The New York Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD,. FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR aNO EDITOR THE DAIL HERALD ® cents per :opy—€ per annum. THE “ EEKLY HERALD every Sviurday it 6% vente | #3 per m; the European etition M4 per an ety en Diit of Greit Britvin. or 65 to amy part of the C then! oth to ia. bude te Feat LETTERS by Mil for Subscriptions or with Adver- Nsements (o be post paid, or the portage wili be deducted from he money remitted. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING VERENCE—Q)'FLANNIGAN ABD THE Rien CHRUSH *1T8L0'S GARDEN, Axcimenr. SOWERY THEATR! Bowery Guy Manneging - Pat's Vacanins- Winow’s #ictim. P@ERBAM’S OPERA HOUSE, 563 Broad way—Atinona: mLANS. WOOD'S MINSTRELS -Mechanios’ Hall—472 Broadway. Broadway--DavGurer or THE New Yoru, @riday, July 20, 1855. Matis fer the Pacific. (HE NEW YORK HEKALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. The United states mail steamship Empire City, Captain Windle, will leave this port this afternoen at two »’cleck, ler Aspinwall. The mails for Cali‘ornia and other parts of the Pacific will slore at one o'clock. The New York Wxexty AeR4n—California edition— wontaining the latest inteligence from ail parts ef the world, wil] be published at eleven o’clock this aorning. Stgle copier, ia wrappers, ready for mailing, sixpence. “Agents will please send im their orders as early as pos pible. ‘The New ‘There has been during the presspt heated term @ burried packing up of trunks end bandboxes, and &® very general emigration towarde the mountsia tops and the seashore, and the margina of quiet lakes. The fishing excursion boats do a fine busi- Rese just now—fare fifty cents per heai splendid cotillon bard—see advertisements. Yesterday the theimometer marked ninety-eigat, the hottest ye', gocording to the Sage of Brooklyn H<igh*s, There were a number of fatal cases of sanstroke, and tre mertelity list of the present week wiil reseive a large addition trom this cause. Aboat nine o’elock im the evening a refreshing shower of raia fel; too atmosphere became delightfully ov0l, and ve tcua: the heated term is cver for s»ma daya a: least. Tae Cabivet, as appears by our Waskiagt a des- patch, has determined that no appoiatmenta shall be made untila’ter the result of the coming elys- tions at the South shall havs begn a:certained. This, of course, is desigued for the espe-ial benefit ofthe Soutbera Kaow Nothings. Marcy goss o Od Poios tor afew dsys to recaverata his healt, which bas become somewhat impaired. The Couct of Cisime will probabiy adjoura to-day until the 17th of October. Abius one huadred aad fifty cases have been cocketed. Ths Court wars engazed yes- terday in perfestiog the rules. The saffsrers by the bombardment aod destrastion of G-eytowa nive arrived at the capital to urge their claims for ia demuity. These claims amoust to about five Millions of dvliare—a pretty round sam for sarcyiag out the briiliant war policy of the Pierce ad mints— tration. At some of the ports Collectors or Sa:veyors hava ‘been, it appears, in the habit of giving t» vessels papera purporiing to be certificates of shoir legal ay pa ity for the carriage of passengers. The UCreasury Deoartment gives notice that no validity attacaes to sucha certificate, agit is not authorized or recog mized by any law of ths United States, and conse- quevtly no officer has a right to isvus it, The responsibility, in such cases, mus’ rest where the law placés it—on the ship owners, whuse duty it ia to ascertsin and know how many paseenge's their veesels con lawfally carry, aud they should be held to such reeponribi.ity. It is directed, theretore, thes no officer of the Castoms will hereaf ser issas to amy person a certificete of this dessriptioa; but whenever aby measu ement necessary to agcertaia the legs] capacity of vesselat» carry passsngera snall be made, the Collector will bs careful to keep fn ¢xact record of it in the offise. The colten market yesterday iemsined uasattled, as dealers were waiting the receipt of the Canada’s Vetters. The sales were restricted t> a few handred baler, the prices of whicn afforded no basis for quotations. Fiour of common t» mediam aad good @rades was again aboat 1240. per barrel lower, aud ee'es moderate. A superior lot of new white Tea- neasee wheat sold at $250, an outside figara, aad ® small parcel of new Georgia red sold ai $2 20. Corn was about 1:. per bustel lower, with tolsrably free sales, iacluding parceisfor expnt. New meas pork was essier, waile other provisioos we-e aa- changed. Coffee was active, aad tne sa’es rea hed abcut 4500 bege: Rio at 93%. alls, with a small lotof prime quality at 11jc.; alo: of Maraca bo brought 10}. Sugars were firm, with ssies of 800 to 1.000 bhcs. Beyoud some esgagements of corm acd cotton for Liverpool there was but a light business done ia freighss. The new Health Officer of the por: of New York, Dr. Thcmpson, entertaired the Common Council of A.bany, the State officers, tha Cow missioners of Hewlth, and a iarge number of ots other trienday with she most liberal hoept ality, at i+ residence on Staten Ielaod. Afier partaking of the good things which ware provided inthe moat lavish abundance, tbe company proceeded on an excursiva down tie bay mm 6 boat engaged expronsly for the occasion, seturpirg to the city about seven o'clock. An in- terestiog report of the affair wili »2 found else: where. The special committee of taa Board of Aldermen, baving in charge