The New York Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1854, Page 3

~~ $MRBE DATS LATER PRON CUBA. ‘We have received onr letters and files of papers Ty the Cabawbe from Havana ete ens pew has transpired in the : mee a Namah wag brs Steamer Sok nt, at Havane, inte €0 hed been received to the 3d instant; but to this date eur own advices already extend. ‘The Mexican correspondent of the Diario de la ‘Marina, writing on the 1rt instant, after represent- fog the country in a most peaceful and trangailized stete, says that the fortress of Acapulco will soon be seduced by the war steamers which are being eonstsucted by command of the government. The writer goes on to sey that intelligence was received fe the the capital the day previous, uf the death of Advares, apd adds that this almost amounts to a cer- tainty, when the age and infirmities of the revolu- ttomary obief are taken into consideration. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Joly 11, 1854. The Herald in Havana—Arrival of the British Steamer Solent—News from Mexico—Supposi- fens of the-Government that France and Eng: land will Back Spain Against the United States —Wegroes Turned into Cossacks—Funeral Ser vices Over an Imaginary Grave—The New Chief Justice—The French Fleet— More About the Gray Bagie and Her Oargo of Slaves—Rumored Death of Alvarez, the Mexican Revolutionist and Leader, $e. The authorities here seem mach gratified to find @eir windings 20 closely toliowed and defined by fhe Henatp, and they have called into requisition all the intelligence recently imported from Gotham te ferret out the channels of information, and to re- fate the truth, befefe this people become tov deeply Qpanish and cupning. The files of the pscrnecher pone Bry requisition for all the pablic eMices, that it ie now almost impossible to parchase aival, However, I did conte into possession o ‘a few, some days since, after they hed translated all tbat related to the palace, from my most valued friend im that quarter; and although tbey were all the way from the 2d of Juve to the 26th, I found sbundance of ready readers for them,—and over *'Trouble” myself, The British West Inoia et ng ! £ + il i i at i il i z i i i ! £ § ave being lunced, throvgh our almest every issue of every Papers that new formations have ype y rope eso tie frigutfal, in sf i & any i 2 &; 5 to to play to 000 the belter akelver, ; there be a good E a & 4 Cf f e § sae H > A : 4 r i ¥ HH 2 J 3° HE f 2 E H i dust of isabel la Catolica, wnich Cues with three volleys grave, which remiada me of well,” with siight alteration of the Jevter, preserving the spirit of the divine post. “I have no miad to Isabel at court;” our old “ing and our Isabela ‘of this day” are withering like your old fing aod ¢ Ieabels of the “elden time.’ “The brains my Cupif’s knocked out. aud I begin to love,” aa Souié loves, “sith no +tomach.” Yesterday was Sustalled in his office as Regent (Qrtef Justice) of the Royal Audiencia, the ilia-tri- esx Don Jose Antouiv Olaneta, #hom oar modern babel bas seen proper to appoint to that high office. The inavguration anc admini-tration of the ceths tock place at half past 8 o'clock at the halls of the eourt rowm, graced with the usual quaatity of aol- diery, music, aud such sprigs of diguity, of ail the etvil arms, as could nate to wake up so early. [ ‘bave beard that good brick or stone masons may be st simort any thing elze in Caba, and [ have ne doubt that ey will moke very couvenient judges fer the power that bestows office, and that it is of wry little consequence whetner they have know: Wedge of lawa—where law is the ieensk of one man, Let thove who are liable to deaunciativn, beware of this map, for we have his sutecedsate, and the, are red os the brick of his trade with blood, and he sa! Shh as 8 touch of his wolflapping dis pesition. There is auother of the same scrool comipg as Fiscal; but sufficient for the day is the evil thereof, When he comes I shail have a kindly welcome for him, aud “nothing more.” The French veasela of war left port on the 8th iort., andere benna down the Gulf to Vera Croz, and may possibly return here. The subordinaie officers have taken considerable peins to contradict the statements that huve been mace, toat they had instructions to assist in protection of Cuba, in case Syoin should tvecome involved in » war with the Unieed States; oud tue contradictios is atfirmed by the present superior efficers of the squadron, aal | am advied. When the squadron left port there wass large number of men and several officers on the sick reports of the vessels, aod there were a good Many deaths here, which they declined makiag sie, I shall send you herewith a commercial report to dete, and sleo a Mexican newspaper, that muy or Insy not bave Mexican intelligeace wrapped in its folor, J hove not yet got it, but shall get it on my | wey to the boat wito this commanicati on. health of Havaca does not improve, and the recruits of recent arrival are fluding that acclima- tion in Porto Rico is uot good for Cada. The negro cmpanies, thoagh new, keep wel , but they have a decided predeliction for service in city. Please present my regards to “ Trvnble,” and request him % get through with his Sarmtoga water, or bottle it ‘tp, and come home, for I am weary of the eternal— Nava Mas. Poarecrirt.