The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1856, Page 1

Le o THE NEW YORK HERALD. “WHOLE NO. 7070. MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 1856. THE GREAT SNOW STORM OF 1858. \ The Atlantio Coast from Hatteras Halifax in a Snow Drift. NEW YORK SNOWED UNDER. Detention of the Mails all Over the Northern and Eastern Country. EFFECTS OF THE STORM N THE CITY. Stoppage of the City Railroad Cars, and Mayor Wood's Action Thereupon. Appearance of the City--Young America Jubilant. Smow Storms im General--Their Goed and Evil Effeets---Theories Thereapon, &., &., &. The snow storm that reached this city on Saturday "noon contisaéd to rage until near daybreak yesterday with great vistemce. This storm has been felt all along the Norther Atlantic coast, and uw evidently one ef ‘those marked ones that occur ouly at rare intervals in our latitude; perhaps not over once in from fi‘teen to twenty years. Indeody it is doubtrul whether any such storm has occurred since the time ef old Gov. Peter Stuyvesant, twenty-five years ago. Although this storm has not been of long duration in 2his city, it extended over ‘an immense area of country. We have telegraphic dispateves, announcing the presence of the storm from all along the ccast, from Washington City to Halifax, and no doubt but that tho storm raged for nearly a thousand miles in a directfline, North and South. For some time past, it has been evi¢ent this storm has been brewing. The air was filled with moisture on the 24 and 84 inst., and the succeeding cold snap condensed the vapor into snow, and to this circumstance the storm ofSaturday is due. From the dispatches given elsewhere, it will be seen that this was the most severe storm felt at the Eastward for seventy years. It is difficult to shy to what depth the snow fell in this city, as it drifted from tae house tops and window sills, and was piled up by the wind ia the more exposed places #o the height of five, six, and even eight feet. Good judges think that ona level it reached two feet; but of course most people have a tendency to exaggerate when any marked event of this kind occurs, and the ruajority of ur citizens are of opinion that it was, at least, two and a half to three feet high, One enthustastic young gentle- aan rolemnly averred that he saw six feet on « level in Broadway on Saturday night; but as the feet had ancles attached to them, and belonged to three young ladies, his testimony did not amount to much. By daybreak yesterday the storm had all cleared away, and the temperature was much milder. The streets had a singular appearance, as the sidewalks were undis- inguishable from the street, and not an indentation could be seen in any direction in the enow. During the day the sun shone down gloriously :n a clear sky, cast- ing n shaded and golden tinge on the steeple, house tops and streets ot the city. The city railroad cars were the first to feel the effects , ofthe snow. It was with the utmost difficulty the tracks could be kept clear during tae afternoon of Saturday and by ten o’clock in the evening the Fourth avenue -cars head stopped running. The (Cecond avenue ears next followed suit, then the Sixth avenue, ‘ond finally the Third and Eigath avenue lines gave wp running, as all attempts to keep the tracks clear proved fruitless. The leat mentioned car: stopped running shortly after midnight. People whose ‘Occupations kept them down town until after that time found it imporsiile to find. conveyances to taxe them home, sud much annoyance and difficulty was caused thereby. Yeeterday the city railroads, and those extending to the upper end of the island, were so completely blocked up, that notning but snow ploughs, with twelve and fourteen horses attached, attempted to pass over them during tho day. There was no attempt to open the Har- dem read down town, but all others, we believe, were busy Cuy'pg the day endeavoring to clear the snow from their tracks, until stopped by the police, by order of Mayor Wood. On the Second avenue the company suc- @ecded in partially clearing one track through to Harlem. 4 plough was started from 122d strect about nine o’elock, and shortly afterwards @ one horse car, drawn by Zour horses, made an attempt to follow it. A gentle- man attached to this office, who resides in Harlem, and whose duty called him to the city, took paseage in the ars, as it seemed the only chance of getting down town. ‘The miniature car, behind the quadruple team, got along ‘very comfortably over the track already broken through ‘the snow by the plough, but was totally regardless of the ail, and run as [much of the distance off thom as it did on them. On reaching Jones’ woods, about three milee from Harlem, the plough was overtaken, it being stuck fast, although it had cight horses attached to it, and could get along no farther without additional power. The horses which had brought the small car thus far were immediately detached and hitched on to the plough, when the cortege, which mow consisted of ten horses, one pilot, eight drivers, two brake- men and one passenger, star'ed on again, leaving the ear alone in the woods, protested on each side by a snow bank five fect high. The remainder of the passage was performed at a very slow rate, but was attended with Only one interruption, in the shape of an immense snow rift at about Fifty-eighth street, and the train finally arrived at Forty second street at 1 o’sleck, having Leen ‘upwards of three hours in performing a distance of four miles. Rather slow work, During the day attempts were made by the various railroad companies to clear ‘he tracks, so that the cars could be run to dey, when they were stopped by the po- ice, at the instance of Mayor Wood, he having issued an order to the police in the various districts where the city and other railroad tracks pass tarough, informing them that they must not allow the reilcoad omployés to shovel the snow off the tracks ualess it is carted away to some proper place, The people would not submit “to the companies piling the snow ia front of their doors, ‘hence the mandate of the Mayor. However much the companies may object to this ac- tlon of the Mayor, there 1s no doubt but this will receive the eanstion of the people, The practice of piling up the snow in the gutters from the centre of the street and the sidewaiks cannot be too severely reprobated, ay {t readers our thoroughfares irapassible, avd puts carunen, hack @rivers and others to an inconvevience they should not be compelled to suffer. It will be seen what the ratiroad qompanies will do to-dey. Up to alate hour last night Breve wes no