The New York Herald Newspaper, January 30, 1855, Page 4

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Livingston, Wells & Co., § Place dela! gourse ‘The contents of the European edition of the Herat sri embrace the mews received by mail and tele graph at whe office during the previous week, and to tly 5 hour of ebbeation. In the United Statea Sanate yesterday, ? Mir. Seward presented a memorial from the workiegs ien of New ‘York city,asking relief by the enactme ot of a bill ‘allowing them toenter upon end cultivate the pub- tic lands. The petition was iid on tivatable. The bill to extend the provisiona of the Jv dicial Fee bill ef 1853 40 all Territories was paseed. By adecision of the Seeretary of the Treasury, the operations of thie meesure have been mited to'Staves and Ore pon Territory. A reeelation directing the reim bursemcsite of moneys to the Secretary of Minne- sota «as adovted. Mr. Mallery, from the Com- mittee on Naval Affaire, reported a bill organizing ea board of officers to pase upen and withdraw menpacitated offisers from the service. The House French Spotistion bill was read and ordered ta be printed. It doee not differ materially from the bill paeeed by the Senate last session. A motion to re:on- sider the vote whereby the bill for the relief of the parties interested in the privateer Gneral Arm. strong wee pavied, was disagreed to. The Army Appropriation bill wae taken up, and Mr. Honter moved to amend the provision relative to raising-a force for the euppression of aporehended Indian boetilities, by providiag for two regiments of caval. ry and five hundred voiv nteers to act as sconts and guides for twelve months. Gen. Shields propossd two cavalry and two infantry regiments. Gen. Housten eulogized the Indians, thought the pre- sent difficulties were magni end wes of opinion ‘het the appointment of commiesionere, as proviled forin the bill, was the beet sad only necessary mode for the present emergency. Mr. Jones, of Tennestee, thought the Senate should carry out the recommendations of the President, and was snr- prised to fied Mr. Hanter, whom he styled “the vight arm of the administration,” acting in opposi tov to the wishes of the executive branch of the government. Without coming to # vote on the ques- then tbe Senate sdjourned. Itie thought that the Opposition of Gen. Soneton will lead to a modifica ‘ow of theextreme viewe of the War Dapar:ment ® regard to this mar In the House the Senite bill enthorizing the Se:retary of tne Navy to despaton a steamer and vender to the relief of toe G.innel!l Arcti: exgedi- on was taken co and passed. Tae Texis Creditors bill wae made the special order for toe 6th February. Mx. Taylor, of Tennestee, introduced s Dill es‘ab: tening a nudorm role of ratoralization, which was referred. Mr. Catting offered resolutions affirming the importance and necessity of our goveramen: taking meesures to extend com | inters .urse with Jepan and Cains, and proposing a vote of ‘thanke to Com. Perry. Resolations from the Ja- @iciary Committee disapproving aad disafirming ‘the acts of the Minnesota Legislatare incorporating the Minnesota aad Northwestern Railroad Compaay, sod the Transit Railroad Company, were offered by Mr. Cutting, and adopied by a vote of 116 to 16 ‘The bil enable the people of Oregon to form a State government was paszed. The proceedings in the New York Legislature yeeterday were unimportant. inthe Aseembly the @iscuseion on the probibitory liquor bill was reeumed. ‘Tre motion of Mz. Coleman, t> strike out the second section—rejating to the appointment of venders of Houore—was defeated. The section, however, was mmended to ae to confer the appointing power uoon fPUpervieore and justices, Our special correspondent at A)bapy furnishes some interesting information respecting the movements of certain claimants upon S Teesury, to which we direct atteation. of harbor encroachments is in a fair ¢ a pretty thorough investigation. The ve committee eater upon their labors 1 and they will be assiated by a delegation from Trenton, and acy uum er of outsiders. A Mesmboet excursion round the harbor, and an acti- Maine jaw dinner st the Astor will probab'y con- clude the in¢ S§jc. a Bfe. for middling Upland: 94c. for Mobile, aud 9)c. for Texas a 9 Orleans. ‘The etock of cotton in thie market is less at preseat uban |: bas been at the sime seavon for many years wast. There was no New Orleans, end not much over 100 or 200 bslee of Mobile, io the markt. Pour was in beter demand for common grades of State, apé sboot 1,200 2 1,500 bbls. were taken for export, st $8 12. Fancy and extra grades, with Uszedian and Boathern, were st adout last week's prices. Corn closed st 98>. for prime Southern white, and 97c. for Jersey yellow. Jersey rye cold 0 $1 30. Pork was in fair demsnd, at 612 50 for old mese, and Jerd at 10c. for export. Whis key was lower, with sales of prison barrels at 3c. camb, and 330}., time. Sterling exchaoge « bankere’ Lille, woUe some b about drawing, asked 9\c.