bingham, Newell & Co, 67 broadway. Mer & Kinsley, 149 Brosdway I. Eegerton & Doane, 68 Broadway. Ch fiir, Hellin & Co, 111 Broadway, Usee & Co 68 Broadway aer, Minor & Young, 146 Broadway. A exarder T. Stewart & Oo., Broadway Jenpings, Mead & Co, 1) Murray street Alfree Ea wards & Co, Nos 9 and (1 Park pla Tracey, Irwin & Co , 234 and 205 Broadway, Benecict, Hal & C°., 21 Park row Pret, Woodford & 2)., No 4 Cortlandt s'reet. J. H Rancom & Co , 82 Cortlandt atreet Stone 8 arr & Uo.. 84 Cortlandt street. Hiliiarc, Hayes, Hopkins & Co.. 14 Cortlandt street. A. RB. Frothingbam & Co, 402 Broadway. Gr orge Bliss & C>., 7 Barclay etieet Carlisle & Stecman, 62 Liberty street Dibble, Work & Moore. 2% Marray atieet. 8. B Chittenden Bro & Co, 78 Broadway, James and Aenry MoBride, 102 Broad «treet. Kent, Powber & Co., No. 1 Front street. NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS, ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT ERIE—TELEGKAPH POLES PULLED DOWN—DKPOT ATTACKAD —PITISBURGERS OFFSKING THEIR SERVICES. (From the Cleveland: I’la ndealer, Jaa. 10.) Last evening « mob of the Erie rioters assembled at the pot on Peach street with the avowed intentioa of rg tbings generally.’ Messre. Jobu F, Tracy 6 Lee, Part, the ticket agent, an} Mosparcen, ware at the time eitting in the House Telegraph Office, whion fee & roem ia the depot butidiog Tbere geotlemen were eogaged in eect ic converration with Mr Case ant others at tae House office ia this eity The opecator a: Efe ead the mod had surrounded ihe house, hootirg and yelliog, making perfec: Pandemeninm faces were louking in at the wn) end curses aad ti reate were buried defiantly at t) In ® minute or two the operator here co ewer and it was therefore correc ly «u) Soticipated attack had been made, A few moments saxperas followed, and the office here was rigvalled. Gaicner, ‘he Erie operator, rae just time to rend a burried word or two, to the effect that they bad beem mobber\, and that Messrs. Tracy, Hart, Lee aud MeSparren had to leave by the deck door, and run for their lives. Then the telegrapa stopped working The mob, it seems, first atiached the depot, obtained trance, ard then went atthe office. Tisy did consi ding thet the railroad mean had they then de iberately cut dewo the tel+ craph peles. ‘This ie an outrage uch as could be expect ec cp y from Ey inns. ‘The variows ranors ip cireulstion in this city leat even ing proved to be unfounded. One was tothe effect that riscuere bad bern rescued fom the United States hal: and another that « body of Uurte: States troops n their way from yurg to Brie, via Cleveland; escaped them itty were avother (bat the Harbor Cieskites had torn ap the irack again, &e, &e ‘We'are Informed, however, that the volunteer com- ier of Pitteborg beve offerad theie services ty the Ei: Lalto eet bim in enforcicg the law at Erie. Kickpatrik, Kipatrick, Sherman aod Jacks were last pight put under lock and hey io the jail of Pi:tebarg. Varsha! Frost wilarrive here to day and proceed to brie to-morrow Te day the United States Marshal ‘rom Pa, pa sed threvgh bare on bis way to Eis, He bas warrante for Mayes King and Lawyer Lowry the ring leaders of the +, aleo instractions to call apuble meeting and to inform the cit gens of Erie that he is empowered to super intend he laying down tothe narrow gange, and forse excuh +? bis ermmand to protect the railrow bundrié United Siates troops are io readiness bury 10 march ats moment's warning to the « dis! ur banoe, prsoners having committed a breach of said injanstion, the question then arose. what was the proper proceedi > gs ae to the maiter? After the bresch was committed, the court issued an order that they appear to answer | ‘8 motion filed in this court to sbow cause why tuey | should not be cowmitied fo: contempt of court— | that the partier received noice in time was evi- | eft from the fact that the affidaviis of each of tne | parties were Blec in court on the day ip which ths order for the arrest was wace. had time to de beard, and were beard. if ‘hey had not sefficiect time, all thet was | necwsa'y was for them to show the fact, ani the Court would haw granted # co: ticuance of the cause, defence | war mace by them, however, by thing the afi ‘avits The learned gevti-man stated that toe order aved by bis Bow: r was che only ons justified by every authority est times, Mr 8. qoted numerous auth: g the manner of proseedinge in Chausery. t rome length, and was foluwed by Hoa. ™ firmly resisted the argument that tis prisoners bad beeo improperly cor mittet, and argued Uhat the procerdings o the Court had been correct and in accordsnce with the law. Mr. Iomis insisted that tne grounds taken by bis culloague were correct, ani cited varions authoritier proving the same. Col Black ‘ollowed, and wished to hnow if the Ceart would not resonsiie: their action, and urged that the prisoners ha! been com mitted with uta full bearing—that they bed pet suft- cient time to_ pre; themarlves—that the very dey oa which the order mate for the commitment be busily erpaced fo # ruit in the District Court, avd that he £0 notified the Court at the tige—tbat the matter hed bern hurried through—that if it hac beeu ao application for an tr junction it wi ald have doce-—ba* ta) tare was no necerhity for Fuck baste as to anorcer for commit ment. Col Blecs urged a rec nsideration, that the pris overs might appear