The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1855, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Ricnece0—Map ‘Wrre TuB Mietne Par. o EN, Broadway—VINTAGS OF XERES—TaE Rane ee og tincacuirn-SkaShONE or Maxaga, WERY THEATRE, Bowery—Love anp Lorarey—Tne onrunn oF Gest. SURTON'S THEATRE, Chamberastreet—Wanrening Mrx- eaans—Sri. Watex Roxs Deer, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Resisson CROSO THE SECOND. METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Breadway—Manie S7varr WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broedway—Brmoman Pun- woamance. BUCKLEY'S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 639 Droad- ‘way—Buniesqus Orxna snp Neono Minsraxisy. Broadway—Giws or Love— TEE ALLEGHANIANS, anv tHE \Dionawa OF THR BATTLE ov Buxxan Hus—At 663 ONT See Kew York, Wednesday, October 10, 1855. The News. ‘The steamship Canada, from Liverpool, arrived at Halifax last evening, with intelligence from Europe ‘to the 29th ult. The news from the seat of war is very interesting. Active operations had been re- gamed in the Crimea. On the 22d September the allies attacked the Russian infantry, and the latter vetreated to the heights over Rusta. The allies had Janded 20,000 men at Eupatoria, and had 30,000 on the Russian flank. The Russians were fortifying im the north part of Sebastopol, and erecting new batteries. Sebastopol isto be razed, and the basins @lled up. The Russian loss in the recent assault is stated to have been eighteen thousand men, From Asia we learn that the garrison at Kars were in great want, and were eating horse flesh. The Ras. sians had abandoned Erzeroum, and were at Mala- gulemia. The Baltic fleet will winter at Kiel. In ‘Liverpool cotton had declined jd. No change had taken place in breadstuffs. Consols were at 88 ‘7-16ths for account, and 88} for money. The market for breadatuffs still continued firm, thongh with seme reduction in the aggregate amount of sales. Common and medium grades of flour, on which the purchases have chiefly run, on foreign account, were from 124c. a 25c. per barrel higher, while ‘high grades of extra, though firm, @id not improve in a corresponding ratio. Prime qualities of wheat, in sound shipping order, were wearce and higher, and in some cases. commanded extreme prices, while inferior to good ordinary lots were less animated, and closed without the advance elaimed for higher grades. The sales footed up between 75,000 and 80,000 bushels, to arrive and on the spot. The highest figure obtained was for 4,000 bushels extra Canadian white, at $2 36, and the highest price ‘or a lot of prime Southern white was $225, while inferior parcels of white ruled con- siderably below these figures. Fair to prime Southern red sold at $190 a $205, and prime Western white at $2 20. Corn was bot- ter, and closed at 90c.a 91c. for good sonnd Western mixed. Pork was lower, with sales of new mess at $21 75 a $22 25. A sale of 337 bbls. Tefined sugars were made by auction, the particn- Jars of which are given in another column. A eargo of 3,000 bags Rio coffee, per Reindeer, was sold on private terms, There was a new phase manifested in the hemp market. It seems that the article at St. Louis had become scarce, and re- ceipts being very light, prices had advanced to $160 for dew rotted, and $212 for dressed, which caused holders here to withdraw from the market and wait for higher prices, Private telegraphic @espatches have noted an occurrence of frost at Macon and several other points in the cotton region ef the South, but the season being so far advanced Mttle apprehensions are felt from its advent. The gales to-day amounted to 1,500 bales, the market less active, ‘were without change in quotations. Though the males of wheat and flour were unexpectedly large @uring the past three days, yet we are led to elosing steady. Freights, though believe, and are sustained in that belief by sound business men in the trade, that the aggre. gate sales have been largely exaggerated in some quarters, and an imposing array of figures displayed, which must in part have probably resulted from con- jeeture. Allowing for all reasonable discrepancies, the sales of wheat on Saturday and Monday last amounted, probably, to about 300,000 bushels, on the spot and to arrive, one broker on Saturday hav- ‘ng purchased about 100,000 bushels on foreign ac- eount, and large lots also on Monday and Taesday— thas fixing the probable amount of sales in the three days at about 400,000 bushels, which, at an Average cost of $2 per bushel, would make $800,000—to which, if the flour bought were added, $12,000,000 in the three days referred to, which ex- ceeds any similar amount of sales within so brief a pericd for many years past. To the above estimate, if we add the sales of corn, cotton and other agri- cultural products in the same period, ‘heir total value would not probably vary much from between $1,500,000 and #2,000,000. For whom or on whose account have these large purchases been made? For ndividuals, or for government? We believe in part for both, but chiefly for the latter. We incidentally Jearned that Messrs. Grinnell, Minturn & Co. had given out, to their broker, large orders for the pur- chase of both wheat and flour, which had been duly executed for and on account of the English govern- went. A portion of the orders filled for France were fmpposed to have been also on account of the French government. It was reported that most of the pur- chases made on English account were to go into store, and were not taken with the view of immediate shipment. A considerable amount of the parchases made for individuals were on account of Greek houses, and on behalf of orders from Germany. Yesterday hoving beon packet day for the America to sail from Poston, it is probable that advices were forwarded<o the eflect that the bulk of the orders by the Pagifc had heen filled, and hence until the arrival of jater foreign news, with letters, &c., we may expect some less excitement in breadstuffs. The Frongh war steamer aviso Grondeur, com- manded by Liewtenant