— A mess meeting of work agmeo was held lev evening in the Tabernacle, to der how employ: ment cam be foand tor the people of this coantry at good wages. Two speakers ad iressed the meeting ‘p favor of making the duty on foreiga mannfactures ope bundred per cent, acd argued that this was the caly solotion of the question, The audiea-e, now ever, seemed divided in opinion. Speak woh different views came forward to give tham apce, Dut the gas was migschievously ed off, acd Inlinnwnd o lacinee tne ave 9jc. for good id not to care @ nomical rate. for Fiorida, | .NEW., YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JANU “sRY -30, 1855. the meeting broke up amid molse, confusion and rowdyism. A sketch of the affair is given ia another column, In the Jaw courts yesterday there were a few cases of great interest decided. Judge Roosevelt decided upon granting the appointmen: of a Recejver in the case of the Empire City Bank. Jadges Mitchell and Morris affirmed the decision of the Judge at special term, denying the motion for a maudamus to compel the Parker Vein Coal Company to permit stockholders to make transfers of shares, The «~~~ was continued, and the decision of the Judge is re served. A motion to discharge Mr, Dartis Judson, the hotel proprietor, from arrest, was gleo made, and decision reserved. A good deal of business wo’; transacted in the Board of Aldermen last evenir ¢, Tne Fire Marahal presented his first semi-anny 4) report of the results , of his investigations of fi” 5 from the Ars of Jane to the first of December, “\g54. The repert has been compiled with care, ? ndwe have mo doubt that, from the vigilance gigplayed by vbis very able officer, incendiaris¥ 15 will be unkneryn in our con- munity, as they’ ave evidentiy beew already grecily diminished. T? ,¢ Fire Marshal eatea thet not sir furnace flue® gre the cause of several buii£ings tsking fire ; he advises thet builders whould take some decided action ta the matter, and adopt m7 sans to prevent ‘the danger so macifest in the present plan -of ‘oonstruction. Tae re- port F sows the arrest of twelve perscra charg: ed W’ th arson. Out of this~oumber, a merchant has beer . convicted of @a -atterapt to Gre ‘hic own pre- mi ee, and sentenced to four yearsand eix months t . the State prison; emother of the eccused was onvicted of settmg firetoa dwelling house, receiv. ing a sentenceo? ten years to the State prison; one was tried and -acquitxd, and two new remain ia prison awsiting triel; the others were discharged for the want of eviderce. The investigations give, 88 near as can be sacertained, the lozs by fire au? the amonnt of insurence, also the origin of each fire, and it wilitte aeen that out ef the whole nomber eixty were-beyond'a doubt the work of the incea- diary; thirty-fourcupposed to be designedly cet on fire, and eighty-tix the reealt of socident. total nunrer of fires, from June to November, 1854, wee one hundred and eighty. The total loss of property waa $507,342, The total amonut of in- eurances effected on those premises was $1,240,024, The Board concurred with the Couacilmen to ap- propriate $2,0€0 for the ceiebration of Washingten’s birthday. The annual report of sundry eaviogs banks were received, and ordered on file. A repor: im favor of translering Justice Osborne to the Mayor’s office, there to held his court aga police magistrate, in consequence of the increased kasi- ness of that department, was adopted. The Liquor Bill in the Assembly, and the Great Temperance Reform Movement of the Know Nothings. In-the discussion, last week, of the prehibi- tory liquor bill pending before the Assemoly, Mr. Goleman, of the Astor House, took occa sion to show, ine fair argument, supported by the positive testimony o: our new Mayor, that the existing laws, if faithfully carried oat, are enfficient for the suppression of the cryiag evils of intemperance, aud that, from the suc- cessful experiments introduced by Mayor Wood, these lawe can be readily enforced. The ms and organs, however, of absolute tion will admit nothing. and accept nothing short of tbe Maine law, which they contend is the universal and only iafallible panacea againet the grogshops, and the crimes, diseases and destitution of which they are the frightful nurseries. itis very remarkable that our moral and social reformers at Albany, in their absorbing tude upon this subject of temperance, should be blind to the great spontaneous move- ment going on among the American people, the object of which is to strike at the very root of this prevailing vice of drunkenness. We refer to the great temperance and moral reform movement of the Know Nothings. The root at which they are striking is the ram and ruffian influence -which for twenty-five years past has been so extensively and so shame- | lessly the controlling element of our party politics and our local and general elections. This thing has been the prolific source of the drankenness which has so largely supplied our sceffolds, State pricone, asylums and alms- bonees with their wretched victims. The ram and rowdy tactics which have so long con- trolled the conventions, associations, caucuses and primary elections of oar old political par- ties have been to the grog-shops and “ the Tombs” what West Point is to the army. At West Point the cadet receives the highest eda- cation io the art of war. At Tammany Hall or the Broadway House, inconnection with our primary elections, shors boys, assassins, and burglars have been as thoroughly trained in the appliances of rum and rowdyism in the control of the affaire of the State ani the federal government. No Maine law can reach this party nuisance; but unless it is reached, the most stringent pro- | bibitions of our Albany philanthropists will be contemptuously disregarded and detied by oar old party pipe-layers, including the managers of the Seward free-negro cold water coalition | themselves. But the sober, respectable and orderly great middie classes of