The New York Herald Newspaper, September 7, 1855, Page 4

4 WEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. OPYFICE X. W. CORNER OF NABEAU AND FULTON OFS. n= AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. — BROADWAY TREATRE, Broadway—JEANNETTE AND mayner—Macic Pris. RIBLO’S GARDEN Broadway—Cnown Diamonns, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Renrv's Gauwrurr—Lin- mmc, Bo! Nitin PERLU DE ANDELUZA—OOZBNING—RAVEN OF swam Toms. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers st,—Szaious Fautry— Karns Devin. MBTROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—Lz Derit Amov- BBUX—MARIE StU Ant. ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Mechanto’s Hall, 472 Broadway. BUOKLEY’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad. ‘way—Buurssque Oreks anv Nuako MinsTRELSY. New York, Friday, September 7, 1855. The News. The Atlantic, which left Liverpool on the 25th of August, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, ‘with one week's later news from Europe. The ad- ‘vices from the seat of war are not of much impor- tance. We have official accounts—from the British, French and Russian commanders—ot the late bom- ‘bardment of Sweaborg, from which it appears that the allied war vessels stood out at long. range from shore, and, threw shell and shot into the fortress ‘antil they produced a destruotive fire, which raged for nearly forty hours, burning up dwellings, stores and arsenals. ‘The scene was very imposing, but ‘the effect—apart from the money losses of Russia— YWery unsubstantial to the great naval Powers engaged. The Russian garrison had only twen- ty-aix men killed and a little over a hundred ‘wounded, as the great body of the troops were marched towards the shore, in order to endeavor to repulse the Allies if they attempted to land. The bombs and balls from the ships could not reach the yocks of Helsingfors, so that the second division of the Russian Baltic fleet still rides ata safe anchor- age behind them. All the coast batteries of Swea- borg remained untouched, as the French and Eng- keh gunboats did not venture within their range, nor attempt to silence them. A naval demonstration against Riga had failed. An English gunboat had grounded on the shores , of the Sea of Azoff. The Russians took her, and ‘thus got possession of a full code of French and English naval signals. * ‘The reports of the late battle at Traktir Bridge on the Tchernaya are meagre. Prince Gortschakoff ommanded the Russian forces in person, and after four hours fighting led them back to their former position. The F'rench and Sardinians did not pursue them over the river. General Pelissier states that at a subsequent armistice three thousand three hun- dred and twenty-nine Russians were buried, and that the French had one thousand men put hors du combat, The Sardinians lost six hundred men. General Read, of the Russian army—a Russian of Scotch parentage—was killed. Liprandi’s officers state that their divisions broke the Turkish and Sar- @inian lines by the attack, and carried dismay through the whole allied ranks. The state of affuirs before Sebastopol is not clear- Wy explained. “When the Canada left England Ge- neral Simpson had telegraphed to Lord Panmure thus:—“ General Pelissier and I have decided to open the fire from the English and French batteries ‘at dawn to-morrow (Friday) morning, August 17th.” Gortschakoff now announces that this bombardment, was duly commenced, and was continued up to the 20th ult., when, the beseiged replying vigorously the allied fire had commenced to slacken. How- ever, Genegal Pelissier states, at a later period, in the Paris Moniteur, that Simpson’s despatch was a wistake, that no bombardment had been undertaken, and that the fire from the guns was merely carried on to cover the works of approach to the Malakoff tower. The defences of the besiegers and those of the garri- son nearly touched; but we must still wait for the re- port of the assault. It was allowed by all parties that the allied army should, in any event, spend the winter in the Crimea. We have fresh rumors of a renewal of peace nego- tiations, as couriers had left Vienna simultaneously for Paris, London, St. Petersburg, Berlin, Constanti- nople and Rome. It was said that the adhesion of Austria to the war policy of Russia was fast relax- ing, and that Denmark and Sweden would soon join the Western league. Admiral Mourier is reported to have had full authority to treat on the subject with Napoleon on the part of Denmark. Queen Victoria was in Paris enjoying a royal routine of feasts, military reviews, suburban drives, theatrical sights, and daily choruses of popular vivas. The French capital was beside it- self with joy, and the fashion of London was trans- ported to Bologne and Paris. In Spain the church property sales were daily con- tinued. The Pope's Nuncio, in demanding his pass- ports, had strongly condemned the measure. An anti-ecclesiastiaal feeling was gaining ground amongst the people, and had caused some bad feel- ing in Madrid, where Protestant tracts were being Gistributed by the thousand. Austria had con- cluded a concordat, with the Pope. It is said that the reverend father of the Napoleon family will be created a cardinal during this month. From Asia Minor we learn that the Russians stil imvested Kars, and that it was thought Omer Pasha would again leave the Crimea, with a part of the Turkish army, and march to the relief of his coun- trymen. Advices from Melbourne, (Australia,) dated June 1st, state that the markets were still overstocked with dry goods. The crops looked well. Gold sold at £3 10s. 6d., but owing to the operation of the new duty bill, little had come into Melbourne lately, We have news from Havana to the 29th alt. The arrival and departure of Santa Anna and suite was unattended by any demonstration. The cholera still prevailed among the military, and it was reported that one of the aids-de-camp of the Captain-General had been attacked with yellow fever. There was no other news of interest. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday and adopted a report in favor of reducing the tax on the Clinton Insurance Companyt Several Census Mar shals’ bills were reported favorably on by the Com, mittee on County Offices. Inthe Board of Aldermen last evening a good deal of talking and some business was done, but as the election time approaches we must expect many Dancombe speeches. ‘ihere was a long debate on the subject of restricting each member's expense for carriage bire to $50 0 year, which terminated in the adoption of an amendment to allow them nothing at all for that purpose. A co ion was received from the Corporation Counsel, and another from the Comptroller, both of which will be foand in our re port of the proceedings, The sabject of the remova of the floating docks in the Bust river was fully dis ovesed, and the minority report in favor of letting the docks #tay where they are was adopted. The Hard Sheil Democratic State Committee met yester(a.y,end nominated John D. Fay, of Monroe coenty,aindidate for State Engineer, in place of George Gelo, of Buffhjo. who declined the nomina- dion tendered by the State Convention. The Kansas legisiarare adjourned on the 30th alt, Gen, Whitfield hus been nominated for Con- gress by @ Convention of prostavery advocates, In anotiiet column we sive the particulars of a melancholy cwourrence. Two German women named Stein, sisters, _Mriven to des from want, adminig- tered poison to a* little Loy, son of one of the women and then hoth th © anforiunates committed suiciae by ewallowing prus © 80 Net An adjourned meotis. 6 o the Kuow Nothing State NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1866. The Camden and Amboy Homéicide—The Rights, the Law,and Liability of Parties. We have thirty States and one rai) company in the American Union—thirty political organ- izations in which sovereignty is in the people, and one ifPwhich it is in a President and Board of Directors of a sharply managed moncy cor- poration. The assets of this latter institution consist of certain roads, cars, canals, boats and fixtuges, and amongst these the people of New Jersey, who caused themselves to be assigned toafew capitalists about twenty-four years ago. There were those who, though they felt themselves sold, did not exactly relish the idea of being transferred, body and breeches, to the new concern. They were exceptions, how- ever, and they seem to have grown, if we may judge by the decision of the Coroner's jury, like the old maid’s waist, “small by degrees and beautifully less,” ever since. The Camden concern continues to carry on its complicated operations under two seta of men, the one called a Governor, Legislature and Judiciary, and the other “the Joint Board of Directors;” but it would seem, after looking into the mat- ter, that there is in fact but one treasury, which, for obvious reasons—for instance, the impro- priety of trusting men who can be bought and of course require re-buying—is strictly under the sovereign authority of the Joint Board. Having secured possession of ihe State, and still feeling it to be necessary to maintain the political forms of representing the Joint Board in the Senate and House of Representatives at Washington, the concern has scrupulously pro- vided men for that service, and mainly out of their own immediate household. This may be regarded as a somewhat expensive system; but when we recollect that the Camden and Amboy corporation have had twenty years to devise a scheme by which they could tax every non-re- sident traveller who is compelled to pass through the territories of the Joint Board, and that they have already realized from this source at least two millions of dollars, besides avoiding a vast deal of pecuniary responsi- bility as common carriers, it will be seen to be an exceedingly economical arrangement. But let us look at the facts. The following isone of the sections of a law of New Jer- sey:— ral whenever the death of a person shall be caused by wrongful act, neglect, or default, and the act neglect or default is such a3 would, if death had not ensued, have entitled the party injured to maintain an action and reco- yer damages in respect thereof, then and in every such case the person who, or the corporation which, would have been liable if death had not ensued, shall be Hable to an action for damages notwithstanding the death of the person injured, and although the death shall have been caused under such circumstances as amount in law to, felony. But ifthere was no such statute the right to re- cover would still be complete. Responsibility in damage attaches from the carelessness, neglect or any wrongful act, or from some law whose provisions have been violated, whereby injury has fesulted to individuals. Those who are injured have a common law right to indemni- fication, and they may enforce that right by the Courts of the place where the contract was made by which the homicide agreed to trans- port them from one point to another—and if the company have property, therefore, in Phi- ladelphia it may be made the basis of a civil ac- tion for recovery in the State of Pennsylvania. There is an impression that the provision of an amendatory act, passed in 1854, requiring certain things to be done by the company’s agents, and imposing a penalty of one hun- dred dollars for every violation thereof, but providing that complaints under the law shall be made within ten days after its alleged vio- lation, is applicable to those who were injured by the Burlington slaughter. This isan error. No such notice is required to be given. That act was made to regulate the relations between the company and its dependent State authori- ties. The question of securing indemnification to the sufferers, then, rests upon general prin- ciples of law and upon statutary provisions. If any difficulty exists, it is in the enforce- ment