Gallet, of the Imperial Navy, arrived at this pert from Gaudaloupe, via Baltimore, on Monday night. She bears a commission ‘author. izing the purchase and shipment of a number of horses for the use.of the mounted gens-d'arme of Gandaloupe, asthe native animals are inferior both in stature and strength for military purposes. The Grondeur has four thirty pounder guns and a crew of eighty hands. She is twenty-five years old, and is one of the fir#t vessels which was ever ured as 6 steamer by the French government. Her officers are very gentlemanly men, and recently, at Guadaloupe, nobly aided the American bark Hi- adalgo when in much danger. The United States flag was hoisted on board the Grondeur at one o'clock yesterday afternoon, and saluted with twen- ‘ty-one guns, which were daly replied to from Go- vernor’s Island. The Grondeur will remain in our waters about four wecks. One of her officers (M. Roux), quite a young man, is decorated with the crosa.of the legion of honor, he having lost his right arm in the service of France. There was 2 gathering of the republiean or Proa- ‘ton King party at the Tabernacle last night. Some twelve hmedied persons were in attendance. The Fesolutions passed at the Syracuse Convention were endorsed, and the nominees of that body adopted. Speeches were made by Senator Wilson, of Massa- ehnsetts, Hon. Mr. Savage, and others. A fall report ie given in our paper to-day. Despatches from Washington state that there is a Jarge delegation of ‘Mexiesns, who were associated with Santa Anna, at proseut in that city, and that it is ramored Santa Anna himself has been there for several days. As wo can sce no reason why Santa Anna should keep his moverhe nts in this country secret, we are induced to doubt the rumor. little prespect of the two conventions, (the liquor dealers and the constitutionalists,) which mect in that city to-day, being largely attended. It is be- vieved that Col. French has received answers from ‘most of the nominees in answer to his circular, but “kksops his own counsel. it would swell the amount to over NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1855. THE LATEST NEWS. Arrival of the French Steamer Grondeur: ‘Our despatch from Syracuse states that there is ‘Our returns from the élections in Pennsylvania and Ohio yesterday are exceedingly mengre and ‘unreliable, Letters fram Norfolk, dated the Sth inst., received in Baltimox, report the continued abatement of the yellow fever, there beng only an occasional death and but few new cases. In Portsmouth, there had been eteven cases and four deaths during the previ- ous three days. Hon, Samuel D, Bubbard, Postmaster General un- der Mr. Fillmore, and ex-member of Congress, died at his residence, in Middletown, Conn., on Monday evening. Gen. Peter Sarpy, for many years a trader among tho Omaha Indians, in Nebraska Territory, has jast concluded an important treaty with the Indian Ba- eau at Washington. In the Board of Ten Governers yesterday €o- vernor Draper called attention to the gross fraud perpetrated by contractors on the laborers em- ployed on Blackwell’s Island. It appears that the city is charged $1 87} for each laborér employed on the island, while the contractor really pays but $1 25, thus securing to himself five shillings per day on each man. 4 ‘The Committee on Markets of the Board of Alder- men, in cession yesterday, after an examination of the subject, announced their intention to report against the petition of the 6th and 71st regiments, N.Y. 8. M., for the exclusive uae of the rooms over Essex Market, but to recommend that the same be used as a general drill room for the First Divi- sion. Yesterday morning a fire broke out im the paper- hanging manufactory of Thomas Faye & Co., No. 152 West Twenty-ninth street; the building and its contents were destroyed. A full account of the affair will be found in another celumn. We publish to-day the investigation of the Coro- ner in the case of Mrs. Abby E.-Pease, who died un- der mysterious circumstances, at the "house of Dr. Dupret, in South Second street, Williamsburg. The investigation is not yet concluded, but will be con- tinued to-morrow. Indletments of City Officials. There can be no doubt but the public has reecived with very great satisfaction the news that several municipal officers have been in- Not that any one of the accused bore a particular- Gicted for corruption and malfeasance. ly bad reputation, or that the dozen or so who have been singled out of the mass hy the Grand Juries were notoriously profligate, or conspicu- ously depraved among their fellows. The public has drawn no distinctions either in their favor or against them. It being generally un- derstood and believed that the officers of the city government, or many of them, were cor- rupt, no one has stopped to inquire whether these were the worst; they have been made to serve as scape goats for the rest, and it is abundantly manifest that if they should be condemned with the utmost rigor of the law, the public verdict would be: served them right. So much for the fruits of keeping bad com- pany. There are officers of the federal govern- ment concerning whom malice itself has never uttered a calumny; yet so utterly corrupt is the administration aud so well does the coun- try know it, that if these very men were in- dicted and brought to trial, public opinion would be against them. It is the same with the city government of the city of New York. full and unquestionable defence. hard for some of them, there can be no doubt, and grave questions may arise with regard to the regularity of the proceedings by which their indictments have been effected. The people are pretiy sure to takea broad view— omitting personal considerations and matters of detail; on the strength of the prospect of a clarified atmosphere and a purified administra- tion, they will be ready to overlook individual cases of hardship. At the same’ time, conscientious men cannot help regretting that so desirable a result should be attained by means which no dispas- sionate thinker can wholly approve. The