the investigstion relative to the sonkea ship Josep2 Waiker, were in s9ssion yoster- dsy. A fol! report of the evidence, facladiog the testimory of Comptroller Fiegg, is given ia aa otber pert of today’s paper. The effursts now in progress to raise the ship, by meaus of hydraulic screws, bave so far proved sa» :casfai, and it is thougtt she will be afloat by Saturday, so that the bulk can be towed out of the slip. Ov Sarday night last a flend’sh atiemot at aw | feteipation was perp+trated at Fairhaven in Rut- lava county, Vermont. The hired map of a farmer tiving somewhat remote from any neighbor, uader tock to chop up bis employer with @ broad axa, a1 he wor quietly sleeping in bis bed. The foolaardy Villas avows ae his object the forcibls abduotion of the mat’s sister. The interesting and shocking par- Men! re given very fully ia the letter of our correspontent. In the United States District Court yes'erday, 9 motion wae granted to postpone the trisl of che perro: s charged with vioisting the neuteslity laws by mebing eniietments for toe Foreign Legion. Che parties under arrest in Buffalo for @ a milar offense bave been commit‘ed to privon, in defanic of batlin three thousand dollars, to a wvit trial. The trial of Count Louia Kazitski, Hogo Li »pi, Richard Radeling and Lisnglos, wio were taken from the British btig Buffalo by the officers of toe revenue cutter James Campbell, on the charge ot enlisting recruits for the Crimes, terminated yoster day iv the acquittal of the accused. Dept. Willevy, of the brig Fairy, arrived at this port yeaterdsy morning from Rio Grande del Sad, reports only one American yeess! ia part, ard she would sail in ballast for Rio Janeiro ty load. Hides were ecarce at Rio Grande, aod commanded high prices. The Lamp and Gas Committee of the Board ef Councilmen met yesterdsy, when argament was heard for and agains! tue petition of the Metropolitan Gas Company for leave to lay down pipes throagbont the city. A report will be pre cented some time next month. The decrease of receipts of tolls upon the New York canals thns far this season, as compared with ibe same period in 1854, amounts to $153,850 08. Ihe Late Whig Party of Yew York and the ApUesiavery Lengue—Deccee of the Astor Howe Juntas, There were come potable doings at the Astor House on Wednesday, Toere was a meeting of the * Whig Scate Central Commitee,” for te purpose of appointing a day for the meeting of the Whig State Couvention ia reterence to our November election; aud there was a mecting of ‘vhe Republican State Centers! Commistec” ap- pointed at the anti Nebraska State Coaventioa beid at Auburn lest tall; aed, by a most beau- tiful, fraternal and harmonious arrangement, botb these committees metut the same hour, oa Wednerday, at the Astor Bouse, and in the same room. The result of this admirabie fra- terpization, as might have been expected, was that, asa party, the “whigs’ agreed aud the “sepubdlicans”’ agreed each to hold their State Convention on the same dey, at the same piace, and for the seme common objects. Faurtuer- more, in order to adapt themselves to the movements of all the other parties in the field, this “wrig” convention, and this “repablicun”’ convention have been put the last upon the list, to wit: the 26th day ef Septemner. From the extracts concerning this decree of the Astor House coalitionists, which we have placed elsewhere in this paper, from the columns editorial of our cotemyoraries, it will be seen that the Seward organs are in a bland and heavenly state of satisfac tion—that the usually ponderous and sonoruus Courier and Enquirer, though in a soft and subc ued strain, sings the same song—thut the Express bas little or nothing to say, beiag still in the market; and that upon the whole, it is a “fixed fact”? that the fossil] remains of the late great whig party of the Empire State are to be merged at Syracuse into this pizbald, hy- brid, heterogeneous coagloieration of free soil and abolition fag ends and factions, beartag the modest and musical title ot the “repadliean party.” It furth-r appears that while Tharlow Weed is to hold the string of the kite, Mr Joseph Blunt, John Jay & Co., and the Lieutenaat- Govervor aad bis aids, are to balance the tail. This was a great day's work for the Astor House conferees, considering the state of the thermometer and the working of the new Liqaor Jaw. Aad, speakiog of liquor, we are remisd- ed that neither the ‘whigs” nor “ republicans” did anything, suggested avy thing, or said aay- thing in this Astor Heose caucus in retereace to the amendment, repeal or modification of this probibitory law. ‘Zhe evidence was b-fore their eyes that it was a failure, a mockery —in fact, little better than a nuisance; they knew that a regular and wide spread muve- ment is on fout to make the repeal of this odious law a direct question before the people in November; and yet they had nothing to pra. poee and nothing tosay upon the subject. This ie a very curious fact—a very ominous circum stance indced. Whatdoes it mean? We thick we can tell the Carson League and State Tem- perance Alliance. It means that the Sewart antitlavery fusionists intend to throw the Jiquor question overboard ia November—that they intend to drop temperance and everything elee that may interfere with the ooject of a gene- ra} Northerp fusion upon Seward acd his auti-sla- very programme for the Preevidential campniga. We have suspected of late, from the ' der ‘ooted treatment of this liqaor questioa