The New York Herald Newspaper, October 5, 1855, Page 4

oe ZaMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOB panterenbt as besene @rewee (Ws OURNER Or SABBAU AND FULrow BT> ‘Vor SE. Tr rarsesesN@ 976 ‘AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. os Lyoms— RBOADWAY THEATRE Brosdway -Lapy OF Wace Even Sus.N. Broadway—Miss Prxz—Rir Van WIBLO’S GARDEN, ‘Waar. —_— BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—HAMiet—Niz THE CABMAN 1§ THEATRE, Chambers street~Taz SrRiovs Been pie Toomes. /ALLAOK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Game or Love— wow Stour You'ne Gurting. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—ANcELo. ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway—Ermorian Prn- PORMANCE. OPERA HO! 539 Broad- Nrono Munsrasiay. BUCKLEY'S BURLESQ) ‘Way—BuniEsqur Oreks AND New York, Friday, October 5, 1855. Malls for the Pacific. 9RE NEW YORK HERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. ‘The United States mail steamship George Law, Capt. A. G. Gray, will leave this port this afternoon at two a’clock, fer Aspinwall. ‘The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific ‘will close at one o’clock. he New York Weaaty Henatp—California edition— eontaining the latest intelligence from all parts of the ‘world, will be published at eleven o’clock in the morning. Bingle copies, 1n wrappers, ready for mailing, sixpence. Agents will please send in their orders as early # possi- Die. Notice to Candidates. Being desirous of giving « correct list of the names of all the candidates for office in this State, from Aysembly- amen up to the highest om the ticket, with their politics and antecedents, we would request the respective nomi- anees to send us their names, together with the names of the yarties to which they are attached, in order that the Mut may be as perfect as possible. We desire to publish a correct list, properly classified. The News. ‘The soft shells met at Tammany Hall last night in fall force, to assist in the nomination of candidates for city officers. Azariah C. Flagg was nominated Sor Comptroller by acclamation. Samuel Allen was Rominated for Street Commissioner. In the ballot Sor Commissioner of Repairs and Supplies there were some half a dozen more votes cast than should have been, and while the delegates were quarreling the outsiders rushed into the meeting room, and the con- vention exploded in a good, old-fashioned, Tammany Hall flare-up. The old line whigs of this city—those who still adhere to the principles enunciated by Clay and Webster, and who are opposed to the betrayal of their party by the Seward section—met last evening jm mass meeting in Constitution Hall. In numbers and social standing the meeting was quite respect- able. It was presided over by Mr. George Wood. An address and resolutions were presented and adopted, repudiating the recent fusion action of the Seward faction and abolitionists in Syracuse, and ealling fora Whig Nominating Convention to be held in this city on the 23d inst. The proceedings were marked with great enthusiasm. We commence in another column the publication ef a report of the proceedings of the State Temper- ance Convention held at Utica on the 3d inst., to- gether with a rambling speech by Wm. H. Burleigh. As was announced yesterday, the Convention agreed to support the fusion nominees for Attorney General and Judges of the Court of Appeals, those andidates being pledged prohibitionists, and, if elected, would be directly instrumental in enforcing the Maine law. We shall continue the publication of the report at our earliest convenience The people of Connecticut have recently decided, by a large majority, to amend the State constitu- ion £0 as to require all electors hereafter to be able to read. This is a successful Know Nothing move- ment. The Fourierite establishment, known asthe North American Phalanx, New Jersey, has literally gone to smash. All its real estate, in which some 100,000 had been invested, came under the hammer Wednesday and Thursday, and produced, in the ag- gregate, $56,000, or a little over $83 per acre. This, with the estimated proceeds of its moveable pro- perty, will enable them to pay from sixty to seventy per cent on the stock issued. The members of the community have nothing to show for the twelve Years that the institution has been in existence. ‘They admit that it has proved a complete failure. We give a sketch of their history and a picture of their social manners, which cannot fail to be highly interesting. By the arrival of the steamship Black Warrior we thave one day’s later news from Havana. Our cor- Tespondent, writing on 28th ult., informs us that great preparations were being made to celebrate the @pproaching birthday of the Queen of Spain—10th instant—in a propermanner. The Volunteers had prepared to parade in grand review, but at last date many of them commenced to draw back their names, ‘as it was feared that during the excitement of the display, firing, not quite so pleasant as that with blank cartridge, might occur. General Concha him- self was a little nervous, and it was said that he wished the anniversary day was happily ended. It ‘was much doubted in Havana if Spain would find it ‘her interest to join in the alliance against Russia; wat again, it was considered that if the office of Warden of the Holy Shrines were offered to her, her Catholic tendencies would induce her to overlook the military dangers. The Slave Life Assurance Com- pany was progressing steadily. Two hundred and six- ty-one persons had subscribed $1,342,000 for shares in the Spanish Bank. The Spanish war vessels in port had been made very secure, as if a hurricane were dreaded. Dr. Worrell, United States Consul at Ma- tanzas, had resigned his office, owing to the con. tinued adverse action of the judiciary relative to the disposal of the property of deceased American citizens. Our correspondent at Rio Janeiro, writing on Angust léth, says that at that time a very large fleet, consisting of trading and war ships, lay in the harbor. The French, English ana Peravian war vessels mounted one hundred and seventy-five