manifestetiam on their part to comply with the Mayor's teandate. The patience of those who live up town and do business in the lower part of the cliy will be severely tested, ifthe cars urenot runaing before noon to-Oey- _ 4m Brcokign the enow drifted in heaps of fom three to seven Sect in height, and where the wind had fall sweep the streets were left bare. Travelling was impeted and tho care were stalled. The snow plough to clear the tracks wes buried in an embankment in Myrtle avenue, and had to be nbondoned. Notwithstonding tue severity of the storm, but vory little damago occurred to the shipping in our harbor, 80 far ax hoard from, From the fact of its having set in quite gradually, it seems to Layo been anticipated by those having property expored to [its violence; and, accordingly the necosrary precautions were generally taken to withstand its intluence. We have only been vable to learn of two vessels that were affectod by it, thovgl not to a serious extent. These were the cilpper ship Flying Cloud, lying at pier 19 East river, and the A park Hyperion, at the foot of Delancor wtreet, Kast river, Tho for-ner, at 11 P. M., was knocked dowa nearly on her eam ends, but wae acon alterwards riguted by timber ‘and cthor appliances. She had no cargo nor ballast on board, The bark, which was made fast tow long bulk- ead, parted her bow Lawaer, a0 J dropping and awing-*| ing around, fell egainst the wrecking schooner Splendid, laying alongside the pier below. In dropping to leeward her stern taste checked ber, so that she only struck the 8. as she swung to, otheryise she wculd probably have sunk the schooner, besides receiving great injury herself. The snow seriously incommoded the milkmen, news- paper carriors and others woose business called them out early in the morning. There being no travel during the night, the horses found it imposstble to proceed, as the now in some places reached the breast, and those families who had not been provident enough to provide themselves with milk were compelled to take their coffe without it, a severe agiction to those who indulge in the extract of the berry that ‘cheers but net ine briate.”” Laborers were soon employed in clearing the ai lowalke and though five orsix thousand person, were at work all day shovelling the snow up, many of the streets at night were elmost impassable; and unless the police perform their duty to-day, they will continue in that state fo: some days to come. As might be expected, this storm detained al! the the Northern and Eastern mails, and it will be several days before the tracks are in running order. The Sound boats, also, that should have arrived in the city eaily yesterday morning, did not reach their docks until late in the afternoon. ‘The regular mail train from Philadelphia, duo at half- past nine o'clock P. M., yesterday, was detained all along the route by immente ard almost impassable drifts of enow, so that it did not reach Jersey City until after 11 o'clock; and, having to slacken speed when Just this side of the deep cut, about one mile from the depot, in order to allow a New York and Erie Railroad train to pass, it ‘was found impossible to proceed further, In vain did the engineer exert his powers tc the utmost. The snow had crifted like an avalanche, and it was impossible to make any progress. Word was sent to the depot for aid, and four or five locomotives were sent out to their assiat- ance; but up tea late hour the train remained immove- able, and many of the passengers walked to the ferry, The five o'clock Saturday afternoon train from Albany, on the Hudson River Railroad, met with innumerable sd- ventures on the way down. The almost iasurmountable Alpine barriers were frequent obstacles, where the eddies of wind had piled up the snow ; and after stormiag an almost innumerable quantity of these, the train was brought to # dead stop near Fort Washington. The countenances of the passengers were aghast with dismay. Imbedded in the snow banks, after a long, tedious pas- Fage, and noprospect of provisions or Schiedam senhapps, er home. Visions of Arctic sufferings ; reminiscences of Dr. Kane’s hardships, endurance and expedients for relief, combined with recollections of the Hersrp’s recent graphic account of the rescue of the Resolute, all combin- ed to render them more acutely sensible of {their woful plight. At length word was sent to Carmansville, and three locomotives were sent up to try and drag them out. Several barrels of crackers rnd cheese were siso provided by the munificence of the railroad company for the re- ef of the disconsolate passengers. Our informant left them in this interestiog condition—the tocomotives ma- ing fierce attacks on the snow banks without effecting muoh execution, and the passengers, with astonishing success, voracioutly devouring the crackers and choese. ing the far of the Maine Liquor law before their cyes, and desirous of getting thoroughly thawed out, made their way through the snow drifts to the nearest tavern, upcn leaving which it was ascertained that there was nothing fit to drink left in the house, They fortunately eucceeded in chartering an old wood sled just large enough for them to stand upon, and having satisfied the exorbitant Kemants of the proprietor, they eventually were driven to the city, having made the passage fcom Albany in about twenty-one hours. The remaining pas- sengers were subsequently brought down in sleighs, and arrived about two hours later. But notwithstanding the annoyance t> the travelling cecmmunity this storm has caused, it has been hailed with delight by thousands of thovghtless pleasare-seckers, who only see in it another carnival, another opportunity for # wild frolic on the avenues and riding grounds adja- cent to the city. A surprisingly large number of fancy teams were out yesterday gaily adorned, and to-day they ‘will fairly swarm along the road. A great snow stormin this city cecms to afflict our people with a kind of insa- nity, and the acme of heppiness appeazs to be driving some poor beast to within an inch of his life, and making all sorts of absurd demonstrations in the snow ‘This may all be very fixe to those who like :t, but the fuct is, a snow storm im a great city like this is 4 serious annoyance, and causes no little suffering Mechanics who work out doors are compelled to suspend their labors ; those who live up town, and do business in the lower part of-the city are greatly inconvenienced; and the thousands of pcor people who gather chips from buildings and overhaul candle boxes and barrels for fuel, are compelled to suffer all the pangs of cold, a: