The New York Herald Newspaper, May 26, 1855, Page 4

4 as Sega ERIE NEW YORK " qERALD. JaMES clades )§ BESNEDT. AND EDITOR. Pires be ce Orrick ¥. Ws COBNER op wassay ANP FULTON 81 Pasdec owe 23 ‘TERMS, cash in ad? DALY HER (06, - r copm-$7 per annum. BEG 85 pours omcrrstn Boa anyritt artim, and Wt amy part of the ery LETT 2 Deb oF ecrigttons or with Adver. socments tob 2RS, ced, or ihe postage will be deducted from é Pe BPEL, NSENENTS renewed every dav. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—A New Way ro Tsay Op Danre—Cnaniry's Love. LA Perovusz -Seven BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery Bamrrarions. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Brosdway—DAvGHTER OF THE Recimenr. THEATRE, Chambers street —Tamoe Rro ae eTON S Gun Away OUT TON A HOLIDAY. (ALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Lasr Max—fur you Tat Th In1sH Deacon. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—Mapniap Bivx—-La Psni—Penrxction, AMERICAN MUSBUM—Afternoon—Trrenesx Svoning— ‘Sons oy THE Rurusiic ~Goop ror Noraine. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanice’ Hali—472 Broadway BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 639 Eroadway—Bvex- auy's Erniorian Orena Trovre. @HINPSE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 539 Broadway—Paxo- ama or EuRorE AnD S1xox or Bemasroron. PERHAM'S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Brond- way—Ernioriaw Oren TRovure. New York, Saturday, May 26, 1855, _ ‘The News, ‘We publish under the telegraphic head retarns of tha Virginie election. Mr. Wise has bean chossn Governor by between five and ten thousand majori- ty. There are, no doubt, many inaccuracies in ‘the ficeres which we give, but the despatch of eur Washington correspondent may be regarded asreliable. If states that the Know Notnings give up the election. The betting men, too, give it up, whish is pernaps the surest indication of the resul; of any that can he mentioned. Of the candidates for Congress, Muison, Caskie, Goode, Powell, Kei- well and Faolkuer, all democrats, are reported ekcted. Wm. Smith, Know Nothing, is ele ted in 4be Seventh district. Mr. Wise was in Washing- ton yesterdey,and inthe evening a large crowd gxhered about him, off.ring their congratulations upon his success. The contest has bee. ene of the hottest ever known in the Old Dominion, and it is evident that the Know Notbinga have fallen far short of their estimate! ‘The steamship America, from Liverpool, arrived ‘at Boston Jact evening. Hor mails will reach New ° Yerk this sfternoon. We pubi'sh uvder the tele- graphic bead rome additional intelligence that will be found interesting. If we may judge froma de- seription of the feeling exhibited ata public moet- ing held in London, the people of England have en- tered upon a conrre of agitation with reference to reforms in the administrative departments of the goverrmert which will arouse the empire through- out its length and breadth. Reeert intelligence from Mexico states that the @cmmercial relations between that country acd the United States are in a very unsatisfactory condi- tion, ard that our Minister, Gen. Gadsden, had pre- ented strong remonstrances and protests against the frequent authorized violations of treaty stipala: tions. ‘Our Havana correspondent, writing on May 15, spnounces the arrival there of the United States steamer Fulton, with despatches for Commodore McUsuley. As that gentleman was absent, the of- fierrs of the Falton tock in tea thourand segars, and steamed away for Key West, whore, it is report- ed, the entire Gulf squadron—nine ves:els— will rendezvous, aud then return to Cuba in foree. ‘Expecting this, 1t is said, was what indused Concha 4o visit the provinces, so that if our Commodore shou'd come dming his abseuce, he must wait the lelsore of his Exceliency. The blockade will soon be raised, ard the volunteers disbanded. A fair ‘trade was doing in sugars. The news from South America, which we have q@emmarizsd, is important and of interest. The @hilian repablic ap, ears to be progressiag in the way ot peace and prosperity. Io Bolivia the I toral College had beon convoked to proceed t the ehoice of a President. In Peru, a Constituent As sembly was to be elected for the purpose of framing a pew constilulion, after which a new Pres'dent is tobe elected. “he arrival of General Flores, ex- President of Beusdor, at Lima, hai given the Esua @orians moch ¢ffnce end uneasiness, avd they had broken off dip matic relations with Pen. Ex President Echinique, of the latter republiv, is in- vited to retnrn thitver and take his tril for the Politics! offences ciarged sgainst Lim; but we pre sume he will continue t> prefer bis comfortadle querters in New York to his chances fa Peru. Phere is nothing definite or important with re- gard to the war bobveen Brazil and Paraguay. President Obanco, of New Granada, has bien cor vieted by the S e of the political off.nse3 charg- ed sgainst bim, aud bas ben sontenced to a de- privation of office. His sec-etariez of war and of government have been acquilted. News from the city of Mextoo had been recsived at Havona, bot it is not so late as that previously pubished here. ‘The State Depariment at Washington has recsived information that the Viceroy of Egypt bas adopied the project to cut through the Isthmus of Suez, and to ccnstitute a universal company fcr the