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2 ‘Our Nebraska Correspondence. Dopax Co,, N. T., Aug. 27, 1855. Didian Troubles—News from the Volunteer Station of Ne draska—Scenes and Incidents—The Seitlers and their Pro- gres—General News of the Territory. I write you still from a warlike camp, and from the top ef a drum, and my hasty effusions from hence may justly ‘be termed ‘‘drum-head notes from the frontier.” Yes- terday our little garrison of fifty men, (volunteer sol- @iers,) were off the Jiri vive, owing to a report reaching we through the Secretary of the Territory, T. B. Cuming ‘that some four hundred Sioux Indians had crossed the Missouri river at Sargent’s Bluffs, some eighty miles to ‘the northeast of us, bound hither to fight the Omaha In- @ians and settlers, if the latter interfered in the “ free fight.’ The probability was, they would reach this place, where report said they expected to tigd the Omaha In- @ians, either yesterday or to-day. All the live:long day the boys were waiting to give them a hearty reception with their ritles. So indeed we are now, and I know not how soon your ‘Nebraska Correspondent” will have to eeve his table to call the first and second companies to action, amid the yell of a few hundred blood thirsty Sioux Indians. So, for fear of such a contingency, I'll write fast and brief. To-night both companies are ordered to lie on their arms, and sleep only when exhausted nature requires pt In our diesanciate viginthy, even now there is a scout- party 0! who were fired upon a half hour since by one of the young men who Nat cine to the spring for water. The number of men here in active ser- now, in both companies, is but about sixty; yet we ourselves sufficient to cope with five’ to one. P. A. Sarpy, the old Indian trader of Bellevue, N.T., spent last night with us, in company with T. B. Cuming, eur secretary. Mr. Sarpy is commissioned Quartermas- ter-General, and his experience on the frontier und amongst the Indians is coubtless superior to any one in the Territory. Hix ideas concerning Sioux depredations eoincide with my own. It is generally known, | presume, that contrary to the intention of our government, as stipulated in treaty and otherwise, the Omaha and Pawnee Indians are now quartered, the former sprrounded, ax it were, by white settlers, and the latter just at the border of civilization, upon ‘the lands purchased by the Ottoe Indians, Beth of these tribes are at constant war with the Sioux Indians, and, indeed, ‘on terms of the most bitter hostility. Both the Omahas and Pawnees are weak und cowardly, jointly numbering ‘but about 800 fighting men. In troublesome times like theee they look to the whites for protection, Presuming, therefore, upon the interforence of the whites in a free eir common enemies, the eamity of the to the vhiies arises, Indeed, I feel quite well con- vineed that should this expested war party of the Sioux Indians pass us, attack the Omalas or Pawnves, and meet with success, on their return, flushed with victory, would commit some depredations upon us. Remove the first cause of their enmity, to wit : the Omahas and Pawnees, and Ido not anticipate quite as much danger to the frontier settlers as now. But we cannot expect much action from their agent, Major Hepner, who ts en- gaged mostly on his farm over in Towa, and who really knows nor apparently cares much for Nebraska settlers and their protection, Strong efforts are being male here for his removal from his agency, and ! think they should meet with success, I firmly believe the day is not far distant when the fron- to the westward of us will be rife with commotion, and all the energies of our government will be called into action. Even now the Mormons at Salt Lake valley, numbering rome 30,000 fighting men, armed, equipped, and well dritled, are not only courting the favor and winning to their support nguinst the United States all the tribes of the Pluins they possibly can—missionaries are busy amongst tho Sioux Indians to this purpose. These are not mere idie reports, but are vouched for by those who come here from there. A war against the Mormons and their Incian allies, in two years or one year henco, will be one of far more’ importarve than you fettlers of the States can injayine. The effect of the pressit Indian excitement in Ne- Dracka, (and amongst us all over the Territery it is the whole topic of exciting interest), wilt be strikingly evi- dent upon the census, which will commence being taken under the supervision of Deputy U.S. Marshal, J. W. Pattison, on the 1th of next month, and I somewhat fear it will not reach last year’s enumeration. Upon this enumeration the basis of representation for the House of Representatives for this winter’s session is fixed, Last year 59 was the basis—or rather 69 voters sent one man to the Lower House. Gov. Izard is still absent from the Territory, and will perbaps visit Washington on business connected with taffairs in the Territory. No news of the arrival ere of U. S. troops hus yet reached us. They ure wanted, and I trust the call will at last meet with some nse. **Cwing to the protracted spell of dry weather this sum- mer, the crops of the Territery will come im late. More anon. IKE. ‘The American Reaping and Mowing Machines at the Exhibition. TRIAL OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINES—TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN INGENUITY. (From the Paris Constitutionnel, Aug. 7] The second day of August having been appointed for ~Sbe final tris] of all the reaping and mowing machinos in the Exposition, the trial aocordingly came off on tha! day. There were ten machines in the bxposilion; nine of them were sent out by the Imperial Commissioners to ‘the place of trial, aboug forty miles distant. 1t may hero be remarked that the machines were sent out and re turned free of cost to the exhibitors. On the ground of ‘the trial there were thousands of people assembled to witness the novelty of the day; largo tents had been previously erected, and a largo supply of refreshment: red for the occasion. The day was pleasant, and excitement of the immense concourse of people in- tense. The police were in attendance upon horseback. The militia were in requisition with guas and bayonets to keep the the crowd of eager spectators from off the grain. Stakes were driven into the ground and ropes drawa from stake to stake, until the entire field of 15 acres was com- pletely «urroun led. This was a field of an ordinary growth of oats, and standing up well, and which was divided into Jota or pieces of about an’ acre each, by swaths being ent through at a given distance, parallel with each other—each piece being numbered, and one machine allotted to each piece. At the beat of the drum three machines started off together. J. Wright, ef Chicago, Ill., maneged by bis agent, Mr. Jewell; Pat: aoe, Bell’s' machine, by Mr, Fourent, and a machine from ‘Algiors, Thesd mackines Ware culated to de theig own raking ty mechinery. Wright’s machine cut his piece in twenty-four minufes; Bell's in sixty-six minutes, and the Alsiers machine in’ seventy-two minutes. The or discharging of the grain from all of the three ines was badly done, the grain being much seatter- ed in fte delivery upon the ground; Wright’s doing much the best. ‘The cutting, however, was well done. ‘The me- Ghanieal movement ofthe