The New York Herald Newspaper, January 31, 1855, Page 4

236 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, ‘OPPICE X. W. CORNER OF NASSSU AND FULTON OTs Velume XX, eee ceee coer eneeeoeeseees: AMUSBMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Bavery Bane. BOWERY THEATRE Wiuven sess -Inim Ly Barrie or Avoisns. be THEATRE, Chambers *street-—Ourn Ser— rE. ‘WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Tows avn Cowx- ‘wRY—New Foorman. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Brosdway—EquesrRian Prmvonmances— Afternoon and Evening. Broadway—CrvpsRai1s— ‘The Gammoock OF THE x Sraine Jack—Tue AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Eiace Even Susix MACBETH. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway. | BUCKLEY'S OPERA HO aer'e Eruoviaw Oreza Trov: E, 639 Broadway—Buox- DONALDSON’S OPERA HOUSE—Hope Chapel, 718 and ¥20 Broadw Hew York, Wednesday, January 31, 1855. er pees ‘The News. By the arrival of the Africa at Halifax we have ‘one week’s later intelligence from Europe. Its de. | tails are singularly barren of interest. No new facts | “have transpired with regard to the progress of the ‘Vienna negotiations, and matters in the Crimea re. main in pretty nearly the same state as at the date ef our previous advices. The French and English Ministers at Vienns have received the authorization from their respective governments for which they had applied, but it was thought they would pro- ‘tract as long as possible the discussion of the terms ‘ot peace, in order that the fall of Sebastopol might inflcence the decision of the question at issue. This i of course mere speculation. The statement that Austria would refase to conclude an offensive and defensive allisnce with the Western Powers unti the exact nature of their conditions is speci! fied, is of an equally unsuthentic character, although it is & natural conclusion from the suspicious coincidence which exists between ‘these fresh overtures of Russia, and the stipulation as to the termination of Austrian inanition fixed by ‘the treaty of the 2d of December, It will be recol- lected that we last week drew attention to the sin. gularity of the fact that the Rassians were allowed to recross the Danube and enter the Dobradscha without the Auctriens making any effort to oppose ‘them, althongh expressly bound by treaty to do so. We Gnd it pow opsoly asserted that the Austrian wovernment favored the movement in order to en. force an armistice on the allies. The project of a general Congress is again re vived, and confident hopes are expressed by one of the leading London journals that if the United Btates are invited to ‘take a part in it, a satisfac, tory solution may be found for the present difficul. Omer Pacha bad arrived in the Crimea, and, after a conference with the allied commanders, had wesurned to Varna. Russian reiuforcements were advancing through 2 abia, aud the allies were aleo continu» !ly rece ditions to their strength, ‘Phere was some te a Piedmoatese contingent of 20,000 mex being bout to be sent to the Crimea, but the statement does not seem to amount to any- thing more than & mere rumor. Of general European newe there is nothing that calle for paiticular notice. Consuls closed at 91. An improvement is noticed in al] tne staple articles of export from this eountry. Cotton continued firm yesterday, and before the receipt of the Africa’s news, 500 a 600 bales were sold at full prices. After the news, no sales trans- pired, Flour was firmer before the news, with a geod demand for export at fall prices, with in- eressed sales, Corn, before the news, was dull, with eales at 960. for Southern yellow, while prime West- ern mixed was held at 98c. a $1; white Canadian wheat, duty paid, sold at $2.15; white Michigan at $2 40, and do. Southern, fair quality, at $2 22. There was increared activity in provisions, sud about 1,500 @ 2,000 barrels mess pork changed hands at $12 50. About 500 boxes long middles sold at 9¢., and quite large sales of sides, or long middles, were made on private te:ms, al! for export,and chiefly to Eagland. Lard, in kegs, sold at 10/c., and in barrels at 9/c. a 0c. Beef was steady, with a fair demand for home use and export. There were considerable shipments of provisions made to Liverposl, including 1,000 a 1,200 boxes bacon, and 1,200 to 1,500 packages of | pork, Jard and beef, at full rates of freight. By the arrival of the steamship Star of the West at this port last evening from Punta Arenas, we have one week’s later intelligence from California, Bhe brings $640,000 in specie. The Legislature of California aseembled on the 2d instant, at Sacra mento, and on the following day Mr. Stowe (whig) | was chosen Speaker of the Assembly. The Gov- rnor’s message, an abstract of which will be found among our extracts, is maivly devoted to loca; affsus, and suggestions for the improvement and | advancement of the S:ate. The Senatorial question | had been started, but had aesnmed no definite shape. From the mines the accounts were cheer- gg, and tbe copious rains that had failen had ex- cited the most sanguine anticipations of the miners, Rich mines of gold aud copper are reported to have been discovered on the Gila river, in the ter. ritery acquired under the Gadsden treaty. Most | ef the prisoners who bad escaped from the State | prison had been recaptured. A severe storm of rain, "hail and wind visited San Francisco, Sacra- mento and Beniciaon New Year’s day, and very considerable damage was done to property. A party of notorious filibusters had been arrested in Lower Califcrria, but as nothing could be proven ‘against them they were discharged. ‘The news from the Sandwich Islands, received by the Star of the West, is tothe !7ch nit. Toe most important piece of intelligence is the death of Kame- | hameha IIf., at the age of forty-one years and nine months. He is succeeded by Prince Alexander Liboliho, his nephew, s young copper-colored gen- ‘tleman of some education, who assumes the title of Kamehameha IV. Prince Jsholiho and his brother visited this country several years ago with | add, ‘who