perform anee of the work, in which capitalists of all nations may take part. Lhe proposed csnal will shorten the ‘commercial highway from New York to the Indian ocean 2 459 leagues. A falireport of the testimovy for the defenc>, in the oxse of Lyman Cole, on trial in the Courtof General Sessions, charged with forgery on the Che- mieal and Continental banks, 1s published in to day’s paper. Counsel commence snmmiog up this mora- img, and the case will probably be committed to the jury before the adjournment of the Conrt. The tolls collected on the New York canals this season, up to the 22d inst., show a falling off of $104,000 as compared with list year. Includix g 1,000 bales not previously reported, the rales of cotton yesterday reached sabont 5,000 bales, elesing firm at |c. advance, previonsly noticed, slace the receipt of tne news. Common to good bands of flour were more plenty and prices fell off apwut 12h¢. per barrel; Souihern continued scarce, how- ever, and prices were maintained. Corn waiin darger ropply, and especially Western mixed; prices of all kinds fell off about per bushel. Wheat ‘wos ecerce and nominal. $1 6009165. Pork was rather easier, while other Provisions were firm. Freights were dull: auippors ‘Were waiting the receipt of the America’s letters. We pabiieb in another column a review of the let- ter of Mr. Perry, our Charge d’Affaires at Madrid, which appeared in the Henain of Wednesday. It ie from the pen of @ persoval friend of Mr. Bonié, The Board of Counci!men met at five o’olock last evening, ani immediately proceeded to tho third reading of a large number of reports. Very few of them poaressed svy public interest. A donstioa of $5,000 to the Demilt Dispensary was much oppossd in committee, but finally passed. The B ant until efter ten o'clock at night, when it adjourcea ain mk Monday in Jane, to meet daily daring Months of June, July and August, excspt o: Satordays and Sundays, vi sia Sit alent os Goze nr been nominated a candi- vernor of Maine by th 2 ‘<hites Ste y the Know Nothinga A meeting was held st Mana: 9 ‘Wvarsday, in favor of an open Ameriong quit. tion, Js wap well attended, A small lot of rye sold at | The Axserican perty have at length very forcibly demonstrated their power in the South. have just stormed the citadel—the Sebas- topol, we may say—of the Southern democracy, the hitherto impregnable Old Dominion; and if it is not taken, it has been so thoroughly sheken that it will only need another trial to bring it to an unconditional surrender. Our returns, as far as received, indicate a series of almost uninterrupted losses to the democratic party, and corresponding gains to the opposition alliance. The back of the Rich- mond Junto is broken, at all events; and, ia- deed, if the spoils democracy be not thoroughly vanquished, the first appearances of the field are very deceptive. Making all reasonable allowances for exaggerations and over estimates of the opposition vote, and taking the basis even of Mr. Pierce’s fifteen thousand as the democratic majority to be overcome, there is yet “ scope and verge enough” in the general average of the reported majorities, for the elec- tion of Flournoy by # handsome majority, Whatever may be the actual figures, the re- sult is a substantial triumph to tue Know No- things. It will give a new and powerful tmpulse to this American movement, and the mighty political revolution in- volved in it, The fact is established that this new political movement possesses in the South as much active vitality as in the North, if not more ; and that the organization of a great, overwhelming national and homogeneous Ame- rican party is perfectly possible. These facts baying been demonstrated in the democratic stronghold of Virginia, the question recurs,how is this powerful organization, as illustrated ia our town and State elections North and South, to be fused into a consisteat and harmonious national working party ? Can it be done by ignoring the great issues of the day? or by fusing with free soiler? in the North, and Southern ultras upon that mysterious platform of the third degree? or by a war of uncondi- tional proscription against foreigners by birth and Catholics in religion? We think not. We apprehend that the work of organizing the Know Nothings as a national party for ana— tional contest remains yet to be done. As a national party, this American organiza- tion will require a thorough overhauliog and a remodelling in many particulars. I¢ will be re- quired to take a strong conservative position between the ultras and extremists of all sorts, North and South, and especially upoa the slavery question. To do this, it will not be ne- cessary to square the individual opinions of men to any arbitrary exactions. It will suffice to occupy the constitutional platform of State rights, non-intervention in the domestic affairs of the States, and an adhesion to the doctrine of popular sovereignty in the Territo- ries. When apy issue, however, of a sectional character shall come up before Congress, such as the admission ofa new State into the Union, it will become the policy of this new American party, if it desires to live, to corfsider the restoration of the ancient harmony of the Union as superior to all other questions. In this light, if it should appear, as it must appear. that it will be hszardons to admit another free State into the Union, without