The New York Herald Newspaper, October 14, 1855, Page 4

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METROPOLITAN THEATRE, AMORRVI—IBANNE D'ARC—LE MARSELLAISE. NIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway—Couuns’ New Misceua” NBOUS AND CHARACTERISTI 10 CONCERTS, ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Brosdway—Ermiorian Pxp- FORMANCE. \CKLEY’S BURLESQ) OPERA HOUSB, 639 Broad- wey Bomasece Orga pty Necro Musrenusy, THE ALLEGHANIANS, ap re Dionaua or tue Barns or Buxxsn Hitt—At 0S Broadway. APOLLO ROOMS, 410 Broadway—Tss Hisrnx14, By Mas, ALEXANDER Ginns. ——— New York, Sunday, October 14, 1855. ‘The News. The steamship Northern Light arrived at this port last night from San Juan, with intelligence from California to the 20th ult. The news is some- what important and gtartling. Our previous ad- vices left the people of the Pacific State quietly depositing their ballots for the choice of rulers, and ‘we are now enabled to give the result of their votes. It will surprise mapy, no doubt, to learn that Mr. J. Neely Johnson, the Know Nothing candidate for Governor, has defeated Governor Bigler by about five thousand majority, and that the whole American State ticket is elected. The Know Nothings have algo secured a majority in the State Legislature, which knocks Gwin’s chances for the United States Senate into the shade, and secures one more American at least to that body. The cholera broke out among the passengers on board the Nicaragua steamer Uncle Sam, on her passage up to San Fran- cisco, and before she arrived in port, one hundred and six fell victims to the fearful disease. A fall list of their names will be found in another column. The Uncle Sam had the passengers which left this port on the 20th of August last on the steamer Northern Light. A number of the sick had also died in the hospital at San Francisco. The reports published in some of the San Francisco papers respecting the mortality on board the Uncle Sam are undoubtedly exaggerated, and are calculated to produce unne- ceseary alarm. There was not a single case of cho- lera on board the Northen Light on her voyage to this port, nor were there any cases on board the steamer which left Sin Francisco on the 20th. Two flourishing towns had been reduced to ashes, embracing a loss of more than six hundred thousand dollars. The village of Grass Valley was almost entirely destroyed onthe 14th of September, burning over an area of nearly thirty acres, and the town of Weaverville suf- fered a like calamity on the 7th. The anniversary of the admission of California into the Union was celebrated at San Francisco on the 10th September in grand style. The Governor elect had visited San Francisco, and met with a most enthusiastic recep- tion. The returns of the yote on the prohibitory liquor law were not sufficiently complete to euable us to decide whether it had been adopted or not. From San Juan we learn that Col. Kinney had re- signed the Governorship, and that a mecting had been called to make a new selection. The English Consul had notified the Colonel that, in the event of his re-election, his authority would be re- cognized by him as the British representative. Our latest advices from the Sandwich Islands are to the 4th of August. An extraordinary session of the Legislature had been convoked in order to ter- minate the difficulty existing between the represen- tative and royal branches of the government with respect to the former refusal of the houses to pass a amnoney appropriation bill. His Majesty addressed the members, ina royal speech, and having told them—a la Napoleon—the object for which he had called them together, he said he hoped they would pass the cash bill, have a short session, and adjourn. The members of both houses—having. perhaps “cooled off” during the recess—replied in an ad- dress full of hope and promise for the support of royalty.. The foundation stone of the Sailors’ Home, at Honolulu, was laid on the 3lst of July. The King made some very appropriate remarks on the occasion: Aid in money towards the successful sus- tainment of the enterprise is expected from New Bedierd, Fairhaven, New London, and other whaling ports of the United States. By telegraph from New Orleans we have interest- ing news from Mexico. Gen. Alvarez had been elect- ed President, but it was thought that the military would not permit him to enter the capital to assume the duties of the office. As it is improbable that Alvarez would be deterred by such a menace, some hard fighting was looked for between the several factions. Gen. La Vega had retired, and Gen. Car- rera had again assumed his duties as President. ‘There were vague rumors afloat that Gen. Gadsden, our Minister, had furnished Alvarez with arms and money, but the reports had been contradicted by both those functionaries. It will be ecen by the reports given elsewhere, that the silver grays are actively organizing throughout the city and State, and are determined not to coalease with the so-called republicans. Seven of eight whig ward committees have repu- diated the fasion Syracuse’ platform and ticket, abd will send delegates to the “straight out” whig con- vention that meets in this city on the 23d instant. So far only one ward has endorsed the republican ticket. The 9A. M. express train from Baltimore for Philadelphia was delayed about an hour yesterday morning by an aceident, and in consequence the throngh pascengers were detained in Philadelphia until the 5 o'clock P. M. train for New York. The cause of detention was the