The New York Herald Newspaper, January 14, 1855, Page 1

OF THE A, L. 8. SOCIETY FOR THE morning, at 11 o’c! RE OUR READEBS AWARE THAT AT 441 BROAD- red, at a small pri ‘Also, that the gran risno of A. W. Ladd & Co., with their now action, aro tonounced the beet ianos in existence? Sole of Car am’s melodeons, at 441 GENTLEMAN, PROFESSOR ON THE PIANOFORTE, and who also teaches the German, French, Lat Greek languages, wishes to instruct some’ more For particulars apply at 91 Crosby street, near GENTLEMAN, TEACHFR ON TH! PIANOFORTE, da, wishes to gi ange for a comfortable box 104 Herald office. t GuT IN TWELVE BS, 407 Broadway. ANJO ! BANJO! BANJO! BANJO! BANJO.—WHO teaches the banjo on a new aod improved method, ‘six lessons, at a cost of Oe advance? ASH MUSIC STORE—MUSIC AT REDUCED PRICES — HORACE WATERS, music publisher and dealer, of letermined not only to sell mu- ith of January as he has tofore, but from this time, to sell all of ight pieces at that rate, and also make o from bis former prices on ali of his copy- rights, which latter comprise many of the great and lar works of the first European and American ‘This stand is taten in the face of almost @ Unanimous opposition of the trade, but with the lief that itis one which the public will sustain, and that the public will frown upon all combinations or mo- nopolies organized to impose upon purchasers undue or profits. He has also made an enormous s of his celebrated pianos, melo- instruments of all kinds. ‘toned pianos for $175, interior as good, and the entire instrument a and as di 7, has d during the mon 25 able as those which cost $200, $215, $226, $235, $250, $275, ‘ten different manufactories. Prices from $40 to $150, from five different manufactories, to all parts of the country, ule of prices of musi- Jed to any address free of charge, 4 schools, supplied on the very BANJO TAUGHT IN SIX LESSONS.—TERMS, $6 im advance, by Professors 8, B. & H. P. Jacobs, 407 TOLIN, PIANOFORTE AND SINGIN give lessons on forte accompanimen their own residences. Christy and Wood’s Minstrels, violin, and singing with piano ntlemen taught at 1, MEYER, 109 Canal street, CLOAKS. SELLING OFF TO MAKE ROOM FOR SPRING IM- PORTATIONS, M. BELL, No. 58 Caval street, styles for the coming season, snow in Paris, select fob com for ‘ben, has made a farther reduc: and to make room for tion in the prices of his remaining stock. Satin frend tly Moire antique from. Abo, « tow more of tho velvet cloaks And cloth cloaks from. An early visit is req not replacing any of these cloaks, — Mevere beving ‘commenced. the manufacture of iber baving com manufac gond summer's goods, would offer at much reduced bis remais tock of , AND SATIN CLO, retail trade, in colors only, b! the very best q Those desiring anytn! would find it much to their advantage to cal) York Cloak and Mantilla Emporium, 47 Cana) Brandreth W. B. MACKENZIE, Proprietor. sted from purchaser#as we sre if é Bi i Fs £ ifise I 3 25 ef z2 é E23 TERRIBLE FIRE, a =. SUNDAY MORNING, Our Albany Correspondence, Avvany, Jan. 9, 1855, DesSruction of Mr. Haven’s Howse at Fort | The Legislature an! Public Officers Busily Engaged— ‘Washington—Deplorable Lows of Lite. The beautiful residence of John Appleton Haven, known as Waldenfield, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning at 4 0’clock—the most melancholy part of which is the loss of life of three of his daughters, young Indies grown, who were smothered in attempting to escape from the burning pile. The fire, which broke out at four o’clock, was occasioned by two servant women, who had set up all night, and fell asleep, leaving lights burn- ing. The building was frame structure, built in the modern Italian style, a large portion of which-was con- structed fifteen years ago, and additions built this sua- mer, at a coat of cbout fifteen thousand dollars, which was about one-half the value of the whole, a portion of which was insured. By the efforts of the neighbors and the absence of wind, the fire was confined to the main edifice. Tho building was one of the most complete of the very costly mansions in this, the handsomest part of the island of New York. The names of the daughters lost are Mary, Grace, and Sarah. The first two had es- caped from the house in their night garments, and find- ing others had not, the family being a large one, re- turned to arouse them and procure clothing, when they were suffocated. They were found in some of the rooms by those who hastened to the fire, Life was nearly ex. tinct when they were carried out, and all efforts to srouse them were unavailing. The body of Sarah was found burned to a crisp. We learn from Mr. John Gillilan, foreman of engine No. 35, of Harlem, the following particulars of this dreadful affair:— The first notice the occupants had of the fire was the hoarse filled with the smoke and flames. The family at first got all safely outof the house, Four daughters of Mr. H. returned for some purpose, three of whom were taken out, and one perished inthe flames. Of the three taken out two died. The names of the young ladies were Miss Sarah Langdon Haven, Aon Mary Haven, Grace Dubois Haven; and Anva Langdon,Haven. The latter has probably recovered. The first named has not been found: They were all young ladies, Mr. Haven had seven children, Fy The building was a handsome edifice, 100 feet front, and cost cver $16,000, An addition had just been put to the house, which cost $8,000. The bodies were re- moved to the residence of Mr. John M. Hopkins, Mr. Ha- yen’s son-in-law, ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The house of Mr. John A. Haven, at Fort