nutoniaton taker of Wright's machine was truly wouderful. The operation of the n chine was highly ruccessful. Bell's machine, by Foureat, did the cutting and gathering of the grain in a very neat manner; the grain was delivered freely to one side of the amachine for the binders. After the jurors had carefully noted the trial thus far, the signal iu was given, and off started three other machines—J. I. Manny's, of Rock. ford, Ill., managed by Mr. Mabie; Bell’s, by Croskill, ant a French one horse reaper. Manny's cut its piece in twenty-two minutes; Bell's, by Croskill, and the one horse French reaper, both tailed to eut their pieces, while Manny’s did its work in the most exqui- site manner, not leaving a single stalk un- gathered; ind it discharged the grain in- the most yerfect shape, as if placed by hand for the binders. It finised its piece most glociously. The Jarors themselves could in their admiration, put cried out “Good; i plauded and burrahed’ for Manny's “That's the machine.” Again, after the jary had taken further notes of the trial, the signal was given, and three other machi ‘tarted off on the contest—Hussy's reaper, by Dray; McCormick's, by McKenzie; and Bi by Perry. Hussy’ cut its piece in thirty minutes, McCormick's in tw , and Bell’ failed to finish ity piece, Hussy ne did its work wemarkably well, cutting clean ami smoothly, ant ing the grain in the track of the machine in good © tion for the binders. This machir ed, too heavy and Inborfous for the Ing the grain in the track of the machine was found to U objection, as it necessarily needed to be bound and re moved ns fast as the machine did its work, in order ths fhe macbine could pass around a suc ime; yet this estionably 4 good one, and it’ may be vantage, as it would Nkely prove dura. y strongly made. boCormick’s min e task well, cutting a close and even swath; but the raker or attendant. ‘ho performed the oof dlacharging the gralp, emed ta be very 1 strained, being obliged ride backward the machine, at one ond of the reel fully across the entire width of the machi handled rake, to gather the grain and lay it of chine, The horses on this machi by a strong lateral pressure against their shoulders, 0 casioned by the tongue of the machine. This reaper, on the whole. iy much foo cumbersome an? heavy for two horses. However, it has proven itself vartly «ip any of the inventions of the Old World, and from the fact of its success heretofore, particularly at, the London ex hibitien in 1°51, it elicited a good deal of aduie: 1 curiosity, The contest was now fairly uarcowed down to three machines, Manny's, Wright's and McCormick's. But on starting, Wright's again broke dowa, and loft the ie exclusively to 0 machines, Mauny’s a fone ee ee, y The two machines were then to be changed in prevenco ef the jurors, from the capacily of reaping to that of . Manny's aade the change in one minute. Me- Cormiek’s n twenty minutes with three men. Each ma- chine made one cut through the Geld of grass and bac Manny's machine doing the best of the two. Then th change was made again fir reaping. snd iu the same time reapectively os before. Then both machines were taken into a wheat field. Manny's nochine cut tires swaths, and with an case of action aut perfection of w which fnir), Jaced it far beyond aay farther competition, though McCormick's reaper cut two ‘and in a workmanlike manner. were equal as to the quality of work, yet Manny's would have the advantage of Sompact, less cumbersome, and of muciples ‘ick’*, and in Manny's there iv no later inst the horses, ns by MeCormick’a: also of being much Ligh’ aft, and more easily adjastable to diferent heights of cutting, and more easily convertible for the two purposes of reaping a ing. This seamed to bo the only machine against wh ould be no ¢ tion urged. We could give above, than the fact that Mr clasion of the trin!, svern! 1 tenta of the machine, two of wht one offer was 100,000 francs have since learned t): angement ‘the manufacture of one tho iran thie city for the next harvest. The decision and repert of the Mhed vntil the Intfer part of October. yet all ‘we are free to confosa, have been glow ingly y wean"; and this achievement cannot be looke’ upon with andifference, ax it but plainly foreshadows the ultimate dewliny of the New World, | was taken up NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1855. Political Intedligence, TEXAS ELECTION. ‘The vote for Governor in Texas, as far as received, foots up ag follows:— Elish M. Pease, dem D.C. Dickson, K. Pease’s majority. 3,817 ‘The returns are wuexpectedly favorable to the Ameri- can party. Although the democrats have re-elected Gov- ernor Pease, his majority is reduced to probably less than 9,000. In 71 counties he Jeads Dickson 8,317, with 29 strong American counties yo hear from. In ‘the same counties, Dr. W. G. W. Jowers, the American candid: to for Lieut. Governor, has 251 majority, and his election is regarded as a fixed luct. in the Second Congression district, Peter H. Bell, dem., is elected. In the First district the returns ag far as re- ceived show the following result:— L. Dy, Evans, K. 7,278 Mat Ward, dem, 11 6}861 Bran’ Wan OCHY os oo'soa» iacncsaens sapaanseuranan SLE Seven counties remain to hear from, which will broba- bly increase the majority of Evans to one thousand. ‘The Legislature is yet indowb{. ‘The Seaate is proba- bly democratic, from the large number of Senators who hold over. The House may or may not counterbalance the Senate, We have returns of the election of twenty Americans to the House and twenty-three democrats. VERMONT ELECTION.—VOTE FOR GOVERNOR. Counties. » free soil. Clark, dem, Addison, 16 towns..." 1, 356 Bennington, 1° 643 Caledonia, ' 15 142 Chittenden, 14 744 Essex, 9 8 313 Franklin, 120 1,012 Grand Isle, 92‘ ae *Lamoille, 11 581 “Orange, m.. 2,066, Orleans, = 4 ‘554 Rutlard, 20 748 ‘*WashingtonIS 1,184 Windham, 22‘ 983 Windsor, « 1,003 Total.. 11,590 Complete. REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED. Counties. Whig and Red. = Dem, «Ky N. Addin wee 16 1 Bennington 7 2 2 Caledonia... a 3 8 Chittenden, IR 2 1 Psvex, . 5 2 0 Franklin, « 9 3 2 Grand Isle. 1 2 0) Lawoille, i 2 0 Orange .... 10 3 3 8 1 6 il 2 8 Washington 2 2 0 Windbam 19 2 1 Windsor, 1 3 140 28 31 MAINE LAW MEN IN THE ITY. » returns, as far as received, indicate that no ehoice of Governor has been made by the people. in 160 towns, 11, 20,156, (fusion and liquor law;) heed, (whig,) 6,202. The vote ia fyear was:—Morvill, 44,852; Parcis, (dem) Heed, "14,017; Cary, | (a Hiquor law,) 3,494. Morrill lacked 965 of an election by the popular vote. The Legislature was largely republican, and Morrill was chosen by that Lody. ‘The losses for Morrill axe large; and the gains for Wells are also considerable, but not enough to give him any chance of an election by the peo- ple. Reed's vote is about the same as that of last year. in twenty-two towns ia Lineoln county, Morrill’s loss i 2,018, As to the Legi pon which the choice of Governor will depend, sare that there will probably be a palocity of libe caning opponents of the Maine law—whether democyats or whigs. Lincoln county, a union ticket (confused of democrat and whics) for Senators, is said to be chosen by 500 to 700 majority. A similar union waa offected in other res Scarborough, an old democratic towa, which Jast year went for fusion, now gives 162 democratic ma- y. Lymen, 70 democratic: Kliot, 75 demoerstic ma- jority, A despatch from Portland renders it quite cer- tain that no choice of Governor has been inw'te by the people, and that tho Legislature, In both branches, will be opposed to the daine i THE PRO-SLAVERY TERRITORIAL CONVENTION IN KANSAS. The convention organized nt Shawnee Mission on 20th of August. Nir. Rees was nominate! as Presiden’ i the meeting. Mr. D, Johnson read the following |: ter from Mr. Isea SHAWNEE Misston, Angust 99, 19° Hon. R. R. Rees, President couveniion in session Place to nominate a candidate for Con; auch digiculty sects to exist ia your, Lo candidate for Congress, and as I do not of discerd, ov to enable Tay enemies 0 to quest dat my pate stat be withdrawn The only wish I have to cxprosa in this m Vention shaf nominate ils candidate on the slayer nd fait he shall be that issue, Tam, sir, very respectfully, your oved’ . J. ISAACS, Cries of “good!’