— Arrests were made of all the acthurities at Ortigora, twelve days after their declared capture the Gray Bagle, Thirty-foar vo a a a ane paid them for service to the Grey Eagle. Two hundred and thirt Arricane ha 4 pia gens Rp from the vicinity, #0 that no cise can be made against the prisouers. Che goverament cannot find the officers aud crew yet. a!chongh the: bave all been in Havana. Those te’, not ship “4, have been now hiden from sight—removed from the ceié near the General of Marines. Siearn from a reliable source that General Don Juan Alvarez, late antagonist of Santa Aana, died of # chronic disease, rear Acapulon, three weeks since. He had teen suffering a long tiwe with the infirmity. Some ove will probably xppoar to take his place the coming winter inouthe. Napa Mas. Havana, July 1, 1964. Views of the New York Corvespmdent of the Diario on the American Press Arrival of the New Chief FusticeDeparture of the French Fieet mnp-Suaneinias ious Cere- mony— Failure the Tobacco Crop. ‘Thanks to the Almighty God, I am “alive and Kicking;” although yellow fever grappled me tight- Jy, yet I bave managed, thanks to s good copstitu- taken yet. The | mude of the fearful consequences that | we been received in Harana—all the | infirm, olf, and children of the cargo. The witnoses | ton, to shake the “old fella #” off, and am new ¢on- valescent, and happily enabled to continue my cor res: ondence with the New Youx Hazatp without missing 6 single steamabip. Peter Hicks, of the Cronies office, (dove he desire bis real pame to be made public 7) wuo is the New York correspond nt of the Dinrie dela Marina, of this city, uncer date 26th uit., writes a supre! contemptible letter, in which the press of the U: Biates comes iu for tte full shire_of abave. Of the New Yors Hamap he writes the following sen & ist E & 4 iu i “E his E fi i i if | il F & & | i bE 3 & if ? E FE f a i B3 5 if ! i! i By 4 Bs Er i f I 4 E HW i E it E | af & B rt £ Ff 5 ry eg 8 qd g Hi i ? ' 33 : : d | i F F E 5 ¥e £ [ [ ZB Es BE i gE BE +4 BaSTETER aL H [ i 3 pal ‘3 at rates. We qacte London 93 ceat pre miom. Paris 1}¢ a 2 per cent discount. @ York and ; Boston 154 a 234 per cont New Orieans, short to % cont jam. 12,000 Mexican dollars on Beard o arrived from Vera Crus and Tampico day before }, were placed at 4dy per cont am. | Imrorm—We bave agein to re; a Mmited beaf—2 700 qu. since the date of our last report. Romancito Y boards, 115,000 feet Bangor (in two parosls feet; 18,000 feet LA a quality at $28, sad of 2 ineh plank at $0. The dive cargoos Sugar box shooks, mentioned in our last report, con- Biated of theabove boards an1 shout 21,000 eugar box sbouks, the most of the latter were pluced on contract, the reueinder sold at from 10 to 11 rials for those which were whole, aad at 9 rials for those pioced, except about 3,000 which wero putin store, the comand being hght. stock of molasses and sugar hhis. shooks has been further inerea-ed by recent arrivals from Portland, New York and Norfolk—796 molasses. Portland city made at $2 76; 117 at $2. Empty molasses bhds.— $26 eid at 76 and refused; 825 more sold at $3 25, and 90 at $3 76. be reg 40,000 short chesaut frow France brought per M. charters have been mate, 5 for Falmouth and a market, viz'—1 of 1,200 boxes, at £4 Jus., 1 of 00 at £3 108., 1 of 1,400 at £3 10+, 1 of 2.600 at £2 17s. éd., and Lof 8,500 at £2 128. 6d, 4 for Cowesand market, of from 1,700 to 3,000 boxes, all at £2 1bs., emvet these, ifto Trieste, £%, 04 two of them, if to the continent, £3 068., I for Liverpool at £2104, and 1 at £8 66., Lof' 1.100 boxes f 4,(00 boxes for Antwerp at £2 enburg at £3 16s., Lof 2,200 f. Hamburg, 1 of 690 nt £2 be., 1 of 8, of 2,760 at £2 164., i for Oudix 1,400 at $3, o Jona 2,000 ut $3, T for San Sebsstinn 660 at $3, | for Bil. Dow 1,300 at $2 69, 1 for Montreal (molasses) at $5 por hid., 2 of 1,400 for Boston at $1 62), 1 of 1,00) for a FREGRES —The fullor London for £700, Lot er box for sugar, and 1 bi 10 per ton for copper ore. Very few disoagaged voeseus remain in port. | Woot Operations drag heavily, thus far, th's sea- son. Very little of this staple bas aa yot cinaged hands in the county. There are a good many pur chasers in the market, but they operate cautiously, speak disconragingly, sud bay sparingly. There is none of toe buoyancy of former seasous appareut— | confidence ja wanting. The high prices o/ just yoar cannot be realized tule season, by several ceate, nor does the grower, so far es we have heard, expect the same figures. Money was lost by the operations of the past season, and buyers may be expected to | fet more cautiously, We have heard of some very | géod clips being seid 40 cents; nove more than 46, though there isa al of woo! bere th would readily command mach bigher figures. I ur opinion, arrived at after a good doal of inc | that the bulk of the wool clip oi tis connty, wi at from 40 to 50 cents, a8 in qu But as we Lefore remarked, ti will commend 9 handso ‘ance on these figures. The clip is lar; od in jon there ts fatly one. third of the year’s crop on hand. Money is scarce, hard to come at, and dear at that. These jacts will have a depre: influence; and we do not auticipate much spirit and buoyancy In tho Wool trade this season. We bave no doubt, how- ever, but that our growers will realize @ fair price for their wool, They uecd not hold ap for las} year'e prices, as they counot be obtained at any atoge of the operation of