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©. WHOLE NO. 6741, A BLAST FROM THE ARCTIC REGIONS. ‘THE GREAT FROST OF 1855. Snow Storm of Thirty-six Hours Duration. aTS EFFECTS IN THE CITY. ‘Appearance of the Streets and Docks, tho Ferries and the Railroads. <Accounts of the Storm from al! Parts of the ‘ Country, &o., ‘The imtense cold of Wednesday terminated in one of tho “Bercest snow storms which we havo had for several ‘yearr. Wo were congratulating ourselves upon the com- © paratively mild winter with which we were favored, and were looking forward with the most pleasing anticips- “tions to the near approach of spriog, when we were sud- denly visited by a frost which has not been equalled in severity during the past ten years, Ths mercury, which “hardly onoe in a decade falls below zero in our city, fell ‘several degrees below that point on Wednesday night, while the telegraph informs us that ia Vermont and other Eastern States it densenced as low as thirty do- grees, It appeared an if some great revolution had takea place on the surface of our planet, aod that New York and Nova Zembla had changed latitudes. Who has not (thought of the terrors of the Arctic regions, aa he shiver- 4 under the keen blast, and of the porils to which those *» daring adventurers who left our port two long years ago * Gm search of the lost navigator, are now exposed? ‘Though it 1s seldom that we have such intenaely cold weather as we experienced during the present week, what is it to that which they are subject? Away up in ‘the regions of almost perpetual winter, where the powers ~of nature seem paralyzed, the brave, self-reliant com- amsnder of the Advance, and his little crew, are now per- haps hemmed in by huge bergs, or drifting about amid ‘treacherous ice fields, at the mercy of the winds. How often their thoughts revert to home, and to the friends ‘they left behini them! and how seldom we think of ‘them, unless reminded of their condition by the flerce ‘Ditter winds which sweep down upon us from the north! Let us hope that before another winter passes, he sud ‘\be companions who have shared the dangers with whizh he is beset will return, and that we may have tho plea- sure of welcoming him onee more among us, The weather modcrated coasiierably on Thursday morning, since when it continued snowing almost witn- out intermission, up to a» late hour last night. The average depth of the snow is about twelve inches &o., ko. ? 7 ~ s . ‘The following table gives the compartive dogrees of temperature at the different places named, sbowing how the cold varied in intensity here and elsewhevo:— Bost ribald M geport, Conn THE CITY AND OTHER RAILROADS. ‘The travel on the city railroads was somewhat alower than usual yesterday, in consequence of tho heavy fall of snow. By the aid of an admirable contrivaace, called the snow plough, the tracks were kept pretty clear. The plough is preceded by a flat, triangular shaped sleigh, the runners of which are joinedsin the shape of a wedge, and as it is drawn between the rails it throwa the snow on either side. This, however, does mot clean the grooves, which is done by the plough, a sort of ca: a fore wheel of which is farnished with an iron scraper, so shaped as to fill the groove and expel the snow, On the Hudson River Railroad the trains were not de- tained more than half an hour beyond their usual time. On the Harlem and New Haven roads the detontion of the trains did not exceed half an hour. ‘The trains on the Erie Railroad were six hours behind time yesterday morning, the road in several places ba- ing covered with drifts to the depth of Gve and six feet. THE MAILS. The Boston mai}, whieh was "cue yesterday morning by steamboat, as well as the lant mail, due atone in the afternoon, did not arrive till seven o'clock last evening. The Southern mails were detained only a few minutes beyond the regular time. THE RIVERS AND THE BAY. Both rivers and the bay were filled with floating ico, and a large number of vessels were detained bolow Quar- antine in consequence. The steamboat Columbus has made one trip this morning, and will leave again at three ‘but in some places, where it has been drifted by tho ‘wind, it is Give or six feet deep. Tne wind, indeed, hes | “played some curious freaks with it, piling it in somo places up in huge banks, while in other portions of the -mtreets the uncivered stones present « strong contrast ‘to the uniform white which surroands them. The arvay ‘on one side bave been filled with it, but on the other it has © deen most sparingly aistributed, and the same invisible | agency was employed during the night in drifting it through the crevices of doors and windows, to the no small apnoyance and discomfort of careful housekeepers: Jickens has, in his usual inimitable style, described the ~-doings of London blast, but we doubt if it could sur- * pass the freaks of a rea), genuine New York wind. New i} ‘eweeps along the house tops, and the pedestrians beneath -are enveloped! in 2 clocd of snow. Now it whirls it into ‘the air to the height of twenty feet or more, forming a «perfect “snow spout,’ while on door stoops, window panes, carts, awnings, signs, lamps and everything ex- ~ posed to it, it is formed into the most grotesque shapes. Put your ear to this telegraph pole, and as it sweeps along the wires, you will hear sounds as sweet ani plain- «tive as were ever evoked from the strings of an wolian; the trees, too, vibrate with its sweet, plaintive melody ‘while