The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1854, Page 4

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JOB PRINTING exec grog with neatners, cheapness end Y" (9 renewed every dry. | AMU geuceNrs THIS EVENING. a ALUACK’S THEATRE, Broadway~Graxpratnen @rimecav—P Risen AND PALAcy— PRACTICAL MAN. ICAN MUSEU M—aAfte: ‘Sreaks Frust— Evenin; yn—Tr rn NrooLo FAminy = Ou.n Baxwery. BROADWAY MENAGERIE—Lrarroriay Kino—Max- @wen Lavy anv Living Taarsen ANraaus, “@HRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broad- swe Esuitras Mazopixe nv OfstiurY's MikerRxLa. WOODS MINSTRELS, Wood's Minstrel Hall, 444 Brosd- way—Ermorian MinstRELoy. BUEKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, ve¥'s Erasorean Ovena TROVPs. ST. NICHOLAS EXHIBITION ROOM, 495 Brondway— Mawrnri. Minster in Thett. Necro Enter Tames. BANVABD’S GEORAMA, (6s Brosdway—Panonama or tua Hoy Lan. RUENISH GALLERY, 565 Broadway—Day and Night. oad GALLERY OF ‘CHRISTIAN ART—S3 Broad- 539 Broadway—Buex- WHOLE WORLD—077\ and 379 Broadway—Afternoon Evening. BIGNOR BLITZ—Onxow, Williamsburg. ‘The News. ‘The difficulty between Messrs. Cutting and Breck- dge continues the absorbing topic of discussion the political circles in Washington and this city. Dp toa late hour last night the affair had not been ranged; but itis confidently believed that it will . yet be settled to the satisfaction of all concerned. ‘The letters and despatches from our correspondents eontain a variety of highly interesting information relative to this and other matters. The protracted debate in the United States Senate, | between the ber hat ; | particularly in the vicinity of EL Paes, . tly wnce if our divisions of the army in the} q — 1 an 8. W. OORNER OF FULTON AND NaSsAU STS. | specdily reinforced, the Most serious results may be TENN EOS | New Mexico, an? the manner of working the same, will doubtless? "be read with attention by those who contempPate seeking their fortunes in the auriferous "| | regtop’s of our country during the coming season } Od reference to the statement, it will be seen that, + of Moscow soon set the Czat’s hands free. ‘American and Mexican settlers. It also appears home regained, had Nat that thy most inveterate feeling of hostility prevails | stantinople to pass an rder inhabitants of the two countries, | The intelligence ip ‘relation to the gold mines in j | | anticipated. some very rich diggings have recently been die. covered among the old Spanieh placers. On reference to our financial and trade jepurte it | will be seen that there was a general @eckne in fancy stocks and articles of commeyce im*this city and the market closed heavy and gloerty, the vari- ations were so teifling, and the transactions in such large quantities, that they cannot be Tooked upon as indicating the future céarse of events:—they merely tend to involve deaders in doubt'and uncertainty, nothing more. ‘Breadstuffs, being more strictly depressed, and flour sold at # decline of 18 to 8% cents per bbl., cémmon brande of State closing at $7 to $7 063. Gorn fell off about three or four cents per bushel; an? wheat was qriet and nomina!. The sales of cotton showed a dediine of about eve-fourth cent per Ib. since Monday. To-dey’s taside pages enntain letters aeecriptive of the causes now agitating the different classes of politicians in Rhode Island and Connedticut; the memoriel of the cred@tiors of the late-republic of Texas to Congress; commercial, local 42d miscella- neous news, advertisements, &e. Destzns of Europe. The publicatior of the Czar’s test manifesto in the Journal de St. Petersburg, the reply of the London Times, and the debite of the 13th in the British House of Lords, died a flood ef light on the seeret of the impending European war. From the two former, ventilated as they were by the ooposition peers, we learn, for the first time from an authentic source, thas the protection of the Greek Christians in Turkey and the dominion of the Hety Sepulchre, were hardly even the pretexts, and certainly not the causes of the course pursued by Russia. At most, it can only be said that M. de Lavalette’s conduct in disturbing the relative position of the various sects in Turkey, precipitated an pean governments had been told to expect by the Czar himself. We learn, for the first time, by the publication of the documents to which we ref that as far back as 1814 Nicholas openly proposed to Great Britain to seize and divide Turkey with him, as he had shared Po- Jand with Austria and Prussia. Twe other statements are made in the article in the Times and the debate in the House; if not with as much precision as the former one, at least with sufficient clearness to ensure a general belief in their truth. The first is to en the subject of printing, yesterday, again forcibly Bustrates the. urgent necessity for the establish- ment of a government printing office. Much time is ‘weelessly thrown away by Congress at every session 4m their fruitless endeavors to satisfy the demands ef political aspirants for the post of printer; and when the two houses happen to decide upon differ- ‘ent men to exccute their work—as is the case at present—a feeling of jealousy generally springs up, ia which the members of the different branches be- ome involved, and which usually ends in throwing the work behind hand and retarding the progress of Aegislation. Among the numerous petitions pre- mented in the early part of the day was one, fr forty-one citizens of North Carolina, in opposition to the Nebraska bill. Mest of yesterday's session of the House of Rep- vesentatives was spent in debating the ‘oill provid- ing for the construction of six first class steam frigates. Colonel Benton made a speech in opposi- tion to the measure, but it seems to have had but little influence upon the spirit