The New York Herald Newspaper, March 15, 1856, Page 4

4 NEW YOK HERALD. JAMES @ ORDON BENNETT, PRO PRIETOR AND EDITOR. OFFICE XN. W. C ORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. . Wo, T4 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACAT $EMY OF MUSIO, Fourteenth streei—Nonma, BPMADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Catanact or Tua Os sem. *WIBLO’# GARDEN, Broadwsy—La Fere Caaurerrs— Meornuyst—bis-KiNe. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers strees—Wistea’s Tans Baar Bumuxp Busy. LAURA KEENR’S VARIETIES, Broadway—Sue Sroors vo Con quen —Novenry. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Joan Buu—Hien Bevow Starrs. BROADWAY VARIETIES, 472 Broadway—Braok Evep Beaan—Roveu Diamony-sy Tue Jovexie Cosine. ‘WOuD’S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway-—Ezmortan Pur- BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broad- ead inono Sbavrusiay= Count oF es Bone: BROADWAY ATHEN.EUM, 654 Broodway—Panoxama Weproaes or Carns anv Jara. ODEON SAR, Witensvere— Pan MORAVIANS AND THEIR “New York, Saturday, March 15, 1856, Malls for Yurepe. SEW YORE BEEALD -EDITION FOS EUROPE. ‘Zhe Collinge mail steamship Baltic, Gupt. Comstock, will feave'this port to-day, at noon, fer Liverpool. ‘Fhe European mails will close in this city at half-past em o’clock this morning. ‘The Henato (printed in Mnglish and French) will be Published at ten o’clock in the morning. Sing!e copies, fm wrappers, sixpevce. ‘The contents of the European edition of ‘he Emap ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at office during the previous week, and to the hour of peblicatioa. The News. The European mails brought by the Arabia weached this city last evening. Inour Paris cor- wespondence, published elsewhere, will be found a mamber of interesting particulars relative to the Qecality in which the sittings of the Peace Con ference are held, the order of its proceedings, and the various other arrangements connected y he eventful deliberations of its members. {n the ac eount given by our correspondent of the diplomatic soirees and receptions consequent upon al of the Plenipotentiaries, we have dese f the personal appearance, manners and bearing of these important personages. The excitement created in Paris by the secresy with which their proceedings are surrounded is described as intense, and nothiag ean exceed the sensitiveness of the Bourse to the reports and rumors which are flying around. Onur letters from Madrid, which eompels us to hold over until to-morrow, present the moderadoes as again actively in- triguing for the overthrow of the present government. One of our correspondents states that he has seen letters in which it is affirmed that relations have been re-established be- ‘tween that faction and Genera! Narvaez, and that @ grand coup d'état is meditated for the purpose of restoring the latter to power. It is added that these projects are supported by Louis Napoleon, and that in the arrangements entered into by the allies for a general settlement at the Paris Con- gress, there is a condition that a termination shall be put to the present state of things in Spain, in favor of the moderadoes, of course. We publish in another column a full report of the banquet given at the London Mansion House in honor of Mr. Buchanan. The speech of the Lord Mayor, representing as he does the commercial, and, indeed, the popular feeling of England, wil! be vead with great satisfaction in this country. The cordial manner in which the friendly sentiments to which he gave expression, in regard to the United States, were r.ceived by the assembled guests, is the best evidence that can be adduced of the little sympathy that exists with the views of the Palmer- ston administration on the Central American and enlistment questions. The French screw steamer Barcelone arrived here yesterday from Havre, aftera passage of nine- teen days. She is the poineer of the Franco-Ameri- can line. Her passengers say that she behaved ad- mirably during the heavy weather she experienced throughout her voyage. She is to be followed by the Alma, which is to leave Havre on the 20th instant. The steamers of this line are built of iron, and are divided into seven water-tight compartments. The table annexed gives the shipment of gold from San Francisco, on the 20th of February, by the mail steamer Sonora: For New York... re- FORA). 6. evecrerssceseseeseescos Advices from Vera Cruz to the 25th ult. report the death of Haro y Tamirez, at Puebla, which event, if true, will put an end to the revolutionary movement headed by him. At Vera Cruz, ten of the persons engaged in the revolt of the garrison of the Castle had been condemned to death. In the north, Vidaurri was quite active organizing troops, and was about advancing upon San Luis. Along the Rio Grande everything was tranquil. We have Havana dates to the 9th inst., but they contain nothing of importance of a political charac- ter. The health of the city was good. Copious rains had had a beneficial effect on the growing sugar cane. Freights had somewhat improved. The United States Senate yesterday shook off its customary dulness, and indulged ina debate that partook somewhat of the exciting. Judge Douglas slashed away at his colleague—Judge Trumbull— and Mr. Sumner in a very spirited manner. The affair is graphically reported in our telegraphic columns. In the House the nigger worshippers ex- perienced another check, the motion to close the discussion on the Kansas contested election case having been defeated by a vote of seventy-eight to ninety-six. Both houses adjourned till Monday. In the State Senate yesterday a petition from re- sidents on Broadway, against a railroad through that thoroughfare, was presented. The bill to pre- vent the sale of liquor, in New York and Brooklyn, on the Sabbath, was passed toa third reading. In the Assembly a petition from the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department and others, oi New York, against the election of a Fire Marshal, by the mem- bers of the Department, was offered. The bill abolishing the Board of Railroad Commission was by a vote of 74 to 10. It is quite probable that this bill will not pass the Senate; still there is a chance