blowing out the head of one of the cylinders of the locomotive when the ‘train had proceeded abont eight miles from Balti- more, which compelled the substitution of another locomotive. The jury in the case of Wagner, charged with enlisting'men for the Crimea, found the prisoner guilty. The penalty is not more than one thousand dollars fine and three years’ imprisonment. The cave will be argued on points of law. The official report of the City Inspector for the week ending on Saturday presents no feature of Fpecial interest. The city is in a very satisfactory condition, so far as its sanitary state is concerned. ‘The whole number of deaths for the week was hut Se¢—namely, 68 men, 62 women, 134 boys, and 122 girls—an increase of 11 on the mor- tality of the week previous. The principal causes of death werc:—Consumption, 44; conges- tion of the lungs, 6; inflammation of the lungs, 9: congestion of the brain, 6; inflammation of the brain, 7; dropsy in the head, 14; diarrhaa, 7; dysentery, 20; inflammation of the bowels, 11; cholera infantum, 14; convulsions (infantile), 31; cronp, Spscarlet fever, 6; hooping cough, 6; and marasmus (infantile), 44. There were 23 deathe from yiolett causes, 24 cases of stillborn, and 7 lway—A Lapy ix Drert- Broadway—La Pere , Tae ELscrions— the’Soatht ‘with ‘a | Cilabe, the fusion canalace for 'Gov- ernor, in Ohio, is elected by a large plurality” ‘over Medi}, democrat, and ‘very probal majori}y of some two or three. th ‘poth Medill and Trimble, ‘indepe; result is claimed’ by the-Seward tremendoud victory; but, comparéd with’ their eighty’ thousand majority ‘in“thé Stdte last year, it is a tremendous loss, In the same ‘yatio of loss, anather such election will reduce the fusionists to” a ‘decided’ minority in the great ‘State' of Ohio.” Had ‘the dependent whig and Know, Nothing ‘conservative ‘niov ment commenced. a little earlier, they might have done the work this.season. Their great mistake was in ‘awaiting’the action of the con- came the allies of our war upon the instithtiofis of , view of dissolving the federal Usion’ The” connection of the two continents, “and , the alarming assimilation: of ideas, rendered it necessary that something’ should be done. Upon an average, thirty thousand letters are transmitted from this dountry to Europe by every steamer that leaves our shores. Thirty thousand messengers are thus periodically’ despatched into every nook and corner of the Eastern world, to expatiate upon the institu- tions of the United States, Thus a million and a half of witnesses are annually furnished by the American people-to their .brethren on the other side, of the Atlantic, to give testi- mony of the operations’ of republicantam''in the United States—to tell them how individuals can protect’ themselves; how’ labor is re- warded ; how education is general; how peace- ful and successful are all our industrial in- terests. At this point of view we can see the silent, but effective influence of the American upon the European system of government. The curious and speculative reader who has witnessed the almost marvellous changes which have occurred in England and on the Con- tinent within a short period—changes which have brought even the London ines into the very meshes of democracy ; which have com- pelled the British Cabinet continually to thrust forward reform projects, to satisfy the people ; which have just now forced the Queen’s govern ment to reverse a rule of two hundred. years standing, by which all important appointments have béen made from the aristocracy at home, by conferring upon Mr. Hincks, a colonial subject, and one of the people the Governor: ship of Barbadoes—changes which have driven the government into close alliance with a dynagtyto overthrow which, 1 han fifty years ago, on account of its illeg! yy, it in- volved the country in a measureless debt and a long and frightful war ; that have compelled even the Asiatic ruler of all the Russias to coalesce with the middling and the lower orders, and confer the chief places in his Cabi- net upon persons of those classes, in order to defend his government against the aristocracy of the Empire—we repeat, that the curious reader will not fail to attribute these wonder- ul events to the influence of the institutions of the United States. All these changes, it will be remembered, have taken place since the establishment of the American government, If they ang coincidences, they are certainly very remarkable; for every step that has been taken by the rulers of the Old World has been in the direction of the institutions of the New. The present dynasty of France is an authorita- tive recognition of the doctrines of popular rights—doctrines now .almost universally ac- quiesced in in Europe, even in palpable viola- tion of the statutes of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, which were declared to be the “unal- terable law” of the States represented in that body. The emigration to the United States, and the intimate manner, through that agency, in which we have become linked to the Old World, by its reactive influence, is enough of itself ulti- mately to effect a complete revolution in Eu- rope. Thus we have a view of the interest which the governing classes on the other side have in destroying the federal Union, It is their only remedy. They cannot stop the work by proscribing persons, They cannot localize or individunlize the principle that is warring upon the tenures of absolute power. Newspa- pers may be interdicted, personal restraints may be imposed, the public voice may be sup- pressed; but there is no power to prevent men from thinking or ideas from circulating. There may be aristocracy in government; but there will ever be democracy in thought. We have thus, then, to fight in the coming Presidential election the combined aristocracy of Europe and the combined abolitionists of our own country. Tue Aroric Exrepition — Starement oF Decror Kann.