was once an American Missionary, and at that time a leading member of the late king's cabinet. ‘They stopped at the [rving House, Brosdway, and reesived the visits of many of our citizens. After visiting several cities they went to Earops, While im this country the present king was not allowed to nit at the supper table with the other passengers on board one of the Sound steamers, on her passage between New York and Boston, in consequence of hie color. This incident, it is eaid, had euch effect on the mind of the Prince that he refused to join the anpexation policy of his uncle, Henry Meigas, his brother, wife and family, the Ban Francisco forger and defaulter, arrived at Tabiti on the 9th of November, in the bark Ame. rica, and left on the 2st. Their destination was unknown. ‘The latest news from Texas is that 9 new |’acilic Railroad Company bas been organized, of which Hon. Robert J. Walker has been chosen President. From the British West Indies we have received files of Kingston (Jamaica) papers, dated to the | 6th of January, bat they do not contain any news of interest. The Kingston Morning Journal, of the Ist instant, says:—''\'p to the present moment the Christmas holidays have passed off very quietly in this town; and we learn that in the country district, there have been few of those disgusting revelries which were formerly indalged in.” The same paper, of the Sth instant, says:-—“On motion of Mr. Oa- berne, a committee has been appointed by the House of Assembly “to inquire into, and report upon, the ticket-of-leave system lately introduced into thig island; the moral apd eocinl pltycts result: | , just rights of NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY, 31, 1866. img from the trial of that syetem; and whether it would be expedient to continue it under legislative authority.” We hear of the death of the Rev. Timotby Curtis, Wesleyan minister, at Falmouth, on the 234 of December. Toe death of the reverend gentlemen is derply regretted by his friends aud the entire body of the Wealeyans. An Italian opera company hed visited Kingston with a view of min- istering to the New Year's enjoyments of the aristocracy. As far as encouragement went, the performers might as well have been at the Academy of Music in New York. The Morning Journal of the 6th instant thus notices the failure:—‘ When we had no means of passing away an evening in this miserably dali city. everybody was heard to cry ont and wish that some company or other would arrive to destroy the monotony of the place. At last the far- famed Italian company came; and what is the result? Why, in two nigh's out of five they are obliged to perform before miserably thin audiencea. This cor- tainly was not the encouragement we expected from our fellow-citizens. The highly talented company does certainly deserve much more at their han is.” We bave partial returns from the Twenty-ninth Senatorial district. They indicate the election of Mr. Goodwin, the Know Nothing candidate. We refer the reader to our news columns to day for an account of several melancholy shipwrecks, The most unfortunate one reported is that of the Britigh brig Argyle, from Glasgow for this port, strand.d ob Span beach oa the night of the 28th inst. A* our last accounts from her but one person had reached the sbore alive. A passeager and four of her crew bai been drowned, and from the position of the ship, in al! probability the balance of her crew bad met the same fate. Tn the United States Senate yesterday, a resolu: tion directing the Post Office Committes to report how much money the Collins steamships have re- ceived up to the present time from freight and pas- sepgers was adopted. The Army Ap;ropriation bill was taken up, and the discussion on the amaad. ment relative tothe means for vhe suppression of Indian hoetilities resumed. Inthe House of Representatives yssterday, Mr+ Houston, chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, announced that on Thursday next, he should if possible, bring to ‘a test vote the proposition to amend the existing tariff. A resolution was adopted calling for copies of diplomatic correspondence touching the causes of the disturbance of friendly relations between this country and Spain, and the instructions of the State Department relative to the same, and also for copies of all the correspondence between our government, Great Britain, and Francs respecting Cuba, not heretofore communicatsd. In Committee of the Whole, the Senate bill authorizing the construction of a telegraph line from the Missis- sippi or Missouri river to the Pacific Ocean, and granting the right of way, and two million acres of land in aid thereof, was taken up and debated, but without concluding the sabjec: the House adjzurn- ed. During the debate a violent altercation took place between Gen. Lane, of Oregon, and Mr. Far- ley, of Maine, and it was only by the interference of members that a personal collision of the parties was prevented. Our reporter has given an account of the affair. ‘The Kinney Centrai American expedition is out of favor with the administration. It is anticipated that the President intends shorily to issue a procla- mation calling upon all good citizens to uphold the neutrality laws. It is reported that Mr. Crampton, the British Minister, has sent directions to the British West India squadron to be on thelookout for the expeditionists. In the State Senate yesterday Mr. Brooks gave notice of bill providing for the removal of the Banking Department to this city. Mr. Patnam ad- dresved the Senate at length in support of the bill relative to the conyeyance of church property. A large number of spectators were present. The sub- ject will come up again on Monday next, In the Assem)y the consideration of the temperance bill ‘was resumed, the question being on the adoption of the third section, but without taking the vote the body adjourned. The ienth anti-slavery lecture of the season was delivered last evening in the Tabernacle, by the Hon. Charles Francis Adams, who took for his sab- ject “ What Makes Slavery a National Concern.” The