ip ccurt and bi fair hearing with the testimony and evidence thay were now prepared to ofier, Courtadjouro+:. TRLEGRAPBIC, Prersnuns, Ji UNITED STATES OIKCUIT COURT. Be‘ore How Tuomas |, win. In the matter of the Usite’ 3 ates versas Ire Sheret for ccptempt petition of Ira 3) rge from impriecnment, which was srgue! cn Wednerday, was decided this mo:niog in ao abi+ opin jon deliverad by Jucge Irwin Afier reviewing th» circum f ances urder vbich the present application cams belore him, His Honor cbserved that the prastios of this evurt war. by the rules of the Suprame Gvor of the Unite: Statee, governrd by the practice of the High Uourt of Csarcery of Exgland; that the prosesdings hed been cor ducted in th s cass to the minutest particalar ip strict accordance with that practizs. that reseonable oo'ice of ro fon had been given to Cefendans, affording ampe time and opportanity for toeir referenes to the cferred spainet them; that they bad gove bi vied States Commissivner, and saswered the caarges, acd their affidavits bad been eubmitted to the court that on hearing the care the court was fully #xtt fsa they had been guilty of groes contempt; that they bad no just gound of complatat agsinat their cvuo+el ~ the (acts bad been delibera‘ely adjudged, and they pow urder judgment and exeentio:, Tse practice in chenoery was well settles, that wher ipjoastio strained the commission cf waste, epoil, or io uty to pro perty, the injonoticn would not be dis-olved uatil after the xaste, epcil, or injory was repaired. That if app tion bad beew made ‘or fur her time before the bearing of ke mi tter for commitment, the Crust might, oa 4 pro have made euch order as Wee rea Onadls, oat 6 required security that there should be no polistion, iejury or resistances fa the meecting That obi dence to law and proceso! the court must bs eo force) in the porition in which tie prisoaers now 5.03, aud befire they could te dissbarged from {mprisoument the breach cf ipjumction must be repaired, proper rad mirsion wade to the suthority of tue court, contempt purged, and proper penal y enforoed The fullowiog entry as (Derefore made :— UNITED STATES V8 IRA PHARWIN ATTACHMENT FOR CIRCUIT COURT UNITED STATES The petition of Ire Sherwin, who s:avde committed to | | jad brew td with ceatempt. Tae | | | 13, 1854, NTRIT the authority of the Court. It is therefore ordered that the prayer of said petition be denied. ‘The sawe order rules tha cases of John Kilpatrick, Arcbibald Kirkpatrick, and Jobn Jack, ALL QUIET AT ba nuk, Jan. 13, 1854. One bridge is elready up bere, awd the otner is acw bring raised. The track is also being laid down at the street cromings. Allie now quiet and opposition now lost in the feeling to obey the law. THE LATEST. THE MARSHAL AND B/S AID3 ARRB3TED AND HELD TO BAIL BY THE PANNS3YLVANIA AUTAORITIER. Erie Jan. 13, 1864, A telegraphic despateh directed to ths May- or of this city fom Hom Janes Taompiona, now in Herrisburg ged who is counsel for the psopls of Erie, was receivec at thir plice spout 8 o'clock to day, ordering suit 'o be brought against the United States Warabal and bis sic in the mame of each prisoner who hac been arrested, for false imprisonmert. The Marshal 4 aids were arrested by the Sheriff, end on refusing to give bail were committed in cetault to the county jail The parties bowever, were afterwarcs released from jail oo procvring bail inthe sum of $5,000 im the suit of eacd plaintiff ir securities are Prescott Metcalf, of Erie, and Mr A Stone, of Cleveland. Mr Metcalf was a director ia the E ie and Northeast road, buteays be hes resigned in coasequencs cf the bon compliance of the other directors in the proposition agreed to between bimself and the citizens. Mr. Stone it a director ia the Erie and Cleveland road. sheld in the C,urt House, at which the \dvised the people to preserve the ‘Sar ‘This action on the part of the Peansylvanis authorities is received here with the greatest enthusiasm. The Marshel bas reseiv-d « copy of all the proceedings in the case, and will doubtless sens them to Pittaburg. Interesting from Washington City. Our Washington Correspondence. Wasuarow, Jan. 11, 1864, The Dodge in the Nebraska Terriwrial Bill—Is the Wilm ¢ Proviso Recognised wn the Bill ? ‘The artfal dodge attempted in the bill recently reported in the Serate for the organisation of the Territory of Ne- brasks, by which a provision probibiting slavery therela 80 long as it continues to bea territory, and until other. wise provided by its constitation when received iato the Union as a State or States—or, in other words, roteining in substance the Wilmot proviso’’—has been detected, ‘and the vociferous spplause of the Daily Union in favor of the bill is mow properly appreciated. The “Wilmot proviso,” or itaequivalent, must have beex intentionally retained, for the Chairman of the Senate Committee, Judge Douglas, by whom it was prepared, is said to bea “Little Giant” in intellect, and he arranged the bill in question with great care and after full re@eotion. ‘The Jards embraced within the proposed territory form part of that great tract of country ceded to us by France, and them hnown by the name of Louisiana. Nebraska is bounced on the south by 36 30 aorth latitude. By the gain sectien of the bil admitting Missouri into the Union as a State it is enacted that “lo a)l that territory ceded by France to the United States under the