—The Heranp and eeveral other cily journals have published detailed accounts of the toils, trials and happy return of the Arctic expedition under Doctor Kane’s com- mand. In these publications the word “ state- ment” is used in such a manner as to lead peo- ple to suppose that the Chief of the Expedition has given an official account of it. Such isnot the fact. On the night of the return of the Arctic and Release, fifteen or twenty report- ers were despatched to different parts of the city to hunt up the intrepid naviga- tors. Several of these gentlemen had in- terviews with Dr. Kane, Dr. Hayes, Mr. Sontag and others, and jotted down the re- sult. Dr. Kane was the centre about which re- volved a large circle of eager listeners and close questioners, He replied courteonsly to there inquiries, and his remarks, as well as those of his compatriote, were placed before the public in the form of a connected narrative, and called statements. But the rules of the service of which Dr. Kane is so brilliant an or- nament, prevent any officer from making an official report to any person except the Secre- tary of the Navy. In consequence of this fact we shall be obliged to await for Doctor Kano’s official statement until Mr. Dobbin al- lows a copy to be made for the press. We trust that the Hon. Secretary will make so interest- ing a document public as soon as possible. vessels, 11; lungs, throat, &o0., 90; skin, &c., eruptive fevers, 7; stillborn and premature births, 31; stomach, bowels, and other digestive organs, 128; uncertain seat and general fevers, 30; urinary organs, 4; old age 2 The nativity table gives 286 natives of the United States, 53 of Ireland, 29 of Germany, and the balance of various European’ countries. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 1,000 pales, based npon middling uplands at about 9§c., Mobile do. at 93c., and New Orleans do.at 9c. Esti- mates of the amount of the crop grown the present yearare premature, and opinions widely differ. While some suppose that it may reach 3,500,000 bales, others think that it will not exceed 2,900,000 a 3,000,000. The latter contend that the planters have grown more grain this year than last, and that less land has been planted with cotton. Time alone can prove who is the nearest right. Flour was firm, without change in prices, while sales were more freely made. There was rather more doing in wheat, and with more stability in prices. Southern red brought $2 a $2 05; fair to prime white, $218 a $225, and Western red, $1 90 a $192. Pork was firm at $23 50 a $24, and lard at 11{c. a 12c. Freights were in better demand and rates closed with a better feeling. Several charters were made, including two or three for Marseilles. "Chase ticket. The anti-ddministration ‘con- servatives should, have kept aloof from the, Seward fusionists, and should have taken the’ field fromthe start in behalf of the’principles of the Union and the constitution.” ~ ise In Pennsylyania the success, of the, demo- fuse the national and free soil Know Nothings; radical abolitionists, without’ any common principle of action, except free soil and a.com: mon eleventh hour candidato for Oana} €om- missioner. The:incongruous.and. diverse ma- ‘terials that had carried the State with such a rush the year before, as to lead to the belief that they were absolutely irresistible, had been quarreling over the blunder. ..Phe; effort of the Know Nothings to elect:Simon Cameron to the United States Senate had much to do with’ the alienation of the whig and Know Nothing conseryatives from this free soli and pliable Know Nothing and Know Something coalition. That Cameronian experiment, fn ‘fact, was'the entering wedge to the dissolution of that mongrel alliance of which, in. Pennsylvania, nothing but the scattered fragments now re- main, . It must-be remembered, however; that considerable nuimbers of whig conservatives in this last election voted the democratic ticket, asthe choice between two evils, so that the result is no test of the actual strength of the |Pennsylvania democracy, nor any proof of a returning popularity to the administration. The net results of all these late ele¢tions are that the Know Nothing or American order, with its present organization and proscriptive principles, will not answer as the basis of a great and homogeneous national party—that the abolition league in the North, though broken in Pennsylvania, still holds the vantage ground in Ohio; and that the democratic party is rapidly coming together again, while the con- servative clements of opposition to the Pierce administration are still adrift, North and South. Beyond these fixed facts, everything in refer? ence to the campaign for the Presidency is still in doubt. We believe, however, that, North and South, an overwhelming majority of the Amevi- can people are in favor of the Union and the constitution; and that a decided majority are in favor of a new administration at Washing- ton. The politics and parti¢s of the whole country are still in a state of effervescence and revolution, and nothing short of three or four months of the approaching Congress will put them into a definite shape for the great batile of °56. A Mormox Astroxouer—Tur Law oF Puaxetary Rotation Discoverep By Prores- sor Orson Pratr.