The New York Herald Newspaper, August 24, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, JAMES GORDOY Ce rwetrr, PROPRIEIOR aND EDITOR. orrica RALD % y UERALL opery pe CONS Ak FAR RS anne OTE We & ; y sat fey Subrertnte td. or the postage wil! the Srey rent a , ne Pht PRINTING executed with navinews.cheapnes, an Yeh OVER TISEMENTS renewed every day. idoer 232 ee SMUSERENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY. To Ont Doni : BRO GRBEXION—D cricaTe GRocNy BOWERY THEATRE, Bowes low -Youno Soanr. NIBLO’#—Poon Piniscopy ToooLes, wecmewal, THEATRE, Chatham street~Kine Luan— i rue Womvrasni 5 (CAN MUSBUM.—Afternoon oa 1t.—Rivening Maid AnD Tu daria, Seo WOOD’: WINSTASL Bad, RELSY AND BURLESQU! BICKELKY'’S OPERA HOUSE. 689 Buad - Aav'e Srmorius Ovens Taevrs, atch acts a ECHANTOR® BALL, Yo. 472 Broadway—Necno Min Ate Broedway—!rmoras zn A, FRAROO) ore BIPPODROME, Maison square.—Equas- THE TRMPERANCE MOVEMENT. The State Tomperance Convention of Virginia, lately assembled at Lynobbarg, haz been adjourned gine die, and we give this morning 9 report of tho soncluding scenes and resolutions adopted by the Welegates. it would appear that, jddging from their Inte disappeintment, the mombers have little faith | Register was honorably copied into the oyza in the legislature of Virginia, with rezard to its ac- ticn in limiting the sale of “intoxicating liquors,” ‘to only the quantities required for sacramental, me- @i inal and mechanical purposes, snd therefore re- ommend all the friends of the cause to use strena- ous exertions in electing to the General As- sembly, and nominating for office such men as are known to be favorable toa prohibitory liquor law. Appeals are to be made to the Legislasure | Buffalo paper. and licersipg courts to restrain the trade in strong drinke, anda committee of five was a pointed for the purpose of fruming a bill, to be presented to the Legislature, baving for its ohject the entire sup- Pression of that traffic. One thousand copies of the minu'es of the procredings are to be printed. “Intoxicating drinks” may, however, besold for Sacramental and medicios] purposes. THE NEW NORTHERN Paary. We publish to-day ceveral articles from leading Southern journals in referenve to the late Massa- chusetts whig and Saratoga conventions, These extracts show the state of feolfog at the South ia Tegurd to the fo tiation of the new Northern party, fans that those who have heretofore warred alike againet abolition and secession, are ready to a@ivocate a dissolution of the Usion when it connot be preserved witout a sacridive of their priaciples. FINANCIAL MOVEMENTS, On another page of to-day’s ;aper will be found two views of the flasncial movements of the day « W. OOR Ba OF Ni8 A AND FULTON 873. ta the Wiig Rantcs eo Very anxions to knew People bave to wl ar the oi the pew itiave y r. For while tie ooe lmdly v nhiow, and treals it ge eit a hd come to light under of Fillmore or Webster, the with a violenes the ausple other is only eqnal sof and present belahors | wh led by that of the carly fath: crs from the movenepicthe tree pee stenn 6 Reg ster, which speaks for the Vilymore whigs in that city, dee'aras that the convention has “oven a just and motly expres-icn of the ermtivents of the great hody of the poeple of this State.” The Buffdo Advertiser, wiich ep abs for Mr. Fillmore at hime, thinks on the contrary that the coaven- tim was a “pee: of eaperlat ve folly,” and an“ brtiin” Who ca: conc.liute these con- tra ietory ces rtions? Who sialt recoucile the Fil m re whig 0° Albwy with the Fillmore whig oi Buffalo? Ae th re no railroads be- twee those etie by whch tue two editors could 1: ve tray elie: to m et each other, and decide ia an anic.bie way whether the conven- tion was ‘a just a d manly assemblage” or “a piece of sujerlative fly?’ As the articles stand, a Danicl cr a Joseph would be puzzled to muke them tally with exch other. Where one says black, the other says white; where one lauds, the other blames; where ove admits, the other denies. Yet there cannot be two Fillmore whig policies; there can oly be one, which must obviously be the same at beth ends y of the New York Central railroai. Which of the organs is disorganized, or has proved a trai- tor? There is much to be said on both sides, ‘The ott des 1 mcoraia of the new whig anti-slavery pirty here, with the plain view of per-nading the people that the Fillmore whigs had thrown themselves head over heels into the Seward comp. But, despite the credit which this distinction may have cgn- ferred, it is evident at the first glance thatthe prependerance of sense is on the side of the It is too true that “the conven- tion has failed to answer the main design of its Pprojectore’’—that “it has stultified ite preten- sions;” and that “its language and its actions fall below what its frieods had oxpected;” and the Buffalo Advertiser is entitled to public gtutitude for its laudable efforts in endea- voring to disseminate among the people of the region where it is printed correct notions with respect to these points. Nothing can be truer than the view the Advertiser takes of the whole matier; and on this account we think it far more likely that it speaks Mr. Fillmove’s init than its ally at Albany. Cer!oinly, unte-s the | Fillmore men intend to con itical suicide, they will not at (his impor uit erisix throw overboard their old obligations to play second fiddle to thy -upporters of Willian Hi. Seward. And whatever Mr. F'illmore’s present political intentions may be, we are pretty sure that he —one from the ust and the otuer from tie West. | does not intend to throw