of Young America at this moment prevailing in that body. We regret to Jearn, however, that the amendment of Mr. Lyon, authorizing the building of six sloops of war in ad- @ition to the steamers, was rejected. From appear- ances, our Congressmen t length been aroused to the importance of immediately strengthening our maritime power, and we may therefore expect the early passage of the bill, now that the debate has ‘The members of our State Legislature are repre- sented as having been greatly perturbed yesterday, ewing to a report that the Governor had positively decided to veto the prohibitory liquor bill, in effect- ing the passage of which measure most of the ses- sion has been spent. We learn from our correspon- @ent, and from other sources, that there can be little doubt of the correctness of the rumor. The Gover- Ror is understood io have consulted gentlemen of high legal qualifications as to the constitutionality of the act, and will probably return the bill, with his objections, toxdey. Its friends are said to be already mustering it forces, with the view, if possible, of making the bill a law by a two-thirds vote. The State Senate.yesterday adopted a resolution to adjourn from to-day till Tuesday, in order to enable members to accept the proffered invitation of the Ten Governors to visit the institutions of this city. The Assembly postponed:the consideration of the reso- lution, but it is understood that they will most likely give in their adhesion to-day. A large num- der of bills were disposed of by both houses. The Jeading features of the business transacted dnving ‘the last two days are embraced jx the letters of our egrrespondent. *fiome additional iteme from Cube, including a very emfertaining and exciting letter r@ative to the inci- dex's connected with the seizure ¢* the steamship Black Warrior, are given in another page. Accord- ing 40 our correspondent, Don Ramag Mayin, one of her panish Majesty's officials, flew, into a violent passion when presented with alist.e? the articles missing; from the steamer-—such os apoons, wines, &c.—au1 threatened immediate destrection to the agentac”* the steamer unless they withdrew the list and rotyscted the imputatian it contained against the fair fame of her Majesty's subjects. Upon hear- ing of this, Captain Bulloch, in company with Cap- tain Watson, of the U.S. steamer Fulton, waited , upon Dom Mavin, and politely informed higa that \G he was ready to grant ample satiefaction with any oa eapons the hivairous Don might feel disposed to walect. In ag@vition, Capt. Watson semarked thaigns Cat. Bulioch,would shortly be obliged to sail, he (Gap. W.) wanld assume his position in the affatr, and be happy 40 hear from the Don at whatever time and place he might please to name. Read the lettex, ‘The highly inteyosting letter elsewhere published, from oar Acapulco correspondent, farnishes a gra- phic 54 instructive explanation of the existing state of affairs in Mexico, and more particularly in ahe dep»: tment of Guerrero, in which Acapulco is situated. The revolution against Santa Anna, headed by Gen. Alvarez, seems to be far more formi- @able than Vie Mexican version of the affair would ead us to suppore, and ip the opinion of those best informed on the subject, ie likely to prove success- ful. Simultaneously with the movements of the disaf. fected people of Mexico for the overthrow of his Hapreme Highness, Santa Anno, and a return to , Wpubliceniem, we find the Indians rising against 4, ¥e whites in all directions, both in that country ‘am Tour own. The intelligence we today publish with tegard to the depredations and murders com mittea by the savages in Texan and New Mexico. would ah, st lead to the belief that a gen ae had been ¢. Mered into among the red » the South and Wo, %4 60 Wage & wnivernal Win against big the effect that, throughout the negotiations, there existed a general unity of thought and harmony of opinion between the Emperor of Russia ahd the British government; and that the proposal fell to the ground simply be- cause Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Welling- ‘ton who were at that time at the head of affairs in England could net count upon the co-operation of France, or arrange the basis of a partition of Turkey. The second part dis- elosed is that similar proposals to those made to Great Britain were likewise made to France by the Caar. Of the latter we have as yet no authentic details; we are told that the former was first proposed in 1844 by the Czar in per- sen:to the Dake of Wellington, again reiterated ina memorandum by Count Nesselrode, and afresh urged on the consfderation of the British Cabinet about a year ago. There is here ample material for profound reflection. The flimsy pretexts of the rights of the Greek Christians and the possession of fhe Holy Sepulchre thrown aside, the ruler of Rus- sia is revealed in his proper ‘light, as the faith- fal instrument of what is regarded as Russian destiny. We know now that the mission of Prince’ Menschikoff was never intended to be successful, that the Czar’s ultimatum was never hoped sto be accepted. We see beyond all con- troversy‘that, in his present attack on Turkey, been nursed not only in the imperial but in the popular mind of Russia for mote than a cen- tury. Lookipg. therefore at the struggle without reference to its immediate occasion, it is worth while to.examine its merits afresh. Russis which in the early centuries of the Christiau era, was the mere resting place of a few barbarous nomad tribes, became in the fifteenth century,a Greek empire. During the whole of the “fourteenth, the Greeks had defended their country with desperate valor against the invasions of the Turks. More than once had the victories of Bajazet ond other Moslem leaders, reduced their State