well as those of hunger, until the snow melts from the streets, and they can once more pursue their avocations. Indecd the enly persons who really benefit by these sleighing times are the livery stable keepers, and the “ border Tuffians”’ on the outskirts of the city, who keep drinking salocns for the crazy people who patronize the road. Then the poor horses have to suffer—indecd, the éamage to horseflesh is incalculable, at a season such as the present. There is no question but that a great snow storm, in s great city, is» great humbug and nuisance, ‘Yet it cannot Le said that such isthe case in the coun- try. A snow storm tends to warm the atmoephere after a severe frost. It acta in this way. A cold wind striking » body of humid air condences it and it fallsin the form of snow, but be it remarked that while this process is going on the vapor gives out the latent heat it held, as it were in solution. Every drop of water, before it is changed into snow or ice, has to part with 140 degrees of Intent heat, and it# sensible heat must fall to 32 degrees, Thus a fall of snow decreases the severity of the temperature cn account of giving out so rauch heat. Tho same cai has the effect of prolonging the winter, as the ico that forms must recelve back its latent heat from the atmos- phere before it turns to water. Snow also is a great blessing in Northorn coun tries, as it manures certain kinds of soil, and acts as m covering to prevent the frost from striking into the earth and co destroying the winter roots and grain. In its fall also it purges the atmosphere of its impuritics, and carries large quantities of ammonia to the soil, thereby enriching it. Its effect on men and animais {# observed to be most exhilirating. Adog will gambolgfor hours in the faliing sow, while human beings—trom laughing, glecful ohild- hood, to staid, old age—become smitten with a kind of plearant phrenzy, nd indulge in all manner of out-door sports. This storm will have a most beneficial effect on the timber trade in the Eastern States. Hage trees are fell- ed on the mountains, and the cost of transporting them to the seaports is much lessened by the facilities affurd- ed by sleds whon snow is on the ground; also, in raany places along the Northern section of our country, whero the cold lately has been very severe, the presence of snow will ensure the farmer agatnst the danger of losing his wheat, It will aleo make game abundant, and we may soom expect to see venison and wild fowl in tarket in great quantities. The snow driits covering up the retreats of the wild enimals, make them an easy prey to the hunter. Deer are very ensily caught, as their sharp hoofs cut into the drift at every bound, god the Indian and hunter can easily overtake them with their saow shoes, " There fe one cruel and wasteful trait in our national character that should be here mentioned. It is the whole- salo manner in which we destroy game. It is often doze from sheer wantonness, without any necessity for it whatever. In the your 1832, a great snow storm oe- curred in Virginia, and as usual immense quautitios of game were hided, So great wat the havoc among the pheavants that the epecies almost became extiact ia the State and it was eight or ten years before it again be- came plertiful. Such wholesale barbarity is shameful, wastefnl and ridiculous excess, ‘The occurrence of a great storm lke that of Saturdag naturally seis people speculating as to the causes that produce these phenomena. As yet ail we know is ,that invariable laws govern them; and although they have vot been described with the same accuracy as in other racteorological goiences, there sre still some incion- tions of their goneral tendency. We know that a great snow storm never comes from any other quarter then tue Northeast. This is due to the warm vapors that ere wafted on ovr shores from the Atlantic; and when they are mot by the cold northeas‘oriy wind, prevalent at this reason of tho year, the comdensation already desortbed takes placo ands gaow storm te the result, Lot but tne In the meentime, he, with about ten associates not hev-, Wind change to the west for about an hour,and the snow stops or is changed to rain. it will be observed that these northeasterly storms generally begin’ at the Southwest and travels Northward. Thus the storm of Saturday commenced in Washington early in the morning, and did not reach this city until noon, There is one simple fact that bas puzzled philosophers sadly to explain,and that is why water turns white when it takes the form of enow. This is yet an cpen question, asare also the pro- cesses by which the various colors are produced in flowers. Without pretending to explain the mystery, we leave it to such of our readers as are of a speculative turn of mind, THE NIGHT AND THE STORM ON THE ARA- GO—HER APPEARANCE FROM THE DOCK, &¢ ‘The Arego was neat Sandy Hook, when the increasing violence of the storm and the gathering darkness com- pelled her to put back to sea for safety. Having takon her position beyond the danger of breakers and bars, she was kept with her head to the wind, under a light pres- sure of steam during the night; and so admirably did «he ride out the night-long war of the elements, that the pas- rengers enjoyed their evening amusements of reading, music, whist, &., a5 usual, and slept as soundly, (the knowing ones at least,) and with the same sense’ of se- curity as if the ehip was traversing a calm summer sea under the full broad light of the harvest moon, As she came steaming up to her cock through the floating ice of the Hudson yesterday, we noticed that; among the persons collected on the ceck awaiting her arrival, such remarks as these formed the ataple of the conversation:— “J tell you she has had a tough time. See Libw she is clowed up all snug and tight, with her yards close to!the wind like a weathercock."’ ‘(She looks as if she had laid broadside on, from the sheet of ice that covers her.” “ghe appears to stand infernally high out of the water.”” ‘And why not—guess she has burnt out three or four hundred tons of coal extra, to sey nothing of the extra tons of provisions consumed by the passengers,”” ‘¢Well, rhe don’t seem to have many passengers aboard.’ «They haven’t come up yet—they are dowm below fixe ing for Sundsy, fixing their baggage and all that. Wait till ehe -getws to the dcek. You will then see the Ger- man’s pouring out of her as if they were coming from @ grand lager bier celebration at Coney Island.’”