the people, after having submitted to this outrageous and degrading despotism of ram and rufflanism at the polls until forbearance any longer ie out of the question, have spontaneously risen, we repeat, in the terrible array of the Know Nothings, to carry out, among other | wholesome changes, the greatest moral and temperance reform of the age, in the dest-uc- tion of the old party system of controlling the polls by gangs of drunken savages, bired to “kncek down and drag out’ inoffensive but obnoxious voters at so much per head. This whig and demozratic system of rum and ruffianiem commenced with the hickory clubsof | Genera] Jackson’s time, and such was their in- fluence at that day over the popniar mind, that, to alamentadle extent, they diffused the de- grading impression over the land that patriot ism and drunkenness were the same thiag. This monstrous beresy culminated in the Har- of loose doggerels, bard cider and log cabins intoxicated the whole country, and left that nu- merous brood of drunkards upon society which cailed up the general but fraitless reactionary movement of the temperance people succeed- ing that election. “Moral euasion” could not teach the source of the evil. Liquor was the ruling element of the campaign of 1848, and, through its powerfal political influences, gave @ new impulse to intemperance, far and wide, in spite of allthe benevolent efforts to attest it of the Sons and Daughters of total ab- etinence, headed by Father Mathew, Between the campaign of '48 and that of °52, the temperance societies began to change their i snasion”’ into decided politic ction hat resulted in the adoption of the policy of the absolute prohibition of grog shops The! risop carnival of 1840, when the barbaric orgies | machinery of the campaign of 52 was managed | trict Attorney b- and the Collec’ arevenue ¢ so that, f the © as before, beginning at the Baltimore con- ventions, and extending to all the party cliques and clubs throughout the country, by the same demoralizing agencies of brandy and black- guards, and ruffians and rum, Now, these disgusting and corrupting politi- cal agencies are practically at an end, or will be. The Maine liquor Jew, wer «9002 A seanb ‘> - ay, does gt" us con; Wit the great patitical, reli- gidasraoral and socl*! "£m movement of the Know Nothings does reach them, aad lays the axe et their roots, The peaceable and orderly mikidle classes of the people have quietly, but ‘spontaneously, risen to claim and exercise their rights in our popular elections, They are ‘Zoing the work very mysteriously, but very potently. And they ere effecting no greater or better revolution than in the overthrow ot those old party tactics ef rum and raffians. Neither free liquor nor subsidies in cash to hired bullies are employed or needed by the Know Nothing councils, They meet mysteriously and adjourn peaceably; but they do their work Most beautifully. From the progress which they are making in upsetting the estimates, plans aed machinery of the effete and corrapt old party grog-drinking caucuses and club-law primery elections, it is manifest that our elec- tion bulliee will be wofully out of liquor, ent of pocket,and out of empleyment in the cam- paign of 56. In fact, with that campaiga we confidently expect that the whole mass of short boys, stool pigeons, cutthroats and drnoken ‘vagabends, who have so long beaten or iatimt- asted Gonest men from the polis, will all be ‘driven oft and superseded by the terrible but pesceable and temperate Know Nothings. Is not this “a consummation most devoutly tobe wished?” Is it not—in the politicul movements of the day—is it not of all things the most desirable that these hired gangs of drunken outlaws, so Jong controlling our elec- tions, should be driven to the extremity of star- vation or the State Prison, or to some honest employment, and that the polls should be purged of these fruitful sources of intemperance and crime? In this light we consider the Kaow Nothings as heving in hand the greatest aud most wholesome temperance movemens of the age. In fact, ifthey accomplish nothing else than the overthrow of the rum and rowdy tac- tics of the old political parties, and the substi- tution of sobriety and order in our elections, they will bave-accomplished a higher achieve- ment than the conquest of Mexico or the pur- chase of the island ot Cuba. We care but little one way or the other for the new hambugging liquor law before the As- semb)y. Bat, regarding the great moral reform movement of the Know Nothings as striking at the head spring of drunkenness in these United States, and the diseases and corruptions which have destroyed our old political parties, we wish and we predict its complete success. The Know Nothings are the great practical, poten- tiul temperance party of the present day. “The work goes-bravely on.” Look to the Know Nothings. st Tue Virérnta Camraign—Henry A. Wise ayp THE Heratp Rerorrer.