in- dictments against the accused officials were obtained on exparte evidence, taken before a sort of star chamber commission called a Grand Jury. That that body was not infalli- ble is proved by the nolle prosequi entered on Monday in the case of Councilman Cooper; in whose case the indictment rested on the evi- dence of a witness who swore one thing one day and the contrary the next. That an in- dictment, whether followed or not by a con- viction, involves a serious logs of character, and in some cases inflicts an irreparable iojary on the party indicted, is still more obvious, Had Councilman Cooper been allowed to cross- examine the witness on whose testimony he was indicted, or had he been snffered to adduce evidence in rebuital, it is probable that he would never have been brought before the public as an offender against the laws. We hear of other cases, wherein the indictments have been obtained on evidence which no ex- perienced lawyer would consider adeqnate to sustain a civil suit. There is here matter for serious reflection. That the city officials bear a had name is no reason why innocent in- dividuals—such as Councilman Cooper must be presumed to be—should be defamed, and held up to public scorn without good cause. If it be necessary—and all will agree that it isto purge the municipal body of corrupt members, some mode must be invented for doing so without exposing blameless men to ir- retrievable injury. We must try to get rid of the stor chamber system. Grand Juries have their merits, as an institution, no doubt; but in cases of this kind, the mischief they may be made to work is far more readily de- tected. Wher. an irresponsible body composed of naval officers sat in judgment on the United States navy, and suspended, furloughed, or got rid of some two hundred officers, on exparte ovi- dence, and without hearing one of the ac- cused—the Secretary of the Navy contenting himself with sanctioning proceedings which he admitted he did not approve—the public judgment was that the thing was wrong, aad that the officers removed from active service were gratnitously and shamefully wronged. Jt is even so with the Grand Juries, Thoy hear a part of the evidence ina case, on one side only: they give the accused no chance of demoliehing his assailants ; they sit with closed doors, which shut ont the light of pnblic opi- nion, and the dread of responsibility ; and in this way they give birth to a public impeach- ment of character which cleaves to a man through life, and which no acquittal, however honorable, can wholly effare. It seoms that such a method of getting rid of corruption is scarcely lees objectionable than the vice it is designed to cure, The accused had better be prepared with a That it is Lrrerany Sessations—Extraorprvary Books Comne.—Sinee the appearance of the brochure im relation ‘to the achievements in love, war and diplomacy of the Chevalier Wikoff, there ‘thas been'quite a lull in the world of ‘“sensa- thon” books, We are anxiously awaiting the appearance of several volumes which were pro- mised during last spring and summer. As we do not desire that the world shall lose the pi- quant revelations which it has been promised, we teke occasion to inquire for the book pro- ‘mised by Mr. Soulé, late|Minister to Spain, and now a private citizenof New Orleans. Mr. Seulé promised that he would write the whole history of his Cuban negotiations, and give some remarkable revelations concerning our Premier, Mr. Marcy. We want Mr. Soulé’s book at once ; because Mr. Marcy is, or thinks he is, a prominent candidate for the succes- sion, and is now hard at work endeavoring to whip the unterrified democracy into his traces, so that things will be allright at the Cincin- nati Convention next June. Mr. Soulé thinks he has cause to complain of the manner in which Marcy treated him. Mr. Soulé is the par- ticular pet ef that section of the democracy who go in for getting Cuba by any means—fair or foul—and they are particularly anxious to find out how the impetuous Minister was check- mated and choked off by the wily old Secre- tary. Get us hear from Mr. Sonlé, or his pub- lisher, at once. While we are talking about Cuba we may mention that Mr. John 8, Thrasher has been for some time preparing a volume, which is to be a complete history of that island, with an exposé of its relations towards England, Franee, Spain, the United States.and other Powers. Mr. Thrasher, although a native of the United States, resided in Cuba during many years. He was editor of jthe Faro Industrie, and is supposed to know more about Cuba than ‘any other man who is in a condition to write or sweak freely on the subject. We expect that Mr. Thresher’s developements in relation to society and di- plomacy in-Cuba will be quite interesting, and will ‘form an admirable companion volume to Mr. Soulé’s revelations concerning Cuban af- fairs, as viewed through a European telescope. One will tell us all about the “ever faithful island” as it is, and the other will give us the ideas of the Cabinets of Madrid, London, Paris, Vienna and Washington, upon its position, po- licy and destiny. Hurry up, Mr. Thrasher. So much for Cuba and politics. Now let us turn to a lighter theme. Next in importance to the revelations of the Chevaliers Soulé and Thrasher we must place the experiences and confessions of the Chevalier Max Maretzek, conductor of the orchestra at the Academy of Music, in Fourteenth street, and the real, genu- ine, original Jacobs among the directors of that interesting institation—the pure and unde- filed Italian Opera in the United States. Mr. Maretzek put forth the programme of his book several months since, and then retired to the classic shades of Staten Island, there to indite his experiences, confessions and criticisms upon the artists, managers, stockholders and critics who have arranged matters in relation to the Opera, at Astor place, Castle Garden, Niblo’s Garden and the Academy of Music, during the seven years that the American pub- lic has been favored with his society. Things have changed somewhat