to the last gasp. The crescent had passed ever their bodies as far as Hungary: and at length, in 1453, their capital was taken, most of their young men forced into slavery, and the remnant of their broken band driven to take refuge in the barren wilds.of Russia. To Moseow and Novogorod they hore Christianity, the last relics of a partial civilization, and an ungzench- able hatred of the infidels who had despoiled them of their homes, and erected mosques on the site of their churches. Karasmin ably de- picts the fierce vindictiveness with which Rus- sians of every clase and every.age refer to that black day in the history of their forefathers. Their revenge was destined to wait long for setisfaction. One hundred and twenty years elapsed after the fall ef Constantinople before “the west of Europe dared to breathe freely, or felt that the fate of the Greek Empire was not to be.'ts own. All this time the Turks grew in power and might. Defeated at Lepanto and baffledits their attempt to extend Mahomedanism by the ayord, they consoled themselves by in- flicting the most barbarous tortures on all the Christians who could be found within their do- minions. Weither the sixteenth, nor the seven- teenth, nor the first half of the eighteenth cen- tury witnessed any sensible diminution of the Tuxkish power. Russian hatred seethed help- lessky, while Bagdad was taken by the Turks on the east, Vienna be8ieged on the west, Belgrate wrestel from Austria, and Azoff insolenthy severed from the Russian Empire and annexed to Turkey. The day of retribu- tion was however at hand. With the aid of Austria—then powerful and prosperous— Russia waged, for the frst time a suecessful war against Turkey in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The Crimea was regained, and Russia took heart. The peace of 1783 could not last long. Russia was daily yaining strength, Turkey fast waning under the fatal influence of Mahomedanism. War hroke out afresh in 1806: and next year, the long-cheriehed revenge of the Russians would baye beem grated and theig “y yesterday. But while the prices for stoctts fell off, | governed by the tore of the Canada’s news, were | event which, ten years before, most of the Euro- | Nicholas is but carrying out a design that has. ston allowed Con- to the hands of Alex- ic Emperor of France was der, The he ye not willing *, «6; and thongh he made peace with the Car, the war between Russia and Tur- key still cob%inued to feed the animosity of the former, 7.4 exhaust the resources of the latter. Approv hing hostilities with France obliged Ales’ nder to mace peace with Tarkey in 1812; an?, the river Pruth was then agreed wpon as “the boundaries of the empires. But the retreat Dis- | content was fermented inGreece, and it threw | off the Turkish yoke: rebellion was provoked in Moldavia and Wallachia and they rose in arms against the Sultan. Massacres of the Greek patriots and other Greek Christians in Turkey excited a ‘general hatred of the Turks ' throughout Europe; and Russia prevailed upon England and France to join her against the Sultan. The battle of Navarino was the result, and the Turkish navy was utterly crushed. The defeat scemd to have given new heart to the Turks, but success still remained with the Rus- sians. The fall of Adrianople terminated the war, and Turkey was weaker than ever. In her distress she was compelled to call upon Russia, three years afterwards, to protect her again her old province, Egypt. | Such is the history of the struggtes that have | taken place between Russia and Turkey. For one century, from the middle of the fourteenth to¢he middle of the fifteenth, the contest was between invading Mosicms and Christians de- fending their homes; for another, from the mid- ale of the cightcenth to the present day, the battle has been between Russians seeking to re- j gain their fatherland, and Tarks defending their Tux LaerPourica, Cour D’Erar.—There never hat been enacted a more bypecritical farce than the pretension of the leaders of the whig party in this State, in relation to a temperance law. Never bas a community been more grossly deceived nor palpably hoodwinked, blinded, gulled, cheated, or defrauded, than the honest and confiding anti-liquor people have been with the action of the present Legislature. After gromising them a law at the polls last fall— after leading them along in the Legislature with silken cords, until near the close of the session, the majority consented to the passage of a bill, but not to take effect until very near the meeting of the next Legislature. When thy, whig caucus determined on postponing the g¢_ tion of the law from August to December, the sincere friends of the measure hesitated in con- stating, bat they were arrogant’ told they must take December or the bill would be de- feated. Rather than lose the bill—rather than go home to their constituents without any Mw to restrict the sale and use of intoxi- cating drinks*the Maine law members yielded to the dictation, and swallowed the pill pre- pared for them. We correct this, however, by stating that one Senator—Myron H. Clark, of Canandaigua—though a whig. possessed sufli- | cient sagacity to discover the stratagem, and though one of the strongest temperance men in the Legislature, boldly voted against Decem- ber, believing that it was a mere trick to stave it off until after the next election. At the same select whig caucus, when it was decreed to put off action under the law until December, it was also determined, as soon as the bill passed both houses, and-before the Go- vernor should sign or reject it, to introduce t usurpations. The one are in the flower of their | youth, full of vigor, energy, and religious zeal; the other are sunk in ok. ago, helpless ignorance, and abject decrepitude. England and France thave:espoused the cause of Turkey. Not from any wish to protect the weak: the article in the Times and the corres- pondence with Nicholas ‘entirely destroy this notion; but because each of the Western Powers is opposed to seeing the Russians at Constanti- nople. They hope to take it themselves. What is this treaty with the Sultan for the protection of his Christian sabjects, but a virtual abdica- tion of his empire into the bands of Great Britain and France? What more did Russia ask? She had at least the right conferred by old and un- extinguished title to Turkey: England and France have no right whatever but that of the strong. Time avill show whether their strength is adequate to the task; and whether, if it be, they are not destined to share the fate of other despoilers of other men’s property, and to quar- rel with each ether. Tne Carivornis Trape.