from church spires, chimneys, and fire towers, i ‘calls forth a deep monotone. But it was withala gentle wind, when compared with those rough, boisterous laste with which we are assailed, aad whose course on sea and land is marked by wreck and ruin. It is not of it the poor bave to complain, but of the frost which ‘wade their poverty more intolersble and their mis- erable dwellings still more mserable, Who can -toll of the sufferings of that destitute woman whose Ifeless body was found lying beneath the scanty cover- ding with which she vainly endeavored to protect herseif ‘from the bitier cold of Wednesday night. To see its ~ffects upon the poor, one must visit those localities where they live, and look into their wretched habita- Aions—maust see the miserable fire at which they vaialy attempt to warm themselves, and the scanty clothing ‘that wraps their freezing limbs One poor fellow we waw emerging froma basement that seemed more fitted a6 a dwelling for swine than a habitation for » human ‘Deing. He was evidently one of the unemployed me- ebanics, of whom there are thousands in this city re- @ueed to the same condition. His appearance was that ef respectable poverty, if poverty can be called respect. ble; but his face bore the expression of a man who had ‘become enured to misery— With a stern patience, scorning weak complaint, He hardeved bis heart against assailing want. How different the scone where he was an actor, from ‘that presented by the Fifth avenue, where the children of wealth, locked up in their palatial mansions, surround themselves with all the luxuries which riches can pro- eure, and laugh at the terrors of winter. What care they for the cold, piercing wind as they datve out in ‘their maguificent sleighs, wrapped in warm furs? For them, winter only briogs new recreations—for that which ‘paay be-death to the poor is to the rich only s change of pleasures. But even to the poor it is not without some benefit—thousands who are out of work have been en. abled te obtain temporary employment in clearing . way ‘the snow from before the doors and off the paths in the parks and other public places. In this way some make 4wo.or three dollars of a morning, while all who are able to handle s broom or @ shovel could make themselves independent of the soup kitchens for two or three days at ~ Jeast. It wasa gratifying sight to see the eagerness with which they went at their work when they were so fortunate as to succeed in their application to the house- keeper. The clean sidewalks yesterday morning bore evidence how well they performed their task, and wil serve, we hope, as a recommendation for them here j after. Tem o'clock at night, amd the snow still falling, with- « out the slightest prospect that it will stop before morn- ME vast falls the eeey shower; the downy flakes Sottl lighting spenneaee; dasiiniiate all objects. : Not # star peeps out from the sky. The thermometer still remains below the freezing point, and there is as yet no indication that the storm wil! cease before morn- ing. The city all day long and far into the aight was musical wih the sound of the sicigh bolls, and the streets were crowded with what the post aptly calls “care indebted to no wheels.’ On Brosdway and the evenaes the carnival was revived; sod the hearty cheers ~ ged joyous laugh that rang out on the frosty air as the gaerry parties dashed past each other, proved that to them the snow was s most welcome visiter, How long §t will remain in s fit condition for sleighing, we will no venture to predict, but it will be soms weeks before ou’ streets will be entirely free from it. Although the frost dy which it was preceded was something to talk about, we trust it will be many years before we have such . Last night at eleven o'clock the mercury stood at 26 de- grees above zero, showing a differeace of over 00 degrees ‘Uetween it aod the temperature of Wednesday, From ¢he following table, which we obtain from “ Delatoni’s Record ef the Thermometer,’’ it will be seen that the cold in this city was more intense than bas been knowa for several years'— ‘On the sth of January, 1849, the temperature was 4 o’clock, for that point, and will not return to-day. The steamer Hunchback, while laying at anchor at Stapleton, had two holes cut in her by the ico, and was put head on the beach to repair, The revenue cutter spoken of yesterday as having dragged her anchor, is very near the beach and frozen in near Townsend’s dock. A fishing schoonor is also frozen in near Van Duzens dock. At 10 o’clock the steamship Pacific was yet at anctior in Gravesend Bay, but as the snow has somewhat ceased since morning, so that the opposite shore cam be seen, she will probably sail, so as to go out over the bar at high water, The packet ships reported as being at anchor in the Day, have not yet come up to the city. They will be obliged to anchor near Quarantine, as the health officer will not be able to visit them. The Sound boats due yesterday morning, have not yet made their appearance. Those that were to have loft this elty for the East yesterday P. M., wore detained on account of the storm. We do not hear of any disssters in port or oa the beach, and it is to be hoped that the indications of the present storm were sufficient to the mariners in charge Of vessels near our coast (of which a great many are now over due from Europe) to haul off im time THE GAS AND THE FROSY. Thore who burn gas and wish to secure a full supply of it dnring the winter, can