pame of Louisiana which lies north of 36 50, not inchaied within the limits of the State contemplated by this act, (Mirsour i.) tlavery end involuntary servitude, otherwise thea for tue panishment of crime, whersof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall be, and ls hereby, forever ited. obi 2? # By virtue of this provirioa commonly hnown as the Missiouri Comp: omise, slavery and involuntary servitute ‘was, is row, and until repeated, will continue to be, prohi- bitedin ali territory north of 3630. Juige Douglass, by hit Dill, carefully avoided impairing or efleeting thie pro- hibition out cm the contrary, retained it, in fali vigor, during all the time Nebrarka |hould remain a territory, ano until it should be received by a State or States. Thus, vhe propose: bill declares that ‘when admitted a1 « State or States, the ssid terrizory or apy portion cf the @, Bball te received into the Union with or without ry a their constitutioa may prescribe at the time cf their adminion.”’ Ip the meantime, end until received asa State. that i ins @ territory, th “sproviko”? sppiit pronowaced’ the measure, thus embracivg the pricciple of the Wilmot proviso, to be the great m asure of the session, sud the on+ which presented the true refl-ction ef the principles acopt'd st Baltimore Now that the ‘‘dodge’’ has b-en expored, the little evening tender o' the “organ’? declares thet the + Li tls Giant’? committed an accidental mistake. What will the South aud toe old line strict constructic Cemocrsts ray to this windle cf the administration, which prc pores that Congiess sball usurp the rigat of declaring by Jaw, and practically forever, that one portion of thecountry shall not enjoy the territories whica were urchased by thecommon treasure of the whole Union ? here are bieakers ahead, Y. OTHER NEWSPAPER-CORRESPONDENCE. [Correspondence of the Courier an. E:quirer.) Wasuinctos Jaa. 9, 1854. There is great contrariety of statement relative to the negotiations with M-xico. By the late messenger copies of & voluminous ccrreeponderce berweea Gen Gadaden and the Mexican Commissioners were received. Tule correspondence wes of such » nature that the Pra- sident rent, on Saturday last, « brarer of d Mexicr, who I hove season to belie tary i inier‘ere in any wey with the Garay grant, jor to urge Cerands bered upoa it. This messonge: ls Me. oe ject ry ford, «f the Attorney General's office. The primary obj of bis errendii to p coure books and dosuments. for the Suir: me Court, beating on the California Jand cases, Wr Ba: janta’s revolution, adopted to day, in expe. elolly Cesigued to ascer ain whe! were the instructions given to Gen Ward, in what capacity he wan sept to Mex- fee, ard wbsi he hd done. therg. fhe alleged that G deen bas never feovived apy written ins ructions, but pro. eee) to M-xico with @ geperal commission to settle the bonncary question apd to w4t @ route for the Paciie Wailroed. The Seoretary of War commuoicsted to t! Miniter, ip ep informa! conversation the views of the aCrivietration on these eubjects Mr Ward went to Mexico fo Oct ber, ip an anomalone capacity tbat hay pot reen ratisfectcrily explained. Geo, Gadsden received this so- ceeticn to bis embasay with rome cispleasurs; though the c mplexion of the latest rews indicates that the relations between the Mioister and the agent had become nore fiiendly, Jt isweserted by some who have peculiar o por'unities for arcertsining the feelings of Santa Asn: kc terement towarca the United States, that at one time the tone of G Gadscen’s communicaticns were 80 dis- j leasing to canta Apps that be contemplated requesting ‘the recall of the er ‘The intelligence of ihe progress of the filibuster war between California ard Western Mexico excites as anxious interest. Tue governmeat have received no accouata noe epecific than those published in the papere, If it isa factthatan armed and organized expedition «f two bundred ané fifty men openly departed fiom San Fran circ: to the aid Of the beleagured invaders of Mexico, it is evident tbat tne resources of the government in that quarter will be inefficient to rertraia their bucsansering tvterpris for many montbs to come, and that in the weap ime Mexico will be cispoiled of ite most valuable Lorih western provinces, ‘The Celay in the formation of re'eot committes on the Pacific Railroad, is thought to be owing to the repug- ravee of Mr Atchison, the President, to Mr. Seward aad Mr. Chase, both o| whom have takene very active and prominent part in the p oceedicgs on that rubject. Icis ibe custom to permit the miover of a select committes to relet the Sepa: bom he desires to compose it. Uaier this privilege, Dr. Gwin on Thursday last’ made up the following list, and presented the same to the acceptances of the President of that boty :—Mesars. ia, Chairman, Ruse, Boght, Dovglas, Dell, Everett, Seward. Dawson, acd Me. Char Mr. Atchison obj ‘to both Mr. Seward ord Mr. Chase; but pert culerly the latter, on account o! their free seilopinious It has bren propored that b ith of them decline to act, but Mr. Chase re‘uses. Mr. Atebison would make no farther difficulty as reg Mr Sesard, coul! he overcomes the firmaess of the Ohio impracticable. The result will doubtless be that both will be left off, {Correspondence of the Journal of Commercs } Wasnincros, Jan 9, 1864. NS WITH MEXICO. ‘to hs explosion in regerd to Mexican r will be at