—For some time past the condition-of trade between the Atlantic and Pacific cities has been alarming. Cargoes have heen forced upon California, the market has been gluited, the Eastern houses waiting for returns have fuiled to meet their engagements or been seriously crippled; and all the time, while these things were tery well known, both here and in California, the rage for speculation has been kept up. Ships have been built, freighted, and arrived, when the consignees knew not what to do with the goods they brought. The mania las now reesived a very severe check; and the ship Bald Eagle is on her way back with some of the consignments, as will be seen by the an- nexed statement of her ‘assortéd” cargo :— FXYORTS PROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK, PER SHIP BALD atone, res. 24, Shovels, cases. Hops, bates Sheep skins, bales Rope, coils 1 1 & ry brandy, 2109 Flour, bbls, 2 Paper, cases... 25 Salmon... California wine, bb! 1 Salmon, half bbls. Copper tank ... 1 Boiler iron, plates. Copper cooler 1 Seeds, keg. Blocks... 6 Cream tarta Crenin torta Marbie, case Green paint Verdi Old met Brandy, quarter p Wool, bales... © Brandy, haif pipes Furniture, truni 3 Harness, cases . Furniture, case 3 Scrap iron, lot. Chronometers 3 Merchandire, pkgs Parley, bbls... 3 Merchandise, bales Segars, cases Camphor tru: Tea, boxes Merchandise, cask Merchandise, ches Merchandise, trun! Dry goods, 9 Merchandise, bbls China merehand 11 Merchandise, kegs) Chain cable... 1 Merchandise, boxe: Shovels, bundles Merchandise, case The list is curious enough. Two thousand barrels of flour make an interesting item; and this flour ought to be very valuable after its journey of ‘thirty thousand miles. The shovel trade seems to have been “run into the ground,” and we havea fine lot of them return- ed. Brandy is not so much in request in San Francisco as in New York, and we find thirty pipes on the Bald Eagle’s manifest. Sherry brandy, segars, boiler and pig iron, paper, peas, dry goods, and a large lot of merchandise, also make up interesting items; and we trust that the lesson wil! not be without its proper influ- ence on the speculators, The Spin Rarring Cusniatays—We have recently received a number of communications purporting to set forth important matters which have been revealed during visits to Miss Fox and other “spiritual rapping media.” We have no room for such miserable trash, and it is time to have an end to this, the most egre- gious charlatanism of the age; and all those persons who go about the country giving lec- tures and descriptions of the rappings are nei- ther more nor less than impostors and swind- lers—they should be arrested by the police, and punished for obtaining money under false pre- tences, Delusions of the same character as those above mentioned have existed in all ages and ip all nations, under various names, such as megic, the black art, astrology, mesmerism, and so forth. These subjects will do well enongh for discussion in abolition conventions or assemblages of the advocates .of the woman’s rights doctrines. But now that we are enter- ing upon a most important ere in public affairs, both at home and abroad—now that we are called upon to give our decision upon matiers calling for serious consideration—we should lay aside all this and other similar humbuge, and prepare to take up a position in accordance with the dictates of national dignity and national honor. Tue Srkeer CLeaNInc.—The purification of the metropolis does not seem to go on with the celevity which was expected. It is trae that a great deal of filth has been removed, anda great deal of money spent; but in many streets there yet remainsadisgnsting debris. In some of the bye streets the mud has been raked into heaps, and allowed to freeze. On the first. warm day it will be spread over the street again. Broadway, too, seems as dusty as ever, not- withstanding the announcement that it wae to have been swept every night this week, com- mencing on Monday. Hae it been swept at all? Wine ate you, My, Superintendent Geula? another law, submitting the question to the people at the next election, whether a majority are in favor of-a prohibitory law; and this has been done, the bill being in the hands of a com- mittee of the Senate, introduced by Mr. Dickin- ton, the acknowledged leader in the Legisla- ture. | This movement was not expecicd nor desired by the friends of the bill. Can they support such a proposition, mainly intended to relieve the present majority from the responsibility of the law which has passed both houses? Will the large majority clected as temperance men in the House of Assembly, concur with the whig caucus, and blindly support the bill which is shortly to be forced upon them? Having yielded pne step, by granting the whigs December instead of August, will they submit further, and vote this new bill? The honest temperance men when they as sembled at Albany, whigs