Washington on this island, between Manhattanville and Spuyten Duy- vilcreek, on the North River, was burned to the ground about 334 o’clock yesterday morning, when three of his daughters perished. ‘The entire family had, in the first place, eseapod from the house before the flames had apparently made much headway, but unfertunately, one of the young ladies thought she would have time to procure some clothing, and running into the house for that purpose was follow- ea by three of her 3 Anna, the elder one, was rescued, scarcely living, by Mr. Hopkins, one of the neighbors, who fortunately arrived early on the spot. The bodies of two of the sisters, Mary and Grace, were taken out immediately afterwards, and although medica) attendance was promptly procured, it was impossible. reanimate them, as they were suffocated. Mr. Haven is of the house of Haven & Co., in Beaver street, and his friends will be deeply affected. ay REPORT OF CAPTAIN FORTER, oy THE TWELFTH WARD POLICE. Sergeant Peter McCusker, who was patrolling and visiting the men, bemg mounted on horsebwek, imme- diately gave the alarm, and then conveyed the informa- tion to the station house, so that the police and fremen were enabled to get to the fire in time to render efficient service, The fog was very dense at the time, so that a person could see but a short distance, aud but for the fact that the sergeant was patrolliag on horseback we should have known nothing of the fire until extin- guished. This is another instance to show the necessity of having @ mounted patrol in this district. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. At 4 o'clock yesterday moruing the mansion of John A. Haven, Esq., at Fort Washington, was discovered to be on fire. The family were awakened, and had left the house without ,their clothing. Four daughters of Mr. H. then returned to their apartment for their clothing, and one only escaped, being rescued by Mr. Connelly, Jr, from the second story window. Two bodies were subsequently found, but lifeless. The other has not been discovered. The mansion, with its entire contents, was destroyed. The alarm was quickly given and promptly responded to by the police and firemen. THE LATEST PARTICULARS. ‘One of our reporters virited the scene of the calamity, and learned the following additional particulars:—The fire it is generally believed originated from tue careless. ness of two of the servants, who had been employed in smoothing, and who, it is supposed, left the clothes so near to the grate that they caught fire. There is, how- ver, no certainty as to the origin of it. ‘The alarm was first given by Mr. Havens himself, who states that he was first awakened by a feeling of suflo- cation, and on looking for the cause found his bedroom full of smoke, He immediately gave the alarm, and roused all the mombers of his family and the servants. Some attempts were made to Bupprens the fire after it was discovered, but without effect, as the only meaus at hand were a few pails of water. Marine Affairs. For Ecnors.—The steamship St. Louis, under com- mand of Captain Wotton, late of the steamship Frank- lin, sailed for Havre yenterday noon, with twenty-six Passengers and $11,500 in specie. Lavyonep.—A very beautifal and most substantial clipper schooner, called the Kingbird, 250 tons register, was launched from the shipyard of Moses B Hart, ¥ L. 1, on the ini het others are Maa tan rant & hag, at, 4 for je general a ing yealsene, call vill be ooommnbled by Cape Y, s. ~ Clty Intelligence. A Scocrsarct Lapostuns—A Wansino.—For some months past a boy about thirteen years of age might be teen seated on the door steps along Broadway sad else- where, supplicating the passers by for alia, He is club footed, and walks as though his feet had been re- cently amputated. He, to all appearance, was both diseased and starving. A gentleman who had been ia the habit of giving the boy relief, called on the Chief of Police to know if ‘was no institution whose duty it was to ee charge of Lg ao it penione te to see tl continual 8, ap} in at misery” Mr. Mates! despatched one of his alds, Sr Hugh terton. Se er rere vey him to the Almshouse, where it was foand be had been less thas years in the coun’ and chargeable to the Commissioners Deing taken to their office in Anthony street, uestioned as to his daily receipts, when be admitted he ad in the habit of receiving from cents to & feridee at Ho. 81 Meluerry street, was. fa ‘oomnfortable resides at No. a! was in com! stancen, and had over two hundred dollars in the t com) him to simulate great dis- an deseril The boy gave bis name as Jobn This should put peo Tur New Exo.axn Youro Men’s Association ~A number of young men of New England descent, residing in this elty, have formed themselves into a society un- der the title of the New Eogland Young Men's Asrocia- tion. They have rooms at No. 760 Broadway, ind bave them with all the journals of To te those who are not of a reading bletic given to raise funds for the establishment of a library. ‘Tur WeaTnex.