audience was large, A sketch of the lecture is given in another column. W. H. Sewaré in a New Disguise—Curious and Significant Manifesto. We transfer to our columns this morning the extraordinary and significant manifesto pub- lished yesterday by the lesser Seward organ of this city in behalf of the re-election of the arch-agitator to the United States Senate. He | is here presented to us in a new character, very attractive and very plausible, if we may believe his showman: but it is no more the real Sew- | ard than was Barnum’s baboon, with its codfish tail, the rcal Fejee mermaid. The manifesto before us sets out with the as- surance that Seward is to be re-elected without serious opposition in either branch of the Legis- lature. This is news. We have been led to understand that there is an ascertained majori- ty of eight or ten against him in the Assembly, and that a very “serious opposition” will be the consequence ; and the coalition of the Se- ward party and the free soil administration democracy in the Twenty-ninth district, to fill the vacancy there, betrays the value of every vote to the slippery demagogue in the Senate. Next we are told that there is “no other whig candidate” before the Legislature ; that, most probably, no other will appear “in opposition | to Mr. Seward.” and that this fact “ indicates a remarkable change in public opinion” in his behalf during the last six years, This is beautiful. Seward a whig—no other whig to oppose him—has become popular—has vindicated the interests and all sections of the Union ; and, mark what follows in the manifesto:— “There is not at this day in the Senate, | or in public life, a statesman of more ability, or more thoroughly and truly national in all his views, than Governor Seward.” ‘This is the Barnum humbug of the manifesto—“ The nondescript from the river Gila, captured by Colonel Fremont, after a three days exciting chase.” But walk round the animal, and, though his mane and tail have been staved off, the spectator will readily perceive that he is the veritable woolly horse, Seward a whig! What isa whig? As we | understand it, Seward and his organs and sup- porters broke up and dispersed the whig party in 1352, in * execrating and spitting upon” the national platform laid down at Baltimore for. and adopted by Gen. Scott. A whig! This is a very shallow i stupid dodge. What charming whig societies were those Saratogu, Syracuse and Auburn coalition anti-slavery conventicles of last fall, with Master Seward as their head, and Clark and laymond as their tail! Aud this same Seward, we are told, hae been industriously vindicating, especially dur- ing the last six years, the jast rights and inte of all sections of the Union, the proofs are to be found in his hostility to the compromise measures, before and since their passage; in his abolition harangues in the Se- nate; in his festivals at Auburn to the mixed delegations of whites and blacks of both sexes, who may have aided in the rescue of fugitive slaves from the officers of the law; and in his various intrigues and movempnte for reopening We suppoee that | and driving the anti-slavery agitation to the extremity of disunion. A grain or two of Syracuse salt will also be required to render palatable, even to the out- side Utica Know Nothinggs, the positive assur- ance, that “there is not at thisday a states- man of more ability, io the Senate or in public life,” than W. H. Seward. Where are the proofs? In bis speeches? No; for nothing in our political records can be found as dey, ver- bose, tedious and drowsy as Seward’s set speeches. -Any free soil sophomore. of any col- lege, from musty classics aad dusty text books, gazetteers and Congressional debates, could compile, at three days’ notice, eme of Seward’s crack speeches, Is there one of his speeches, or reports, or bills that will outlive him? Not one, we dare say. Cana single reader of Se- word's addresses and speeches rezollect, from this mass of the “statesman’s” trash through which he has waded, a solitary original expres- sion worth remembering, excepting that memo- rable one that “there isa higher law than the constitution?’ No. He has written nothing, spoken nothing of his own that is or can be re- membered, excepting this seditious sentiment. It is the height of absurdity to call W. H. Seward a statesman. He is a demagogue— a slippery demagogue—and his history is that of the slipperiest, most unscrupulous and most dangerous demagogue of the country. His pre- tences to statesmanship are like those of Bar- num in business enterprises, the pretences of a humbug andacharlatan. Seward a statesman! He commenced his career with the imposture of a dead man’s body, fixed up, a /a Barnum, to represent poor Morgan, the victim ofthe bloody Masons. Next we find him juggling with all the anti-slavery associations of the State, for their peculiar support, and selling himself to their work, for their precious votes. Next his cloven foot is betrayed in the descent of Arch- bishop Hughes from the pulpit to the [dirty political pipe-laying of Carroll Hall. And we have had the results of thisintrigue for the Irish Catholic vote in the Native American move- ment of 1843-'44, in the Philadelphia riots and church burnings, and in that segregation of the Trish Catholic vote from the mass of our citi- zens, which has brought upon us this terrible uprising of the Know Nothings throughout the whole Union. For further evidences of Seward’s statesman- ship, we may recur to his partisan affiliations with the anti-renters, and all the little knots of socialists, strong-minded females, spiritual- ists and infidel reformers of the day. His latest achievement was the blending of all these materials with the Maine liquor law, and anti-slavery platforms in the Saratoga, Syra- cuse, and Auburn conventions. This is the Holy Alliance which the conservative and law ebiding people of the State and the Union, in | the name of the Know Nothings, have risen in good time to put down, and W. H. Seward is the chief and the champion of the conspiracy. Shall he be re-elected? If there be a ma- jority against him in the Assembly we may surely count upon his defeat, or upon the post- ponement of the election to the next Legisla- ture, so as to give the people a hearing upon this latest coalition of the Seward party with the free soil administration faction. The de- feat of Seward will be a great conservative triumph, a great victory to the Know No- things in a local, but especially in a national view. His success will be to the new Ameri- can party a great disaster—greater than any other which can befall them in reference to the | campaign of °56. It is of the first importance | to the Know Nothing movement to supersede Seward in the Senate; or, failing in this, it | becomes equally important that his election shall be held over, subject to a fair trial before the people. What say the Know Nothings at Albany? Carrars Gipsox axp tHE Dutca GovERN- meNt.