thi« season. Money is lesa alundant, the rate of mtorest much higher, and the’ competition in the money market not near 89 api Fited, These are the conclusions at which we have arrived, after pretty thoroughly exa- inining the whole ground. "It is always desira- ble that the grower get a fiir, remanerative 94 for bis wool; but we think it « great mistake hold up for extravagant prices, and keep over from year to year with # view to realize them. We | always fecl ‘that we are treading on Bround, when we undertake to ex; | Bg advice on the wool qu Interest, of the bayer sain | we feel to be an unjust m here are concerned. we { manifestly not our interest—to ad | siat,e caries, we would be ied / extra’ it expecta tions in him possible the There just medium at which tpn Ms see the producer | wool, we always aero 6 rate of prices—in aes uct ya slow rales, and 1 sera ra porter. ¢ ty aud condition, re many lots that | able to learn the name of his euocessor. @ur Hosten Correspondence, Bosron, July 15, 1854, The Annual Commencement at Harcard—The As- sociation of the Alumnt—Mr. Morrissey in the West— Sanitary Condition of Boston—The Oom- mittee on the Prize “Pome” fur the New Theatre— Powper Changes—New Bridges—Ohief Justice Mellen—State Appeintmente—Rapid Increase of the Know Nothings in Massachusetts—-The Cele- bration ai Grotin—The Whig State Oonvention. The annual commencement at old Harvard will take place on Wednesday next, 19th inst. The graduating class numbers eighty-cix, or two less than that of last year. Originally it stood eighty-nice, but om the evening of clase day three young mem- bers are sald to have behaved in eo very repreheo- sible a manner that the government determined upon withholding their degrees. But for thie uo- fortanate occurrence, the class of 1854 would have been the largest ever known, and there would have been the following steady imcrease daring taree years:—1852, eighty-seven members ; 1853, eighty- eight members ; 1854, eighty-nine members. The clase, even thas shown, are said to be remarkable for the talents and acquirements of its members, and the proceedings on the 19th are expected to re- flect more than usual honor on the most venerable inatitation of Jearning in our country. The Association of the Alumni of Harvard Col- lege will thie year have a public celebration, which will take place on the 18th. A meeting of the Com- mittee of Arrangements was held last Monday, at which preparations were commenced om a Mberal scale. The oration will be delivered by Mr. Felton, Professor of Greek at Harvard, the same gentleman who took so prominent a part in the “free fight” that was got up by Horace Mann concerning the quality of Mr. Webster's Latinity, a few yeara ago. As Mr. Felton has jast returned from Hellas, with his shoes covered with the dust or mud of Marathon, and with s whole heap of the divine thyme of Hymethus, it is expected that he will give to the chikiren of kind mother Harvard & more than usually excellent epecimen of claasica oratory. There will be no poem, most seasible change from the old order of things, as poems that are written to order are rarely worth the trouble of being emphatically cursed. The dioner will be served in Harvard Hall, and Josish Quincy, Jr., wil! preside. Every thing promises well fer the occa sion, and, unless there should come another “spell” ef hot weather, every thing will pass off ia admirable order. Mr. Robert Schuyler will not, it is generally supposed, be present, nor; I presume, will his name be mentioned, though he is an alumnus of Harvard, and gentlemen who were at that institution with him tell me that he stood very high in all respects, Mr. Morrissey, the pugiliat, haa behaved #0 well ita are made of the inefficient per'in onic the ol government condacte—o1 the department, and so : 92 & By H 2 i = will not be immeviately interrupted. Warren bridge, and as two bridges are now not more than eufflokent these will be something of a crowd in that direction. The recoastruction of Cambridge bridge is going on AB rapidly as possible, bat it will be some months before it will be fit for travel. Bince the closing of West Boston bridge and the tolling of the lestown , the tolls on pry 's bridge amount to $160 a day, or more than double whut they previously were, Mr. Mellen, who bas been made Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, vice Wella, decewed, has been one of the Aseistant Justices of that court for some years. He resides at Wayland, in Middlesex coun- ty, and wes a prominent member of the Middlesex bar. He lias more the appearance of @ substantial farmer thao of @ professional man. i have not ben There wiil probably be ome little heart-burnings about the { menuer in which the Chief Justiceship has been fill- ed up, #6 there are some men onthe beuch of tho Common Pleas of decided superiority to Mr. Meliea, | though it is not pretended that be is woiit for the piace, only lera fit than some other. Quite a number of State appointments have been Made this week—or rather announced. A Mr, | Groves, of Salem, bas succeeded Mr. Colt, of Pitts field, a8 one of the Board of Bauk Commissions 5, I do not kuow who he is, mor does it mach matterjas this board is ktpt up only for the puarpus: of giving comfortable places to persons who ar too lazy to carn tl: ng, too stupid to steal, and too proud to avail themeclyes of tie undignioed