The New York Herald Newspaper, February 27, 1855, Page 4

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Livingston, Wella & Co., § Place de la Bourse The contents of the European edition ef the HERsLD will ewbiace the news received by mail and telegraph at the ffice during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. News:for the Pacific. ‘The steamship Northern Light, Captain Tinklepaugh, ‘will (eave this port this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, for Punta Arenas. The New York Hxratp—California edition—contain- ‘tng all the latest news by mail and telegraph from all parts of the world, will be published at eleven o'clock ‘this morning. Agents will please eend in their orders an early av possible. The News. Harrisburg is the {spot to which the eyes of poli- ticiens of a!1 parties, and especially those of the Know No!bivgs, are at this moment directed. The Legisloture of Pennsylvania to-day resumes ita bal- botings tor a United Stwies Ssnator for six years, ia piace of James Cooper, whose term expires on the 4th prox. The Jas: balloting was taken on the 13th imst., when Hon. Simon Cameroa received fifty nine @ut of one hundred and thirty votes cast, failing even votes short of an election. A postponemeat ‘wstil to-day was then carried, previous to which a select committes was appoluted to investigate cer- tain charges of corruption alleged against the can- @idater. Csmeron was supported by the Know Nothings almost unanimously, but there was aamall yet active cliqne bent upon his defeat, aud daring the jaterval between the ballotings its members have op- erated unceserngly to gain thei’ point. A meeting o the anti-Cameroneans was held at Pittsbarg con the 230 ivet., at which aplatform was adopted designed to be nativnal io ity character. It ie composed of free soil, free tradeia everything bat foreign pau- pers, a twentyone years term ef naturalization, ands yessonable amowit of river and harbor in provements. uch a porely mechanical coatrivance as this Mr. Cameron coe not only easily stand upon bos completely straddie if necessary, aud a3 the charges of corruption aud bribery will pro- bably end in sm toe chances are decidedly im favor of hia election. However, in order that our reacers may form their own opicion as to the pro- babilities in this ex iting Senatorial contest, we have published to-day several interesting letters from our correspondests iu Peunsylvania on the sabject, to which attention is directed. An interesting scere ovcarred in the United Brates Senate yesterday. The sword which Gen, Jackson wore through ai! his campaigns, end which, while on his deat bed he presented to his friend apd con panicn in rms, the late Gen. Armstrong, was presented to Congrers. Gen. Cass, in present- fog the wespon, delivered an eloquent eulogy upon the public services avd private virtues of the gallant Hero of New Orleans. Mr. Bell followed in a simi- lar strain, and at the conclusion of his remarks of- feed 8 joint reeolniion accepting the sword, and thank'ng the family of the lste Gan. Armotrong for she gift. It passed unanimously. The House bill nding for reforms in she pirsonne! of the navy was isken up. Avamendment placicg surgeons on the came footing with officers was adopted aud the bill paseed, the House amendments being concarred im. The Post Offive Appropriation bill was passed. In the House the bill granung mgit of way to a)! pla: kroade avd railroads runuiag throngh pablis fands in the Territories was passed. Toe Senite bills grenting lands to sii ia the construction of railroads in Michigan and Florida were promp'ly laid on the table by very decisive majorities. The joint resolution from the Senate, accepting the bat the sword of General Jacksor, and retarniog the thanks of Congress to the family of the la‘e Gon. Armstrong, was adopted unavimoasly. Messrs. Smith and Zolliceffer, of Tennessee, and Mr, Ban- ton, feulogised Gen. Jackaon, and Mr. Walbridge | moved that one hundred thousand copies ot | the epeeches delivered in both houses be priated, which was agreea to. The Navy Appropriatioa bill wastaken up. Mr. Peckham moved to striks out the quarter of a million dollars to conticue the experiments with Steveos’ floatiag battery, and in the course of bis remarks alluded sa:irically to the Greytown exploi'. Loud calls to order from some of the administration members induced Mr. Peck- bom to abandon his design of demolishing, atter the manner ot Capt. Hollins, the apologists of that out- rage. The Indian Appropriation bill was bri:fly @inoussed and laid aside. An attempt was made to hold an evening eessien, but at the hour of meetiog e@nly twenty or teisty wonders were present, and after some unimportant motions and remarks the Hovre adjourned. Our Albany correspondent faraisbes sone im portent information relative to the pronivitory Nquor bill now before the Senate. It wom) tha the provisions of the measure are undergoiag a eritical ecrutioy before the special committee, aad that already auch evicence of its uvconstivutionality has been discovered as to iend:r itoyortant modifi cations of some of its detwils i mperat.vely neceseary These mod fications, however, do not affect tho principle of probivition, ba’ have reterence to the | powers of the courts. The proceediogs in the Lo, Gislature yestercay were unimprisat. The homestend of tne late Daniel Webster, a) Frapkiin, N. H., comprising eight handred