that it may, and it is the duty of the railroad interest to spare no pains to secure its passage. A report and bill amending the charter of the Manhattan Gas Company was pre- sented. The bill takes away all special privileges, and renders the company subject to the liability of the general law. The minority report of the special committee on the repeal of the Prohibitory Liquor law was made. It simply repeats the stale argu- ments in favor of prohibition. Subsequently an effort was made to bring forward the bill repealing the law, but it failed for want of a two-third vote. A number of other subjects of interest were intro- duced, for the particulars of which see our telegra- phic reports. The Board of Aldermen did not organize yester- day evening for want of a quorum. Some of the whig members are in Albany. The Board of Coun- cilmen passed to a third reading a number of unim- portant bills. A resolution ordering a special elec- tion on the Sth of April, to fill the vacancy in the Twenty-fourth district, occasioned by the death of Councilman Dixon, was adopted. The resolution to concur with the Aldermen in rescinding the grant to Jacob Sharpe and others, for a railroad in Broad- way, was called np. After a long diecuesion the ces eeee ee $1,490,849 NEW. YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1856. sabject referred to the Committee on Raitreads, at cess to report om Wedmesday evening xt. nethe Legislative commiteee appointed to examine into the condition of the tenant houses of this city held their first meeting of inquiry yesterday at the Mayor’s office. One branch of their investigation is to agree upon the best planto recommend fer he construction of tenement houses. Ex-Alderman Blunt, at the session yesterday, laid before the com- wittee his views upon this point. The sales of cotton yesterday reached about 3,000 bales, including portions in transita. Purchases were easier to make at quotations. Themarket was not expected to assume a settled position until after the Arabia’s letters were at hand. Flour was dall, and common to good State ranged from $6 75 a $7. Extra brands were without change of moment. Southern brands were easier, especially for common grades. Wheat was steady, with small sales of yel- low. amber colored and good white Southern, at #1 75, $1 80a $1 90. Corn ranged from 6éc. a 70c. for white and yellow, with one lot prime quality of the latter at 72c. Pork was rather firmer, with salés of mess at $15 62},and of prime at $14 50 a $14 62. Sugars were less active, without change of moment in prices. Coffee was quiet, while small sales were made at full prices. Freight engagements were light, and rates, in the absence of the Arabia’s let- ters, somewhat nominal. The Last News from Nicaragaa— A New View of Severai Lwportant Matters. The steamship Northern Light, which ar- rived from Punta Areaas on Thursday night, brings some interesting and important news from Nicaragua. The chief item of interest in the newa was made known early on that day by a despatch from New Orleans, and it became known in Wail street that the present government in »icaragua bad seized the boats and other pro- perv, owned by the Accessory Transit Compa- ny to -atisfy a debt alleged to be due from the compapy to the government. The stock of this company, which had been going up since the Rivas government seemed firmly estab- lisheé, opened at the Broker’s Board at twen- ty-two and fell three per cent. The panic was widespread, and about five thousand shares were sold, At the secoud board the stock fell to eighteen, but flaally closed at nineteen, ard one thousand shares were sold. Yesterday morning the excitement was ugabat- ed and the stock was offered before the board at twelve. The board opened at fourteen when four thousand shares were sold. The second board closed at an advance of two per cent—msking an average of eight per cent depreciation of the stock since Thursday morning. The weight of this blow to the com- papy—the churter being annulled as well as the property seized~may be better under- stood when we say that it bas nearly two mil- lions invested in the carrying trade; that the value of its property thus seized is over half'a million of dollars, and that the amount of the depreciation of its capital stock by the panic and consequent fall, is six hundred thousand doilars. As a matter of course, the public is not made acquainted with the secret motives which have actuated General Walker in taking this imp.rtant step. The facts, so far as they are known, with the decree on the subject, are given elsewhere. For the motives we have only ex parte statements. It appears that toe company agreed in 1849 to pay to Nicaragua ten thousand dollars annually and ten per cent of its net profits for the right of way across the country, and there was also to be built a canal, railway or carriage road. It ia held that neither of these conditions have been complied with, and therefore the treaty has been annulled. The property of the company has been seized as security for a debt of abont three hundred thousand dollars, alleged to be due by the Accessory Transit Company to the government of Nicaragua. Further, that the Nicaraguan government has several times en- deavored to induce the company to leave the matter to settlement by a mixed commis sion, but the company had refused to do so. It does not appear that there has been any interruption in the transit of California pas- sengers. We note in Zl Nicaraguense, of Feb- ruary 23, the arrival of the steamer La Virgin, on the 22d, from Castillo, with mails, passengers and express from the Atlantic States; and oa the 20th, the arrival of yacht General Walker, from Virgin Bay, with California mails and express. Itappears that until the organiza- tion of the new company the old company’s boats are being run by the government. Capt. Scott, the Transit Company’s agent, has been appointed receiver, and the commissioners have left Granada for Virgin Bay to enter upon their duties. We cannot say that the Transit Company’s case has awakened much sympathy inthis com- munity. The company was never popular until the late filibustering excitement, and its little instalment of public favor at that time was chiefly owing