guns. Large shipments of coffee had been made for Balti- more and New Orleans. A good deal of flour had ‘been received, but only small lots remained in first hands. There was a report of & renewal of the war difficulty with Paraguay. River navigation and ex- plorations in search of new gold fields, still engaged the attention of speculators. The city was healthy, At the time of last advices cholera raged at Para. Gen. Harney’s official account of the battle with the Indians on the 5th ult., near Ash Hollow, Ne- “braska Territory, has been made public by the War Department. It confirms the accounts previously published. Alexander Lyall, Charles McDonald, . Mobert Fitzpatrick and Thomas Carroll, privates, “were killed in the engagement, and sergeant Thom- ‘gp Heally, corporal George Fink, and privates Wil- Fiam Walsh, C. E. Rutherford, Theopholite Mort, 3 Wrancis Larken and James Kennedy, were slightly 4 wounded. Marshall Ryder, private, is reported n Yesing, supposed to be killed. The report of the @ ‘th of Captain Heth turns out to be incorrect. “he American Bible Union Society commenced its @ixth anniversary yesterday, at the Baptist Char. *h, corner of Broome and Elizabeth streets, ‘The ot Veet of this society, as is well known, is to gewise t be present version of the Bible, more par- ficalarly £° 48 to make it conform to the tenets of the Baptist" ct as to the ordinance of baptism. The attend, We Yesterday was greatly increased over the num er Present at any previous anniver- Tn the op ‘ening exercises thus far nothing of pe Hearn inter. %t hag been developed. Rev. Dr. WHaeEIn tacky, of New York, was chosen Presi- dent, to ly the p vaeated by the decease of Thor Dr. Coo, the late . ese, The report of ihe yesterday. length as to the terms of settlement between last year’s committee and Mr. Reynolds. Reynolds claimed $106,000 and finally accepted $85,000, upon the condition that the city should purchase his boats, carts, horses, ce. garded as inadmissable. Mr. R. D. Cornell repeated his offer to remove the offal without any expense to the city, and expressed his willingness to pur chase the effects of Mr. Reynolds at a fair valuation. The committee meet again on Monday next. treasurer announces a favorable financial condition. ‘The annual report shows a continued increase in the members of the Union, and that every effort is veing made tobring to a speedy termination the objecta sought to be attained. During the sessions yester- day—of which there were three, morning, afternoon and evening—addresses were delivered by several of the leading men in the movement. These were all, however, of about like character, and proclaim- edthe great benefits which it was alleged would accrue from supplanting the present trdslation of the Scriptures by a truer and purer version. They hold their sessions again to-day. The Board of Aldermen last evening passed re_ solutions as to the alleged issue of $600,000 of re. venue bonds, and on the deficiency of assesaments, amounting to nearly two millions of dollars. A con- siderable quantity of other business was transacted, The Aldermanic offal contract committee met Alderman Tucker testified at some This condition was re- The Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly meeting yesterday. The usury laws were taken up. Nothing else of importance came before the members. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,500 bales, without further decline beyond the j per cent previously noticed, since the receipt of the Pacific’s news, and the market closed with a better feeling. The aggregate sales in the past two days reached about 3,500 bales. Flour advanced about 12} cents per barrel, all round, with sales of about 15,000 a 20,000 bbis., including parcels for future delivery and for export. Wheat—especially prime qualities, in shipping ord bushel, with lar; previous prices. Pork was without change of mo- ment, while there was a rather better inquiry. A cargo of 6,500 bags Rio coffee sold at private terms on speculation. Sugars were quiet, with very little doing. Room was-rather more plenty for Liverpool, and rates for cotton rather easier, with engagements of 2,000 bales at jc. Flour was at 4s.,and grain at 11}4.a 12d. in bulk and bags. Rates were firm to London. They were active to the Continent and at full rates. terdam were chartered to load with breadstuffs. The Efforts in Europe to Secure the Tri- advanced from 2c. to 5c. per ‘tales. Corn was algo firmer, at A vessel for London and another for Rot- umph of Abolitionism In the United States. Very considerable sums of money arrived in this country by the Pacific, and other recent steamers, to be used at the coming election in this State and in other northern latitudes. The triumph of the Allies at Sebastopol has stimu- lated the governing classes of Europe to as- sault the great works of the federal constitu- tion—to attempt, by the aid of an alliance with the abolitionist of this country,” to over- turn the government of the United States. We are in the midst of a fearful struggle, in which is enlisted against us a band of political mad- men as fierce and relentless as were the Jews at Calvary. They have been gathering strength at home for twenty years, and now, having for- tified themselves by a strong political organi- zation, they have given the signal to their Da- ropean allies for an attack upoa the constitu- tion of the United States, this call, money is flowing in from England and France. and determined effort to shatter in pieces what the abolitionists term “the infamous condi- tions and covenants of the federal constitu- In obedience to Every sign betokens a resolute tion.” Ever since the arrival of Mrs, Stewe in Eu- Tope, negotiations have been in progress to procure money from that quarter to secure the triumph of the abolitionists in the United States. It will not be forgotten that Mr. Van Buren has been a long time absent from his country. We are not prepared to say that he has had a finger in the pie, but our readers will not fail to observe that during his stay on the other side of the water an entire change has been made in parties on