away tue benefit of Those interested in Wild Cat money will find the one fromthe West worthy of perusal. « -F.BES IN THE Woore, * From different parts of the country we have ac- courts of teriible fires in the woods. Oar despatch from Bangor etates hat fires in the woods were raging in every sction of shat county, and in many dv stances houses bad been dest oyed. Inthe township of Garland, 4 family, who lived some distance from any otber Louse, was comp etely eursounded by the @ames, and it was supposed that the whole family had been destroyed. COMMERCIAL APPATRS. The suppty of common brands of State flour was pearly exhausted, and the small sales made were at about #§ 75, being 25 cents higher thin previous rates. New flour, from new Genesce extra brand:, sold at $10 75 2 $11 for local consumption. Sales of new Genesee wheat were made at $2 13 a $2 15. Indian corn sold at 82c.a S43. for heated, and at 85c. a 86c. for prime sound lots, with some loss ani- mation in the market. Hemp was firm; a sale of 4,600 bales of Manila was made at lic., 6 months; his recent Southern tour by staking his furtunes on the ill-advised movement which Mr. Seward has set on foot. Still, to quiet the public mind it would be well for the two Fillmore organs to set their instruments in accord with each other. Life is too short for bystanders to judge tween the two—and unless they should come to some understanding, the public will be ap! to discard both. The troubles of the great Northern party, which was to sweep the electionsand place William B. Seward in the presidential chair, are becom- ing very complicated, and must be a dreadful source of annoyance to the leaders. First the free soil democrats di-cover the sorr# trap that was laid for them, and secede in a body, leav- ing the whigs sole masters of the field. Next tome malicious wags of cditors take it into their heads to ca}l things by their real names, and style the convention a “Whig Anti-Slavery Convention.” This rude way of tearing off the a lot of 120 tons Russian were consumed in the fire flimsy disguise in which these poor Seward at the Atlautic Dock. Pork was batter, with sales of mess a1 $13 75 a $13 87}. Lard sold freely at Tle. a 11}e¢., and closed with an upward tendency. Cotton was rather quiet; export buyers were wait- ing for later foreign news, while the domestic de- mand was checked, owing tothe drought at tue Eust having so far diminished the water in the streame a3 to compel a number of mills to suspend operations, There was no change, however, to ao tice in quotations. Mesars. Haggerty, Jones & Co., held a large sale of fine carpets yesterday. They bad a spirited and good company of buyers, and the whole catalogue went off at satisfactory prices. The goods were folk thought they might pass unrecognized, feems to hare shocked the leaders very much It was as bad as pinning one’s name to one’s domino at a masked ball. The Scward organs forLore to castigate the free soil democrats when they turned round upon them in so bare- faced a way; because they were anxious to con- ces] their fami!y quarrels from the public, But the nefarious bluntness o! these editors was too much for human yatience, and they and every- body ccnnicted with them were accordingly roundly abused for having ventured to call peo mostly of that high class and price which untitted | Ple by their right names. Now a third mishap them fortze general country trade, and were better suited for city use, or wealthy couatry customers. The lots of velvet tapestry sold at about the prices current for them last spring, while other medium and lower grades were sold at prices, in some cases, not less than 7to5 per cent below those of last geasor. They were all of American manufacture, and the specimens of Brussls tapretry carpeta were highly creditable to American indust:y and siill. CHOLERA ON SHIPBOARD. completes the measure of their troubles. They are repudiated hy the Fillmore whigs of the West. Before the convention, they wore the great “Northern Anti-Slavery Alliance with- out distinction of party;” after the convention had sat a few houre, they declined into the “Whig Anti-Slavery party; now that they have been disclaimed hy the Fillmore section, they dwindle into “the Seward Whigs.”” After The ship Delaware, which arrive yesterday from | ® few Weeks’ bluster and noise, Mr. Seward and Havre, lost eighteen of ber passengers between the Sth and 17th inat. by cholera. No new cases had appeared, however, during the last five days. Sie Dbrougit 245 passengers. MISCELLANEOUS. ‘The Washington Siar says that a series of frands have been disecvered by the officers of the Treasury Department, perpetrated by a recently remove? Collector of the Customs, similar to those com nitted by the Collector at Oswego. No names are given. The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Northern New York met at Albany on Tacsday, and ins‘alled ‘their officers for the ensuing year. The attendance was not large. The Lodge will moet next year at Boffalo. The Board ot Health, in Savinnab, report forty- foar deaths in that city by yellow fever daring the past week. In Charleston there were four deaths from yellow feve: during the same p ’riot. T. Batler King and H >», B,J. Wa'ker arrived at Rew 0 Jeans on the 224 inus'ant from Texas, Thoir contract fo: building the Pacis Railroad has been signed and sealed. New York Portrics ww Cartronnta-- Tae Srurr Coxurrere —The enterprising democracy of Califernia cre worthy of their brethren ot the Empire State of the FE; At their late State convention. the California “unterritied’ separated into two