? ‘“‘good!”’ “good!” and three loud cheers " ir. Whitfeld. id he had only been waiting for an op- t Ny e that Me. Whitfield wished it to be un- dersiood that if he was nominated, he would run asa pro- slavery candidate, and thot if he were allowed five min- utes to address them he would put himself right, and re- fute the slanders tha had been circulated against him. When order was restored, Mr. Rees was elected Prest- dent—Meesry. Johnson and Waterson withdrawing. Judge Hulderman—Mr. President, I move that John W. Whitfield be nominated as the candidate of the pro-sla- very party in Kansas, by acclamation, (Cheors.) The speaker then briefly stated that, for reasons satisfactory to himself, he had hitherto opposed the nomination of Mr. Whitfield,’ and earnestly supported the claims of Mr. Isnacs. Sinee, for the ake of promoti harmony, Mr. Isaacs had resigned, he would now exert his utmoct ener- gies to secure the election of General Whitfield, and cheerfully rally to his standard. (Cheers. ) The nomination was seconded by several dolegates. r. Reet—Shall the motion be adupted nominating Gen, Whitfield the candidate of the pro-slavery party in Kansas as a delegate to Congress? ‘A tremendous shout was raised—Aye ! Mr. Rees—Those oppoxed to the nomination will signify DY Faying ao. None responded. ‘Three long and headache-creating cheers were immedi- ately raised for the successfal caudidate. Mr. Strickler. of the council, moved that a committee of one be appointed by the chair from each council die- to prepare an address to the pro-slavery party of e territory, and a platform of principles. Mr. Ralston (of Independence, Mo.), moved that three gentlemen be appeinted immediately by this convention, to advise Gen Ay Whitfield of the fact of his nomination, and to request him to address them. “Hear me for my cance: said the speaker, “i regard Gen. Whitfield as a slandered and sorely tried and persecuted man. He ought to be heard in his defence, and if allowed five minutes he would be heard and applauded. Let us hear bim.”— Adopted. Mesere. Ralston, D. J. Johnson and Judge Freeland were appointed coramittee. Judge Huldermann—-I do not see the nesessity of form: ing a platform. We have one already, und evecy pro- slavery man stands on it. Sir, there is a platform in the mind and understanding of every pro-slavery man in the i 6 is no need of any othe | that’s co!! that's my i W suggested 1 question, make the canvass nc district nominate ins (ead of the ch ICAN NOMINATIONS. w The fol ated by the republi®® For Seeret For Atto’ For State For Superinienaent Public instru k Compt Y. H. West. te Prison Ci 4. VProonsin, The vole by which Governor Barstow. ction, was 108 ‘was nominated in the convention for re- » republican candidate for Gov , has written a leiter, in which he prokibitory Mquor law. If elected af course, recommend it {y the favorable cousideration of the Legislature ‘The Carson Lengues are organizing throughout the State to give Mr. Chase a large vote. A democratic masa meeting was held in Cleveland Obio, on the Sth inst., whieh wns addressed by Governor William Medill, Hon. A, P. Edgerton and H. B. Payne. A mass meeting of the felends of freedom will be held in Buffalo, ¢ next, the 14th inst, The call is signed by upwards of three hundred persons. The convention of the Amoriean party, for the Eighth et of Georgia, have nominated Col. of Lincoln, as the candidate of the Tatayetie Lavoar, party for Congress. A Know Nothing coune:!, at Weymonth, Mass, have refused to go into fusion, and rent « letter to the Secre tary of the State Couneil, demanding that an American State Convention be cniled. ‘The Aibany Jonrnal publishes a call, signed by about two hundred eftizens, more or loss, for » County Coaven tion, to be held in that city on the 22d inat,, for the pore of appotnting delegates to the Republicaa State Com vention at Syracuse. The American Iyachburg (Va.) Convention called for the 18th inst,, has been postponed to tho 10th of Uetover ‘The Americans hold a mass meeting at Rochester on the 18th. Daniel Ullman and 8. B, Cushing, Lays, are announced among the speakers. Tar Recent RAILROAD AcorpENTS Ix Now Jen SsY,—Nineteon sufferers still remain at Burlington, wich ont aay change for the worse, and some time mast yet ape before many ef them can be removed to their homes with eafvty. The body of Mr. Otie Fisk was ro- i day, to Connectieat, where he nebfidren. Mr. Hayward, of Soath Car 7 ted remaining. are Mrs. Gil- ‘id, Mrs. Hulseman, Mra, Je, and Messrs Kelley, Pin Tozlor, Mrs. Phelps, and the e¢ry Honiken, it is stated, hav put In he iow of his horses, and the story wit ©, Gillixpte is donied as false in every respect. Itt generally eonceded that John Hol land, the engineer that ran off the track at Reverly, on Safurt the lives of many of the pas sengers, by remal post at the pecil of his life. He leaves a wife and three chiliren, living in Camden, A aubscription for the relief of his wi ong the passengers, y Mr. Langdon Thorne, the Sreman, if ing remarkably } weit Innpértant Suit of the Government Against the Ex-Collector of Customs at Californin for an Alleged Balance of Moncey Received. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Hon, Judges Nelson and Betts. Suet. 12,—The United States vs. James Collyer, late Col- lector of the Port of San Francisco.