--We have received a slip of two printed columns of mathematical esti mates and figures, entitled “The Law of Pla- netary Rotation, discovered by Professor Orson Pratt,” addressed “to the Editor.” In this proclamation, in the course of a very learned introduction, Professor Pratt says :— Finnly believing, from my early youth, that the diar” nal periods of the planets were the results of some hidden law, I have endeavored, at different times, to discover the'same, eo as to determine the periods «f rotation by caloulation instead of observation, After many fruitless researches in regard to the original causes of planetary motion, I was led by the indications of certain hypotheses to seek for the law of rotation connected with the masses and diameters of the planets, or, in other words, with their densilfes, These investigaifons resulted in the de- velopement of the following beautiful law:—~ THE CUBE ROOTS OF THE DENSITIES OF ‘THE PLANETS ARE AS THE SQUARE ROOTS OF THEIR PERIODS OF ROTATION ; Or, which amounts to the eame thing—Tur squARES oF ‘HE CUBE ROOTS OF THE DENSITIES OF THE PLANETS ARE as TINGR PERIODS OF ROTATION. But as the densities of globes are proportional to their rasses or quantities of matter, divided by their yolumes, or by the cubes of their diameters, it follows that the rotation of the planets, considered as spheres, is propor- tional {o their masses and diameters. The law, theretore, may be expressed in terms of the masses and ‘diameters, as follows:— The eet. FLALETS, DIVIDED } 48 THEIR PERIODS 0 To illustrate the following examples:— Esample 1. Giving the mass of the earth equa! to 1; its equatorial diameter, 7925.5 miles; its pertod of rota: tion, 2h. bém. 4.090 mean solar time, which is equa to one absolute sidereal day: also the mass of the planet Mercury equal to 0.0027604; and its diameter 3140 miles; it is required to find the period of Mercary’s rotation. i The Great Struggle of 1856—The Federal Constitution Put Upon Trial. The Presidential election of 1856 will be the first direct issue of the constitution upon the slavery question. It is vain for politicians and political managers longer to blink the subject or to seek its avoidance. It is neither possible or desirable to put off the trial, Within a short six months an effective fusion of all the anti- slavery elements has been successfully se- cured, and a grand abolition party has been organized, That party is based upon senti- ments utterly antagonistic to the principles upon which the government of the United States was formed. By its avowed maxims and its declared purposes, by its articles of faith and its rituals of service, by the known character of its. members, the declarations of its leaders and by the unity and strength of ils movements, we are forced to the conclusion that the coming Wresidential election will be the first, and probably the last, great struggle between the constitution of 1787 and the anti- slavery and abolition fanaticism of the North, stimulated by all the effort, means and influ- ence of the governing classes in Western Eu- rope. Such is already the issue forced upon the American people by the recent organiza- tion of the abolition party of the North. All other questions have been thrust aside for that one greatstruggle, involving the present Union and the whole government founded by Wash- ington. It affects every interest of the republic. The financial, political, manufacturing, com- mercial, agricultural—our great railroad tho- roughfares, our marts of trade, the vast ex- penditures of years to adapt ourselves to the present condition of things—are more or less put to hazard by that election. It will surpass in deep importance that which resulted in the triumph of Jefferson in 1800, and of Jackson in 1828, as much as the union and progress of the whole republic does that of the mere petty questions of office and policy. All Europe will watch the strag- gle—the monarchisis and aristocrats hoping that the Union may perish in the triumph of abolition; scarcely greater is the hope that the Allied Powers may be snecessfal in the Fast than that the demons of disunion may win their victories over the American consti- tution. As formidable as is the Russian em- pire, as steadily as that government iaterposes a check to the schemes of universal dominion concocted by the Western Alliance, the Ameri- can system of rule is a more dangerous and a more effective instrument for sub- verting the plans of France and England than even that absolute Power. Russia exercises a negative influence upon the govern- ments of Western Europe. They contend with her now for the purpose of disabling her—to cripple her energies—to render her a harmless antagonist at some future day, when otherwise she might become capable of independent and triumphant action. The aggressive power of Russia is in her army and her navy—the ag- gressive power of the United States is in the example of their free government, ia the uni- versal education of their people, in ideas dif- fused amongst all classes and amongst all men, Let us regard for a moment the interest which the monarchical and aristocratic classes in Western Europe have in the triumph of the abolitionists in this country. They feel the effect of the union of even the democracy of the Old World, where it has not a voice to utter its grievances, not a drum to beat to quarters, not a house for council, not a gun for