fuctions—the administration and the anti-administration factious—pre after the fashion of our own patriotic dk eracy at Syrscase ayeorazo, There are now in Catitornia two democrst ¢ tickets before tiv gold digger’, and between them, as in York, the wh ge will mox« probably slip in carry off tbe sp js. Such are the barm y influe: ces of the Cabinet spol: oo: ad zing Washington, The tide is still ruaning oat, na the, debris of the.q eat fasion of 1852 is ecury where high and dry, upou boty ehores, I ous admi ui tratiun | _—_—_—_—_—_—___ EE his friends have, as La Iontaine says, redevenu Gros Jean comme devant. They are, what they have been for years, a sectional faction of o Gisjoiuted party, striving for an un constitutional aim with a view to gratify the ambition of an intriguing man. More than thir, @hey have never been; more, they are not now. The Saratoga Convention has rather weakened than strengthened them. It has widened the old split between them and the rec soil democrats; it has lad bare their plans, while those of their adverssries are as yet con- cenled; it has obliged the Fillmore men of the West to take a stand and thus—notwithstand- ing the blunder of the Albany Register— has forced them pri matrrely into a position of avtagoni*em. Mr. Seward has given many proofs of bis skill as on agitator; tut it must be confeeved that this last ex) luit of his, in the -bupe of the Saraoga Convention and grest Northern Anti-Slavery A‘liauce ;romises to be as ridiculous a fuilure as conld well be imn- gined. Tur Drovent—Tur Crors.—The news con tinues to pour in upon us from ali quarters o the compass, of the ruincus effects upon tbe ungathered crops, resulting from the prevailing drought. We bave had, however, a eple- did wheat crop ; California is exporting grat vg well as gold, and the bread crop of Zurope promises to be fine and large. Gavarse THR Liqvor—The Connecticut peo ple are taking steps to gaoge the qvantities of Nqnor to be allowed amoung the white se\le ments in that State, al anl sa 1 purp The result will pr pging of Conn etic z n for m 04 woly ho © of t The Gold Movement, | The receipts of gold fr m Califory'a doring the Jaret taelve mont s have amounted in round numbers to fi ty-three ml ions of dollars, The ex- port frem the port of New Yor doring the same period has been about th rty-six mill ons ant a | halt: thos Joaving » balance n the country of ; © xteen millions and a balf, Subtract ng from | the epeete in the New York banks the amount | held in the name of Senor Aranjuez and which D ? ° found that the banks hold over omillion less spcienow ban they did this time last year. The $16,500,000 retsined in | the country has not therefore gone into their hands. Jt bas passed into the Treasury and becn scattered throughout the country ; a large portion is held in private hands, or hoarded up by wealthy men, or used for the purposes of trade. This amount is cousiderab'y leas than the vsual annual absorption of gold. From the Ist of January, 1849, to the Ist of January, 1854, the excess of our imports of gold over out exports was $108,09@,000, being at the rate of $21,600,000 pr ammum. The progrtss of the eradual absorption of gold is shown in the fol- lowing figures, In 1820, it isestimated that all the epecie im the country only amounted to ‘hirty-sevon millions of dollars. From that date to the discovery of California the mine- yielded about as much again: we inpored $262,008,000, and exported $190~¥,000, leav- ng come $72,000,000 gain and thus on Ist Januory, 1849, there wap" the country about $122,000,000 of apeci~ Out of this amount the panke held me fifty millions, From 1849 to the beginning of the present year, the mines yielded $194,363,117, and we imported $26.508,- 774” We exported during the same perigd $112,695,574; thus Icaving in the country on the let January, 1854, $230,589,502 in specie, which has since been increased to something like $239,000,000. Of these two hundred and thirty-nine millions of dollars, the banks hold about one-fourth. Allowing twelve for the sbare of New York, three for Boston, and cight for New Orleans, the other banks in the United States are supposed to contain about thirty- seven millions of specie ; giving a total of bank specie of sixty millions of dollars, The nation- al treasury holds some twenty-seven millions; and the balance is in private hands, pari in money and part in jewels, plate, &c. It is rather singular that the increase of pro- duction of specie chould have been accompanied by a reduction in the amounts held by the prin- cipal banks of the world. It is estimated that since the gold discoveries in Australia the specie held in the United States, British and French banks has diminished fully one-thitd. The following are the approximate figures :— 1851. 1854. Specie in the Rank of England $105,000,000 $77,000,009 Banks of U8... 