since Mr. Ma- retzek put forth this announcement; but we do not see any good reason why we ehould not have the book. Who is the publisher, and when will it appear? As there is nothing going on at the Academy to occupy a very great deal of the conductor's time, we think that he can find plenty of leisure to answer these important questions. At any rate, the public is anxious about it, and we do not like to lose anything which is likely to be good. Therefore, we trust soon to announce that we have received advance copies of the three greatest books of the day, to wit: Soulé on Marcy, Thrasher on Cuba, and Maretzek on the Opera. The last named gentleman’s confes- sions will create an immense sensation in the fashionable parlors on the avenues—Soulé’s criticistis on the Premier will be of great in- terest to all the divisions of the great demo- cratic party—hard shells, half shells, soft shells, and people without any shells at all; while Thrasher’s Cuba will absorb the attention of al} the friends of Cuba, including the Junta, Captain Rynders and General Quitman. We must have all these books immediately. Wake up, gentlemen. Strike while the iron is hot, Tue Danxtsu Sounp) Durs—Fannine Back Acain.—The Providence Journal (with an air of official authority) informs us that “ measures are in progress by the United States govern ment, which will put to rest all fears of any collision with Denmark, growing out of our refusal to submit longer to the Sound dues. A messenger is on the way, if not already in Denmark, charged with important despatches to our representative at Copenhagen, dir g him to enter into negotiations, anew, in regard to these taxes. Of course, nothing is known as to the instructions he takes to the United States Charge des Affairs there. 1¢ is sufficient, hewever, to state that our government has no desire to force a tricndly government, situated as Denmark is at the present time, into any hasty measnres which may compel her to ap peal to either of the present be reat ne tions for the defence of a system of taxation on her commerce, which is her chief souree of revenue.” We breathe again. The war is postponed. Our minister is to re-open the negotiations up on the subject, which is equivalent to a treaty of peace. Another triumph of Marey over For- ney and the Kitchen Cabinet. What a dead drag has this old fogy been to the war policy of Mr. Pierce and his Kitchen! Now for an- other sensation on the Cuba question, Presipent Pierce aNp THE Swaur Lanp Grants—We transfer to our columns to-day, from the Tribune, the letter of a Mr. William Hi. Taylor (who is, we presume, a respectable and responsible man) touching the policy of Mrs. President Pierce in reference to the swamp lands of the State of Missouri. According to Mr. Taylor's account, the President of the United States, who is sworn to see the laws faithfully executed, has deliberately disre- garded the act of Congress upon theze Missouri swamp lands. Thisie a most extraordinary disclosure, com. ing #0 soon as it does after the dismissal of Governor Reeder, of Kansas, because of his alleged speculations in the lands of the half- treed Indians of that Territory, If it be true that our President has overstepped the act of Congress, and has perfected the transfer to Missouri of Jarge bodies of lands as swamp lands, which are perfectly dry and aboye the reach of the law, he is as clearly subject to impeachment as Reeder himself, even had the latter been found guilty of the charge upon which he was officially dismissed. Will not the Cabinet organ condescend to explain this Mis souri swamp land operation? We should like to hear from Gen. Cushing upon the subject. Tax CaRntvaL or THE Poxrricians.—Our po- Miticians of the city and county of New Yerk, (to say nothing of the rural districts) arénow in the midst of an unprecedented carnival. ‘The numerous nocturnal city and county con- ventions and caucuses, and meetings of demo- eratic soft shells, hard shells and half shells, of black republicans, and whites and reds, of United Americans, Allen Know Nothings, temperance men, liquor dealers, resurrection whigs, workingmen, city refermers, and what not, promise to give us the most amusing, rat- tling, confused, exciting and ridiculous city and county edection ever witnessed on this island since its first settlement by the Dutch. The canvass, meantime, has received a vast addition of point, pungency and pepper from the pending indictments, prosecutions, and so forth, against certain unfortunates of our city fathers, and from the terrible onslaught of Alderman Herrick against Mayor Wood. Tak- ing all these things together, the approaching election admonishes us of Hotspur’s observa- tion to his anxious wife : “We shall have crack- ed crowns and bloody noses, my darling;” and itis with this apprehension that we beseech all our rival candidates, parties and factions for the public plunder, to cultivate towards each other the virtues of mutual forbearance, concession and christian charity. Thus we shall achieve a glorious reform in the business of election day, though we may gain nothing in its results. Comaopors Stewart AND THE NAVAL Boarp.—We publish, this morning, an im- portant document—the protest of the senior officer of the Navy against the action of a Naval Examining Board, of which he was the presiding officer. This is a regular bombshell for the administration, as the powers at Wash- ington have endeavored to create the impres- sion that Commodore Stewart was in faver of the proceedings of the late Board, and that he desir- ed to be retired as an example. By the able do- cument which we publish to-day, it will be seen that the Commodore objected to the proceedings in toto, and for very good reasons, The salient point which he takes is, that every man who is accused of crime or misdemeanor is entitled to a public trial and to be confronted with hi: cusers, We need not tell our readers that this point is made perfectly impregnable by law and justice. By the exigencies of their profes sion, officers of the navy are removed from many of the responsibilities of civil life, but that is no reason why they should he denied the right§ which are common to every citizen. We have no doubt that Commodore Stewart’s protest will be duly considered by Congres, saucers cde Were 18 THu Prince?