this. He left bis conn- try with a whig, a democratic and an abolition party; he returned to it with a democratic and an anti-slavery party. One of bis most in- timate friends—Preston King—is at the head of the latter, exhorting the old democracy to abandon the fields of their past triumphs, and to range themselves under the pirate banners of abolitionism. These are retharkable coincidences, They are followed by the arrival of large sams of money, the sinews of political a¢ well as phy- sical wars, We thus have a new phase in the elective struggles of our country, as well as new parties to the contests. Well may Know Nothingism open its suspicious and jealous eyes to Euro pean intervention in our aff Our enemies are vigilant and confident. With the money of their coadjutors on the other side of the At lantic, and their political organization on this— embracing, as they hope and believe, the rank and file of the old whig party, the bogus Americans, and the Van Buren seceders from the democracy—the coalition is confident of victory—confident that the “infamous partner- ship,” ag they denominate the Union, “between the freemen of the North and the slaveholders of the South,” will be forever dissolved. Money from England and France in Ameri- can elections! Itis not enough that our trans- Atlantic brethren have to pay the expenses of ® gigantic contest with Russia—that they are threatened by famine in thelr own country- they are moved to send to America their money and their counse) to aid in the libera- tion of the blacks of the South. All Europe enslaved, with not a Continental press that dare tell the truth and vindicate the cause of popular rights—waging a flerce war to destroy the national independence of Russia, in order to secure supreme control in Western Europe, and especially to enable the aristocracy of England to recover their loosened grasp upon power in that country—they find means, in pursuit of the same object, to send to the United States, with which to break into frag- ments the federal constitution, The government of the Union is the only remaining fortress which the people have to defend the cause of popular liberty. That fortress is manned by freemen. It cannot be invested, nor successfully assaulted by an open enemy. If lost, it will be lost by the treason of its garrison ; if surrendered, it will be sur- rendered by traitors. The American people have nothing to fear from their entemiee ; it is their friends that now require watching. What the armies of Europe cannot do, may be done in a day by American traitors. The cause of popular liberty i¢ now sought to be betrayed— the price fs fixed, the plot is arranged, the first instalments have been vaid, and every steamer that shall reach our shores from Eng- land will bring our abolition lead gs increased contibudons to the infergal fang, NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1855. Tue CentraL Park—Ar Last a Reroxt.— We have at length succeeded in getting a re- port out of the Commissioners to whom the matter of the projected Central Park was re- ferred. The act under which they were ap- pointed bearsdate 21st July, 1853, and their first meeting on the sebject took place on the 26th of November following. Over two years, therefore, have elapsed since their duties as Commissioners devolved upon them, and yet it was only yesterday that their report was lodged in the Street Commissioner’s office. Whether they are entitled to the great credit which they claim for this despateh of business, and for the little cost with which they say it was performed, we will see by and by; but in the meantime we will give the salient points presented by their report. The Central Park, as provided for by the act, and as we now hope to see it laid out, con- tains 776 acres, including within its area the State arsenal and two reservoirs. This space of ground comprises some 7,500 lots, which have been estimated at an average cost of $700 each. It is bounded upon the south by a line on Fifty-ninth street, extending from the Fifth ‘| avenue to the Eighth, and on the north by a line of like extent on 106th street. This, we believe, will form the most extensive park that exists in any city in the world, with the single exception of Phcenix Park in Dublin, which contains some three or four thousand acres. Its length in a direct line will be two and one-third miles, and its breadth three-fifths of a mile. The total amount award- ed by the Commissioners for the land taken for this purpose is $5,020,814. This, with the ex- ception of $360,482—the value of property therein comprised already belonging to the city—is to be paid to private individuals. The fund for the purpose is to be raised in this way: First, a tax of $1,675,329 has been as- sessed on contiguous property supposed to be benefitted to that extent at least, by the pro- posed park. This assessment is levied on all property comprised within the space bounded eastward by a line midway between the Third and Second avenues, westward bya line mid- way between the Tenth and Eleventh avenues, northward by 116th street, and southward by Forty-second street. Exceptions are made on the Fifth, Sixth and Eighth avenues, where the northern limit is extended to 120th street, and the southern to Thirty-fourth street. Se- cond, the balance of the fund—$2,985,003—is to be supplied by the city by means of a loan, for which the city stock will be pledged, re- deemable in forty-five years, and paying an annual interest of five per cent, or in round numbers $150,000. It is supposed that the in- crease of taxable property within a certain distance of the Central Park will, before long, yield a revenue to the city which will more than cover this annual interest. The report being now in the hands of the Street Cc missioner, the only thing still want- ing to commence operations is the approval of the Supreme Court. The law requires sixty days to elapse between the lodging of the report of the Commissioners and the approval of the Supreme Court, and the 15th of December next has been fixed as the day when the application is to be made. ; So far so good. We congratulate the