? ‘Ger- mans ! why the ship’s from Havre, and that’s in France, ain't it’? ‘(In course it is; but itis a fact that Havre is the piace where all the Ge:man’s come from who have sny extra gold and silver. How they get it is none of my business, and I have ro objection to ther having it. Pather they would bave it. It’s so much for us in the long run.’’ About baif-past two, with the asesistance of Capt. Rynder’s and the Custom House officials on hand, we boarded the ship as she touched the dock; and were detsined on board till past four, the officers and ship's cxew meantime being hard at work in steaming and warping her in, The Arago is indeed a noble’ vessel: a ercall mountain in size, and a floating fortress in strength, as ber perfect soundness in wind and limb, after one of the very stormiest passages on record, will attest. e THE STORM IN NEW JERSEY. The tnow storm of Saturday night interrupted travel upon the railroads terminating in Jersey City. ‘The train which teft Philadelphia for New York at 5 P, M. on Sa-! turday, got through at 1144 o'clock to # point within the! limits of Jersey City, nearly a mile from the depot, whero the track is fenced in, The maile and passengers lott the: train there, and it remained until next efternocn, when it reached the dnpot, The train which left Jersey City for Philadelphia, reached Burlington, where it was obliged to come to a halt. The train which left Jersey City at 6 o'clock last even- ing, had arrived at New Brunswiok at 9o’clock, and the train from Philadelphia had then reached the same point. Both would reach thetr destination at infdnight. No train had reached the depot in Jersey City on the New York and Erie Railroad, yesterday, up to 10 o'clock last night. One train was in the cut at Bergen all night. Lest evening two or three trains were there waiting, Bindercd by one of them being off the track. The road was more or less blocsed up through the entire route, but men were at work on the different sections clearing the track. It is probable that before night the trains upon this road will be moving, and the road open it: whole length, THE COURSE OF THE STORM. DETENTION OF THE MAILS—UNPARALLELED SE- VERITY OF THE STORM AT THE EASTWARD. Wasurxeron, Jan. 6—9 P, MM. It is snowing tast here, with the prospect of the storm continuing through the night, Wasmsctoy, Jan. 6, 1866. About eight inches of snow have fallen here upon a level. The weather to-day has been clear, No New York mail has been received here since Saturday morn- ig. The Philadelphia morning msi! of Saturday arrived here at 1 o'clock this morning. Barriors, Jan. 5—9 P. M. It bas teen encwing here without intermission since ralf-past 8 o'clock this morning. The weather is very coid, Barriuone, Jaw, 6, 1856, No trains have arzived here from Philadelphia or the West. The roads are all blocked up with snow. Purapewras, Jan. 6—9 P, M, We had a severe enow stcrm here to cay. The snow is several inches deep. A high wind is now blowing. Pmapatrnia, Jan. 6, 1856. All the mails are delayed by the storm, The Pilot line from New York last night arrived at noon to-day. The Baltimore train of Iast evening arrived this afternoon, twouty-nine houre behind time. It brings no Washtog- ton zail, The train which left Lancester yesterday af- terncon ran into a snow bank sixteen miles from Phila- Ceiphis, and could not get§Jany farther. Some of the Pascengers were brought in by sleighs to-day. New Haven, Jan. 6, 1856. The train from New York due here at seven o'clock last night dié not arrive till one o'clock this afternoon. ‘The exual road ears of Saturday night were fast in the snow at Plainvil'e to-day, with sixty passecgers, out of fire and provisions, Srrivormup, Jan, 611,00 P. M. It has beer snowing here since 41", M. About four incre of snow has falien, Weather very cold and windy. Seriscer, Jan. 6—P, M, A foot of snow in this vicinity fell last night, and drift- ea badly. ‘The afternocn train from New York yesterday bas not yet arrived here. A’l the roads are blocked up. Bostox, Jan. 5—11.50 P. M. blowing a gale, and snowing hard. Boston, 6, 1856, A foot anda balf of snow fell in this vicinity lat night, and grently diifted. All tho railroads are blocked up, and travel is nearly suspended. Des. petehes from the North and East report the storm fe unprecedented for years im scveriiy, bus as yet we have heard of but little damage, The bell boat on the Harding Ledge broke adnft, and went ashore ca Nantucket beach. At Cape Cod, Highland Light, the keeper reports the gale as most sevecre, His doors and windows were blown in, The brig Vesta, from Gal. veston for Boeton, went ashore a mile north of the light, this morning at half-past eight. Crew saved, aud yosse tight. Her sails were all blown away. The sclioone Mary E—— broke adrift and sunk at the marine railway The British schooner Emme, from Lunenburg for New York, is aground, but will float at high water. Hatwrax, Jan. 6—8 P.M. A furfous galo and snow storm prevails here. The «now isplready four feet deep, and there are no immeties prospects of an abatement. Of course there is no chans ot the steamer Canada, from Liverpoci, making this port to night, A Sap Meetina.—At a meeting of the Veterans of the War of 1812, held in Norfolk, on Thursday efter- noon, upon calling the roll it was ascertained that (wea ty-one of those brave men had fallea since the last meet- ing. Mr, Charles H. Shield having resigned the | dency of the soviety, Thomas (. Broughton, the vene ble editor of the Herald, was chosen to fill the vacancy. Atter appointing seventy-six delexstes to the Natioual Convention in Washington, to be held on the Sti of Janu- ary, the mecting acjourned Ww THE CHEROKEES AND THE Monmons.—WNot long since we notice’ that several companies of Mormon emi gran’, under the leadership f ehiets, had peesed through this Siate on their way to the Cherokee nntion, teers w erect the baneful system of polygamy and ite etwndaut abomina'ions, wich whieh Utah ie already dingraced. We sre glad to jearn by advices from the soutawen', tat the brethven did not succeed in thetr mission. The ladisns rove them out cf the nation, and forbid the ostabiisi- ment of the beastly altar of Mormenivm amongst then, A Lhonor to the Cherokeer, nay wo, for their conduct — |, Louis News, Deg, 20, ™ Dramatic and Muvical Matters. At the Broapwar Taxarre, during the week, ‘King Charming’ has been played every night, and it seems to grow in favor with the public, Certainly, no more splea- did spectacle ever was presented to the American public. The concluding scenes of the first and second acts are chifs Weeuvres of stage effect. This evening, ‘ King Charming” will be given, with « new extravaganza, called “Catching a Mermaid,” ia which Chapman has a great part. Mr. Blake seems determined to keep up the fire of novelties, and underlines a new drama of novel construction. The Varner, under Mies Laura Keene’s capable direc tiom, flourishes bravely. The events of the week have been the production of ‘‘ Masks and Faces,’’ in which Miss Keene played Peg Woffington capitally; ard the do- mestic drama, ‘Time Tries All.’ To-nigats new drama is announced: “The King of the Courtand the Queen of the Market.” All the talent in the company is ombraced in the cast, and we may expect something nice. At Niovo’s Garpxn, the Ravels give to-night, Grst time this season, the pantomime of ‘Raoul.’’ M’lle. Robert appears in the new ballet, ‘Jovite.4 At Burton’s Tuxzatre, ‘New Year's Eve,”’ ‘ Barton’s Directory,”’ and other light pieces, have run well. The above named pieces will be given this evening, with the farce ealied “(Heads or Tails,” in which Mr. W. Peynolds will make his first appearance here, At Wattack’s THEATRE, ‘Po-ca-hon-tas’’ is stil the rage. It will be acted egain this evening, together with “The Little Treasure.”” The manager has made this a juvenile night, and the performance of the above named pieces will close at ten o'clock. At the Bowery Tuxarre, this evening, Buckstone’s cle- ver drama, “Victorine,’’ isannounced, with Mr. and Mrs. Ward in the leading paris. Mr, Ward's benefit is an- nounced for Tuesday. Excellent performances are announced at Wood’s and Buckley’s Miustreis this evening. Wood does ‘Sambo’s Dream,” and Buckley murders Shakspere in twenty ml- nutes. Mr. Morgan, the able organist of Grace church, an- nounces four “pianoforte recitals’ at Dodworth’s rooms, the first to take place on Tuesday morning next, ‘Mzz, Grnns announces a ceries of entertainments atthe Bleecker Building, commencing this evening, ‘The Boon Cuitpren will give an eatertainment at the Chixese Assembly Rooms on Tharaday evening. PHILADELPHIA,~—“Fortunio,” with Mr. John Drew, Mre. Sefton, and other clever people, has been drawing weil at the Walnut. ‘ The Comedy of Errors’’ is in active pre- paretion at the Walnut. John and Frank Drew will play the two Dromios, and Miss Lizzie Weston an@ Mra, Johu Drew the Antipholuses. Weish’s National flourishes, A ballet corps—Mdiles, Zoe, Schmidt, Therese, &c.—is the latest attraction, Mr. Sandiord, tho manager of tae American Opera House, gave five thousand loaves of bread to the poor on Now Year’s day. Mr. H. Willard opens the City Museum to-night, with Miss Kimbezly as the star; Robert Jones, stuge manager. Among the en- gagements we hear of Messrs. Conrad Clarke, John Berry, Chas, Wilkinson, (law comedian,) T. J. Worrell, Lingham, Clifford, Stewart, Hemple, Stafford, Page, Van Horn, John- son, Williams, Hancker; Mrs. Ada Hickey, Mrs. Kinlock, Mre, Lucy Cutler, Miss Julia Miles, Miss A, Irving, Mrs, Hackurt, Misses Price, L. Cooper, K. Cooper, Asten, Phillipa, and Miss Josephire. Barn Mr. Murdoch has been playing at the Mu- seum, whe . C. Howard will soon appear, The Front street theatre is occupied by Stickney’s circus. Wasuetoy, D, C.—The great event in Washington theatricale—the performance of the ‘School for Scandal —with the two Placices, Murdoch, Wallack, Jr., Bass, J. Jefferson, &c.,in the cast, came off on Mcnday. The company did not arrive til 6 P. M., and bad no rehesr- sal, but the perf.rmance is said to have been very good. ‘The prices ranged'from fifty cents to $250, and we hear that Mr. Jarrett cleared $1,900 by the operation. This week he has the Opera—part of the Academy troupe—for two vighta, Bosron.—We hear that the Boston theatres are not doing a brilliaut business. ‘The Tempest’? at the Boston draws fair houses. The Boston Herald of F tdsy ways ‘The ‘ers for the Boston theatre, yesterday, a je eds ‘fashionable night,”” and the foal bills,” with the same arnouncement, were done on elegantly piak tinied paper. We are sorry that the management have yivided to the solicitations of any persons, bé they stockholders, men of wealth, or flurkies, to inaugurate this reizn of snobtiem. No true fifend of the theatre would advise such a course. It will be found injurious to the interests of that establishment it itis pereisted in. The treasury will inewttably suffer, and on the off-nights the audienses will be miserably thin; for hoe g iu thie community, thit loves the drama, ond cnn afford to indulge a taste for it, will consent to be classed nmong the untastionables? Oa this exclusive occaion, while Mr. Gilbert, as Calibao, was pistiog the destruc'ion of Prospero. an eosentris old gentlemua, from Northamptoa, who had evideatly been taking something which gaye him language, roze, anc throwing a ten dollar gold piece at the actor, said, “There, Jcbn, there, Gilvert, take that.’’ Soon afte:, ia the fourth act, he mace another display of his good pumor, by tossing two ten dollar pieces at the feet of Mrs.Jobn Wood. That , hke Caliban, pocketed the jckers without dimculty, The funny old fellow then re- tired to the vestipule, the observed of all observers, glorying in what be had done, and sayiog he ‘had good mind give ’em more.’’ Somebody said, ‘Go it, old brick,” and at this he started and would have repeated the shower of gold, had rot a triend (in need) advised hia If ome equally enthusiastic person of limited means had thrown pennies, he would have been ejected forth- with, we presume. We have ssen it done. There isa circus—Cushing’s—at the National, but it does not draw. ‘The Howard Athenaeum and Museum are doing fairly. Mr.E.L. Davenport commences an engagement at the Boeton theatre this evening. trrvcrintp, Mass.—The Excelsior Dramatic Company have been doing very well at Hampden Hall, This even- ing they play ‘Othello,’ with Lanergan ns the Moor. Worcusren.—Mr. English’s company is ia the twelfth week ofa successful season here, Ricooxp, Va.—Mrs, Charles Howard has just com- pleted an engagement here. Mr. Chanfrau and Miss Al- bertine commence this evening. Bervato,.—A new stockhelders’ theatre is shortly to be commenced here. At the Metropolitan “ Faustus’’ has teen produced, and is having a rua. C, Barton Hill and Miss Alice Gray play the principal parte, Rocuveren.—Mrs. E. G. Bostwick gave a concert here on Friday. Mr. Guidi, once tenor at the Astor Placo Opera House, conducts the Germania Society here. Their second concert is announced for the 11th. The Roches- tor theatre, under Mr. Foster, opens to-night, Provence, R, L—Mr. Forbes has produced ‘The See of Ice’ as his holiday piece, with J. D. Grace and Mrs, Forbes in the principal parts. Miss M. Mitchell com- mDences an engagement to-night. Atnayy.