the equivalen of acounterbalancing State to the South at the same time, it witl become the manifest duty of the Know Nothings to go for the concession so as to retain to the South a saving balance o power in the Senate as a bulwark against Northern fanaticism. With regard to foreigners there must also be some pruning of the present Know Nothing platform, before it can be made to dove-tail with the express stipulations of the federal constitution. The idea of exelnding all forcign born citizens from office is open to the sus- picion of an unscrupulous appetite for the pub- lic plunder, Grant that “Americans should rule America,” we believe thata foreigner born, in fulfilling the requirements of our naturali- zation laws, becomes an American. Under the constitution all public offices are open to the naturelized citizen, except the Presidency and Vice-Presidency ; and with these two exceptious he bas filled them all, from the appointment of Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury by General Washington, down to the presentday. Ifthe existing naturalization laws admit too largely to the privileges of the elective franchise the ignorant, purchaseable and unac- climated masses thrown upon our shores from redundant Europe, let these laws be modified acccordingly. But the shibboleth that all adopted citizens shall be excluded from public office, is simply untenable, because it sets the constitution ut defiance. So, too, with regard to the Roman Catholics. The constitution expressly establishes that im- measurable blesting, absolute religious liberty. Tt is the peculiar glory and strength of our popular institutions. Adopt this extreme pro- scription euggested by the Know Nothing lodges, and seligious liberty is superseded by an intense rcligious despotism, and our beauti- ful republican system is at an end, If Arch- bisbep Hughes, or the Pope’s Nuncio, or three thonsend New England Protestant clergymen, or Briglem Young and his saintly polygamists, or any other religious leaders or soviety ua- dertake to interfere on the ground of religious duty, and as a religious balance of power in the polities of the country, let them be put down. On the other hand, as the consti- tution makes no provision for the exclusion of any man from the public service on acconat of his religious belief, this proposed intolerant pro- scription of the Catholics is clearly a seditious heresy, ond nothing better. It weuld be well for the National American Council which meets in Philadelphia on the fifth of Jrne, to consider these things, and to Prepare also the groundwork for some prac: tical and positive reforms in the administration of the government. Under the two old par- ties, for the last twenty-five years, things have been going on from bad to worse, until the or- dinary and extraordinary expenditures of the Tressury amount to between eighty and a bun- dred millions a year. On the score of econo my, since the prudent administration ef Johan Quincey Adams, that of Captain Tyler hag left us, perhaps, the most favorable balance sheet. As for the administration cf Mr, Fillmoro, it Was not a whit better than this of Pierce: and we ehould be sorry to see a restoration, under any man, of the spoliations and peculations of the Galphins and Gardoers. Let it be the poli- cy of the American party to drop these old trading politicians and old fogics altogether; and upon a new platform, new principles and neW measures, to add the important essential of new men—such men as will have no old party accounts to settle, one way or the other, in the distribution of the spoile, gn tbey may NEW YORK HERALD, SATURD, do something which will survive the divison of the public plunder in 1857, Otherwise, like Jovah’s gourd vine, this new American party will wilt and wither into nothing as rapidly as it has grown to its present formidable propor- tions, The Virginia election shows that these Know Nothings are as much at home among the slave- holders of the Old Dominion as among the free soilers of New Hampshire. Whether Wise or Flournoy, is elected, enough has been done in Virginia to ehow that the next President is in the hands of this new American party, and thatif they lose him, it will not be from a lack of popular strength, but from a deficiency in moral courage, consistency and discretion. The question of a great, overwhelming national Union party, or a parcel of sectioaal ‘factions fgom the materials of our Know No- thing lodges, North and South, now rests with the National American Council of the fifth of June. They have the game of 1856 in their hands—if they lose it, their own folly will be chargeable with the result. American Opinion on the War. The telegraph informs us that the London Times returns to the charge on the subject of American sympathies in the pending war. The telegraphic reporter briefly states that the or- gan of British opinion considers it “shocking and revolting” that the people of this country should not sympathize with England in her struggle with Russia. Of course the only ground on which this strong eentiment can be predicated is the asser- tion of the Western press that the allies are fighting the battle of civilization against barba- rism. A man or a nation that could sympathise with barbarism and against civilization would certainly exhibit a shocking and revolting spec- tacle: if the charge could be brought home to