—In another column will be found a statement addressed by Capt. Gibson to the Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Rela- tions, in reply to Mr. Secretary Marcy’s com- munication to the President, dated January 19. | It will be recollected that in the latter docu- ment Mr. Marcy insinnated that an important letter, addressed hy Capt. Gibson to the Govern- or of Netherlands India, which is missing from the files of the State Department, and to which the Captain had had access, had been abetracted by the latter. Capt. Gibson undertakes in his statement to establish three conclusions—first, that Secretary Marcy, at the time of his writing the letter referred to, did not seriously believe that he had taken the missing paper ; secondly, that the manner in which it was laid before Congress was irregular and calculated to do him the greatest amount of injury possible ; | and, thirdly, that until the absence of the letter was discovered it was considered of no im- | portance by the government. The facts on which Capt. Gibson relics to establish these | positions are put forward in a clear and tempe- rate manoer. In the first place he alleges that he could have no possible motive for the destruction of the letter, seeing that imme- diately after his return to this country he | stated in his first communication to Mr. Marcy that he had addressed a letter to the Governor- General of Netherlands India, expressing re- gret for much imprudence of language while in | Sumatra, but denying the doing or advising of | avy hostile act against the government of Ne- therlands India. This personal appeal to the Governor-General’s jastice and magnanimity was handed over to the Attorney General as | evidence against him, but was rejected as such | by the Court of Justice at Batavia. He points out the absurdity of his attempting to destroy the evidence of a letter the facts contained in which he had already laid before the Secretary of State, and several copies of which are in ex- | istence. With regard to his being the only per- \ son who had access to it, ho shows that such was | not the fact, for before he was aware that it was missing he saw a copy of it in the hands of a | correspondent of one of the New York papers, and subsequently, four days before the message | was Jaid before Congress, in the journal itself. So far from the sappression of the letter being | any advantage to him, its absence, from what- ever cause it might arise, could not fail to em- | barrass his relations with the executive, and Jay him open to attack on the part of his ene- mies Prooknss or Monat Rerorw oy rae Cery.— The city government has commeneed the work of moral reform by indicting three or four gamblers and six or seven keepers of houses of ill-fome. There are probably as many as five hundred gambling houses in this city, and the number of infamous and disorderly establish- | ments is much greater. There are also hun- | dreds of lottery offices under various disguises, where tickets are sold, and where the drawingy | | greater progress ix not apeedily made, Mr, | the Senate to dey:—Th of the Maryland and Delaware lotteries are duly received and declared. Thousandsof dol- lars are spent in the-e places every week, and the sale of policies was greatly increased after the distribution of the funds raised at the fash- ionable concert and bali for the poor, recently given at the Acad+my of Music. These facts go to show that the work of moral reform in this city has only commenced. We expected that she new city government would give us clean streets—that we should be relieved from the load of filth lying upon our great avenues; but now there is a still more im- portant work for our new rulers to perform. We may remove three feet of mud on Broad- way, but there is a still greater deposit of moral filth, which has become so fastened upon the city that the work of cleariug it away will be as difficult as the accomplishing of the labors of Hercules. The greater the difficulty, however, the greater the inducement to proceed. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, From Washington. . REPORTED DISMISSAL OF LIBUT. HONTER--THE BRIT- ISH MINISTER AND THE KINNEY EXPEDITION, ETC, Wasnincton, Jan, 30, 1855, It is said that the Secretary of the Navy has nent a letter to Lieut, Hunter dismissing him from the naval service of the United States for leaving the Brazil squad- ron, with the brig Bainbridge, without leave from the commander of the squadron. ‘The Star says theBritish Minister has sent orders to the squadron in the Carribean Sea, not to allow the Kin- ney expedition to land on any portion of Centra! Amo- rica. The President bas dismissed Lieut. Hunter from the service. Dudley Mann is spoken of as Minister to Paris. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Wasninaton, Jan. 30, 1855, No, 42, Peter J. Burchel vs. Stewart C. Marah, et. al. Appeal from the Circuit Court of TMinois, Justice Grier delivered the opinion of the Court, reversing the decision of said Circuit Court, with costs, and remanding the case with directions to dismiss the bill of complaint, with costs, but without prejudice to any legal defence which the parties may have, No. 50, Amos J. Bruce et al., plaintiff in error, vs. the United States, The cause was argued by Mr. Vinton for the plaintiffs in error, and submitted on printed ar- gument by Attorney General Cushing for defendant. No. 51. ‘Richard Henderson vs. uel L, Hinckley. Cause submitted to consideration of Court on printed iment by Hart for appellant and Mills for appellee, jo, 52, James Stevens, appellant, va. Royal d- ding et al, The cause was ‘argued by Ames for t appellees, and submitted by printed argument for a; pellant. The Election in the Twenty-ninth District. Rocuxster, Jan. 30, 1855. In Livingston county, Mr. Goodwin, Know Nothing, has a majority over Mr. Loomis, the people’s candidate, In Avon, 78; Lima, 180; Geneseo, 14; Cuylerville, a tie; Mount Morris,105; Dansville, 53; Conesus gave a major- ity of 46, and Springwater, 186 for Loomis, The town of Seneca, complete, gives Goodwin a majority of 303. The town of Phelps, two districts heard from, give Goodwin a majority of 240. Nine towns, complete, in Ontario county, give Mr. Goodwin 1,051 majority over Judge Joomis, Six other towns are not yet hegtd from, but it ig supposed they will increase Goodwin's majority. Latest from the State Capital. THE REMOVAL OF THE BANKING DEPARTMANT—THE TENURE OF CHURCH PROPERTY—DEBATB ON THE TEMPERANCE BILL—THE KNOW NOTHINGS, BTC. AuBany, Jan. 30, 1855. The readers of the Heratp will recollect that they wore advised a month since that the greatest efforts would be made by a certain combination of money deal- ers, to prevent the reappointment of Mr. St. John as Su- perintendent of the Bank Department. This assertion has since been fully confirmed by an acknowledgment made in Thompson’s Reporter of a late date. But it now appears that the brokers, bankers and stock jobbers of the city of New York, are not content with merely oust- ing that officer, but they are determined to remove the | whole banking department into Wall street. This morn- ing Mr. Senator Brooks gave information to the Senate that be purposed, at a day not very remote, to introduce a bill to remove the Rank Department from the city of | Albany, where all the cther State offices are loeated, to the city of New York. There is no disguising the source from whence this movement arises. In forming a conjecture, no mistake can be made by any ordinary | intelligent man. Senator Brooks, of course, will inform the Senate and the people, why such removal ought to be made. He will give the information that a large ma- Jority of the banking capital of the State is located in the city of New York, hence the importance of having con- venient access to the department. But with all the abill- ty, eloquence and persuasive powers of that distinguish- a Senater, there is much doubt of his bei able to convince the Senators from the rural districts ‘of the pro- priety, safety or necessity of removing the banking de- partment trom the vtate Hall in this city. ’ ‘The time of the Senate tocar, was consumed by Sens- tor Putnam in the delivery of his sceech on the bill, ‘in relation to conveyances an devises of personal and real estate for religious purposes.” The lobbies and ante. rooms of the Senate chamber were filled with spestators, attracted thither by a knowledge that the apeech was to be delivered to-day. Among tae listeners were several of the mont distinguished Protestant clergymen of the city. ‘The House met at ten o’clock, an bour earlier than ustial, and very soon entered upon the discussion of the | temperance vill. The most cf the time of th was consumed by Mr. Baldwin, of St. Lawrence, ing from manureript foolscup, and Mr. Rickerson, of Greene, in stump cratory, both’ prohibitory members. The latter gentleman, in the eourse of his remarks, «i- rected a portion rather perronally to Mr. O’Keefe, who happened to he absent from his seat at the time. When he returned, however, Mr. O°K. rose aud informed Mr. R., as well as other members of the House, that when they desired toallude to him particularly, he thanked them to take occasion todo so when he was present. This remark called Mr. R. to bis feet, and apologized to Mr. O'Keefe, and stated be lad uo intention to make any illiberal, personal illusion. Mr. Coleman moved a pro- | position that liquor dealers in the city of New York should pay the sum of five hundred doliars annually for the privilege of vending liquors. The ultra temperance | reformers voted that proposition promptly down. Such high licenses would produce high _ priced “toda,” and they ure the last class of — per- sons, who ever pay more than three cents for half pint of whiskey fo carry pockets. This bill has now been in committee just one week, and only two sections have been d through, There are twenty-six sections in the whole bill, and if F.W, Palmer will be compelled to ask the temperance reformers to extend the time beyond the 12th progimo, when it was orlained the final vote shall be taken. ‘ram’? has been quiet to-day in the House, though he bristled up somewhat angrily when Mr. Baker, & whig, in his anti-temperance speech, thre’ twoatthem. His snarling at ‘-Saim’’ on account of the opinion enterteined by him that ning-tenths of the pau- perism in the country is among foreigners thrown upon cy in their ter | our shores, will in die season be rebutted to Mr, Baker's | perfect satisfaction. The boys are here to do it. Wat until after Tuesdny next. His Excellency Governor Clark, Comptroller Cook, Sec retary Leavenworth, Treasurer Spaulding, Attorney Gen- eral Hoffman, together with the Commitiees on Com merce of the Senate and Assembly, proceeded this after. | | neon to the Astor House. ‘The official dignitaries of New Jersey will be im attend: , When it ls expected that the City Fatbers of Brook will also be on hand to de- fend their shores from encroachients N Jersey and New York are to he protect exitt but that the Legislature of this 5 ly enlightened upon the cauees and consequences of the very dangerous encroackments made upon the coast of New Jersey. There was consilerable wonderment, perhaps alarm, at seeing a copy of the new Kaow Nothing nove a hope Burleigh ,”’ distributed me Sepators this morn: f If some of them lad known the object of that pub- , they would not have touched it with a ten foot New Jersey Legislature. Trextox, Jan. 00, 1855, ‘The following «special bank charters were renewed in Burhngton County Bank at Med- ford, Trenton Hank, Cumberland Rank, Camden Bank, | Sussex Bank,Jersey Rank, Newark Hamking and Insurance Company; a new bank was granted at Uumterion, About | the same number are yet to go through. The vote by which the anti-Nebraska resolutions were Jost im the House, was reconsidered this ever and the Governor Price and the Committees from the Senate apd the Howre left last evening tor New York, to jom the Governor in committee from New York, to consider the subject of the harbor eacroachmeats, ‘ihey will stop at the Astor House. Fire In Port Byron. Syraceer, Jan, 30. 