to the fact that Marcy seemed vindictive against it. We have no theory of our own to offer upon the sub. ject until further developements shal) have transpired; but the story which receives the most credit in Wall street is, that Walker s ac tion is the result of a quarrel between the ins and the outs of the company. Our readers are aware that at fires Mr. Cornelius Vanaerbiit bad the cont‘ol of this route, but that the eceptre passed from his hands into those of Mr. Charles Morgan. Mr. C. K. Garrison was the company’s agent at San Francisco. These persons had the power in June of last year, when Walker sailed for San Juan. The money for the expedition was furnished by Garrison, who was Walker's personal fricud. And by a sort of round about way, twenty thousand dollars of the company’s money found its way into the Nicaragua treasury about the time Walker establieched himself. Then came a change. It was charged by the outs that Morgan and Garrison were wasting the money of the company and making large sums for themeelves, Morgan, some months ago, was ousted. Vanderbilt again assumed the teins ot power, and the other dynasty “caved.” Garrison then becoming an out, sent his son to Walker to ray--“You have the power—now help us. We have placed you where you are, and now we demand your assistance.” And then Walker, to serve his friends who had been ousted from place by the company, took the first convenient excuse to strike the blow they demanded. The company claims that Walker has no right to annul the charter granted to them, and one Wall street blanket has been stupid enough to say that this corporation is protect- ed by that absurd humbug, the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. The President of the company states that it has never refused to pay what it owes to the government of Nicaragua, and that it agreed in November last to submit the qnes- tions at iseue to arbitration, The arbitrators ‘were chosen in November last, under authority of Parker H. French, the Nicaraguan Minister, but betore they met the powers of Col. French were withdrawn by his government. The com- pany proposed ée Col. French to pay one dol- lar for each passenger carried through Nica- Tagua. These appear to be the facts in the case. We are inclined to the belief that it is all a stock- jobbing arrangement, and we are fortified in this impression by the furious epithets launched at Walker’s head by the Wall street journals. Iv seems to us that Walker has been carried away by a feeling of personal friendship and obliga- tion to Garrison and others, and that he has acted rather harshly, to say the least. We have no doubt that the matter will be compro- mised; but in the meantime the consequences of Walker’s error will be equally hurtful to bis infant government and to the company. The latter is a wealthy corporation which can take care of itself, but the great ma3s of the American people sympthise deeply with the present government of Nicaragua, and will re- gret to find that its gallant head has perilled its hitherto bright prospects. It will be seen that it is in Vanderbilt’s power to kill off the new government by opening another route and thus. cutting off Walker’s communication with San Francisco and New York. Last year the company’s expenses on the Isthmus amounted to three hundred thousand dollars, and its employés number several hundred persons. These are great items in sustaining the vitali- ty of the government. The act of General Walker further perils the prospects of Nicara- gua, becaure it tends to unsettle matters, raise doubts and fears in the public mind, and di- vert the current of California emigration to the Panama route. Although the exigencies of the republic may have justified General Walker in adopting the motto of Louis XIV., L’itat, c'est moi! yet if he is the State, he should remember that as a State he can have no friends to reward—no enemies to punish. Our Granada correspondent sends us anotier ilem of news of no less importance than that relating to the Transit Company. It is that a commission of British and Nicaraguan agents has met at Greytown, and settled the Mosquito dispute on a basis satis- factory to both parties, and that a treaty is now on its way to England for ratifi- cation. If Great Britain agrees to this treaty —and there seems to be pretty good evidence that she will do so—Mr. Marcy is completely fooled, as he always is on diplomatic questions. Then there will be no war with England—then the “ports on Long Island Sound” are safe, and New York is in no danger. We have algo some account,of Colonel Schles- singer’s mission to Costa Rica. Our corres ponéents writing from Granada up to the last moment prior to the departure of the mail, in- forms us that no news had beea received there as to the result of the mission, consequently the stories published on the subject are all fudge. We are happy to hear that peace and plenty still reign in Nicaragua. Evidences of the progress of the country will be found in the news, Granada is rapidly recovering her pristine beauty, and her streets once more re- sound with the hammer of the artisan and the busy hum of trade. The blessings of health were vouchsafed to all. The tew deaths that have occurred were caused by drinking a poi- sonous alcoholic stimulant (aguardiente) apd overeating of fruit. Colonel Kinney turns up again in a letter defending his title. We have some interesting news from the other Central American States, which shows what we have always believed, that if they do not ally themselves with Walker they will take no steps against him. Guatemala only seems hostile. We translate from the Gaceta of that republic, copies of a correspondence between its Minister and the Secretary of State of the United States. But as the letter of the Guatemalian Minister was written six month: ago, and as his government has enough to do to take care of its own affairs and that of its pet, Giardola, now intriguing for the Presi- dency of Honéuras—he has probably thougnt better of the matter. Altogether our budget from Central Ameri- ca opens rich. Affairs in that interesting lo- cality are growing more complicated every day. The end is not yet. Melancholy Suicide of an Officer in the Mexican