—We publish to- day the report from our special reporter ot another of Mr. Wise’s stump speeches, lately delivered at Charlottesville, Va. It appears from this report thas Mr. Wise is sorely a1- noyed by the presence of the inoffensive re- | porter of the New York Heratp, and his | rather ungenerously attempted to drive him off | the covrse by a decidedly anti-chivalric effort at intimidation. We are sorry tor this on Mr. Wise’s account ; but as he really appears to be ignorant of the mission of our reporter, we shall eadeavor, in a few words, to enlighten the democratic nomi- nee for Governor of Virginia upon the subject. His excitement is unnecessary—his suepicions have no foundation in fact—and his dread of our reporter 1s very absurd on the part of so sensible a politician as Mr. Wise. The HERaLp reporter in question has been simply engaged in Virginia in impartially reporting the speeches of Mr. Wise for the edification of the readers of this paper, and as an attaché of this establish- meni. Nothing more. He is not the ambassa- dor of apy clique of New York politicians, de- tailed to Virginia to aid in the defeat of Mr. Wise. We suspect, that to effect that object, no such extraneous assistance will be needed; but we can’t help it if Mr. Wise foresees the result. It is hardly a matter of surprise, how- | ever, that Mr. Wise should fail to ap- | «8 written to the Collector, ax has, or is about to despatch -dtter to board the Italian vessel; .or the present, all fears of danger trom vardinian rogues may be dispelled. At is worth noticing, however, that the admi- | nistration only took measures in this matter at the last moment, and when it seemed from the notoriety which was heing given to the gat, that some political capital might 3¢ mande out of it. Mayor Wood wrote a full sscount of the vessel and her cargo to War/atng ‘on as far back as the 2d of January, gut not the slightest notice was taken of aiscemraunication. It was only when the press teck the matter up, and people generally became excited about the im- pudence of the Sardinian authorities, that Mr. Marcy felt it worth his while to interfere, It is merely @ second edition of the Koszta letter, which Marcy now repudiates. O1s Buii’s Musicat Evrerrnise Constrrv- viona, ‘Dousts.—Some weeks since a card was published in the newspapers by Ole Bai), lessee and manager of the new Opera House, wnder Mr. James Phalen, offering a prize of a thousand dollars for the best opera of native American compesition. At a time when ¢o0 many doubts have been raised as to wkat constitutes « legal identification with the soil, this spirited offer of the Nor- wegian violinist has naturally led to numerous ingriries on the part of foreign masical aspirants, who have not as yet completed their probation for citizenship. In order to put an end to these interpellations, and relieve him- self from the trouble which they occasion him, Mr. Bull has published the following notifica- tion :— Sin—In answer to the many inquiries which bave been made, both privately and through the public, journais, an to who is entitled to compeie for the opera prize of one thoasand dollars, which | offer as lessee and mana- ger of the Academy of Music, permit me to state taat I am very much surprised that any but one construction could be put upon toy offer. Ithink the eligibility for competition is xettled defi- nitely by the constitution of the United States, which peda eg Mg ly otter end consider it open to every full and resident citizen of the United States. If I am in error in my position, and you can show me in what my error lies, I shall take itay a favor if you will point it out, and its remedy. I am, sir, yours, most obediently, OLE BUL.. Office of the Academy of Music, Fourteenth street, Jan. 24, 1856. pear to the writer’s own mind, it still leaves room for some embarrassing questions. In- deed, it was hardly to be expected that the flourich of his pen—as in & stoccato passage with his bow—the difficulties with which his proposal is surrounded. In the first place we would ask him whether he means to include in it our native born citizens of ebony tint, and of souls tuned to harmony, such as are to be found congregated in merry groups in George T. Downing’s oyster cellar. It is true that the right to vote of this class is discouraged in gen- eral practice, although it is not ignored by the constitution. Does our munificent impresario mean to carry this distinction into the field of art? He would make a great mistake if he did. Tbere is no race that we know of that have such a fund of rich musical genius and in- vention. They are literally gushing over with fan and melody. We will stake our life on it, that native American nigger opera, of the true heroic style, would prove a greater attrac- Grieis, Brambillis, and Tilburinis of the Italian theatre in London crazy? And is Aldridge, the African Roscius, Hamlet, in Denmark, to crowded houses, scene? Reflect upon these facts, good Mr. Bull, and amend your card. The Academy of “ Sambo in Corinto,”’ would set the town wild with curiosity, and coavert the dreary empti- ness of the New Opera House into a perfect wilderness of heads. There is another class of our native born citi- zens which is also interested in clearing up any doubts that may exiet upon these points. Sup- pose, for instance, that the distinguished masi- cal geniuses of the Blackfeet, Iroquois, Tasca- rora and Choctaw tribes, should take it into their heads to compete for the Ole Ball prize, avd send in operas of their peculiarly energetic style of composition, would their right to com- pete be denied? If any race on this continent preciate the fact that a reporter from the New York Heratp office has been despatched | al) the way to old Virginia to report the elec- tioneering speeches of the democratic candidate | for Governor of that State. When the lozal | newspapers of the towns and villages at which he is addreesing the people from day to day cut him off with a short paragraph, it may be | somewhat