by onr Seward organs, that they were backing ont; avd in truth, their narrow escape from Gov- ernor Seymour last full would hardly justify tae same risk again with the liquor interest, in ail its ramifications, orgavizing for active resist- ance in every hoje and corner. We trust, however, that the party or parties opposed to this Seward negro worshipping aud Maine law coalition wili hold it responsible befoce the people, and upon the distinc; issue that this abominable and demoralizivg proni- bitory statute shall be repealed, an? that the party enacting it shail be superseded in the admivistration of our State government, as unworthy of offise and unworthy the confidence et the peo- ple apy longer. A common understanding of the opposition forces upon this issue, ia their nominations for the Legislature, will, more than anything else, we dare say, contribute to spoil the election estimates of Me Weed and his big and “little villsins.”’ When a political coulition upon the false pretences of “Aa Ast for the suppression of Intemperance, Vice und Crime,” gives & new impulse to intemperaace ard all its attendant evils, and weakeus there oy that public respect for the laws in generat, which isthe only reliance of a tree people, the partics thus guilty shonld be heid accountable for tne conseqnences Nor should a dispo-ition on their part to “bick oat” be permitted to forestall the verdict of the ecmmanity, Hold them to it. There is another featare in this joint decree of the Aster House conferences worthy of no tice. They appoint the 26ch day ot September for the meeting at Syracuse of their Siamese twin conventions; und singularly enough, it eobuppeos that the Kaow Nothings hold their nominating State Council on the 25ch. Of course, the Seward leaders will be in town on the 25th, while many of the Kuow Nothings will remain wear the salt works to witness the Seward fusion proceedings of the 26th In deed, it is most probabie that the Kaow No thing Council, as usual, will continua for two oc three days, in whwh cuse they and the Se vard- ites will be in full bast in the same towa, if notin the tame building, at the same tim: Nobody will suppose this arrangement to be accidental. Thurlow Weed has au onjevt in in, To be sure of success, he perceives the necessi ty of a break into the camp of the Kuow No things, and a division of their forces. Let the Know Nothings lovk weli to this branch of the plot. success Or overthrow aad aispersion, as great national party, msy depend. The American purty, as we understand it, are to bold & busivers couccil at Bioghanton on the 28th of Aogust. Let them there pro. vide to hold over their nominating State Couo- cil at Syracuse till a day or two after the woig onti-slavery fusion conventions, aad they wil have the coalition upon the hip. The vitality of the American party ia this Stste, aad throughout the Union, depends upoa a high walland a deep ditch between them aod the Seward Holy Auiance. Let the Kaow Notniays also bear in mind that the people in Kau-as aud Nebrash take care of the ka will question there for a year or two, It ix tne single point upoa wrich the siuvery hout detriment to the Union, bat that it is incam- bent upon the people of New York, firss aud foremost, to repeal the Liquor law, because ite continued existence is caleviated to being all law inte contempt. . vpon which to meet the Sewerd coatiion tni« year, Noetiopalissues may be deterred to the ostional campaizn of 1656, and to the sccond thought of the people,” State are the tests The Fiuctuat:ns in the Prices of Food— Our Prospects, The eff ct of the pas year’s defic’ent har- ves! da potresch im ximum,so faras bread- stuffs eee .oncer ed, until last May. The stock of the growth of 1854, which were a fall average, remained to a considerable exteat ua- cold up to the a taumo and winter t ’54 aad °65. The advance io flour and grain commenced in February Jast, aod continued gradually to improve u til the highes: point in this market was reuchedin May, 1855, w: en common brands ot State fl ur went up to $10 25 a $10 374 and extra Genesee to $12 and $13, which exceeded the bivhest range of prices realized duriag the Yrich famine pened io 1847-718, Grain ad- vaperd in about the same ratio; the highest price obtained for prime white Genesee wheat. was about $275 per bushel. The highest price realized for corn in large quantities, wae about $1 18a $119 for prime Western mixed, and $1 20 for S. uthera white, per bushel. ‘There high figures cnt off, ia a measure, all demand for export to Europe, as prices for seme time before, and since, ruled above que- tutions in the Hoglish markets. demand, however, was so great as to absorb all that was offering, and at high rates. The stock getting low daring the wiater, as the mild er sexson advanced, the chief reliance for re- ceipts was on railroads. Fortonately for consumers, the crops of wheat in Cavads bad been ful; and under the recipro- city treaty, when Western and Southern stocks were comparatively exhausted, and famiae threatened the papniation on the Atlantic sea- hoard, large quantities of Canadian flour were received in New York by railroad and the Hudson river, which tended ta keep dowao prices. For the first time in the history of the trade, Canadian flour, onits receipt ia New York, was actually re-shipped to a consider- able extent te Richmond, Baltimore, Norfolk and Charleston, and other Southern points, for domestic use. It was not until about the advent of