1865. The Eagle Hotel, Starin’s jewelry store, and Willian Smith's dry goods store, in the village of Port Byron were to-day destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at $10,- rate will be high- | Later from Havana and Key West. ARRIVAL OF THE ISABEL AT CHARLESTON. CuARLESTON, Jan. 28, 1855, ‘The steamship Isabel arrived at this port this morning, with Havana and Key West dates to the 25th inst. The steamship Falcon would leave Havana for New York about the 27th inst. Tho steamehip El Dorado sailed for Aspinwall on the 26th. Business was generally dull at Havana. New sugar was abundant, but there was no accumulation of stock, the demand for Spain peiog pretty brisk at prices one | quarter higher than on the 7th inst. Rice was in good | demand at about previous rates, Molasses sold at about $34 reals, with a good inquiry, and no prospect of a de- cline. Freights to Europe were rather brisk, but to the United States they were very dull, and vessels abun. dant, Exehanges dull, at 1634 per cent premium on London, and 33, premium on New York. From = ‘Texas. DESPERATE BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS —NEW PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY—FIRE A GALVESTON. New Oauxans, Jan. 27, 1855. We are in receipt of Texas dates to the 25th inst, A desperate battle had ween fought near Pecos River between a party of rangers and some Texas Iadians, which resulted in the victory of the former, who killed seven of the Indians and took many prisoners, A Pacific Railroad Company has been organized. Ro- bert J. Walker was elected President, and a deposit of $300,000 in specie is to be made, The draining house of Messrs. R. & D, Mills, near Gal- veston, was burned, destroying 600 hhds, sugar and 1,200 bhds. molasses. From Buffalo. ENGINE HOUSE AND MACHINE SHOP BELONGING TO BUFFALO AND BRANT¥OKD RAILROAD DESTROYED BY FIRE—ATTEMPTED MURDER—TERRIFIC SHOW STORM, ETC. Burraro, Jan, 30, 1855. A fire broke out at Fort Erie (C. W.) last night, about one o’clock, by which the engine house and machine shop at that place belonging to the Buffalo and Brant- ford Railroad, were destroyed, with all their contents, In the engine house there were five locomotives. The loss is about twenty-five thousand dollars, but may be more, The locomotives were not insured, and the bufldings only partially #0. The Buffalo fire companies could not cross the river, as, owing to a tremendous snow storm which was raging, no boats could come over for them. All efforts proved fruitless to save the pro- perty. The fire originated in the oil room. Mr. Wadsworth, President of the Buffalo and Brant- ford Railroad, will, on Monday next, make a full exposi- tion of the affairs of said road, which will be published. An attempt was made recently to murder Mr, Old- fields, a prominent director of the Buffalo and Brantford Railroad. As he took his seat in his sleigh at Port Cobbum, he was shot by a man whom he had previously noticed crawling along by # fence. The ball passed through his bat, making a slight flesh wound upon his head. The snow storm that has prevailed all day increases in fury, and it is now almost impossible to face it. Trains on all the roads are very irregular. Weather moderately cold. From Cincinnati. ANTI- LIQUOR DEMONSTRATION BY WOMEN. Cincinnati, Jan. 30, 1855, The river is full ofice, and navigation entirely sus- pended. At Mount Pleasant, in this county, about fifty women attacked tavern and destroyed a large quantity of liquor belonging to the keeper. After demolishing the liquor casks, Ac., they dragged the owner through the liquid, which stood six inches on the floor, Warrants were issued against about twenty of the parties, but the officers returned this afternoon, and reported their fmability to serve the processes. They go back to-night with reinforcements. Political Affairs. THE MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES SENATORSHIP, Bostox, Jan. 30, 1855. The Senatorial question comes up in the Senate to- morrow. The Wilsons ciaim that they are sure of 22 voters; but the other side are equally sanguine of de- feating him. The opponents of General Wilson talk of supporting Mr. F. M. Wright, Secretary of State, in place of Mr. Bryant. SENATOBIAL NOMINATION IN PHILADELPHIA. PHILADELPALA, Jan. 30, 1855. J. Murray Rush has been nominated by the demo- crate for State Senator, at a special election, to supply a vacancy. KNOW NOTHING NOMINATION IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, MaNcHsrer, Jan, 30, 1856. The Know Nothings of New Hampshire have nomi- | nated in State convention to-day Ralph Metealf, of New- | port, as their cendidate for Governor. i DANIEL ULLMAN ON THE STUMP. CANANDAIGUA, Jan. 30, 1855. Daniel Ullman, in Canandaigua last evening, delivered the ablest and most truly eloquent speech ever delivered in Western New York. | | : | Dangerous Position of a Ferry Boat. Loviavinig, Jan. 80, 1855. she ferry boat for Jeffersonville, with the passengers dy the train from Cincinna‘i, «ome two hundred in num- ver, was lodged on the Falls this morning by the floating ice. The boat grounded and the ice gorged around her, and it was thought that all on Loard would be lost. The passengers were rescued from their perilous position by the means of life