and democrats, met on that platform and no other. Their party preferences were lost sight of in this great ques- tion of moral reform. They came together de- termined to keep it out of the party politics of the day. They fondly hoped and confidently expected that the great maxim would be pre- sented to the people of this great State, irre- spective of any consideration other than that which legitimately belonged to it, namely, the improvement of the morals of the people. The whigs have dodged around a mighty short corner—have wheeled about and turued a somerset equal to any circus clown, in this matter of submitting questions to the people. In 1851-they committed an act, they passed a law,which the people never asked nor petitioned for. When implored by the .minority to sub- mit the question of borrowing nine millions without authority of the constitution; oh, then they did not want to consult the people—the people then were not worth consulting. By obtaining possession of nine millions of money they could resist all complaints which the peo- ple might make. A power would then be placed in their hands so mighty, so potent that they imagined they could override any popular movement. Had these millions been obtained, the people would have been defied. But now, when a prohibitory liquor law can, by any in- numerable host of suppliant petitions praying that the Legislature may arrest the course of intemperance, prevent crime, pauperism and misery—when tens of thousands stand ready to maintain the popular features of such a law— why, the whig politicians at Albany dictate the H time, by saying it shall not go into effect nntil after another election, and impose the terms that it shall have no vitality unless a majo- bills now before the State, providing for age on vestels Ving in the harbor of New York, #3 of which meet. with a cer- tain amount, »¢ opposition on the part of some Of ‘ne country members, becanse canal boats. which come here to unload, and oc- same Gadeden treaty. If it passes, the a7. ministration will have taken a potion eq al to wo doses of Gardner's strychnine. Tae Waarrace Fres—T’ sore are three “yegislature of this an increase of wharf- cory nearly the same space at our wharves, “paying sixty-three cents per day, that a Liver- pool packet ship would, ata cost of ten dol- Jars, will haye to bear an inconsiderable por- tion of the advanced rates. It has been shown that wharf property in this city does not pay three and a half per cent on the cost of con- struction; and in consequence, it has been pro- Corporation sell the public wharves, which the proceeds in a better paying enterprise. The high rate at which the leases of the slips lately sold in this city, is produced a8 an argument to show the productive- ness of the wharves even at the present rates, The leases brought high prices, it is true; but as they were for only one year, the bids were altogether speculative, and the leases were run up on the chances of one of the bills before the Legislature, increasing the wharfage rates, becoming a law. We know that there are certain slips which sold at from five to six thousand dollars, which would not pay the price they were purchased at if they year; and we question whether there was a single one sold which will pay the rent during the succeeding’ year, unless there should be an advance in the rates. Of course these prices would not be again ob- tained if the proposed law is rejected; and the wharves will then again be leased at a nomi- nal rent, and instead of yielding an income to the city, as they should, they will become an actual burden, the weight of which must be borne by the tax-payers, who receive no direct benefit from that porion of the commercial community who are non-residents, and who have no interest in the welfare of New York city. If the wharfage rates are increased, there will be no necessity of passing laws for the purpose of preventing encroachments upon the harbor, for if wharf property could be made to pay a reasonable per centage, owners would not sell their water fronts and fill in their slips for the purpose of forming building lots, as they are compelled to do under the existing rates, or suf- fer the sacrifice of a fair interest on their in- vested capital. Tue AMERICAN MILLIONATRES—WHERE ARE vaeY Locarkp ?—It has generally been supposed that the millionaires of the United States are i posed if the rates are not advanced, thatthe | would be done at a great sacrifice, and invest | were crowded full of vessels every day in the | —' Afries ie a ps ‘Miss Jel I. lady were at present in New York, ony oo doubt ths aha would give utterance to the same benevolent wish in re- rd to h. March isa beast—a lion—and the sooner fRisdead the better. For cevon days past it has raging and tearing, blowing, howling, and moaning, it was in the agonivs of death. Y ® snow storm set in, the wind Leeinipe | about present east. We may expect a continnance ther until the wind changes, when, to the phecies of those well versed in we shall have warm weather again, lightning, April showers, rainbows, no more of winter. This is the g which We must wait with patience. A Daxcerous Crudyey in Was Srreet,—A ment was raised yesterday in West street, from lowing cause, a8 expressed in the report of Daniel Carpenter to the Chief of Police yesterday The vicinity of the large sugar house in and Washington stree(s, was the scene of ment yesterday, occasioned by the high tached to it, (one hundred and fifty WEATHER. dead,” HI Fi] a the wea 3 ; ot ee ot te} he ate h,) cracking from about tifty feet of the base to abont the same distance from the top. Fears have been entertained for some time past by meny persons that the was not safe, from the fact ot its leaning considerably” - over; und when the crack was discovered leeeaten mora chimne; in ing, the whole neighborhood became ram for their lives, leaving all their worldly effects behind. Iwas roon on the ground, and sent for Alderman Hoff- inire, who came and consulted with several builders and ~ engineers on the subject of itssecurity. ‘They stated that there wan no immediate danger of the falling of the chim- ney. This quieted the fears of the people, and in the af- ternoon the families residing in Hubert street, between . West and Washington, moved all their furniture. The chimney leans towards the southeast. Alderman Hoff- mire is to have it examined this morning, and will take such steps as the exigency of the case may require. It | appeared to be conceded by all, that the chimney can be made perfectly safe by banding and bracing it. % Mrrnxe ov tie Commirres ox Rattzoaps.