June, that any serious relaxation wes commenced in prices, and after receipts by the Grand Canal augmented stocks beyond the immduiate do- mestic wants of the trade. As soon as corn dropped down toa point that would admit of export ata low rate of freights, prices again beeame better supported, and the d:cline checked. Such was the confidence of dealers in a con- tinuance of high prices, that large eontracts were made in March tor the delivery of Indiaa corn in June and July, a3 high as 105, and some of those time engagements were settled in June at 98c. a 100c., and some have been since settled in Juiy, as low as 910. a 92c. Fiour con- tracts were made for June aud July, deliverable at about $8 75 a $9, which tave since in many cages been settled at much lower figares. There still remains confidence in the value of Indian corn, as near six months must pass ov-r before supplies of the new crop will be suffi- ciently dry for ebipment; and some three months or more must elapse before mach of it will be in a fit state of dr; ness to cater iato domestic consumption, In the meaatim: the past year having beeo one of a very short crop, the country must be pretty well draiaed of evpplies of old corn before the new cin come fairly into consumption, We leara that in Ten- nessee—the best Indian corn couutry ot the West —where, in plentiful years, this geaia has been | | | | sold as low as 10 cents per bushel, such was the deficiency there aud in the adjoining States, that the article, at points coavenient to traas- portation, actually reached on» dollar per bushel, which was forwarded by railroad to des- titute districts of Georgia in large quantities, where the crops of the past sea-ou were ina measure cut cff. The largest purchaces in this market were made for the New Eogland States, where supplies were + xceedingly bar- rev. Nex’ to New England, the Hnglish, later in the season, were the heav est buy ers. Wheat being ia very light supply, kept up longer than corn; bas since the increase of re- ceipte of old irom the West and of new from tbe Sou'h, prices have gradually yivlded ia fa. vor of buy ers. The growing ceops are universally repre sented to be good; but many suppose that the effect of this prospective abaudauce will be lers sudden on prices than many persons be- lieve. Under the idea of a future decline, millers probably will only bay from hand to mouth; while the farmers, whea thuy tad prises receding below their views, will be disposed to witbhoid their supplies from market. Tout a very decided and material rductioa tus sooner or Jater be reached, should no accidents yet occur to the unmasured and ansaved © oll are disposed to admit. The chief diffe of opipion exists with regard co the time the full effect upon prices by abundant crops is to be realized in this market. To show the wholesale prices of provisions at the periods stated below, we give the foliowing tables BREADSTUFFS. van. 6 1854. Jan. 6, 1855. Sy sia Y 00 9 00 Common State flour Common strerght ©, f 0 : 2108 2 Corn— Werte: xed. 1024 106 Pouttero woite Losa 106 July 12, 1858 $9 009650 $8 00a 8 62 6 00 46 3 62a 87 7 a7 815% Tes 9W- 900—11 Wo 2102 ds Li toa 1 $ 50411 00 5 00a 5 75 July 12, 1899, $i9 po 9 7810» 16 50 12 Ova ld to eis oo 7 Oe. Sw 9 75010 25 There is even less appr hension to be felt of any sndden tall in pork and beef thaa io breagstufls. The tcarcity of food the pas autump acd winter caused farmers to staaghter a much larger portion of their stock than nal, to replace which requires time, though food may become abuodaat. Besises which, should the War 1 i, the foreign demand for oar pro- vwesions, or certain deseriptions of them, at least, will alro likely contione. France took a larger proportion of our provisioas, within the past twelve months, than hav ever been known be fore in the same period in the hisrory ot our trade, With the blessiags of peace at hom», sburdart crops, aod a fair yiewd of gold from be placers of the Pacille, the prospects aiews are quite fstteriog ia the United States will more than one good crop, however to meke op for the wasteful « re of past two or three years, The home j I | Tue Liquor Law i ree Ivrertor——Give | Sanatoca 4 Cuance.—We observe that here and shere in the iaterior there are some prose- cutions going on against liquor sellers and | Iquor dealers. From all that we can leara, | however, the rural districts ere very litde | abesd of the city of New York in the enforce ment ot the law. Here, as aaybody may see, by night and by day, the law, 80 far from ar- the selling and driaking of ali sorts of insoxi- cating liquors. The only point. where the law appears to have any vitality orn this issue, is where the liquor ériaker gets bis skin so fall as to-contine his ideas-of the princigles of Jocomo- tion, Then the petice are down upon him, and ‘be becomes another offering to “the Tombs.” After his arrest the law requires the intoxicated individual to testify the place-or places where resting or Gminisking, has largely increased | he procured his liquor or liquers, «pirituoas, malt or mixed. This is generally attempted, but according to the “Drankard’s Directory” of the present “hea‘ed term,” the victims of the rumeellers are so completely obfuscated, in most cases, as scarcely to remember whether they got their potations in New York, New Jersey,-or Coney Island. In the couutry, they appear to be lavoring uader the same difficulty in tracing the effect to the cause. We had feared that this probibitory