100,000,000 60,000,000 “ Pauk of Franca, 125,000,000 — 68,000.000 Totals......466.s0e004+++ $830,000,000 $195,000,000 Thus since 1851, the banks have lost some- thing like one hundred and thirty-five millions of dollars, while, in addition to the old supplies of gold. Calif-rnia and Australia have added during the same period, some three hundred millions of dollarsgrorth of the world’s trea- sure. In three years, at least four hundred and thirty-five millions of dollars have been abs- tracted from the banks and applied in sucha way as to escape the notice of the statistician or economist. Where has this money gone? Have the symptoms of revolutions and commercial crises been so vivid as to induce merchants and men of property to lock up their gold ia chests? Ha- laxury been so prevalent as to absorb four hun dred and thirty-five millions of dollars in three years for epoons, forks. trinkets and gilding’ If not, where is the money? Gold is scarce among the commercial classes in the United States and in Mrance: and despite the assertion of the London press, we cannot bring ourselves to believe that apy considerable aggregate amount is hoarded up by private individuals in Great Britsin. The Scotch and Irish banks only have abont $14,000,000 among them all. It is curious to trace the travels of this pre cious dross from the mine until we lose sight of it,and only know that it exists by having before us the authentic record of its prodaction. According to the Secretary of the Treasury. we have received $194,363,117 from California since 1819. Of this we have kept about one hundred millions for our own uee; and this is already lost to the cye of the economist, for the banks bave received none of it, having lost specie instead of gaining it inthe interval. We have sent.to England in the same period, $112,- 695,574 in gold. They have received there likewise from another rource, Australia, about $140,000.000 during the same period: thus in- creasing their stock of gold by some two hun- dred and fifty millions from these two sources alone. But during the five years ending in 1854, Great Britain exported to the continent of Europe, India, China, Africa, and the Weet Indies, ful) this amount of gold. For the first six months of the present year the exports of gold to foreign countries from England améunt-. ed to £11,869,000, which would give nearly £24,000,000 or $118,000,000 for ths year. Of this large amount more than three-fourths went to France. England retained none of it, as her exports abrorbed the whole. France can have absorbed but litile, as the epecie in her bank bas fallen from $125,000,000 to $58,000,000 since 1851. and gold is still at a high premium in the departments. What hus become of the money? We leave the queetion to speculative philosophers and statisticiaus. The Brooklyn Ferry Monopoly. The Union Ferry Company bave not as yet condescended to come forward with any satis factory explanation of the financial necessities that have compelled them to resort to the un- popular measure which has brought them into eo much odjum with the public. Secare as they decm themselves in their monopoly, they treat with sovereign contempt the remon- +trances of the peorer classes, upon whose nar- row incomes this arbitrary step most oppres sively bears; and content with the prospective results which they hope to derive from it, they rte satisfied to balaace them againat the loudly expressed condemration and contempt which theirconduct has evoked. This is the usaat course with all great monopolies. Whon the guardians of the poblic interests prove un- faithfal to their trust, and place it in the power of selfish speculators to trade upon the coo. venience and necessities of tho masses, we can not expect such persons to be over n or considerate as to the moans are placed at their disposal, The objects o this company might have been foreseen frou the commencement; but urfortanately tho ¢ iuto whore hands par y inflaence has delegated the power of managing the property of th Ve, are either too neglileut or wilfoily blind wh regard for | the conscien ious diecharge of their dut'es, We do nota tach any greater degree of blame to | the Ferry Compan than we should o to that | | of any cther class of uosernpn’ous epecu’ators | who pl ce their own selfish views above every | the consideration; but we canno but regret and eondemy a ystem of municipal miaman- ; sgement which barters t e public ia‘ eres's in | 10 the hauds of suc) men. and which sacrifices ! the comfort and well-being of t ousaads in ors | der t operandize and enrich the tew. As! seems public opinion cannot be wrought , to be.y on the blunt conselences and thick hides | of the greedy monopolisrs who have manage” j ; to dupe our tmmagalate vity fathers, ol bargain, the advantages of which x i ny 4 side, it remaing to be seen wr,’ den Hs ~ Undo what has posing ‘hat we cannot ‘og, fond heen done, some other: * MY Sie pay "Bespots amenable to the to rende? these fe ape voice of repeon.-*4 justice, It will be a prece- dent fruitfd of evil, if we allow the spirit of eentracte wede in good fuith to be thus hardily violated, Fortupately, however, the strict jet- ter of the law under which the monopolists shelter Hemtlves, does not exclude a power of rem<i» The lease: granted by the Corpora- tior to the company contain no restrictive «auses against their granting others for the opening of intermediate ferries. In the face of the unjurtitied and unjastifiable attempt made by the company to extort from the pub- He an unreasonable amount of tollage, no sort of tenderness or consideration should be shown towards the rights which they have so equivo- cally acquired and so shamefully abused. The Corporation will be wanting inits duty towards the public if it does not avail itself of the power which still remains in its hands, of neutralizing the evils of the monopoly which it bas created. It only requires a slight effort upon its part to give effect to the general re sentment and indignation which this selfish proceeding on the part of the company has called forth. Letit publish advertisements in- viting tenderafor the opening of intermediate ferries, and we will answer for it that ina short time the Union Ferry Company will have either to dercend from their high horse, or we shall have boats established by popular compa- nies which will receive