defence-—where it isa poor bunted cabal, driven to acts of desperation, and often disgraced, by tho fierce persecutions of the governing classes. In 1848, when monarchy was resting upon the solid triumphs of the Napoleonic wars—upon the statutes of Vi- enna in 1815—the spirit of liberty suddenly rose, like a giant refreshed from sleep, and in a moment there was not a’ throne upon the Continent, saye that of Russia, that did not either crumble into dust or totter and shake to its very centre. Such a mountain of injustice, extortion and suffering had been heaped up that in heaving the huge mass from its centre it-tore up the very foundations of society. In its reconstruction the old governing classes were able again to become rulers. This refer- ence to the past eight years is enough to show that even the democracy of Europe ig a threat- ening and dangerous clement in their govern- ment. No sooner had the new order of things been established than the Cabinets of Paris and London turned their attention to the United States. They had an adjourned difficulty with Russia, but it was not then supposed possible that it conld result in war. Thoy seat over to us the tripartite treaty. By it they proposed to inaugurate European intervention in Ame- rican politics, making an issue upon the quos- tion of Cuba, and ultimately to set positive limits to the further progress of this republic. The grand scheme was to bring the United States into subjection to the Western Powers— to take from as the prestige of indepeadent action—to discredit our system in the cyes of the masses of Europe, and in that way to im- pair and break the force of its example. Lord Clarendon made formal announcement of the intentions of the Allied governments in this respect. The British artstocracy had heen feasting our Ministers and our Northern citi zens visiting England—they had leaga themselves with our abolitionists—they be- ROOTS OF THR MASSES OF THR ES OF THEIR DIAMETERS, ARE HON. tness of this law, 1 will give the 3 we .osxeoi) £2 23h, S6m. 4.090478, : 24h. Su. 925.5) (3140) The Professor gives a half dozen other ex- amples in illustration of his theory, and sup- ports it by a very plausible mathematical ar- gument. We call the attention of Professor Maury, of the National Observatory, and all other experienced astronomers, to the subject. Professor Orson Pratt is a Mormon—a Mormon elder—a Mormon apostle, and has, we under- stand, as many wives as an Egyptian Pacha ; but if there be anything new or valuable in this planetary theory of his, it is none the less valuable on that account. Beauties oF Buackwet1’s Is.anp.—An ac- count of a visit to Blackwell’s Island appears elsewhere which will repay perusal. In the flrat place it is gratifying to see that the work of reform is going on vigorously at the Peniten- tiary Hospital, under the superintendence of Dr. Sanger, the Resident Physician, and the committee of the Board of Ten Governors. It is to be hoped that no negligence or spirit of conservatism will be allowed to interfere with the progress of a revolution which deserves the encouragement of every authority. Buyixe 4 Corrtx.—The London correspond. ent of the Inverness (Scotland) Advertiser, gets off the following bit of experience of a model temperance man:— The other evening, at a temperance mecting, a in the hall got op and said, ago i signed the pledge. ’ (Clipping of hands and ap- roving cheers.) Ina month afterwards, my friends, 1 da severeign in my pocket—a thing I never had be- tore, (Clapping and loud eeers.) In another month my filenis, Pbad a good coat on my back—a t] i never hind before. (Cheers and clapping much louder. A fortnight after that, my fiends, I bought a coffin.” ‘the audience w to cheer here, but stoppel and looked serious. “You wonder,” continued the lecturer, “why | bought @ cofiin, Well, my friends, 1 bought the coffin because J felt pretty certaia that if 1 kept the pledge another fortnight | should want one.”” Apply this to President Pierce and his adop- tion into the regular democratic party of the Van Buren free soil Buffalo seceders, and it fits remarkably. Of the Baltimore Convention of ‘52, Mr. Pierce signed the pledge; in the election, he got the sovereign in his pocket; in his inaugural address he put a new coat upon his back, and in a certain removal from our Custom House, in connection with other trans- actions, he bought his coffin, and the hard shells have been drumming upon it ever since. Who Mas the Scarlet letter? Latest oN THE Danish Sounp Qvystios— That a special messenger has not been sent to our Minister at Copenbagen to re-open nego» tiations, but that Marcy holds } round for a repeal of the tolls, or for wer. All of which, as usual, will end in e back out. son, ‘My frfends, these months noticed in the article to which we refer. One of these is the law which constitutes the Hos- pital on the island exclusively a Penitentiary Hospital, whereby that class of females for whose use it waschiefly intended, and by whom it is chiefly tenanted, cannot obtain admission until they are committed to prison for some misdemeanor by a magistrate. The effect of this law is most mischievous, as can readily be understood. It leads the women to identify misfortune with villany, to draw no distine- tion between disease and crime. It forces young and perhaps only partially corrupted females into the society of the most depraved of their sex. It destroy# the “terror of the Jaw,” which js after all the only real safe- guard of society, and teaches the poor creatures to steal