law would play the mischief with oar fashionable watering places of the interior; and that Sara- toga, where distiiled, fermented and mixed liguors have always been in greater request than Congress water, would especially saffer by this restriction ot all alcobolic stimalants to churches aud private houses, purely tor ‘sa eramental, medicinal, chemical, or manufactur. ing purposes.” But it apposrs that our appre- hensions were premature, and that the glecy of Saratoga is still undimmed. After chilling their stomachs with the pargative salte and magnessa of the Springs, the privilege is still in force of warming up the vacaum with any thing you ike, fram Freuch brandy down to hard cider and lager bier. The Saratoga Re- publican 6a98:— We presume that it is generally known thet liquor cap be procared in this village at our Dovwis aad else where, If pot snows, we Bope the press throughout the country will give notice of the*fact. Ia any ersot and under alt circumstances that may arive, straogers who may viet here can be cupplied witn soy liquors they moy desire, the sale of which is now ops and above board. Thia is conclusive. We eonfess that the law is a humbug, and that old stagers who have been staying away from Saratoga, from fear of the Liquor law, need stay away no longer. If tue principal virtue of the water of the Sara tega Springs be the qualification of the stomach for brandy, let oar old campaiguers go op. The law is a hum»ug—the bars are open, and the coast is clear. Too Foxp or THE HERALD.-~-Some of our ro- ral Postmasters are altogether too foad of the New York Herarp. The inteosity of their affection for this journal causes them to forzet their obligations to the people, and to neglect to forward copies of the paper addressed to sab seribers and ovhers. The sabjoined letter gives a case in point:— Mrrnor Orrick, BLOOMVILLE, Del. Co. N. ¥., July 17, 1596. TO THE EDITOR OF THE H¥RALD. The HeRaip in very irregular in reashiog the Mirror oftice table, for the reason that it is stopped on the way. Sometimes the wrapper is crumpled, and the paper ex- hibits the msrkw of having beem used. I conid excase all this, 1f it was not celayed, By this operation: am often deprived of the jatest mewn when I want it the most—on the day before publication. Sometimes tue wrapper loots as though it had been changed. I enclowe one that came around Saturday's HaraLv It is a differ. ent quality of pager than what yon uss, and the writing altogether different, I* looks Hie pont ofliee paper, and 18 pasted togetber, Please return the enclosed to ms, if you answer It appears by the above that some conscien- tious official removes the wrappers from the HERALD, reads it gratis, aad then takes the government paper fora new wrapper. He not only deprives our confrére of the Bloomville Mirror of his late news, but commits petty larceny upon our mutual Uncle’s stationery. We are afraid that the Pepartment does not ex- ercise a proper surveillance over its subordi- nates. Complaints of the miscarriage ana dis- appearance of all kinds of mail matter are con- tinual)y made to us, and it is very evident that the Depsrtment needs a thorough « verhaul- ing. We do not think that matters will be im- proved until Congress is driven by the outside presrure to take the matter in hand. In the meantime thousanda of letters are carried by expresses in defiance of the law. Ia some cates Our merchants prefer to pay the postage, and then anextra fee to the express—so our cheap postage does not amoant to mach after all Itis only a'ax onevery letter thet we write, while to ensure safety we must send our letters outside of the mails. In the special caseadove mentioned, we have aright to demand the interference of the head of the department. The General Post Office oust attend to such matters, The prootis clear and direct, and snch thiogs occur every day. Will Mr, Campbell see to it? Bavwine axp Swiamt Every one shoald Jearo to ewim. That is a truism Doctor Franklio ssid ita loug while ago. But how few there are, even in our seagirt metro. polis, wbo ovey Poor Richard’s iojaaction ! There is no excuse for such negligence, when we remember that the acquirement of the art of swimming gives bealth aud pleasure to the pu pl. All that is required iso little faith, some vequaintance with the liws of specitis geavity, ard considerable practive. Faith, as in all im portant matters, is the obief requisite. We bave seen au excelieot method for learning youths to swim Wedonot think it is pateat- ed, spd give it for ihe benefit of parents and wuardiaos, The teacher is supplied with a stoutrod, eomewhas shorter aod stronger than a tisbing sod, a cord, a hook and a strap—the Jatter should be three or four inches ia width The stray is placed about the vody of the pupil, half way between the armpits and the hips, the book orriog sflixed to the strep, ani fastened to ‘ne cord. The latter being made fest to the ead of the rope, the pupil is placed io the water like a fish. He will soon learn to strike oat, and | the re-t will come of itself. The system can | ve spplied anywhere; but the bisins of the | Oaths at the Hattery or the toot of Desvrosses | street are the best places, as they have a uni- form depth of water This plan is detver than | that of supporting the body on corks or life- | preververs, beowuse by the latter method the | pupil musteventually use his support all at | once, while with the book and line it is taken | | away from him gradually. Swimaing