The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1854, Page 4

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AMERICA MUSRUM.—Aftornoon Wuo Sreaue Finer —Baunnice Bov—Bvening, Rarraxcie. GHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPRRA HOUSE, 472 Broad- way.—Evmorian Meropins uy Cunisry’s Miner REL. ‘W003 'S MINSTREL HALL, 444 Brosdway.—Eruorian Mawerneisy anv Bonixsqye UrERA. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE 589 Brosdway.—Buow BawT’s RTMIOPIAN UPERA TROUPE. FRANCONDS HIPPODROME.--Manisoy Squans. New Yorn, sunday, July 9, 1854. lll The News. THE LATEST FROM EUROPE. ‘The news by the Baltic confirms the details pre- viously received of the disastrous nature of the de- feat sustained by the Russians before Silistria, and of their retreat across the Danube. It is stated, in addition, that they have evacuated Giurgevo, and that they were retiring en masse from all parts of Wallachia, and were concentrating their forces be- yond the Prath. The motive assigned for this Movement—a desire to avoid the danger of a col- Malon with the Austrians, who were about to occu- py the Principalities—ia probably the trne one. Finding that for the present an effectual check will ‘be opposed to his advance in the Turkish territo- ries, it is evidently the policy of the Russian Emperor to play the game chalked e@ut for him by the Austrian Cabinet and to ‘temporise until the rigor of the winter season ena- Dies him to prosecute his plans with greater advan- tage. Delay isto him of greater importance than apy prerent military successes. The season wiil goon come round when the naval preponderance of his enemies will cease to cause him any apprehen- tdon for the safety of his coast defences, ana when he will be consequently enabled to bring overwhelm ing forces into the field. The occupation of the Principalities by the Austrians relieves him from a grat present embarrassment, for it gives him the ‘time necessary to organise his new levies, and to repare for a winter campaign, whilst it saves him from the mortification of being compelled to abandon them by the combined strength of the allies. Al- Wheugh the statement that the Emperor had ac- @eced to the proposition of the Austrian and Prussian Cabinets with regard to the evacuation of the Principalities, is evitently, from a comparison of @ates, only an anticipation of prubabilities, it is Like- Wy to turn out correct, for by doing s0 he will still maintain a friendly understanding with the Powers ‘that are favorably disposed towards him, and pre- vent them from being driven into measures of active hostility against him, by the apprehensions wader which they have been hitherto laboring wita vegard to the Western Powers. With the occupa- tion of the Principalities their engagements with the Jatter end, and thus matters will get into a sort of dead-lock, until a more favorable op pertunity presents itself for the Czar to make ano ‘her advance. It is more than probable taat the Jast Viewna protocol, and this movement of Austrian troops into the Principalities, in consequence of it, are the results of a secret understanding between the Austrian and Russian Courts; for certdinly nothing could be more opportune at the present moment to the interests of the Czar than the latter measure. It gives him the alternative of either pro mecuting the war under more favorable conditions @ of making such a peace aa will plase Tum in the same position in which he stood Defore. It ia clear that Austria and Prussia will never consent to any measures that will ser’- enaly affect the integrity of the Russian dominions ; and if the Western Powers seek for anythiog more than the status quo ante bellum, a split between the allies will be the consequence, and we shall then see the German States openly ally themselves with Russia. As public feeling both in England and France will not be satisfied with such a tame sola tion of the question, this result is not eo improbable @ remote as it may at first seem. The Czar, who is a cleverer diplomat than soldier, has wel) calcu ated all these chances; and in giving a w'tling @ensent to the occupation of the Principalities by the Austrians he is probably only complying with ‘the conditions of a plan previounly agreed upon. ‘We bave no account of afiy fresh military opera” tions since the raising of the siege of Silistria. We learn from Constantinople, under date of the 15th, that the advanced guard of the allied army had weached Pravadi, between Varna and Shumia. Generals Bosquet anf D’Allenville arrived at Adri- amople on the 12th, with 4,000 men. The Rassian @orps under General Liprandi was retiring from @atina to join the main body concentrating in Mol- Gavia. Tt ie stated that the evacuation of the Prin- @ipalities was to commence on the 27th. Of general news in connection with the war there are but few items of interest. It is stated that the @iaten represented at the conference of Bimberg Bave acceded to the joint demand of Austria and Prussia. The Greek insurrection has been termi mated by the submission of Hadji Petros, and all @iequietude from that quarter is for the present at anend. There is a talk of the Western Powers @uarantying a loan of 400,000,000 piastres.to the Porte, of waich it stands, just now, in pressing need, the exertions made by it during the last twelve months having completely exhausted ite resources. ‘The passage made by the Baltic, which brings these advices, isthe shortest ever made by any meamer ronning between Liverpool and this port. fhe accomplished it in nine daye twelve hours and 9 quarter, beating her own previous exploit in Aa- gest, 1861—which wae then considered extesordi- 3 “5 7 3 a 3 bo 1 3 2 16 3 4o 22 3 o