citi- zens of New York that there is even now a prospect of this great and desirable work being carried out. We congratulate them in ad- vance on their possesssion of a splendid and spacious park, worthy of this great metropolis. ‘We cannot, however, subscribe to the inconside- rate, and, we think, undeserved praise so liberal- ly bestowed by some of our cotemporaries on the five commissioner who had this work in hand. We do not see anything particularly deserving of encomium in the fact that they have taken two years to perform a task which five good bu- siness men, possessed of an ordinary amount of talent and industry, might have accomplished in as many months. Nor can they justly claim, as they do claim, credit for the small expenses of the commission. They say that these ex- penses will not exceed $17,000. But they keep in the back ground the cost of the surveys, which alone will reach somewhere about $60,- 000; and if we did not mention this item here, the public would be under the impression, from the authorized statements made, that the first named sum covered everything. But the fact is, it only refers to the per diem allowances of the Commissioners—some $15,000—and clerk hire. The Counsel to the Corporation, who has acted a most liberal and praiseworthy part in this affair, is utterly overlooked in the praise bestowed—or worse, for he is represented as having rendered his services gratuitously un- der the act of April 1, 1854. This presents him in the light of having been compelled to render such services gratuitously. But what are the facts? Mr. Dillon, desirous of remov- ing every obstacle which might be raised in connection with his fees, to the accomplish- ment of this desirable object, actually drafted with bis own hands and procured the passage of an act depriving the Counsel to the Corporation of the usual fees appertain- ing to such business, which in this instance would have amounted to over fifty thousand dollars. Where such liberal generosity on the part of a public officer is ignored and over- looked, how mean and unfounded seem the claims to public gratitude of wealthy men who would continue for over two year: sad- dling upon the city treasury their per diem al- lowance of four dollars, for performing a duty in which as citizens they were so largely inte- rested! When these gentlemen follow the ex- ample of Mr. Dillon and renounce their claims —swall though they be—then, but not before, we may consider them entitled to the thanks ofthe community, What say ye, Messrs, Com- missioners? Shall your names go dowa to pos terity in connexion with this Central Park as men who performed their duty in the matter without fee or reward? If you do not am- bition for such honor, let us hear no more silly clap-trap about the obligation which the city owes to you. If you worked for your four dollars per day, take it and be satisfied; bat do not claim acknowledgments which you do not deserve. Butif you prefer the esteem of your fellow citizens to “so much trash as may be grasped thus,” then imitate the noble exam- ple of Mr. Dillon, and renounce your fe A New Democratic Crampion.—See our spe- cial advices from Washington. Horatio Sey- mour, at a single dash, comes up alongside of Henry A. Wise. The Cabinet organ endorses this new champion—Marcy is thrown into a brown study at this unexpected alliance of Wise and Seymour, and the whole plan of ar- rangements of all the old fogies must now be revised. If the friends of Mr. Buchanan intend to bring him howe this fal, now is the time, Gexenat Quirwan axp THE Cuban Revoiv- TIoNaRY Funps.—It will be recollected that the Cuben Junta published a» manifesto some weeks since accounting for the failure of the revo- Jutionary movement, and attributing it partly to the hostility of the United States govern- ment, partly to the abandonment of the cause by its chief—meaning Gen. Quitman—and partly to the isolated and independent action taken by a prominent member and quondam treasurer of the Junte—meaning Senor Do- mingo Goicouria, This latter gentleman has, in his turn, published a statement which com- pletely turns the tables on the Junta, and shows that that body has exhibited the most contemptible incapacity, and has permitted itself to be duped, defrauded and betrayed by an incapable chief—again meaning Gen. Quit- man. In Senor Goiconria’s statement, we find the following paragraph:— According. to the contract, the transport cost the enormous sum of $1£0,000—a 80. See aeretany, stupid and scandalous, that many thought it imposail that co great a stu laity could possess its author. i ef- fect, 10 give $150,000 in advance, for the transportation of 2,500 men from here to Oul term of one month to effect the transportation; $500,000 in bonds, under the condition that, the owner of the vessel was to receive the price of charter, is the most ab- eurd and ex! that ever was conceived. ‘The most singular fact in matter is, that} offered to purchase entire the best of the steamers for use, for the sum of $75,000, and the other steamer I know waa bought for the sum of $45,000 after the contract was . ‘That shows that we could easily have obtained absolute possession of the two steamers for $100,000, while the chartering, resulting im nothing, has cost us $150,000, showing that in place of now possessing tw steamers, we have actual; Aispossessed of one hun- dred and fitty thousand dollars ! But more: In addition to this, though I commuuieated to the Secretary of the Junta and to the General my opinion of the objéctionable character of the contract, the former assured me, as well as the club of Havana, that the contract had sur- passed his most sanguine anticipations, Coming back to proofs—real facts: was not the simple enunciation of contract sufficient cause to remove immediately the man who could even entertain the idea of making it? Whether entered into in or bad faith, was it not apparent in relief, that the foreseen conse- quences, {fnot the malignant intention, was to deprive us ofall our revolutionary means? The charge against Gen. Guitman’s honesty and fidelity, thus publicly and definitely made by a responsible party, requires to be as dis- tinctly and definitely met. Will Gen. Quit- man longer keep silence, or will he take mea- sures to wipe away this reproach from his fair fame? His character requires that the charge be immediately and distinctly met and dis- proved. We “ pause for a reply.” Ovr Novemper Evecrion—Parties IN THE Ciry.