The New York Herald Newspaper, September 16, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNEP®, PROPRIETOR AND &DT10R NASSAU AND FULTOX STs. TERMS, cash me adva | FUE DAILY HRRALD 3 conte per per anew, | Tk WEEKLY UERALD coery Oe cents ony, um; the Buropean ‘= Sem, to ony reof Great Britain ‘ond $5 te any port a the impor- Connzsrom: | weal att | with Adver- deducted from SPONDENCE, fOun Fonnion ey ERS AnD PACKAGES SENT VS . Mass for Subseriptions or LETTERS Phements to be post paid, or the postaye will he money remuted. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway.—St. Mano Bracn Bexn Busan. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery--Tnx Howeimoon— Fouss Scaxr- Purnam. BURTOW’S, Chambery stroet- At Linx a8 Two Peas— Mussvewen Nicu’'s ORean, sA@TIOR SL THEATER Chatham street—Tur Aporren Gump Yaswon axp famine Piotr any Peasscurion. WALLACK’S THE» TRE. Broadway Joun Busr— Waxxonexon iv a Smock Proce. AMBVICAN MUSEUM.—-Afvernoen and Evening—Consi- ‘qam Baornens—Maip oF THe MousTary. WOUD'S MINSTREL BALL 444 Broadway—Erworius @arerarisy any Buanesque Orena BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSS, 509 Broadwey.—Buom- tar’s Erworias Opens Ours. MBCHs NICS’ HALL, No. 472 Breadway.—Nueno Man- ame. STUYVESANT INSTITUTE, No, 619 Brosdway.—Sarp voan's Ovana Toure. WRANCONI’S HIPPODROME, Madison equare.—Equze walan Penroneances. SPAULDING snd ROGERS’ CIRCUSSES—Barreny. York, Satarday, September 16, 2654. Matis for #OW YORK BRBALD—BDITION FOR EUROFR. Mo Coliins mad steamedip Baltic, Capt. Cometoek, will Weave this port, this day, at tweire osicck M., for Liver he mails will close in this city at half past ten o'clock this morning ‘he Hema, (pricted in Frenea and Engtsh,) will be prblished at ten o'clock this morning. ingle coplenin wmppers, Kixpence. aubseriptions and edvertisoments for any edition of tee New Youx Hen will bo received at the followiag irene 1m Hurope — Acrmyon...John Huster, No. 2 Paradise strest. Qwapon.... dawaron, ~andfore & Co, No. 17 Cornhill “ Wm. Thomas & Co , No. 19 Catherine street. Pamm,...,.Livingston, Wella & Vo., 8 Place 40 ia Bouroe Me contents of the European edition of ake Bancty 1B embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at We adice during the provions week and to the hour of pedbca von. The Nowa, MURORR—RIOTS—SHOOTING—STABBCNG. A diabelioai murder was committed in this city-on ‘Whureday vight. A man named John Grebam, re siding in Twenty-seventh street near Kighth avenae, was stabbed'to the heart by a person named M'Cee. A dispute about money matters led to this terrible @egedy. The, details of this horrifying affair are given in anoiber column. Our telegraphic despatches give a brief account ef a blcody rict at New Orleans last Mondey night, between large parties of Americans and Irisamen. Firearma were freely used an both sides; a grect many were wounded and several killed. Toe milt tary were orderod out, and the mob dispersed. Ou Tetedsy night the fight was renewed, when two _ persona were killed. Again the military assembled, aad this time eflectually quelled the disturbance. We have not learned the origim of the riot, the Rames of the persons killed, or which party of the cembatants got the worst of the enccunter. It is @vident, however, tha* a terrible scene of violenc> ead bivo sbed has beer enacted. Atibe grounds of the fair at Lexingter, Ky.,on Monday, a quarrel atone between two men, who drew tisir pistels and blazed away. We infer that what ia termed a “free ight” oveurred, as the list -ef caguaities includes one of the originators of the affeay wounded in the thigh, another man cut with a bowie knife, anda colored girl oeverely wounded. Two coloved boys in Philadelphia go‘ inte a dis ~pnie on Wednesday, during.which one stabbed the votber in the groin, causing dis death in half an Dour. The above presents a melancholy pictare. Whither are we tending, and whon will these bar- Dexiems end? What new elcment:das entered iato ke animal econcmy—what poiaoncus element hes the drought and the ‘heated term” engendered— ‘tat the fell spir't of the first bern Cain should thus eign in all bosoms ? AFFACRS IN THE CITY. The Board of C.nncilmen met last evening, all ‘the members being prosent. The report in favor of apopting Field & Correja’s plan fora new City Hall eeming up fora third reading, Mr. North moved ‘tebet the whole subject be recommitted, giving asa ‘weason that the proposed building would not farnish yeome enough to accommodate the public business. Bowe discursionarose, but the report aud resclu- tions were finally adopted. The Council have thus dove their part towards erecting the new edifice, md we trust the “apper house” will not delay in doing their part. Ihe report of the Committee on Printing also came vp for a third reading, and on motion it wae ceferred to a special committee of Abree. The special committee immediately presen\- ‘ed the mimapity report of the Committee on Prin. fag, reducing, in accordance with instremiigns, the amber of pspera in which the corporation notices shall be published from seren to five, and it was ac. cepted hy the Biard. This repor’ provides for con. tracts at a specific amount per line for each thou wand copies of the circulation in the city of the re. spective newsyapers. The report on the Brick Church property came up as the special order, and elicited some discussion, but no action was taken. A» num- ber of opimportant papers parsed a third reading, a fepart of which 18 given elsewhere. Toe Distriet aijorney yesterday flied a libel on the s eomship Benjam' Frapklia, at the inatance of ibp Venezuelan