acres, ‘wee boaght at auction yesterday, for fliteen tnou. gand dollars. By way of New Orieans we bave news from the Gity of Mexico to the 17th instant. Tae revolution mh the Bouth was guining ground, and the govera- ment troope were deserting by companies aad rogi- menta. A foll report of the pro;:edings yesterday be’ore owmissioncr Morton in tho case of the United prates against Bastbvlyie y Blanco, belag the alg: | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1855. | a edeiave tracing affalr, and involving also an im- Portent question of congalar privileges, ia givea in snother part of today’s paper. The Boord of Aldermen last evenivg concurred with the Coung}imen in appropriating the sam of eleven thouss'4d dollars for the relief of the poor, t> be divided pro vata among the wards, according t> the number of indigent that have beon relieved, Meyor Wood has addressed s .etter to Hon. Joha Whveler, upon the inefficiency of existing laws to bitvent the importation of foreign paupsrs and crimins's, and calling upon Congress to leg'siats immediately to prevent & practice from which “our institations receive their greatest shock, our moral- ity the severess taints, and our local taxation ite largest addition.” The letter alladed t> may be found elsewhere. ‘The market for cotton yesterday wes steady, with salee of about 1,000 bales, Middling aud lower grades were enchanged, while the apper grades coatinaed firm. Flour advenced about 12hc. psr barrel, with more domg both for export and home use. Wheat wes nominal, and held above the views ef buyers Corn was rather firmer for yellow and white, which ranged from 967.a98c. Whiskey was again lower with sales of prison barrele at 30c., delivered. Sa ger and coffee were tolerably activa, at fall prices. ‘The Presidential Question.—Boeginning to Shake up the Dice. Our telegraphic advices of this morning show that at various points of the compass the game for the Presidency has fairly commenced. The movement at Washingten, in behalf of Daniel S. Dickinson, appears to be the re- sult of a deliberate and well digested calcula- tion of the signs of the times. Leading South. ern democrats are at the head of it, and their programme is simple and consistent. It is Dickinson first, or, secondly, some other North- ern man with satisfactory Southern principles, The North may have the spoils, so that the Sonth get the principles—a very shrewd idea of a practical compromise. In this movement it is proposed that a democratic convention in Virginia shall take the initiative in July, and that, preparatory to this, a good stiff and stir- ring manifesto, early in March, ia to be issued to the democracy of the South. The object of this early stirring of the waters is to prevent the absorption of the Southern democracy by the Know Nothings, and to check the supposed democratic encroachments of this new party in behalf of Gen. Houston in the North. It is somewhat remarkable that in this ar- rangement, the administration, and all the Cabi- net old fogies and filibusters, appear to be en- tirely overlooked—that the administration, in fact, is to be suffered to go ty default, and to die without galvanizing, like that of Captain Tyler. In this aspect of the case, it is manifest that some very sensible men are at the head of this Dickinson movement. The idea, too, of opening the campaign in Virginia in his behalf, is not bad. Dickinson was the first choice of Virginia in 1852 ; but Marcy dis- agreeing, he was necessarily dropped, for fear of another Baffalo ticket in New York like that of 1848. Wonder if the Premier will concur thistime? It would be well to fiad out, though we presume his course, yea or nay, will make precious little difference concerning the vote of the Empire State. In opposition to this Southern Dickinson pro- gramme, it will be seen that the new American element, which is predominant in the Legisla- tures of New Jersey and Penvsylvania, has form- ally decided in favor of George Law as the most available candidate for the Know Nothings, and that they bave written to him upon the subject accordingly. His answer, in each case, is daily expected. We think it likely that he will agree to stand bishand. In view of a speculation in- volviog seventy-five millions of dollars a year, and a possible market for all the muskets, flint ‘ock and percussion, and all the artillery and steamehips in the country, he can hardly de- cline. The lamented Col. Johnson, the slayer of Tecumseh or some other Indian, used to say that the Presidency was a post too responsible to be sought for, but too iaviting to be refused, when tbrust upon a patriotic man by a confiding and intelligent people. We gucss that this is the opinion of George Law to ahair. We may expect, therefore, a favorable response to his friends at Harrisburg and Trenton; and that our successful contractor will immediately proceed, like General Taylor, to the study of the “early fathers of the repub- lic,” and the official dritt of the Cuba question. Mr. Law has a formidable rival, however, in the field, in the person of Gen. Sam Houston, who is on the walk in the North, as if in the midst of an actual campaign. The po- licy of Gen. Housten, in his lectures on the Indians, the slavery question, and other phi- Janthropic and constitutional subjects, apovars to be an appeal from conventions, caucuses and wire-workers directly to the people themselves. How it