hy accustoming them to the penalty | for theft. Ip fine, it makes a mockery of the ‘ vention Which nominated this abolition fasion’ crats is the. natural result -of the. attempt. to; the old whigs, the free ‘soilers: proper ‘and'tife” Other matters, less pleasing to think of, are~ “sich fruits-ought to: thieves and felons. proceeded, » that ~ v - a Tt is doubtful’ whethtr this is the conditton’ Tective | this part of the world., ©) « » contradict that despatch. men, Van men—all form for State spoils. lows, Buren men, fusing on the general negro emancipation and nate. which he climbed to glory. and a brother.” BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPH, Important News from Mexico. New Onrzana, Oct. 12, 1855, dates from the city of Mexico to the 5th inst. pated. His predecessor in ofiice had again assumed his duties, both Gen. Alvarez and Mr. Gadsden, From Washington. KEYNOLDS—ARRIVALS, BTC. Wasmrvoroy, Oct, 13, 1855. one balf of the establishment. editor, goes out. refute the charges. arrived to-day, Nomination for Assembly. Srracuse, Oct. 13, 1856. the Third district. Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Patapeuraia, Oct. 13, 1855. ing, 473¢; Long Islan, 12%; Morrie Canal, syfvante Raiiteed, 4545 ms New Ontgays, Oct. 12, 1855. sales of the week add up 60,000 bales. ‘The recei the week have been 40,000 bales, against. 26, year. The receipts up to this ‘thore of last year, are 94,000 bales hand te 155,600 bales. Sugar h ing at 6c. a 6c. Flour ina 26.4 $837. Corn 74c. Fre! Sterling exchange, 7.07 ined, Ifo. Coffeeecalen of the week f 000 on band, 22,000 bags. Prime, 113¢. a 114. ALPANY, Oct. 13—12:30 P. M. Our flour market is unchanged. In sy Af comprise 8,800 rowed. A few'car loads of corn at 0% of oats at 45c. for State. have Leen no canal receipts this -___ Coroner's Ii ead, declined fle higher ighte—Uotton, to Havre, 1 the 29th ult,, at the hands of some unknown persons. ‘The deceased, it appeared, stated to Dr. Ives (the physi. cian who attended bim) that on the night of the day in 5th en Svcs metly Spay ees tee wi a who, = oot ent ir ), commenced an attack thas tes ens 5 pia tebbet him * all the ie possession. No trace of thi Villaina could be found although the Fourth wart polise endeavored to ferret them out. The jury in this case rendered a verdict of ‘death by compression of the brain from extravasation of blood, the result of injuries receiye| fn scwe way t0 the jary unknown.” Deseased was a Ba- tive 1 Germany, and was about 35 Sears of age, u i alteréd,: and the Peni- tentiary. Hospital ; either: Glosed on the one hand'to the self-committed women, or to the: It is likewise well that people should think of the condition of the mén confined for crime in'the Penitentiary: ‘It appears’ from the ar- ticle we publish elsewhere, that the criminals vin the Penitentiary andthe Workhouses are in every reapect-better off than any-class of poor laborers’ dr’ mechanics. ».To sitch an, extent, had the ‘mania’ for’ hettéring -their..condition, at “when: theit- term’ is: out, } they can’ hardly, be péradadéd to “leave the island: Thére appears to bento necessity for guarding them, as “a map ‘must needs be a sad head to-want to-éscape from such a place: “which “the people intended the ,critiinals of “this city. to spend their period of confinement. “And though the morat degradation of..a sen-: tence to’ the -island: would: doubtless: answer 16 Cfises' thah tere physical incon- weg, it Ie, Yery, questionable whether it. ‘wohld be found. to ‘works, as. whalesome:-cor-.| .’. itr -the bulk: of«the’ prisonersfor © instance with’ the: Wish emigrintss who con": stitute from severity to éighty pét cent of “the }", ‘inhabitants of every prison and poorlouse in. Tuat “SractaLDesPatcn” Again—The small | hard shell Dickinson organ in this city is very much annoyed because the .Southern journals have dopicd what it calls our “false tele- graphic despatch from Elmfta, stating that the’ democrats and Know Nothings were about to unite in this State.” The editor of the small organ ghould study the English language. Our despatch from Elmira was not “false,” in any particular. It merely stated that negotiations had taken place, having for their ultimate ob- ject the defeat of the black republicans by the abandonment of a part of the hard ticket. That portion of the hards who think more of men and national conventions than of principles, are naturally amazed at this, and particularly so because it is the pure unadulterated truth. Weare willing to furnish political intelligence for all the organs, great and small, but we can- not expect to make it suit all palates. The Southern journals need not take the trouble to Misrry Makes Srnance Beprentows.—The black republican gathering at the Tabernacle last Tuesday night wasa funny affair. On the same platform we had the socialist philoso- phers of thé 7ribune, the conservative old fo- gey whigs of Castle Garden, the anti-bank, an- ti-tariff, anti-protection democrat, General Nye, and the Massachusetts Clay whig, Ge- neral Wilson——Pierce men, Scott men, Taylor and Garrison plat- the These Brigadiers are queer fel- Only a few weeks ago we reported a speech made by General Nye to the Cochrane Soft Shell Club; now we find him giving “so- norous John” a terrible dressing. A short time since, General Wilson was the exponent of the Know Nothings in Massachusetts, who thrust greatness upon him by sending him to the Se- Now. he reviles all secret political so- cieties, and labors to kick over the ladder by He Won't Go.