—The St. Lawrence Democrat (administration soft shell) has gone over, bag and baggage, to the Seward and Preston King black republican abolition league, Was not Prince John Van Buren appointed to siump this same county of St. Lawrence, for the Syracuse soft shell ticket and platform, such as they are? Yes! Where is he, then? and what is he doing, to permit this “open treason?” Is he a party to this surrender, or does be consent to the damage which the late constitutional speech of Horatio Seymour is working in the free soil soft shell ranks? Is he with Preston King, or with Seymour and Wise? Ob! where is the Prince? Tus Brwap Question.—The excitement creat- ed among our operators in breadstuffs and provisions, by the last stariling news from Bu- rope, still continues, and the prices of wheat and flour are still upward, with preparations for still larger shipments to Liverpool and Havre. In this connection the news which we expect from Europe to-day, is looked for with far deeper interest than the details of the storming and evacuation of Sebastopol. He: too, we hold the balance of power among the nations—gold, cotton, bread—for we have them al). Heavy Reapine—The explanations of one of our Wall street cotemporaries, why he has left the whig party to bury itself, and bas gone over to the abolition league ; and of an- other, why he wishes to drop the Know No- things and enliss for the resurrection of the old Simon pure whig porty. Heavy and muddy. Great Aanicurmers, Suow =x Bostox.—The United States Agricultural Society will give its thir? acnual exhibition in Boston, commencing on the 20 Instant and closing on the 26th. The exhibition will be one of stock solely, and wo may expect to see the finest in the Union, The premiurs List amounts to $10,000. The city of Boston has granted a square of fifty acres for the prr- pote of the exhibition. The following invitations have been issued — UNITED STATES AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. Boson, Oct. 1, 1885. pleasure moat vespecthully to scll- cit the honor of mee at the exhibition of the Untied States Agriculture! tety, to be held in Boston. ‘The exhibition will be one of great interest in all ite depart- mente. No labor or expense will be spared to render it wor: iny of the city in which it is to be held, and of the nation which the society represents, It will be closed witha grand Agri- cultural Bang aet, to be held on ie prctines, to whieh you are copeeielly invited. Many distinguished guests from the differ. ent sections ot the Union will be present, from whom eloquent addresses nay bo expected. Ladies, as weilas gentlemen, wil participate in the fetivition, : Rar RR ith sentiments of 18 wet respect, your ol serv't, MARSHALL J WILDEM, Preddont! J. G. Bexyntt, Esq. “On your certvn), plonre report yoursel! at the Presi- deni’e tent. ececoveovoarvecgvesoanesceeeieen Qererarerenaeee ree nae STATES GRIGULTURAL SOCIETY, $ JosToN, Oct. 23, 3 COMPLIMENTARY’ TICKED, $ ro ail mt Me, Unsner? any LaDy $ edepariments and io \e". Om ne TARSHALL P. WILDER, President, ; We. 8, Kina, Secretary, 3 LOCO SOLE ALOE TE IIEE DEE we Things aro to be done on a grand scale, aud the Society expect such a reunion of agriculturists and owners of fine horses and cattle as has never been seen before in this country. We presume that the agents of steamboats running on the Sound will make arrangements for ex- cursion tickets at reduced rates during this exhibition, Marine Affatrs, ‘The «teamship Marion, Capt. Foster, arrived yesterday morning {rom Charleston, ‘The steamship Alabama, Capt. Schenck, aleo arrived yesterday morning from Savannah. Among her passengers areMra. Mary 3. Colo, wife of the captain of the ship Wm. Penn; Dr. C. T. Bourne, and seven seamen, all of whom were saved from the wreck of the ship Willlam Penn, re- cently wrecke! on Hatteras Shoals, Personal Intelligence, \ibgonian Hoon Hen FP Atthe Smithronian House,~Hon. F, P. Stanion, Washing. ton; James 8, Holman, Texas; D, M. Cohen, Baititoore, los, T. M. Long, Va.; Major P. Kowen, Savannab; Rev, R,’ Lave, Rey. M. Sirong, Va. ¢ Howard Hotel. —ton. J. F. Kennedy, Now Orin i Prince, New Jersey, F. W. Hilsa, Ex}., Charlonon’ rber, Auburn; Capt. B. Field, Nantuckst: Dre eriain, Keene; Rev. A. 8, Morrall, Georgia, From Sayanrab. in steamshtp Alabams—Dr J) RA paisem ard iedy, Md Paramaes, Wr A Pooks, Wik eesti Hinger, 30 R tM My Dear Sir—i eee EY AE ae, J R Wilder and lady, Mise Wade, Mri agg: | From ahip Win Penn Moy B 'T Rourne, Thos. Sedden, James Isham, » B Debois, J.C Thompson, Thos Gil wre, Jen BOW akin sara eb Ficm Charleston, in steameb) n—Cap* Ny ‘WC Freeze, © Hammond, Misa Hammond J oon fs N Wine stock, PB Swoeney,'L B Smih, J & Sawyer, AJ Cam boll, L 8 Baker. J W Bord, it B Cinrke, FO Barrett, WA Drew, J J Ammow, and i in steerage, BY MAGNETIC AND PAINTING TELEGRAPHS, ———— SANTA ABNA BELIEVED TO BE IN 5 ‘WASHINGTON— ‘UABINGT MEETENGS IN REGARD TO MEXICO—THE OBO AND PENNSYLVANIA ELEOTIONS—ORGANI- ZATPON OF NYE NEXT CONGRESS—TREATY WITH ‘THE OMAHA INDIANS, BTC. ‘Wasinnaton, Oct. 9, 1855. Therearom, gp this city a large delegation of Mexi- cans who wor, ciated with Santa Auna in Mexico, and it is boliey, gis Serene Highness is now in this city. I wag informed jate this evening that the Cabinet have known of bis being here for several days; and, further. more, that highly important matters have been before ‘ime, in regard to the unhappy con- the Cabinet for dition of Mexico, To-day’ Union Cushing, in which****** ning Pos! is severely handled, and finally read ov, */'pge democratic party. Hon, T. Butler King arrived here this morning, and is stopping at Willard’s. Great excitement prevails here in the political circles, this evening, relative to the Ohio and Pennsylvania elec- Several prominent Ohio politicians consider {0's election