—The facts in this case, relied upon by the government, are as follows:—Congress, by act of March 3, 1849, extended to California tho re- venue laws of the United States, constituted it a collec- lection district, by the name of Upper California, created San Francisco a port of entry, directed the appointment of a collector to reside there, and created certain ports of delivery, with a deputy collector for cach, among which was Monterey. The act provided that until otherwi: directed, ‘‘all violations’ of the revenue laws committed within the said district, shall be prosecuted in the D trict Court of Louimana, or the Supreme Court of Uregon. The fourth section provided that the collector shail be al- lowed a compensation of $1,500 per annum, and the fees and commissions allowed by law (9th vol. stat. at large, p. 400) James Collyer was appointed under this act,and entered upon the performance of his duties on Sd April, 1849, He continued to act as such collector, under such appointment, until the 14th January, 1851, when he rendered the Custom House to T. Butler Ring, who was appointed collector of the district of San Fraueisco, under the act of September 28, 1850, organizing Catiforn collection districts (9 stat.’ at large p. 508.) On the th February, 1850, Congress adopted a joint resoluti that the restriction upon the amount of salaries {: fornia and Oregon shall be suspended until Congress sii act upon the subject. (9Stut. at large, 560, Un the 28th September, 1850, Congréne divided California into six dis triets, and directed the appointment of a collector for each. Tho second section of this act provided that the collector of the district of San Francisco shall be allowed a compensation not exceeding $14,000 per annum. Salaries were allowed to the other collectors. The thi section of this act directed that the provisions of law in relation to the payment of expenses incidental to the vo! lection of the revenue from customs existing prior tow of March 3, 1849, be made applicable to tho several colle. tion districts. The fourth section authorized the tary of the Treasury to preseribe rules for ascertaining the facts, and if in his opinion any tine, penalty or ior- feiture thut had occurred, or might occur, in those colle tion districts, was incurred without the wilful negligen or intention of fraud, to exercise all power conferred up him by the act of March, 1707. (Ist stat. at large, p, £06.) He was also authorized By the same mn. bo eX: tend relief to the owners, &c., whose goods or vessels have sustained damage by any improper seizure, confiscation or detention, by any officer of the customs in the colle tion districts of Upper California, This action wax brought to recover from James Collyer the balance remaining in his hatids of the money> re: ceived by him to the use of the United sta i verdict was found at a former term of ihe Cou ing all the facts necessary to a re-ai counts, if any error should appear in them. The points in dispute, and the material facts connec with them, are:— Firet—the defendant claimed one half af ceived for additi C 1 n 8.009 ve- fe t th fendant since the trial by the Supreme Court ia Ring Maxwell, 17 Howard, p. M7. Secani—In his accounts rendered to the Treasury Do- partment, the defendant charged hia 2) received By the Deputy Collector of Monterey. moe ney, in point of fact, never came to the hands of the de- fendant personally, but wasstolen from the depaty with- out default on his part or on that of the defendant. His liability for this sum is a question for the coart. Thirt—in consequence of the impracticability of pro- cnring judicial condemnation, except at a cost exceeding thefr value, the defendant sold certain liquors seized by him for violation of the revenue laws, and reatized as net proceeds $69,8'0 8. He claims one ‘halt’ o being $34,915 48. The claim was disallow care he obtained an informal consent or from some person connected with the pr »per made periodical efficial returns to the Treasuzy of hi tion in the premi-es, to which no obje during his Official term. The Secietary of ‘Treasury, acting under the first branch of the 4tli section of the of this yners of the of Sept. 28, 1850, has, since the commenc awarded and allowed ceriain sums to the 0 raid seized Hquors, ‘The ums actually pail over amount- ed to $47,561 29, and the further sum of $12,9/0 72 hi been allowed to he paid on legal demand; and furt lone are i if ideration. ized certain yeasels for nd delivered them up to ubmitting the legality of to the Secretary of the Treasury, and agreo- bide his isiom. The sum secured by these cnds wa $24,600, He returned the bonds into the trea- gary, hut nothing further haa been done in the premises, He claims ene half of this sum, The elaiin was disal- owed. Tifth—The accounting officers of the treasury all the defendant a valary at the rate of $3,000 per an from the commencement of his official term until the of September 28, 1850. They also allowed him to ret his fees reecived during the interval between the jo resolution of February 14, 1850, and the ast of Se;ites ber, 1850. ‘They also allowed hita a commission of theee per cent on his collections during that interval; and they allowed Lim a salary.at the raie of $10,009 per aunum, from the act of eptember 28, 1850, to the end of his ofl: cis} vervice. He claims to retain all these allowances, and all his other fees, amoutlaz to $9,750, and also a commission of 3 per cent on $1,080,625 67, Leing the aggregate amount of his collections before the Joint revolution, and after the act of Sept, 28, 1850. Sixth-—In addition to the balance stated in the account of March 7, 185%, the government claims that the de- fendant rhowld be charged with the above mentioned sum of $9,750, for official fees received by him before the joint revolution, and after, the act of September, 1850. Interest on the whole balance, as it may appear, is alsc imed from January 14, 1851.’ Payments amounting to $118,646 05 were made by the defendant's sceurities and himself, on the 16th September, 1853, since the com- mencement of the suit. The government claims that if these payments, or any of them, form a proper credit in this suit, then the acconnt shoul’ be stated, with interest aéded to the date, and that interest should be allowed thenceforward on ihe balance. The urgument for the defendant will be rubmitted this (ihursday) morning by Senators Daniel &. Dickinson and John A. Collyer, brother of the ex-Collector. British Recruiting tn the United States and the Foreign Legion. 10 THE EDITOR OF THE N. ¥. HERALD. Mr. Max F. 0. Strobel desires me to answer the state- ment of “An intelligent German,”’ which, under the above heading, appeared in the Herat of yesterday, and which contains a direct attack upon his honor wnd hon- csty, in the following language:— At this juncture a Mr. Strobel made a proposition to the Foglish government to furnish 8 recruit the courre of three months, if they would give him an ad ‘yarwe of $20,000, This offer was eagerly accepted, and Strobel received the commission of a captain, Strobel went to different parts of the United States and Canada but spent all the money reeeived after a few months, dur- ing which time he furnished only one hundred recruits. When his money was spent Strobel returned to He lifax; he was charged with robbery and di tumely. This fact wes instantly icley sul at New York, and when Strovel afverwards caine t the Consulate, he was turned out of doors by him. Mr. Strobel is now in this city, prepared (o answor aay interrogations from « proper quarter, on this subjec} and to repel all attacks thus made upon him by the emis- saries or agents of @ foreign government directly hostile to the United States, In Halifax, aml at the pected to which the allegation of thia article revere, he was equally ready and anxious to make such an explanation—uelthor was be accused of robvery. Mr. Strobel assure the amount received by him from the British of enlisting soldiers for fi isdiction of the Unit i'age of the amount nx He also infort by the aftidavite of resp this cum was properly applied by him to the ase of that govern- ment. And on arriving in New York, so far from having been turned out ogphe doo hk Conrul, the emmisearies of the Pritieh Consul have repeatedly sougiit his intimacy. % Tsee no reason to doubt the st He became known the Pacific expk ® Ife crossed the cont event- ful winter's expedit Hie enjoyed the confidence of