the people of this country; the London Times could say nothing toosevere of them. But the whole groundwork and premises for such a conclusion are wanting. It is not helping civilization to take up arms to defend the church and the institutions of Turkey. On the contrary, it is helping bar- barism and retarding civilization. Turkey is a model of barbarism. Her church is barba- rous; her instjjutions barbarous; her govern- ment barbarous; the domestic and social life of ber people barbarous. Turkish barbarism has not even the merit of freshness or sap. Itis a rotten barbarism, that has been decaying for centuries; whose heart and sap have long ago perished, leaving nothing but the loathsome slime and effluvia of rotten- ness. When therefore the Western Powers take up arms to defend this fabric of barbarism, and to oppose a nation, which, though far ia the rear of Great Britain, France or the United States, is yet Christian and more highly civiliz- ed than the Turks ever could be, it does not ap- pear to us that it can be said of them that they are fighting the battle of civilization against bar- barism, or that there is any thing revolting or ehocking in foreigners withholding from them their sympathics. On the contrary, so far as sucb matters are involved in the contest, it rather scems that the allies are fighting the bat- tles of Turkish barbarism azainst the civiliza- tion of the Greek Caurch, and that as such, it would be shocking and revolting to sympathize with them. There is a mode, however, by which if the British care for it, they can not only obtain the sympathies of the American people, bat mo- nopolize them. That mode is by fighting the battle of civilization at home. If the British people who have sent their armies three thou- sand miles from their home to regulate tke civi- lizationfot Turkey and the Crimea, had contrast- ed their view, and looked into their own insti- tutions, they would have found pleaty of mat- ters there to be civilized, quite enough to give employment to every man of them. They would have found, for instance, a House of Lords, which has been in itsday a most useful and worthy io. stitution, and was perhaps, in the year 1300 or thereabouts, the best article that could have been contrived for the purpose ; but which has been notbing but aclog and an impediment to the growth of civilization for over a ceatury at least. They would have found a church which was, at one time of her history, a very excel- lent church, and well adapted to the wants of the people and the progress of maakiad ; now, however, it isa mere incubous on the country and an injury to Christianity. Again, they would have found a Queen—who is personally a highly respectable woman, and has reigaed more successfully and peaceably than any other monarch of her dynasty, but who is nevertheless in a public light a mere useless excrescence, and almost an object of contempt. They would have found other things as well, needing a civil- izing hand badly, but these are the main points. Now if the people of Eagland chose to turn their attention to these matters, to abolish their aristocracy, confise their church to ecclesiasti- cal matters, abolish their crown, and set up is- stead of the whole a thorongh set of democratic institutions, and a popular government, they could look confidently to this- country for sympathy and support. There wonld then be some real analegy between the United States and Great Britain, We could then feel that the acts of the British government were the acts of the British people, and not of a few families ; and it does not appear that any grouni of difference woald be likely to arise between us If they went to war, we should feel satisfied that it was on good substantial grounds; whereas now, a large proportion of the educated people of this country believe—and with great show of trath— that all the wars which break out in Earope are got up by despots, in fulfilment of a private understanding to keep down revolution by these means. If they claimed to be straggling in the cause of civilization, we should believe them; becanse they would have no interest in deceiving us as the aristocracy have, There isin England the matcrta] for p re- public only second to out Uwn. Thete are the men, sterling, thorough, energetig; there is the industry, there is the education, Nothing is wantipy but the firet shout@er 40 be placed to the wheel. A very few weeks ‘will decide whether that will fail the Engtish at this crisis or not. Ti Las failed them before and signs of a repe- tition of the treachery, gre not wanting. It would better befit the London Times at this period tobe true, to {ts colors and to prose- cule the work ‘ ¢ yegan, than to trouble itself about this Co sniry, We'can regulate our con- cerne with gut its aid; but however we might with it,” 99 could not make up for its treachery tothe cause of Britieh liberty, if in the last hov" . of danger it espoused the eause of order, © speervatiom and aristocracy. Let the Times - wad the men who cougurred in its views of two | ix months ago stand firm, and carry their point. Let them undo the work of 1660, and of 1688; let them make an end once forall of nobles and lords and graces, and Queen, and all the other tag-rag and bobtail of monarchy. Then, when this is done, they may not only look to this country for sympathy; they may a:k for men, and for money, and