—Miss Margaret Mitche’l concludes an engage rent here on Saturday. Cincnat.—Mr. W, J. Florence tad » benelit at the People’s theatre on Friday Inst. Mrs, Julia Doan Hayne indulged in the same luxury at the National, Sr. Loums.—The holiday noveity at the Peoy was “The Swamp Fox.’’ ‘Jack Cade "has also been done, and the papers speak highly of Wr. Nagle as Mortimer, ard Mrs, Frost # Marianne. Mr. Jas. Bennett was to vo tle next star at th St, Louis thoatrs, New Ontein&.—Mr. Hackett has been playing at the St. Charles, © Still Water Runs Deep,’ with Miss Robertson ae Mrs, Bilémay ts the latest attraction at the Gayeiy Naval Intelligence, Tho foree omployed in the Engineer Derartment of the Brooklyn Navy Yard has been suspended until spring, by order of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, in son-e- quence of the unfavorable weather for constractioa, aa the limited #tate of the appropriations. A portion of the men have been trans ferral 19 the De- Partriant of Mr, George Steers, Naval Constructor, (0 com- plete the dredging of the Niagara's launcl. jog channel, in front of hor ahip house, and to drive piles ‘ur the con- struction of her launching ways, at the cost of che oon. struction of the war steamers, Thiv work will pe finished in a faw days. There has aiso been a discharge amount 'n seventy and eighty ship joiners, and « c: ® in the cther departments, in the Pays Large , tho U8. frigate Congress arrived wt Alexendela on tho géth of November, from Smyrna. The U.S. ktoreship Suppir arrived «! Alexandria on ho 20th of NovemLer, from Consiantiucple to between ponding re. Constcue- w Raways oy TowAm We have reccived am invitation to attend the celebraticn at lowa City of the opening of the Misslesippi sud Missour! Railway to the capital of Lowa, This unites Now York to lowa City, by way of Chicago, and is half the distance to the terminus onthe Pacile of the Naifoval Trunk Nailroad by the Northern route, The colobration, to-day, will bo botl fmpoctagt and intersst- bog. ARRIVAL OF THE ARAGO, FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EU.0Pz, Treaty Between Sweden and the Western Powers. The Despatch of the Peace Ultimatum of Austria to Russia. MISSION OF COUNT ESTERHAZY TO ST, PETERSBURG Wil Russia Aceede to the Terms Proposed? The Surrender of the Garrison of Kars to the Russians, Nine Pashas and Sixteen Thousand Men Prisoners of War. Strong Position of the Russians in Asia Minor. Great Preparetions for the Spring Campaign in the Crimea and Baltic. Contemplated Emancipation of the Russian Serfs. Death of Rogers, the Poet, and of Colonel Sibthorp. INTERESTING F CIAL = INTELLIGEN STATE OF THE MARKETS, &e., &e., &e. ‘The United States mail steamsip Arago, Captain Lines: arrived yesterday afternoon from Havre and Southamp” ton, with Zuropean news and mails dated to the 19th of December. ‘The royal mail steamship Caaada arrived at Liverpool from Boston on the 16th ultiwo. The United States mail steamship Washington reached Southampton on the 17th ult., and sailed for Bremen the following day. It is stated by the Hamburg correspondent of the Lon- don News that the King of Sweden has ratified a treaty; with Engiand and Frances ‘he two allied powers guaran-* tee the territorial integrity ot Sweden, and the latter en- gages not to alienate any part of its territory to Russia. ‘The higa contracting parties engage 1c communicate mu- tually and reciprocally all propositions coming from Russia. Rumors of pexce were still rife in France and England, and it seemod certain that both Russia and Austria were aware of tle fact. A separation between Franee and England was not to be thought of ; and if the latter has consented to forego any conditions which she may have considered essential to attaining the object both have had in view, it is raid tobe ‘more out of deference for her faithful ally than from any conviction of her own as to the necessityof the sacrifice.’ Count Esterhazy left Vienna for St, Petersburg on Sunday, the 16th, with important Cespatches containing propositions for a pacification, This document is unmistakably distiact}: and it is stated to be the intention of Austria, ia the event of a refusa| of her ultimatum by tho Czar, to withdraw her ambasea- doz from St. Petersburg. Scme of the Contizental journals speculate upon the re-opening of the Vienna Confereaces, while others seem very positive that Russia will consent to nothing which she has hitherto rejected. The London News, in reference t Count Esterhazy’s mission, says:—*‘ Blessedis he who expecteth nothing, for he will not be disappointed.” Tke Paris correspondent of the London Times likewise ex- preeses the existence of strong doubts of the acceptation of the negotiations by the Czar, In his letter of the 17th ult., this correspondent ailudes tos difference which ex- is‘ed between the Fronch and Feglish governments, rela- tive to the conditions on which they would make peace with Russia, and says that rumor ineations the name of the King of Sardinia as the principal prompter of th rangement of the difficulty. Count Eaterhazy's instructions are to return imme- diately to Vienna, in the event of the propositions of Austzia not being accepted by the Russien government. The Invalide Russe announces that Kars was surren- dored to Gen. Mouravieff on the 26th November. The Muchir, Wassif Pacha, eight other Pashas, Gen. Williams and the entire garrison, are prisoners of war. Galignant’s Messenger states that the park of artillery at Kars, when it surrendered, numbered 120 field pieces axda few hoavy siege guas, The garrison in believed to bave been about 16,000 strong. The defiles between Kars and Erzeroum are held by Russians, ‘The Miltary Gazette of Vienna of the 9th ult, says:— Gen. Babutoif has established his headquarters at Kulais, and intends chortly to resume the offensive against the Turkish army of Anaklea and Redoubt Kalé. The Rus- sians bave good winter quarters ia the valleys, and the army is abundantly supplied with allit requires by the populations cf Armenia, the Commissariat paying cash for all they receive. It was asserted at Constantinople that Redschid Pasha had 1ecovered his influence there. Captain Maussion de Cande, Captain de Vaisseau of the French army, has been appointed director of the fort of Kameisch Ta the Crimea snow continued to fall. It was confirmed that next spring the Englith army of the East will com- prise six divisions, and will be divided into two corps Warmie, cormanded py Generals Campbell and Eyre. Greut arrangements were already being mace in the Paltic ports for victualling and providing the necessary