—The Albany Adas, read out of the democratic party by the Washington organ, won't go out. Free soil as the Atlas man is, he still regards Mr. Pierce as “a man THE LATEST NEWS. The steamship Orizaba has arrived at this port, with General Alvarez had been elected President by the Col- lege at Cuernavaca, but the military power will deny him entrance into the capital, and hard fighting is autici- La Vega bad withdrawn from civil power, having re- fured to obey the orders of Alvares to arrest the fugitive ministers of Santa Anna, and arm the National Guard. ‘The rumors that were current to the effect that the American Minister had furnished money and arms to Al- varex, and signed a protectorate, have been denied by THE KNOW NOTHING ORGAN—THE CASE OF CAPTAIN I was iaformed this evening that the Organ is about to change hands, Mr. Bryce, of New York, having purchased Mr. Burwell, the present A good deal of indignation is manifested at the dis- missal of Captain Reynolds by the President. His friends allege that he should have been notified, that he might Senator Badger, of North Carolina; Hox. Washington Boyd, of Misrouri; ond Hon. H. L. Johnson, of New York, Dr. RB. F, Stevens was to-day nominated by the Ameri- can party as their candidate for member of Assembly, in Stocks steady. Pennsylvania State Fives, 834¢; Read- 1433’ Pena. Cotton unchanged. Sales to-day, 10,500 bales. ‘The of last as compared with The stock on fair sell. les at $8 44 per cent prem. Prime barrel bags. Stock grain the sal bushels barley, at $1 343¢ a $1 35 toe Jour c., and a small lot Whiskey is at 40%, There morning. nquest. ‘Tue Late Death By Viouance.—Coroner O'Donnell held an inquest yesterday at Bellevue Hospital, upon the body of the German, Sivernia Hernich, who died at that insti- tution on Friday, from the effects of a beating recived on ree IMPROVEMENTS, Easel « Fie edie ‘We'resume our notice of. mew first, class. honges, | timying one progrege. dqya) town from "Thirty ve *trect, where wo ended iva tr¥mor prticle.. 5". On -aixth street, bal ween Skxth.aven a8 if warth abput$4,000., One husdtedandf avehue, on squth side; Mewsrs, Topping, de. Barr.aye.com-_ mencing a. brawn, stove house,-25x60; four stories and, 4 high basement; house and lot about $16,000... On the north side, a Mitle west of the middle of the e: block, Megsrs."Van Norden and McClellan arg -aibting: « basement.. They have one. peculiantty :.they.are, to be built—the froptreat Now. Brunswick: stope, the. same as: that iow, beipgatad by Mu. HavighthinFadyeiusd stroat >the south .sideof Twenty-Atth, atzeet, nearly. opposite Tle Mas nee lmao ak ing housey. corner ofNaacau and Lingstrocts, is, aloof the same stone. Thcrois ale the newly imported Frenclsatone, a.) vp, are springing yp in various parts of the city? Nassau Bank, corner of Beckman stregt} isa dawir town ppecimen, Up town, if we, remember. right, -Dr. roft,-between Fifth ond Sixth, avgnyes, last season, Fomewhere.in the neighborhood, ot Biekbentt street, built @ handsome. hoyge. (95. himeglt.of- this stone, and more recently, Mr... We: fe. la huilding the Freneh. hotel, at. the jauolon. avenne; -Brosdway and ‘Twenty-seeond.st509ty 08. Ahi. . to. $100,006. Hk there is-but litdle building. goiog teins. ARE ia, > ova . cach a house for, himself, 20x00, four. stories ‘and. highs: » «> ° be 8 more idurablp. song, shan. dlie; browa ‘oTWere* » <5 fea ‘handsome <Me@Ws:hause, of .the same .stone of 1° white, of whieh numerousspecimens, and apmeexceptingly. 9°: ere mS ' ' > ‘ ’ kind of houses building, opposite on ThirhyAthptreets twelve in all, on-ground sold by Mosarg.-Corcoran § Riggs, with a.loan of $4,500 per lot... ais +9 Between Xifth avenue. ant Mewinony inthis abrée! ‘s nothing. new,.. Moses Larkin, when: ho died Jaspreason, :! left fourteen unfinished - first ‘class houses, eight:pn the side .of. Fifth: avenue, between Thirty-fifth and irty-sixth, streets, and three. on each-street in the. rear. Mr. John Paine ig now. finishing off. the three on the south sido.of Thirty-sixth street. We.have not inquired, but it ia our improasion. tho..whole Courteso have fallen into Mr, Paine’s hands. « Lotaipttispart of priced of. any street lote.on. Murray BU One year ago they were actually sold op. the! parth side of the street for $5,000 each; cash,. And. dltkough'we have heard of no sales thin seavon; we aré quite sure they cannot be price. On Madison avenue, northwest corner Thirty-sixth street, two first class mansions are going up. Mr. John. B. Murray owned on this corner of the avenue 65 feet 10 inches, or one-third of the whole front, exactly auawer- ing to Mr. Phelps’ third on the opposite side of the ave- nue. This corner he has for a long time reserved for himeelf., Of the 65 feet 10 inches, Mr. Murray takes 37 feet 6 inches; and his brother-in-law, Robt. M. Olyphant, takes the balance, 28 feet 4 inches. Both these gentle- men are building of brick, with brown stone basementy three stories. Mr. Murray, 60 fect deep; Mr. ‘Olyphant, 50 feet deep, with an extension 19 by 35 fect. We doubt if Mr. Murray’s corner is surpassed by any corner in town in point of eligibility. It is on the sunny slope of the hill. It is on Madison avenue, and therefore more retired than Fifth avenue. And the improvements on the opposite side of the avenue, by Mesars® Phelps, Dodge & Co., are only equalled in genuine aristocracy by Waddell’s front, and surpassed nowhere, Murray's is the northwest corner, and in that respect is the best of the four corners. The northwest corner is considered the best, inasmuch