do so by covering their me ters with thick cloth, or enclosing it ina box. [f this ts done no alcoho! will be required. THE FERRIES Although the Nprth river was filled with floating ice yesterday, the boats on the different ferries auftered but very little interruption therefrom. The ferries on the East river were in active operation all day, the boats making their regular trips. THE SNOW IN BROOKLYN.3 Travel by railroad is suspended in consequence of the depth of the snow, and large omnibus sleighs are substi- tuted. Snow plows were put into requisition to keep the tracks clear, but without avail, the snow being too compact. In some places it has been drifted to » consi- derable depth, and in others the ground is bare. Sleigh- ing was, however, indulged in yesterday to a llvely extent, notwithstanding the keen state of the atmosphere and the unbroken condition of the roads. THE STORM IN JERSEY CITY. The prevailing storm has interfered considerably with the trains on the railroads terminating in Jersey City: ‘Tbe night train from Philadelphia, due at 4 o'clock yes- terday morning, arrived at about 10 o’clock AM. The succeeding trains arrived from balf an hour to an hour after they were due, The road was quite clean, and all the trains except the Rahway trains departed on time. The trains on the New York and Erie railroad were all upited in the mail train last evening, which will prabably arrive at 2 or 3 o'clock this morning. The trains left regularly last evening. The snow on these roads is about fifteen inches on the average, but is badly drifted. TELEGRAPHIC. Bostow, Feb. 8, A. M.--Snow to the depth of nearly « foot fell here last night. Very little wind and capital sleighing. e 10P. M.—It is now snowing heavily here. A strong easterly gale is prevailing. Sraincriny, Feb. §.—The snow storm which began here yesterday afternoon continued all night ; but the weather was too cold for a heavy fall, and there is bare ly enough on the ground for sleighing. Catam, Me., Feb. 8.—Weather mild and cloudy. A shock of an earthquake was felt thie morning. Eastront, Me., Feb. 8—Weather moderate. Indica- tion of rain, A shock of an earthquake was sensibly felt here. Baxcor, Feb. 8.—Snowing, with » strong gale. Porriaxp, Feb. §.—Snowing, and blowing hard. Doven, N. H, Feb. 8.—Heavy snow storm, and blow. ing « gale, Haurax, Feb. 8, A. M.—Thermometer 10 iegs. above vero. A shock of an earthquake was distiactly felt here this morning at twenty minutes before seven o clock. Sackvitte, N. B., Feb. 8.—Weather fine and cold. We have had a shock of an earthquake here, by whic the houres were severely shaken and windows broken. St. Jonn, N. B., Feb, § —Weather moderating. A se. vere shock of an earthquake was felt this morning, Puriapetrmis, Feb. $.—All the mails are behind their time, in consequence of the storm. Hail falling this morning. The thermometer is 20 degrees abowe sero” The sleighing is fine. 10P. M.—Itis now snowing here. The thermometer stands at 26 degrees above zero. Porravitie, Feb. 8.—The snow here is fourteen inches deep. The weather is moderating. Bautmwonx, Feb. 8, 1 P. M—It commenced hailing here last might, continuing uatil now, with sight mer. missions. 10 P. M.—The weather Lore is still cloudy, The ther- mometer indicates about 25 degrees above rer, Wasmnaroy, Fob. §, 10 P, M—It has stopped snowing here. The weather continues cold and cloudy, The | snow in 254 inches deep. The thertoy,:-eter is 26 degrees above rero. Crommant, Feb, $—It ratwe’ bart lat evening, It bas since turned cold, and is nye snowing. River still tees above rero at sunrise, and on the Sth the mercu- any ‘stood at one degree below that peiut, The: river, He may be remembered, was frozen over, propla ented acrose on the lee fom this city 49 Bevekiyn, | Mmwaverr, Feb. 7.—At avon to day the thormometer | stood at 90 degrees aborerieco, and at 62. M. 25 above. | There ia no wind, Wep'ser cloudy, ant mocerw' ing “THE NEW YO —————————— > 2 —- MORNING FDITION—FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1855. AFFAIRS AT THE NATH Wasumarow, Fob. 8, 1856. Tax JUDICIARY. this ls the interferencs fe the of the 7 Convea- {eiins porte, 28 history of the Syracu.' Nas. Wasnineron, Fob. 6, 18%65- President Pierce's Appointment of Colonel Steptos— The Why and Wherefore Ther eof—The Strangers’ { “At in Washington—The Mail Contractors—Colonel } po, mont interest, Mr. Bavoxn, (whig) of N.C., called up a Bill to repens | all, Colone! Benton, the Postmaster General, Gc. | ia ‘tenns to biael ball and ruin the case oo much of the thirtieth section ‘of the Judictel’ Courty | The Brigadier President had a two-fold motive in United States act as authorizes taking depositions without motice, Passed, with » proviso of Mr. Chase that (t should not affect eases commenced before the first of next May. Debate ensued on this between Messrs. Badger und Mason, serlo-comical, vatil other Senaters refused to let Mr. Mason be ‘‘badgered’’ any moro dung the morning hour. PUBLIO BUILDINGS AT CuICAGO, Mr. Dovonas (dem.) of I1L, preseated » petition from the Board of Trade of Chicago, asking that the Secretary of the Treasury be authorised to dispose of the selected site for Custom House and Post Office, and procure one meroe, ‘THE NEW ORLEANS CUSTOM HOUSE, Mr, Stuputt (dem.) of La , presented a joint resolution euthorising the Seerctary of the Treasury to make al- terations to support the extra weight of the New Orleans Custom Hous TUE INDIAN APPROPRIATION