for muskets and for ships, plenty of them and no stint: if we live, they shall have them. Tne Massacuuserrs Nvunuirication Act,— We publish to-dey the act lately passed over Governor Gardner’s veto by the Legislatare of Maseachusetts, nullifying the Fugitive Slave law—one of the compromise measures of 1850. In this nullification bill we find:— 1, The writ of habeas corpus in behalf of fa- gitive slaves, and a trial by jury. 2. Heavy fines and the State prison for five years against any person who shall attempt to carry off, unlawfully, or come into the State for the purpose of so carrying off, analleged fugitive slave, who is no fugitive according to Massachusetts law. 3. No State officer allowed to do anything in behalf of the return of a fugitive to his master. Judge Loring compelled expressly to resiga his office of United States Commissioner or his office of Judge under the State. : 4, State officers who may dare to assist in arresting, imprisoning, or detaining a fugitive slave, are subject to heavy fines and the State prison. 5: Closes the jails and prisons of the State againat the acts of Congress in relation to fu- gitive slaves. Read the bill. This act is now in operation. It nullifies an act of Congress—it repudiates the obligations of the constitution—it is rank sedition. When the most solemn compacts are thus brazenly set at defiance, to what can we look but seces- sion and disunion? A fearful crisis is upon us when such things as this Massachusetts nullid- cation bill are passed by a two thirds vote. BarnuMizine THE Press—A paragraph is going the rounds of the country newspapers to the effect that Barnum’s recent escapade with the German lady (who, we trust, has since been safely delivered) was a scheme got up for ad- vertising purposes by the man who wrote his own life to show how great a rogue a man could be. We have no doubt such was the case. A man who could blazon forth to the world in a book the proofs of conduct base and coatemp- tible beyond conception, would see nothing amiss in hiring a woman to accuse him of rape in order to bring his name before the public. And the only reflection which such an affair will suggeet to the though‘ful mind is that men like Barnum area necessity in mixed aad ac- tive communities; together with a hope that if ever the knavich trick should be repeated, the female accomplice will play her part so well that the rogue may reccive the punishment due to a real offence. There are people who give the public credit for no senge atali. There is a small weekly paper published some -vhere in this city whose owner has recently advertised that he has made a bargain with an obscure literary character for a vovel, caid novel to be paid for at $100 a column. No man of common sense believes anything of the kind. No such sum has been promised or will be paid. The whole trick is transparent. And the only effect of the publi- cation will be not to increase the value of the paper, but to establish an unenviable reputa- tion for its proprietor and his literary friend. Depend upon it honesty is the best policy. THE LATEST NEWS, BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Artival of the America at Soston—Additional News from tucope. THE COURSE OF THE FRENCH PLENIPOTENTIARY AT VIENNA CONDEMNED BY THE EMPEROR —THE TRIAL OF PIANORI --WRECK OF THE SHIP JOHN, ETC. Bosroy, May 25—10 P. M. ‘The America arrived at her dock about half: past nine o’clock this evening, from Halifax. It is eaid that grave differences of opinion have taken place between the Emperor and his late Foreign Miaister in regard tothe mauper in which the latter acquitted himself as Plenipotentiary at Vienna It is said tha’ the Emperor has expressed his etrong disapproval of the disposition wnich bis representative at the Vienaa con- ferences msaniferted to accept the dishonorable aad delu- sive terms of peace from Rostia, and that he condemns De VHuys’ too great confidence in the good faith of Ausiria, The Emperor bas been everywhere greeted by the en- thuriastic plaudits of h's eubjeste since the attempted assassination, At Pianori’a trial the presiding Jadge re- fused to admit ary lady spsctators iato Court, an} the trial was conducted very quietly, it is supposel with a view to prevent any interest being taken in the priaoner, and to discourage similar futare attempts being made to gain notoriety. The ascused has given no reason for his act, except that bis family bad been ruined by the Frensh invasion of Rome. * The ship Jobn sailed from Plymouth, with 387 emi- granta for Quebec, and encoontere’ a hervy gale from the northeast, to the westward of Eddystone, The yoste! got closer in to the land than the captain wis aware of, andin making lack Head heajiands be ran the ship’on a dapgerous reef, called Maraeles, Har bettom was stove in, and ehe sunk within 200 fest of the ceast. The bulz of the passengers were swept off by the fearful seas, and 190 were iost; 93 clung to ths rfeging. By the great exertions of the coast gaard men, they were saved—among them sereral females and Captain Rawles and crew. The John was a very old vessel, having.been built in 1810, A coroner’s jury returned & verdict of manslaughter against Capt. Rawles, who is in custody. The latest London and Liverpool pipers contain no- thing of importance in addition to what hes beeu - mitted by telegraph from Halifax. The Europson of the 12th