The New York Herald Newspaper, February 13, 1855, Page 4

NEW. YORK HERALD. | 34828 GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. BYFIOB %. W. COBNER NASSAU AND FULTON STB TERMS, THE 2 cente per copy ST annum, eps, oF 8 the Burege Per anmem py gare Hitatn, and te any port af the Con VOLUNTAR ND) containing impor- ‘nes, quarter ef the aed Sail be iberolly for. “ae oon RR BOPON- ewecuted with neatness, cheapness, and PISEMENTS renewed every day. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY, CeTeATRE, Brosdway- CurpeneLLa—Ae Laus 49 Two P: Ne. 43 BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—GamesTeR—SHANDRY Macvinz— Our Gar. oom THEATRE, Chambers street—Tus Praven's Puior—Ow eeruxants an: Wis Wivas. WALLACKE’S THEATRE, "AE, Brosdway—Ga um ov Lire ~ @Piansiean anv vue Parmixs. MUSEUM—Afternces—Tux Dume Man oF garenneren: Evening -Tre ‘Onruan or Ganzva—PooR WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall—472 Broadway Ae "S OPERA 639 Broadway—Bvox, hn A Orxa TI ‘* Mails for EB THE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard mall steamship Africa, Capt. Harrison, will leave Boston, on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, for Liverpool. ‘The Buropean mails will clove in this city at a quarter to two e’elock this afternoon. ‘The Bxrarp (printed in English and French) will be published at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, im wrappers, sixpence. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Naw York Hunarp will be received at the following places in Rurepe:— daveeroou.. Jobo Hunter, No. “fciag e atreet, ‘Lenvon ‘Réwards, Sandfor fo. 17 Cornhill. “ Wan. Themen & Co., No. 19 Catharine street, PAR... Livingston, Wells & Co,, 8 Place de Ia Bourse ‘The contents of the Kuropean edition of the Harp ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. " The News. The steamship Asia left Liverpool for Halifax apd Boston onthe 3d instant. She is, therefore, fally due at the former port, with one week’s later news, which we shall probably receive by telegraph some time during to-day. One Of the administration organs of Pennsylvania hes published a long account of the proceedings—- the revelations,ss they are called—of the Kaow Nothing Councils of that State. Without vouching for thé authenticity of the document, we give it es ® part of the history of the extraordinary age of which we form a component part. The'stesmehip Prometheus arrived at New Or Jeans yesterday, with California dates to the 24th ult.—one week later. At the latest accounts from Sacramento City, the Legislature had not chosen a United States Senator in place of Dr. Gwin, although twenty-two balicta hed been taken. The markets ‘were do'l and declining, The Northern Light left San Juan for this port on the 6th inst. We shall, there- fore, receive details of the news ina dayor two. Advices from Oregon to the 13th ult. state that the Indians were becoming very vicious, and a general ‘war was spprehended. ‘We have news from Mexico to the 5:h inst. by way of New Orleans. A provisional government as been established at Acspulco, with Gen. Alva. rez at ite head, temporarily. An insurrection in Yucatan wae daily locked for. A crisis in the fate ‘ef the republic and of Santa Anna is near at hand. Bhould the di-tator fall into the power of the revo Jutionista his doom is realed, as they have resolved to summarily put an end to his career. By the arrival of the steamship Cabawha at New @rieans we have interesting letters from our cor- reepondents in Havana, dated to the lst of the p-e sept month. A large number of visiters from tho United States were spending the winter in Caba After the Cabawha left the Moro Castle she passed two British men of war—one bearing the flag of a rearadmira! of the white—standing into Havana. ‘Thirty-five rifles had been seized ata house in Carra- guas, one of the village suburbs of Havana, and the Captain General was on the qui vive, more parti :u- larly as he bad heard that an expedition of invasion ‘wes about to sail from the United States. No lesa than eight American citizens were im prison on va- rious charges. Messrs. Felix and E:trampes had not been brought to trial. General Conchs preeidea at a grand mulatto ball, and General Monzano was bosily engaged in enlisting free negroes for the “@efence of Cubs.” His Excellency and Madame Concha bad given a cordial reseption to Mrs. Octa- via Walton Le Vert. From Bermuda we have files tothe 6th of the pre- sent month, but the papers do not contain any news of interest. The Bermudian of the latest dato says: —“‘It is ramored that instructions have been receiv. © bere from home for the removal to Dublia, with Nttle delay as possible, of that portion of the regiment now in these islands. The bark Sir Seorge Seymour, Captain Stowe, and the brig Aarblard, Captain Williams, have been taken up by i Excellency the Governor, for the conveyance of about three bundred and fifty convicta—whose time feervice is about to expire, or whose sentence has deen remitted for good conduct— hence to England.” The. British patriotic fand in Demerara, (West Indies), amounted on the 6th ult. to $5,679 19. Onur sdvices from Turks Islands are to the 31st of January. Cholera prevailed at