—The Commit- | tee on Railroads from the Board of Aldermen, to whom | Was referred the resolution inquiring why the Sixth and Eighth Avenue Railroad Companies had not taken up the double track in College place, in accordance with the instructions of the late Common Council in December j last, met yesterday afternoon in the City Hall. Mr. Hope, one of the property holders in College. pee, pro- » ‘that only one track should be laid in joge place, e same as in Vesey, Church, and Barelay streets, a1 recommended the insertion of College as one of the streets where a single track only should be laid, as in Church and Vesey streets. instead of retaining the double oue new Jaid there. The Superintendent of the Railroad Companies, on the part of the sharehoklers, uid that it was not the desire of the companies to run. ars on a double track through College place, but it was” for the accommodation of the public alone that the track was laid there. The Committee said that the; fully understood the subject, and would report at thelr earliest convenience. Mysrsnious DISAPPEARANCE—SvrPoseD MURDER.—Mr. Asa 1, Latham, a resident of No. 206 street, Brook- lyn, bas been missing since 5 o’clock on Wednesday after- | noon. The last place he was seen to be known, was at Brown’s eating house, in Water street, where he took hig tea atabout 5 o’clock. On that ev he was to have met his wife at afriend’s house in Eighteenth street, New York, who was on a visit witha Mrs. Webb, of lyn. However, he did not make his appearance, nor has he been seen by any of his friends. was @ | man of very steady habits, 42 years of age, and never _ known to be absent from his family before. it is now believed by his friends that some foul means have beer used, which accounts for his mysterious disappearance. A Comer.—On Wednesday sreainges Yonkers, a comet: was visible afew degrees above the horizon, ina direc- tion about west-northwest.. It bore an exact resem- blance to the one which made its ap) ce last Au- gust, and which occupied the same postion. It may be seen With the naked eye, very plainly, at the close of twilight in the evening. Finr.—A fire broke out last night at the private resi- dence No. 132 Willett street, caused bya taking fire in one of the sleepi: » It yt wit! wie ‘amenity Her ing rooms. was put out with but Coroners’ Inquests. Tar Favat ACOWENT IN BRroabwaY—INQuEsT ON THE Bopy or Mx. McCAmmant.—Coroner Hilton yesterday held _. an inquest at the New York Hospital upon the body of George H. McCammant, the merchant from Ohio who met with the fatal injury by the breaking of the bridge over the.cellar corner of Broadway and Lispenard street, on the 12th inst. The deceased, it seems, according to the evidence, on that day (Sunday) was down Broad- way with a Mr. Murray, when they saw @ crowd of per- sons at the corner of Lispenard street, and they among the others hurried on the bridgs or platform to ascertain _ to be found in the greatest abundance in Wall street, New York; State street, Boston; or in the other popular money marts of the country. The cotton manufacturers of the Hast are ge- nerally coneidered as very wealthy men, and in a few instances—the Lawrences, the Bootts, the Mandells, and one or two others—this may be the case. There are also a few cot- ton planters and sugar raisers at the South, who are very wealthy. In New York the mil- lionaires are very transient people as regards position and character. With the exception of John Jacob Astor and his descendants, there have been but few millionaires in this city who have not evaporated afttr two or three years of sunshine. There is now a new set-of wealthy aristocrats arising in Pennsylvania, which will at once out- strip all competition; and its members are the owners rof coal lands. They receive a certain sum for every ton of coal mined on their lands; and as the price of other fuel goes up and the sup- ply of coal remains inexhaustible, there is no limit to the incorhes of the owners of the mines. By certain statements which we have seen, we Jearn that the incomes of the owners of*these lands, from rents, run from thirty thousand dollars up to two hundred thousand dollars per annum. Mr. Heescher, formerly a well known merchant in this city, (he married one of the | Costar family,) has an income of fifty thousand rity of the votes cast next November shall thus indicate. Will the temperance men be found at the elevtion, standing side by side of rowdies, rummers, shortboys, loagboys, incited to any act of desperation by the poi- sonous drug, and contend with them whether rum shall be sold or not?’ Even should the at- tempt be made, what a scene would be present- ed in this and every other city! No friend of the temperance law would be permitted to | reach a poll within half a block. The Shortboys, and all sorts of boys, would be found battling against the temperance men. No, no, the friends of the law will not vote with the whigs to make it a test question at the polls. Why the necessity of forcing the tentperance question into the arena of politics? Why not permit the friends of that reform to try the ex- periment as they desired? Having, as they imagined, sufficient strength in both branches of the Legislature, composed of both political parties, why not allow them to commence the reformation on the first of August? And after, by force of party drill, putting off the day four months longer, and until after the election, why could not the temperance friends have been allowed the privilege, even then, to have undertaken to carry out the law, without being under the compulsion of encountering the grog shops at the polls? It is simply because the leaders of the whig party feared to take the responsibility of the law, and have cunningly devised the scheme presented in the Senate by their guardian leader, Dickinson, to submit the question to the people at an excited political election. Seward’s presence in Albany during the last week, and his anxiety for the next house of Assembly, reveal the secret. Push through the bill, Master Thurlow. Tur Gapspen Treaty IN THE SENATE.—Ac- cording to our accounts from Washington, the most stre:wous efforts are being made to secure the accom,lishment of this, the most corrupt job ever wwdertaken in Washington, and the most profliga “e attempt ever made to plunder the Treasury ior the advancement of a foreign military advent: Wer, without principle, chavae- ter or prospects, All the Galphin swindles or Gardner frauds si:‘k into utter insignificance hefore this scheme to rob the Treasury of twen- ty millions of dollars, Jt is now stated that the treaty will he adopted in the Senate by a two- thirds vote, as one or ty*0 millions of dollars will be expended in lobby,“ug for it with that pure and wurullied body. \Nere we an enemy of the Senate, and desired that*dlie administra- tion should be demolished by a Fingle act, we Wotilah Weigh hesy 19 do Do more th.W Poni mashes | dollars from this source; Henry OC. Carey is another of the wealthy ones, and his income is stated at fifty thousand; Matthew Newkirk has one hundred and fifty thousand a year; Swain, oue of the editors and proprietors of the Phila- delphia Ledger, holds, in connection with his partners, coal lands which rent for thirty thou- sand a year; Mr. Wetherell has two hundred thousand a year from the same source. Mr. McElrath, one of the Siamese twins of the Tvi- bunce in this city, became ambitions to emulate these gentlemen. He went to Philadelphia and invested; but he almost swamped himself, be- cause he did not understand the business. Hereafter, the gay young men about town, the fashionable counts from Europe, and all other adventurers who are in search of fortunes, will have to tirn their opera-glasses toward the coal lands of Pennsylvania, for there are the real sound, solid, moneyed aristocracy of the country, and their owners and descendants will have all the money. ‘Tuk San FERNANDO Correr Mininc Co.—We are requested to state that the Wr. O’Brien who sigus himself Presi- dent of the San Fernando Copper Mining Co., of Cuba, an account of which we published in our paper of yester-” day, is not the Wm. O’Brien of the firm of William & John O'Brien, No. 33 Wall street, who has no knowledge of the concern, or of any ono connected with it. SPRIKE oF WHR Suny CaRrenteRs.—We learn that in conse- quence of the strike among the ship carpenters and catk- ers along shore, anumber of versels have heen compelled to go to other cities in order to make necessary repairs. A vessel which had been raised upon the screw dock for the purpose of re-coppering, was taken off on Tuesday last, unfinished,’and will proceed to Liverpool to com- plete the work. Marine Affairs. Por THR Skat oF War.—The bark Oregon is advertised to leave New York In May next, with passengors, on an excursion to Constantinople, touching at Maderia Mala. ga, Cadiz, Marseilies and Malta, affording a good oppor- tunity for those desirous of being near the scone of the military operations in the East, and of visiting some of the principal places in the Mediterranean, Tap Revorts or tar ConaRD Stiamers.—Merchants, the friends of passengers, and even the agents of the Cunard steamers, have often complained that the press failed to get over the wires from Halifex and publish the ship's reports of vessels spoken on the passage, the weather, and other incidents of the voyage, on the arrival of the royal mail steamers at that port. We learn from our agents that the fault ie not with them, os they never fail to ap- ply to the proper officers of the steamors as soon ag they arrive at Halifax, ond, when possible, procure every item ot interest connected with the voyage, and transmit the some, with onr uaual full summary of European news. This course was taken on Wednesday, on the arrival of the Canada, but, much to our disappointment, the purser of the steamer said he had no ship's ret for the pross. We must, therefore, wait thirty-six hours than was necessary to learn whether the Canada brings any tidings of the Baltic, which was considerably overdue at orpoot when the Canada sailed. The ship’ report of | ‘anada may also relievo the solicitude felt for the | rafety of the City of Clasgow, which haa been nearly a Al ete, and ip bound to the trouble, when the sudden weight of a number of watered bia on the bridge, caused it to give way, and precipitated the deceased, among many others, to the» cellar beneath. The right leg of Mr, McCammant was broken, and he was conveyed to the hospital, where, it appears, the day before he died his leg was amputated. Evidence was introduced before the jury to show that the scatfollmg was built as carefully and_ as strong as are susually made, but that the jumping upon the bridge ty some