that distinguished explorer, and has himself acted an! Hy sers 8 $1,829, 2 sotiered tor America in that national uaderiaking. He is heartily ashamed of his connection with a secvet foreign conspiracy to break the laws of the United States, So far from receiving $20,000, he returned from Halil i rnp ype rn et he is still in a condition to r Mritish gold, anf to-do his duty to his adopted country when properly divected. Mr. Strobel has addressed thi editor of the Poston Journal to individual who has thus assaile tack unfair, Bat hie munded and uneute appears in your img dis widely circuls to insert this enawe: New Yous, Sept. 10, 1855 nevi. —The Buflalo A: tistics of the number o ers, committed to the wo county jail for ted to the workhouse :— 18) 18 md confine? Of per r years, TOO biieis von aie s'y¥ 1865 (ii monthe) 1 1, A YOOTR coe sc cee ee sees «186 t persons eommitted to the rie county Neline. Ft 615 dpracomnee Censvs or Critcado, Tnu—The following ta shows the population of the city of Chicago a { periods wince 1540 — ‘ 1840. wonee Obttaary. . dere C. Wasnrsores, widow of ¢ 6 Washington, of Mount Vernon n county, Va., on the Oth inst, aged 69 yo Annual Mocting ia the American Tiaaea GF mn (Correspondence of the Comme: Advertise: vertiver. é Unica, Sept. 12, tabs, The forty-aisth auntversary of iis great, benevolent e forty-six of this great olent institution’ began in this city yesterday, (Tuesday,) at 4 o'clock P. M. The Board assembled to ap- pointment, in Ape Fine Presbyterian chureh, and wore greeted by a assemblage of thelr friends, This building is a large and ‘one, erected during the last year or to, in place of the one which was destroyed by tire. "The Hon, Tweopore Freunanvysen, President of the Board. Prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Pox, of Maine, followed with by the audience, The PursipENt announced the following as the commit- tee of arrangements for devotional exercises, Drs. Fowler, Fisher, Cannon, and Knox, and G. Esq. “thio report of the Treasurer was read by Jawms M. Gor- pox, the Treasurer, and referred to the following commit- tee, viz:—Biessre. P. Perritt, General William Williams, W.'W. Chester, L. A. Smith, M. D., John Kingsbury, and ¢.'T, Hubbara. An abstract of the annual report of the presidential committee was read by the Rev. Dr. Pomroy, one of the secretaries. ‘These reports embraced the following interesting sta- tisties — Four corporate members have died during the year, via: Rev. Robert H. Bishop, D. D, of Ohio; Fle: ruing, faq. of Pennsylvania; Hiram HL. Seely, Bago, of New York, and Gabriel Tichenor, Eaq., of Ohio, Intel- ligence hab also’ been received of the death of seven mis- simaries and fiye assistant missionaries. Rev. Nathan Dole, editor of the Journal of Missions and Youth's Day- ng, after an illness of six or seven months, rested from his labors on the 16th of June. ‘Nine missionaries, one missionary physician, one male and eght female assistant missionaries—in all nineteen— have been sentout during the year; and there are now tixteen missionaries, one missionary physictan, and twelve female assistant missionaries—twenty-nine in all —under appointment in this country, and the prospect for more is quite encouraging. 211,300 copies of the Missionary Herald, 357,000 copies of the Journal of Missions, 827,500 copies’ of the Youth's Dayspring, 16,700 copies of the Extra Journal, 6,000 co- pies of the antiual report, 3,000 copies of the aunual ser- mon, and some other publications, have been issued during the year, No change has occurred in the agen- cies of the Board, The receipts of the Board from all sources, during the financial year, were $810,427 77, while the expenditures for the same period were $318,803 18, leaving a balance against the Board of $8,465 41, which, added to the debt of the previous year, makes the present indebtedness of ihe Bourd $20,007 00. The labors of the deputation to India have been pro- tracted beyond their original expectations; so that tie of their doings cannot be laid before the Board next meeting. annual report of the “Turkish Missions Aid been received, from which it appears that pts for the first year were £1,854, of which than $5,000, were pald over to the mis- rd in Western Asia, ‘The society has had many difficulties to contend with, but is still strong in heart, ond intends to prosecute its work with unabated ‘The prudential committee take grest pleasure ia wing their sincere thanks, and they doubt not the jolt acknowledgment of all the friends of the Board tho country, for the aid’ and Christian sympathy thus pusly Offered to their missions in the Turkish vi s . Wf’, The present state of the missionary work under the care of this Bouid, may be gathered from the following sum- mary Nomber of missions Number of stations Number of out stati # + 5: Number icentiat 3 Number of physicians no’ i 7 Number of uiher male assistants... 16 Number of female assistants....... 202 Whole number Number of nat Number of n: ea Whole num f native # Whole number of laborers connected PION... . sees ceeeces sent frou this country —383 46 Number of printing establishment Tages printed last year (in part) Thi CHURCHES, Number of churches (including ail at the Sandwich including ‘ail’ at ‘the s ) Islands) last year aise mere Added eg | the year (excluding those at the tandwich Islands, seen tee a EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT. Number of seminaries.......... BP Number of other boarding schools ee 1 r of free schools (412 supported by Hawatian government) os ‘787 Number of pup! sei ported by Hawaiian government) 429 Numbers of pupils im (he boarding sd 504 Nember of pupild in the free schools (10, supported by Hawaiian government). Whole number in seminaries and xehools 578 ‘Ihe Poard, after the reading of these reports, aijourn- ed ‘iil the evening. The nuraver of clergymen and other strangers 1s great. EVENING SESSION. A very large congrega'ion assembled in tke evening, in the First Presbyterian chareh, to hear the annual ser- mor delivered by the Rev. Nunean Apame, D.D., of Borion. In conneetion with the usual introductory exercises, jruyer was offered by Rev. Dr. Witxns, of Montreal. Th cl er announced for his text, Gal. 2:20—“Who loved us and gave himself for us.”” The discourse was listened to most attentinely for an hour and a-half by the audience, Prayer was offered by the Rey. Dr, Wieser, ot Ithacs, New York. The con. gregation then united in singing a hymn to the tune of “id Hundred,” and the swelling strain rose as though it were a Leart-utterance of the mu!tituds—an accepta- Wle offering to the Governor of Nations. ercises closed with the benediction by the Rev. , of Newark, N. J. Female Equestrianship in OMeinnatt. THE HAMILTON COUNTY FAIR. From the Cincinnati Columbian, Sept. 10.) shortly before four o’elock, the ladies who had entered to contend for the prizes came up, mounted in front of the entrance gate, There were five competitors, each ac- companied by her friend: We rhall place them in our report as they attracte 1 our notice, giving an account of their dress and palfreys. 