quite certain, but concede to the fusion- ints the other State officers, The democrats are sanguine “tions Me of carrying the Legislature, Several members of the next Congress are here, and the subject of organization is @ great topic. It seems to be the current opinion that the fusionista will sweep every- thing. Caliom will be the strong man for Clerk. Gen, Peter Sarpy, for the last thirty-five years a trader among the Omzha Indians, in the Nebraska Territory, has just concluded an irffportant treaty with the Indian Bureai home. has left for The Navy circles have been thrown into Pee an ex. Commodore the action of the Navy Board of Washington begins to look lively. Guy’s National is citement by the resuscitation of Stewart's protest 1846, thronged with a noisy crowd of politicians, The contract to furnish ma’ the Treasury b Bexles and Dixon, of Maine. ‘ The State Elections. PENNSYLVANIA. PHmaDELPuia, Oct. 9, 1855. The election here passed off quietly to-day. The indi- cations, from a few scattering returns received, are that in the democratic wards of the city the majorities will be largely increased if they do not overcome the Ameri- can.majorities in the other portions. Demoeratic majorities in this city:—Fourth ward, 925; Eleventh ward, 408; Twelfth ward, 200; Sixth ward. 143. ket has majorities as follows:—Ninth The American til ward, 144; Tenth ward, 668; Thirteenth ward, 430. Lancaster City—Democratic gain 619. In York county, the entire democratic ticket is elected by a large majority. In Cambria county, the democratic candidate for sheriff is elected by about 800 majority. Schuylkill county—Whole democratie tic ket elected. Monroe county—The democratic majority is about 400. "Northampton county—Democratic majority, 900. ‘Wayne county—The whole de:aocratic ticket is electe?. Luzerne county—Mhomsa Nicholson, fusionist, for Canal eo Commissioner, has 160 majority in’ Wilkesbarre. vote in the county is close. Columbia county—The vote is very close. townships, Thomas Nicholson has 160 majority. Dauphin county—Nicholson has 270 majority. In Harrisburg, majority, Paavetraia, Oct. 9, 1855. Eleven democratic members of the Assembly and a Se- nator in the county aroelected. Two whigs and two de- mocrate are elected to the Assembly in the c:ty. PrrrepurG, Oct. 9, 1855. . Aueghany county Twenty-seven distrints give Patter- for sheriff, 1,050 majority; and the entire de- son, dem., mocratic ticket a probably elected. Cambria county gives the democratic ticket. Blair county—Gassport gives Arnold Plummer, for Ca- 9; aud Hollidaysburg, 99. Altona- nal Commissioner, borough gives the American ite 59 majority. In Logan township, the fasion majority is 250. OHIO. Ciscrsxamy, Oct. 9, 1855. The clection passed off here to-day quietly and peace- All the par houses in the city were closed. The ably. democratic county ticket is elected. © The returns, thus far received, are meagre and un- reliable. CiEvELAND, Oct. 9—11 P. M. At this hour there 1« no possibility of saying more than that Wm. H, Medill, democrat, for Governor, is aheal with a fair prospeet of election. The returns thus far re- ceived are very scattering, GEORGIA. BawtrMorg, Oct. 9, 1855. Returne from 98 counties in Georgia show 13,756 in majorities for Johnson (dem.), for Governor, and. 5,237 (Know Nothing.) Crawford’s election in for Andrews, the Second district secures six democrats for Congress, NEWARK CHARTER ELECTION. Newark, Oct. 9, 1855. Our charter election to-day haa not been so’ warmly contested as usual. Horace J. Poinier (whig) has been ome ma- lected Mayor over Moses blag by a jority, In some of the wards independent Union tick ave a 4 but as the vo! give the preciso results. decidedly whig From Syracuse. THE TWO CONVENTIONS—PROSPECT OF FUSION BR- TWEEN THE LIQUOR DEALERS AND CONSTITU- TIONALISTS, ETC. Syracuse, Oct. 9, 1855. There are as yet but slight symptoms of the two conven- ions to-mo row being largely attended, nor can any ositive be known as dealers and constitutionaliste. circula but he keeps shady about them. Pennsylvania Politics. Prrtesvra, Oct. 9, 1855. ecard published in the Susquehanna FR, ana 40 cupport Thomas Nicholson, The Yellow Fever in Virginia, Bartiuoxe, Oct. 9, 1855, We lave Norfolk letters of continued returned refugees. and three new cases, and on Monday none were re} new cases during the last three day Un, a Catholic minister, was very The Health of New Oricans=Mall Devange ment, New Onnrans, Oct. 8, 1855. The weather bas been quite cool hore for several days ast, and the health of the city is rapidly improving. he nursber of deaths during the past wock was 152, in- Tho fever is abating ia the cluding 46 from yellow fever. interior. Three mails are over due from New York, our latest dates being to the 29th ult. Connecticut State Fair. Hartrorp, 0: eening finely. It i Is pr rge number of cattle and horses sre hers. in fine order. Thursday will be the great day. jamuel D. Hubbart. Mippietown, Conn., Oct. 9, 1855. Tho Hon. Sarinel D. Hubbard, ex-member of Congress, and late Postmaster General under President Fillmore, died at his residence in this clty last evening, at the oge with a spinal complaint of 56 years. He had been si for some time, Boston Weekiy Bank Statem. ent. Boston, Oct. 9, 1865. Tho following sro the footings of our bank statement for the past week:— Capital stock, $32,710,000; leans and discounts, $54, - 107,129; specie ‘in banks, $3,198,403; amount due from other Danks, $9,402,077; amonnt due to other banks, $6,803,000; deposites, $16,167,440; circulation, $8,508, Frost at the South. New Ontmans, La., Oct. 0, 1855, A trosy is reported as having occurred in the faterior. CHARLESTON, 8. C., Oct. 8, 1855. We had o slight frost (the first of the season) in this locality last night. Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Pirapmrma, Oot. 9, 1850. Stocks dul, Pennsylvania State Fives, 85 ; Reading, 4734; Long island, 133¢; Morris Canal, 14%; Penmaylva- nia Railroad, 4552, New ORsans, Oct. 8, 1865. Cotton firm, with an upward tendency. Prices stiffer, but not quotabl: er. Sales '¥_ 10,009 bales. Flour considerably higher. Sales at $7 623;'a $7 8734. Freighta—Cotton to ee 13-16d; and to Havre, 1c. The receipts at all Southern ets BP to the present time, exeeed those of last year 95,000 bales, Naw ORLEANS, Oct. 9, 1855. Cotton has advanced an 3¢c. The sales to-day amount. ed to 10,500 bales, at 9e. ‘or middling. The salea for the last three day: 2,000 bales. Flour is a trifle higher--salea at $8. Freights to Liver- pool, 4. Sterling Exchange 7 a 8 per cent preminm, CHARLESTON, Oct, 8, 1855, Cotton—The sales to-day amount to 1,400 bales. Mar- kot weak and unset! Bavtiwone, Oct. 9, 1885, > business has been done here dnring the last 4 ‘i oo, gee Cowap h value vg tales over 75 io coffee have been Phe. a 11%e., and intoo'bble, fone P anced ‘60. today, ony end Ohio being quoted at $6 50, ther verbose article, written by rial for the extension of has been awarded to Messrs, In six idd@etown district, Nicholson has 170 dications of 800 majority for een elected i nyt the whig Know Nothing cagdi- e3 are not yet counted, we cannot The new Common Council will ‘0 the course of proceeding. "there 8 little doubt, however, of a fusion between the liquor Answers to Col, French’s have been received from most of the nominees: ion. Geo, Darsie publishes a card in the Chronicle, i zing that he ever gave any authority to use his name in fl dlican, agreeing to tho withdrawal of Passmore Wilfiamson’s for Cana? Commissioner, and recommending the re- terday, which report a batement of the yellow fever, there being but ly an occasional death. About six- during the last three days, most of them On Sunday there were four = AtPortsmicuth there bad deen four deoths and eleven The Rev. M. Dev- sount of products and number of animals Those who have seen the New York State ‘a say this one is superior to them. A very The track is deen released on bail, he said he would be 1. the officer for his cond) above officer, and on com: got you; I told you I'd do DEECRIPTION OF THE VESSEL—OBJECT OF HEE VISIT—SALUTE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG—A PLEASING INCIDENT IN BER HISTORY. The French war steamer Grondeur, commanded by Lieutenant Gallet, of the Imperial Navy, arrived in thie port at nine o'clock Monday evening from Baltimore, charged with 2 commission for the purchase and ship- rent of thirig-five horses, for the use of the mounted gens @armes of the Colony of Guadaloupe. The Gron- deur is a French steam aviso, and her hull is now aboat twenty-five years old, She is one of the first steam ves- sels which was ever used in France, and, looked at im thig light alone, is an object of interest. ‘The Grondeur is a steamer of 160 horse power, having side wheels. She is manned by a crew of eighty men, and: mounts four guns, esch of a thirty-pound calibre. When visited by our reporters yesterday, the men were all at their posts, with the officers busily engaged in or- dering and executing the different duties of the day, a» well as seoinmg to the eleaning up of the vessel, which was rendered necessary by her voyage. Our reporters, who were received with much gentleman- ly courtesy, immediately observed the ease and freedom of intereeurse which prevailed on board, and the conse- quent promptness with which every duty was performed, a fact which fully explains the efficiency of eack arm of the French service. On board the Grondeur the accom- modations for persons serving in the vesse) are very good. The following is a LIST OF HER OFFICERS. Lieutenant Gallet. M. Coutarie, Captain’s Clerk, Surgeon... M. Roux is quite a young man, but has already seem. some service, having bad his right arm amputated in consequence of a severe wound which he received in the action at Mogador. For his conduct on that occasion he was decorated with the cross of a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor, which he now wears, On board the Grondenr, in addition. to her of- ficers, are -the gentlemen composing the Commis- sion to which has been entrusted the task of selecting and purchasing the horses. Tho Commissioners are M. Boucher, Under Commissary of the ¥, .ach Navy and President of the Commission ; M. Solville, oO. erof the gens d’armes of Guadaloupe, and M. Michelon, Yerotinary Surgeon. The Grondeur will remain in our harbor for one month, during which time it is hoped her officers-will be able sa- tistactorily to execute their orders, At one o'clock, yesterday afternoon, during the visit of our reporters, Lieutenant Gallet ordered the flag of the United States to be run up to the mast head of the Grondevr, where, as it gradually unfolded to the breeze, it was duly saluted by a discharge of twenty-one guns, which were immediniely replied 10 from the guns of Castle William, at Governor's Island, In connection with the arrival in our waters of the Grondeur, the following communication from the United States Vice Consul at Point-a-Pitre, Guadaloupe, compli- mentary to the commander and officers of that vessel, is very appropriate. We olip it out of the Journct gommer- cial of Point-a-Pitre:— To THe Eprror or THE C In my own neme, us well asia that of Captain Nelson Ingalls, of the American brig Hidalgo, from Machia, I beg you will be kind enough to open the columufs of your jour- nal to the expression of our gratitude for the succors which were afforded to that vessel during the late storm of the 25th inst. In the first place, I would cite Commander Gallet, of the steamer le Grondenr, whose courageous ini ‘has saved the vessel at the moment when to all ap) was inevitably lost, It is not the first time that this in- telligent officer has rendered important sorvices to our conimerce. He gave us, on the 25th, a new proof of hs solicitude for all those menaced by danger, no matter what their nationality may be. Such men as Commander Gallet do honor to the service to which they belong. * * * « * MERQAL— e vance it Accept, sir, the assurance of my consideration, N. NESTY, Vise Consul of the U. 8. of America, Porst-4-Pimre, August 27, 1855. As the Grondeur will remain in port some weeks, we are sure that our merchants will take measures during her stay, to evince to Capta!A Gallet and his officers, their appreciation of the gallant and humane dispositions they have exhibited. Army Intelligence. THE COURT MARTIAL UPON LIEUTENANT HALDEMAN, UNITED STATES ARMY. Fourma Day.