saya:— « The meeting in the city of London on Satarday lost, is one of ths most important events whicu has happened in thin country for years, The speakers were all man of business, who had left their desks and th houses in obedience an imperative nece hey felt that without a sweeping change int) anage- ment of public duties; without the int ction of a sound and hesliby system into the executive government, the star of British empire would speedily set, to rise n> more. In this demand for administravive reform, the nation, through its length and breadth, symp athises, and it only requires the great interests of commerce and manufactures to buckle on their armor and support the demand of the London merchants, to iarure the victory. It will be a desperate struggle, but it cannot be protracted if the people are true to thexaselves.”” ‘Iwenty-nix battalions of Finlanders have dee organ- ized at Heleingfors, by order of the Czar. From Washington, ATPOINTMENTS BY THQ TRESIVENT -PATENT CASES pRotDED, Wastivetow, May 25, 1855. The Tnion of this mors'ng announces the following army appointments :—Brevet Major Sedgwick, Major of Cavalry, vice McCullough, declinel; Brevet Major Geo, a H. Thome, Major of babonet sn a fajor Nintl 8 ountiog . FOr vet Mofor Root. 3. Garnett, Benkem, declined, Judge Moreeti today confirmed the deci tmirrioner Meron, in favor of E. 0, Salisbury, versus Stevens, President, and Ven Rensseleer, Seperintendent, of the Cemdem and Amboy Railroad Company. Tate de- cision eesures to Salisbury a patent for exsinding dust from raMroad cars, From Boston, é ARQUEST OF MOTEL LANDLORDS IN BOSTON FOR Vi0- LATIONS OF THE NEW LIQUOR LAW--MURDER TRIALS. Bostoy, May 25, 1855, Ta the Police Court to-day, Moses Wiliams, Paran Stevens, Lewis Rice, Harvey D. Parker, Samuel Q. Qoch- rep, and John Corthell, promiacnt landlords—all liquo' deulere—were arraigoed under the new law. The go- verpment itneae act being Perens the several cises were post pone: men at ae 7 uote ‘The jury in the case of Jobn L., Cha) tried bsfore the Supreme Court, at Cam! Yor, the murder of \ 2208, ret ‘& verdict of guilty, Cosvenn open’ © ‘ve in the last stage of consump. tion mtel trial for the murder Fare enc ibe Long Pond Hove, tn Natick, 1805. VIRGINIA BLECFION. HENRY 4.. WISE CHOSEN GOVERNOR. Interse Excitement at Washington. REJOICINGS OF THE DEMOCRACY, en, &e., &e Probable Election of Mr. Wise. GREAY EXCITEMENT AND ENTHUSIASM IN WASHING— TON—WI88’S ELECTION CONSIDERED OERTAIN— CONGBATOLATION MEMTINGS—BETS GIVEN UP— ‘THE KNOW NOTHINGS FLOORED, ETO. ‘Wasutxotox, May 25—11 P. M. Our city is alive with excitement and crowded with election news. Wisv’s election is given up by the Know Notbings; but as there are many contradictory reports, I give you the following majorities taken from despatches to Mr. Wise himself, whish may be regarded as reliable: MAJORITIES FOR WISE, ce George...... Greensville... MAJORITIES FOR FLOURNOY, Loudon. Avgusta Albemarle A despatch from Richmond to-night say! mery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe and adjoining counties give astonishing majorities for Wise. Caskie, Powel, Wileon, Goode, Faulkner and Smith elected to Congress.” ‘The gamblers of Washington, who, with a single ex- ception, had staked large sums om Flournoy’s election, give up their bets. Mr. Wise is now surrounded, at the residence of his son-in-law, on Ninth street, by an im- mense crowd of enthus iastic friends. Returns of the Election. ALEXANDRIA, May 25, 1855. Flournoy’s mpjority here is 494. : Ricuwonn, May 24, 18556 Flournoy, Know Nothing, for Governor, has about 950 majority over Wise in this city, and 300 in Henrico. He is generally thought here to be elected by a hand- some majority. Lyscnnura, May 25, 1855, Flournoy’s majority here is 479, and in Claiborne, 432, The estimated gain in the county is about 300 for the Americans. Campbell county gives Flournoy 600 majority—a gain of 278 over Johnson’s vote. FREDERICKSBURG, May 25, 1855. Flournoy’s mojority here is 100, Smith, for Congress, has about 300 majority. e NorFoik, May 25, 1855. This city gives Flournoy 360 msjority—s gain of 260 over Jobneon’s vote. Petersburg gives Wize 33 majority—a loss of nearly 200 on Johnson’s vote. ‘Wincuester, May 25, 1855. ‘Ihe whcle democratic ticket is elected in Ciark and Frederick counties. Harrer’s Ferry, May 25, 1955. The returns thus far reseived indicate the électiou 9 the whole American ticket in Jefferson county, by a small majority. Marmivseunc, May 24—10 P. M. Flourroy (American) for Governor, has 12 majority over Wise, (democrat.) Fauikner, for Lieut. Governor, has 7 majority over McComas, the democratic candi- date, Marrinsnure, May 25, 1855. Wise’s majority in Berkeley county is only 6, while it gave Johnron 283. Faulkner's majority for Congress in Berkeley county is 25; it gave him before 186. Wincaixa, May 25, 1855, Flournoy has a majority in Obie county of over 600, and in MarshaJl county of about 400, The Americans no doubt carry Western Virginia. Baxrimore, May 25, 1855. In Norfolk city Flournoy’s majority is 420, andin the county 206. Nanscmond county—Flournoy’s majority, 150, Pendleton county—Flournoy’s majority, 500, Shenandoah county—Wise 2,054 majority. Frederick county— Majority for Wise, 130, Page county—Majorily for Wise, 961. Warren county—Wise's majority, 234. Clarke county—Majerity for Wise, 34. Prince William county—Wise’s mijority, 417. Rappahannock county—Majority for Wise, 8. Louiea county—Wise’s majority, 8. Madison county—Majority for Wise, 565. Hanover county—-200 majority for Wise. Orange county—Wise’s majority, 38, gusta county—1,300 majority for Flournoy. Toermarle county—150 majority for Flournoy. Culpepper county—85 majority for Flouraoy. Fauquier county—93 majority for Flournoy. ‘The Richmond Enquirer says Caskie is elected by 200 mpjority, and gives partial returns highly favorable to Wise. Paulus Powell, from the Sixth district, is elected to Congress. REOAPITULATION. GOVERNOR. ——1865,— Flournoy. | Wise, American, Dem: Maj Maj. Richmond city. 950 = Henrico county. 