boats. The greatest excitement pre- | vailed for a time. Incendiaries at Hartford, Hartrorp, Jap, 30, 1865. Within the last ten days several fires have occurred in | this city, under circumstances which !ed to the belief that they were the work of incendiaries, A reward ofa thousand dollars was offered by the city authorities for their detection, and to-day three persons were arrested on suspicion, One of the party confessed: his participa- tion in the acts of incendiarism, The officers are after more of the gang. Steamship Movements, ARRIVAL OF THE DANIEL WEBSTER AT NEW ORLEANS, New ORLEANS, Jam, 27, 1865, The steamship Daniel Webster has arrived at this port from San Juan, Nicaragua, with California dates to the 9th inst. ‘THE CRESCENT CITY AT NEW ORLEANS, New Ortxana, Jan. 27, 1865. ‘The steamship Crescent City, from New York via Ha- vapa, has arrived at this port, TE MARION AT CHARIESTON. Cuarteto, Jan, 23, 1865. | The United States mail steamship Marion, Capt. Wm. Foster, arrived this (Sunday) morning, at one o'clock. THE FLORIDA AT SAVANNAH, Savannan, Jan, 28, 1865. The steamship Florida, from New York, arrived at this port at an early hour this morning. Markets. New On.eaa, Jan, 27, 1865. ur cotton market was firnt to-day at previous rates, ‘The business amounted to 6,000 bales. Chatterton, Jan, 27, 1865. Our cotton market has advanced ‘4c. wader the influ- ence of the Pacific's advices, with sales to-day of 3,000 bales. Uplands middling is quoted at 84sec, | VHILADELPATA STOCK BOARD. PHILADRLP HL jan. 30, 1855, to-day. Reading Morris Canal flrovd 15%, Pennsylvania Raflroad irom’ S$. The mousy market ix Stock» are heay; yROVING THe HARWOR.—We learn from « circular that we “bave been appointed cne of the committee to receive’? the Governors of New York and New Jersey and the Legisiative committees of those States, at the | Astor House, this morning. There distinguished per- | sons visit the city at this time “for the purpose of ex- amining the present condition of the harbor with a view to its protection an‘ prevervation,”’ The same thing lias been done so often that we fear distance lends enchantment to this vier 8 Disarrearance or a Daoven-— ‘able anxiety is felt in our city concerning the eabouts of Ff Turner, who during the past two bas been engaged iu the business of selling bee’ nthe New York market, Mr. 7. been in partns ship with a brother residing Lexington, Kentucky, who purchases cattle In that State, sends them to this city im the care of Mr. ‘l., who takes them to New York and disposes of them. Mr. Turner when in this crt; hasalways stopped at Stanwix Hall, which place ue left about one since for New York, having in charge a large number of very superior cattle, His arrival and vale of the animals in that city has been traced out, a+ well as the fact that he remitted a Is sum to his but as he had something like $2,000 or $3,009 , and as neither his brother nor have heard of him since, the most painfel sions are entertained for his 4 } friend in XN York ymade endian: ) questof him, but haw without | epee aligy Spee, JA | Prosecution if they fail to do #0, VOL. .5X. . seaioeia = o> + - ie TOTAL LOSS OF yn nario aaa anoiy wita y NUMBER OF HER ORRW— L088 OF THR wane CAMAW AND R. D. MERTON, AND SCHOONBRS COS- TBLLO AND 8. ANDREWS BARK CHARLES 8. ASHORE—BBITISO BRIG ASPASTA RIC. ETC. We published im yesterday {terpoon’s edition the loss, on the Jersey coast, of a British bark, reported the Al- gora, derived from a despatch received by Measrs, Bird & Nelson. The vessel was subsequently ascertained to be the bark Argyle, of St. Joan, N.B., bound to this city from Glasgow, with pig iron, and consigned to J. H. Braine. Her owner is Mr T. H. Moodie, of 8. John. The despatch stated that the unfortunate vessel went ashore five miles south of Squan Inlet, on the night of the 28th. At the time the information left the wreck— 4P.M, of the 28th—she was lying stern to the shore, and was going to pieces very fast. Her masts were down, and the sea was making a clear breach over her. The life apparatus was on the beach, but of nouse. Five of the men were then drowned, and five more were on the bowsprit. Only one had reached the shore safely. It was thought the bows would come on shore, and the men on the vessel would be lost. The following letter, subsequently received by Ellwood Walter, Esq., Secretary of the Board of Underwriters, gives further particulars of the melancholy aisaster:— Sqvan Bracn, Jan. 29, 1855. The bark Argyle is ashore on Squan Beach. She in from Glasgow bound to New York, with » cargo of pig iron, cement, ale and dry goods. ‘The ship struck at 12 o'clock, on the night of the 28th, It is now 3 P. M. of the 29th, and the whip is broken up, her masts have fallen, and her top, with the masts, sails and rigging hae come from her and washe: inside of the bar. One mam _ swam from the. wreck and was saved. There were ten men composing the’bark’s company, with one passenger; the _ paesenger and four of the crew were drowned, and five were on the wreck when I left, which wasone o'clock P.M. Mr. J. 8, Forman is on the spot, and doing every- thing that is possible to save life and property. There have some few casks of ale come ashore, Captain Rogers, of the schooner Joseph Grice, arrived yesterday, reports seeing on the 29th instant, at 121¢ P. M., @ ship ashore twelve miles south of Squan Inlet. She was of about 800 tons, with painted posts. He saw | the mainmast fall, and in about thirty-five mipates after — the ship went to picces, so that nothing could be seen of her. Several men were in the top, but as there was no assistance near, he presumes they were all lost. Taough there is some dillerence in the given localities, it was most probably the Argyle seen by Capt. Rogers. If so, the fate of the poor creatures seen clinging for life to the bowsprit was but delayed, and that but one excaped alive from the siranded ship. The schooner Solomon Andrews, Captain Pharo, has also been lost. She sailed from Charleston 20th inst, for this port, with rice, and at 7 P.M. of the 2let got ashore on Ocracoke