Salt Cay. One hun- @red and sixty cases had occurred, and fifty-three persons had died. The disease had not appeared at Grand Tork. By the arrival of the United States store ship Supply we have a file of the Cape Town, C. G. H., Mercantile Advertiser to the 13th of December. There is no news of importance. Temperance so- cleties may be of good cheer, for the Maine law has been introduced into Africa. Moshesh, chief ruler of Basetaland, has prohibited the importation and sale of liquors in an effectual decree, containing only three clauses. Judge Roosevelt yesterday rendered a decision in the case of the proprietors of the Sanday Courrr against John M. Wilcox, being a suit to recover a debt due for advertising in the said newspaper. The de- fen-e set up was, that if there was any contract for Sanday labor it was void by the provisions of the statute, and the Judge sustained the plea. The ship Mary Merrill, from this port for New Orleans, put into Charleston yesterday, with loss of cutwater and larboard bow stove, haviog been in contact with a sunken vessel. In the board of Councilmen last evening the spe- cial committee appointed to investigate the claim of Geo. W. Truss, as the elected Councilman of the Fifty-eighth Council district, reported that Bryan M. Cahill was the elected Councilman of that dis- trict. Other business transacted by the board will be found in our report of ite proceedings. ‘The President of the Board of Aldermen, deter- mined to give s lesson to dilatory members, declar- ed the board adjourned last evening, for want of » quorum, at twenty minutes after 5 o’closk. The proceedings in the Court of General Sessions yesterday were interesting. Theodore Gray, the notorious “ Vitriol Man,” hsving been proved insane, him Dail was discharged. Dennis Carrick, indicted for killing Huge Hogan on the 12th Devember, was found guilty of manslaughter in the fourth degree, Im the case of John B. Holmes, charged with the morder of policeman Gourley, during » fracas jnst previous to the \cet ele ston, @ postponement of trial 3) the ahiira Ved y of the term wae granted, ‘be wha ungble to ottend ia court, of the Know Nothings opposed to . were in caucus at's late hour lest night, but we did not learn the result of their deliberations.’ * In the United States Senate yesterday.a resolution calling on the Secretary of War. for information re- epecting cer‘ain land transactions at Fort Leaven-; worth wae adopted. Petitions were presented, tor’ the removal of the long bridge across the Potomac; that slavery be prohibited in all Territories by act, of; Congress; that treaty stipulations be entered. into. with foreign governments for the settlement of naticna) disputes by arbitration instead of.by war. Mr. Sumner introduced @ bill to secure to ssamen their wages in case of shipwreck. Mr. Seward presented eight bills providing for lake and harbor improvements, which were referred to the Commit- tee on Commerce. The bill authorizing the Secre- tary of the Treasury to remit duties on unbroken and original packages of merchandise destroyed by fire, which were imported between Jaly 7, 1838, and March 28, 1954, wae taken up and passed, The pill estabjishing cizcuit cqurte in California was aleo paseed; also, without amendment, the bill’ fixing the salaries of district court judges. Bills relating to Washington and Georgetown were made the epecial order for Wednesday. . The Indian Appro- priation bill was taken-up, and pending action thereon the Senate adjourned." The House adopted.a resolution to hereafter om- fine debate in committee to the proposition nader consideration, except when evening sessions are or: ered for genera) depate. The Senate jot resolu: tion authorizing the Presiiert to confer the brevet title of Lieutepant-General upon. Major-Geners) Winfield Beott, for “eminent military services,’ was passed by a vote of 126 to 65. Mr. Giddings proposed s resolution, that Gen. Scott, for “hié . per- revering efforts to maintain peace and preventbiood- shed on cur northeastern and northwestern fron- | tiers, when they were threatened with violence and bloodshed, was entitled to the thanks of Congress and the gratitude of the American people, but the House retused toentertain it. A motion to suspend the Tules to receive @ report authorizing a daily express mail between St. Louis and San Francisco was re- jected—104 to 65. The joint resolation to fulfil cer- tain stipulations of the treaty with Spain, made in 1819, involving a million of doilars for damages de- creed by the jadicial tribunals for loeses. sustained in East Florida, was discussed until the House ad- journed. The Nebraeka House of Representatives has adopted resolutions endorsing the principles of the Kansas act by a nearly unanimous vote. We pud- lish elsewhere some additional intelligence from this young and sturdy Territory. The capital hae been permsnently located at Omaha City. Both branches cf the New York Legislature my at 7 o'clock last evening, according to adjournment. The Senate discussed the Census bill. In the Ae sembly the Temperence bill was reported complete with amendments. ‘The question of accepting th® report waslaid on the table. Wednesday of next. week has been fixed as the dey upon which