MILL. Mr. Hunter, (sem.) of Va., called up the India Ap- ropriation bil, and (t was made the special order for Rotorday ‘at one o’elook. re ‘THR RECIPROCITY TREATY. Mr, Sewann, (free soil) of N. ¥., from ths Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to amend the act to carry the reciprocity treaty into effect. Passed. DUTIFA ON RAILROAD I. Mr Jonna, (whig) of Tena. called up the bill givi three yeors extension of credit for duties on iron to rail: read companies. He argued that railroads were, socially, politically and nationally, tho great tors of the country, and had always favored protection. He re garded this measure ax protective of the fron interest. the prosent system cuts off ten millions of Collars from railroads per year, All our iron is wanted for other pur- wes. Alter Provident Juckson vetoed the Maysville ‘ailroad bill, the government imposed no tax on rail road iron until 1845; consequently the old States built their roads cheaper. The new States now ask the eame chaoce, They have paid ten millions of doliars during the past four years. Mr. Bropukap, (dem.) of Pa., regarded the act of 1846 as the finality of the tariff question, Manufacturers of iron have made arrangements to conform to it. It would be bad faith towards them to pass this measure. He under instractions ‘rom a. Ruel es to vote against such a measure. structions he recognized. Those from tho op poring party he did not. He gave a statistical statemont of the iron trade of Pennay! and, in reference to this bill, be could assure the Senator from Tennessee that the rew States were wrong in their policy on this aubject. Mr. Jonrs said, bowever A his spacers ion of t! wisdom and elequence of the Senator from Pennaylva may be, he did not think the Legislature of his Sta would reverse their policy bag the ipse dizit of that gentleman. ridiculed the doctrine of instructions, a5 defined by Mr. Cass a few days ago, and reaffirmed by . Brodhead to day. amounted to obeying the State Legislature when their instructions coincided with predilections of Senator. Pennsylvania had enjoyed protection—got her railroads freo of duty, and) vow wants to deprive new States of the same privilege. He rhowed that iroa manu. facturers would be benefitted by stoning these roads to be built, for the consumption home iron would thereby be much increased, as incidental to these roads and the ois Fate they would originate. Mr. Prance, (whig) of Md., got the floor, and the bill was made a special order for Monday next. After an exgeutive session, at which nothing of im- pertance tran‘pired, the Senate adjourned. House of Representatives, Wasinnaton, Feb. 8, 1865. TREATY BETWEEN THY UNITED BTATES AND THK CULPPEWA INDIANA, The Srraxsn laid before the Houre a copy of the treaty conelnded between the United States and the Chippewa Indians, Lake Superior, and recommended an appropria- tion to carry it into effect. Laid on the table. JUDICIAL MATTERS, ETO. ‘The House then proceeded to the consideration of the special order bills reported fsom the Judiciary Com mittes. The House passed bills relating to the holding of the United states Courts in Tennessee and Florida: author izing the opinion of the Attorney General of the United States to be printed; regulating the salaries of the Judges of the Distriet Courts; dividing Ulinoix and Ohio, each into two judicial districts; concerning the apprehension And Gelivery of deserters from foreign vess the United Bt courts in the district,of Maryland, anda post office in Bal timore; and amending the act passed in August, 14: making satisfaction for Virginia military land warre whew the House adjourned, Our Washington Correspondence. Wasnixaron, Fob. 6, 1855. Attack upon Knew Nothingism in the House—The Defeat of the Resolutions—Gen. Armstrong Case in the Senate—Flight of the Soft Shella from Washington—W here have they gene to? §c., There was an effort made to kill ‘‘Sam” this morn- ing in the House of Representatives. The ‘Goliah” that was to slay him marched boldly in under the lead of Hon. Mr. Witte, of Pennsylvania, but was doomed to fall beneath the blow of the second “David,” the young political giant of the day. Mr. Witte, in the morning, offered for ‘the considera &e. tion of the Represontatives a set of resolutions, | headed bya preamble, in which it was set forth 5 ations, and should be put down. It was asked that the rules of the House be sus- pended for the consideration of these reso lutions. This was a bold stroke om the part of the administration. It was the last heaving of the lead before foundering upon the rock which Jay in their course. It was an effort, serious- Ee ly speaking, to ascertain exactly how powerfi Know Nothings were already within the Corgress. The administratien will no doubt sleep easy uncer the result. Mr. Witte’s resolutions ex- cited a little fan, called forth s few jokes, and were z af finally ; ut to sleep by a large mojority against the | motion to set aside the rules of the House for their tion of the House, the Colt Committee reported through Mr. Letcher in favor of expelling from his seat in the House » member of the press, upon the grounds of bribery and disrespect to the committee. There is perbaps more of a personal pique to gratify on the part of the movers of this, than « desire by & resolution in Congress, when called before the committee as & witness, spoke. « little too plainly for the interest, consciences. and honors of tome of the ‘ter; providing for the accommodation of | eppolating Colonel Steptee Governor of. Ute. He designed to appoint s gentleman who would not ac. cept the office, which would leave Brigham Young unmolested in his rule of the Mormons and their morals, and he designed to shew Colonel Steptoe that he had not forgotten him whe had bees warmly recommended by the Virginis delegation in Con. gresd and by others for the cffice of Inspector Gane ralof the Army. Colonel Jerentinh Clemens had taken the recommendation of the Virginia delega tion, in bebalf of Lis friend, Colonel Steptos, to Presi dent Pierce in person, But the President decided to confer the appolutment upon another gentleman. It is left to be-ascertain- ed whether the appointment he has tendered to: Colone1 Steptoe will satiafy the latter that the Presi: dent designed to honor or to use bim in the transac: tion, One thiug the public may rest aasured of, Samer of sarrendering bin presest Mighly hospratie Tren is t le office for hfe, with m3 cimpnas et tinine A , to accept the precarious position ef Governor of Utah, for some two years, more or less. At oe pesprenan there oe great many stran- ra ity, drawn bither in great degree by the fitarest which is felt in the important measures 0 be fivally acted on by Congress in the closing hours of its labors, such a6 the French Spoliatioa bill, the Texas Debt bill, the Bounty Land bill, the bill to increase the army, the proposition to continue the present lives of ocean mati steamers, with their established extra compensation, &c., &c. Among others, there are several matt contractors from the for off West hera, and special mail agents, ATSAae with the Post Office partment to per- fect mail facilities on their great routes to the greatest possible extent, by an iaterchaage of views, | practical information, and judgment. | Without wishing to place either one of these hardy and faithful public servants and frontiersmen. higher in toe public estimation than the others, I cannot help here speaking in warm terms of a4- miration of Colosel Jacob Hall, contractor for car: ing the mail from Independence, Missouri, to iva Fe, New Mexico, a distance of eight handred | and fifty miles in six mule coaches and begwage | wa; For four yoera up to the lst of July last Colopei Hall never lost a mail nor proved a delin: quent over that lovg and difficult route. By ju cious management he has ro timed and met | emergencies as to commend the high esteem and approbation of the present aa well as the late Post | oO Department. Colonel Hall was formerly a lawyer of distinction in Alabama, but 1s now a citi- zep of Mi! , Ponwereing a fine landed estate and a cerervedly high Popularity. Ho is one of Colonel Thomes Hart Benton's main pillars of support, and | firmly believes in “Old Bullion’s” great forecast | and stateamanship, and in his t Central Pa -iflc Resijroad. Hes a gentleman of extensive research and observation, and has just come over the route fiom Santa Fe to this city, and speaks intelligently snd enthusiasti: ay of the improvements in and reund about Santa Fe, since the annexation of that region of to the United States, and alao of the feasibility and practicability of Colonel Benton's reat Central Pacific Raflroad. It is Serene a | beppy Sone, that whilst Colonel Benton aud Mr. | Postroaster General Campbell are not on the beat | end moet intimate terms in the world, owing to their open rupture relative to the Postmaster at St. Louis, yot Colonel Hall stands deservedly Ses the Cialmation of each of thore conapicucus gerente. ecasachacs Unche Sam. | Wasmxcrox, Feb. 6, 1955, ‘The French Spotiation Bill—The Anticipated Veto of the Presifient— Why it was Passed—The Texas Indemnity | Bill—Why it is Opposed by Some—The Re-Election of William H. Seward—What Southern Members Think Y il—The Effect upon Know Nothingism at the South— The Resignation of Mr, Mann—Ceorge Sanders Bapect. ed in Washington—The Citizenship of Capt. Gibson. The French Spoliation bill has passed the Senate. Th» | friends of the measure had a bard fight to get it through, but finally, with a long pull, a strong pull, anda pull | | altogether, they succeeded in fetching it. What a histo- | ry it would be, the biography of this very bill. It would | | bea volume far out-interesting Greeley’s or Barnum’s | caricatures on human honesty, or even Chevalier Wikof’s courtship. The heart-aches, the burnings, the desires, which have attended this splendid scheme for bleeding the public treasury, from its inception to the present time—the representatives purchased, the amounts bid, the interests served, the guid pro quo in promises, the | wonderful rack of consciences, and the final tri- umph in Congress, would form chapters of thrilling | interest, even in these exciting times in matters | affecting church and State, But the last card in this | trick isnot yet played. The signature of the President | nting, and 1am told today, by a gentleman who knows « thing or two about executive matters, that thin signature will not be given and cannot be obtained. The President, Iam assured from reliable sourees, intends vetoing this bill. Thin is gonerally regarded here as a certainty. But this veto, while it will save the treasury | from an unjust attack upon it, and be deserving of much merit, is not to be recorded to the honesty of the | President or his good intentions to serve the country best, but rather recorded to the credit of polities, which he President for this veto a quid pro quo in the wey of popularity, It is