difficult te believe that a young man should come down all the way from New York | to report himin iull for the Heratp. Such is | the fact, though. We assure Mr. Wise there is no trick in it whatever, except the trick of | superior newspaper enterprise and liberality. | Nothing more. } it is @ trick peculiar to the independent | press, and particularly peculiar to this journal, | to look up, explore and ferret out all sorts of | news upon public affairs, far and near, that | may be interesting to our readers. And so, for @ good many years past, we have been in the habit of publishing in full the speeches of | Tammany Hel] and all political and other public gatherings in this region and in the | States around us. But this practice, we dare | sey, is new to Mr. Wise, and thus his suspicions are excited of a deep laid New York plot to bunt him down by an active and merciless emissary in the disguise of a reporter from the Henan office. And yet a Hetatn reporter is no new thing in Virginia. Our reporters ac- companied President Polk, President Fillmore, | and Daniel Webster in their Virginia travels, reporting the speeches and proceedings at | their various receptions, in full, and nobody | complained of it. The Virginians themselves, with their characteristic good sense, rather liked it than otherwise, Instead of badgering our reporter from point to point, we really think that if Mc. Wise de- sires the widest circulation of his speeches, it is bis policy to render said reporter all neces- sary facilities. Let him judiciously remember that “a chiel’s amang them takin’ notes,” and he will have no occasion tocomplain of the re- porter of the New York Henatp. Tue Case or tae Sarpy Fareate.—It will bave been noticed that tbe administration have at lencth bestirred themselves in relation po tho Sonjininn vessel which is coming here can be said to be of the pure, unadulterated primeval stock, it is the Indians of North A ne- rica; and if their musical science be not pro- | found, it can at least claim the merit of being original, which is more than can be said of the science of some of the more modern of the Italian composers. Why should not an Indian | opera, with a squaw prima donna, prove as a's tractive as a bad reproduction of an Itatian composition, sung to an audience who under. stand but little either of its language or its musical merits? We leave the question tor var Norwegian pundit to decide. Although not included in the same category of native born citizens, we should like to kuow if the rigid rule of exclusion established by the condition laid down in Ole Bull's card is meant to extend to another race, which prid+s itself on having produced more poets and bards than all other nations put together. Are the countrymen of Moore and of Carolan, who nap- pen not to have completed their term of natu- ralization, to be denied the privilege of making “their sweet voices” heard? Should this prove to be really what Ole Bull means, we can only say that the loes will be hie. Irish opera could not fail to prove an immense attraction, more particularly to a Fourteenth street audience. All those who love harmony snd perfect con- cord of sound, would go and hear Irish opera. We think that we have now said enough to prove to Ole Bull that his second notificatioa requires revision. An operatic manager who speculates upon a successful result to bis la- bors, should calculate carefully all his cards. If we are correct in the construction which we afraid that he has overlooked those which were most likely to turnuptrumps. If Italian opera will not go down at the Academy of Music, the lessee most get some music that will, or the title of the house will bea misnomer. Between | not nigger, Indian and Irish opera, it will be hard Citizens. He couciaded by hoping the Supreme indeed if he cannot hit the taste of the public. Superior Court—In Chambers. Before Hon. Judge Hoffman. THE CASE OF SENOR ARRANGOIZ AND THE MEXICAN br stead GOVERNMENT. JAN, 29.—In the motion to discharge Senor Arrangoiz from arrest, Mr. D. D. Lord concluded hit argument ia tion to the motion, is. J. Autkom repied, aud THE LATEST NEWs.|% BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TE!-ccRaPHg, From Washi “ OOM RINNBY Sere. 0 THE INDIAY: Wan— .ON—ANOTHER N'sUTRALITY MOVEMENT ON SEF seein — ANtI-KNC. Wy NOTHING 3 OF THE seyare, RTO. Wasmreeres, Jan. 29, 1855. General Houston's speech to-day, im oppositioa to Jetierson Davis’ cov’ templated Indian war, will probably have the effect of causing Congress to hesitate ere they ennction hostili’ iew against the starving Indianr. It is unders’,ood the President intends immediately to issue ® préiclamation against the Kinney expedition, Colonel Ki‘aney complains bitterly taat the administra- tion led ‘aim into the difficulty, apparently only to desert hivs @pon the first opportunity. ‘Messrs, Weller and Douglas intend to mtroduce anti- Know Nothing resolutions into the Searte, and at once make it a party issue. THE KINNEY EXPEDITION--& DELINQUENT JUDGE, BTC. WasnINGToN, Jan, 20, 1855. A rumor prevails that the President’s proclamation against the Kinney expedition will be issued to-morrow. Col. Kinney’s quarters at the National Hotel, are thronged with the offcers of the expedition, and a general examination of arms is going on. Considerable dissatisfaction at the protracted absence of the Federal Judge of the Northern District of Cali- Now, conclusive as this explanation may ap- | great violinist could