Army. Yesterday afternoon, about 5 o’clock, Lieut. Grose, a captain in the Mexican artillery, but for some time past residing at No. 18 Walker street, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Captain Grose was about 33 years of age, and hed been comumis- siened by the Mexican government tw purchase stores and muniticns of war for the army. The supplies were sevt at intervals to Vera Cruz, while the deceased re- mained in New York to transact business for the home government. About two months ago the occugsats cf the houes wherein Captain Grose was @ boar@i® began to notice that deceased was slightly insane. His mancer was very violent, and he frequently threatened to do bodily harm not only to himself but others. A consults- tion of his friends, facluding tre Mexican Consul, was had, and it was resolved, on the 18th of January Inst. to place deceased under the care of a physician, Tw. male nurses were also ‘hired to watch him care fully, so that he could not commit any vio- lence either to bimself or others. Soms pis tols that were found in tne possessian of the insane man were taken away from him, and the windows of hi« bedroom were firmly secured, lle the patient was uncer the care of the paysician he stoutty protested egainst the conduct of his friends, saying that he was not insane, and was quite com t to transact his business. His friends, however, insisted upon his peg iusane, and were devising prover legal means to senc him to the Lupatic Asyiom when the rash act was co:- mitted. The physicians, who were to pronounce their judgment in his case, were to visit him to-day, and it is suppored by the inmstes of the house that the deceesed, terrified lest the coctors would render a decision which would be the means of confining him asa lunatic, re- rolved to end the agonising suspense by committing sut- cide, About ten minutes pefore 5 o’ctock on the afternoon of yesterday the de eased sent his attendant out upon an errand. nurse, not thinking tor a moment what the pa- tient contemplated doing, acquiesced, and left deceased alcne. Onreturning he knocked at the door, but recetved no answer. Hastily opening the coor, a shocking specta- cle was presented to his gaze. On the floor n he fi +- lace Jay the unfortunste man weltering in his blood. Rite bad not yet fied, tor in the convulsed movements of the mouth and arms it was apparent that the work of death had not been completed. A physician was sent for, but al earth\y aid was of no av: The died almost instantly after ihe entrance of the doctor to the apartment where the shocking tragedy was enacted. A Colt’s revolver, with one barrel discharged, was dis- covered Jyiny ‘the nide of the deceared, wotle a gapiny ht t showed clearly where the Fatal bab had sped. ¢ Mexican Consul was notified of the occurrence, and will, we understand, sce that the body of tne deceased is in’erred in s manner becoming his station, Coroner Gamble will bold an inquest upon the body of the deceased this morning, when some other in- teresting fneta may be brought w light. No plausible cause can be easigned for the mes with which deceased was afflicted, although a friend of his is of optnion that ineanity was brought about by the political troubles of his mother country, to which he was devotedly attached, and for the welfare and prosperity of which he had suf. fered long and severely. Police Intelligence, 70 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. jew York, March 14, 1866, T observe in you pore of this morning & notice of hes of my arrest on, a bench warrant upon a charge of periu rig fc In answer to it permit me to say that the charge had in tLe malice of the complainants, springing out of a rivalry between two lines of steamboats, and has not a shadow of truth tor i's foundation. 1 court the lovestigation and sek a speedy trial, and I have not the least fear that my fair fame will euffer a teint from fuck 9 macl Ws BRCM, é. W, BANGOX, SEB LATEST WIAWws. Int from Wi 5 EXCITING DBBATE IN THB SENATE— ANOTHER DEFEAT OF THE NIGGER WORSHIPPERS IN THE HOUSE— BNOW NOTHING CAUCUS, BC. ‘Wasuinoroy, March 14, 1856. The debate in the Senate to-day, om the report from the Territorial Committee, was very excited, and came near leading to a personal broil between Senators Douglas, Trumbull and Sumner; Mr. Dongles has the floor, and will reply to his colleague on§Tuesday, when » rich debate may be snticipated. The Election Committee in the House attempted to force through their resolution to-day, under the pre- vious question, but signally failed. This is the second defeat of the committee. The power of the despised “Dunn faction’? is being felt, The American members of Congress helda meeting here to-night to deliberate on what measures were beat calculated to advance the interests of the American party in the coming Presidential campaign. The President has appointed Dr. John J. Lowry, of Missouri, visiter to the Military Academy at West Point. Colonel Polk, of Tenpessee, now here, reports seven thourard democratic msjorrty at the recent election in hie State. Wasuiveron, March 14, 1856, REVISION OF THY TARIFP. Petitions were presented from merchants and importers ot Boston, New York and Philadelphia, asking for a re- vision of the tariff. A PUNGENT DERATE—JUDGE DOUGLAS AGAINST THR ANTI- NEBRASKAITES, ‘Mr. Jonnson, (dem.) of Ark., reported in favor of print- ing thirty-one thousand copies of the majority and mi- nority reports of the Terzitorial Committee on Kansas affeirs— being five hundred copies for each member. Mr. TRUMEULL, (nigger worshipper) of lil, opposed the motion; he thought the minority report presented the ery ques‘ion in & masterly manner, its positions be- unanswerable; but tt was not written as a sen: w the cetails of the msjority report, and be was unwilling to send out, with the endorsement of the Senate, a docn- ment containing 60 many unwarrantable assumptions, erroneous deductions and inconsistencies. Mr. Wav, (nigger worshipper) of Ohio, asked Mr. ‘Trumbull to » ee, floor for adjournment. Mr. Dovcxas, (€em.) of I!.