debate shall cease, and the final vote be taken. It is probable that afternoon or evening sessions will be mean. while held for the discussion of the bill. The bill authorizing a loan of $2,250,000 for the enlargement of the Erie Canal was passed to a third reading, ‘The bill incorporating the New York and Brooklyn Ice Company was defeated. The sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,000 bales, part of which was sold in transitu; the market, on grades of middling and lower qualities, ‘was about one quarter of a cent per Ib. lower than before the receipt of the Atlantic’s news. Flour was steady, with sales of about 4,000 barrels of common to good State brands, for export, at prices rapging from $8 25 to $8 50; » portion was said to have been engsged for Genos, to go ont by a Sar- dinian vessel. Canada white free wheat sold at $2 32, and small lot of good white Southern at $2 20. Provisions were without change of moment. Freights were rather easier. William Post Sackett, late receiving teller of the Market Bank, of this city, was arrested yesterday, on Long Ialand, end brought to this city, to answer the charge preferred against him of embezzling twenty-five thousand dollars of the funds of the bank. ‘Winter on the Prairtes—Rallroads and Snow Drifte—Wrecks and Wreckers—The Pacific Road. We live in eventful times. The is full of wonders. A summer, the most remarkable in its political and natural history of the last hundred years, has been followed by a North American winter scarcely less conspicuous for its extraordinary peculiarities. For example, our late great snow storm was bounded on the West (Cleveland) by hail and rain, on the South (at Columbia, South Carolina) by a rat- tling thunder gust ; and in the extreme North- east (in Maine and Nova Scotia) by a bona fide earthquake. Within twenty days, in this lati- tude, we have had more rain, more snow, warmer weather, and more intense cold, thicker fogs, and clearer sunshine, than in any tweaty days of the same interval within the recollec- tion, we dare say, of the oldest navigator of Bell Gate. ‘ But our winter on the seaboard has been mere child’s play compared with the rigors of the season in the West. There they have had ® regular Russian campaign, and cold and snow drifts rivalling the severities of the re- treat from Moscow. The old whaler who en- countered, at the mouth of the Penobscot, a Methodist meeting-house, sailing out into the Atlantic on a voyage of discovery, was some- what “flabbergasted ;” but after passing this “dry land-craft,” he would have been puzzled to account for the shipwreck of a cargo of pas sengers a thousand miles inland on the western prairies, Yet this casualty is an historical fact. Tt has occurred in several instances on the IIli- nois railroads. It is unnecessary to repeat the details of win- ter railroading on the Grand Prairie of Illinois, heretofore published in the Heratp. A few material points will answer our present put- pose. This Grand Prairie is an open cham- paign district, some fifteen miles in width, and of unaecertained length, very thinly inhabited. It is @ perfect paradise of flowers in summer, bat 2 continuous snow drift in winter. On this prairie they have had the most extraordinary winter casualties in railroading in all the world, Russia not excepted. Trains tunnelling their way under snow drifts, and finally freezing fast in the snow, within some twenty miles of a flourishing village, but inaccessible to relief as ® ship stranded within a hundred yards of Squan Beach; passengers reduced to the neces- sity of tearing to pieces all the spare cars for fuel; compelled to make a lunch of the stray dogs on board, in order to keep off the wolf of starvation; signals of distrese; vain efforts at a rescue; teamsters at last coming up, and of- fering to take off a load of passengers at ten dollars each, thirteen miles to the nearest set- tlement—such are the leading facts in these late experiences of Illinois railroading on the Grand Prairie. Under such circumstances one train,with several hundred paseengers on board, men, women and children, wae locked op in the _-patlonit ‘during the past twenty: island—no relief supplies—compelled ship’sfurniture for fuel—to melt anow for drink- ing water; and to make “a hasty plate of coup”, .ofithe dogs on board.- Compared . with these “trials, the hardshipé of Rebinson' Crasoe were’ holiday amusements. Sinbad the sailor, with all his marvellous experience, was. never ship- wrecked in’ this Illinois winter fashion. And they had their wreckers, too, not quite 80 ex- perienced as the Barnegat wreckere, bat, bold,. , enterprising chaps, with akeen eye to'the spoils in the relief of suffering. humanity—the spoils on the Grand Prairie, as’ ‘ at Barnegat, being the firet consideratfbn; hamanity the second. Cate chaps, those Illinois teamsters, and reasonable withal. Only ten dollars a passenger for their transportation thirteen. miles—less.than a dol- Jar a mile—through a snow drift! ‘Cheap, with the thermometer: below zero, and no competi- tion—dog cheap! 