1. Migs Fisher, mounted on a sorrel charger, a fine ani mal. Drese—Plack soft felt hat, tastefully trimmed with ‘ack eatin ribbon; smali white collar, white chemisette, brown silk velvet basque with two rows of buttons dows the breast; long Meck, merino shirt; tme doeskin sing nrore color. heos, mounted ona dun mare, with black ° ail. Dress—black silk velvet cap richly trimmed with bratd; tie white ribbon, white chemisette, with black merino habit; skirt long and a, of same material; hair braided; kid gloves of lavender shade. Mics Lreke, mounted on a lofty gray charger, with long weighty tailand mane, Dress—Black beavor hat, frit med with black ribbon; plume of black feathe:s; tie, scarlet ribbon; white chemisette, with small white collar folding over ike top; black merino habit, with two rows ef Luttons down the breast; shirt, black lastre; kid dark shade, jailed chestnut cob. Dress— ver kot chastely mounted with black satin rib. bon; tie pink: eoilir White cambric; chemisette, white and full in the bre habit of black merino, trimmed plain; skist, black merino: gloves, black kid. Mrs. Tint, seated on a. strawbe: switch tail, and white blaze in his face. ver bat, trimmed with ratin ribbon, of sn plume ‘falling gracefully over left side of ha satin ribbon; white chemisette; habit aad eh merino, with f ad below the i kid, of with une or frill extending ro mmed with green braid: glove: ‘ound of the track each was w we could under:tand fiom the sentences we heard falling from ma’ oong friends around that we were not alone tt, who displayed more of the jockey qualifica- tions than any of the water, took the lead from the first, pt it all Through the contest: Aiias Voorhees and Mies brake second and third alternately, as they could get their steeds to work pleasantly; Mrs. MeGraw fo tor the first and eecond round, but closed up to a be osition before the race was over; and Mey Fisher bring. ng up the rear a co behind, bat ting on her pu ith the grace and elegance of t finished horr an—at the seme time cool and collect- ed as the mo ’ Second rou chek the pace was faster, but none of the horses worked well, with the exception of Mrs. Platt’s and Mis. McGraw’ The former went as steadily as the stream of our own La Belle river, and the latter behaved handsomely, but showed no xpeed, ite guit being “her of the character of a trotting horse. Voorhees rode with much grace and showed consilerable skill in managing her Rorinante, at times urging her grent height ot epeed, but she, being rather hard on ¢ bit for a wir Indy’s palfrey, would break up or slow ud from her pace in spite of her fair ri Third roun’—The pace was still 4 urgifig her horse gallantly on, Mrs. Platt reaching t judge's stand a considerable distance ahead of all—the balance coming up to the gool in about the posit i “0 yard by them in the second round, After reaching the laner ring in front of the Judges, the fair equestrians in torn rode their horses at ther different gaite in front of the judges. It became evident to all that the contest for the blue th lay between Miss Fisher and Miss Voorhees, Ar. 1 Nation between or among the judges, the in requested to make another efreuit of conuds, aud off they posted, Mrs. F nis was decidedly the best pe: es were all warmed up and eager ing to partake of the spirit of their Fisher's palfrey bounded off with the epeod of a gs making better time and showing himee'f an ; gveat advantage. Miss Vorhees took the track with the speed of an Arab charger, and Mise Drake's was not much behind either. After again making some handsome evolutions with their borses in front of the judge's stant, all ed up r spirited steeds in front of it, and the vast crowd of tators were each rpeculat on the result, and ring for their favorite aa opportunity oifered for them evince their feeling». It was now discovered that Mi to Hamilton county, and thereinre compete. Le president of the society made the announcement, and at the «ame time complimented tix belle of Clark county, in this State, for ship; after which, and amiiat the tongues, Mr. Justice Darrell placed } with bive, in the fair bande of Mise Voorbees, ar winner of fair party wer et did not belong Was not entitled to the first t pe prize—Mits Drake receiving che scarlet wreath the good natured, and seme grace ‘which Miss Fisher receive i the of the judges, and when there was a cheer called for by the spectators for Miss F., (which was heartil; prentet 2) ape daa fascinating heron wa pe in acknor of compliment, our aspirations were, “Would we were a boy again.”? Loss of Life at the Ferries. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Brooxtyy, Sept. 9, 1855. Noticing « communication in yesterdgy’s Herat sug- gesting that to prevent loss of life at our ferries, gates should be placed at the ends of the bridges, 1 beg to state that I differ with your correspondent as to the ad- vantages of his plan, as it would prove a regular nuisance, both to the company and to those who cross regularly, for the gate would have to be shut before the boat starts, and therefore many would be compelled to wait for the next boat; and I assure you it would be anyt but Ieasant ata late hour—say twelve or one o’clockat night, ow propose a much better plan, end whlch, if adopt: «4, would be of very little inconvenience to the company or passengers, and save many a life. I propose to have awire net or basket sunk "to the bottom, and extend across the alip, and say twenty or twenty-five feet from the bri sides three or four feet high and tho end towards bridge to come above the float, and then if a person gets overboard, the net can easily be raised and many a life would be eaved by it. ‘A. J. HICKS, ‘Theatres and Exhibitions. Rroapway TueaTre.—This evening is the last but two of Gabriel Ravel, the Martinetti fumily and their excel- lent Laliet troupe, The grand fairy pantomime of the “Magic Piils,”” the pantomiue of ‘ Robert Macaire,” and the a, sketch called ‘Le Fete de Dunce,”’ are the selections for the evening. The Broadway being always ably conducted, and having recently selec’ed an accom- plished gentleman as the stage manager, who ia well known to be one of the best comeaians in America, must do a prosperous business during the winter season. Nipo’s © ARDEN.—The !’yne and Harrison opera troupe continue to draw large audiences, The ‘* Bohemian Girl” is announced for this evening. Those who have witnessed the Arline of Miss LL. Pyne will be sure to visit the theatre this evening. Mr. Harrison aa Thaddeus, Mr. Borrani as Count Arnheim, Horncastle as Devils- hoof, and Miss Pyne as the Gypsy Queen. ‘To-morrow evening the old and beautiful piece called the ‘‘ Beggar's Opera”? will be played. Bowrry TizaTRE —The ‘‘Flowers of the Forrest,” a very interesting drama, is announced tor thie evenin, the ms of Ishinael by Mrs. J. Prior, that culled Cynthia by Mrs. W. Ward. Miss La Folle will dance, Miss F. Denham will sing a favorite ballad, and tue amusements will close with *‘Joe in London.” Mr. J. W. Wallack, Jr., appears at this theatre on Monday evening in the character of Hamlet. ron is doing wonders for his patrons of the Bowery. Lat him receive proper support. Burron’s Tueatre —Thia old and favorite resort con- tinues under the able management of Burton to receive large patronage. ‘The company is very good, connecting with it the name of an actor who is one of the greatest favorites, and in his line the best actor in the city-—we mean John Dyott. The new piece, ‘ Still Water Ruas ”? and the farce ofthe ‘ Wandering Minstrel’? are the pieces selected. Burton appears in two fine charac- ers. WaLiack’s Tararrr.