le: sure afforded by the alr use. Ita members fire hear of anything being the matter with a@ baak through the nenspapers, or by popular ramer, or by the way of New York. When the Cocuituat, Bawk went to pieces the Commissioners were as aut of ite condition as they weré'of that of the I of England. They onght to have pat an ia. junction on it #ix montas before, Mr. Bradbury, whe Je land agent, i» a fat old gentieman, » io wa sani who is plously faldil- a se ia to take care of ig that we pold ours, long ago. to sine. Perhaps he le to be ready to take charge 4 any that we muy receive in the event of Congress taking it into its wie heads to distrioate the pnbhe lands among the Rtaves. Mr. Baste imap, who is made fhasier of tie State Re form Schol at Westborongh, was the coalition Lientenant Governor of Mawachusetts. Tais is.) one of the very few places that democrats bave been le o obtain wader the present State govern went. Another democratic app intment is tbat of Mr. Viekery, one of the Bristol senators, who bas been made a tiustee of the Stute Lunatic Hospi tal at Tounton, in company with George R. Russell, the ablest of all the abolition section of the whig party, and who would probuble be a free sviler were D ot that be dislikes being brought into, connection with the democrats. Thiuk of t, frum a soa of Jonathan Russell. The Krow Nvthings are the real ives. On Monday night last they estadl their 174th bear vs in Massachusetts, at Sberbora, in Middlesex, and several others were established the same night. These lodges are gow established at the rate of fifty @ month in this , and are fast absor' voters of the most active and intelligent classes. them are very large. The organization, it should happen eat else may, it effect will be exerted seem, is rfect, and, is very Ournela that s with the anund of a fiddle, that he chuckled dver ther-ght that one day bls own entrails would be "c produce just snch delicious sounds, acd Yee did not get out of his eostacies antil a sober minded horse asked bim where he thought be shoald an eeae ‘at the time hie bowels were enchanting world. - The celebration of the foundation of Grotou Ace- demy, on the 12th, was @ very pleasant affair. Some six hundred perrona were present. Speeches ex Governor Boutweil, ex Mayor pie Lawrence, Samael Lawrence, F. , and other distinguiabed men. Mr. A. Law- 8 sh wasa very barat a hay erily they have was vastly liked. The Lawrence ‘wards of $50,000 to the academy. ae Oe e meet ent) Hall, > August 16, one month from. now. delegates to be chosen is dive times that of the nam- Our Syracuse mittee om Resolutions—Heartfelt Enthusiasm on its being Read. Telegraphic despatches flew to New York, advia ing Judge Bronson of his nomination. The friend’ of other candidates anxiously awaited a reply from him peremptorily declining; but they received no- thing of the kind. In the evening seasion the bat- tling commenced for the remainder of the ticket—the first for Lieutenant Governor. Six or eight names were presented, but the principal contest was be tween the friends of Elijah Ford, of Buffalo, and those of E. Davi-on Smith, of Rochester, it being concluded to give that candidate to the west, after having selected the Governor from the south. Both these gentlemen stand upon an adamantine rock equally flinty, and it availed very trifling as to the strength of the ticket which one of the two was placed upon it. Locally they are equally popular and respected, though neither is very extensively known throughout the rest of the State. The choice fell upon Mr. Ford. The result was cordially received, and his nomination was most/ananimous, Though he wasa delegate, he exhibited no desire for the distinction of being a candidate, and urged the se- lection of Mr. Smith. Mr. Ford was a member of the lower branch of the Legislature a few sessions since, and chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means. His speeches and reporta during the see sion were characterized with great research and ability. Though modest, retiring and unambitious, he was placed by universal favor among the leaders of the House; and notwithstanding his devoted po- sition, acknowledged talent and conceded ability, he never arrogated to himself any exclasive desire to lead, but rather preferred to follow the footetepa of others, whenever the path led to democratic mea sures. He is one of the most flinty of the national brotherhood, having long since turned Pierce and Seymour over to are gmat ag 90 The adamantives harbor no fears that Ford will, in any event, desert them or their principles. His election or defeat is quite immaterial with him. There was quite @ struggle for Oanal Commiasion- ther, who was nt, could have he peremptorlly declined. "He ts ‘engaged “in perem . He is e railroad ent uA 8, Which: will prove more lucrative than the office of half a dozen canal com- mirsiovere. There were some dozen candidates— two or three members of the convention—who did not hesitate to buttouhole every one they meet for his vote. The choice finally fell upon Clark Burnham, of Chenango. His experience in former et a8 coutractor, in & measure qualifies him for Yommmiasioner, and, if elected, will doubtiesa prove a ccahonns and worthy as any which the Btate bas during these latter years. There was more activity for State Prison Inapec- tor than fur either of the others. General