the general support and encoursegement of the public. Whilst on this subject, there is a suggestion that we would make, that would conduce mate- Tially to the comfort and satisfaction of those who ure compelled to use the boats of the present company. Some steps ought to be taken to maintain an efficient police on board, to protect the public from the rowdyism, not of the lower class of passeugers, be it under- stocd, but of the chain-men in the employment of the company. Instances have repeatedly fell under our observation in which parties who have given very slight causes of offence have been very roughly handled by these worthies. If the company are determined to screw large fortunes out of the public, it is but fair that the public should meet with civility and courtesy on the part of their servants, as a partial equivalent for their money. By an arrangement between the corporations of the two cities, a policeman might be kept contina- ally on duty in each boat, and the ferries, like any other highway, placed under the super- vision of the public authorities. When the directors of the company carry matters with so hiyh and haughty a hand towards the public, ic is to be expected that their servants should ape tbe manners of their masters. Tue Wasninaton Monvumext—Biocks ror Private Ixprvipvats.—One of the Boston pa- pers says that “the friends of the late John S. Skinner propose to testify their respect for his public services and personal worth by raising $6,000, of which $5,000 is to be presented to his-widow, and $1,600 employed in placing a block inscribed to his memory in the Washing- ton Monument. The latter part of the propo- sition wil! probably fall through, as will a simi- Jar design.to have a stone for Zadock Pratt, of New York, in the Washington Monument.” We trust that there is a.sufficient amount of common sense in the Board of Directors of the Monument to prevent the wccomplishment of any such design as that above mentioned. The Monument is to be erected to Washington, not to John S. Skinner or Zadock Pratt, and the proposition is in very bad taste, to say the least. If the friends of these individuals desire to perpetuate their memories, there are plenty of ways to accomplish the object, without oat- raging the feelings of nine-tenths of the peo- ple, who think—and rightly think—that this monument should be sacred to Washingtoo, and to him alone—no other person, however distinguished, being permitted to share in the testimonial. Miss Freprika Breuer ox Woman's Ricnts—Tue Rieut Covrsy.—We transfer to our columns to-day, an interesting philanthropic circular from Miss Bremer. We commend it ‘sériously to the attention of the Rev. Miss An- toinette Brown, the philosophical Miss Lucy Stone, the ladies’ costume retormer, Mrs. Amelia Bloomer, the rampant avd fanatical abolitionist, Mra. Abby Kelly Foster, the veteran Quakeress abolitionist, Mra, Lucretia Mott, and all others of the sirong minded women cagaged in the great work of woman's rights aod negro emaacips- tion, because we think the traly Chrietian, practical and benevolent women’s platform of general reformation, na laid down by Miss Bremer, is emivently caloniated to do good among our strong minded females, if they wil! ovly give the subject a night's reflection While here in this country Miss Bremer was somewhat fascinated with the Fourierite pha- Janxes, but we rejoice to find that ber views of womaa’s ephere of action and of social reform have since taken a nobler and a wider range Her letter is worth a cart-load of seditious pro- clamations fr. m Stafford House, Miss Bremer is a subject of the genuine spiritual mani- festations. Give her a bearing. A Waste or Worns—The continual exposi- tions by our Seward neighvors of the mischiefs ofthe Canadian reciprocity treaty. The thing is fixed. See the proceedings of the late session of Congress. Marine Affairs, For Ecrorm—The Cunard steawsitp Arabia sailed at two o'clock yestertay for Liverpool, with 111 passen. mabarg Coty News. a forenoers between nine and ten uhter house avd cow stable ta Bushwick veo by Mesere, Wright, Myer & Co, w by die Lore about three bundrea dollars, DeUnvEe Favs wmghter of Mr. Jobu J. Y t cied ob ut three 0% AccNT—A Title gitl, four years of azo, ite » 95 South Ninth im the back yar a verdict of dain ‘eroner Hanford held | of a boy trp seare of gh, RAMG Jen, Levuee. a Gemih ly eb vetuns, ] ye tug off Meeting of the National Democratic State C- tral Cominitcee, The S'ste Central Commttee of he Democrat he d a meeting im whe Act terday, at noon, for he pureus « _» Means to Upor the pen of operations 1d 4% oom uintes Provecute the com ng ?*"P" rent of Anguatus was «rgan'zed by 8° 9” vow tee wij Schell, chairman, #her , + diveting was spent 9 talk, | tills vening. ™ CA a@eded ucon Tae cova | noibing aenite it 10 o'clock today = The ful ved mittee a en compore the committee:— lowing & - Porat District. . Aerell, Richd !. Mulligan, James Libby. | aoe Second Destrict. fell Smith, famuel Poul, G8 Adams. Third District. John 8. Nafew, Iyman'tremain, J R. Fonda. Fourth Dutrict. Oliver Cook, T. B Witebel, L. D. Brooks, Ffth District, Benj. Carver, Joseph M Lyon, HF. Noyes, . ith District. Burr B. Andrews, George Cla: k, Wan. Hasley. Seventh District. FE. D. Smith, M8 Myers, F. L, Denny. as District. H.