MISCRLLANBOUR, ‘There were twenty-four deaths from cholera and ‘twelve from enn stroke in Boston last weex. fw) @eatbs from cholera weré reported in Albany yes terday. On the 6th inst. the Michigan Independeat “tate Convention nominated Kingsley 8. Biogbam, tree soil democrat, for Governor, and a coalition ticke: fer other State officers. COMMERCIAL APPATRS. The Baltic’s news caused inferior to common brands of Bate flour to decline from 124 to 37} cents per bushel. Cotton was sctive, and closed at | the full: dvance of one-eighth of a cent per poand. | Pork was again lower, and closed at $11 per barre! | for meas. 7 MORTALITY OF THB CITY. | Accord ng to the report of the City Inspector, the whole number of deaths for the week ending July 8 was 761—being an increase of 144 on the week previous. Of the whole namber 433 were under | ten years of age, and 130 inmates of the various | public institutions. There were 98 deaths of cho- lera—20 more than in the previous week. This in- creaee is less than we hed reason to expect, con- sidering the uninterrupted hot weather we have experienced, and the excesses usually attendant upon the celebration of the nationa anniver- sary, and proves satisfactorily that the dis- ease has not yet assumed an epidemic form. Since the 10th ultimo, the day upon which the prevalence of the cholera in this city the pre- sent summer was first officially mide kaown, there have been 285 fatal cases. There is certainly no canse for alarm, especially with persons of regalar and cleanly habits. During the past week there were 74 deaths of cholera infantam—increase 45; cho- lera morbns, 11; diarrhoea, 34; dysentery, 20; nflam- mation of the bowels, 10; deliriam tremens, 8; con» gestion of the brain, 23; intemperance, 4; inflim- mation of brain, 16; consumption, 62; ioflammation of Jungs, 13; marasmus, 35; coavuisions, 83; croup. 7; teething, 12; measles, 6. There is but one fatal care of sun-stroke reported, bat six persons died from the effe :ts of the intense heat that has recent ly prevailed. Of the deaths from exterual causes, we find that there were two from burns, eight from casualties, eight from drowning, two fatal fractures, bree killed by shooting, one by poison, and two suicides, ‘Chere were ten premature births aad twenty-eight cases of stillborn. Of the total nam- ber, 476 were natives of the United States, 149 of Treland, 86 of Germany, and 15 of England. FROM WASHINGTON, Yesterday the House of Representatives in com- mittee concluded to devote attention to personal Inatters, and accordingly the bill to extend the pa- tent of Colt’s famous pistols for seven years longer was taken up. No sooner had the clerk concluded reading the title of the bill than Mr. Ciingman arose, and boldly charged the aiders and abettora of the scheme with having attempted to corrupt members. He further stated that he possessed reliable infurma tion that efforts had been made to influence the nesr friends of members, and challenged the eupporters of Colt’s extension to raise a committee, when he pledged himself to give all the facts, This was a perfect crasher to the lobbyites. The friends of Mr, Colt, however, came to the rescue, entered into explanations as to the state of his business, stating that he was yet without means to complete the works for manufacturing the pistols, aud pressed haro for proof of the charges made against mem bers. This caused Mr. Clingman to somewhat mudify his tone, but he still reiterated his charges. Finally, the committee rose, and Mr. Letcher moved acommittee of seven to investigate the whole sab ject, with power to send for persons and papers, and all that sort ofthing, which was adopted. So the Colt men, if they desire to carry their mea- sure by corruption, have now the advantage of a more compact ficld for operations. We shall proba bly have the pistol controversy again in full blast in the course of a day or two. Our special despatch ia very interesting, and we wonldcommend it to the attention of our reaiers. THE ARSON CASE. The attempt made to barn down the store No. 147 Front street, and the motive for so ding, will now be understood, as it appears a large qaautity of the gooda on storage had been removed from the premises without the conrent or knowledge of the owners. A report of some of the loases will be eeen by reference to another column. THE WALKER DIVORCE CASE After a protracted trial of sixteen days duration this case haa at length been bronght to a close—so far, at least, that it only needs now tne verdict of the jury. The jury being unable to agree by 8 o'clock last evening, his Honor, Judge Ingraham, ordered a recess until this morning at 9 o’clock, to receive their verdict. Kansas and Nebraska Emigration Movements —The Congreastonal Free Sol Society =the South end the Administration, The repeal of the Missouri compromise will probably result in the application for admission of two additional States into the Union before the expiration of the next Congress, which oth- erwise might bave been doomed to remain in the monotonous condition of Territories for twenty years to come. We refer to Kansas and Nebraska. The documents and newspaper ex- tracts which we publish to-day, upon the emi- gration question, and the practical application of the law of squatter sovereignty in Kan- sas, at all events, will warrant the prediction that, from the spirit with which the work of colonization has been commenced in that Terri- tory, the people thereof will rise to the exercise of the functions of an embryo State before our next Presidential election. ‘The most iuseresting of the articles which we publish on this subject to day, are the explana- tory letter, and the constitution and by-laws of the Congressional