Storms and his friends were early on tie ground, and la- bored industriously threughout the pacar i He claimed the nomination on the pore it would be following the precedent set by the party in the re-election of Darius Clark. Pomeroy, jong the agent of the Auburn prison, was prominent in the field, and had persons working for him who of Livingston county, received the . He was brought into notice by the present Oomp- troller, Sepose the instromentality of the Clerk of Appeals, by being one of the commis- siovers to investigate Btate prisons. He seems to like the business well thus far; and uow, being nominated, is in the run for one of the inspectors. His friends vouch for his ample ications, and assured the members of the convention that be was the right kind of a man to arrest the reckless axpenditare of money practised for so long a period by the officers of the prisons. Any man who can make the prisons support themselves should be elected inspector; but there are serioun doubts w! any msn can do it, unless it is Amos Pillsbury, superintendent of the Albany penitentiary—a model inatitation. But Gen. Storms will not give it up eo. He was strougly op- ed in his election, three years since, by John icKeou, who induced many Catholics to vote against bim, which fact rallied many native Amert- cuns to his support, which secured his election. Having been ppeecrind by the Catholics three years tince, on the ground of his heing a member of the 0. U. A.’s, the General bas the aswnrance that now, when the Know Notnings are taking the field like locusts, he can receive votes sofficient to retain bim iv toe present fice, From what coald be thered here, since his rejection by the hard «hells, there is reescon for Lelwving that the General will come out of canvas, in November, with # very Duttering vote, and may possibly be elected. it wes with great exertions that a majority ob- tained the reading of Judge Bronson’s letter. The readers of the Herat have already perused it, It wos upbeeded, however, amid the enthusisem to keep his name upon she ticket. The Committee on Resolutions delayed making their report ; the con- vention hecawe uneasy, and mauy feared a discord- ance prevailed in committee in shaping the Ne- brarks platform. It was near one o'civck in the morning, avd no report. Quite an tneasiness pre- vailed, and uembers were preparing to jeave the room. A committee of iwo was appointed to ascer- tuin the «bereabouts of Mr. Murpny's comm and wheter they intended to submit a rep It was tien annognced that the committee were ia toe and ready to report. his was receved with oh ratisiaction. ‘Lhe resolutions were read lully endorsing tee action of Congress on the brecka bill, and were ri sponded to with deafe nlause. The unanimity on this question was ter than apticipated, as mavy timorons mea i the propriety of fully approving the abolish- ing the Missouri line, Bat tbe principle of non-in- tervention has teen boldly avowed by the national demomuais of New York, who intend to congner under ‘hat banner in 1866, C SURVEYING OrERATIONS ry THe Rapms oF THE St. Lawarnek—We aie informed that these inte- vesting Operstions are progressing satisfactorily, newmiihst nding the delays and cisappointmen:s the engincers have experienced in the bailding and outtit of the wumerous greater and smaller survey- ing crafts, with which they had to provide them- ceived. . the difficulties and dangers cqnnected with a rotvey in euch turbnlent waters, and in an execed- ingly'swift current, compelled the engineers to pro- cure a large iron barge, nnd several of Francis’ justi celebrated metailiic lite boats, besides a cer- tain number of wooden scows and boate, and some cratt furnisbed by the Department of Pobtio Works. The iron barge has been built at Montreal; she is fifty-five feet jong, by cighteen feet beam, and is di- viced into four compartments by three water tight iron bulkheacs; two of the comparttnenta cerve'as cabin and kitchen for engineers and mea,oad the otber two, one fore and one att, are keptemsty7,and verve as air chambers to prevent tue barge from sinking, in case he should strike the rocks and bo- brief fiatobttomed, and in all respects ed and fitted out with a view of offerin resistance 98 le to at the same ti water too rough for Our Vivgiaia Correspun dence, Paepenicxssune, Va.) July 14, 1854 Murder of an Englishman by the hi h—T . Wheat Crops—The Know Nothngs—4 Useful Irish Mayor—Frars for His Loss of Office. Sinee my last, loca’ news has been co scarce that Thave not been able to scrape up enough to fill a short communication, and even now there is very little. Some of the Irish employed on the Fredericksburg apd Gordonsville Railroad mardered an Euglishmao named Joseph Ashton, on the plank road, on Tuea- day night last. The murderers fled to their cabins, afew miles from the city, to which place the mili- tary repaired, accompanied by the police, and suc- ceeded in capturing four men. Our citizens are all ‘on the lookout, as we expect their comrades to at- x ight. “The wi crops in the vicinity of this place have ‘ttarned out were baal , on accountof the joint worm, which destroyed acres of fine wheat. The corn crops look firely, and we are told by our farmers that if the season is good, a larger crop will be made im Virginia than bas been made for years. Our merchanta have been baying new crops, but