home, and mot with siexico. Whatever may have been the objects of the execative in the segotiaticns lately carried on with Mexico, they bave not been Cpa aces acd are not likely to be at present. Notwithst&cdiog ail the rumors about a treaty, cr the draft of treaty, or he project of a treaty, there eo nothing of 1.6 kird aa yet, so far as is kaown to revideng and Secretary of State; nothing, at least, stich the Mexican government har been @ party, If oy. Marcy's written ios ruetions to Gen Gadeden, or the Hrerident’s rérbs ixstractions, or if the more rscent and erent instruc ious to Mr, Ward, constitu'e a treaty, Leu we bave got ons, and the Senate will, it is hoped, +llupem the President for a ecpy of it—if it be neither ‘econ pstibie with public or private interests, The Union bas wore than once officially contradicted a’! » tlewen‘s that the government was ia favor of the Cook g trea'y, or that they had Cemaaded the enf rcement of Vir Gprsy grant; and, +ven within the Inet two or three ®)s, the President and Secretary of State have deolarsd, in apparent siucerity, that Gen, Gad-den had no ia strnctions on the subject of the Tehuantepes grants. They bave also declared that 20 compe n:at tion would be mave to Mexico for the abrogation of the 11th acticie or for avything else, except aciip of territory rou'h of the Gila for the parpores of a raiload. The understand ing has ano beep, and the gove ni that under the existing treaty we of way fora railroad to the Pacifi One it convenient to us, and that the treaty alno secured cour the Mesilla valley, So bat the cnly thieg wanted by this government was @ silp of territory, which ocoale uly ce obtaned by treaty, emd for which they would aurte to pay only ® mocers te sum, not exceeding six mii liens These are the views which Lave been held out as to the ody { gc vernmoent in the negotiati isu they en tered into with Mexico, and it was thens objects, the ec compisbment of which the President probably alladed to 10 b's mestege, a beirg Consistent with our ‘‘reasouabie expectalions !” t notwithatacting these views and deliberations there is resron to belisre that the propo.itions actt ally mate by Geweral Gaceden are cf a difl-rout character The par .isnlars of some o! the propor pired, and there is sgieat cesire to tah, Whether the President and Mr. Marcy will now aitboriz, their denial thea They “ig denied 0 much that they might ar jeny every ') The tnereteer the Tehuantepec o opeay whieh olsirar aray, were cherished by the late ada iaistration, and were prested apom Mexico, The Committee oa For- in afatie of the Senate sleo made @ report in favor of enforcing that claim, uoless Mexico should conowde it. fn the matter would be as cecisive and efficient in favor paired, contemp* purged, and proper submission made to & demand for a sperife compliance with the terms of that grart or rot, isn doubtfe! question, Lem let to believe that {t amounted to that. The Garay claim for indemnity for prulment of thet contract, s# presented to the lac a infastration, was» littl sum of five mil lous That tbe propositions em! demand for th psyment of this fam, as an alternative to the exesation Of the coptract, may pow bs asumet. Mr. Webster raid in his Iast official letter on this surjest to Mr. Larata- ger, “that to claims of our citizens such #s this, govern ment cannot rema’n indifferent” Tae S-nate Oominit. tee reconded Mr Webster's views, and now our govern- mrnt, through its Micister, reiterates and ¢af>roea them. One of the propositions of our Minister is, thet & board of three commissionsre shall be spp iated, who shall secertatp and allow claims of American citizens Dyov the goverpment of Mexien, to be paid ont of tho in- Cem» ity offered by the UnitedStates. There is no pro position, however, for the payment cf any claims of Mexican citizens for dvpredstions vader the el veoth ar ticle. © Mextco will, therefore, be left to provide for the pay- ment of her own citizens, out of the indempity allowed. It is pot to be rupp sed that Santa Apna woald psy them at all, as he will need the money himreif. The chances ‘that these propositions will’ be accepted by Mexico are very small, Gen, Gadaden, it is known, became very snsceeptable to Santa Anus- bis Serene Hignness not being plea:ed with the manner or parport of the proposifons of our Minister. For some time past there had been no persons] interviews between } im sod Sante Anns. The negotiation had come to a pause between Mr. Gadsien and Mr. Bon nilla. Two propositions were then seriouly entertained by Santa Anns, in souncil—one to request the withdrswal of Gen. Gadsden, aud other totransfer the whole ne- gotiation to Wasbingten. Grneral Almonte had urged the expediency of the latter course holding out the as- surence that could make amore favorable treaty for Mexico here But Santa Anna decided. for the pres- ent, to appoint Comaissioners, with Bonnills as one of them, to continve the negotiation with Gen Gadsden, That Mr. Ward bad also instructions on some points there {s no doubt, avd It iv quite certain that the two diplomats exceedingly jealous of and hortile to each ether, and that neither of them was very cordially re ceived by the Mexican suthorities. Bu‘, either jriatly or separately, they did make certain propositions to the Mexican py ‘and copies ef them are now before eur government Pere. But [ean state, very port ‘ively, that