—More fog yesterday morning—an en- deavor, apparently, on the part of the atmosphere, to look as black and maddy as the streets; but the effort war failure, and the fog retired from the unequal . The wis murky aod dismal, it eledred stars shone out ins weather i Governor Clark t the Arms of a Clique—Jerrible Onslaught by a Silver Gray Paper—The Two Executive Brokers—Voluntary Pledges Deliberately Broken—~ Anti-Maine Law Military Staf—The Governor Wants Office for his Whole Family—His Excellency Driven to Perform his Duty by Mr. Odell, of the Assembly, de. The delegated wisdom of the State, representing the people in the House of Assembly, Seaate, public depart- ments and executive chamber, seems prepared to exe- cute the people’s business. The two leading officers of the government—Mr. Cook, the Comptroller, and Mr. Leavenworth, Secretary of State—are gentlemen admira- bly qualified to fill those tmportant statione. Their time is wholly devoted to the discharge of their official duties; and instead of running all over the country, in search of materials to write » book from, or gallanting their wives to Washington and other public placom, du- ring every portion of the year, as was the case with their predecessors, the present incumbents are to be found in their offices at all business hours. With the exception of these two gentlemen, there is not a man of talent to be feund among the members of the State administration, Governor Clark, notwithstanding public expectation to the contrary, has thrown himself into the hands of the most unscrupulous clique that ever encircled a chief magistrate. The few individuals who com- pese the ‘power behind the throne’ are well known political jugglers, who have been, to his Excellency’s knowledge, office brokers and lobby hangers-on for half a dozen years. . The regencies which dictated to Governors Young, Fish, Hunt and Seymour, were, in some degree, possessed of political tact; but the individuals which Governor®Clark has taken to his bosom will very soon prepare him for po- litical entombment Before Governor Clark is fairly seated in the executive neounters the most rank rebellion, Within after taking the oath of office, the Albany Register pounces upon him like a tiger—a paper whose columns gave him ardent, even enthusiastic support, and with more apparent sincerity than its rival, the court Journal. The former print, professing temper- ance, urged its silver gray readers to vote for Clark in Preference to Uliman, or either of the democratic candi- dates, and itis an undisputed fact that its inflnences tended to give the Governor the small plurality which the State canvassers allotted to him, But read a por tion of the Register’s indignation. The dito? says:— ‘We desire to say, once for all, that we have no influ- ence with Gov. Clark, and no associations with those who have. We advecated his election with a warm and earnest zeal, and the world knows it, We did him most essential service, and be knows it. We did so, be- cause we regarded him, as we raid, not as great, but as an independent and an bonest man, We supported him, too, because we regarded him wa the represeatative of a great principle. a humane me sure of policy, which we regarded os essential to prosperity, and progress of the future. The evil for which we sought aremedy had wrencbed from our heart hopes which we had cherished with @ fondness that made them a part of our being. But let tbat past. Myron H. Clark wan elected, and ti is not too much to say, that we, more than almost any other man, are responsible for that result; and the world knows it. We looked for a straight forward and frank administration of executive duties We thought to sce him reepected for hix honesty, admired, not for his reatness or his intellectual power, but for his ankness and integrity. We thought that no breath of suspicion, could sully the purity of his action. He bas been four da; office, and we ere mortified, ham- bled beyond measure. The blight that follows w:ak- ness, bas already fallen upon bis administration. Ho was indebted to Yhe temperance sentiment for nin eleo- tion, and not one temperance man has as yet been en- rolled among bis appointees. Rumors are a!ready afloat directly involving not so much his integrity as that of thore who enjoy bis confidence, and who are said to in- fluence his mns.?? To a casual observer of the actions of politicians, er to thone unacquainted with the bspoceiay of aspirnuts at the New York State capital, the above language must seem inexplicable. Thai a leading editor, who labored through the cam) i Pet tes gr oh for the elec- tion of Myron A. , and, within four days after taking office, should utter such’ sentiments, detiberately formed, as thone quoted above, is an anomaly in politics. ‘Ihe article from which we quote proceeds thus:— “That be has made acquaintances with, and taken to his conOdence, strange companions, is entirely certain. Foremost of these is one who, for years, has been a banger on of legislation, » barpy of the lobby, without any employment save that which has grown out of bia connection with legislative corruption, which consists of making merchandise of his impudent assumption of in- fluence over egislators, who takes members by the button and talks to them for pay, who puts himself ap at auction to the highest bidder for his services in for- r- OR warding or defeating bills that may be up for legislative action. This man, without character, without social position, without «bility to commend him or intellect enough to succeed in ony legitimate calling, is one of the privy councillors, And it is said that his success in official bas been equal to that of his legislative brokerage.” That inquisitive, intermeddling, busybody, Madame Rumor, discloses the name of the young gentleman who in so faithfully daguerre . The other person said to control his Excellency, the Register thus speaks of bim:— “Next, if not equal, in his confidence, is one whose | name is never mentioned save with contempt, who is never alluded to by honorable men save with utter scorn— one porressing not a single attribute of manliness, whose | musavareless Te pudence, backed by a hypocrisy and | faitblessnes suroless, constitutes bis only stock | in trade, With auch counsellors and companions, Myron | H. Clark bas entered upon the duties of his office, and it is not singular that rumor should not upon him, but upon those who control bis action, the adoption of » system of brokerage worthy of the men who apparently occupy the only path to executive favor, the only ave nuts to executive patronage. It is not singular that the idea should get abroad that the “approach to = weak prines is through corrupt favorites,’ and that the key to preferment must be made of the precious metals.’ d these assertions been made by any ordinary out- nider, there would not have been the least weight of re- sponsibility attached to them, for the reason that person at east acquainted with the two individ vals th plainly pointed out, would for an instant bel Governgr Clark would be so silly and indiseree! choose them for confidential advisers. But the editor | no doubt hax good and anfiicient reasons for publishing to the world, to the people of the State, and the whig party especially, the individuals designated aa his Ex- cellency'# coutidential advisers. Office seekers will, therefore, now understand thro | whom to aj proach his Excellency. he applicants fur | Staten Island Health Office, for Harbor Masters in New York and Brooklyn, for Canal Appraisers, Loan Com- missioners, and every other place worth lobbying f bereafter, make application to those persons authority, This meth of tl Governor is unquestionably adopted Dick'nson, Henry ymond, Speaker Little) others, mneh ti nd vexation in attending upon office neckers. There is a solution to this query. There is a hidden reason why the editor of the iter should declare that be ban ‘ no influence with Governor Clark, and no asso- elation with those who bave.”” Myron Hl Gark, as soon ned hi jon was secure, s Son ta te Be “a Hammond, of the city of . foresaid editor, tendering his (Mr. C.’s) for the aid which bis paper bad in that visit the Governor elect appeared much eiated, cesired Mr. H. to Fence hag coe Coen des oper visers and counsellors after inauguration; acd ass ly tendered him the post of not an a ay fA: net ine the under several military commissions, be thought himself qualified for the station. But, instead of Lag Age promise, 40 made withowt the lenst solicitation, first news Mr Hammond saw was an announcement in the Journal that » person from Dutchess county received the en honor, snd baving in former times served pointment. What induced bis i Excel tramegrees upon bis plighted faith, and infringe honor? Why was Hammond thrown over ° troth is, the report had been cfreulated of the | this (und | Methodist | that t | in Chariestown, Mass., on the | Sunday, 21et Imat.. by the Right Rev. Bishop Lou | | by illness, last Habvath LALUE JANUARY 14, 1855. in consequence of the neglect of the Governor, The next clamation to that effect, showing Excellency waa trightened into it. Spprar likely that the new Senator can- | , as it now is, for elect- vibtogs ii day, out clans. con it Now, if it not fake his seat before the ing United States Beuator, Mr, Odell should i his bill, postponing the time. The Know- assist him, Oar Washiugton Correspondence. Wasuinorow, Jaw. 11, 1855, The Ostend Congres Again—Iis Private History by Sam Green, Jv.—Zhe Foreign Policy—Why Suddenly Changed by the Administration—A Desperate Game between all Hants—The Gibson Resolution Ready— Another Victim to Presidential Insincerity, de Some days since I msationed the fact, that Me. Marcy had declared to» member of Congress that the Presi. dent would positively refuse any infermation ow the subject of the dictinguisted Ostend conference, even if the resolution should be passed by Congress calling on him for it—which you kuow was not the case, the reso- lution having been smothersd by the Committee’ on Foreign Affairs, unie> the divection of the President himself—who stated, confidentially, to the chairman of that cormmittee, that the passage of ‘tho resolution’ would produce distrust abroad and embarrassment at’ home,’’ Since then, the committee has been as silent asthe tomb onthe subjech Is there not bold indepen- dence enough in the Senate to demand the facts in this case of mysterious diplomsey. The public desire to know ifs private as well as its-public history. The interesting disclosures of your correspondent, ‘fam Green, Jr.,’’ are creating a'fiuttering about the White House truly amazing, Marcy swears that treach, ery pervades the camp, aud he will detest it or die. use in swearing, old gentleman: murder and facts “ will out,’ in spite of all official efforts. Sam has the files at his disposal, and the readers of the Hana: i re the full benetit of them, pe pclae ieee dey With all the aids of the press it is dificult for the people'to heep the position of the present adinivistra. Hou. | Why did i¢ turn sxch & somersault in its foreign an di towards Spain’ Cn this point your friend Sam closed meny important facts, showiog why it ia nd Stbastoriog. to jo Morrow, peace and x, inactivity. The bare mention of filibuster larcy swear and rave like a madman, and the Cuban annexation is obsolets with tas present The Ostend plot will, however, be aguin agi- regimé. tated, 9 upon it Langs Mr. Buchanan’s shances for Presidency, Mr. Davis, too, thinks hi Ivation de- pends upon a well planned war, and will leave no stone unturned to bring it about. It is now a deaperate game of chance among all hands, each one trying to win the odd trick, 4 xerolution was prepared, and ready to bo aubmitted to Congress qenter y, toushing the Gibson case, and which would have waked ap the administration like a clap of thunder, but Gen, Bayly got it postponed with & view to necking additional evidence nt the state De- artment It must come, however, in spite of Mr. farey, Mr. Belmont and Mr Webster, and they had as well inke courage and meet the aly. A distinguished gentleman, who had been promised a foreign Consuiebip, ix discovered to be another victim to executive insincerity, He anys | ‘The President is @ phrase maker, sir!