7.” ip But with these blockades on the small prai- ries of Minois, what would be the chances of a trip by the Pacific Railroad, supposing it to be finished, via the South Pass, or by Col. Ben- ton’s more southerly . central route, from New York to the Pacific Ocean ? "Between St. Louis and the Rocky mountains’ ‘there: are eight hon- dred miles of prairie;’ ’ NOW, covered w snow, deepening as you rite - towards: the mountains. Suppoee a railroad trata; with live’ hundred pas- sepgers on board, blockaded on this waste, five ;handred miles from: the: white settlements: ‘What would follow? : Inevitable’ ‘starvatidn, or the massacre of and the plundei ing nois epeéd of : twenty long would it take ¢ ter trip from St. Louis cieco? It would be detained at the first station till spring. Here, then, in these Illinois snow drifte, we have a nolle prosequi for the Pacific road by the northern route, or the central route; for who does not remember that far south of the Proposed central route, Col. Fremont, in 1849, was driven back with the loss of all his mules and half his men, from his exploration, after vainly struggling to fight his way through a blockade of forty feet of snow in the moun- tains? I’hese Mlinois snow drifts have put the quietus to the Pacific Railroad by any other than the extreme Southern route. And there the howling volcanic deserts which we have purchased of Santa Anna, without.rain, or wood, or water, are as terrible to the traveller in summer ag the snow drifts of the South Pass can possibly be in winter. Experience is a wholesome teacher; and the embargoed railroad trains of Illinois show us the folly ot attempting to ran the gauntlet of the great plains and the Rocky Mountains with a locomotive in the winter season. "But there is no danger of a Pacific Railroad short of ahalfway discovery of another California. In the meantime, camels and dromedaries are per- haps the best locomotives for our overland travel to the Pacific. They can fatten upon the thorny vegetation of the deserts of the South- ern ronte, and get along comfortably for a week without water, which is the thing required for the Gadsden country. And they have long legs, which would enable them to walk throagh the snow drifts of the Northern route, where a railroad locomotive would sick fast and freeze ap. We see noother chance for Colonel Benton | and General Gadeden than to sbandon their Pacific railroads, and fall back upon the long- legged, high-backed, sure-footed and abstemi- ous camels and dromedaries. Crry Hackmen—Morz Reronws.—Io pur- suance of the old absurd plan of trying to go- vern the city of New York at Albany, Mr. Sena- ter Whitney has given notice that he will in- troduce a bill to regulate hackmen in this city, We have read the bill. It has two objects; one to create @ supervisor of hacks, the other to fine hackmen for exacting more than their fare. Now, we ask any person of common sexse, what in the world is the use of this new law? Under the present law every one who fs imposed upon by a hackman has only to go to the City Hall, state his case, and have the man fined, or his license taken from him. The system is, strange to say, quite efficient; and if people would only avail themselves of it, and take the trouble to complain when they are cheate§, there would soon be an end of dishonest hackmen. What more would the supervisor of hacks do? Is it not very natural to suppose that there is some highly intelligent but disengaged individual in the back ground, who is waiting for the passage of Senator Whitney’s bill to step into the office of supervisor? On this as on almost all other points, we have laws enough; all that is wanted is to help Mayor Wood to execute them. Let the Legislature pase the bill—with certain amendments already suggeeted—reported by the Common Council of the city; in order that the Mayor's hands may be strengthened, and that he may be able to execute the laws. After that let any man who introduces @ bill to interfere with the city government be treated as a nuisance. It is very true that our hack system requires improvement. But—without meaning to ex- cuse the hackmen—we must say in the first place that the prime faults lie at the door of the public. Complaints are made of the cost of car- riage rides: but why have we no one horse vehicles as they have in London and Paris and every other large city? Is there something so majestic in the person of a New Yorker that he cannot travel without two horses to draw him, & large carriage to sit in, and roomy seats and grand cushions to repose his person? Why not try the cab—the French cabriolet which works at 25 cents the trip of whatever len gth—or the Hansom cab at twelve cents the mile? As to the extortion of hackdrivors, a remedy is open to every one. At the City Hall, pro- per functionaries, clerks aad commissioners are in attendance every day to hear complaints; and as we said, what is quite strange, and what used to be almost ridiculous, they attend to their business. Anyone having just cause of complaint is eure of justice and relief at their hands. This may seem incredible; but it is the actual fact. Now, if every one who has been cheated by a hackdriver would call at this office, and enter his complaint, ia one month, most of the evils at present existing would be cured. The remainder would vanish if the police had proper instructions to exerciee » sharp super- intendence