free’ soil ‘Union Emi- gration Society,’ established at Washingto» This letter and these papers were communica. @ by a member of Congress to the Chicago Dany Tribune, from which we copy them. They were probably sent to Chicago with the view of a regular home thrast at Judge Douglas ia his own bailiwick; but, for all that we know, the author, with his compliments, may have simultaneously sent a copy of his circular and the aforesaid constitution and by-laws to the New Hampshire Legislature and to the Society of the Suchems of Tammany Hall. [f not, they have been strangely neglected. This Congressional free svil joint stock Union Emigration Society presents us with of the most singular conjunctions of decaye politicians of extreme opinions of w' we have any recollection. It heats the Buttalo platform—it eclipses the last Beltimore D: cratic Convention ; it is almost equal, in its violent contrasts of color, to that precio: o of political mosaic known as the Cabinet of General Pierce. John Z. Goodrich, a free soil whig member from Massachusetts, is pre-ident: and Francis P. Blair aud Traman Smith ary conspicuous among the directors. It is the eame Blair who, in the palmy days of the great General Jackson and the little Van Buren, wielded so forcibly the trenchant battle-axe of the administration and the national democracy, ae the editor of the Washington Globe ; it is the same Blair who was the armor-bearer of Old Hickory against Biddle and bis baok,Henry Clay and his American system, and the univer-al whiy party. How strange are the vicissitudes of pol! tics and the ciroumgyratioas of superanauated spoil- men! This Francis P. Blair,who for so many years was the terror of party traitors avd mo tineera, the idol of the invincible uemoracy. and the principal recipient of the spoils of repeated victories, we find now consort ng of. cially with Truman Smith in an associatios for colonizing the Territory of Kansas abolitionists, Coulé any living man tea y ago bave supposed such a singular ¢ »njunc within the range of political possivilities? Truman Smith was the whig of all whigs {n his day. He contrived the nomination of Gen Taylor at Philedelphia—he managed the doou- 9 tents per barrel. Corn a ain fell off two or three mentary ‘wusiness of the campeign of %48, at Washington, in behalf of Old Zack—his infia- ence was tremendous in the distribation of the speite of Old Zack’s administration, and though he lost caste under the new arrangements of Mr. Fillmore, the nomiaation of General Soott, in 62, brought Mr. Smith again to the position of the practical head of the whig party. Now look at him—side by side, cheek by owl, with Francis P. Blair, in a political philanthropic ' society, outside of any healthy potitical orgaui- | zation, and limited t» a colonization crusade against Southern slavery! Neither Marcy and Curbing, nor J ff. Davis and M’Cl-laod, nor Campbell and Dobbin, form a more interesting coupling of hostile antec dents thaw Francis P. Blair and Truman Smith in the same political board of directors. Truly, we live in an age of astonishing events. The object of thie Congressional free eoil as- sociation is to aid in colonizing Kansas and Nebraska—but especially Kansas—with good stiff abolitionists and reliable free soilers, so that in every issue before the people there sia- very may be excluded from the Territory. A number of similar societies have been formed, and are in procees of formation, in Massacha- setts, New York and other Northern States But in the meantime the slaveho'ders of West. ern Missouri have not been idle. Kansas will become, as a free State, a dangerous neighbor to Missouri. The owners of slave property in Missouri have discovered the fact, and are acting accordingly. They are moving over the line westward into Kansas; and the pro- ceedings of the Salt Creek Squatter Associa tion show that the free soil coalition are not going to possess themselves of Kansas without asharp strugyle for the supremacy. The Sali Creek squatters throw down the glove to th abolitionists, declare that slavery already ex- ists in Kansas, and very plainly intimate that there it shall be established, at the risk of some guerrilla fighting, if necessary. Thus the campaign, consequent upon the re- peal of the Missouri compromise, commences. It is manifest, from the number of squatter emigrants pouring into Kansas, and staking out their claims, thut the project of repealing the repeal of the Missouri compromise will be a useless expedient. Sqnatter sovereignty will supersede the slow and doubtful process of Congressional agitation. Before the question can be reached inCongress,squatter sovereigaty, in the exclusion or recognition of Southero slavery, will have settled it. Hence, instead of building up a great Northera organization for the repeal of the Kansas-Nebraska bill, or a Southern organization to resist it,the true po- licy of all parties concerned is to take an ac- tive hand in the colonization of Kansas, cisher againet the Sonth or for the Soifth. Superior numbers, not in the Northern States, but in Kansas, will decide the issue. In this connection we admonieh the South to beware of the admiuistration. The Van Buren Buffalo free soil faction forms the right wing of the administration party, in the Cabinet, in Congreés, and in the country; and while those Buffalo partizans “hold the President in their arms,” they repudiate the Nebraska bill, and spit upon the repel of the Missouri compro- mise as a test of democracy. Benjamin F. Butler has openly declared that he would svooer vote for Seward jor the Presidency than for Judge Douglas, and the editor of the Evening Post is one of the General Committee whien has called for a State convention of