by this | process may be tanght in about six easy les. | | sone. ri The public bat sic this city, during the past week, bave been literally alive with all sorts of | bathers, and the scenes which daily transpire at hem are sometimes iodsecribably amasing Meny people are prevented from resorting tq em on arconnt of a lack of police provec'ion ‘‘Tbey are frequectly iavaded by rowdies, wh ee eeeeeoeoeeee_ooereeoOO only terror is the dreaded star, which never appesrs on the s:ene untilit is too late. Tass- much a8 bathing ia an important requisite to the sanitary condition of the city, we thiak that the Mayor ought te protect the bathers from uppoyance and robbery. It is hardly necessary to urge the impertance of frequent bathing at this season, and ia fact at all seasops. But sow it is particularly im- portant, as the absorption of fluids from the bath promotes the*health of the body, and re- news the vigor of the orgens which are weaken- od by excessive pre-piration, Our advice to all during the present “ heated term,” is to keep as quiet as possible, bathe frequent)y, (remembering that swimming baths should never be taken in the middie of the day, but in the morning and evening, and never continued more than fifteen minuates,) eat sparingly, avd read Merriam’s balletine Apropos des bottes, will the Sage of Brooklyn de good enough to tell us when it will be cool +nough to eat, drink, work, read, or sleep com fortably? By so doing he will confer an ever- lasting favor upon several millions of suffering, sweltering individna's, and he will be at oace and ever atter recognized as one of the leading saoans of the age. New Rove w Harvarp Universtry.—The Board of Overseers of Harvard University, Masrachuretts, lately refused the compliment of the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws to Sam’] A. Eliot, of Boston. Why? Because he voted in Congress for the Fuzitive Slave law, in pur- suance of the constitution of the United States, and his oath to suvport it. ‘‘Oid Harvard,” however, has adopted the new doctrine of the higher law, and ber doctors of law are measured by the nullification principles of the Hiss Legis- lature. Yet, after all, Mr. Eliot has received a higher compliment than an empty degree, in being voted unworthy in thiscase This re- fusal will make him a maa of mark and mz:rit, and if he remains bus true to the conssitution, as heretofore, it will procure him a thousand distinctions more desirable by far than the empty appendage he has lost. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS. From Washington. APPOINTMENTS POBTPONEO—MAKCY RECRUITING— TBE GREYTOWN BOMBARDMENT SUFFEREUS AND THE CLAIMS—PROOMEDINGS OF THE COURT OF CLAIMB—INTERHSTING TO LIQUOR IMPORTERS, BTC. WasunaTon, July 19, 1855. The Cabinet ascembled again to-day, and flaally agreed that there should be no appointments made till afcer elections in the Fouth. Mr. Marey, being desirous of rusticating tor a few days, seked permission to visit Old Point, aad the Cabi- net acquiesced unanimously. “If anytoiog shoula occur,” said Marcy, ‘‘telegraph, and I can be here at thort notice ’’ A number of claimants arrived in town yesterday direct from Greytown snd Nicaragua, with large claime against this government for property destroyed in the bombardment of Greytown. This is a five million haut. In the Court of Claims, to-day, a rule was adopted authorizing a aw docket, ia which claimants may eater their cases when there are law questions involved which they desire to have decided before taking ‘testijony. Testimony uthorized to be taken in all cases on the docket. The Court declined giviog avy intimation as to the weight of ez parie testimony now on file in the asve- ral departmente, or how far letters from officers of the acting in their official capacity, would be evidence. Sach questions would bs coa- sidered when properly presented to the Coart upon the triel of a cause. A regular call of the docket was commenced, but was suspended agein without avy case being ¢xam/ned. Nine cases were submitted by agree- ment without argmenont the law points. Duriag in- vacation atterpeys, may upon an agreement with the Solicitor, submit cases without argument, andwith or witbont briefs, and wash cases will be considered in vacation by the Judges, and opinions given at the opening of the next term of the Court A motion was mace to get at certain records in the New York Cuatom House, to be need ins class of cases where clai- Bi demand » refunding of duties paid on liquors which theynever received, the eame[being on the invoiser, but not on the casks, having leaked out during the voy- age. The Court overruled the motion for the present as the legs] questions involved may dispose of the cases, and the evicerce from the Custom House may not be wanted. I: is said thet this class of cases involves a very large sum of money. The Court declined deciding what particular §jelara of casea came within their ju- ristiadiction until questions of jurisdiction were legiti- mately prerented. * The Ccurt meet again to-morrow morning to dispose of afew motions, and then to adjourn till the 17th of October, at which time the causes now submitted with- cut argument will be decided as to the law question ia- volved, From Baffalo. 