over kacks, and if they obeyed or- dere with energy and vigor. to break up the’ a most amusing volume. © The entire history of lirica reat xg yom eees introduction here, would nob be more amusing, of more exciting; than’ rel: ton 3f a Seba and wbanliGeose tn tats faeh age and this’ rapid country during the last quarter of a century. From Maine to California the dountry has been filled with the plaintive | notes of distréssed prima donne, seedy tenors, and indignant bassos. They havestrutted their brief’ hour upon the stage, sung their sweet- est to empty benches, and got no sala- Ty. .The seductive El Dorado, painted in such glowing | colors by dashing managers, has, © a very poor Sahara after all. The managers have Jost all of their own. money and as much more.as they could borrow. They have. been ruined; the enterprising impressario has been totally used up five times, and yet, like Old ‘Rough and Ready, he does not seem to know when he is beaten; he rather likes to be ruined: and he is ready to, take.the field again in a perfect blaze of glory. We are visited with the Italian opcra in pre- cisely the same style as with the fever and ague, by periodical shocks. At one time we have three or four classic establishments under fall headway. All at once their lights go out, the managers disappear, the . codfish aristocracy ‘‘is disconsolate—there is’ no opera ! ing circhimstances! After a temporary calm comps a perfect hurricane of opera, companies, | like the great snow storms’on the Western prai- riee, where the railway traine are frozen up and '| the passengers have to eat-doge. - One of thete musical gValanchies is now: hanging over this devoted eity;:and-it will bé' down upon us in a few days,’ There are no less than. thrae reat operatic enterprises undér way here ‘at the pre- sent time. Mr. Hackett will first open the Me- tropolitan theatre; Jacobsohn, Niblo & Co. are making arrangements for opera at Niblo’s; and the Academy of Music, that unfortunate estab- lishment, is to have snother trial under the daton of Ole Bull. What a delicious prospect is here opened to the view of the dilettanti. In these enterprises we shall have all kinds ot opera, all kinds of managers, and all kinds of artists—the highest and the lowest—the best and the worst. Enrope will be good enough to give us some of its good singers, a great many of ite indifferent singere, and not a few of its bad singers. We ought to be very grate- fal for such condescension. We eball have avy amount of high art, bad and good management, tact, skill, ignorance and intelligence, courtesy apd arrogance, modesty and preeamption. There is no occasion to go to the epirit-rappers or to the astrologers to find out the probable tate of some of these speculations; They will go to swell a long list of previous enterprises of the same kind. Within the last twenty years we have seen many attempts to establish the opera in New York. It has been tried in the Park; im that classic locality, Church street ; in Broadway; in the Bowery; in the Astor Place Opera House, and finally, in the “Academy of Music, Fourteenth street and Irving place.” We have had all forts of opera, in all sorts oflanguages—French, Italian, German—interpreted by all sorte of artiste, from the days of Garcia down to Grisi; but they haveall failed, miserably and utterly. The democracy will not pay its money for high art or low art, because it does not like it. Tne aristocracy has no taste for anything beyond billiards, livery servants, late suppers, cau de cologne and German cotillons. So'the Italian, French and German opera has been annihilated, while only one sort of musical enterprise has succeeded, and that is the great origina), unexcelled, unterrified, unequalled, pe- culiar, remarkable, astonishing American classic | nigger opera. One fact will prove the trath of this assertion. Thirteen years ago Mr. E. P. Christy established here the first American | nigger opera. This day Mr. Edwin P. Christy is millionaire. He has quietly attended to his businese—his opera has been managed with tact, taste, skill and discretion. He has given to the public popular entertainment, without pretence or exclusiveness in its arrangements, and he has received his reward. The history of the Italian classic opera in the United States is « history of reverses, of quarrele, of newspaper warfares, of passe prima | donne, of blasé tenors and ruined managers, while the record of the American classic negro opera is one of popularity, of success, of ulti- mate triumph. At one time im thiscity we have had four full first rate Ameriean classic nigger opers companies, and now there are two that draw full and delighted houses every night. In summing up the case, it must be acknow- ledged that nigger opera has the best of it. It is the most popular amusement in the country. Let the directors of the Academy think of this fact, and if everything else fails, try the nigger opera! Justice To Gen. Scort.