th Anti-Slavery Holy Alliance, on the ié6th of Au gust, at Saratoga. Io a word, the Buffalo tre soilers repudiate the Nebraska test, unite wit. the abolitionists against it, and still retain their confidence in and the confidence of the administration. The South, therefore, have nothing to expect from the administration, neither in the settlement of Kansas nor aga'yst the combined movement for the repeal of the law. The free soil affiliations of the adminis tration will probably result in leaving it with- out a solitary member from the North in the next Congress, or a solitary advocate of South- ern equality under the Constitution. What, then, is the plain policy of the demo- cracy of the South? It is to cut adrift from the administration and proceed to the organiza- tion of a great constitutional Union party, without regsrd to old paréy lines. but in refer- ence to the next Congress and the next Presi- dency. Kansas may, in the end, apply for ad- mission into the Union as a slave holding State; Cuba may be gained or may be lost, according to the course of action of the South; but while the Northern organs of the adminis- tration and of Tammany Hall are in league with W H. Seward, Benjamin F. Butler, Fran- cis P. Blair, Truman Smith and the aboliticn- ists, against the extension of Southern slavery, the administration itself affords no security neither for the South nor for the Union. Tue Bence anv Tue Bar—Jupor Berts aNp Mr. Cuartes O’Conor—The case of Horace H. Day against the New England Car Spring Company, which has lately been on trial in the Circuit Court of the United States, before Judge Betts and a jury, gave rise to one of those sin- gular scenes which have lately become but too common in our law courts. It appears that Mr. Charles O'Conor, one of the counsel in the case, was guilty of one of the most extraordinary violations of etiquette that has ever been known in so grave a tribunal, and which would have disgraced a petty police court. He made a long address to the jury upon a point of law which had been decided hy the Judge three weeks before; which de- cision Mr. O’Conor must know is final, Judge Betts is deservedly acknowledged to stand at the head of his profession: and as a Judge in patent or admiralty causes be is with- out a superior. Keennese of perception, long judicial experience, sound learning, and a tho- rough acquaintance with the laws of the United States, are some of the requisites which he brings with him to the bench he adorns. Hie legal views are entitled to much more consi- deration than those of Mr. O’Conor, leaving his judicial position altogether out of the question. But when we come to consider that the bench is the fountain from which the juror is to look for the law, particularly in a cause like that above named, Mr. O’Conor’s condact seems in the highest degree impertinent and absurd. He not only argued a question of law before the jury, but endeavored to disparage the Court in their eyes, eudeavoring, if possible, to make himself the grand arbiter in the whole matter. In conseqhense, the remarks of Judge Betts (published in the Henao of yesterday.) were well-timed. The rebuke was a severe one, but, at the same time, expressed in a courteous and gentlemanly style. We trust that the whole affair will make a Proper impression upon the minds of lawyers generally. It is to bring a out that end that thie article ie written. We have too oftea noticed that conceMed men claiming be leaders at the bar, have entirely ig- nored the presence of the Judge: aod he has made a decision on a point of the counsel would turn to the jury, by dint of sneere at the bench, and special pleading against bie decision, endeavor to bias their minds, not only as regards the matter then at issue, but against the Judge, in all matters, upon which their verdict may be material. Such conduct, besides being alto- gether ridiculous and absurd, is highly imperti- nent and disrespectful. If-the bar is to decide disputed” law questions, why need we have the bench, and what is the vocation of the Judge? We trust lawyers generally will take these matters into consideration and govern them- selves accordingly. Thereby, the profession and the public will be mach benefitted. Et ke Myererious Pustications at Pexiy—A Nur ror SENATOR Siipeu..—We give in to-day’s Henap a curious account of « curious affair which recently took place at the capital city of China. Itreems that official documents creep into the columns of the Pekin Gazette as well as those of the New York Heraxp, and that the information so given to the public is found by the SMdells of the Central Flowery King- dom to be decidedly unauthorized aod prema ture. We trust that the honorable Senator trom Louisiana will peruse this account care- fully, and then ascertain whether or not there are any Weo-ting-poosand Fung-paous at Wash- ington. He (the Senator) has been in an agi- tated state of mind seyeral times on this suo- ject, and bas threatened to do very naughty things to the proprietor of this paper, the cor- respondents thereof, and, for aught we kaow, the readers of the Heraio may be included in the punishment list, for our subscribers are cer- tainly particeps criminis, if there is any crime aboutit, Singular to say, they rather like it; and as the unauthorized news is always found to be as correct os if received io proofs from the official printing office, the Senate of the United States is frequently indebted to the Herarp for the most important information in a convenient and portable form—vie the Trist treaty in 1848, and several other matters of less nute, but still interesting. We bave condensed the Chinese accounts of the Pekin affair; but we have them in full, fairly