at the latent date from Mexico, December 17, the Mexican government had not socepted them whatever they were. Ua the coatrary it is now believed that the whole negotiation vill be transferred to Washington, where the Senate can 52 con tulted in regard to Pain prions bps seis re honorable to the United States, and liberal towar‘n q 00, and just in r to all the private interestr con cerned, can be a You may not be surprised to learn. therefore, by the first or middle of veat month, that the negotiation in Mexico is whol'y broken off, amd the same confided to Gereral Almonte avd Mr Marey. who was sent to Mexico on Fri 1 im the 81 Court. ‘Upon a e Su) "ou Lire da Pr seat cTO, Jan. 10, 1854, NEW OFFER TO MEXICO. The a¢ ministration are ab>ut to bring the Mezican ne- gotiation to a point; for, asl learn from the best ar therity, they bave now offered specific terme to the Mext- can government for the solu of log questions. The derpa'ch founded upon this decision was seut eff on Saturday night. It it strictly an ultimatum, but te one that will test the cieposition of the Mexican govern- ment to comply with our ‘reasonable expectations.” Tre affair ix supposed te relate simply to the adoption of avew bourdary line, giving us a Pacido railcosd route, acd leaving the Tehuantepec affair, and the matter of the 11th article outo’ the question. But shovld a treaty be mate on this narrow bast, it will leave bebind troublesome questions, that will return we plague us ‘re claime onder the llth formi‘ad'e ¢: t, and, afrer s while, will become of such meguitude that it will make for itself friends with the lobby of Congress, and with Congress itself. One balf of the amount may be used ionecure the other. So with the Hargcue or Garay claim, ‘or indemnity for the loss of their ‘icle will accumulate to a contrect If the government, by sanctioning the 8:0 treaty Coes with the Garay grant, the holders of hat contra i ccuoe upom the government ‘or tudem u rity, iu like msnner as the imau's for French spolie. tiove prior to.1800 have done, and, perbaps with better success, It will be better for the administration to make even work of the mat and settic sil these questions. The propositions thet Geo (@sdsden has made, as is now /ufficiently well known, embrace @ provision for in dernifying tbe Garay grantees at the expense of the Mexican government—that is they are to be paid out of the amouut of indemvity which Gen. Gadsi eu proposes to allow to Mexico for the new bouadary line—to wit, twelre millions, That is the subs‘an f Gen, Gadsden’s pro ition, as Lam now well sesues, ard these proposi- Beas, #0 far from having been made the basis of # treaty, were positively refused by Santa Anns. Senator Berjamin's call gives @ new arpect to the Mexi- ean uestion, His cali will bring before the Seaste the Bl-o contract, and the Conkling treaty which protects it. T understand that itis the purpese of Senator Berjamia, who ie the President of the 4aray Tehuautepso Compan: torbow that the Sloo contract will not meet the vie and necessities of the United States in regard to the fea antepec tramrit. On the other band, t f-tends of the Sloo ©: mpany are prepared to demonstrate its entire suffi ciency for all our ay There will be a great debate in the Senate on this important topic. (Corre: pondence of the Philadelphia North American } Wastincron, Jan. 11, 1854. The Military C:mmittee have cesided to act upon the suoject of # ietired list forthe army They will repo ta Dill) ext week providing that if an officer shall have served a certain pericd, and being ordered upow ‘uty, pleads inability on the score of infirm'ty; or, if tha Prendest shal con:ider him, by n © tomy th of cervioe enti Ued to indulgence ® hon cific: rs ehall be asaombied, of pot more tha thi ea cor leas than seven members, who rhall cecide whether be ougat to be retired Gom tervice, The pay of reitied | Meers will be the pay prope: with the lorgevity rations, ¢guaiio aboot half tne fal pay. It is kot supposed that any difficalty will be experi- enced in paring this bill throagh Ccngreis The nomination of Mr Redfield and other revenue offi- ctrs jor New York was & at to tha Senate to-day, Tar: Will be confirmed witnoa: a serious contest. The hari shells allege that the Presizent took care rot to send in the nommation until he had obtained pledges from thirty one Seva‘ore in his favor. Trey declare that, go herd recred was the admit istration for votes that ‘they rent eputations to Seward, erepirgy | hi io their ex- tremity, and promising to iuake or to leave whig sppoiat: ents in the cusiom hvuse if he would vo'e for RsiGsld, He refused bis assistance, and will vote against his confr- motion. The persecution instituted against Gov. Ramsey of Hivresota, in connection with his management of the Indians, and payments to them unddF treatise negociated by himeelf and otbers, bas falien to the ground or, more correctly speaking, has resulisd iv the complete discom- fiture of his opponents. In the spring of 1851, Gay Ram sey was charged with the expen.iiture of $600,000 to the Indian tribes of Minresets, as aonuities and purchaw money for their lands It has berm alleged that be i verted past of the money from the ladians to the p+ymant of cebte Cue their traders, and that he paid out other por- tions in depreciated funds, Mr. Sidley late delegate, was alo involved in the sccusstion. They arked