—a phrase maker—nothing but « brave meker. !’? In his wrath he vowa he will visit urope, auyhow, and he ‘ will go to Ostend, sir! yo, to Ostend; ond Mr, Bemett shali hear from me, sir.’ With age. with cares, with maladies oppressed, He goes to Kurope in his Sunday best; Grief aids dixense, remem! puffing stings, And his last sighs reproach the faith of kings, E Religious Intelligence. SEKMONS. The Rev. E. L, Magoon, 1). D., will deliver the eleventh discourse before the Young People’s Christian Associ- ation of the Calvary Baptist church, Twenty-third street, near the Fifth avenue, this evening, at74¢ o'clock, Rey. Mark Hopkins, D. D., President of William Col- lege, will deliver the fourteenth diséourse before the Young Men’a Association of the South Dutch church, Fifth avenue, corner of Twenty-first street, this even- ng, at 73¢ o'clock, ‘The Rey. Abel Stevens will preach in behalf of the Mo- thodixt Episcopal Tract Society, at the York atrost Me- thodint Episcopal eburch, corner of Gold street, Brook- lyn, this morning, at 103, o’elock. The third lecture of the series on Romaniam, under the patronage of the American and Foreign Christian Union Will be delivered this evening, by the Rey. Dr. Murray, of Elizabethtown, N. J., in the church on Twelfth street (Dr. MeLeod’s,) near Sixth avenue. The Rey. Will.am Patton, D D., will deliver the fourth of @ series of discourses,in the Broadway Tabernacle this evening tendents Southera division of th New York Sunday Sehool Union. A nermon will be preached by the Rev. ZN. Lewis , 14th inst., at 7 o'clock, in the piseopel church, Duane street, wis lection will be taken op maid of the Third and Fifth Ward Relief Association, to feed the poor. It is hoped pyeal will be liberally responded to by person of all denominations, Rev Dr, Bedell, rector of the Chureh of Ascension, will preach to ‘oung to-day in the Free Church of the Holy Martyrs, in Ludlow street, near Grand, INVITATIONS. f Rutleige, Tenn., has accepted a call to the Presbyterian church in Blountville, Tenn. McDougall, late of Aubura Theo! , bas received @ unavimous call to the First chursh of “berburne, where he has been preaching for the past fix months. The Second church in Geneva, N. Y., has unanimous- ly voted to call the Kev. W. F. Curry'to become their pastor. Dr. Plamer has received a call to the Central chureh in Alleghany, in addition to his professorship in the Theological Seminary. INSTALLATIONS. Rev. Daniel March will be installed over the South Congregational church, Brooklyn, Tuesday evening, Jan. 16. Hermon by Key. Leonard Bacon, D. D.—services com. menciag at balf-past seven o’¢lock Rev. Mr. Ellingwood was installed pastor of the Wash. ingion street Presbyterian church, Rochester, on the 9th. Rev. J. B. Miles was installed over the Fourth church 24, Sermon by Mr. Kirk. Professor W. M. Scott, of Centre College, has been installed over the O. 8 church in Danville, yeh Rey. Jobn B, Stewart has been installed over the 0. S. church in Wooster, 0. NeW CHURCHES. On Thursday, Jan. 4 a Congregational church was | formed at Washington Heights, in the upper part of New York Island. A sermon was preached on the occasion by Kev. R. 8. Storrs, Jr.; other exercises, by Key. T. At- kinson, J. Leavitt, HL. B, Elliott, Jonatnan Urane, Amzl Comp. Kev. 0. H. White, of Massachusetts, is laboring | there, St. Joseph's Chareh, pesky erected under the pas- toral care of the Rey, Mr. O'Neil, will be dedicated on lin. rervice will commence at ‘past ten o'clock A. M. Right Rev. Bishop of Brooklyn will preach oa the occa- sion, A Presbyterian church was dedicated at Greencastle, Ind., recently. A new Presbyterian church is to be formed out of the Central, (Dr, Lord's.) in Buffalo, and Goodell Hall has been secured as the place of worship. MIFORLLANEOUS. The venerable Dr. Lansing, being confined to his bed purlisbed in resignation of the storsh p in the Clinton Avenue Coagregational Church, Brooklyn, The church and congregation have not yet acted upon the matter, Their new house of worship ix nearly enclored. ‘The sixty-fifth convention of the Protestant Episcops! Chureh in the diocess of Massachusetts assembled at Trinity Chureb in Boston 10th inet Licey Fag od was read by the Rev. 8. 8. B. Shaw, rector . Luke's, Lanesboro’, and the sermov was from Ac’ S—'* If this counsel be of men it will come to naaght!’