solve, with a single | tion at the Fourteenth street house than ail the | yrical stage. Did not the black Malibran set | all the fashionable habitués of her Majesty’s | not | playing | with all the advantages of an accurate mise en | Music will never have such another chance. | Why, the very announcement of such classical | productions as ‘‘Jim Crow in Egetto,” or | | have put upon the terms of his proposal, we are — | tution of a commirsion to examine all places in which | sacrifice, the institutions established by themselves. fornia from his post is felt by the California delegation, one of whom intends introducing in the Senate to-day a resolution inquiring as to the cause thereof, They say that the interests of the admiralty must suffer from thisabsence, The Star says it has received letters confirming the statement of an excitement in Cuba, and is daily expest- jag to hear of an outbreak. $ The team Gre engine built in Cincinnati, for Boston, was tried to-day, and worked admirably. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. ‘Wasninaron, Jan. 29, 1855. Roscoe B. Heath, of Virginia, was admitted an attor- ney and counsellor of the court. No. 28,—Victorie L. Shields and al appellants, vs. Ro- dert P. Barrow.—Cause was submitted to the court oa rinted argument by Mr, Benjamins, for appellants, and yy Mr. Janen ‘or the appellee, No, 49.—Wm. A. Booth, appellant, vs. Ferdinand Clark. Argument of the eause was contioued by Mr. Bradley, for the appellant, and by Messrs. Lawrence and May, for the appellee, and coacluded by Mr. Bradiey, for | the appellant. Latest from the State Capital. | EXTENSIVE COMBINATION TO ROB TA# TREASURY— | BALLOT BOXES IN NEW YORK—THE CANAL EXPRN- DITURES—SECREL MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS—NA- TURALIZATION PAPERS—THE TsMPERANCE BILL— | THE APPOINTTENTS, ETC. | Abayy, Jan. 29, 1855. It is evident that the mammoth echemeof drawing raillions of dollars from the State ‘lreasury—or the Canal Fond, which is the same thing—by mill owners and others possessing property along the banks of the Gene- see river, is to be consummated at the present session of the Legislature. There are nearly sixty persons in this formidable combination, besides banking corporations, trustees of insolvent speculating companies, ‘executors and heirs of various estates, &c. They allege that the State is indebted to them in an immense amount of money, for having used the waters of the Genesee river | in feecing the Erie and Genesee valley canals ever since | the year 1852, now some twenty-three years. At the Jast session, a spectal committee of the House reported & dill providing for a just and equitable appraisement and estimate of all those claimante, the award made to be paid either in money or State certificates at 5 per cent, made equal to a par stock. The bili passed the House, but was arrested in the Senate. ‘Monsieur Tonson comes again” this session. A pressure is made upon this Legislature which may prove successful. A rosolution was adopted by the Senate at the last session compelling every person claiming da- mages from the State to certify, under oath, the proba- ble or actual amount of such claim. This» the Rochester gentry retused todo. In order to relieve them from | conforming to that salutary resolution, which else is compelled to submit to, on Saturday i tion was adopted by the Senate relieving this formida- ble array of injured parties frem swearing to any amount of claim; im other words, excluding them from the ope- rations of the resolution of 1854. Since then, Senators | have had time for reflection, and Senator Danforth moved to rescind the resolution adopted ou Saturday. He was wupported by Senatue Richards, chairman on clains, and opposed ‘by senator Bishop,’ of Rochester. ied, however, and those petitioners will be | valley can: This is rignt and proper. This combina- | | tion of a mighty power have no right to walk into the treasury through any other avenue, than the owner of | & clam boat, whose property becomes injured by the | carelessness of State officers. Th+ amount claimed fur those waters, Mr. x ‘ted, would ec | | a million of dollars; Mr. Bishop thought exceed three hunured thousand dollars. Mr. Brooks introduced # bill designatiog the namber of ballots and ballot boxes to be hereafter used a! elec. tions in the city of York. The bill was referred to | the city delegation ‘or their opinion | The resolution cffeed tew days sinc by Hoo. Mr. Dickinson, to investigate the tanner in whicu oue han dred and nineteen thousand dollars was spent ¢ jast season, on the first section of the canai, for repairs, was taken up, and after some wpposition by Messrs. by and Pratt, was adopted. Mr. D., although a whig | friena of the S intendent, w.ll ferret ous’? the mis- chief, if any lies at tne bottom. Mr. Whitaey presented a petition this morning, signed bysome fonr bundred citizens of Aubura, Cayuga coun’ asking for a law to preveut secret military organizatio | and secret armories, ani also to prevent the organiza: tion of foreigners in distinct military corps As thi comes from the immediate constituents of the Hoa. W H. Seward, 1t may not be amiss to quote a rentence or two from the memorial. It alleges—that secre: military | Organizations, not recognized by law, are rapidly epread- | ing throughout the State, and that military compauies, | under the form of la t exclusive to a degree nereto- fore unknown in this country—an exclusion that dis- carde alike the Protestant in faith and the native boro American from a partic\patioa in a large po: State military is spreading with history of this commonwealth.’ Wherever an oppos - tion to our rystem of common schools bas dsen mani- fested, there almost immediately spring into being or- ganized mihtary companies from the opponents o! that ‘yetem; and in inost, if not all such locahties, ina short space of time, secretly organized military bands were discovered to have an existence under the name of te ‘Guard of Liberty.” The petitioners ask for a law that will forbid the deposit of any arms or military equip- mepts, ¢xcept as merchandise for sale, other wan wu the law divects—that rhall forbid an; asa military company excep: it be organized by law that shail hmit the enroliment of foreigners to one-ten the existing uutmbers of each company—and the insti- Ceposits of military armaments may be made. The pe- titioners further state ‘ they hold it to be the firet duty of every American to uphold in their parity, these institutions your petitieners regard the mili 7 m as the right arm, aad when itis catled into po should represent, unalloyed, American sentimests and American will.” |_|, There petitions intend to reach the Irish, Dutch, I lian, Scotch and French organizations. The Legisla- | ture wili, of course, be advised of the fact that a | large nomber of ‘Continental’ military organizations | exist, whose érilling and menauvring are perfec | ‘‘xecret;:’ fo secret that no person but a regularly | itiateo Know Nothing is permitted to join th that the; have “secret armories,”’ | jeporited in places not “ortered by | i any battalion or regimeot of New Yors State militie. “A law of this nature would e’. fectual)y arrest all'farther target shooti the traies, &ec., whose members are in daily practice in the be 4 New York. in the House, Mr. Wager, of Dutchess, called up bis resolution directing the Judiciary Committee to ire and report whether certain courts in thie State have net exceeded their powers in granting naturalization papers to foreigners. ‘The geatlemen xpoke quite effectively on the subject, "He contended that county cour having 1o common law jurigdiction, were ineue certificates of 7 were Mayors’ courte of art of the city of Albany. He sa re of citizens from the raw material was per- The — of & person from a ), king years, borne a moral character. neitner did ‘Winh to allow simply clerks of coarts to grant any natu- ralization papers, sage tort ba reste be Proaght betore the Supreme f his investigation. in Alban: there is a court called the Justices’ Court, io wh »4 Baturalization paper# have been granted by wholesale. This court has vee: need by Jadge Bronso court of record Understandiog of the law ii tion to aturalization, Mr. Wager,thinks the ‘are necessarily alarmed at ‘the’ facility ot yet “lity whiem forwgners are transformed into Ame: would take iromediate measures to prohioi: all inf-rior courts from issurng certificates of naturalits.ion. No question was taken upon his resolution, but it will pass upanimourly when agen called up for action. ‘The State Temperance Society, having contro! o! the Legiela: decided that the final you oo the ‘the houses shall be takeo on the wuary, and Mr. Palmer, Chairman on Jaid & resolution to that e t trict accordance with day of | them implicates them in the robbery of the Hami | prevented any actual ad the Willimastie station. gailty person: and be eas soon after waited upe wuse ented se bavi Veen in letters the VOL. xx.” bad _ whig party at seuone taken position on the pro: The House bas agreed that after this week its daily sesvions shall commence an hour earlier, viz.; ten o'clock. Two daily sessions are now being held, but. those after dinner are rather siuggish affairs. Hie Exzellency is sorely pe: with ge RESTIS Ga"Onb sh tates chance ee, boilers down to the lowest the State political temperan: see rnatlone sent into tne. Senate’ shall » persone dis- tinguished for their total abstinence. This dictation has begun in relation to the Staten Island health officer, On the other hand, the whig politicians, who openly indulge in the ardent, ‘swear terribly” that they will have » certain portion of the offices. The applicants for bar- vormasters in'New York returned home last week under the instructions of the ‘‘man who keeps the Governor,’” that none but strictly temperance men would succeed. ‘The tables are beginning to turn. Mr. Petty’s resolution was not called up this morning; the House was too thin. It is expected to-morrow. Know Nothing Victories in Texas. Baurimorx, Jan. 20, 1855, Late advices from Texas state that at Austin, San An- tonio, Houston, Victoria, and Lavaeca, the Know Noth- ings elected all their officers. ‘The Steamship Canada. Bostos, Jan. 29, 1856. The Canada will sail on Wednesday at 10 o'clock, Thar /] mails close at 8 o'clock. , Snow Storm at the West. DETENTION OF THE CHICAGO AND MISSISSIPPI RAIL~ ROAD TRAIN. Cuicago, Jan. 29, 1865. We have bad another fierce storm of snow and winds The train on the Chicago and Mississippi Railroad, with a large number of passengers and severa] members of the Legislature, were trozen up on’the prairie, in snow some eight feet deepe The passengers burned the cars, apd by robbing the cars of a consigament of oysters. preserved themselves from starvation. By last ascounte they are still there. Relief, however, had been sent to them on Saturday night. From the Cape of Good Hope. Bostow, Jan. 29, 