re; resentativé, Who batieves that the verse! au being fitted ont for a flibistering ex pedi'ion sgainet bis ountry. The ship, therefore, ja Lew ia the custody of the United States Marshal STATE OF THE MARKETS. Scuthern bracda of flour were 25 cents per barrel dower yesterday. Common brands of State sold at $8 75, at which some 3,000 barrels, under contract for delivery sbe present month, wete settled. Ge Reece woite wheat sold a% $212, with e small lot prime at a higher figure. Corn sold freely without ange of moment in prices. Pork was lower, with fee enles of mess at $14 120 $1425. Under the nfivence of » good shipping demand for Southern ports, hay sold at $1 per 100 pounds. Cotton sold to a modera‘e extent, closing at jc. advance on Monday’s quotations. ‘Boe disastrous news from the South regarding the immense injury to the rice crop, imparted a spevulative and active movement to the article in thie market. The seles yesterday reached about 1,200 casks, at prices ranging from $3 87 a $5 per 100 pounds, the latter figure for choice. Taig move. ment bas pretty well swept the market of ail offered tor sale. Messrs. Coffin & Haydock held their sale of milll- Rery goods yesterday which we previously referred to. The cataiogue comprised about 402 lots, all of which were sold. The sale drew a good and spirit ed honse, and he wh»le went off well, at fall prices compared to the previous sales of the season. For the range of prices ob'ained we refer the reader to another column. Mescra. Van Wyck, Kobb: & Townsend held a wale of foreign and domestic broadcloths, cassi meree, and tatloring goods, &c., yeaterday, which imcladed 244 lote, The catalogue was, with few sxouptionn, all scld, end at very fair prices com pred wit =) Mesers, ples of 1 their a city durng e¢pattwenty years. The sale will be peremptory, and will comprise 5,000 square and 7 3,000 lon shawls, of the importation of Messrs. | H. Hennequn& Co. The sale is well worthy the sttertion o' the trade. Messrs. 8. H. & C. W. Foster held a catalogy 2 sale of Fr nch goods, which comprised 457 bots, an of which were sold, There wa: a good comp oy, and spirited competition among bidders The goods generally sold indicated a decided imy jrove. ment, comp:red to their previous sales of / jmilar goods. MISCELLANEOUS. John S, Barry was nominated for Gov ernor of Michigan by the Democratic State Conve ntion held at Detrost on the 14th mst. The lors by the recen fire at Brunsw k, Mo., was about $75,000, ond the ixsurance amov ated to from $40,000 to $50,000, The msgons employed on Colt’s new pists! factory, numbering two bundred and fifty, ha je “‘ggrauck,” in consequence of on infringement of the by-laws ot their society. We publish in another colame a :coun ta of a num- ber of disastrous shipwrecks dveif .z the: gale of the 10th inst., inclwding the loss of t?.e shir) Dena Maria with every soul ov board, andy e barlt Harvest and thirteeu of her passengers.+ The case of Cavanaugh, the Kings rounty Excise Commissioner, convicted oft, misdem anor in grant ing ficenses to improper persons, a) id sentenced to fine and imprisonment, bes been sr Pmitted to Gov. Seymapr, with the view 07 obtain ég a pardoa; bat that functionary declines interferi ég in the matter. A’regatta of sail boats took p lace on Thursday, the particulars of which we ‘shall publish to ‘morrow. Gov. Price, af New Jersey, h’.8 proclaimed a re- ward of »six lwandred Collars for information that 7 Will lead to the apprehension amd conviction of the j murderer or murverers of Thomas M-Carty, who was killed daring the riot at Newark,on the 5th inst, A reward of three burdred dollars is like vise offered for the persons who took part in the destruction of the Reman (Jatholic church at the same time and place. " The Farch pse of Cuba—Has it Been flected t =The Fimancial Condition of Spain. Our spertial telegraphic despatch from Wash- tegton, publ: hed in yesterday’s Heraxp, ap- prised us with certain reservations that the negotiations forthe purchase and transfer of Cuba to the United States had resulted ina bargain. ‘The statement is not avouched asa positive, undeniebie fact, but is given as one of the on dits current in well-informed circles at the capital ; apd our correspondent adds that he credits the rumor. Now, is the whisper well founded, or is the whole affaira mere unsub- stantial creation of the brain that has assumed shape and form in the gaseous atmosphere in- veeting the Kiichen Cabinet? That is a ques tion in which the people of these States are fur more deeply interested than they are in the is- sue of the war which now shakes Europe from centre to circumference. If it be a fact that the Spanish ministry have accepted the offer,” which we know that Mr. Soulé was empowered to. make, then our difficulties in connection with Cube are at an end, and all apprehensions io regard to the contingent security of our terri- tory on the Gulf of Mexico will have been dissipated by the possession of the Havana Then will all clamors as to the establishment of a new negro empire on our borders have beenset at rest; filibusterism will have been deprived of the rich prize to which it aspired, and the Lone Star Association may be disband- ed with as little loss to society as the cele- brated Pickwick Club. The exiled Creoles who now form so large an item in our city population may return to their homes undisturbed by fears of the garote, and participate in the new career of great- ness and prosperity which will have been opened to their native island. And then, in fine, will a fresh and vigorous impulse have been given to. our