Shoal, The captain, crew, and two: passengers were taben off after being 123; hours on the: vessel, by boats from the shore, and carried to Ocracoke, where they were kindJy treated by Mr. R. Howard. The mate, one of the passengers and a seaman, arrived here yesterday in the schooner Thos. Page, Captain Scott. Vensels to convey the remainder of the shipwrecked suf- ferers to their destination were also procured for them. by Captain Scott, to whom they feel much gratitude for his hearty and disinterested efforts to assist them, When last seen the Solomon Andrews was about two- miles from the beach, deep in the sand, with spars. standing. Part of her cargo was saved in a damaged state. Thecaptain, crew and passengers lost all but the clothes on their backs. The brig R. D. Merton, of Camden, Me., bound to- Philadelphia from Savannah, foundered in the neigh- borhood of the Solomon Andrews the same night. The crew, seven in number, were taken off by a schooner and carried into Ocracoke. Capt. Perkins, of the schooner J. H. Roscoe, arrived yesterday from Jeremie, reports that the schooner Cos- tello, of Plymouth, Mass., Capt. Minter, from Boston, arrived at Jeremie 20th ult., and went ashore the next day in the harbor, during a heavy gale from the east, and became a total wreck. The captain and crew were saved, also the cargo. Capt. P. also reports that the brig Waccamaw, of Boston, Capt. Ober, from Pemarara, struck on a reef off the point of the harbor of Jeremie, 7th inst., and imme- diately sunk and became a total loss. She was im bal- last. Intelligence received from Berlin, Md., states that the- bark Charles 8, Olden, Capt. Bowen, of and for Phila- delphia, from Port au Prince, with a cargo of 1,400 bags coffee and 100 tons logwood, went ashore night of 25th inst., about five miles south of Fenwick’s Island. Tee vessel remained tight next morning, and » considerable. portion of her cargo has already been landed. It is pre- | sumed both vessel and cargo will be saved. ‘The British brig Aspasia, Crow, from this eity for Liverpool, was fallen in with on the 22d inst., in lat. ‘66 16,” lon, 56 16, dismasted and in @ leaky condition, by the ship Harvest, arrived here yesterday from Liver- pool, who took off the captain and crew. They also brought away some of tLe brig’s sails and cordage, and then set her on fire to avoid collisions, The following given the latest from the schooner Abby: | Whitman, ashore at Little Egg Harbor:— MANNANAWKIN, Jan. 26, 1854. I have learned the facts concerning the schooner 1 wrote about last week. Her name isi Abby Whitman, from Boston, bound to Philadelphia, The captain’e name is Clifford. No insurance on the schooner. The cargo is fully insured, She left Savannah on the 20th, and struck on the 23d, about four o’clock in the morning. The captain mistook Egg Harbor light for Cape May light boat, and thought he was giving her plenty of room to goin to the Capes of Delaware, but instead of that fetched up on the point of the beach. He then threw over partof her deck load of cotton, and she thumped over on the inside of the beach, and they are now waiting for a tide to take her out. She has not bilged yet, and is perfectly tight. The captain is in charge of her, and has hiv crew with him, with the aid of a pilot to t her out. She basa hundred vierces of rice on board. She is a new schooner, on her third trip. The captain says be bad been logging eleven and a half miles an hour, under reefed sails, with the calculation of making # quick voyage. TELEGRAPHIC. THE BRIG MOLUNKUS ASHORE—GETTING OFF WITH- OUT ASSISTANCE. Provinencer, Jan. 30, 1866. The brig Molunkus, Capt. Bailey, of Eastport, from Havana for Boston, with a cargo of four hundred hogs heads of molasses, went ashore on Sunday on Block, Island. The captain and crew went ashore to obtain as- sistance, and while there the versel got off herself, and ‘was not heard of again until Monday, when she was feller. in with by aboat’s crew of islanders, and carried inte Newport. The Prohibitory Liquor Law in Lilinots. A pew and stringent antiliquor Jaw has just passed: the popular branch of the Illinois Legislature by a vote of 42 to 26. The Chicago Tribune gives the following synopsis of the bill: — i It provides that citizens of the State may manufacture cider and wine at pleasuce, end sell it im quantities of not less than five gallons. That it shall not be con- strued to forbid the sale of forei irituous liquors, so far as the laws of the United States provide for the same; that county courts and boards of supervisors: may authorize any persons to manufacture and sel! Hquors to authorized agents of towns and counties, they entering into bonds, with security, not to infringe th provisions of the law. as above are incurred by giving away. Todividu not permitted to own liquor ith intent to sell or it way. All liquors held cootrary to law, with sels containing them, are to be Torfeited. Upon proper formation, sesrch warrants may issue, an. whea liquors are found, they must be the aw thorities until final action.” Persons found ent may, nd if, after becoming sober, they. to disclose where they obtained their liquor _ Prorecution may be commenced on their testimony. | if they will not lose, they may be prosecuted fo. getting drunk. The proper officers of towns, counties and cities are requirea to prosecute when ree: apprised that the law bas been violated, and are bable te In trials before ji tices of the peace, uncer this law, no change of ven: in be taken. Officers acting im good faith are not lia le to prove utions in discharging their duty under thi: lew. ried women may ite when liquor been sold to therr husbands, and widows may do like’ wise when it has been sold to their sons. act te the first Monday in July next; but if « ty of the citizens of Milnois should vote agains ct is to take effect on he heme “Dayo Tre Gaw at ELLeworrn, was two feet higher than ever haown befor, e Fiarbor the wharf of Mr. Benjamin Benson ‘drifted th jars aa Jett e nee cutter Fuller, driven ashore and ed out. One vessel sunk at her anchorage at 8. ee yo and bor, pees