—1 hope not; the courtesies of the Senate have been taken advantage of, on account of my known absecce, to make an aseault on me. Mr. TRUMBULL—No, sir; I knew not whether you were present or absent when I was commenting on the report I did not introduce the subject, nor did I know it would come up to-day. Mr. DovGiasr—My colleague dares to say. in face of the fact, that he did not know I was absent. He acted with unfairness in attacking the report when I was detains from the Senate by ill health. I would ask him, within what reasonable time his speech will be printed ? Mr. Trumpvri—I thiuk it will be pabiltbec by Monday, Mr. DovGLar—If I can ask postponement of the quer- tion till Monday, I will reply to Mr. Trumbull’s speech on esday. Mr. SEwARD—Take your own time. Mr. Doveras (ante understand that game, “take your own time.’”? The Senator from Massachusetts took his own time to write and circulate # libel on me when the Nebraska bill was reported. I understood my colieague to ray he came here asa democrat. That will be rews to the cemocracy of Illinois, and is @ libel onthe democracy of that State. Mr. Critrenven, (K. N.,) of Kentucky, {nterposed, say- ing the cebate had transcended the rules of decorum. vad Senator had charged # libel on Mr. Trumbull. (Sen- sation. Mr. eee should have been better satisfied if the Senator from Kentucky had, when black republicans ve- nounced us in coarse terms, rebuked them for want of courtesy. Mr. Crrrrexpen—To what do you allude? Mr. DovGias—When they made coarse and vulgar par tisan assaults on the democratic side of the Senate. CrurTesDEN— It was no more my business than that of others to call Senators to order for personalities. This is not the Renee for vituperation. Such matters should be rettled elsewhere. Mr. Dovaias—i do not regard the Senator as good au- thority in Iinois politics, 1 was speaking of events of which I am better capable of jué ging than he. ‘After turther col oquy, the Ciaik decided that M-. Douglas’ remark was not personal. Mr. Dovctas—So far as advised, and as I believe, wy collergue was the cendidate ot a miserable sect of abolitionists and Know Notaings, which are one and the same thing. Mr. CrriTeNDEN—I wish the Senator to understand that I co-operate with the America: 'y, and, standing here as a gentleman ands Senator, and cisiming all the re- spect due to wy honesty as a freeman, I repel with scorn every imputation of that kind, as intended to embrace me and my poiitical associater. Mr. DovGias explained—I spoke ot what Know Nething- ism 18 in llinois, and said 1t mieht be otherwise in the South. Every Know Nothirg todge in Illinois has adopted an abolition creed; and that is the miserable faction which sent my colleague here. The Senator fcom Ken- tucky misunderstood me, else he would not have con- ceived my remark as personal to him. Mr. Cei7teNDEN—The gentleman did not make the qua- lification be now does. Mr. Doveias—Every gentleman must have understood me as mabipg a distinction. I said nothing about Southern Know Nothings. Mr. TruMBULI—I shall not permit such remarks as those from my colleague to pass unanswered. I shall suffer n> man ee, 9 elswhere to state of me things which are ab solutely aM totally unfounded. If be means to say I am. or ever have been. a Know Nothing, or connected with any secret political organization, the charge is basely— I will not violate the rules of the Senate, but say, untru’. He proceeded to speak of the politics of Illinois, saying sbe was and bad always been a democratic State. In the Exghth Congressional district, which gave Pierce nearly 5,000 majority, he (Trumbull) was elected a member of @ by more than 2,600 majority. He ran as the ska candidate.’ How did bis colleague kno~ i eyery Know Nothing and abolition vote He (Mr. Trumbuli) dia not know it. Mr. Dovatas—My colleague said the reason why he d@id uot eccept at Salem my proposition to 1¢@:ign our seats last year to test, by re-election, whether he or J represented Illincis, was, that Governor Mattison would appoint me and unother democrat to fill the vacancies. I tell him J will sign a resignation now to take effec: a! the next meeting ot the Legislature. Mr. Brown, (dem.) of Mirs.—That’s right. Mr. Doverss—P1 give him till Monday morning to think of it. Mr. Wetter. (dem.) of Cal.—That’s better. Mr. DovGLas—I said my colleague received every abolt- tion and Know Nothing vote inthe Legislature, He da.o not deny that statement. Why equivocatet After some further remarks, Mr. Doveras said that his colleague had become a chiet of the black repub.icans. Mr. TURNBULI—I ask my colleague to explain. Mr. DovcLsas—Was not the gentlemun voted for by goouttoniate and Know Nothings from ail parts of the ate? Mr. Trumpvit—I tell him no, to histeeth. I never ws« & candicate of the abolition or Know Nothing party. . have been voted for by members of the American party, and it was so with the gentieman; but tost I was their candicate is not true. ‘The coll-quy was continued further, when Mr. Scmynn repiied to the remarks of Mr. Douglas, that he (Sumner) had obtained a week’s delay of the Nebraska bill in order to circwate a libel on him (Douglas). Mr. Sumner said that it wae untrue—that be had united with other mem. bers of the Senate in sending an address to the peop.e of the United Stater, expressing the true character of the Dil and predicting many of the evils which have since ensued. Mr. Dovcras said tbat both Messrs. Chase and Sum- ner, on the occasion referred to, came to his seat and asked bim to postpone the Nebraska Dill one ‘week, in order to give them time to examine it. He did sc—but the day afer he discovered they had written an exposition of that measure, and scattered it broad- cast. It was the false statement that they had not had time to examine the bill of which he (Douglas) oom- plained. That address attributed to him a base purpose, selt-uggrandizement, and not a proper sense o' +» ic éuy. The Senator from Massachusetts did not couniuer that libellous—oh, no. This might accord with his ideas of a gentleman and « Senator. Mr. Scmyrn—I shall enter into no contest here or else- where as to the character of # gentleman. ‘This Senate shall decide whether the Senator from Illinois is t+ proper jucge of the matter. It is not true that I went to bo Tinea seat to make the request to which he judes. Mr. Dovctas repeated that Mr. Sumner, while pretend- irg he wanted time to read the Nebraska bill, bad pre- voey franked a grossly libellous pamphlet’ on that subject. Mr. Sumner said the address was predicated on the fi-st Dill ard not on the Jast, Mr. Dovaras remarked that the reasons assigned b: Mr. Sumner for the postponement of the Nebraska were not true in fact. Mr. Jobnson’s motion was then adopted, and the Senate adjourned to Monday. House of Representatives, Wasurnatoy, March 14, 1856. THE KANSAS CONTESTED ELECTION CASE, Mr. Wasnuvry, (nigger worshipper) of Maine, argued in favor of the resolution empowering the Committee on Fleotions to send for persons and papers in the Kansas case. He enid Mr. Reeder was removed because he would not be the slave and tool of the President, who had offered him the mission to China or Great Britain if he would resign the Governorship. Mr. Sur, (K. N.) of Va.