trade and commerce, hardly inferior to that which we experienced on the acquisition of California. Is it not, therefore, a question of the most lively interest and deep- est importance to the American people: has the said bargain and sale been effected, and is the ever faithful island of Cuba to renounce her distasteful allegiance to her old metropolis? Spain was never perhaps in a condition when it woud more eagerly grasp at the tempting bait held out to it by our government, The new ministry have assumed the reins of power under desperate disadvantages, the worst of which is an empty treasury. A revo- lutiongry and disorganized people may, by the exercise of a wise and judicious policy, be easily quieted and reduced te social order. But how to replenish an exhausted treasury, where cre- dit is at a low ebb, trade and commerce para- lyzed, and the nation all but bankrupt, that is a problem which could be solved by the Span- ish ministry in only the one way; and that is to clese with the brilliant offer made for the transfer of the island of Cuba to the United States. The Spanish Minister of Finance has made an exposition (which we publish else- where) of the deplorable ‘state of the national treasury, in whiel he admits that there is a de- ficit for the current necessities of the year of $30,000,000, although the correspondents of the English papers assert that the deficit is nearer fifty millions, And the minister in a paroxysm ot candor asks the question bow can it;be expect- ed that when in ordinary times the {reasary is unable to meet its engagements without baving constant recouree to loans, it can now, without credit aii With the sole resources of revenue— much diminished—provide foi the public service? The question is unanswerable. Therd '# a9 re- source left the Spanish nation in this exigency but to gulp down its foolish pride, aud draw on the treasury of the United States for one han- dred millions of dollars. Expartero has already been compelled to recort to the expediency sf “raising the wind” by borrowing some $2,500,- 000 from the Madrid bankers, But that is bat adropin the bucket, and has been swallowed up ere this, Another fact which induces us to lend some credence to the rumor as to the purchase of Cu- ba being this moment un fait accompli is, that the revenues of the island are forestalled, an- ticipated to the amount of some $16,000,000; and that therefore Spain cannot derive any profit from it for the next twoand a half years Under these circumstances, and from the ¢snvic- tion pretty generally entertained in Spain that her hold on Cuba even for that short space ot time is rather precarious, the obviously most prudent course, and perhaps only alternative for the Spanish government to adopt, is, to accept the terms offered. We find too among our papers received by the Niagara, some strong confirmatory proof of the truth of the paragraph in question ; at least, so far as relates to the fact that negotiations were on the ¢apis in Madrid. They do not in- deed announce the favorable result which our Washington correspondent intimates, but that does not take away much from their importance tree , bold tae day Jip thie connection. The Madrid correspondent | hours in advance of all others, ‘The United 5 ates is, not leave the subject of Oubs without ioform you of arumor W mot yet public here, bat «abich will be pertaps pubile to morrow. For the pre ert it is conned to the circle of people who or tieanty ave previous intelligence of State secrets tweaty four prlitically ing, & Dew comer thet bas inate ray progress in ite «tueation; and it availe iielf ski fuly of ail means to attain its odject. It is intimated the wailet it threatens aloud, it uses another tone in a lo sor uey; it seeks to seduce, and the present momen? supoars fev rable to chink ite Collars here. In fact, the ramor ie that the United ~tatee has mude such a msgoidcent offer for the sland of Cubs—and thet too is ready oush— that certa n eyes have been for the moment d zried with hough cool vetlection hae afterwards ied to a re ‘ot the tempting bait. We understand, indeed, chat inister of Finance im view of the condition o! his money cheat, baa locked with eager, longirg eyes 0a the wel Sled purse of the tempting Yankee We under- stand, also, that the Minister Public Worka was to dveed, for’ 9 moment, to ignore Cuda in his d-eams of railroads, ports and espals. But the general sentiment is so pronounces bere aguimst every concession, that the polities] members of the Cabinet havo auce-ed dio with drawing their co leagues from the ecstacy, aad awaren ing them ® little rudely snd affrightealy from their, vision 4 The Journal du Havre in quoting and com- menting upon the toregoing paragraph, admits that in view of the penury of the Spanish trea- sury, the Minister of Finance may have delibe- rated with himself whether he should not accept the. offer made to him by the United States; but stages that that minister had not yielded to the temptation, for whatever might have been his pergona) sensiments in the matter, the time was unpropitious for such an open disregard of Spanish popular sentiment. Looking, therefore, at all these facts and con- siderations, we should not be at all surprised if the important fact reservedly announced by our Washington correspondent, were really and substantially correct. We suppose, however, that we must wait some days longer before we cat arrive at the truth of the matter, or at the terms of the bargain, if the necessities of Spain have led to:one. Well, we can afford to wait. Fisate oF rae Erm War.