supplies for the British fleet next apring. Contracts have aio Leen made in Sweden for the French fleet, aud it was reported also for an accompanying army. trom Russia we learn that the greatest difficulty was experienced in maintaining the paper money in cireula- ti The patrictic gifts towards the expenses of the war are chiefly made in paper, so that the Treasury gets ite notes returned to it. Ia consequence of the impression entertained respest- iow the negotiations f¢- poace, the money slightly im- proved on she 18th, Console rose one quarter per cent, which was maintained throughout the day. A reaction owing day, and ai the close the quota. Oonsols, 8824 to $874: bank stock, 209 +0 210, ° wig, the tracvactions teen generally Mastted. The corn makot continued without apy signs of ro- tton marcel tho demand? on the 16th 1, and the enles did nov exceed 6,090 baloe-,000 on ppeculution sud for import, Prces were withe ut change, ‘Tho British Post Office fecretary has ixeued the follow- ng notice:—In conse jaecce of the greet expense which ‘heurred in couveyivg newspapers in maila across the isthmus cf Panama, § found necessary, in order to cover tae payzaent tnade for this rerv.ce, t9 levy, in ad dition to apy postage new chang-able, a transit ‘rate of 2), wpen every peper forwarded in the British mails by that ro ‘The following is a table of the rates which will in future be chargenbdie on the newspapers ia ques tion, sod it must bo odse.ved that such rates are fa ail cases required 40 Ye paid in advance:—Le auy Beitixb co- Jony, vie Vapama, Bolivia, Chili, Kouador, dd.; Peru, 24.; p islands, vin California, s.: Califoraia and’ Ora: ully *ddressod vis the United Sates, ROWLAND HLGL, secretary. combor 18 soye:—We regret to ‘post, died ihis mornatuy, a ight, at his house iu st. James? { De. Beattie wad sf». E Paine, = The Londen Times of I Atate that Mr. Nogers halt av hovr atter mil place, in the presence his attendant. h The United States mail atoamehip Waerington, Capt. Cevendy, with the Germex, Freech and Singlish ‘nails, od Off Cowes morning of tho 18th Des., en route te won, but, in consequence of the reported oxisience of of ico im the eiror Wower, eteamod up to I lorge quant PRICE TWO CENTS. pacton of the Vicere He was met by one of the brince’s adjutants on the fron- tiers, and is lodged in the Valsce, diagnosis of the famous physician is, that Prince Paskiewitach is suffer- ing from a cancerous ulcer in the 1» (perforirendes Thy belatae & Carbonell of tne cis ot eT , because car formed cear thespine, SS ™an’e fat hes When the Empress of Austria ared in the Opera after ber recent misadventure, obe wee received witle great enthusiasm by the audience, In Paris on December 17tk, M. J. R. Pacheco, Ent Extraordinary of Merico, handed to his Majesty, the Bus peter, his letters of recall, as also letter from’ the new ‘resident of Mexico, General Don Juan Alvarer, The Emperor also received M. Alberdi, Charge d’Afaires » the Argentine Coniederation. The Russian Generals assembled at St. Peters’ have already held mectings at the Admiralty, and at Minictry of War. At the close of December ‘they are te form & permanent Grand Council of War. The monthly account of the Bank of France hed beam published up to Desember 13th. It appears that the metalic reserve decreased durii the month 18,370,304f, in Paris, and insreased 25,721, 801!. fa the branch banks. The discount accommodation has de- creastd,in Paris 23.202,716£ and in the departments 14,986,690f, The advances on public securities have de- creased in Paris 14,985,690f. and in the tmene 2,045,200f. The notes in circulation have deercased 15,671,700£ in Paris, and 5,792,800f. in the de. 1@ Treasury acsount current has insreased pt sae and thore of private persons have declined 37,677, in Paris, and 4,109,247f. in the departmenta, ‘The Manchester Guardian says :—We understand thas the etatement which has been going the round of the pa- pers to the effect that Mr Ed. Oliver's estate will oniy Pag Zs. 6d. in the pound is perfectly erroneous. The ec! tors have already received a dividend of 2s. 6d. in the founs | and, inaddition, we may remark that all veusdie elonging to the estate alceany sold, and purchased wit Lis (Mr. Oliver's) bills at 10s. in the pound, were pur- chased with a banker’s guarantee to return 2s, 6d. in the pound if the estate pays 7s. 6d., and 6s. if it pays be, ia the pound. There is also to be taken into consideration the fact that the freights earning by the vessels in the gover: ment employ in the Black Sea have yst to be haad- ed over tothe trustees. In aadition to this, there are also soveral ships belonging to the estate yet unsold. Mlle. Dupuis, the actress of the Vaudeville Theatre, Paria, om Saturday, 16th ult., appeared before the Teiou- nalof Correctional Police, to compiain that M. Jullabert, editor of the Theatre, had libelied her, by comparing her in offensive terms to a Nuremberg doll, The Tribunal de- cided that such a style of criticism was not allo and as it appeared to have been dictated by personal aai- mosliy, it condemned Ja'labert to pay . fine and 2,000 "tr. Cemages; also toinsert the text of the judg- ment in bis paptr, and to pay the expenses of inze: it in three other papers of Paris, to be chosen by the complainant. On the 12th ult. Sir Hamilton Seymour was received im special aucience by the Emperor of Austria, and atter- wards bad long interviews with Baron de Bourqueney wad the Ottcman ambassador. In the evening @ grami vem- quet in honor of the new ambassador was giveu oy Crue Vaul Esterbazy, Count Buol being ‘among the guests. The Genoa Gaze announces that on the 11th uit.e French atcamer entered the port of La §; on her wag to Mar: eilles with a prize, having captured a Russian veu- sel off Leghorn, sailing under Tuscan colors, ‘The Invalide Russe, of Dec. 9, contains the hed to the "8 On the 14th of iast month his august Grea Duke Nicola Nicolaievitch received the bi of his mother, her Majesty the Empress Alexandra Fi Ona, ond the consent of the Emperor to his: with her marriage Biganess the Princess Alexand-s d’Oldenboarg, eddeat daughter cf Prince Pierre d’Oldenbourg. An event ee fortunate ss this marriege, based upon mutual inolina- tion, cannot {ail to soften the grief of the Imperial family for the cruel lcss to which, together with the whole em- pire, it was compelled to submit at the beginning of the present year, In Hanover the elections for the Second Chamber are over. The liberal party have triumphed in all the large towns. M. Stuve, the former premier, has been returned. for Ornabruck, and M, Elissen, leader