—Do I understand the gen- tleman to make that charge? Mr. Wasnsvrn—I have seen such a statement in the Pade pores. ee ta tas ig? na it dared the ‘arbington Uni y dare the itler from Virginia to make the denial, ne Mr, SurtH—I believe {t to be » bald and unmitigated falsehood, and it is unbecoming in any member to repeat uch newspaper statements, Mr, Washnurn—I believe every word of {t. Thore are cnt bere we can speak for er Pepensive. ir, MATTIsoN (nigger worshipper), . Y., contin to defond the Emigrant AM Socletion, and me cined the poritions of the minority ravatter jee: J and expressed opinion the difficulties in Kansas were attributable to the “let bce” poricy of 1860 on the savory quretion, Bat plenary in ing and wane at an honest, os : ‘The maven ‘was negatived, 78 voting for, and 96 Mr. Bunwerr, (dem.) of Miss., contended that Mr. Reeder has set up an extraordinary claim, without a sha- dow of law or justice. Adjourned till Monday} The Broadway Railroad Bill. Auany, March 14, 1856. The Broadway Railroad bil) came up again before the House committee to-night. Mr. Hilton argued against the read, and J. 8. Sleyter appeared for the grantees. D. D. Field, Esq., speaks in favor of the grantees on Monday next. SEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Benate. ‘ALnaNy, March 14, 1856. ’ ¥ PEMITIONS. By Mr. Srxvcer—From the residents on Broadway, agamst 2 railroad thro ‘Unat thoroughfare. ¥ Mr. Bacong-+For ja to the Inebriate Asylum, New ¥ et Mr. SrxckR—To aid the Mechanics’ Institute, New ‘ork. REPORTS. By Mr. C. P. Smits—Favorably on the bill authorising the fale of abanconed canal lands. By Mr. Noxoy—¥avorably on the bill for the better se- curity of persons furnishing and re) ery; alo, to incorporate the Order of Odd Fellows. By Mr. Braprorp—Favorably on the bill to amend the Common School law. By Mr. Ramsey—Favorably on the bill to amend the gexeral Railroad lev, by requiring locomotives to blow a whistle at cros+ings, &. To amend the Common School Jaw. NOTICES OF BILLS. By Mr. Brooxs—For the benefit of minors; also, to in- corporate the Order of United Americans. ney, Mr. Fexvon-Relative to bridges over the Hudson iver. BILLS INTRODUCED, By Mr. C. P, Swir#—To amend the act consolidating the cities of Williamsburg and Brooklyn. ‘The Stockbriege Indian bill was lost by @ vote of 16 to 1d & motion to reco! laid on the table. sutborizing the District Attorney of Kings county to appomt a elerk was BILLS ORDERED TO A THIRD READING, In relation to savings banks and institutions. Conpeling magistrates acd officers to over fines. To prevent the sale of liquor in New Yors and Brook- lyn on the Sabbath. To incorporate the New York Hydropathic College. ‘The bill toamend the usury laws was then debated, and progress reported. mbly. ‘ALBANY, March 14, 1856. PETITIONS. Against the Broadway Railroad. For an investigation into the affairs of the Harlem Railroad. agains the formation of the Twenty-third ward, New ‘ork, For an appropriation to the Asylum in aid of Destitute Children, ¥rom the Chief Engineer and others—Against the elec- tion of s Fire Marshal by the New York Fire Depart- ment. REPORTS. By Mr. B. Surrs—Favorably on the bill to protect the citizens of New York against the impositions of city rail- roads. By Mr, J. B. CLank—To amend the act relating to the Second Avenue Railroad. Mr. Kercram—Favorably to incorporate the Asso- ciation for the Improvement cf the Breed of Horses. By Mr. Foot—Against the bili for the better protection of married women. By Mr. SP1NoL4—To amend the police law of Brooklyn. By Mr. Gray, by bill—To purchase swords for the sur- viving New York Mexican Volunteers. ‘THE METROPOLITAN GAS COMPANY, A report and bill smencing the act incorporating the Metropolitan Gas Company was recelved. | The report states that special privileges granted in the act were pro- cured in § committee, after the passage of the bill throvgh the Committee of ihe Whole. ‘he bill amends the act by providing thet the permis. sien of the Corporation of the city ot New York shall be obtained before the streets are dug for laying the pipes; takes away the privilege of obtaining exclusive permis: sion and authority to lay pipes in any streets of the elty; limita the real and personal estate of the company to such an amount caly as 18 absolutely necessary for manufacturing and business purposes; limits their debts and liabilities to fifty per cent of the amount ot capital actually paid in, and renders the stockholders personally liable for any excess; the company to be deemed or- ganized only when 10,000 shares are subscribed for, and 000 actually paid im. The bill takes away all special privileges, and renders the company subjest to the lia- bility of general law. THE MAINE LIQUOR LAW. The minority of the Committee on the Temp erance bill reported, and the report was debated. ir. MATTESON repelled the charges of unfairness made in the report against the msjority of the committee, and stated that every facility had been given to the minority to make a reply to the majority report at the time the same was presented. THE RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS KILLED OFF. The bill repealing the act creating « Railroad Commis sion was reads third time and passed, by ayes 74, nays AFTERNOON SESSION. BILLS PASSED, To enable Executive officers ot New York and Brooklyn to obtain evidence, To renew the charter of the College of Pharmacy in New York. STOCK GAMBLING. ‘Mr. Mmuyr gave notice that he would move to sus- nd the rules, for the purpose of moving forward the ill to supprees stock gambling. BILLS INTRODUCED. By Mr, Brevoort--To enable the Corporation of New York to lease Reservoir square to the Crystal Palace for a one rt term, on such conditions as may be deemed equit- able. ‘ Mr. Ler—To compel the Rensselaer, Saratoga and A iteball Railroads to reduce their fare to two cents per mile. To provide for licenstog watermen in New York. The dill gees the power to the Mayor to license, fixes the licenee at $2, which takes the place of all dock fees, fixes the licerse for astistant wate:man at $1, and imposes fines for running boats without a licease, and for refu- ang to produce the same, &e. 