&. Cutting, W. G@. Bryan, E A, Lester. Extensive Fires in Brovklyn—Great Destruc- ion of Property, ‘Two disastrous fires occurred in this city yesterday— the first: n Homilton avenue, near the Atlantic docks, and the recond in Fighteenth street, Gowanas, by waich property amounting to over,$50,000 int value was des- troyed. About three o’clock A. M., @fire waa seen breaking out in the stable of Messra. Allen & Gifford, which is situave on the south-easterly corner of their lamber yard, occu pying six lots on Hamilton averue, and running back to the Atlantic dock basin. The fire seemed to have been ignited in two places, which leads to the supposi:ion that it was the work of an incendiary, Tho flames soon en veloped the building, in which wore @ horee, wagon, and & considerable amount of fodder, all of which+was destroyed. ee ‘The yard was complotely roofed in, and stored with 2_ large amount of lumber, which in consequencs of the dey weather became bighiy inflamwadle The lumber soon caught fire, and the flames spread with such rapidity that it waa at once evident that very little of it could be saved, A doub'e storehouse, of stone, be t to Mesers. N. L &G. Griswold, «bich faces the besin, with- stood the flsmes for more then an hour, when it was found that some of the contents were on fire, making it’ necessary to burst open the iron shutters. As #000 ay this was done, the flames burst forth with great fary, and the cinders lighting among the ves+els in the basin, three were ret on fire, but were speedily extiaguiabed by Engines No. 16 and 19, when they were hauled from the dock. The brig G. W. Brinckerhoff, of Boston, losdea witb Inmber, was somewhat damaged by tae burning of pc rigging, besides which, however, she sustained little jury. ‘The iamber yard into the hands of the present roprictors on the lat of Cfo | having previously jigs by Mesers. Van Nos! &Sthiwell A large amount of lumber had since accumulated, and the whoie was sepge be ‘The yard now presents as clean ao ap- pearance almost aa if it had been swept. ‘The wood and coal yard of Mr. Thurston, adjoining, had a very narrow escape, but, with the exception of a few loade of wood, wnich ‘was burned, no lone, ‘he storehouses were occupied by Mr. R. VW. Thorve & Co, and contained fifty tons 0. Russian hemp, 117 bhds ‘of sugar, and a consideruble quantity of molasses, allot whien were either destroyed or greatly damaged ‘Their loss is about $30,000, and it ia understood taut they are fully insured in New York offices. Meerrs. Van Nostrand & Stilwell had about $1,900 worth of lumber remaining in the yard, wien was fully coverec by irsurance in the Atlantic Company, of Brovk- lyn, ard other officer. The loss sustained by Messre Allen & Gifford amounts to $10,000, insured fur $8,700 in the Atlantic, of Brook lyn, ard Continental, of New York. The Mesers. Griewold’s lose on the buildings amounts to $n,000, insured in the Eust River Compary, New York. While the fremen were yot engnged, nelle sounded for the Third district, and it was soon found by the dense volume of rmoke that a Gre was raging io Gu wanus, towards which the engine companies re, sire? a+ speedi’y as possible. On their srrival, it was found tha tLe marine paint or varnich fectory of Mr. Vaan, of the firm cf Benedict & Vann, of New York, was in flames The fa tory comprised sore al buildings on Eigh’eenth street, pear Third aveune, which, with two exceptions, were al! frame, apd their contents of a very combas uble character, Two of tho buildings were of brics, which were cceupied partly as workshops and partly as dwellings. another building of wood was cecu- a8 an engine room, ull of which were destroye! another anda larger engine was in the main building, which was also demolished, Severs] dwellwwg houses owned by Peter G@ Bergen and Edward Wileon, vere either burned iowa or graa'ly dompged, £0 shat reconst uction wil) be found necessary Ove of the houses waa occupied us a bakery by Wr Mathias, who had taren in sevency barreia of floar tie doy previous, all of which was destroyed. e grocery store of Mr Duffy, on the corner of Fighteenth street and Third avenue, was considera ih dumaged, as was alxo the house of Mr. Groves, o1 - teenth street, which was ccoupied by two famules Laspto and Capit fen or twelve farnilies occupying buildings in the iu. mediate vielnity, a's0 sustained eonsidess! araage by the Joes of their furniture, eee ts The boilers exploded ofter the fire bai heen burning abot op hour, but nc damage reanlted then, Water was rearce, as usnal, but the flea suoceaded ip supplying themselves from the bay and from poods inthe nei ein The citizens also lent a nelpiny 8. was ‘The 9 ito lors will bably amor £10,(00, fartially inacrea, PSTY Amount to about The lowes a3 Jstes to the two insarunces are about as follo: fires:— J sha Tan, ‘Thorne & Co, $30,000 rire + 6,000 6,090 + 2000 1,900 + 20,000 8,700 + 6,000 - 5,000 _ fire originated, but it is supposed to have been from accident. Personal Intelingence. ARRIVALS. At tho St. Nicbolas Hote!—Hon. Robert Schenek, Ohl» General O'Donnell, Baltimore; Rt: Rov. Dr. Hynes, Phils delphia; Hon. James A. Bayard, Delaware; Hou’ W. T Palfrey, Louisiane; Hon Fred. Follett, alosny; Hon. W. L. helfersteip, New York; Doa Ramon Leoa Sanches, Tero Macie, Carthegenia; T Peevor, Australia; W. A. @. Kensett, New Orleens: Havpt, Pennsylvania; S Morris Waln, © Wm. fchley, FL A; J.B. Howell, Baltimore; Dr. Campb-ll, New ¢. jeville, Pa.; Wm. Walcott, Ution Houve—Hon J. C. Fives and family, Dr. TN. Poullsin, Georgia, J. Conea ton, 8 C.; W. Starges, J HB. Miles, at thi Warhington Ci y; and fam! MF Char! ; New York; Thomas Hurlaud, Norwich; Lieut J. H: Wheelock, 'U. 8. A.; Allison ‘Owen, Civcinuati; J. B, ri-ston; R. 11. Johnson, New York, uion Place Hotel—0. ‘8 West, MD, 0.3. ‘ew York; ©. C. Chumbers, Philadelphia; Wr and Mrr. Dudley. Boston; Hon. D. B Baily, New Ocleans; Major