understood here that the friends of the administration have yoted for this bil | that the President might have the opportunity of vetoing | it and receiving the applause naturally belonging to such an act. He is much in need of some- | thing to redeem him before the country, and an every little helps, a veto of the French Spollation bill insignificant in its appearances. set up for the President to knock failed im the Cube scheme, lost the polntment of a German tch infidel amd others, Mini , be taken and vetoes are to be the order of the day, Thus far I have given He, ba ot denote in the a you mullum in: nro concerning fe motives with which the Freneh wan passed tl gress, the motive of the Executive in wing it hie veto. fo the to be made upon Indemnity bill, which boy bys in the House of Repre- in Hts interests is closely linked with strangely as this may appear. of ws who voted for the French bill,, actually believing it to be just, and who now begin to have their, eyes 0 to the true anticipating the veto of the Presi- | Texas Indemnity bill, by way of | retaliation and re’ themselves. If possible, the | with tostave off the vote upon the Texas bill until the action of the Preri¢ent is known upon the French | bill, holding their opposition to the payment of the Texas | motives of its passage, Gent, are opposing the debt in terrorem over him. This, of course, is a wrong roceeling. If members were gulled into voting for the Epoliation bill, they cannot now honorably sacri merita cr dewerite (as the case may be) of the | Indemuity measure to thelr former guilibility | Their oaths wpon taking their seats in Congress fort’ this. They swear to act and vote conacienciourly upon all measures, looking only to the individual merite of | | esch wearuze in ‘Action upon It. This swoppieg of one another, or making one depen upon the | other, when mo two questions alike enter into their con- widera' is t00 common @ work in Congress for nation al |nterest or national Integrity. | The news came in town to- Governor Seward to the United States Senate for the | % | | pext’ six yeere from the 4th of March next. created mach excitememt and went the round of the i fat nh pen oe hd re ven | in the re | | cane, tnd alt rank against the South aod her institetions. This the opponents qalleg to vole m io the Ly and bi great important serviees rendered ith have done so to the country in the of Lst2, bat Unie: ad nr thy not om the principies of the above ree im the case. This makes bausted by the ‘came, > the exclusion of aoe bills, amd you bill re- mains undls posed of. it does not ‘this week | it will be consigned to the tomb of the & fom days ago se’ waddenty taken York toni. vad. Custom H ase, ‘ingmus to beck uo withstanding the prating of the members of ti LF. ‘ll He inet ond the sémialstration organs to the eopirary, oe, thet ine information before given by the Hiascp that A Cochrane & a fivisg Al the «Dudley Mann bed rerigned his port ia the Mate Depart. covso'ation New wont, is eerrect. This rerigmeton hes siready bore erat York is palitice, "Pechape | to tne Executive, to tahg ede: em ioe ine Maven es my 8 “mext. to, i¢isan inter- | next ‘more ceatrally situated. Referred to Committee on Com- appointment of that perp as: eosd cme Boe, “ami they" read thin, George Banders was expected in the city to. a not heard of his arrival; but if he is gp page besecnes Sy pe Soule, it te lore: adjourns, as was the Hxnap at the See the present teresting revelations may be expected. Sanders may have a story of his own ill be interesting, as soon as he arrives. mal! sheet in the Siduey Webster, Cush is endeavoring to disti Bef Betta te Gosorvtog of the profevion ot the povere, 0 C8} ” n . ment re noe —and weeks to create doubts as to his citt- renshijs, It is well known that Captain Gibson was born at nea, ow board of aa American vessel, and has passed 31 years stm! ‘en months, of the 32 years of his life upon ‘Aderican ex}, (#ave those periods devoted to travel when in @ Muteh ae lived the most of hia earlier years tu Soath end Georgia. He was married in the former State at the age of seventeou, and was a widower at .%0——has children, ich are now resid. ing with their grandparents near Mendleton, in Cob Orr's district, At the ‘of 21, be commenced business in the city of New York, avd continued there until his depar- tyre for the Fast. ‘Ho is known everywhere as an Ame. rican in every sense of the word—an American by education—an Americxm by old habits and a& family, and, Ig until they read this, there is not » nm among the thousaudy scattered throughodt the coantry who know him whe ever supposed Sefore but what he was born upon Arserican soil, comes from Northumberland county, England. baby the Butch, who ary so in the their judicial papers, not knowing how to focate the Onptata in Neptuno’s dominions, thought ir to not down as balling from hin fa birthplace, The Dutch bad an object inthis, Govers, the Dutch Miris- jer, raleed ne this question about the Captain’ parti but he now starts them in tho Beliment press at Wi ington. Captain Gfbson has the same Maw in his citizen ship that Genera) Jackson had—be was begotte other ride of the water, but bora un: since lived umder the stars and utripes, save wi Duteh tricolor waved over hit, NELLA, Broapway Paxarnx,—We regret to learm that, in con- sequence of the continued indispowition of Miss Louisa Pyne, the manegement are compelled to further auspend the operatic performances at this ‘héntre until noxt week, ‘“Cinderelta’” will be repeated on “Monday, Tuos- day and Wednorday next, after which there wil) be only three more representations by the trouze; a& they open at Philadelphia om Wednesday, the 10th inst: vty Intelligence: Contord Freaks ov an INSANE MencHant.