—The new fivo act comedy called “The Game of Love,’ has been received with the greatest success. Lester, Placide, Brougham, Holland, Mrs. Ver= non, Mrs, Hoey, Mrs. Stevens and other artists of the highest character in the drama are to appear this even- ing. The pieces selected ave‘ ThoGame of Love,” and “Mother and Child are Poing Well.” From the great talent connected with this theatre, its winter campaign must be successful, MrrropouTan TukATLE.—The comedy in two acts called “(Le Depot Amonreux,’’ will commence the entertain- ment. After which will be sented the celebrated tragedy of “The Horacee,” in which M’lle Rachel will sus- tain the part of Camille, supported in the other characters bya very good stock company. The representatioas of is distinguished actress have so far been crowned with success. Woon’s Minsrress continue ina career of great suc- cess. The bill for this evening is very attractive—negro minstrelyy, the ‘‘Double-Be ded Room” and other amus- ing features. Bucxiey’s Minstres.—This establishment is crowded every evening wince the retrrn of the company to the city. To-night negro songs, the grand burlesque of “‘Jul- lien’s Orchestra”? and the burlesque on the Italian Opera singers. Mr. Go, C. Canes, the popular Irish comedian, will commence an engagement at the Front street theatre, Baltinore, on Monday next. Mr. J. H. Autey.—This favorite actor is to commence an engagement in the city in the course of a few days. Tue Hingrnia AT THe Arotto Roows.—This new and in- structive entertainment will be commenced on the 24th inst., at the above named rooms, by Mrs. Alexander Gibbs, formerly Miss Graddon, of the theatres Covent Garden and Drury lane, London. New Patents Issued. List of patents issued from the United Office for the weex ending September-1i, 6 Wi Nocage, of Cypress Mills, Ark., tor § |. W. Cypress Mills, Ark., for improvement in machines for cutting Sanding cotton stalks. C. H. Butterfield, of South Lancaster, Mass., for im- provement in lanthern gua-ds. John Cochrane, of Baltimore, Md., for improvement in machines for sawing marble. George H. Coney, ot Roston, Mass., for improvement in the method of securt ‘in connecting rods, &e. John Clark, of Cambridge township, Pa., for’ gelf-regu- lating valve for ventilation. John D, Elliott, of Leicester, Maxt., for improvement in machinery for folding an¢ measuring cloth. Robert 8. Fartham, of Blanchester, Ohio, for improve- ment in sew-inill carriages. John E. Heath, of Geneva, Ohio, for improvement in harvesting machines, Geo. K. Hooper, of Boston, Mass., for life preserving beds for ships. Jose Johnson, of Washington, D. C., for charger for fire arms, &e. Francis Grace Mitchell, M. D., of New York, N. ¥., for improvement in hernial (rusees, Jonathan Nesbitt, Jr., and Thomas Sealey of Clear Spring, Md., for improvement in hominy machines. Christian E, Offbsiuse, of Newark, N. J., for improved rot steam ine. Freeman Plummer and Gilman B. Rollins, of Manches- ter, Ind., for improvement in feat Pee Jobn J. Speed, Jr., und John A. Builey, of Detroit, Mich., for imprcvement in conical plate ‘railroad cat springs. ‘3. B. Terry, of Hartford, Conn., for improved machine for erimping paper for sticking pin. 0.8. Woodcock, of Connelaville, Ind., for improved method Lope reciprocating saws. Henry J. Weston, of Lattalo, Y., fur improved con- struction of beds for shingle machines. ‘Wm. Wilbur of New Orleans, La., for improvement in cotton seed hullers. Wm. Wilber. of New Orleans, La., for improvement in steam ay ratns for extraciing vegetable i. Wm. Wilber, of New Orleans, La., for iinprovement In grinding cotton and other seed for their oil#. ‘Thomas J. Yampert, of Mobile, Ala., for double acting force pum’ Amoa Abbott, of Manchester, N. H., for improvement in horometers. Vatented in England ptember 20, 1854. Walter & Jonas B. Aiken, of Frouklin, N. H., eseignors to He rick & James B. Aiken, of same place, for improve- ment in knite machines. Anson A. Swift, of Florence, Ala., astignor to himself ‘amuel L. Hill, of some place, for igprovement in machinery for treblin, single thread. Reissues.—J. M. Thateher, of Jersey City, N. J., for improvement in air-heating ¢toves. Pateated March 23, ‘bn Massey, of New York, N. Y., for tinprovement in grain dryers. Patented April 17, 1819. Designs, —Fawatd Gleason, of Dorchester, Mass., for devign for tavle casters. James Andrews, of Pbiladelphia, Pa., assignor to An- drews & Dixon, of same place, fur design for parlor grates. James H, Conklin, of Pecksktil, +) aseignor to Saml. P, Sexton, of Baltimore, Md., for design for stoves, Tax Lagvon Law in Intinois—Wauar rrp Pr f wumosers Have Doxr.—Jucge Breese, at the preseny term of the Madison Circuit Court, decided that the law of dhe laet ression of the Legislatu led “an act for the suppression of miemperance, and io amend chapte £6 of the Revised Statutes,”’ repealed all laws authorizing the granting of licenses for the sale of spiritaons liquors in Minos. This probibitory law was submittes to the people of the State, for their accoptunce or rej recent election, and they rejected it by a large maje It reems, however, that that portion of the act repealed ail laws authorizing the fseuing or gr licenses, went into immediate operation after the of the act, and was not affected by the nogat! the people, aud now the largest Liberty ix allowed to all who wish to sell liquor. Tur sons Burnep To Deata in New Je § evy.—The dwelling house on the farm belonging to the estate of Joseph Cooper, deerased, situate in familton towhship, Atlantic county, N.J., and in the orcapaney of Mir. Westly Vaanaman, wa’ discovered to be on fire about three o'clock, this morning. The inmates were asleep at the time, and before they could be aroused and warned f thelr danger, the flames had spread with euch fearfal rapidity that m Li chances of escape srere cut off. As it Was, @ fearful! loss of life cecurred. Mr. Alvert Ackley a mason, who was employed in repairing the 4 two sone of Mr. Vannaman, one named Luke, rs, avd another named Sumuel, aged 10 years, to death. A young man, occupying the Mr. Ackley, narrowly escaped Dirnlng 0 death by jumping from Uae’ second story window. The origin of the fire was unknown.—Bridgeiown, N.J., Chro- nicle, Sept. ®. aged 14 ye were buined Dori tw Misstessrrr1.