as yet there ia very little offered at any price, ag many ex- ot to get a8 much as $2. New wheat is command- $1 48 to $1 50; corn 71c. a 73c. The weather bas been remarkably cool for the last two or three be 49 that the Know Nothings o Php: gen ago, but as yet no one has been able to find out anything sbout beaches em ipa rious order. We have @ great many feara about oar it Msyor, who is unfortunately a on of Brio’s Ele and we expect nothing else but that he, who, 20 far, has done bis duty ae well as ould be wished, will be turned out st our next election. ‘That is the great objection to this body that many foreigner», who are our most useful citizens, are bem trem holding offices for which they are iu every Way suited. v. Lieut. Maury en ae — Routes to Calt- bail We find the following letter, from Lieut. Maury. in the ‘Preliminary Report” of the Honduras In- Railway Company:— Nationa, OsseRvarory, Wasuinoron, June 26, 854. Pa nly to te, requesting to kk :—In re jour note, requesting now the sailing distance frose New York to San Fran- cisco, vie the vari us isthmus roate-:— You are aware that these distances cannot be a0c- curately stated, une-s from more accurate charts than we now have. I suppose yon do not want the distances stated except from port to port, exclusive of the distance to be run after the vessel crosses the bar or enters the harbor. I therefore send you the shortest steaming distance from port to ‘port, in round numbers: From New York to San Franelaoo, ee “ ‘ “re « (’ Honoaras “ “ Vera Craz and Tehuantepec. No allowance is made in the above for the dis tance across the continent. Respectfully yours, M. F. Maury. Ohio Liquer Inspectors’ Convention. Ata meeting of the liquor inspectors, assembled from various parte of the State, in the city of Co- Inmbus,on the 11th inst., Dr. George R. Morton, of Sandusky City, was called to the chair, aud Dr. N. B, Jones, of Circleville, appointed Secretary. wtstios, te fullewing resciatees Wore atop ta e followii ions were — Pri“Resolved, That alt elstilled. alcohollo liquors must contain not Jess than the following per cent of alcoho), to wit:—Rum, 60 per cont: brandy, Ee ‘Y, 505 ‘in, 45; Scotch whiskey, 50; Iris! American rye whiskey, 50; American corn whis- key, 45. T’ Resolved. That all distilled alcoholic lquare, having their proper specific gravity, must, in 01 to receive the mark “pure,” upon examination, to be free from all foreign substances other an that afforded by approved distillation and rec- tification. 3. Resolved, That all liquors, alccholic, ced by fermentation qithout distillation, shall be recog- nized in accordance with the following, to wit:— Wines—Port, 20 ie cent alcohol; Madeira, sherry, 18; Lisbon, 15; claret, 12; Catawba, 1 s 3 Ma‘aga, 15; coampagne, 10; Burgundy, 10; Muscat, 15; currant, 19. BSaccharme—Perry 9 x cent. aloobol, cider 9. 4. Reeolved, That en if Inspector shal! ‘Malt Liquors— Ale 8 per cent. alcohol, porter 4. be requir- | TRADE OF THE SOUTH. Pee Adventeges of Naliroads—(he Flour an Previsden Trade—fhe Prodacts ef Tet nesee, MESERS. NEUFFER, HENDRIX & 00.'8 CIRCULAR. Laaeusston, July 1, 1864, Tt is with peculiar gratidcation that we this year issue our anpua! circular. For the past seven years we have dove the same, but until the cond season without realizaiov. But a new era dawned upon Charleston, and she hes jas¢ tasted the first fruite of her jucicivus appropristions to railroads connecting ber with the Great West, and when that, the greatest of toem all, tbe Blue rail- road, ia completed, she will the full Within the past year, the Nashville and Caattamoo- ga road has been o-myp'etea and tarned » consider- able quantity of bacon avo grain to this market, and we may exprct a stil! lurger quantity mext sear sop. The from Louden to Knoxville, Tenn, is now i a state of completion, avd will seen brmg us the jucts of that fertile region, and will save the water carmiage from Nuvxville to ‘London, whiclz heretofore bas Leen « gest drawback in our with that region of Teune-see. Other roads are verging from the difiereut termini, which will place ton in Cay opm coke eet country, which, trom ver position, are iy ab ber. Charleston is vow rhe recolvta of our’ por raliead, for the recelpte pert » for Bross have, bona Piaee cxhertet t some 36, bave ex, Coastwise. Heavy orders were received here from Europe, but could only be partially filled, as the ma- jority of flour received bere waa io merchante holding orders would not risk, trust, will not be the ca-e anvtuer year. We, ever, filled an order for 3,000 sacks for Liverpool, which arrived there in good condition, and gave satisfaction. But, as» geuesal rule, barrels always take the precedence. Charlesion ts now a flour. market, and bas w eputation tv establish; and wé impress upon var friends the of ing particular attention to the putting up of flour, a8 to weight, «lusification of quality, and erder. of package. This is ha'!f whe batue, Nothing the Feogem of 8 pew trude 80 much as nen-ateen- tion to these lculars. N-thing neavee, Georgia, North and Scuth Caroline floar fromm acquirio; @reputution equal to any menatemred, as it is admitted that thew wheat oe to any » For coasumption it would make ae OP tute much difference, bus even tren it would velght, good order and qnality, as re gerd fee a atk EE monnfecturer to establish a reputation our shipjeh snare 10 New