—We are happy to an- nounce to our readers the passage by the House of Representatives of the resolution of the Se- nate, conferring upon Major General Scott the brevet rank of Lieutenant-General, in consider- ation of his distinguished military services. | This is tardy justice; but it is better than no- | in many “cages, turned out to. be. ‘What’ a bore life must be to our Fifth avenue friends, under such distrest-” ye yeare, would mike |" thing. The most accomplished soldier in the | practical art ot war, now existing in the world, is, we venture to say, no other than General Scott; and next to him, judging from bis bril- liant defence of Sebastopol, is Prince Menschi- koff—but even Menschikoff would have been, eye this, on his road to St, Petersbarg bad such aman as Scott been at the head of the allied forces. The compliment of Lieutenant- General is bat a small recognition of his bra- very on the Canadian frontier, and the consum- mate ekill of hie Mexican campaign. Sach an officer in France or England, would have re- tarned from Mexico with the baton of a Field Marshal. Still, the compliment of a Lieutenant- Genersl’s brevet is something, and we congra- tulate the worthy old hero upon the triampbant majority by which it has been carried through the Honse. Tue Nepraska Question 1s Nepnasea —The Territorial Legislature of Nebraska, clected by the sovereign people, has substantially decided in favor of the Nebraeka bill. They are satis- fied with the responeibility of settling the ques- tion of free soil or slavery for themselves. They accept the act of Congrese and are willing to abide the consequences. This, however, does not settle the iseue in favor of free soi) or slavery. That question Is still open, to be decided by a convention here- after to be elected, when the time shal] come sity, and no exposing to, ‘sale, of wares, mer-. City of we | Grier deisvered the: optnton opinion o ‘he Sourt Fe ecatag the "Tetritory ix still open, and one peur effect of the stroggle between Southern men .and. Northern free_.scilers to secure the. uf , secendancy in Kansas and'Nebrasks, will be-|- the rapid’ filling up of Noth ‘Territories: with an active and enterprizing popalatiop.’ We. should not be surpriegd if this sectional rivalry. |. in the settlement.of these Territories were to give them each the requisite population for a State before ‘the expiration’ of the néxt Con- gress. Witbous this exciting rivalry they would probably not come to that point for the next,| twenty years, Thus, out ofevil, goed ‘ig often cdaced—th: = re-opening of the anti-slavery agita’ ig up the raw materials for two mc F teifepalinten to the Union—thus, thousands.of poor men will be provided for, and: become use-*|. fu) and worthy citizens, who, otherwise, would probably sink to the level of common ‘loafers, | from having nothing to do. In this view,, we don’t, care how, soon all our anti-slavery and free soil fanatics and demagogues, in panta- loons and in petticoats, emigraté to'Nebraska or Kansae, The country is open—the South is wide awade, and we are willing, with the Ne- |’ braska Legislature, to rest the ultimate ,deci- sion with the people. Neming, like sanatter, sovereignty. Suxpay NuEwsPaPERs ry AF rx.--By our legal. intelligence, it will be seen that Judge Roose- velt decides, ‘In the “case of a Sanday paper’ suing for money. due, that, as the Revised: Sta- tutes declare’ there shall be no servile labor or, working on that day, excepting works of neces on the 4th. iuet. ~The | erm eee, Vaden!» rare wee id tedinan koe ip RRA retell + DESTRUCTION OP 'A! v1 ones ue Me engine house and ani eset Railway at Goshen, N. H., were di by” morning Fight engines is the oe were en: engines in. the repair ghop,. (the .Cesco and , Glopeegter, «were destroyed; together with the tools... Lose npr 4 meee ee palit 3 the to<ls'$10,000, ag set on fire this ping by some boys, bat the fre w extipgala without any serious damage. Mattar pana A Aes wate | te Marine Intelligence. : THE BRITISH BARK BLYTHE ASHORE, PatApELina, Feb. Te? eae A letter from Lewes, dated /Saturday;,reports thet ‘the British ‘bark Blythe, Wood, “hence for’ St. (before reported ashore at Joe Flogger isJand,), is on Wert, Flats,,.below Hawk’s Nest, with -her mares a Sy pers and surroinded ‘by sbeuvy aragred thei? oe on ie ee the ahs of ‘the drift. ig. van schooner in aghore outside of Pith, Cape Heplopen,qup™ > Belax, from he emcee. pet agli gan be Had with’ her, the’ tig’: M cf at mpt to.reach her, but failed,” DIRABTER: TO THE SHIP MARY brgeek CHARLESTON, Feb, 12,1888, The ship Mary Merrill, of Portland, py «Be Osten arrived here-to-day-in #* leaking coniition>: « g come in contact with « sunken’ tiene in thawed" ce st ‘eta she Tout her cut-Water; And. Wd apg chandiee, &c., except meat, milk, and fieb,'the'|” : contract made to publish in the Sunday Courier. “WN EN z, was a contract to do an'act prohibited “by th |‘nere this moming with’, 0" ér See Sai ee mouth ote agate non Teenie els ih statute, and that the price stipulated to be paid. for the se¥vice, whatever the moral obligation “ may be, cannot be recovered in avy court in a napeha nea cgegh =! L this State. The decision is one.of very great 7 | oe olen ae pre emprt Saen ‘ e ‘great race. fagner, importance, and will demand farther attention. amere olla, failed’ to| dome’ off to: mar ee ee “| paying five: dollara forfeits. y= ~ + THE LATEST NEWS. Another Railroad Accid: = ' — are diy, Cunvutan; Sept. 12, 1855. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, ‘An engine ‘and six freight “cars were’ thrown'ot the |” ° paeerees track and down sn. embankment at, scamaneaseel two, | NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA AND OREGON, | men severely injured. . Race The Weather in the ‘aa. é y Boston, Feb..12, 1866, \ No Election of United States Senator. | re weather hore this morning is very clear sud” fe, and the temperature is quite moderate. Our deepateh: from Halifax, Bangor and Portland, are of 2 somew: similar import, but at Eastport a heavy snow storm pre- AN INDIAN WAR APPREHENDED. vaila. IMPORTANT FROM THE WEST COAST OF MEXICO, Markets. ~ age a aed Feats ok 12, 1855. A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT AT ACAPELCO, | ,,10cts.tre,steudy to-day. Roading, 383; Morris Canal aia eed 45 pines oe 804g. The money mast is easy. ‘ew ORLEANS, Feb. 1850. The cotton market is without change; the sae to-day amount to 5,500 bales; mia we quote at 6c. a 8\e. peso 20e. per Cotton freights to Liver- poet ty Cuarteston, Feb. 12, 1855. ‘There is a moderate demand fer cotton at previous rates; the sales to-day have been 2,000 bales, at prices ranging from 63¢¢. to % Insurrection Throughout the Country, &e., &e., &o. Later from California and me ARRIVAL OF THE PROMETHEUS AT NEW ORLEANS, New Orizans, Feb. 12, 1855, The steamship Prometheus has arrived at this port with California dates to the 24th of January. The steamship Northern Light left San Juan on the 6th inst. for New York, with 200 passengers and $600,000 in treasure. ‘Twenty-two ballots bad been taken for United States Senator without any choice being made. The markets were dull, with declining tendencies. ‘We have dates from Oregon to the 13th January. The Ulanth Indians bad attacked and murdered five whites near Orleans, and the United States troops had gone in pursuit of them. A general war is expected with the Indians, as they are numerous and well armed. The ship Osborn, Hawes, from Boston, arrived at San Franciaco on the 21st ult. . “Sy and M. Edward Ferrero announce their annual fancy dress ball for the 16th inst. This ball is givea to ) Madame Ferrero’s pupils, and will be, if anything like ite preaecessors, one of the most brilliant affairs of the season. The ninth annual ball of the Grand Lodge of the State of New nueie, F. and A. M., (meeting at No. 600 Broadway), will be given at Niblo’s Saloon, Prong petons ‘The affair is in the bands of a com; mittee. A concert, in aid of the Hebrew ‘Benievolent Bo ‘Bo- cietios, will be fiven at Dodworth’s Academy, 806 Broad way, on the 27th, The object is one worthy of pa- tro nage. i) Marine Affairs. Serious Mutiny on Boarp Tae Sump MepFoRD.—The abip Carrington, which arrived here yesterday from Chi- na, reports:—Dec. 17, lat, 26.15, 8., long. 25.39 east, fel in with ship Medford, of Boston, from Manila for New York, with signals of distress flying; hove the ship to, and boarded her, when we learned that the captain, first and: second mates had been stabbed by one of the crew; put the first officer of the Carrington on board, to take the ship into the Cape of Good Hope, for medieal assistance for the wounded. The following is the statement of Captain Ropes, of the ship Medford :— Dec. 13, 420 miles from the Cape of Good Hope, as the the captal went aft, to caution the mao at the helm lanpostant from Mexico. New Onan, Feb. 11, 1865. The steamehip Orizaba arrived here to-day, with dates from Mexico to the 5th, and from Vera Cruz to the 8th instant. A provisional government has been established at Acapulco, with General Alvarez at the head, until the arrival of Ceballos. General Babamurdo was confident that Santa Anna would be shot by the rebels. General La Vega will relieve General Wo!l of the com- mand at Matamoras. 4 The revolutioniste at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec regarding the steering of the ® ship, he became inso- have declared in favor of Alvarez and Ceballos. ~_ and upon his attempting to chastise him, the rest. ‘A new revolution is talked of in Yucatan, and the ar- | of the the crew ran aft ne aear eee reraet rival of the Kinney expedition was favorably looked for- | down, ‘The captain ordered all hands forward, who ‘ward to. obeyed, except one man, Charles who used insulting language, and attempted to 2, P. M., when Stevens was on his way aft to relieve the wheel, he drew his knife on the captain, when he and Habbed thecaptata ia Ave dierent pasen, the Base mane st cay rent u mate in the arm, the second mate in the from. which bis bowels protruded. The wounds were dressed as well as circumstances would permit, and at 4, P. M., Stevens came aft, and surrentered fa 4 he was put in irons, and confined in the lower cabin, the captain and mates beng tn a Wey lon Oe Tue Bririsu Steamer Ccacew arrived at this port yes- terday, last from Bermu(a, to undergo repairs. She runs between Halifax, St. Thomas and Bermuda as o ‘AccIDENT 70 A GovERxacest Vex. —The U. S. sehoener Madison, of the coast poy put into Crime hy TN From Wi THE EAST FLORIDA CLAIMS—THE JUDICIAL NOMI- NATIONS FOR OHIO—A NEW TREATY WITH SIAM. Wasminoto, Feb. 12, 1866. The joint resolution to carry into effect the ninth article of the treaty with Spain in 1819, which provides for the proper measure of damages to the citizens of Florida for the use of property taken and withheld by the United States army, will probably pass in the House to-morrow. The resolution is urged with much ability by Mr. Stanton, the chairman of the Judiciary Commit- tee, and finds great favor in the House and among the outsiders. Hiram H. Robinson has been nominated for Marshal, day for irs. Hiram V. Wilson, Judge, and Hugh J. Jewett, District | Cap lr Fapal Mopar «1 SS Attorney, for the new judicial district in Obio. va daithent cessation during, the 27th and There is considerable disaffection among the Ohio | ;, to ont aney tee apron ber foremrat democrate at the nomination of Mr. Wilson as bound rand, rye Maltog one ioctl the roLeroant a She now lies at the eastern end of the city.