—We publish elsewhere at full length the judgment of the Supreme Court of the State of Pennsyl- vapia on the dispute between the Eric and Northeast Railroad and the town of form in which the action was brought was a complaint by the Attorney General on behalf of the-commonwe:lth of Pennsylvania against the Erie and Northeast Railroad, alleging that the latter had overstepped its corporate privi- leges, by running through Erie insteed of having its terminus av the outskirts of the towa, and Ly violating the conditions of its charter in many respects. The judgment, (which was published several days ago,) was in favor of the common- wealth, and ordered the railroad to tear up thoze portions of its track which lay on the streets of Erie and the Buffalo road: to coustruct a new western terminus on the limit of theold borough of Erie ; and to pay all costs. To understand the matter rightly, it mast be remembered that though the Erie and North- east Railroad and the State of Pennsylvania were the nominal litigants in the case. The real parties to the dispute were the Eric and other New Ycrk railroads on the one side and the people of Erie and Philadelphia on the other. The former wanted a clear uniform gauge through Erie, whereby passengers and freight from Ohio might be carried through the northern part of Pennsylvania trom the Ohio line to the New York line, without disem- barkation or tranmsphipment. The latter in- sisted on a break ef gauge at Erie, so as to compel passengers to traverse the city on foot or in vehicles, and to secure a tran- shipment at that place of all freight con veyed to Erie trom Cleveland and the West. The object of the Erie people was to make a little money by feeding and lodg ing passengers, and storing and carting freigh: from the terminus of the Ohio to that of the Northeast Railroad. The object of Philadelphia was to afford encouragement to the projectors of the Sunbury and Erie road, which, when con- structed, would compete with the New York roads in the conveyance of Western produce to the seaboird. Thus, the dispute was in fact one of local interests, Buffalo insisted on the only break in the Western Railroad line being within her limits; and the New York roads claimed a monopoly of the carsiage of Western produce, which the absence of a break of gauge at Erie, by preventing the construction of t!.c Sunbury road, would have enabled them to szcure. Pennsylvania would not consent to be used as a mere place of transit: she demanded a share of the Western trade, set about securing it by projecting the Sunbury road, to tap the lake line at Erie, and, with this view, made common cause with the people of Erie, who only desired the break in order to levy a sma’! toll on pas- sengers and freight. Had the Sunbury road been built, the merits of both sides would have been nearly equal in point of abstract justice and right. It would have been merely a quar- rel between New York and Pennsylvania for the Western trade; and Pennsylvania having possession on her side, might without much de- mur, have had matters all her own way. As however the Sunbury and Erie road only exists as yet in the brains of a few speculators and engineers, the conduct of Pennsylvania simply breaks the line of communication between the seaboard and the West, retards the mails, in- creases the cost of freight on Western produce, and exposes travellers to a serious and uuneces- eary inconvenience. It does not benefit Pean- sylvania or Philadelphia; while it manifestly injures New York. The only advantage that can flow from it accrues to the little town of Erie, whose inhabitants will make a few dollars by giving refreshments to passengers and cart- ing produce from one end of their borough to the other. We greatly fear that the effect of the judz- ment of the Supreme Court will be injurious to the best interests of the State, We mean no reference to the language eitber of the Chief Justice or of Judge Lowrie, though we are not accustomed to hear, on our Supreme bench, tirades whose most conspicuous features are flippancy of tone and impertinence of senti- ment. But the damage caused by the violent stoppage of railroad communication at Erie will be felt by a large and influential class in the community. Every stockholder in every New York and New England railroad will feel it. The Erie railroad especially will suffer severe- iF} as will be fouvd when a comparison is in- stitated between the estimated and the actual receipts during the next few months. The act of Pennsylvania will leavein the minds of most of our lending citizens feelings of strong aver- sion for the authorities and a certain section of the people of that State. It will be remembered that she exerted her power to injare us, whe» the injury conferred no present benefit on her- self. And when, as will happen constantly, Pennsylvania needs our good will or our as- sistance to carry ont schemes of her own, it is quite possible that the recollection of the past msy close our doors against her. Judge Low- rie sneers at an “American spirit,” and hopes that amomg his fellow-citizens local atsash- inente will always prevail over national loyalty. This is the language o' a village backster who sees no interests higher than the sale of his ‘debbins and penknives, Had the several States efthe Union ac ificed their ‘aty to the confe- deracy toa selfich regard for themselves, the United States would not have been the power itis, We h:ve grown by fostering each otver and belping each other along. It is not vetsoo late for such policy aa tha: of Peansylvania to divide and ruin us. The Drought and the Crops—Interesting Leter from