—We shall have an interesting time of it on election day, especially in this city. We shall probably poll the largest vote that will have ever been cast upon this island, because we have so many parties and factions in the field, covering all varieties and shades of opinions, that nobody will have any excuse for declining to vote. For instance, we have the hard shell democracy, and the soft shell ; the half shell and the double shell, and the Ame- rican democracy ; the straight-out silver gray whigs, and the fusion whigs; the national republicans, the American republicans, the Know Nothings, the temperance party, the liquor league, the people’s party, the city reform party, the abolition party, and the con- stitutional rights party—all of which have separate tickets or separate candidate, here and there in the field, for more or less of our numerous corporation offices. The pressure upon our columns from our advertising cus- tomers and the current news of the day, is such that we have not the space to give a list of all the various candidates that desire to be elected. Besides, we have no disposition to spoil the sport with any premature disclosures of the results yet tocome. Circulate the do- cuments, Fuston tv Massacnusetts.—The programme of the late Massachusetts fusion convention at Worcester, is pretty essentially knocked in the head already. The old line whigs of the Web- ster and Choate school have hauled off for re- pairs, and the Know Nothings have fallen back upon a separate nomination of Governor Gardner. In fact, the same causes of disrup- tion appear to be in operation among the black republican conglomerationists in Massachu- setts,.New York and elsewhere. At this rate, Sewardism, free soil and abolition will be re- duced to their original elements in good time for a complete reconstruction of things for the Presidency, Keep the ball rolling. Prince Joun Van Buren fs appointed to stump the county of St. Lawrence and those regions for the softs. We hardly know where he will first turn up, and must, therefore, rely upon chance for the report of his first gun. We hope that some volunteer correspondent will accordingly dish up his début for the He- raip. We desire to know whether he sides with the late Tammany speech of Gov. Sey- mour, or leans to the free soil dodge of Pres- ton King. It is important. Nuk Rac will appear as Tisbe, in evening, for the last time in that play. will take the part of Cate * this Felix Ange) Mlle Nimo’s.—The success of the new opera of “Rip Van Winkle,” ie fully established, On Saturday (to-morrow) Mits Louisa Pyne and Mr. Harrison have kindly yolan- teered their aid, for the cause of the Norfolk sufferers by yellow fever, on which occasion Mr. Niblo has also ten- dered the gratuitous use @ his theatre, for the same Gou-like purpose. Tareexacie.—The concert announced by Madame Louise Du Vielle will take place next Wednesday evening. ‘Tre Taranes.—The entertaiaments to be given at the res} ective theatres this evening, are of a highly attractive character, Bulwer’s comedy of the “Lady of Lyons,” and the popular drama of ‘ Black Fyed Susan,” are to Le played at the Broadway, being the benefit of Mr. FE. L. Davenport, and his last appearance but one. At the Bowery, Shakspere’s tragedy of “Hamlet,” Mr. J. W. Walleck sustaining the leading character, and the farce of “Nix, the Gabmap.’”? At Barton’s, those very popu- lar pieces, the “ Serious Family’’ and the ‘ Toodles.” At ‘Wa)lack’s, the new and very successful pieces of the “Game of Love’’ and “ How Stout you're (etting.’’ The amusements announced at Wood's, Buckley's, Apollo Rooms, Mechanic’s Hall end Academy Hall, are all cal- culated to ensure full houses. Later rrow Port av Prince.—By the arrival of the bark Clara Windsor, Capt. Bolton, from Port au Prince, we have received advices to Sept. 14. Provisions were in abundance, and dail, Coffee and logwood very scarce, and bigh. The fever prevailed to an alarming extent, and all vessels that had remained in port any length of time lost from two to six men each. The brig Gen. Tay lor Jost al] hands except one boy; after the captain died, the first mate took command, and he subsequently died, and when the C. W. left the mate of brig Spitfire had taken command of her, and was waiting for men. The captain of brig Julia Ellrey, of Bangor, died, and the first officer had taken command. The captain of British bark Banner, of Bristol, and bis mate and four men, died. The mate of the C, W. took charge of her t> navigate her home, A French bark lost two entire crews and two captains, and has sailed in charge of a third captain, and all the foreign vessels lost most all of their crews. The C. W. Joet Mary ’ , of Glasgow, aged eighteen years; John Brown, , of Rotterdam ; John Jack son, seaman, of Norway. stopped at Inagua and Gonaives to procure men. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS. Orleang and Havana, in steamship Binck War- forrelt Pinney, Mra ght’ and daughter i is i 328, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS,” News from Washington. MR. SEYMOUR, OUR MINISTER TO RUSSIA, AND MB. HORATIO SEYMOUR—OUR EX-GOVERNOR MOVING FOR THE VIOE PRASIDENCY—HENRY A. WISE IN ¥OR HIM—OONSTERNATION OF MARCY—THE PRE. MIER’S POSITION ON THE SOUND DUES QUESTION, Wasmnotox, Oct. 4, 1855. ‘The subject of Mr. Seymour’s recall from Russia, as ambassador, and the appointment as successor, of Mr. Seymour, of New York, has for some days been un- der consideration. Yhere appears to exist but one opin- fon as to the unfitness of the present incumbent for the post he occupies; put his popularity with the Russian Court rendera his removal a point of some delicacy, Be- sides, it is somewhat doubtful whether Mr. Horatio Sey- mour would be willing to acceptthis out of the way post, as his ambition