Yorks Boston, ve Oma wi Ow and some re to PulideIpbia and Baltimore, (the two later places from which Charleston Te ved her supplies,) aud, we say sth ee tH test with their leat brands, and sold for equal ices; some sack flour trom Trnogwe bringing the jg price of $10 per barrel; all the arene naniech bom soy leviarelenies in order and Classificats: n ty. in capeet short weight. We would remark, ower, Charleston cannot lovuk to markets i serious objections, inspection fee is entirely to of the fee, and other «hin; Drought before the Legislature and we have every a-surance ed last season at $5 60, but soon rit |, and remained at that until the November, when the price was ralivg price unti) January. wheo the fates in Baroy, <r Se where, Our mar- wor, prices largely every ket felt {ts intluevce, | prices ‘advanced firet of March to $8 37; afterwards, » clined, but rallied again, and the closing price of oe ty is $8. ee of wheat in the United States, i i i ‘will be 25 cent larger than the year and we would wern vor friends from wheat, for the future, based last year’s prices, ae flour will range copxiderebly lower thie season. ‘The principal cauce of the bigh prices the last year swan the shert crop in Europe, and the existence of the war had not so much influence upon prices ag generally believed. This year, Europe has the Inise of ap abuncant crop, and when we do not look for prices to go duwn to a low it, we still would caution our friends frum ed to keep a register giving the number of each operations upea cask or 1 by him inspected—the name of us anythin gee range Longe 7 ae athe resulta, Paris —-She re-agea cape your attention. The consumption of Charleston 6. Resoived, That each cask shall be specied. 6. Reaolved, That aa the discharge of the duties of the Inspector eg the com; law being inrufficient to jurtify ba part of said «fllvers, that the ¢ach county be requested te furnish the Inspector for thei reepective counties, with said necessary in- atramente and reagents at an expense not exceeding vas dollars. . Resolved, Thet each Inspector ia to yableh or vause to be published, ia the ra of payers a ‘empty sori of ae Hquors by inspected during the t! gg . 8. Resolved, That C. E. Boyle, of Colambus, ba appointed corresponding Secretary, whose duty it aball be to keep a recurd of all sozgestions made to him in regard to inspection, and to report the same at the next meeting, or to such as may request in- formation. 9. Reeolved, That the meeting adjourn to meet on the third Tuesday in December next, at the Neil House in the city of Coinmbus, aad a general attend- ance of the Inspector chemiats throughout the State ia respecttully solicited, 10. Resolved, That the proceedings of this Con- vention be published in the papera of this city. The Burn! of the Richmondvilic Seminary. rom the Scholarie Patriot.) It is now ily ascertuived that the barning of the Richmondville seminary was the work of incen- diaries. A young man who had been dismissed, aad whose conduct subsequentiy by threatening 9 b+ re- venged, led to suspicions that he knew sometiiag of the fire, was apprehepget on Friday last, aud in his examination facta were eicit-d which aatho- nized the arrest of eeveral others, whose examiua- tou bas teen going ou since Monday last. We Jeara by a reepectable gentleman who was present at the examination of thore persons before J. Westover, Exq., on Tuerday afternoon last, that the testimony obtained from them had authorized the arrest of four young lads, who were pupils in the seminary. Their names were Wood, McDonald, Lamb and Pal- mer, The three first named were from New York— the last nemed from Oriskany, Oneida county. Ove of the boys apprehended freely relates all that ne knows in relation to the ae of the fire. Bis tew timony shows that young Wood was the principal wcver tn the atvocions transaction. ‘The burning of the seminary had been secretly contemplated for sume time. On the day of the fire two itu inp ts bad been made to fire the jing, wh ch did 1ot take effect. In the room oceup Woed they bad twice crowded a quantity ot shavinge turough @ hole where the plastering had been br ken off from the lath, aud after baving each tire to the shavings they wen' b ect, Afr waiting -ome time d no alarm having been made, they went back to the room obs found tbe fire bad gone out without domg any mm. ‘They finally filed thetr pockets with shavines, which they took up into the attic, and there kindled down into a fre between the lathes ina partition which had not been p J. After hastening down iato the street ‘he slarm wes soon made, and they wits otheys were busily engaced in saving the furnitare and property in the buliding from destraction, Teport says that one of the etadents at Richmond- ville has admitted that be is in pos-ession of some facts in relation to the canse of the burning of the seminary building at Chariotteville, and that an in vestigation will he made of the matter {a @ few days. Axorner Ixrenwat Maoninn.