300 - Lynchburg city.... 479 tas Claiborne... 432 = Campbell county..: 600 - Fredericksburg city. 100 ee Alexandria cit 494 = 2 a Norfolk city. 420 ae = Petersburg city — 33 = 247 Culpepper county,, 85 = - u Fauquier county... 93 _ — 7 Obio county ... _ 256 - Marshall count; ~ 22 _ Berkelry county — 5 _ 173 Winchester ct 185 _ = ae Harper's Fer — 50 = a Martinsburg... 12 = ais Norfolk count; 208 = - 805 Nansemond county. 180 - = 38 Pendleton county... 600 —_ = 6 Shenandoah county. — 2,054 — ‘1,808 Frederick county... — 130 - 397 Page vovnty. 961 = 780 Warren count; 234 351 Clarke county. ot = 123 Prince William - 417 _ aut Rappshanrock - 8 ~ _ Louisa county.. - 8 _ ut Madison county = 565 - 539 Hanover county - 200 - 104 Orange county. . _ 38 — 63 Augusta county....1,800 = 286 Es ‘Albermarle county. 150 = 87 i. Rockinghamcounty, — 2500 = 1916 Dinwiddie county... — 225 be Chesterfield county, — 560 = 445 P, Edward county.. — 17 ~ % P, George county... — 250 - 191 Greeneville county... — 170 _ 101 Loudon county... .1308 _ 1025 - Total.seeseereeee 08,764 8,519 3,004 8,271 CONGRESSMEN, New or Old or F “swinai Atag Vongress, Thirty-third Congress. — Thomas H. 7, dem. 2—J, M. Milton, dem. J. M. MilNson, vs ; Jobo 8, Caskle, dem. Joha 8. Caskie, dem. 2—Wm. 0, Goode, dem, ‘m. O. — Thomas 8, dem. 6—Paulus Powell, dem. Paulus Powell, dem, 7—Wm. foith, K. N. ‘Wm. Smith, dom. #—Cras. J. Faulkner. Chas. J, Faulkner, o— H, A. Kimondasn, dem. 1eo— john Latcher, dem. N--Z, Kidwell, dem. Ea a nl as arles 8. Lew! , ia jette Mettullen, dem, THB VERY LATEST. ‘Waamorton, May 25—Midnight. ‘The returns now coming in decrease Wise’s majority ty below 10,000. bere 2 BrowstoNp, May 26—1 A. Mf. In the following counties Wise bas received the follow- ing majorities a Roanoke county. eaoklin county Pulaski county. Brook and Hancock counties give Flourmoy 174 ma- jority. Charles J. Faulkner, dem., for Congress, from the Bight cintelet, ip reported defeated, f, Bihnpl, dem, for Congress, from the Kueventh district, is elected by-8 ewall mejority. 4 Returns from thirty-three counties show a gain for Flournoy, as compared with Scott’s vote, of 5,300, American Nomination tor Governor of Maines Avavsts, Me., May 25, 1855. The Know Nothing State Council of ta sension im this city, yesterday nominated Samuel of Augusta, as their candidate for Governor. One a sand delegates were present. Arrival of the Asia at Halifax. Gaurax, May 25, 1855. ‘The royal mil steamship Boston, en roule arrived at this from for Liv. at 9 o'clock this eve- ning, and, after coating, ealed again at Il ‘clock, ar fine weather, Painisvitie, Ohio, May 25, 1865" ALNESVI! The railroad bridge over Grand river, af Patt evil on the Lake Store Kailrosd. will be finished to day, and trains will commence running over it om Moaday. peeoresetanisn . Pehle Attempted Escape of a Murderer. Parke, the murderer, rentenced to be hedgen the ine of June, made #2 unsuccessful attempt night, His effort feiled by his Key. ‘og eerie He was assisted by a Dutch burglar. Ho:h were armed with revolvers, and siws, files, &:, were found in their - Parks declered that it was his intenticn to shoot: the turakey if it hai been necessary to scoure his es! cape. Sereeteenteer sae rcaemeenreera More of the Tornado. CuicaGo, May 25, 1855. Witnesses who have just returned from the scene of the whirlwind, report more loss and destruction of '. es were torn to pieces, and the s1 - incescribable. The force of the tor- mado was beyond all belief. ' Carcless Switch Tender. Portcansten, May 25, 1855. The engine and tender of the Portchester train were run oft the track this even'ng through the carelessness of the Ey awitchmsn, who neg! d to turn the ewitch. No one injured, Death of a Presbyterian D. D, NASUVILLE, May 26, 1855. Rev. Dr. Lin’sley. delegate to th» Presbyterian General Assembly, from New aloany, died suddenly this after- neon, from apoplexy. Heavy Rains in Texas. Barrrwore, May 25, 1865, Galveston ¢ates to the 17th announre tha end of the drought. Heavy rains have fallen all over the State, Marxets. PHILADELPHIA, STOUK BOARD. PHILapeLrata, May 25, 1855. cansi'ya pea. Paks shane ie ing. 44; bane 3, long Inian: ilroad, 16; Pertsylvania Railroad, 4354; Penneylvania State Fives, 8044 New Orteans, May Our cotton market is quiet at previour rates, to-day 2,000 bales, Flour is s trifle lower, being now quoted at $9 373, a $9 62%. New OR1EANS, May 24, 1855, ‘The America’s news was received at OP. M. Cotton uiet and unchanged. Sales 2,000 b; Prises unset- Hed. Flour is lower; sales at $0 15. Prime barrel lard rold at 10%4c. Freights—Cottom, to Liverpool, one far- thing. Sterling, 103; a 1055. Molasses, 2c. Burrao, May 25—12 M.. Flour is in limited request, and the market unchanged. Bales of $00 bbis. at 39 aia $9 50 for good Wisconsin, d $10 1234 for Iowa choice Ohio, Wheat—For wheat the comand is only (sir, and prices steady. Sales of 4,000 bushels at $1 90 for spring. Milwausie, and $2 15 for red Wisconsin. Col ro is in moderate re- quest at rather duli prices. Sales of 25,0) bushels at ¥6c. Oate—The receipts of oats are goed, bat are wostly directed through. The démand for them is light, with nogales, Canal freights are better. Corn is 10c. to Albany, and 12c. to New York. Burraro, May 25—6 P, M.. Flour.