Ohio. fn answer to cur circular of the 4th iast. we have received the following interesting lev ter from the office of the Secretary of State of the great Commonwealth of Obie, The infor- aation which it gives is valuable, aud will perhaps apply to a considerable extent to the other important wheat and corn growing States of Indiana, Michigan. and Itlinois:— Brats oy Ogio, S¥CRETARY’S OPFICR, . CoLumpus, sept. 11, 1894 James Gonpos Bennett, Esq. Eprroz or mus New York Heaaty :— Dean Sm ;—This county (Fraaklin) sia on either mie of the Scioto, which is world-renowned for the +xteat and fertility of its broad bottoms, and prodactive up land, and is regarded as one among the best corn growing counties in the State; but does not rank with the fore- most in the production of whest.. Tne same may ba said of thie ontire valley, to the mouth of the Scioto, at Portsmouth. The season was fine, and crops promised well up to the wheat harvest; and all crops made previous to tuat time were abundaat. Wheat, with the exception of » very few fields iojured by weevil, yielled weil; #1 the smal} grains were abundant, and hay was pecnps never better, and then the favorable weataer affor:.. an op- pertuuity for harvesting all these crops to the best pow sible advantage. Then came the drought; and from that period up to this time there has not fallen rain enough to penetrate to the roots of anything of vegetable growth. Corn may bo set down st no: more than half the annual average yield. Broom corn, large quantities of which are annually grown in this and neighooring counties, while the bru-h is firm, and of most excellent quality, will net probably turn out in weight more than oue-hal! the usual quantity. Potatoes, none. I plated upon excellent grouzd, that had been prepared and worked with the greatest care, about three acres of this vegetable, which wil not pro- duce an smount «qual to the seed planted. Hogs are abundant and low, from the fact that thore is but little corn upon which to fatten them. There was a prospect, however, for plentiful crop of mast, but thedry weather has greatly injured that. It will help, somewha:, however, towards wintering stock hogs. Fruit plenty, but small and shrivelled by drought. The above remarks are pretty generally applicable, not only to all this valley tothe Ohio river, but to tae whole of Southern Onio, The Northwestern or new portion of the State, bither- to ranking with the best wheat growing region of the State, has suffered very seriously from the weevil; tho sare may bo ssid of nearly all the Western Keseryo coun- ties, and all the Eastern tier of counties, where there was not more than a third of a crop of wheat, Summary statement of the prospects of the crops in Ohio:—Whest, (with the exceptions on acsoart of wee. vil above named,) fully an avervge yield, and for the en- tire State, perhaps more than balf an average crop. Hay, and smali grain generally, and all crops that wore perfected before the wheat harvest, avundant. Corn, not more than half acrop. Potatoes, lesa than the quantity planted. All crops not perfected before wheat harvest seriously impaired. Fruit, in most parts of the State, plenty in qnantity, but inferior in quality, in consequence of the extreme drought. Very respectfully, your ob’t serv’t, WM. TREVITY. We are in expeciation of similar answers to this, from various gentlemen North, South, East and West, to whom we have addressed our circular; and would again invite, for the accu- rate information of the public, the co-operati of the officers of agricultural societies and telligent farmers in the work we have under- taken. We desire to ascertain, as nearly as possible, the amount of this year’s breadstuffs and provisions as compared with the last, the loss by the drought, the savings from the last year and the prospect for the next. Our object, we repeat, is to enlighten the farmer himself upon the question of demand and supply, and to save the whole commu- nity from the gripe of the speculators. We believe that we shall have bread enough in the country and some to spare, beef, pork and mutton enough, and even potatoes enough, when the fall crops shall have been gathered in, The fine crops and the favorable weather for harvesting which they have had in Europe, are @ source of great encouragement here. We are secure against a famine and large exportations, while, in the general estimate, the late universal rains, with occasional losses, will be worth mil- lions upon millions of dollars to the country. In behalf of all classes, all sections, and all interests throughout our extensive Union, we invite communications from al quarters, in re- ference to the crops and the drought. We are sure that the country will feel easier, that busi- nes of all kinds will be steadier, and that a panic will be averted, with precise and reliable information from every State and Territory concerning the effect of the drought upon the crops, and the probable supplies of the year. Great AGrIcuLTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND Horriccirvrat Exnrerioy.—There will be no exhibition by the American Institute or the Horticultural Society during this year, and both of these associations will join with the New York State Agricultural Society in its exhibition, which will take place in this city during the first week in October. There will, no doubt, be a fine show, and a goodly delega- tion of farmers and others from all parts of the State to witness it. In order that the State Fair may result in some practical, tangible, and immediate benefit to every body, we would suggest that the Secretary of the Society should collect und print statistics of the crops jrom each county delegation. Just at this time such information would be highly in- teresting. By issuing notices immediately, re- questing farmers and others to come prepared with the required statistics, the work might be made comparatively easy, Tor Price or CoaL.