—The Court Martial in the case of First Lieutenant Horace Haldeman was resumed yesterday at 11 A. M., all the Court being present, Brevet Lioutenant- Colonel Thomas Swords presiding. Sergeaut-Mojor William Hegd was again called up-for cross-examination, Previous to any question being put, witness stated that he declined to answer tbe last question proposed by tho accused on the previous day, and ruled out by the Court, ‘a8 to whether he had ever secreted any goverumont stores and sold them on his own account to Captain Von Pelt, who has charge of the government lightering, or to any other party? All present except the Court were ordered to withdraw when it was decided that the request of the witness could. not be granted. The croaa-examination was hereupon continued as fol- lows:—In the Commissary store-house, besides commis. sary stores were kept rope, rakes, hoes, oats, corn, «av- ings of depot mess, a number of stoves and pipes, with a pumber of boxes of clothing. The amount of rice, ke., received by Lieut, H., I learned from entries in a memo- randum book. By the accuse’—Have you not during the last two months expressed feeling? of hostility to me? A. Not that Tam aware of By the accused—Have you not sald that I watched you so C—d tight that you could not make a cent ous of pro- visions belonging to the commissary, or words to that efiect? A. I positively have never mado any assertion of the kind; I never raid to private Smith that Lieutenant Haldeman wasad—d mean man, and that I would have satisfaction or be reyonged upon him; I never told ser- Fogerty that the a—a ron of a b—h (meaning enant Haldeman) was in my way; that he wat me #0 close 1 could not make a cent, that he counted the Frovisions on the dock and then In in the storehouse; ‘that I could not manage any way to have any more pork on board the veseel. Direct examination resumed—In my statement that I was in the habit of collecting ail the money acer from the saies of the ravings of recruits? rations, 1 di not mean to include the money paid by the Commissary in New York for some of those savings; J meant the money collected for sales made it quantities by myself; in Captain Lovell’s time the checks ‘sawn.by the Commissary inNew York for these sa was given to me by Captain Lovell, and by me to the Port Treasurer; this ‘system was changed by Lieutenant Haldeman in 1854, whon he assumed the duties as Commissary at Fort Columbus; all the beef reccived at the port from the contractor was taken up on the returns and accounted for as having been isxued io the troops. Q. Have you not held your position as Commissary Sergeant at the pleanure of the Commissary, and could nothe have remov. ed you had your habite or character been exceptionable ? Onjected to by the accused, om the ground that the regulations of tho army show the power of the Commis- sary over the Commissary Sergeant, and that no question on the rubject has been allowed to be put on the cross- examination. ‘The Court sustained the objection, Q. Did you ocenpy at position as Commissary. Ser- geant at the will of Lieut Halieman. ‘ Gtdeoted to by Hirst Lieut, Black, 9th Regiment of Infantry. Objection overuled, when witneas answered that had he neglected bia duties Lieut. Haldeman could bave effected Lis remaval; 1 eu ed mysell responsible for all the rations, but not for money derived frou sales of savings, ‘as J did not receive it. No further questions veing put to the witness, the Ju Advocate proceceded to read over his testimony, which, after slight modifications, was subseribed by the witness. Dr, Jolin J. 6 laenslen was next called for the prosecu- tion, and being sworn by the Judge Advocate, testified as follows I aw at present acting as Assistant Su at Fort Columbus and Fort Wood; I hy ion with Lieut. Haldeman as to how ihe officers at Fort Colambur were furnished with fies beef, He stated that on the day when fresh Leef was issued there was ly « sur- plos which, if kept on hand until the ‘following day, would spoil, and that it was accordingly distribu to the officers; my impression te Lieut. Halivaan said It was not charged to the officers. Firs’ Lien’. James Kt. Ward, 84 Regiment of Intantry, ‘Was next sworn for the prosecutiun. ‘was, 0! present, doing the duty of Commissary and Quartormastor at Fort Columbus. T have im my possession the commissary book at Fort Columbus, showing the amount of provisions re- ceived and issued at that for dem took vas shown, which witness {esified contained a duplicate ac. countot the statemente sent to Washington, as to the amount of provisions received and issued at Fort Colum- bus. STe was asked to give the amounts of fresh heef re- ceived auring the month» of the year 1855 up to Septem- ler last. This was objected to counsel for the ac- cused, Wanless the whol» revurns bé alec given. The Judge Advocate insisied that this would occupy, ‘unnecessarily, a jarge ammount of time. The Court decided that, inarmucd as the returns wore official, extracts from the same might be given, showing the amount of fresh beef returned by the accused aa re- ceived at Fort Colombus. It being now 3 o'clock, the Court adjourned to 10) o’clock this morning. Police ONCCe ALLEOED ATTEMPT TO KILL A POLICEMAN. Yesterday morving « man named FAward Haley, was brovght be‘ore Justice Pearcy, at the Second District Po- lice Court, charged with having, on the previous night, attempted to kill oftcer Maines, of the Twenty-first ward police, by discharging a loaded musket at him, while the latter was patrolling his beat. It appears from the evi- c¢ taken before the magistrate, that on Monday morn. ing Haley was arrested by odiesr Maines for assgalt eed baitery and disorderly conduct, and that after he had On Mon lay night he met he ing up (o hum said, | Now Pye At the samo {ime he pre.