will work remains to be seen; but that he is getting up a considerable outside pressure in his favor in these latitudes cannot be doubted. | In another view his plan is exactly the oppo- | site of that of the democratic reconstruction movement at Washington. The leaders in that movement propore a Northern man upon & | Southern platform; and Gen. Houston, in bis own behalf, proposes a Southern man with the Northern conservative principles of the Kaow Nothings as far as necessary for their support. Tbus the game commences. The adminis:ra- tion is ignored; and the existence of a whig party has ceased to be recognized. The issue lies between the projected re-organization of the democratic party upon a Southern basis with a Northern candidate, and the new Ameri- | can porty with its novel, comprehensive, ex- citing and popular pricciples of reform. Tne Seward anti-slavery alliance are holding off like guerillas in the back ground, watching their chance to cut in for the spoils, Tuew complications and counter checks arising from the debris of the late old party reyulsioas are very interesting; but they will be still more curious and important as the game progresses, What bas become of the Tammany Hall projét? | Let us hear from the coal hole. Tue Gametine Dexs —Frentixna Suy.—S me | of our cotemporaries are making a considereble «of the fact that Sergeact Letferts, of the reserve corpa, and his squad, assisted by Capt. Walling, of the Eighteenth ward police, and a | section of his men, on Saturday ht, made a | descent upon a gambling bourse kept by Wil liam O'Donnell, at No. 332 Third avenue, and arrested nineteen persons, who, at the time, wele engaged in gambling {cr money, and that tbe principals were bound over to answer. Now it seems to us that this wos rather a small potato proceeding in view of the suppression of gambling. Woe presuine that the Mayor and the authorities are by no meas ignorant of the fact that the principal gambling houses of thia metropolis are on Broadway, and that they are the fruitful sources of much of the swindling and many of the forgeries and bankruptcies ip Wall stregt aud cleewbere, of the causes of which there is generally so much mystery and astonishment, Why make a dash, Mr. Wood, into a twopenny concern in the Third avenue, when the more guilty youmgsters, of perhaps the Fifth avenue, may be reached in the splen- did saluons of Broadway? Why fight shy of the nuisonce? Why not strike it at headquar- ters, good Mr. Wood? Dun’t be alarmed: Give them a lift in Broadway. Tar Buoopy Fracas iy Broapway--Our New York Savages—We have frequently been called upon to commisserate the bloody terrorism under which innocent and respectable settlers are held in -bondage by the trontier white and Indian savages of Texas, New Mexi- coand California. We may still sympathize with the suffering communities of those regions on account of these scenes of bloody despotism, but we may spare our reproaches for the pre- eent. The horrid Broadway fracas among our short boys and pugilists of Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning last, would be account edn satisfactory celebration of the opening Sabbath awong the bloodiest convicts of the California gold mines. We have the duplicates of those convicts and the whiskey and blood drinking Apaches among the hideous noctar- nal savages of New York, trained and dis- ciplined here in all the arts of vagabondism, debauchery and murder. To this last melée the unfortunate Bill Poole was evidently the chosen victim of a factious conspiracy of jealous rivals in the same busi- nees. Apprised of hia danger, he exhibited an ex- traordinary degree of forbearance against the in- sults designed to provoke him to an attack. But they knew their man, and the opportunity was not to be lost of a superior weight of metal against him; and, although unresisting and Pleading for a parley, they resolved to slaugh- ter him upon the spot. His immedfate escape is wonderful—it were blasphemy to call it miraculous. The firjng on all sides was dis- graceful in a critical point of view; and the geueral deficiency in this respect, was, in this particular affair, rather a matter of regret than of congratulation. It must be rememb:red, however, that the combatants were somzwhat green in the use of the revolver, having but jately advanced to this weapon from their ordi. nary implements of fisticuffs, slung shot, and bowie knives. The battle, too, appears to have been an extemporancous one, gotten up iv such ahurry as to allow no time for the requisite training in a pistol gallery to good marksman- ship in a confused barroom fight. These expla- vations we think due to the parties engaged, lest from their deplorable waste of ammuni- ‘tion they may lose caste among the more ex- perienced pistol assassins of San Francisco. We have yet a more important explanation to make—for it is in behalf of temperance, law and order, and the safety of the commu- nity. Whence come these bloody gangs of rival assassins? how are they supported? and why do they continue to flourish among us? We may trace their origin to the principles ot whiskey and ruffianism, introduced years ago into the clectioneering machinery of the two old political parties, and kept up, more or Jess, to the present day. Gangs of theso hired bullies have for years past been employed and subsisted by whigs and democrats, to ma- nage, by brute force, our primary