ef individual rights under alleged com- plicity of all the judicial tribunals of the State of New Jersey und all its people, with the par- ties who, in this case, committed the wrong. Itis aserious charge to make that one of the sovereign States of the Union has become the mere dependent of a corporation located within its borders, That to accomplish this has been the effort of that corporation we do not doubt—that it has been successful implies that the whole people of New Jersey have be- come its tools, and in this case, parties toa criminal act—accessories after the fact—and guilty alike with the perpetrators of crime in aiding to suppress it and to shield the guilty. It las a deeper shade of degradation still: it involves the very temple of justice, and its sacred sanctuaries as places of refuge and con- cealment of the homicide, and as instruments for withholding what is due to the injured. Such a charge is too broad and too deep. That it is Martially trae—true and applicable to parts of the State, and tosome of its Judges —but untrue and inapplicable to the whole State, we believe. Those who have suflere® have the power to change and again to change the venue of their actions from county to county, and thus to search out a place where the public mind is free, and where justice may be administered. We believe that such a place can be found and will be found. Besides, the American people are controlled by too high a sense of honor, and are too im- patient of mere mercenary restraints, long to submit to be the tools of money corporations. It is not improbable, then, as this subject is discussed and brought to the notice of the Jerseymen, they may cast off their® shackles; and when they dogo, the reaction will bear heavily upon the Shylocks Of the Camden and Amboy concern. « Another sacrifice of life by the company is recorded—another fruit of carelessness and of a single track! But what of this? It amounts tonothing compared with the other—it amounts to nothing compared with the solution of the question now presented, whether the people of New Jersey are in fact the mere tools and de- pendents of a monopoly of their own creation, or not? We again enjoin upon the injured the neces- tity of proceeding with care, by the advice of able counsel, against the company. It is a duty they owe to the country, to the people of New Jersey, and to themselves. Coureil of New Jersey was held at Trenton on Wednesday. Between sixty and seventy members ly were in attendance. A preamble setting forth that the platform agreed to by the State Coun- cil at ite previous session has been misunderstood by friends and misconstrued by enemies of the Or- der, and a resolution declaring “that, in common with the great mass of the honorable and patriotic citizens of the country, we strongly condemn the repeal of the Missouri compromige, and are in favor of its restoration,” were adopted. * ‘The Soft Shell General Committee met last night, at Tammany Hall, and passed resolutions endorsing the candidates presented by the Syracuse Soft Shell Convention, but opposing and denouncing John Van Buren’s Wilmot proviso amendment to the platform. The Hard Shell General Committee met last even- ing and passed a series of resolutions excoriating the softs and the administration, See our report elsewhere. Before the receipt of the Atlantic’s news yester- day, about 400 bales of cotton were sold without change in prices. Jafter it came to hand no sales transpired. Flour was freely sold before the news, closing firm at the previous day’s quotations, in- cluding some lots for export. No sales were re- ported after the news came to hand. Southern red wheat sold at $1 66 a $1 72, and white at $1 80 a $1 82—the latter figure for 4,800 bushels James River white for export. Corn was firmer, and closed at $1.86 a $1874 for sound in good shipping order. Pork was without change of moment, and closed with less animation—among the sales were 500 bbl, new mess, deliverable all the year, at $2275. Su- gars advanced about jc. per Ib., with sales of 1,000 a 1,200 hhds. Cuba mustovado. A lot of 60 hhds. Porto Rico was reported as high as 8c. a 8jc.—the latter figure probably for prime. Freights continued firm, with moderate engagements, as parties were waiting the receipt of the Atlantic’s letters. The News from Europe. Once more we have to complain that the British and French presses, in their anxiety to keep the spirit of the people up to the war point, have ventured upon gross exaggerations and misstatements of fact. Neither the attack on Sweaborg, nor the battle of Traktir Bridge, on the Tchernaya, were operations of the mag- nitude represented. Nor have the Allies achicved any such successes as we were led by the accounts by the last -mail to suppose. The bombardment of the Russian fortifica- tion at Sweaborg, which began on the 9th of August, and lasted till the 13th, must be classed with the four bombardments of Sebas- topol, so far as net result is concerned. Though the preparations for the attack had been in progress more than a year, and it is fairly to be presumed that both French and English did their best ; though the fire might well be called, in the language of the defender of Sebastopol, an “infernal fire,” and for hours together the rockets were rained upon the place at the rate of thirty per minute, it is quite certain that the Russian batteries were not destroyed or silenced, that the fleet could not penetrate into the bay to attack Helsingfors, and that the Russian loss was quite insignificant. So far as strategical con- sequences are concerned, the operation was a mere waste of gunpowder. It is true that some Infildings were burnt, and that by using metal with a long range the Allied loss was a mere nothing ; but we have the pregnant ad- mission of the London Times that the bat- teries—the only really important part of the works—are in as good condition as ever. IL indeed does our British cotemporary conceal its