— by the Rev. 8, B. Babeoes, Reetor of St. Paul's C bh. Ded bam: ante communion service was rea: tended point ment—it reached Auburn and Albany; threats hit. Ker. the Bishop of the diocoss, assisted b were uttered by the Seward agency that | Key the Bis! of the diocens of Maloe (Dr. Burger in ense Hammond, the silver gray, was ap- | ihe collection at the offatory was devote to the society pointed Adjutant-General, hia Ricelloncy must — for (he relief of the widows aud orphans of clergymen pot expect from the regency. My. | of the Episcopal elturch. ron H. Clark under the threat; he trembled | wr. 0, P. Allen, son of Des. Allen, of Mt. Morris, like an aspen leaf; his knees «mote together wich ten times more violence than did old Belsbazzar's when the ey upon the wall was | was compel to forfeit bis word with Hammond « inted an entire staf of drink- iy more Hquor ip a single day to the members of ¢ Legeeatare all the other grog sho t together in A Lhe eet after lie # . cohen eee eames formed some of 1! u ments that, as he should be located, Laity in the city for the coming two years, he must have « situation in some of the public offices bis son. A worthy whig—a valuable clerk—e man better qualified by — fifty per cent for Governor than Mr. Clark—was rs. from = desk in hg © "« office, . t. was given oung Clark, & mere boy ith the ex: a of Wiliam C. Houck and Jobn C, Wright, no po! officer ever before at tempted to ‘place ay the treagw crib theie children mee oot ot ee dover red) the clerks in 3 to him. He | | charches sapply York, bas been ited missionary to the Armeolan Rev ©. P. Perrin bas been dismissed from Barton, Me, on scovunt of i health, Rev C. B. Boynton, pastor of the Vine atraet Congr ova’ chureh of Cincisaatl, bas dlasolved his conneetiow with that charch. Rev. Dr. bas declined the Presidency of David son College, N.C. Four missionaries of bave recently railed still more, who will be the American Home Mission “o- ‘the means. No | at from #37-,000 to $550,000. | house, Pay HERALD. THE FAILURE OF PAGE, BACON & CO. Meeting of the Fetends of the Firmetnter- cating Correspondences-Newspaper State ments, A large meeting was held last night at the Me tropolitan Hotel, composed of the friends of the banking house of Page & Bovon, whose failure wns anucunced yesterday mornings Below is the cor- reepondence that was laid before the meeting :-—~ eee Horm, ew Youn, Jan. 13, 5 Te Hrxny D. Bacoy, Esq. ;— pee D*an Sm—The undereigned residents of the elty of St, Louds, now on a visit to this elty, ha learned with deep regret that banking house St. Louis, of whiel: you are er, being unable to” meet its en- gagements in this city, hae been under tite necessity of suspending payment; and believing that sch a ste; nce in your bosom feelings of déep mor we take the liberty, iu this mam ner, of teadering to oun this day of your defection, our wartn and fervent sympathy, the heartfeM token of kindness and good will.” Coming, ax this memento does, from your townamen, from those who knew you in the ays Of your youth, as well as in the ripenea# aud vigor of mantiood, We feel that you can appreciate it, in this, the hour of your sadness, It ir not our purpose to enter into the details of the hich we suppose have br ens, Ie the indom tal hereulsan labors public enterprises. you ha and carried for- ward—addes to complicated private basi ners, we feel well assure at your honor and integrity aut private character remain untaraished. To your honored aad revered senior partner—the raan of iron nerve and kind heart—the good citizen, the de- voted father, the honest msn—now that bis years have waxed many and his stay amon; we Jeg you to convey our heartfelt sympathy, To the Junior members of your house, we also wish you to con- wy the assurances of our kind consideration. n the fervent bope that the blow upon your house performed—the us can be but shorty may vot be fatal—that the disaster ix only temporary. that you may rise again and resume the high position you have maintained so succesyfally for a series of yearr, isthe denite of those who have known you long and well With feelings of kind consideration, allow us to sub- scribe oncvelves, your townsmen and friends, JOHN LEACH. of Leash & Goodrich, GEO, P. DOAN, of Dow King & Co. Wettell & Co. PRICE TWO CENTS. raves of 192 per cent on both bonds %4 shares, unif 3 o’cloc’. when it way amnounces' that. the dratts of the great banking house of , © Bavon, of Bf Lon, had been dls.ooured by Dumom '» Sher man & Co. The news crented cone Gast od ver tion In the sweet, notwithwwading eartain un brivete rumors las} week, om the faitare of Brotherr, of Bt. Lonis, that the house were 4 by this event and greatly exposed, beenuse of theta extended Spsretions in the West, to tha adverse ef- feot which this and other troubles would ha: their credit. In some respects the failure is one of the most important of the season, involvin, credit of the Ohio and mg Railroad, the Western section of which, from the Wabash at Vin- cennes to Bt. Louis, iy under contract to Mr. Bacon, and in ap unfinished condittom, and utterly di: ° ing the oldest, most successfel, and hitherto “ona dered, wealthiest banking iirm—Page,Becon & 04, San Francisco. It is sorze amettoratioa of the public concern ip the disaster thatthe account of the Call- fornia branch with Duncan, Sherman & Co. has beer kept good, and that the immediate receipts of gold! iy the weekly steamers will probably be applied to ¢ drafte which accempany them; at all it, 80 we are led to believe, as tar avthe eight drafts made: F may oo the bperati a0 of ‘the 77 rom all we can . aes on the Pacifte have been aud pro) ‘con- ducted, and it ia mach to be on het se gos Sn credit, wielding juently as rroch ag two miltions & month of the dunt delivered at thia Sen Francisco, should have become implicated the railroad undertakings of the Western house. this perticnlar involvement, nothing is kuowe with certainty, beyond the poo amount is large and the seourttiea” of the bg oe ed devia first clans. ‘The line, howev= er, in an t one to the West, conne , directly the cities of Cincinuati and St. pe nen ofeach grand rection has been opened for busingm, ard a large expenditure of ‘ng and masonry © incurred on the remainder. Few linevhave encoun- tered more voried fortune from their incipienoy. The original contract was taken by George Law, the late Hezekiah Seymour, and