of the radical party, for Celle, ‘The London Shipping Gazette, of December 18, nays, Accounts from the Chincha Isiands announce that Lad been made a port of cntry. ‘This will effect a oa siderable ns log of Fane Fone mopth-wiq the moe of vessels loadirg guano. There it nuW 2 necessity for them to proceed 10 Callag for “Conse and for clesciag papers. The Terms of Pence Sent te Rassia, {From the London Post, Dec. 17.] Count Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador at St. Pe- tersbug. was to jeave Vienna seelentay foe his post, the bearer of the ultimatum whish Austria has resolved te press upon the acceptance of the Crar. ‘The tenor of tha contents is no secret. We have repeatedly alluded im this journal to the terms that must be required fromm Russia to effect a peace that shall be safe and honorable. ‘The annibilation of the maritime supremacy of Russia im the Black Sca, by the exclusion from its waters of alt ships of waz—by the di«mantling cf her fortresses on ita coaste—snd by the residence of Consuls, who may certify that no purposes but those of legitimate commerce ars ever attempted to be compassed—would free 1 from all danger by sea from her great neighbor; whilst the ut- ter renunciation of all rights of interterence with the Sultan’s dominion over his subjects, and of ever the Danubian Princioalities, together with the cession: ofa portion of Bestarabia, compzising the mouths of the Lanube, would cecure the Porte in undisputed possession of its Kuropean territorial rights. Tnese condi when confirmed by material guarantee, as well as by treaty, would solve the Eastern question. Other tant terms, it is true, are demanded, such as that ould not be rebuilt, but cf these we do not wish: to state more than that all is exactly and finally ell down. All the world knows that, in these matters, chere are many crevices by which a subtle diplomacy may es- cape, and it may be suspected that Russia can now, ag be! tamper with our demands, and elude tusir ob- ts.’ This cannot be, It has been provided against. ap = there a on ryt a = oe able as the paper which Count Fsterhazy is bearing t2 Peter: burg, and to it there are but two answers possi- ble, namely, a positive refusal, or a positive accept- ance. No evasive answer—no conditional acceptance—ae counter propositions—wiil be received. It is stated. tobe the intention of Austria, in the event of the refusal of har ultimatum by the Czar, to 1w her ambassador St. Pacrsturg. It will probaviy take Count Eat about five or six days to reach St. Petersburg, and, we may judge by precedent, some fourteen days will be allowed to the Empercr of Rusia to con: resola- tion, and to give his answer. ‘1his 1s no idle , Row what of late has been its —- a vain hee Austria urges upon Kuseia the ‘terms on which alse can obtain peace. If she can humble her pride, she say “Yes.” Then immediately follows an ar! @ settlement. If, however, she cannot entirely ond at once accept the bitter consequences of her own ambities and foolishness, then must she face the extracriiosag force which will be brought fo boar against her in the next campaign, and w! under Heaven, will certainigy reduce Ker to © state’ of which the ‘terrible necousties will make her yield to our terms. The Cabinet of St. Petersburg may not, however, see matters in this light, (Pazis Letter Deo. 17, in Losdon Times.] The ditference which existed between the French an@ English Governments relative to the condi fons on which they would make peace with Russia are, as I mentioned ina previous letter, terminated, and the which Count Valentine Estehazy will have to communicate to M. de Neeselrode are such as are considered acceptable by England and France. I cannot state in a positive manner what was the real ground of difference; wuether, as some rny, it referred toa “material gnaranteo” of « bon! character or to war indemnity; bus it is net loubtful that for some time the English Cabinet, or a pee~ tion of it, was unwiiling to accept @ settlement on the terme which this Government deemed sufieient. Itts, how- ever certain that the diffe:ence, such as it was, has new disappeared. Tne person who [ am told was the priccipall promoter of the arrangement in question, is one who hap net as yet, I believe, been mentioned ia this part of the affeir—namely, the King of Sardinia, Such at least ie raid in one oF two polit! circles. The argumonte he ured, turned cm the difference between [ngiand an@ France—the one insularaier the other Continental, and the grert facility for the former to stand out for condl- ‘iovs of a more ample kind then would satiefy thie country, Imention the fact of tuis royal intervention ae it crrculaies in the quarter I refer ‘to, and [ refraim m entering into particulars, as these are hacdly guac- anteed vy snfficient authority. My letier of yestenday informed you of the mission en- trusis by his governnient to Count Katerkazy. It wouks be useless to peculate, or even to hazard # conjecture, on the result. The most experienced, the best int rd tho most clearsighted men are divided in opinion: but the mujerity tneitne to the belief that Russia not accept the propositions of whichg the Count is the Dearer, end if ehe perseveres in the de‘ermination ex- pressed not many Weeks sizce, I fear that opinion wil prove tobe correct. Austria is mot the first that has, after e certain interval of time, made renewed attempts towards aa arangement. It fs not long since Baton Werthor, the Prursian Minister at St. Potorshurg, bad & long and animated conversation with M. Nes- selroce on the game rutject, ant though the repre- fen ative of such a sovereign as russia is Blessed with, epoke, it is said with surprising boldness, The temerity of a friend, an associate, i not of an accomplice, ip pardooeble when It dees not go beyond words, anc M. do Nereclioce Histened, with patience to the end. When Baron Werther bad exheusted al) bas own rhetoric, as well av the borrowod eloqvence of his master, M. do Noa- veliode replied, “Rursia will not accept such tions; Russie will |) vor treat while there is ® Ln foreign sol- dier om her territory.” Baron Wortber again pressed tho rubject; he dwelt on the danger of » change of poli fans the German States of the second order, apoko f wogly of tho yidt of the Baverfan and Saxon ministers to Ta of ‘he improv+iin made upon them by the Kmperss sod bia Minister for Foreign Adaire; of the effect threugheut Germany of the Fmporor’s epeech at the Parts Exhibition; fo a word, he mado ure cl every topte likely to touch the mind or heart of the Busan, bus the rop'y was stl the eame, ged My de