for an inves. tigation, A seioct cominitiee of the Ssaate undertook it. They discovered nothing to criminate the accasel. Sub quently, in March last, the President appointed Gov Gor man and Hon, Richard M. Young commissioners to eon duct a further {avestigation. Toey repaired to Minnesota, collected all the testimony which che enemiss of Gov, Ramsey could rake together sgaiast him, sod report taat nothing of ® crimipal or improper charaoter nas Deen proved. (Correspondence of the Uharlestor Courier, ] Wasuincron, Jan. 6,'1854. There was some stir here to-day in regard to the story inthe New York Herat, of the c aclusion of aby by Geversi Gadrdea with the Mexican govecament, and sialing a6 facts the most absurd and imposeibie terms, To wend to you Mexican news would be to send coals to Newcastle. ‘tit is here uncerstood that as lave ap the ‘ith of December no treaty had been agreed upoa, thoagh there bad been two consul'ations between (ieneral Gade den and the Mexican commi-giovers. {t i¢ also under- stood here that the siogle poiat upon shich the matier turned was the sun which we are to pay for a new boun: cary Ine—trese betog, in fact, the only tro usstions to which our mini was to trea’ It appears to be the opinion bers, and erpeciaily among Senator+, that we bad vetter pay Mexico @ very liberal sum then toeaconpter the expease and politt ia. of suotber war. Bat s new bouudary lice south of the Gila, {s considered ax indispensable both to our interests aud to thore of Mexico. It wil enaole us to defend Mex to» from future aggressions of the Indians within ocr borders. It will give » defensibie line, whereas the treaty live cannot be defended at a M 1 i a 8 to restrain the indians from hostilities sgaizet Mexico. This opinion waa cxpressed ia the venate by Mr. Jobn Bell, of Tenneneee, and others, when the tresty of Guadalupe was uadrr consiceratioa. But it is believed that the S-nate om Tuesday lest, in secret session, called for all the papers on this surject. Itreems prcbabls that Gen, Almonte has brought this cinim cistinctly and urgently defore our government ae iudependent of any othyr matter. But thie gorernment will not entertain the question Wasuinetox, Jan. 6 1884. The Cal t have held, itis ssid, several consultations on the eudject of the advices Jately received from our Minister im Mexico, and to day @ special messenger was despatched \¢ Mexico with instructions, as is euppossd, to Gen Gaciden, in reference to the prevent condition of the megotiauion The iostrastions may be eupposed to be of & livers] character, aod enlarging the powers of our Minister. It ie quite certain that the President to day foa seat ovald er to ingairies, aod be would not have raid aa much unless he was convinced Hen, Gndiden’s regoti sti salixfuctory treaty. More ot be expected to way im am ‘that the matter now tended t) & favorable issue, The Clayton-Bulwer Triaty. LETTER FRUM MR. CRAMPTON TO SENATOR OLAYTON, Berman (rOATION, Jaa % 154 My Draw Sin~I baye the honor to acknowledge the re- cei pt of your note of today’s date, in which you inquire of me. mistake in ths des- 1st. Whether there may not bs patches of wy government, lato'y communicated to Coa. 1ees, 80 far se they epeak of Byistsh Houdures as part of Central America! 2d. Whether | understand Central America as emboac- ing anything more than the five Csntrat Awerioan State? And 8d. Whether I understand the depencenoies of 3rftish Honduras as acytbiog more theo the small ilaeis da rouibed in the treaty of 17867 I regiet that] am at present unable to supply you with an eapiicit explanation of the parsages of Ubs feepatshes from whieh it #eems to be inferred that Balas {+ stated by the British government to be situated in Cew'ral Ai ne lam pot im poss: ssion of official como nuvi ation Honduras is situated in Mexico, and no‘ in Central Amer- fea, property, socalled In this opinion I bave good rea- 800 to think a cope 9 rg the United States concurs, The dependencier of British Hondaras are in my opl- pion, éist-netly enumerated ia the trerty of 1786 It ocevrs to me that, in the despacshes ia questi which, it mast be recollected, treat of this somawbal complicated matter incidentally only. tao term Cartral América may have been ured in some gacgraphiosl 66396 in which it bas not uefrequently been ap ylied to the con- tral part of this continent, anc mot io the true po itioal end diplomatic meaning of the terar I would remark, too, that the boundaries of Central America, in the poll tical sense, are, in some reapects, not yet completely de i particular]; as regards the Uoundary between Costs Risa and New Granada, which is still in dispute be- Iween thore States These ave my own indtvidual impressions, an’ I on! give them to you as such. I thal willingly, nae apply to my Own government for a more distinot explana: tice of the matter, whieh, I doubtgot, will prove satis- fac ory to the governmert of the Ucited States and to Femeeele sey asus lam, my ¢ear much respect, youry, very faith- fully, : JOHN’ F, CRAMPTON, The Ingraham Resolutions. The reeclution was finally patsed in the following shape, by a vote of 174 to 9:— Be it resolved, &c, That the thanks of Congress be, and they are hereby, presented to Duncan N. Ia- rabam, commanding the United States slovp of war St. Fo for bia judicious and gallant conduct on the 24 of July last, in extending the protection ef the American