annoyance at the galling fact that the Allied fleet had not gained a single inch of ground, or advanced a single inch nearer to the capture of Helsingfors. How the Russian loss comes to be so small is inexplicable. It is well known that last winter Sweaborg was garri- soned by a force of 12,000 men, and as no por- tion of the works has been abandoned it is not reasonable to suppose that the garrison would have been diminished on the approach of an attack. How can we explain an “ infernal fire” raining for five days on a fortress containing over 12,000 men, and only killing forty, and wounding 160? The-inference is very strong that the fire ef the Allied fleet was not nearly so destructive as they represented ; that the bulk of the shot fell harml@€sly upon the fortress, or failed to reach it; and that the Russian official journal is correct when it briefly sums up the net result of the operation in the words: “All our batteries are intact.” Similar proofs of exaggeration are brought to light by the,telegraphic despatches relating to the affair of Traktir Bridge on the 16th of August. The mails from Sebastopol contain- ing the full accounts of this battle had not come to hand when the steamer left, and our information is still scanty. But we can glean enough from the telegraphic messages of Pelissier and Gortschakoff to perceive that the affair was by no means the great battle it was represented to be. It seems to have resembled a reconnoissance quite as much as a battle dans kes rigls. Volunteers were called for by General Gortschakolf, and when 1,000 presented themselves, a strong force of foot, horse and artillery—the Euglish and French accounts say five divisions of foot, with 6,000 horse altogether—were despatched to support it. The attack was made on the heights on the bank of the Tchernaya, and the efforts of the Russians-appear to have been directed to the capture of Traktir Bridge. Unfortunately for them, they were obliged to cross a ravine before they reached the French lines, and'‘while there, they were massacred by the Allied artillery from above. But there is no need of entering into topographical des- criptions to account for the repulse. Rus- sians have never succeeded in capturing a Place defended by Western troops, unless they were in overwhelming numbers, They were driven back, and while recrossing the ravine, were again severely cut up. Gortschakoff says that he drew out his men on the other side of the stream and waited for the attack of the Allies. But no attack was made. It will be remembered that the telegraph stated that the Russians had lost 4,000 men who were taken prisoner’ besides a hegvy proportion of killed and wounded. Jt ap pears that the total number of Russian pri- soners taken on the 16th was only 600¢ and though Pelissier figures up the dead at over 3,000, some allowance must be made for the liberality of an enemy’s caleulation. On the ide, toward the Malakoff, no change has taken place, The Allies complain that it is very difficult to continue their workings under so heavy afire, and the best informed corres- pondents di iv of taking the Malakerm. Notwithstanding Queen Victoria’s visit to France, the popular feeling in both France and England was sulky. New complaints of aristocratic mismauagement in the camps had broken out; and Charles Mapier’s letter on the bombardment of Swe g dad not o tributed to allay the other News rrom Sr. ENCE Ogdensburg Republican, the democratic journal of St. Lawrence county, docs not partienlarly admire the soft shell resolutions, and thinks that the “main issnes” were “shied.” “Shied” is good. The administrafion is about as shy an ofvhir as we can: conceive, and its friends here are not much better. It is a shy affair all round, and we suppore the unterrified democ- dwatistaction racy of St. Lawrence will shy themselyes into the arms of the republicans, i : public with the suling powers. Seceders from the Seft Shell Syracuse Con- .Vention. The abolitionists proper of the Administra- tion Democratic Convention at Syracuse have issued a call for another convention, to be com- posed of the seceders from the soft platform, and to be held on the 26th inst., the day and at the place of the Seward republicans. The case stands thus: The poor administra- tion softs are repudiated by the national de- mocracy; by the Richmond Enquirer, and of course the Southern democracy; by the Ame- ricans; by that segment of Virginia politics doing business in New York as a Young Men’s Soft Democratic Union Club, deriving its vital politics from “Only, near Onancock,” by the Soft Shell General Committee, and the Sachems of Tammany Hall, by the Albany -trgus, and now by the delegates of their own convention at Syracuse. : : The soft shell democracy, on the other hand, have pleased nobody, satisfied nobody, except of course their negro allies of the Seward re- publican phalanx, They are now reduced to the spoils of the administration, to the com- mendations of General Pierce, who got his hand in by the endorsement of the purity of the administration of John Tyler. % Meanwhile, as the soft shell abolition branch of the democracy sink into the arms of the Se- ward republicans, the national divisions assume a more responsible character and their influ- enee becomes more pervading. The Richmond Enquirer, long blinded by the representations of Marcy and his adjuncts of the Union newspaper, finally opens its eyes to witness its New York associates scampering away from the soét con- vention to hide themselves amongst the negro tvorshippers and to swell the ranks of the abo- litionists, The truth is—and we say it to the whole country—-that the Southern democracy has been for two years in close alliance with Northern abolitionists. They have been led into this alliance by General Pierce, am@ they have followed that functienary in denouncing their steadfast allies of the national party, particularly in this State. The Soft Shell Union Club and the