2 THE FOREIGN LEGION CASE IN BUFFALO— DECISION IN REGARD TO THE PROHIBITORY LAW, BTO. Borraro, July 19, 1895. The persons arrested bere for recruitiog men for the Crimea were su'ly committed to jail to-day, in default of $3,000 bail eseb. The first case tried under the Prohibitory law closed to-day in the Court of Sessions, Tre Court held that imported liquor carnot be sold after the original package bax bees broken, uncer the prosibitory clause, section ore. The jury, thus charged, returned a verdict of guilty, Arrest of a Post Office Clerk. READING, Pa , July 19, 1855. Arther Hog! cial agent of the Post Office De- partment, arrested yesterday afternoon Adama H, Smith, a clerk in the Post Office at Richmond, Northamp- ton county, om the charge of robbing the mail. Smith confessed taking one letter containicg four hundred dol- lara, mailed at Stroudsburg for the Kaston Bank, Trial tor Violaung the Neutrality Laws in Boston, * Boston, July 19, 1855, The trial of Count Kazinski and hia three associates who were taven from the Brtieh brig Buifalo by the cutter James Campbell, on the charge of violating the neutrality Jaws, resulted in their acquittal. Tne tes timopy failed to implicate them an being personally en- gaged in enlisting men for foreign rervice Convention of R: troad Men. Borvato, July 19, 1855, Aconvention of railroad mn was held hore yesterday and to day, and all the main roads were represeated The Erie celegaten withdrew, and the rest adopted reso. utiops, among others, to do away with all runaera, handbills, posters, &e., s0 as to lessen expenses Railroad Extenston, Borraro, July 19, 1855, The opening of the Illinois Contrai Ratlrowl to Da- Duque was celebrated yeatertay, Several thousand people were present, Senators Douglas and Jones and Governor De dge were the principal speakers. Markets, PHILADELPHIA SfOOK BOARD. Purnaparputa, Jaly 19, 1855 Money enry. Btocks dull, Reading, 49%, divided off; Morria Canal, 15; Lrog Island, 163(; Pennoylvas Railroad, 4414; Pennsylvania State 6's, 8831. THE BALTIMOKE CATTLE MARKET. Bavrinone, Joty 19, 1855 Atonr catt'e market to day 500 head of beef cattle were etiered, of which 160 were driven eastwar’, and the remeinder sold at prices ranging from So. 8 9,9" nat, Hogs in which ia» sight advance on previous ratex, large sug ply; tales at $1 75 9 $5 per 100 loa, Brrrato, ‘There hea been a moderate deme ine. ralen 83 6088 exorn Wisconsin at in fair burbele Upper Lake on prt part in thetr views, the for , and tha later wot off of 2.000 busneb Canal exporta for ibe fame time eat, 5,000 bushels; hela, 010, 6,145 bushels ; ———————— Annual Regatta of the Harlem Yacht Club. ‘This affair come off yesterday im grepd style, and to We yeaterdny sve a brief Distory or ths club, and the names and dimensions of the oa'« entered for the raee, and, there- fore sbail now br efly give the result of the soort. The racesouree was upton Fast river to Port Schayler and back gam a distaoce of twenty-two miles, eleven miler each way, and the contest zesulted a8 follows:— Tine Toe Prrrount Astowep, Nev Trte, 8 M. Sec. H M Sec 25 20 3 41 a6: 12 30 10 00 10 CO 22 88 8 60 3 22 60 5 50 3M 12 4 50 314 38 2 50 BIT 08) 0 0 3°17 65 The day was a delightful one for a boat race, aud the breeze all that could he desired. Commodore McGowan’s boat, the Storm Bird, woo th» recond prize Tia ix the iret race she bas ever run, and it ia another triamph of the skull of her builder, Mr. Newman Randall, whose Doats have taken six prizes ince the Fourth of July. ‘The prizes were presented to the winaera at the Club House, Harlem, at hulf-past seven o’ciock last evening. Nimvo’s Garpex.—This evening the “Daugheer of the Regiment”’ will be given by the Pyne and Harrison troupe, (Op Wecnesday the last new opera of “The Queen of a Day” was rendered to a Seshionable and ap- preciative eu ‘ience. First Hor at NewPort.—The first bop o’ the coason at Newport was to have taken place last evening, at the Bellevue House. Exemination In Ward Scnool No. 43, Mr, ‘Thomas boulk, Pcincipal, An interestipg examinaton came off yesterday ic Ward School No, 49, situated in Twenty-fourca street, of which Mr. Toomas Fouls is principal. A large class 1 this school are about to leave here for the I’ree Aca- demy, and their examination yesterday was a sort of “Seave taking’? of ther eld alma mater. There were preeent a lsrge number of visiters, among whom were the rchool officers of the ward, and a delegation from the school officers of Brooklyn. School Commissiooers Jobn Delamster and kobert A. Adams oscupied the Principal desk, aod in person conducted the examina. tion The pupils were questioned in philosophy, alze- bra, history, ceclamation, and in other depar'ments of yearning. The auswers o’ the pupils were promp* and correct, calling forth the praises and plaudits of th diene, The declamation of the pupils is vse:icularly deserving of notice The recitation of the ‘-Semtcole’s Reply,” by Muster Henry Sieele; scene trom ‘Mar- mon,” by J, W. Carmichael the ‘Birthday of Wasbing- ton.’ by J. P. Webster; the ‘Address of Spart cas,’? by RC Reid; the Death Scene of Marmion,” “vy - 0, Keberts, were amirably given and Joudly x, pliuded. In tl various rect‘ations, tor boys, na of whom were over fourteen Years of age, seemed to de Bled wi te fire of eloquence. A dialogue, © Tne Bui iebme wt Of Cataline ‘row Kome,” waa recited in a man- Der hy thece boys, tbat woulo have reflected erecit upon Uhore who atand bisheet in the histrionic art. fhe ex- suputon was varied by iunic, by the scrolurs, givan with a (iano accompeniment. "At the close or th» exer. cles some valuable ere distrinuted as prizag among the boys. These prizes were givea to the achool for this