—Breadstuffs, Inmber and coal are among the free list of the Reci- procity treaty with the British Provinces, They have had a good wheat crop in Canada—their surplus wi!l find its way here. They have any quantity of coal in Nova Scotia and New Brans- wick. If they ¢enld sell it here under a duty of 20 per cent, they can certainly afford to bring it in without duty. Whata lucky man is Marcy, in thus carrying off all the joint labors of Webster, Elgin, Aberdeen, and Buchanau- Wonder how the free coal question will operate in the Pennsylvania election ? Two Very Important Quvestions.—First, Do the softs intend to ran, or to smuggle themselves in among the hards? Second, Does Governor Seymour accept? Oe A New Move—The Day Book, which has been temporarily appointed the organ of the softs, in the place of the True Morning Glory, deceased, repudiates the Know Nothings. One of the most amusing incidents of the late excursion to Rock Inland, is thus related by the Uties Zegraph:— A gentiemsn in the wash room said to the Captain of the dont, “Can't you give me # clean towel, Captain?” ‘No,’ said the Captain—'‘ more than fifty passengers ured that towel there, and you are the firet one that’s eaid @ word ogainst it.”’ New Lives or Ocean Sreawers.—M. P. Lefevre has arrived in this city. M. Lefevre is from /a Lele France. He is the agent for a new line of steamers to connect Paris with New York, and also for lines to connect the same cit’ea with Cuba and the French West India Islands He will also mske arrangements for a line of clippers to extend to the inchoate French colony at New Caledonia, in the South Pacific. Altogether, this is an enterprise of covsiderable magpitude, but it seems that there it no doubt about the line from New York to France. The depot is to be at Saint Nazaire, at the mouth of tbe Loire, forty miles below Nantes, and two hundred and fifty from Paris. The river is here two or three miles in width; tbe harbor is said to be an excellent one, and the dock for the steamers will have twenty-one feet depth of water at low tide. There is room enough for a large number of vessels in this dock, part of which is used by government, There is aleo an excellent dry dock for repairs. ‘The mouth of the Loire is nearer to New York than any other point‘available for a depot, and arrangemevts have been made by which pas- sengers avd freight will be conveyed by rail- way from Saint Nazaire to Paris at the eame Five screw steamers will be put on immediately to open the line, and twelve screw steamships will be contracted for in Beston—the machinery to come from England. The owners of the line have the privilege of carrying into France the material and machinery of twenty steam- ers, which permission they consider equal in yvalae to a mail contract. This line will ply between Saint Nazaire and New York direct— going and returning without stopping at any rates as from Havre to Paris. intermediate point. From New York it is purposed to ran a line of small steamers to Cub: and the West India Islands, thus opening a direct steam communi- cation between the French colonies and the mother country. The Pacific line of clippers has also heen al- luded to, and one of the Boston papers an- bounces that contrac's have been made with a builder in that city for twelve first class clip- pers of fifteen hundred tons each, to be employ- ed in carrying passengers and freight from France to the islands claimed by that govern- men: in the South Pacific Ocean. Freneh flag. direct trade with France. the Rousset :isters ina baliet aivertisement. tional Anthem will be suog, and an Original Address, ‘written by Jonas B Phillips. Eaq., will be spoken by Mr cent interior The decorations, furni Willard and Etynge, has given New York another splen did and well appointed theatre. The stage arrangemonte, European thostres. Many seats have already been secared for Monday. ‘deen raging with sueh virulence. Kxow Normnaru m Bancom, Ms —The Board of Alder- from the voting lists of the ci:y the names of one hun- they wore native born citizens of the country, Marine Affairs. Archangel, August 12. She would have gone up to the city on the same day, but the Russian gover: will nA allow the plows to go below the brags ee the city, bowever, a few hours before the block- DELEGATES TO THE WHIG STATE CONYENTION FROM KINGS COUNTY, The following delegates were chosen yesterday evening to represent the several assemlly districts of Kings county in the Whig State Convention at Syracuse. j of Sricdoont lege ‘te, Charles date of both the native American and opr ‘the rewardites will not recsive much sq) oak om bim, and the district could not be re, resented | ye better man. Yours, &c., RICHMOND, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Kingston, Ulster o., N. ¥., Sept. 14, 1864. Ata primary meeting held here lest’ night to appoint delegates to the vee sunty Convention, (which meets here to-morrow,) the Know Notning candidates were elected by an overwhelming majority. The fisg of the Journal office is displayed at halt-mast this morning, in rr emed of the Hnow Nothing Seronetraon fat Brooklyn City Intelitigence. Fias.