Sachems of Tammany Hall, which now denounce the Syracuse resolutions and come over on to the hard platform, do so because there is no longer a chance to act on false pretences. The fraud has been exposed. New York is driven into the trial ofa single issue--whether slavery shall be abolished or not. This is made up onthe distinct question of the restoration of the Missouri compromise —whether the people or Congress are sove- reign, We took occasion before the meeting of the soft shell democracy in State Convention to declare that they would inevitably be divided and their men would fly into the other parties, according to their peculiar affinities. Already the Syracuse soft platform has not a single plank upon which an honest man can stand. It is true it was not made to accommodate that class of people—but it is equally true that it must go to pieces without their endorsement of it. Everywhere and by everybody it has been repudiated. We are sorry to trouble our amia- ble friends of the Union for its views of this un- fortunate state of things—but they would nevertheless be very gratifying. Jvpee Etmors AGaw—The penny hand- organ of the administration, at Washington, talks a great deal of nonsense about the power of the Executive to remove civil officers, which the Henaxp never denied. The organ then goes on to say that the Supreme Court has decided acase of the same kind, which is not true. The organ refers to the case of Judge Good- rich, and says :—“ For four years Judge G. con- tended in the courts for the position which Judge Elmore now seeks to contest, probably without knowing that the Supreme Court unan- imously decided that a Territorial judgeship is an office from which an incumbent may, at any moment, pe removed at the pleasure of the Executive of-the United States.” We are afraid that the Washington editors do not keep posted up on their own affairs. The above cited extract is utterly false. In the case of the United States at relation of Aaron Goodrich, plaintiff in error, vs. James Guthrie, a mandamus was applied for and refused, on the ground that the United States courts had no power to command the Secretary of the Treasury to pay any indivi- dual claim whatever. “The question whether or not the President has power to remove a Territorial Judge was argued, but not de- cided, in this case.’ (17 Howard U. S. Supreme Court Reports, p. 284.) Mr. Justice McLcan prepared an elaborate opinion (p. 305,) denying the right of the Executive to remove a Judge unless previously impeached, and the other Judges declined touching the point, be- cauee it did not properly belong to the case. The small organ would do well not to draw on its imagination for its facts next time, and also be careful of second hand law from For- ney or Cushing. The Richmond Whig, one of the soundest political papers in the Union, agrees with the Hrnarp in the Judge Elmore case, and defends the independence of the judiciary. As the Whig says:—* General Pierce will have to take the back track, and is, besides, obnoxious toimpeachment for having invaded the prerogative of a co-ordinate de- partment of the government.” That is so. Brooks Bow.ep Ovr—The doughty antag. onist of Bishop Hughes has been bowled out in his own district. Couldn't get another nomination for anything. Erastus will now probably allow his ungrateful country to go on by herself, and will be very severe on the . bridge that broke under him—packed primary elections. Farewell Brooks! You may break, you may Ruin the vase, if you will; But the scent of the roses Will hang round {t still. Tuat Game 1s Too O1p.—The Seward or- gang, big and little, have hit on another horrid Hindoo conspiracy, and found out a new American order, called Templars, who intend to eat nothing but baked Roman Catholics for dinner when their plans are carried out. It won't do, gentlemen; that game was tried once too often, and you can’t make the public again believe in a good enongh Morgan till after election, Try something new, next time, Tire Weather is magnificent, just now. The fall business commences briskly, and we are pressed to find epoce for the crowd of adver- tivements which ave trespassing upon the space usually given to news matter. The city is very lively, ond the number’ of strangers in (own is immense and daily increasing Flush times abead, Flour ie going down, THE LATEST NEWS BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, .3 ‘Wisconsin Republican State Convention. Manion, Wis., Sept. 6, 1855. The Wisconsin Republican State Convention nominated Coles Bashford as their candidate for Governor—the vote deing. Pashford, 124; E. D. Holton, 87; scattering, 3. ‘The resolutions of the Know Nothing were adopted. C. C. Shoelds, of was nominated for Lietenant Governor on the third Nomination for the Assembly. ‘Warentown, Sept. 6, 1855. Dewitt C. Givum, of Sacketts Harbor, was to-day nomi- nated as the democratic candidate for the Assembly from the First district of Jefferson county. From Kansas. CiucaGo, Sept. 5, 1855. Inthe Kansas House of Representa! on the 27th ult., the bill to exempt slaves from sale r execution ‘was rejected, Sr. Louis, Sept. 6, 1855. The Kansas Togeiainte adjourned on the 30th A st. They adopted such portions of the Missouri code of laws an were Tot locally fuapplicable or inconsistent with the Jaws of Kansas already passed, ‘The pro-slavery convention nominated Gen. Whitfield as delegate to Congress. Seeeiemernneeeeneecateeere= The Yellow Fever in Virginia. Baxtimore, Sept. 6, 1855. The Norfolk boat brings the announcement that there were twenty-one deaths at Portsmouth and fifty-four at Norfolk during the twenty-four hours ending at noon esterday, Neither ‘Mayor Fiske nor the Rev. Mr. Wills were dead, as announced by the Petersburg Ezpress, but on the con- trary, both were improving. No papers were published at Norfolk. yesterday. Mr. Dickson, Sen., of the firm of Dickson & Hallett, is dead, and Mr. Hallett died on Sun- day. Dr. Collins, the