——Yenterday, a respectable looking gentleman, to all appearance, en- tered the dry goods store of Mr. Combs, in Grand street, and informed the proprietor that he wanted to buy out his entire atock of goods, for the purpose of shipping them to the Wost_jndies, His actions seemed to be curious and unnaturd!, and his representations very ridiculous. £0 the proprietor, thinking he was some oscaped lunatic, had him arrested and conveyed to the Third district police court, where Justice Wood ordered bim to be examined by a physician, who declared him insene. It was afterwards found out that the prisoner | was Jobn P. Blauville, of 160 Water street, an Hey aed of wines and segars, and that he lived with his family in Carroll street, Brooklyn; that he haddeen insane for some time past, and wasin the habit of making exten- sive purchases at different houses in this ctty, Of Messrs, Ward & Kapp he purchased $39,440; of I. 1. ers & Co., $16,764; and of J. @mall & Co. about $17,000. Alt these purchases were made sinco Monday, the purchaser saying that he would require them all oa Saturday next. Mr. Blauville was taken home by his friends, Tutyess or Jupce Epwarns.—We regret to atate that the Hon. H. P, Edwards, presiding Justice of the Supreme Court, bas been confined to his bed for some days past. Judge Edwards lias been suffering from an affection in th Tip, ‘and on Friday and Saturday last be wa) eh tate ot fever that bis friends were much alarmed chances of his recovery. He is now, however, con- aleacent, and every hope is entertained of his speedy recovery. Wrexiy SUMMARY FROM THE Booxs ov Tite Commiamtonnns ov RaaaKarion, Alien emigrants arrived up to Jan Arrived since up toFeb. 7 Received since to Feb. 7 Batance in bank, Jan, 1 1,102 46 9 AOL Ob 00,045 60 Total means, Disbursements Balance in bank ......45.00 csc ccce evens 26,258 16 A CHILD ACCIDENTALLY Pomowxn,—Last evening, @ child of John O'Netll, of No. 429 Front atreet, met its ceath under the most lamentable ciroumsta: Itap- | para that it was the intention of ita paren's to wim! nister to it medicinally a dose of tincturs of rhubary, in stend of which it is presumed tincture of opium waa by mistake given. Pollee Intelligence. AUREST OF CHARGE OF STEALING & NEWAVAPER. | Yesterday officer Murphy, of the First ward police, ar- rested a young man named Michael Ferris, on charge of stealing a newswapor, valued st two cents, from the Er 4 office. The accused was locked up for trial by Jus Nice Connolly. ‘Thin In the person han been committed for tr ged with stealing « newspaper of this stam: It in seriously thoaght by medical men that the accused must have been laboring under’ fit of temperary insamty wien he committed the alleged theft. CHARGE OF GHAXD LARCENY. . A woman named Anne Murphy was arrested yesterday by officer Fitrmaurice, of the Tenth wardjgolice, charged with having, while at » house of ill fame, in Walker | street, atolen $46 in bank bills, from Patrick Kearney, of Wert Thirty-eighth street. $30 of the alleged stolen money was found in her posse sion whenarrested by the officer, She was taken before Justice Wood, who com mitted her for trial on charge ot grand larceny. VATE OF AN RX ALDERMAN, Yenterday afternoon William Follman, whe was six yearsago Assistant Alderman of the Thirteenth ward, ‘appeared before Justice Connolly, at the lower police court, in the character of & vagrant, and upon his own confession and request, rent to Mackwe Lan. fer the term of three months. The poor man, since the h one of the City Fathers, bas | nd finally was so reduced in | ome on black well’s inland CHARGED WITH STEALING COAL. Yesterday officer Webb, of the lower police court, ev rested » man named Clark Mclauglilin, on the complaint of Corvelius Baker, of 61 Leonard street, who charges # times, stolen twenty three sloop ‘st the foot of Twelfth , North » lleged that the sceused had inirect from the joamt Ww raise the sloop, he effected, but on the discharging of the © ted the above gasatiiy war miseng. The | before Justice Connolly, who helt | r the charg He, Nicholee Motel —t Nyrthemberlendy A 8 Army; Dr Home | 7 md. J, how onies J Momors I. yd bevier, Bt 47 Hom, J Woodingmes, Ohbe, A Willams, Vierda, BL. Barden At the Metropolitan Hotet—Col. F Joven Ct ay, CBA “y Mowse-Col_ J PF Restenan, Reston, Joba ‘seams, Dr EB Denbey, tem Premciecs, ry ‘et A. Harrie Onse. Ty tee Ve ww Woman CF yy a, Mevvenant Berhieites You Irving i DEPARTURES. Vor Payacoeh in viesuehip Fierideek M Sulliree BA KP Carter, © ih Morris, W OB Lathe Wee, eed WS Reon Dr F Osborne ety wm Vinher, L Rebweres, Din the Mec om Mine re a Aye Gere, 0 Lege, 098 Fh a OF eernee | reported that the te ee PRICE TWO CENTS. ' THE NORTH STAR. ONE WEEK LATER FROM CALIFORNIA. News from Australia, the Sandwich Islands, the West Coast of Mexico, Peru, Chile, Bolivia, New Granade. and the Argentine Confederation. _ ARRIVAL OF ABRIVAL OF $1,300,000 IN GOLD DuSY. Opening of the Panama Rallveed, Commecting the Adantle with the Pacifle. LOS ANGELES IN ARMS. THE C0CO8 ISLAND TREASUWE, * AND DEATHS. MARRIAGES, BARTOS a MARKETS, ao, Bo. The stearmship North Star, Gaptain Warnock, arrived yemerduy afternoon from Aspinwall, baying beft thet port on the Sint of January, at¥il o'clock AL M. The North Star Urings dates from San Francisto to the 10s uM. The followkag is the treasure Lint of ‘the steamer Nocti: Stier — Adama & Co, ,.9435,000 00 Metropel’n Bank $30,000 06 H. Bleidorn 6,162 78 Johnsow & Low. J. Durand & ¢ 11,600 00 den 14226 00 Page, Bacon & Co.465,000 00 . 