translated, and they are at Mr. Slidell’s service. He haa long been aoxtous to find some meane by which he could get positive information relative to these premature publications, and he will find the Chinese plan, although it is rather cir- cuitous, to be very good. Some of the em- ployés of this office might object to being im- prisoned, as Wang-tih Kur and his brother typos were; but in a matter of such finmense import- ance, Mr, Slidell might have the Aadeas corpus act suepended. One of the Herap correspon- dents was imprisoned in ‘48—and if one, why notall? Let Mr, Slidell organize his Court of Exa- miners, beginning in the style of that illustrious monarch, the Son of the Sua and Brother of the Moon, Emperor of the Central Flowery King- dom, What fun we should have were Mr. Slidell invested with imperial power! News paper correspondents, like the aged colored gentleman fo touchingly alluded to in a popu- Jar Ethiopian ballad, would be obliged to hang up the fiddle aud the bow—their occupation would be gone. The information for the country would all come through Emperor Slidell. Judging ‘rom the amount of light the people have already received from that source, we are in- clined to the opinion that the Hraup’s prema- ture and unauthorized publications are better than Senator Slidell’s authorized and official intelligence could be. However, ‘fools rash in,” and co forth. The proverb is musty ; and if Mr. Slidell desires to take a lesson in espionage from the Chinese, he can have the documents. : Coatrrion Movement IN MicniGaN.—Thurlow Weed, of the Albany Journal, in discoursing upon the free soi! whig and democratic coalitjon movement in Michigan, says :— ‘The movement does not necesearily Involve even a tem- porary abandonment of the whig organisation. Its pri wary purpose ism exact harmony with the sentiment of the wbig party, No principle will be avowed by the oon- vention, or ren ence uttered, which would not be avowed and uttered in a wbig convention. Its pla:form will, ne- cessurily, be one whieh every wkig in every N Btate can stans upon; and whigs, an whigs, will meot darratement in sustaining o teke: p eaged to principles which they cordial! approve. Ifotaers, whove afSicities bave hitherto been el-~owbere, now find them- selves able to copour with them in sentiment and parpoee, it should be a source of congratulation rather thun of regret. This it very convenient arrangement. We see by the telegraphic despatches ex- actly what this Michigan coalition conven- tion has been doing, what is their platform, and how far it is adapted to the beautiful theory of Thurlow. The Michigan convention will be usefal as a guide to the Saratoga omnium gatherum of the 16th of August. Ont of the prevailing “noise and confusion” things will come into a tangible shape in a few weeks. The remains of the whig party of New York, anda portion of the Buffalo democracy, will be sold out at Saratoga to the anti-slavery Holy Al- liance. We are given to understand that a plat- form can be adopted at Saratoga upon which “every whig of every Northern State can stand.” Very likely. At all evente, after the 16th of August we may expect to see the whigs of the South acting, instead of talking, for an independent Southern whig convention. Camsty’s Mixsraeia.—Mr. Edwin P. Christy announces ‘that he willshortly elose bie Minstrel Hall, 472 Brosd- way, to re-open in a hort time. A complimentary Denefit is to be given to one of hin jeading artiate, Mr. Pierce, which we trust will prove s profitable and pleasant affair. Mr. EP. Christy was the founder of this species of entertainment, and he has realized a no- bie fortune by his exertions. For Ecrork—The Collins steamer Aantic Heft at 12 o'clock yesterday for Liverpool, with 197 passengers and $790,236 in specic. Lavrcm.—William 8. Webb will launch to-morrow, at 8 A.M. from hie yard, foot of Sixth etreet, the steam- ship for the house ef Pelayo, Pardo & Co.,of Cuba. She will be ready to procead to sea in about fourteen days; her machinery being pretty near all om board. Her en- gine is sixty four inch diameter, and is from the Falton Iron Works, Peano & Morphy, foot of Cherry etreet, East river. The Attempt at Arson, THE PEVERELLY CAsB. The motive for attempting to Gre the building No. 147 Frontatréet, (alluded to in the Hera of yesterday,) ‘will be mors readily understood by the annexed het of applications for goods stored under the care of Charles A. Peverelly —Mosare, Taylor & Risch, corner of Pine and Front street, 192 bales of all corrict; Messra, Davidenn & 00., 42 casks of lime jutee, all correct; Mensrs, Brewer & Osidweli, No. 20 Old slip, 16 Wales of cotton, O missing; T Laheins & Co., 62.Wail street, apy lied for 66 bates of caston—none could be found; Merers. Lthott & Co. applied for 22 bales of cotton—none found; Messrs. Woodruff & Oo , applied for 69 hogsheade of wala tor 49 bee ry a nae mm Beh oma at oy tor 73 rads More than feend in the store, anu from some tt thove ‘the marks bad bet eral tines the ocenrrence, Capt. Halpin, of the First ward police, has heli porression af the store, aod kept men night and day on the premises. The property has bee of Police, under the of oe a anew understood shat Mr, Peverelly had for been ipping sugars, teas, ashes for sale, to the tirm of Odeaheime: of cotton to Providence, the owners of which, we have gone to Providence for the parpose of institutiag a ne prceseding to recover it. eaterdsy Mr Baker, the Fire Marshal, attended before Justice Weinb, with John T. White, the witness who was sworn on Friday, and whose affidavit appeared in the Hgraip of yesterday, when he made the following addi- tione to bis affidavit John T. White, deing farther sworn, says—That at the time I