points to a seat in the United States tenate, and even intimates the probability of his pre- siding over that body in his constitutional right as Vice President of the United States. Either of these events are in the list of plausible pos. sibilities, and particularly the latter, since Henry A. Wise, of Virginia, has declared himself in sup- port of Horatio Seymour for the Vice Presiden- cy. Mr. Wise, at present in our city, estimates his own chances for the Presidency with a boldness of calculation that throws aside his public estimate of the majority he received in the late Virginia election. His friends pledge him the unanimous Southern vote in the coming convention. And who will be daring enough to place against this a negative? Certainly not the friends of Mr. Dickinson, for that gentleman is even now com- mitted to Wise, and will labor to secure for him the vote of his friends, should his own chances be any way doubt- ful on the meeting of the convention. The fact is evi- dent that the selection of « candidate rests wholly with the friends of these two gentlemen, and although they may not be able to unite upon Mr. Seymour for the se- cond office, his nomination, nevertheless, can be made certain, The platform announced by him a few evenings since at Tammany Hall, is largely drawing to his confl- dence the Southern feeling, and must secure for him fa- yorable consideration in other parts of the Union, among the liberal and conservative portion of our people. ‘This state of things presenting itself where would be Mr. Seymour’s inducement to accept a foreign mission which must carry him at once into exile, inasmuch as an absence from the United States of two or more years would, in all probability, leave him a blank in the recol- lections of his countrymen? I was informed by a gentleman who was present, that Marcy read with erultation and joy Gov. Seymour's speech in Saturday's Heratp. “That,” says Marcy, ‘is the great speech of the day; that will straighten matters in the Empire State.” “Not quiteso fast, Mr. Secretary,”” says @ gentleman present; ‘‘perhaps you are not aware that that is a bid for the Presidency, or Vice Presidency at least, and is intended to head off the other democratic aspirants in the Empire State.” ‘You don’t really think so?” says Marcy, evidently very much agitated. “Indeod do J,” said the gentleman, who immediately saw how the incidental remark was convulsing the old Premier. He, (Marcy) settled back in his easy chair, and, after a mo- ments pause, exclaimed, ‘‘Zounds ! is it possible? Humph! ‘Tis strange I could not have seen that myself. Yes, ’tis evidently a bid for the Presidency?” And acloud passed ever the old man’s brow, which was indicative of great mental anguish. My informant says he left the old Pre- mier goon after, cogitating upon future events. ‘The Cabinet had a long session on Monday, and another very protracted one to-day. Secretary Marcy is worried ‘ good deal—things don’t go to please him. At Monday’s meeting the old Premier introduced the question of the Sound dues. He thought the tone of the English and French journals, since the partial victory at Sebastopol, more insolent and dictatorial than before; ‘‘but,”’ said he, “itis my purpose not to recede one iota from my former position—war or no war.”” To-day’s Union contains another laudatory article of Gen. Pierce and the administration, written by one of the Cabinet. Also, # letter from Forney, dated Phila- delphia, in which he doubts the loyalty of the old Key- stone to the administration in the election that comes off on the Sth instant. Iwas informed late this evening that Gen. Pierce re- ceived a despatch from Boston—which despatch he read or the edification of the Cabinet, who were all present— that the State Convention had appointed delegates to the Nations! Convention and passed a resolution unanimously renominating him for next term. Recently the Commissioner of Indian Affairs was ap- plied to for information concerning the well known ‘‘Car- ver Grant,” and as to whether the title from Carver is good, it being alleged that the Nandwissee Indians, in 1766 or 1767, conveyed to him 100 miles square of land on the east side of the Mississippi river, between the Falls of St. Anthony and Lake Pepin. Some of this land bas, from time to time, been sold, and but recently a speculator invested a. thousand dol: larsin it. But the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, on the 1st instant, in reply to the inquiry above alluded to, says that the claim has freq Lge Algo! before the go- vernment, and decided by both legislative and ex cutive branches to be without merit, and that a title from Carver to any portion ofthe land is not worth as mue! the parchment on which the deed is written. The President has M pong Geo, H. Hopkins, of Vi inia, Chief Sustice of the U. Distriet of Columbia, to fill racancy caused b; death of Judge Cranch. Mr Hopkins is now a Ju Virginia, and was formerly member of Congre: Charge to Portugal under Mr. Polk’s administration, Cireuit Court for th the Massachusetts Politics. PRESIDENT PIERCE RE‘NOMINATED. Boston, Oct. 4, 1855. ‘The demosrats of the Sixth district met at tercay, and nominated Albert Currier and . Joring as delegates to the National Democratic Conven- tion. A vesolution in favor of the re-nomination of President Pierce was unanimously passed Connecticut Electt the Amendment of the Constitation. Hartronp, Oct. 4, 185 Tn the one hundred and twenty-three towns heard fro the election has resulted by a large majority in favor of the American proposition to amend the constitution, by requiring all electors, hereafter, to be able to read the constitution and statutes. One hundred and twenty- three towns give an aggregate of 15,007 in favor, to 10,301 against. There are only one hundred and fifty-three towns in the State. Judicial Nominations in Maine. PoRTLAND, Oct. 4, 1855. Governor Morrill has made the following nominations :— Chief Justice of Supreme Judicial Court, John 8. Tenney, of Nurridgewock, in place of Ether Shepley, whose term expires; Associate Law Justice, Daniel Goodenow, of Al- fred. in place