others, for £9,000,000. Law subseqently transferred his in- terest to Seymour & Co. The first on the primary mortgage bonds was io with Me, Peabedy in London, by Professor Mitchell, of Cincinnati, and Mr. “Bacon, to the- amonnt of $5,000,000, and everyting promised well ZB. WRYZELL, of 7. ©. H. OLCOTT, of Litue & Olcott. PITTMAN, of Pittman & Bro. M. WAKNE, of Warne, Merritt & Co. ALIX. LEITICH, of A. Leitch & Co. SAML. MeCARTNE! AMOS, Ii, SHUL! KE. G. SIMONS. A. J. M'CKERY, of A.J, WCrery & Co CHARLES ©. HILLMERS, of Kady, Jameson & Co, W. B. HASELIINE, of Haseltine & Bent G. C, KIMBROUGH, of Harding & Kimbrough, WM. A. HARGADINE, of Crow, M’Creery & Co. ADOLPHE ALELOS, of Abelos & Taussig: Hi. D, CUNNINGHAM, N W&IGHT, FE. ROBERTS, of Roberts, Kerr & Co, | . MeCREFRY, of Crow, MeCreery & Co. | Mernorowray Hore., Saturday morning, | January 13, 1865, } GeSTLEMEN— | Your moch valued favor of this date, prest em inary feelin From the citizens of St. Louis I have r nt proofs of their good will, } greater cause for pride than myself, in th exhibitions of confidence. It has been my that confidence, aud the heaviest part of this blow to me in that thor whom I have had such cause to esteem ure to be made ton greater or leas extent sullerera by this catastre Thave not the time now to enter into | atement of the immediate caure of the sua | of my be I shall publinh to the world the nd 1am sure they will show had good faith | erized the conduct of our correspondents, you 1 not thir night, gentlemen, have drawn toge: exprens your sympat jor mynelf and partners, calamity as unexpectedas itis cruel. For your pressions of sympathy for my senior partner, permit me, in bis absence, to express my heartfelt thanks. In baste, very truly yours . D, BACON, ‘To Messrs. John Leach, George P. Doan, %. F. Wetzel, A. J. MeCreery, Adolph Abels, P, K. McCreery, and | others, of St. Louis, = [From the Journal of Commerce. } We regret to announce that the drafts of Messrs. Page & Bacon, bankers of St. Lonis, were protested to day,to the amount of $80000, Their agents, Messrs. Dancan, Sherman & Co., of thia city, not being provided with funds to meet them, declined we nce the money except upon satisfactory se- culty. The first and prime cane of the embarrass ment wa the underteking by Mr. Bicon, of the St. Louis bouse, to constract the Onio and Mississippi Railros: ypvecting Cincinnati with 8+. tees The funds of the houseto the amoun’ ef about | $1,250 000, are iocked up in that enterprise, and will therefore be useless for along time to come. | The immediate cause of their stoppage in undoabt- | edly the failure of Belcher & Brotner, of 34. Louis, | who owe Page & Bacon an amount variously stated The San Fran laco , Bacon & Co., (which must not be con- founced with the firm whose drafts are now under protert,) are reputed to be very wealthy, and al- wayr have on band, at Sun Fraocisoo, « large | amount of available meacs. Mr. Poge, finding the | position of the St. Louis house somewhat pre arious, — went out to San Francisco to obtain adrances | from thence for ita support. It is ret too soon by | Ono oF two steamers, to bear from nim. Mr. Bacon who resides here, all demon ‘ad no doubt of his ability to meet | nti] Mr. Page could remit specie to aid | failure of Be'cher & Brother precip! Lonts, induced larger | » than the securities Cepowited with them woud cover. Tue house bes occuvied & very bigh position in the mer- cantile world, and Mr. Bacon has many warm sonal friende in this city, here he is well known and universally respected. It war Srpons yeater- | day that there sould be no difficulty in arranging for the heceasary funds to carry the boure through, | end Meears. D., 3. & Co. offe to advance all tl } was necessary, if reourity were provided. Last even- ing on errangement wes made for $100,000, bat to | for California. There is need sent forth as rapidly as the | day advices of drafws tor $150,000 showed that the eum provided woult be too small to meet the exi ency, sod forther negotiations falling through, | the Orafla were protested at three o'clock tals | The liabilities of the bourse cannot be as lerge as generally suppored. The sums due depositors at St. Loula amount to about 700, and all the reme'ning debts are not pro- beby balfas much more. The samets are probably locked op where they are not available ; but it is thought must be « aut in the end to pay all claims and leave « bandsome worpios. The Califor nia boure bave provided to meet all of their drafts, and if a» rich as generally y sed, must have a large surplos of reacy means beyond all tae de- | mands which can be made upon them. From all wrich is now koown of their affairs, if the remit | tences from Ban Francisco, now expected, and which their friends are confi Jent have been sent, had come to bard by the last steamer, the St. Louis | honse would have continued payment, and fally tetoteined their credit. Messrs. Duncan, Bherman & Co,. bavs been blamed by some of the friends of Tage & Beoon, for pot making the necessary a4- | vauces, even without s arity, but we think no pro | dent banker conld censure their course. y | offered to farnish the means upon the personal se | curity of the friends mont urgent to eustain FP. & B., bot refused to fornish the money upon any aseur- soce other than the written do unent. We cannot exci ment here. OT over ¢ failure of Belcher will net, an far as we know, emburrass any one ‘his vide of Mt. Loule. Holders of the drafw by Page, Beon & Cv., of Ban Frencisco, may be sear that they will be prompt'y met at maturity. (From the Tribene Ls ts | With deep regret we are compe! aenoanee | that the ‘Gee of Meews. Voge & Bacon, of MH, | Louis, open Mesers. Duncan, Sherman & Co., of tals city, were today protested for nonpayment. The afternoon. 