and our reg- alar electione. Supplied with money, and filled with whiskey, and with a contingent reward to purh them on, these pugilists and short beys have ruled the roast in our political contests wherever the end was held to justify the means Thus have they been used. The formidable gang shipped to Syracuse, September a year ago, to coerce the democratic hard shells in convention to the policy of John Cochrane aud the administration, received on that occa sion a decided check. In our recent elections, the quiet and orderly discipline of the Know Notbings threw the pugilists entirely in the back ground, and helpers and inoffensive ci zens exercised the right ef suffrage in positive security. This was the work of the mysterious Know Nothings in behalf of temperance, good morals, law and order. It is evident, however, that the ruffians of the two old parcies are still continued under pay, for they have no other visible means of support, except their penitentiary emusements; and thus it devolves upon the Know Nothings to make their work complete in the total overthrow of the secret machinery ot Broadway House and Tammany Hali, We presume that the authorities will pursue the parties in the disgueting affair of Sunday morn- ing toa proper atonement; but for a permancat abatement of these nuisances we look to the Know Nothinge. Tue Rep Rervpuicans 1s New York—Great AnD UseLess Excirement.—The celebration by the red republicans of this city of the 24th February, the anniversary of the French re- volution of 1848, was a most imflammable ga- thering ot revolutionary combustibles. Among the red societies present were La Montagae, Cercle Suisse, free democrats, prac:ical demo- crats, Cuban and Polish societies, Freye Ger- mand and Albeiter Bund—a fraternal inter- mingling of Jacobins, soci lists, philosophers and | Blibusters; French, Germanic, Italian, Swiss, Spanish and Cuban exiles, with a seasoning of high pressure Americans and English. We have published their proceedings and speeches. They adbere to the great idea of a a universal republic, upon the French Jacobin tripod of * Liberté, Equalité and Fracornité.” Their plan of operatiovs to this end, however, was very indistinctly defined. Their speakers were exceedingly eloquent and indigaant aguinst the recoil of the Europeau despots to power fiom the general revulsion of 1848, and espeeialiy against Lonis Napoleon; but with regard to the future, these highly excited exiles give ua very little light. Like Kossuth, Maz zini, ond Victor Hugo in Londo, oar New York covtinental refugees, appear to be waiters upon Providence, vainly hoping ngainst hope like Micawber, that ‘ something way turn np’ From the speech of Senor Tolon, the gen ral plan of this universal red republicaa and ili- tbol) be opened as ia 1848, at Paris, and teat, iseuivg thence from their bloody banquet, the mountaineers shall take the lead in the revola- tionary march over the contineat “with the torch in one hond ond the olive branch in the other.” Then the tables of the new law are to be proclaimed; but instead of the twelve tables of the old Jaw of Mores, they will be limited to three, to wi ‘All men are equal—all men are frce—all men are brethren.” The identical platfirm of our ultra-abolitionists, done up in Jacobin French. According to another speaker, Col. Forbes, in the new revolution no quarter is to Le given —no half-way compromises. with consery bustering coalition seems to be that the ball | are to be made—‘they will have everything or nothing.” Such are the materials, and such is the general programme of this red republican alliance. It isan organization of visionaries and monomaniacs of the exact calibre of the women’s rights and spiritual manifestation societies of the day—nothing more. Lucy Stone is as much of aan enthusiast in her peculiar line as Senor Tolon or Colonel Forbes, and quite as practical. Mr. Ira B. Da- vis, of the “ practical democrats,” is sanguine that this red alliance of the European refa- gees, in connection “with the liberal Ameri- cane, will, at the next election, put these Kaow Nothiogs out of existence,” but Judge Ed- monds is equally sanguine that his spiritual discoveries point out the true path to the mil- Jerium. The experience of 1848-49 has esta»lished the total incompetency of such visionaries 23 Kossuth, Ledra Rollin, Mazzini and Company, in government affaira of any practical kind. In 1848-49 the people of France, Germany and Italy overthrew their Kings, and invited these republican theorists to take their places. They signally failed—their promises and theories proved a, bitter mockery, and the expectations of the people 9 costly delusion. They, the peo- ple, risked everything in risking a revolution— they achieved it; but in the hands of their vi- sionary leaders they lost all. Facts and expe- rience assure us that these universal republi- cans are sanguinary dreamers ; that, when put to the test, their philanthropy is bloodshed, their fraternity mutual slaughter, and their ul- timatum general anarchy and spoliation. Here, however, where their vagaries may be permit- ted their full expression, they incontinently confees too much. A league with the aboli- tioniste, women’s rights socie@figa, and the spir- itual rappers is now their only chance against Louis Napoleon, the Pope, and the Know No- things—the last chance. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, PRESIDENTIAL NEWS. Dickinson Movement at Washington—Very Curious and Interesting. Wasnivaro, Feb. 24, 1855, Several of the more prominent democratic Southern Senators and members of the House have decided upon a plan of operation, essentially sectional in its purposes, for holding a political convention in July, and have ee- lected Virginia as the State to holditin. An adress, already written, to the South, will be issued in the early partof March. Iis determined upon that no South- erner shall be presented for the office of President or Vice President, and that the convention will ineist upon Daniel S. Dickinson, of New York, for the first of these offices; and in the bestowal of their suffrages fer the V.ce Presidency they stand ready to support the nomince of the Baltimore Convention, providing that he is not a Southern man, and is known to be a friend of the South and a supporter of Nebraska, ‘The convention, however, will lead in the question of President, and its selection, if pot concurred in-at Bal- timore, will be the formation of a Northern and Southern party, which canrot but prove fatal to the democracy tbronghout the country. My informant assures mo “that the South were determined in this move to test the sincerity of the North on the question of slavery, and in doing this she should take a Northern man for her champion aad standard bearer.” A joarzal of thiscity has beon selected as the organ for said con- vention, and its columns are to be enriched fron time to time by voluntary contributions from’ the pens of the most eminent fouthern stateemen and representatives. The Southern democratic press will, as a matter of course, sustain the proceedings of the convention as soon an thoy shall be made knowa. It is in@mded that this convention shall be represented by the first men of the South, and that its deliberations shall ve marked by a spirit of moderation and justice. ‘The day for holding it will be decided upon oefore the adjournment of Congress. This step has been hastened and thought necessary by the rapidly growing influence upon the masses in favor of General Houston for the Presidency, in part arising from bis Know Nothing prin- ciples, which are everywhere sweeping the South. The nomination of Dickinron at this early day, it is anticipated, will have the effect to change the curreat of the popular feeling in his favor, and securs for him tae united support of the South. The particulars here ent you have been carefully kept from the public thas long by the initiated few, who have not permitted them, by ccrrespondence or otherwise, to pass the limits of this city. pearance of the Southern address, in March following. The proffered offer of mediation has besn tendered the United States by Great Britain in the settlement of American difficulties with Spain. As this offer cams by the Baltic, it hse probably the sanction of the new cabi- net, The document passed through the British Embasay here, and was yesterday presented to tho Secretary of State. A well-timed movement, following so imme- diately on the heels of General Cass’ speceh. Pennsylvania for George Law. LEGISLATIVE LETTER TO GEORGE LAW—GSEAT BX- CITSMENT. Hannronvna, Pa, Feb, 24, 1855. ‘The Speaker of the House of Representatives and a Legislature have addressed @ letter to George Law, of New York, sounding him upon national affairs, ani ashing him to take the field as the champion of the xew American party, This letter was writtes some days since. This movement bas created quite a sspsa‘ion in this qvarter, and much anxiety aud specula/ion are efloat in anticipation of Mr. Law’s reply. George Law ahead tn Jersey. LETTER FROM TIE ASSEMBLYMEN TO GEORG LAW— COMMODORE STOCKTON SUPERCEDED. Trenton, N. J., Fob. 24, 1855, A letter from a ccnsiderable number of the members of our Legislature has been addressed to George Law, of New York, urging upcn him the acceptance of the Presileney as the Know Nothing candidate. This has been done over the bead of Commodore Stockton, wbo has all along heretofore carried all the “Jarseys”’ in his breeches pocket George Law, however, is considered a still wealibier man, and democracy in this State being gauged by dollars and cents, the gallant Commodore mu: way to the Great Contractor. It is supposed th 11 accept on high pressure Hlibustering princinies, Another Cold Snap. Wasmnoton, Feb. 26, 1855. The day is cold and windy. Thermometor 24 degrees above wero. law Osweo, Feb, 28, 1855 A violent storm bas prevailed here since Saturday night, and the weather is very cold. Bervaro, Feb. 28, 1855, The weather yesterday and to day ins been yery cold here, the thermometer ranging from zero to ten degrees above it upto neen, No mails from New York have been received since Saturday evening. Four traias ov. due have been stopped by the drifts of snow near Ba- tavia. MiLwauKiR, Feb, 26, 1855. Last night wes the coldest of the season. At sunr se this morning (he thermometer stood at twenty degrees below itro. Cricaco, Fed. 26, 1855. This in the coldest day yet thie season, Between five and six o'clock this morniog the thermometer range} (rom filteen to twenty degrees below zero. Warrxtixe, (Va.,) Feb, 26, 1 er in intensely cold. The river Navigation is entirely suepended The wreath 7 e Destructive Fire at Toronto, Toronto, Feo, 26, 1855 About hol! pest one o'clock this morning a fire > Ye outin the Rey. Mr, Roaf’s church, corner of Adela. je and Dey «treets were £00 and lark of the consumed, i Avvivel of the Florida at S+vannan. SAVANNAM, PRD. 24, 1855 ‘The eteagestip Prorida Ras arrived bere af era pacmge of siaty hours from New York The fire engines of diferent cocps n the epot, but owing to the int Bot been ascertaiued But for an accident these important political ! movements might have remained a secret until the ap- | difive, with six dwellings, was | ‘The European Mails. Boston, Feb, 26, 1855. ‘The steymship Asia will sail from her dock at nine o'clock om Wednesday morning for Halifax and Liver- pool, Ser mails will close at 8 A. M. Later from Mexico. PROGSESS OF THB REVOLUTION—THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION. New ORLEANS, Fed. 26, 1855. Ry the arrival of the steamer Orazaba we have dates from Vera Cruz to the 22d, and City of Mexico to the Lith. The revolution at fhe South was gaining ground. Many of the government troops had gone over. General Palesia was besieged at Chilpancingo by 2,600 redel#, and reduced almost to starvation. ‘The Mexican Boundary Commissioners have fixed upon 30 deg. 47 min. as the initial points. From Washington. THR REGENT POLITICAL DEBATE IN THE SENATE— OBN. QUITMAN IN TOWN, EPC. Wasmaton, Feb. 26, 1855. In allusion to the dispute in the Senate—which teok place between Mr, Douglas on the one side, and Messrs. Waido and Fersenden on the other, last Friday, about the result of the Imois election—the now free soil Senator, the Hon. Lyman Trumbull, has telegraphed as follows: — Axton, Ill, Feb. 24, 1855. Iwas absent myself election day, The anti-Nebraska democrats in this district supported Moore for Treasurer. Know Nothinginm had nothing to do with my election. LYMAN TRUMBULL. Genera) Quitman arrived here this morning from New Orle: The Navy Department has advices that the steam fri- gate Susquehanna arrived at Valparaiso on January 1, having made the run from Acapulco in nineteen days. The Globe asserts that Messrs. Selden, Withers & Co, are compounding with some of their creditors, by paying eighty-three ceats on the dollar. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 1855. John H, White, of New York, Hon. M. 8. Lathem and G, Miller were admitted as attorneys and counsellors of our court to-day. No. 78—William Judson, ap’l’nt, vs. Wm. H. Coreo- ran.—The cause was argued by Mr. Coxe, for the appel- lant, and continued by Messrs. Carlisle and Bradlee for the appellee. The Senatorial Question in the Pennsylvania Legislature. Hannissvna, Feb. 26, 1855. In the House this afternoon the majority of the com- mittee to investigate the charges of bribery in relation to the |Senatoriai election, made a partialjreport, after ‘being called upon to do so by the resolution of the House. The report stated that twenty-five witnesses had been examined; that four or five could not be found, and that many yet_ remain to be examined; that the testimony is imperfect and unsatisfactory, and in its present ahape should not be published. It is also stated that no teati- mony thus far had been developsd calculated to fix on either candidate for Senator before the joint convention any attempt to obtain the nomination and election hy corrupt or improper influences. Mr. Jordan, the chair- man of the committee, and Mr. Browne, refused to sign the report, because they placed a different estimate on the evidence adduced. Doings of the New Jersey Legislature. TRENTON, Feb. 26, 1955. ‘Ibe South Jersey Air Line Railrcad bill was ordered to a third reading in the House to-day. The pecial bank cbarters will come up for coneldera- tion in the House to-morrow or next day. The.temperance men have ordered a State convention for the 7th of March, to take measures in regardto the defeat of the proh‘bitory law. They declare themselves opposed to the minority’s bil), which simply proposes to take the question next November, whether the people are in favor of such a law as the House passed and the Senate defeated. Mayoralty Nominations. Unica, Feb, 26, 18 John E. Hinman (soft) wae this evening renomin for Mayor of thia city. Portianp, (Me.,) Feb. 26, 1855. At a meeting of the citizens of Portiand, this evening, Charles (. Came was nominated for Mayor. From Boston. SALE OF DANIEL WEBSTER’S HOMESTEAD IN NEW FAMPSHIRB— RESOLUTIONS ON SLAVERY, ETO. : Bostox, Feb. 26, 1455. The farm of eight hundred acres, with the buildings thereon, known as Daniel Webster’s homestead, ‘n Franklin, N. H., was sold at auction on Thursday for $16,000, and Rufus L. Tiy, of this city, was the pur- charer. In the House of Representatives of this State to-day, Le Committee om Federal Relations were directed to ia- quire into the expedisacy of reporting resolutions de- nouncing the Fugitive Slave law. The resolution in re \stion to the repeal of the Misso Com promise was taken from the order of the day, and, under a suszen- sion of the rules, passed to be engrossed, The four o’elock afternoon train from Lawrence, when near Lowell. ran into a carriage containing foar Irish- men returning from @ faneral. The carriage was de- molished, and the fowr occuzants instantly killed, Theis names are not known. From Cincinnatl. THE WEATHER—NAVIGATION—MABKETS, ETC. Crvcixnatt, Feb, 23, 1355. The weather has been very cold here to-day. The thermemeter stands at six degrees above zero, beiag older than at avy other time this season. Navigation is suapended, the river being full of heavy pieces of ice, and it will probably