—; Naval Ini PRESENTATION OF MEDALS BY THE FRENCH GOVERN- MENT TO AMERICAN OFFICERS. In July last, it will be remembered, the French steamer Chimére put into Norfolk, having a great many of her crew suffering from yeliow fever, where every at- tention was paid to the patients by the chief surgeon of the Naval Hospital, Mr. T. Williamson, and also by Dr. James Harrison, The French government having been made aware of their praiseworthy conduct, by » decree of January 7th, Dr. Williamson has been re- warded with a gold medal of the largest size, 20d Dr. Harrison with another gold medal of honor of first class. ‘ The U.S. storeship Supply, A. Sinclair, Lieut. Com~ manding, arrived at this port yesterday morning, She! sailed from New York May 4, 1852, and bas been con- stantly employed as a storeship in the expeditionary squa- dron to Japan under the command of Com. M. C. Perry. Notwithstanding the hardships incident to thie service, the Supply brings home her crew in « healthy condition = not # man has been lost from disease or accident during her long cruise. The 8, sailed from Samoda, Japan, (one of the ports opened by treaty,) 26th June, 1864, touched » at Canton, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Cape Town. The following is a list of her officers -— Lieutenant Commanding— A, Sinclair. Lieutenant—N. B. Harrison. judge of the new district of Ohio, they wishing tor Ranney, of their Supreme Court. Great influence will be exerted by them on Senators against the confirma- tion, and it looks likely to be successful. The Singapore Free Press of Dec. 1st says that Minister McLane was about to leave for Banhok, to negotiates new commercial treaty with the King of Siam. UNITED STATES SUPREMB COURT. Wasnynoton, Feb. 12, 1855. No. 51. Richard B. See te vs. Samui Si rt pi aires ao judge Curtis e Cour! the x of pee Circust gin 0. Ogment with costs. i No dd. “United States, va. Archibald A. Ritcbie.—Ar- gument was commenced by Attorney General on the part of the United States, Caucus Nominations for U. 8. Senator from Pennsylvania. Hannisnons, Feb, 12, 1854. ic members of the Legislature met ia caucus to-night, twenty-eix in number, and nominated Charles 8. Buckalew, of Columbia, for U. 8. Senator. The whig caucus, eight im number, nominated Thomas Williams, of Alleghany. The caucus of the Know Nothing belters, thirty-three in number, is still in ses- sion, and the feeling is intense. The result to-morrow is locked upon as aacertain, aod efforte will be made to stave off the election. ene Ac! te brn roy 8. Conover. Th, Latest from Omaha City. ssistant Surgeos—Joseph Wilson, Jr. cotta Master—J. H. Upshur. Cmrcaco, Feb. 12, 1865. Parsed Midshipman—Jeweph J Fry. We bave received bere, by the as¥ival of the mail, dates from Omalm City, Nebraska, to January 30th, and we learn that botl Houses of Assembly have passed a bill Lieut. Alfred Taylor, from command of the steamer Queen, and Mr. Samuel City (gunner), invalld from the ” , ; Powhatan, came home as passen; ay the Supply. locating the capital of Nebraska at Omaha City, oppo- The United States brig Bain Wao to leave the site Council Bioff, and that the Governor has signed the | Brooklyn Navy Yard yerterda: “4 had returo wor hed fod sh station at Rio, as one of the we bee 1 — — —Lient. maa Se ine list of her officers: ; Lieutenants—Chas. E, Flem nn Joseph Day; Purser~Thomas H. Looker: Surgeon— (None bl wie. in Fag A of Dr. Rudderstein, ~ im. Mt. Gwin, Re T, Chapr ms ; Babcock; Contmander'e ‘The Sunbury and Erte Railroad. Pwiavecrma, Feb. 12, 1855. A meeting of the stockbolders of the Sunbury and Erie Railroad Company is being held at this place this morn- ing, Hon James Cooper has resigned the Presidency of the Sanbory aed Erle Rallroad, and ¢x-Governor Bigler appointed in hie place. Thit appointment cannot but give eatiefaction to all interested im the road. Tue Bio Loar ov Goup Arracnen.—The of gold which is on exhibition in Washington « which is valued at $40,000, was visited this afternoon by a constable who was about to put ap attachment . upon it fore sign painter's bill, which with expenses amounted to shout $20, The proprietor of the Probably thonght that the Dil wae exhorbitant, t herefore refnsed to pay it, bat he di! mot like the (dea, b his gold being taken away, and eo settled.—Borlon Ose (4. The Southern Mall. Cowwmsia, 8. C,, Feb. 12, 1866. ‘We nave received bere the New Orleans papers of Twenday, but they oct tau nothing of importance.