purpose by Mr ‘Iruman Sherwood, Mr, Those Fouls aud Mr. N. B. Bartram. the Vice Priasipaio’ toe echool The prizs four large volumes of tue Preni- Cent's Merssges were taken by Master Sweet,‘or the pro- Guction of the bast essay. Master Livingston, » remark- ably bright, intedligent looking boy, toox the saco. prize cor hie excellent taben oy J. 4. bumal, C. bert Halstead, Davia L Long, i j Sherwood and ME. Leight. Thirty-four se\-annuab certitiontee were hsnded to the © beat boya”’ by Comm # siorer Delamater When ve exercises were over ihe uEsTA aDd school officers present were cs [+d upon tor speeches, snd nome yood speeches were made ‘Tue Sckool Superntencent;, Mr. Randaland Mr tH L, Sta- art, were particulariy eloquent and loudly applauded. Otter speeches were made oy Mr Lelamater, Mr Adu, Mr. Downing, of the Brooklyn delegation, ant others, but we bave not room ‘or even an atstract of thet slequept remarks full of acvice and encourazemoat to the popila. The exercites commenced at 9 o'cioss in the WO D yg. anc were not terminated tll near J o’close 10 be afterpcon, The sbole examication was moat satis actory to the audience, and # well for tha exer. tone of Mr. Fouls and the teachers under bim, in traia- 4 directing ‘The W MBETING OF THE COMMITTER OF THE BOAKD OF ALDsRaks. The Special Committe on the wreck of the Joseph Waiker met yesterday aftersvon at tne City Hall. Pre rept, Alcerman Ely, Jbuirman, Aldermea Varina aud Veorbis. Mr. A.C. FLaco was first called and awore:—in the care of the ship Josepa Waiker, it was represented to me that the wreck was an obstruction very necessary to- remove, ands contract was made to this end, avd good security taken A requisition came to me tor $4,000 on the agreement, whicn eas paid, A short time after ther requisition came for $5,000, and before toiaas was paid an ipjanction for $1,500 was served apon me, Mr, Jones was notified of these facts, an inqary wes then instituted in'o the aBount of the securities in- volved. It wae found that Mr. Jones had givea szcuri- tes to the amount of $4,100, anda the contract was for $1é,(00. Subsequently Mr. Jones was paid $4,500, and kept the $1,5(0 um which a2 injunction bad been served. ‘The matter war rudrequently contested ic tue Curt, aod Tr Made from the Court to me to pay the wmouvt Yo the creattor of Mr. Jones Mr. Farey atterwards woe rant tor $),L0U, and made it $3.90) instead etormer smoupt. I have patd requisitions ways, whether | hoew that the Cummissioner uf St bad been ordeped to yo on an job, or not, He rept in wo Lot, aCcOrcing Ww the ordinane ot requisitions, 1 pay accoroing to the apecifis therein stated. I koew, hovever, thay in this case was for the Joseph Wa ker, ments bat bad beew mace. Previous to thy arracgr wents for raising the Josepp Walker, I was not waite upon by avy p'rson otter than Mr Doige, wvo told ae thet be hed mace the coutrsct for removing tuat vesee!. Frevious to the contrset, 1 believe 1 had our oF ¢ 0 In terviews with the Mayor on the subject, bu: do ao: re collect us¥ ng told him that he was the proper person to ¥o abend sno bave the vestel removed, in the few cane that I bave been connected with, { nave aeit tas property of the vensel to pay for the expenre of raising or thine that an eftort svould owners to remove to do it taken % raise the Joeeph tryiog to co it; alt aiber, I stout ch ad nothiug pther then pa ing the requisitions. Iu th-ereat of the ship being ralrea, the bond of $8,000 is dis cLarged, Dat if #Le in not raieed in a tatiefactory ms per, then it will rest with the finance departmert to ea or the paymestof the pood, Lhe bond of $3,( Hi is © security that hes been taken for sue care 0g of Of Veeseis comes uader sir Fu rey's Cepartm and be generally keeps possession of the vesee, simply cecause it 1* a hard matter to get “oF ope to come forward and cli e city are not very jarge - In Cre Witg @ warrant for an appropriation of th jl we charge tt to the sppropriation for wharves, yiers 4° elipe. | comaider it proper ty pay avy pot thet kim, I woulo way that ary obsiruct oa ¥ qwiion coud vere properly be paid out of auy of It we pay tor Pp for th epentic p Apprepriated, we ken wiinia the Tour of the tex bet, there are some of the il) pertments #bo to take pride im keep ng witha heir appropriation while Gtbers do not keap wistin stot or trem I toiek I ebould have paut the #ar poryore fants for taining the Jorepn of any other person then t r without sYOr AOA Street Com mis d to the appropriation for «h y pitts eno slips, op the ground that i: was an obstrac tion to pavigation. As Sieance dows vot copy of « contrast to be furnished Thave ao ot course leit me than to pay a requisition shen mi ‘s upon me by the proper officers; if the Jo, 7 4 rated ding to the contrset, I wicper aud che pay the requisit om for the (omonnting to $4,000) or not before bend= at all eveota I sball eiirigbt fret. I think there will nh: pole back tbto the trearury before of it in thin matte Mr NS. Wing was werkirg about we ship Joseph: W her: L have been ny except Bund rnielt anything offensive or unheal come from the ship or estgo, there is a smell ia t yer eng of thes I have not comes from vbe ship © never heard any our # ® sbip or care Hke esy that when me wae raise! 0 neh would be unendara:l«; tt trek w I can’t tal! eo long ot the $1 cou mate ker, trying to rate 21nt of June verel vere for Denvel Dovge in n mores from Mr. Dot ze: if « thing abould and we rucceed in getting her up without avy extrac