President of the Railroad, was at- tacked soaiertnry ‘A mecting of refugees from Norfolk and Portsmouth as held in this city to-day, about one hundred and fifty doing present. Distatistac Yon was expressed at the Pre- sident's refusal togive up Fort Monroe, and another com- mittee was sent to W n_ to ascertain if it can be evacuated in ten days, President of the Norfolk: Packet Company offers to remove all there to Fort Wash- ington in twenty-four hours, with all their equipments. . Miller, of Philadelphia, is at the Marine Hospital here. He was landed from the Norfolk boat this morn- ing, sick with the fever. Dr. Goahe, of Richmond, ix dead. Rev. Mr. Webb is improving. Mise Andrews, from’ New York, is quite i. Father O'Keefe 1 re- covering, Accident on the Vermont Central Rallroad. Boston, Sept. 6, 1855. Two locomotives and a passenger car were badly dam- aged by a collision between the express and freight trains on the Vermont Central Railroad, at West Randolph, on Monday last. The passengers, mostly spiritualists, re- turning from a convention at South Royalston, escaped with only a few bruises, Gen. Cass, of Michigan, is spending a few days in his native town, Exeter, N, Hy, at present. The Late Accide on the Stonington Rall, road, bs Bosror, Sept. 6, 1855. Robert J. Laurenceson, United States mail agent, who had one of his legs fractured by the recent railroad’ acci- dent near Kingston, R. I., lies in a eritical condition at his residence in South Boston. He was internally injured. Mr. L. was formerly a Methodist clergyman. The Murder of the Captain of the Shi; ‘Cnanieston, Sept. 6, 1855. At the Coroner’s inquest on the death of the captain of the ship Arie), the jury found a verdict of murder against Nicholas Wheaton, the first mate, and now acting captain of the vessel, and Henry Girard and George Anderson, the apprentices. Fire at Middletown, Conn, Mippierown, Sept. 5, 1855. ‘The dwelling house of Captain Charles m in this place was deatroyed by fire last night. “Nearly all the members of the ily were absent from the city at the Fire at Boston, Bostox, Sept. 6, 1865. Several small stables, two wheelwriglit shops, a paint shop and a quantity of lumber, were destroyed by fire in Beverley street, this morning.’ Loss between $5,000 and $8,000, Fatal Accident at Cape May. PinaveiPma, Sept. 6, 1855, At Cape May yesterday a boat containing a party of three men on a fishing excarsion, accidentally upset, and one of them, Samuel M. Fogg, of Camden, was drowned in attempting to swim ashore. The others saved them- selves by clinging to the boat Naval Inte! ‘owtox, Sept. 0, 1855. It is rumoged that Commodore ry has applied at Washington Yor the command of the new frigate Merri- mac, Death of an Army Officer. Barmaone, Sept. 6, 1855. Capt. Charles G. Merchant, of the United States Army, died at Pensacola, Missiesippi, on the 4th inst. = The Ohie and Mississipp! Railroad. Sr, Lous, Sept. 5, 1855. Hepry D. Bacon was elected a director of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad on both the tickets. Navigation of the Ohio. 2 Pirrspura, Sept 6, 1855. The river at this point measures eight feet six inches, and steamers have resumed running to Nashville at low rates. Freights to St. Louis are 36c. a 40c. per 100 Pounds, “Flour is shipped from St. Louis at 40 cents per xrel, Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purapewmia, Sept. 6, 1855, Our money market is upchanged, and stocks are stead: at the following rates:—fenn, ‘State Fives, 873<; Read. ing Failroad, 473¢; Long Island Railroad, 154¢; Morris Canal, 153¢;’ Pennsylvania Railroad, 45. BALTIMORE oarrEE MARKET. é LTTMORR, Sept. 6, 1855. Nine hundred and fifty head of beetes wore ofterea ‘ta our cattle market to-day, of which one hundred and sixty were driven eastward, and the remainder sold at $6 a $8 25 net. Hogs scarce, and demand brisk; prices $8 25 a $8 75 per 100 Ibs, New OniRANs, Sept. 3, 1855. Our cotton market is quiet and without change. The sales cn Saturday were 1,500 bales. Flour is a triile lower, seling at $0 87 a $7 26. Corn has also declined to 706, Borraro, Sept. 6—6:30 P. M. Frovr.—Demand fair, and the market a de firmer for the better grades. Sales 1,£00 bbls. at $6 60 a $6 62 for common to good Michigan; $6 75 a $7 for choice and fancy Ohio, and $7 25 a $7 50 for best extra Ohio, Indiana and Iowa. ‘Wheat in good request at unchanged prices, Eales—20,000 bushels at $1 23 2 $1 26 for Chicago spring: $1874; for Kentucky red; $1 40 for red Mlinois, and $1.60 for white Sheboygan. Corn—Sales, 24,000 bushels be- fore the arrival of the steamer Atiantic’s news at 73%c. a T4c., and afterwards, 6,500 bushels at 75c. Oata in good ‘request. Sales—12,000 tinshels new Ohio, now afloat and to arrive, at 2c, Canal freights—120. a 12%o. for corn to New York. Lake importa for the twenty-four hours ending noon to-day.—Flour, 3,204 bbls.; wheat, 63,632 bushels; corn, 18,413 bushels. Canal exports, same time.—Flour, 821 bbls.; wheat, 24,000 bushels; corn, 74,818 bushels; oats, 26,000 bushels, Chamber of Commerce. The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of Com- merce was held yesterday, (Thureday,) at the Merchants’ Bank, when there was a full attendanee of the members, P. Perris, Heq., President, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and the meet- ing went into the election of new members, when Capt. J. N. French was unanimously elected. Mr. Stephen Johnson was then appointed as a member of the Committee of Arbitration. A letter from the Secretary of State was then present- ed and read. It enclosed a letter from the Chamber of Commerce at Bengal, suggesting the necessity of th adop ion of measures’ for the fucilitating of commercial intercourse. Or lered on file, and referred to the Com- arg e on Correspondence, communication was nlso received from Mr. Bo: relative to disasters on and lomen of steamboats, sess? mending that the matter should be brought before the com: mercial public. The letter enclosed a summary of the recent losses, the aggregate being, of lives 1,200, and in property $7,000,000. After a lengthy debate the letter was referred to a select committee, vizi—Messra, Ar thur Le- ary, Hl Marshall and Mortimer Livingston, fr, Brows then made some lengthy remarks as to the resent system of lighterage, urging the necessity of the aithful discharge of duty by the Health Officer. The trade (he remarked)has grown up to bea serious monopo- ly, so that cotton cost eighty-one cents lighterage aloné, He desired the non-interference of the H fn the ith Officer in the matter. He in conclusion submitted a resolution of in- quiry! which was adopted, Messrs. P. Perrit, J. W. rower, Wm. Nelson and C, L. Frost beii ec maralttees er ae Several matters of no pnblic importance dueed, and the (Bosra adjeurned, eee Marine Court. Pofore Hon. Judge Thompson, j.—In the ease of Henry 8. Chapin vs, Thomas P. dover, a enit for board or plaintiff's daughter, re- ported in yesterday's Heracp, upon, the intimation of the Court thet there was not enough in the case to show the Mebillty of the defendant, the plaintiff's counsel dis- continued the suit. ) vt. Purdy--Purdy v2, Flagg.—Yesterday morni risall anhowhoed that no more jury caste woe d until next Wednesday, the 12th fast. This ad- jourmment is rendered absolutely necessary to enable the workmen to cleanse, ventilate, and refarnish the which should have been attended to during the in the month of Ai The Justices yr tice of the necessity of having this done perscns whose duty it was to attend to it, neg! (en the plen by Mr. , of “No appropriatio ‘money,) until the Justices were about to direct the Sherif to Bave it done, under the power given then by the stetute, The three Judges, however, will attend every Cay, and dispose of all other except jury business co far ge their preseribed limits will permit, even while the artigons cre working. This is pretty business for ‘he of New York, keeping parties, witnes«s, and neing some On & Court, for want of suili- os and Ariel. Double Suicide and Child Murder in the Bowery. HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. Coroner Wilhelm was called upon yesterday to hold an inquest upon threedead bodies found lying in the dwell. ing house No. 335 Bowery, under the following circum~ stances, as came to light on the Coroner’s investiga. tion:— For some time past, two German women, named Cecelia and Wanda Stein, together with a little boy named Ede ward, the son of the latter, have been living at the above place in great distress. They worked at the straw _ bonnet making, and by the failure of the house for whom they worked, were thrown out of employment, From time to time they have been aided pecuniarily and otherwise, by a German named Louis May, who knew them in Germany previous to their emigrating to this country. Latterly, however, they became very much reduced, and told May that they would commit suicid if circumstances did not alter tavorably. On Monday last, Cecelia, the eldest of the sisters, sem he following note to Mr. May:— To Lovis May:— Dean Sin—As wo intend to leave the States forever, we Lereby return you your likeness. You would douse tivor by ending some ‘of our elects 10 Europe ior us, after we have “This act may seem strange to you; nothing, however, is more natural, "it you intend too un eeld favor, please give my sis- ter Wanda a sien Ly opening and closing ‘your window.” Sha will expect you at 12 o'clock, in Franklin street, between Brondway aud Church street, “If you are not thera, then fares well for ever, OELIA New York, Sept. 3, 1865. Mr. May, however, could not answer this letter unti Tuesday, which proved too late, for the work of deatis had been done ere his missive of friendly aid had arrived, On Thursday he proceeded to their residence, and slipped an anfwer under the door, little thjnking that those to whom it was directed lay at that moment in the cold sleep of death. Nothing was seen of the womer since Tuesday morning. The neighbors found their rooms locked, and supposed that they had gone out of town for a rhort time. Yesterday, however, the oceu~ pants of the house experienced a very disagreeable smell ir the hall, which at once drew suspicion to the locked up apartments. An officer was informed of the occurrence, * when Mr. Black, the landlord of the premises, and he, forced upon the door, und to their horror found the dead bodies of these three persons, Information was imme- diately conveyed to the coroner’s office, when Coroner Wilhelm proceeded to the spot and held an inquest upom’ the bodies of the deceased. A post mortem examinat of the bodies was made by Dr. Uhl, when the presence of prussic acid in the stomach was quite apparent. The little boy had no doubt first been polaanet, and then the unfortunate sisters partook of the deadly drug. Everything about the place bore the appearance of poverty in the extreme. The jury, afier hearing - the evidence, rendered a verdict of suicide in the case of the woman, but in the case of the boy Edwarde fa verdict of “Death from prussic acid, administered by its mother, Wands Stein,” was given. The deceased were all natives of Germany; Cecelia was thirty-three years of age; Wanda was twenty-two, while the child, Edward, was about six years old. ‘The affair caused no little excitement in the neighbor- hood, particularly among the German residents of that section of the city. On a table in the room of the de- ceased, was found the phial which contained tho prussla acid; it was entirely empty, showing conclusively how surely the work of suicide and infanticide had been per- petrated. - ee eee The Turf, CENTREVILEE COURSE, L. I--TROTTING. A race for a purse and sweepstakes for $700, mnile heats" best three in five, to wagons, came off on Wednesday afterncon, between Mr. Gage’s ch. g. Baker Boy, Mr. Rose’s g. g. Gray Eagle, Mr. Langstaff’s b. m. Queem Mary, Mr. Simonson’s b. g. Peacock, and Mr. Carl’s ch. g. Shepherd, The race wes well contested by, Baker Boy and Gray Eagle, the betting hanging on these two after the first heat, Previous to the start, Gray Eagle wae the favorite against the field at 100 to 80; but afterwards Baker Boy had the call at two to one. Gray Eagle met with an accident in the first heat, the shaft of his wagon giving way at the axle, while leading the others several lengths, and, in consequence, had to be taken up aa much as possible to save his distance. He evidently had more speed than any of the other horses in the race; but he has been short of work, and could not stand the pres- sure like Baker Eoy, and was, in consequence, beaten, ‘The following is a hummary of the race :— Cestarvinie Course, WebsiEDAY, Sept. 5.