slexander Mititil, Texas; Col. Seth Merriman, Mex. feo; Fyed. Stanton, Georgia. At the Irving House—‘ion. J. Vansan:, Baltimore; Col. § Seymour, Viermont; Gor. Stevens, Washington: Col. Latham, Clneinuatl; Gov. W. Armatrang, New York: Rev, T B. Barber, Maryland; Andres Piszini, Italy; Capt Hi Pogue, Baliisoore; , Ohio; Dr. Tourston, salt the ‘Mctropolitan—M. Stoech}, Rasslan Mintiste At ie Metro; 5 ister; Hon. Fémund Burke, New Hampshire; Hon. v. L. Clark Litnois; W. King, St. Louis; H. Ingersoll and family, Philsdelpbia;A. M. Abbie, England; J. Me\tulian, Os A.; A Christy and family, St. Louis; Gen. Cleveland and family, ma. DEPARTURES. For Livery teamship Arabia —Mre Torrio, two children eorvan' javana; Mr Joeo Torrin, iin yana; Mr Giles, New York; the Hon John R Thomas 8.U 8, lady end man wrvant, Privcetoo, NJ; Mr E Stevens and lady, Hoboken, N'J ; Mr and’ Mra Oliobant Ncotlond; Mr ane Mre Hoguet sad son, New York; Mrani Mra J W P Lewis, Philadelphia; Mr Giles, New York; Mr ond Mrs Olorenshaw, Covent land; Mr and Mre ot fred Fieid, child and w ‘ok ‘rand Mra Wm Lmme t, Masters TH, ET, and o 4 3 Bache; Coas, Walter and Hermon Emmett and servant, New York; Mr and Me- Tiekson, Fnglanc; Mr WU Bray, Jandon; Mr Jas Cun mingtor. England; Miss Soeckb-rz, New York; Mr irvto. Van Wart, NY; Mr Werner Boeekbarg, N Y; Bir Ryra: Ireland; r Rowland Hill, England, © ¥ Poat, NYoei Bal apne art Band Santee, & Ergiend; Mr ry ; Mr mA. England; MrO J Tetera, Pogiand; lr Jemen fale P Celphia; Mr Verde't, France; Mr A Person, France; Scbcfer, New York; Mr Cspellan, Germany; Mr Hoign Faghnd; MrSaunder, Mr Thompson, Eogland. ‘fr :'tcn ard Hardt, New York: Messra Fowler and sletter, Kou land; Mr Lobar, Ni ‘erk, Mr 4 B Bruce, -cotian’, ur Pritchart, New York: Mr E Bonrry, New York: Mrs Watts herman, 3 children and servant, do; Mrand ‘irs Holloway, 2 children and servt, Eng; Mr and Mra James New York; Mr Pointen aud aon, Hand; Mias Boyle do; Miss »nne Earon, co; Mr aud Mrs Gordon, do; Miax Poddir gton, do; Miss Teabeila Joy, P-nnaslvania; Mr ant Mire Taylor, Phila; Mr Dawson, England; Messrs Jame Golden, Flemming and Uoyle.’ Englacd ; Mr and re Sturge bod two children, New York: Mr Neitmano ani son, do; Mr Bennett and Mr Simon, Ireland; Mr J Novle and dir @ OJobnoon, England; vr Napthail, Phitiiys, New York; tir Jotun Hope, and; Measrs R Geor,-. Jas Nash and Jas George, England; ar Jales Aron», Frat oe; Mr Fraveis Sterling, New York; Mr Heary Ren show and 1 Jas Leach, England; Mr and Mrs Harting do, ond others. Total . For R.chmend, &e, in steamship Rosnoke—J D Goo- MeCorn, A Chauners, © R “ies, W Cleave, Miss om, fr Cnt, lady and oleld, Miss Taylor, @ H Bec Henderson, Miss Ellen Coleman, RG -@.0r and Mise Lee, Miss w, WC Chap: Indy, RK Noble, Mise Lyt Compbe'l HD Brookms Voge, Miss La, G8 Laviels, and 17 in the steerage. Farar Accmpext —Coroner wpen the tety of John Mel *% eho fell from ap Erondway ond Tenth etrect Verdict wxED — The boly of an ne about Dv PKC tee bebe 1 with pinck hate ani dare en: joore street, bast river, Verdict ‘Desta drowning.” ow Baltimore; H. 0, Bankhead, . Tne Tart, < VILLS COURSE, L. 1 —TOTTING. +A trotting match for $100, mile heats, best three rf in five, io hares, came off yesterday afternoon, 3 pithg between Mr. Mutligan’s b. g. Emigrant and Mr. Jenkins’ br.m. Lady Jenkios, which was won by the latter in three straight heats. Lady Jenkins was the favo'ite at two tooxe previous to the soor- ing; but before the start, it was neady even, The rae was ve'y exciting thronghont. First Heat.—La‘y Jenkins won the pols, and wert off with the lead, passiog the qnarter pole in forty seconds; but breaking up soon afterwards, Emigrant wevt in front, and led her three or four lengths to the half mile pole, in 1:20. ‘The mare- ed betrencig, ov the lower are and again.on the. omertretch, anc wae beate! consequence halt a dozen lengths, to 245. . by Second Heat.— Emigrant now bad the inside sition, apd 4s soon a8 the word was gee bee, and ran until be breke the mare up, recovered: first, anc led her to tne quarter pole, thirty yards, in forty. five seconds. The mara having trottes firely down the backstretch, closing the g: gradually. ‘fine to belt mile pole, 1:25. — Bhe ’ very ‘ lose to Emigrant on the lower tarn, but com- ing on the Lome str-teh, abe became en led, and. tnoke badly. Emigrant won the heat by five or six. lengths, in 2:605. rd Aeat—The horses hai an even start, but. on the turn the mare broke up, and Bmigrant opened » wice gap on her before she recovered. He pasced the quarter pole in forty-three seconds,. the half mile pole in 1:24, and made the mile in 2:63}. The mare acted badly from. begining to ne The follwing is a Lae hee RDNEsDAY, Aug. 23—Tro' matoh $400, mile- heats, best th:ee in five, in Pen oe Mr. Multigan named b. g. Emigrant........ Bs, Be dh Mr. pamed br. m. Lady Jenkias. Time, 2:45—2:5045—2:53 9. UNION COURSR, L. I-—TROTTING. A trotting match for $600, mile heats, came off at. this course yesterday afternoon, at the same time: that the one was going on at the Coatreville, be- jgiween g. m.Sonteg, driven by Mr. Whelan, and br, &Whalebone, under the guidance of Hiram. Wood- tu". The mare won very handily. She was never v in the race. Sbe was the favorite previous. v6 the start at 100 to 40, with few takers, her ‘aiority in speed being well known by rey all frequenters of the track. The following is a sum-- mary:— Wepnespay, Aug. 23—Match $500, mile heats. ® Wm. Whelan vamed g.m. (ia Narness).1 2 Hiram \ agra named br. g. bone (to PODS « Pl setlss es voces teas oh A 2 ave Time, 2:61—2:45, iad Sarvrpay, Aug. 18.