—Between four and five o'clock yesterday morning &@ fire broke out in the paint manufactory of Messrs Prince, Masury & Weeks, No. 162 Furman atreet, below the Heights. The flames communi:ated to No 150 ani 154, ocoupied by the same firm, one of which was asad ansastore honse. The two buildings in which the manu- facturing was carried on wore eatirely guttei, not any of the contentse—which consisted of oils and various kinds of paints, besides steam engine and mechinery— were saved §=The bulidiags wore of brick and four stories im height. The store house (No. 150) was owned by AMerman Gr anc the other two hy G. E. Pierre pont. ‘he tire is supposed to have of an imperfection in one the firm amonnts to $12,000, on which ig an insurance of $7,000 in the Phaoix, of Brooklyn, aud several New York offices. Mr, Green’s puildiog was not insured. His loss amounts to about $2,500. Mr. Pierrepont’s loss is about $5,000—insured. ‘THR GOVERNOR AND THS EXcis8 COMMIARIONERS. —Governor bs ah bas ieee ccm in the case ef John vanagh, one excise commissioners who was sen- tenced on Tueaday. * ious, bee gee Mb hype ysis —In * Court a§ Sessions, yest another batch of rioters, dicted for parteloanng Th the disturbances in Main strect, om the 4th of June last, which originated in con- sejuence of street preaching, were helen go and each b opaed not guilty, Their names are as f0.lo#s:—Hi loCluehy, Thomas Kaine, W: alias Nameo,J obn McKinney, Francis Martha Martin, and Owen Rice. Christopher Burns, on a like indictment, whore trial was com the vious, was brought in guilty by the jury. Michral McNamara was subsequently tried and also convicted; and James Hickey, ed ons similar indictment, wast one convicted will be brought a which time the court and acqt med oy sentence ne: Tuesday, aSjourned. 4 CoNvICTION FOR ABSAULT UPON A Gint —James H. Mor. gan was acral before the Court of sessions yesterday on an inaictment for an attempt to commit a rape upon alittle girl, not yet 12 years of age in consequence of pome extenus' he was ited to lead guilty of arsauit and battery merely, wheroupon fe wae sentonced to the penitentiary for the tegm at nine mouths, at hard labor. Policical Intelligence. Dr. Asaiah T. Clawaon has been nominated by the bs of tho First district of New Jersey as a caudidate es Bs According to these, statements it seems that both the government and the mer- chants of the Empire have become fully awake to the importance of direct and speedy com- munication between their country and Ameri- ca, The Emperor has -not been blind to the astonishing events which have taken place oa the Pacific coast since 1846; he is ready to pro- fit by the future glory of this Western World, and he therefore desires that the feet of French citizens may become accustomed to the soil which he hopes may one day acknowledge the The line of steamers to this city will-afford further accommodation for our daily increasing Tae New Texatre —The New York Theatre, Broad way, opposite Bond street, is now nearly ready for the actors, and it will be opened noxt Monday evening, with Miss Julia Dean and Mr. E. Eddy, in ‘The Lady of Lyons’ Miss Annie Lonsdale appears in the farce, and The Na- Evynge, the stage manager. One of our reporters visited the house yesterday, ard found an army of upholsterers, artists, etc , giving the finishing touches to the magnii- re, &c. are all of the richest description, and Mr. Trimble, seconded by directed by Mr. Etynge, will be equal to those of the best Cuanrraniz—The citizens of Philadelphia have seat three thousand dellars to savannah for the relief of the sufferers by the yellow fever, and seven hundred dollars for the relief of Columbia, Pa., where the cholera has men of Bangor, just previous to the election, struck dred and two voters, on testimony being exhibited that Qvick PassaGe.—The bark Tally Ho, Capt. Sprague, of apd from Boston July 8th, arrived on the bar below vhe a | the Jargest sale of P ris an3 Viens aD wool ' of We Paris Presse ssya, in one of hie recent -broché -hawls that bas been offered beore in this cow ;munications to that journal :— Personal Inveliigence. . It wae currently resor’ei, both in England aad Ir land, at the time the Niagara sailed, that the fellowir official charges would be shortly sanctioned by the Ae deen Cabinet :—sir Edmund Read, the present General cf New Brunswick, to relieve Lord Elgin in government of Canada, and the latter to succeed Earl § German’s in the office of Irish Viceroy. AMERICAN TOCRISTS IN IBBLAND. Departures from Gresvaw otel, Dublin, ; ‘Mr. and Mrs. Flint, Buffalo Mr. and Mrs. Kilsom, N: York; G. 4, Andrews, do ;G. H. Mumford, do.; W. M! ston, Louisville, Ky Departures from the Bilton Hotel, Dublin, Ai of Mr. and Mrs. Devereux, Utica; Rev. Mr. Clarke, do.: M drs. ani Miss Ward, Bo-ton. [ ABKIVALS. ila, © W. W, Hothinan, ‘Balti Forest, Philade!phia; B. Atchison. At the Metropolitan H»tel—The ht Hon. I G Bristow and family, Lonson; Sir eabrld |, Liverpool; Hoo D Crawfordand family, N burg; M Bosifco, Fuss'an Legation; J. Antonio S Mexico: Hon. T. B. Burns, St Johns; Capt. R. M. ? . J. Cobb South Carolina; Hon ‘ly, Washington; J. T. Hotsbkiss family, Dlinois; C ¢e Zipcy and femily, Spain; Col W. Race, New Orleans. At the Union Place Hotel—’. ©. G, Lipincot, @wteans; M. E. Fancier, Connecticut; E. ©. Fil family, mn; Charles and W.F. Carey, Staten Island, G. S. Mayland, Eugene MacFarland, Cin swnati ‘ At the Astor—-on. R. 3. Wi B. St. John, New York; on. G. 4 N, Stewart, Missouri; & VU. -locktor, U. 3. a.; EI ens and lady, N. J, Brown, Chicago; Hainod, Mol Washington, 1). C.; ¥ Ridgley, U.8. 