—We learn from the Vieks- burg Whig, of the 20th ult., that a duel was fought on the 28th, opposite Vicksburg, by, R. B. Mayes editor of Yacoo City Banner, and a gh petitleal fag mecrai of the same place, growing out of a cal dis- ‘The weapons Toei were sites, anit the distance 3 fire Mr. Mayes, received a vound in the jeft breast, The ball passed through the ive aren, breaking both bones, and then faflicted a slight wound in the upper part of {the breast. Mr. Harlow was che chalenging party. The wound of Mr. Mayes, although jainful, in mot ikely to prove serious, Sgoccupabepmpasiniaiinernchh ro urrox wv Nonruven Mexico—Tho ian Bing wi & friend who has received a privave ferier from Col. Langberg. dated Viearas Negras, Angnat the evolutionists ate rneceeiing in Northe, ‘and that a custom house has siready been of posite Fagle Pace, and the ‘atenion is to give Fie tacilitzes to ch haw a6 long been ent off, to the great diendventage of bei FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONEY MARKET. Wepnespay, Sept. 12—6 P. M. The stock market was weak and depressed this morning, and the stringency in money matters is visible in prices, At the first board Illinois Central Bonds fell off 3 per cent; Nicaragua Transit, j; Cumberland Coal, 4; Cleveland and Toledo, 3; Erie Railroad, }; Reading Railroad, 4; Hudson Railroad, 4- Galena and Chicago advanced 4 per cent. State stocks were quite active to-day, without change in Prices. A moderate amount of business was trans- acted in railroad bonds, generally at lower prices. At the second board there was a slight improve Ment on morning’s prices. Cumberland went up 4 per cent; Chicago and Rock Island, 14; Erie, #; Reading, 3; Galena and Chicago, 1. We look fora growing tightness in the money market, and aman- favorable effect on the poorer class of stocks. The banks will probably before they get through make great changes in their loana. The line of discounts will not perhaps show any important variation, but call loans will be reduced, and the amount put into legitimate business paper. The steamship Canada, from Boston to-day for Liverpool, carried out $511,600 in specie. A.H Nicolay’s regular semi-weekty auction sale of stocks and bonds will take place to-morrow, Thursday, at 123 o'clock, at the Merchants’ Ex- change. The Joint Stock Association of Wells, Fargo & Co, has declared « dividend ot five per cent, paya- ble on demand; the Phenix Fire Insurance Compa ny, of Brooklyn, a semi-annual dividend of cight per cent. The Assistant Treasurer reports to-day as fol- lows:— Paid on Treasury Account... $46,154 44 Received on ‘Ireasury Account. 102,781 95 Balance on Treasury Account 5 Paid for Astay Office. Paid on Disbursing Checks, vee “B1,420 64 ‘The receipts to-day include $60,000 from the West. The receipts of the New York aud New Haven Railroad Company for August, were:— Passengers, Freight. Total....... Paid Heriem road Total August, $79,376 16 81,726 71 The receipts of the Virginia and Tennessee Rail- road for the month of August, 1855, were, for Passengers, U.S. Mail and Express Freight... a Raley Total....... . —Being an increase of $7,832 18 over the reccipta for August, 1854. The earnings of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Rail- road for August, were:— Avgust, 1655,, ‘August, 1854, about $56,164 37 36,000 00 Tnerease.... esos sees se ceea eres + 820,000 00 ‘The business on the Pennsylvania Railroad for the month of August, and for the year, to Septem> ber 1, was as follows:— Receipts for the month ending August 31. Semo month last Year... seesceeee sees $397,628 00 305,668 64 Increase, Receipts fr Same period last year, Increase... csesecesees We understand that at a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Texas Western Railroad Com- pany, the Hon. R. J. Walker resigned the presiden- cy, owing to his resumption of practice in the Sa- preme Court, in Washington, and his inability to give it his whole attention. Ex-Governor Dimond, of Rhode Island, was elected his successor. We also understand that efficient measures were taken for the prosecution of the work. Ou retiring from the presidency of the company, resolutions were adopted unanimously by the stockholders fully ap- proving the course heretofore adopted by Mr, Walker. ‘We ventured to remark a few days «ince, that the “railroad family” so celebrated for the success of its railroad enterprises, had no interest in the Cleve- land and Toledo. What little stock or bonds they held were sold some time since, and the treasurer of the company is, we believe, the only member holding at present a dollar’s worth of any class of securities, While these shrewd capitalists have avoided the Cleveland and Toledo, they have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in the Michigan Southern, Galena and Chicago, and other roads of that de scription. The treasurer of the Cleveland and Toledo is probably one of the most sagacious finan- ciers in the country, and if that company had pos- sessed any of the clements of success or prodactive- ness, he would before this time have developed them. We have great tonfidence in the whole family, and they have identified themselves with some of the best paying railroads in the United States. There isnota better road than the Michi- gan Southern, and it will ever be a monument of their enterprise and foresight. Its geographical position is superior to that of any other in the Wes- tern States, and it must ever be the great highway between the East and the West, and a most produc- tive security, The Cleveland and Toledo is beyond the power of good management. It cannot be made @ paying road in the hands of the best men in the country. It is in good hands now; and if after the in- dustry, the perseverance, the energy, which has been exerted in the admininistration of its affairs, it faile toearn dividends, there is no hope for the future, We do not think the management are responsible for the non-productiveness of the road. The best talent has filled every department, aud their efforts. have been fruitless. It does not follow because the Michigan Southern ix a good road that the Cleveland. and Toledo must also be good. It might as well be argued that a fire annihilator was equal toa Jenny Lind. The circumstances are totally different. The one is a good card, while the other is an “ annihila- tor.” The success and productiveness of the Michi- gan Southern Railroad has given the Messrs. Litch- field a reputation of the highest character through- out the country. They probably are more favorably known in the railroad world than any other capital- ists in the Union, and their name connected with any project creates confidence at once in the public mind. It is, therefore, of the most vital importance. that they should not, directly or indirectly, identify vhemselves with any concern not possessing at least a few of the elements of prodactivencss. That they have invested immense sums in the Southern Michi- gan,the Galena and Chicago, and other Western. ronds of like character, speaks volumes in favor of these roads, and isa guarantee that they are the choicest railroad investments of the day. That these gentlemen never were holders of Cleveland and Toledo stock or bonds to any extent, is conclu- sive that they preferred the securities of other com- panies, The Harlem Railroad Company hes failed to nego- tiate the proposed loan of $1,909,000, pnrporting to, be secured by a second mertgage on the entire road, Itie not generatly known that this second mort gage, and the first mortgage for $3,000,000, are not liens upon the entire road from this city to Chatham Four Corners, as they profess to be That portion of the road known as the Albany Extension, being more than one-third of the whole youd, cannot be morigaged by the company, as tha legal title to that portion of the road is not now held by the company, nor was the legal title to it held by the company at the time of making either of the said mortgages. The New York and Harlem Rail- road Company did, by deed dated 3tst Oct., 1849, convey to Shepherd Knapp, Morris Ketchum and A. H. Holley, in trust, all that part of their road begin« ning at Dover and ending at Chatham Four Corners, to secure the poyment of two miliions of dollars bonda istued by the said company ander their cor- porate seal to the builders of said road, denominat- ing said bonds “Albany Extension bonds,” and the title to which road is now held by the said trustees