—Trott match se? Oe ting for #—,. H. Woocroft named ch. g. Tormentor, to 260 Ib. wagon... 211 3 low ba: sulky .. 22 a 5 Time- A 3, 831 faue Day.—T otting match for $500, mile heats, bert three ip five, . - H. Wocdraffvamed br.m. Lady Jenkins, to 200 Ib. wagon.............6. Teac Woodruff named br. m. Lady McRo- berts, to 100 Ib. wagon.... Paid fc City Intelligence. Caoigra IN THE Crry.—The cholera reports of the two. hospitals yesterday were as follows, at noon :— Rec'd, Dicd. Cured. Remy. 9 3 5 % 5 1 2 1: <7 @& Tas Hartroxp Fire Coupany.—This company return- ed home yesterday, after a s'ay with ns of two- Meds tahoe td a liverty bole ta We mu with their engine to the liber’ ‘est Broadway, to the het wt ibele saboblan, and wmode vith nee eee. als. all giving satisfaction to the members. This liberty pole is about 15 feet high, the top of which was reach- ec with the spray of the stream sent up he seven-eighthe nozzle. The company abont 12 o’elock re- turned to Tummany Moll, whea, {having eojoyed a Cinner,they discuesec among themselves the returning mein the afternoon. It waa decided in fa- we departing; and at 4 0’clock the company marched: nto the s' er City of Hartford, at the Pesk slip. wharf ; and in a few minutes after were on the steamer - homeward bound This Pong swan ppecaay forty men, under the dizection of Mr. 1 arnold, foreman. ‘Their business bere was to take home their engine, which. Mr. James Smith has been lately renovating. Tax Tex Govrrnozs.—This Board have resumed their mectings in the Kotunda, Park, and on Tuer: after- poon there were pisieak, Governors Townsend, Pinkney, Duke, Dugro, snd West—Gov. Towaserd in the chair. quorum of the Board not being present, nothing delaite wes done. ‘The number of persons remaining ia the éveral institutions, for the week ending At 19,.. £64, was as follows :—Bellevue Hospitsl, 704; Lanatic Asylum, 626; Almrhouse, 955; Pen'tentiary, 624; do. horpital, 466; Workh use, 781; Smallpox hospita', 1; Randall's Island, 180; ao. hospital. 783; City prison, 200 —total, 6,309. ‘Thin is an increase of 176 0a the tevendays, Number August 15, 5,133; admit- ted, 1,025—total, 6,168. Died, 70; diseb»:ged, 666; sent © Penitentiary, 111; sent to State prison, ng, 4,809, The en separated. PRwtetanion oP PLATE To Capram Caars.—A short time ago Mr. Jobn 8. Craig, rerigned bia position, Mr: the appointment. The members of the day Bi Presented to their late captain a present, ar & token of their estcem. py ae ta a street “Mr. io for the compliment him, returned his thanks & very suitable manner. ‘The whole affair weut off as all such matters usually terminate—with the good wishes of all concer.ed. eeterday morplogs e* tho vila of J-1f Wilgas, ing x y morn! at. h. % Spon tac onss heel’ ot the Passes river, Riversiae, ny" one sails north of Newark. ‘The tia arrival of preven 7. “Amount ‘of loss avout 81,000; Cally inrares Amour ; y e Commercial Ineurance Oompany of tule city, ‘Tne- origis of the fire isn; to have been lucifer matches. Bad the stream of to flow, as have many of the rivulets in the neighborhood, the present drought would have added materially to e Ramzoape ix te Unrgp Stares—A New Mar.—Mr. H. V. Peor, editor of the American Railroad Journal, has juxt comule ted the publication of a new railroad ‘map for the United States. Thies map is vei over three feet in length, and of an equal wid-h—and Srisbed in yer style. and neatly mounted. shows the route of all the railroade which are coni- pleted im the United States, and also the in:ended course of all the lines now in progress of building, or which are Hr'D: McLain’, ltbograpber, af. 26 Bprace stest, New ir D. McLeilan, 4 ew York, and will be at once useful and ornamental, in pub- lic offices and private libraries. " Wargencut ( x14ra.—On referring to our eolv.moa it will be reen that teat this invention, and, if satisfied with it, epee the services of the inventors. appual where eigh: handsome Ragot og) marksmen av drought Bein whe them a well riddiga target. Albert H. Steviay wil hold bia regular temi.werhly suction tale of stocks and bonds this day, at 1 o'clock, wi the “erebanta’ Exchange. For farther particulars see bis advertisement in Anson's Dag uerrectypes, cents, erlnred, and in a ease, ’ clvewbere, for Gfty cents, oi t L- eee Sr iaen Germa' \wenty -five cent de guort cot: on the ‘o held forth only +1 Ro. 589 Reesteny, nopeens: cf the mares, at ul! prices, by Holmes’ patent double camer, two at once and six’ hundred daily. Go to the original. Knox will tssue bis fall style of men's bais, on Friday, 26th instant. NOX, Nos. 685: 7, and 128 Fulton atreet. ‘ Genin wil) tseue » Fall Style of Gentle- men’s bats on Friday, inetant. ‘214 Broad- way, opposite St. pixnos end meloteons, now presents facilities for ing these iostrumenta at it dargains, never before fea the history of music business. T. & Co.'s, Hallett & Cumston’s, Jacob Chiski '- and Horeve Waters’ pianos, and 8 D. & HW. Smith's ime odeon. may be purchased, for carh, at a large from faetery prices. Music and music of all kinds, ers ae on the most liberal terms. rary HORACE WATERS, 933 Broadway. Basgaturclotn anney, Black frock and cress ots, cont $16, for $2 56; caseimere nna decshin pants, enst geaundin ond valentin a 8, cost for 82 50; boys 5.) und pants, $) each. EO. 186 Nassau at. ‘orth Knowtng.—$50,000 worth m made elothing, got up by one of the niway, for vale at E EVANS’ clothing (8 Falton strest, at hatf price. Peter Roberes & Oo, 375 Browtway, are » wg dally « lane lot of French goods, onsisting of ! wtton, collite and’ elawene ¢ also, laces, ‘or ove shilling upwards es