—Purse and stake, $700, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons. Samuel Gage, Jr. entered ch. g. Baker Boy.. 1 2 1 2 ‘Wm. Whelan entered g. g. Gray Fagle. 2 J. Langstaff entered b, m. Queen Mary. C. Carl entered ch. g. Shepherd... W. Simonson entered b. g. Peacock W. H. entered bik. g. Wild Billy, 5 Time 2: 4 b Sane Day.—Match, le heats, best three in five, 2 222 in harnese. 222 Bo peewe E PBB J.1. named b. g. Lawrence.,....+06 5 John Mott named g. m. Gray Suffolk, time, 2— a Ninto’s—Harrisox’s Bevert.—Mr. Harrison’s benefit wil take place at Niblo’s on Saturday next. He has relected the principal acts of three favorite operas for his interesting occasion, with a variety of attractive ntertainments, in which Miss Louisa Pyne, himself and the rest of the troupe will perform. Tre THEATRES.—Ig consequence of the pressure of for- eign news and advertisements upon our columns this morn- ing, we are compelled to omit our usual notices of the various places of amusements. Our readers are referred. te our advertising pages for particulars of performances at the different houses. AxoTueR Snow.—Rhode Island will be a great State: next week—the grand convention of ‘that useful animal, the horse,” commences at Providence on Tuesday, and om Wednesday and Thursday the Rhode Island Hortieultu- ral Society will give its tenth annual exhibition, at West- minster Hall. Great times on the Plantations! Naval Intelligence. Tur Usite> Staves Fricav: Coxores, from New York for the Mediterranean, arrived at Gibraltar, on the 14th of August. Marine Affairs. To ue Lacxamp from the shipyard of Eckford Webb, Eoq., Greenpoint, at 7 o'clock, to-morrow (Saturday) morning, the three masted schooner Wm, L. Burroughs, This vessel is a duplicate of the Eckford Webb, lau from this yard on the 11th April last, and is for the same parties, Espenscheid’s Hats.—The Great Demand from gentlemen of taste triumphantly demonstrates the ‘popa- larity of his splendid fall hat for 1855, ‘Those in want of a su- pe tad should aot fail tocall at 118 Nassau street, near The Genin Dress Hat for the Fall of 1855, Just introduced, ts entirely new in style and general appear. ‘ance, and for lightness and beauty of finish far surpasses all former efforts. Gentlemen are invited to view this superb gem of the season, GENIN, 214 Broadway, opposite St. Paul’s Church, Beebe & Co., 156 Broadway.—Fall for gentlemen's hats and caps; their assortment is complete. David's Fall Style of Gentlemen’s Hats are all the rage. and the lightness and beauty of finish are unaur- Paseed by any ever offered. Gi Fecond deor from Duane street. = * Call at S01 Broadway, The Economtcal, the Prudent, the Sensible, the fashionable, the high and low, rich and ie the profession. al man, the merebant, and the imechapie, will fing KNOX'S hat establishments, on the roadway and Fulton street, and 6%3 Broadway, very attractive just now, for he haw received bis new style of ‘hats’ desiznod ¢ y for the fall season. | Noexpense has been spared either ia material ot manufacture, to render the ‘ Dav? wi taste - preciation of the metropolis. Arye ne og js Even his Fellow Hatters ise Banta’s fall style as the beau idea! of a hat, The elasticity of the bod: the britianey and of the piush, the fine sod tasty tein ming ‘and the faultless proportions of the whole struetare at tract the attention of every connoiseur, and if we add that those articles ure sold at $3, nobody will wonder at the expression of one of our Broadway hatters, "” Broadway, thy glory jas de~ parted from thee, and been transferred 19 166 Unbal steel? To the Lndies.—A Superior Style and qyalty, he! ae _ Longe 5 and Naered straw (rimrmin: pons, feat lowers, and milli goods, meral, WM. 8. IRVINE’S, 112 Canal are, a Daguerrectypes, $2 50 per Dozen. Photo Fraphe, $3. $1 and €6, plain or colored, Inrgeand na:neal ae ife, ane) We are now fitting out for the fair in October. Artist's Club, 26 Pi Anson’s Dagn cents, colored « in cenia, anc where tor #2. Hotel. Brady’s Photographs, Ambrotypes, reotypes, finished In the highest styles of the art. Strangers im- vited. No. 259 Broadway, over Thompson's. Large Size for 50 wiee the size others take for ainy ‘and size to thow made else ‘ON, $29 Isroadway, opposite Metropolitan Those Beautiful Ambroty pes.—-Don't mise seelog eta means. Cail at tho gallery of R. A. LEWIE, No. cham sires, and ton will be not only pleased but delighted. Phoiograp aleo at low prices. and daguerreotypes taken, uaranteed 10 give enure satisfaction or purchase money revurved. Second hand planow of all varieties and at great bargains. Prices from $30 to $140; new 65 oclave 4, with iri (rames, for $160. Pianos to rent, and rent allowed on purchase. Pianos for sale on month~ ly Payments, Sole agency for 8, D. & H. W. Smith’s ecle- tmelodéons, (tuned the equal tem! ment. HORACE WATERS, 333 way. Dr. Townsend's Butld~ if, 82 Nasean stree tered biscuit, corn cakes, wheat Kea, corn bread, superior Ja@a coffee, black and green tea, tall hours, from 6 A. M. ™. Ailks, Stlke from Jots of new yf syle yg be offered to- jay, at great *. i jot of ay ids, warrantedio wear well, equally ch ipertor biaets oe BB. LEADER ATER & OO, 947 Brosdway. >