—3r. Hilderman, & houee painter, in West Cheeter, Penn., on Thare dey lest, 6th instant, funnd in an alley near hia residence, in that boroagb, « amall pine hor, six inches long, four wide, aud two deep. The lid wasa sliding one, with a notch in it. and Mr. H. attempted to open it, but found the lid, from some canse, (ast. A tuought of the Cincianati tragedy fortauatety crossed bis mind, so Le procured a hammer, and drove the end ia, when box was found to be partly filled with gunpowder, and the rest with pes- terrand, On the under side of the lid, a piece of sand paper was let into the wood. Friction matches, six in somber, were firmly fixed tn a piece of wood rapping across the box, in frovt of which a quill was arranged, and passed down through the sand to the powder, the quili also be I filled with pow- der, When the lid should a 5 marked “pure” or “impure,” (as the case may be) with its number, nawe of inspector, and county where in- requires a pecuniary outlay for sppropriate instruments and re-agents, and as wensation allowed the Inspectors by. tie expense on the mmissioners of ard vicinity is about 800,000 bushela. The ts er railrond the put year bave not ex ¥50,000 boshels. Ime should not be; we have bad to get our supplies trom North Caroline and Mi land. Georgia und Tenvessee sbould sead us enov, for consumption at least, to ssy oe, ed export. Corn should be put up in oarabai or good heavy domestic, containing about? buebelseach; in fact, it would be well to muke them of uniform size, and holding 112 ibs., equal to two bushels, as chasers buying to sell again, seve the trouble weighing or measuring, ond it makes it handy t nail. A considerable quantity of corn is shipped from Char'eston to the West Indies, but bayers bave to buy it ty Measurement, a8 bed de fd quires it in two busbel racks. The sacks be kecurety sewed, as, if they are not, the loss in trans- portation is heavy. Oxnaburg or heavy domestic sacks are pretersble to guppy, and cost less. The opening price of corn {ast season was 75fcents, but soon advanced, and with varivus fluctuations, (not, however, at any time reaching as low as opening point,) went to $1, but receced in June 92¢. a 95¢., and ch ses at 98 cents. From mising appearance of the present crop, | large quantity p'anted, with the shoost | of a large deliv in Borope, after harvest, for comparatively low prices to those of year. In our opinion, prices will go dowa winter to, pe:hape. 65 cents, end range from 75 cente. We would mention that we e: declive before the pew crop c mes to mar! think present prices will be suats ned aati We would aleo ca'l your attention to the article kile-dried corn, for meal, which is sold for shi stores. Perhaps it is too early yet, in this pew trode that is springing up, but if we never com- mence we wiil never progress, A conaiderable qvautity of this article could be sold here, and at @ prise gece ie pay. 1. he ats, , are sold here in large anti- tied, but heretofue we have bad to pend almost entirely upon the North for this ar- ticle, whep “the West should sup) ly a. Ro beluw 40 vents ig . SA Faiee He pte Fi E H wm Oats never here, and an average price is 500., go #8 high as 65 and 70 cents. We would eall your particular attention to this urticle. Oates should be t aw good osnaburg sacks, Ks g Snsaue 4 rushels, us in most cares thes are sold here with sacks retarned, aud a set of sacks will lust one sew | fen, and perbavs longer, | , Peas are always bigh bore, and bring relatively higher prices than any other grain. The pst yeat | they have been very scarce, and, sinoe Ji A | have been sel ing Trem $1.10 to $1.25, It | Feem that we ought to get our supplies by railroad, ut as yet, have got tiem from North-Carolina, water, Bacon ie another new article by railroad, this Leing the firet sewoy that any bas wrrived, and we are sorry to way, & very Unpropitious one for aa opening. Prices have Leen extremely low in all narketa, int a3 hws it hasbeen precesin Charlee tong have Leen fe, to fc. ah ve Buitim re, and 2 ta 2he. above New Osleans. There is @ large qnaptity of bacon sold herr A. until the past season, hava received@our supplies from Bultinewe, New Orleaut | end Cire noati. Tennessee vides are unexeeption- | atle es to quality, but the packages are inferior. | Shippers would do well to attend t» this particalar. Bacon should be packed in 1+¢wca-ke, made ex- pierely for the purpose, and of uniferm size, and it will pay the shippers to do s». Our Tennemee friends. bow ever «iil bave to imorove in the moda of cutting their hama. They bave brought a high — here the pact season, but thove shipped from ‘etnemee have been relling at 6 to 64, while Bwiti+ More and Cincinnati bave been bringing 11 to lé cents, without having any advantage fu quality, bot rimply becanre they were cut in the T manner. We would cai! your atrention to this matter, ea it ia one.of great importance to you, Packages, ton, is on item here in, Hama should be packed in neat barrels or tlerces, not to exceed 600 Tha groas, It may apvenr sti » bats se assure you that att ntion to these culars, is of great importaner, B. Chandler, Baq., of Chat tenooga, pie, bis 8 spinosa cesantl wabenes euing and pocktug bacon, and his curing favorably with ary ther house of the kied in the Unived Etates, We bope other establishmeata of the kind will spring up in Tennessee, Drraprus Montatrry.—A correspondent of t8@ Nashville Union writes as foliows from Gallatin, ort the 10th ipstant:—In Mr. Joon M. Healey’s family, several oad bry pry ae an aw- ful fatelity—eight dea in a4 being Test weeks A young ee Med day evening and died m . on pees to cetermine what it ts. Hla wife was taken last night and js now dying. nounce {t congestive chilis—some one another—but it ii