34,000 e@ Drexol & Co..... 9,000 00 Probat&dbunertr- agen . 8,058 of J. Wateowk Bona 23,000 00 Peter Kdew,..... 4,123 00 Wells, Faryok Co. 463/680 08 Pee en THE Xo, am) Wm. Bape 90 158; 000 00 W.8, Mannell & Bone.......... 6,800 00 Total Califernin......., From Australia—Adame & Co, Albert Hern, os 91,280,200 13 We are indebted for favors to Mr. E. W. Hull, purece of the North Star, to Henry Howard, Key; bearer of despatches from Chil», and’ to the oxprosson of Adams Se | Co. and Wells, Fargo & Co., as also to Mr, J. -W. Baill van, of the Hau Francisco News Depot. The steamebip Sonora left San Francisco for Vahame via Acapulco, Jan, 16th, at noon; 14th, 2301, M.; ex- changed rignala with eteamship{Cortes, from San Juan de® Sur, bound northward; 2id,7 A. M., exchanged siguale with steam»bip Golden Age, from Panama, bound norte. Arrived at Acapulce 1 A. M. 24th inat., and left 6.00 same day; 20th, 91. M., arrived at Panama, 13 days 9 noure from Ban Francisco. ‘The steamwehip Jobn L. Stephens, with the mails sad parsengers that left New York per North Star, December: 20, arrived at San Francisco January 15, 10 P.M, the pansengern all in excellent health, ‘The Panama railroad is at length completed, On the 26th ult., the train passed over the road from Aspinwall te ‘enama for the first tine, Its arrival in Panama caused emong the native population, who had never before ween tbat great triumph of huroan ingeme- - ity, a “Ieeomotive.’’ Thus it will be seen that the com- vecting link between the Atlanticand Pacific ts formed, and hereafter thove whose business or pleasvur make a trip to the North or South Vacitic desir od net foar the lows of health, formerly incidental to the ea- posore necessary in the transit across the (thems, which will he th ceeupy about four hours, in com- fortable carn, protected entirely from the weather. ‘The Pacific Mall Steamship Company intend keeping | one of their fine rteamers at Panama ready coaled, le waiting for the passengers from the Atlantic Mates. Ow their arrivelim Pensa they will leave the cars aed co Immediately on board #hip, tion. thus avoiding all deten Tie passengers that weat out by the North Star, also thone that came home, passed over the road ia the care, and there bas not been @ single case of sickness among t A bill is before the Legislatare of California whick ides for abolishing the tonnage dues upon whaling tering the port of fan Francisco, The steamer Columbia, whieh arrived at Sas Frases co on the 16th J ip Youtherter was ashore sia- ty miles south of Cape Flattery on the Northweet Coast. ‘The passengers and had been saved, but the reset would be @ total lors. Political Intel * The Legislature was to ballot for United Mtates Senator the 1ith of January, the day atter the steamer left Fan Franeirco erro, Jan. 15—11 P.M. party was held to in attendance, sa of w! sidered bound by the action of the caucus antil Gfty- seven memberr, & majority of the joimt conventiaw, ide by it; ond that then « 7 the power of making & ae- mination to be supported by all. Alter consideratie discussion, this was voted dows; and Mr. McKinney moved that If thirty voter were cast for any one man should be considered vw be nomi. mates Before this motion wae fimally disposed of, the S404 o'clock, adjourned until Tuesday evening, at 7 o’cloek. THA WHIO KOMINER FOR UNITED @TATER Wm The San Francisco Timer and Transcript saya learn that Col. Philip [. EAwards, member of the House | from Saeramesto county, received the whig caucus me- mination yesterday for United Mates Kens Mr wa wards, it will be remembered, was one of the nom need for representative in Congress im 1862—Mr. of this city, leing the other by the name of the Je bie aavociate on th old wards idea tbat he is sound on the gree sin Congresslows! new lotervention with slavery Im tho ‘Territories. FENATOR GWIN THROWN OVERBOARD. ilewing Coepetch was published \e tea Friacdase 11th Javoary, but rubsequent dates de not con © announcement — Aachswrsro, Jan. 1p-—2h; P.M. Collector Hammond ard Truett have wn Gwin | overboard, bas ai) slog only axed Gwin an cat's pow Great Exettement in Los Angeles. TRS CITIZEN Judge of the Rapreme Court, wtay of inge ip the cases of Town an) Law, aot len Alvitwe tw suffer the pemalty pntng pandhey f wens with iy i be reealie. (CUftest by Droee. tensed from the latter, lo very fT conlapes of baat hime oy the’ onl it sentence were oven court, Unat no cuteide of foreign nS uence should inter- fore to prevent its execution. In \erested have, however, oa proper te thwart the popular will in this matter, amd we are eour ite Conse nem: ee mews arrived here on Wednente, notions were sent out y micaniog the sherifl, im wate of public tre ential | tone We ettend at the jail om Friday, the ew. lent ion Thore4r y eventing, one of wert rected mare ever convened in our city, pr oe mone of hundred ner yee on jotnons, gathers he ea, ‘The: | of the county, were within and bets bring waable to effect oa en’ ae cnrere, | Tig P.M, ‘nat Oot, M Clans bee Coairman ot Dag JD Han tor 08 Don Juan Theta, View sat Freee | ‘The meeting wae called to order | ve Beh, vecretary, The President riety states ipo Ohyeete