twenty persons was the immediate cause of the breaki On this evidence the jury rendered the following verdict:—“That deceased came to his death by a fracture of the right leg, from the giving way of a scaffolding or bridge in front of the build- ing in course of etection on the corner of Broadway and Lispenard street, on the 12th day of March, 1854. The seaffokling gave way from the sudden rush of an unusual number of persons upon it.” Deceased was thirty-six years of ege, and resided and did business at New Castle, Coshocton county, Ohio. The body was yesterday. conveyed to Ohio for interment. Dram In a Sravion Hovrk—Margaret McDermott, an lish wowan, was found yesterday morning lying insensi- ile in 116th street, from the elects of intemperance. She was taken tothe Twelfth ward station house, where. sie died about two o’clock yesterday afternoon. Coroner Gamble held an inquest on the body, when a verdict of Ceath from intemperance was rendered, Personal Intelligence, ~ General G. J. Pillow, of Tennessee, and General John st. Quitman of Mississippi, were in New Orleans on the 24th inst. Mr. Yuref Mina, late of Syria, the dragoman of Brown, and numerous other American, travelles in Palestine, were in Memphis on the 19th inst. The Hon. Rodman M. Price, the new and highly es- teemei Governor of New Jereey, is in Washington city. ~ Princess de la Rivagarero and daughter, Lima; Senior Rivagarero, Peruvian Army; Chaslen Rowe, ‘Valparaiso; Edward Riddle, Boston; John T. I and lady, Glen Cove; Profeeror. Felton, Philadelphia; Edgar Broadhead, U.8.'N.; R.. Bailey and Indy, Conn.; David Allon Poe? - England; G. D. Mackintosh, British Army; J. R. Newton; San Francisco, arrived on Wednesday at the Metropolitan. Cuba; Capt. P. A. Stockton, New- Hotel. P. Sanchez Yrnaga, ports JP. Tomb and lady, Albany; les Army; elly, Baltimore; Rev. E. ham, Kentucky sees Stanwood, Michigan; galls, United Staten; J. V. 1. Pruyne, Albany; 0. nk, Philadelphia; Hon. W. 11. ‘McFar Hon.’ Howard Cutter, San Franeisco; Wm. W. Boston; Governor Floyd, Virginia; J. Sami Effendi, Reypt? J. B. Sordon, Toronto; H. P. Baldwin, Detroit, ee Gates, Charleston; Hon. Y. Chandler, Detroit; 8. H. Wal- ly, Washington, D. C.; Lieut. Bradford, Royal Navy; T. B.'Fiteh, Syracuse; Capt. A. ‘Turner, Beaton; Hon. A: L. nn, Kentucky; Hon. lountford, Washingto among the arrivals at the St Nicholas. ga . P. Johinsor bany; H. R. Sherman, thkeepsie; F.E, Jones, Albany; W, Harrison, Tlinoie; W. Brows’ Buffalo; H. F. Dow, New Bedford;’ M. &, more; J. W. Jenkins, Massachusetts; 9 Little, H. A, Tuthill, Augusta; G. W. Cummings, Delaware; ber, Cortlandt; Capt. £2.’ Waterman and lady, 5; A, A. McGafine; Boston; W. Risley, Trenton, N. J.; 1D. Kinsley, Canto, Masn; 3. 8: elby, Ky.; Capt. Bulloch, steam. Howard, Richmond; J. Gasser Wilmington, N. C.; 8 Hollingshead, ES 8 Curtis, Boston; L. Wells, Ohio; 'L. E. Bulkeley’ New York; Hon. H.’ Seymour,’ Hartford: J. B. Niles Ia; 6. aMertison, 4f05 H. 6 Martin, Abang; J H.Willéon} Wy; Capt. E Kingman, a ; W. J. Sey? moor, Trg dive arsived st inte . A. Haines, Fairhaven; Mr. Dennison, Dlin Manton, Providence; C. Manion, do.; W. Toone York, arrived yesterday at the Prescott. ARRIVALS, From Norfolk, &c, in stoa: § Thomason, E Kubn, Mre Cutti Markens and son, Miss MK Holland, Geo Divi Morris and Indy, 'T H Goodale, lady and childs Hanry Hume ani Indy, Mrs Serah Statbs, Mrs Ste in the steora ndon, in ship Sir ew ulia Flyon—i1 From from Boston—J H in, Mra D Hammond. Pickering, Miss P Ri Carruth, Mossrs F Carruth and wife, C Carrut A Slander, 2 W Lor Rit bt sara Lewis Crugan (bearer 0 Heutsch, J Wilton: wile, & is, of Newiuryport; HW Darstow, Mire M axonvillo; Rov J f Belfast; Mrx Hudion, — Speddit tein, Wm Hardt, GA Shel: Miss Binekne Viteh, F Conpil, Quin Beo and menthal anit, Heney, of New f 3, of Cincinnati Right Roy J'B Laury, Rev a Agta at “4 En ery Assistant Com Gen rds, Com Ger rake, Assistant Dro: nt Com n Routh, British po Sehu Romaine and wife, and D Marcoso, of wife, nvrse and two children, John 8; o% Toronto: Major Colvurn and G. Lourn, ; Houghton, of Londeeed ‘Copeland, of Manchentet Bc: a wife, of am, Thos Scott, ¢ oe ak _ Incgerty,” of Londondertys Rel to London) and wits, RW stanley, W oa, an F Wakian of rien poe Ene: dohn ’ Hudson, fisvkine of Ireland; Mytionhaven, ot Antwer (hearer of despat Vielding, J Wr Tretai Police Inj Suspicion of Setting Pire to the femies No, 14 Chambers street—A fire was discovered at about 10 o’elock on Wed- nesday night, in the basement occupied 4 Frenchman named John Neihm, at No. 14 Chambers street. The po- lice and firemen were soon at the premises and extn. guished the flames, when, on examining the interior, it was evident the fire had been the work of design, as «. pan, in which had been placed comphene, was found in a closet, over which had been put a lot of , the burn- ing of which created the alarm. Tire also been placed under the workbench. The oceupant of the base- inent was a working jeweller, who had but a short time, ago effectedian insurance of $300 on his stock in the’ utgers Fire Insurance Company. Soon after the fire had veon extingvished, Neihm made his ay nd ag it was evident thet the fire was the ‘work of som incen- diary, Captain Prennan ordered Neihm into custody, on suspicion of setting his premises on fire. Officer ‘Loo searched the accused, and found in his pockets tho policy of insurance. The prisoner was conveyed before Justice on who detained him to await a further examina. A Charge of Perjury.—Yesterday Sergeant Smith, the lewer wotige, neiecied Baaresl Deny on a wade, issned by Justice Osborn, wherein he stands chargod with swearing falaply to an affidavit before n Come mi on the 17th of May, 1852, in rofer- ert 9 tho claim of » pig, enid to belong tg Patrick yg: James