went into the rtore with the police officers and found Charles A. Peverelly and brother in the store, the door was locked and the key inside; we were about tak- ing Peverelly out of the window, when he remarked, ‘(We will go out thie way,” pointing to the door; I then saw the key in the dvor; it wae unlocked, and’ the officers conveyed Peverely to the station house; ona subsequent examiration of the building, I found stx barrels whien had evidently contained turpentine or camphene, the heads of each of them had been knocked out;-of sthat number only two of them cantsined a quantity of the id; the balance was spread amongst the cotton, on -the flocr, and in other about the store: ‘The investigation will be resunsed on-Monday. Police Intelitgence. THE INCBNDIARISM AT JENNINGS” ATORE. The persons who are accused of setting fire to the store of Mr. Jennings, in Broadway, on the 25th of April last, viz: John Henricke alias George Harris, Rotert White, Edwin Spyder alins Taylor, George Eager, Frapeis Howaid, and George Lowery, were yesterday again brought before Justice Osborn for further exami- nation, when the following additional affidavita were made :— : Jobn'Hamblin, of the Third ward police, being duly worn, says tbat this deponent arrested Blacker, alias ‘White, ana Snyder; that previous to the arrest of Sny- der, and on raid evening, doponent saw Lowery, now un- der arrest, near the Bowery theatre; that Lowery asked Gepouent what was the matter, when he answered, “No thing particular; Lowery then said to deponent * 0, what a lucky man you be!”’ deponen: then askes Lo very what bo meant; Lowery then said, “You know what | mean—who ase you after? Snyder?”’ dey nt answered po; Lowery theo saia, ‘Has Black (meaning White) rquealed any yeti’? Oeponent then said no; Lowery then again asked devonent if be was after Snyder, snd sais, “I know you are after him; and when you get bim, you have Pin the party; Snyder bae been down in Vesey street and been warned to = away, for Barr had blabbed upon him.”? He then coutinnod, “If you are after Snyder, say 20; I know where he is.” Lowrey then again asked depovent, ‘‘Has Blacker squosies?’ “Depo- nent then sald. "Yes: Ido want Sayder;” and he after- wards arrested him (Snyder). That at the time Barr was arrested for the burglaries at Wyman & Hum- pi rin’, ip Broadway, he told deponent to go to his room in Washington street, and get @ vortmanteau and a pair of pixtol wen!, and there procured the portmanteau, which is a vew one, of black leather, an? with a peculiar and very odd key; but the pistoix had beep taken away before depenent’s arrival, by Blacker alias White jt said White, on being arrested, said, ‘Iam a goner’ Lowrey said 10 the deponent during the conversation, ‘ con’t blame Blacker for aqueating to save himeelf.’” Peter Crosby Bepety Keeper of the City prison, and C. 8. Epencer, of this city, attorney-at law, deing duly sworn, depose and ray, that about threo weeks a ago they Vinited the State prison at Sing cing, ond there had an in- terview with Lyman Barr; that upon meeting said Barr Spencer abruptly said to him, ‘Who were with you when you rcbbed Jennings 7”? ‘+1 will go to b—I before I’ll tell,”” rr antwered; Spencer then said, ‘Then you were en- Reged in that corape—no@ tell us the story, and if you do not wish to give names you need not,’ that seid Barr then stated to deponent th.t on the night of tne fire at Jevnings he met, by appointment, three others, at the Jenny Lind Saloon, in’ Ceptre street, und that ‘the said Barr proceeded from saia saloon to tue house adjacent to the sore of aid Jennings, ascended the stairs to the loft, and there waited fora short time until the others came; that they then waited a little time, and went out upon ‘the roof, and entered the store of Jennings through the scuttle, and bid by a drum until they saw that all was gafe; that they went into the third story, and stole goods of the valae of about $300; that they then with a camphene Jamp thay had with them set fire tothe store in the third story, and thon ascended to the » above, set that on fire with match es, and then Jeft the building and escaped into the street by the same way they cume—that be, Barr, then went to the Bowery, where be neard the alarm, aod he said that the goods were sent to Poughkeepsie. The prison- ors were then remanded. Fry & day or two Justice Osborn will give his decision in be ease. Ohild Run Over. wechnmasts f child was run over in the fecond avenue, near Twentieth street, by a grocer’s ‘wegon, driven by a mun nameo Thomas McNevin. It sp peared the wagon was running on the railway track, aod urned sucdenly from it, and not seeing the child, ran over it, which was so serionaly injured that little bopes sre entertained of its recovery. It was taken to the New York Hospital, and MoNevin before Justice Stuart, by whom he qas lockea up to await the issue of the in- Juries the child had sustsined. Felonious Assault. —Robert \'ay; a bricklayer, was yes- terdsy arrested on s charge of having assaulted John Bender with atrowel, and striking his over the temple, Soibes J sever@ injuries. He was tuken before Justice Stuart, by whom be was held to bail in $500 to answer. Malicious Mischief —Mathias Dougherty and another map ret forth, ball seas over, on @ country expedition before they came to Harl-m, they bad recruited them: telves several times with sundry drinks, When near Harlem, they met with a flock of geese The birds be- ginning to cackle and gobble, the men got enraged and Tushed amon, them. The geese began to scad in all Cirectious, Five or six unfortunate hoitecers were met with, whoee heads the desperados screwed off. Some of she Mfth ward men, seewwg the doings. of the men, ave