overnment to Martin Kossta, by rescuing him from forel- Bie ana illegal seizure and imp:isonmeat om board the Auw'rian big Buzzar. Resolved, That the President of the United States be, avd he is hereby, requested to cause to be mad with suitable ices, and preseated to Capt. Duncan,N. Ingraham, os A testimonial of the igh sease entertained by Congress o! valor, promptaeas, jadicious con- duct on the above mentioned occasion. Resolved, That the President of the United States cause the Coy ged resolutions to be communicated to Capt. Dano»n N. Ingraham, in such termsas he may deem best calculated to give effect to the objects thereot. Items from Washington. [From the Wasningt » ster, Jaa. 11.] NEW YORK COLLECTOR. Collector Redfield’s nomination positively went into the Senate to day. There is no doudt of his confirmation. A DECISION IX THE VIRGINIA REVOLUTIONARY BOUN. TY LAND Cases. ‘We hear, and are satisfied of the truth of the account, opinion om that the Attorney General has rendsied bis the various law questions involved in the ease of super- numeraries on whose services thrie Virginia revelation. ary bounty Jand claime are based, #0 as to render it cer: tain that such claims will beslloved. We presume, also, bey: he has come to definite oonclusions on the Jaw @ clans of similar cases known as that of ‘death ser- vies,” though he has not rendered his upom them upto this time we ha As yet we have not been able to ascertain how and what his decision on this class has been. THE FISHBRIEG QUESTION. To day, the Presidexst’s message sending in the cor- respondence, pavalorders, &c on this subject, was de- livered in the house, but not read before we went bed) atone The documents in’ ques ion appesr to be volumioous, ‘They are underst 10d to explain all occurrences of interest in that connexion, traawpiring since the present adminis- tration came into power. LIGHTHOUSE KBIVBRS APPOINTED SINCE JANUARY Ll. ‘At Carysford Reef, Florida, Ezra Harris, at $850 per {t Mispillion creek, $300 per Brandywine shoal illoughby, $500 per annum; at Long Wharf, Haven, Ct., Joho Hood, 9X0 per annum; Ogdensburg, N. Y., Wm. Gardner, $360 per annum. NO DOUBLE EXTRA PAY. A soldier whe had served out two distinct terms of ser- viee in the Mexican-war, claimed three months extra pay for each under the act of July 19, 1848. His claim was yejroted. It was held that it was not the intention of Congress that any one officer. private, &o, should re- ceive more than three months extia pay, thoagh he had served out two or mcreengagements. THE WAR OF THE @IVAL GRANTS. There seems jurt now to be a fierce contest in progress between those interested in the Garay grant, en the one hard, and in the Sloo Tehuan'epec grant on the other, for the favor of the government of the United States, Many gentlemen o” fine abilities, whe are famed for “knowing the ropes,”’ are anid to be in-erested on either side 6 partners ard attorneys for a contingent considera- tion, or otherwire. They s ea'l minsging their mattera with great ceorecy, apparently; yet it 18 not impossible, we fancy, to name them all personally, and to state the part which esch is expected to perform, as well as to ex- plain the reason why each such gen‘lemen hes been re- ined The stake at issue is an enormous one, and the ec untry hss been raked from one end to the otber to find srecisely the men for the cecasion We mops soon to bave Gata evflicient, withia our reach, to erable us to meke an exporition of these matters, which, to say the least of it, will asto ind the whole country. SOLDIERS’ ACCOUNT WITH SUTLURS, We learn that previous to the act of Marca 8, 1847, the amounts due by soldiers to sutlers were entered on the rells, and stopped by the paymaster; but ina care where suoh stopyager had been sate from the avldiers’ pay, and the paymaster ied insolvent withoat having paid the sutler, it wae Lold thatthe United States were not liable for the amount ot stoppages, as the rule sliowiog them on made was adapted only for the easement of the satler. 3O TRAVEL PAY IN CERTAIN CASES. A volunteer officer, who voluniarily left the service of the United States, not in conrequexce of sicknons, &0., ‘bough he may bave received an honorable discharge, is not considered as entitled to avy travel psy home TRE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THA TREASURY DR- PARTY On the 10th of Jamuary, there were of Treasury war- rants eptered on tbe boooka of the department :— Fer the redemptivp Of s'ooka.... aes For Tceasury Department, exclusive of stook: Fos the Customs ...... Covered into the Treasury from Customs. Covered into the Treasury from miscsllat wources.... For the War Depa’ For yepaying for the War Dep: For the Interior Department (From th+ Washington Star, Jan. 12] THB SBASON IN WASHINGTON. The gay season has fairly openei upon us Balls and private parties, hops and receptions, are now taking place bere nightly. Indeed, th of as freqasnt 00 currence in Washington asa! the great wateriog places in their reseon Fur the information of our uo<ophistt cated readers in distant quarters, we hove to say that ‘hep’? is the pew name for @ private bali, at which the guesta are pot foil and liqaored sa extensively an of yore. Neither ladies nor gentlemen are ex pected literally toh at them; butto darce some or all of the new fash dances of the age, koown many of them, by foreign, if not almost