fraoze over to-night. ‘The markete are quiet, Exchange on New York is 144 #13, per cent premium, The Colvin Will Case Dectded. Bavrimonr, Feb. 26, 1855, The Colvin will case, which has been before the Bal- | timore Circuit Court for the last four weeks, closed | to-day, and ® verdict was given sustaining the will of Jarge number of members of the two houses of this | | insane, 1848, alieged to have been made whilst the testator wag The estate involved is valued at half a millon of doliare, Markets. New Ontrays, Feb. 24—Noon. The cotton market is firm. The sales thus faramoant to 7,000 bales. The receipts at'tue Southern ports leas taup latt year at this time amount to 211,000 bales. New Onveans, Feb, 24—Evening. | fet quarter doljers and The cotton market is unchanged in every respect. The sales of to-day are 8,000 bales. The sales of the work fect up 20,000 bales. The stock on hand is 168,000 bales, The rece'pts at this port less than last year, up to this tine, are 16 000 bales. Fair sugar is 35e. @ 37%. per Ib. Kio coflee—The rales of the week have been 12,000 bags, The stock on Land is 45,000 bags, Prime ia 9X. a 10-, per lb. "Freighta—Cotton to Liverpool, 2d. a 13-324. Sterling exch, quote at 8a 5% per cent premium. (LADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PATLADELPHTA, Feb. 26, are firm. at the io!lowing Morris Canal, 15%; Long Island naylvania Railroad, 4534; Pewnaylva- State 67s, 88. 1€ weather in intensely cold. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. A the Irving House—Rev. J. J. Pipe and lady, Baltimore, Ma. ; F A Amb: Call De. Us Harriet 3 ut i Dee, W Pearson, I'h At the Pre » Cincinnati, Louisville, K, Hon, Amara J. Park -B Marvin, Auburn; whorg: ; ML. &t. Nieho ri, awe Judge § CL Andeews, K €), Heston, 1 . Lainb, Philadel: umpeliy, Albany; Hon Day. 24, 1455, 1710, 1658, 2, 1723, 1725, 1726, 1724, 1723) mre COCRT—GRNKRAL Tena 24, 48. Usiren &rares District Covet. —95, 32, 62 to 50. Surenion Covrt.—Nos. 114, 424,721, 673, 132, 309, €9", S09, TE, 80, 860, 861, 862, 863, 868, 866, 867, B68, S69, 870, & 3, 874, 875, 876, 877, 878, 879, 881, 852, S68, 889, 590, 891, 802, $93," Of, 895, 1, 900, 001, $02, 08, $08, 906,007, 817, 360, Marine &ffars. v Canawna, for New Orleans via Havana, ) aftervoem Naval Intelligence, The sloop of war Jamestown, from Phuadelphia, sailed from Lewes, Del, 23d inst., for the west coast of Africa via Sorfelk. United ‘® Commissioner's Office. Rejore Richard £. Stilwell, Charges +f Counterfeiting —Flias Perkins wee a te) cma charge of counterfeiting United States D, ‘pg brooyht before the Comruissioner, he us enewer for the 7 Villian Merea hay jon counter- hie VOL. XX..1 Wallack’s Theatre— The Busy Body.” Mr. Wallack bas taken us back to the days of goo? Queen Anne, Dick Steele, Mrs, Bracegirdle and Mrs. Wentlivre, by the production of the ‘Busy Body,” comedy by the last named lady, which was acted for the first time at this theatre last evening, to a full _ houre and with the following caste:— Marplot, ir Jealo Sir George Cc an us ‘Lraftick Ai ‘arti 20 Sir Vrancis). 5 Isubicda, (dauguter to Sir Jealous), ; Patoh, (ker maid)... Mr. Stephens, Seentweil, (Miromda’s mat!) ‘Mrs. Thompson. medy is one of those inyolved affairs which aro h bebind the present age, and which are chielly 1g om accoust of portraying the state of society in & bygone cen So faras this requisite goes the last night was perfect. She scenery, dresses and t0 forth, were rich and correct. A ¢etailed analyms of the plot is not necessary ina notice of a comedy like the “Busy Body.”? The play has two separate actions with two young couples, each endeavoring to outwit their stern guardians by means of intrigue, deceit and false- hecd. The iesson conveye’ by such plays cannot be « moral one, although it does not, probably, now-a-days do much harm. ‘The acting way genersiy good. Mr. Lester, who ca~ soyed the hero of the plece—a sort of Paul Pry—did not succeed so wellas usual. The part is not in his way. Mr. Dyctt’s Sir George Airy was capitally played—one uf ” the best acted parts in the piece, Mr. Blake waa great in Sir Francis Gripe, and his last scene was equal to any- thing that we bave ever seen him do, Mr. Broughant appeared in something now—a stern father—and did it well. Mr. Stewart as Charles should give his part more atudy. Mrs. Hoey’s Miranda was a fair performance— rather too slow, however. The piece was only mode- vetely successful. ‘Tux Concent aT Nino's To-Niut,—The grand concert. by the Hebrew Benevolent Societies, in aid of their cha- rity funds, takes place ihis evening, at Niblo's, The- programme ie « tempting one, embracing morceaux by many favorite artists, ‘ From Nebraska Territory. OUR OMAHA CORRESPONDENCE. Omana City, N.T., Feb. 6, 1855. Excitement at the Capital of Nebraska—The Siouz Indians Threetening an Extermination of the Whites—Two Conpanice of Rangers Organizing—Legislative Pro- c0edings—Capital Located— Acting Governor Cuming Sustained vy Three Majority—Town Sites—Buncomb Speeches—Speculations—Sitting of the Supreme Court. Mauch excitement prevails here now concerning arm anticipated descent of the Sioux Indians upon the whites in thie vicinity. Dut a few miles above this a runner has just informed us # band of 800 or more war~ rors are encamped, who state their intention to make- peace with the Omaha Indians, with whom they have, long Leen at war. or some time past it has beem, their