chase, and maneged to capture Dougherty, who, to- rether with ther alain, was produced before Justice ttuart. Dougherty was committed to prison in default of Yall in $300. Grand Larceny —Jerose Shourds, a lad of 18 years of age, was yesterday arrested by officer Wagan, of the Fourth ward police, op a charge of baving stolen fifteen double eagles, one eagle, fourteen doubloons in cold coin, of the value of five hundred and thirty-four dollars; two STosatine seepertr ct witieas Watts ot ts bees the property o! 2 te, of 144 street. It a that the accused was ieft in obarge ©: the room adjoining that where tbe property was, on the evening on which it was stolen. At a late hour in the evening he bas asked permission to leave, which was granted. . White also mede an affidavit 1 he had accused Sbourds of stesling the morey, when he con- fered that he bad stolen sume of the money, and took him to Pier 86, K. R., and raired a stone and took from under it a handkerch‘ef belonging to him (shourds) and banded it to deponent, which on iw he fe con- tained nine doubloons which he was & of the money belonging to deponent. He also the doub- Jouns bad ben given to him bya man named John Ro- Ddinson alias Curley, whom he states came into the room where the money was, and on coming out gave Shouris the pine doubloons and told him not to say anything about it, and that Robinson hed gone to Philadelphia. Bhourde was taken before Juatice Osborn, when be said be did not know what to say, only that he did not do it. He was committed to anewer. ball was fixed at $500. chy baer apy oneal Fouws—Yesterday meres ween six and seven o'clock, a fire was discovered in the five story brick bwild- ing No. 156 South street. The first foor waa divided into ‘two stores, one of which was the ship chandlery of C. A. L. Blanchard & Co., and the other of Mr. H. Glover, a Sy ot cae R= hse pred &e.; Sere apa place lor’ storage ‘goods; an office by M. H. Cnith, a dealer in tmedicnoes; the third ay Bwitt & Co., water proof roofers; the fourth and fifth by J. B. Phillips, a rigger and stevedore. Tne fire occurred on the floor, near the hatchway, in the middle of the building; but how it happenec has not been ascertained. The praca camage fire was confined to the two ies, and the er part was overflowed with warer. The fre alarm telegraph was not in working avy a pongh eh me ir had to be rent to the City Ra! for the raging of the bell. Engine compa- nies Nos. $8, 42, 9 and 13, and bose carriages 8, 10 iste Stee aPulh pee etd the w owned by ‘Benjamin De Forest, insured in this city. None of the occupants, we believe, have lost much of their property by the fire. Mr. Glover was insure] for $2,000 in the Manhattan, and $2,000 in the Market Ia surance companies. The adjoming building, No. 153, pred by Mr. cna oo vg nr he Nightly damaged er. arday evening bout ms gin deny aftre as out in « Diacksmith’s sbop, Ni 19 Twenty-eight street. Before it could be ex:in- wished it communicated to four adj which were consumed. Loss about $1,600. Insu About two o’clock on Let 1 A ein fire was dis- covered ee en Elizabet me eon Tt was extio- guished with a trifling damage to the building. A woman named Jane Burke wag found on the fleor nearly suffo- cated. She wae removed to the station house. Coroners’ Inquests. DuaTn THROVOR Brine BrRUOK BY MaCHINERY.—Coroner Wilhelm yesterday held an inquest upon the body of Den nis Brenin, at the office of the ttan Gas Worka. Ka Seca ee ng ment ‘company. aD: on orning terday charge of a part of the works inthe absence te fellow workman, w! troche hae some neces. sary precantion, he was struck onthe by a part of the mach: . He died shortly afterwards. The body ‘was oxamiped Dr. Ricbarason, when he found the sealp torn from top and dack parte of the head, a compound fracture of the cranium, and a great \- sion of the brain; which injuries cansed death. jo returned a verdict of ‘‘death by @ fracture of the sk: and other injuries secidentally received by the falling of @ derrick, at the gas works at thefoot of Rast Fifteenth street, July 8, 1864.” Deceased was a native of Ireland, 46 years of age. Cnorxna.—Coroner Wilhelm yesterday held an inquest ‘upon the body of Gottlieb Schergert, who died at ‘Yo. 4 street, of cholera, Deceased wes « native of Germany, 67 years of age. Coroner Hilton held an inquest at the house of John Harney, of 218 Kast Seventeenth street, upon the body of Francis Koblite, of the same place, who died of Coil Deceased wasa native of Germany, 45 years age. Monprr axp Ropsery sy ras Porta IxDIans, —We have just received advices from ta” Bluffe, that the express just arrived from the tribe, report that the Punkas bave the scalps of three white men and 100 fine AI sides conmderable gold coin and mach pple overnment sends ig the tive catpeed 0 those oul e settlements, . they will be forced toabandon all the settlements on the Missouri river, above Bluffs Bugle, June 20. NEWS BY TELEGRAPH, HIGHLY INTERESTING TO PATENTEES. © THE COLT EXTENSION TAKEN UP Alleged Charges of Corruption. AN INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE APPOINTED. The Lobbyites and Spoilsmen in Danger. An “ FINANCIAL PANIC IN BOSTON. MICHIGAN ABOLITIONIST NOMINATIONS, de. &., &. From Washington. ‘4 THE COLT PATENT—JUSTICE TO MR. JONES—THE RB c CIPROCITY TREATY, ETO. Wasninaton, July 8, 1854. The proceedings to-day ia the House are conclusive @s/ to the passage of the Colt bill. The charges made hy Me. Clingman were found to be mere idle assertions, f which be was glad to retreat as soon as the q 2 were brought home. From the facta daily coming tc | light, it is believed if any improper means have been. adopted it has been by parties interested in breaking Colt down, so as ty