unpronouncesbia maces. + Receptions, mean private anti dencing parties, to which immense- crowds are invites; because, it mot beisg fashtonadle to spread the old fashioned eomptucus feast before the guests at them, it is well nigh as cor venieut so to enter: tain s thouracd as ons huccred souls. Of course, nearty ereryboiy who claims to be anybody in the fastlvanble world, is enger to give ‘bops” and “ceseptions.”” So these at a distance» ho may be curious or am! un to probe the depths of Warbington fachionable sosiety may Test assured that, if they pease, they may come hefe aod be surfeited-with such affairs, We may alt who wou's like to-visit our city, to the hort of really greet men whom every winter from all quarters of the country, that if t strang-r be aimself so minded, it omnte much l-sa togo into society io Washington waficieotly to bec me person. ally aoqasinted with all the Jeadine public man of’ the United States, tham is dreamed of by one who has not been among us for some time dur og a eoa-ion of Congrees, The mest ecoessibie, unassuming in pnbhio: life, are imvariadly those who b vv. reputation, because they are really great men, ALLOTMENTS. For the information of those connec'ed with the-aavy, Aireotly or indirectly, we have mare irqairies oto the rules in this connection, prevailing in the Navy Depart- ment bere, and are able to say that allotments from the 1 officers, seamen, &c, are allowed by the javy Department to provide for the support ofthe fal ieo-of those by whom they sre assigned, except in the cares of Geath, ducherge, or desertion, the parser i¢ not justified in directing their discoatinuance. No silot- ment ean be made payadle on any o’her than tha lest da: of the month Persons who execste alluiinenis Cebtel are only powers of attorney under another name ) nares right to revoke them whenever they plea.c. They are not intended. nor can they be legitimately uso’, to secure the payment of debt, Toey ace allowed only for the port of the families of those grsuting, thom. If tne lolment be stopped by the person who sxicate? it, tbe y agaiast bim, oxe»pt what ‘An offee> cannot grant ‘slfotment, un'eas he is absent frown his family, and on duly, nor ean spy peracn allot more than haif bis pay without the epecial permission of the departmeat. CONFIBMATIONS BY TER SBATR. y the Secate condrmed Thomsa Keinay ae ies Crpsul to Bolivia; Wana. Crosby, Coosul at Telex hanna, Chill, This {4 the position daolined by Colonel Sam’ Stambaugh, of Pa, William F. Giles to be District Judge fer the O strict of Maryland; Jonah L Ps rish, to be Indian Agent in U.cgon, vie J W. Garrisoe, resigned. A DEAD GOLDIER’S EXTRA HAY AND LAND. Under the rvie prevailiog. bere, s sotdiar caouot, bp, last will and testament, ‘er bis right elther to extra pay or land; but arrearagen of pay may be #0 treae- fer THE CURRENT OPERATIONS OF THE TREASURY DE PARIMENT, On the 11th of January (hero were of Treasary.war- rapta éntered on the books of the Departan For the redemption of stocks. For Treasury Department, exolas: For tho Customh ..cecseueecceseees Covered into the Treatury from oustoue Covered inte the reasnry from x iscelini For the Navy Deparauent ..... For the Interior Depart sent. AFFAIRS IN Harti.--Port au Priaga Dec. 20, 1853.—1 regret to inform you thet this port oatinars a avery ushealthy condition The politica) af peot of Hay- HW eppeays to be tranqail aud improviog, The Bapecor returned from hia tour to the Boats on the th, 90 jem received by ‘he paoplo om maze, #! " rapste joy. The Empress acgompanied hin Majesty, and both appear inexcrtient haslth. Bus!awa at thas plac siering the season, sa very dull, ocawsioned by ery izajortatiors of American produc Varougtout tha Iv ~ which has reduoed prices very cowiderably, The crop « backward, which, has caused prices to ai- ny and logeen’ are eeerse, and conse: quently very . Goffe 4s $152, onrrency, per 100 ibs ; Jog w20d $68 70 per 1,000 (ys, Doubdioons of $16 Spanish Newararsrs ty Wisconsix.—The following table cy in Alkeghany county, for ocniempt, praying & die v“ibele. Mises teag Gordes penile nen ae oe [From the Buffalo Advertiser, Jan. 12 aberge upon tbe gooes Wy therein stated was protate to | of the Garay enim, without those sdrlaory resolutions, co government in which thatquestioa (: sleotiy | exbi ta the FES ae © omen pedlished im let neve othe moneyed oop daca ite mee, | We evr at remorn wares Nr Yok» “ay of | Uae Coat oa alge wy oen 6° hs ut A ae ee at at es teat il bemase | "hit intra, howe, trom tox ot tater beg seabed sree to this temporary arrangement, wrze forwar! and | serious riots having occurred wt Erie last wight. & ace the prev are wie ac 1 this opision, wed the crepe prong bs fle tofenratey hewere trom theitext ot tcventarnas as Geckliay tain, an poon en possible leg elative relief, which :ele! | reporte ace unfounded. On Tresday spening @ party r, | A ands regula i ant | pes y aie 2 the mo If pd. cons p ofl as Spe cnanes SO-gy ats Lukens it ange i; an aes . H oon ge p who bad been ipdvlzing too fresly ia driak surroun conte mp eu of iee Coart é terests of Vins Si , ; 1d i etait ps r y i arene, We sce law loving ro “aw adid mm at as | ee the rericescoWe Mr. Tracy, Toaking 6ou iderable q | be Gischarge? nati the breach of injumction pe other the propesitioas of General Uatedon om raged | depen 4 WOU, leat me to conolule that Brttial De seu s00s tosuas vos