of John &. Tenney, whose term expires; Associate Trial Justice, Woodbury Davis, of Portland, in place of Joseph Howard, whose term expires. Farther from Northern Mexico, New OniLEANS, Oct. 4, 1855. The steamer Nautilus has arrived, with Brownsville dates to the 22d ult. Gen, Castro was still in command ot Matamoros. The city was embroiled in trouble, while the revolutionary force was without. The besiegers number six to twelve hundred, and demand the unconditional surrender of the Vidaurri was also marching on there. is de Potosi had been captured by the insur- gents, and Gen. Guilan killed. Tampico had pronounced for the plan of Vidaurri, and driven out Cassanova. News from the Cape of Good 'e Bostor, Oct. 5. The bark Springbok, Hurd, with Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, dates to Angust 15, arrived here this morn- ing. Amongst her passengers are Mr. G. L. Holmes, United States Consul at Cape Town, and wife. ‘ ‘The country was in such a quiet condition that Sir George Grey, the English Governor of the colony, had Jeft for an extensive tour into the interior of ra, without « military escort. ‘The success of the project of the cultivation of sugar in Natal had been demonstrated, one planter alone hav- ing obtained seventy tons. ‘ommercial affairs at the Cape were assuming a brighter aspeet than they had done for several years past. Sailed from Cape Town July 28th, ship Isaac Walton, Bursley, from New York for Singapore. The Epidemic at the South. YELLOW FEVER IN VIRGINIA. Batimone, Vet. 4, 1865. At Norfolk cn Monday there were eleven, and on Tues day seven deaths. Om Wednesday only one was re- ported. ‘At Portemouth on Monday there were nine deaths, and on Tuesday three. Wednesday none were reported. Most of the deaths were among the inmates of the almshouse and ni 5 few absentees returned and were down with the fever. Dr. Henry Selden and R. Dalrymple are amongst the dead, W FEVER AT VICKSBURG, MISS. boas NEW ORLRANS, Oct, 3, 1855, The deaths from yellow fever at Vicksburg, Mississippi, were thirty-six. YELLOW FEVER IN JACKSON, Mras, yellow fever is ihewe with gross vioid snd Th low T great nee, a1 nearly all the inhabitants remaining in the place were ill. Rallroed Extension in Canada. Toronto, Oct. 4, 1855. Trains yee P ha Sele aha. first time over that portion ¢f the Grand Trai way wes} of Toronto, as Brampton. fares the yage of ‘The Agricultural State Fair. ' Exaura, Oct. 4, 1855. The third day of the State Fair opened brightly thi morning, with fine weather and ten or twelve thousam visiters, Wm. Bigler, ex-Governor of Pennsylvania, ar rived, and was received at the grounds, The Governo: came on with a coal train from the Shamokin mines, i: Northumberland, Pa. It is the first coal directed t Eimira, and came on the Elmira and Williamsport anc Sunbury and Erie railroads—whole distance, one hundre‘ and thirty-five miles, Bigler is President of the Sunbury and Eric road. At 11 o’clock, an impromptu meeti was held on thc grounds, A. 8, Diven, of this village, introduced Gover: nor B, to the audience. Sigler made rather ® rambli speech, chiefly abeut coal and railroads, and paid compliments to the Fair und to the ulture of this State. He presented a big biock of ant ite coal, which served ag a rostrum tothe Fair. Hon. Sam. Cheever, of Saratoga, President of the society, read a neat in reply to Bigler. A Pennsylvania department, with cimens of coal and iron, has been arranged. ‘The horses were tried to-day. There are none worth special notice, that have not received it at rene ows. The Fair will be a pecuniary succes. running over with people, The number of tickets sold to-day was over 22,000. The receipts for tickets thus far, notwitl the bad weather, exceed ten thousand dollars, and it is anticipat- ed if the weather continues tayorable they will to-morrow reach a total of $15,000. ‘A ploughing and spading match took place, which at- tracted much attention. To-morrow the annual address will be delivered by Gov. Wright, of Indiana, and the premiums awarded. Alleghany County Fair. Prrmsors (Pa.), Oct. 4, 1855. The Alleghany County Fair was att by great numbers of people from all parts of the State. Tho exhibition in every department—agriculture, mechanic and fine arts—is the most perfect ever held here. The remivms were awarded to-day, and, to-morrow the exhi- Pition closes. Michigan State Fair. Dernorr, Oct. 4, 1855. The Michigan State Faic is now being held here, From ten to fifteen thousand persons were on the grounds esterday, and as many to-day. This afternoon Jaeob , of Philadelphia, delivered the annual address. Fearful Coal Mine Explosion. FIVE PERSONS KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED. PorrsVILLE, Pa., Oct. 4, 1855. A frightful explosion took place near Miners- ville, in the mines of Gideon Blasts on Wolf creck. It in reported that five persons were killed and many more wounded. The iculars have not been received. Arrest of a Murderer. Newark, (N. J.) Oct. 4, 1865. John McKinney, who murdered Conrad Bauer in a la- ger bier saloon in'this city, on the night of the 6th of August, was arrested in New Orleans on Monday last, by officer Bradshaw, who had been despatched in his pur- suit by the authorities, ‘The Grend Jury. at the present term of our Couaty Court, found a bill of indictment against McKinney for the murder in question. He willbe immediately brought to this city. Calendar of the Court of A) ‘Aumany, Oot. 4, 1855. In the Court of Appeals, evening session, No. 19, was argued; No. 60, judgment affirmed by detiult; No. 13, lendar for the Sth of October.—Nos. 24, 45, 14, 39, 50, 68, 76, 78, 79, 15, 36, 42, 55, 62. Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puiapetraa, Oct. 4, 1855. Stocks dull. Pennsylvania 5's, 853; Reading, 4734; Long Island, 1434; Morris Canal, 14%; Pennsy! Railroad 45%. BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. BALTIMORE, Oct. 4, 1855. At our cattle market to-day. 600 head of beeves were offered, and sold at $7 50 a $9 26 net—an of 50c. ‘Hogs scarce and in demand; sales at $8 75 a $9. New OrtgAns, Oct. 3, 1855. Cotton has declined 3c. Sules for the last twodays, Cuarteston, Oct. 3, 1855- Cotton has declined. Sales to-day, 1,400 bales. Baurrwors, Oct. 4, 1855. Flour—Sales to-day 1,000 bbls. Howard street and Ohio flour, at $7 75; choice, 87 873¢. Wheat higher. Corn— ite and yellow heid at S6c. a 88¢. Provisions dull. ‘Mes pork Lard 11}c. Bulk meats unchanged, Borrato, Oct, 412.30 P. M. Flour favors buyers. Sales 5,800 bbla. at $7 9 87 123¢ for good to choice Michigan; $7 25 for fancy Dlinois, In- diana and Ohio, and $7 1734 a $7 50 for extra do. t held Sy Sales 2,000 — Canadian at $1 85. Holders of corn have advanced thelr views—some to 5c. No sales. Oste—No sales, Canal freights lower. Wheat, 173, @ 18c. to New York. Lake imports yesterday:— Flour, 9,491 bbls.; wheat, 51,091 bush.; corn, 14,915 do. Canal’ exports same time:—Flour, 1,558 bbis.; wheat, {8,780 bush. ; corn, 88,6384 do. LBANY, Oct. 4—6:30 P. M. ALBAN Weather very rainy all day. Nothing of moment done in flour. Wheat, no sales. Corn, 840. afloat. Barley in ‘ight euprly, ordinary two rowed, $122; four rowed, $1 . New hops, 1c. « 16e. Fair of the American Institute. ‘The exhibition yesterday showed signs of great im- provement, and gave evidence that before the week is over it will be the most brilliant fair ever held in this city, The articles on exhibition have been well arranged, both for effect and for convenience in examining them. The majority of the fairs heretofore have been held at Castle Garden, where the accommodations were very limited, and it was impossible to seo the goods with any thing like pleasure or profit; but now, having ample room, the managers have taken advantage of it to display them properly. On entering the visiter finds himself in the midst of the statuary, some of which is very fine, though here and there are scattered pieces which reflect anything but credit on the heads that designed or the hands that exe- cuted them. The colossal Washington, (who looks as though he had just got over a quinsey sore throat, and stil] had a poultice on the back of his neck,) astride of what a particularly vivid imagination might sup- pose to be @ horse, still defaces the exhibition, and destroys the generally pleasing effect caused by the varying colors and appropriate and artistic ar- rangements of the other goods. There are other pieces that it would be well to put out of sight aa soon as possible, and among them a group, near the door, of a lion and tiger struggling in the folds of a ser- pent. This, together with certain pictures and statues, are altegether too suggestive to be viewed with profit by young females accompanied by their male friends, and may, perhaps, induce fathers to keep their families away, rather than bave them witness that which would con- vey impure emotions. the fruit and flowers are grouped around the fonn- tain, and a tempting and profitable exhibition they make. To the left are the agricultural products, which, though yet few, are very fine, Farming implements loom up largely, and make an instructive show. The machinery will also be very fair. A large department is set aside for India rubber goods, and visiters express no little astonishment at the varied uses to which this useful article is put. Combs, snuff boxes, and even holders, are made of it, Near this department, in the gal- lery, is a very curious invention of a poor Swiss, who is poor to have it patented. It consists of a process by which he galvanizes fruit, and converts it into very pretty ornaments, suitable for breastpins and other per- sona) adornments. Acorns, beans, apples, pears, and leaves are thus turned into a new and unthought of’ ure. ‘There are other things worthy of especial mention, but the press on our columns will not admit of it to-day. The gold and silver ware and dry goods departments areas yet very slim. Of paintings there are but few, and those not zoud. ‘Two very reeey sketches are contribated by Elsie Earle, young girl of eighteen, who, though as yet un- known to fame, has evicently great talent, and will yet make her mark as an artist of superior merit. The most singular part of her story is that a year ago she nothing whatever of painting. The Teosipte thus far have been very encoura, , over three per having vitited the fair since the opening. It is expected thas d jo receipts of the first week will pay for the whole exhibition. i Toe Most Elegant dat of the Season—We have seen. pothing this fall that aj proaches in_richnessof ap- Rearance the ESPENSOHEID hat, Sold tor $3 90 at No. 1 1 wtreet, near Beekman. improvements in Hats=In the Price as well as the quality, at LEASK’S establishment, corner Chatham anc Pear! sireets, where you can get a good hat for $3. Remember, LEASK, at his old stand, The Hatter to be an Artist must not be satio~ fied by making a cover for the head; the style, or. ‘of that head cover has 0 be made of pryportions inte volume and ; features of the wearer. artist in hats, fit qe. with one his advice abont he is a real artist, and you will rem DIN, the French hat In - Ind Banta’s ent of Chil-- " ta bard! (oaserine the alterent dolore, the. aillereat 4 tent the ladies to his dark brown beaver and fel fect warranted, on account of their rich color, ax ‘well bs their beautiul style, to Fi an entirely new and dis. tinge looking bat." 106 Canal street. Mcalto’s Fall Style of Hats are any fn the city. They are light, fabs. Cor be eget to durable, rner of Broadway and Canal street, ‘& superior The News ofthe Fall of Sebastopol did not create halt so much stir in this community aa attended the in {roduetion of KNOX'S now fall style of Baie Tn have been sdopted ar tie riandat ve demen who "know whats what” in such matters, beno disputing these facta, for all may satisty themselves by calling at Nos. 212 and 683 Broadway. David's Fall Style of Gentlemen’s Hats arc decidedty the most elegant hat ever offered. Those who want reall tifa should give him # call at 301 Broad feygend dor rom Dusue #f0et, where ail tases were ‘The Genth Dress Hat for the Season has, as ee aS sak comntry’ wis. Enitertal cop eee ' verial : happier in style than any of tne Paris hate for the present tat winter, and is superior