—The market for flour favors buyers to-day. ‘The receipts have been lightand the cemand fair, Choice samples are scarce. Sales 1,200 bdbls., at $9 374 @ 69 50 for good Wisconnin; $9 6234 a $10 12 tor cho'cs to extra; $10 a $10 123¢ for caoice Ohio, and $10 a $10 50 for fan- cy and extra lowaand Michigan, Wheat —‘Vheat is im good request, and the msrket steady. The receipts are eae t. Sales 16,000 bushels Upper Lake, at $1.90, and 1,000 bushels red Wisconsin, at $215. Com. —Corn opened with a good demand, but the closed dull and heavy. Sales 35, bushels, at 95c. Oats.—The receipts of oats are good, but we have no sales toreport. Whiskey.—Whiskey isin fair juest. Bales 80 bbls. at 9c, Canal freights are active bet- ter. The rates for corn to Albany are 10c., and for wheat, l4c. The resipts for the hours ¢ at noon to day, were 5.658 bbls. flour, 28,077 bas of wheat, 44,084 bushels corn, and 80,149 bushels oats. A May 25~12 M. Flour—The common and medium brands are scarce, with an upward tendency 1 prices, Salsa 1,000 bbls. Whest—Sales 7,200 bushels white Mishigan at $2 60. Rye, $1.65. Corn—Ssles 22,000 bushels Western mixed at $1083, and 5,010 bushels, for delivery in July, at $1. Plaatér—200' tous vold af $4 2 $4 mB Whiskey, $8' 2834. Received by cual, 2,064 bbls. flour, 850 bole, beef, 265 bbls. pork. 20,464 bushels coro, 1,640 bushels rye.” The canal tolls to the 224 inst, show'a falling off of $104,000, aa compared with last year. Brutal Attack on a Roman Cathulic Priest. An attack was made by four ruffians on I’. Nachon, a Roman Catholic priest, of Mobile, on Sunday, the 13th joatant, while the Rev: father was on the roa'from Mo: le io wer factory. statement of the allo: 4 F ea a ht ‘oF some months past the duties of my sscred off have taken me on tue morsing of every Sos he Dog River Yactory, som re eight wales Spring , Fome seven OF Spring Bi College, my place of residence. last Sundey, when on the high road, near the fac- tory, alonein a i ‘gy, four men suddenly aj be- fore me, one seized wy horse's bridle, whea they asked me, ‘‘are you the Catholic priest who attends the fac- tory?’ answered in the affirmative, whereupon they oréered me imperatirely out of the buggy. On my re- fusing to comply, one of them seized mo, trying to drag me out; while anotber. from the other side of ths buggy, wae Indicticg heavy blows on my head and rs with s cugel. ; was then put out of the bu; art, force; meanwhile; I vas asking him why tee mttackea for f bad injured no one. When I was down they ued tostrie me, Ihear! one of them cry oat “Kill him! kil bim!’’ Another holiing a dagger to my breast, said to me, “On your life you shall not come any more to the factory;"if you do not mind this first admonition, you shall feel this weapon,” Thereupon, they left me bleed- ig fiom the wounds and soarcely conscious. was able, however, to get into my carriage and reach the factory. The ruffiars who perpetrated this most unprovoked cutrago, gned no cause; nor can I, it is harcly necessary,for me tosay to those who know me, imagine a motive for this attack by four armed men on &® Gefence'ess individual, journeying a public road, in the Aiccharge of his sacred calling. F. NACHON, ExrepiminG 7u2 MarL.—The presidents, super- intendents, and engineers of the several Ines’ of ren: ways between Washington and New Orleans, will reas- semble in the former city this week. The committee ap- inted at the first ooulg, collest the neces ition, d prepare best practicable m: m Washington and New Orieans, have saread <ipon & plan, which will, no doubt, be approved It pro; 8 & gain of twelve between New York and New Onle s. a —$——$—_— Court Calendar—This Day. Motions and decisions. Overhaul your City Directory, and when found make a note on it, tha’ the well known ROOT, No. 863 Broadway, makes the best photographs in the world; for proof of which sco hia pictares and compare them. 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White, the Hatter, has removed from his sens Aa teehee ae eee il ts tol ere ‘he o ound Ww is a supply of every artiele in his Hn 1%. WHITE, 321 Brosdway. David's Summer Style of Gentieman’s Drab talce room, S01 Broadsay” second ‘afer from Danae etree, tales r 3 and inspect thorn, Alaovioft bate ot every, warieey. Mealio’s Drab Beaver Hats are all the Rage this summer. For lightness and bosuty of finish he has no ivi le has elso a large assortment of French beaver telt. hats, of the choicest syle, MEALIO, corner of Brondway and Canal street, Genin’s Lend Dress Style fur the Sam~ mer is the moet ‘cheete atinges and clogant specimen of a EF KARL: ya ct Tiku the finest white folt, Im point of delleasy a origins Grab deaver iy " oe 0 Sennett, shape and arist rit c fen a) 3) paw Late) fH pebiae U it posite St. Paul's Church, 7,146 and 148 Nawau hcrieen ey - ‘The New Hat