'y Mr, Manxx—To regulate the duties of Port Wardens in New York. The bill makee it the duty of the Wardens to make surveys of all vessels cargoes, and cherge fees, as now established, and imposes a fine of fifty cul. lara on any person or persons who perform the duties a Warden, as above stated, or interferes with him in the performance of his duties, Mr. Matteson moved to suspend the rules, in order to pot forward the billtrepealing the Prohibitory Jaw. Motion for want of a two-third vote. Mr. ANTHON moved that the Railroad Committee be ve- quired to ascertain and report whether Spuyten Duyvel bricge and other points on the Hudson river road are anfo for travel, and that the committee have power to send for persons and papers. Mr. PRENDERCRAST moved the appointment of a con- mittee to report to this or the next Legislature the fi- nancial condition of Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. Van Santvooxp called up the Fomition of inquiry into aJl the acts ana matters connected with the consoli- dation of the Central railroads, Messre. Northrup and Anthon were in favor of investi- gation, and Mr. Fowler against it. The question being on the motion to reconsider the vote adopting the resolution ot inquiry, the House re- fused to do 80 by ayes 40, nays 4. ‘Adjourned. Kansas Affairs. FREE STATE CONTRIBUTIONS AT ALBANY. Auuany, March 14, 1856. ‘The subscriptions at the Kaveas meeting in this city, last evening, amounted to $4,040, of which Gerrit Smi°h gave $3,000, E. C. Delevan $1,000, and the State Register and Evening Journal each $100, KANSAS MEETING IN BOSTON. Bostox, March 14, 1856. A meeting of the friends of freedom in Kansas was held at Fansuil Hall last evening. Gen. Pomeroy, of Kansas; Mr. Conway, late of Maryland, and Judge Smith, of Penn: sylvania, made speeches, showing the wrongs of the peo- ple of Kaneas, and the necessity of giving materi: } aid and assistance. No resolutions were offered. Thea § tendance was small. Canadian Affairs. TRIUMPH OF TRE CANADIAN MINISTRY—FIRE A? KINGSTON. Toronto, March 14, 1856. In Parliament, last evening, the Ministry gained the superiority; beating the opposition 72 to 42 on a motioa to rescind the resolution of inquiry into Judge Duval’s charge on St. Sylvester’s murder trial. A fire occurred at Kingston this afternoon, destroying the building on the corner of Brook and King streets, cong oie contained several stores, and the loss is con- siderable, The Accident on the Seaboard and Roaneke Rallroed. Bavrimore, March 14, 1866, The mails destroyed by the recent railroad accident near Margaretaville, N. C., were unusually large, The contents of Adams '& (Co.'s car were valued at $50,000, Four passengers wore badly injured, and one of them, named Octavius Cook, subsequently died. Marine Misaster, Nonvotx, March 14, 1856. The schooner Baltimore, from Baltimore, bound for New York, with » cargo of flour, rice, cotton, Ke., is ashore near Old Point Comfort. A steamer has been sent tol her ratief She is laying egay, and her cargo is being en out. The Virginia Legislature Aiding Railroads. The Virginia 1 " regen ante id o Virginia Legislature have ‘bill. approprl- sting a million of dollars to the Virginia, Tennessee and Covington and Ohio Railroad. The epic for the Contra road was reduced to $300,060. Navigation at Baltimore Resumed, Bataimors, March 14, 18656, Our barbor is open, and lars numbers of vessels are arrivirg and di ing. The Norfolk boats leave dail; with passengers for the South. y The America Outward Bound. Haurax, March 14, 1856, The steamship America arrived here from New York at 2 o'clock, and afled again for Liverpool at 5 o'clock thie mac. ub g. ‘The Steamship Alabama Detained. Savannan, Marob 14, 1856. ‘The steamer Alabama has been detained here by storms sinoe departure. eaves ev neon today CPiiny) 7 i PHILADELPHIA, Mareh Stecks Lary 9 Pennsylvania state five’s, 83: ing Railroad, 4534; Island Rai! 16%; as 14%; Long 1534; Pennsylvania New ORLEANS, Mareb 12, 1866. The cotton market is lapguit. Sales to-day, 8,500; market dull. but prices w Rio coffee, 1234c; molasses, 35 >gc.; laré, 834. ‘The Arabia’s news came to hand to-day after business hours. Naw OrveaNs, March 13, 1856. Cotton—Sales to-day, 14,000 bales.” Market stiffer un- der Arabia’s news, but not quotably higher. Barrelled lard sells at 9c. Mess pork, $13 50. Cotton freights to Liverpool, 23-324. Tae OrgRa—Sxconp Nicht—Vhere was & very good house at the Academy last night, the second of the spring season, when ‘Lucia di Lammermoor” was given, with Lagrange as Lucia, Brignol! aa Edgardo, and More li as Ashton. The performance, so far as these artists were concerned, was an excellent one. Lagrang? was splendid as Lucia, and Brignoli sang well, and acted earnestly and spiritedly. The final: to the second act was exceedingly weil given. ‘‘ Norma” is announced jor to-night, and the “Trovatore” for Monday. Miss Phillips, we are giad to learn, is rapidly convalescing, aud will sing on Mendey. This will be the only perform- ‘ance during Passion Week. On dit, that Signor Arditi’s overs, “La Spia,” will shortly be done here. It is the only opera in wi one of our national airs (‘Hail Oclumbia”’) is introduced. It is worked in very artisti- caily in the finale. Miss Lyndon allas “Charley,” at the Court of Sessions. COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. Before Recorder Smith. After the calendar of burglary and larceny cases had deen disposed of at the