desire to avenge the death of Old Bear, one of their prominent chiefs, killed at the Fort Laramie mas- sacre. ‘ibey furthermore state their desire to band with al! the Indians npon the frontier to sweep the wlites from their hunting grounds. They are stroog- of themselves to drive all the settlers in the ter- cross the Missouri. I do not apprehend much. danger, yet would not mind a “free fight” by deylight, The Sioux Judians are opposed to our gov- ernment, though they have for some time been friendly with the whites. They are the largest and mort warlike tribe on ihe frontier and can muster their warriors by thovsonds upon the war p A few nights since the Caw Tudians fi Kan made a descent upon the Omada Indiv n sbort distance below here, Jed one tole some eleven horses. Botix houses have to take immediate steps to organize t my f mounted rengers of frontiegamen we! ormed th Indians, if needs 5 Loth branches of the venatorial le; ture proceed quite slowly with their business. A general disposition eons to prevail the bady to protract it in order to gain, We need Governor Izard here very) | Tne acting Governor, fearing he might now " sanctou hij ideas in regard to the capitel ‘ion, has assisted to hurry the question forward, and both Houses cays since Jocated it upon # marshy pieoe of £ rome three miles to the northward of this. Wy % majority of three, to-day, resolutions commen- | ate oft the course of Acting Governor Cuming ’ the Hou xe Embryo (own sites are springing up all over the conn- | try. Amongst the most prominent upon the docket, however, are Nebraska city, Plattsmouth, Bellevien, thie pisce, “t. Calhoun, lekamah and Fontevelle. Lo'p in all these places are Felling rapidly. Tho legislative body here, althou Hf possessing neariy all the requisites for a good and efficient body of mea, Jeingly {ond of interesting displays of ‘om othe of tho resolutions, acts, &c., offered and ertain directly thitherward. ug the past month, large speculations out of been made around this point. A few day«= | tince one of about three hun'red and twenty acres, sold for $5,000: anol tee $4 000, &e. The first session of the Supreme Court of Nebraska meets | cro on next Mouvay. There is, however, nothing to do bul admit a fow attorneys, ant by the way, the county Is fal! of them. Tae Judges, with the exception of Juoge Brady, of indiana, are all here. More anon. IKE. | inv Wereoviey Boox Concgnn Norra axr Sovr: —The Southern Methodist Church suit aga:pst the Methodist Beok Concern in this city, was on Friday ud hepa by he ~_ commission now in ® our city, which is thus com; South, Re As} Green, W. L Seaith Cnr. fons, rthe Cincinnati branch of the Coneern, Kev. J. i Wright, Mo Mailay, B. Thompeg, and the agents here, Swormsted & Co The terms of adjnst- Tent, we learn, are ae foliows:—The Book Concern is tc pay the Methodist Episcopal Church South, $80,000, and the Southern debts; $26,000 in stock, and the nee in carh—$15,000 down, tho re: der in instalments of one, two, three, four and five ye: It is understood that the Book Concern peys the taxable costs yet due, ard that they endorse the Jebts and notes of the Sonth’ er cher withont recourse. As to all other costs, tach party pays itsown The final decree will be pub- Hehed before long. —Cineianaté Gazette, Feb. 19. New City i Nesracka—A new we sile bis Ween located and surveyed adjacent to the river about thirty-t les above Ow: hich-is called Cuming City, in Loner of the ecting Governor. Anson's Daguerreoty pes, large size, for fitty cents, colored, aad in a nice case lined with velvor, server, twire the size others make for fifty canta, and equal in quality and size to those made elsewhere tor two doilars, tropoi.tan Llotel Avsov’s, 589 Broadway, opposite Me Meate Brothers, American Uaguerreotype | on for the pros*cution of all branches of aor. } goods wholesale and retail; pietares in A ie ieee ra Established ia | » lp New York 1850, Broad N ris, Boulevards des Italiens, et Statee Patent Double Came- it Jostrumente are: now offers at a and $30, infringements upon nt will suffer prosecution. Depot 260 Broadway. York; Par types, by Holmes’ Patent Doable cents, Nc-—The cheapest, perfect and peditions mode of picturing the le extaat. Years extabliehed at 280 Broadway, pom _ Spring Style of Mats, Just Introdaced— ihore of our readers in want of @ fashionable bat cau obtain one at Hi Proadway, whois the acknow- New York by public approba treet and way. hion for the Season, In Gentle- , Was introduced by Genin, Satardsy New Vork and the have fr e quarterly iseues of goveraing etyles of ths day, and b Wil! be found to possess the hig Talon of men of taste and judg NIN'S, 214 Droad ledged leader of fan tion. Cor ner of Lispe in! aceepted claims t., oy prio spe of E " ‘antly engraved ot bome notes, wedding car \. ‘&3., ean be hid on application, eneat ts] part of the country. Established 1840, VERDELL, C2 Sroad corner Duane «+ cout Sale of Maney Goods bozaar, owing to the extensi 0 ew together with the moet and ropa, with an en. erent lection of perfumery ity of ‘torn for tue) and in AML will be Broken Bantge@resent Valae—All bens taken at por: Wheat Growers’, 98¢ ; Bridy: Se. ; Government Stock, Oe,; Washtenaw, Abe, Kalamazco, 40e.; lewis County ; City clothing warehouse, (6 snd 68 Fulton street. and the ram; oilt ice, bitter almcads, ~ ay . saraway and pimento; photog: Saotaieaio: efanige potacs Aegon De 1 Peecn tw,