1855, By the arrival of the ship Polynesia at this port thi morning we have Cape Town dates to December 5. The news, however, is of no importance. Lord Grey, Governor of the Province, arrived at Capo Town December 5. Suspicious movements are noticed in the papers, indi- cating troubles with the Kaflirs, who charge the English: | with shooting their cattle, but no actual outbreak hat occurred up to the time of the departure of the Poly- nesia. ] Contract for the Completion of the Troy and Greenfield Rallroad. Troy, Jan. 20, 1855, The contract for the completion of the Troy ani Green- field Railroad, including the Hoosac Tunnel, was con-’ cluded at Boston on the 27th inst. E. W. Serrell & Co,, are the contractors, and the terms of the contract are such as to insure the two million dollars ioan to thecom- pany by the State of Massachusetts. Fatal Railroad Disaster. PORTLAND, Jan. 29, 1855, ‘The morning train from this city for Bath and Au gusta, ran off the track this morning about three mile from Precumscoth river, in Falmouth, The engine wa precipitated down an embankment into a small stream carrying the engineer, Mr. Small, and Ames, with it. Mr. Small was fastened beneath th gine and wae drowned, while Mr. Ames was instant! killed. The passengers escaped uninjured. The engin] had just been placed upon the road. Marine Disasters, LO8S OF THE SHIP FAVORITE—BARK BUCKEYE ASHO! Bostox, Jan. 29, 1855. [} ‘The ship Favorite, from New Orleans, for this port went ashore this morning on Baker’s Island. [he ve sel and cargo will be a total loss. The crew were sat ‘The Favorite was owned by G. F. L. Warner of ) Je The bark Buckeye, from Africa for Salem, is athore the inner breakers of Baker's Island, off Salem, have not yet been able to learn the particulars. steamer R, B Forbes has been sent to her assistance, d] Canadian Affairs. ATPOINTMANT OF A PROVINCIAL SECABTARY. || Mowrrear, Jan. 29, 1355 George Etienne Cartier, an advocate of Montreal, a a descendant of the famous Jacques Cartier, who fi explored the country, has been appointed Provine. Secretary for Canada. He is a man of great busi capacity, extensive experience and vefy liberal opinio ARREST OF A GANG OF BURGLAKS Toronto, Jan. 28, 1855 Three men, named Ward, Johnson, and Boddy, b been arrested bere on suspicion of being part of gang who bave been engaged in the burglaries wh have lately taken place here. A check found on on Fost Office. They were armed with six barrelled volvers, bowie kniver, &e. From Philadelphia. A MERCHANT DROWNED— MURDEROUS: APFRAY, | Puitapenpara, Jun. 29, 186 Mr. Mailmen, 2 tobacco merchant, of Trenton, drowned on Sunday afternoon, near Leeds’ Point, N while crossing Grent Bay in company with Mr. Sooy. boat upset, and Mr. Scoy, by clinging to it, succeed reaching the shore in two hours after the accident; Mr. M., less fortunate, sunk to the bottom. During an aflray which occurred at toe Wa Houre yesterday, Robert Smith stabbed John H: and James MeCarthy. Hunter died this morning the injuries he rece:ved, and MeCarthy, it is thougr fatally wounded. The Coroner is row investigating the death of Mic Drakin, who died last night at the Hospital from a dealt him by Michael Loughney on Thureday night with a ponnd weight. A Cotton Factory Destroyed by Fire, Warertows, Jan. 29, 1£ The cotton factory of H. S. McColburn, at Cart Jefferson co., N. Y., was burned down on Friday last. The building, macbinery, and a large stock ¢ ton ere «total loss. No insurance, except on th chinery The Ohio River, de. Ciwciwxani, Jan. 29, 1 ‘The river ie full of heavy ice, and navigation is ¢ entirely suspended Eastern exchange '« one per cent premium. The Weather at Louisville. Loursvintr, Jan, The weather is intensely cold. The river heavy floating ice, and the New Orleans and Cin boats abandoned. q New ORtRANs, Jan. ‘The advices by the Pacific were pu sociated prets at noon today, aod imparted feeling to the cotton market, bute difficulty to ae ances. The sales were ‘The week's business foots up 43,000 bal, the stock on band is 192,000 bales. Reveipts of th | 78,600 bales. Sterling exchange is quoted at 6}. Baurimone, Jan. New Orleans papers of Tuesday last are receiver receipts of cotton at New Orleans on Monday vo over 16,000 bales. PRILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PurtapeLema, Jan. 29, eary to-day, but quotati: ady at the tollowinas ing Railroad 803;, Morris Canal Island Railroad 16, Pennsylvania Kailroad 43% Fy lvania Btate fives 88, Our money market Another Mail Robber Caught. We are informed by 9 correspondent at Norwich that a very important arrest was made on Satur! Bing. at Willimantic, Conn, for mail robber irequent losses of letter packages between Hart Norwich bind attracted the attention of the pow of those cities, and satisfied them that sometl wrong on that route. Mr. Holbrook, the Post 0! cial ageht, was written to on the subject, who w in that vicinity; and after a careful and secret gation of a few days, became satisfied that the was at Willimantic, a station on the New Load Vamantic and Palmer! Railroad, After severa cessful efforts to entrap the person suspected, succseded on Saturday last, having mised mail of that day, made up at Hartford for Ne Dumber of letter packages, some of which easily bave recognized on seeing them again. stancer pointed very strongly to the ticket n ison E. Pascom- [J agent, aud charges vee. On searching bir wt and the preview money was found whic tw Norwich, and also one of the U