Court of Sessions yesterday, Mr. Spencer appeared with a writ of habeas corpus, and asked for the discharge of Miss Lyndon, alias ‘Cnarley,’” who had been committed to the Tombs on an aflidavit of officer O'Keefe, charging that the aforesaid Charley was &@ vagrant. The crowd about the court room being} al- ready large and constantly increasing, the Kecorder said he would adjourn the court and hear this case at his private office in Chambers street, Thither accord- ingly his Honor repaired, accompanied by Charley and her counsel, some two or three reporters and a nume- rous crowd, who were not invited, but who never theless got there first, and continued to besiege the office unin- vermittingly during the trial. A sufficlent number hav- ing been admitted to see that no violence was done to the 18W or to Miss Lyndon, the Reco-dsr took his seat, or- dered the doors to be closed, and stated to Mr. Spencer that he wes now ready to hear the case. Mr. Spencer commenced by saying that he would not have pressed this matter so hard upon the Court had he not been satisfied that great injustice had been done to his client, Miss Lyndon, by this commitment. He should ask for her discharge on the ground that the afficavit on which she had been committed did not consti- tute a case of vagrancy. No facts were stated Tending in the least to show that she was @ vagrant. The afidavit only states that this woman ‘was standing on the corner of Warren street and Broad- way when arrested, and that she had for some time been in the habit of dressing in male uttire and passing herself off tora boy. Now, with regard to the first pars of the afficavit, he suppored she hac a right to stand on the corner of Warren street and Broadway, or on the corner of any other street. There was no’ pretence that she was misbebaving herselt in any manner, but only stand- ing on the corner of Warren street and Broadway, and that, too, in the daytime, With to the latter part of the affidavit, he bad not been able to find any statute forbidding women to dress in male attire, and certain'y. as a matter of taste, it w than the hybrid Bloomer costume, nothirg in the affidavit to chow—and there wae no proof of the fact—that Charley was not what she pretended to boy. RecorDER—That is just the point that struck me. Mr. SPENCER—Yes, your Honor, it was reserved for the eagle eye of officer O'Keefe to discover that she was » girl. I don’t know what means that officer has of detect- ing the rex of a person at a glance, but I eertainly hay no proot that this woman is not of the masculi! gender, and I shall not suffer my zeal in the pur- suit of sngulsdes to push me to a closer ine vestigation of the subject. The counsel proceeded to gue the different points at length, when he was inter- rupted by the Recorder, who raid that the only ques- tion before him was, whether the affidavit on which this person was ccmmitted is sufficient to constitute a case ot vagrancy. He was clearly of opinion that it was not; that it was not sofficient toauthorize s commitment, an: be should therefore discharge the prisoner. ‘‘Chariey,”” who sat opposite the Recorder’s desk during the diseus~ sion, and who seemed to en, very much the salient FOints of her counsel’s epeech, bestowed an approving +mile upon the Recorder ior his prompt decision, and an- swered the few questions he put to her with equal promptness :-— RxconvER—Do you intend going out of the city ? Cuanizy—{ do. Isent word to my sister in California that I would come out there in May. RucoRDER—Have you ever been in prison? Cuartey—No, rir, not in prison. Ber ccunsel explained that she had been arrested once betore on the charge of wearing boy’s clothes, bu’ through the kind offices of Gov. aed had been discharged. Recorpes—Well, you better go out of the city as soon as you can, ou will be apnoyed and subjected 1o a great deal of trouble if you remain here. aly advice to you is to way as soon as possible. Cohalegt cata babeae boy, 19 ‘Ubarley’? is a fine ars old, stout built, black hair, gray eyes, fair complexion Met sian features. She seys she was born in New Orleans, and, at the age of 15 adopted male attire, which she has worn ever since. She has been a bar tender, a barber, a waiter, acn- bin boy. and almost everything else except an abandoned girl, which she declares she never was, and never will be. she locks and ucts the part of a man remarkably well and to one less skiled than officer O’Keefe, it would a) pear impossible that she could be anything but a man. News from Barbadoes. OUR BRIDGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE. BripcErows, Feb. 22, 1856, The Samer Tennessee—Black Troops for Canada—State of? the Markets, dc., de. The steamship Tennessee, from New York, is now among the islands and will return in few days from Central America, via Kingston, Jamaica, Gonaives, Hayt and Havana. The planters are busy grinding the cane, but the pro- duct will not reach an average yield. Much fever and ague prevails here, but all casea yield to medical treatment. A regiment of our native infantry is being ordered to Halifax, for the performance of garrison duty for two years, and will be succeeded (or, to use # military phrase, relieved) by a regiment trom Trinidad, where & new one is being introduced. Nativ juce in not abundant and American bread- stuffs and provisions sre scarce and high; but our mar- brad stats Ube eine from the United ”, when navigation ie re. prevaile and the health of the {sland is Cereeee, bupreme Court—In Chambers. Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt. THE DISPUTED COMPTROLLERSHIP. March 14.— Giles vs. Plagg.—The defendant’s counse) moved for # struck jury in the coming suit between Mr, Giles and Mr. Fiagg. motion was opposed, but finally it was arranged thateach party should name a itle- man by whom tke jury was to be struck, Mr. (7 counsel named ex-Judge Kent, and ex-Ju Ulls! was on part of Mr. Giles. Both are enxious for speedy trial, and the eanse will be brought on with- out delay. There are five or six counsel on each side. Supreme Court—General Term. Hon. Judges Strong, mas iot Clerke and Davies pre- THE DISPUTED JUDGESHIP—RECOGNITION OF JUDGE DAVIES. 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