flood the market with an inferior ar. ticle. Hence oll tLe absurd insinuations that Colt ha¢. bribed members, ete. Letcher’s motion for a committer of investigation is a contemptible piece of demegogu, ism, entirely worthy of him, asevery child knows tha such committees never report—having nothing to reper about, As for Cutting, be must be a member of the peace society, for it appears he is as much opposed to pis tols as to rifles. In justice to Mr. Jones, of Tenn., it should be ssid that he opposed the adjournment from Saturday till Wednes day, to celebrate the Fourth. The motion was wade by Mr. Smith, of Va., fumiliarly known as Extra Billy. In addition to the oup¢ sition generally of the Souther: Senators to the ro called reciprocity treaty, the Penn sylvania, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine Senators are slao viol ntly opposed to it, upon the grount principally that it seeks to bring Canadian produce, Inay ber, &c., into them without any corresponding advan tages. The bituminous coal regions are similarly affect- ed. ‘It is also oppored on the ground of unconstity tionalicy, the House of Representatives being the prope: body to originate modificntionsof the tariff, and not th treaty making power. If it were taken ap to-morrow. and there was any probability of its ratification, there are Senators enough determined to debate it till the end of the session if necessary, but it standa no chance of troubling the body. Michigan Independent State Convention. Derrrorr, July 7, 1854, ‘The Michigan Independent State Convention assemblec at Jackson yesterday, and mn minated Kingsley 8. Bing. ham, free soil democrat, for Governor, and a coalition ticket. Resolutions to repeal the Nvbraska bil! and the Fugitive Slave law, ana to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, edopted unapimously, The Adv-rtiser and conservative whigs bult, and there will probably bea straight whig tichet nominated. THIRTY-THLERD CONGRESS, FIERT SRASTON. House of Representatives. Wasmncron, July §, £54, The SrmarEr laid before the House the communication from the Secretary of the Treasury urging an apprepria- tion for the Ban Frenciseo Custom House. ¢ ‘THR PRIVATE CALENDAR. The House then went into committee on the private calendar. COL. COLT’s PATENT. The bill authorizing the Ci mmissioner of Patents to grant an cxtension patent to Samuel Colt, for seven years from the 26th of February next, for improwement in fire arms, coming up, Mr. Cunaman, (dem.) of N.C., fors the vote fa taken on the bill there should bea call of the House. From the extraordinary means resorted to he had no doubt very large sums of money have been offered te gentlemen to induce them either to vote for the villor abeent themselves. He had no reason to suppose any gentleman would be influenced by such considera‘ions. Mr. Pratt, (dem.) of Covn., said he should like know what reasons the gentleman had for meking statement. Mr. Cunqyan had no objections to the question. the House ¢Bail think proper to raise a committes to in- vestigate the case, he should be ready to give an an«wer. Nothing had been offered to him, and he did not rnow whether money bad bern offered to members themsolves, but, from ipformatien «bolly reliavle. he had no doubt money haa been offere! to very near friends of mombers.. It is Well known Cor gress bas sudered from tions of ‘this vert, and, therefore, be thought it would be very well to have a call of the House before taking a vote. ee no reason, color or prevext for the passage of e Mr. Seward (dem) of Ga—The gentleman should give the names axe facts. If money has been offered to members, the particulars should not be suppresse:t. Mr. CLUNGMAN—I stated distinctly that money might have been offered to particular friends of members. If the gentleman wants the tacta, lot bim raise a committee of investigation. I have seen the = news- Papers, and two members have atated to me that large sums have been offere» for particular purposes. 7 Mr. fewaxp—If » genth man kuows the fact, avd dose net expose it, he stands condemned before the juigment of the country. Mr. Cuxcmax—Raise a cemmittes. Mr. Set as la is vot tere I np the gentleman to say large sums have been offered for gantle- men either not vote or to abeurh theuasetved. ce Mr. Cunoman —I don’t say money has beea offered to members, but to individuals who are supposed,to have in- fluence over members. If the gentleman will acom~ I will go before it. Mr. fEwaRD—Ibere is no occasion for a committee. Mr. Lurcuxr, (dem ) of Va , sutd, as soon as the com-_ mittee should rise be would offer a resolution for the ap- pointment of a select Reap id to wi i sey used to procure the pusrage of patent for seven years, or money Se ee Se ected et or otber Congress. 1 eee Geet aetd the ties aietaes ot Mr. ©) man’s to be against member: of (x either dirs . or - It was not improper to pay claim agents ge "Puuaevon, (dem.) sf B. 1, ried 0d in fi be |, (dem.) v1 5 argued in fa) of the extension of the pateat. ? 4 dled R , (Jem ) of Mich., in alluding fo the remark ir. of Mr. Ci aio it was a om the honor and fstegrity of tnie liouser Goa fortad be should exsncns tae pee é : if if FH fe i [ va Es | isi i i | F g ite or im} means ured to ii fs fovering she Pe ‘the bill © Cires ly oF indirestly, to seeare ny bilk thromgh Congress and the said committe sball have power to send for perar d papors, with aathority te oxaming witherses nuder vsth. Mr. Waten, (dem ) of N. ¥., objected, on the that it would end in smoke, If be was certain aay woul) come of the resotu‘ion, be would withdraw the ob- jretion—wr ieh he did, om the sesaramee of Mr. Lovchar ‘Uhat the matter shoul be probed. Mr. pewaxp—Iet the geutieman make the resclution