4.; J.B Fry, do. At the Prescott—W. A. Goodman, Miss.; Edwar¢ kinson Boston; A B Hilt wn} temily, Charle-ton; | FE. Allen, Savannah L uis Legriel, . . sticl Bangor; Lieut. Wm Joner, U. waukie; 1). Holbrock, Ro Wm R.Sehiley, do.; Gro Kodarts, Boston; J. Hartford; A, F. Stooourd, Glasgow; E. A. Pene Philadelphia; D. C. Monn, lroy; Miss’ E, Jake, do. ; E. M Sweetlsnd, do At the Irving—Dr. Lincoln, Salem, Ma Barks, Charleston, 3 © ; Prof. W. Prof. C. H. Gardner, C'uverack, N. ¥.: Luwitb, Jefferson county; ». J’W Polk, Va.; Rev. 8. EB, Meudon, Boston; L, F, Copperthy Frederick, Md. From Charleston, in the steamship Nashville—M Buckmeyer, childand nuree, \tiss V Murden, Mi Mise Ross, Mies Henry G Lopez an and | John Russell, J Mstanly, Mra Gadsden, Miss Gac Dr JIC Cobb, 'S A Berjamin and lady, Mort Rosa, | Holmes, and two in the steerage ' From Antwerp, in shio David Hosdley—M Luttge > family, 1; Olty Inceilgence. Tor Fine DeParTwEst.—Iho foremen of the v, engine, hose and ladder companies of the Fire D jf ment, helda meeting last nicht in the lecture rc Hope Chapel, to take into consideration the propri turning out at the next annual parade on the 1 October. There were shout a hundred foremen pi The meeting was called to order by the Presider Waterbiry, of Engin+ Cunoany No. 2; Mrv Wenm Hose Company No 5, offivisting as secretary. Aff roll was called » motio: made and adopted th annual parade be diapes+e1 with this year, 8 rated the business of the meeting, and it adjourn mediately after. \ Mogg DgaTHs AMONG THE New YORK VoLUNTSER Wednesday last, Joreph Cambell, sergeant of Com First Regiment New York Volunteers, died of sumption. On Thursday John Hoab dicd, who 7) in the same compavy ‘he faneral of the)) jeparted soldiers will take place to-morrow afterc) 1 o'clock from the Mercer Hoare, and without f invitation all the friends are invited to attend’ perme are rapidly pas-ing away of which were sown in and weekly the sa: * this gallax¢ band bas gone the way of all the eart A Max Drowszp Ovrups ae Namrows—./ ship Henry Clay was joing ont of the on Wednesday afternoon, in tow of the ste Leviathan, she was bearded whea near the li by the yawl from tne siation boat (pilo “Nettle,””) for the purpose of taking off the pilo not being quite ready to leave, gave the 0 and ordered the men ‘o stay in her and drog of the ship. This they 04, nod were towed some, erable distance in safety ; when for some rear known they pulled b at up along side the st & sea tely broke ovr ber. The men) tried to jumo from her into the ship’s chains them suceceeed in d.ing +o, the other fell overbo was drowned. The shiy was immediately “bh and the stern boat ‘ow-red, ani every exertion eave the unfortunate man, but without succe pame could not be ascertained at the time. It first trip in the boat ‘Fung in Srcry-yist -TREsr.—An slarm of fre wil letween 11 and 12 o’eiock last might, in the Sex trict, caused by the burning of a frame buildin| ied by some poor f. milies. in Sixty-first strec| Beven yal ete BOS firemen arrived, th | van at the building was co; ‘We understand there was an ssenrenee cn he D1} Ald to the Savannah Sufferers.| Assured, from experienos, of the ready sym! the citizens of New York on similar oocasions, || dersigned would respectfully calls meeting of t Jow-citizens at the Merchant’s Fxchange, this day day, 16th inst., at 8% 0’ 1 ck, P. M., to concert n" for ‘the reli 'of the sufferers by the yellow : van! They hnow that itis on!y ne toafford th | ENckiin & Graney GB Silas Common Prmas—Nee 1087, 1088. 11 | 1114, 1186, 1186, 1148, 1244, 1146, 1147, 1 , ie, i Eyspeneche?d may truly Entitle the leader of public cae ip ff de draws a he oes to his establishment, 118 Nassa; by the fen oes attraction of the most brillian brent Jy style in New York. Call and see eure greater ir cde ae ‘ail styie as he it before the public? It is « model standing peerle«s and alone on 1 beauty, and like Majame Grisi in attitndes “the maj-st all ye old men, to No 158 -ulton st eet, or ux Presa tt et ag Let te and bd Leh, ye young men, don ac u that ive Jert to female favour Eye 7°) ——— Hall, Hateer—Fives t-. Bannign—4i3 Way, corner of Lispenard street, so has probation of the pnblio in the production of! t fail i de nag No article of dress ian) spicuous than the hat. and if you want to 7 genuine article go to HALLS. Leary & corn Quarter! Sept 1854.—This day will th pe eA ore | mrtg tell @reasbers LEAKY &CO, , Astor House, Broadway. Drake, cere aiecaeeet| and winter styles of gentiemen’ Satur tember 16, 1864 Bi Holerale and etal, : wupert Mealie, Hatter. Ifyou wisna finished in the best masner, light and durabl MEAsLIO, corner of Broadway snd Canal street, you wili not be éleappointed, for Give him a call at hi- sale-room, door from Duane sweet, and inspect them. Beebe & Co. Fashionabie Hatters, Breadway, reapectfully invite the a:tention of tomers and the public to the fall fashion hats and caps. 4 New Hat Compan street—Wholesale and retail very Isw. Countr ‘will do well to call. Single hats for three doll. to any four dollar hats in the sity. Also, soft kinds, very low. Fall Styles of Hats and Caps.—T our friends “and who wish to save ac readers at BANTA’S. 114 Canal are yw atyloof hate. at the io oepe, uo the ions Gockabte paneteas Loy] cloth cwps, an Tost fancy beaver and felt hats. ——<$<—$$<$—<—$__————— Apson’s Daguerrestypes, Large | fifty cents, colored, and ina ‘all complete, an large as others taken for Atty ant ood as any taken in the 5 iS ‘oadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel, Rees & Co., the ial Twenty~ Dagnerrenty pisia 385 way —'his compa known by the above name, wll hereafter be — under bag pe McCLAVE & a ied partners from its commencement, they ha' hho inverest of Mr, Ree, iene