7 Brother, aod gis _ | this gentleman, who bas | cireles. The deposits of tl | acting manager at Bt. Louls--Mr. Page be | until June or | were wor tobe worth | between them was. J0¢ gment mnet for the work to the nutumn of 1863. Mr. Bey- mour unfortunately dled. The prospects of the m — ney market underwent a rudden orange, (Oliowed in 1864 by th i kwown revulsion tn ore- dit, Mr. in the meantime, having taken upoe bomen cee ae contract a the Mak goes section at the negotiating meoond m neem. The Prerident and Directors at Cactuaad wits ‘~- bored under corresponding diandvantages with tne Easlern section, though they have pusbed the wo: ks with indomitable energy. The banking house, proper, of Page & Bacon, In St. Louis, ia ove of old standing in the Weert. Mr. Dorie! D. Page, the senior of the firm, broaght large private wealth to ita support, and Mr. B bis son inlaw,a fund of business experisece ability, scarcely leas important to its succes. Por it much of bis time im New York, since foundiog the San Franolseo braneb, there te much ayepeiy in the bsokiag ‘. Louis house we un- derstand to heve been redoced from $1,700;000 nix or eight montos age to $700,000"0n the last state mest. After the failure of Belcher Brothers, the oe visit to Califor a-—endeavored to make éay-—which his partner bere was unable to provide for to the§ satisfaction of his bankers, Duncam, Sherman & Oo. i . Supreme Court. Before Hon. Judge Mitchell | CLAIM OF A BOOKKERPRR FOR RDITORIAL SERVICES TO A RELIGIOUS PAPKH—IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYER. Laidlaw ve, Van Wyek— This wae en action be- fore the Court without a jury, brought by the plaia- tiff for editorial services rendered the dofendaat as proprietor o the Christian Intelligencer. The plaintiff, it appeared, waa bookkeeper in the esta livhment cf the defendant, and now sues for addi- | tonal ecmpensation for contributing to the ed!torial columas of that religious organ of the Reformed Dateb Chureh. The Judge, in decidicg the case, says: —The law | implies an agreement when the parties make nose for the meel 4; but if they meke an agreement taat | binds, aod the reason for the law implying one, dows not exist, then it does not imply any. The ace tnal ogeeement may be proved either by a verbal or written agreement, or by proof ef acta of the parties: ehowing such an agreement; and whether it be proved in one way or the other it has equal effect, and cqually exclades the |mplied agreement. Lf & servant is employed, and tuere is no proof of an agreement aa to the price to be paid him, tue law implies that he it to be paid what his services are wort; but if it hown thet tt was agreed ‘hat he should be paid a certain sum, the value of his sere vices becomes immateria’the agreed pri ve lato com tiol. If the servant receive regularly every mate for @ year 010 or $16, it would be evidence that that was the prive ogreed tote peid for his services; the mester could notshow thes they were worthioas, end vue for the balance a4 morey lent or overpaid; nor cculd the servant show that his services were worth mere, and claim the extra pay. Uotil he could produce sume proof of s different actual agioo~ 5 ment between the parties, the amount paid regu. ‘ larly and periodically would be the strongest aad * controiling evidence that tha: was the price agreed: to be paid. The same rule would apply with c ship bolder sec bis Olty or one bandred wort: paid every Saturday ni the printer of « daily. paper sed his husdred pad with equal me ularity—the merchent and his clerks —the house eeper ond hin domertic servants; and with the proprietor of DF eget and his editor, In this case the plaintif? began to serve fexdan’, who was proprietor of the Christian 7 teligencer, tv May, 1851, and continued until Ma 1565, be kept the plalotiffs books, end the carb list payments made to , for several weeks in May, Jane at firet merely kept the books, pave some asrivtance (bat now pear), in editin J yer, aod pt, Reformed nang Duteb a this paper was, being «ima ot vce Of the articles, and #tth 4 on questions of religion, and Indu ed the defendant to em, BS ey H H 4 igiss 5 Fai ili till thea continued: tiflever was an editor before much lar precisely he gave to what bis talenta were; and it wae welary of an editor would var to $2600, srcording Ww bia and that the deferdart was at fiat? mplayed 8 bookkeeper, snd that bis services tn that ca Dis nervy only 400 & re u editor were wort more, is BIA likely v ged in the | i Res rags, would | ave consented to be en: om cy pA pny od wen he fr ed) rlale, be still kept bo ke aod dire papers for This later coon more suitable for a boy than an eiiior an car) * (de! oudant w omrerieaceicoraany ret between them as ot the lowems rr te in til i buy FH | | | emberracement cf this bouse hea grown, messure- fee; tm thet case, the 0934 pore | bly, ous of the conpection of one of ite members | winig bee full compensation, acco lg oa wo of the largest reilroad o's of the Limate which they each thos yut up’ a Ay 3 | $s fh —Ly +h ‘Brott oh pf RA The difference between the plaint!! /s views on ame , 4 protien g those hore o | opis’ Bocce to about tbe amount of $uc0pne. | bowls, ead then of the ¢ of which bie paper | Foends of the bouse were ready today w farnish | coe beth ee the means (to the extent of $400 006, if needed,) lees vaiee they might bar ¢ = thy ir nets have thas show sti 5 * & fendant, vith coma, SB $8 vr