as it has the double advantage ot i: ing on the north side of thestreet and on the west side of the avenue, which are superior, respectively, to the east side of the avenue and to the south side of the street. Consequently, the southeast corner is the poorest of the four. There is not, perhaps, a great difference between the northeast corner and the southwest corner. And here we may remark that al- though the general preference is to lots on the north side of the street, on account of the houses having a funny exposure, and in the winter a dry sidewalk more Sree from ice, yet something like one person in half a ozen will decidedly prefer a house on the south side of the street, for the sake of having a warm, dry yard flow- ers, fruits, &e., to say nothing of a more agrerable side- walk in hot weather. In comparing the east and west rides of the avenues, the argument, like the stirrup of a lady’a saddle, is all on one side. Pedestrianism on a hot, day, P. M., can scarcely be performed at all on an east- erly sidewalk ; and, of course, stores are less valuable on that side. In the winter, too, the cold winds come sweeping down from the northwest with chilling power against ‘he defenceless fronts of houses situated on the east side of the avenues, The rear rooms, however, will Le very cheerful, Between Madison and Fourth avenue, on this street, some handsome improvements are going forward. Oa the southeast corner of Madison avenue Mr. George De Phelps is just commencing another magnificent dwel ling, 32:11x78:10, and which will probably cost to baild some $25,000 or $20,000. Murray Hill will long have oc. casion to remember this gentleman. His own domestic mansion, on the north side of this street, east of Madi~ son avenue, is an ornament to the city—some 45 or 50 feet front. Directly opposite, and in the rear of the above southeastern corner house now just begun, are two more four story brown stone houses lately built by him, as well as money could build such houses; one 87 and the other 30 feet front, and worth, roughly, $1,000 per front foot. Tn addition to these improvements, Mr. Phelps has taken a public spirited part, although doubtless in a2cor- dance with his private interests, in causing the engines of the Harlem and New Haven Railroad cara to be remoy- ed from Thirty-second to Forty-second strects—an ordi- nance’ to that effect having been passed the Com- mon Council, and to be executed within the ensuing year. There engines are undoubtedly a great nui- sance, and the time must come before long! whey they will be compelled to remove still farther from) the thickly settled parts of the city. Prior to the pass- ing of this ordinance Murray Hill, between Fourth and Lexington avenues, and from Thirty-second to Focty-se | cond streets, wasa desert, and must have remaina? auch, the smoke from the engines being insufferable. Since | that, however, brown stone houses have sprung up there | like magic, and the hill will soon be all built over, making” it one of the handsomest and most desirable parts of the city. The eastern exposure of houses on the east side of Lexington ayenue—say from Miltram’s white marble fronts up to Thirty-ninth street—will always command # fine view of the East river, as there ts nothing to obstruet the view, the ground falling off rapidly down to Third avenue. On the south side of the strect; next adjoining Phelpa? 90 feet front house above noticed, Mr. John Kerr, brewer, is just commencing first class 25x70 house, with stable, in the rear, on Thirty-fifth street;‘and next to him, and within 50 feet of Benj. M. Whitlock’s corner, Mr. Iaake H. Smith is going to build s 30270 fect house, also with Stable, on Thirty-fifth street. And when the brothers Whitlock strike in with their intended improvements om the two corners of Fourth avenue—which have only been awaiting the action of the Harlem Railrond Company— this will be one of the Anest portions of the town, if i) be not so already. Between Vourth and Lexington avenues there are-reve ral new improvements on this street. On the gorth sile about 100 feet west of Lexington avenue, Messrs. Kennedy and Howe are finishing five brown stone houses, bnglish basements, 16 feet 8 inches by 60 feet, four rtories, Next east, and on the northwest corner Lexington avenue, Messrs. Kilpatrick and M'Pheraon are just commencing Ps a story and high basement brown stone houses, a 5 On the south side, 160 fect west of Lexington aveme, and directly oppotite the above mentioned, Mr. Mildram is finishing off two, and aiso just commencing a third adjoining, brown stone houses 25250, three stories and high basement, at $11,000; these are the cheapest first, clase, 2 fect front brawn stone houses we have noticed; it is a description of house very mucl wanted—we mean something more nearly approaching the old-fashioned two story, attic aud basement house, which nevesarily had some pretensions to gentility, vecnuse it was not big enough to be converted into hotel or boarding house, nor yet into barracks for fresh recruits (o republicaniam Next adjoining the last named of Mildcum’s, Mr. Ham. iltou, builder, is also just commencing two more, dif. fering but little from Mildrum's, except that they are to be five feet deeper, and sald to be wore expensive by two or three thousand doliars. Lots along im this part of the street are worth abou $5,260 each. notice thom: more; fully. im. cammeotion. mit the simp , > Thirty-sixth street are abont as high, if-potabe'highest, | bought for Jess than an advance of $500 on the above | -